On March 22, APGA staff presented to the Process Gas Consumers Group (PGCG). This national trade association is made up of industrial consumers that need natural gas for their operations. PGCG works to promote coordinated, rational, and consistent federal and state policies relating to natural gas and its transportation and have allied with APGA on many issues, one of which is reforming Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act. That topic, along with an overall legislative outlook, was covered with the PGCG during this conversation. As large consumers of natural gas, PGCG appreciates APGA’s advocacy priorities, specifically the efforts to reform Section 5 that would provide parity between the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act giving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) similar ability to hear complaints and issue refunds for “unjust and unreasonable” natural gas transmission rates.
PGCG members represent a broad cross-section of U.S. industry, especially in terms of products including metals, cars, textiles, chemicals, glass, fertilizer, and other manufactured products. It is critical that natural gas continue to be a part of PGCG member operations to ensure they can continue to provide the products Americans need. Plus, these companies provide millions of jobs and benefit the U.S. economy. APGA staff believes it is constructive to represent our members before these natural gas value chain stakeholders and will continue to, so we can maintain our partnership and preserve the environmental and economic benefits of natural gas to American industry.
For questions on this article, please contact Stuart Saulters of APGA staff by phone at 202-544-1334 or by email at
ssaulters@apga.org.