NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION AGGREGATOR MANUAL Nte: Infrmatin cntained in this manual is meant t be used as reference. It is nt designed t supercede infrmatin cntained in the GTOP r Tariff. Revised May 2017
Table f Cntents 1. AGGREGATION SERVICES OVERVIEW 3 2. GROUP SETUP AND VERIFICATION A. MMNGS Pennsylvania 4 B. SATS Pennsylvania 4 C. DMT - Pennsylvania 4 D. STBA New Yrk 5 E. DMT New Yrk 5 F. SC-16 New Yrk 5 3. DAILY CITYGATE IMBALANCE RECONCILIATION 6 4. END OF MONTH BURNER TIP IMBALANCE RECONCILIATION 6 5. TRADING 6 A. General 6 B. Imbalance Summary 8 C. Entering a Trade 9 6. CASH-OUT 10 7. ROLLOVER 11 8. OPTIONAL ROLLOVER METHODOLOGY FOR MMNGS 11 2
1. AGGREGATION SERVICES OVERVIEW A. Mnthly Metered Natural Gas Service MMNGS (Pennsylvania nly) Under this rate schedule the Aggregatr assumes primary respnsibility fr balancing management f a grup f MMT custmers fr the purpse f netting ut the imbalances f each individual MMT custmer int ne net imbalance fr which the Aggregatr is liable. Please refer t the PA Tariff and Gas Transprtatin Operatins Prcedures (GTOP) manual fr all applicable rate infrmatin. B. Small Aggregatin Transprtatin Supplier SATS (Pennsylvania nly) Under the SATS rate schedule the Aggregatr assumes all bligatins f its SATS custmers fr all unbundled services rendered t the SATS custmer by the Cmpany including, but nt limited t, transprtatin, balancing, capacity release, and standby. Please refer t the PA Tariff and Gas Transprtatin Operatins Prcedures (GTOP) manual fr all applicable rate infrmatin. C. Supplier Transprtatin Balancing and Aggregatin STBA (New Yrk nly) Under the STBA rate schedule the Aggregatr assumes all bligatins f its STBA custmers fr all unbundled services rendered t the STBA custmer by the Cmpany including, but nt limited t, transprtatin, balancing, capacity release, and standby. Please refer t the NY Tariff and Gas Transprtatin Operatins Prcedures (GTOP) manual fr all applicable rate infrmatin. D. New Yrk Daily Metered Transprtatin NY DMT Under the SC-13 rate schedule an Aggregatr (typically a Marketer) agrees t assume primary respnsibility fr balancing management f a grup f DMT custmers fr the purpse f netting ut the imbalances f each individual DMT custmer int ne net imbalance fr which the Aggregatr is liable. Please refer t the NY Tariff and Gas Transprtatin Operatins Prcedures (GTOP) manual fr all applicable rate infrmatin E. SC-16 Cgeneratin (New Yrk nly) Under the SC-16 rate schedule an Aggregatr (typically a Marketer) agrees t assume primary respnsibility fr balancing management f a grup f SC-16 custmers fr the purpse f netting ut the imbalances f each individual SC-16 custmer int ne net imbalance fr which the Aggregatr is liable. Please refer t the NY Tariff and Gas Transprtatin Operatins Prcedures (GTOP) manual fr all applicable rate infrmatin 3
2. GROUP SETUP AND VERIFICATION Fr all aggregatin grup peratrs in NY and PA it is necessary t set up an additinal market pl/grup (NABCS00 r PABCS00) each mnth. This pl is knwn as a zer pl and is used fr imbalance trading, mandatry mnth-end imbalance cash-ut, and billing purpses. During mnthly prcessing, all individual NY market pl imbalances (STBA and DMT) will autmatically be cmbined int the zer pl and all individual PA market pl imbalances (MMNGS and SATS) will autmatically be cmbined int the zer pl. N DDQ s will be calculated fr this pl and n nminatins shuld be made t this pl. SC-16 is nt included in this zer pl calculatin in NY. A. MMNGS Grup Setup and Verificatin (Pennsylvania) T set up and verify an MMNGS grup in TSS, perfrm the same steps as are required t set up any market pl. The instructins fr this prcess are in the Market Pl Manual. Prcedures fr enrlling custmers int the MMNGS grup are available in the GTOP manual. Nte that an MMNGS grup number is assigned t these market pls. Individual RBA s are nt kept in TSS fr MMNGS grups. Therefre, nminatins are made at the grup level, nt at the individual RBA level in TSS. B. SATS Grup Setup and Verificatin (Pennsylvania) T set up and verify an SATS grup in TSS, perfrm the same steps as are required t set up any market pl. The instructins fr this prcess are in the Market Pl Manual. Prcedures fr enrlling custmers int the SATS grup are available in the GTOP manual. Nte that an SATS grup number is assigned t these market pls. Individual RBA s are nt kept in TSS fr SATS grups. Therefre, nminatins are made at the grup level, nt at the individual RBA level in TSS. C. DMT Grup Setup and Verificatin (Pennsylvania) T set up and verify a DMT grup in TSS, perfrm the same steps as are required t set up any market pl. The instructins fr this prcess are in the Market Pl Manual. 4
