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This document represents Northern's Capacity Release timelines to be in effect April 1, 2016 in accordance with FERC Order 809 (Updated 2/16)

The DDVC calculator provides customers an opportunity to create an example of how to determine a delivery point variance between scheduled and actual flow. The secondary tab identifies the supporting documents.

This graph provides examples of Daily Delivery Variance Charges (DDVCs) for Other Than Small Customers during a System Overrun Limitations (SOL) Day or Critical Day as defined in Northern's tariff sheet No. 291

This graph provides examples of Daily Delivery Variance Charges (DDVCs) for Small Customers during a System Overrun Limitations (SOL) Day or Critical Day as defined in Northern's tariff sheet No. 291

This graph provides examples of Daily Delivery Variance Charges (DDVCs) for Small Customers during a System Underrun Limitations (SUL) or Standard Day as defined in Northern's tariff sheet No. 291

This graph provides examples of Daily Delivery Variance Charges (DDVCs) for Other Than Small Customers during a System Underrun Limitations (SUL) or Standard Day as defined in Northern's tariff sheet No. 291

This document is an overview regarding the implementation of NAESB Standard 1.3.80 and the flexibility of the alternate receipt and delivery points through the use of redirects of scheduled quantities.

This document contains frequently used and common acronyms used within the natural gas industry as well as Northern (Updated 9/17)

This document contains user guidelines regarding Elapsed-Prorated Scheduled Quantity (EPSQ).

This document contains user guidelines regarding FDD nominations during a storage allocation. (Updated 1/19)

This document reviews the storage nomination guidelines for the Final 8AM Cycle.

The Point Available Capacity calculator allows customers to analyze remaining point capacity based on posted operational capacity and scheduled quantities from previous nomination cycles.

A video walkthrough on how to use the Point Available Capacity Calculator.

The EPSQ calculator provides customers an opportunity to determine the EPSQ volumes based on previous cycle’s scheduled quantities.

This document contains the nomination timeline grid on Northern beginning April 1, 2016.

This document is an overview of nomination and scheduling process for Northern.

This manual will provide Northern Operators with instructions on getting started using the Throughput Management System

This document provides user's of Northern's Throughput Management System (TMS) a list of scheduling reduction codes.

This document contains instructions on grouping data in the Throughput Management System.

This manual contains procedures and overview regarding Posted Imbalances, Imbalance Trading and Imbalance Resolution processes and screen procedures.

The above link takes you to an Excel spreadsheet with a billing example for a 1.0 Bcf FDD contract. In the cell noted, input the cycle quantity for a particular FDD contract to generate the monthly billing for reservation and capacity charges, charges based on cyclical firm injections and withdrawals, and the FDD unit cost at a 100% load factor.

The above link contains Excel worksheets in which the cycle quantity for a particular FDD contract can be entered and the following information is generated: parameters and flexibilities for the four FDD service options and a spreadsheet depicting different options for early or late inventory fill and withdrawal. Illustrative graphs are also included within the spreadsheet. (Updated 5/18)

The above link contains an Excel spreadsheet with a billing example for a 1.0 Bcf FDD contract and a Market Based Rate of $1.50.

The above link contains descriptions of the three FDD service options: GIP, 3-Step, 4-Step. It also contains FDD injection and withdrawal information, parameters and rates.

Excel worksheet