Introduction and Licensing Requirements
South Jersey Gas Company offers the
opportunity for business entities licensed by the State
of New Jersey to provide natural gas commodity service
to customers being served by our distribution system.
To
learn how to become a licensed natural gas supplier
in New Jersey, please access the New Jersey Board
of Public Utilities web site at http://www.nj.gov/bpu/divisions/energy/thirdparty.html .
When
the licensing process with the NJBPU is complete,
please access the South Jersey Gas Company web site
at http://www.sjindustries.com/sjg/tariffandrates.html to review
our tariff for gas service. Within the tariff beginning
on sheet 149 and ending on sheet 155 is a document
titled AGGREGATOR/MARKETER'S AGREEMENT (A/M).
Please click here for a printable form (pdf)
Please
complete this document and forward two (2) executed
copies to:
South
Jersey Gas Company
Transportation Services Department
One South Jersey Plaza
Folsom, NJ 08037
To
complete the pre-authorization process, please provide
the following additional information:
1.)
Copy of NJBPU Third Party Supplier License
2.)
NJ Sales Tax Form ST-3 Resale Certificate (see Resale
Certificates below)
3.)
Full name of corporation, mailing address and website
address
4.)
All relevant employee names, telephone numbers and
e-mail addresses
5.)
Credit contact person, telephone number and e-mail
address
6.)
Financial statements for the most recent two year
period (audited preferred)
7.)
Two (2) business references, contact persons and
telephone numbers
8.)
Bank name and bank telephone number
9.)
DUNS number
10.)
Customer rate classe(s) intended to be served
(see Balancing Provisions below)
11.)
Billing option(s) intended to be utilized (please
see Billing Options below)
12.)
Retail Choice Partner EDI Registration Form (please
see EDI below)
Supplier License Renewal
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
requires each Third Party Supplier to apply for renewal
of their gas supplier license no later than 30 days
prior to the expiration date of their current license.
Please access http://www.nj.gov/bpu/pdf/energy/shopping_forms/
SupplierRenewalInstructions1.pdf for instructions.
The
renewal application must include a list of the Third
Party Supplier’s customers, identifying the
number of customers in each rate schedule.
Please click here for a printable list (pdf) of
South Jersey Gas Company’s rate options.
Resale
Certificates
In order for Third Party Suppliers
to be exempt from paying sales tax on cash-out charges for deficiency imbalances,
each marketer is required to present a resale certificate to South Jersey Gas
Company.
This
document is provided by the New Jersey Division of
Taxation and can be accessed at http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/other_forms/
sales/st3.pdf
Marketer Lists
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU)
lists all marketers that have been certified to sell
natural gas in New Jersey. This information can be
accessed at http://www.nj.gov/bpu/pdf/energy/shopping_forms/
southjerseygasterritory.pdf
All
marketers should contact the NJBPU to ensure they
are included on the list for South Jersey Gas Company’s
territory. South Jersey Gas Company also maintains
and distributes a list of marketers authorized to
conduct business in the South Jersey Gas Company
service territory.
Balancing Provisions
Balancing Service Clause-General Service (BSC-GS)
(Rider “J”) is applicable to GSGFT/commercial
transportation customers and RSGFT/residential transportation
customers. Details regarding Rider “J” can
be found on pages 91-95 of South Jersey Gas Company’s
tariff or at http://www.sjindustries.com/sjg/108/regulatory_information.html. Balancing
Service Clause-Large Volume (BSC-LV) (Rider “I”)
is applicable to GSG-FT, GSGLV-FT, EGS, EGSLV-FT, CTS,
LVSFT, ITS and FES customers. Details regarding Rider “I” can
be found on pages 85-90 of South Jersey Gas Company’s
tariff or at http://www.sjindustries.com/sjg/tariffandrates.html. Rider
I customers are cashed out on a monthly basis at a
rate equal to the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation’s
(Transco) Zone 6 Non-New York daily midpoint average
as posted in Gas Daily. A commercial customer is engaged
primarily in providing a service for the sale of goods
or services. An industrial customer, however, is engaged
primarily in the processing or changing of raw or unfinished
materials into another form or product. South Jersey Gas offers a diversified
rate structure for commercial and industrial customers
utilizing Balancing Service Clause-Large Volume (BSC-LV)
(Rider “I”.
