TOLL CALCULATOR
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About the Toll Calculator: This section located in Help / Info, provides you with specific information on the Toll Calculator.
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Calculated Price: This price is calculated on each tab as required, by adding the spot price from your source point and the tolls and fuel charges to the source point for each tab. This price is used to calculate accurate fuel costs for each segment of the path.
Checkmark: This symbol allows you to recalculate tolls after changing information in an editable field.
Contacts: This button on the Toll Calculator page as well as the Help / Info section will provide you with a link to TC Energy contacts that can assist you with using the Toll Calculator or answer any questions you may have.
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Estimated Fuel Cost: This is the calculated cost of fuel for the path or tab you have selected. The fuel rates are updated monthly. In each of the detailed tabs, the fuel rate is an editable field.
Exchange Rate: The exchange rate will be updated as required, using the Bank of Canada rate. This is an editable field. However, should you wish to edit this field more than once, please reset your calculation to ensure accuracy.
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FAQ's: Frequently Asked Questions. This section responds to some of the questions we have received from customers and others while testing this tool.
Feedback: This button, allows you to provide us with important feedback, suggestions, and questions in regards to the Toll Calculator.
Fixed Cost: These are FT Demand charges and delivery pressures charge (where they apply).
From Point: This is the selected source point where you would like to receive gas supply.
FT: Firm Transportation. Please check the Service Descriptions link on Customer Express for more information.
FT Commodity: Firm Transportation Commodity is the variable costs/charges associated with the path selected. These costs/charges only apply when gas flows.
FT Demand: Firm Transportation Demand is the fixed costs/charges associated with the path selected. These costs/charges are also called reservation charges and apply regardless of whether the gas flows.
Fuel Percentage (%): This is the amount of fuel required to move the gas through the pipeline.
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Help / Info: This section provides you with additional information and assistance when using the Toll Calculator.
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IT: Interruptible Transportation: Please check the Service Descriptions link on Customer Express for more information.
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Landed Cost: This is the total cost of buying gas at the source point and transporting it to the destination point. The calculation is the spot price at the source point plus the total costs for the chosen path.
Links: This section provides you with valuable links including access to gas pricing from ICE and NGX as well as downstream pipelines.
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Market Price: This is a field that allows you to supply your market price.
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Netback: This is the dollar amount you receive by transporting to the chosen destination point. The calculation is the market price at the source point less the total costs for the chosen path.
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Online Training: This section, located in Help / Info, provides you with step-by-step instructions for the Toll Calculator, using an example.
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Report: Provides you with a pdf format report of all the tolls and fuel information for your selected path. You can print, save, or e-mail the report.
Reset: Allows you to start over in selecting your pipeline path to calculate tolls.
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Service: Allows you to select between Firm Transportation (FT) and Interruptible Transportation (IT). The default for this section is FT.
Spot Price: This is the market price at the selected source point. These prices are obtained from multiple sources and are primarily used to calculate the cost of fuel. This is an editable field and you can enter your own spot price.
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To Point: This is the selected destination for your gas supply.
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Units: This section allows you to select between Gigajoules per Canadian dollar (GJ/CAD$) and Decatherms per U.S. dollar (Dth/US$). The default for this section is GJ/CAD$.
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Variable Cost: The commodity costs/charges and the fuel costs for the selected path/tab.