Agenda packet — Ava Community Energy Board of Directors, April 16, 2025 (part 1 of 2)

Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
6:00 pm
In Person:

Conference Room 5
Ava Community Energy
1999 Harrison St
Suite 2300
Oakland CA 94612
Or from the following locations:
• Albany Community Center - 1249 Marin Ave, Albany, CA 94706 • Dublin City Hall - 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, CA 94568
• Clipper Club - 5 Captain Dr. Emeryville, CA 94608
• Milk and Honey Cafe, 34265 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94555 • 35653 Scarborough Dr. Newark CA 94560
• 1100 Webster St Oakland CA 94607
• San Joaquin County Administration Building, 44 N. San Joaquin Street Room 145, 1st floor, Stockton, CA 95202
• 1755 Harvest Landing Ln., Tracy, CA 95376
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Meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals who need special assistance or a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, or who have a disability and wish to request an alternative format for the meeting materials, should contact the Clerk of the Board at least 2 working days before the meeting at (510) 906- 0491 or [email protected].

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1. Welcome & Roll Call

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Public Comment
This item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board on any Ava-related matters that are not otherwise on this meeting agenda. Public comments on matters listed on the agenda shall be heard at the time the matter is called. As with all public comment, members of the public who wish to address the Board are customarily limited to two minutes per speaker and must complete an electronic speaker slip. The Board Chair may increase or decrease the time allotted to each speaker.

CONSENT AGENDA

4. Approval of Minutes from March 19, 2025

5. Contracts Entered Into (Informational Item)

6. Pivotal Agreement Amendment
Agreement amendment to account for recruiting budget to fill open roles and to prepare for filling roles next fiscal year.

REGULAR AGENDA

7. CEO Report

8. CAC Report

9. Prepay Financing (Informational Item)
Review Prepay Financing background and discuss the planning for additional prepay financing transactions.

10.Accelerating Renewable Procurement (Informational Item) Presentation and discussion about trade-offs associated with accelerating Board-approved clean energy procurement schedule

11.Power Resources Contracts for Approval (Action Item) Request approval of multiple long-term offtake agreements:
(1)Thermal RA,
(2) Battery RA,
(3) EEI financial settlement,
(4) ISDA financial settlement
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12.Legislative Update (Informational Item)
Receive an update on Ava’s Legislative Program document.

13.SB 540 Pathways – Support Letter Approval (Action Item) Request approval for bill position.

14.Board Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board of Directors Meeting Agendas

15.Adjourn
The next Ava Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 6pm. Please note the new location:

Conference Room 5
Ava Community Energy
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2300
Oakland, CA 94612

Board Meeting Access Instructions
If you need help finding or accessing the building, please call our Ava representative who is stationed in the building lobby: 510-393-0492.

Directions
Directions via BART
If you are taking BART: the 19th Street station is the closest stop to our office and is about a 5 minute walk away. Use the 20th St / Thomas L. Berkeley Way station exit.

Directions via Bike
Bike riders wanting to park their bike inside the parking garage can enter through the main building lobby. Bike parking is available on the parking garage first level right in front of the garage elevators.

Directions to Parking Garage via Car
The entrance to the building’s attached garage is located on Harrison Street. If you’re driving northbound on Harrison Street, as soon as you cross 19th St. the garage entrance is 3/4 down on your left-hand side. If you’re heading east on Thomas L Berkeley Way/20th St.

Continue East then make a right turn on Harrison
Street, and the garage entrance is a quarter block up
on your right-hand side.

When you arrive, enter via the gate labeled “Public
Parkers”. There are four floors of the parking garage,
and you will need to take the elevator in the parking
garage to the first floor. The parking attendant or
an Ava representative will provide access into the
building lobby.

The parking garage entry gate will be open until 8pm
for CAC and BOD meetings. Attendees can exit the
parking garage until 11pm.

Note that the garage’s parking fee is $30 per use.

Street parking is widely available near the building
and free after 6pm.

Check-in at Security Desk
When you arrive at our building, please check in with the security desk in the lobby to get access to the elevators.

If you have questions or need assistance, an Ava representative will be stationed and identifiable in the lobby. They can be reached at: 510-393-0492.

Public Parkers entrance
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2300, Oakland, CA 94612

Draft Minutes
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
6:00 pm
In Person:

The Lake Merritt Room
Cal State East Bay - the Oakland Center
In the Transpacific Centre
1000 Broadway, Suite 109
Oakland, CA 94607
Or from the following locations:
• Albany Community Center - 1249 Marin Ave, Albany, CA 94706 • Clipper Club - 5 Captain Dr. Emeryville, CA 94608
• Milk and Honey Cafe, 34265 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94555 • 35653 Scarborough Dr. Newark CA 94560
• 1100 Webster St Oakland CA 94607
• San Joaquin County Administration Building, 44 N. San Joaquin Street Room 145, 1st floor, Stockton, CA 95202
• 1755 Harvest Landing Ln., Tracy, CA 95376
Via Zoom:
https://ebce-org.zoom.us/j/87023071843
Or join by phone:

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If you have anything that you wish to be distributed to the Board of Directors, please email it to the clerk by 5:00 pm the day prior to the meeting.

The following Members were sworn in:

Councilmember Matthew Solomon (Emeryville – Alternate)
Supervisor Mario Gardea (San Joaquin County – Alternate)

1. Welcome & Roll Call

Present: Members: Marquez (Alameda County), Lopez (Albany), Tregub (Berkeley), Morada (Dublin), Solomon (Emeryville), Roche (Hayward), Barrientos (Livermore), Del Catancio (Newark), Brown (Oakland), Gardea (San Joaquin County), Gonzalez (San Leandro), Nygard (Tracy), Sakakihara (Union City), CAC Chair Hernandez (Community Advisory Committee) and Chair Balch (Pleasanton)
Not Present: Members: Keng (Fremont), Diallo (Lathrop), Fugazi (Stockton) and Vice-Chair Andersen (Piedmont) Please note that Member Solomon served as the alternate for Member Kaur (Emeryville), and Member Gardea served as the alternate for Member Rickman (San Joaquin County).

Note that the agenda item order was changed. Item 18, Local Development Fund Reconciliation, was heard prior to Item 17, SB 540.

2. Pledge of Allegiance
Matthew Solomon led the body in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

4. (5:55) Closed Session Public Comment
There was no public comment for this item.

5. (7:50) Closed Session
A. Public Employee Performance Evaluation Pursuant of Code § 54957: Chief Executive Officer
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6. (33:03) General Report Out of Closed Session
There were no items to report out of the Closed Session.

CONSENT AGENDA

7. Approval of Minutes from February 19, 2025

8. Contracts Entered Into (Informational Item)

9. Amend Agreement with Chen Design Associates
Increase the NTE amount in the contract from $200k to $300k

10.Policy Update to include Stockton/ Lathrop/ Unincorporated San Joaquin Update language in NEM tariff to include Stockton, Lathrop and Unincorporated San Joaquin County customers

11.Q2 Financial Statements
Present the second quarter financial statements for current fiscal year

12.Ascend Analytics
Second Amendment to increase NTE and add another project.

13.SMUD Task Order 4, Accounts Receivable Recovery Agent Services Order 4 for Accounts Receivable Recovery Agent Services (36:05) Public Comment: Jim Lutz: asked clarifying questions about the Kitchen Stadium consulting services agreement.
(37:29) Member Tregub motioned to approve the Consent Agenda. Member Gonzalez seconded the motion, which was approved 14/0/0/0/4. (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present).

Yes: Members: Marquez, Lopez, Tregub, Morada, Solomon, Roche, Barrientos, Del Catancio, Brown, Gardea, Gonzalez, Nygard, Sakakihara and Chair Balch No: none
Abstain: none
Recuse: none
Not Present: Members: Keng, Diallo, Fugazi and Vice-Chair Andersen

REGULAR AGENDA

14.(38:37) CEO Report
CEO Howard Chang provided updates on recent subcommittee meetings, including discussions on the critical municipal facilities program, local development fund reconciliation, financials, and upcoming contract policies. He also announced that future board meetings will move to Ava’s headquarters at 1999 Harrison Street in Oakland.

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Howard spoke about Ava‘s outreach and enrollment efforts in the Stockton and Lathrop areas, and noted a successful engagement campaign and a low opt-out rate among new customers. Howard also shared that customer inquiries were being effectively managed by the call center and outreach teams.

A large portion of the report focused on the wide range of local development programs underway or in development. These include the Healthy Communities pilot installing induction stoves in low-income homes, the Critical Municipal Facilities Solar and Storage program, Ava Charge fast-charging infrastructure, and new residential EV charging and eBike incentive programs. Upcoming projects include smart battery storage, resilience hubs, and building efficiency accelerators. Howard stated that many of these programs are nearing launch and will be accompanied by public outreach campaigns and support materials.
(56:33) Public Comment: Jim Lutz thanked staff for the local development update summary and asked why the electric truck charging program in Livermore was not included.

15.(1:01:08) CAC Report
Chair Hernandez reported that the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) met on March 17 and discussed the support letter for SB 540 and the Local Development Fund reconciliation. He provided updates from the Energy Affordability and Local Development Business Plan ad hoc committees, and stated that the CAC had recommended that at least one CAC member be supported to attend CalCCA events.

16.(1:05:21) Reserve Fund Policy Review (Informational Item) Present the reserve fund policy for review and discussion The Reserve Fund Policy Review was presented as an informational item to provide context on Ava Community Energy’s current reserve policy, its historical evolution, and plans for future financial planning. In the presentation, CEO Chang introduced the concept of a rate stabilization fund, which would be more flexible and used under less extreme circumstances than the primary reserve fund. This fund would support Ava’s ability to maintain stable rates during market downturns without compromising Ava’s value proposition.
(1:29:12) Public Comment: Jessica Tovar encouraged the board to invest more in local clean energy projects, such as community-based generation, energy efficiency, and electrification.

Note that the agenda item order was changed. Item 18, Local Development Fund Reconciliation, was heard prior to Item 17, SB 540.

17.(2:01:46) SB 540 Support Letter (Action Item)
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Presenting on SB 540 and the Pathways Initiative, and seeking Board approval to sign support letter for SB 540
Todd Edmister, Senior Director of Public Policy, presented SB 540 and the Westside Pathways Initiative, which proposes shifting governance of California’s wholesale energy market rules to a new regional organization in response to growing dissatisfaction from out-of-state suppliers with California’s current governance structure.

Public Comment:

Eleven members of the public spoke in opposition to SB 540 and urged the Board not to support the proposed letter. Commenters expressed concerns that the bill would undermine California’s control over its energy markets, increase reliance on out-of-state fossil fuel sources, and divert focus from local clean energy investments. Many speakers requested that the Board delay any decision on the letter to allow more time for consideration.
(2:41:06) Public Comment – Dave Shukla
(2:43:50) Public Comment – Ayla Peters Paz
(2:46:01) Public Comment – Claire Broome
(2:48:20) Public Comment – Aaron Reaven
(2:50:13) Public Comment – Jennifer Tanner
(2:52:21) Public Comment – Audrey Ichinose
(2:54:14) Public Comment – Ann Harvey
(2:56:34) Public Comment – Emily Ross
(2:57:49) Public Comment – Jessica Tovar
(3:00:03) Public Comment – Hernando Sanchez
(3:02:04) Public Comment – Jean Woo
Member Tregub motioned to refer the SB 540 item to the next Marketing, Regulatory and Legislative subcommittee meeting. Member Nygard seconded the motion.

Member Gonzalez made a substitute motion to support staff’s recommendation.

Member Roche seconded the motion. The substitute motion was not approved. 6/7/1/0/4 (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present).

Yes: Members Solomon, Roche, Barrientos, Gardea, Gonzalez and Chair Balch No: Members Marquez, Lopez, Tregub, Del Catancio, Brown, Nygard and Sakakihara
Abstain: Member Morada
Recuse: none
Not Present: Members Keng, Diallo, Fugazi, and Vice-Chair Andersen Member Marquez offered a friendly amendment to Member Tregub’s original motion to bring the SB 540 item back to the April 16, 2025 Ava Board of Directors meeting. Member Tregub and Member Nygard accepted the friendly amendment, which was approved 13/1/0/0/4 (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present):

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Yes: Members Marquez, Lopez, Tregub, Morada, Solomon, Roche, Barrientos, Del Catancio, Brown, Gardea, Gonzalez, Nygard and Chair Balch No: Member Sakakihara
Abstain: none
Recuse: none
Not Present: Members Keng, Diallo, Fugazi and Vice-Chair Andersen

18.(1:35:38) Local Development Fund Reconciliation (Informational Item) Overview of budget and expenses assigned to Local Development fund since FY20 The Local Development Fund Reconciliation item, presented by Chief Customer Officer Annie Henderson, provided an overview of how Ava Community Energy has allocated, spent, and earmarked funds for local development from FY 2020 through FY 2025. (1:51:36) Public Comment: Jessica Tovar spoke in support of investing $9.5 million in local development funds toward community-driven projects like islandable solar and battery storage in underserved areas.

19.Board Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board of Directors Meeting Agendas
• Chair Balch reminded board members that subsequent Board of Directors meetings would be held at Ava Community Energy headquarters.

20.Adjourned at 9:50pm
The next Ava Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6pm. Please note the new location:

Conference Room 5
Ava Community Energy
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
Consent Item 5
Consent Item 5
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Howard Chang, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Contracts Entered Into
Date: April 16, 2025
_____________________________________________________________________

RECOMMENDATION
Accept the CEO’s report on contracts that Ava Community Energy has entered into, as required by the Administrative Procurement Policy, from March 12, 2025, through April 10, 2025; C-2025-040 GB Endeavors Amendment No. 1 to CSA, increases the not to exceed compensation to $15,000 and extends the term through June 30, 2025, effective December 18, 2024.

C-2025-041 Oakland Ballers Baseball Club LLC Marketing and Sponsorship Contract, provides marketing and sponsorship exposure for the Club's 2025 season, with a cost of $25,000.

C-2025-042 Ascend Analytics Amendment B to the Master Agreement- Software, amends Exhibit A (Statement of Services, Support, and Service Level Agreement) to provide a SmartBidder Premium bid optimization Software license to Ava at pricing specified for the Kola Energy Storage II Project, with a license start date of April 1, 2025 through June 22, 2025, for $8,160 per month.

C-2025-043 Chocolate Soup, Inc. (Ontario, Canada) Purchase Rider, provides products on an order-by-order basis, as detailed in an order form or similar purchasing document, for a maximum compensation of $10,000, effective March 25, 2025, through March 24, 2026.

C-2025-044 EV Realty, Inc. Amended and Restated Project Site Addendum No. 1 to Vehicle Charging Master Services Agreement, amends and restates Project Site Addendum No. 1, where the Project Site is Oakland City Center Garage West, effective December 13, 2024.

Consent Item 5
C-2025-045 Slalom (Seattle) Consulting Services Agreement for Marketing technology services related to Salesforce with compensation not to exceed $96,000 through February 28, 2026 C-2025-046 Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Amendment 1 to Exhibit A, Task Order 3, incorporates Amendments 36, 37, and 38 of Task Order 2 by reference and develops a standardized approach to remove Uncollectible debt from Aging balances and report on Uncollectible debt, for a total fee of $12,940.

C-2025-047 Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Amendment 2 to Exhibit A, Task Order 3, updates Webform, Email Confirmation, and IVR scripts for new TOT Pre-Enrollment customers in Stockton and Lathrop (2.2) and changes the images for the pop-up in compare plans on webforms (2.3), for total fees of $3,780 (2.2) and $1,190 (2.3).

C-2025-048 Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Amendment 3 to Exhibit A, Task Order 3, creates a combined UDC and 820 Report, with a total fee of $10,800.

C-2025-049 Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Amendment 4 to Exhibit A, Task Order 3, updates the Annual NEM Webform, with a total fee of $4,870.

C-2025-050 Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Amendment 5 to Exhibit A, Task Order 3, updates the webform to reflect the functionality and messaging for customers who opt out within the first 60 days of enrollment, with a total fee of $3,860.

C-2025-051 Dakota Press, Inc Third Amendment to CSA, adds additional compensation of $200,000, effective March 24, 2025.

C-2025-052 Adam Goldstein (Oakland) Purchase Rider, provides videography services to support general brand awareness efforts and campaigns focused on Ava's community impact, local development work, and programmatic successes, effective April 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, with a max compensation of $15,000.

C-2025-053 Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Task Order 4 - Debt Collection Services, provides debt collection services as required by Ava, effective April 3, 2025, through December 31, 2026, with a one-time set up fee of $100,000, an Administrative Support fee of $5,000 per month, and a percentage of collections for Primary Placements, Secondary Placements, Attorney Referral, and Litigation.

C-2025-054 TerraVerde Energy LLC (San Francisco) Consulting Services Agreement, supports the RFQ process and manages a comprehensive procurement process (RFP), leveraging fit-for-purpose contracts and solicitation materials, effective March 14, 2025, through March 13, 2026, with a maximum compensation of $96,950.

C-2025-055 Lunar Energy Limited First Amendment to MSA, extends the term through March 31, 2027, updates Addenda A, C, and D, and adds Addendum E.

C-2025-056 Mouser Law Firm (San Ramon) Consulting Services Agreement provides for workplace investigation services with compensation not to exceed $48,000 through June 30, 2026.

C-2025-057 Mercer Statement of Work provides for market pricing and compensation benchmarking services and tool with compensation not to exceed $55,000 through January 31, 2026.

Consent Item 5
C-2025-058 Chen Design Associates increases compensation for creative services including graphic design, videography, photography, and booth design service by $100,000 through June 30, 2025, with total compensation not to exceed $300,000.

C-2025-059 Amanda J. West (dba) Awestruck Marketing and Design (Colorado Springs, CO) Purchase Rider for Staff and Board leadership virtual media training with compensation not to exceed $7,000 through 3/28/2026

Consent Item 6
Consent Item 6
TO: Ava Community Energy Authority
FROM: Trevor Cherr, VP of HR
SUBJECT: Approval for Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with Pivotal Talent Search, LLC
DATE: April 16, 2025
__________________________________________________________________ Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the CEO to negotiate and execute an Amendment adding $25,000 in additional compensation to the existing Consulting Services Agreement with Pivotal Talent Search, LLC.

Background and Discussion
Pivotal Talent Search currently provides talent sourcing, recruiting, and general human resources services to Ava. Ava has utilized the recruiting services provided by Pivotal Talent Search for several years, first starting in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and continuing through the current 2024-2025 Fiscal Year. These services have been successful and instrumental in the recruitment for Ava’s open positions, and we look forward to continued collaboration.

Fiscal Impact
If approved, this Amendment would add $25,000 in additional compensation to the existing Consulting Services Agreement, for a total amount of $120,000 in compensation during the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year. The new compensation under the entire Agreement would not exceed $323,582.10
Attachments
A. Resolution
Consent Item 6
B. Draft Third Amendment to Consulting Services Agreement by and Between Ava Community Energy Authority and Pivotal Talent Search, LLC Attachment Consent Item 6A
RESOLUTION NO. R-2025-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF AVA COMMUNITY ENERGY AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE CEO TO

AMEND THE AGREEMENT WITH PIVOTAL TALENT SEARCH, LLC
WHEREAS The Ava Community Energy Authority (“Ava”) was formed as a community choice aggregation agency (“CCA”) on December 1, 2016, Under the Joint Exercise of Power Act, California Government Code sections 6500 et seq., among the County of Alameda, and the Cities of Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Piedmont, Oakland, San Leandro, and Union City to study, promote, develop, conduct, operate, and manage energy-related climate change programs in all of the member jurisdictions. The Cities of Newark and Pleasanton, located in Alameda County, along with the City of Tracy, located in San Joaquin County, were added as members of Ava and parties to the JPA in March of 2020. The City of Stockton, located in San Joaquin County was added as a member of Ava and party to the JPA in September of 2022. The City of Lathrop, located in San Joaquin County, was added as a member to Ava and party to the JPA in October of 2023. On October 24, 2023, the Authority legally adopted the name Ava Community Energy Authority, where it had previously used the name East Bay Community Energy Authority since its inception.

WHEREAS Pivotal Talent Search, LLC has provided provide talent sourcing, recruiting, and general human resources services to Ava; and WHEREAS in Fiscal Year 2022-2023, the Human Recourses Team solicited quotes from recruiting service providers in our industry and region and that were likely to have cost structures to fit our budget. With 4 written quotes received, Pivotal Talent Search, LLC had the greatest level of experience and an aligned approach with Ava’s culture and recruitment needs. In addition, Pivotal Talent Search, LLC was by far the lowest cost firm, with a different cost structure (hourly vs. % of first year salary), giving Ava more control over the spend and ability to manage costs within our recruiting budget; and
WHEREAS Ava has utilized the recruiting services provided by Pivotal Talent Search, LLC for more than a year, first starting in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and continuing through Fiscal Year 2023-2024. These services were successful and instrumental in the recruitment for Ava’s open positions, and we look forward to continued collaboration; and
WHEREAS additional funds are needed for Pivotal’s work supporting Ava’s Human Resources objectives for the 2024/2025 Fiscal Year.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AVA COMMUNITY ENERGY AUTHORITY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

Attachment Consent Item 6A
Section 1. Authorizes the CEO to negotiate and execute a Fourth Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Pivotal Talent Search, LLC, adding an additional $25,000 in compensation for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 with total compensation not to exceed $323,582.10 to provide talent sourcing, recruiting, and general human resources services to Ava.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 16th day of April, 2025.

Jack Balch, Chair
ATTEST:

Adrian Bankhead, Clerk of the Board
Attachment Consent Item 6B
1 April 2025 Fourth Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement Ava Community Energy
Authority (“Ava”)
Signature:

By:

Date:

Approval as to
Form:

Address: 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
Ava Notice Emails: [email protected] with a cc to:
[email protected]
Relationship
Manager:

Trevor Cherr
Pivotal Talent Search, LLC,
a Tennessee S Corporation
(“Consultant”)
Signature:

By: Debby Jackson
Date:

Signature:

By: William T. Jackson, Jr.

Date:

Notice Attn: Bill Jackson
Phone: (224) 387-9574
Notice Address: 1200 Broadway, Apt 2211
Nashville, TN 37203
Notice Email(s): [email protected]
Purpose To add $25,000 in additional compensation.

Effective Date This agreement is effective as of April 16, 2025 Expiration Date June 30, 2025
Not To Exceed (“NTE”) $323,582.10
March 2025 template.

Attachment Consent Item 6B
2 This Fourth Amendment to the Agreement (“April 2025 Amendment”) is made by and between Ava Community Energy Authority, a Joint Powers Agency formed under the laws of the State of California (“Ava”) and Pivotal Talent Search, LLC (“Contractor”) as of April 16, 2025 (the “Effective Date,”), for the purposes of amending the Agreement as set forth below.

Recitals
I. Ava and Contractor entered into that certain Consulting Services Agreement dated June 7, 2022 (“Agreement”), in which the parties agreed that compensation would not exceed $50,000; and II. Ava and Contractor entered into that certain First Amendment to the Agreement on November 18, 2022, for the purposes of adding additional compensation, increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $50,000 for a total amount not to exceed $100,000.

III. Ava and Contractor entered into that certain Second Amendment to the Agreement on July 1, 2023, for the purposes of adding additional compensation, increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $3,582.10 for services in June 2022, and $100,000 for services during the Fiscal Year 2023/2024 (from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024) for a total amount not to exceed $203,582.10.

IV. Ava and Contractor entered into that certain Third Amendment to the Agreement on July 17, 2024, for the purposes of adding additional compensation, increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $95,000 for services during Fiscal Year 2024/2025 (from July 17, 2024, through June 30, 2025) for a total amount not to exceed amount of two hundred ninety-eight thousand five hundred eighty-two dollars and ten cents ($298,582.10).

V. Ava and Contractor now desire to amend the Agreement to add additional compensation, increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $25,000 for services during Fiscal Year 2024/2025 (from July 17, 2024, through June 30, 2025) for a total amount not to exceed amount of three hundred twenty-three thousand five hundred eighty-two dollars and ten cents ($323,582.10).

VI. Ava and Contractor wish to amend the Agreement as set forth below.

Now therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the amount and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

1. Section 6.1 of the Agreement (“Compensation and Payment”) is amended in part to increase the total compensation of the Agreement by $25,000 for a total amount not to exceed of three hundred twenty-three thousand five hundred eighty-two dollars and ten cents ($323,582.10).

2. Section 6.2 of the Agreement is amended in part to state that notification to Ava is required once the contract budget has been used up by 80% (including invoiced work and work that may not have been invoiced yet) which is $258,865.68.

3. Section 14.7 of the Agreement (“Notices”) is amended in part to include [email protected] as a required additional recipient for Ava.

4. Exhibit E (“Compensation/Budget”) of the Agreement is replaced in its entirety by Exhibit E, attached hereto.

5. All other terms and conditions in the Agreement not otherwise modified by this April 2025 Amendment will remain in full force and effect.

Attachment Consent Item 6B
E-1
Exhibit E

COMPENSATION/BUDGET
Services will be billed at an hourly rate of $89.90 per hour on all services provided. The maximum compensation under this Agreement will be $323,582.10.
$3,582.10 for June 2022,
$100,000 for the term July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023,
$100,000 for the term July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and $120,000 for the term July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.

CEO Report Item 7
CEO Report Item 7
TO: Ava Community Energy Board of Directors
FROM: Howard Chang, Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: CEO Report (Informational Item)
DATE: April 16, 2025
________________________________________________________________________ Recommendation
Accept Chief Executive Officer (CEO) report on update items below.

Executive Committee
The April 2, 2025 meeting of the Executive Committee was cancelled. The next Executive Committee meeting will be held on May 7, 2025.

Marketing, Regulatory and Legislative Subcommittee
The April 18, 2025 meeting of the Marketing, Regulatory and Legislative Subcommittee meeting was cancelled. A Special Meeting of the Marketing, Regulatory and Legislative will be held on May 9, 2025 at 2pm
Financial, Administrative and Procurement Subcommittee
The meeting time for the Financial, Administrative and Procurement Subcommittee (FAP) has been updated. The FAP will meet on the following dates from 3:30 to 5pm:

May 8
July 9
September 8
November 7
Habitat for Humanity – Sequoia Grove Volunteer Event
Ava is a proud sponsor of Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley’s Sequoia Grove project:
a groundbreaking, fully electric development for low-income households in Hayward. On March 26, Ava Board members and staff volunteered to help build this new community.

