SERVICE AGREEMENT between TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINECORPORATION and WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY Dated January 1, 1996

Exhibit 10.11

Contract # 1.2254

SERVICE AGREEMENT

between

TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORPORATION

and

WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY

Dated

January 1, 1996

SERVICE AGREEMENT

      THIS AGREEMENT entered into this 1st day of January, 1996 by and between TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, hereinafter referred to as “Seller,” first party, and WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY, hereinafter referred to as “Buyer,” second party,

W I T N E S S E T H

      WHEREAS, Seller and Buyer are parties to a firm transportation agreement dated February 1, 1992 (TGPL system contract number .3705); and

      WHEREAS, Seller and Frederick Gas Company, Inc. are parties to a firm transportation agreement dated February 1, 1992 (TGPL system contract number .3927); and

      WHEREAS, as a result of the merger of Buyer and its subsidiary Frederick Gas Company, Inc. effective January 1, 1996, Frederick Gas Company, Inc. will no longer exist as a separate entity; and

      WHEREAS, Buyer wishes to consolidate such firm transportation agreements into one agreement, effective as of the date of the merger, for purposes of administrative ease; and

      NOW, THEREFORE, Seller and Buyer agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

      1.     Subject to the terms and provisions of this agreement and of Seller’s Rate Schedule FT, Buyer agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered to Seller gas for transportation and Seller agrees to receive, transport and redeliver natural gas to Buyer or for the account of Buyer, on a firm basis, up to the dekatherm equivalent of a Transportation Contract Quantity (“TCQ”) of 59,500 Mcf per day.

      2.     Transportation service rendered hereunder shall not be subject to curtailment or interruption except as provided in Section 11 of the General Terms and Conditions of Seller’s FERC Gas Tariff.

ARTICLE II

      Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered gas at the point(s) of receipt hereunder at a pressure sufficient to allow the gas to enter Seller’s pipeline system at the varying pressures that may exist in such system from time to time; provided, however, the pressure of the gas delivered or caused to be delivered by Buyer shall not exceed the maximum operating pressure(s) of Seller’s pipeline system at such point(s) of receipt. In the event the maximum operating pressure(s) of Seller’s pipeline system, at the point(s) of receipt hereunder, is from time to time increased or decreased, then the maximum allowable pressure(s) of the gas delivered or caused to be delivered by Buyer to Seller at the point(s) of receipt shall be correspondingly increased or decreased upon written notification of Seller to Buyer. The point(s) of receipt for natural gas received for transportation pursuant to this agreement shall be:

      See Exhibit A, attached hereto, for points of receipt.

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ARTICLE III

      Seller shall redeliver to Buyer or for the account of Buyer the gas transported hereunder at the following point(s) of delivery and at a pressure(s) of:

      See Exhibit B, attached hereto, for points of delivery and pressures.

ARTICLE IV

      This agreement shall be effective as of January 1, 1996 and shall remain in force and effect until 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time March 31, 2009 and thereafter until terminated by Seller or Buyer upon at least three (3) years written notice; provided, however, this agreement shall terminate immediately and, subject to the receipt of necessary authorizations, if any, Seller may discontinue service hereunder if (a) Buyer, in Seller’s reasonable judgement fails to demonstrate credit worthiness, and (b) Buyer fails to provide adequate security in accordance with Section 32 of the General Terms and Conditions of Seller’s Volume No. 1 Tariff. As set forth in Section 8 of Article II of Seller’s August 7, 1989 revised Stipulation and Agreement in Docket Nos. RP88-68 et. al., (a) pregranted abandonment under Section 284.221(d) of the Commission’s Regulations shall not apply to any long term conversions from firm sales service to transportation service under Seller’s Rate Schedule FT and (b) Seller shall not exercise its right to terminate this service agreement as it applies to transportation service resulting from conversions from firm sales service so long as Buyer is willing to pay rates no less favorable than Seller is otherwise able to collect from third parties for such service.

ARTICLE V

      1.     Buyer shall pay Seller for natural gas delivered to Buyer hereunder in accordance with Seller’s Rate Schedule FT and the applicable provisions of the General Terms and Conditions of Seller’s FERC Gas Tariff as filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and as the same may be legally amended or superseded from time to time. Such Rate Schedule and General Terms and Conditions are by this reference made a part hereof.

      2.     Seller and Buyer agree that the quantity of gas that Buyer delivers or causes to be delivered to Seller shall include the quantity of gas retained by Seller for applicable compressor fuel, line loss make-up (and injection fuel under Seller’s Rate Schedule GSS, if applicable) in providing the transportation service hereunder, which quantity may be changed from time to time and which will be specified in the currently effective Sheet No. 44 of Volume No. 1 of this Tariff which relates to service under this agreement and which is incorporated herein.

      3.     In addition to the applicable charges for firm transportation service pursuant to Section 3 of Seller’s Rate Schedule FT, Buyer shall reimburse Seller for any and all filing fees incurred as a result of Buyer’s request for service under Seller’s Rate Schedule FT, to the extent such fees are imposed upon Seller by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or any successor governmental authority having jurisdiction.

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ARTICLE VI

      1.     This Agreement supersedes and cancels as of the effective date hereof the following contract(s) between the parties hereto:

      2.     No waiver by either party of any one or more defaults by the other in the performance of any provisions of this agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver of any future default or defaults, whether of a like or different character.

      3.     The interpretation and performance of this agreement shall be in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without recourse to the law governing conflict of laws, and to all present and future valid laws with respect to the subject matter, including present and future orders, rules and regulations of duly constituted authorities.

      4.     This agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

      5.     Notices to either party shall be in writing and shall be considered as duly delivered when mailed to the other party at the following address:

      Such addresses may be changed from time to time by mailing appropriate notice thereof to the other party by certified or registered mail.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be signed by their respective officers or representatives thereunto duly authorized.