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Customers can contract to purchase their own natural gas supply (direct purchase option) in the EGD delivery zone.
Direct purchase customers can choose to purchase their natural gas supply directly from a supplier or enter into an agreement with a retail energy marketer or broker who will purchase the natural gas supply on behalf of the customer.
To be a direct purchase customer, a customer must deliver the natural gas supply they require to Enbridge Gas.
There are four transportation service options. See the chart below for details.
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EGD rate zone | |||
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Western delivery transportation service (WTS) - Bundled |
Ontario delivery transportation service (OTS) | Dawn delivery transportation service (DTS) - Bundled | ||
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| Applicable rates | Rates 1, 6, 9, 100, 110, 115, 135, 145, 170 | Rates 1, 6, 9, 100, 110, 115, 135, 145, 170 | Rate 125 and Rate 300 | Rates 1, 6, 9, 100, 110, 115, 135, 145, 170 |
| Gas supply |
Customers are obligated to deliver their contracted daily natural gas supply to Enbridge Gas at Empress in Western Canada (mean daily volume “MDV”). Obligations to deliver supply to Enbridge Gas vary for different rate classes and service type. |
Customers are obligated to deliver their contracted daily natural gas supply to Enbridge Gas at Central (CDA) or Eastern (EDA) delivery area in Ontario (MDV). Obligations to deliver supply to Enbridge Gas vary for different rate classes and service type. |
Customers deliver their natural gas supply to Enbridge Gas at the CDA or EDA delivery area in Ontario. Obligations to deliver supply to Enbridge Gas vary for different rate classes and service type. |
Customers are obligated to deliver their contracted daily natural gas supply to Enbridge Gas at Dawn in Ontario (MDV). Obligations to deliver supply to Enbridge Gas vary for different rate classes and service type. |
| Upstream transportation management | Enbridge Gas holds upstream transportation capacity and transports customers’ natural gas supply from Empress to Ontario. | Customer is responsible for the transportation of natural gas to CDA/EDA delivery zone in Ontario. | Customer is responsible for the transportation of natural gas to CDA/EDA delivery zone in Ontario. | Enbridge Gas holds upstream transportation capacity and transports customers’ natural gas supply to Dawn in Ontario. |
| Banked gas account (BGA) / Cumulative imbalance account / Storage | Banked as account (BGA) captures the difference between obligated natural gas supply and consumption. | Banked gas account (BGA) captures the difference between obligated natural gas supply and consumption. | Cumulative imbalance account captures the difference between daily nominated natural gas supply and actual natural gas consumption. | Banked gas account (BGA) captures the difference between obligated natural gas supply and consumption. |
| Disposition of BGA balances | BGA balance at the end of contract term must be within the contractual tolerance volume of 5.5 percent of MDV deliveries for the contract term. | BGA balance at the end of contract term must be within the contractual tolerance volume of 5.5 percent of MDV deliveries for the contract term. | Maximum contractual imbalance must be equal to 60 percent of contract demand for non-dedicated service or billing contract demand for dedicated service. | BGA balance at the end of contract term must be within the contractual tolerance volume of 5.5 percent of MDV deliveries for the contract term. |
| BGA balances must be cleared within 180 days following the end of the contract term. | BGA balances must be cleared within 180 days following the end of the contract term. | Customers must actively manage the balance in the daily imbalance account to remain within the maximum contractual imbalance (MCI). | BGA balances must be cleared within 180 days following the end of the contract term. | |
| BGA balance is financially settled to zero at the end of the contract term. | BGA balance is financially settled to zero at the end of the contract term. | Cumulative imbalances in excess of the MCI is deemed either unauthorized supply overrun gas or unauthorized supply underrun gas. | BGA balance is financially settled to zero at the end of the contract term. | |
| BGA balances within tolerance may be carried forward to the subsequent contract year. | BGA balances within tolerance may be carried forward to the subsequent contract year. | Cumulative imbalances up to the maximum contractual imbalance are subject to certain seasonal constraints. | BGA balances within tolerance may be carried forward to the subsequent contract year. | |
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