Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
Fourth Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 12/31/2008, Docket: RP09-158-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 104 Original Sheet No. 104
RATE SCHEDULE GSS
General Storage Service
(Continued)
7. WITHDRAWALS FROM STORAGE (Continued)
7.1 (b) Buyer may take delivery of quantities of gas stored for Buyer's account under
this rate schedule which are greater than or less than the quantity scheduled in
advance pursuant to Section 7.1(a) above, pursuant to the procedures outlined in
Section 18.1 of the General Terms and Conditions governing designation of
delivery point "swing" services; provided, however, nothing herein shall give
Buyer the right to take delivery on any day of a quantity of gas under this rate
schedule in excess of the quantity which Buyer would otherwise be entitled to
take under the terms of this rate schedule on such day.
7.2 Notice Required
Buyer shall nominate withdrawals under this Rate Schedule in accordance with Seller's
nomination and ranking deadlines as set forth in Section 28.1 of the General Terms and
Conditions. Seller, in its sole judgment, may waive any nomination and ranking
deadlines, on a non-discriminatory basis, if Seller determines that operating
conditions permit.
7.3 Quantity and Inventory Limitations
In the event Seller determines that it can make available for withdrawal and delivery
quantities in excess of the quantity entitlements and delivery obligations set forth
in Sections 7.3(a), (b) or (c) below, Seller shall provide notice on 1Line of the
availability of such excess withdrawals and deliveries.
(a) Subject to the other provisions of this section, Seller will deliver to Buyer on
any one day under this rate schedule, the maximum quantity of gas which operating
conditions in the storage fields will permit as determined by the operators
thereof. Seller shall endeavor to withdraw and deliver, on any one day, the
total of each Buyer's nominations for such day, up to, but not exceeding, Buyer's
Storage Demand. If, however, all of the nominations exceed the total quantity
which Seller can withdraw from storage and deliver, the gas deliverable on such
day shall be prorated in proportion to each Buyer's current Storage Gas Balance,
utilizing records of Seller's dispatcher, provided that on any day, Buyer shall
be entitled to receive the following daily quantities:
(i) Buyer's Storage Demand, provided Buyer's Storage Gas Balance is 35
percent or more of Buyer's Storage Capacity Quantity.
(ii) 99 percent of Buyer's Storage Demand, provided Buyer's Storage Gas
Balance is greater than or equal to 20 percent and less than 35 percent
of Buyer's Storage Capacity Quantity.
(iii) 74 percent of Buyer's Storage Demand, provided Buyer's Storage Gas
Balance is greater than or equal to 7 percent and less than 20 percent of
Buyer's Storage Capacity Quantity.
(iv) 55 percent of Buyer's Storage Demand, when Buyer's Storage Gas Balance is
less than 7 percent of Buyer's Storage Capacity Quantity.
(b) Seller shall not be obligated to deliver a daily average of more than 87-1/2
percent of Buyer's Storage Demand during any consecutive 30-day period.
(c) Seller shall not be obligated to deliver gas to Buyer hereunder, when:
(i) During the period from November 1 through February 14, such delivery
would reduce Buyer's Storage Gas Balance to less than 20 percent of
Buyer's Storage Capacity Quantity, and
(ii) During the period from February 15 through March 1, such delivery would
reduce Buyer's Storage Gas Balance to less than 7 percent of Buyer's
Storage Capacity Quantity.