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Hey gang,
I've taken the first stab at answering Norm's inquiry... give me your thoughts. Also, Susan, what is the protocol for a case being litigated at the CPUC for inquiries like this? Should we put a disclaimer that the information we might provide is protected under Rule 51 or other "settlement discussions only" protection? Mr. Pedersen, First, I'd like to clear-up the nomenclature being used here. As you know, currently SoCalGas doesn't assign "primary rights" to deliveries off of any interconnecting pipeline. The establishment of tradeable rights for intrastate capacity is among the issues currently under consideration in the CPUC proceeding. However, if what you are asking about is what has been the historical or otherwise available receipt capacity for Transwestern deliveries at North Needles, then let me offer the following. Transwestern has always operated on the premise that SoCalGas could physically accept up to a maximum of 750 MMcf/d at its North Needles receipt point. Consequently, Transwestern has sold firm transportation to its interstate customers for west flow deliveries to North Needles not to exceed the 750 MMcf/d limitation. Our west flow mainline capacity is 1.09 Bcf/d. The 340 MMcf/d difference between the mainline capacity and the physical capacity into SoCalGas at North Needles is used to provide firm service at our other delivery points at or near the California border, including PG&E, Mojave, Southwest Gas, Citizens Utilities, and in the near future, directly connected electric generation plants.
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