Columbia Gas Transmission Notice 25992827

TSP Name

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC

TSP

054748041

Date

Time

Notice ID

25992827

Notice Type Description: TSP Capacity Offering
Notice Stat Desc: Initiate
Prior Notice:
Critical: Y
Reqrd Rsp Desc: No Response Required

Post
Notice Effective
Notice End

Response

04/27/26
04/27/26
05/27/26



7:57:02 AM
12:00:00 AM
12:00:00 AM



Subject: Capacity Reservation TCO Leach to Crawford #20260427 - C

Author: Diana Roberts

Notice Text

Available Reservation Capacity Open SeasonPursuant to Section 4.2 of Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC’s (“TCO”) General Terms & Conditions (“GTC”) located in its FERC Gas Tariff, as amended from time to time (“Tariff”), TCO is holding a reservation of capacity open season for use in a potential expansion of TCO’s system (“Project”), and is offering approximately 528,000 dekatherms (“Dth”) per day of existing annual capacity under Rate Schedule FTS (“Available Reservation Capacity”) as early as June 1, 2027.  Accordingly, TCO is hereby posting the Available Reservation Capacity for bidding through this open season (“Open Season”). As required by the Tariff, TCO hereby notes the following additional information:·         The daily and other applicable quantity of service available: Rate Schedule:             FTSReceipt Points:             Mainline Leach (Loc: MLLEACH)Delivery Point:             Mainline Crawford (Loc: MLCRWFRD)Volume:                       528,000 Dth/day ·         The location of the proposed reserved capacity on the pipeline system: The proposed reserved capacity is located between Mainline Leach, located near TCO’s existing Ceredo compressor station, and Mainline Crawford, located near TCO’s existing Crawford compressor station.    The additional information below is valid for the capacity reservation:  ·         The Recourse Rate as set forth in the Tariff: The Total Effective Rate (maximum base tariff rate plus all applicable surcharges) set forth in the Tariff for service under the rate schedule FTS, as applicable. ·         Any applicable restrictions: Bidders must meet TCO’s creditworthiness standards stated in Section 9.6 of the Tariff.  ·         Whether the Capacity is Subject to an existing ROFR: None of the capacity offered under this open season is currently subject to a right of first refusal (“ROFR”). ·         Any minimum price or other terms applicable to the capacity: The minimum terms and conditions acceptable for consideration that are the same as the minimum terms and conditions for the Project open season: o   A term of no less than twenty (20) years; and o   An annual bid quantity of no less than 528,000 Dth/day; and o   A rate of no less than TCO’s Recourse Rate as set forth in the Tariff; and o   A target commencement date of June 1, 2027; and o   A contractual ROFR for capacity awarded upon conclusion of this Open Season. ·         The date when bids are due to TCO: This Open Season will commence on April, 27, 2026 at 8:00am CDT and close on Friday, May 1, 2026 at 5:00pm CDT.  ·         A description of the expansion project for which the capacity will be reserved: The Project is anticipated to provide firm transportation service of up to approximately 1,500,000 or more Dth/day through (i) reservation and utilization of existing annual capacity, and (ii) construction of the necessary incremental facilities.  The Project will offer receipts from TCO POOL, and/or TCO-LEACH, and potentially other mutually agreeable receipt points along TCO’s system and proposed deliveries in Ohio between TCO’s existing Lanham and Ceredo compressor stations, and TCO’s existing Ceredo and Crawford compressor stations, and potentially other mutually agreeable delivery points along TCO’s mainline system.   ·         Whether, and if so, when Transporter anticipates that the capacity will be posted for bids under the expansion project open season: An open season for the Project is anticipated to be posted no later than February 1, 2027. ·         The projected in-service date of the expansion project:  The anticipated Project in-service date is as early as June 1, 2027. ·         How much of the reserved capacity has been sold on a limited-term basis: None of the Available Reservation Capacity has been sold on a limited-term basis, as it has not yet been reserved at this time.  TCO will update this information on an ongoing basis after reservation, as required by the Tariff.   Each bid shall constitute a request for service under Section 3 of the Tariff.  The bidding and capacity award procedures of Section 4.4 of the Tariff apply to this Open Season.  Accordingly, after the close of the Open Season, TCO will evaluate all qualifying, conforming, timely bids received using a net present value (“NPV”) analysis. The revenue stream for each bid will be discounted at FERC’s published annual discount rate in order to determine its NPV.  The total economic value of each qualifying bid will be computed as the rate multiplied by the requested contract term and discounted to determine the NPV. All conforming bids will be considered binding and final.  TCO shall award capacity to the bidder submitting the bid with the highest NPV.  