FERC Handles Gas Pipeline Rate Adjustments and Compliance Filings
Published Date: 2/4/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of new filings about natural gas pipeline rates and refunds. These filings could change how much some companies pay or charge, with some changes starting as soon as February 1, 2025, and others by August 1, 2025. If you want to speak up or comment, you need to do it before the deadlines in February.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Pipeline rate and refund filings listed
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received multiple natural gas pipeline rate and refund filings that could change how much some companies pay or charge. Several filings list effective dates of 12/31/2024, 2/1/2025, 3/1/2025, 8/1/2025, and 11/1/2024.
Refund report filed for Texas Gas Transmission
A "Refund Report: 2024 Cash Out Filing" was filed for Texas Gas Transmission, LLC (Docket RP11-1711-000) with a comment date of 5:00 p.m. ET on February 10, 2025. This filing relates to refunds or cash-out accounting for 2024.
Deadlines to intervene or protest
If you want to intervene or protest any listed filing, you must file by the stated comment dates at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Many filings have comment dates of February 10, 2025 or February 18, 2025.
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