Rider T

Transportation of Customer-Owned Gas Applicable to Commercial and Industrial Gas Rate

AVAILABILITY
Available for any nonresidential Customer that enters into an agreement with the Company to transport Customer-Owned Gas utilizing the Company's gas distribution system and interstate pipeline transport capability.

APPLICABILITY
This rider shall be applicable to gas purchased by Customer from a third party when such gas is delivered to Company for transport to Customer's premises for ultimate consumption by Customer.

NET RATE PER MONTH (Basic FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE)
Administrative Charge:
$20.00 per month per metering point
System Charges: The monthly Customer Charge and Commodity Charge (for the quality of gas transported) of the applicable rate included in Ill. C.C. Schedule 6 under which customer takes service.
Facilities Charge: $75.00 per month per meter, applicable to FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE (no standby) and PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE.

FULL STANDBY SERVICE
All charges listed under NET RATE PER MONTH, plus:
StandBy Reservation Charge: The product of the quantity of gas transported each month and the Non-Commodity Gas Charge component of the monthly Purchased Gas Adjustment Clause (PGA)

The monthly Commodity Gas Charge for any therms of Company supplied gas consumed during a billing period. Any Customer choosing FULL STANDBY SERVICE will receive FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE as well as the obligation of Company to "stand by" with gas supply in the event of an interruption of the supply of Customer-Owned Gas.

PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE
All charges listed under NET RATE PER MONTH plus:

Standby Reservation Charge: The product of the Designated Daily Standby Quantity and the Non-Commodity Demand Charge multiplied by the number of days in the billing period, and

The monthly Commodity Gas Charge for any therms of Company supplied gas consumed during a billing period.

Any Customer choosing PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE will receive FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE as well as the obligation of Company to "stand by" with gas supply, in an amount equal to Customer's Designated Daily Standby Quantity, in the event of an interruption of the supply of Customer-Owned Gas.

For PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE CUSTOMERS, the Non-Commodity Demand Charge (NCDC) shall be calculated as follows:

NCDC = NCGC X LF where NCGC is equal to the Company's Non-Commodity Gas Charge and LF is equal to the Company's annual system load factor, expressed in decimal form.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Service thereunder is subject to the general "Rules, Regulations and Conditions of Service" included in Ill. C. C. Schedule 8, as well as the following additional Terms and Conditions. The Company will install a remote monitoring device at each meter location for Customers choosing FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE (no standby) or PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE. For each device required, the Customer shall provide access at a suitable location agreed to by Company and Customer, a commercial telephone line or cellular telephone account and 120 volt AC electric power to facilitate interrogation for purposes of billing and system monitoring.

Prior to September 1 of each year, Customer shall enter into a Transportation Agreement with Company which will indicate the type of Transportation Service (FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE only, FULL STANDBY SERVICE, or PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE) under which Customer will be served for a Contract Period extending from November of that year through October of the following year. Any Customer choosing PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE shall specify, in its Transportation Agreement with Company, the Designated Daily Standby Quantity, which shall serve as the maximum quantity of Company supplied gas for which Company will he obligated to stand by in the event of an interruption of the supply of Customer-Owned Gas.

Any Customer desiring only FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE or contracting for PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE will receive delivery of Customer-Owned Gas on the same basis and level of firmness as gas delivered by Company for consumption by end-users and FULL STANDBY SERVICE Customers. At such time as Customer Owned Gas supply has been scheduled but not delivered, Customer will be notified by Company that Customer must either curtail gas usage in excess of Company's obligation to stand by, if requested, arrange for other gas supply, or incur a penalty for the unauthorized use of Company Supplied Gas.

A Critical Day shall be a day which may be declared by the Company whenever any of the following five conditions occurs or is anticipated to occur: (a) when the Company experiences failure of transmission, distribution, gas storage or gas manufacturing facilities; (b) when transmission system pressures or other unusual conditions jeopardize the operation of the Company's system; (c) when the Company's transmission, storage, and supply resources are being used at or near their maximum rated deliverability; (d) when any of the Company's transporters or suppliers call the equivalent of a Critical Day; or (e) when the Company is unable to fulfill its firm contractual obligations or otherwise when necessary to maintain the overall operational integrity of all or a portion of the Company's system.

During any period of unauthorized use which occurs on a Non-Critical Day, Customer will pay a penalty of $0.10 per therm, plus the monthly Purchased Gas Adjustment.

During any period of unauthorized use which occurs on a Critical Day, Customer will pay a penalty of $6.00 per therm, plus the monthly Purchased Gas Adjustment. Any revenue received from the assessment of penalties shall serve as a credit to the monthly Purchased Gas Adjustment.

At any time Company anticipates the occurrence of a Critical Day, Company will notify PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE Customers by telephone of by FAX as much in advance as possible, but in no event later than the day prior to which the Critical Day is expected to occur.

Subsequent to November 1 of each year, a Customer with only FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE or PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE may request to move to FILL STANDBY SERVICE by agreeing to pay the Non-Commodity Gas Charge component of the PGA for the period elapsed since the beginning of Customer's annual Transportation Agreement. Such a request for FULL STANDBY SERVICE shall be contingent upon on the ability of the Company to provide such service without increasing costs to other customers.

