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Gas – Electric Communications
Procedures for Compliance with Order No. 698
Spectra Energy Pipelines
September, 2007
Spectra Energy Transmission
• Spectra Energy (NYSE: SE), one of North America’s premier natural
gas infrastructure companies, consists of gathering and processing,
transmission and storage, and distribution businesses. For close to
a century, Spectra Energy and its predecessor companies have
developed critically important pipelines, storage and related energy
infrastructure that connects natural gas sources to premium
markets and customers.
• Natural gas operations include more than 17,500 miles of
transmission pipeline and approximately 265 billion cubic feet (Bcf)
of storage capacity in the United States and Canada.
• Our mission is to aggressively respond to the new competitive
landscape by strengthening our market position, capturing new
growth opportunities and focusing on safety, reliability, customer
service, cost management and compliance. In all our work, we will
maintain a steadfast adherence to our values.
• Those values include: stewardship, integrity, respect for the
individual, high-performance, win-win relationships and initiative.
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Spectra Energy Transmission System
Storage Capacity
Transmission Pipe
System Compression
Natural Gas Throughput
Canadian Processing Capacity
Distribution Main Lines
Distribution Service Lines
Retail Customers
265 Bcf
17,500 mi
3,000,000 HP
3.2 Tcf
5.3 Bcf/day
22,000 mi
13,000 mi
1.3 MM
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FERC Order No. 698 / NAESB Communication
Requirements
Order No. 698 / NAESB requirements are set forth in
Appendix A which among other things:
• Gas Fired Power Plant Operators are required to
communicate material changes in circumstances that may
affect hourly gas flows.
– Ensure that pipelines will have relevant information to run
their systems;
– Pipelines will confirm with gas-fired power plant operators as
to whether hourly flow deviations can be honored.
• Electric transmission operators and power plant operators
are required to sign up to receive critical notices and
operational flow orders from interconnecting pipelines.
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Overview of Spectra Energy’s Recommendations
– Exchange of critical information between Spectra Energy
Pipelines and Power Plant Operators and ISO/RTOs.
• Information can be exchanged through a web-link or auto email.
– Exchange of and regular updates to contact names and
phone numbers
– Electric Industry participants subscribe to Critical Notices
– Spectra Energy Pipelines will host periodic meetings to
discuss gas–electric coordination issues.
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Communication Procedures for Power Plant Operators
• Absent notification to the contrary, Spectra Energy Pipelines
are willing to waive the requirements of Order No. 698 with
regard to Power Plant Operators to the extent Order No.698
requirements exceed the applicable pipeline tariff
requirements.
• Absent notification to the contrary, Spectra Energy Pipelines
will grant hourly flexibility within overall daily scheduled gas
quantities.
• Upon request by the pipeline, the Power Plant Operator will
provide all the information required by Order No. 698.
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Subscribing to Spectra Energy Notices
• Power Plant Operators and ISOs/RTOs must sign up for
Pipeline Critical and Non Critical Notices
– There no limit to the number of people in an organization that
can subscribe to notices.
– Log-on names and passwords are self defined.
– Notices can be sent to 3 different e-mail addresses per
person. If e-mail notices are sent to a pager, the notice may
be truncated. If so, it is recommended that the subscriber
follow up by reading the notice on line.
• Procedures for signing up for Critical and Non Critical
Notices are set forth in Appendix B.
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Contact Numbers
• Gas Control and Volume Management
– Operational Problems or Emergencies
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(800) 231-7794 Texas Eastern Transmission
(800) 726-8383 Algonquin Gas Transmission
(888) 231-2294 East Tennessee Natural Gas
(888) 576-4634 Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline (US and Canada)
(800) 231-7794 Market Hub Partners, LP
• Link Help Desk
• 1-713-627-5765
• 1-800- 827-LINK (5465)
• General Business Inquiries
• (800)-627-5400
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Potential Exchange of Operational Data by ISO/RTO
and Pipelines
• Spectra Energy Pipelines desires to explore the exchange of the
following information in a prospective manner (for example; next day,
one day out, two days out)
– The ISO/RTO’s system forecast of utilization (as a percent of maximum,
load factor, or some other measure of meaning) for each particular day.
– The individual plants that will be dispatched each day and the hourly
burn schedule for the plants that are going to run
(Initially, a cross reference tying the ISO’s name for the plant with the
plant name that is in our database will need to be established)
• To the extent that there are changes in the “next day” forecast of
plants that will run, then we need “within day” updates to the plants
that will be dispatched along with the burn forecast mentioned above.
• What information does the ISO/RTO need from the Pipeline?
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Appendix A
Order No. 698
North American Energy Standards Board
Standards for Gas – Electric Communication
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NAESB Standards for Gas – Electric Communication
• In the event that the pipeline and the power plant operator can not mutually agree on
communication procedures, the requirements of the NAESB Gas-Electric communication
standards shall prevail.