Prcedures fr entering individual custmers int the DMT market pl are in the Market Pl Manual. Nte that nminatins are made at the individual RBA level in TSS. Banks are kept at the custmer level and are nt aggregated t the marketer level as an imbalance. D. STBA Grup Setup and Verificatin (New Yrk) T set up and verify an STBA grup in TSS, perfrm the same steps as are required t set up any market pl. The instructins fr this prcess are in the Market Pl Manual. Prcedures fr enrlling custmers int the STBA grup are available in the Gas Transprtatin Operatins Prcedures (GTOP) manual. Nte that an STBA grup number is assigned t these market pls. Individual RBA s are nt kept in TSS fr STBA grups. Therefre, nminatins are made at the grup level, nt at the individual RBA level in TSS. E. DMT Grup Setup and Verificatin (New Yrk) T set up and verify a DMT grup in TSS, perfrm the same steps as are required t set up any market pl. The instructins fr this prcess are in the Market Pl Manual. Prcedures fr enrlling custmers int the DMT grup are available in the Gas Transprtatin Operatins Prcedures (GTOP) manual. Nte that a DMT grup number is assigned t these market pls. Nminatins are made at the grup level, nt at the individual RBA level in TSS. F. SC-16 Grup Setup and Verificatin (New Yrk) T set up and verify an SC-16 grup in TSS, perfrm the steps utlined in the Market Pl Manual. Prcedures fr entering custmers int the SC-16 grup are available in the Market Pl manual. Nte that when an SC-16 grup is created, an assciated market pl is created as well. Nminatins are made at the individual RBA level in TSS fr SC-16 market pls. 5
3. DAILY CITY GATE IMBALANCE RECONCILIATION A. Overview STBA, SC-16, MMNGS, and SATS Suppliers are respnsible fr delivering gas supply t Distributin s City Gate in amunts calculated by Distributin as described in the New Yrk and Pennsylvania GTOP manuals. Fr each custmer, a Daily Delivery Quantity ("DDQ") is determined and cmbined with ther custmers DDQs t prduce the Aggregated Daily Delivery Quantity ("ADDQ"). Fr amunts delivered t the City Gate by the Supplier utside f applicable ADDQ tlerances, the Supplier will incur charges as described in the New Yrk and Pennsylvania Tariffs and GTOP manuals. Daily city gate imbalances are finalized during mnthly prcessing, which ccurs apprximately nine business days fllwing the end f the mnth. The actual mnthly prcessing schedule is detailed n the TSS Calendar psted n the NFGDC TSS Supprt Site: http://natinalfuelgas.cm/marketers/annunce.asp 4. END OF MONTH BURNER TIP IMBALANCE RECONCILIATION A. Overview End f mnth burner tip imbalances are finalized during mnthly prcessing, which ccurs apprximately nine business days fllwing the end f the mnth. The actual mnthly prcessing schedule is detailed n the TSS Calendar psted n the NFGDC TSS Supprt Site: http://natinalfuelgas.cm/marketers/annunce.asp Aggregatrs are prvided with several ptins fr recnciling end f mnth burner tip imbalances: Trading Cash-ut (mandatry fr NY STBA, NY DMT, PA MMNGS, PA SATS) Cash-ut (upn request fr NY SC-16) When peratinally feasible Rllver f imbalance t a future mnth nly fr NY SC-16 (NY SC-16 ne mnth rll) When peratinally feasible 5. TRADING A. General Trading f imbalances is allwed in New Yrk and Pennsylvania. Trading between states is nt allwed. 6
