Gas Pipelines Flood FERC with Rate Tweak Filings Again
Published Date: 10/1/2026
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got a bunch of filings from natural gas pipeline companies about changing their rates and agreements. These changes mostly take effect starting November 1, 2026, and could affect how much customers pay or how companies handle fuel and losses. If you’re involved with these pipelines, keep an eye on comment deadlines in early to mid-October to have your say!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Multiple pipeline rate changes pending
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received many Natural Gas Pipeline rate and agreement filings with most showing an effective date of November 1, 2026. Some filings list other effective dates (for example, Columbia Gas of Ohio’s SOC revision effective 2026-08-27 and certain compliance filings effective 2027-01-01). These filings ask to change rates or negotiated agreements and therefore could affect how much pipeline customers pay.
Fuel, line-loss, and operational reports filed
Several filings are for 2026 fuel and line-loss reports and operational purchase-and-sale reports (for example, Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company’s 2026 Fuel & Line Loss Report and Alliance Pipeline L.P.’s 2026 Fuel Filing listed with effective date 2026-11-01). The filings concern how pipelines account for fuel, line loss, and operational purchases and sales, which can affect how pipeline companies allocate costs.
Early–mid October comment deadlines
If you want to intervene, protest, or comment on any listed docket, you must file by the specified comment dates in October 2026 (examples include 5:00 p.m. ET on 2026-10-06, 2026-10-07, 2026-10-09, 2026-10-13, and 2026-10-16). Intervention is required to become a party to the proceeding; protests must be filed by the listed protest dates.
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