Distrigas of Massachusetts Corporation
First Revised Volume No. 1
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Effective Date: 12/17/1988, Docket: GT94- 26-000, Status: Effective
First Revised Sheet No. 51 First Revised Sheet No. 51 : Superseded
Superseding: Original Sheet No. 51
15.2 Curtailment of Interruptible Service
15.2.1 Curtailment of deliverability from Seller's
Terminal in the event of an operational problem that would
preclude Seller's delivery of full interruptible contract
entitlements for a period of time shall be as set forth in
Section 15.2.3.
15.2.2 Curtailment of LNG in the event Seller's LNG
supply is subject to an interruption or cessation that would
preclude delivery of full interruptible entitlements for a
period of time shall be as set forth in Section 15.2.3.
15.2.3 Curtailments under Sections 15.2.1 or 15.2.2
shall be made daily on a non-discriminatory pro rata basis on the
basis of the highest contract prices among all of Seller's
customers with interruptible contract entitlements during the
period of curtailment being curtailed last.
15.2.4 To the extent possible, curtailed quantities
will be reinstated by Seller to Buyer on a non-discriminatory
basis as soon as possible during the applicable contractual
service period.
15.2.5 Seller reserves the right, on an emergency basis
and in a non-discriminatory manner consistent with Part 281 of
the Commission's regulations (18 C.F.R. SS 281.103, et seq.), to
modify pro rata curtailments to the extent required by Title IV
of the Natural Gas Act of 1978 ("NGPA") in order to avoid
curtailment of:
a. high priority uses as defined by Section 401(f)(2)
of the NGPA, 15 U.S.C. 3391(f)(2);
b. essential agricultural uses as defined by Section
401(f)(1) of the NGPA, 15 U.S.C. 3391 (f) (1) ; or