NOTICE: Rate change for the upcoming month of Dec-24.

Rates & Charges for Natural Gas Sales and Transportation Services

* Rates do not include taxes or other charges that may be levied by governmental bodies with the exception of the MPUC and Public Advocate annual fee assessments under 35A M.R.S.A., Section 116. The Transportation Charge includes a portion of the assessments. Such taxes or other charges (except annual fee assessments) will be reflected as seperate line items on Customers’ bill.
** Customer will be required to pay the cost of installing the necessary electronic metering device needed to take service under this rate schedule.
*** See ENERGY CHARGE RATE SCHEDULE SHEET 49.1 for current prices. The ENERGY CHARGE OPTIONS are fully described on RATE SCHEDULE SHEETS 49.2 and 49.3.

Energy Charge Options

Rates & Charges for Natural Gas Sales Only

1. Bangor Gas estimates the Standard Price Option (SPO) Energy Charge rate based on predicted gas prices as published by NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange, at Henry Hub, including related costs as more fully described in the Company’s Tariff, Section IV, Cost of Gas Adjustment Computation (CGA). The actual Energy Charge for the month may fluctuate with market prices. The actual costs could be under or over the estimated costs. Differences between the actual and estimated costs and revenues collected during the month will be reflected in the next month’s SPO Past Gas Cost Adjustment, either increasing or decreasing it. For good reason the Commission may allow the company to exceed the rate cap. Please see Bangor Gas’ web site (www.bangorgas.com) or call its offices for current pricing.

1. General
The Company shall furnish service under its rate schedules and these Terms and Conditions, as approved from time to time by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (“MPUC”), except when service is provided by a separate written contract. Copies of currently effective Terms and Conditions are available at the offices of the Company. These documents may be revised, amended, supplemented, or otherwise changed from time to time in accordance with the Laws of Maine, and such changes, when effective, shall be subject to the MPUC Rules and Regulations as effectively as though originally incorporated therein. Subject to MPUC Rules and Regulations, all contracts made by the Company shall be binding upon, and oblige, and inure to the benefit of, the successors and assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators, of the parties thereto. The Company may from time to time offer promotional allowances for the purpose of encouraging the selection, use or increased usage of the Company’s service.

2. Service Territory
Subject to the requirements contained herein, the Company will provide natural gas service to the following municipalities in Maine: Bangor, Bradley, Brewer, Bucksport, Eddington, Hampden, Hermon, Lincoln, Milford, Old Town, Orono, Orrington, and Veazie.

1.Overview
The Company’s Alternative Rate Plan (“ARP”) approved by the Commission in Docket No. 2012-00598 established new rates as set forth in this tariff. These rates are applicable to all of Bangor Gas’s tariffed delivery service customers, including those in the Loring Division of Bangor Gas. Bangor Gas may seek different rates for its Loring Division customers pursuant to 35-A M.R.S. § 307. Under this ARP, the Company will be subject to certain metrics as established in the Service Quality Program to be separately approved by the Commission. This ARP is due to expire on December 31, 2021.

A. Payment Obligation
The supply of service for any purpose, at any location, is contingent upon payment of all charges provided in the rate schedules as applicable to the location and the character of service.  Unless otherwise specifically provided in the rate, bills for service shall be net and shall be due and payable upon presentation. The Company will submit bills for gas service and collection of payment thereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapters 810 and 860 of the MPUC Rules and Regulation.

B. Charge for Late Payment:
As provided for in Chapter 870 of the MPUC Rules and Regulations, a late payment charge of 1% per month (12% per annum) will be assessed on all balances that remain unpaid at the end of each billing period. Said period will be no less than thirty (30) days from date of postmark.  When bills are paid by mail, the postmark on the envelope will be considered as the date of payment. A payment is late and subject to the late payment charge if it has not been received within thirty (30) days of the postmark on the payment envelope.

