NOTICE TO PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY CUSTOMERS

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5 NOTICE TO PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY CUSTOMERS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF THE ENERGY STRONG PROGRAM Notice of a Filing And Notice of Public Hearings Docket Nos. EO , GO TAKE NOTICE that, on February 20, 2013 Public Service Electric and Gas Company ( Public Service, PSE&G, the Company ) filed a Petition and supporting documentation with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ( Board, BPU ) in Docket Numbers EO and GO The Company is seeking Board approval to implement and administer PSE&G s Energy Strong Program ( ES Program ) and to approve an associated cost recovery mechanism. In March 2013, the Company made a Supplemental Filing requesting initial rates associated with the initial ES Program. PSE&G seeks Board approval to undertake approximately $2,609 million in ES Program investments across its electric and gas service territory over a sixty month period. The implementation of the ES Program will harden and make more resilient the electric and gas distribution infrastructure and services for them to better to withstand the impacts of hurricanes and other severe weather events. These investments will include $1,703 million in electric distribution infrastructure investments and $906 million in gas distribution infrastructure investments. Approval of this filing would initially increase rates effective January 1, 2014 to be paid by the Company s electric customers by $ million annually and would initially increase rates to be paid by the Company s gas customers by $ million annually. Also, on January 1, 2014 the Transitional Energy Facility Assessment Unit Tax (TEFA) is scheduled to be eliminated from electric and gas rates in accordance with P.L. 2008, c. 32 which will partially offset this initial increase. In conjunction with the implementation of the ES Program, PSE&G proposes to implement an Energy Strong Charge ( ESAC ). This new charge will allow PSE&G to receive full and timely recovery of the revenue requirements associated with the ES Program. Carrying charges at PSE&G s monthly Weighted Average Cost of Capital would be applicable on any over/under recovered balance on a monthly basis. Each electric rate schedule base rate charge, including the Service Charge, Distribution Kilowatt Charge and Distribution Kilowatthour Charge (excluding TEFA tax) would have an associated unique ESAC. Similarly, each gas rate schedule would also have a unique ESAC for the Service Charge, Distribution Therm Charge (excluding TEFA tax), Margin Charge and Basic Gas Supply Service where applicable. For illustrative purposes the initial ESAC charges for residential Rate Schedules RS and RSG are shown in Table 1 below. Table #2 and #3 below provides customers with the approximate net effect of the proposed increase in rates relating to the ES Program, if approved by the Board. The annual percentage increase applicable to specific customers will vary according to the applicable rate schedule and the level of the customer s usage. The approximate effect of the proposed increase on typical electric and gas residential monthly bills, if approved by the Board, is illustrated in Table # 4 and 5 below. Based on the filing, a typical residential electric customer using 780 kilowatthours per summer month and 7,360 kilowatthours on an annual basis would see an initial increase in the annual bill from $1, to $1,353.60, or $4.52 or approximately 0.34%. Under the Company s proposal, a residential gas heating customer using 100 therms per month during the winter months and 660 therms on an annual basis would see an initial increase in the annual bill from $ to $736.07, or $4.80 or approximately 0.66%. Moreover, under the Company s proposal, a typical residential gas heating customer using 160 therms per month during the winter months and 1,050 therms on an annual basis would see an initial increase in the annual bill from $1, to $1,128.39, or $6.88 or approximately 0.61%. The bill impacts illustrated in Tables 4 and 5 noted below include the current TEFA Unit Tax. The elimination of the TEFA Unit Tax in January 1, 2014 will reduce the illustrated bill impacts.

6 Any rate adjustments with resulting changes in bill impacts found by the Board to be just and reasonable as the result of the Company s filing may be modified and/or allocated by the Board in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A 48:2-21 and for other good and legally sufficient reasons to any class or classes of customers of the Company. Therefore, the described charges may increase or decrease based upon the Board s decision. Copies of the Company s filing are available for review at the Company s Customer Service Centers and at the Board of Public Utilities at 44 South Clinton Avenue, Ninth Floor, Trenton, New Jersey The following dates, times and locations for public hearings have been scheduled on the Company s filing so that members of the public may present their views. Date 1, 2013 Date 2, 2013 Date 3, 2013 Time 1 Time 2 Time 3 Location 1 Location 2 Location 3 Location 1 Overflow Location 2 Overflow Location 3 Overflow Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 1 Overflow Room 2 Overflow Room 3 Overflow Address 1 Address 2 Address 3 City 1, N.J. Zip Code 1 City 2, N.J. Zip Code 2 City 3, N.J. Zip Code 3 In order to encourage full participation in this opportunity for public comment, please submit any requests for needed accommodations, such as interpreters, listening devices or mobility assistance, 48 hours prior to the above hearings. Customers may file written comments with the Secretary of the Board of Public Utilities at 44 South Clinton Avenue, Ninth Floor, P.O. Box 350, Trenton, New Jersey, ATTN: Secretary Kristi Izzo whether or not they attend the public hearings. Table # 1 ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGES For Residential RS and RSG Customers Rate Schedule Charges Charges Including SUT Electric RS Service Charge per month $0.04 $0.04 Distribution 0-600, June- September Distribution 0-600, October- May Distribution over 600, June- September Distribution over 600, October-May $/kwhr $/kwhr $/kwhr $/kwhr Gas RSG Service Charge per month $0.10 $0.11 Distribution Charge $/Therm Off-Peak Use $/Therm Margin Charge $/Therm ( ) ( ) Basic Gas Supply Service- RSG (BGSS-RSG) $/Therm ( ) ( ) Table # 2 Impact By Electric Customer Class PROPOSED PERCENTAGE INCREASES BY CUSTOMER CLASS FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE BGS-FP Rate Class % Increase Residential RS 0.34 Residential Heating RHS 0.30 Residential Load Management RLM 0.27 General Lighting & Power GLP 0.31 Large Power & Lighting - Secondary (Peak Load Share 0 749) LPL-S 0.20

