California

One day after allowing a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO to expire, Pacific Gas & Electric issued a new one for its California Gas Transmission system that takes effect Wednesday. Like the previous one, the new OFO carries penalties of $1/Dth for exceeding a 5% tolerance on positive daily imbalances.

Pacific Gas & Electric extended a high-inventory OFO that had been issued for Saturday through Monday before ending it Tuesday.

Projecting that linepack on its California Gas Transmission system would rise to well above its maximum target levels by Friday, Pacific Gas & Electric issued a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Wednesday. Penalties of $1/Dth were set for customers who exceed an 8% tolerance on positive daily imbalances.

Pacific Gas & Electric issued a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Friday on its California Gas Transmission system, setting penalties at $1/Dth for exceeding a 16% tolerance on positive daily imbalances.

Southern California Gas kept a high-linepack OFO that it had implemented Friday in effect through Monday before lifting it Tuesday.

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) is free to close its $15 billion privatization following a Thursday approval of the deal from the California Public Utilities Commission, the company said.

Southern California Gas declared a high-linepack OFO for Friday, saying it will assess Buy-Back charges in accordance with its tariffs to customers who deliver into its system more than 110% of their actual gas usage on the OFO day.

Southern California Gas declared a high-linepack OFO for Saturday, saying it would assess Buy-Back charges in accordance with its tariffs to customers who delivered more than 110% of their actual gas usage into the SoCalGas system on the OFO day.

Southern California Gas declared a high-linepack OFO for Thursday, saying it will assess Buy-Back charges in accordance with its tariffs to customers who deliver into its system more than 110% of their actual gas usage on the OFO day.