C. Charge for Returned Checks
As provided for in Chapter 870 of the MPUC Rules and Regulations, the Company will charge Customers a fee equal to the greater of $5.00 per check or the amount the bank charges the utility, not to exceed $15.00, for Customer checks returned for non-payment to the utility by a bank.

D. Deposits
The Company’s right to require a deposit from a residential or non-residential Customer shall be governed by the MPUC Rules and Regulations, Chapters 810 and 860, respectively. The Company will pay interest on all cash deposits at such rate and interval as specified by Chapter 870 of MPUC Rules and Regulations.

The Company reserves the right to designate the locations and specifications for all its piping, meters, fixtures, and fittings and to determine the amount of space, which must be left unobstructed for the installation and maintenance thereof. Applicant may request an alteration of such designation but, if consented to by the Company, the excess cost of such revised designation over and above the cost of the original Company design shall be borne by Applicant. In the event modifications to Customer’s premises are performed that may prevent access to Company facilities or create an unsafe condition, Company will correct such condition at Customer’s expense.

Whenever the Company installs facilities including service lines, service connections or appurtenant facilities, at the request of an Applicant who does not take service within 60 days from the installation of such facilities, Applicant shall bear the entire reasonable expense of providing, placing and constructing such facilities. Upon gas delivery Applicant or Customer will be entitled to a refund for such part of the facilities expense as the Company is herein before willing to assume.

The Customer shall make or procure satisfactory conveyance to the Company of all necessary easements and rights-of-way, including right or convenient access to the Company’s property for furnishing adequate, safe and continuous service or for the removal of the Company’s property upon termination of service.

The Company shall not be required to install service(s) where the business to be secured will not be taking service from the Company for a reasonable duration.

Ordinarily and at the utility’s sole discretion, no new service pipes or main extensions are installed during winter conditions (when frost is in the ground) unless the Customer defrays the extra expenses and provided any required excavation is not prohibited by the local government having jurisdiction.

All property of the Company installed in or upon the Customer’s premises used and useful in supplying service is placed there under the Customer’s protection. All reasonable care shall be exercised to prevent loss of or damage to such property and, ordinary wear and tear excepted, the Customer will be held liable for any such loss of property or damage thereto and shall pay to the Company the cost of necessary repairs or replacements.

The Customer will be held responsible for all costs associated with breaking the seals, tampering or interfering with the Company’s meter or other equipment of the Company installed on the Customer’s premises and no one except employees of the Company will be allowed to make any repairs or adjustments to any meter or other piece of apparatus belonging to the Company except that Customer may operate the shut-off valve in case of emergency.

The Customer shall not, directly or indirectly, sell, sublet, assign, or otherwise transfer to others gas purchased from the Company or any part thereof without the consent of the Company. This rule does not apply to a public utility company purchasing gas in bulk expressly for the purpose of distributing it to others. Gas service must not be used in such a manner as to cause unusual fluctuations or disturbances in the Company’s supply system, and, in the case of violation of this rule, the Company may discontinue service, or require the Customer to modify his installation and/or equipment with approved controlling devices. The service supply pipe, regulators, meters and equipment supplied by the Company for each Customer have definite capacities. The Customer shall notify the Company of any substantial changes in service requirements or location of appliances.

The Company will use reasonable diligence in furnishing an uncurtailed and uninterrupted supply of gas except where rate schedules provide otherwise. The Company may interrupt its service hereunder for the purpose of making necessary alterations and repairs, but only for such time as may be reasonable or unavoidable, and the Company shall give to the Customer, except in case of emergency, reasonable notice of its intention to do so.

Whenever the Company deems an emergency that warrants interruption or limitation in the service being rendered, such interruption or limitation shall not constitute a breach of contract and shall not render the Company liable for damages suffered thereby or excuse the Customer from further fulfillment of the contract.

