Adelphia Gateway, LLC (“Adelphia”) is conducting a Binding Open Season seeking interest for Firm Transportation Service (“FTS”) from existing receipt points Zone South as described further below. Adelphia’s System Map
Unless otherwise indicated, capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Tariff.
Transportation Service Offering
Zone South – Capacity from Tetco West Rockhill or Adelphia’s Zone South Transfer Meter
Adelphia is offering up to 10,500 Dth/d of year-round firm transportation capacity commencing April 1, 2026 from its existing receipt points in Adelphia’s Zone South at Tetco West Rockhill or TM-South Transfer to the following existing delivery point(s) in Zone South (“Package 1”). Additionally, as part of this open season, Adelphia will also consider bids of up to 3,000 Dth/d of incremental winter-only (November 1st thru March 31st) firm transportation capacity (“Package 2”).
Existing Zone South Delivery Locations:
- Transco Ridge; and
- Peco-Tilghman
Any bidder that desires to submit a bid into this Binding Open Season may do so by completing the attached Binding Open Season Bid Form. The award of any capacity will be subject to the Contracting for Service and Capacity Award processes described below.
The Binding Open Season will commence at 9:00 a.m. Central Prevailing Time (“CPT”) on March 2, 2026, and close at 2:00 p.m. CPT on March 20, 2026.
Rates
The FTS offerings will be performed under Adelphia’s Rate Schedule FTS and Part 284(G) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC”) regulations. To effectuate deliveries to existing delivery point(s) in Zone South, Adelphia is seeking the applicable maximum Rate
Schedule FTS reservation rates.
In addition to the FTS reservation rate, shippers will be responsible for Transporter’s Use (%), as defined in Adelphia’s FERC Gas Tariff (“Tariff”), commodity charges, ACA and all other applicable surcharges as approved by FERC for FTS under the Tariff.
Term
Zone South
Adelphia is seeking bids of at least 12 months, commencing April 1, 2026 and ending March 31, 2027; however, Adelphia reserves the right to consider bids for a shorter term.1 Such shorter term bids, if considered, will not be offered contractual ROFR rights.
Creditworthiness
The terms and conditions governing Adelphia’s creditworthiness requirements are set forth in Adelphia’s Tariff. Any bidder desiring to request FTS under this Binding Open Season must provide Adelphia with a completed credit application form contemporaneous with its bid. Adelphia reserves the right to reject bids in the event requesting bidders are unable to meet applicable creditworthiness requirements, which must be in place prior the commencement of any associated contract.
Binding Open Season Procedure
As indicated above, this Binding Open Season will end at 2:00 p.m. CPT on March 20, 2026 (“Deadline”).
Accordingly, any bidder desiring FTS offered in this Binding Open Season must complete and submit to Adelphia the attached Bid Form and the credit application referenced above by the Deadline. Bidders submitting a Bid Form will be expressing a binding commitment to contract for FTS on Adelphia, subject to negotiation and execution of an FTS agreement with Adelphia. All Bid Forms received will be treated as confidential.
Upon close of the Binding Open Season, Adelphia will evaluate all bids received by the Deadline.
Capacity Award Process
Firm capacity will be awarded to the bid(s) generating the highest aggregate net present value (“NPV”) to Adelphia. In the event valid bidder requests exceed the capacity that Adelphia can make available, Adelphia will award such capacity among bidders willing to execute binding FTS agreements on a not unduly discriminatory basis.
To the extent capacity remains available following completion of negotiations with all qualifying bidders in this Binding Open Season, Adelphia reserves the right to negotiate mutually acceptable FTS agreements with any potential shipper on a first-come, first-served basis for the remaining unsubscribed capacity upon request irrespective of the deadlines herein for execution of binding FTS agreements.
1 Per Adelphia’s FERC Gas Tariff, bids received with a term for less than 12 consecutive months in length do not receive a Right of First Refusal (“ROFR”).
Contracting for Service
Upon the close of the Binding Open Season bidding period, Adelphia will evaluate all valid bids as set forth in the associated Bid Forms. Adelphia representatives will contact the winning bidder(s) in order to finalize the terms on which service will be provided to complete the Binding Open Season process. Adelphia reserves the right to reject any bidder’s valid bid in the event a duly authorized representative of such bidder has not executed a binding FTS agreement within 10 days following the end of the Binding Open Season bidding period, or such later date as deemed acceptable by Adelphia provided that such agreement(s) executed more than 10 days after the end of the Binding Open Season bidding period will not subject any bidder with a timely executed agreement to any further pro-rationing of capacity as a result of later-executed agreements.
Limitations and Reservations
Adelphia reserves the right to reject any and all bids that do not satisfy the requirements set forth in this Binding Open Season Notice. Without limiting the foregoing, Adelphia may, reject any bids in which the Binding Open Season Bid Form is incomplete, is inconsistent with the terms and conditions outlined in this Binding Open Season Notice, contains conditions, additional or modified terms, or is otherwise deficient in any respect.
Adelphia reserves the right to reject bids in the event requesting bidders are unable to meet applicable creditworthiness requirements. No bids shall be binding on Adelphia unless and until duly authorized representatives of both a requesting bidder and Adelphia have executed a binding FTS agreement.
Adelphia reserves the right, at any time during this Binding Open Season, upon notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate this Binding Open Season, to extend the Binding Open Season, or to modify this Binding Open Season.
Contacts: Garrison Fick (281) 798-3229
Ben Conner (713) 205-2659
Jim Downs (848) 332-3661
Please fill out associated Bid Form and return to email listed below:
E-mail: AdelphiaMarketing@njresources.com
