Over-Delivery WARNING!
Public Service Company of Colorado, an Xcel Energy Company
March 21, 2012
ACTION NEEDED: SHIPPERS, NOMINATING AGENTS, PLANT OPERATORS:
IMPORTANT – READ THIS IN ITS ENTIRETY AND TAKE ACTION!
Current reports show that Shippers are significantly over-nominated beginning Friday
March 23rd based on the forecast for warming temperatures for the weekend and early
next week.
Planned bottom-hole testing in early April by CIG coupled with contractual obligations
requiring us to reduce storage levels by mid-April means we cannot accept these overdeliveries by transportation customers. This means PSCo may be forced into issuing
over-delivery OFO’s throughout this period if our forecasts indicate transportation
shippers are over-nominating gas.
YOUR ACTION NEEDED starting FRIDAY - March 23rd, 2012:
Adjust nominations to reflect expected loads considering this unseasonable warm
weather.
Remember - reduce nominations over warmer weekends: check your data – what
was your gas usage last weekend? Is the weather forecast for this weekend going
to be warmer (current reports indicate that it will be)? What will that do to your
loads?
We have extremely limited ability to accept additional volumes for imbalance
payback. If you owe gas for payback, schedule ONLY SMALL quantities
exceeding your expected load during this period. If you have questions regarding
our ability to take certain payback quantities, contact us at the numbers below.
Monitor weather forecasts and be alert to changes.
We will evaluate nominations on an on-going basis and take additional steps, which may
include issuing an over-delivery OFO if necessary.
We appreciate your cooperation and efforts to appropriately manage your gas
imbalances. If you have questions concerning payback or other volumes you wish to
schedule, please contact Donna Woods at 303-273-4826 or Sharon Gordon at 303-2734724.
Sincerely,
Sharon Gordon
Senior Gas Control Scheduling Specialist
(303) 273-4724