When it is necessary for the Company to interrupt the supply of natural gas, the Company shall have the sole discretion to determine who should be curtailed subject a general guideline that interruptions shall occur by customer class using the priority shown below. Within customer class, interruption shall occur based on total per-unit contribution to margin, with the lowest contribution customers interrupted first. Customer class interruption shall occur in the following order:

a) Standby Customers
b) Interruptible Customers
c) Commercial and Industrial Customers
d) Residential Customers

The Company’s filed rates for gas services are predicated on the delivery of gas, as far as practicable, for a thirty- (30) day period. Meters will be read at approximately thirty- (30) day intervals except as defined below.

The Company may, however, at its option, read some or all meters in alternate months, and render a monthly or bi-monthly bill. If a monthly bill is rendered in the intervening months it shall be based upon an estimated consumption of gas, which bill will be due and payable when rendered. When a meter reading is obtained and an actual quantity of gas is determined, that quantity previously billed the Customer on an estimated basis will be deducted from the total quantity used during the period and a bill rendered for the remaining quantity.

In the event a meter reading cannot be obtained at the regularly scheduled time, whether monthly or in alternate months, postcards (postage pre-paid) may be used by the Company to obtain the reading. If the Customer marks the card accurately and returns it in the time described thereon, or makes a timely call to the Company at the telephone number provided, the pertinent bill will be based on the Customer reading; otherwise, it will be estimated. Bills rendered for gas service on an estimated basis shall have the same force and effect as those based upon actual meter readings, subject to the provisions of Chapter 810 of the MPUC Rules and Regulations including Section 6 thereof.  Bills rendered for gas service based on Customer meter reads are subject to correction and rebilling, if necessary, when the Company next reads the Customer s meter.

A. Termination Initiated by Company
The disconnection of a Customer and provisions for restoration of service shall be governed by MPUC Rules and Regulations, Chapters 810 and 860. The Company will charge a reconnection fee of $25.00 during normal business hours. For reconnection after normal business hours, the Company will charge a reconnection fee of $80.00. For purposes of this section, normal Company business hours shall be from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding Holidays and the charge shall be determined as of the time the Company receives the request from the customer.

B. Termination Initiated by Customer
If the Customer wishes the gas service to be terminated he shall give notice at the office of the Company at least five (5) days prior to the time that such termination shall become effective, subject to any existing agreement between Customer and Company. The Customer will be held liable both for any gas that may pass through the meter and safe custody of the Company’s property until five (5) days after such notice shall have been given, provided that the meter and/or other movable equipment shall not have been removed within that time by the Company.

Notice to discontinue service prior to the expiration of a contract term will not relieve a Customer from any minimum, or guarantee payment under any contract or rate.

If, by reason of any act, neglect, or default of a Customer, the Company’s service is suspended, or the Company is prevented from supplying service in accordance with the terms of any special contract it may have entered into with the Customer, the monthly minimum charge for the unexpired portion of the contract term shall become due and payable immediately as liquidated damages in lieu of the anticipated returns from said contract.

Any dispute a Customer has regarding the Company s service will be handled in accordance with Chapters 810 and 860 of the MPUC Rules and Regulation.

The Company will not be liable for any injury, casualty, or damage resulting in any way from the supply or use of gas or from the presence or operation of the Company s structures, equipment, pipes, appliances or devices on the Customer s premises, except injuries or damages resulting from negligence of the Company.

Neither of the parties hereto shall be liable in damages to the other for any act, omission or circumstances occasioned by or in consequence of any acts of God, strikes, lockouts, acts of the public enemy, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, epidemics, landslides, lighting, earthquakes, fires, storms, floods, washouts, arrests and restraints of rulers and peoples, civil disturbances, explosions, breakage or accident to machinery or lines of pipe, failure of transportation pipeline, the binding order of any court or governmental authority which has been resisted in good faith by all reasonable legal means, and any other cause, whether of the kind herein enumerated or otherwise, not reasonably within the control of the party claiming suspension and which by the exercise of due diligence such party is unable to prevent or overcome. Failure to prevent or settle any strike or strikes shall not be considered to be a matter within the control of the party claiming suspension.