Pennsylvania MMNGS Aggregatrs can trade with ther MMNGS Aggregatrs. Nte that fr each Aggregatr all individual PA MMNGS and PA SATS market pls are autmatically cmbined int the zer pl and trading is cnducted n this zer pl (PABCS00). New Yrk STBA, DMT, and SC-16 Aggregatrs can trade with each ther. Nte that fr each Aggregatr all individual NY STBA and NY DMT market pls are autmatically cmbined int the zer pl and trading is cnducted n this zer pl (NABCS00). TSS allws tw trading sessins per day fr 3 cnsecutive business days immediately fllwing the cmpletin f prcessing each mnth. The first day f trading sessins each mnth will typically be n r abut the 10th business day fllwing the end f the mnth being prcessed. A schedule f upcming trading sessins can be viewed in TSS via the shrtcut ETMTH. The days highlighted in red are days n which trading is allwed. Click n the red bx t display the times f day that trading is allwed. The trading days are als listed n the TSS calendar that is psted mnthly n the NFGDC web site under Services fr Marketers. Each sessin is nrmally 3 hurs in length, typically 9 AM t 12 nn ET fr the mrning sessin, and 1 PM t 4 PM ET fr the afternn sessin. All quantities traded are in shrunk Mcf. Imbalances may nly be traded tward zer. At the end f each trading sessin, Transprtatin Services runs a jb t pair up trades-ut with their crrespnding trades-in. Traders can view their wn cmpleted trade(s) n the ETRADI screen in TSS apprximately ne hur fllwing the clse f each trading sessin. Unmatched trades are deleted at the end f each trading sessin and d nt carry frward int the next trading sessin. Use the shrtcut ETWOM t verify matched trades prir t the end f each trading cycle s that crrectins can be made befre the end f the trading sessin. All pst-trading New Yrk STBA and DMT imbalances are cashed ut thrugh the zer pl. All pst-trading Pennsylvania MMNGS and SATS imbalances are cashed ut thrugh the zer pl. 7
SC-16 psitive pst-trading imbalances carry frward frm the mnth an imbalance is created t the next calendar mnth. All negative pst-trading SC-16 imbalances are cashed ut. B. Imbalance Summary Immediately fllwing the end f each mnth s prcessing, (apprximately the 9th business day f the new mnth) Aggregatrs can view cntact infrmatin fr ther Operatrs and a listing f imbalances. The Aggregatr has the ptin whether t shw a + r instead f the actual psitive r negative imbalance vlume. T shw a + r instead f the actual psitive r negative imbalance vlume g t the EMPAM screen selecting the Mdify buttn. After selecting the applicable mnth, check ff the bx that reads, Suppress Display f Imbalance?. T view this summary chse: Custmer Activities Flwing Gas Imbalances Imbalance Trading Imbalance Summary Listing r enter shrtcut EGISL and Run This imbalance summary can be viewed n screen r e-mailed as a.pdf. The decisin each mnth t accept r reject cash-ut requests fr NY SC-16 will be made by the Cmpany and psted in TSS prir t the beginning f trading. This ntice is psted in the upper right crner f the EGISL reprt. Mnth-end imbalance cash-ut is mandatry fr NY STBA, NY DMT, PA MMNGS and PA SATS. Aggregatrs can als view their individual imbalance(s) by entering shrtcut ETRADI. Marketer Trading Statements are available in TSS nce mnthly prcessing has been cmpleted. These statements include: Prir mnth imbalance Adjustments Deliveries Custmer usage Trades Cash-uts Current imbalance All Aggregatrs can btain their Mnthly Marketer Trading Statements by selecting the fllwing in TSS: Custmer Activities 8
Flwing Gas Imbalances Imbalance Trading Mnthly Marketer Trading Statements r enter shrtcut EMMTS and Run Nte: Aggregatr Mnthly Cash-ut Detail Reprts are included with each run f EMMTS. NY Daily Marketer Trading Statements are in a separate utput frm Mnthly Marketer Trading Statements. All Aggregatrs can btain a file f their Trading Statements by selecting the fllwing in TSS: Custmer Activities Flwing Gas Imbalances Imbalance Trading Mnthly Marketer Trading Statements r enter shrtcut EMMTSF and Run It is recmmended that Trading Statements be run befre trading begins and again after trading and cash-uts f remaining imbalances have been cmpleted. Nte that varius statements and files can be autmatically e-mailed t TSS users by selecting the apprpriate Cntact Types n the ECNTM screen. C. Entering a Trade A Trader cannt pst Trades-in and Trades-ut in the same trading sessin. T initiate a Trade-ut r Trade-in in TSS: Custmer Activities Flwing Gas Imbalances Imbalance Trading Imbalance Trading - r shrtcut ETRAD and Run New Select TSS will list grup imbalances Pick the Grup with which trading is t be cmpleted (fr NY STBA, NY DMT, PA MMNGS, and PA SATS) trades take place at the zer pl level nly) Enter the desired trade amunt in Mcf in the Vlume t Trade field. In rder fr a trade t be cmpleted, crrespnding trade entries must be made by bth Aggregatrs prir t the end f the same trading sessin. If matching entries are nt made in the same trading sessin, the trade will be deleted. Mismatched entries will nt be carried frward t the next trading sessin. 9