7 BGS-CIEP Large Power & Lighting Primary LPL-P 0.17 High Tension Subtransmission HTS-S 0.11 The percent increases noted above are based upon Delivery Rates in effect February 1, 2013 and the applicable Basic Generation Service (BGS) charges and assumes that customers receive commodity service from Public Service Electric and Gas Company. Table # 3 Impact By Gas Customer Class PROPOSED PERCENTAGE INCREASES BY CUSTOMER CLASS FOR GAS SERVICE Rate Class Residential Service RSG 0.61 General Service GSG 0.56 Large Volume Service LVG 0.35 Firm Transportation Gas Service TSG-F 0.27 Non-Firm Transportation Gas Service TSG-NF 0.24 Cogeneration Interruptible Service CIG 0.27 % Increase The percent increases noted above are based upon Delivery Rates in effect February 1, 2013 and the applicable Basic Gas Supply Service (BGSS) charges and assumes that customers receive commodity service from Public Service Electric and Gas Company. If Your Annual kwhr Use Is: And Your Monthly Summer kwhr Use Is: Table # 4 Residential Electric Service Then Your Present Monthly Summer Bill (1) Would Be: And Your Monthly Summer Bill (2) Would Be: Your Monthly Summer Bill Increase Would Be: And Your Monthly Percent Increase Would Be: 1, $32.50 $32.63 $ % 3, , , ,400 1, (1) Based upon Delivery Rates and Basic Generation Service Fixed Pricing (BGS-FP) charges in effect February 1, 2013 and assumes that the customer receives BGS-FP service from Public Service. (2) Same as (1) except includes the change for the Energy Strong Charge. If Your Annual Therm Use Is: And Your Monthly Winter Therm Use Is: Table # 5 Residential Gas Service Then Your Present Monthly Winter Bill (1) Would Be: And Your Monthly Winter Bill (2) Would Be: Your Monthly Winter Bill Increase Would Be: And Your Monthly Percent Increase Would Be: $30.87 $31.11 $ % , , , (1) Based upon Delivery Rates and Basic Gas Supply Service (BGSS-RSG) charges in effect February 1, 2013 and assumes that the customer receives commodity service from Public Service. (2) Same as (1) except includes change for the Energy Strong Charge. Martin Rothfelder, Esq. Associate General Regulatory Counsel PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY

8 Page 1 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 2 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC Original Sheet No. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page... Sheet No. 1 Table of Contents... Sheet Nos. 2 and 3 Territory Served... Sheet Nos. 4 to 7, inclusive Standard Terms and Conditions... Sheet Nos. 8 to 42, inclusive Regulation for Residential Underground Extensions... Sheet Nos. 48 to 52, inclusive Societal Benefits Charge... Sheet Nos. 57 to 59, inclusive Non-utility Generation Charge... Sheet No. 60 Securitization Transition Charges... Sheet No. 62 System Control Charge... Sheet No. 63 Solar Pilot Recovery Charge... Sheet No. 64 RGGI Recovery Charge... Sheet No. 65 Capital Charges... Sheet Nos. 66 to 68, inclusive Energy Strong Charges... Sheet Nos. 69 to 69B inclusive Commercial and Industrial Energy Pricing (CIEP) Standby Fee... Sheet No. 73 Basic Generation Service Fixed Pricing Electric Supply Charges o BGS Energy Charges... Sheet Nos. 75 and 76 o BGS Capacity Charges and Transmission Charges... Sheet No. 79 o BGS Reconciliation Charges... Sheet No. 81 Commercial And Industrial Energy Pricing Electric Supply Charges o BGS Energy Charges, Capacity Charges and Transmission Charges... Sheet Nos. 82 and 83 o BGS Reconciliation Charges... Sheet No. 84 Third Party Supplier... Sheet No. 87 Transitional Energy Facility Assessment Unit Tax... Sheet No. 89 Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

