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CGT Firm Transport Capacity Release

Wednesday, September 28, 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 October 4 , 2016 through October 6, 2016.

The capacity release includes Firm Transportation on the following pipelines:

Pipeline Maximum Daily Quantity
November 2016 December 2016 January 2017 February 2017
Foothills Pipe Lines (Canada) 52,769 GJ/d 52,769 GJ/d 52,769 GJ/d 52,769 GJ/d
NOVA Gas Transmission (Canada) 53,310 GJ/d 53,310 GJ/d 53,310 GJ/d 53,310 GJ/d
Gas Transmission Northwest 48,550 Dth/d 48,550 Dth/d 48,550 Dth/d 48,550 Dth/d
Ruby Pipeline 44,597 Dth/d 44,597 Dth/d 44,597 Dth/d 44,597 Dth/d
PG&E Redwood On-System AFT (Core-MFV) 8,565 Dth/d 17,381 Dth/d 17,381 Dth/d 17,381 Dth/d
PG&E Baja On-System AFT (Core-MFV) 14,262 Dth/d 17,173 Dth/d 17,173 Dth/d 17,173 Dth/d
PG&E Baja On-System SFT (Core-MFV) 20,823 Dth/d 20,667 Dth/d 20,667 Dth/d 20,667 Dth/d
El Paso Pipeline 3,500 Dth/d 2,947 Dth/d 2,947 Dth/d 2,947 Dth/d
Transwestern Pipeline 24,364 Dth/d 23,526 Dth/d 23,526 Dth/d 23,526 Dth/d

All offered transport will be for a single month contract, available for the specified quantity for the months of November 2016 through February 2017.

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, October 4, 2016 and will close at 8:00 AM Pacific Time on October 6, 2016, to coordinate with this timeline change on the interstate pipelines.

By October 4, 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 925.244.3523.