Board Directors Councilmember Roche and Supervisor Márquez joined 22 Ava staff members to volunteer alongside Habitat and AmeriCorps construction workers from 8am-3:30pm.

Together we worked on framing three of the housing units and reinforcing fire barrier walls.

Board members Director Brown, Director González III, and Director Sakakihara, as well as staff from the offices of U.S. Senator Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell, and California CEO Report Item 7
State Assemblymember Liz Ortega joined us for a picnic lunch and tour of the site from Habitat’s Construction Manager, Ben Grubb, and Communications Manager, Patti Wang Cross.

Sequoia Grove is on track to welcome its first residents in the summer of 2026.

Managed Charging Program Launch
On Thursday March 27, Ava launched Ava SmartHome Charging, our residential managed EV charging program. Ava customers with an eligible EV or home charger simply download the app or enroll online, set their preferences, and Ava – through our Virtual Power Plant (VPP) provider - shift at-home charging to times with more renewable energy on the grid, lowering customer bills, and reducing Ava’s procurement costs. In addition to bill savings, customers also receive incentives to stay active in the program.

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SmartHome Charging has the broadest coverage compared to competing managed charging programs, allowing customers with an EV from 21 different automakers to participate, and has the potential to be largest program of its kind in California. With a goal of enrolling at least 10,000 vehicles over 2 years, this is also Ava's largest customer program yet and the first vertical in Ava’s VPP portfolio of programs.

In its first year, the program will focus on achieving scaled enrollments and evaluating the total financial value & climate impact for our customers and Ava.

Launch to Stockton & Lathrop
Ava started service to customers in Stockton and Lathrop on Tuesday, April 1st. Customers will continue to transition from PG&E to Ava through the month of April, coincident with their April meter read. Customers will receive their first bill with Ava’s generation service in May.

During the month of April, customers receive their third (required) notification of Ava’s service, following notices in February and March. A sample of the first notification mailer can be found on the Stockton and Lathrop personalized web sites.

Jurisdiction Number of Accounts Number of Opt Outs Percentage Opt Out Stockton 112,168 5,232 4.7%
Lathrop 8,272 236 2.9%
Total 120,440 5,468 4.5%
Veloz campaign
Ava Community Energy is a member of Veloz, a unique public-private nonprofit driving toward 100% zero-emission vehicles through strategic communications, unprecedented collaborations and purposeful convening. Since 2018, Veloz has launched a variety of public education campaigns to drive greater adoption of EVs. https://www.veloz.org/electric-for-all/ Veloz is currently fundraising for a broader multi-year national campaign to further the reach and impact it has on the electric vehicle industry and recently announced being awarded a $43.5MM grant from Electrify America to launch a national EV education program.

New Employees
Sam Sadle, Principal Legislative Manager
Sam joined Ava in April 2025 as Principal Legislative Manager. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing legislative and political engagement in Sacramento, Washington, and elsewhere.

Before joining Ava, Sam spent seven years supporting Bay Area-based technology startups with political engagement at the federal, state, and local levels—working with companies such as Lime, Elemental Excelerator, Sonder, and others. Prior to returning to his native California, Sam spent 14 years in Washington, DC, with the last six years focused on federal and international energy lobbying at the Atlantic Council and Baker Donelson.

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Sam holds a BA in International Affairs from George Washington University and an MS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.

Ava in the Community
To raise awareness of our service, support our community, and stay close to our customers, Ava sponsors and staffs events throughout our service territory all year long. Stop by to say hello at any of these upcoming events between April 16 and May 20.

Date Event Location
4/19/2025 Fremont Earth Day Downtown Fremont
4/19/2025 Pleasanton Earth Day Pleasanton Library
4/26/2025 Tracy Earth Day Downtown Tracy
4/26/2025 Hayward Earth Day Fair Weekes Park, Hayward
4/26/2025 Berkeley Bay Festival Shorebird Park
4/27/2025 Stockton Earth Day Victory Park
5/4/2025 Cinco De Mayo Festival Stockton Fairgrounds
5/15/2025
Bike to Wherever Day (Energizer
Station) Snow Park, Oakland
Staff Report Item 9
Staff Report Item 9
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Russell Mills, SVP and CFO
Subject: Prepay Financing Update
Date: April 16, 2025
__________________________________________________________________ Summary/Recommendation
Review Prepay Financing background and Ava’s experience with these financing structures. Discuss the planning for additional prepay financing transactions.

Financial Impact
Ava has saved $21.7 million from 2022 through year end 2024 on the energy purchased through the three prepays it has closed. Ava will continue to receive these savings through the life of the bonds issued,
Analysis and Context
Commodity Prepay Financings are a unique financing structure giving tax-exempt entities that sell commodities to end-use customers a mechanism to provide more affordable energy through savings received by the energy recipient for buying the power through long-term contracts. These are complex structures with several entities participating in the transaction, with at a minimum, an energy recipient, a supplier and a conduit bond issuer required. The conduit issue is necessary to provide legal separation to both the supplier and recipient from the issuing entity.

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The benefits received for Ava and its customers are derived from the lower cost of funding from tax-exempt financing that is provided to the supplier than what they would receive from taxable markets and their own internal cost of capital. The energy recipient commits to buying a commodity over a long term and receives a discount to the contracted or market price throughout the term, lowering current and future energy costs.

Ava has executed three prepay transactions in the past, including the first ever CCA prepay in 2021, and then subsequent transactions in 2022 and 2023. Many of the CCA’s in California have utilized this structure to provide discounted power and further enable a value proposition for CCA customers. The bonds have been sold through the California Community Choice Financing Authority (CCCFA) as a conduit issuer, which was initially set up to enable these transactions.

Prepay Close Date Provider/Supplier Bond Size
1 9/23/21 Morgan Stanley $1.20B
2 7/12/22 Morgan Stanley $0.93B
3 8/16/23 Morgan Stanley $0.99B
Ava has used Morgan Stanley as the supplier and bond underwriter for its three prepays. Since it last issued an RFP for these services in 2019, staff determined refreshing its view of the capabilities and experience of the providers was warranted.

Staff is planning for at least one transaction in the coming months and will evaluate providers as part of the process before seeking approval from the board. We also will determine contracts and volumes to include in any prepay transaction we would seek approval for.

Staff would bring an approval request through the Finance Administrative and Procurement Committee prior to seeking Board approval, at the earliest in May or June.

Subsequently, the transaction(s) would be presented to the CCCFA Board for its approval, before a bond sale would occur.

Committee Recommendation
Not applicable.

Attachments
A. Prepay Informational Presentation April Board 2025
Board Presentation:

Prepay Financing Update
April 16, 2025
Attachment Staff Report Item 9A
Agenda

1. Prepay Financing Background

2. Ava’s Prepay Experience

3. Savings Realized

4. Prepay Planning

5. Q&A and Discussion
2 Attachment Staff Report Item 9A
• 2003 IRS Regulations allow for tax-exempt debt to be issued for the prepayment of electricity to serve load • Energy Prepays are complex transaction structures requiring at least three parties:
▪ Energy Recipient, e.g. Ava
▪ Prepaid Energy Provider/Supplier, e.g. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, RBC, etc. ▪ Bond Issuer, e.g. CCCFA, a Conduit Issuer
• Cost of funding with tax-exempt debt is lower than supplier would otherwise receive borrowing from taxable market or from using internal funding at their cost of capital • Energy supply agreement where buyer (Ava) commits to purchase the commodity over a term, receiving a discount to the market price – lowers Ava's costs on existing and future energy contracts ▪ Ava maintains energy contracts assigned from its portfolio into prepay structure through 30-year deal term • Bond investor risk is tied to the supplier and corporate guarantor to make debt service payments and redeem bonds if termination events occur or bankruptcy
Prepay Financing Background
3 What is a Prepay?
Attachment Staff Report Item 9A
• 2019 - Ava issued RFP for Prepay Services (Prepay
Provider)
• 2021 – Ava closes first-ever CCA energy prepay
bond transaction
Ava’s Prepay Experience:
4 Timeline of Ava Prepay Activity: Structural Innovations Ava Employed • Short-term bridge PPA & forward energy price curve
to size prepays provides flexibility on timing to
market
• Master Custodian Agreement optimizes use of PPAs
• Monthly Tracking / Annual Settlement reduces
operational burden
• Morgan Stanley partnered with Ava on innovations
• 2024 - Ava amended prepays to maximize savings
and optimize operations
Ava’s Prepays to Date
Prepay Date Closed Provider/Supplier Bond Size
1 9/23/21 Morgan Stanley $1.20B
2 7/12/22 Morgan Stanley $0.93B
3 8/16/23 Morgan Stanley $0.99B
Ava is part of a list of leading CCAs
that have issued energy prepay bonds:
• Ava Community Energy
• Clean Power Alliance (CPA)
• Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE)
• Peninsula Clean Energy (PCE)
• Marin Clean Energy (MCE)
• Sonoma Clean Power (SCE)
• Valley Clean Energy (VCE)
Attachment Staff Report Item 9A
Ava’s Prepay Savings Through ‘24 Total $21.7M
5 -
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
4,000,000
4,500,000
Q1 '22 Q2 '22 Q3 '22 Q4 '22 Q1 '23 Q2 '23 Q3 '23 Q4 '23 Q1 '24 Q2 '24 Q3 '24 Q4 '24 Quarterly Savings by Prepay
Prepay #1 Prepay #2 Prepay #3
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Transaction Planning & Supplier Selection
6 Staff is planning for at least 1 and possibly 2 transactions in 2025 and may seek approval for both simultaneously
❖ In, 2024, CPA received approvals for 3 simultaneously and entered the market at separate times successfully
Supplier Selection:
❖ All 3 Ava prepays were with Morgan Stanley as the prepay supplier ❖ Last RFP was in 2019, refresh sent out in late March; currently evaluating 4 responses ❖ There are merits to both diversification and to continuing with similar provider ❖ Consideration for splitting into two deals to optimize/de-risk execution Attachment Staff Report Item 9A
Proposed Prepay Timeline :
7 March-April (Currently in process)
o Prepay Supplier RFP – Selection by mid-late April
o Analysis of Contracts/Volumes for Inclusion in Prepay May-June
o Discuss Further at FAP & Seek Board Approval
o Present at CCCFA Board for Approval
Late June-Early July
o Marketing and Pricing Prepay Bonds
o Close Transaction
Attachment Staff Report Item 9A
Q&A- Discussion
8 Attachment Staff Report Item 9A
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Staff Report Item 10
Staff Report Item 10
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Marie Fontenot; SVP of Power Resources
Subject: Accelerating Renewable Procurement (Informational Item) Date: April 16, 2025
__________________________________________________________________ Summary/Recommendation
Receive a presentation discussing Ava Community Energy’s path to a zero emission portfolio and the opportunities, challenges, and risks associated with changing the trajectory.

Background and Discussion
In December 2020, Ava Community Energy (“Ava”) first proposed a goal to deliver customers electricity from a portfolio of resources with zero net emissions by 2030, supported by the analysis from Ava’s 2020 Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”) filing. The Board of Directors approved the ambitious goal, recognizing the result would be Ava’s service territory achieving its decarbonization goal 15 years ahead of the State.

In April, 2022, Ava developed its annual power procurement goals for renewable and carbon-free electricity purchases as a path to reach a zero-emission electricity portfolio by 2030. This trajectory was approved by the Board of Directors in the April 20 meeting of that year.

In the attached presentations, Staff present a discussion and preliminary analysis evaluating some of the costs to Ava customers associated with accelerating the goal of emission-free energy on an annual basis. Energy and Environmental Economics (“E3”) Consulting provides a discussion of the challenges and costs associated with providing emission free energy on an hourly basis.

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Attachments
A. Accelerating Renewable Procurement presentation
B. Clean Energy Procurement and Carbon Reductions: Past Successes and Current Challenges presentation
Accelerating Renewable
Procurement
Marie Fontenot, SVP of Power Resources
and Arne Olson, Senior Partner of E3
April 16, 2025
Attachment Staff Report Item 10A
Agenda
2 Section 1:
• History of Ava’s decarbonization plans; current changes & challenges to clean energy deployment
Section 2:
• Cost, Risk & Carbon Impacts of Alternative Clean Energy Procurement Strategies
Attachment Staff Report Item 10A
Executive Summary
• Fall 2024: planned to present topic informed by
Ava’s strong balance sheet & successful record of
project execution & development
• Today: PCIA policy changes create financial risk;
tariffs & executive orders create project
development & cost risk.
• Ava’s path to 0 emission power in 2030 is on
track, but regulatory changes and federal policy
are challenges and increase costs
3 Attachment Staff Report Item 10A
Providing Affordable, Clean Energy is our Purpose
Ava’s Joint Power Authority, Recitals:

3. “… It is the intent of this Agreement to promote the development and use of a wide range of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency programs, including but not limited to State, regional, and local solar and wind energy production.”
4 Ava’s JPA, July 17, 2024: https://avaenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ava-Joint-Powers-Authority-071724-Unincorporated-San-Joaquin-County.pdf https://avaenergy.org/about-ava/our-story/
Attachment Staff Report Item 10A
Context for Ava’s Clean Energy Procurement
• Bright Choice 2019 – 2020: compare Ava CO2-free to PG&E based on renewables (RPS) and large hydro/ACS.
▪ Ava procured to RPS compliance target + 5%
▪ During this time large hydro allocation from PG&E begins under PCIA • Bright Choice 2020 – 2022: compare Ava’s RPS % to PG&E’s target % for a given year, as reported a year prior; Ava would procure 5% above PG&E
▪ Challenge 1: PG&E’s annual RPS target was confidential within the year, Ava relied on an estimate that was outdated
▪ Challenge 2: Ava rejected PG&E’s initial “nuclear offering”; result PG&E carried lower emissions than Ava
• Bright Choice 2022 – 2025: Ava’s renewable & large hydro procurement
• Bright Choice Fall 2024 – present: Ava approved to incorporate nuclear allocation
▪ Staff will suggest changes to Ava:PG&E comparison; must hold Ava to high standard
5 Attachment Staff Report Item 10A
Previous Design: Comparing Emission-Free Portfolios
Source: April 20, 2022 Board Meeting: Board-approved “Path to Zero Emission Electricity in 2030”
6 Attachment Staff Report Item 10A
Ava Estimated Power Content 2024 & 2025
7 • 2024 and 2025 have an 81% CF target
• 2025 assumes no further increases to CF targets during budget planning • Currently has only 1% of the previous 2025 CF increase in renewables Attachment Staff Report Item 10A
Ava’s Long-Term Clean Portfolio
8 Project Developer Location Current Status Agreement Type Technology Products Actual / Forecasted COD Rosamond Central Clearway Kern County, CA Online PPA Solar Energy, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 12/21/2020 Altamont Greenbacker Alameda County, CA Online PPA Wind Energy, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 7/2/2021 Tecolote Pattern New Mexico Online PPA Wind Energy, REC, Ancillary Services 12/20/2021 Henrietta D Convergent Kings County, CA Online ESA Battery Storage Storage, RA, Ancillary Services 12/28/2021 Luciana Idemitisu Tulare County, CA Online PPA Solar Energy, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 4/29/2022 Daggett Clearway San Bernardino County,
CA Online PPA Solar + Storage Energy, Storage, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 9/5/2023 Oberon Intersect Riverside County, CA Online PPA Solar + Storage Energy title, REC, RA (Storage Only) 1/1/2024 Scarlet I EDP Renewables Fresno County, CA Online PPA Solar + Storage Energy, Storage, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 5/3/2024
Malaga - Hedge Middle River Power Fresno County, CA Online Confirmation Financial Financial Hedge 6/1/2024 Tumbleweed_4hr REV Renewables Kern County, CA Online ESA Battery Storage Storage, RA, Ancillary Services 7/16/2024 Malaga - BESS Middle River Power Fresno County, CA Development Confirmation RA Storage, Ancillary Services 3/7/2025 Kola Next Era San Joaquin County, CA Development ESA Battery Storage Storage, RA, Ancillary Services 7/7/2025 Oakland 2 Prologis Alameda County, CA Pre-Construction DAC PPA Solar Energy, REC 12/31/2025 Hayward I Prologis Alameda County, CA Pre-Construction DAC PPA Solar Energy, REC 4/1/2026 San Leandro 1 Prologis Alameda County, CA Pre-Construction DAC PPA Solar Energy, REC 4/1/2026 Sun Pond Longroad Energy Maricopa County, AZ Development PPA Solar + Storage Energy, Storage, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 4/1/2026
Tracy 16 Prologis San Joaquin County, CA Pre-Construction DAC PPA Solar Energy, REC 6/1/2026 Tracy 9 Prologis San Joaquin County, CA Pre-Construction DAC PPA Solar Energy, REC 6/1/2026 Tumbleweed_8hr REV Renewables Kern County, CA Pre-Construction ESA Battery Storage Storage, RA, Ancillary Services 6/1/2026 SunZia Pattern Lincoln County, NM Development PPA Wind Energy, REC, RA 9/30/2026 Easley I Intersect Riverside County, CA Pre-Construction PPA Solar Energy, REC 3/31/2027 Easley II Intersect Riverside County, CA Pre-Construction PPA Solar Energy, REC 3/31/2027 Imperial Sun Atlantica Imperial County, CA Pre-Construction PPA Solar + Storage Energy, Storage, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 3/31/2027
Gabriel BESS Aypa Power Los Angeles County, CA Pre-Construction ESA Battery Storage Storage, RA, Ancillary Services 6/1/2027 Zeta Solar Longroad Energy Merced County, CA Pre-Construction PPA Solar + Storage Energy, Storage, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 7/26/2027
Rosemary Longroad Energy Fresno County, CA Pre-Construction PPA Solar + Storage Energy, Storage, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 6/1/2028
Corsac Station Fervo Churchill County, NV Pre-Construction PPA Geothermal Energy, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 4/1/2030 Attachment Staff Report Item 10A
Challenge: Mitigate Emissions & Hedge Responsibly
Source: CAISO 2024 Summer Loads & Resource Assessment
https://www.caiso.com/documents/2024-summer-loads-and-resources-assessment.pdf 9 Ava Sept sample portfolio
Additional solar + storage will help meet peak
demand but is not most efficient way to meet
overnight demand
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Coming Soon: Hourly Emission Accounting
• Significant Challenge: upcoming changes to CEC emissions rules create risks on existing portfolio, including long-term contracted resources & previous financial hedge structures. ▪ SB 1158 passed in 2022; requires hourly counting in 2028 ▪ RA does not carry emissions
10 Additional capacity build required to meet 0
emissions annual accounting by 2027 instead of 2030
Additional costs required to meet 0 emissions annual
accounting by 2027 instead of 2030.

Result could be ~$500 million excess costs per year for 10-20 years.

Attachment Staff Report Item 10A
Ava Community Energy
April 16, 2025
Clean Energy Procurement
and Carbon Reductions: Past
Successes and Current
Challenges
Arne Olson, Senior Partner
Liz Mettetal, Director
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
2  How has procurement contributed to achieving higher levels of clean energy penetration over the past 20 years?
 What would be the impact of moving to more exacting clean energy accounting schemes such as “24x7 matching” for load-serving entities such as Ava Community Energy?
 What is the current state of the clean energy industry and what are the implications for clean energy buyers?
Agenda
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
The Role of Procurement in
Clean Energy Deployment
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
4 Mandated and voluntary procurement have driven significant clean energy investment over the past 20 years
State-mandated and voluntary
procurement have helped
create a market for clean
energy, driving down costs
Supportive federal policy,
especially tax incentives such
as PTC/ITC, has also been
important
US Renewable Energy Production, 1990-2021
TWh
0 100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020
Hydroelectric Biomass Geothermal Wind Solar
Source: NREL Source: EIA
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5 Specified energy purchases are contractual, not physical  “Specified” energy purchases are not physically delivered to the off-taker on a networked power system
• Generators inject into the grid in one location, displacing other generators with higher operating costs
• Loads withdraw from the grid in
another location, served by a mix of
generators on the system
 Hundreds of billions of
dollars have been invested
based on the premise of
contractual clean energy
supplies
https://www.rpc.senate.gov/policy-papers/infrastructure-cybersecurity-the-us-electric-grid Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
6 Most clean energy procurement strategies have relied on long-term PPAs, supplemented with short-term REC transactions  Long-term PPAs provide the
revenue certainty needed for
project finance
 Tradable RECs are the only way to
verify clean energy content
 The creation, trade, and retirement
of RECs are certified and tracked
by independent organizations
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
7 All state-mandated clean energy programs have annual or multi-year compliance periods  Balancing over shorter time
periods is very challenging
• Both load and clean energy production
are uncertain and variable
 This flexibility reduces RPS
compliance costs and is a
feature of all RPS programs
across US, including CA, ME,
MD, IL, WA and others
Multi-Year Compliance Periods in the California RPS Program Source: California Public Utilities Commission
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
8 The ability to exchange surpluses and shortfalls in clean energy through the CAISO market is beneficial to all participants  Neighboring systems can
exchange surpluses and deficits
 Balancing on a market-wide basis
creates efficiencies that benefit all
market participants
 Organized markets such as
CAISO have facilitated low-cost
integration of large quantities of
clean energy
Sell power
into market
when long
Buy power
from market
when short
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
The Impacts of “24x7” vs.

Annual Clean Energy
Accounting
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
10 The push for “24x7” clean energy matching
 Some large tech companies such as Google and Microsoft have been advocating policies to achieve hourly or “24x7” matching  Multiple arguments are put forward:
• 24x7 matching will help transform the market for “clean firm” technologies • More precise (but not necessarily more accurate) accounting of carbon reductions from clean energy procurement
 24x7 matching in effect requires LSEs to
become “electrical islands”, forgoing the
benefits of wholesale electricity markets
 Google has set 2030 as a target for
achieving 24x7 matching
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/hourly-matching-clean-electricity-renewable-energy-purchases-e3/692099/ Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
11  LSEs must buy
enough clean energy
to match their load
during the most
difficult hour
 This requires “over-procurement” during
every other hour
 “Hourly matching”
only occurs in small
handful of hours
Hourly matching can be very expensive and exposes the LSEs to significant market risks from over-procurement
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-5
0 5
10 15
20 25
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 Hour
(GW)
Many hours with over-procured energy by C&I
customer adds to systemwide risk
(~400% of matching load in hours with highest
incremental risk)
Excess Clean Procurement by C&I Load Adds Incremental Risk C&I Excess Clean Energy Sales plus Incremental WECC-Wide Curtailment In a few hours, lower curtailment in
the matching case
Hours with exact
matching and no
incremental
curtailment in WECC
E3 Study partially funded by Meta: https://www.ethree.com/meta-voluntary-clean-energy/ Hourly Matching Requires Over-procurement During Most Hours of the Year Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
12 E3 study for SVCE demonstrates that hourly matching would require significant over-procurement throughout the year  Under “Net zero” or “100% annual
matching”, SVCE-contracted
resources produce clean energy
equal to 100% of annual need
 Under “Absolute zero” or “100%
hourly matching”, SVCE must
procure energy equal to 181% of
their annual need
 Annual and hourly matching achieve
similar levels of carbon abatement
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
13 High Cost
Low Cost
Achieving absolute zero carbon emissions with just wind, solar and batteries would be prohibitively expensive, even on large grids  Low renewables, storage and gas
prices enable significant carbon
reductions at very low cost
Image source: Resource Adequacy in the Pacific Northwest (Various utilities, 2019) E3 studies in the Pacific Northwest, California, New England and elsewhere show the very high cost of trying to achieve zero carbon with only wind, solar, hydro and storage Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
Current Challenges in the
Clean Energy Industry
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
15  Solar and wind PPAs
are now $50-60/MWh
 More than double pre-pandemic levels
 Price pressures will
continue due to:
• Competition from tech
industry
• Land, labor, equipment,
interconnection
• Tariffs and supply chain
issues
Clean energy development industry is facing significant headwinds
Source: LevelTen Energy (www.leveltenenergy.com/ppa)
Solar and Wind PPA Price Index: North America (LevelTen) Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
16  There were over 1000 hours of curtailment
and negative prices in Southern California
in 2024
 Generators are paying up to -$67/MWh at
for buyers to take their power
 Curtailment and negative pricing will be
widespread in California for the
foreseeable future
The California market will be trickier to navigate in the future due to solar saturation
Average prices in 2023 and forecast for 2035
CAISO SP15 zone
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
Key Takeaways
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
18  Clean energy procurement has played a pivotal role in driving investment in clean energy
 Moving to more exacting clean energy accounting schemes such as “24x7” would create significant costs and risks for load-serving entities  The clean energy industry is currently facing higher costs and tremendous uncertainty, arguing for a cautious approach Key Takeaways
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B
Thank you!
Arne Olson, Senior Partner ([email protected])
Attachment Staff Report Item 10B

Staff Report Item 11
Staff Report Item 11
To: Ava Community Energy Authority
From: Marie Fontenot; SVP of Power Resources
Subject: Approving a Resolution of the Board of Directors of Ava Community Energy Authority Authorizing the CEO to Negotiate and Execute Agreements with MRP Pacifica Marketing III LLC for Financial Hedges and Resource Adequacy
Date: April 16, 2025
__________________________________________________________________ Summary/Recommendation
This memo proposes the Board authorize the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) to finalize negotiations and execute agreements with the contracting entity MRP Pacifica Marketing III LLC (“MRP”) for the multiple products described herein. In order to support Ava’s Resource Adequacy (“RA”) compliance obligations and provide valuable hedges, protecting Ava’s customers against market volatility, the proposed contracts are necessary.

Analysis and Context
Ava Community Energy (“Ava”) operates under the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) and must comply with its RA compliance obligations. Ava has further internal compliance standards designed to mitigate risk and exposure to the markets for different commodity products Ava must procure. The proposed transactions are structured to support Ava’s RA compliance obligations and contribute to the Risk Oversight Committee-approved hedging strategies for energy/financial transactions and for RA.

