In some cases, facilities may be abandoned, such as when pipelines get old and the facilities need upgrading or need to be removed and replaced with a new pipeline. Natural gas pipeline companies must [..]

A British Thermal Unit (BTU) is a measure of the heating value of a fuel. It is the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.

A certificate issued by FERC that allows the recipient to engage in the transportation and/or sale for resale of natural gas in interstate commerce or to acquire and operate facilities needed to accom [..]

A facility that is used to compress natural gas in order to create additional pressure to increase the amount of gas a pipeline can hold, help move it through a pipeline, or to move it into or from st [..]

CEII is information concerning proposed or existing critical infrastructure (physical or virtual) that: Relates to the production, generation, transmission or distribution of energy; Could be useful t [..]

The Commission can dismiss a proceeding or issue a partial dismissal through a Commission order. If a proceeding is dismissed without prejudice, the applicant may make a revised filing for the case. I [..]

A formal proceeding before the Commission. Docket numbers are assigned to individual proceedings.

The date on which a rate schedule or tariff sheet becomes legally effective. Electric Utilities

Congress has established that natural gas certificates and hydropower licenses issued by FERC also convey the power of eminent domain. Eminent domain is used as a last resort if a landowner and the pr [..]

An Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluates the consequences of a proposed action on the environment and recommends measures to minimize any potentially adverse affects. An EA is prepared when the envi [..]