Natural Gas Rates. For Commercial and Industrial Customers

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Natural Gas Rates For Commercial and Industrial Customers Rates Effective November 1, 2010 If you would like information about our services, details about

1 Natural Gas Rates For Commercial and Industrial Customers Rates Effective November 1, 2010 If you would like information about our services, details about your rights and responsibilities, or a copy of our latest annual performance report card, please call us toll free at or visit us at PSE.com.

2 Glossary of Charges Basic Charge Applied regardless of the amount of gas use and covers a portion of the costs of meter reading, billing and other related fixed costs. Delivery Charge This charge is for the construction, operation and maintenance of pipes, gate stations, pressure regulators and other equipment necessary for the delivery of natural gas to you. This also includes the cost of providing low income services. Cost Of Gas This reflects the actual market cost of natural gas. Gas Conservation Program Charge Every customer helps pay for the costs of weatherization and conservation programs. This is also known as the Gas Conservation Service Tracker, Supplemental Schedule 120. Merger Credit This rate adjustment passes through the rate credit made avaliable following the merger completed in Februrary New Customer Rate If you request a natural gas line extension to serve your home, depending on the construction costs associated with the extension, there may be an additional charge. One option is a nonrefundable Qualification Payment in addition to the New Customer Rate, which is added to the residential gas rate for actual gas consumed for a period of five years. This rate is 17 per therm for existing residences and small commercial buildings and 11.5 for residences in new construction developments. (New construction developments are those that require construction of underground facilities to serve residential areas where paved streets, sidewalks and curbs do not yet exist and landscape restoration is not required). Line extension requests within Kittitas County are charged differently. All customers are subject to a nonrefundable Qualification Payment of $200 in addition to a New Customer Rate of 17 per therm, which is added to the gas rate for actual gas consumed for a minimum of seven years. Depending on the costs associated with the extension, there may be a Customer Advance payment required as well. Effect Of City Tax This is the amount of tax assessed on Puget Sound Energy by your city government. It is based on a percentage of your total bill.

3 Rates Schedule 31 Commercial and Industrial General Service Available to any commercial or industrial customer. Effective date: November 1, Basic Charge... $30.80 per month Delivery Charge: Base Rate per therm Low Income Program per therm per therm Cost of Gas per therm Gas Conservation Program Charge per therm Merger Credit... (0.376 ) per therm Total current rate per therm:... $ Schedule 31T Distribution System Transportation Service (Firm - Commercial and Industrial) Available to customers who otherwise meet all the requirements for service under sales service Rate Schedule 31, Commercial and Industrial General Service, Rule 29, Terms of Distribution System Transportation Service, and have executed a service agreement for transportation service. Effective date: October 1, Basic Charge... $ per month Total Transportation Service Commodity Charge: Transportation Service Commodity Charge per therm Gas Procurement Credit...(0.507 ) per therm Balancing Service Charge per therm Low Income Program per therm per therm Merger Credit...(0.376 ) per therm Total current rate per therm:

4 Schedule 41 Large Volume High Load Factor Service Available to commercial or industrial customers who use gas at a consistent level and have executed a service agreement. Effective date: November 1, Basic Charge... $ per month First 5,000 therms per month Delivery Charge: Base Rate per therm Low Income Program per therm per therm Cost of Gas per therm Gas Conservation Program Charge per therm Merger Credit...(0.159 ) per therm Total current rate per therm: All over 5,000 therms per month Delivery Charge: Base Rate per therm Low Income Program per therm per therm Cost of Gas per therm Gas Conservation Program Charge per therm Merger Credit...(0.159 ) per therm Total current rate per therm: Delivery Demand Charge:... $1.11 per therm/month Gas Supply Demand Charge:... $1.05 per therm/month Monthly Minimum: Sum of $124.10, Customer Charge, Delivery Demand Charge, Gas Supply Demand Charge, and consumption related gas costs.

5 Schedule 41T Distribution System Transportation Service (Firm - Basic Large Volume High Load Factor) Available to customers who otherwise meet all the requirements for service under sales service Rate Schedule 41, Large Volume High Load Factor gas service, Rule 29, Terms of Distribution System Transport Service, and have executed a service agreement for transportation service. Effective date: October 1, Basic Charge... $ per month First 5,000 therms per month Total Transportation Service Commodity Charge: Base Rate per therm Gas Procurement Credit...(0.507 ) per therm Balancing Service Charge per therm Low Income Program per therm per therm Merger Credit... (0.159 ) per therm Total current rate per therm All over 5,000 therms per month Total Transportation Service Commodity charge: Base Rate per therm Gas Procurement Credit...(0.507 ) per therm Balancing Service Charge per therm Low Income Program per therm per therm Merger Credit... (0.159 ) per therm Total current rate per therm Transportation Delivery Demand... $1.11 per therm Monthly Minimum Charge: Sum of the basic charge, the demand charge, $ of transportation service commodity charge, and amounts otherwise due under this schedule. Schedule 57 Distribution System Transportation Service This schedule was cancelled in Docket Nos. UE and UG effective November 1, Customers who were served under this schedule are now served under one of the following new transportation service schedules: 31T, 41T, 85T, 86T or 87T. Schedule 61 Special Standby and Auxiliary Heating Service Mandatory for standby service for internal combustion engines and auxiliary heating appliances. This schedule is in addition to charges for gas consumed under any other firm schedule. Effective date: January 1, Demand charge: 10 per month per 1,000 Btu per hour of rated input capacity of equipment.

