North American Energy Standards Board

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North American Energy Standards Board

• North American Energy Standards Board
• Wholesale Gas Quadrant
• Overview of Gas Day Standards
• December 2004

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Overview of Gas Day

• The Gas Industry Standards Board (GISB), a
  precursor of the Wholesale Gas Quadrant, adopted
  a standard gas day in March 1996.
• Similarly, in December 1997, GISB adopted an
  intraday nomination schedule, which is based from
  gas day.
• Both sets of standards have been adopted by the
  FERC and incorporated by reference into federal
  orders.

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• The three standards of most importance in
  discussing Gas Day are NAESB WGQ Standard Nos.
  1.3.1, 1.3.2 and 1.3.41
• NAESB WGQ Standard No. 1.3.1
• Standard time for the gas day should be 9 a.m. to
  9 a.m. (central clock time).

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• NAESB WGQ Standard No. 1.3.2
• (This is a six part standard)
• All Transportation Service Providers should
  support the following standard nomination cycles
• (i) The Timely Nomination Cycle 1130 am for
  nominations leaving control of the nominating
  party 1145 am for receipt of nominations by the
  transporter noon to send Quick Response 330 pm
  for receipt of completed confirmations by
  transporter from upstream and downstream
  connected parties 430 pm for receipt of
  scheduled quantities by shipper and point
  operator (central clock time on the day prior to
  flow).

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• NAESB WGQ Standard No. 1.3.2 (Continued)
• (ii) The Evening Nomination Cycle 600 pm for
  nominations leaving control of the nominating
  party 615 pm for receipt of nominations by the
  transporter 630 pm to send Quick Response 900
  pm for receipt of completed confirmations by
  transporter from upstream and downstream
  connected parties 1000 pm for Transportation
  Service Provider to provide scheduled quantities
  to affected shippers and point operators, and to
  provide scheduled quantities to bumped parties
  (notice to bumped parties), (central clock time
  on the day prior to flow).

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• NAESB WGQ Standard No. 1.3.2 (continued)
• (ii) Scheduled quantities resulting from an
  Evening Nomination that does not cause another
  Service Requester on the subject Transportation
  Service Provider to receive notice that it is
  being bumped should be effective at 900 a.m. on
  gas day and when an Evening Nomination causes
  another Service Requester on the subject
  Transportation Service Provider to receive notice
  that it is being bumped, the scheduled quantities
  should be effective at 900 a.m. on gas day.

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• NAESB WGQ Standard No. 1.3.2 (continued)
• (iii) The Intraday 1 Nomination Cycle 1000 am
  for nominations leaving control of the nominating
  party 1015 am for receipt of nominations by the
  transporter 1030 am to send Quick Response
  100 pm for receipt of completed confirmations by
  transporter from upstream and downstream
  connected parties 200 pm for Transportation
  Service Provider to provide scheduled quantities
  to affected shippers and point operators, and to
  provide scheduled quantities to bumped parties
  (notice to bumped parties), (central clock time
  on the gas day). Scheduled quantities resulting
  from Intraday 1 Nominations should be effective
  at 500 pm on gas day.

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• NAESB WGQ Standard No. 1.3.2 (continued)
• (iv) The Intraday 2 Nomination Cycle 500 pm for
  nominations leaving control of the nominating
  party 515 pm for receipt of nominations by the
  transporter 530 pm to send Quick Response 800
  pm for receipt of completed confirmations by
  transporter from upstream and downstream
  connected parties 900 pm for Transportation
  Service Provider to provide scheduled quantities
  to affected shippers and point operators (central
  clock time on the gas day). Scheduled quantities
  resulting from Intraday 2 Nominations should be
  effective at 900 pm. on gas day. Bumping is not
  allowed during the Intraday 2 Nomination Cycle.

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• NAESB WGQ Standard No. 1.3.2 (continued)
• (v) For purposes of 1.3.2 ii, iii, and iv,
  "provide" shall mean, for transmittals pursuant
  to standards 1.4.x, receipt at the designated
  site, and for purposes of other forms of
  transmittal, it shall mean send or post.

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NAESB WGQ Standard No. 1.3.2 (continued)
(vi)
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• NAESB WGQ Standard No. 1.3.41
• The daily grid-wide synchronization times for
  scheduled flow are 900 a.m., 500 p.m., and 900
  p.m.

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• Bumping "Rules
• ? Firm transportation always "bumps"
  interruptible (scheduled or flowing), except in
  the Intraday 2 Cycle.
• Scheduled or flowing firm is never bumped,
  regardless of any respective "class" of the firm
  service involved.
• Bumped parties are notified via EDI, e-mail or
  web page (shipper's choice)