9 Page 2 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 69 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC Original Sheet No. 69 ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGES Rate Schedule Charges Charges Including SUT RS Service Charge per Month $ 0.04 $ 0.04 Distribution 0-600, June-September per kwhr Distribution 0-600, October-May per kwhr Distribution over 600, June-September per kwhr Distribution over 600, October-May per kwhr RHS Service Charge per Month Distribution 0-600, June-September per kwhr Distribution 0-600, October-May per kwhr Distribution over 600, June-September per kwhr Distribution over 600, October-May per kwhr Common Use per kwhr RLM Service Charge per Month Distribution, June-September, On-Peak per kwhr Distribution, June-September, Off-Peak per kwhr Distribution, October-May, On-Peak per kwhr Distribution, October-May, Off-Peak per kwhr WH Distribution per kwhr WHS Service Charge per Month Distribution per kwhr Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

10 Page 3 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY Original Sheet No. 69A B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGES (Continued) Rate Schedule Charges Charges Including SUT HS Service Charge per Month $ 0.05 $ 0.05 Distribution, June-September per kwhr Distribution, October-May per kwhr GLP Service Charge per Month Service Charge-Unmetered per Month Service Charge-Night Use per Month Annual Demand per kw Summer Demand, June-September per kw Distribution kwhr, June-September per kwhr Distribution kwhr, October-May per kwhr Distribution kwhr, Night Use, June-September per kwhr Distribution kwhr, Night Use, October-May per kwhr LPL-Secondary Service Charge per Month Annual Demand per kw Summer Demand, June-September per kw Distribution per kwhr LPL- Primary Service Charge per Month Service Charge-Primary Alternate per Month Annual Demand per kw Summer Demand, June-September per kw Distribution per kwhr Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

11 Page 4 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY Original Sheet No. 69B B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGES (Continued) Rate Schedule Charges Charges Including SUT HTS-Subtransmission Service Charge per Month $ $ Annual Demand per kw Summer Demand, June-September per kw Distribution per kwhr HTS-High Voltage Service Charge per Month Annual Demand per kw Distribution per kwhr BPL Distribution per kwhr BPL-POF Distribution per kwhr PSAL Distribution per kwhr ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGE These charges are designed to recover the revenue requirements associated with investments approved by the Board of Public Utilities under the Energy Strong Program to assist the electric utility to better withstand severe weather events, enable faster response to outages, and enhance system resiliency. The charges are designed to be reset on an annual basis upon approval by the Board of Public Utilities. Interest at the Company s Weighted Average Cost of Capital will be accrued on a monthly basis on any under- or over-recovered balances. Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

12 Page 5 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 70 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC Original Sheet No. 70 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

13 Page 6 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 71 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC Original Sheet No. 71 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

14 Page 7 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 72 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC Original Sheet No. 72 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

15 Page 8 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 2 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC Original Sheet No. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page... Sheet No. 1 Table of Contents... Sheet Nos. 2 and 3 Territory Served... Sheet Nos. 4 to 7, inclusive Standard Terms and Conditions... Sheet Nos. 8 to 42, inclusive Regulation for Residential Underground Extensions... Sheet Nos. 48 to 52, inclusive Societal Benefits Charge... Sheet Nos. 57 to 59, inclusive Non-utility Generation Charge... Sheet No. 60 Securitization Transition Charges... Sheet No. 62 System Control Charge... Sheet No. 63 Solar Pilot Recovery Charge... Sheet No. 64 RGGI Recovery Charge... Sheet No. 65 Capital Charges... Sheet Nos. 66 to 68, inclusive Energy Strong Charges... Sheet Nos. 69 to 69B inclusive Commercial and Industrial Energy Pricing (CIEP) Standby Fee... Sheet No. 73 Basic Generation Service Fixed Pricing Electric Supply Charges o BGS Energy Charges... Sheet Nos. 75 and 76 o BGS Capacity Charges and Transmission Charges... Sheet No. 79 o BGS Reconciliation Charges... Sheet No. 81 Commercial And Industrial Energy Pricing Electric Supply Charges o BGS Energy Charges, Capacity Charges and Transmission Charges... Sheet Nos. 82 and 83 o BGS Reconciliation Charges... Sheet No. 84 Third Party Supplier... Sheet No. 87 Transitional Energy Facility Assessment Unit Tax... Sheet No. 89 Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