GSGFT – A
commercial or industrial customer who would not qualify
for any other rate schedule.
GSGLVFT – A
commercial or industrial customer who would not qualify
for any other rate schedule with an annualized usage
of 100,000 therms or more.
EGS – A
commercial or industrial electric generation facility;
all Prime Movers and all engine-driven equipment
whether or not used for electric generation, with
a firm contract demand of less than 200 mcf/day.
Customer may elect Rider J or Rider I.
EGSLVFT – A
commercial or industrial electric generation facility;
all Prime Movers and all engine driven equipment
whether or not used for electric generation, with
a firm contract demand of 200 mcf/day or more.
CTS – A
commercial or industrial customer having a firm contract
demand and an average annual daily firm use of 100
mcf/day or more. CTS customers are not subject to
the balancing provisions of Rider I.
LVSFT – A
commercial or industrial customer with a contract
demand and a minimum annualized average use of 200
mcf/day for equipment without an alternate fuel capability.
ITS -
A commercial or industrial customer with an alternate
fuel capability. FES – customers purchasing
or transporting gas to generate electricity with
a winter contact demand of 1,000 mcf/day or more,
or a summer daily contract demand of 2,000 mcf/day
or more, or both.
Billing
Options
Execution of a Billing Services Agreement and a Schedule 1.0 is required
for marketers who choose the utility consolidated billing
option. The Billing Services Agreement is the legal
document naming South Jersey Gas Company as the billing
agent. Schedule 1.0 outlines the fees associated with
this service.
The
fee for bill presentment and bill mailing is $0.075
per bill. The fee for the purchase of receivables
is calculated based on South Jersey Gas Company’s
risk associated with the rate per therm that South
Jersey Gas Company is directed to bill the marketer’s
customers. At the present time, South Jersey Gas
Company does not offer to purchase the receivable
for commercial accounts.
South
Jersey Gas Company’s utility consolidated billing
service not only presents the marketer’s commodity
charges and South Jersey Gas Company’s distribution
charges on one bill, but also offers the option ($600.00
one-time fee) to present the marketer’s company
name and phone number on the customer’s bill.
The marketer’s logo and fee must be provided
to South Jersey Gas Company in the following format:
- .tif
- black & white
- 300
dpi
- exact
size
Please click here for a printable Billing Services Agreement (pdf)
Please
click here for a printable Schedule 1.0 (pdf)
Historical Usage
Individual historical usage requests should
be faxed to 609-646-7282. Usage histories are mailed
to the marketer within 3 business days. Please be sure
to indicate your name, company name and address clearly.
Multiple usage history requests can be sent to transportation@sjindustries.com.
An electronic file containing 24 months of history
will be provided. A customer's signature does not have
to be submitted in order to obtain usage history but
it is imperative that marketers can produce the customer
authorization immediately upon our required spot checks.
Please click here for a form that can be e-mailed (Excel
file) and e-mail to transportation@sjindustries.com
Please click here for a form that can be printed and faxed or mailed (PDF
file).
Print
and fax to 609-646-7282
or mail to:
Customer Care Center
South Jersey Gas
1 South Jersey Plaza
Folsom, NJ 08037
Meter
Reads
Gas meters are read on a cycle basis throughout
the month on what SJG calls "routes". There are 20
routes in every month and every customer account is
read with its assigned route once per month. These
cycle-read customers are included in the Company's
Retail Billing System. All commercial and residential
billing information is communicated via a text file
sent via email. Typically, 2 days after the meter is
read, SJG bills the customer. The consumption is communicated
to the marketer the following day after each cycle
bills. Consumption is communicated in therms. Marketers
are provided with a file format to assist in the conversion
of the text file to excel and a meter reading schedule
alerts the marketer as to when to expect a file.
