Systemwide

Pacific Gas & Electric is allowing zero tolerance for positive imbalances in a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO declared for Thursday. Penalties are $1/Dth.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. called high-inventory systemwide operational flow orders Friday and Saturday. The Stage 2 OFO on Saturday had a 3% tolerance with $1/Dth penalties. The company said its California Gas Transmission system has been operating above normal operating limits (4.5 Bcf) since Wednesday and is expected to reach nearly 4.7 Bcf by Sunday.

Pacific Gas & Electric extended through Thursday a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO that had been issued for Wednesday, but tightened the tolerance for positive imbalances from 6% to zero.

Pacific Gas & Electric declared a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Wednesday. It carried penalties of $1/Dth for positive imbalances exceeding a 6% tolerance.

Pacific Gas & Electric issued a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Saturday, one day after it had lifted a similar OFO that had been in effect Wednesday and Thursday. However, this time the OFO carried a much more stringent imbalance tolerance of zero, but penalties remained the same at $1/Dth.

Pacific Gas & Electric declared a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Saturday. Penalties are $1/Dth for positive imbalances exceeding a 7% tolerance.

Pacific Gas & Electric declared a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Wednesday. The order carries $1/Dth penalties and has zero tolerance for positive daily imbalances.

Pacific Gas & Electric declared a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for today. The tolerance for positive daily imbalances was as tight as possible at zero; the penalty for excess gas is $1/Dth.

Pacific Gas & Electric issued a systemwide Stage 2 high-inventory OFO for Friday but did not extend it to Saturday. The order had $1/Dth penalties for positive imbalances exceeding a stringent 1% tolerance.