FERC Reviews New Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Contract Proposals
Published Date: 4/23/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got new requests from natural gas pipeline companies to change their rates starting this spring. If you’re affected—like customers or local communities—you can share your thoughts by early May. These changes might impact how much you pay or get refunded, so keep an eye on the deadlines to speak up!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Multiple pipeline rate/refund filings
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received rate and refund filings from three pipelines with listed effective dates: Pecan Pipeline Company (effective 2025-03-20), Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC (effective 2025-04-17), and Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. (effective 2025-04-01). The comment deadlines are 5:00 p.m. ET on 2025-05-07 for Docket PR25-46-000 and 5:00 p.m. ET on 2025-04-29 for Dockets RP25-829-000 and RP25-198-001.
Deadlines and public participation help
If you want to intervene, protest, or answer a complaint in these dockets, you must file under FERC Rules 211, 214, or 206 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the docket's specified comment date. The Commission's Office of Public Participation can assist members of the public (including landowners, community organizations, and Tribal members) with accessing information and making filings; OPP can be reached at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
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