Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company

First Revised Volume No. 1

Effective Date: 10/01/1997, Docket: TM98-1-23-000, Status: Effective

Fifty-Third Revised Sheet No 12A Fifty-Third Revised Sheet No 12A : Superseded

Superseding: Fifty-Second Revised Sheet No 12A

NOTICE OF RATE CHANGE ADJUSTMENTS

(COMMODITY OR DELIVERY CHARGE) PER DT

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(Continued)

(Sec.20)(2)

DCA (Sec.24)(2) (Sec.25)(2)

Rate Unit Storage ACA Total

Schedule Adj. Tracker Adj. Rate

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PS-1 Peaking Service

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3.2 (a) Demand Charge -0- .9902 -0- $14.9188

3.2 (b) Commodity Charge -0- -0- .0022 2.7123

8. Excess Delivery Charge -0- .0889 .0022 6.2082

T-1 Transportation Service

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3.2 (a) Demand Charge -0- -0- -0- 5.5660

3.2 (b) Commodity Charge -0- -0- .0022 .0712

(1) The Base Tariff Rate is the effective rate on file with the Commission excluding adjustments approved by the Commission.

(2) Section of General Terms and Conditions of this FERC Gas Tariff.

Estimated average comodity cost of gas in last scheduled PGA: $2.3384. Current estimated average commodity cost of gas in latest PGA

(rate currently being charged): $2.3384.