When buying your natural gas from an energy marketer at a negotiated price, a Gas Supply Charge appears on your bill.

This amount is forwarded to the energy marketer named on the bill.

An alternate supply of gas in case your utility is unable to deliver.

A measuring system to quantify the amount of energy required to change the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.

Bundled services combine all the different services related to your gas purchase and delivery in a single agreement: commodity purchase, delivery to your local utility and any related charges (nominating, balancing, etc)

Gas delivered by your local utility but bought by an energy marketer to resell to the user.

The dollar amount representing the volume of gas used by the consumer. Not to be confused with the Demand Charge, the dollar amount of the maximum daily volume an Applicant can use.

The daily amount of gas delivered by your local utility as defined their service contract.

The volume of gas in one cubic metre at 15 degrees Celsius and 101.325 kilopascals (kPa).

10³m³ equals 1,000 cubic metres.

An interruption in gas supply following a request from your utility to discontinue or reduce service.

A monthly fixed charge for connecting to the gas distribution system, not related to volume consumed.

The user’s average daily gas use during one year's five highest demand days.

The daily volume of gas delivered by an direct purchase consumer to the local utility:

The volume of natural gas used in one day, measured by daily metering equipment or an average of the daily amount used in a billing period.

A portion of the rate schedule reserved for Enbridge to recover its operating costs.

A fixed dollar amount set in a Service Contract for the reserved capacity in the distribution system.

When the amount of gas used exceeds the Contract Demand.

A Natural gas supply purchase arrangements between two or more producers, brokers, agents or end users.

Your local utility may charge for disconnecting or reconnecting a consumer to the distribution system.

Delivery of gas to somewhere different then specified in a Service Contract.

TCPL may transport a fixed total annual volume of natural gas from Western Canada to Ontario. Daily and seasonal transportation may vary at their discretion. Firm transportation implies fixed rates have been arranged.

Volume:
1,000 cubic feet (cf)
= 1 Mcf
= 28.32784 cubic metres (m³) 1 billion cubic feet (cf)
= 28.32784 106 m³

Pressure:
1 pound force per square inch (p.s.i.)
= 6.894757 kilopascals (kPa)

1 inch Water Column (in W.C.) (60°F)
= 0.249 kPa (15.5°C)

Energy:
1 million British thermal units
= 1 MMBtu
= 1.054615 gigajoules (GJ)
948,213.3 Btu
= 1 GJ

Monetary Value:
$1 per Mcf
= $0.03530096 per m³
$1 per MMBtu
= $0.9482133 per GJ

Gas service which is subject to curtailment for either capacity and/or supply reasons at the local utility’s discretion.

A measurement of an amount of work. A joule equals one Newton of force moving something a distance of one metre. One megajoule ("MJ") means 1,000,000 joules; one gigajoule ("GJ") means 1,000,000,000 joules.

Your local natural gas utility such as Enbridge Gas Distribution Company Ltd. Union Gas Limited, Gaz Métro, etc.

Balancing the gas supply to meet demand. To balance the load, your utility, agent or broker may use stored and other peak supply sources, turn–off interruptible services, and divert gas from one delivery point to another.

The volume of gas which a user agrees to deliver to the local utility each day as part of a Buy/Sell or Bundled T–Service arrangement.

Common conversion calculations related to natural gas usage:

Volume:
1 cubic metre (m³)
= 35.30096 cubic feet (cf)
1,000 cubic metres
= 10³m³
= 35,300.96 cf
= 35.30096 Mcf
28.32784 m³
= 1 Mcf

Pressure:
1 kilopascal (kPa)
= 1,000 pascals
= 0.145 pounds per square inch (p.s.i.)
101.325 kPa
= one standard atmosphere

Energy:
1 megajoule (MJ)
= 1,000,000 joules
= 948.2133 British thermal units (Btu)
1 gigajoule (GJ)
= 948,213.3 Btu
1.054615 GJ
= 1 MMBtu

Monetary Value:
$1 per 10³m³
= $0.02832784 per Mcf
$1 per gigajoule
= $1.054615 per MMBtu

The procedure of a consumer telling the local utility how much volume they will be delivering on a daily basis.

That amount of gas used exceeding the Authorized Volume.

A service in which a local utility transports gas it does not own to the consumer at a Terminal Location.

An arrangement where the energy marketer or agent purchases natural gas from a supplier on behalf of its customers and contracts. Another company will deliver to each customer's home or business.

A process by which all the services needed to deliver natural gas to a building are provided by separate companies, rather than by one company.