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CGT Firm Transport Capacity Release

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Pacific Gas and Electric Company's California Gas Transmission is pleased to announce an upcoming capacity release of a portion of PG&E Core Gas Supply's firm transportation holdings. The capacity release process will take place from June 7 , 2016 through June 9, 2016.

The capacity release includes Firm Transportation on the following pipelines:

Pipeline Maximum Daily Quantity
July 2016 August 2016 September 2016 October 2016
Foothills Pipe Lines (Canada) 43,578 GJ/d 43,578 GJ/d 43,578 GJ/d 43,578 GJ/d
NOVA Gas Transmission (Canada) 44,025 GJ/d 44,025 GJ/d 44,025 GJ/d 44,025 GJ/d
Gas Transmission Northwest 40,110 Dth/d 40,110 Dth/d 40,110 Dth/d 40,110 Dth/d
Ruby Pipeline 37,196 Dth/d 37,196 Dth/d 37,196 Dth/d 37,196 Dth/d
PG&E Redwood On-System AFT (Core-MFV) 8,031 Dth/d 8,031 Dth/d 8,031 Dth/d 8,031 Dth/d
PG&E Baja On-System AFT (Core-MFV) 23,091 Dth/d 23,091 Dth/d 17,753 Dth/d 13,708 Dth/d
El Paso Pipeline 3,692 Dth/d 3,692 Dth/d 3,692 Dth/d 3,692 Dth/d
Transwestern Pipeline 7,382 Dth/d 7,382 Dth/d 7,382 Dth/d 7,382 Dth/d

All offered transport will be for a single month contract, available for the specified quantity for the months of July through October 2016.

Please note that effective April 1, 2016, the Capacity Release Timelines have changed due to the implementation of FERC Order 809 and NAESB 3.0 Standards. Accordingly, the capacity release auction process will begin at 7:00 AM, June 7, 2016 and will close at 8:00 AM Pacific Time on June 9, 2016, to coordinate with this timeline change on the interstate pipelines.

By June 7, CGT will be e-mailing an information packet to all parties who currently hold a Gas Transmission Service Agreement (GTSA) with CGT and have the "Trader" role in INSIDEtracc. The information packets 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 925.244.3523.