At the end f each trading sessin, Transprtatin Services runs a jb t match trades. T view trade infrmatin, enter ETRADI in the TSS shrtcut field. After the TSS batch jb is run t match trades, the Aggregatrs can verify that the trade was cmpleted. T d this select: Custmer Activities Flwing Gas Imbalance Imbalance Trading ETRADI: Imbalance Trade Inquiry r enter shrtcut ETRADI and Run T view trades withut matches enter shrtcut ETWOM and Run Unless crrective actin is taken prir t the end f the Trading Cycle, bth the Trade-ut and the Trade-in will be deleted because f nn-matching vlumes. 6. CASH-OUT Under the Cash-ut Optin, Distributin either purchases a surplus imbalance frm the Aggregatr r sells a vlume t the Aggregatr sufficient t ffset a deficiency imbalance. The Aggregatr may elect thrugh TSS t cash-ut all r part f their imbalance psitin fr NY SC-16. Any remaining SC-16 imbalance will be handled cnsistent with the Imbalance Rllver ptin. Any remaining NY STBA, NY DMT, PA MMNGS, and PA SATS imbalance will be autmatically cashed ut at the zer pl level each mnth. Reference the NY and PA GTOP manuals fr specific infrmatin n the varius rate tiers applicable t cash-ut vlumes and fr the varius safe-harbr mechanisms that enable marketers t be cashed ut at the market pricing tier. NY SC-16 aggregatrs have the pprtunity t elect that Distributin cash ut imbalances at the end f the trading perid. This cash-ut electin des nt carry frward frm mnth t mnth. The Aggregatr must select the cash-ut chice within TSS each mnth it elects mnth-end imbalance psitins t be cashed-ut. Distributin may elect nt t satisfy cash-ut purchase requests r cash-ut sales requests during a mnth. Distributin s electin will be cmmunicated thrugh the EGISL screen in TSS prir t the initiatin f trading. Distributin will autmatically cash-ut any remaining pst-trading NY DMT, NY STBA, PA MMNGS, and PA SATS surplus r deficiency imbalances at the zer pl level nted abve. Distributin will autmatically cash-ut any remaining pst-trading NY SC-16 deficiency imbalances. 10
The prcedure t elect a cash-ut fr NY SC-16 is as fllws: At the cnclusin f the trading perid, a final imbalance psitin will be calculated fr each Aggregatr and will be made available via EGISL in TSS. By the business day fllwing cnclusin f the trading perid, as detailed n the mnthly TSS calendar, an SC-16 aggregatr must ppulate a check ff bx and specify a vlume via TSS t request the cash-ut by selecting: Custmer Activities Flwing Gas Imbalance Imbalance Trading Imbalance Cashut Vlume r enter shrtcut EICOV and Run Shuld Distributin schedule a cash-ut, a revised final imbalance psitin will be calculated fr each affected Aggregatr and will be psted via EGISL in TSS. 7. ROLLOVER Any final remaining SC-16 surplus imbalance will be redelivered in the next fllwing mnth, as perating cnditins permit. In practice, this has meant that January imbalances, fr example, are redelivered t February. Rllver f deficiency imbalances fr SC-16 is nt allwed. Any final remaining SC-16 deficiency imbalance will autmatically be cashed ut. NY STBA, NY DMT, PA MMNGS, and PA SATS final remaining deficiency r surplus imbalances will autmatically be cashed ut. 8. OPTIONAL ROLLOVER METHODOLOGY FOR MMNGS (available nly when mandatry cash-ut has been turned ff in PA) Under this methdlgy, an MMNGS deficiency r surplus may be applied t the remaining days f the mnth after the imbalance ccurs, as perating cnditins permit, as an additin t, r deductin frm, the ADDQs calculated fr that mnth. In practice, this means all, r part, f a January imbalance, fr example, may be applied as an additin t, r deductin frm, the ADDQ calculated fr the remaining days f February after trading and cashuts have been cmpleted. Any remaining imbalance vlume will be prcessed accrding t the default rllver methdlgy as described 11
abve. MMNGS Suppliers may elect this ptin and specify the vlume t be applied via TSS by selecting: Custmer Activities Flwing Gas Imbalance Imbal DDQ Offset Adj Request r enter shrtcut EIDOAR and Run An MMNGS Grup imbalance may nly be applied t the grup frm which the imbalance riginated. 12