The prices and charges for service under all service classifications, including the Minimum Charge, will be subject to any taxes or other charges levied by governmental bodies.

The purpose of this clause is to describe the rules and procedures under which Bangor Gas adjusts its rates for gas sales to recover the costs of gas supplies, subject to the jurisdiction of the Maine Public Utilities Commission. This includes all costs of gas delivered at the city gate into the Bangor Gas distribution systems. Further, this clause establishes procedures for tracking actual costs of gas and revenues received and adjusting rates to collect any difference. These procedures are in accordance with the Orders approving the Company’s Cost of Gas Adjustment methodologies in Docket 2003-111.

The Cost of Gas Adjustment (CGA) specifies two rate components:

1. Energy Charge (Current Gas Cost)
2. Past Gas Cost Adjustment

Bangor Gas currently maintains two portfolios of gas for its sales Customers, a Standard Price Option and Fixed Price Option, each with a separate Energy Charge and Past Gas Cost Adjustment. These rate components are described in detail below. They are both applicable to all Bangor Gas tariffs that involve the purchase of gas from the utility.

A. Standard Price Option (SPO)
The SPO CGA shall be filed with the MPUC on a monthly basis to be effective for the monthly period beginning the first day of the month and shall be designed to recover the projected cost of gas for that month. The SPO CGA shall also include a Past Gas Cost Adjustment amount to true up past monthly gas costs and revenues. Unless the Commission suspends the filing for purposes of investigation, it will become effective by law, on the effective date.

B. Fixed Price Option (FPO)
The FPO CGA shall be filed with the MPUC on or about August 21st to be effective for the six-month winter period beginning November 1st and ending April 30th and shall be designed to recover the projected cost of gas for that winter period. The FPO CGA shall also include a Past Gas Cost Adjustment amount to true-up prior winter period gas costs and revenues. Unless the Commission suspends the filing for purposes of investigation, it will become effective by law, on the effective date.

C. True-up Period
The Past Gas Cost Adjustment true-up period shall be the next like period for which the over or under-collection occurred: for the SPO the true-up period shall be the next month and for the FPO the true-up period shall be the next six-month winter period.  The Past Gas Cost Adjustment reconciliation shall be applied over the respective true-up period.

D. Notification
The Company shall make available at its office and web site the SPO and FPO Cost of Gas Adjustment rate components – the Energy Charge and the Past Gas Cost Adjustments, with effective dates.

A. Annual Report
The Company will file an annual report of its cost of gas activities, by July 1 each year. The report will contain information regarding:

1. Summary of its actual gas costs and actual sales for the period of May 1 of the prior year through April 30 of the current year;
2. Procedures employed to assure that minimum prices are paid for gas purchased;
3. Policies followed to assure long-term supply of gas at reasonable prices;
4. Summary of financial and statistical data, with any necessary reconciliation to data presented in the gas utility’s Annual Report;
5. Name of person or firm making audit, whether or not that person is an employee of the gas utility; and
6. A disclosure of any ownership or corporate relationship between the gas utility, its directors, its officers, or its employees who are engaged in the acquisition of gas, and the seller of gas to such utility.

B. Annual Review
The Company will participate in an annual review of its past and proposed Cost of Gas activities on August 15 of each year or on such other dates as the Commission shall establish.

These Transportation Terms and Conditions are applicable to service rendered by the Company to Customers pursuant to Transportation Rates set forth in the Small C&I Transportation and Large C&I Transportation Service tariffs, and special transportation contracts.

Transportation Initial Term

The initial contract term for all transportation service agreements with the Company will be for a minimum period of twelve months. A Customer receiving service under a firm sales rate, can switch to a transportation service rate at any time pending review by the Company that the Customer has met all the requirements to receive transportation service.

