Bullish Sign for Natural Gas Infrastructure as FERC Clears Path to Rev Up Construction

Legal challenges will not prevent natural gas infrastructure from moving forward under revamped orders by FERC.

In a positive change for infrastructure sponsors, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has temporarily waived Order No. 871. The order, one of two recently issued by the Commission, was designed to balance a developer’s interest to proceed with construction, while giving stakeholders 30 days to file challenges (Nos. CP25-208-000, RM25-12-000, RM25-9-000 and CP25-499-000).

That 30-day challenge is off the table under the temporary waiver – and FERC would like to make it permanent. Eliminating the order, last updated in 2021, would “avoid delaying natural gas infrastructure projects that FERC has found are needed.”