Case Study
Transportation Solutions for LDCs
Case Study April 2016 D352399X012 Transportation Solutions for LDCs Introduction It is a common misperception that Local Distribution Companies (LDCs) in the gas industry only deliver to, and manage contracts and billing accounts for, residential gas consumers. Many LDCs, however, will also have large-scale transportation agreements in place with industrial or commercial consumers on their distribution networks. This article will outline some of the challenges that industrial and commercial consumers can create for LDCs, and how LDCs can better manage their commercial transportation agreements using an industry-proven pipeline transportation management solution rather than rely on legacy systems or spreadsheets. Challenge LDCs will frequently provide transportation services to shippers