16 Page 9 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 69 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC Original Sheet No. 69 ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGES Rate Schedule Charges Charges Including SUT RS Service Charge per Month $ 0.04 $ 0.04 Distribution 0-600, June-September per kwhr Distribution 0-600, October-May per kwhr Distribution over 600, June-September per kwhr Distribution over 600, October-May per kwhr RHS Service Charge per Month Distribution 0-600, June-September per kwhr Distribution 0-600, October-May per kwhr Distribution over 600, June-September per kwhr Distribution over 600, October-May per kwhr Common Use per kwhr RLM Service Charge per Month Distribution, June-September, On-Peak per kwhr Distribution, June-September, Off-Peak per kwhr Distribution, October-May, On-Peak per kwhr Distribution, October-May, Off-Peak per kwhr WH Distribution per kwhr WHS Service Charge per Month Distribution per kwhr Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

17 Page 10 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY Original Sheet No. 69A B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGES (Continued) Rate Schedule Charges Charges Including SUT HS Service Charge per Month $ 0.05 $ 0.05 Distribution, June-September per kwhr Distribution, October-May per kwhr GLP Service Charge per Month Service Charge-Unmetered per Month Service Charge-Night Use per Month Annual Demand per kw Summer Demand, June-September per kw Distribution kwhr, June-September per kwhr Distribution kwhr, October-May per kwhr Distribution kwhr, Night Use, June-September per kwhr Distribution kwhr, Night Use, October-May per kwhr LPL-Secondary Service Charge per Month Annual Demand per kw Summer Demand, June-September per kw Distribution per kwhr LPL- Primary Service Charge per Month Service Charge-Primary Alternate per Month Annual Demand per kw Summer Demand, June-September per kw Distribution per kwhr Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

18 Page 11 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY Original Sheet No. 69B B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGES (Continued) Rate Schedule Charges Charges Including SUT HTS-Subtransmission Service Charge per Month $ $ Annual Demand per kw Summer Demand, June-September per kw Distribution per kwhr HTS-High Voltage Service Charge per Month Annual Demand per kw Distribution per kwhr BPL Distribution per kwhr BPL-POF Distribution per kwhr PSAL Distribution per kwhr ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGE These charges are designed to recover the revenue requirements associated with investments approved by the Board of Public Utilities under the Energy Strong Program to assist the electric utility to better withstand severe weather events, enable faster response to outages, and enhance system resiliency. The charges are designed to be reset on an annual basis upon approval by the Board of Public Utilities. Interest at the Company s Weighted Average Cost of Capital will be accrued on a monthly basis on any under- or over-recovered balances. Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

19 Page 12 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 70 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC Original Sheet No. 70 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

20 Page 13 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 71 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC Original Sheet No. 71 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

21 Page 14 of 15 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 72 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 ELECTRIC Original Sheet No. 72 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

22 Page 15 of 15 The following language for the Energy Strong Charge will be added to the applicable Tariff for Electric Service rate schedules. Insertion in Electric Rate Schedules RS, RHS, RLM, WHS and HS under Delivery Charges after Capital Charge: Energy Strong Charge: These charges are designed to recover the revenue requirements associated with investments approved by the Board of Public Utilities under the Energy Strong Program to assist the electric utility to better withstand severe weather events, enable faster response to outages, and enhance system resiliency. Refer to the Energy Strong Charge sheet of this Tariff for the current charges. These charges shall be combined with the applicable Service Charge and Distribution Kilowatthour Charges for billing. Insertion in Electric Rate Schedules WH, BPL, BPL-POF and PSAL under Delivery Charges after Capital Charge: Energy Strong Charge: These charges are designed to recover the revenue requirements associated with investments approved by the Board of Public Utilities under the Energy Strong Program to assist the electric utility to better withstand severe weather events, enable faster response to outages, and enhance system resiliency. Refer to the Energy Strong Charge sheet of this Tariff for the current charges. These charges shall be combined with the applicable Distribution Kilowatthour Charges for billing. Insertion in Electric Rate Schedules GLP, LPL and HTS under Delivery Charges after Capital Charge: Energy Strong Charge: These charges are designed to recover the revenue requirements associated with investments approved by the Board of Public Utilities under the Energy Strong Program to assist the electric utility to better withstand severe weather events, enable faster response to outages, and enhance system resiliency. Refer to the Energy Strong Charge sheet of this Tariff for the current charges. These charges shall be combined with the applicable Service Charge, Distribution Kilowatt Charges and Distribution Kilowatthour Charges for billing.

