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OFO/EFO Outlook

Last Updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 7:15am
Gas Day Activity Tolerance Stage/Noncompliance Charge Reason
02/09/2012No OFO in Effect
02/10/2012No OFO in Effect
02/11/2012No OFO in Effect
02/12/2012No OFO in Effect

When an OFO or EFO has been called, customers' supplies are required to be within the tolerance requirement of daily usage to avoid noncompliance penalties. The criteria for complying with an OFO or EFO are described here.

For additional information, please contact the PG&E Scheduling Helpline at (800) 343-4743.

While updates to the OFO Outlook are posted here, customers should use INSIDEtracc as their primary source for OFO notification and updated information. For specific end-use customer information, please see INSIDEtracc.

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System Inventory Status

Plan 4, posted 10:11 PM PT

Last updated for the Gas Day of 02/11/2012
Next update expected by 5:30 AM PT
(The Gas Day runs from 7:00 AM to 7:00 AM)

  Ending Inventory History Ending Inventory Forecasts
MMcf 2/8/2012 2/9/2012 2/10/2012 2/11/2012 2/12/2012 2/13/2012 2/14/2012
4750             
4700             
4650             
4600             
4550             
4500             
4450             
4400             
4350             
4300  4311   4334 4323    
4250    4293        
42004248            
4150             
4100          4126  
4050             
4000             
3950             
3900            3930
3850             
3800             
3750             
3700             
3650             
3600             
    Within Operating Limits
   Outside Operating Limits

All numbers are expressed in MMcf/day. When the forecast pipeline ending inventory exceeds the upper pipeline inventory operating limit or falls below the lower pipeline inventory operating limit, an OFO may be called to maintain the integrity and reliability of the gas transportation system.

Note: Historical data for yesterday is not available until mid-morning today.

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System Inventory Summary

  Forecast
for
2/11/2012
Forecast
for
2/12/2012
Forecast
for
2/13/2012
Forecast
for
2/14/2012
Beginning Inventory 4293 4334 4323 4126
Ending Inventory 4334 4323 4126 3930
Inventory Change 41 -11 -197 -196
 
Upper Limit 4450 4450 4450 4450
Difference*
(Upper Limit - Ending Inventory)
116 127 324 520
 
Lower Limit 4000 4000 4000 4000
Difference*
(Ending Inventory - Lower Limit)
334 323 126 -70

*Forecast differences of less than 0 for the day after the current gas day (day 1) indicate that that PG&E may call an OFO to maintain pipeline integrity. Caution: This is PG&E's forecast of system inventory. Because market behavior and forecast loads can vary widely, this forecast may change significantly within the gas day and should therefore be used with caution. Forecasts further into the future are more likely to change than days closer to the current gas day e.g., the forecast for gas day 3 is subject to more change than the forecast for day 1.
All numbers are expressed in MMcf.
When an OFO has been called for the day after the current gas day (day 1), plans after the first plan of the gas day (posted by 8:30 AM) will often reflect changed market behavior and will show inventory projections within the established limits.

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PG&E Supply and Demand Forecast
(Net Physical Flows)

Plan 4, posted 10:11 PM PT

Last updated for the Gas Day of 02/11/2012
Next update expected by 5:30 AM PT
(The Gas Day runs from 7:00 AM to 7:00 AM)

  Forecast
for
2/11/2012
Forecast
for
2/12/2012
Forecast
for
2/13/2012
Forecast
for
2/14/2012
COMPOSITE TEMPERATURE
Historical Average for current day: 51.2
51.6 51.4 47.9 46.6
Demand
On-System Demand 2335 2375 2835 2845
Off-System Deliveries  
SoCal Gas (KRS) 300 300 300 300
Southwest Gas 8 10 10 10
Kern River GT - HDL 104 74 74 74
Transmission Shrinkage 30 30 30 30
Injection  
PG&E Storage (175 Maximum)*
Core, Market Center, and Pipeline Balancing
167 176 0 0
Wild Goose Storage 38 38 38 38
Central Valley Storage 19 19 19 19
Lodi Storage 0 0 0 0
Gill Ranch Storage 0 0 0 0
TOTAL SYSTEM DEMAND 3000 3021 3305 3315
Supply
Interconnect Supply  
Gas Transmission Northwest 980 980 980 980
Ruby 968 938 938 938
California Production 110 110 110 110
SoCal Gas (KRS) 0 0 0 0
Kern River GT - HDL 0 0 0 0
Kern River GT - Daggett 318 327 327 327
Southern Trails 39 39 39 39
El Paso Natural Gas 215 205 205 205
Transwestern 276 276 276 276
Withdrawal  
PG&E Storage (1644 Maximum)*
Core, Market Center, and Pipeline Balancing
0 0 98 108
Wild Goose Storage 0 0 0 0
Central Valley Storage 0 0 0 0
Lodi Storage 133 133 133 133
Gill Ranch Storage 2 2 2 2
TOTAL SYSTEM SUPPLY 3041 3010 3108 3118
INVENTORY CHANGE
(Supply - Demand)
41 -11 -197 -196
TOTAL CUSTOMER IMBALANCE 91 51 -133 -133

*Maxima for injection and withdrawal apply to current day only.
Note: All numbers are expressed in MMcf/d. Differences may exist between these figures and those shown in PG&E's INSIDEtracc. This data is PG&E's best estimate using operational data.