The proposed transactions will be 15 years in duration and are comprised of multiple agreements, each with different dates for the start of delivery under the contract: (1) an Edison Electric Institute (“EEI”) Master Agreement, (2) a battery “Top 8 / Bottom 8” Financial Settlement Staff Report Item 11
confirmation to the EEI Master, (3) a Resource Adequacy (“RA”) confirmation to the EEI Master for the Tracy gas plant, (4) a RA confirmation to the EEI Master for the Tracy battery storage facility, (5) an International Swaps and Derivatives (“ISDA”) Master Agreement, and (6) an ISDA confirmation for the Heat Rate based financial settlement transaction.

The multi-product agreements are comprised of RA from an existing natural gas plant and an incremental battery storage project that will be co-located with the gas plant, as well as two financial hedges. The physical resources are contracted from the Tracy gas plant and an incremental battery storage facility in Tracy, CA. The battery storage facility is being developed by Middle River Power, the parent company of MRP Pacifica Marketing III LLC.

The proposed transactions were offered to Ava and negotiated bilaterally; however, they were evaluated for portfolio fit and value against project offered in the 2024 Ava & San Jose Clean Energy (“SJCE”) Long-Term Resource Request for Offers (“RFO”), and these transactions were found to be of unique value and portfolio fit. If approved, the first contract will begin delivery in January 2027, while the remaining three contracts will begin delivery in June 2027 and January 2028.

Staff seeks Board approval for the CEO to finalize negotiations and enter into the contracts. The contracts must be executed promptly to enable MRP to order battery components and begin construction in advance of the start date of contract delivery.

Attachments
A. Board Resolution
B. PowerPoint presentation
C. Sample EEI Master Agreement
D. Sample EEI RA Confirmation
E. Sample EEI Top 8 / Bottom 8 Confirmation
F. Sample ISDA Master Agreement
G. Sample ISDA Master Agreement Cover Sheet
H. Sample ISDA Financial Settlement Confirmation
Attachment Staff Report Item 11A
RESOLUTION NO. R-202x-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF AVA COMMUNITY ENERGY AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING THE CEO TO

NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH MRP PACIFICA

MARKETING III LLC FOR FINANCIAL HEDGES AND RESOURCE

ADEQUACY
WHEREAS Ava Community Energy Authority (“Ava”) was formed as a community choice aggregation agency (“CCA”) on December 1, 2016, under the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, California Government Code sections 6500 et seq., among the County of Alameda, and the Cities of Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Piedmont, Oakland, San Leandro, and Union City to study, promote, develop, conduct, operate, and manage energy-related climate change programs in all of the member jurisdictions. The Cities of Newark and Pleasanton, located in Alameda County, along with the City of Tracy, located in San Joaquin County, were added as members of Ava and parties to the Joint Powers Agreement (“JPA”) in March of 2020. The City of Stockton was added as a member to Ava in September of 2022. The City of Lathrop was added as a member to Ava in October of 2023. San Joaquin County was added as a member to Ava in July 2024. On October 24, 2023, Ava legally adopted the name Ava Community Energy Authority, where it had previously used the name East Bay Community Energy Authority since its inception.

WHEREAS Ava issued the 2024 Long-Term Resource Request for Offers (“RFO”) in September, 2024;
WHEREAS Ava evaluated the offered products and saw new value in the unique commercial structure offered by MRP Pacifica Marketing III LLC; WHEREAS MRP Pacifica Marketing III LLC, proposed two Financial Hedges, one based on implied heat rate and the other based on a battery’s top 8 and bottom 8 operating hours each day; and two Resource Adequacy (“RA”) agreements associated with 98.7 mega-watts (“MW”) of thermal RA from the Tracy gas plant and 13.3 MW of battery RA from a battery storage facility to be developed by Middle River Power; and WHEREAS the contracts are expected to begin delivery on different dates starting on or after January 1, 2027, and provide financial hedges and RA for a period of 15 years.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AVA COMMUNITY ENERGY AUTHORITY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The CEO is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute, subject to approval of General Counsel, the following agreements: an ISDA Master Agreement, an EEI Master Agreement, and four confirmations to the Master Agreements, all of which Attachment Staff Report Item 11A
will have terms of 15 years: a 98.7 MW thermal RA confirmation, a 13.3 MW battery RA confirmation, a battery top 8 / bottom 8 financial settlement for 13.3 MW of battery storage, and an ISDA financial settlement for 98.7 MW. The final agreements will be structured similarly to the documents attached to the Staff Report associated with this Resolution.

ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 16th day of April, 2025.

Jack Balch, Chair
ATTEST:

Adrian Bankhead, Clerk of the Board
Bilateral Transactions for
Approval
Marie Fontenot | April 16, 2025
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Agenda
2 1. Overview: Proposed Products for Transaction

2. MRP – Company Overview

3. Overview of Proposed Transactions

4. Importance of Portfolio Diversification

5. Different Types of Hedges

6. Example Portfolio

7. MRP Tracy – Facility Detail

8. CEJA Report & Benefits of Ava Transaction
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Proposed Products for Transaction
• Seeking approval for four transactions with a single counterparty, MRP Pacifica Marketing, LLC
• All products were offered bilaterally
• Products:
▪ 15 year “Top 8 / Bottom 8” battery storage financial hedge ▪ 15 year Heat Rate based financial settlement hedge
▪ 15 year Resource Adequacy (RA) contract from battery storage ▪ 15 year RA contract from MRP Tracy gas plant
• All products / contracts score positively when compared to recent offers submitted into the Ava-SJCE 2024 Long-Term Resource RFO 3 Attachment Staff Report Item 11B
MRP Company Overview
4 • Middle River Power (MRP) is a private equity-sponsored investment and asset management platform focused on US power generation assets. • MRP owns and operates 8000 MW of power projects throughout the United States. • Within California, MRP’s fleet consists of 11 natural gas fired power plants with 9 hybrid battery energy storage projects in operation or development totaling 650 MWs of capacity and over 1 GW of BESS projects in development.
• MRP is an experienced independent power plant owner and operator. Ava as well as other CCAs and investor-owned utilities have contracted resources with MRP. – Recently, Ava’s contracted Malaga battery storage plant achieve commercial operation.

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Overview of Proposed Transactions
• Products:
▪ MRP Tracy Thermal RA
▪ MRP Tracy BESS RA *new resource*
▪ MRP Tracy BESS Financial Settlement: top 8 / bottom 8 ▪ Financial Settlement based on Heat Rate
• International Swaps & Derivatives Agreement (ISDA)
• Tenor: 15 years
• Expected Initial Contract Delivery Date is April 1, 2024 • Project has an executed interconnection agreement.
• The contracting entity under Middle River Power is MRP Pacifica Marketing III, LLC. • Note: 3CE and SJCE contracted ahead of Ava
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Importance of Portfolio Diversification
• Types of Hedge Diversification:
▪ Fixed Price, Index-based Price, Options
▪ Generation “shape” or delivery hours
• Why Diversify:
▪ Mitigate market risk
▪ Minimize exposure to market volatility
▪ Price stability
▪ Technology and associated risk
▪ Geographical risk
6 Heat Rate Call Option:
• financial instrument that hedges against electricity market price fluctuation.
• Guarantees power plant a minimum profit margin. Protects Buyer and Seller against fluctuation in fuel prices.
• But power plant gives up potential upside gains in electricity market prices
Ava’s Portfolio
PPAs Fixed price; electricity liquidated in
CAISO market
Battery “tolls” Fixed price; electricity liquidated in
CAISO
Traditional short-term financial hedgeFixed price
Proposed Deals Has fixed price element, index-based
element (nat gas mkt prices)
Similarity to “Heat Rate Call Option”
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Different Types of Hedges
7 • Ava’s exposure to market volatility
varies by season, year, & even day of
the week.
• Hedges take different forms:
▪ Physical generation; e.g. solar farm
▪ Storage: shifting supply (e.g. excess solar)
or demand (e.g. behind the meter resi
storage)
▪ Financial: an insurance policy against
volatility
• Traditional financial hedges:
▪ “Around the clock”
▪ “On Peak”: Mon-Sat, 6am – 10pm
▪ “Off Peak”: 12:00am – 6am, 10pm –
12am, and all day Sunday
Around the Clock
On Peak
Off Peak
Peak Demand
on this day
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Example Portfolio - Market Exposure
8 • Modeling exhibits a preference for portfolios that, on average, limit EBCE’s sales of excess electricity into the market. This leads to periods of market reliance in “high load” months to limit exposure to low / negative prices in “lower load” months Sample
week –
April, 2030
Sample
week –
July, 2030
Portfolio is “long”
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MRP Tracy – Facility Detail
• Location: Tracy, San Joaquin County
• Facility Overview: 336 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant (in total)
▪ Seeks to add 40 MW, 8 hour duration storage; reduce thermal plant to 296 MW
• Anticipated impact of adding BESS:
▪ Battery estimated to reduce Nox pollution by ~12% per year; reduce 58,000 tons of CO2 annually
▪ Current NOx emission permits are extremely low, less than 2.0 parts per million
▪ Start-up/Shut-down are highest emission times; reducing startups will reduce emissions
▪ Battery development: 35 construction jobs at prevailing wage ▪ Battery will secure existing property tax & add over $1.5 million tax annually
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CEJA Report & Benefits of Ava
Transaction
Report: “The Noxious Nine”
• Published by Regenerate California coalition led by
California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA ) &
Sierra Club
• Studied emission of nitrogen dioxides (NOx)
▪ 30 California natural gas power plants reviewed
• Tracy: ranked #9
▪ Report cites emissions as a concern because area also deals with transportation and agricultural pollution
▪ Add’l contributing environmental factors: 3 major
freeways (205, I 5, 580)
10 Report Recommendations
• Reduce Reliance on Gas Plants;
develop clean energy alternatives
Improve Data Reporting
• Make info accessible to Air Quality
Mgmt Districts (AQMDs)
• Inform impacted communities of
spikes in NOx
Increase NOx Monitoring
• AQMDs require add’l NOx ambient
monitoring
Conduct further analysis
• AQMD should perform analysis on
add’l sources of NOx beyond gas
plants
Broaden Impact analysis
• Expand analysis to include other
pollutants (ammonia,
formaldehyde, PM2.5) https://ceja.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Regenerate-NOx-Emissions-Full-Report.pdf Attachment Staff Report Item 11B
Appendix
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12 Project Developer Location Current Status Agreement Type Technology Products Actual or Forecasted COD
Rosamond Central Clearway Kern County, CA Online PPA Solar Energy, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 12/21/2020 Altamont Greenbacker Alameda County, CA Online PPA Wind Energy, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 7/2/2021 Tecolote Pattern New Mexico Online PPA Wind Energy, REC, Ancillary Services 12/20/2021 Henrietta D Convergent Kings County, CA Online ESA Battery Storage Storage, RA, Ancillary Services 12/28/2021 Luciana Idemitisu Tulare County, CA Online PPA Solar Energy, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 4/29/2022 Daggett Clearway San Bernardino County, CA Online PPA Solar + Storage Energy, Storage, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 9/5/2023
Oberon Intersect Riverside County, CA Online PPA Solar + Storage Energy title, REC, RA (Storage Only) 1/1/2024 Scarlet I EDP Renewables Fresno County, CA Online PPA Solar + Storage Energy, Storage, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 5/3/2024
Malaga - Hedge Middle River Power Fresno County, CA Online Confirmation Financial Financial Hedge 6/1/2024 Tumbleweed_4hr REV Renewables Kern County, CA Online ESA Battery Storage Storage, RA, Ancillary Services 7/16/2024 Malaga - BESS Middle River Power Fresno County, CA Development Confirmation RA Storage, Ancillary Services 3/7/2025 Kola Next Era San Joaquin County, CA Development ESA Battery Storage Storage, RA, Ancillary Services 7/7/2025 Oakland 2 Prologis Alameda County, CA Pre-Construction DAC PPA Solar Energy, REC 12/31/2025 Hayward I Prologis Alameda County, CA Pre-Construction DAC PPA Solar Energy, REC 4/1/2026 San Leandro 1 Prologis Alameda County, CA Pre-Construction DAC PPA Solar Energy, REC 4/1/2026 Sun Pond Longroad Energy Maricopa County, AZ Development PPA Solar + Storage Energy, Storage, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 4/1/2026
Tracy 16 Prologis San Joaquin County, CA Pre-Construction DAC PPA Solar Energy, REC 6/1/2026 Tracy 9 Prologis San Joaquin County, CA Pre-Construction DAC PPA Solar Energy, REC 6/1/2026 Tumbleweed_8hr REV Renewables Kern County, CA Pre-Construction ESA Battery Storage Storage, RA, Ancillary Services 6/1/2026 SunZia Pattern Lincoln County, NM Development PPA Wind Energy, REC, RA 9/30/2026 Easley I Intersect Riverside County, CA Pre-Construction PPA Solar Energy, REC 3/31/2027 Easley II Intersect Riverside County, CA Pre-Construction PPA Solar Energy, REC 3/31/2027 Imperial Sun Atlantica Imperial County, CA Pre-Construction PPA Solar + Storage Energy, Storage, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 3/31/2027
Gabriel BESS Aypa Power Los Angeles County, CA Pre-Construction ESA Battery Storage Storage, RA, Ancillary Services 6/1/2027 Zeta Solar Longroad Energy Merced County, CA Pre-Construction PPA Solar + Storage Energy, Storage, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 7/26/2027
Rosemary Longroad Energy Fresno County, CA Pre-Construction PPA Solar + Storage Energy, Storage, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 6/1/2028
Corsac Station Fervo Churchill County, NV Pre-Construction PPA Geothermal Energy, REC, RA, Ancillary Services 4/1/2030 Ava Long-Term Offtake Portfolio
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Master Power
Purchase & Sale
Agreement
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MASTER POWER PURCHASE AND SALES AGREEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER SHEET...............................................................................................................................1 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS .....................................................................................6 ARTICLE ONE: GENERAL DEFINITIONS.........................................................................6 ARTICLE TWO: TRANSACTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS......................................11

2.1 Transactions...........................................................................................................11

2.2 Governing Terms...................................................................................................11

2.3 Confirmation..........................................................................................................11

2.4 Additional Confirmation Terms.............................................................................12

2.5 Recording...............................................................................................................12 ARTICLE THREE: OBLIGATIONS AND DELIVERIES.......................................................12

3.1 Seller’s and Buyer’s Obligations...........................................................................12

3.2 Transmission and Scheduling ................................................................................12

3.3 Force Majeure ........................................................................................................13 ARTICLE FOUR: REMEDIES FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER/RECEIVE ..........................13

4.1 Seller Failure..........................................................................................................13

4.2 Buyer Failure .........................................................................................................13 ARTICLE FIVE: EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES.....................................................13

5.1 Events of Default ...................................................................................................13

5.2 Declaration of an Early Termination Date and Calculation of Settlement Amounts.................................................................................................................15

5.3 Net Out of Settlement Amounts.............................................................................15

5.4 Notice of Payment of Termination Payment .........................................................15

5.5 Disputes With Respect to Termination Payment...................................................15

5.6 Closeout Setoffs.....................................................................................................16

5.7 Suspension of Performance....................................................................................16 ARTICLE SIX: PAYMENT AND NETTING ....................................................................16

6.1 Billing Period.........................................................................................................16

6.2 Timeliness of Payment...........................................................................................17

6.3 Disputes and Adjustments of Invoices...................................................................17

6.4 Netting of Payments...............................................................................................17

6.5 Payment Obligation Absent Netting ......................................................................17

6.6 Security ..................................................................................................................18

6.7 Payment for Options..............................................................................................18

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7.1 Limitation of Remedies, Liability and Damages...................................................18 ARTICLE EIGHT: CREDIT AND COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS ................................19

8.1 Party A Credit Protection.......................................................................................19

8.2 Party B Credit Protection.......................................................................................21

8.3 Grant of Security Interest/Remedies......................................................................22 ARTICLE NINE: GOVERNMENTAL CHARGES...............................................................23

9.1 Cooperation............................................................................................................23

9.2 Governmental Charges...........................................................................................23 ARTICLE TEN: MISCELLANEOUS ..................................................................................23

10.1 Term of Master Agreement....................................................................................23

10.2 Representations and Warranties.............................................................................23

10.3 Title and Risk of Loss............................................................................................25

10.4 Indemnity ...............................................................................................................25

10.5 Assignment ............................................................................................................25

10.6 Governing Law ......................................................................................................25

10.7 Notices ...................................................................................................................26

10.8 General...................................................................................................................26

10.9 Audit ......................................................................................................................26

10.10 Forward Contract ...................................................................................................27

10.11 Confidentiality .......................................................................................................27 SCHEDULE M: GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR PUBLIC POWER SYSTEMS ..................28 SCHEDULE P: PRODUCTS AND RELATED DEFINITIONS.................................................32 EXHIBIT A: CONFIRMATION LETTER..................................................................................39 Attachment Staff Report Item 11C
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MASTER POWER PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

COVER SHEET
This Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement (“Master Agreement” ) is made as of the following date:
_________________ (“Effective Date”). The Master Agreement, together with the exhibits, schedules and any written supplements hereto, the Party A Tariff, if any, the Party B Tariff, if any, any designated collateral, credit support or margin agreement or similar arrangement between the Parties and all Transactions (including any confirmations accepted in accordance with Section 2.3 hereto) shall be referred to as the “Agreement.” The Parties to this Master Agreement are the following:

Name (“__________________” or “Party A”) Name (“Counterparty” or “Party B”) All Notices: All Notices:

Street: Street:

City: Zip: City: Zip:

Attn: Contract Administration
Phone:

Facsimile:

Duns:

Federal Tax ID Number:

Attn: Contract Administration
Phone:

Facsimile:

Duns:

Federal Tax ID Number:

Invoices:

Attn:

Phone:

Facsimile:

Invoices:

Attn:

Phone:

Facsimile:

Scheduling:

Attn:

Phone:

Facsimile:

Scheduling:

Attn:

Phone:

Facsimile:

Payments:

Attn:

Phone:

Facsimile:

Payments:

Attn:

Phone:

Facsimile:

Wire Transfer:

BNK:

ABA:

ACCT:

Wire Transfer:

BNK:

ABA:

ACCT:

Credit and Collections:

Attn:

Phone:

Facsimile:

Credit and Collections:

Attn:

Phone:

Facsimile:

With additional Notices of an Event of Default or
Potential Event of Default to:

Attn:

Phone:

Facsimile:

With additional Notices of an Event of Default or
Potential Event of Default to:

Attn:

Phone:

Facsimile:

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©COPYRIGHT 2000 by the Edison Electric Institute and National Energy Marketers Association The Parties hereby agree that the General Terms and Conditions are incorporated herein, and to the following provisions as provided for in the General Terms and Conditions:

Party A Tariff Tariff Dated Docket Number
Party B Tariff Tariff Dated Docket Number
Article Two
Transaction Terms and Conditions [] Optional provision in Section 2.4. If not checked, inapplicable.

Article Four
Remedies for Failure
to Deliver or Receive
[] Accelerated Payment of Damages. If not checked, inapplicable.

Article Five [] Cross Default for Party A:

Events of Default; Remedies [] Party A: Cross Default Amount $ [] Other Entity: Cross Default Amount $
[] Cross Default for Party B:
[] Party B: Cross Default Amount $
[] Other Entity: Cross Default Amount $

5.6 Closeout Setoff
[] Option A (Applicable if no other selection is made.) [] Option B - Affiliates shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement unless otherwise specified as follows:
[] Option C (No Setoff)
Article 8 8.1 Party A Credit Protection:

Credit and Collateral Requirements (a) Financial Information:
[] Option A
[] Option B Specify:
[] Option C Specify:
(b) Credit Assurances:
[] Not Applicable
[] Applicable
(c) Collateral Threshold:
[] Not Applicable
[] Applicable
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Party B Collateral Threshold: $ __________; provided, however, that Party B’s Collateral Threshold shall be zero if an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to Party B has occurred and is continuing.

Party B Independent Amount: $
Party B Rounding Amount: $
(d) Downgrade Event:
[] Not Applicable
[] Applicable
If applicable, complete the following:
[] It shall be a Downgrade Event for Party B if Party B’s Credit Rating falls below __________ from S&P or __________ from Moody’s or if Party B is not rated by either S&P or Moody’s [] Other:

Specify:
(e) Guarantor for Party B:

Guarantee Amount:

8.2 Party B Credit Protection:
(a) Financial Information:
[] Option A
[] Option B Specify:
[] Option C Specify:
(b) Credit Assurances:
[] Not Applicable
[] Applicable
(c) Collateral Threshold:
[] Not Applicable
[] Applicable
If applicable, complete the following:

Party A Collateral Threshold: $ __________; provided, however, that Party A’s Collateral Threshold shall be zero if an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to Party A has occurred and is continuing.

Party A Independent Amount: $
Party A Rounding Amount: $
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©COPYRIGHT 2000 by the Edison Electric Institute and National Energy Marketers Association (d) Downgrade Event:
[] Not Applicable
[] Applicable
If applicable, complete the following:
[] It shall be a Downgrade Event for Party A if Party A’s Credit Rating falls below __________ from S&P or __________ from Moody’s or if Party A is not rated by either S&P or Moody’s [] Other:

Specify:
(e) Guarantor for Party A:

Guarantee Amount:

Article 10
Confidentiality [] Confidentiality Applicable If not checked, inapplicable.

Schedule M
[] Party A is a Governmental Entity or Public Power System [] Party B is a Governmental Entity or Public Power System [] Add Section 3.6. If not checked, inapplicable
[] Add Section 8.6. If not checked, inapplicable
Other Changes Specify, if any:

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©COPYRIGHT 2000 by the Edison Electric Institute and National Energy Marketers Association IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Master Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

Party A Name Party B Name
By: By:

Name: Name:

Title: Title:

DISCLAIMER: This Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement was prepared by a committee of representatives of Edison Electric Institute (“EEI”) and National Energy Marketers Association (“NEM”) member companies to facilitate orderly trading in and development of wholesale power markets. Neither EEI nor NEM nor any member company nor any of their agents, representatives or attorneys shall be responsible for its use, or any damages resulting therefrom. By providing this Agreement EEI and NEM do not offer legal advice and all users are urged to consult their own legal counsel to ensure that their commercial objectives will be achieved and their legal interests are adequately protected.

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GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ARTICLE ONE: GENERAL DEFINITIONS

1.1 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person (other than an individual) that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person. For this purpose, “control” means the direct or indirect ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests having ordinary voting power.

1.2 “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Cover Sheet.

1.3 “Bankrupt” means with respect to any entity, such entity (i) files a petition or otherwise commences, authorizes or acquiesces in the commencement of a proceeding or cause of action under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law, or has any such petition filed or commenced against it, (ii) makes an assignment or any general arrangement for the benefit of creditors, (iii) otherwise becomes bankrupt or insolvent (however evidenced), (iv) has a liquidator, administrator, receiver, trustee, conservator or similar official appointed with respect to it or any substantial portion of its property or assets, or (v) is generally unable to pay its debts as they fall due.

1.4 “Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal Reserve Bank holiday. A Business Day shall open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 5:00 p.m. local time for the relevant Party’s principal place of business. The relevant Party, in each instance unless otherwise specified, shall be the Party from whom the notice, payment or delivery is being sent and by whom the notice or payment or delivery is to be received.

1.5 “Buyer” means the Party to a Transaction that is obligated to purchase and receive, or cause to be received, the Product, as specified in the Transaction.

1.6 “Call Option” means an Option entitling, but not obligating, the Option Buyer to purchase and receive the Product from the Option Seller at a price equal to the Strike Price for the Delivery Period for which the Option may be exercised, all as specified in the Transaction.

Upon proper exercise of the Option by the Option Buyer, the Option Seller will be obligated to sell and deliver the Product for the Delivery Period for which the Option has been exercised.

1.7 “Claiming Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

1.8 “Claims” means all third party claims or actions, threatened or filed and, whether groundless, false, fraudulent or otherwise, that directly or indirectly relate to the subject matter of an indemnity, and the resulting losses, damages, expenses, attorneys’ fees and court costs, whether incurred by settlement or otherwise, and whether such claims or actions are threatened or filed prior to or after the termination of this Agreement.

1.9 “Confirmation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

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1.10 “Contract Price” means the price in $U.S. (unless otherwise provided for) to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the purchase of the Product, as specified in the Transaction.

1.11 “Costs” means, with respect to the Non-Defaulting Party, brokerage fees, commissions and other similar third party transaction costs and expenses reasonably incurred by such Party either in terminating any arrangement pursuant to which it has hedged its obligations or entering into new arrangements which replace a Terminated Transaction; and all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Non-Defaulting Party in connection with the termination of a Transaction.

1.12 “Credit Rating” means, with respect to any entity, the rating then assigned to such entity’s unsecured, senior long-term debt obligations (not supported by third party credit enhancements) or if such entity does not have a rating for its senior unsecured long-term debt, then the rating then assigned to such entity as an issues rating by S&P, Moody’s or any other rating agency agreed by the Parties as set forth in the Cover Sheet.

1.13 “Cross Default Amount” means the cross default amount, if any, set forth in the Cover Sheet for a Party.

1.14 “Defaulting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

1.15 “Delivery Period” means the period of delivery for a Transaction, as specified in the Transaction.

1.16 “Delivery Point” means the point at which the Product will be delivered and received, as specified in the Transaction.

1.17 “Downgrade Event” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet.

1.18 “Early Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.

1.19 “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet.

1.20 “Equitable Defenses” means any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and with regard to equitable remedies, the discretion of the court before which proceedings to obtain same may be pending.

1.21 “Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

1.22 “FERC” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or any successor government agency.

