The minimum bill shall not be reduced for any billing month because of any interruption, suspension, reduction or curtailment of the delivery of gas except in the event it shall be due to, occasioned by, or in consequence of, a default of the Company, a strike or strikes of employees or workmen of the Company, differences between the Company and its employees or workmen, inability of the Company to secure gas or other material, supplies or equipment, failure of the gas supply, or curtailment or diminution of gas deliveries to the Company by its supplier or suppliers, breakage or failure of the Company's machinery, equipment, compressors, mains, pipes, delivery lines, storage or delivery facilities, federal, state or other governmental laws, orders, decrees, restraints or regulations applicable to the operations of the Company when, in any event, if the Company does not supply and deliver gas in sufficient quantity that the bill therefore calculated at the applicable rate is at least equal to the minimum monthly payment hereunder, then the minimum for such month shall be based on the maximum daily demand for the month multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the hours in the month that gas service was not curtailed, and the denominator of which is the total hours in the month.

Metering

Gas service furnished hereunder to Customer-operated and owned or leased CNG facilities shall be measured as to maximum daily demand, if applicable, and volume by meters to be installed by the Company.

Definitions

The term "day" shall mean a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours, beginning and ending at 12:00 noon, Central Standard Time. The term "cubic foot" shall mean the volume of gas which occupies one cubic foot when such gas is at a temperature of 60° F, and at a pressure of 14.65 pounds per square inch absolute.

The term "Ccf" shall mean 100 cubic feet of gas.

The term "British thermal unit" shall mean the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water 1° F at 60° F.

The term "Maximum Daily Demand" shall mean the maximum quantity of gas delivered to the Customer during any day in the billing month.