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NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
IURC Gas Service Tariff
Original Volume No. 5
Second Revised
Sheet No. 14
Superseding
First Revised Sheet No. 14

RATE 331
RATE FOR GAS SERVICE
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SERVICE

No. 1 of 2 Sheets

TO WHOM AVAILABLE

Available for TEMPORARY EMERGENCY GAS SERVICE to replace the alternate fuel supply and/or pipeline transportation service which have been impaired or interrupted for COMMERCIAL and INDUSTRIAL Customers who have contracted for service under Rate Schedule 323, 328, 335, 336, or 337 in ZONE A or ZONE B (See Index).

CHARACTER OF SERVICE

This rate applies to as having a monthly average total heating value of approximately 1,000 British thermal units (Btu) per cubic foot.

RATE

$1.00 per therm for all gas supplied hereunder except that the charge will be $6.00 per therm during any period identified by the Company as a Critical Period.

SERVICE CHARGE

In addition to the charges herein provided for, there shall be a service charge of $25.90 for each occurrence of service under this rate schedule.

CORRECTION OF METERED QUANTITIES FOR BILLING

For the purpose of billing under this schedule, a therm shall be one hundred cubic feet of gas at a temperature of 60° F, at an absolute pressure of 14.65 pounds per square inch, having an average total heating value equivalent to 100,000 British thermal units (Btu). Metered quantities of gas, corrected for temperature and pressure conditions, shall be adjusted for Btu content by multiplying by the average heating value per cubic foot of gas, as determined for the latest monthly period available, and dividing by 1,000.

DEFERRED PAYMENT

All bills under this schedule shall be rendered and due monthly. If not paid within seventeen (17) days after the bill is mailed, there shall be added to bills of $3.00 or less, 10% of the amount of the bill; and to bills in excess of $3.00 there shall be added 10% of the first $3.00 plus 3% of the amount of the bill in excess of $3.00.

RATE ADJUSTMENT

This rate is subject to the Gas Cost Adjustment stated in Appendix A - Sheet No. 22 applicable to Rate Schedules 321, 323, 325, and 338 which shall be applicable to all gas delivered under this rate schedule.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

If, due to circumstances beyond the control of the Customer, the alternate fuel supply and/or pipeline transportation service upon which Customer relies is impaired or interrupted, the Company, may in its discretion, upon request of Customer, supply temporary emergency gas



Issued Date Issued By
Gary L. Neale
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Effective Date
December 12, 1996 Hammond, Indiana December 6, 1996

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