1.23 “Force Majeure” means an event or circumstance which prevents one Party from performing its obligations under one or more Transactions, which event or circumstance was not anticipated as of the date the Transaction was agreed to, which is not within the reasonable control of, or the result of the negligence of, the Claiming Party, and which, by the exercise of due diligence, the Claiming Party is unable to overcome or avoid or cause to be avoided. Force Majeure shall not be based on (i) the loss of Buyer’s markets; (ii) Buyer’s inability economically Attachment Staff Report Item 11C
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©COPYRIGHT 2000 by the Edison Electric Institute and National Energy Marketers Association to use or resell the Product purchased hereunder; (iii) the loss or failure of Seller’s supply; or (iv) Seller’s ability to sell the Product at a price greater than the Contract Price. Neither Party may raise a claim of Force Majeure based in whole or in part on curtailment by a Transmission Provider unless (i) such Party has contracted for firm transmission with a Transmission Provider for the Product to be delivered to or received at the Delivery Point and (ii) such curtailment is due to “force majeure” or “uncontrollable force” or a similar term as defined under the Transmission Provider’s tariff; provided, however, that existence of the foregoing factors shall not be sufficient to conclusively or presumptively prove the existence of a Force Majeure absent a showing of other facts and circumstances which in the aggregate with such factors establish that a Force Majeure as defined in the first sentence hereof has occurred. The applicability of Force Majeure to the Transaction is governed by the terms of the Products and Related Definitions contained in Schedule P.

1.24 “Gains” means, with respect to any Party, an amount equal to the present value of the economic benefit to it, if any (exclusive of Costs), resulting from the termination of a Terminated Transaction, determined in a commercially reasonable manner.

1.25 “Guarantor” means, with respect to a Party, the guarantor, if any, specified for such Party on the Cover Sheet.

1.26 “Interest Rate” means, for any date, the lesser of (a) the per annum rate of interest equal to the prime lending rate as may from time to time be published in The Wall Street Journal under “Money Rates” on such day (or if not published on such day on the most recent preceding day on which published), plus two percent (2%) and (b) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

1.27 “Letter(s) of Credit” means one or more irrevocable, transferable standby letters of credit issued by a U.S. commercial bank or a foreign bank with a U.S. branch with such bank having a credit rating of at least A- from S&P or A3 from Moody’s, in a form acceptable to the Party in whose favor the letter of credit is issued. Costs of a Letter of Credit shall be borne by the applicant for such Letter of Credit.

1.28 “Losses” means, with respect to any Party, an amount equal to the present value of the economic loss to it, if any (exclusive of Costs), resulting from termination of a Terminated Transaction, determined in a commercially reasonable manner.

1.29 “Master Agreement” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet.

1.30 “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investor Services, Inc. or its successor.

1.31 “NERC Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a holiday as defined by the North American Electric Reliability Council or any successor organization thereto. A NERC Business Day shall open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 5:00 p.m. local time for the relevant Party’s principal place of business. The relevant Party, in each instance unless otherwise specified, shall be the Party from whom the notice, payment or delivery is being sent and by whom the notice or payment or delivery is to be received.

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1.32 “Non-Defaulting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.

1.33 “Offsetting Transactions” mean any two or more outstanding Transactions, having the same or overlapping Delivery Period(s), Delivery Point and payment date, where under one or more of such Transactions, one Party is the Seller, and under the other such Transaction(s), the same Party is the Buyer.

1.34 “Option” means the right but not the obligation to purchase or sell a Product as specified in a Transaction.

1.35 “Option Buyer” means the Party specified in a Transaction as the purchaser of an option, as defined in Schedule P.

1.36 “Option Seller” means the Party specified in a Transaction as the seller of an option , as defined in Schedule P.

1.37 “Party A Collateral Threshold” means the collateral threshold, if any, set forth in the Cover Sheet for Party A.

1.38 “Party B Collateral Threshold” means the collateral threshold, if any, set forth in the Cover Sheet for Party B.

1.39 “Party A Independent Amount” means the amount , if any, set forth in the Cover Sheet for Party A.

1.40 “Party B Independent Amount” means the amount , if any, set forth in the Cover Sheet for Party B.

1.41 “Party A Rounding Amount” means the amount, if any, set forth in the Cover Sheet for Party A.

1.42 “Party B Rounding Amount” means the amount, if any, set forth in the Cover Sheet for Party B.

1.43 “Party A Tariff” means the tariff, if any, specified in the Cover Sheet for Party A.

1.44 “Party B Tariff” means the tariff, if any, specified in the Cover Sheet for Party B.

1.45 “Performance Assurance” means collateral in the form of either cash, Letter(s) of Credit, or other security acceptable to the Requesting Party.

1.46 “Potential Event of Default” means an event which, with notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

1.47 “Product” means electric capacity, energy or other product(s) related thereto as specified in a Transaction by reference to a Product listed in Schedule P hereto or as otherwise specified by the Parties in the Transaction.

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1.48 “Put Option” means an Option entitling, but not obligating, the Option Buyer to sell and deliver the Product to the Option Seller at a price equal to the Strike Price for the Delivery Period for which the option may be exercised, all as specified in a Transaction. Upon proper exercise of the Option by the Option Buyer, the Option Seller will be obligated to purchase and receive the Product.

1.49 “Quantity” means that quantity of the Product that Seller agrees to make available or sell and deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Buyer, and that Buyer agrees to purchase and receive, or cause to be received, from Seller as specified in the Transaction.

1.50 “Recording” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

1.51 “Replacement Price” means the price at which Buyer, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, purchases at the Delivery Point a replacement for any Product specified in a Transaction but not delivered by Seller, plus (i) costs reasonably incurred by Buyer in purchasing such substitute Product and (ii) additional transmission charges, if any, reasonably incurred by Buyer to the Delivery Point, or at Buyer’s option, the market price at the Delivery Point for such Product not delivered as determined by Buyer in a commercially reasonable manner; provided, however, in no event shall such price include any penalties, ratcheted demand or similar charges, nor shall Buyer be required to utilize or change its utilization of its owned or controlled assets or market positions to minimize Seller’s liability. For the purposes of this definition, Buyer shall be considered to have purchased replacement Product to the extent Buyer shall have entered into one or more arrangements in a commercially reasonable manner whereby Buyer repurchases its obligation to sell and deliver the Product to another party at the Delivery Point.

1.52 “S&P” means the Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc.) or its successor.

1.53 “Sales Price” means the price at which Seller, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, resells at the Delivery Point any Product not received by Buyer, deducting from such proceeds any (i) costs reasonably incurred by Seller in reselling such Product and (ii) additional transmission charges, if any, reasonably incurred by Seller in delivering such Product to the third party purchasers, or at Seller’s option, the market price at the Delivery Point for such Product not received as determined by Seller in a commercially reasonable manner; provided, however, in no event shall such price include any penalties, ratcheted demand or similar charges, nor shall Seller be required to utilize or change its utilization of its owned or controlled assets, including contractual assets, or market positions to minimize Buyer’s liability. For purposes of this definition, Seller shall be considered to have resold such Product to the extent Seller shall have entered into one or more arrangements in a commercially reasonable manner whereby Seller repurchases its obligation to purchase and receive the Product from another party at the Delivery Point.

1.54 “Schedule” or “Scheduling” means the actions of Seller, Buyer and/or their designated representatives, including each Party’s Transmission Providers, if applicable, of notifying, requesting and confirming to each other the quantity and type of Product to be delivered on any given day or days during the Delivery Period at a specified Delivery Point.

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1.55 “Seller” means the Party to a Transaction that is obligated to sell and deliver, or cause to be delivered, the Product, as specified in the Transaction.

1.56 “Settlement Amount” means, with respect to a Transaction and the Non-Defaulting Party, the Losses or Gains, and Costs, expressed in U.S. Dollars, which such party incurs as a result of the liquidation of a Terminated Transaction pursuant to Section 5.2.

1.57 “Strike Price” means the price to be paid for the purchase of the Product pursuant to an Option.

1.58 “Terminated Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.

1.59 “Termination Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.

1.60 “Transaction” means a particular transaction agreed to by the Parties relating to the sale and purchase of a Product pursuant to this Master Agreement.

1.61 “Transmission Provider” means any entity or entities transmitting or transporting the Product on behalf of Seller or Buyer to or from the Delivery Point in a particular Transaction.

ARTICLE TWO: TRANSACTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS

2.1 Transactions. A Transaction shall be entered into upon agreement of the Parties orally or, if expressly required by either Party with respect to a particular Transaction, in writing, including an electronic means of communication. Each Party agrees not to contest, or assert any defense to, the validity or enforceability of the Transaction entered into in accordance with this Master Agreement (i) based on any law requiring agreements to be in writing or to be signed by the parties, or (ii) based on any lack of authority of the Party or any lack of authority of any employee of the Party to enter into a Transaction.

2.2 Governing Terms. Unless otherwise specifically agreed, each Transaction between the Parties shall be governed by this Master Agreement. This Master Agreement (including all exhibits, schedules and any written supplements hereto), , the Party A Tariff, if any, and the Party B Tariff, if any, any designated collateral, credit support or margin agreement or similar arrangement between the Parties and all Transactions (including any Confirmations accepted in accordance with Section 2.3) shall form a single integrated agreement between the Parties. Any inconsistency between any terms of this Master Agreement and any terms of the Transaction shall be resolved in favor of the terms of such Transaction.

2.3 Confirmation. Seller may confirm a Transaction by forwarding to Buyer by facsimile within three (3) Business Days after the Transaction is entered into a confirmation (“Confirmation”) substantially in the form of Exhibit A. If Buyer objects to any term(s) of such Confirmation, Buyer shall notify Seller in writing of such objections within two (2) Business Days of Buyer’s receipt thereof, failing which Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the terms as sent. If Seller fails to send a Confirmation within three (3) Business Days after the Transaction is entered into, a Confirmation substantially in the form of Exhibit A, may be forwarded by Buyer to Seller. If Seller objects to any term(s) of such Confirmation, Seller shall notify Buyer of such objections within two (2) Business Days of Seller’s receipt thereof, failing Attachment Staff Report Item 11C
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2.4 Additional Confirmation Terms. If the Parties have elected on the Cover Sheet to make this Section 2.4 applicable to this Master Agreement, when a Confirmation contains provisions, other than those provisions relating to the commercial terms of the Transaction (e.g., price or special transmission conditions), which modify or supplement the general terms and conditions of this Master Agreement (e.g., arbitration provisions or additional representations and warranties), such provisions shall not be deemed to be accepted pursuant to Section 2.3 unless agreed to either orally or in writing by the Parties; provided that the foregoing shall not invalidate any Transaction agreed to by the Parties.

2.5 Recording. Unless a Party expressly objects to a Recording (defined below) at the beginning of a telephone conversation, each Party consents to the creation of a tape or electronic recording (“Recording”) of all telephone conversations between the Parties to this Master Agreement, and that any such Recordings will be retained in confidence, secured from improper access, and may be submitted in evidence in any proceeding or action relating to this Agreement.

Each Party waives any further notice of such monitoring or recording, and agrees to notify its officers and employees of such monitoring or recording and to obtain any necessary consent of such officers and employees. The Recording, and the terms and conditions described therein, if admissible, shall be the controlling evidence for the Parties’ agreement with respect to a particular Transaction in the event a Confirmation is not fully executed (or deemed accepted) by both Parties. Upon full execution (or deemed acceptance) of a Confirmation, such Confirmation shall control in the event of any conflict with the terms of a Recording, or in the event of any conflict with the terms of this Master Agreement.

ARTICLE THREE: OBLIGATIONS AND DELIVERIES

3.1 Seller’s and Buyer’s Obligations. With respect to each Transaction, Seller shall sell and deliver, or cause to be delivered, and Buyer shall purchase and receive, or cause to be received, the Quantity of the Product at the Delivery Point, and Buyer shall pay Seller the Contract Price; provided, however, with respect to Options, the obligations set forth in the preceding sentence shall only arise if the Option Buyer exercises its Option in accordance with its terms. Seller shall be responsible for any costs or charges imposed on or associated with the Product or its delivery of the Product up to the Delivery Point. Buyer shall be responsible for any costs or charges imposed on or associated with the Product or its receipt at and from the Delivery Point.

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3.3 Force Majeure. To the extent either Party is prevented by Force Majeure from carrying out, in whole or part, its obligations under the Transaction and such Party (the “Claiming Party”) gives notice and details of the Force Majeure to the other Party as soon as practicable, then, unless the terms of the Product specify otherwise, the Claiming Party shall be excused from the performance of its obligations with respect to such Transaction (other than the obligation to make payments then due or becoming due with respect to performance prior to the Force Majeure). The Claiming Party shall remedy the Force Majeure with all reasonable dispatch. The non-Claiming Party shall not be required to perform or resume performance of its obligations to the Claiming Party corresponding to the obligations of the Claiming Party excused by Force Majeure.

ARTICLE FOUR: REMEDIES FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER/RECEIVE

4.1 Seller Failure. If Seller fails to schedule and/or deliver all or part of the Product pursuant to a Transaction, and such failure is not excused under the terms of the Product or by Buyer’s failure to perform, then Seller shall pay Buyer, on the date payment would otherwise be due in respect of the month in which the failure occurred or, if “Accelerated Payment of Damages” is specified on the Cover Sheet, within five (5) Business Days of invoice receipt, an amount for such deficiency equal to the positive difference, if any, obtained by subtracting the Contract Price from the Replacement Price. The invoice for such amount shall include a written statement explaining in reasonable detail the calculation of such amount.

4.2 Buyer Failure. If Buyer fails to schedule and/or receive all or part of the Product pursuant to a Transaction and such failure is not excused under the terms of the Product or by Seller’s failure to perform, then Buyer shall pay Seller, on the date payment would otherwise be due in respect of the month in which the failure occurred or, if “Accelerated Payment of Damages” is specified on the Cover Sheet, within five (5) Business Days of invoice receipt, an amount for such deficiency equal to the positive difference, if any, obtained by subtracting the Sales Price from the Contract Price. The invoice for such amount shall include a written statement explaining in reasonable detail the calculation of such amount.

ARTICLE FIVE: EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

5.1 Events of Default. An “Event of Default” shall mean, with respect to a Party (a “Defaulting Party”), the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) the failure to make, when due, any payment required pursuant to this Agreement if such failure is not remedied within three (3) Business Days after written notice;
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(c) the failure to perform any material covenant or obligation set forth in this Agreement (except to the extent constituting a separate Event of Default, and except for such Party’s obligations to deliver or receive the Product, the exclusive remedy for which is provided in Article Four) if such failure is not remedied within three (3) Business Days after written notice; (d) such Party becomes Bankrupt;
(e) the failure of such Party to satisfy the creditworthiness/collateral requirements agreed to pursuant to Article Eight hereof; (f) such Party consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially all of its assets to, another entity and, at the time of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer, the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume all the obligations of such Party under this Agreement to which it or its predecessor was a party by operation of law or pursuant to an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the other Party;
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(iv) the failure of a Guarantor’s guaranty to be in full force and effect for purposes of this Agreement (other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the satisfaction of all obligations of such Party under each Transaction to which such guaranty shall relate without the written consent of the other Party; or
(v) a Guarantor shall repudiate, disaffirm, disclaim, or reject, in whole or in part, or challenge the validity of any guaranty.

5.2 Declaration of an Early Termination Date and Calculation of Settlement Amounts. If an Event of Default with respect to a Defaulting Party shall have occurred and be continuing, the other Party (the “Non-Defaulting Party”) shall have the right (i) to designate a day, no earlier than the day such notice is effective and no later than 20 days after such notice is effective, as an early termination date (“Early Termination Date”) to accelerate all amounts owing between the Parties and to liquidate and terminate all, but not less than all, Transactions (each referred to as a “Terminated Transaction”) between the Parties, (ii) withhold any payments due to the Defaulting Party under this Agreement and (iii) suspend performance. The Non-Defaulting Party shall calculate, in a commercially reasonable manner, a Settlement Amount for each such Terminated Transaction as of the Early Termination Date (or, to the extent that in the reasonable opinion of the Non-Defaulting Party certain of such Terminated Transactions are commercially impracticable to liquidate and terminate or may not be liquidated and terminated under applicable law on the Early Termination Date, as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable).

5.3 Net Out of Settlement Amounts. The Non-Defaulting Party shall aggregate all Settlement Amounts into a single amount by: netting out (a) all Settlement Amounts that are due to the Defaulting Party, plus, at the option of the Non-Defaulting Party, any cash or other form of security then available to the Non-Defaulting Party pursuant to Article Eight, plus any or all other amounts due to the Defaulting Party under this Agreement against (b) all Settlement Amounts that are due to the Non-Defaulting Party, plus any or all other amounts due to the Non-Defaulting Party under this Agreement, so that all such amounts shall be netted out to a single liquidated amount (the “Termination Payment”) payable by one Party to the other. The Termination Payment shall be due to or due from the Non-Defaulting Party as appropriate.

5.4 Notice of Payment of Termination Payment. As soon as practicable after a liquidation, notice shall be given by the Non-Defaulting Party to the Defaulting Party of the amount of the Termination Payment and whether the Termination Payment is due to or due from the Non-Defaulting Party. The notice shall include a written statement explaining in reasonable detail the calculation of such amount. The Termination Payment shall be made by the Party that owes it within two (2) Business Days after such notice is effective.

5.5 Disputes With Respect to Termination Payment. If the Defaulting Party disputes the Non-Defaulting Party’s calculation of the Termination Payment, in whole or in part, the Defaulting Party shall, within two (2) Business Days of receipt of Non-Defaulting Party’s calculation of the Termination Payment, provide to the Non-Defaulting Party a detailed written Attachment Staff Report Item 11C
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5.6 Closeout Setoffs.

Option A: After calculation of a Termination Payment in accordance with Section 5.3, if the Defaulting Party would be owed the Termination Payment, the Non-Defaulting Party shall be entitled, at its option and in its discretion, to (i) set off against such Termination Payment any amounts due and owing by the Defaulting Party to the Non-Defaulting Party under any other agreements, instruments or undertakings between the Defaulting Party and the Non-Defaulting Party and/or (ii) to the extent the Transactions are not yet liquidated in accordance with Section

5.2, withhold payment of the Termination Payment to the Defaulting Party. The remedy provided for in this Section shall be without prejudice and in addition to any right of setoff, combination of accounts, lien or other right to which any Party is at any time otherwise entitled (whether by operation of law, contract or otherwise).

Option B: After calculation of a Termination Payment in accordance with Section 5.3, if the Defaulting Party would be owed the Termination Payment, the Non-Defaulting Party shall be entitled, at its option and in its discretion, to (i) set off against such Termination Payment any amounts due and owing by the Defaulting Party or any of its Affiliates to the Non-Defaulting Party or any of its Affiliates under any other agreements, instruments or undertakings between the Defaulting Party or any of its Affiliates and the Non-Defaulting Party or any of its Affiliates and/or (ii) to the extent the Transactions are not yet liquidated in accordance with Section 5.2, withhold payment of the Termination Payment to the Defaulting Party. The remedy provided for in this Section shall be without prejudice and in addition to any right of setoff, combination of accounts, lien or other right to which any Party is at any time otherwise entitled (whether by operation of law, contract or otherwise).

Option C: Neither Option A nor B shall apply.

5.7 Suspension of Performance. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Master Agreement, if (a) an Event of Default or (b) a Potential Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Non-Defaulting Party, upon written notice to the Defaulting Party, shall have the right (i) to suspend performance under any or all Transactions; provided, however, in no event shall any such suspension continue for longer than ten (10) NERC Business Days with respect to any single Transaction unless an early Termination Date shall have been declared and notice thereof pursuant to Section 5.2 given, and (ii) to the extent an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing to exercise any remedy available at law or in equity.

ARTICLE SIX: PAYMENT AND NETTING

6.1 Billing Period. Unless otherwise specifically agreed upon by the Parties in a Transaction, the calendar month shall be the standard period for all payments under this Agreement (other than Termination Payments and, if “Accelerated Payment of Damages” is specified by the Parties in the Cover Sheet, payments pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2 and Option premium payments pursuant to Section 6.7). As soon as practicable after the end of each month, Attachment Staff Report Item 11C
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6.2 Timeliness of Payment. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in a Transaction, all invoices under this Master Agreement shall be due and payable in accordance with each Party’s invoice instructions on or before the later of the twentieth (20th) day of each month, or tenth (10th) day after receipt of the invoice or, if such day is not a Business Day, then on the next Business Day. Each Party will make payments by electronic funds transfer, or by other mutually agreeable method(s), to the account designated by the other Party. Any amounts not paid by the due date will be deemed delinquent and will accrue interest at the Interest Rate, such interest to be calculated from and including the due date to but excluding the date the delinquent amount is paid in full.

6.3 Disputes and Adjustments of Invoices. A Party may, in good faith, dispute the correctness of any invoice or any adjustment to an invoice, rendered under this Agreement or adjust any invoice for any arithmetic or computational error within twelve (12) months of the date the invoice, or adjustment to an invoice, was rendered. In the event an invoice or portion thereof, or any other claim or adjustment arising hereunder, is disputed, payment of the undisputed portion of the invoice shall be required to be made when due, with notice of the objection given to the other Party. Any invoice dispute or invoice adjustment shall be in writing and shall state the basis for the dispute or adjustment. Payment of the disputed amount shall not be required until the dispute is resolved. Upon resolution of the dispute, any required payment shall be made within two (2) Business Days of such resolution along with interest accrued at the Interest Rate from and including the due date to but excluding the date paid. Inadvertent overpayments shall be returned upon request or deducted by the Party receiving such overpayment from subsequent payments, with interest accrued at the Interest Rate from and including the date of such overpayment to but excluding the date repaid or deducted by the Party receiving such overpayment. Any dispute with respect to an invoice is waived unless the other Party is notified in accordance with this Section 6.3 within twelve (12) months after the invoice is rendered or any specific adjustment to the invoice is made. If an invoice is not rendered within twelve (12) months after the close of the month during which performance of a Transaction occurred, the right to payment for such performance is waived.

6.4 Netting of Payments. The Parties hereby agree that they shall discharge mutual debts and payment obligations due and owing to each other on the same date pursuant to all Transactions through netting, in which case all amounts owed by each Party to the other Party for the purchase and sale of Products during the monthly billing period under this Master Agreement, including any related damages calculated pursuant to Article Four (unless one of the Parties elects to accelerate payment of such amounts as permitted by Article Four), interest, and payments or credits, shall be netted so that only the excess amount remaining due shall be paid by the Party who owes it.

6.5 Payment Obligation Absent Netting. If no mutual debts or payment obligations exist and only one Party owes a debt or obligation to the other during the monthly billing period, including, but not limited to, any related damage amounts calculated pursuant to Article Four, interest, and payments or credits, that Party shall pay such sum in full when due.

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6.6 Security. Unless the Party benefiting from Performance Assurance or a guaranty notifies the other Party in writing, and except in connection with a liquidation and termination in accordance with Article Five, all amounts netted pursuant to this Article Six shall not take into account or include any Performance Assurance or guaranty which may be in effect to secure a Party’s performance under this Agreement.

6.7 Payment for Options. The premium amount for the purchase of an Option shall be paid within two (2) Business Days of receipt of an invoice from the Option Seller. Upon exercise of an Option, payment for the Product underlying such Option shall be due in accordance with Section 6.1.

6.8 Transaction Netting. If the Parties enter into one or more Transactions, which in conjunction with one or more other outstanding Transactions, constitute Offsetting Transactions, then all such Offsetting Transactions may by agreement of the Parties, be netted into a single Transaction under which:
(a) the Party obligated to deliver the greater amount of Energy will deliver the difference between the total amount it is obligated to deliver and the total amount to be delivered to it under the Offsetting Transactions, and (b) the Party owing the greater aggregate payment will pay the net difference owed between the Parties.

Each single Transaction resulting under this Section shall be deemed part of the single, indivisible contractual arrangement between the parties, and once such resulting Transaction occurs, outstanding obligations under the Offsetting Transactions which are satisfied by such offset shall terminate.

ARTICLE SEVEN: LIMITATIONS

7.1 Limitation of Remedies, Liability and Damages. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH

HEREIN, THERE IS NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A

PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE DISCLAIMED. THE PARTIES CONFIRM THAT THE EXPRESS REMEDIES AND

MEASURES OF DAMAGES PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT SATISFY THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSES HEREOF. FOR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION FOR WHICH AN

EXPRESS REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES IS PROVIDED, SUCH EXPRESS

REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES SHALL BE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY, THE OBLIGOR’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED AS SET FORTH IN SUCH

PROVISION AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES OR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE WAIVED. IF NO REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES IS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN OR IN A TRANSACTION, THE OBLIGOR’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED

TO DIRECT ACTUAL DAMAGES ONLY, SUCH DIRECT ACTUAL DAMAGES SHALL

BE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES OR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE WAIVED. UNLESS EXPRESSLY HEREIN

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OTHER BUSINESS INTERRUPTION DAMAGES, BY STATUTE, IN TORT OR CONTRACT, UNDER ANY INDEMNITY PROVISION OR OTHERWISE. IT IS THE

INTENT OF THE PARTIES THAT THE LIMITATIONS HEREIN IMPOSED ON REMEDIES

AND THE MEASURE OF DAMAGES BE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CAUSE OR

CAUSES RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY PARTY,

WHETHER SUCH NEGLIGENCE BE SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT, OR ACTIVE OR PASSIVE. TO THE EXTENT ANY DAMAGES REQUIRED TO BE PAID HEREUNDER

ARE LIQUIDATED, THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DAMAGES ARE

DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE, OR OTHERWISE OBTAINING AN

ADEQUATE REMEDY IS INCONVENIENT AND THE DAMAGES CALCULATED

HEREUNDER CONSTITUTE A REASONABLE APPROXIMATION OF THE HARM OR LOSS.

ARTICLE EIGHT: CREDIT AND COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS

8.1 Party A Credit Protection. The applicable credit and collateral requirements shall be as specified on the Cover Sheet. If no option in Section 8.1(a) is specified on the Cover Sheet, Section 8.l(a) Option C shall apply exclusively. If none of Sections 8.1(b), 8.1(c) or

8.1(d) are specified on the Cover Sheet, Section 8.1(b) shall apply exclusively. (a) Financial Information. Option A: If requested by Party A, Party B shall deliver (i) within 120 days following the end of each fiscal year, a copy of Party B’s annual report containing audited consolidated financial statements for such fiscal year and (ii) within 60 days after the end of each of its first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, a copy of Party B’s quarterly report containing unaudited consolidated financial statements for such fiscal quarter.