Gas purchased by customer from a third party for transportation under this Rider shall be commercially clean and dry. Such gas shall be of quality and BTU content which is comparable to gas purchased by Company.

Prior to September 1 of each year, Customer shall enter into a Transportation Agreement with Company which will indicate the type of Transportation Service (FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE only, FULL STANDBY SERVICE, or PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE) under which Customer will be served for a Contract Period extending from November of that year through October of the following year. Any Customer choosing PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE shall specify, in its Transportation Agreement with Company, the Designated Daily Standby Quantity, which shall serve as the maximum quantity of Company supplied gas for which Company will he obligated to stand by in the event of an interruption of the supply of Customer-Owned Gas.

Any Customer desiring only FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE or contracting for PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE will receive delivery of Customer-Owned Gas on the same basis and level of firmness as gas delivered by Company for consumption by end-users and FULL STANDBY SERVICE Customers. At such time as Customer Owned Gas supply has been scheduled but not delivered, Customer will be notified by Company that Customer must either curtail gas usage in excess of Company's obligation to stand by, if requested, arrange for other gas supply, or incur a penalty for the unauthorized use of Company Supplied Gas.

A Critical Day shall be a day which may be declared by the Company whenever any of the following five conditions occurs or is anticipated to occur: (a) when the Company experiences failure of transmission, distribution, gas storage or gas manufacturing facilities; (b) when transmission system pressures or other unusual conditions jeopardize the operation of the Company's system; (c) when the Company's transmission, storage, and supply resources are being used at or near their maximum rated deliverability; (d) when any of the Company's transporters or suppliers call the equivalent of a Critical Day; or (e) when the Company is unable to fulfill its firm contractual obligations or otherwise when necessary to maintain the overall operational integrity of all or a portion of the Company's system.

During any period of unauthorized use which occurs on a Non-Critical Day, Customer will pay a penalty of $0.10 per therm, plus the monthly Purchased Gas Adjustment.

During any period of unauthorized use which occurs on a Critical Day, Customer will pay a penalty of $6.00 per therm, plus the monthly Purchased Gas Adjustment. Any revenue received from the assessment of penalties shall serve as a credit to the monthly Purchased Gas Adjustment.

At any time Company anticipates the occurrence of a Critical Day, Company will notify PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE Customers by telephone of by FAX as much in advance as possible, but in no event later than the day prior to which the Critical Day is expected to occur.

Subsequent to November 1 of each year, a Customer with only FIRM TRANSPORTATION SERVICE or PARTIAL STANDBY SERVICE may request to move to FILL STANDBY SERVICE by agreeing to pay the Non-Commodity Gas Charge component of the PGA for the period elapsed since the beginning of Customer's annual Transportation Agreement. Such a request for FULL STANDBY SERVICE shall be contingent upon on the ability of the Company to provide such service without increasing costs to other customers.

Gas purchased by customer from a third party for transportation under this Rider shall be commercially clean and dry. Such gas shall be of quality and BTU content which is comparable to gas purchased by Company.

BALANCING DELIVERIES OF CUSTOMER-OWNED GAS
The total allowable Bank Balance shall be limited to an amount which is equal to ten times the Customer's highest average daily usage during any of the most recent 12 monthly billing periods. Any balance in excess of the Allowable Bank Balance shall be referred to as Excess Bank. Any Excess Bank balance held by the Company in excess of 45 days shall be forfeited to the Company and may not be carried over subsequent days or billing periods.

(a) FULL STANDBY CUSTOMERS

When, during any billing period, the amount of gas delivered to the Company for the Customer exceeds the quantities of gas used by the Customer, a positive Bank Balance is created or increased. When, during any billing period, the amount of gas used by the Customer exceeds the amount of gas delivered to the Company, the Customers positive Bank Balance shall be utilized and the Bank Balance shall be reduced. The Bank Balance shall be determined each month at the end of the billing period. The Bank Balance shall consist of the amounts added or subtracted during the billing period plus any amount carried over from the previous billing period. Customers may not have negative Bank Balances. When a Customer uses more gas during a billing period than the amount of gas delivered to the Company for the Customer plus the Bank Balance carried over from the previous billing period, the difference is assumed to be Company supplied gas consumed during the billing period.

(b) FIRM TRANSPORTATION ONLY or PARTIAL STANDBY

On any day when the amount of gas delivered to the Company for the Customer exceeds the quantities of gas used by the Customer, a positive Bank Balance is created or increased. The order of deliveries to Customer on any day shall be: (1) gas delivered to the Company for the Customer; (2) gas from Customer's Bank Balance, if available; (3) STANDBY SERVICE, if applicable; and (4) Unauthorized Use. Gas is not available from a Customer's Bank Balance if that balance is less than or equal to zero. Gas is not available from a Customer's Bank Balance on Critical Days. The Bank Balance shall be determined at the end of each day. The Bank Balance shall consist of the amounts added or subtracted during the day plus any amount carried over from the previous day.