Empire Pipeline, Inc.
Original Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 12/10/2008, Docket: CP06-5-010, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 136 Original Sheet No. 136
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
4. NOMINATIONS, SCHEDULING AND ALLOCATION (Cont'd.)
Transporter shall post the Negative Imbalance Cash-Out Price
for each month on its Web Site. The Negative Imbalance
Cash-Out Price shall be equal to one hundred ten percent
(110%) of the following index (the "Index"):
The Midpoint Average for the Niagara price point for the
month during which the imbalance arose, as reported in
Platt's Gas Daily Price Guide.
(b) Clearing of Positive Imbalances. Should such imbalance be
positive, the imbalance shall be subject to Positive
Imbalance Cash-Out.
The Positive Imbalance Cash-Out Price is a price per Dth
which is applied to the amount of the Shipper's positive
imbalance. Transporter will refund, credit or otherwise pay
to Shipper the Positive Imbalance Cash-Out Price in return
for Transporter's retaining the positive imbalance
quantities at no further cost to Transporter, free and clear
of any claims by any adverse party including Shipper.
Shipper's regular invoice for transportation services will
include a credit or refund for the money owed to Shipper
under this Positive Imbalance Cash-Out. Upon sending that
invoice, Transporter will make gas accounting entries
reducing the amount of Shipper's positive imbalance
accordingly. Transporter shall post the Positive Imbalance
Cash-Out Price for each month on its Web Site.
The Positive Imbalance Cash-Out Price shall be equal to
ninety percent (90%) of the Index as defined in Section 4.9
(a) hereof.
(c) Transporter may, from time to time, purchase Gas for receipt
into its system or sell Gas for delivery out of its system
in order to balance or maintain the operational integrity of
its system. These transactions ("Operational Transactions")
may be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis at
posted prices, or pursuant to an open auction or electronic
gas trading system, or negotiated directly with third