Gas Pipelines Update Rates to Comply with 2027 Rules
Published Date: 9/8/2026
Notice
Summary
Several natural gas pipeline companies are updating their rates and rules to follow new standards starting January 1, 2027. These changes affect customers and businesses using these pipelines, with a chance to comment by September 14, 2026. The updates aim to keep things fair and clear, but could impact costs and service terms.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Pipelines file NAESB 4.0 compliance
Many natural gas pipelines submitted compliance and rate-related filings implementing NAESB Version 4.0 under FERC Order No. 587-AB with an effective date of January 1, 2027. These filings are listed by docket (e.g., RP26-1215 through RP26-1246) and were filed on September 1, 2026.
Some tariff/rate changes effective Sept–Oct 2026
A subset of filings are rate or tariff changes with earlier effective dates, for example: filings listed as effective September 1, 2026 (e.g., RP26-1237, RP26-1239) and filings listed as effective October 1, 2026 (e.g., North Baja Pipeline Sec. 4(d) conversion, Spire West proposed tariff changes). Those filings were filed on September 1, 2026.
Deadline to protest or intervene (Sept 14, 2026)
If you want to intervene, protest, or answer a complaint in any listed proceeding, you must file by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the specified comment date. For the filings listed in this notice the comment date is 5 p.m. ET on September 14, 2026.
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