23 Page 1 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 2 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS XXX Revised Sheet No. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page... Sheet No. 1 Table of Contents... Sheet No. 2 Territory Served... Sheet Nos. 3 to 6, inclusive Standard Terms and Conditions... Sheet Nos. 7 to 35, inclusive Societal Benefits Charge.... Sheet Nos. 41 and 42 Margin Charge... Sheet No. 43 RGGI Recovery Charge... Sheet No. 44 Weather Normalization Charge... Sheet Nos. 45 to 47 inclusive Capital Charges... Sheet Nos. 48 and 49 Energy Strong Charges... Sheet Nos. 50 and 50A Basic Gas Supply Service Commodity Charges Applicable to Rate Schedule RSG... Sheet No. 54 Commodity Charges Applicable to Rate Schedules GSG, LVG, SLG and CSG... Sheet No. 55 Commodity Charge Applicable to Rate Schedules TSG-NF and CSG... Sheet No. 56 Commodity Charge Applicable to Rate Schedule CIG... Sheet No. 57 Emergency Sales Service Charge Applicable to Rate Schedules RSG, GSG, LVG, SLG, TSG-F, TSG-NF and CSG... Sheet No. 58 Commodity Charge Applicable to Rate Schedule RSG Off-Peak Use... Sheet No. 59 Transitional Energy Facility Assessment Unit Tax... Sheet No. 62 Delivery Rate Schedules as listed below: Rate Schedule Sheet Nos. Residential Service... RSG General Service... GSG Large Volume Service... LVG Street Lighting Service... SLG Firm Transportation Gas Service... TSG-F Non-Firm Transportation Gas Service... TSG-NF Cogeneration Interruptible Service... CIG Contract Service... CSG F Third Party Supplier Requirements Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

24 Page 2 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 43 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS XXX Revised Sheet No. 43 MARGIN ADJUSTMENT CHARGE CHARGE APPLICABLE TO RATE SCHEDULES RSG, GSG, LVG, SLG, TSG-F (Per Therm) Margin Charge... ($ ) Margin Charge including New Jersey Sales and Use Tax (SUT)... ($ ) Margin Charge This mechanism is designed to insure return of certain net revenues to the customer classes denoted above. Actual net revenues will be subject to deferred accounting. Interest at the seven-year constant maturity treasury rate plus 60 basis points will be accrued monthly on any under- or over-recovered balances. Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

25 Page 3 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 50 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS Original Sheet No. 50 ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGES Rate Schedule Charges Charges Including SUT RSG Service Charge per Month $ 0.10 $ 0.11 Distribution Charge per Therm Off-Peak Use per Therm GSG Service Charge per Month Distribution Charge-pre July 14, 1997 per Therm Distribution Charge-All Others per Therm Off-Peak Use Distribution Charge - pre July 14, 1997 per Therm Off-Peak Use Distribution Charge - All Others per Therm LVG Service Charge per Month Demand Charge per Demand Therm Distribution Charge 0-1,000 - pre July 14, 1997 per Therm Distribution Charge over 1,000 - pre July 14, 1997 per Therm Distribution Charge 0-1,000 - All Others per Therm Distribution Charge over 1,000 - All Others per Therm SLG Distribution Therm Charge per Therm Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

26 Page 4 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS Original Sheet No. 50A ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGES (Continued) Rate Schedule Charges Charges Including SUT TSG-F Service Charge per Month $9.39 $10.05 Demand Charge per Demand Therm Distribution Charge per Therm TSG-NF Service Charge per Month Distribution Charge per Therm CIG Service Charge per Month Distribution Charge 0-600,000 per Therm Distribution Charge over 600,000 per Therm Other Delivery Charge and Commodity Charges Margin Charge per Therm ( ) ( ) Basic Gas Supply Service-RSG per Therm ( ) ( ) Basic Gas Supply Service-Firm per Therm ( ) ( ) ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGE These charges are designed to recover the revenue requirements associated with investments approved by the Board of Public Utilities under the Energy Strong Program to assist the gas utility to better withstand severe weather events and enable faster response to outages. The charges are designed to be reset on an annual basis upon approval by the Board of Public Utilities. Interest at the Company s Weighted Average Cost of Capital will be accrued on a monthly basis on any under- or over-recovered balances. Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

27 Page 5 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 51 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS Original Sheet No. 51 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

28 Page 6 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 52 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS Original Sheet No. 52 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

29 Page 7 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 53 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS Original Sheet No. 53 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

