Energy Glossary
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Off-Peak Service
Service made available on special schedules or contracts but only for a specified part of the year during the off-peak season.
Operator
An entity which manages and controls a facility and the gas moving through that facility. The operator performs the day-to-day operations, contract scheduling, communications, and routinely monitors, tests, and repairs facilities and/or measurement equipment. The operator is not necessarily the owner. A producer/operator operates a well. A transportation operator operates a gathering system, pipeline or local distribution company. A plant operator operates a processing or extraction plant. A consumer/operator operates an end user facility.