• Standard 0.3.12
• The Transportation Service Provider (TSP) / Power Plant Operator (PPO) communication
standards set forth in NAESB WEQ Standard Nos. WEQ- 011-0.1, WEQ-011-0.2, WEQ011-0.3, WEQ-011-1.1, WEQ-011-1.2, WEQ- 011-1.3, WEQ-011-1.4, WEQ-011-1.5, and
WEQ-011-1.6 and NAESB WGQ Standard Nos. 0.2.1, 0.2.2, 0.2.3, 0.3.11, 0.3.12, 0.3.13,
0.3.14, and 0.3.15 do not convey any rights or services beyond or in addition to those
contained in the TSP’s tariff and/or general terms and conditions and/or do not impose
any obligations that would otherwise be inconsistent with the requirements of applicable
regulatory authorities, including affiliate code of conduct requirements. These
communication standards should be used in addition to the NAESB WGQ standard
nomination timeline and scheduling processes for the TSP’s contract / tariff services. In
the event of a conflict between any of these communication standards and the TSP’s
tariff or general terms and conditions, the latter will prevail.
– Standard 0.3.13
– The Power Plant Operator (PPO) and the Transportation Service Provider(s) (TSP)
that is directly connected to the PPO’s Facility(ies) should establish procedures to
communicate material changes in circumstances that may impact hourly flow rates.
The PPO should provide projected hourly flow rates as established in the TSP’s and
PPO’s communication procedures.
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NAESB Standards for Gas – Electric Communication
Standard 0.3.13
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Subject to the conditions of NAESB WEQ Standard No. WEQ-011-1.1 and NAESB WGQ Standard
No. 0.3.11, this standard applies to a Power Plant Operator (PPO) and the Transportation Service
Provider (TSP) to whose system the PPO facility(ies) is directly connected or with whom the PPO is
a Service Requester.
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A PPO should not operate without an approved scheduled quantity pursuant to the NAESB
WGQ standard nomination timeline and scheduling processes or as permitted by the TSP’s tariff
and/or general terms and conditions, and/or contract provisions.
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However, if the PPO reasonably determines that it has circumstances requiring the need to
request gas scheduling changes outside of the above-referenced nomination and scheduling
processes and the affected TSP(s) supports the processing of such changes, the PPO should
provide its requested daily and hourly flow rates to the TSP(s)
– (1) as established in the TSP’s and PPO’s communication procedures pursuant to NAESB
WEQ Standard No. WEQ-11-1.2 and NAESB WGQ Standard No. 0.3.12 and/or
– (2) as specified in the TSP’s(s’) tariff or general terms and conditions.
Based upon whether or not the PPO’s request can be accommodated in accordance with the
appropriate application of the affected TSP’s(s’) tariff requirements, contract provisions, business
practices, or other similar provisions, and without adversely impacting other scheduled services,
anticipated flows, no-notice services, firm contract requirements and/or general system operations,
the PPO and all of the affected TSPs should work together to resolve the PPO’s request.
Where the affected TSP determines that it is feasible to provide the PPO with changes in flow rates
without additional communications, no additional communications are required. These procedures
will govern such communications unless the applicable parties mutually agree to create alternative
communication procedures.
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NAESB Standards for Gas – Electric Communication
Standard 0.3.14
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A Transportation Service Provider should provide Regional Transmission Organizations
(RTO), Independent System Operators (ISO), any other appropriate independent
transmission operators (ITO), and Power Plant Operators (PPO) with notification of
operational flow orders and other critical notices through the RTO / ISO / ITO / PPO’s
choice of Electronic Notice Delivery mechanism(s) as set forth in NAESB WGQ Standard
Nos. 5.2.1, 5.2.2, and 5.3.35 – 5.3.38.
Standard 0.3.15
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Regional Transmission Organizations, Independent System Operators, other independent
transmission operators, independent Balancing Authorities and/or Regional Reliability
Coordinators should establish written operational communication procedures with the
appropriate gas Transportation Service Provider(s) and/or Power Plant Operator(s). These
procedures should be implemented when an extreme condition could occur, as defined in
such procedures.
These procedures will govern unless the applicable parties in the gas and electric industry
mutually agree to create alternative written communication procedures that are more
appropriate and meet the parties’ collective regional operational needs.
Training on and testing of such communication procedures should occur periodically.
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Appendix B
Spectra Energy Transmission
Web Site Access
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Spectra Energy Web Site Access and E-Mail
Notifications
• There is no requirement to have a LINK System logon
or password to access Notices on the Spectra Energy
Web Site.
• Postings of Critical and Non-Critical Notices:
• Notices are divided into Critical, Non-Critical and Planned
Service outages.
• All notices are posted for 90 days or longer.
• Notices older than 90 days may be accessed by calling
the LINK group at 713-627-4321.
• Register for Subscriptions of E-mails of Critical and
Non-Critical Notices and other notices.
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http://Link.spectraenergy.com
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Accessing Notices on the LinkSystem Website
1st Select a Pipeline
2nd Select Informational
Postings
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Critical and Non-Critical Notices on the LinkSystem
Website
Click on Critical, NonCritical or Planned
Service Outages to
access the notices.
Choose the notice of
Interest.
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Critical and Non-Critical Notices on the LinkSystem
Website
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http://Link.spectraenergy.com
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Subscribing to Spectra Energy Notices
Register on the Link System
Click to Register on the
LinkSystem if you have
not subscribed.
The log on ID and
password are self
defined.
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Subscribing to Spectra Energy Notices
More than one e-mail address can be
entered as well as pager e-mails. The
number of individuals that can subscribe
to e-mail postings in an organization is
not limited.
Scroll down and chose the appropriate
notice and pipeline. In addition to critical
notices, non-critical notices and planned
service outages are available.
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