September 29, 2023
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 Summer 2023 term. TransCanada will be accepting bids for a Next Day start and end October 31, 2023. TransCanada will be accepting bids in the Short Term Firm Open Season until 8:00 a.m. MT (Calgary time) each business day. Please note, the Mainline Rate Rider is not applicable for STFT. Bid floors are shown at Short Term Capacity: Bid Floors. The capacity available is located in the tables below.
Table 1: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d) - Next Day - October 31, 2023(1)
Paths not listed in Table 1 may have capacity available, please contact your Marketing Representative. Bid floors can be found at Short Term Capacity: Bid Floors.
Posted System Segments for STFT |
Next Day - October 31, 2023 (GJ/d) |
Empress(4)(5) to (Domestic) |
|
South Saskatchewan Delivery Area (SSDA) |
109,341 |
Manitoba Delivery Area (MDA) |
109,341 |
Western Delivery Area (WDA) |
0 |
Northern Delivery Area (NDA) |
0 |
Union ECDA |
0 |
Enbridge CDA |
0 |
Eastern Delivery Area (EDA)(2) |
0 |
Eastern Delivery Area (Energir EDA) |
0 |
Southwest Delivery Area (SWDA) |
0 |
|
|
Empress(4)(5) to (Export) |
|
Emerson 1 |
109,341 |
Emerson 2 |
109,341 |
Kirkwall |
0 |
Cornwall |
0 |
Iroquois |
0 |
Napierville |
0 |
Philipsburg |
0 |
East Hereford |
0 |
Table 2: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d) - Next Day - October 31, 2023(1)
Paths not listed in Table 2 may have capacity available, please contact your Marketing Representative. Bid floors can be found at Short Term Capacity: Bid Floors.
Posted System Segments for STFT |
Next Day - October 31, 2023 (GJ/d) |
Dawn to |
|
Kirkwall |
13,182 |
Parkway to |
|
Union ECDA |
130,372 |
Southwest Delivery Area (SWDA) |
0 |
Sault Ste. Marie to |
|
Union SSMDA |
35,022 |
Kirkwall to |
|
Union CDA |
71,359 |
Union SWDA |
0 |
Table 3: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d) - Next Day - October 31, 2023(1)
The System Segments listed below with a receipt point of Emerson 2 are limited as a result of physical receipt capability. Paths not listed in Table 3 may have capacity available, please contact your Marketing Representative. Bid floors can be found at Short Term Capacity: Bid Floors.
Posted System Segments for STFT |
Next Day - October 31, 2023 (GJ/d) |
Emerson 2(3) |
|
Points Downstream |
215,614 |
Table 4: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d) - Next Day - October 31, 2023(1)
Paths not listed in Table 4 may have capacity available, please contact your Marketing Representative. Bid floors can be found at Short Term Capacity: Bid Floors.
Posted System Segments for STFT |
Next Day - October 31, 2023 (GJ/d) |
ST-SN Metering Capacity (Subject to Segment Capacity) |
|
Goreway CDA |
93,822 |
Victoria Square #2 CDA |
48,019 |
Thorold CDA |
81,545 |
Schomberg CDA |
39,298 |
Table 5: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d) - Next Day - October 31, 2023(1)
Paths not listed in Table 5 may have capacity available, please contact your Marketing Representative. Bid floors can be found at Short Term Capacity: Bid Floors.
Posted System Segments for STFT |
Next Day - October 31, 2023 (GJ/d) |
Niagara or Chippawa to |
|
Kirkwall | 0 |
Union SWDA | 0 |
Union Parkway Belt |
0 |
Iroquois |
0 |
|
1 TransCanada is not accepting bids from export points unless otherwise listed in the tables above.
2 Capacity available to Enbridge EDA, Union EDA, and KPUC only.
3 For the Purposes of this Open Season, valid delivery points are Centram MDA, Spruce, Centrat MDA, Welwyn, and Transgas SSDA from the receipt point listed in Table 3, subject to downstream capacity.
4Bayhurst 1, Herbert, Richmound, Shackleton, Success, Suffield 2, Welwyn, and Whitewood are also valid receipt points for the delivery points listed in Table 1, subject to meter capacity.
5Customers and prospective customers 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 customers to ensure upstream capacity is available.
Service applicants must submit a binding Short Term Transportation Contract, Exhibit "A" Addendum, Paper Version or Electronic Version, to TransCanada's Mainline Contracting Department by email at mainline_contracting@tcenergy.com or by fax at 1.403.920.2343 and must be received by 8:00 a.m. MST (Calgary time) each business day.
If you have any questions, please contact your Marketing Representative.
Calgary
Tyler Cook
Phone: 1.403.920.6021
Email: tyler_cook@tcenergy.com
Kevin D'Souza
Phone: 1.403.920.7915
Email: kevin_dsouza@tcenergy.com
Kelsey Johannson
Phone: 1.403.920.5956
Email: kelsey_johannson@tcenergy.com
Jillian Hemstock
Phone: 1.403.920.7136
Email: jillian_hemstock@tcenergy.com
Kate Palmer
Phone: 1.587.933.7546
Email: kate_palmer@tcenergy.com
Skylar Wilson
Phone: 1.403.920.3665
Email: skylar_wilson@tcenergy.com
Vanessa Swick
Phone: 1.403.920.6764
Email: vanessa_swick@tcenergy.com
Toronto
Amelia Cheung
Phone: 1.416.869.2115
Email: amelia_cheung@tcenergy.com
Rory Black
Phone: 1.416.869.2159
Email: rory_black@tcenergy.com
Tim Stringer
Phone: 1.416.869.2177
Email: tim_stringer@tcenergy.com
LINKS to Additional Information:
GST 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:
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:
Please refer to the following website for additional information on GST/HST regulations and rebates.
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/gsthst/
For more information on TransCanada's GST/HST practices, contact Mainline_Contracting@tcenergy.com