Internal Gas Consumption definition
Internal Gas Consumption means Transportation Licensee’s costs of purchasing gas to cover internal gas consumption; “Internal GasConsumption Adjustment” means the sharing of any variances from Internal Gas Consumption between gas facility licensee and the User of the facility; “Investment Plan” means the outline of the strategic initiatives that the Transportation Licensee intends to undertake over a specified period; “Maintenance Gas” means natural gas or other gases used specifically for maintenance purposes within the facility; “Marginal Cost of Gas Supply” means the incremental cost associated with supplying an additional unit of gas to meet demand; “Maximum Quality of Service Incentive” means the highest possible financial reward or penalty that a service provider can receive under a regulatory framework based on its performance in meeting or exceeding established quality of service standards; “Opex” means Operating Expenses which refers to the ongoing costs incurred by the Transportation Licensee in order to maintain its operations and provide services; “Opex Efficiency Carry- Over Scheme” means a regulatory mechanism that allows a Transportation Licensee to retain and carry over the benefits of any operating expense (Opex) efficiencies achieved during a Regulatory Period into subsequentperiods;