Canadian company increased transportation rates by 123% and storage rates by 178%

ROCKY TOP, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- Part of this winter’s higher gas bills is the result of unprecedented high rate increases implemented by Canadian owned East Tennessee Natural Gas (ETNG), the interstate pipeline that is the sole supplier of natural gas to utilities across East Tennessee.

In November 2025, ETNG increased transportation rates by 123% and storage rates by 178%. These extraordinary increases raised the cost PCUD must pay to serve customers, and those higher pipeline costs are reflected in customer bills.

PCUD and other utilities are formally challenging these increases before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and members of Tennessee’s Congressional Delegation have expressed their concerns to FERC regarding the just and reasonableness of the ETNG rate increase on behalf of consumers. Customers impacted by the ETNG increase are encouraged to contact their U.S. Senators and Representatives and voice their concerns, as this matter is still before the FERC.

The Congressional letter to FERC is provided below for reference.

(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-02/26/2026-6AM-IMAGE COURTESY OF PCUD)

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