Canadian Mainline Winter 2018/2019 Open Season for STFT and ST-SN

March 1, 2019

TransCanada’s Canadian Mainline is currently posting Short Term Firm Transportation ("STFT") and Short Term Short Notice ("ST-SN") services in this Short Term Capacity Open Season (the “Open Season”) for a Winter 2018/2019 term. TransCanada will accept bids for service that have a Next day start and end March 31, 2019. Bid floors are shown in the Short Term Capacity: Winter Bid Floors.

Please note that on January 15, 2019 TransCanada submitted its Compliance Filing to the RH-001-2018 Mainline Tolls Application Decision.

Table 1: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d) – Next day - March 31, 2019⁽¹⁾
Paths not listed in Table 1 may have capacity available, please contact your Mainline Customer Account Manager. Bid floors can be found at Short Term Capacity Bid Floors.

Posted System Segments for STFT	Next day - March 31, 2019 (GJ/d)
Empress(2)(3) to (Domestic)
South Saskatchewan Delivery Area (SSDA)	532,511
Manitoba Delivery Area (MDA)	532,511
Western Delivery Area (WDA)	532,511
Northern Delivery Area (NDA)	532,511
North Bay Junction	532,511
Enbridge CDA	532,511
Union ECDA	339,000
Eastern Delivery Area (EDA)(4)	0
Eastern Delivery Area (Energir EDA)	0
Southwest Delivery Area (SWDA)	41,260
Empress(2)(3) to (Export)
Emerson 1	532,511
Emerson 2	532,511
Kirkwall	41,260
Cornwall	0
Iroquois	0
Napierville	0
Philipsburg	0
East Hereford	0

 

 

Table 2: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d) – Next day - March 31, 2019⁽¹⁾
Paths not listed in Table 2 may have capacity available, please contact your Mainline Customer Account Manager. Bid floors can be found at Short Term Capacity Bid Floors.

 

Posted System Segments for STFT	Next day - March 31, 2019 (GJ/d)
Dawn to
Kirkwall	97,402
Parkway to
Union ECDA	339,000
Southwest Delivery Area (SWDA)	35,985
Points East of Parkway Maple Corridor	0
Sault Ste. Marie to
Union SSMDA	0
Kirkwall to
Union CDA "Amended"	21,263
Union SWDA	35,985

 

Table 3: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d) – Next day - March 31, 2019⁽¹⁾
Paths not listed in Table 3 may have capacity available, please contact your Mainline Customer Account Manager. Bid floors can be found at Short Term Capacity Bid Floors.

Posted System Segments for ST-SN	Next day - March 31, 2019 (GJ/d)
ST-SN Metering Capacity (Subject to Segment Capacity)
Goreway CDA	51,250
Victoria Square #2 CDA	43,750
Thorold CDA	41,260
Schomberg #2 CDA	13,596

 

Table 4: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d)
Bid floors can be found at Short Term Capacity Bid Floors.

Posted System Segments for STFT
Union Dawn or Union Parkway or Kirkwall receipt to

¹TransCanada is not accepting bids from export points unless otherwise listed in the tables above.
² Shippers and prospective shippers should be aware that TransCanada has posted firm capacity from Empress that may be in excess of the upstream delivery capacity on Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL). It is the responsibility of shippers to ensure upstream capacity is available.
³ Bayhurst 1, Herbert, Liebenthal, Richmound, Shackleton, Steelman, Suffield 2, and Welwyn are also valid receipt points for the delivery points listed in Table 1 and Table 4.
⁴ Capacity available to Enbridge EDA, Union EDA, KPUC only.

 

Open Season & Bidding Procedure Highlights

• Bids must be received by TransCanada no later than 8:00 a.m. MT (Calgary time) each business day.
• Term:
  • Table 1 - 3; November 1, 2018 start to March 31, 2019 only. No partial period bids will be accepted
• System Segment Capacity:
  • Some posted segments share common capacity. A successful bid on one system segment may reduce the capacity on another system segment.
  • Any bids that pertain to common capacity will be evaluated together for allocation purposes.
  • Each capacity segment requested must be on an individual bid form.
• Conditional Bidding: STFT bids can be conditioned on other STFT bids.
  • If an STFT bid is conditional on other STFT bids, if any STFT bid requires a reduction to the maximum daily quantity, the maximum daily quantity for the other STFT bids will be reduced by the same percentage.
  • Please submit each set of conditional bids in a separate fax, to provide clarity on which bids are related.
• Minimum Acceptable Quantity: May be specified by bidder in the event that prorating capacity is necessary.
• There are no Diversions, Alternate Receipt Points, or Renewal Rights with any STFT service.
• Transportation sales in the Daily Existing Capacity Open Season will affect the available capacity in this STFT Open Season.

How To Bid

Service applicants must submit a binding Short Term Firm Transportation Contract, Exhibit "A" Addendum, Paper Version or Electronic Version, to TransCanada's Mainline Contracting Department by email at [email protected] or by fax at 1.403.920.2343 and must be received by 8:00 a.m. MST (Calgary time) each business day.

Questions

If you have any questions or would like to obtain a bid form in this Short Term Firm Open Season, please contact your Mainline Customer Account Manager.

 

Calgary

Gordon Betts Phone: 1.403.920.6834 Email: [email protected]

Michael Mazier Phone: 1.403.920.2651 Email: [email protected]

Toronto

Amelia Cheung Phone: 1.416.869.2115 Email: [email protected]

Reena Mistry Phone: 1.416.869.2159 Email: [email protected]

 

Appendix

LINKS to Additional Information:

• Short Term Firm Transportation Contract, Exhibit "A" Addendum Paper Version
• Short Term Firm Transportation Contract, Exhibit "A" Addendum Electronic Version
• Mainline Tariffs: Toll Schedules & Pro Forma Contracts
• Mainline Tolls and Abandonment Surcharges - Effective February 1, 2019
• Index of Customers showing recent contracts and renewals
• Other TransCanada Information: http://www.tccustomerexpress.com/mainline.html
• Bid floors for available paths can be found at Short Term Capacity Bid Floors.

 

GST/HST Procedures for STFT - FOR EXPORT POINTS ONLY

TransCanada is required to charge the Goods and Services Tax (GST) or Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), whichever is applicable, on transportation of gas that is consumed in Canada. The GST is set at 5% while HST is set at 13% in Ontario.

Shippers may provide a Declaration which notifies TransCanada that the Shipper's STFT contract is intended to serve an export market and should be charged 0% GST or 0% HST, on any Unutilized Demand Charges (UDC).

The Declaration Form is available at the following link:

 

STFT GST/HST Declaration Shippers may also zero-rate GST or HST on the associated transportation demand, commodity and pressure charges by making a Declaration on the nomination line in NrG Highway.

Please note:

• A Declaration cannot be applied retroactively.
• A separate STFT GST/HST Declaration form must be used for each Exhibit "A" (STFT Bid form)
• If a Shipper zero-rates their nomination but does not execute a Declaration for the STFT the Shipper will be charged 0% GST or 0% HST on their nomination but all associated UDCs will be charged the current applicable GST or HST rate.

Electronic STFT Bid Form:

• The Electronic STFT Bid Form will require you to select Yes or No for GST/HST applicable export points. If Yes is selected, the Declaration form will automatically be filled in for you and must be executed and attached to your bid.

Please refer to the following website for additional information on GST/HST regulations and rebates:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/gst-tps/gnrl/txbl/trnsprttn/menu-eng.html.

For more information on TransCanada's GST/HST practices, contact [email protected].