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NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
IURC Gas Service Tariff
Original Volume No. 5
Original Sheet No. 10.2G

RATE 324A
RATE FOR GAS SERVICE
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS SERVICE

No. 7 of 7 Sheets

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE (continued)

  1. Ownership and Maintenance of Compression Equipment (continued)

    on motor vehicles. A suitable Service Agreement shall be entered into with the Customer and such Service Agreement will detail the size, type, value and site requirements of all necessary compression equipment to be provided, installed, and maintained by the Company at the Customer's CNG facility. The Customer shall provide electrical service and power to such compression equipment. In addition to the charges listed in this Rate Schedule, the Customer shall agree to pay, on a monthly basis, a negotiated percentage ranging between 1.0% and 2.20% of the installed cost of the Company-owned compression equipment as listed in the Service Agreement hereunder. The Company may establish minimum criteria and contractual provisions for installing compression equipment to justify the required investment in the Customer's installation, and may discontinue service hereunder and remove all Company-owned equipment installed at the Customer's premises upon thirty days' written notice to the Customer if, at the sole discretion of the Company, such contractual provisions are not being fulfilled. In the event that service is discontinued under such circumstances, all amounts due the Company shall be paid, including the Monthly Customer Charge for the term of the Service Agreement.

  2. Certification to Receive CNG Service From Company-owned Facilities

    The Customer must be certified by the Company to receive CNG service from designated Company-owned facilities. In order for the Customer to obtain certification by the Company, the Customer must 1) present to the Company evidence that each vehicle to be fueled for the Customer by the Company has been properly certified within the state that the vehicle is registered for use of CNG as motor fuel, 2) obtain an inspection of each vehicle to be fueled for the Customer by the Company by designated Company personnel and satisfy the Company's requirements of vehicle suitability for CNG fueling, and 3) obtain the proper identification and training required by the Company to receive CNG service. The Customer's certification for service will be for the period of one year, with renewal available upon fulfilling the requirements for certification as stated herein. Any maintenance or repair of any vehicle to be fueled for the Customer by the Company will be the responsibility of the Customer, including any maintenance or repair needed to meet the requirements of certification by the Company.



    Issued Date Issued By
    Gary L. Neale
    Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
    Effective Date
    November 1, 1997 Hammond, Indiana November 1, 1997

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