Pipe Ranger Alert

CGT Firm Transport Capacity Release

Date: January 27, 2026

As part of facilitating the Core Gas Aggregation Program and as a service to Core Transport Agents (CTAs), Pacific Gas and Electric Company's California Gas Transmission is offering a capacity release of firm transportation, which is the CTAs’ rejected allocated core pipeline capacity.

 

The capacity release auction process will begin at 7:00 AM, February 3, 2026 and will close at 8:00 AM Pacific Time on February 5, 2026 to coordinate with the timeline on the interstate pipelines.

 

The capacity release includes Firm Transportation on the following pipelines:

 

PipelineMaximum Daily Quantity
March 2026April 2026May 2026June 2026
Foothills Pipe Lines (Canada)33,166 GJ/d33,166 GJ/d33,166 GJ/d33,166 GJ/d
NOVA Gas Transmission (Canada)33,510 GJ/d33,510 GJ/d33,510 GJ/d33,510 GJ/d
Gas Transmission Northwest30,901 Dth/d29,496 Dth/d29,496 Dth/d29,496 Dth/d
Ruby Pipeline6,290 Dth/d6,290 Dth/d6,290 Dth/d6,290 Dth/d
Ruby 2 Pipeline12,081 Dth/d12,081 Dth/d12,081 Dth/d12,081 Dth/d
Ruby Pipeline Seasonal0 Dth/d9,185 Dth/d9,185 Dth/d9,185 Dth/d
PG&E Baja On-System SFT (Core-MFV)10,551 Dth/d0 Dth/d0 Dth/d0 Dth/d
PG&E Redwood On-System AFT (Core-MFV)37,723 Dth/d35,120 Dth/d35,120 Dth/d35,120 Dth/d
PG&E Redwood On-System SFT (Core-MFV)7,008 Dth/d0 Dth/d0 Dth/d0 Dth/d
El Paso Natural Gas Seasonal9,686 Dth/d0 Dth/d0 Dth/d0 Dth/d

 

All offered transport will be for a single month contract, available for the specified quantity in the months of March - June 2026.

 

By February 2, CGT will send the information packet via e-mail to all parties who currently hold a Gas Transmission Service Agreement (GTSA) with CGT and have the "Trader" role in the INSIDEtracc System.  The information packet will include details on the offerings available and how to participate in the capacity release process. 

 

If you would like to be included on the distribution list to receive the information packet or have questions, please e-mail cgtcoretransport@pge.com or contact Terri Seto at 925.357.7571.

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