Energy Firms File for Rate Adjustments and Contracts
Published Date: 4/2/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got several filings from energy companies about rate changes, reports, and contract updates. These changes could affect how much customers pay or how companies handle their gas pipelines, with some updates starting as soon as April or May 2025. If you want to speak up or get involved, you need to comment by the deadlines in April and May.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Pipeline rate and retainage filings
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received multiple pipeline rate-related filings that list proposed effective dates of 3/26/2025, 4/1/2025, 5/1/2025, and 8/1/2025. Examples include Southwest Gas (PR25-44) amended SOC effective 3/26/2025, Equitrans formula-based negotiated rates and updated initial retainage rate effective 4/1/2025 (RP25-749), El Paso negotiated rate update effective 4/1/2025 (RP25-751), and NAESB Version 4.0 compliance filings effective 8/1/2025 (RP25-410-001; RP25-490-001).
Deadlines to comment or intervene
The notice gives specific deadlines for filing protests, comments, or interventions at 5:00 p.m. Eastern on listed dates in April and May 2025. For example, comment dates include 4/7/25, 4/8/25, 4/16/25, 4/17/25, and a protest deadline of 5/23/25 for one filing; intervention is required to become a party to proceedings.
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