FERC Pipeline Filings Bring Rate Tweaks, Comment Deadlines, Little Drama
Published Date: 10/29/2026
Notice
Summary
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission got several filings from natural gas pipeline companies about rate changes and agreements that could affect how much customers pay starting late October and November 2026. These updates involve new rates, tariff tweaks, and fuel use adjustments for pipelines across the country. If you want to speak up or learn more, you’ve got until early November to comment!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Multiple pipeline rate filings proposed
Several natural gas pipeline companies filed proposed rate and tariff changes with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Examples include PPG Shawville Pipeline (effective 9/25/2026), multiple negotiated-rate agreements and tariff filings effective 11/1/2026, and Sabine Pipe Line tariff revisions effective 11/23/2026; comment deadlines are set at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on dates in early November 2026 (for example 11/3/26, 11/4/26, and 11/9/26).
Fuel use and lost-gas adjustment filing
Carlsbad Gateway, LLC filed an Annual Fuel Use and Lost Gas Adjustment Filing listed to be effective 11/1/2026. This filing specifically addresses how fuel use and lost gas are accounted for under pipeline rates, with a comment deadline of 5:00 p.m. ET on 11/4/26.
NAESB 4.0 compliance filing effective 2027
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. submitted a compliance filing reflecting NAESB 4.0 revisions that is listed to be effective 1/1/2027, with a comment deadline of 5:00 p.m. ET on 11/4/26. This is a standards/compliance filing tied to industry business processes.
Comment and intervention deadlines for these filings
The notice sets deadlines to intervene or file protests at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on specified dates (for example 11/3/2026, 11/4/2026, 11/9/2026, 11/12/2026, and a protest deadline of 12/21/2026 for one docket). It also states that interventions, protests, and filings must follow the Commission's rules (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206).
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