Pipeline Companies Submit Rates and Refund Requests to FERC
Published Date: 2/25/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got several filings from natural gas pipeline companies about their rates, refunds, and reports. These filings could change how much customers pay or get refunded, with some changes starting as soon as mid-February and others in March or April. If you’re involved with these pipelines, keep an eye on deadlines to comment or learn about refunds and new rates.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Pipeline Rate and Refund Filings
If you are a customer of the listed natural gas pipelines, recent FERC filings may change how much you pay or are refunded. Several filings include specific effective dates such as 2/15/2025 (Viking Gas Transmission), 3/20/2025 (Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line), 4/1/2025 (Black Hills Shoshone), and 8/1/2025 (NAESB compliance for Gulf Run Transmission).
Empire Pipeline Refund Report Filed
Empire Pipeline filed a Refund Report for January–December 2024 (per settlement in RP18-940), which may result in refunds to customers tied to that settlement. The filing was submitted on 2/18/2025 with a comment date of 5:00 p.m. ET on 3/3/25.
Deadlines to Comment or Intervene
If you want to intervene or protest these proceedings, you must file by the listed comment dates to be a party. For example, Double E Pipeline comments are due by 5:00 p.m. ET on 2/26/2025; many other filings have comment dates of 5:00 p.m. ET on 3/3/2025.
Office of Public Participation Support
FERC's Office of Public Participation (OPP) can help members of the public—landowners, community organizations, Tribal members and others—access information and make filings such as interventions or comments; OPP contact is (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
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