Pipe Ranger Alert

CGT Firm Transport Capacity Release

Date: September 30, 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, October 6, 2026 and will close at 8:00 AM Pacific Time on October 8, 2026 to coordinate with the timeline on the interstate pipelines.

 

The capacity release includes Firm Transportation on the following pipelines:

 

PipelineMaximum Daily Quantity
November 2026December 2026January 2027February 2027
Foothills Pipe Lines (Canada)17,410 GJ/d17,410 GJ/d17,410 GJ/d17,410 GJ/d
NOVA Gas Transmission (Canada)17,588 GJ/d17,588 GJ/d17,588 GJ/d17,588 GJ/d
Gas Transmission Northwest16,219 Dth/d16,219 Dth/d16,219 Dth/d16,219 Dth/d
Ruby Pipeline Seasonal12,051 Dth/d26,724 Dth/d26,724 Dth/d26,724 Dth/d
PG&E Baja On-System SFT (Core-MFV)8,058 Dth/d11,660 Dth/d11,660 Dth/d11,660 Dth/d
PG&E Redwood On-System AFT (Core-MFV)17,970 Dth/d18,127 Dth/d20,852 Dth/d20,852 Dth/d
PG&E Redwood On-System SFT (Core-MFV)5,145 Dth/d18,801 Dth/d20,388 Dth/d20,250 Dth/d
El Paso Natural Gas Seasonal8,368 Dth/d6,708 Dth/d6,708 Dth/d6,708 Dth/d

 

All offered transport will be for a single month contract, available for the specified quantity in the months of November 2026 – February 2027.

 

By October 5, 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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