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State of Florida
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Public Service Commission Capital Circle Office Center ● 2540 Shumard
Oak Boulevard -M-E-M-O-R-A-N-D-U-M- |
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DATE: |
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Office of Commission Clerk (Teitzman) |
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FROM: |
Division of Engineering (Brown) Office of the General Counsel (Marquez, Stiller) |
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RE: |
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AGENDA: |
08/04/26 – Regular Agenda – Tariff Suspension – Participation is at the Commission’s Discretion |
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COMMISSIONERS ASSIGNED: |
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PREHEARING OFFICER: |
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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: |
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On June 8, 2026, Coastal Connect Services, LLC (CCS), filed a petition for approval of a natural gas pipeline transmission tariff and a firm transportation service agreement. CCS is a limited liability company formed under Texas law and registered to do business in Florida in accordance with Section 607.1505, Florida Statutes (F.S.). Consistent with Section 368.103(4), F.S., CCS does not own or operate any facilities primarily for the local distribution of natural gas or that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. ss. 717 et seq. Additionally, CCS is not a municipality or any agency thereof or a special district created by special act to distribute natural gas.
In its petition, CCS stated that the reason it is requesting approval of a natural gas pipeline transmission tariff is to fill a specific need for the safe, timely, and efficient delivery of natural gas. Specifically, CCS seeks to provide natural gas transmission service to Space Exploration Technologies Company (SpaceX). SpaceX operates facilities on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County where it launches a variety of materials and humans into space for multiple customers including the U.S. Department of Defense. CCS stated in its petition that as SpaceX’s operations continue to grow, it has a growing need for significant supplies of natural gas, which it liquifies for use as rocket fuel.
If the petition is approved, CCS would own the anticipated pipeline facility and serve as the transportation service provider. CCS’s capacity is presently contemplated to be fully obligated. This means that CCS’s first customer, SpaceX, would contract for all of the contemplated capacity on the new pipeline facility.
In a letter to Commission staff dated June 25, 2026, CCS waived the file and suspend provision of Section 368.105(3), F.S., until the August 2026 agenda. Staff issued a data request on June 26, 2026, for which responses were received on July 10, 2026.
This recommendation addresses the suspension of the proposed tariffs. The Commission has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Sections 368.104 and 368.105, F.S.