More Paperwork Piles: Filings Notice Drops In
Published Date: 12/5/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of new filings from natural gas companies about rate changes and refunds starting late 2025 and early 2026. These changes could affect how much customers pay and when new rates kick in. If you want to speak up or learn more, there are deadlines coming up in December and January to keep an eye on!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Many Natural Gas Rate Filings Listed
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received many natural gas pipeline rate and refund filings with proposed effective dates of 11/1/2025, 12/1/2025, and 1/1/2026. These filings (multiple dockets such as PR26-18-000, RP26-254-000, RP26-270-000, and others) officially propose rate or tariff changes to take effect on those dates.
Public Comment and Protest Deadlines
The notice gives deadlines to file comments, protests, or intervene: many dockets have comment deadlines at 5:00 p.m. Eastern on 12/15/2025, while specific dockets list 5:00 p.m. ET on 12/22/2025 and 12/23/2025, and one docket (PR26-18-000) lists a protest deadline of 5:00 p.m. ET on 1/30/2026. To become a party you must file an intervention by the stated deadline; protests may be considered even if you do not intervene.
How to Access Filings and File Comments
FERC filings are available in the Commission's eLibrary (https://elibrary.ferc.gov) by docket number, and eFiling is encouraged. The notice gives a link to eFiling instructions and provides phone numbers (toll free (866) 208-3676; OPP (202) 502-6595; TTY (202) 502-8659) and an email address for public assistance.
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