Customer shall provide to the Company in the form specified by the Company, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to its upstream transportation pipeline’s deadline for first-of-the-month nominations, a nomination of its daily transportation requirements for each day during the month. Customer will have the right, on or after the first day of the month, to submit a new nomination or to revise an existing nomination for any day during the month with at least twentyfour (24) hours notice, or such lesser time as agreed upon with the Company, prior to the start of the gas day to be adjusted. Customer shall submit the completed Nomination Form within the specified time by facsimile. In so far as practicable, Customer shall arrange for delivery of the Scheduled Transportation Quantity at a uniform rate throughout the Gas Day.

Company will attempt to confirm with the operators of upstream pipelines transporting Customer’s gas that the volumes nominated will be delivered to the designated Point of Receipt. If such nomination is confirmed, it will be scheduled for delivery to Customer at the designated Point of Delivery. Customer’s nomination will be rejected in whole or in part if the upstream pipeline does not confirm that deliveries have been scheduled for Customer or if Customer’s nomination exceeds confirmed deliveries for the Customer. In the event that the Company is unable to schedule Customer’s nominations for delivery, Company will notify Customer of the volumes it has scheduled to be received at the Point of Receipt and delivered at the Point of Delivery on Customer’s behalf. Company will make a best efforts attempt to notify Customer in advance of the Gas Day.

In the event that Company determines in its judgment that it must curtail deliveries of firm services, Company will curtail and/or interrupt firm sales and firm transportation customers based on end-use priority in accordance with the Company’s currently effective curtailment policy, as described in Section III-Service Continuity. Company will compensate Customer for all relinquished gas quantities at the highest of the following prices: (i.) Company’s daily marginal cost of gas, (ii.) Company’s average cost of gas, (iii.) the cost of Customer’s relinquished supply including the variable cost of supply, pipeline variable charges and 100% load factor equivalent of pipeline fixed charges.

The Company may issue an Operational Flow Order requiring delivery of specified volumes of gas in order to maintain operational integrity of the system. An Operational Flow Order may be issued as a blanket order to all transportation customers, or to individual Customers or Aggregation Groups whose actions jeopardize system integrity. Shippers who fail to deliver specified volumes of gas pursuant to an Operational Flow Order shall subject to a penalty of $2.00 per Ccf for all deficient deliveries.

The Company shall not be deemed to be in control and possession of the transportation gas until such gas has been delivered to the Company by the Customer’s Transporting Pipeline at the Point of Receipt. Thereafter, the Company shall be deemed to be in control or possession of gas delivered to it by the Customer’s Transporting Pipeline on behalf of Customer until the gas has been delivered to Customer at the Point of Delivery, after which Customer shall be deemed to be in control and possession thereof.

Gas shall be and remain the property of the Customer while being transported and delivered by the Company. The Customer shall be responsible for maintaining all insurance it deems necessary to protect its property interest in such gas, before, during and after receipt by the Company.

The Company shall not be liable for curtailment of service or loss of gas as a result of any governmental agency with jurisdiction to regulate, allocate, or control gas supplies or the ability of the Company to render transportation service, and regardless of any defect in such law, regulation, or order.

In the event that the Company provides a Firm Transportation Customer with as much notice as practicable of curtailment of service, and thereby reduces the quantity scheduled for delivery, the total quantity taken by the Customer may not exceed one hundred two percent (102%) of the revised Scheduled Transportation Quantity. If, on any Gas Day, after notice of curtailment the total quantity of gas taken by Customer exceeds one hundred two percent (102%) of Customer’s revised Scheduled Transportation Quantity, and the Company has not authorized such excess quantity, then all such Gas Usage constitute Unauthorized Use and is subject to a penalty charge of $2.00 per Ccf in addition to any other applicable charges.

