Pipeline Giants File Rate Hikes for Summer 2025
Published Date: 4/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got new filings from three natural gas pipeline companies about rate updates and service changes starting between April and June 2025. If you’re involved or interested, you have until April 28 to comment or join the discussion. These changes could affect pipeline service rules and costs, so keep an eye on the deadlines!
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Public comment and intervention deadline
If you want to intervene, protest, or comment on any of these pipeline filings, you must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on April 28, 2025 under FERC Rules 211, 214, or 206. Intervention is required to become a party to the proceeding; protests may be considered without intervening.
Gulf South updates service request procedures
Gulf South Pipeline Company filed a Section 4(d) rate filing that updates its Request for Service Procedures to be effective May 16, 2025. Comments or interventions on this filing are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on April 28, 2025.
Midcontinent Express abandonment compliance filing
Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC filed a compliance filing related to an abandonment (MEP Enable Abandonment) that is listed to be effective June 1, 2025. Comments or interventions on this filing are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on April 28, 2025.
Great Basin tariff map correction effective Apr 1
Great Basin Gas Transmission Company filed a Section 4(d) rate filing described as a System Map Tariff Record Correction to be effective April 1, 2025. Comments or interventions are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on April 28, 2025.
FERC Office of Public Participation offers help
FERC's Office of Public Participation (OPP) can help members of the public — including landowners, community organizations, and Tribal members — access information and make filings like interventions or comments; contact OPP at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
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