Columbia Gas Transmission Notice 25924808

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Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC

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054748041

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Notice ID

25924808

Notice Type Description: Operational Alert
Notice Stat Desc: Supersede
Prior Notice: 25924313
Critical: Y
Reqrd Rsp Desc: No Response Required

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01/10/25
01/02/25
02/02/25



7:43:22 AM
12:00:00 AM
12:00:00 AM



Subject: REVISED Operational Alert: Potential Critical Days, Effective January 14, 2025

Author: John Whited

Notice Text

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (TCO) notifies customers of the potential need to issue Transport Critical Days for deliveries to all Market Areas across the TCO system, as well as Storage Critical Days for withdrawals to all Market Areas across the TCO system as early as Gas Day Tuesday, January 14, 2025, and continuing until further notice. This potential issuance is due to forecasted colder temperatures and increased market demand in the impacted areas.  TCO will post the Critical Day notices, if warranted, as early as Monday, January 13, 2025.  TCO reminds customers of the Critical Days currently in effect in Operating Areas 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 
TRANSPORT CRITICAL DAY:  If a Transport Critical Day is issued for Tuesday, January 14, 2025, the following daily Transport Critical Day penalty will apply:      Applicable Penalty:  TFE - If Shipper's takes on any Day exceed the greater of 103 percent of or 1,000 Dths more than its Total Firm Entitlement (TFE), Shipper shall be assessed and pay a penalty based on the higher of: (i) a price per Dth equal to three times the midpoint of the range of prices reported for "Columbia Gas, Appalachia" as published in Platts Gas Daily price survey for all such quantities in excess of its TFE, or (ii) a price per Dth equal to 150 percent of the highest midpoint posting for either: Mich Con City-gate, Transco, Zone 6 Non-N.Y., or Texas Eastern, M-2 Receipts as published in Platts Gas Daily price survey for all such quantities in excess of its TFE.  Section 19.1(ii) penalties will only be assessed on days in which the daily spot price of gas exceeds three times the midpoint of the range of prices reported for “Columbia Gas, Appalachia.”    NOTE:  Takes in excess of Total Firm Entitlements (“TFE”) are penalized on Critical Days based on takes exceeding the aggregate daily amount of gas that TCO is obligated to deliver to a shipper under the shipper’s applicable rate schedule.  Each applicable rate schedule outlines this delivery obligation and, consequently, a shipper’s TFE.     STORAGE CRITICAL DAY:  If a Storage Critical day is issued for Tuesday, January 14, 2025, all firm storage services will be fully available.  Interruptible storage withdrawals (SIT, ISS, and FSS/ FSS-M with zero MDSQ), excess FSS withdrawals, and PAL loans/ unparks will not be available if delivered in the impacted Operating Area.      Applicable Penalties:   - FSS MDWQ- Withdrawn quantities in excess of 103% of the applicable contract MDWQ will be assessed a penalty based on a price per Dth equal to three times the midpoint rate for “Columbia Gas, Appalachia,” posted in Gas Daily.     - FSS SCQ - If withdrawals from storage result in the FSS contract having a negative SCQ balance, a penalty of $5 per Dth will be assessed.   - FSS MMWQ - Monthly Withdrawal Quantities that exceed 40% (January Limit) of SCQ will be assessed a penalty of $5.00 per Dth.       Please contact your Customer Services Representative with any questions. 
***Previous Posting***
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (TCO) notifies customers of the potential need to issue Transport Critical Days for deliveries to all Market Areas across the TCO system, as well as Storage Critical Days for withdrawals to all Market Areas across the TCO system as early as Gas Day Saturday, January 4, 2025, and continuing until further notice. This potential issuance is due to forecasted colder temperatures and increased market demand in the impacted areas.  TCO will post the Critical Day notices, if warranted, as early as Friday, January 3, 2025.   TRANSPORT CRITICAL DAY:  If a Transport Critical Day is issued for Saturday, January 4, 2025, the following daily Transport Critical Day penalty will apply:      Applicable Penalty:  TFE - If Shipper's takes on any Day exceed the greater of 103 percent of or 1,000 Dths more than its Total Firm Entitlement (TFE), Shipper shall be assessed and pay a penalty based on the higher of: (i) a price per Dth equal to three times the midpoint of the range of prices reported for "Columbia Gas, Appalachia" as published in Platts Gas Daily price survey for all such quantities in excess of its TFE, or (ii) a price per Dth equal to 150 percent of the highest midpoint posting for either: Mich Con City-gate, Transco, Zone 6 Non-N.Y., or Texas Eastern, M-2 Receipts as published in Platts Gas Daily price survey for all such quantities in excess of its TFE.  