Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partner
Second Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 02/01/2010, Docket: RP10-253-000, Status: Effective
Second Revised Sheet No. 13B Second Revised Sheet No. 13B
Superseding: Substitute First Revised Sheet No. 13B
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(continued)
3.9 Imbalance Netting and Trading
(A) Operational Impact Area
An Operational Impact Area is the largest possible area on Transporter's system in which
imbalances have a similar operational effect and within which Shippers can net or trade
imbalances. On Transporter's system there is one (1) Operational Impact Area consisting of
the Western, Central, and Eastern rate zones. Shippers on Transporter's system may net or
trade imbalances within and across all three (3) rate zones.
(B) Imbalance Netting
(1) At the end of each Month, Transporter shall net all of a Shipper's imbalances within each
rate zone on and across its Service Agreements to provide the Shipper with the lowest
possible net imbalance or to accumulate imbalances within each rate zone to facilitate the
trading of imbalances with other Shippers. Transporter will first net imbalances among a
Shipper's Agreements under the same Rate Schedule and then will net imbalances across the
Shipper's Service Agreements under all Rate Schedules.
(2) In the event that Shipper desires to net imbalances across rate zones, Shipper shall be
subject to the applicable charges and fees for Transportation Service across the rate zones
only if any such charges and fees for the service have not already been paid. Any such
Transportation Service necessary to effectuate imbalance netting across rate zones shall be
administered under the Transportation Service Agreement of the Shipper's choosing. Shipper
must notify Transporter of its desire to net imbalances across rate zones under the
Transportation Service Agreement chosen by the Shipper.
(C) Imbalance Trading
(1) Posting of Imbalances for Trade
(a) A Shipper may notify Transporter either electronically or in writing that it wishes
its imbalance(s) to be posted on Transporter's Web Site as being available for
trading. Shipper shall communicate to Transporter: the quantity available for
trading; the point or zone where the imbalance is located; a contact name, phone
number, and e-mail address; and any special conditions. Authorization to post
imbalances received by Transporter by 11:45 a.m. (CCT) shall be posted by 8:00 a.m.
(CCT) on the following business day.
(b) A Shipper may also notify Transporter to automatically post its imbalances on the Web
Site. In its notice Shipper shall communicate to Transporter a contact name, phone
number, and e-mail address and any special conditions. Such imbalances shall be
posted to Transporter's Web Site concurrently with the daily issuance of imbalance
statements. Such postings will reflect actual imbalance data. Transporter shall
continue to post imbalances for trading until subsequent notice is provided to
Transporter by Shipper to discontinue such posting.
(2) Trading of Imbalances
(a) After a trade has been negotiated by or among Shippers, one Shipper (the Initiating
Trader) shall notify Transporter either electronically or in writing of its request to
trade imbalances with another Shipper (the Confirming Trader). The Initiating Trader
must also communicate to Transporter: the parties to the trade; contact names, phone
numbers, and e-mail addresses; the imbalance quantity to be traded; and the locations
of the imbalances to be traded.
(b) Before Transporter shall facilitate the imbalance trade, the Confirming Trader must
verify the terms of the trade and notify Transporter in writing of its acceptance of
such terms.
(c) In the event that the Shippers desire to trade imbalances across rate zones, the
Initiating Trader shall be subject to the applicable transportation charges and fees
for Transportation Service across the rate zones only if any such charges and fees for
the service have not already been paid. Any such Transportation Service necessary to
effectuate imbalance trading across rate zones shall be administered under the
Transportation Service Agreement of the Shippers' choosing.