N.H. Admin. Code § En 509.12

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section En 509.12 - E-27 Annual Peak Shaving Fuel Storage Capability Report

(a) Each utility with either LNG vaporization, propane air vaporization and mixing, or both, used as primary or supplemental on-system gas supply and fuel storage in its New Hampshire gas distribution operations shall file department "Form E-27, Annual Peak Shaving Fuel Storage Capability Report," dated October 2023 electronically with the department by e-mail or through the department's electronic records filing system once annually a peak shaving fuel storage capability report.

(b) This report shall be submitted by October 1 of each year and shall include projected design-week sendout, production capabilities, and storage requirements of utility gas operations, including the following:

(1) A caption identifying the report as the "Annual Peak Shaving Fuel Storage Capability Report" along with the name of the utility filing the report;

(2) Projected design week demand determined using verifiable total degree day data collected from an identified New Hampshire location for the 7 coldest consecutive days in the past 30 years of historical degree day data;

(3) Amount to be furnished by natural gas pipeline;

(4) Balance from peak shaving;

(5) Equivalent gallons LNG or LPG needed to satisfy requirements of (4) above;

(6) Total storage facilities committed, in gallons, to service on December 1 of the current year to LPG and LNG, which shall be categorized as follows:

a. Permanent;

b. Railroad tank cars;

c. Truck tankers;

d. Other storage, specifying type; and

e. Total storage;

(7) Whether the facility meets storage requirements;

(8) Comments relative to suppliers' delivery capabilities during the upcoming winter period;

(9) A statement that the utility shall immediately advise the department of any unexpected circumstances which might arise surrounding its peak shaving capabilities; and

(10) The signature, full name, and title of the utility employee who supervised the preparation of the report, and date of signature.

N.H. Admin. Code § En 509.12

Derived from Number 45, Filed November 9, 2023, Proposed by #13796, Effective 10/25/2023, Expires 10/25/2033.