Contents of the GPP

A GPP submittal shall contain the following attachments. The utility shall organize attachments in a manner that specifically references, and responds to, the requirements of paragraphs (a) through (d) of this rule. With its submittal, the utility shall provide cross-referenced and footnoted work-papers fully explaining the amounts shown in each attachment.#

(a)GPP attachment No. 1 - gas purchase schedule. This attachment shall provide a forecast of the specific gas commodity supplies, segregated by receipt point/area, which the utility plans to purchase in order to meet forecasted sales gas demand during each month of the applicable gas purchase year.#

(b)GPP attachment No. 2 - gas purchasing pricing description. For each specific receipt point/area, this attachment shall provide an estimate of applicable ranges of forecast index prices expected to be incurred, short-term fixed prices (one- year or other appropriate term), and other relevant pricing options, as applicable to the portfolio management plan described in GPP attachment 3.#

(c)GPP attachment No. 3 - portfolio management plan. This attachment shall provide a plan stating how the utility plans to manage its gas supply portfolio for the gas purchase year. This attachment shall also include a description and analysis of the options the utility considered, or will consider, and the steps the utility has taken, or will take, to reduce customers' risk of gas price volatility for the gas purchase year. To the extent a utility proposes to use gas price volatility risk management tools, this attachment shall include a description of the utility's policy for implementing such risk management tools, including a projection of such costs and the assumptions underlying all cost estimates.#

(d)GPP attachment No. 4 - forecasted upstream service costs. This attachment shall include the following information for each month of the applicable gas purchase year:#

(I)An itemized list of all upstream services, by provider and service level or rate schedule, and associated costs, that the utility expects to purchase in the upcoming gas purchase year in order to meet sales gas and gas transportation demand.#

(II)A comparison of forecasted design peak day delivery quantity with all sources of capacity available to the utility, including forecasted upstream services, forecasted gas commodity to be purchased directly into the utility's distribution system (i.e., city gate purchases) on a firm basis, and the utility's own gas storage facilities or purchased gas storage capacity.#

(III)A comprehensive explanation of the utility's forecasted level of planned upstream service purchases.#

(IV)Forecasted capacity release volumes and revenues for release of upstream capacity by the utility.#