Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC Submits Revised Tariff Section for FERC Approval

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, a leading natural gas transportation company, has submitted a document to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) outlining proposed changes to its FERC Gas Tariff. The revised tariff section, which includes a new Rate Schedule FTS, aims to provide a negotiated rate service agreement between Columbia and Citadel Energy Marketing LLC. This agreement will enable Citadel to pay a negotiated monthly demand rate for transportation services from July 1, 2025, through October 31, 2025.

Key Takeaways:

• Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC has submitted a revised tariff section to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval.
• The revised tariff section includes a new Rate Schedule FTS, which will provide a negotiated rate service agreement between Columbia and Citadel Energy Marketing LLC.
• The agreement will enable Citadel to pay a negotiated monthly demand rate of $4.5625 per dekatherm (Dth) for transportation services from a secondary receipt point to a secondary delivery point.
• Additionally, Citadel will pay a negotiated monthly demand rate of $1.521 per Dth for transportation services from a primary or secondary receipt point to a primary delivery point, plus a daily index-based volumetric rate.
• The parties have agreed to a term of July 1, 2025, through October 31, 2025, and have attached a Negotiated Rate Letter Agreement to reflect the agreed-upon rates and other rate provisions for firm service.
• Columbia advises that no undisclosed agreements are linked to the Agreement, and it does not add any new provision that is either non-conforming or a material deviation from the applicable Form of Service Agreement in Columbia's Tariff.

Statistics:

• $4.5625 per dekatherm (Dth) - Negotiated monthly demand rate for transportation services from a secondary receipt point to a secondary delivery point.
• $1.521 per Dth - Negotiated monthly demand rate for transportation services from a primary or secondary receipt point to a primary delivery point.
• July 1, 2025 - Effective date of the proposed tariff section and Agreement.
• October 31, 2025 - Term end date of the proposed tariff section and Agreement.

Sources:

• Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, "Re: Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC Negotiated Rate Agreement Docket No. RP25-_____-000" (2023), FERC Document.
• 18 C.F.R. Part 154 (2025).
• Electronic Tariff Filings, 124 FERC P 61,270 (2008) ("Order No. 714").