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Infrastructure Week: The Real Story Is Underground
By Amy AndryszakPublished in Real Clear Energy in May 2026 During Infrastructure Week, policymakers and industry leaders will highlight the systems that keep America moving. Roads, bridges, ports, and airports rightly receive attention. But one of the most important infrastructure stories this year is happening underground. Natural gas pipelines are in focus
America needs more pipelines to keep natural gas affordable
Energy infrastructure prevents bottlenecks that drive price spikes
How The Federal Government Sets Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Rates
The Natural Gas Act (NGA) tasks the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) with setting rates charged by interstate natural gas pipelines for the transportation and storage of natural gas . FERC sets a maximum, “just and reasonable” rate at an amount equal to the pipeline ’s actual cost of providing service plus a reasonable return on investment. […]