30 Page 8 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 54 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS XXX Revised Sheet No. 54 BGSS-RSG BASIC GAS SUPPLY SERVICE-RSG COMMODITY CHARGES APPLICABLE TO RATE SCHEDULE RSG (Per Therm) Estimated Non-Gulf Coast Cost of Gas... $ Capital Charge (See Tariff Sheet Nos. 48 to 49)... ( ) Energy Strong Charge (See Tariff Sheet Nos. 50 to 50A)... ( ) Adjusted Non-Gulf Coast Cost of Gas Estimated Gulf Coast Cost of Gas to Gulf Coast Cost of Gas Prior period (over) or under recovery... ( ) Adjusted Cost of Gas Commodity Charge after application of losses: (Loss Factor = 0.5%)... $ Commodity Charge including New Jersey Sales and Use Tax (SUT)... $ The above Commodity Charge will be established on a level annualized basis immediately prior to the winter season of each year for the succeeding twelve-month period. The estimated average Non-Gulf and Gulf Coast Cost of Gas will be adjusted for any under- or over-recovery together with applicable interest thereon which may have occurred during the operation of the Company s previously approved Commodity Charge filing. Further, the Company will be permitted a limited self-implementing increase to the Commodity Charge on December 1 and February 1 of each year. These limited selfimplementing increases, if applied, are to be in accordance with a Board of Public Utilities approved methodology. Commodity Charge decreases would be permitted at any time if applicable. The difference between actual costs and Public Service s recovery of these costs shall be determined monthly. If actual costs exceed the recovery of these costs, an underrecovery or a negative balance will result. If the recovery of these costs exceeds actual costs, an overrecovery or a positive balance will result. Interest shall be applied monthly to the average monthly cumulative deferred balance, positive or negative, from the beginning to the end of the annual period. Monthly interest on negative deferred balances (underrecoveries) shall be netted against monthly interest on positive deferred balances (overrecoveries) for the annual period. A cumulative net positive interest balance at the end of the annual period is owed to customers and shall be returned to customers in the next annual period. A cumulative net negative interest balance shall be zeroed out at the end of the annual period. The sum of the calculated monthly interests shall be added to the overrecovery balance or subtracted from the underrecovery balance at the end of the annual period. The positive interest balance shall be rolled into the beginning under- or over-recovery balance of the subsequent annual period. (Charges are for illustrative purposes only and are based on the Eighth Revised Sheet No. 54 Effective January 1, 2013) Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Orders of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

31 Page 9 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 55 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS XXX Revised Sheet No. 55 BGSS-F BASIC GAS SUPPLY SERVICE-FIRM COMMODITY CHARGES APPLICABLE TO RATE SCHEDULES GSG, LVG, SLG, CSG (Per Therm) COMMODITY CHARGE: Commodity Charge... $ Commodity Charge including New Jersey Sales and Use Tax (SUT)... $ FLOOR PRICE: Non-Gulf Coast Cost of Gas component... $ Variable Cost of Commodity and Fuel Cost of Gas Acquired to serve BGSS-F for the month Total Cost of Gas... $ Floor Price after application of losses (Loss Factor = 0.5%)... $ CEILING PRICE: Commodity Charge... $ A market based charge including all applicable taxes to be posted by Public Service on a monthly basis. The foregoing Commodity Charge will be subject to a floor price equal to the sum of the Non- Gulf Coast Cost of Gas component and the Cost of Gas Acquired for these customers. Additionally, this Commodity Charge will not exceed a Ceiling Price equal to the applicable charge for Emergency Sales Service. The Cost of Gas Acquired will be established prior to the beginning of each month based on the NYMEX closing price for the following month plus other fixed adjustments of a negative $ per therm. For Rate Schedule CSG, this service is only available for customers with a maximum requirement of 2,000 therms per hour. (Charges are for illustrative purposes only and are based on the Thirty-Third Revised Sheet No. 55 filed with the BPU on February 28, 2013) Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

32 Page 10 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 2 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS XXX Revised Sheet No. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page... Sheet No. 1 Table of Contents... Sheet No. 2 Territory Served... Sheet Nos. 3 to 6, inclusive Standard Terms and Conditions... Sheet Nos. 7 to 35, inclusive Societal Benefits Charge.... Sheet Nos. 41 and 42 Margin Charge... Sheet No. 43 RGGI Recovery Charge... Sheet No. 44 Weather Normalization Charge... Sheet Nos. 45 to 47 inclusive Capital Charges... Sheet Nos. 48 and 49 Energy Strong Charges... Sheet Nos. 50 and 50A Basic Gas Supply Service Commodity Charges Applicable to Rate Schedule RSG... Sheet No. 54 Commodity Charges Applicable to Rate Schedules GSG, LVG, SLG and CSG... Sheet No. 55 Commodity Charge Applicable to Rate Schedules TSG-NF and CSG... Sheet No. 56 Commodity Charge Applicable to Rate Schedule CIG... Sheet No. 57 Emergency Sales Service Charge Applicable to Rate Schedules RSG, GSG, LVG, SLG, TSG-F, TSG-NF and CSG... Sheet No. 58 Commodity Charge Applicable to Rate Schedule RSG Off-Peak Use... Sheet No. 59 Transitional Energy Facility Assessment Unit Tax... Sheet No. 62 Delivery Rate Schedules as listed below: Rate Schedule Sheet Nos. Residential Service... RSG General Service... GSG Large Volume Service... LVG Street Lighting Service... SLG Firm Transportation Gas Service... TSG-F Non-Firm Transportation Gas Service... TSG-NF Cogeneration Interruptible Service... CIG Contract Service... CSG F Third Party Supplier Requirements Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

