Gas Pipeline Rate Tweaks: Yawn-Worthy FERC Filings Alert!
Published Date: 3/19/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got new filings from natural gas companies about their rates and refunds. These filings could change how much some customers pay starting April 1, 2025. If you want to speak up or get involved, you need to act by late March 2025.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Proposed Natural Gas Rate Changes
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received filings proposing changes to natural gas pipeline rates that may change how much some customers pay. Examples include Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC (Docket RP25-703-000) and El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (Docket RP25-675-001) with filings "to be effective 4/1/2025," and East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC (Docket RP25-471-001) with a filing "to be effective 3/1/2025."
Deadlines to Comment or Intervene
If you want to protest, intervene, or become a party in these proceedings you must file by the listed comment dates at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time: March 24, 2025 (for some dockets) and March 25, 2025 (for others). The notice warns that intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceedings under FERC rules 211, 214, or 206.
How to Access Filings and Get Help
The filings are available in FERC's eLibrary (https://elibrary.ferc.gov) and eFiling is encouraged. The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) can help the public, including landowners, community organizations, and Tribal members, access information and file interventions or comments; OPP contact info is provided (phone (202) 502-6595).
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