Gas Storage Giant Wants to Shrink Its Colorado Stockpile—Speak Up Soon!
Published Date: 3/19/2025
Notice
Summary
East Cheyenne Gas Storage wants to shrink its gas storage capacity in two Colorado fields to match what’s actually possible now. They’re cutting how much gas they can store and how fast it moves, making things safer and more accurate. If you’re interested, you’ve got until a set deadline to speak up or get involved!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Storage Capacity and Rate Changes
On February 28, 2025, East Cheyenne Gas Storage filed to change its certificate for the West Peetz and Lewis Creek fields in Logan County, Colorado. The filing would reduce certificated working gas capacity from 22.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) to 12.5 Bcf, increase base gas from 15.7 Bcf to 22.1 Bcf, and reduce the maximum injection/withdrawal rate from 350 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) to 210 MMcf/d.
Free Public Participation & Deadline
You can file comments, protests, or a motion to intervene in this FERC proceeding at no fee. The deadline to file a motion to intervene is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 2, 2025, and intervenors have the right to request rehearing of Commission orders and to challenge orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
90-Day Environmental Review Milestones
Within 90 days of this notice, Commission staff will either complete its environmental review and place it in the public record or issue a Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule is issued it will identify the anticipated date for the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or environmental assessment (EA), and Federal and State agencies will need to complete required Federal authorizations within 90 days of the FEIS or EA issuance.
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