Sign in Subscribe
Independent regulatory commissions

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC Requests Suspension of Procedural Schedule

Strategic Insights

— 1 min read

The Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) has submitted a motion to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting the suspension of the procedural schedule in a rate case proceeding. The active participants in the proceeding, including the Commission Trial Staff, have reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues in the proceeding. The proposed settlement will be uncontested, and the participants request the suspension of the procedural schedule to allow for the preparation and submission of a final settlement agreement. The proposed settlement is expected to be filed on or before October 31, 2025.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC (Transco) has submitted a motion to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting the suspension of the procedural schedule in a rate case proceeding.
  • The active participants in the proceeding, including the Commission Trial Staff, have reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues in the proceeding.
  • The proposed settlement will be uncontested, and the participants request the suspension of the procedural schedule to allow for the preparation and submission of a final settlement agreement.
  • The proposed settlement is expected to be filed on or before October 31, 2025.
  • The agreement in principle was reached after numerous settlement conferences and extensive discovery by the parties.
  • The parties have made substantial and substantive compromises to resolve the numerous and complex issues involved in the proceeding.

Statistics:

  • 8 publicly noticed settlement conferences were held in Washington, D.C. between February 26 and July 30, 2025.
  • 3 virtual settlement conferences were held on October 23, 2024; January 14, 2025; and June 20, 2025.
  • 2 informal settlement conferences were held on May 9 and 16, 2025.
  • The hearing is currently scheduled to commence on February 3, 2026.
  • The Initial Decision is due July 10, 2026.
  • The proposed settlement is expected to be filed on or before October 31, 2025.

Sources:

  • Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, Docket No. RP24-1035-000, UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR SUSPENSION OF THE PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE (August 29, 2025).
  • Transcon. Gas Pipe Line Co., Order Setting Procedural Schedule Subject to Motion and the Chief Judge's Approval of Extension to Track III Timelines, Adopting Hearing Rules, and Confirming Bench Ruling, Docket No. RP24-1035-000 (Nov. 1, 2024).
  • Transcon. Gas Pipe Line Co., Suspension Order, 188 FERC P 61,227 (2024).

Read more