East Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Second Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 11/01/1997, Docket: RP97- 58-009, Status: Effective
Third Revised Sheet No. 102 Third Revised Sheet No. 102 : Superseded
Superseding: Second Revised Sheet No. 102
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following terms when used in this Tariff and in any service agreement shall be
construed to have the following meanings:
1.1 The term "Bidder" shall mean any person that submits a bid for released
transportation or storage capacity pursuant to the terms of Section 17 or 18 of
Transporter's General Terms and Conditions.
1.2 The term "British thermal unit" or "Btu" shall mean the amount of heat required to
raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at a standard
pressure of 14.73 dry psia at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
1.3 The term "Central Clock Time" and "CCT" shall mean Central Daylight Time when
daylight savings time is in effect and Central Standard Time when daylight
savings time is not in effect.
1.4 The term "Confirmation" shall mean an electronic communication that reflects the
quantity of gas to be received or delivered on behalf of each Shipper at a receipt
or delivery point.
1.5 The term "cubic foot" shall mean the volume of gas that occupies one cubic foot
when such gas is at a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit, and at a pressure of
.33 pounds per square inch above an assumed atmospheric pressure of 14.4 pounds
per square inch (14.73 pounds per square inch absolute (psia)).
1.6 The term "Daily Limit" shall mean the quantity specified in an Operational Flow
Order at a receipt or delivery point.
1.7 The term "day" and "Gas Day" shall mean a period of 24 consecutive hours,
beginning and ending at 9:00 A.M. Central Clock Time.
1.8 The term "dekatherm" or "dth" shall mean the quantity of heat energy that is
1,000,000 Btu's. The standard quantity for nominations, confirmation and
scheduling is dekatherms per Gas Day in the United States, and gigajoules per Gas
Day in Canada. (For reference 1 dekatherm = 1,000,000 Btu's; and 1 gigajoule.)
For commercial purposes, the standard conversion factor between dekatherms and
gigajoules is 1.055056 gigajoules per dekatherm. The standard Btu is the
International Btu, which is also called the Btu (IT); the standard joule is the
joule specified in the SI system of units.
1.9 The term "Delegated Quantities" shall mean quantities operated by a Shipper's
Representative pursuant to Section 19 of Transporter's General Terms and
Conditions.