The
meter reading schedule can be accessed at http://www.southjerseygas.com/edi/
EDI
Third Party Suppliers transporting gas in
South Jersey Gas Company’s territory have the
option to utilize the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
protocol. Standard business rules, system requirements,
contact information and EDI test plan can be reviewed
at http://www.southjerseygas.com/edi. Third Party Suppliers who intend
on using EDI are required to provide the information
requested on the Retail Choice Partner Registration
Form at http://www.southjerseygas.com/edi/ediregistra1a.pdf.Once this information has been submitted,
Energy Services Group, South Jersey Gas Company’s
EDI consultants, will contact the Third Party Supplier
regarding:
- connectivity
information and any additional information needed certification test plan completion of internal set-ups completion
of connectivity test
- exchange
transactions based on test plan scenarios
Once
certification testing is complete, Energy Services
Group will notify South Jersey Gas and will forward
certification notification to the Third Party Supplier.
A production date will be determined and production
connectivity test will be completed.
Natural Gas Nomination
Residential (RSGFT) and commercial
(GSGFT) customers are aggregated into groups. On or
by the 25th of each month, South Jersey Gas Company’s Transportation
Department will communicate the estimated Daily Delivery Requirement (DDR)
for each marketer’s group and communicate it in advance of the following
month. The quantity of gas expected for delivery is constant for each day of
the month. The DDR for commercial customers is calculated using historical
usage information and residential customers using an average therm use per
customer. The monthly excess or deficiency of each group is accumulated seasonally
and settled seasonally. South Jersey Gas requires Third Party Suppliers to
communicate expected delivery of gas supplies intended for their customers
on a day-ahead basis. The confirmation of the scheduled delivery of the gas
into South Jersey Gas Company’s distribution system is confirmed by Transportation
Department personnel on a day-ahead basis, an intra-day basis, a day-after
basis and an end-of-month basis. The confirmation is accomplished utilizing
the web sites provided by Transcontinental Gas Pipeline (Transco) and Columbia
Gas Transmission (TCO). Any variation from the expected quantity is communicated
by Transportation Department personnel to the Third Party Supplier. Inquiries
are made regarding over or under deliveries, regardless of magnitude. The deadline
for communication from Third Party Suppliers to the South Jersey Gas Company
Transportation Department regarding next-day city gate delivery quantities
and pipeline split is 12:00 noon EST.
All daily nominations should be sent to sjgnom@sjindustries.com
Industrial customers may also be aggregated into
groups. The quantity of gas delivered by a marketer
on behalf of the customers within an aggregated group
is determined based on the aggregate consumption of
the customers. The daily requirements for gas delivery
to industrial customers are not dictated by SJG. Instead,
marketers are expected to maintain a variance relationship
of consumption and delivery to industrial customer
groups that does not exceed + / - 7.5%. This imbalance
condition is monitored by SJG personnel on a daily
basis. In the event that the imbalance exceeds + /
- 7.5%, the imbalance is considered an “Imbalance
Requiring Action “ (IRA). Upon determining that
an IRA exists, SJG Transportation Department personnel
notify the third party supplier and a supplemental
delivery plan is verbally agreed upon that is intended
to result bringing the imbalance to below + / - 7.5%.
Failure on the part of the third party supplier to
comply with a plan intended to correct an IRA has consequences
referenced in the SJG tariff under Balancing Rider “I”.
(See Below)
At month-end, marketers with industrial customer
groups are charged or compensated for gas imbalances
on their aggregated groups. The methodology that results
in the rate billed or paid to marketers is referenced
in the SJG tariff under Balancing Rider “I”.
