- (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 1st 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.
Source. #13796, eff 10-25-23