| NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY IURC Gas Service Tariff Original Volume No. 5 |
Original Sheet No. 4.3 |
EXPERIMENTAL RIDER TO RATES 311, 315, 316, 317, 321 AND 325
FIXED GAS BILL RIDER
No. 1 of 4 Sheets
TO WHOM AVAILABLE
Service under this experimental Rider shall be available to Customers who are otherwise eligible for service under Rate Schedule 311, 315, 316, 317, 321 and 325 and who satisfy, and agree to accept, the conditions of the Fixed Gas Bill Service contained in the Definitions and Conditions section of this tariff. The fixed bill quoted to each Qualified Customer electing to take service under this Rider shall apply in lieu of the applicable rates and applicable rate adjustments under which the Customer otherwise takes service (e.g. Rate Schedule 311, 315, 316, 317, 321 or 325).
The term of this experimental Rider shall be three (3) consecutive years, beginning with the month service is first provided under this Rider. Any extension to this Rider must be requested by the Company twelve (12) months prior to expiration of the experimental period and approved by the Commission. The Company will annually establish: (1) a maximum enrollment level, and (2) a time limit for Customers to enroll for service, both of which may be increased in the Company's sole discretion, based upon operational and administrative considerations that may affect its ability to provide the described service. The Company will annually provide its eligible Customers notification of the maximum number of Customers to be enrolled under this Rider. As described in the Definitions and Conditions section of this Rider, the Customers who are eligible for service under this Rider, shall be subject to qualification by the Company.
CHARACTER OF SERVICE
A Customer who elects to receive service under this Rider shall receive firm gas sales and delivery service. For the initial year of the experimental period, election to receive service under this Rider shall be made by the customer's written signature to a direct mail piece distributed by the Company or third party contractor. All telephonic communications will be taped, forwarded to the Commission when requested and retained by the Company or its third party contractor. All outbound telemarketing will be in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Company's policies and procedures. Election to receive optional service under this Rider shall be for a one (1) year term, subject to Customer rescission rights as contained in the Fixed Gas Bill terms and conditions agreement. The contract term can be automatically extended according to the program terms and conditions year-to-year with at least thirty (30) days notice to affected Customers. Each annual automatic extension shall be deemed to be a new service term for purposes of this Rider and may reflect an updated fixed bill amount to reflect any change in usage and/or cost of gas. In the event service under this Rider is terminated, for any reason, as further described in the definitions and conditions section of the Rider, then Customers shall automatically return to the rate schedule under which they are eligible to receive gas sales service (e.g. Rate Schedule 311, 315, 316, 317, 321 or 325).
| Issued Date | Issued By Daniel D. Gavito Vice President, Regulatory and Government Policy - Indiana |
Effective Date |
| October 10, 2002 | Merrillville, Indiana | October 10, 2002 |