(See Below). If the month-end imbalances to an industrial
group exceeds + / - 7.5%, the rate billed or paid is
mathematically impacted so as to penalize a marketer
for exceeding the allowable + / - 7.5% margin. This
multiplier, referred to as the System Impact Charge
(SIC), serves as a disincentive to marketers intentionally
creating imbalances on the SJG system.
Each month, the Company
shall "cash
out" Net Monthly Deficiency Imbalances as
follows:
Customers with a Net
Monthly Deficiency Imbalance shall be charged on
their bills, for service provided during
such month, an amount equal to the product of (i)
the Net Monthly Imbalance quantity times (ii) one
hundred ten percent (110%) of the simple average
of daily postings of Transcontinental Gas Pipe
Line Corporation's (Transco’s) Zone
6 Daily Midpoint reported each day during the month
in which the Deficiency Imbalance occurred, in the
Daily Price Survey in the Gas Daily; times (iii)
a System Impact Charge ("SIC").
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- Monthly gas consumption exceeds monthly
receipts by seven and one-half (7.5%) percent
of gas consumption or less, the SIC will be
one (1)
- Monthly gas consumption exceeds monthly
receipts by more than seven and one-half (7.5%)
percent but less than fifteen (15%) percent,
the SIC will be one and three tenths (1.3)
- Monthly gas consumption exceeds monthly
receipts by fifteen (15%) percent or more,
the SIC will be two (2)
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Each month,
the Company shall "cash
out" Net Monthly Excess Imbalances as follows:
Customers
with a Net Monthly Excess Imbalance shall receive
on their bills, for service provided during such
month, a credit equal to the product of (i) the
Net Monthly Imbalance quantity times (ii) ninety
percent (90%) of the simple average of daily postings
of Transco’s Zone 6 Daily Midpoint
reported each day during the month in which the Excess
Imbalance occurred, in the Daily Price Survey in
the Gas Daily; less (iii) a capacity charge factor
of $.0050 per therm; times (iv) a System Impact Charge
(“SIC”).
| If: |
- Monthly receipts exceed monthly Gas
Consumption by seven and one-half (7.5%)
percent of Gas Consumption or less,
the SIC will be one (1)
- Monthly
receipts exceed monthly Gas Consumption
by more than seven and one-half (7.5%) percent
but less than fifteen (15%) percent, the
SIC will be two-thirds (2/3)
- Monthly
receipts exceed monthly Gas Consumption
by fifteen (15%) percent or more, the SIC
will be one-half (1/2)
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| Frequently Asked Questions |
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| Q) |
What
is the sales tax percentage in New Jersey? |
| A) |
7% |
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| Q) |
What
line-loss percentage is used on the SJG distribution
system? |
| A) |
2.8%
between the city gate & the meter |
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| Q) |
What
pipelines can Third Party Suppliers utilize
to transport gas to the SJG city gate stations? |
| A) |
Transcontinental
Gas Pipeline (Transco), Columbia Gas Transmission
(TCO).
Please be advised that South Jersey Gas Company, after posting
notice reasonably in advance and in order to maintain
system integrity, reserves the right to periodically limit the use
of either pipeline. |
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| Q) |
What
is SJG’s delivery location identification
number on Transco? |
| A) |
1006583 |
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| Q) |
What
is SJG’s delivery location identification
number on Columbia? |
| A) |
109 |
Contact Information
Manager:
Jeffrey G. Howell 609-561-9000 ext. 6588 jhowell@sjindustries.com
Transportation
Analysts:
Marlene Micari 609-561-9000 ext. 6585 mmicari@sjindustries.com
Joanne Mozitis 609-561-9000 ext. 6589 jmozitis@sjindustries.com
Customer
Enrollment:
transportation@sjindustries.com
Natural
Gas Nomination:
sjgnom@sjindustries.com
Mailing
Address:
South Jersey Gas Company
Transportation Services
215 Cates Road
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
FAX
609-646-7282
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