09-13-19 CenterPoint Energy - Rate for Transportation Service Rate

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CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE RATE SCHEDULES T-90,T-91&T-92 1. APPLICABILITY 1.1 These General Terms and Conditions for Transportation Service("General Terms")apply to service requested from or provided by CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX("Company")under the following Rate Schedule(s): Rate Schedule T-90 H and T-90 C Rate Schedule T-91 E and T-91 S Rate Schedule T-92 H,T-92 C,T-92 E,and T-92 S 2. DEFINITIONS 2.1 The term "Agreement" or "Transportation Service Agreement" shall mean the written agreement for transportation service between Company and the Shipper. 2.2 The term "annual volume limitation" or "AVL" means the maximum MMBtu which the Company shall be obligated to deliver during the service year consisting of twelve consecutive billing periods specified in Agreement. 2.3 The term "applicable index" shall be the reference price used for computation of imbalance cash outs under Section 12 as specified by Company in the Agreement tendered to Shipper pursuant to Sections 3 and 4 hereof. 2.4 The term"Btu"shall mean British Thermal Unit. 2.5 The term"Business Day"means any day except Saturday,Sunday,or Federal Reserve Bank holidays. 2.6 The term"Company's applicable weighted average cost of gas" chall mean the weighted average cost of gas per unit sold as billed to Company's residential and commercial customers in the same jurisdiction as the Shipper's End-use Customer(s). 2.7 The term "cubic foot" shall mean the volume of gas which occupies one(1) cubic foot when said gas is at a temperature of sixty degrees(60 degrees)Fahrenheit,and at a pressure of 14.65 pounds per square inch.absolute. 2.8 The term"day"or"daily"shall mean a period of twenty-four(24)consecutive hours,beginning and ending as near as practicable to 9:00 a.m.,Central Clock Time,at the point at which delivery of gas is made. 2.9 The term"Delivery Point"shall mean(a)a single facility of an End-use Consumer situated at only one location or at immediately contiguous locations served by one or more meters downstream of the Receipt Point; (b) where Company has adequate capacity;(c)where the actual consumption of such facility will be in accordance with the consumption requirements of the applicable Rate Schedule;and(d)the natural gas redelivered is for ultimate consumption at such facility and not for resale or sharing with others. 2.10 The term"End-use Customer"shall mean the person or entity who owns the facilities receiving gas redelivered by Company at the Delivery Point. 2.11 The term"Exhibit A"shall mean a formal written request by the Shipper to establish or amend transportation service at a specified Delivery Point. The Exhibit A (a) will contain specified information as described in Section 4 herein;(b)will require signed acknowledgement of the Shipper and the End-use Customer; and(c) will be a binding commitment and addendum to the Transportation Service Agreement by and between Shipper and Company. First Revised Terms&Conditions Replaces Original T-90,T-91&T-92 Effective 07-11-2019 Terms&Conditions