33 Page 11 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 43 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS XXX Revised Sheet No. 43 MARGIN ADJUSTMENT CHARGE CHARGE APPLICABLE TO RATE SCHEDULES RSG, GSG, LVG, SLG, TSG-F (Per Therm) Margin Charge... ($ ) Margin Charge including New Jersey Sales and Use Tax (SUT)... ($ ) Margin Charge This mechanism is designed to insure return of certain net revenues to the customer classes denoted above. Actual net revenues will be subject to deferred accounting. Interest at the seven-year constant maturity treasury rate plus 60 basis points will be accrued monthly on any under- or over-recovered balances. Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

34 Page 12 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 50 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS Original Sheet No. 50 ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGES Rate Schedule Charges Charges Including SUT RSG Service Charge per Month $ 0.10 $ 0.11 Distribution Charge per Therm Off-Peak Use per Therm GSG Service Charge per Month Distribution Charge-pre July 14, 1997 per Therm Distribution Charge-All Others per Therm Off-Peak Use Distribution Charge - pre July 14, 1997 per Therm Off-Peak Use Distribution Charge - All Others per Therm LVG Service Charge per Month Demand Charge per Demand Therm Distribution Charge 0-1,000 - pre July 14, 1997 per Therm Distribution Charge over 1,000 - pre July 14, 1997 per Therm Distribution Charge 0-1,000 - All Others per Therm Distribution Charge over 1,000 - All Others per Therm SLG Distribution Therm Charge per Therm Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

35 Page 13 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS Original Sheet No. 50A ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGES (Continued) Rate Schedule Charges Charges Including SUT TSG-F Service Charge per Month $9.39 $10.05 Demand Charge per Demand Therm Distribution Charge per Therm TSG-NF Service Charge per Month Distribution Charge per Therm CIG Service Charge per Month Distribution Charge 0-600,000 per Therm Distribution Charge over 600,000 per Therm Other Delivery Charge and Commodity Charges Margin Charge per Therm ( ) ( ) Basic Gas Supply Service-RSG per Therm ( ) ( ) Basic Gas Supply Service-Firm per Therm ( ) ( ) ENERGY STRONG ADJUSTMENT CHARGE These charges are designed to recover the revenue requirements associated with investments approved by the Board of Public Utilities under the Energy Strong Program to assist the gas utility to better withstand severe weather events and enable faster response to outages. The charges are designed to be reset on an annual basis upon approval by the Board of Public Utilities. Interest at the Company s Weighted Average Cost of Capital will be accrued on a monthly basis on any under- or over-recovered balances. Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

36 Page 14 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 51 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS Original Sheet No. 51 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

37 Page 15 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 52 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS Original Sheet No. 52 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

38 Page 16 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 53 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS Original Sheet No. 53 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

39 Page 17 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 54 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS XXX Revised Sheet No. 54 BGSS-RSG BASIC GAS SUPPLY SERVICE-RSG COMMODITY CHARGES APPLICABLE TO RATE SCHEDULE RSG (Per Therm) Estimated Non-Gulf Coast Cost of Gas... $ Capital Charge (See Tariff Sheet Nos. 48 to 49)... ( ) Energy Strong Charge (See Tariff Sheet Nos. 50 to 50A)... ( ) Adjusted Non-Gulf Coast Cost of Gas Estimated Gulf Coast Cost of Gas to Gulf Coast Cost of Gas Prior period (over) or under recovery... ( ) Adjusted Cost of Gas Commodity Charge after application of losses: (Loss Factor = 0.5%)... $ Commodity Charge including New Jersey Sales and Use Tax (SUT)... $ The above Commodity Charge will be established on a level annualized basis immediately prior to the winter season of each year for the succeeding twelve-month period. The estimated average Non-Gulf and Gulf Coast Cost of Gas will be adjusted for any under- or over-recovery together with applicable interest thereon which may have occurred during the operation of the Company s previously approved Commodity Charge filing. Further, the Company will be permitted a limited self-implementing increase to the Commodity Charge on December 1 and February 1 of each year. These limited selfimplementing increases, if applied, are to be in accordance with a Board of Public Utilities approved methodology. Commodity Charge decreases would be permitted at any time if applicable. The difference between actual costs and Public Service s recovery of these costs shall be determined monthly. If actual costs exceed the recovery of these costs, an underrecovery or a negative balance will result. If the recovery of these costs exceeds actual costs, an overrecovery or a positive balance will result. Interest shall be applied monthly to the average monthly cumulative deferred balance, positive or negative, from the beginning to the end of the annual period. Monthly interest on negative deferred balances (underrecoveries) shall be netted against monthly interest on positive deferred balances (overrecoveries) for the annual period. A cumulative net positive interest balance at the end of the annual period is owed to customers and shall be returned to customers in the next annual period. A cumulative net negative interest balance shall be zeroed out at the end of the annual period. The sum of the calculated monthly interests shall be added to the overrecovery balance or subtracted from the underrecovery balance at the end of the annual period. The positive interest balance shall be rolled into the beginning under- or over-recovery balance of the subsequent annual period. (Charges are for illustrative purposes only and are based on the Eighth Revised Sheet No. 54 Effective January 1, 2013) Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Orders of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

