Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
Fourth Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 10/01/2009, Docket: RP09-970-000, Status: Effective
Second Revised Sheet No. 293 Second Revised Sheet No. 293
Superseding: First Revised Sheet No. 293
RATE SCHEDULE ESS
Eminence Storage Service
1. AVAILABILITY
1.1 This open-access rate schedule is available for the purchase from Transcontinental Gas
Pipe Line Company, LLC (hereinafter referred to as Seller) of Eminence Storage Service
by any person, company or agency (hereinafter referred to as Buyer), when Buyer and
Seller execute a Service Agreement for storage service under this rate schedule.
1.2 Service under this Rate Schedule is also available when Buyer has obtained released
firm capacity from a Rate Schedule ESS Buyer releasing such firm capacity ("Releasing
Shipper") pursuant to Section 42 of the General Terms and Conditions.
2. APPLICABILITY AND CHARACTER OF SERVICE
2.1 Applicability
This rate schedule shall apply to storage service rendered from the Eminence Storage
Field by Seller to Buyer including service released under this Rate Schedule pursuant
to Section 42 of the General Terms and Conditions. Service shall be rendered pursuant
to the Service Agreement executed for service hereunder and Part 284 of the
Commission's Regulations. Service rendered under this rate schedule, within the
limitations described in Sections 5 and 6 hereof, shall not be subject to curtailment
or interruption except that caused by force majeure or by operating conditions beyond
Seller's or Buyer's control.
2.2 Pregranted Abandonment and Right of First Refusal
Section 284.221(d) of the Commission's Regulations shall apply to service under this
rate schedule subject to the right of first refusal procedures, if applicable, set
forth in Section 48 of the General Terms and Conditions.
3. RATES AND CHARGES
3.1 The maximum and minimum demand and quantity rates for service under this Rate Schedule
are shown on the currently effective Sheet No. 22 of Volume No. 1 of this Tariff.
Buyer shall pay such maximum rates for service under this Rate Schedule unless Seller,
in its sole judgment, agrees to discount its rate to Buyer. Such discount may be
granted consistent with the applicable provisions of Section 40 of the General Terms
and Conditions. Further, Buyer and Seller may mutually agree to a negotiated rate,
pursuant to the provisions of Section 53 of the General Terms and Conditions. Such
negotiated rate shall be set forth in the executed Service Agreement.
3.2 For purposes of capacity release, the Demand Charge, Storage Capacity Quantity Charge,
and, if applicable, the Injection Demand Charge payable by Buyer shall be at the rates
set forth in the applicable capacity release award posted on 1Line consistent with the
provisions of Section 42 of the General Terms and Conditions. The maximum and minimum
rates for service under this rate schedule are shown on the effective Sheet No. 22 of
Volume No. 1 of this Tariff, however, for releases that become effective on or after
July 30, 2008, the maximum rate ceiling does not apply to such releases provided the
release is for a term of one year or less and the release is to take effect on or
before one year from the date on which the pipeline is notified of the release. The
rate paid in any capacity release transaction not subject to the maximum rate ceiling
will not be subject to refund.