CORE SERVICE FOR SMALL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

APPLICABILITY

Applicable to non-residential natural gas service not provided under any other rate schedule. Pursuant to Resolution No. G-3304, effective December 21, 2000, this rate schedule is suspended to transfers of customer facilities taking Noncore Service, as defined in Rule 1, that are not eligible for Priority 1 classification as set forth in Rule 23, except for those customer facilities where their Gas Service Provider Is No Longer Offering Gas Service In California as defined in Rule 1. The minimum term of service hereunder is one month, as described in Special Condition 7.

TERRITORY

Applicable throughout the service territory.

RATES

Customer Charge

Per meter, per day:

• "Space heating only" customers:
  • Beginning December 1 through March 31: $0.99174
  • Beginning April 1 through November 30: None

Annual usage of 1,000 therms per year or more:

• The term "space heating only" applies to customers who are using gas primarily for space heating for human comfort as determined by survey or under the presumption that customers who use less than 11 therms per month during each of the regular billing periods ending in August and September are using gas primarily for space heating for human comfort. Except for closing bills or at the time of a rate increase, usage will be accumulated to at least 20 therms before billing.

• All customers except "space heating only": 49.315¢

• "Space heating only" customers:

  • Beginning December 1 through March 31: $1.48760
  • Beginning April 1 through November 30: None

Minimum Charge

Per meter, per day:

Annual usage of less than 1,000 therms per year:

• All customers except "space heating only": 32.877¢
• "Space heating only" customers:
  • Beginning December 1 through March 31: $0.99174
  • Beginning April 1 through November 30: None

Annual usage of 1,000 therms per year or more:

Commodity Charges

These charges are for service as defined above and consist of:

1. the monthly non-residential procurement charge as set forth in Schedule No. G-CP;
2. the GT-10 transmission charges, as set forth in Schedule No. GT-10;
3. the San Juan Lateral interstate demand charge; and
4. the procurement carrying cost of storage inventory charge.

GN-10

• Tier I Rate, per therm, for the first 100 therms used during summer months and the first 250 therms used during winter months.

Commodity Charges (continued)

• Tier II Rate, per therm, for usage above Tier I quantities and up to 4167 therms per month.

• Tier III Rate, per therm, for all usage above 4167 therms per month.

These charges are for service as defined above for those customers who are located in the City of Vernon, as defined in Special Condition 6. The charges consist of:

1. the monthly nonresidential procurement charge as set forth in Schedule No. G-CP;
2. the GT-10V transmission charges, as set forth in Schedule No. GT-10;
3. the San Juan Lateral interstate demand charge;
4. the procurement carrying cost of storage inventory charge.

GN-10V

The non-residential procurement charge is determined as set forth in Schedule No. G-CP, in the manner approved by D.96-08-037, and subject to change monthly as described in Special Condition 8.

• Tier I Rate, per therm, for the first 100 therms used during summer months and the first 250 therms used during winter months.
• Tier II Rate, per therm, for usage above Tier I quantities and up to 4167 therms per month.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

1. Definitions of the principal terms used in this schedule are contained in Rule No. 1.
2. Customer may receive service under this schedule (a) separately, or (b) in combination with another rate schedule(s) through a single meter installation. Where service is rendered under (b), a separate monthly customer charge shall be applicable for service under each schedule unless otherwise stated.
3. In the event of curtailment, customers under this schedule will be curtailed in accordance with Rule No. 23, Continuity of Service and Interruption of Delivery.
4. Customers served hereunder may elect to be reclassified as noncore. Eligibility requirements are defined in Rule No. 1. Customers electing noncore service status must sign the required natural gas service agreement and have electronic meter reading equipment installed at the customers expense as a condition of noncore service.
5. Customer receiving service under this rate schedule may elect to aggregate their gas quantities to receive service under Schedule No. GT-10.
6. The minimum term for service hereunder is one month, except when a customer has ended service under the Core Aggregation Transportation program and elects to return to Utility procurement service, in which event the minimum term is one year, and then month-to-month thereafter, unless the customer executes an authorization form with another aggregator within the 90-day interim period pursuant to Rule No. 32, Section B.4.b.
7. The Utility will file core procurement rate changes on the last business day of each month to become effective on the first calendar day of the following month.
8. In the event customers make any material change, either in the amount or character of their gas appliances or equipment, written notice to the Utility must be made in accordance with Rule No. 29, Change of Customer's Apparatus or Equipment.
9. If the customer splits its gas requirements between service under this schedule and noncore service under Schedule Nos. G-CS, GT-F, and/or GT-I, the customer shall be required to specify a fixed monthly quantity for service hereunder by month for the term of the customer's contract.