In the event that the Company does not curtail the Scheduled Transportation Quantity, but does provide the Customer with as much notice as practicable that its Daily Overtake Tolerance is limited to two percent (2%) of the Scheduled Transportation Quantity, any Gas Use in excess of that limit shall constitute Unauthorized Use and is subject to a penalty charge of $2.00 per Ccf in addition to any other applicable charges.

Notice by the Company shall be provided to the Customer or its agent either by telephone or telephone facsimile, at the Company’s discretion; notice need not be provided in writing.

Customer shall warrant that it has entered into the necessary agreements with a third-party for the purchase of a gas supply which it wants Bangor Gas to transport and that it has entered into the necessary transportation agreements for the delivery of gas supply to the Point of Receipt.

In addition, Customer shall warrant that at the time of delivery of its gas supply to the Point of Receipt, Customer shall have good title to such gas, free of all liens, encumbrances and claims whatsoever. Customer shall indemnify the Company and save it harmless from all suits, actions, debts, accounts, damage, costs, losses and expenses arising from or out of any adverse legal claims of third parties to or against said gas supply.

The Company will install, at Customer s cost, a device that the Company will attach to its metering equipment at the Point of Delivery for the purpose of monitoring Gas Usage. The Customer shall be responsible to supply a dedicated electrical supply and a telephone line at a location acceptable to Company and capable of transmitting information collected from the monitoring device to the Company’s computer system. The Customer shall be responsible for the maintenance and service of the telephone line. Should a dedicated phone line be required, it is the responsibility of the Customer to schedule the installation, and the Customer is responsible for any associated cost including the monthly service charge. Transportation service shall not commence until the automated metering equipment is in place and operational.

In addition to other payments provided for herein, Customer shall pay to the Company the amount of any assessment or tax, on the transportation of gas, in effect at the time service is provided, which the Company may hereafter be required to pay or collect by any federal, state or local law.

The Company shall retain a percentage of all gas delivered to the Point of Receipt by Customer’s Transporting Pipeline, Fuel Reimbursement Rate, to compensate for the Company’s system lost and unaccounted for gas. The Customer shall provide the Company with a quantity of gas equal to a percent (currently 1%,) of the amount of Customer owned gas, per Dth, received by the Company as an allowance for the losses incurred in the delivery process.

AVAILABILITY
Available to all Individually and master metered residential customers that consist of living quarters, human needs space heat, hot water, and general cooking. The residential rate includes service to an apartment(whether privately owned or publicly subsidized), condominium building, duplex, court group, housing project, trailer park, mobile home park, or any group of single family dwellings on a single premises and excludes institutional living quarters.

RATE
The applicable Customer Charge, Transportation Charge, Energy Charge and Past Gas Cost Adjustment currently in effect for this rate schedule are set forth in the Rate Summary Schedule of this tariff. The rates listed in the Rate Summary Schedule are subject to adjustment by any Cost of Gas Adjustment in effect. In addition, the rates do not include Maine state sales tax, which will be an additional charge when applicable.

MINIMUM BILL
The minimum monthly bill for gas service will be the amount of the Customer Charge listed in the Rate Summary Schedule.

TERM OF CONTRACT
Contract for service shall be for a period of one (1) year.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Service provided under this rate schedule is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Company as filed with the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

AVAILABILITY
Available to non-residential customers whose average natural gas use will not exceed 50,000 therms annually. Separate meters, separate accounts, and separate locations may not be combined for billing under this Rate Schedule.

RATE
The applicable customer charge, transportation charge, energy charge and Past Gas Cost Adjustment currently in effect for this rate schedule are set forth in the Rate Summary Schedule of this tariff. The rates listed in the Rate Summary Schedule are subject to adjustment by any Cost of Gas Adjustment in effect. In addition, the rates do not include Maine state sales tax, which will be an additional charge when applicable.

MINIMUM BILL
The minimum monthly bill for gas service will be the amount of the Customer Charge listed in the Rate Summary Schedule.