In all cases the statements shall be for the most recent accounting period and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; provided, however, that should any such statements not be available on a timely basis due to a delay in preparation or certification, such delay shall not be an Event of Default so long as Party B diligently pursues the preparation, certification and delivery of the statements.

Option B: If requested by Party A, Party B shall deliver (i) within 120 days following the end of each fiscal year, a copy of the annual report containing audited consolidated financial statements for such fiscal year for the party(s) specified on the Cover Sheet and (ii) within 60 days after the end of each of its first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, a copy of quarterly report containing unaudited consolidated financial statements for such fiscal quarter for the party(s) specified on the Cover Sheet. In all cases the statements shall be for the most recent accounting period and shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; provided, however, that should any such statements not be available on a timely basis due to a delay in preparation or certification, such delay shall not be an Event of Default so long as the relevant entity diligently pursues the preparation, certification and delivery of the statements.

Option C: Party A may request from Party B the information specified in the Cover Sheet.

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©COPYRIGHT 2000 by the Edison Electric Institute and National Energy Marketers Association (b) Credit Assurances. If Party A has reasonable grounds to believe that Party B’s creditworthiness or performance under this Agreement has become unsatisfactory, Party A will provide Party B with written notice requesting Performance Assurance in an amount determined by Party A in a commercially reasonable manner. Upon receipt of such notice Party B shall have three (3) Business Days to remedy the situation by providing such Performance Assurance to Party A. In the event that Party B fails to provide such Performance Assurance, or a guaranty or other credit assurance acceptable to Party A within three (3) Business Days of receipt of notice, then an Event of Default under Article Five will be deemed to have occurred and Party A will be entitled to the remedies set forth in Article Five of this Master Agreement. (c) Collateral Threshold. If at any time and from time to time during the term of this Agreement (and notwithstanding whether an Event of Default has occurred), the Termination Payment that would be owed to Party A plus Party B’s Independent Amount, if any, exceeds the Party B Collateral Threshold, then Party A, on any Business Day, may request that Party B provide Performance Assurance in an amount equal to the amount by which the Termination Payment plus Party B’s Independent Amount, if any, exceeds the Party B Collateral Threshold (rounding upwards for any fractional amount to the next Party B Rounding Amount) (“Party B Performance Assurance”), less any Party B Performance Assurance already posted with Party A. Such Party B Performance Assurance shall be delivered to Party A within three (3) Business Days of the date of such request. On any Business Day (but no more frequently than weekly with respect to Letters of Credit and daily with respect to cash), Party B, at its sole cost, may request that such Party B Performance Assurance be reduced correspondingly to the amount of such excess Termination Payment plus Party B’s Independent Amount, if any, (rounding upwards for any fractional amount to the next Party B Rounding Amount). In the event that Party B fails to provide Party B Performance Assurance pursuant to the terms of this Article Eight within three (3) Business Days, then an Event of Default under Article Five shall be deemed to have occurred and Party A will be entitled to the remedies set forth in Article Five of this Master Agreement.

For purposes of this Section 8.1(c), the calculation of the Termination Payment shall be calculated pursuant to Section 5.3 by Party A as if all outstanding Transactions had been liquidated, and in addition thereto, shall include all amounts owed but not yet paid by Party B to Party A, whether or not such amounts are due, for performance already provided pursuant to any and all Transactions.
(d) Downgrade Event. If at any time there shall occur a Downgrade Event in respect of Party B, then Party A may require Party B to provide Performance Assurance in an amount determined by Party A in a commercially reasonable manner. In the event Party B shall fail to provide such Performance Assurance or a guaranty or other credit assurance acceptable to Party A within three (3) Business Days of receipt of notice, then an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred and Party A will be entitled to the remedies set forth in Article Five of this Master Agreement.
(e) If specified on the Cover Sheet, Party B shall deliver to Party A, prior to or concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Master Agreement a guarantee in an amount not less than the Guarantee Amount specified on the Cover Sheet and in a form reasonably acceptable to Party A.

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8.2 Party B Credit Protection. The applicable credit and collateral requirements shall be as specified on the Cover Sheet. If no option in Section 8.2(a) is specified on the Cover Sheet, Section 8.2(a) Option C shall apply exclusively. If none of Sections 8.2(b), 8.2(c) or

8.2(d) are specified on the Cover Sheet, Section 8.2(b) shall apply exclusively. (a) Financial Information. Option A: If requested by Party B, Party A shall deliver (i) within 120 days following the end of each fiscal year, a copy of Party A’s annual report containing audited consolidated financial statements for such fiscal year and (ii) within 60 days after the end of each of its first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, a copy of such Party’s quarterly report containing unaudited consolidated financial statements for such fiscal quarter. In all cases the statements shall be for the most recent accounting period and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; provided, however, that should any such statements not be available on a timely basis due to a delay in preparation or certification, such delay shall not be an Event of Default so long as such Party diligently pursues the preparation, certification and delivery of the statements.

Option B: If requested by Party B, Party A shall deliver (i) within 120 days following the end of each fiscal year, a copy of the annual report containing audited consolidated financial statements for such fiscal year for the party(s) specified on the Cover Sheet and (ii) within 60 days after the end of each of its first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, a copy of quarterly report containing unaudited consolidated financial statements for such fiscal quarter for the party(s) specified on the Cover Sheet. In all cases the statements shall be for the most recent accounting period and shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; provided, however, that should any such statements not be available on a timely basis due to a delay in preparation or certification, such delay shall not be an Event of Default so long as the relevant entity diligently pursues the preparation, certification and delivery of the statements.

Option C: Party B may request from Party A the information specified in the Cover Sheet.
(b) Credit Assurances. If Party B has reasonable grounds to believe that Party A’s creditworthiness or performance under this Agreement has become unsatisfactory, Party B will provide Party A with written notice requesting Performance Assurance in an amount determined by Party B in a commercially reasonable manner. Upon receipt of such notice Party A shall have three (3) Business Days to remedy the situation by providing such Performance Assurance to Party B. In the event that Party A fails to provide such Performance Assurance, or a guaranty or other credit assurance acceptable to Party B within three (3) Business Days of receipt of notice, then an Event of Default under Article Five will be deemed to have occurred and Party B will be entitled to the remedies set forth in Article Five of this Master Agreement. (c) Collateral Threshold. If at any time and from time to time during the term of this Agreement (and notwithstanding whether an Event of Default has occurred), the Termination Payment that would be owed to Party B plus Party A’s Independent Amount, if any, exceeds the Party A Collateral Threshold, then Party B, on any Business Day, may request that Party A provide Performance Assurance in an amount equal to the amount by which the Termination Payment plus Party A’s Independent Amount, if any, exceeds the Party A Collateral Attachment Staff Report Item 11C
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©COPYRIGHT 2000 by the Edison Electric Institute and National Energy Marketers Association Threshold (rounding upwards for any fractional amount to the next Party A Rounding Amount) (“Party A Performance Assurance”), less any Party A Performance Assurance already posted with Party B. Such Party A Performance Assurance shall be delivered to Party B within three (3) Business Days of the date of such request. On any Business Day (but no more frequently than weekly with respect to Letters of Credit and daily with respect to cash), Party A, at its sole cost, may request that such Party A Performance Assurance be reduced correspondingly to the amount of such excess Termination Payment plus Party A’s Independent Amount, if any, (rounding upwards for any fractional amount to the next Party A Rounding Amount). In the event that Party A fails to provide Party A Performance Assurance pursuant to the terms of this Article Eight within three (3) Business Days, then an Event of Default under Article Five shall be deemed to have occurred and Party B will be entitled to the remedies set forth in Article Five of this Master Agreement.

For purposes of this Section 8.2(c), the calculation of the Termination Payment shall be calculated pursuant to Section 5.3 by Party B as if all outstanding Transactions had been liquidated, and in addition thereto, shall include all amounts owed but not yet paid by Party A to Party B, whether or not such amounts are due, for performance already provided pursuant to any and all Transactions.
(d) Downgrade Event. If at any time there shall occur a Downgrade Event in respect of Party A, then Party B may require Party A to provide Performance Assurance in an amount determined by Party B in a commercially reasonable manner. In the event Party A shall fail to provide such Performance Assurance or a guaranty or other credit assurance acceptable to Party B within three (3) Business Days of receipt of notice, then an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred and Party B will be entitled to the remedies set forth in Article Five of this Master Agreement.
(e) If specified on the Cover Sheet, Party A shall deliver to Party B, prior to or concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Master Agreement a guarantee in an amount not less than the Guarantee Amount specified on the Cover Sheet and in a form reasonably acceptable to Party B.

8.3 Grant of Security Interest/Remedies. To secure its obligations under this Agreement and to the extent either or both Parties deliver Performance Assurance hereunder, each Party (a “Pledgor”) hereby grants to the other Party (the “Secured Party”) a present and continuing security interest in, and lien on (and right of setoff against), and assignment of, all cash collateral and cash equivalent collateral and any and all proceeds resulting therefrom or the liquidation thereof, whether now or hereafter held by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of, such Secured Party, and each Party agrees to take such action as the other Party reasonably requires in order to perfect the Secured Party’s first-priority security interest in, and lien on (and right of setoff against), such collateral and any and all proceeds resulting therefrom or from the liquidation thereof. Upon or any time after the occurrence or deemed occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default or an Early Termination Date, the Non-Defaulting Party may do any one or more of the following: (i) exercise any of the rights and remedies of a Secured Party with respect to all Performance Assurance, including any such rights and remedies under law then in effect; (ii) exercise its rights of setoff against any and all property of the Defaulting Party in the possession of the Non-Defaulting Party or its agent; (iii) draw on any outstanding Attachment Staff Report Item 11C
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ARTICLE NINE: GOVERNMENTAL CHARGES

9.1 Cooperation. Each Party shall use reasonable efforts to implement the provisions of and to administer this Master Agreement in accordance with the intent of the parties to minimize all taxes , so long as neither Party is materially adversely affected by such efforts.

9.2 Governmental Charges. Seller shall pay or cause to be paid all taxes imposed by any government authority(“Governmental Charges”) on or with respect to the Product or a Transaction arising prior to the Delivery Point. Buyer shall pay or cause to be paid all Governmental Charges on or with respect to the Product or a Transaction at and from the Delivery Point (other than ad valorem, franchise or income taxes which are related to the sale of the Product and are, therefore, the responsibility of the Seller). In the event Seller is required by law or regulation to remit or pay Governmental Charges which are Buyer’s responsibility hereunder, Buyer shall promptly reimburse Seller for such Governmental Charges. If Buyer is required by law or regulation to remit or pay Governmental Charges which are Seller’s responsibility hereunder, Buyer may deduct the amount of any such Governmental Charges from the sums due to Seller under Article 6 of this Agreement. Nothing shall obligate or cause a Party to pay or be liable to pay any Governmental Charges for which it is exempt under the law.

ARTICLE TEN: MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 Term of Master Agreement. The term of this Master Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall remain in effect until terminated by either Party upon (thirty) 30 days’ prior written notice; provided, however, that such termination shall not affect or excuse the performance of either Party under any provision of this Master Agreement that by its terms survives any such termination and, provided further, that this Master Agreement and any other documents executed and delivered hereunder shall remain in effect with respect to the Transaction(s) entered into prior to the effective date of such termination until both Parties have fulfilled all of their obligations with respect to such Transaction(s), or such Transaction(s) that have been terminated under Section 5.2 of this Agreement.

10.2 Representations and Warranties. On the Effective Date and the date of entering into each Transaction, each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that:
(i) it is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation;
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©COPYRIGHT 2000 by the Edison Electric Institute and National Energy Marketers Association (ii) it has all regulatory authorizations necessary for it to legally perform its obligations under this Master Agreement and each Transaction (including any Confirmation accepted in accordance with Section 2.3); (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Master Agreement and each Transaction (including any Confirmation accepted in accordance with Section 2.3) are within its powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action and do not violate any of the terms and conditions in its governing documents, any contracts to which it is a party or any law, rule, regulation, order or the like applicable to it;
(iv) this Master Agreement, each Transaction (including any Confirmation accepted in accordance with Section 2.3), and each other document executed and delivered in accordance with this Master Agreement constitutes its legally valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; subject to any Equitable Defenses. (v) it is not Bankrupt and there are no proceedings pending or being contemplated by it or, to its knowledge, threatened against it which would result in it being or becoming Bankrupt;
(vi) there is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it or any of its Affiliates any legal proceedings that could materially adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Master Agreement and each Transaction (including any Confirmation accepted in accordance with Section 2.3);
(vii) no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to it has occurred and is continuing and no such event or circumstance would occur as a result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this Master Agreement and each Transaction (including any Confirmation accepted in accordance with Section 2.3);
(viii) it is acting for its own account, has made its own independent decision to enter into this Master Agreement and each Transaction (including any Confirmation accepted in accordance with Section 2.3) and as to whether this Master Agreement and each such Transaction (including any Confirmation accepted in accordance with Section 2.3) is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment, is not relying upon the advice or recommendations of the other Party in so doing, and is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding, and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of this Master Agreement and each Transaction (including any Confirmation accepted in accordance with Section 2.3);
(ix) it is a “forward contract merchant” within the meaning of the United States Bankruptcy Code;
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©COPYRIGHT 2000 by the Edison Electric Institute and National Energy Marketers Association (x) it has entered into this Master Agreement and each Transaction (including any Confirmation accepted in accordance with Section 2.3) in connection with the conduct of its business and it has the capacity or ability to make or take delivery of all Products referred to in the Transaction to which it is a Party;
(xi) with respect to each Transaction (including any Confirmation accepted in accordance with Section 2.3) involving the purchase or sale of a Product or an Option, it is a producer, processor, commercial user or merchant handling the Product, and it is entering into such Transaction for purposes related to its business as such; and
(xii) the material economic terms of each Transaction are subject to individual negotiation by the Parties.

10.3 Title and Risk of Loss. Title to and risk of loss related to the Product shall transfer from Seller to Buyer at the Delivery Point. Seller warrants that it will deliver to Buyer the Quantity of the Product free and clear of all liens, security interests, claims and encumbrances or any interest therein or thereto by any person arising prior to the Delivery Point.

10.4 Indemnity. Each Party shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other Party from and against any Claims arising from or out of any event, circumstance, act or incident first occurring or existing during the period when control and title to Product is vested in such Party as provided in Section 10.3. Each Party shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other Party against any Governmental Charges for which such Party is responsible under Article Nine.

10.5 Assignment. Neither Party shall assign this Agreement or its rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent may be withheld in the exercise of its sole discretion; provided, however, either Party may, without the consent of the other Party (and without relieving itself from liability hereunder), (i) transfer, sell, pledge, encumber or assign this Agreement or the accounts, revenues or proceeds hereof in connection with any financing or other financial arrangements, (ii) transfer or assign this Agreement to an affiliate of such Party which affiliate’s creditworthiness is equal to or higher than that of such Party, or (iii) transfer or assign this Agreement to any person or entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the assets whose creditworthiness is equal to or higher than that of such Party; provided, however, that in each such case, any such assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof and so long as the transferring Party delivers such tax and enforceability assurance as the non-transferring Party may reasonably request.

10.6 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF

THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED,

ENFORCED AND PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. EACH

PARTY WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO ANY JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

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10.7 Notices. All notices, requests, statements or payments shall be made as specified in the Cover Sheet. Notices (other than scheduling requests) shall, unless otherwise specified herein, be in writing and may be delivered by hand delivery, United States mail, overnight courier service or facsimile. Notice by facsimile or hand delivery shall be effective at the close of business on the day actually received, if received during business hours on a Business Day, and otherwise shall be effective at the close of business on the next Business Day. Notice by overnight United States mail or courier shall be effective on the next Business Day after it was sent. A Party may change its addresses by providing notice of same in accordance herewith.

10.8 General. This Master Agreement (including the exhibits, schedules and any written supplements hereto), the Party A Tariff, if any, the Party B Tariff, if any, any designated collateral, credit support or margin agreement or similar arrangement between the Parties and all Transactions (including any Confirmation accepted in accordance with Section 2.3) constitute the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the subject matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any collateral, credit support or margin agreement or similar arrangement between the Parties shall, upon designation by the Parties, be deemed part of this Agreement and shall be incorporated herein by reference. This Agreement shall be considered for all purposes as prepared through the joint efforts of the parties and shall not be construed against one party or the other as a result of the preparation, substitution, submission or other event of negotiation, drafting or execution hereof. Except to the extent herein provided for, no amendment or modification to this Master Agreement shall be enforceable unless reduced to writing and executed by both Parties. Each Party agrees if it seeks to amend any applicable wholesale power sales tariff during the term of this Agreement, such amendment will not in any way affect outstanding Transactions under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party. Each Party further agrees that it will not assert, or defend itself, on the basis that any applicable tariff is inconsistent with this Agreement. This Agreement shall not impart any rights enforceable by any third party (other than a permitted successor or assignee bound to this Agreement). Waiver by a Party of any default by the other Party shall not be construed as a waiver of any other default. Any provision declared or rendered unlawful by any applicable court of law or regulatory agency or deemed unlawful because of a statutory change (individually or collectively, such events referred to as “Regulatory Event”) will not otherwise affect the remaining lawful obligations that arise under this Agreement; and provided, further, that if a Regulatory Event occurs, the Parties shall use their best efforts to reform this Agreement in order to give effect to the original intention of the Parties. The term “including” when used in this Agreement shall be by way of example only and shall not be considered in any way to be in limitation. The headings used herein are for convenience and reference purposes only. All indemnity and audit rights shall survive the termination of this Agreement for twelve (12) months. This Agreement shall be binding on each Party’s successors and permitted assigns.

10.9 Audit. Each Party has the right, at its sole expense and during normal working hours, to examine the records of the other Party to the extent reasonably necessary to verify the accuracy of any statement, charge or computation made pursuant to this Master Agreement. If requested, a Party shall provide to the other Party statements evidencing the Quantity delivered at the Delivery Point. If any such examination reveals any inaccuracy in any statement, the necessary adjustments in such statement and the payments thereof will be made promptly and shall bear interest calculated at the Interest Rate from the date the overpayment or underpayment was made until paid; provided, however, that no adjustment for any statement or payment will be Attachment Staff Report Item 11C
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10.10 Forward Contract. The Parties acknowledge and agree that all Transactions constitute “forward contracts” within the meaning of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

10.11 Confidentiality. If the Parties have elected on the Cover Sheet to make this Section 10.11 applicable to this Master Agreement, neither Party shall disclose the terms or conditions of a Transaction under this Master Agreement to a third party (other than the Party’s employees, lenders, counsel, accountants or advisors who have a need to know such information and have agreed to keep such terms confidential) except in order to comply with any applicable law, regulation, or any exchange, control area or independent system operator rule or in connection with any court or regulatory proceeding; provided, however, each Party shall, to the extent practicable, use reasonable efforts to prevent or limit the disclosure. The Parties shall be entitled to all remedies available at law or in equity to enforce, or seek relief in connection with, this confidentiality obligation.

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SCHEDULE M
(THIS SCHEDULE IS INCLUDED IF THE APPROPRIATE BOX ON THE COVER

SHEET IS MARKED INDICATING A PARTY IS A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR

PUBLIC POWER SYSTEM)
A. The Parties agree to add the following definitions in Article One. “Act” means ______________________________.1
“Governmental Entity or Public Power System” means a
municipality, county, governmental board, public power authority, public utility district, joint action agency, or other similar political subdivision or public entity of the United States, one or more States or territories or any combination thereof.
“Special Fund” means a fund or account of the Governmental Entity or Public Power System set aside and or pledged to satisfy the Public Power System’s obligations hereunder out of which amounts shall be paid to satisfy all of the Public Power System’s obligations under this Master Agreement for the entire Delivery Period.

B. The following sentence shall be added to the end of the definition of “Force Majeure” in Article One.

If the Claiming Party is a Governmental Entity or Public Power System, Force Majeure does not include any action taken by the Governmental Entity or Public Power System in its governmental capacity.

C. The Parties agree to add the following representations and warranties to Section 10.2:

Further and with respect to a Party that is a Governmental Entity or Public Power System, such Governmental Entity or Public Power System represents and warrants to the other Party continuing throughout the term of this Master Agreement, with respect to this Master Agreement and each Transaction, as follows: (i) all acts necessary to the valid execution, delivery and performance of this Master Agreement, including without limitation, competitive bidding, public notice, election, referendum, prior appropriation or other required procedures has or will be taken and performed as required under the Act and the Public Power System’s ordinances, bylaws or other regulations, (ii) all persons making up the governing body of Governmental Entity or Public Power System are the duly elected or appointed incumbents in their positions and hold such 1 Cite the state enabling and other relevant statutes applicable to Governmental Entity or Public Power System.

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©COPYRIGHT 2000 by the Edison Electric Institute and National Energy Marketers Association positions in good standing in accordance with the Act and other applicable law, (iii) entry into and performance of this Master Agreement by Governmental Entity or Public Power System are for a proper public purpose within the meaning of the Act and all other relevant constitutional, organic or other governing documents and applicable law, (iv) the term of this Master Agreement does not extend beyond any applicable limitation imposed by the Act or other relevant constitutional, organic or other governing documents and applicable law, (v) the Public Power System’s obligations to make payments hereunder are unsubordinated obligations and such payments are (a) operating and maintenance costs (or similar designation) which enjoy first priority of payment at all times under any and all bond ordinances or indentures to which it is a party, the Act and all other relevant constitutional, organic or other governing documents and applicable law or (b) otherwise not subject to any prior claim under any and all bond ordinances or indentures to which it is a party, the Act and all other relevant constitutional, organic or other governing documents and applicable law and are available without limitation or deduction to satisfy all Governmental Entity or Public Power System’ obligations hereunder and under each Transaction or (c) are to be made solely from a Special Fund, (vi) entry into and performance of this Master Agreement and each Transaction by the Governmental Entity or Public Power System will not adversely affect the exclusion from gross income for federal income tax purposes of interest on any obligation of Governmental Entity or Public Power System otherwise entitled to such exclusion, and (vii) obligations to make payments hereunder do not constitute any kind of indebtedness of Governmental Entity or Public Power System or create any kind of lien on, or security interest in, any property or revenues of Governmental Entity or Public Power System which, in either case, is proscribed by any provision of the Act or any other relevant constitutional, organic or other governing documents and applicable law, any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or its assets, or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets.

D. The Parties agree to add the following sections to Article Three:

Section 3.4 Public Power System’s Deliveries. On the Effective Date and as a condition to the obligations of the other Party under this Agreement, Governmental Entity or Public Power System shall provide the other Party hereto (i) certified copies of all ordinances, resolutions, public notices and other documents evidencing the necessary authorizations with respect to the execution, delivery and performance by Governmental Entity or Public Power System of this Master Agreement and (ii) an opinion of counsel for Governmental Entity or Public Power System, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Other Party, regarding the validity, binding effect and enforceability of this Master Agreement against Governmental Entity or Public Power System in Attachment Staff Report Item 11C
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Section 3.5 No Immunity Claim. Governmental Entity or Public Power System warrants and covenants that with respect to its contractual obligations hereunder and performance thereof, it will not claim immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or similar grounds with respect to itself or its revenues or assets from (a) suit, (b) jurisdiction of court (including a court located outside the jurisdiction of its organization), (c) relief by way of injunction, order for specific performance or recovery of property, (d) attachment of assets, or (e) execution or enforcement of any judgment.

E. If the appropriate box is checked on the Cover Sheet, as an alternative to selecting one of the options under Section 8.3, the Parties agree to add the following section to Article Three:

Section 3.6 Governmental Entity or Public Power System
Security. With respect to each Transaction, Governmental Entity or Public Power System shall either (i) have created and set aside a Special Fund or (ii) upon execution of this Master Agreement and prior to the commencement of each subsequent fiscal year of Governmental Entity or Public Power System during any Delivery Period, have obtained all necessary budgetary approvals and certifications for payment of all of its obligations under this Master Agreement for such fiscal year; any breach of this provision shall be deemed to have arisen during a fiscal period of Governmental Entity or Public Power System for which budgetary approval or certification of its obligations under this Master Agreement is in effect and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article Four, an Early Termination Date shall automatically and without further notice occur hereunder as of such date wherein Governmental Entity or Public Power System shall be treated as the Defaulting Party. Governmental Entity or Public Power System shall have allocated to the Special Fund or its general funds a revenue base that is adequate to cover Public Power System’s payment obligations hereunder throughout the entire Delivery Period.

F. If the appropriate box is checked on the Cover Sheet, the Parties agree to add the following section to Article Eight:

Section 8.4 Governmental Security. As security for payment and performance of Public Power System’s obligations hereunder, Public Power System hereby pledges, sets over, assigns and grants to the other Party a security interest in all of Public Power System’s right, title and interest in and to [specify collateral].

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NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN RESPECT OF THE

APPLICABILITY OF THE ACT AS HEREIN PROVIDED, THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF _____________2 SHALL APPLY.
2 Insert relevant state for Governmental Entity or Public Power System.

