FERC Logs Multiple Gas Rate Adjustment Filings
Published Date: 1/22/2026
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got new filings about natural gas pipeline rates from companies like Columbia Gas of Virginia and Northern Natural Gas. These filings could change how much customers pay starting as soon as January 16, 2026. If you want to speak up or get involved, you need to act by the listed deadlines in early February.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Columbia Gas (VA) rate filing
Columbia Gas of Virginia filed a 284.123 rate revision that is listed to be effective 12/31/2025. The filing has a comment deadline of 5:00 p.m. Eastern on 2/6/26, and anyone wishing to intervene or protest must file by that date.
Gillis Hub negotiated rate filing
Gillis Hub Pipeline, LLC filed a negotiated-rate (4(d)) filing noted to be effective 1/16/2026. The filing's comment deadline is 5:00 p.m. Eastern on 1/27/26 for anyone wishing to protest or intervene.
Northern Natural Gas negotiated rate filing
Northern Natural Gas Company filed a negotiated-rate (4(d)) filing listed to be effective 1/16/2026. The comment deadline for this filing is 5:00 p.m. Eastern on 1/27/26 for protests or interventions.
Deadlines to intervene or protest
If you want to intervene or protest any listed filing, you must file in accordance with FERC rules by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on the filing's specified comment date (5:00 p.m. ET on 1/27/26 for the 1/16/2026 filings; 5:00 p.m. ET on 2/6/26 for the 12/31/2025 filing). Intervention is required to become a formal party to the proceeding.
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