Southern Gas Wants to Ease Pipeline Pressure in Georgia
Published Date: 9/26/2025
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Summary
Southern Natural Gas Company wants to lower the pressure on a part of its pipeline in Georgia to better match what customers need and reduce maintenance. They plan to move some equipment to a new spot and expect the project to cost about $483,000. If you want to speak up or get involved, there’s a deadline to do so soon!
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Pipeline pressure lowered in Gordon County
If you receive natural gas from Southern Natural Gas in Gordon County, Georgia, the company proposes to lower the pipeline pressure on the six-inch Chattanooga-Rome-Calhoun Crossover from 1,200 psig to 500 psig by relocating regulator facilities on the Rome-Calhoun line. The company estimates the project will cost $483,115 and says the change will better match delivery pressure to customer requirements and reduce equipment and maintenance needs at the delivery point.
How to contest or join the FERC proceeding
You can file a protest, motion to intervene, or comment about this project for free by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 21, 2025. If no protest is filed within the allowed time or if a protest is withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time, the proposed activity will be deemed authorized effective the day after the protest deadline; only intervenors have the right to request rehearing of Commission orders and later challenge them in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
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