Gas Pipelines Seek Rate Changes and Refunds via FERC Filings
Published Date: 8/11/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got new filings from natural gas pipeline companies about rate changes and refunds. These updates could affect pipeline customers and stakeholders, with some new rates kicking in as soon as August 28-29, 2025. If you want to speak up or get involved, you’ve got until August 18 to file your comments or protests.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Pending pipeline rate and refund filings
Several natural gas pipeline companies filed rate, tariff, and refund reports with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that list effective dates of August 28, 2025 and August 29, 2025. These filings could affect pipeline customers and other stakeholders because they propose changes to pipeline rates and tariffs starting on those dates.
Public comment and intervention deadline
If you want to intervene, protest, or comment on these pipeline filings, you must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 18, 2025. Intervention is required to become a party to the proceeding; protests or comments filed by the deadline may be considered by the Commission.
Help from FERC Office of Public Participation
The Commission's Office of Public Participation (OPP) offers help to landowners, community organizations, Tribal members, and others to access information and navigate filings or make interventions. For assistance, OPP can be contacted at (202) 502-6595 or at [email protected].
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