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PG&E Storage Activity Forecast
(Scheduled Volumes)

  Forecast
for
2/11/2012
Forecast
for
2/12/2012
Forecast
for
2/13/2012
Forecast
for
2/14/2012
Injection  
PG&E Storage
Core and Market Center
357 367 367 367
Wild Goose Storage 222 222 222 222
Central Valley Storage 19 19 19 19
Lodi Storage 296 296 296 296
Gill Ranch Storage 18 18 18 18
Pipeline Balancing Injection 75 75 75 75
Withdrawal  
PG&E Storage
Core and Market Center
266 267 540 550
Wild Goose Storage 184 184 184 184
Central Valley Storage 0 0 0 0
Lodi Storage 429 429 429 429
Gill Ranch Storage 20 20 20 20
Pipeline Balancing Withdrawal 0 0 0 0

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PG&E Recent Supply and Demand Data
(Net Physical Flows)

  Actual
for
2/8/2012
Actual
for
2/9/2012
Actual
for
2/10/2012*
COMPOSITE TEMPERATURE
Historical Average for current day: 51.2
53.2 55 55.5
System Demand
On-System Demand 2507 2371 2334
Off-System Deliveries  
SoCal Gas (KRS) 143 123 302
Southwest Gas 9 6 8
Kern River GT - HDL 99 97 100
Transmission Shrinkage 28 28 30
Injection  
PG&E Storage
Core, Market Center, and Pipeline Balancing
47 168 126
Wild Goose Storage 0 0 0
Central Valley Storage 19 19 19
Lodi Storage 0 0 77
Gill Ranch Storage 0 0 0
TOTAL SYSTEM DEMAND 2851 2813 2995
Supply
Interconnect Supply  
Gas Transmission Northwest 969 1011 1089
Ruby 1015 913 882
California Production 107 106 109
SoCal Gas 0 0 0
Kern River GT - HDL 0 0 0
Kern River GT - Daggett 64 160 260
Southern Trails 80 40 40
El Paso Natural Gas 203 209 288
Transwestern 71 128 264
Withdrawal  
PG&E Storage
Core, Market Center, and Pipeline Balancing
60 49 2
Wild Goose Storage 140 55 40
Central Valley 0 0 0
Lodi Storage 267 204 0
Gill Ranch Storage 0 0 3
TOTAL SYSTEM SUPPLY 2975 2876 2977
INVENTORY CHANGE
(Supply - Demand)
124 63 -18
TOTAL CUSTOMER IMBALANCE 204 124 40

*Until yesterday's final figures are released, all numbers in this column will appear as 0.
Note: All numbers are expressed in MMcf/d. Differences may exist between these figures and those shown in PG&E's INSIDEtracc. This data is PG&E's best estimate using operational data.

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PG&E Recent Storage Activity
(Scheduled Volumes)

  Actual
for
2/8/2012
Actual
for
2/9/2012
Actual
for
2/10/2012*
Injection  
PG&E Storage
Core and Market Center
344 350 339
Wild Goose Storage 125 145 164
Central Valley Storage 19 19 19
Lodi Storage 309 368 524
Gill Ranch Storage 18 18 14
Pipeline Balancing Injection 82 64 69
Withdrawal  
PG&E Storage
Core and Market Center
439 295 284
Wild Goose Storage 267 198 197
Central Valley Storage 0 0 0
Lodi Storage 566 568 465
Gill Ranch Storage 20 20 20
Pipeline Balancing Withdrawal 0 0 0
Balancing Gas  
Imbalance Gas in Storage** 3422 3485 3497

*Until yesterday's final figures are released, all numbers in this column will appear as 0.
** Suspension of pipeline balancing injection or withdrawal may occur if Imbalance Gas in Storage exceeds balancing inventory limits. If Imbalance Gas in Storage is greater than 4.040 Bcf, pipeline balancing injection may not be available. If Imbalance Gas in Storage is at or below 0.0 Bcf, balancing withdrawal will not be available.
The daily change of Imbalance Gas in Storage may not equal the daily Pipeline Balancing. This is because Pipeline Balancing is the entire system balancing required for the day and Imbalance Gas in Storage is only the Cumulative Imbalance portion of the entire system imbalance gas in storage. PG&E may include the entire system imbalance gas as the Imbalance Gas in Storage sometime in the future.

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