FERC Logs More Gas Pipeline Rate Filings – Business as Usual
Published Date: 7/7/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of filings from natural gas companies about new rates, contract changes, and refunds starting July and August 2025. These updates could affect customers and businesses using these pipelines, with some rate changes and contract cancellations coming soon. If you want to comment or keep an eye on these changes, the deadline is July 14, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Multiple pipeline rate and contract filings
Several natural gas pipeline companies filed Section 4(d) rate and related tariff changes with effective dates of July 1, 2025 and August 1, 2025 (examples: RP25-987, RP25-989, RP25-993). The filings include negotiated-rate agreements, a Section 4 rate case part, an annual fuel filing, negotiated-rate capacity releases, and a tariff cancellation that list those effective dates. These updates could affect customers and businesses that use these pipelines.
Deadline to comment or intervene
If you want to intervene, protest, or comment on any listed pipeline proceeding, you must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 14, 2025. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party in the proceeding; filings are accessible in FERC's eLibrary and eFiling is encouraged.
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