6 Schedule 85 Interruptible Gas Service with Firm Option Available to any non-residential customer upon execution of a service agreement. Service subject to curtailment. Unauthorized use of gas invokes a penalty in addition to basic charges. Effective date: November 1, Basic Charge:... $ per month Interruptible Delivery Charge (including low income and gas procurement charges): First 25,000 therms per therm Next 25,000 therms per therm All over 50,000 therms per therm Cost of Gas: per therm Gas Conservation Program Charge: per therm Merger Credit:... (0.082 ) per therm Firm delivery demand charge:... $1.11 per therm/month Firm gas supply demand charge:... $1.05 per therm/month Annual minimum applies Schedule 85T Distribution System Transportation Service (Interruptible with Firm Option) Available to customers who otherwise meet all the requirements for service under sales service Rate Schedule 85, Interruptible Gas Service with Firm Option, Rule 29, Terms of Distribution System Transportation Service, and have executed a service agreement for transportation service. Effective date: October 1, Basic Charge:... $ per month Total Transportation Service Commodity Charge (includes balancing service charge and low income program charge): First 25,000 therms per therm Next 25,000 therms per therm All over 50,000 therms per therm Transportation Delivery Demand:... $1.11 per therm Merger Credit:... (0.082 ) per therm Annual minimum load charge applies

7 Glossary of Charges Schedule 86 Limited Interruptible Gas Service with Firm Option Available to any non-residential customer for steam and hot water boilers, gas engines, gas turbines or student occupied buildings. Effective date: November 1, Basic Charge:... $ per month Interruptible Delivery Charge (including low income and gas procurement charges): First 1,000 therms per therm All over 1,000 therms per therm Cost of Gas: per therm Gas Conservation Program Charge: per therm Merger Credit:... (0.183 ) per therm Firm Delivery Demand Charge:... $1.11 per therm/month Firm Gas Supply Demand Charge:... $1.05 per therm/month Annual minimum applies Schedule 86T Distribution System Transportation Service (Interruptible with Firm Option) Available to customers who otherwise meet all the requirements for service under sales service Rate Schedule 86, Large Volume High Load Factor gas service, Rule 29, Terms of Distribution System Transport Service, and have executed a service agreement for transportation. Effective date: October 1, Basic Charge:... $ per month Total Transportation Service Commodity Charge (includes balancing service charge and low income program charge): First 1,000 therms per therm All over 1,000 therms per therm Merger Credit:... (0.183 ) per therm Transportation Delivery Demand:... $1.11 per therm Annual minimum load charge applies

8 Schedule 87 Non-Exclusive Interruptible Service with Firm Option Available to any non-residential customer whose interruptible requirement exceeds 1,000,000 therms per year. Gas need not be the exclusive fuel. Annual contract volume may be revised annually under certain conditions. Effective date: November 1, Basic Charge:... $ per month Interruptible Delivery Charge (including low income and gas procurement charges): First 25,000 therms per therm Next 25,000 therms per therm Next 50,000 therms per therm Next 100,000 therms per therm Next 300,000 therms per therm All over 500,000 therms per therm Cost of Gas: per therm Gas Conservation Program charge: per therm Merger Credit:... (0.068 ) per therm Firm Delivery Demand Charge:... $1.11 per therm/month Firm Gas Supply Demand Charge:... $1.05 per therm/month Annual minimum applies Schedule 87T Distribution System Transportation Service (Interruptible with Firm Option) Available to customers who otherwise meet all the requirements for service under sales service Rate Schedule 87, Non-Exclusive Interruptible Gas Service with Firm Option, Rule 29, Terms of Distribution System Transportation Service, and have executed a service agreement for transportation service. Effective date: October 1, Basic Charge:... $ per month Total Transportation Service Commodity Charge (includes balancing service charge and low income program charge): First 25,000 therms per month per therm Next 25,000 therms per month per therm Next 50,000 therms per month per therm Next 100,000 therms per month per therm Next 300,000 therms per month per therm All over 500,000 therms per month per therm Transportation Delivery Demand:... $1.11 per therm Merger Credit:... (0.068 ) per therm Annual minimum load charge applies

Example How your commercial and industrial natural gas Schedule 31 bill is calculated The example below is to help you understand how the natural gas you use is priced.

Generally, natural gas customers are billed according to the number of therms of energy used.

9 Example How your commercial and industrial natural gas Schedule 31 bill is calculated The example below is to help you understand how the natural gas you use is priced. Refer to the glossary for an explanation of each charge. This example uses commercial and industrial general service rates. Generally, natural gas customers are billed according to the number of therms of energy used. Therms are calculated by multiplying the hundreds of cubic feet, or Ccf measurement taken by the gas meter, by the relative heat content, or British Thermal Unit (Btu) factor of the gas. For a customer who used 400 Ccf during one month, billing would be based on 422 therms (400 Ccf x Btu factor = therms). Basic Charge... $ per month Delivery Charge (422 therms x ) Cost of Gas (422 therms x ) Gas Conservation Program Charge (422 therms x ) Merger Credit (422 therms x (0.376 ))...(1.59) New Customer Rate, if applicable (422 therms x 17.0 ) Subtotal Effect of city tax (if any) Total bill... $ Please call us at if you need information on how your bill is calculated if natural gas service is delivered at more than 2 psi (high pressure).

10 All rates shown in this brochure are subject to change. For current PSE rates, please visit PSE.com PSE.com PUGET SOUND ENERGY P.O. Box Bellevue, WA Puget Sound Energy

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