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Title: Curtailment Data For A Metropolitan Area
Author: Louis Lehr
Source: 1973 Gulf Coast Measurement Short Course (Now called ASGMT)
Year Published: 1973
Abstract: When we were faced with a possible curtailment and an overcharge penalty, the Measurement Department was asked to supply information which we did not have. My initial experience with gas curtailment came on a chilly morning three winters ago when we were unable to maintain our normal system pressures. The weather was not severe enough to warrent problems of this nature. After some fast checking, we determined that the inlet pressure from our supplier and to our regulators had fallen below contract pressure. I called the supplier and was astounded to learn that they were short of gas but pressure would be raised as soon as it was available. We requested a meeting with the supplier to discuss this unheard of situation and soon learned that there was indeed a gas shortage, they could not guarantee contract pressure and we would soon be placed on a demand commodity rate with a ten dollar charge for gas used above our daily dememd. At this time it was our responsibility to set our maximum demand.

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