Natural Gas Firms File Pipeline Rate Hikes with FERC
Published Date: 9/29/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got new filings from natural gas companies asking to change pipeline rates and agreements starting this fall. If you’re a customer or stakeholder, you can comment or get involved before the deadlines in early to mid-October. These changes might affect how much you pay or how services run, so keep an eye on the dates and speak up if you want a say!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Pipeline filings could change your gas bills
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received filings proposing changes to natural gas pipeline rates and operating conditions that list effective dates of 8/28/2025 (Columbia Gas of Ohio, Docket PR25-69-000), 10/7/2025 (Tennessee Gas Pipeline negotiated rate with Pfizer, Docket RP25-1154-000), and 11/1/2025 (Kern River Gas Transmission miscellaneous modifications, Docket RP25-1155-000). The notice says these filings might affect how much you pay or how pipeline services run.
You can comment or intervene before deadlines
If you are a customer, landowner, community group, Tribal member, or other stakeholder, you can intervene, protest, or comment on these dockets by filing under the Commission's rules. The listed comment dates are 5:00 p.m. ET on October 15, 2025 (Docket PR25-69-000) and 5:00 p.m. ET on October 6, 2025 (Dockets RP25-1154-000 and RP25-1155-000); the Commission's Office of Public Participation can help at (202) 502-6595 or [email protected].
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