Capacity Release Program

A Capacity Release Program allows natural gas pipeline companies to temporarily transfer their unused transportation capacity to other customers. Essentially, if a pipeline has surplus capacity, the current owner can lease or sell that space to someone else who needs it, without permanently giving up ownership. This provides flexibility, helps optimize the use of existing infrastructure, and can reduce costs for consumers by making more efficient use of the pipeline's available capacity. It’s a marketplace solution that ensures unused capacity can be productively utilized rather than remaining idle.