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. 105 Original Sheet No. 105
RATE SCHEDULE GSS
General Storage Service
(Continued)
7. WITHDRAWALS FROM STORAGE (Continued)
7.3 Quantity and Inventory Limitations (Continued)
(d) Minimum Inventory
Buyer must maintain a Storage Gas Balance equal to or greater than the following
percentages of Buyer's Storage Capacity Quantity on each day during the following
months:
December 35%
January 35%
February 15%
If Buyer does not maintain the required Storage Gas Balance, then commencing on
such day and continuing until Buyer's Storage Gas Balance is at the level
required above, Seller's obligation to make deliveries to Buyer shall be reduced
by five (5) percent of Buyer's Storage Demand.
(e) Minimum Turnover
During the Winter Period, Buyer's total withdrawals from storage must be equal to
or greater than the amount by which Buyer's Storage Gas Balance as of the prior
November 1 exceeds thirty-five percent (35%) of Buyer's Storage Capacity. If
Buyer has failed to withdraw such quantities, then Buyer will be subject to the
provisions of Section 14 of this Rate Schedule.
7.4 Operational Flow Order
(a) Seller shall have the right to issue, if necessary, during the period of February
15 through March 31 of each year, Operational Flow Order(s) ("OFO") to specific
Buyers described in Section 7.4(b) if Seller determines that such action is
necessary to manage conditions which may inhibit Seller's ability to deliver the
Storage Demands of Buyers pursuant to Rate Schedule GSS. Seller may issue an OFO
pursuant to this Section 7.4 only when Buyers' Storage Gas Balances, in
aggregate, are 35 percent or less of Buyers' Storage Capacity Quantities.
(b) This OFO shall only apply if a portion of Buyer's GSS Storage service is
supported by Seller's equity ownership interest in the Wharton Storage Field and
that Buyer meets the conditions described in (i) or (ii) below:
(i) If a Buyer's Storage Gas Balance is greater than or equal to 20 percent
and less than 28 percent of Buyer's Storage Capacity Quantity, Buyer's
Storage Demand during the time period the OFO is in effect shall be
reduced to 83 percent of Buyer's Storage Demand.
(ii) If a Buyer's Storage Gas Balance is greater than or equal to 7 percent
and less than 13 percent of Buyer's Storage Capacity Quantity, Buyer's
Storage Demand during the time period the OFO is in effect shall be
reduced to 60 percent of Buyer's Storage Demand.