Gas Companies Tweak Pipeline Rates in Predictable Fashion
Published Date: 2/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got new requests from natural gas companies to change pipeline rates and agreements starting as soon as February 1, 2025. These changes could affect how much customers pay or get refunded. If you want to speak up or get involved, you need to act by the listed deadlines in February and March.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Natural Gas Pipeline Rate Changes Filed
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received filings from natural gas pipelines proposing rate or agreement changes that could affect how much customers pay or get refunded. Filings include Southern California Gas Company (Offshore Delivery Service rate revision effective 2025-02-01; comment date 2025-03-06; protest deadline 2025-04-14), Double E Pipeline, LLC (negotiated rate effective 2025-02-14; comment date 2025-02-25), Rockies Express Pipeline LLC (negotiated agreement amendments effective 2025-02-14; comment date 2025-02-26), Hampshire Gas Company (tariff amendment effective 2025-01-15; comment date 2025-02-25), and Enable Mississippi River Transmission, LLC (NAESB Version 4.0 compliance filing effective 2025-08-01; comment date 2025-02-26).
Deadlines and How to Participate
If you want to intervene or protest these proceedings, you must file by 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment or protest dates listed for each docket (for example: 2025-02-25, 2025-02-26, 2025-03-06, and protest deadline 2025-04-14). Intervention is necessary to become a party, and the Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) can help members of the public, including landowners, community organizations, and Tribal members, with filings; OPP contact: (202) 502-6595, email [email protected].
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