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Title: Measurement With An Interruptible Temperature-Controlled Rate
Author: John R. Mcdevitt
Source: American Gas Association 1984
Year Published: 1984
Abstract: In the latter part of the 70s, as the shortage of natural gas disappeared and the cost differential for fossil fuels favored gas, our Companys peak day requirements increased dramatically. A high percentage of our new gas load growth was temperature sensitive loads such as for house heaters and boiler heating. In our service territory along the eastern seaboard, spare pipe line capacity all but disappeared. In the winter of 1980-1981, during the heating season, our peak shaving LNG plant, which has a 1.2 billion cubic feet capacity, was being strained on a seasonal basis. The withdrawal rate was approaching the design capacity and at the end of the heating season, only 15 percent of the LNG reserve capacity remained. In 1980, the rapid growth in our peak day requirements caused us to stop gas sales to boiler loads greater than 50 horsepower. Therefore, to limit our peak day requirements, we were being forced to turn away new boiler and industrial loads even though we had a surplus of gas on an annual basis.

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