FERC Files Gas Storage Updates: Business as Usual in Energy Regs
Published Date: 8/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got several filings from natural gas storage companies about their rates and market power status. These filings don’t change prices yet but set the stage for future decisions. If you want to speak up, you’ve got until late August or early September to send in your comments.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Gas-storage filings received; no price change yet
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received multiple filings from natural gas storage companies on 8/12/25 and 8/13/25 about rates and market power status. The notice says these filings do not change prices now but could inform future FERC decisions.
Deadlines to comment or intervene
If you want to comment or intervene you must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on the listed dates: 8/25/2025 for dockets RP25-1066 through RP25-1070, 9/2/2025 for dockets PR25-65 and PR25-66, and 9/3/2025 for docket PR25-67. Intervention is required to become a party to the proceeding; protests may be considered without intervention.
Help available to participate (OPP)
FERC's Office of Public Participation (OPP) offers assistance to members of the public—including landowners, community organizations, and Tribal members—to access information and help file interventions or comments. The notice provides OPP contact: (202) 502-6595 and an email contact for assistance.
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