Gas Pipeline Rates Filing Frenzy: Protests Due in May!
Published Date: 4/30/2026
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got several new filings about natural gas pipeline rates and reports. Companies like Gillis Hub and Eastern Gas are asking to update or set new rates starting May and June 2026, which could affect customers and businesses using these pipelines. If you want to speak up or get involved, you’ve got until early May to file your comments or protests.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Proposed Pipeline Rate Filings
You or your business that uses natural gas pipelines may be affected by filings that ask to set or update pipeline rates effective May 1, 2026 and June 1, 2026. The notice lists docketed filings from Gillis Hub, Eastern Gas, Iroquois, and others that propose rate-related changes or negotiated rates with those effective dates.
Public Comment and Intervention Deadlines
If you want to file comments, protests, or intervene in these proceedings, you must act by the stated deadlines: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 5, 2026 (for Docket RP26-777) or May 6, 2026 (for several other dockets). Intervention is required to become a party to the proceeding; protests may be considered without intervention.
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