FERC Receives New Natural Gas Rate Change Requests
Published Date: 12/18/2025
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission just got a bunch of new filings from natural gas pipeline companies about changing their rates and agreements. These changes mostly affect pipeline customers and could impact prices or contracts starting as soon as December 12, 2025, through early 2026. If you want to speak up, you’ve got until late December to comment!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Multiple pipeline rate filings filed
Several natural gas pipeline companies filed requests with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to change rates or agreements under Section 4(d). The filings show specific proposed effective dates such as 2025-12-12, 2025-12-13, 2026-01-01, 2026-01-15, 2026-02-01, and 2025-04-01.
Deadlines to comment or intervene
If you want to intervene, protest, or comment on these filings you must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the listed comment dates (examples: 2025-12-24 or 2025-12-29). The notice lists the applicable FERC rules (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) and provides eLibrary/eFiling contact information.
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