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Through CenterPoint Energy's Gas Transportation Service, approved pool operators in our Ohio territory shall deliver gas supplies needed to satisfy the usage requirements of pool customers in accordance with the applicable program guidelines and rate schedules. Make a selection below to use a variety of resources regarding gas transportation agreements, procedures and more.
For questions regarding nominations and balancing, contact Dana Myers, Manager of Transportation
812-491-5286, Dana.Myers@centerpointenergy.com
For questions regarding program information, contact TJ Noland, Contracts Manager
713-207-4322, jerry.noland@centerpointenergy.com
Policies & procedures
Agency agreements
Customers wishing to elect an Agent (Gas Supplier) to manage their gas needs must submit an Agency Agreement. The Agency Agreement as seen below must be completed in its entirety,
including the customer's authorized signature, no later than 10 business days prior to the first of the month to which the agreement shall be effective.
If you are requesting multiple accounts under one customer, please also fill out the multiple accounts spreadsheet below and attach along with the agency
agreement. Agency Agreements may only be submitted to the Company by the customer, and must be emailed to gastransportationbilling@centerpointenergy.com.
For information on approved suppliers for your area click here.
Nominations
Nominations must be entered by 11:30 AM CST on the CenterPoint Energy Extranet prior to gas day. Nominations for Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays must be entered on the preceding Friday at or before 11:30 CST. A percentage of gas quantities received by Company shall be retained by Company to compensate for unaccounted for gas as described in Sheet 54 of the tariff. When submitting an intraday nomination, change the status from timely to other.
City gate allocations
Deliveries will need to be scheduled within the allotted percentages posted on the Marketer Extranet. New city gate allocations are posted each year, typically in late September, for the upcoming 12 months of November through October. See VEDO city gate allocations
Account drop
Marketers must notify gtoperations@CenterPointEnergy.com of any customer drops at least 10 business days prior to the end of the month.
New supplier registration
All new Transportation Pool Operators must be approved. To start the approval process, please complete the Registration Form & Credit Application and provide your company's most recent financial information as described on page 4
and a Nondisclosure Form.
View pooling agreement and program overview for details.
Policies & procedures
SCO registration
All Suppliers interested in Ohio's SCO Program must participate in the annual SCO Auction.
Please see "Auction Materials" for more information on how to become an approved SCO Supplier.
Suppliers are responsible for sending and receiving VEDO files from an FTP site,
encrypting/decrypting using PGP and providing an internal system (or use 3rd party vendor)
to manage data. Once SCO Auction results are approved, the winning SCO Auction bidders must
complete EDI testing no later than the date indicated on the VEDO SCO Auction timeline.
View file standards
Nominations
Nominations must be entered by 11:30 AM CST on the CenterPoint Energy Extranet prior to gas day. Nominations
for Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays must be entered on the preceding Friday at or before 11:30 CST.
A percentage of gas quantities received by Company shall be retained by Company to compensate for
unaccounted for gas as described in Sheet 54
of the tariff. When submitting an intraday nomination, change the status from timely to other.
City gate allocations
Deliveries will need to be scheduled within the established percentages based on heating degree
days and posted on the daily DDQ's. New city gate allocations are posted each year, typically in l
ate September, for the upcoming 12 months of November through October. See
SCO-Choice city gate allocations
DDQ compliance
SCO Suppliers will need to deliver the daily demand quantity as prescribed daily by CenterPoint Energy
on its Marketer Extranet. By 10:00 a.m. (CST) Company will post on its Marketer Extranet, SCO
DDQ by Pool for the gas day beginning 9:00 CST the following day. See
Rate 396 for related DDQ non-compliance penalties.
Sheet 52 of the tariff describes Nomination and Balancing for SCO Pools.
Auction materials
Suppliers interested in participating in SCO Supplier Service must become a winning bidder in CenterPoint Energy's
SCO Auction. Please refer to the Auction Timeline below to find the established deadlines for all required
document which are also listed below.
Policies & procedures
Choice registration
All new Choice Suppliers must be approved before serving Ohio's Choice eligible customers. To start the approval process, please submit the Certified Retail Natural Gas PUCO Certification, a completed Choice Supplier Agreement, Choice Supplier Application, a Connectivity Profile and the company's most recent financial information as described on page 3 in the Choice Supplier Application.
Suppliers are responsible for sending and receiving VEDO files from an FTP site, encrypting/decrypting using PGP and providing an internal system (or use 3rd party vendor) to manage data. Upon attaining financial approval, the Supplier will need to pass EDI testing with ESG. View file standards
Once a Supplier has been approved, customer rates will need to be submitted at least 30 days in advance, but not until after approval has been granted. View Choice Supplier Rate Request
Mandatory assignment of pipeline capacity
VEDO will release its pipeline capacity and storage capacity to Choice Suppliers based upon a percentage to be confirmed annually of the Peak Design Day Demand of the Choice Supplier's Pool. Choice Suppliers are required to take release of specific interstate pipeline firm transportation and storage capacity. For further details, please refer to Sheet 52 in Ohio's tariff and the documents listed below.
Nominations
Nominations must be entered by 11:30 AM CST on the CenterPoint Energy Extranet prior to gas day. Nominations for Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays must be entered on the preceding Friday at or before 11:30 CST. A percentage of gas quantities received by Company shall be retained by Company to compensate for unaccounted for gas as described in Sheet 54 of the tariff. When submitting an intraday nomination, change the status from timely to other.
City gate allocations
Deliveries will need to be scheduled within the allotted percentages posted on the Marketer Extranet. New city gate allocations are posted each year, typically in late September, for the upcoming 12 months of November through October. See VEDO city gate allocations
DDQ compliance
SCO Suppliers will need to deliver the daily demand quantity as prescribed daily by CenterPoint Energy on its Marketer Extranet. By 10:00 a.m. (CST) Company will post on its Marketer Extranet, SCO DDQ by Pool for the gas day beginning 9:00 CST the following day. See Rate 385 for related DDQ non-compliance penalties. Sheet 52 of the tariff describes Nomination and Balancing for SCO Pools.
Meter read & bill schedules
2023 schedule (PDF)
2024 schedule (PDF)
The Standard annual BTU is fixed at 1.070 from September 1, 2019 until changed by the PUCO Commission in Ohio's next general base rate case.
| Month | BTU | ECF |
|---|---|---|
| May '24 | 1.0737 | |
| Apr '24 | 1.0726 | 1.0024 |
| Mar '24 | 1.0720 | 1.0019 |
| Feb '24 | 1.0730 | 1.0028 |
| Jan '24 | 1.0737 | 1.0035 |
| Dec '23 | 1.0767 | 1.0063 |
| Nov '23 | 1.0705 | 1.0005 |
| Oct '23 | 1.0727 | 1.0025 |
| Sep '23 | 1.0692 | 0.9993 |
| Aug '23 | 1.0684 | 0.9985 |
| Jul '23 | 1.0711 | 1.0010 |
| Jun '23 | 1.0734 | 1.0032 |