If two or more bidders submit acceptable bids with the same NPV, then TCO shall determine the successful bidder based on the order in which the bids are received. Bidders will be notified of their awarded capacity by five o’clock p.m. central daylight time on Monday, May 11, 2026, and tendered the service agreement on that same date.  TCO shall post the winning bid and the associated bid calculation to its electronic bulletin board. If a successful bidder fails to execute a service agreement by twelve o’clock p.m. central daylight time on May 18, 2026, the bid and TCO’s offer of service shall be void and of no further force or effect, and TCO may elect to offer the capacity to the next acceptable bidder instead.  TCO reserves the right to reject any bids that: (i) are for a term, rate or quantity that is less than the applicable minimum term, rate or quantity stated in this Open Season; (ii) do not satisfy any of the other terms specified in this Open Season; (iii) include conditions or provisions that TCO determines, to be unacceptable; (iv) are for service at receipt or delivery points at which TCO does not have capacity available; or (v) are otherwise nonconforming.  TCO also reserves the right to clarify bids.  NON-BINDING SOLICITATION FOR TURNBACK CAPACITY (REVERSE OPEN SEASON): Existing shippers on TCO desiring to turn back capacity they believe may be used as a substitute to constructing incremental Project facilities are invited to advise TCO of their desire to turn back capacity by contacting TCO at the information set forth below.  Such turnback proposals must be completed and received by TCO no later than May 18, 2026.  This solicitation for turnback capacity is not binding on TCO.  TCO will evaluate proposals from shippers to turn back firm transportation capacity under existing service agreements that may reduce the incremental facilities otherwise required for the Project.  However, TCO reserves the right to accept or reject each turnback proposal in its sole discretion.  Any such proposal may be rejected for various reasons, including but not limited to its failure to be compatible or economically accretive, or to directly offset the Project’s incremental facilities that TCO proposes to construct and/or modify to satisfy the Project’s capacity. CONTACT INFORMATION: Interested parties should contact the following TCO personnel to discuss any questions or to seek additional information about this Open Season: John El-HallalBusiness Development832-580-1280 (cell)john_el-hallal@tcenergy.com
Available Reservation CapacityBinding Open Season  Service Request Form   Please return this Service Request Form by email on or before the dates listed below. Open Season:  Monday, April 27, 2026 at 8:00am CDT and close on Friday, May 1, 2026 at 5:00pm CDT  To:  john_el-hallal@tcenergy.com (Please include the phrase “Available Reservation Capacity – Service Request Form” in the subject line) Request for (Check the box):  
Available Reservation Capacity                          Company:                                                                                                         Contact:                                                                                                                        Title:                                                                                                                             Address:                                                                                                                       Telephone:                                                       Fax:                                          Email:                                                                                                               Service Commencement Date (month/day/year):                                                 Contract Term:             years
Requested Firm Transportation Service Levels Please express the amount of capacity desired in terms of Dth per day for each desired Primary Receipt Point and each desired Primary Delivery Point as well as the desired rate in terms of per Dth per day.   Primary Receipt Point or MeterPrimary Delivery Point or MeterMaximum Daily Quantity Rate                                     __________________________________________Signature of an authorized representative of bidder By completing and signing this Service Request Form, subject to the acceptance of bidder’s request for service and TCO’s award of capacity allocated and awarded to bidder, bidder hereby agrees to  execute a pro-forma Rate Schedule FTS service agreement as set forth in the Tariff, modified to reflect the bidder’s awarded capacity terms and conditions herein (“SA”), by twelve o’clock p.m. central daylight time on May 18, 2026.  If bidder has not executed an SA by twelve o’clock p.m. central daylight time on May 18, 2026, the bid and TCO’s offer of service shall be void and of no further force or effect, and TCO may elect to offer the capacity to the next acceptable bidder instead.    

Additionally, the following file(s) can be located on Informational Postings under Presentations
TCO - Capacity Reservation Open Season - Leach to Crawford 320260427 - C.pdf