Canadian Mainline Summer 2020 Open Season For STFT and ST-SN

May 1, 2020

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 2020 term. TransCanada will be accepting bids for service that have an Next day start and end October 31, 2020. 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, 2020(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, 2020 (GJ/d)

Empress(5) to (Domestic)(4)
 
 South Saskatchewan Delivery Area (SSDA)

504,522
 Manitoba Delivery Area (MDA)

504,522
 Western Delivery Area (WDA)

504,522
 Northern Delivery Area (NDA)

504,522
Union ECDA

339,000
Enbridge CDA

403,343
 Eastern Delivery Area (EDA)(2)

504,522
 Eastern Delivery Area (Energir EDA)

256,174
 Southwest Delivery Area (SWDA)

0

 

  

Empress(5) to (Export)

 
 Emerson 1

504,522
 Emerson 2

504,522
 Kirkwall

0
 Cornwall

32,147
 Iroquois

504,522
 Napierville

76,290
 Philipsburg

7,786
 East Hereford

0

 

Table 2: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d) - Next day - October 31, 2020(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, 2020 (GJ/d)

Dawn to

 
 Kirkwall

142,975

 

  

Parkway to

  
 Union ECDA

339,000
 Southwest Delivery Area (SWDA)

0
 Points East of Parkway Maple Corridor

724,169

 

 

Sault Ste. Marie to

 

 Union SSMDA

35,022
   

Kirkwall to

 
 Union CDA Amended

79,200
 Union SWDA

0

 

Table 3: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d) - Next day - October 31, 2020(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.

Posted System Segments for STFT

Next day - October 31, 2020 (GJ/d)

Emerson 2

  
 Points Downstream (3)

215,614

 

 

Table 4: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d) - Next day - October 31, 2020(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, 2020 (GJ/d)

ST-SN Metering Capacity (Subject to Segment Capacity)

  

Empress to

  
 Goreway CDA

93,325
 Victoria Square #2 CDA

44,500
 Thorold CDA

65,250
 Schomberg CDA

38,571

 

Table 5: Available Short Term Capacity (GJ/d)

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

(GJ/d)

 Niagara or Chippawa to

  
 Kirkwall  
Union SWDA  

Union Parkway Belt

  

Iroquois

  

 

  

 

 

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 Delivery capacity subject to downstream capacity as noted in Table 1. 
4Bayhurst 1, Herbert, Liebenthal, Richmound, Shackleton, Steelman, Success, Suffield 2, and Welwyn are also valid receipt points for the delivery points listed in Table 1.

5Shippers 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. 

 

Open Season & Bidding Procedure Highlights

  • Bids must be received by TransCanada no later than 8:00 a.m. MST (Calgary time) each business day.
  • Term: Next day start to October 31, 2020. 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 another STFT bid
    • If an STFT bid is conditional on other STFT bids, and any of these STFT bids require a reduction to the maximum daily quantity, the maximum daily quantity for the other STFT bid 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
  •  Please note that the STFT bid floor percentage is applied only to the applicable Daily Demand Toll for FT service and not applied to abandonment surcharge or pressure charge.

How to Bid

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 [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, please contact your Marketing Representative.

Calgary

Michael Mazier
Phone: 1.403.920.2651
Email: [email protected]

Glenn Smetheram
Phone: 1.403.920.7104
Email: [email protected]

Andre Edwards
Phone: 1.587.933.7546
Email: [email protected]

Liz McEwen
Phone: 1.403.920.4549
Email: [email protected]

Toronto

Amelia Cheung
Phone: 1.416.869.2115
Email: [email protected]

Lisa Jamieson
Phone: 1.416.869.2171
Email: [email protected]

Molly Beckel
Phone: 1.416.869.2159
Email: [email protected]

Appendix

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:

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:

  • Declarations may only take effect on the first day of a month.
  • A Declaration cannot be applied retroactively.
  • A Declaration supersedes previous Contract Declarations.
  • A single Declaration form is used for all of a shipper's firm export contracts eligible for zero-rating of UDC.
  • If a Shipper zero-rates their nomination but does not execute a Declaration 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.

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 [email protected].