40 Page 18 of 20 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY XXX Revised Sheet No. 55 Superseding B.P.U.N.J. No. 15 GAS XXX Revised Sheet No. 55 BGSS-F BASIC GAS SUPPLY SERVICE-FIRM COMMODITY CHARGES APPLICABLE TO RATE SCHEDULES GSG, LVG, SLG, CSG (Per Therm) COMMODITY CHARGE: Commodity Charge... $ Commodity Charge including New Jersey Sales and Use Tax (SUT)... $ FLOOR PRICE: Non-Gulf Coast Cost of Gas component... $ Variable Cost of Commodity and Fuel Cost of Gas Acquired to serve BGSS-F for the month Total Cost of Gas... $ Floor Price after application of losses (Loss Factor = 0.5%)... $ CEILING PRICE: Commodity Charge... $ A market based charge including all applicable taxes to be posted by Public Service on a monthly basis. The foregoing Commodity Charge will be subject to a floor price equal to the sum of the Non- Gulf Coast Cost of Gas component and the Cost of Gas Acquired for these customers. Additionally, this Commodity Charge will not exceed a Ceiling Price equal to the applicable charge for Emergency Sales Service. The Cost of Gas Acquired will be established prior to the beginning of each month based on the NYMEX closing price for the following month plus other fixed adjustments of a negative $ per therm. For Rate Schedule CSG, this service is only available for customers with a maximum requirement of 2,000 therms per hour. (Charges are for illustrative purposes only and are based on the Thirty-Third Revised Sheet No. 55 filed with the BPU on February 28, 2013) Date of Issue: Issued by ROSE M. CHERNICK, Vice President Finance PSE&G 80 Park Plaza, Newark, New Jersey Filed pursuant to Order of Board of Public Utilities dated in Docket No. Effective:

41 Page 19 of 20 The following language for the Energy Strong Charge will be added to the applicable Tariff for Gas Service rate schedules. Insertion in Gas Rate Schedule RSG under Delivery Charges after Capital Charge: Energy Strong Charge: These charges are designed to recover the revenue requirements associated with investments approved by the Board of Public Utilities under the Energy Strong Program to assist the gas utility to better withstand severe weather events and enable faster response to outages. Refer to the Energy Strong Charge sheet of this Tariff for the current charges. These charges shall be combined with the applicable Service Charge, Distribution Charges, the Margin Charge and if applicable the Basic Gas Supply Service RSG Commodity Charge for billing. Insertion in Gas Rate Schedule GSG under Delivery Charges after Capital Charge: Energy Strong Charge: These charges are designed to recover the revenue requirements associated with investments approved by the Board of Public Utilities under the Energy Strong Program to assist the gas utility to better withstand severe weather events and enable faster response to outages. Refer to the Energy Strong Charge sheet of this Tariff for the current charges. These charges shall be combined with the applicable Service Charge, Distribution Charges, the Margin Charge and if applicable the Basic Gas Supply Service Firm Commodity Charge for billing. Insertion in Gas Rate Schedule LVG under Delivery Charges after Capital Charge: Energy Strong Charge: These charges are designed to recover the revenue requirements associated with investments approved by the Board of Public Utilities under the Energy Strong Program to assist the gas utility to better withstand severe weather events and enable faster response to outages. Refer to the Energy Strong Charge sheet of this Tariff for the current charges. These charges shall be combined with the applicable Service Charge, the Demand Charge, the Distribution Charges, the Margin Charge and if applicable the Basic Gas Supply Service Firm Commodity Charge for billing. Insertion in Gas Rate Schedule SLG under Delivery Charges after Capital Charge: Energy Strong Charge: These charges are designed to recover the revenue requirements associated with investments approved by the Board of Public Utilities under the Energy Strong Program to assist the gas utility to better withstand severe weather events and enable faster response to outages. Refer to the Energy Strong Charge sheet of this Tariff for the current charges. These charges shall be combined with the Distribution Charge, the Margin Charge and if applicable the Basic Gas Supply Service Firm Commodity Charge for billing. Insertion in Gas Rate Schedule TSG-F under Delivery Charges after Capital Charge: Energy Strong Charge: These charges are designed to recover the revenue requirements associated with investments approved by the Board of Public Utilities under the Energy Strong Program to assist the gas utility to better withstand severe weather events and enable faster response to outages. Refer to the Energy Strong Charge sheet of this Tariff for the current charges. These charges shall be combined with the applicable Service Charge, the Demand Charge, the Distribution Charges and the Margin Charge for billing.