converting to natural gas towards natural gas system expansion feasibility. Availability of a TCS for small main extensions or attachments will provide an alternative to CIAC for those customers where attachment to Enbridge Gas's system is not economically feasible based on the use of current approved rates only.
26. A CIAC requires an up-front payment which the customer must provide prior to construction. This requirement acts as a barrier to conversion for some customers. The TCS, on the other hand, provides a mechanism for a small volume customer to fund the costs of attachment from the annual savings achieved by converting to natural gas. Similar to the SES, the ongoing obligation for payment of the TCS will attach to the property (not the owner of the property), for the balance of the initial TCS term.
27. Consistent with the SES, after the term of the TCS is set, customers who attach to the system in the TCS project area after it has been placed in service will also be required to pay the TCS for the remainder of the initial term for that project.
28. The TCS will appear as an extra line item on each monthly bill, labelled "Temporary Connection Surcharge". For clarity, this line item will be in addition to other current gas bill line items such as commodity, transportation, storage, delivery, and the fixed monthly charge which are all identified in current Board approved rate schedules. Customers affected by the TCS will be informed of the details of any applicable TCS charge as the project is being developed, as well as at the time they make their application for service to Enbridge Gas.
29. Consistent with the current versions of the SES which have previously been approved by the Board, the form of TCS proposed in this application will be