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“Ancillary Services” means any of the services identified by a Transmission Provider in its transmission tariff as “ancillary services” including, but not limited to, regulation and frequency response, energy imbalance, operating reserve-spinning and operating reserve-supplemental, as may be specified in the Transaction. “Capacity” has the meaning specified in the Transaction. “Energy” means three-phase, 60-cycle alternating current electric energy, expressed in megawatt hours.
“Firm (LD)” means, with respect to a Transaction, that either Party shall be relieved of its obligations to sell and deliver or purchase and receive without liability only to the extent that, and for the period during which, such performance is prevented by Force Majeure. In the absence of Force Majeure, the Party to which performance is owed shall be entitled to receive from the Party which failed to deliver/receive an amount determined pursuant to Article Four. “Firm Transmission Contingent - Contract Path” means, with respect to a Transaction, that the performance of either Seller or Buyer (as specified in the Transaction) shall be excused, and no damages shall be payable including any amounts determined pursuant to Article Four, if the transmission for such Transaction is interrupted or curtailed and (i) such Party has provided for firm transmission with the transmission provider(s) for the Product in the case of the Seller from the generation source to the Delivery Point or in the case of the Buyer from the Delivery Point to the ultimate sink, and (ii) such interruption or curtailment is due to “force majeure” or “uncontrollable force” or a similar term as defined under the applicable transmission provider’s tariff. This contingency shall excuse performance for the duration of the interruption or curtailment notwithstanding the provisions of the definition of “Force Majeure” in Section 1.23 to the contrary.
“Firm Transmission Contingent - Delivery Point” means, with respect to a Transaction, that the performance of either Seller or Buyer (as specified in the Transaction) shall be excused, and no damages shall be payable including any amounts determined pursuant to Article Four, if the transmission to the Delivery Point (in the case of Seller) or from the Delivery Point (in the case of Buyer) for such Transaction is interrupted or curtailed and (i) such Party has provided for firm transmission with the transmission provider(s) for the Product, in the case of the Seller, to be delivered to the Delivery Point or, in the case of Buyer, to be received at the Delivery Point and (ii) such interruption or curtailment is due to “force majeure” or “uncontrollable force” or a similar term as defined under the applicable transmission provider’s tariff. This transmission contingency excuses performance for the duration of the interruption or curtailment, notwithstanding the provisions of the definition of “Force Majeure” in Section 1.23 to the contrary. Interruptions or curtailments of transmission other than the transmission either immediately to or from the Delivery Point shall not excuse performance “Firm (No Force Majeure)” means, with respect to a Transaction, that if either Party fails to perform its obligation to sell and deliver or purchase and receive the Product, the Party to which performance is owed shall be entitled to receive from the Party which failed to perform an Attachment Staff Report Item 11C
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“Into ______________ (the “Receiving Transmission Provider”), Seller’s Daily Choice” means that, in accordance with the provisions set forth below, (1) the Product shall be scheduled and delivered to an interconnection or interface (“Interface”) either (a) on the Receiving Transmission Provider’s transmission system border or (b) within the control area of the Receiving Transmission Provider if the Product is from a source of generation in that control area, which Interface, in either case, the Receiving Transmission Provider identifies as available for delivery of the Product in or into its control area; and (2) Seller has the right on a daily prescheduled basis to designate the Interface where the Product shall be delivered. An “Into” Product shall be subject to the following provisions:

1. Prescheduling and Notification. Subject to the provisions of Section 6, not later than the prescheduling deadline of 11:00 a.m. CPT on the Business Day before the next delivery day or as otherwise agreed to by Buyer and Seller, Seller shall notify Buyer (“Seller’s Notification”) of Seller’s immediate upstream counterparty and the Interface (the “Designated Interface”) where Seller shall deliver the Product for the next delivery day, and Buyer shall notify Seller of Buyer’s immediate downstream counterparty.

2. Availability of “Firm Transmission” to Buyer at Designated Interface; “Timely Request for Transmission,” “ADI” and “Available Transmission.” In determining availability to Buyer of next-day firm transmission (“Firm Transmission”) from the Designated Interface, a “Timely Request for Transmission” shall mean a properly completed request for Firm Transmission made by Buyer in accordance with the controlling tariff procedures, which request shall be submitted to the Receiving Transmission Provider no later than 30 minutes after delivery of Seller’s Notification, provided, however, if the Receiving Transmission Provider is not accepting requests for Firm Transmission at the time of Seller’s Notification, then such request by Buyer shall be made within 30 minutes of the time when the Receiving Transmission Provider first opens thereafter for purposes of accepting requests for Firm Transmission.

Pursuant to the terms hereof, delivery of the Product may under certain circumstances be redesignated to occur at an Interface other than the Designated Interface (any such alternate designated interface, an “ADI”) either (a) on the Receiving Transmission Provider’s transmission system border or (b) within the control area of the Receiving Transmission Provider if the Product is from a source of generation in that control area, which ADI, in either case, the Receiving Transmission Provider identifies as available for delivery of the Product in or into its control area using either firm or non-firm transmission, as available on a day-ahead or hourly basis (individually or collectively referred to as “Available Transmission”) within the Receiving Transmission Provider’s transmission system.

3. Rights of Buyer and Seller Depending Upon Availability of/Timely Request for Firm Transmission.

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i. If the Firm Transmission purchased by Buyer within the Receiving Transmission Provider’s transmission system from the Designated Interface ceases to be available to Buyer for any reason, or if Seller is unable to deliver the Product at the Designated Interface for any reason except Buyer’s non-performance, then at Seller’s choice from among the following, Seller shall: (a) to the extent Firm Transmission is available to Buyer from an ADI on a day-ahead basis, require Buyer to purchase such Firm Transmission from such ADI, and schedule and deliver the affected portion of the Product to such ADI on the basis of Buyer’s purchase of Firm Transmission, or (b) require Buyer to purchase non-firm transmission, and schedule and deliver the affected portion of the Product on the basis of Buyer’s purchase of non-firm transmission from the Designated Interface or an ADI designated by Seller, or (c) to the extent firm transmission is available on an hourly basis, require Buyer to purchase firm transmission, and schedule and deliver the affected portion of the Product on the basis of Buyer’s purchase of such hourly firm transmission from the Designated Interface or an ADI designated by Seller.
ii. If the Available Transmission utilized by Buyer as required by Seller pursuant to Section 3A(i) ceases to be available to Buyer for any reason, then Seller shall again have those alternatives stated in Section 3A(i) in order to satisfy its obligations.
iii. Seller’s obligation to schedule and deliver the Product at an ADI is subject to Buyer’s obligation referenced in Section 4B to cooperate reasonably therewith. If Buyer and Seller cannot complete the scheduling and/or delivery at an ADI, then Buyer shall be deemed to have satisfied its receipt obligations to Seller and Seller shall be deemed to have failed its delivery obligations to Buyer, and Seller shall be liable to Buyer for amounts determined pursuant to Article Four.
iv. In each instance in which Buyer and Seller must make alternative scheduling arrangements for delivery at the Designated Interface or an ADI pursuant to Sections 3A(i) or (ii), and Firm Transmission had been purchased by both Seller and Buyer into and within the Receiving Transmission Provider’s transmission system as to the scheduled delivery which could not be completed as a result of the interruption or curtailment of such Firm Transmission, Buyer and Seller shall bear their respective transmission expenses and/or associated congestion charges incurred in connection with efforts to complete delivery by such alternative scheduling and delivery arrangements. In any instance except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, Buyer and Seller must make alternative scheduling arrangements for delivery at the Designated Interface or an ADI under Sections 3A(i) or (ii), Seller shall be responsible for any additional transmission purchases and/or associated congestion charges incurred by Buyer in connection with such alternative scheduling arrangements.

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©COPYRIGHT 2000 by the Edison Electric Institute and National Energy Marketers Association B. Timely Request for Firm Transmission Made by Buyer but Rejected by the Receiving Transmission Provider. If Buyer’s Timely Request for Firm Transmission is rejected by the Receiving Transmission Provider because of unavailability of Firm Transmission from the Designated Interface, then Buyer shall notify Seller within 15 minutes after receipt of the Receiving Transmission Provider’s notice of rejection (“Buyer’s Rejection Notice”). If Buyer timely notifies Seller of such unavailability of Firm Transmission from the Designated Interface, then Seller shall be obligated either (1) to the extent Firm Transmission is available to Buyer from an ADI on a day-ahead basis, to require Buyer to purchase (at Buyer’s own expense) such Firm Transmission from such ADI and schedule and deliver the Product to such ADI on the basis of Buyer’s purchase of Firm Transmission, and thereafter the provisions in Section 3A shall apply, or (2) to require Buyer to purchase (at Buyer’s own expense) non-firm transmission, and schedule and deliver the Product on the basis of Buyer’s purchase of non-firm transmission from the Designated Interface or an ADI designated by the Seller, in which case Seller shall bear the risk of interruption or curtailment of the non-firm transmission; provided, however, that if the non-firm transmission is interrupted or curtailed or if Seller is unable to deliver the Product for any reason, Seller shall have the right to schedule and deliver the Product to another ADI in order to satisfy its delivery obligations, in which case Seller shall be responsible for any additional transmission purchases and/or associated congestion charges incurred by Buyer in connection with Seller’s inability to deliver the Product as originally prescheduled. If Buyer fails to timely notify Seller of the unavailability of Firm Transmission, then Buyer shall bear the risk of interruption or curtailment of transmission from the Designated Interface, and the provisions of Section 3D shall apply.

C. Timely Request for Firm Transmission Made by Buyer, Accepted by the Receiving Transmission Provider and not Purchased by Buyer. If Buyer’s Timely Request for Firm Transmission is accepted by the Receiving Transmission Provider but Buyer elects to purchase non-firm transmission rather than Firm Transmission to take delivery of the Product, then Buyer shall bear the risk of interruption or curtailment of transmission from the Designated Interface. In such circumstances, if Seller’s delivery is interrupted as a result of transmission relied upon by Buyer from the Designated Interface, then Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations to Buyer, Buyer shall be deemed to have failed to receive the Product and Buyer shall be liable to Seller for amounts determined pursuant to Article Four.

D. No Timely Request for Firm Transmission Made by Buyer, or Buyer Fails to Timely Send Buyer’s Rejection Notice. If Buyer fails to make a Timely Request for Firm Transmission or Buyer fails to timely deliver Buyer’s Rejection Notice, then Buyer shall bear the risk of interruption or curtailment of transmission from the Designated Interface. In such circumstances, if Seller’s delivery is interrupted as a result of transmission relied upon by Buyer from the Designated Interface, then Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations to Buyer, Buyer shall be deemed to have failed to receive the Product and Buyer shall be liable to Seller for amounts determined pursuant to Article Four.

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4. Transmission.

A. Seller’s Responsibilities. Seller shall be responsible for transmission required to deliver the Product to the Designated Interface or ADI, as the case may be. It is expressly agreed that Seller is not required to utilize Firm Transmission for its delivery obligations hereunder, and Seller shall bear the risk of utilizing non-firm transmission. If Seller’s scheduled delivery to Buyer is interrupted as a result of Buyer’s attempted transmission of the Product beyond the Receiving Transmission Provider’s system border, then Seller will be deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations to Buyer, Buyer shall be deemed to have failed to receive the Product and Buyer shall be liable to Seller for damages pursuant to Article Four.

B. Buyer’s Responsibilities. Buyer shall be responsible for transmission required to receive and transmit the Product at and from the Designated Interface or ADI, as the case may be, and except as specifically provided in Section 3A and 3B, shall be responsible for any costs associated with transmission therefrom. If Seller is attempting to complete the designation of an ADI as a result of Seller’s rights and obligations hereunder, Buyer shall co-operate reasonably with Seller in order to effect such alternate designation.

5. Force Majeure. An “Into” Product shall be subject to the “Force Majeure” provisions in Section 1.23.

6. Multiple Parties in Delivery Chain Involving a Designated Interface. Seller and Buyer recognize that there may be multiple parties involved in the delivery and receipt of the Product at the Designated Interface or ADI to the extent that (1) Seller may be purchasing the Product from a succession of other sellers (“Other Sellers”), the first of which Other Sellers shall be causing the Product to be generated from a source (“Source Seller”) and/or (2) Buyer may be selling the Product to a succession of other buyers (“Other Buyers”), the last of which Other Buyers shall be using the Product to serve its energy needs (“Sink Buyer”). Seller and Buyer further recognize that in certain Transactions neither Seller nor Buyer may originate the decision as to either (a) the original identification of the Designated Interface or ADI (which designation may be made by the Source Seller) or (b) the Timely Request for Firm Transmission or the purchase of other Available Transmission (which request may be made by the Sink Buyer).

Accordingly, Seller and Buyer agree as follows:

A. If Seller is not the Source Seller, then Seller shall notify Buyer of the Designated Interface promptly after Seller is notified thereof by the Other Seller with whom Seller has a contractual relationship, but in no event may such designation of the Designated Interface be later than the prescheduling deadline pertaining to the Transaction between Buyer and Seller pursuant to Section 1.

B. If Buyer is not the Sink Buyer, then Buyer shall notify the Other Buyer with whom Buyer has a contractual relationship of the Designated Interface promptly after Seller notifies Buyer thereof, with the intent being that the party bearing actual responsibility to secure transmission shall have up to 30 minutes after receipt of the Designated Interface to submit its Timely Request for Firm Transmission.

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D. Seller and Buyer each agree that in certain Transactions time is of the essence and it may be desirable to provide necessary information to Other Sellers and Other Buyers in order to complete the scheduling and delivery of the Product.

Accordingly, Seller and Buyer agree that each has the right, but not the obligation, to provide information at its own risk to Other Sellers and Other Buyers, as the case may be, in order to effect the prescheduling, scheduling and delivery of the Product “Native Load” means the demand imposed on an electric utility or an entity by the requirements of retail customers located within a franchised service territory that the electric utility or entity has statutory obligation to serve.
“Non-Firm” means, with respect to a Transaction, that delivery or receipt of the Product may be interrupted for any reason or for no reason, without liability on the part of either Party. “System Firm” means that the Product will be supplied from the owned or controlled generation or pre-existing purchased power assets of the system specified in the Transaction (the “System”) with non-firm transmission to and from the Delivery Point, unless a different Transmission Contingency is specified in a Transaction. Seller’s failure to deliver shall be excused: (i) by an event or circumstance which prevents Seller from performing its obligations, which event or circumstance was not anticipated as of the date the Transaction was agreed to, which is not within the reasonable control of, or the result of the negligence of, the Seller; (ii) by Buyer’s failure to perform; (iii) to the extent necessary to preserve the integrity of, or prevent or limit any instability on, the System; (iv) to the extent the System or the control area or reliability council within which the System operates declares an emergency condition, as determined in the system’s, or the control area’s, or reliability council’s reasonable judgment; or (v) by the interruption or curtailment of transmission to the Delivery Point or by the occurrence of any Transmission Contingency specified in a Transaction as excusing Seller’s performance. Buyer’s failure to receive shall be excused (i) by Force Majeure; (ii) by Seller’s failure to perform, or (iii) by the interruption or curtailment of transmission from the Delivery Point or by the occurrence of any Transmission Contingency specified in a Transaction as excusing Buyer’s performance.

In any of such events, neither party shall be liable to the other for any damages, including any amounts determined pursuant to Article Four.
“Transmission Contingent” means, with respect to a Transaction, that the performance of either Seller or Buyer (as specified in the Transaction) shall be excused, and no damages shall be payable including any amounts determined pursuant to Article Four, if the transmission for such Transaction is unavailable or interrupted or curtailed for any reason, at any time, anywhere from the Seller’s proposed generating source to the Buyer’s proposed ultimate sink, regardless of whether transmission, if any, that such Party is attempting to secure and/or has purchased for the Product is firm or non-firm. If the transmission (whether firm or non-firm) that Seller or Buyer is attempting to secure is from source to sink is unavailable, this contingency excuses performance for the entire Transaction. If the transmission (whether firm or non-firm) that Seller Attachment Staff Report Item 11C
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“Unit Firm” means, with respect to a Transaction, that the Product subject to the Transaction is intended to be supplied from a generation asset or assets specified in the Transaction. Seller’s failure to deliver under a “Unit Firm” Transaction shall be excused: (i) if the specified generation asset(s) are unavailable as a result of a Forced Outage (as defined in the NERC Generating Unit Availability Data System (GADS) Forced Outage reporting guidelines) or (ii) by an event or circumstance that affects the specified generation asset(s) so as to prevent Seller from performing its obligations, which event or circumstance was not anticipated as of the date the Transaction was agreed to, and which is not within the reasonable control of, or the result of the negligence of, the Seller or (iii) by Buyer’s failure to perform. In any of such events, Seller shall not be liable to Buyer for any damages, including any amounts determined pursuant to Article Four.

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EXHIBIT A

MASTER POWER PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

CONFIRMATION LETTER
This confirmation letter shall confirm the Transaction agreed to on ___________, ___ between __________________________ (“Party A”) and _____________________ (“Party B”) regarding the sale/purchase of the Product under the terms and conditions as follows:

Seller:

Buyer:

Product:
[] Into _________________, Seller’s Daily Choice
[] Firm (LD)
[] Firm (No Force Majeure)
[] System Firm
(Specify System: )
[] Unit Firm
(Specify Unit(s): )
[] Other
[] Transmission Contingency (If not marked, no transmission contingency) [] FT-Contract Path Contingency [] Seller [] Buyer
[] FT-Delivery Point Contingency [] Seller [] Buyer
[] Transmission Contingent [] Seller [] Buyer
[] Other transmission contingency
(Specify: )
Contract Quantity:

Delivery Point:

Contract Price:

Energy Price:

Other Charges:

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Delivery Period:

Special Conditions:

Scheduling:

Option Buyer:

Option Seller:

Type of Option:

Strike Price:

Premium:

Exercise Period:

This confirmation letter is being provided pursuant to and in accordance with the Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement dated ______________ (the “Master Agreement”) between Party A and Party B, and constitutes part of and is subject to the terms and provisions of such Master Agreement. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Master Agreement.
[Party A] [Party B]
Name: Name:

Title: Title:

Phone No: Phone No:

Fax: Fax:

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This Confirmation confirms the transaction between [Seller’s name], a [State of formation and type of entity] (“Party A”) and [Buyer’s name]
1 (“Party B”), each individually a “Party” and
together the “Parties”, dated as of the last dated signature on the signature page hereto (the “Effective Date”), by which Seller agrees to sell and deliver, and Buyer agrees to purchase and receive, the Product (the “Transaction”). This Transaction is governed by the Edison Electric Institute Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Parties dated [date of EEI cover sheet], together with the Cover Sheet and any annexes thereto (collectively, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time the “Master Agreement”). The Master Agreement and this Confirmation, including any applicable appendices, exhibits or amendments hereto, shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Agreement” and shall constitute a single agreement between the Parties with respect to the Transaction. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Confirmation or the Master Agreement are defined in the Tariff.

ARTICLE 1

TRANSACTION TERMS
Seller: Party A
Buyer: Party B
Product, Delivery Period, Contract Quantity, Contract Availability Hours, Contract Price and other specifics of the Product are in Appendix B. Appendices A, B, C, and D are incorporated into this Confirmation.
☐ Firm RA Product:

Seller shall provide Buyer with the Product from the Unit in the amount of the Contract Quantity.

If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity for any reason, then Seller shall have the option to supply Alternate Capacity pursuant to Section 2.3 to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period. If Seller fails to provide Buyer with the Contract Quantity and has failed to supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Buyer for penalties or fines pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5. ☐ Contingent Firm RA Product:

Seller shall provide Buyer with the Product from the Unit in the amount of the Contract Quantity.

If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity as a result of any reduction of the Contract Quantity from the Unit in accordance with Section 2.2, Seller shall have the option to notify Buyer that either (a) Seller will not provide the portion of the Contract Quantity attributable to such reduction during the period of such non-availability; or (b) Seller will supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the all or a portion of the affected Contract Quantity during such period 1 Insert Buyer name, as applicable: City of San José, a California municipal corporation; Ava Community Energy Authority, a California joint powers authority; Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority; Peninsula Clean Energy Authority, a California joint powers authority Attachment Staff Report Item 11D
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2 pursuant to Section 2.3. If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity as a result of any reason other than as provided in Section 2.2, then Seller shall have the option to supply Alternate Capacity pursuant to Section 2.3 to fulfill all or a portion of the affected Contract Quantity during such period. If Seller fails to provide Buyer with the Expected Contract Quantity from the Unit during any Showing Month and has failed to supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the remainder of the Expected Contract Quantity during such period, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Buyer for penalties or fines pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5.

ARTICLE 2

DELIVERY OBLIGATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS

2.1 Sale and Delivery of Product
(a) For each Showing Month of the Delivery Period, Seller shall sell and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and receive from Seller, the Expected Contract Quantity of the Product from the Shown Unit(s). Seller’s obligation to deliver the Expected Contract Quantity of Product for the Delivery Period is firm and will not be excused for any reason. Seller shall identify the Shown Unit(s) and Expected Contract Quantity by providing Buyer with the specific information contemplated in Appendix B no later than the Notification Deadline for the relevant Showing Month.
(b) Seller shall deliver the Expected Contract Quantity by submitting, or causing to be submitted, to CAISO Seller’s Supply Plans, identifying in each case the Shown Unit(s) and the characteristics of the Shown Unit(s) and Product for the relevant period, as further specified in Appendix B, all in compliance with this Confirmation.
(c) Seller shall cause all Supply Plans to meet and be filed in conformance with the requirements of the CPUC and the Tariff. Seller shall submit, or cause the Shown Unit’s SC to submit, (i) monthly Supply Plans and (ii) annual Supply Plans if the Effective Date is prior to the year-ahead Compliance Showing Deadline applicable for the Showing Months specified in Appendix B, in accordance with the Tariff and CPUC requirements and no later than the initial Compliance Showing Deadline for such Showing Month, identifying and confirming the transfer of the Expected Contract Quantity of Product to Buyer for each Showing Month. The total amount of Product identified and confirmed for such Showing Month, including a request for Hold-Back Capacity pursuant to Section 2.7, shall equal the Expected Contract Quantity.
(d) In no event shall a Shown Unit utilize coal or coal materials as a source of fuel. A Shown Unit must be a specific resource that is connected directly to the CAISO controlled grid or be under the operational control of CAISO. A Shown Unit may not be an unspecified import.

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3 (e) If CAISO rejects either the Supply Plan or the Resource Adequacy Plan with respect to any part of the Expected Contract Quantity for the Shown Unit(s) in any Showing Month, the Parties shall confer, make such corrections as are necessary for acceptance, and resubmit the corrected Supply Plan or Resource Adequacy Plan for validation before the applicable deadline for the Showing Month. (f) The Product is delivered and received when the CIRA Tool shows that the Supply Plan submitted in compliance with this Confirmation, including Buyer’s instructions to withhold all or part of the Expected Contract Quantity from Seller’s Supply Plan for any Showing Month during the Delivery Period, has been accepted for the Product from the Shown Unit(s) by CAISO. Seller has failed to deliver the Product if (i) Buyer has elected to submit the Product from the Shown Unit(s) in its Resource Adequacy Plan and such submission is accepted by the CPUC and the CAISO but the Supply Plan and Resource Adequacy Plan are not matched in the CIRA Tool and are rejected by CAISO notwithstanding performance of Section

2.1(e) or (ii) Seller fails to submit the volume of Expected Contract Quantity for any Showing Month in such amount as instructed by Buyer for the applicable Showing Month. Seller will not have failed to deliver the Expected Contract Quantity if Buyer fails or chooses not to submit the Shown Unit(s) and the Product in its Resource Adequacy Plan with the CPUC or CAISO.
(g) Hold-Back Capacity, if any, is deemed Contract Quantity delivered, unless utilized under Section 2.7 as Substitute Capacity, then Contract Quantity is delivered according to the timeline requirements therein.
(h) The Shown Unit(s) must not have characteristics that would trigger the need for Buyer or Seller to file an advice letter or other request for authorization with the CPUC or for Buyer to make a compliance filing pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 380.2

2.2 Reductions in ContractQuantity
(a) If Seller is providing Contingent Firm RA Product, Seller’s obligation to deliverthe ContractQuantity for eachShowing Month may be reduced at Seller’s option by the amount of any Planned Outages which exist with respectto any portion of the Unit generating capacity during the applicable Showing Month; provided, (i) Seller notifies Buyer by the Notification Deadline applicable to that Showing Month of the amount of Product from the Unit Buyer may include in Buyer’s Compliance Showings applicable to that month as a result of such Planned Outage, and (ii) such reduction is able to be reflected on the Supply Plansin accordance with the Tariff. (b) If Seller is providing Contingent Firm RA Product, Seller’s obligation to deliverthe ContractQuantity for any Showing Month may be reduced at Seller’s option if the Unit experiences a reduction in Unit NQC as determined by the CAISO or a reduction in the SOD NQC as determined by the CPUC. Seller’s potential 2 For example, contracts with Once-Through Cooling resources that terminate one year or less before the State Water Resources Control Board compliance deadline require an advice letter filing under CPUC Decision 12-04-046 Attachment Staff Report Item 11D
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4 reduction in Contract Quantity for each remaining Showing Month shall equal the product of (i) the applicable Showing Month Contract Quantity and (ii) the total amount (in MW) Unit NQC or SOD NQC (as applicable) that was reduced since the Effective Date, divided by (iii) Unit NQC or SOD NQC (as applicable) as of the Effective Date.
(c) In the event Seller is unable to provide the Contract Quantity for any portion of a Showing Month because of a Planned Outage of a Unit, or reduction in Unit NQC or SOD NQC, Seller has the option, but not the obligation, to provide Product for such portions of such Showing Month from Replacement Units, provided Seller provides and identifiessuch Replacement Unitsin accordance with Section2.3.

2.3 Seller’s Option To Provide Alternate Capacity
If Seller is unable to provide the full Contract Quantity for a Showing Month for any reason, including, without limitation, a reduction in Unit NQC or SOD NQC, or as provided in Section

2.2, or Seller desires to provide some or all of the Contract Quantity for a Showing Month from a different generating unit other than the Unit, then Seller may, at no cost to Buyer, provide Buyer with replacement Product from one or more Replacement Units in an amount such that the total amount of Product provided to Buyer from the Unit and any Replacement Unit(s) for each Showing Month is not more than the Contract Quantity, provided that in each case:
(a) Seller shall notify Buyer in writing of its intent to provide Alternate Capacity and shall identify the proposed Replacement Units from which such Alternate Capacity shall be provided no later than the Notification Deadline for Buyer’s Compliance Showings related to such Showing Month;
(b) The proposed Replacement Units must (i) be accepted by the CAISO, and (ii) otherwise satisfy the requirements of this Agreement;
(c) Seller shall, or shall cause the Unit’s SC to, submit a Supply Plan that includes the Replacement Units for each applicable Showing Month and, if applicable, annual filing, no later than the Compliance Showing Deadline for Buyer’s Compliance Showings; and
(d) If Seller does not comply with the requirements of Sections 2.3(a), (b) and (c) for the applicable Showing Month and, if applicable, annual filing, then any such Replacement Units shall not be deemed a Replacement Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that Showing Month and Seller shall not receive payment for such Product.

Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions contained in subsections (a) – (c) of this Section 2.3, once Seller has identified in writing any Replacement Units that meet the requirements of this Section 2.3, then any such Replacement Units shall be deemed a Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that Showing Month.

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5 2.4 Planned Outages
As of the Effective Date, Seller and Buyer have agreed to all Planned Outages as specified in Appendix D (“Planned Outage Schedule”) for all relevant Showing Months for the following calendar year, or until the end of the Delivery Period, whichever is shorter. Seller may provide Buyer with proposed changes to the Planned Outage Schedule from time to time. Within ten (10) Business Days after Buyer’s receipt of any such Seller proposed changes, Buyer shall notify Seller in writing of any reasonable requests for modifications to such Seller proposed changes, and Seller shall, to the extent consistent with Prudent Operating Practice, accommodate Buyer’s requests regarding the timing of any Seller proposed changes to the Planned Outage Schedule.

2.5 Buyer’s Remedies for Seller’s Failure to Deliver Expected Contract Quantity (i) If Seller fails to deliver any part of the Expected Contract Quantity as required herein for any Showing Month, Seller shall be liable for damages pursuant to Section 4.1 of the Master Agreement.
(j) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer from any penalties, fines or costs, including Environmental Costs, assessed against Buyer by the CPUC, CAISO or other Governmental Body resulting from Seller’s failure to deliver the Product or a Shown Unit’s SC’s failure to timely or accurately submit Supply Plans in accordance with the Tariff and this Confirmation. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such penalties, fines or costs; provided, that in no event will Buyer be required to use or change its utilization of its owned or controlled assets or market positions to minimize these penalties, fines or costs.
(k) If Seller fails to pay the foregoing damages, penalties, fines or costs, or fails to reimburse Buyer for those damages, penalties, fines or costs, then, without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Buyer may setoff and recoup those damages, penalties, fines or costs against any future amounts it may owe to Seller under this Confirmation or the Master Agreement.

2.6 Buyer’s Re-Sale of Product
(l) Buyer may re-sell all or part of the Product; provided that any such re-sale must not increase Seller’s obligations hereunder other than as set forth in this Section 2.6(a).

For any such a resale, the Resource Adequacy Plan of Buyer as used herein will refer to the Resource Adequacy Plan of Subsequent Buyer. Seller shall, or shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC, to follow Buyer’sinstructions with respect to providing such resold Product to Subsequent Buyers, to the extent such instructions are consistent with Seller’s obligations under this Confirmation. Seller shall, and shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC, to take all commercially reasonable actions and execute all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to allow such Subsequent Buyers to use such resold Product in a manner consistent with Buyer’s rights under this Confirmation. If Buyer incurs any liability to a Subsequent Buyer due to the failure of Seller or the Shown Unit’s SC to comply with this Confirmation, Seller Attachment Staff Report Item 11D
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6 will be liable to Buyer for the amounts Seller would have owed Buyer under this Confirmation if Buyer had not resold the Product.
(m) Buyer shall notify Seller in writing of any resale of Product and the Subsequent Buyer no later than two (2) Business Days before the Compliance Showing Deadline for each Showing Month for which Buyer has resold the Product. (n) If CAISO or CPUC develops a centralized capacity market, Buyer will have exclusive rights to offer, bid, or otherwise submit, or if necessary to direct the Seller or the Unit’s SC to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Expected Contract Quantity of Product for each Showing Month for re-sale into such market, and Seller and the Unit’s SC shall comply with the Buyer’s direction and Buyer shall retain and receive all revenues from such re-sale.
(o) Buyer shall have the exclusive right to direct the Seller or the Unit’s SC to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Expected Contract Quantity into the CAISO Competitive Solicitation Process (CSP) for CPM Capacity. Seller and the Unit’s SC shall comply with the Buyer’s direction and, to the extent that the CAISO designates the Expected Contract Quantity as CPM Capacity, Buyer shall be entitled to retain and receive the CPM Capacity Payment. Unless otherwise instructed by Buyer, (i) Seller shall not, and shall cause the Unit’s SC to not, offer any portion of the Expected Contract Quantity to CAISO as CPM Capacity and (ii) if CAISO designates any portion of the Contract Capacity as CPM Capacity, then Seller shall, and shall cause the Unit’s SC to, promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day of the time Seller receives notification from CAISO) notify Buyer of such designation, and if CAISO makes such a designation, Seller shall not, and shall cause the Unit’s SC to not, accept any such designation by CAISO unless and until Buyer has agreed to accept such designation.

2.7 Hold-Back and Substitute Capacity
No later than three (3) Business Days before the Compliance Showing Deadline with respect to a particular Showing Month, Buyer may request in writing that Seller not list, or cause the Shown Unit’s SC not to list, in the Shown Unit’s Supply Plan a portion or all of the Contract Quantity for any portion of such Showing Month included in the Delivery Period (“Hold-Back Capacity”).

Along with such request, Buyer shall also provide updated Unit information reflecting the requested change. The updated Unit information shall be in the form of the Supply Plan.

Following Buyer’s request for Hold-Back Capacity, Buyer may request, in writing, that Seller make the previously requested Hold-Back Capacity available for Buyer’s use as Substitute Capacity within the respective Showing Month. Such request shall be received by Seller no later than eight (8) Business Days prior to the first day of the Planned Outage for which Buyer seeks to use such Substitute Capacity as required by the CAISO. The amount of Contract Quantity that is the subject of Buyer’s request for Hold-Back Capacity shall be deemed Contract Quantity delivered consistent with Section 2.1 for purposes of calculating a Monthly RA Capacity Payment pursuant to Section 3.1 and calculating any amounts due pursuant to Section 2.5. Seller shall, or shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC to, comply with Buyer’s request under this Section 2.7.

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7 ARTICLE 3

PAYMENTS

3.1 Payment
Buyer shall pay for the Product as provided in Article Six of the Master Agreement and this Confirmation. [In accordance with the Security Documents, Buyer shall make a monthly payment to Seller for each Unit by the later of (a) the twenty-fifth (25th) day of the Showing Month or (b) the tenth (10th) day after receipt of the invoice, and if such day is not a Business Day, then on the next Business Day (“Monthly RA Capacity Payment”).]3[Buyer shall make a Monthly RA Capacity Payment to Seller for each Unit by the later of (a) ten (10) calendar days after Buyer’s receipt of Seller’s invoice and (b) the twentieth (20th) day of the Showing Month, and if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day (“Monthly RA Capacity Payment”).] 4 The
Monthly RA Capacity Payment shall equal the product of (i) the applicable Contract Price for that Showing Month, (ii) the Expected Contract Quantity for the Showing Month and (iii) 1,000, rounded to the nearest penny (i.e., two decimal places); provided, however, that the Monthly RA Capacity Payment shall be adjusted to reflect any portion of Expected Contract Quantity for the Showing Month that was not delivered in accordance with Section 2.1 for such Showing Month.

3.2 Allocation of Other Payments and Costs
(a) Seller will receive any revenues from, and must pay all costs charged by, CAISO or any other third party with respect to the Shown Unit(s) for (i) start-up, shutdown, and minimum load costs, (ii) capacity for ancillary services, (iii) energy sales, (iv) flexible ramping product, or (v) black start or reactive power services. Buyer must promptly report receipt of any such revenues to Seller. Buyer must pay to Seller any such amounts described in this Section 3.2(a) received by Buyer or a Subsequent Buyer. Without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Seller may setoff and recoup any such amounts that are not paid to it pursuant to this Section 3.2(a) against any amounts owed to Buyer under the Master Agreement.
(b) Buyer is to receive and retain all revenues associated with the Expected Contract Quantity of Product during the Delivery Period, including any capacity and availability revenues from the Capacity Procurement Mechanism, or its successor, RUC Availability Payments, or its successor, but excluding payments described in Section 3.2(a)(i)-(v) or 3.2(d). Seller shall promptly report receipt of any such revenues to Buyer. Seller shall pay to Buyer within thirty (30) days of receipt any such amounts received by Seller, or a Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator. Without prejudice to its other rights, Buyer may set off and recoup any such amounts that are not paid to it against amounts owed to Seller under the Master Agreement.
(c) If CAISO designates any part of the Contract Quantity as Capacity Procurement Mechanism Capacity, then Seller shall, or shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC to, within one (1) Business Day of the time Seller receives notification from CAISO, notify Buyer and 3 For Ava only.
4 For all other Buyers.

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8 not accept any such designation by CAISO unless and until Buyer has agreed to accept such designation.
(d) Any Availability Incentive Payments or Non-Availability Charges are for Seller to receive and pay.

ARTICLE 4

OTHER BUYER AND SELLER COVENANTS

4.1 CAISO Requirements
Seller shall schedule or cause the Shown Unit’s SC to schedule or make available to CAISO the Expected Contract Quantity of the Product during the Delivery Period, in compliance with the Tariff, and perform all, or cause the Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to perform all, obligations under applicable law and the Tariff relating to the Product. Buyer is not liable for, and Seller shall indemnify and hold Buyer harmless from, the failure of Seller or the Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to comply with the Tariff, and for any penalties, fines or costs imposed on Seller or the Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator for noncompliance.

4.2 Seller’s and Buyer’s Duties to Take Actions to Allow Product Utilization Throughout the Delivery Period, Buyer and Seller shall take all commercially reasonable actions and execute all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to ensure (a) Buyer’s rights to the Expected Contract Quantity for the sole benefit of Buyer or any Subsequent Buyer and (b) that Buyer may use the Expected Contract Quantity to meet its Compliance Obligations. Such commercially reasonable actions shall include, without limitation cooperating with and providing, and causing each Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to cooperate with and provide, requested supporting documentation to the CAISO, the CPUC, or any other Governmental Body responsible for administering the applicable Compliance Obligations, including to demonstrate that the Expected Contract Quantity satisfies the Slice of Day Requirements and can be delivered to the CAISO controlled grid for the minimum hours required to satisfy the Compliance Obligations, as applicable, pursuant to the “deliverability” standards established by the CAISO or other Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction.

If necessary, the Parties further agree to negotiate in good faith to amend this Confirmation to conform this Transaction to subsequent clarifications, revisions, or decisions rendered by CAISO or an applicable Governmental Body to maintain the benefits of the Transaction.

4.3 Seller’s Representations, Warranties and Covenants
Seller represents, warrants and covenants to Buyer throughout the Delivery Period that:
(a) Seller owns or has the exclusive right to the Product sold under this Confirmation from the Unit, and shall furnish Buyer, CAISO, CPUC or other Governmental Authority with such evidence as may reasonably be requested to demonstrate such ownership or exclusive right;
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9 (c) the resource attributes and capabilities associated with the Contract Quantity are and shall remain bundled across the applicable Showing Month and Seller has not and will not sell separate hourly products associated with the Contract Quantity; (d) no part of the Contract Quantity during the Delivery Period has been committed by Seller to any third party to satisfy Compliance Obligations or analogous obligations in any CAISO or non-CAISO markets;
(e) the Shown Unit(s) qualify to provide the Product under the Tariff, and the Shown Unit(s) and Seller are capable of delivering the Product;
(f) the aggregation of all amounts of Capacity Attributes that Seller has sold, assigned, or transferred for the Shown Unit(s) during the Delivery Period does not exceed the Shown Unit’s Net Qualifying Capacity and, if applicable, the Effective Flexible Capacity for the Shown Unit(s), or the SOD NQC;
(g) if applicable, Seller has notified either the Shown Unit’s SC or the entity from which Seller purchased the Product that Seller has transferred the Contract Quantity of Product for the Delivery Period to Buyer;
(h) Buyer shall have no liability for the failure of Seller or the failure of the Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to comply with provisions of CAISO Tariff, including any penalties, charges or fines imposed on Seller or the Unit’s SC, owner, or operator for such noncompliance; and
(i) Seller has notified or will notify the Shown Unit’s SC that Buyer is entitled to the revenues set forth in Section 3.2(b), and such Shown Unit’s SC is obligated to promptly deliver those revenues to Buyer, along with appropriate documentation supporting the amount of those revenues.

4.4 Market Based Rate Authority
Upon Buyer’s written request, Seller shall, in accordance with FERC Order No. 697, submit a letter of concurrence in support of any affirmative statement by Buyer that this contractual arrangement does not transfer “ownership or control of generation capacity” from Seller to Buyer as the term “ownership or control of generation capacity” is used in 18 CFR Section 35.42. Seller shall not, in filings, if any, made subject to FERC Order Nos. 652 and 697, claim that this contractual arrangement conveys ownership or control of generation capacity from Seller to Buyer.

ARTICLE 5
AMENDMENTS TO THE MASTER AGREEMENT; GENERAL PROVISIONS

5.1 [reserved]

5.2 Termination Payment
For this Transaction, the following is inserted at the end Section 5.2 of the Master Agreement:

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10 “If Buyer is the Non-Defaulting Party and Buyer reasonably expects to incur or be liable for any penalties, fines or costs from CAISO, or any Governmental Body, because Buyer or a Subsequent Buyer is not able to include the applicable Expected Contract Quantity in a Compliance Showing due to Seller’s Event of Default, then Buyer may, in good faith, estimate the amount of those penalties, fines or costs and include the estimate in its calculation of the Settlement Amount, subject to accounting to Seller when those penalties, fines or costs are finally ascertained. If this accounting establishes that Buyer’s estimate exceeds the actual amount of penalties, fines or costs, Buyer must promptly remit to Seller the excess amount with interest in accordance with Section 6.2. The rights and obligations with respect to determining and paying any Termination Payment, and any dispute resolution provisions with respect thereto, survive the termination of this Transaction and continue until after those penalties, fines or costs are finally ascertained.”

5.3 Confidentiality
Notwithstanding anything in the Master Agreement:
(a) Buyer may disclose information to the CAISO, the CPUC or a Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction as necessary in order to support its Compliance Showings or otherwise show it has met its Compliance Obligations; (b) Seller may disclose information as necessary to a Shown Unit’s SC or as necessary for submitting its Supply Plans;
(c) each Party may disclose information as necessary to the independent evaluator or other administrator of any competitive solicitation process of Buyer, which in turn may disclose such information as necessary to CAISO or any Governmental Body; and
(d) Buyer may disclose information to any Subsequent Buyer as necessary for such Subsequent Buyer to benefit from the Product and meet its Compliance Obligations.

5.4 Dodd-Frank Act
The Parties intend this Transaction to be a “customary commercial arrangement” as described in Section II.A.1 of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Proposed Guidance, Certain Natural Gas and Electric Power Contracts, 81 Fed. Reg. 20583 at 20586 (Apr. 8, 2016) and a “Forward Capacity Transaction” within the meaning of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Final Order in Response to a Petition From Certain Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations To Exempt Specified Transactions Authorized by a Tariff or Protocol Approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 78 Fed. Reg. 19,880 (Apr. 2, 2013).

5.5 Change in Law
If any action by the CPUC, CAISO or any Governmental Body having jurisdiction, or any change in applicable law, occurring after the Effective Date (including the implementation of unforced capacity (UCAP) and changes to the Slice of Day Requirements) results in (i) material changes to Attachment Staff Report Item 11D
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11 Buyer’s or Seller’s obligations with regard to the Products sold hereunder, (ii) has the effect of changing the transfer and sale procedure set forth in this Confirmation so that the performance of this Confirmation becomes impracticable, or (iii) changes the Resource Adequacy Requirements such that the Product can no longer be fully counted towards Buyer’s Resource Adequacy Requirements (a “Change in Law”), the Parties shall work in good faith to revise this Confirmation so that the Parties can perform their obligations regarding the purchase and sale of the Product sold hereunder in order to maintain the original intent of the Parties under this Confirmation.

5.6 Governing Law
This Confirmation, including the provisions and requirements of the Tariff and the definition of the Product and its components, and any portion of the Master Agreement applicable to this Transaction and the rights and duties of the Parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed, enforced and performed in accordance with the laws of the state of California, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.

5.7 Collateral
[Notwithstanding any provision in the Master Agreement to the contrary, neither Party shall be required to post collateral or other security for this Transaction.]

5.7 Collateral
To secure its obligations under this Transaction, Seller shall deliver Performance Security in the Required Amount to Buyer within ten (10) Business Days after the Effective Date. Seller shall maintain the Performance Security in the Required Amount in full force and effect until all of Seller’s obligations under this Transaction have been fully satisfied.

As used above:
“Letter(s) of Credit” has the meaning set forth in the Master Agreement. “Performance Security” means (i) cash or (ii) a Letter of Credit, or a combination thereof, in the Required Amount.
“Required Amount” means an equal to [$XXXXXXXX].

Except as provided above, and notwithstanding any provision in the Master Agreement to the contrary, neither Party shall be required to post additional collateral or other security for this Transaction.]

5.8 Counterparts
This Confirmation may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures to the counterparts were upon a single instrument. The Parties may rely on electronic, facsimile or scanned signatures as originals under this Confirmation. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Confirmation as a PDF attachment to an email shall be the same as delivery of a manually executed signature page.

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12 5.9 Entire Agreement; No Oral Agreements or Modifications This Confirmation sets forth the terms of the Transaction into which the Parties have entered and shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the contemplated purchase and sale of the Product. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement to the contrary, this Transaction may be confirmed only through a written document executed by both Parties, and no amendment or modification to this Transaction shall be enforceable except through a written document executed by both Parties.
[Signatures appear on the following page.]
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13 AGREED AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE:
[SELLER] [BUYER]
By:

Name:

Title:

Date:

By:

Name:

Title:

Date:

Approved as to form:

By: _______________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title: ______________________________
Date:

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APPENDIX A

DEFINED TERMS
“Alternate Capacity” means replacement Product which Seller has elected to provide to Buyer from a Replacement Unit in accordance with the terms of Section 2.3. “CAISO” means the California ISO or the successor organization to the functions thereof. “Capacity Attributes” means attributes of the Shown Unit that may be counted toward Compliance Obligations, including: flexibility, dispatchability, physical location or point of electrical interconnection of the Shown Unit; Unit ability to generate at a given capacity level, provide ancillary services, or ramp up or down at a given rate; any current or future defined characteristics, certificates, tags, credits, or accounting constructs of the Shown Unit, howsoever entitled, identified from time to time by the CAISO or a Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations.
“CIRA Tool” means the CAISO Customer Interface for Resource Adequacy. “Compliance Obligations” means, as applicable, RAR, Local RAR, FCR and the Slice of Day Requirements.
“Compliance Showing Deadline” means, for each Showing Month, the Compliance Showing plan submission due date for such Showing Month. For illustrative purposes only, as of the Effective Date, the applicable Compliance Showing plan submission due dates are as follows: (A) forty-five (45) days prior to the Showing Month covered by the Supply Plan for the monthly Supply Plan; and (B) the last Business Day of October that is prior to commencement of the year for the annual Supply Plan, such dates may be modified by the CAISO from time to time throughout the Delivery Period.
“Compliance Showings” means the applicable LSE’s compliance with the resource adequacy requirements of the CPUC for an applicable Showing Month. “Contingent Firm RA Product” has the meaning set forth in Article 1 herein. “Contract Quantity Availability Hours” means the hours, in the amount set forth in Appendix B, that will be used in Buyer’s compliance filings and which represent the hours the Shown Unit is available for production and satisfaction of the Shown Unit’s must-offer obligation. “CPUC Decisions” means any currently effective or future decisions, resolutions, or rulings related to resource adequacy.
“CPUC Filing Guide” is the document issued annually by the CPUC which sets forth the guidelines, requirements and instructions for load serving entities to demonstrate compliance with the CPUC’s resource adequacy program, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated from time to time.
“Effective Flexible Capacity” has the meaning given in CAISO’s FERC-approved Tariff. “Environmental Costs” means (i) costs incurred in connection with acquiring and maintaining all environmental permits and licenses for the Product, (ii) the Product’s compliance with all Attachment Staff Report Item 11D
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applicable environmental laws, rules, and regulations, including capital costs for pollution mitigation or installation of emissions control equipment required to permit or license the Product, (iii) all operating and maintenance costs for operation of pollution mitigation or control equipment, (iv) costs of permit maintenance fees and emission fees as applicable, (v) the costs of all emission reductions that have been authorized by a local air pollution control district or emissions trading credits or units pursuant to the California Health & Safety Code, market based incentive programs such as the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Regional Clean Air Incentives Market, authorizations to emit sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen by the Environmental Protection Agency, and any costs related to greenhouse gas emissions required by any applicable environmental laws, rules, regulations, or permits to operate, and (vi) costs associated with the disposal, clean-up, decontamination or remediation, on or off site, of hazardous substances. “Expected Contract Quantity” means,with respect to any Showing Month of the Delivery Period, (a) for Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product, including the amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide Alternate Capacity, and (b) for Contingent Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product for such Showing Month, including the amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide Alternate Capacity, less any reductions to Contract Quantity consistent with Section 2.2with respect to which Seller has not elected to provide Alternate Capacity.
“FCR” means the flexible capacity requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, the CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations and includes any non-binding advisory showing which an LSE is required to make with respect to flexible capacity. “FCR Attributes” means, with respect to a Shown Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Shown Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE’s FCR.
“Firm RA Product” has the meaning set forth in Article 1 herein. “Flexible Capacity Category” shall be as described in the annual CPUC Filing Guide, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated from time to time. “Governmental Body” means any federal, state, local, municipal or other government; any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, commission or other authority lawfully exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or power; and any court or governmental tribunal. “Local RAR” means the local resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, by CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations.
“Local RAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Shown Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Shown Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE’s Local RAR.

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“LSE” means “Load Serving Entity” as such term is used in Section 40.9 of the Tariff. “MW” means megawatt.
“Net Qualifying Capacity” has the meaning given in CAISO’s FERC-approved Tariff. “Notification Deadline” is twenty (20) Business Days before the Compliance Showing Deadline. “PlannedOutage”means, subject to and as further described in the CPUC Decisions, a CAISO-approved, planned or scheduled disconnection, separation or reduction in capacity of the Unit that is conducted for the purposes of carrying out routine repair or maintenance of such Unit, or for the purposes of new construction work for such Unit. “Product” means RAR Attributes, Local RAR Attributes and FCR Attributes, each for the Delivery Period, Unit, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifications contained in Appendix B. “Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Appendix B, of the Unit NQC as of the Effective Date that is dedicated to Buyer under this Transaction. “Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Appendix B, of the Unit EFC as of the Effective Date that is dedicated to Buyer under this Transaction. “Prudent Operating Practice” means (a) the applicable practices, methods and acts required by or consistent with applicable laws and reliability criteria, and otherwise engaged in or approved by a significant portion of the electric power industry during the relevant time period in the Western United States, or (b) any of the practices, methods and acts which, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the facts known at the time the decision was made, could have been expected to accomplish the desired result at a reasonable cost consistent with good business practices, reliability, safety and expedition. Prudent Operating Practice is not intended to be limited to the optimum practice, method or act to the exclusion of all others, but rather to acceptable practices, methods or acts generally accepted in the electric power industry in the Western United States. “RAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Shown Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Shown Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE’s RAR.
“Replacement Unit” means a generating unit having the same capacity attributes as the Unit(s) originally identified in Appendix B hereof, including the Contract Quantity Availability Hours, RAR Attributes, and, as applicable, LAR Attributes, FCR Attributes, and Flexible Capacity Category, and otherwise meeting the requirements specified Section 2.3 hereof. A Replacement Unit shall not utilize coal or coal materials as a source of fuel, must be a specific resource that is connected directly to the CAISO controlled grid, or be under the operational control of CAISO, and may not be an unspecified import.
“Resource Adequacy Requirements” or “RAR” means the resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, by CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, including the Slice of Day Requirements, but not including Local RAR or FCR.

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“Resource Category” shall be as described in the annual CPUC Filing Guide, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated from time to time. “SC” means Scheduling Coordinator as defined in the Tariff. “Security Documents” has the meaning set forth in the Master Agreement. “Showing Month” means the calendar month of the Delivery Period that is the subject of the related Compliance Showing.
“Shown Unit” means the Unit, or any Replacement Unit meeting the requirements of Section 2.3 of this Confirmation and specified by Seller in a Supply Plan. “Slice of Day” or “SOD” means the CPUC’s 24-hour Slice-of-Day Framework established in D.22-06-050 and D.23-04-010 and D. 24-06-004, as may be modified by the CPUC from time to time.
“Slice of Day Requirements” means the Slice of Day framework, or any successor program thereof as may be established and modified by the CPUC from time to time “SOD NQC” means the lesser of the hourly Net Qualifying Capacity value of the Unit as determined by the CPUC pursuant to the Slice of Day Requirements as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination. “Subsequent Buyer” means the Buyer of Product from Buyer in a re-sale of Product by Buyer. “Substitute Capacity” means “RA Substitute Capacity” as defined in the Tariff. “Tariff” means the CAISO Tariff, including any current CAISO-published “Operating Procedures” and “Business Practice Manuals,” in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Unit” means the generation unit(s) described in Appendix B. “Unit EFC” means the lesser of the Unit’s Effective Flexible Capacity as set by CAISO as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination. “Unit NQC” means the lesser of the Unit’s Net Qualifying Capacity as set by CAISO as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination.

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APPENDIX B

PRODUCT AND UNIT INFORMATION
Product:

RAR Local RAR Flexible Capacity
and all Capacity Attributes related to such Product.

Additional Product Information (fill in all that apply):

CAISO Zone: ______
MCC Bucket: ______
CPUC Local Area (if applicable): ______
Flexible Capacity Category (if applicable): ______
Delivery Period: _______ through _______, inclusive.

Contract Quantity5 and Contract Price:

Showing
Month and
Year
RAR
Contract
Quantity
(MW)
Local RAR
Contract
Quantity
(MW)
Flexible
Capacity
Contract
Quantity (MW)
Contract
Quantity
Availability
Hours
Contract
Price
($/kW-mo.)
[e.g., hour
ending (“HE”)
1-24; etc.]
5 Note that Contract Quantity should not exceed the SOD NQC for the applicable period.

