2025-20325Proposed RuleWallet

Gas Pipelines Get a Boring Standards Upgrade for Emergencies

Published Date: 11/19/2025

Proposed Rule

Summary

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants to update rules for interstate natural gas pipelines to use the newest Version 4.0 business standards. These changes make it easier to share important gas and electric info during cold snaps or emergencies. Pipeline companies and energy users should get ready to comment by January 20, 2026, and expect smoother coordination that could help avoid costly disruptions.

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

New gas-electric data posting rules

The Commission proposes to incorporate three NAESB Version 4.0 changes adopted November 25, 2024, that create a new "Gas Electric Coordination" posting category and require pipelines to post scheduled quantity and location data (including Total Scheduled Quantity, Cycle Indicator, Effective Gas Day/Time, generator location, and RTO/ISO). These changes are meant to make it easier for RTOs/ISOs, end users, and others to access gas-electric coordination information during extreme cold weather or emergencies.

One-time compliance cost for pipelines

The NOPR estimates a one-time implementation cost of $2,080,540 for the industry, which the Commission divides across 193 affected interstate natural gas pipelines as about $10,780 per entity. The estimate also shows total one-time burden of 21,230 hours tied to FERC-545 and FERC-549C information collections.

How to get the new standards (costs and waivers)

NAESB standards can be purchased: $250 per manual (so $750 for the three affected manuals) or $2,000 for the full set; NAESB membership costs $8,000 and gives members access. NAESB also offers limited no-cost read-only copyright waivers (via Locklizard) to non-members for comment/preparation purposes.

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Key Dates

Published Date
Comments Due
11/19/2025
1/20/2026

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