Portland Natural Gas Transmission System
Second Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 08/01/2010, Docket: RP10-885-000, Status: Effective
Second Revised Sheet No. 218 Second Revised Sheet No. 218
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 218
RATE SCHEDULE FT-FLEX (Continued)
simultaneously billed to the Replacement Shipper, minus all applicable fees
described in Section 11.15 of the General Terms and Conditions. Nothing in
this Section 4(b)(vi) relieves Shipper of its obligation to pay to Transporter
the full amount of the reservation charge for any Month in which the
Replacement Shipper fails to pay all or any portion of the Replacement
Reservation Charge.
(c) Discounted Rates. Transporter shall have the right to discount the
maximum reservation rate and maximum usage rate for service under this Rate
Schedule and to charge a lower rate for some or all of the services performed
under this Rate Schedule; provided, however, that in no event shall rates
charged under this Rate Schedule be less than the minimum reservation rate and
minimum usage rate for FT-FLEX service. Transporter is not obligated to offer
service at discounted rates; however, rates will not be discounted on an
unduly discriminatory basis and discounts will be made available to all
similarly situated customers.
A Shipper with a previously negotiated rate discount limited to service
at specific receipt and delivery points may request that such discounted rate
apply to alternate points if Shipper chooses to release capacity or use
flexible receipt and delivery points rights. There shall be a rebuttable
presumption that Shipper will retain its discounted rate when utilizing such
points if Transporter currently grants discounts to another Shipper receiving
transportation service utilizing such points. However, Transporter can rebut
this presumption by demonstrating that Shipper is not similarly situated to
the Shipper receiving the discount at those points. If the discount is
retained, Shipper shall pay the higher of its contractual discounted rate or
the highest discount rate being applicable to those points.
On any Business Day, the request to transfer the discount must be
submitted at least two hours prior to the nomination that would use the
discount at alternate points. Transporter shall respond to the request within
two hours of receipt; however, any request received after 4:00 p.m. Central
Clock Time on any Business Day shall be responded to by 9:00 a.m. Central
Clock Time on the following Business Day.
(d) Measurement Variance. Reservation and usage charges shall be based
on Shipper's applicable monthly Maximum Contract Demand and Delivery Point
Scheduled Quantities, respectively, irrespective of whether the applicable
monthly Measurement Variance Factor is positive or negative. Shipper shall
receive in-kind adjustments to Scheduled Quantities in order to account for
positive and negative Measurement Variance Quantities. Transporter shall
publish the applicable monthly Measurement Variance Factor on its Interactive
Internet Website. Such published Measurement Variance Factor will be bound by
maximum and minimum percentages set forth on currently effective Sheet No. 100
of this Tariff.
(e) Negotiated Rates. Notwithstanding any provision of Transporter's
Tariff to the contrary, Transporter and Shipper may mutually agree in writing
to rates, rate components, charges, or credits for service under this Rate
Schedule that differ from those rates, rate components, charges, or credits
that are otherwise prescribed, required, established or imposed by this Rate
Schedule or by any other applicable provision of Transporter's effective FERC
Gas Tariff. If