Gas companies tweak rates: FERC's filing frenzy continues.
Published Date: 8/11/2026
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got new requests from natural gas companies to change pipeline rates and rules. These changes could affect how much customers pay and how companies handle gas capacity, with some updates starting as soon as August 6, 2026, and others in 2027. If you want to speak up or get involved, you’ve got until mid to late August to file your comments.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 4 mixed.
Negotiated Rate Filings Effective Aug 6, 2026
The Commission received negotiated-rate pipeline filings (e.g., Northern Natural Gas Company and Columbia Gulf Transmission) slated to be effective 8/6/2026. If you are a customer or shipper on these pipelines, these filings could change contract rates; interested parties must file comments or intervene by 5:00 p.m. Eastern on the listed comment dates (for these dockets, comment dates include 8/17/2026 and 8/18/2026).
NAESB Version 4.0 Compliance Effective Jan 1, 2027
Florida Gas Transmission Company filed a compliance filing to adopt NAESB Version 4.0 revisions, set to be effective 1/1/2027. Market participants and companies that trade or schedule gas on that pipeline should note the 5:00 p.m. ET comment deadline of 8/18/2026 to raise issues or intervene.
Petition to Waive Capacity-Release Rules
A joint petition (Talos Ocho Energy LLC, RE Fund V Holdco II Infrastructure, LLC, Shell Offshore Inc.) requests a limited waiver of capacity release regulations; the filing was made 8/5/2026 with a comment deadline of 5:00 p.m. ET on 8/17/2026. Companies that trade or release pipeline capacity may wish to file comments or seek intervention by that date.
Amendment and Compliance Filings With Later Deadlines
Other filings include an amendment for DCP Guadalupe Pipeline (amendment effective 7/1/2026; comment date 5:00 p.m. ET 8/26/2026; protest date 5:00 p.m. ET 10/5/2026) and an Eastern Gas Transmission compliance filing to be effective 8/1/2026 (comment date 5:00 p.m. ET 8/18/2026). Customers and market participants can file protests or comments by those specific deadlines.
How and When to File Comments or Intervene
To participate, you must file protests or interventions under FERC rules by the listed 5:00 p.m. Eastern comment dates (examples in this notice include 8/17/2026, 8/18/2026, and 8/26/2026), and intervention is necessary to become a party to a proceeding. Filings are available in FERC's eLibrary and eFiling is encouraged; contact information is provided for assistance.
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