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Florida City Gas FPSC Natural Gas Tariff Volume No. 9 Original Sheet No. 72 Economic Development Gas Service (EDGS) AVAILABILITY Service under this Schedule is available, in conjunction with other applicable Commercial or Industrial rate schedule, to any qualifying person that meets the eligibility requirements. APPLICABILITY To receive service under this Rate Schedule, the Customer's written application to the Company shall include sufficient information to permit the Company to determine the Customer's eligibility. Eligibility Requirements: A qualifying person must intend to become a new Customer with the intent to utilize natural gas to provide significant economic development or environmental benefits within the State of Florida or in a manner that increases system utilization; be an existing Customer that materially expands its use of natural gas, that provides significant environmental or economic development benefits within the State, or that increases system utilization; or be a new or existing Customer that meets other criteria as determined appropriate by the Florida Public Service Commission. Significant Economic Benefit: Customers must intend to: create new jobs or avoid potential job reductions in the State; be identified as a prospect by applicable state, county or municipal economic development entity; or otherwise provide material benefits in the areas' economic development. Significant Environmental Benefit: Customers must intend to: install or modernize equipment that uses energy more efficiently; reduce carbon emissions; achieve goals under a State or Federal Energy Plan or Policy as may be established from time to time; or otherwise intend to provide measureable benefits to improve Florida's environment. Qualifying Volumes: To be eligible for service under this rate schedule a new Customer must contract to purchase and/or transport at least 1,000 Dth annually. An existing Customer must contract to purchase and/or transport of at least 1,000 Dth of additional gas annually. The increase in the volume of gas purchased or transported shall result from an in increase in business activity and not merely from the resumption of normal operations following a period of abnormal operating conditions. If in the Company's sole judgement an abnormal period has occurred as a result of a strike, equipment failure, or any other abnormal condition during the twelve (12) month period prior to the date of the application by the Customer for service under this rate schedule, the Company shall adjust the Customer's consumption to eliminate any abnormal conditions. The Company, through use of historical data shall determine the base annual consumption for existing Customers. Volumes in excess of the base annual consumption shall be used to evaluate the eligibility of the Customer to receive service under this rate schedule. Loads which are or have been served by the Company during all or part of the twelve (12) month period prior to service under this Rate Schedule, and which are relocated to another metering point within the Company's service area, shall not qualify for this Rate Schedule. Issued by: Carolyn Bermudez Effective: Vice President, Florida City Gas P. L4 -q`7