TERM OF CONTRACT
Contract for service shall be for a period of one (1) year.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Service provided under this rate schedule is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Company as filed with the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

AVAILABILITY
Available to large commercial and industrial customers, who are primarily engaged in the sale of goods or services, manufacturing, schools, institutions, and governmental agencies, that use in excess of 50,000 therms of natural gas annually. Separate meters, separate accounts, and separate locations may not be combined for billing under this Rate Schedule. To determine eligibility for this class of service, and for each of the rate blocks provided within this rate class, Customers’ actual load for the previous 12 months must be greater than or equal to the minimum annual threshold. For new customers, or customers installing new equipment, Company shall determine eligibility based on Company’s estimation of
Customer’s future load.

RATE
The applicable Customer Charge, Transportation Charge, Energy Charge and Past Gas Cost Adjustment currently in effect for this rate schedule are set forth in the Rate Summary Schedule of this tariff. The rates listed in the Rate Summary Schedule are subject to adjustment by any Cost of Gas Adjustment in effect. In addition, the rates do not include Maine state sales tax, which will be an additional charge when applicable.

MINIMUM BILL
The minimum monthly bill for gas service will be the amount of the Customer Charge listed in the Rate Summary Schedule.

TERM OF CONTRACT
Contract for service shall be for a period of one (1) year.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Service provided under this rate schedule is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Company as filed with the Maine Public Utilities Commission.

AVAILABILITY
Service hereunder is available for firm transportation by the Company of natural gas owned by the Customer to any single location for small commercial and industrial customers (non-residential customers with average natural gas use not greater than 50,000 therms annually). Such gas usage must be for the Customer’s exclusive use and not for resale. Customer receiving service under this rate schedule must have executed a transportation service contract with the Company.

RATE
The applicable Customer Charge and Transportation Charge currently in effect for this rate schedule are set forth in the Rate Summary Schedule of this tariff. The rates do not include Maine state sales tax, which will be an additional charge when applicable.

MINIMUM BILL
The minimum monthly bill for gas service will be the amount of the Customer Charge listed in the Rate Summary Schedule.

COST OF NON-STANDARD FACILITIES
Customers will be required to pay for the cost of installing the necessary electronic metering device needed to take service under this rate schedule.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Company’s General Terms and Conditions and its Transportation Terms and Conditions, where not inconsistent with any specific provisions hereof, and the executed Firm Transportation Agreement between the Customer and the Company are made a part of this Rate Schedule.

AVAILABILITY
Service hereunder is available for firm transportation of natural gas by the Company to any single location for large commercial and industrial customers (non-residential customers with average natural gas use exceeding 50,000 therms annually). Such gas usage must be for the Customer’s exclusive use and not for resale. Customer receiving service under this rate schedule must have executed a transportation service contract with the Company and must have annual usage that complies with the annual minimum throughput specified for this rate class.

RATE
The applicable Customer Charge and Transportation Charge currently in effect for this rate schedule are set forth in the Rate Summary Schedule of this tariff. The rates do not include Maine state sales tax, which will be an additional charge when applicable.

MINIMUM BILL
The minimum monthly bill for gas service will be the amount of the Customer Charge listed in the Rate Summary Schedule.

COST OF NON-STANDARD FACILITIES
Customers will be required to pay for the cost of installing the necessary electronic metering device needed to take service under this rate schedule.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Company’s General Terms and Conditions and its Transportation Terms and Conditions, where not inconsistent with any specific provisions hereof, and the executed Firm Transportation Agreement between the Customer and the Company are made a part of this Rate Schedule.

Pursuant to Commission Supplemental Order in Docket No. 97-795, dated February 17, 1999, the Company may, from time to time, enter into special contracts with customers for gas supply, distribution and transportation and related managerial services without prior approval of the Maine Public Utilities Commission. These contracts will be filed with the Commission as they are entered into, along with an explanation of the Company’s view of the relationship of the contract price to the Company’s short-run marginal costs. The filing will be made on a confidential basis.