Section 19.1(ii) penalties will only be assessed on days in which the daily spot price of gas exceeds three times the midpoint of the range of prices reported for “Columbia Gas, Appalachia.”    NOTE:  Takes in excess of Total Firm Entitlements (“TFE”) are penalized on Critical Days based on takes exceeding the aggregate daily amount of gas that TCO is obligated to deliver to a shipper under the shipper’s applicable rate schedule.  Each applicable rate schedule outlines this delivery obligation and, consequently, a shipper’s TFE.     STORAGE CRITICAL DAY:  If a Storage Critical day is issued for Saturday, January 4, 2025, all firm storage services will be fully available.  Interruptible storage withdrawals (SIT, ISS, and FSS/ FSS-M with zero MDSQ), excess FSS withdrawals, and PAL loans/ unparks will not be available if delivered in the impacted Operating Area.      Applicable Penalties:   - FSS MDWQ- Withdrawn quantities in excess of 103% of the applicable contract MDWQ will be assessed a penalty based on a price per Dth equal to three times the midpoint rate for “Columbia Gas, Appalachia,” posted in Gas Daily.     - FSS SCQ - If withdrawals from storage result in the FSS contract having a negative SCQ balance, a penalty of $5 per Dth will be assessed.   - FSS MMWQ - Monthly Withdrawal Quantities that exceed 40% (January Limit) of SCQ will be assessed a penalty of $5.00 per Dth.       Please contact your Customer Services Representative with any questions.  ***Previous Posting*** Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (TCO) notifies customers of the potential need to issue Transport Critical Days for deliveries to all Market Areas in Operating Area 2, as well as Storage Critical Days for withdrawals to all Market Areas within Operating Area 2 as early as Gas Day Friday, January 3, 2025, and continuing until further notice. Additionally, TCO advises customers of the potential need to issue Transport and Storage Critical Days for all Market Areas within Operating Areas 1, 4 and 10 as early as Gas Day Saturday, January 4, 2025. This potential issuance is due to forecasted colder temperatures and increased market demand in the impacted areas. TCO will post the Critical Day notices, if warranted, as early as Thursday, January 2, 2025.    TRANSPORT CRITICAL DAY:  If a Transport Critical Day is issued for Friday, January 3, 2025, the following daily Transport Critical Day penalty will apply:      Applicable Penalty:  TFE - If Shipper's takes on any Day exceed the greater of 103 percent of or 1,000 Dths more than its Total Firm Entitlement (TFE), Shipper shall be assessed and pay a penalty based on the higher of: (i) a price per Dth equal to three times the midpoint of the range of prices reported for "Columbia Gas, Appalachia" as published in Platts Gas Daily price survey for all such quantities in excess of its TFE, or (ii) a price per Dth equal to 150 percent of the highest midpoint posting for either: Mich Con City-gate, Transco, Zone 6 Non-N.Y., or Texas Eastern, M-2 Receipts as published in Platts Gas Daily price survey for all such quantities in excess of its TFE.  Section 19.1(ii) penalties will only be assessed on days in which the daily spot price of gas exceeds three times the midpoint of the range of prices reported for “Columbia Gas, Appalachia.”    NOTE:  Takes in excess of Total Firm Entitlements (“TFE”) are penalized on Critical Days based on takes exceeding the aggregate daily amount of gas that TCO is obligated to deliver to a shipper under the shipper’s applicable rate schedule.  Each applicable rate schedule outlines this delivery obligation and, consequently, a shipper’s TFE.       STORAGE CRITICAL DAY:  If a Storage Critical day is issued for Friday, January 3, 2025, all firm storage services will be fully available.  Interruptible storage withdrawals (SIT, ISS, and FSS/ FSS-M with zero MDSQ), excess FSS withdrawals, and PAL loans/ unparks will not be available if delivered in the impacted Operating Area.      Applicable Penalties:      - FSS MDWQ- Withdrawn quantities in excess of 103% of the applicable contract MDWQ will be assessed a penalty based on a price per Dth equal to three times the midpoint rate for “Columbia Gas, Appalachia,” posted in Gas Daily.     - FSS SCQ - If withdrawals from storage result in the FSS contract having a negative SCQ balance, a penalty of $5 per Dth will be assessed.   -FSS MMWQ - Monthly Withdrawal Quantities that exceed 40% (January Limit) of SCQ will be assessed a penalty of $5 per Dth.  Please contact your Customer Services Representative with any questions.