Caledonia Gas And Storage
First Revised Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 09/30/2010, Docket: RP10-1032-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 60 Original Sheet No. 60
(a) Caledonia shall not be required to perform or to continue service
under any Rate Schedule on behalf of any Customer which is or has
become insolvent, or which, at Caledonia’s request, fails within a
reasonable period to demonstrate creditworthiness in accordance with
this Section 4; provided, however, that such Customer may receive
service under any Rate Schedule if such party provides Financial
Assurances as follows:
(i) Within five (5) days of Caledonia’s written request for Financial
Assurances, an amount equivalent to one (1) month (or the duration of
the Service Agreement, whichever is shorter) of estimated fees and
service charges; and/or
(ii) Within thirty (30) days of such request, an amount equal to (1) in
the case of Firm storage services, three (3) months (or the duration of
the Service Agreement, whichever is shorter) of Storage Reservation
Charges at the rate specified in Customer’s request for service or
Service Agreement ; or (2) in the case of Interruptible services, three
(3) months (or the duration of the Customer’s Service Agreement,
whichever is shorter) of the Interruptible charge(s) calculated on a
one hundred percent (100%) load factor basis, plus the market value (at
the time of the request for such Financial Assurances) of any
quantities of Gas loaned to the Customer pursuant to the relevant
Service Agreement.
Regarding Customers who have previously posted security for Gas loaned
to such Customer, if the market value of such Gas increases by ten
percent (10%) or more, such Customer shall deliver additional Financial
Assurances to cover such increase in market value within two (2)
Business Days of Caledonia’s request for same.
(b) If Customer chooses to provide Financial Assurances in the form of
cash (“Cash Collateral”) in the amount set forth above, Customer may
earn interest on such Cash Collateral by (i) delivering Cash Collateral
to a Custodian in the name of Customer and pledged to Caledonia
pursuant to a cash escrow, or account control agreement that is
reasonably satisfactory to Caledonia; or (ii) by directing Caledonia to
hold such Cash Collateral, in which case, Caledonia must pay Customer
interest on such cash collateral calculated in accordance with Section
154.501(d) of the Commission’s regulations.
(c) Cash Collateral is security only and shall not be treated as a
prepayment of any costs, fees, or other obligations that Customer may
owe to Caledonia. Customer hereby acknowledges and agrees that
payment of Cash Collateral shall not relieve Customer of its duty to
pay all invoices