LIST OF COMMUNITIES SERVED (*) Allenhurst Borough , City of Atlantic Highlands AvonByTheSea Borough Belmar Borough Bradley Beach Borough Brielle Borough Deal Borough Eatontown Borough Englishtown Borough Fair Haven Borough Farmingdale Borough Freehold Borough Borough Borough Keansburg Borough Keyport Borough Borough Little Silver Borough , City of Manasquan Borough Matawan Borough Borough Borough Oceanport Borough Red Bank Borough Rumson Borough Sea Bright Borough Sea Girt Borough Borough Borough Borough Borough Borough Borough Boonton, Town of , Town of Borough Borough Borough Mount Olive Twp. (*) Netcong Borough ParsippanyTroy Hills Twp.(*) (*) Rockaway Borough (*) Wharton Borough Borough Barnegat Light Borough Bay Head Borough Haven Borough Beachwood Borough Cedars Borough Borough Lacey Township Borough Lavallette Borough Little Egg Harbor Twp. Twp. (*) Mantoloking Borough Ocean Gate Borough Borough Borough Borough Borough Borough Ship Bottom Borough Borough Borough Tuckerton Borough Borough (*) Partial Franchise
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS - INDEX 1. GENERAL 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Application of Tariff 1.3 Filing and Posting of Tariff 1.4 Revision of Tariff 1.5 Tariff Charge 1.6 Statements by Agents 2. OBTAINING SERVICE 2.1 Application for Service 2.2 Account Opening Charge 2.3 Service Information From Company 2.4 Form of Application 2.5 Selection of Rate Schedule 2.6 Change of Rate Schedule 2.7 Deposit and Guarantee 2.8 Amount of Guarantee Deposit 2.9 Interest on Guarantee Deposit 2.10 Return of Guarantee Deposit 2.11 Permits 2.12 Temporary Service 2.13 Service to Former Customers 3. CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVICE 3.1 General 3.2 Single Point of Delivery 3.3 Continuity of Service 3.4 Unusual Conditions 4. GAS DISTRIBUTION MAIN EXTENSIONS 4.1 General Provisions 4.2 Residential and Firm Commercial Customer 4.3 Land Development 4.4 Alternate Fuel Customer 5. SERVICE LINE CONNECTIONS 5.1 General Provisions 5.2 Firm Customers 5.3 Alternate Fuel Customers 5.4 Change in Existing Installations 6. METERING AND MEASURING EQUIPMENT 6.1 General 6.2 Meter Location 6.3 Change of Meter Location 6.4 Customer's Responsibility 6.5 Access to Customer's Premises 6.6 Authorization to Turn On Gas 6.7 Unauthorized Use 6.8 Ownership and Removal 6.9 Payment for Repairs or Loss 6.10 Remote Meter Reading Equipment 6.11 Submetering 6.12 Checkmetering 6.13 Tampering & Deceptive Practices 6.14 Diversion of Service 6.15 Sealing of Meters and Locking Devices 6.16 Inability to Access Customer Location 7. CUSTOMER'S INSTALLATION 7.1 Installation Rules 7.2 Adequacy and Safety of Installation 7.3 Final Connection 7.4 Change in Customer's Installation 7.5 Company's Liability 7.6 Back Pressure and Suction 7.7 Leakage 8. METER AND BILLING 8.1 Evidence of Consumption 8.2 Estimated Usage 8.3 Adjustment for Inaccurate Meter Recording 8.4 Bimonthly Meter 8.5 Therm Conversion Factor 8.6 Billing Period 8.7 Payment of Bills 8.8 Payment Obligation 8.9 Late Payment Charge 8.10 Final Bill 8.11 Returned Check Charge 8.12 Collection Charge
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS DEFINITIONS (continued) “Customer Equipment” shall mean all appliances, piping, vents, connectors, valves, fittings or any other gas utilization or distribution equipment at or on the Customer’s side of the Point of Delivery and includes equipment leased by the Customer from third parties. “Gas Service” mean the provision of gas service to customers. The gas provided shall be a service and shall not constitute goods for any purpose. and Service Extension Related “Extension” means the construction or installation of plant and/or facilities by the Company to convey service from existing or new and/or facilities to one or more new customers, and also means the plant and/or facilities themselves. This term includes all plant and/or facilities for transmission and/or distribution, whether located overhead or underground, on a public street or right of way, or on a private property or private right of way, including the pipe, conduit or other means of conveying service from existing plant and/or facilities to each unit or structure to be served. An extension begins at the existing infrastructure and ends at the meter, inclusive of the meter; “Distribution Revenue” means total annual revenue, inclusive of related Sales and Use Tax collected from a Customer, less the Basic Gas Supply Service charges, inclusive of related Sales and Use Tax on the Basis Gas Supply Service, assessed in accordance with the Tariff. “Applicant” means a person that has applied to the appropriate regulated entity, as defined at N.J.A.C. 14:3-1 for construction of an extension, as defined at N.J.A.C. 14:3-8.2 and above. “Cost” means actual and/or unitized expenses incurred for materials and labor (including both internal and external labor) employed in the design, purchase, construction, and/or installation of the extension, including overhead directly attributable to the work, as well as overrides or loading factors such as those for mapping, records, clerical, supervision or general office functions. Costs shall be determined by the Company and shall include all costs inclusive of upgrades to existing infrastructure.
2.10 RETURN OF GUARANTEE DEPOSIT The Company shall review residential Customer accounts at least once every year and nonresidential Customer accounts at least once every two years. If the review indicates that a Customer has established good credit, the Company will apply the deposit, plus any interest, to the outstanding balance on the Customer's account and will send a refund check to the Customer for any amount over and above the outstanding balance. Upon termination of service, the Customer will receive the balance of the deposit, plus interest, less any unpaid charges in accordance with N.J.A.C. 14:3-3.5, as may be amended or superseded. 2.11 PERMITS The Customer shall obtain or cause to be obtained all legallyrequired permits and certificates necessary to give the Company or its representatives access to the Customer's equipment and to enable its mains to be connected with the Customer's equipment. If the Company makes application for any permits, the Customer will be required to pay the charge, if any. The Company shall not be obliged to furnish service unless and until such permits and certificates have been delivered to the Company. When the Customer is not the owner of the premises or the owner of the property lying between the premises and the Company's mains, the Customer may be required to obtain from the proper owner(s) the necessary consent to install and maintain all necessary equipment to supply gas at the Customer's premises. 2.12 TEMPORARY SERVICE Temporary service is available, for a limited period, to any Customer who can be served from the Company's existing lines or facilities, when and where the Company is permitted to provide such service. The Customer shall pay the total cost of connecting and disconnecting the gas service, including any piping, metering equipment, or other facilities that may be necessary. The Company may require an advance payment covering the estimated cost of construction or gas supplied, or both.