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Unit 1
Unit Specific Information
Resource Name
Physical Location
CAISO Resource ID
SCID of Resource
Unit NQC by month (e.g., Jan=50, Feb=65)
Unit EFC by month (e.g., Jan=30, Feb=50)
Unit SOD NQC by month (e.g., Jan=50, Feb=65)
Unit SOD NQC by hour
Resource Type (e.g., gas, hydro, solar, battery, etc.)
Minimum Qualified Flexible Capacity Category (Flex 1, 2 or 3) TAC Area (e.g., PG&E, SCE)
Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor
Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor
Capacity Area (CAISO System, Fresno, Sierra, Kern, LA
Basin, Bay Area, Stockton, Big Creek-Ventura, NCNB, San Diego-IV or Humboldt)
Resource Category as defined by the CPUC (DR) (yes/no)
Nameplate Capacity for Unit/Pmax
Percentage of Nameplate Capacity/Pmax
Hours Available for Production
Availability Restrictions of Unit, if any (e.g., start and end hour, run time, etc.)
Additional information for battery and other storage
resources:

Paired resource (yes/no)
If a paired resource, does it charge exclusively from the paired resource or is grid charging allowed?
Efficiency Rate
Co-located or hybrid resource
Interconnection limit (if part of co-located or hybrid resource) Number of cycles per day
Additional information for solar and wind resources:

Part of co-located or hybrid resource (yes/no)
For calculation of correct SOD hourly QC based on exceedance values:

Region
Solar type (tracking, fixed)
Interconnection limit (if part of co-located or hybrid
resource)
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(Repeat for additional Units)
[Information for specific Shown Units may be provided after the Effective Date pursuant to the Confirmation.]
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APPENDIX C

NOTICE INFORMATION
Seller: Buyer:

All Notices:
[Address]
Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Duns:

Federal Tax ID Number:

All Notices:
[Address]
Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Duns:

Federal Tax ID Number:

Invoices:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Invoices:

Attn:

Phone:

Email: mailto:

Scheduling:

Attn:

Tel: (DA CAISO Desk)
Tel: (Real Time Desk)
Email:

Scheduling:

Attn:

Tel: (DA CAISO Desk)
Tel: (Real Time Desk)
Email:

Wire Transfer:

BNK:

ABA:

ACCT:

Wire Transfer:

BNK:

ABA:

ACCT:

Credit and Collections:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Credit and Collections:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Defaults:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Additional notices of an Event of Default to:

Address:

Attn:

Email:

Defaults:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Additional notices of an Event of Default to:

Address:

Attn:

Email: mailto:

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APPENDIX D

PLANNED OUTAGE SCHEDULE
Unit Name CAISO
Resource ID *
Outage (MW)
SLIC
Outage
Start Date
SLIC
Outage
End Date

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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CONFIRMATION

FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT

COVER SHEET
(BESS Resource)
This Confirmation Financial Settlement Cover Sheet (“Confirmation”) is entered into between Ava Community Energy, a California Joint Powers Authority (“Buyer”) and MRP Pacifica Marketing III LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”), each individually a “Party” and together the “Parties,” dated as of [ ], 202[ ] (“Effective Date”) governs the terms for a financial settlement based on the value of the Energy Settlement Quantity, without any obligation for the physical delivery of Energy to Buyer. This Transaction is governed by, constitutes part of, and is subject to the terms and provisions of that certain Edison Electric Institute Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement dated [ ], 202[ ], by and between the Parties, as amended from time to time (the “Master Agreement”). The Master Agreement and this Confirmation, including any appendices, exhibits or amendments thereto, shall collectively be referred to herein as the “Agreement” and shall constitute a single agreement between the Parties with respect to the Transaction.

Energy Settlement Quantity: 13.3 MW
Contract Price:

Settlement Point:

Settlement Term: Fifteen (15) Contract Years following a date to be provided by Seller, with no less than 30 days’ prior written notice, between March 1, 2027 and December 31, 2027.

Scheduling Coordinator: Seller or Seller’s designee.

Payment Security: By this reference, Exhibit C of the Master Agreement is applicable to this Transaction in the amounts set forth below.

Seller Payment Security:

Development Security: $[ ] to be delivered within thirty (30) days following the Effective Date.

Performance Security: $[ ]
Buyer Payment Security: N/A
Schedule P: The terms and conditions of Schedule P to the Master Agreement are not applicable to this Transaction.

Cross-Defaults and Termination: N/A
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Exhibits:

Exhibit A Notices
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DEFINITIONS

1.1 Contract Definitions. By this reference, the definitions set forth in Exhibit D of the Master Agreement (Hybrid Tolling Agreement Supplemental Definitions) are hereby incorporated into this Confirmation. In addition, the following terms, when used herein with initial capitalization, shall have the meanings set forth below. In the event of a conflict between the Hybrid Tolling Agreement Supplemental Definitions and the defined terms herein, the defined terms in this Confirmation shall govern.
“Accepted Compliance Costs” has the meaning set forth in Section Error! Reference source not found..
“Bottom 8 Day-Ahead Price” means the sum of the Clearing Price for the lowest eight (8) hours of the Day.
“Charging Cost” means the sum of (i) the product of the Energy Settlement Quantity multiplied by the Bottom 8 Day-Ahead Price plus (ii) the product of (x) ten (10) MW multiplied by (y) the Round-Trip Efficiency Hours Price.
“Clearing Price” means the price reported by the CAISO at the Settlement Point in the Day-Ahead Market in $/MWh during the applicable hour. If the hour is comprised of more than one Settlement Period, the Clearing Price will be the average of the prices reported during the applicable hour.
“Compliance Actions” has the meaning set forth in Section Error! Reference source not found..
“Compliance Costs” has the meaning set forth in Section Error! Reference source not found..
“Compliance Expenditure Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section Error! Reference source not found..
“Contract Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a). “Contract Price” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet. “Day-Ahead Market” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Discharge Revenue” means the product of the Energy Settlement Quantity and the Top 8 Day-Ahead Price.
“Energy Settlement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1. “Energy Settlement Quantity” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet. “ES Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).

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2 “Force Majeure Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a). “Monthly Product Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b). “Monthly Settlement Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c). “Monthly Settlement Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(c). “Round-Trip Efficiency Hours Price” means the sum of the Clearing Pricesfor the nineth (9th) and tenth (10th) lowest hours of the Day.
“Seller” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet.
“Settlement Period” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Settlement Point” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet. “Settlement Term” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet. “Storage Contract Capacity” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet. “Top 8 Day-Ahead Price” means the sum of the Clearing Price for the highest eight (8) hours of the Day.
“Transaction” has the meaning set forth in the Master Agreement.

ARTICLE 2
TERM

2.1 Contract Term.
(a) The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall remain in full force and effect until the conclusion of the Settlement Term, subject to any early termination provisions and any contract term extension provisions set forth herein (“Contract Term”).
(b) Applicable provisions of this Agreement shall continue in effect after termination, including early termination, to the extent necessary to enforce or complete the duties, obligations or responsibilities of the Parties arising prior to termination. The confidentiality obligations of the Parties under Section 10.11 of the Master Agreement and all indemnity and audit rights shall remain in full force and effect for five (5) years following the termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 3
[RESERVED]
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ENERGY SETTLEMENT

4.1 Financially Settled Energy. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the Settlement Term, Seller shall calculate, on a monthly basis, financial settlements with respect to the Energy Contract Quantity during each Settlement Period (the “Energy Settlement”) as follows:
(a) For each Day during Settlement Term, an amount equal to the difference of (i) the Discharge Revenue minus (ii) the Charging Cost (the sum of such amounts for the applicable month, the “ES Payment”).
(b) For each month during the Settlement Term, Buyer shall pay to Seller an amount equal to the product of (i) the Energy Settlement Quantity multiplied by (ii) the Contract Price (the “Monthly Product Payment”).
(c) For each month during the Settlement Term, Seller shall calculate an amount (the “Monthly Settlement Amount”) equal to (i) the Monthly Product Payment minus (ii) the ES Payment. If the Monthly Settlement Amount is positive, Buyer shall remit payment to Seller, and if the Monthly Settlement Amount is negative, Seller shall remit payment to Buyer for such amount, (the “Monthly Settlement Payment”), in each case paid in accordance with Section

5.2. If the Monthly Settlement Amount equals zero, no amount shall be payable by either Party.

4.2 Dodd-Frank Compliance.
(a) Delegation of Reporting Party. Pursuant to CFTC Regulation 45.8(d)(2), to the extent permitted by the CFTC Regulations, Seller shall be the “reporting counterparty” for purposes of this Agreement and reporting the Energy Settlement. Buyer shall notify Seller if Buyer becomes obligated to be the reporting counterparty under CEC Regulation Part 45. (b) Representations. Each Party hereby represents and warrants to the other as of the Effective Date that (i) it is not a “financial entity” within the meaning of the Commodity Exchange Act, (ii) it is entering into this Agreement to hedge or mitigate its own commercial risk pursuant to CFTC regulations, and (iii) it is not entering into this Agreement for investment or speculative purposes.
(c) Cooperation. Each Party will provide to the other Party any information reasonably requested by such other Party to enable such other Party to comply with CFTC Regulations in connection with the Energy Settlement.
(d) Permitted Disclosure. Notwithstanding anything contained in Article 10 of the Master Agreement to the contrary, Buyer and Seller hereby acknowledge and agree that the Parties shall be entitled, each at its own expense, to report and disclose information concerning any or all transactions under this Agreement (including information regarding the economic terms and valuations of such transactions) to any applicable Governmental Authority (or a third party repository as required by a Governmental Authority), from time to time, as may be required by Laws or as such Party may determine, in its reasonable discretion, to be necessary or advisable for it to comply with Laws. Additionally, to the extent either Party needs additional information or Attachment Staff Report Item 11E
4 details from the other Party in order to comply with any such Laws (including information concerning such other Party’s organization, corporate status, status under the CFTC’s regulations and/or unique entity identifier), such other Party shall promptly provide such additional information or details to the first Party upon request therefor. (e) No Event of Default. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each Party agrees that an Event of Default, termination event or similar event shall not occur under this Agreement or any other contract between the Parties solely on the basis of a breach of any covenant or agreement in this Section 4.2(e) so long as the Parties maintain compliance with applicable Law; provided, however, that, without limiting any duty to mitigate, nothing in this Section 4.2(e) shall prejudice any other right or remedy of a Party at law or under this Agreement or any other contract in respect of any misrepresentation or breach hereunder or thereunder.

ARTICLE 5
INVOICING AND PAYMENT; CREDIT

5.1 Statements and Invoicing. Commencing in the first month of the Settlement Term, Seller shall deliver an invoice to Buyer on or before the tenth (10th) day of each month. Each invoice shall be in a format reasonably acceptable to Buyer, covering the Product for the preceding month determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement. The invoice shall be delivered by electronic mail in accordance with Exhibit A.

5.2 Payments. Each month in which Seller submits an invoice to Buyer, the Party owing the Monthly Settlement Payment shall make such payment (and any other amounts due and owing pursuant to this Agreement) to the other Party, by wire transfer or ACH payment to the bank account provided by such Party. Any Party owing an amount to the other Party shall pay the undisputed amounts by the later of (a) ten (10) Business Days after such Party’s receipt of the invoice from the other Party, and (b) the last day of the month after the month for which such invoice was rendered; provided, if such due date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, such due date shall be the next Business Day. Payments made after the due date will be considered late and will bear interest on the unpaid balance. If the amount due is not paid on or before the due date or if any other payment that is due and owing from one Party to another is not paid on or before its applicable due date, a late payment charge shall be applied to the unpaid balance and shall be added to the next billing statement. Such late payment charge shall be calculated based on the Interest Rate. If the due date occurs on a day that is not a Business Day, the late payment charge shall begin to accrue on the next succeeding Business Day.

5.3 Invoice Adjustments. Invoice adjustments shall be made if (a) there have been good faith inaccuracies in invoicing or payment that are not otherwise disputed, (b) an adjustment to an amount previously invoiced or paid is required due to a correction of data by the CAISO. If the required adjustment is in favor of Buyer, Buyer’s next monthly payment shall be credited in an amount equal to the adjustment. If the required adjustment is in favor of Seller, Seller shall add the adjustment amount to Buyer’s next monthly invoice. Adjustments in favor of either Buyer or Seller shall bear interest at the Interest Rate, until settled in full, accruing from the date on which the adjusted amount should have been due. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, no adjustment of invoices shall be permitted after twelve (12) months from the date of the invoice.

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FORCE MAJEURE

6.1 Definition.
(a) “Force Majeure Event” means any act or event that delays or prevents a Party from timely performing all or a portion of its obligations under this Agreement or from complying with all or a portion of the conditions under this Agreement if such act or event, despite the exercise of reasonable efforts, cannot be avoided by and is beyond the reasonable control (whether direct or indirect) of and without the fault or negligence of the Party relying thereon as justification for such delay, nonperformance, or noncompliance. (b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, so long as the following events, despite the exercise of reasonable efforts, cannot be avoided by, and are beyond the reasonable control (whether direct or indirect) of and without the fault or negligence of the Party relying thereon as justification for such delay, nonperformance or noncompliance, a Force Majeure Event may include an act of God or the elements, such as flooding, lightning, hurricanes, tornadoes, or ice storms; explosion; fire; volcanic eruption; flood; landslide; mudslide; sabotage; terrorism; earthquake; or other cataclysmic events; an act of public enemy; war; blockade; civil insurrection; riot; civil disturbance; epidemic; pandemic; or strikes or other labor difficulties caused or suffered by a Party or any third party except as set forth below. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Force Majeure Event” does not include (i) economic conditions that render a Party’s performance of this Agreement unprofitable or otherwise uneconomic (including an increase in component costs for any reason, including foreign or domestic tariffs, or Buyer or Seller’s ability to enter into a financial settlement at a more favorable price than under this Agreement); (ii) the inability of a Party to make payments when due under this Agreement, unless the cause of such inability is an event that would otherwise constitute a Force Majeure Event as described above.

6.2 Termination Following Force Majeure Event. If a Force Majeure Event has occurred after the Commercial Operation Date that has caused either Party to be wholly or partially unable to perform its obligations hereunder, and the impacted Party has claimed and received relief from performance of its obligations for a consecutive twelve (12) month period, then the non-claiming Party may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other Party. Upon any such termination, neither Party shall have any liability to the other Party, save and except for those obligations specified in Section 2.1(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the occurrence and continuation of a Force Majeure Event shall not suspend or excuse the obligation of a Party to make any payments due hereunder.

6.3 Notice for Force Majeure. Within two (2) Business Days of the Party becoming aware that a Force Majeure Event will impact the Party’s performance under this Agreement, the claiming Party shall provide the other Party with oral notice of the Force Majeure Event, and within two (2) weeks thereafter the claiming Party shall provide the other Party with notice in the form of a letter describing in detail the occurrence giving rise to the Force Majeure Event, including the nature, cause, estimated date of commencement thereof, and the anticipated extent of any delay or interruption in performance. Failure to provide timely notice shall not constitute a waiver of the Attachment Staff Report Item 11E
6 Force Majeure Event, but the relief granted shall be based on the date notice is provided rather than the date of the Force Majeure Event. Upon written request from Buyer, Seller shall provide documentation demonstrating to Buyer’s reasonable satisfaction that each day of the claimed delay was the result of a Force Majeure Event and did not result from Seller’s actions or failure to exercise due diligence or take reasonable actions. The claiming Party shall promptly notify the other Party in writing of the cessation or termination of such Force Majeure Event, all as known or estimated in good faith by the affected Party. The suspension of performance due to a claim of a Force Majeure Event must be of no greater scope and of no longer duration than is required by the Force Majeure Event.
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7 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the Effective Date.

MRP PACIFICA MARKETING III LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:

Name:

Title:

AVA COMMUNITY ENERGY
(FORMERLY EAST BAY COMMUNITY
ENERGY), a California joint powers
authority
By:

Name:

Title:

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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EXHIBIT A-1

EXHIBIT A

NOTICES
MRP Pacifica Marketing III LLC AVA Community Energy (formerly East Bay Community Energy)
All Notices:

Street:

City:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

All Notices:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Reference Numbers:

Federal Tax ID Number:

Reference Numbers:

Duns:

Federal Tax ID Number:

Invoices:

Attn:

Phone: Email:

Invoices:

Attn: Phone:

Email:

Scheduling:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Scheduling:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Confirmations:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Confirmations:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Payments:

Attn: Accounts Payable
Phone:

Email:

Payments:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Wire Transfer:

BNK:

ABA:

ACCT:

Wire Transfer:

BNK:

ABA:

ACCT:

MRP Pacifica Marketing III LLC Ava Community Energy (formerly East Bay Community Energy)
Credit and Collections:

Attn:

Email:

Phone:

Credit and Collections:

Attn: Phone:

Email:

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EXHIBIT A-2
With additional Notices of an Event of
Default to:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Additional notices of an Event of Default to:

Attn:

Email:

Phone:

With additional Notices of an Event of Default
to:

Attn:

Phone:

Email:

With an additional copy to:
[_____]
Attn:

Phone:

Email:

Emergency Contact:

Attn: MRP San Joaquin LLC
Phone:

Email:

Emergency Contact:

Attn: Phone:

Email:

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
2002 MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of ..................................................................... .................................................................................... and .................................................................................... have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a “Transaction”) that are or will be governed by this 2002 Master Agreement, which includes the schedule (the “Schedule”), and the documents and other confirming evidence (each a “Confirmation”) exchanged between the parties or otherwise effective for the purpose of confirming or evidencing those Transactions. This 2002 Master Agreement and the Schedule are together referred to as this “Master Agreement”.

1. Interpretation
(a) Definitions. The terms defined in Section 14 and elsewhere in this Master Agreement will have the meanings therein specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement. (b) Inconsistency. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Schedule and the other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of any Confirmation and this Master Agreement, such Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of the relevant Transaction.
(c) Single Agreement. All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the fact that this Master Agreement and all Confirmations form a single agreement between the parties (collectively referred to as this “Agreement”), and the parties would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.

2. Obligations
(a) General Conditions.
(i) Each party will make each payment or delivery specified in each Confirmation to be made by it, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement. (ii) Payments under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value on that date in the place of the account specified in the relevant Confirmation or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, in freely transferable funds and in the manner customary for payments in the required currency. Where settlement is by delivery (that is, other than by payment), such delivery will be made for receipt on the due date in the manner customary for the relevant obligation unless otherwise specified in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.

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(iii) Each obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to (1) the condition precedent that no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to the other party has occurred and is continuing, (2) the condition precedent that no Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction has occurred or been effectively designated and (3) each other condition specified in this Agreement to be a condition precedent for the purpose of this Section 2(a)(iii). (b) Change of Account. Either party may change its account for receiving a payment or delivery by giving notice to the other party at least five Local Business Days prior to the Scheduled Settlement Date for the payment or delivery to which such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of a reasonable objection to such change.
(c) Netting of Payments.
(i) in the same currency; and
(ii) in respect of the same Transaction,
by each party to the other, then, on such date, each party’s obligation to make payment of any such amount will be automatically satisfied and discharged and, if the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by one party exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by the other party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by which the larger aggregate amount would have been payable to pay to the other party the excess of the larger aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.

The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount and payment obligation will be determined in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in the same currency in respect of those Transactions, regardless of whether such amounts are payable in respect of the same Transaction. The election may be made in the Schedule or any Confirmation by specifying that “Multiple Transaction Payment Netting” applies to the Transactions identified as being subject to the election (in which case clause (ii) above will not apply to such Transactions). If Multiple Transaction Payment Netting is applicable to Transactions, it will apply to those Transactions with effect from the starting date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation, or, if a starting date is not specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation, the starting date otherwise agreed by the parties in writing. This election may be made separately for different groups of Transactions and will apply separately to each pairing of Offices through which the parties make and receive payments or deliveries. (d) Deduction or Withholding for Tax.
(i) Gross-Up. All payments under this Agreement will be made without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax unless such deduction or withholding is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, then in effect. If a party is so required to deduct or w
(1) promptly notify the other party (“Y”) of such requirement; (2) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be deducted or withheld (including the full amount required to be deducted or withheld from any additional amount paid by X to Y under this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining that such deduction or withholding is required or receiving notice that such amount has been assessed against Y; (3) promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy), or other documentation reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such payment to such authorities; and Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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(4) if such Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to the payment to which Y is otherwise entitled under this Agreement, such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by Y (free and clear of Indemnifiable Taxes, whether assessed against X or Y) will equal the full amount Y would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required. However, X will not be required to pay any additional amount to Y to the extent that it would not be required to be paid but for:
(A) the failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or
(B) the failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to Section 3(f) to be accurate and true unless such failure would not have occurred but for (I) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, after a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (II) a Change in Tax Law.
(ii) Liability.
(1) X is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, to make any deduction or withholding in respect of which X would not be required to pay an additional amount to Y under Section 2(d)(i)(4); (2) X does not so deduct or withhold; and
(3) a liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against X, then, except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability resulting from such Tax, Y will promptly pay to X the amount of such liability (including any related liability for interest, but including any related liability for penalties only if Y has failed to comply with or perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)).

3. Representations
Each party makes the representations contained in Sections 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d), 3(e) and 3(f) and, if specified in the Schedule as applying, 3(g) to the other party (which representations will be deemed to be repeated by each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into and, in the case of the representations in Section 3(f), at all times until the termination of this Agreement). If any “Additional Representation” is specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the party or parties specified for such Additional Representation will make and, if applicable, be deemed to repeat such Additional Representation at the time or times specified for such Additional Representation.
(a) Basic Representations.
(i) Status. It is duly organised and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organisation or incorporation and, if relevant under such laws, in good standing; (ii) Powers. It has the power to execute this Agreement and any other documentation relating to this Agreement to which it is a party, to deliver this Agreement and any other documentation relating to this Agreement that it is required by this Agreement to deliver and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and any obligations it has under any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorise such execution, delivery and performance; Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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(iii) No Violation or Conflict. Such execution, delivery and performance do not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of its constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any court or other agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets;
(iv) Consents. All governmental and other consents that are required to have been obtained by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been complied with; and (v) Obligations Binding. Its obligations under this Agreement and any Credit Support Document to which it is a party constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganisation, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law)). (b) Absence of Certain Events. No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default or, to its knowledge, Termination Event with respect to it has occurred and is continuing and no such event or circumstance would occur as a result of its entering into or performing its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(c) Absence of Litigation. There is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against it, any of its Credit Support Providers or any of its applicable Specified Entities any action, suit or proceeding at law or in equity or before any court, tribunal, governmental body, agency or official or any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality, validity or enforceability against it of this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or such Credit Support Document. (d) Accuracy of Specified Information. All applicable information that is furnished in writing by or on behalf of it to the other party and is identified for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the Schedule is, as of the date of the information, true, accurate and complete in every material respect. (e) Payer Tax Representation. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.
(f) Payee Tax Representations. Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.
(g) No Agency. It is entering into this Agreement, including each Transaction, as principal and not as agent of any person or entity.

4. Agreements
Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have any obligation under this Agreement or (a) Furnish Specified Information. It will deliver to the other party or, in certain cases under clause (iii) below, to such government or taxing authority as the other party reasonably dire (i) any forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation;
(ii) any other documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation; and Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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(iii) upon reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document that may be required or reasonably requested in writing in order to allow such other party or its Credit Support Provider to make a payment under this Agreement or any applicable Credit Support Document without any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax or with such deduction or withholding at a reduced rate (so long as the completion, execution or submission of such form or document would not materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of the party in receipt of such demand), with any such form or document to be accurate and completed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such other party and to be executed and to be delivered with any reasonably required certification,
in each case by the date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation or, if none is specified, as soon as reasonably practicable.
(b) Maintain Authorisations. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect all consents of any governmental or other authority that are required to be obtained by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party and will use all reasonable efforts to obtain any that may become necessary in the future.
(c) Comply With Laws. It will comply in all material respects with all applicable laws and orders to which it may be subject if failure so to comply would materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a party. (d) Tax Agreement. It will give notice of any failure of a representation made by it under Section 3(f) to be accurate and true promptly upon learning of such failure. (e) Payment of Stamp Tax. Subject to Section 11, it will pay any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon it or in respect of its execution or performance of this Agreement by a jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, organised, managed and controlled or considered to have its seat, or where an Office through which it is acting for the purpose of this Agreement is located (“Stamp Tax Jurisdiction”), and will indemnify the other party against any Stamp Tax levied or imposed upon the other party or in respect of the other party’s execution or performance of this Agreement by any such Stamp Tax Jurisdiction which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the other party.

5. Events of Default and Termination Events
(a) Events of Default. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any of the following events constitutes (subject to (i) Failure to Pay or Deliver. Failure by the party to make, when due, any payment under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 9(h)(i)(2) or (4) required to be made by it if such failure is not remedied on or before the first Local Business Day in the case of any such payment or the first Local Delivery Day in the case of any such delivery after, in each case, notice of such failure is given to the party; (ii) Breach of Agreement; Repudiation of Agreement.
(1) Failure by the party to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation (other than an obligation to make any payment under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 9(h)(i)(2) or (4) or to give notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or obligation under Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by the party in accordance with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied within 30 days after notice of such failure is given to the party; or (2) the party disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, this Master Agreement, any Confirmation executed and delivered by that party or any Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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Transaction evidenced by such a Confirmation (or such action is taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its behalf); (iii) Credit Support Default.
(1) Failure by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation to be complied with or performed by it in accordance with any Credit Support Document if such failure is continuing after any applicable grace period has elapsed; (2) the expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or the failing or ceasing of such Credit Support Document, or any security interest granted by such party or such Credit Support Provider to the other party pursuant to any such Credit Support Document, to be in full force and effect for the purpose of this Agreement (in each case other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the satisfaction of all obligations of such party under each Transaction to which such Credit Support Document relates without the written consent of the other party; or (3) the party or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, such Credit Support Document (or such action is taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its behalf); (iv) Misrepresentation. A representation (other than a representation under Section 3(e) or 3(f)) made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party in this Agreement or any Credit Support Document proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated; (v) Default Under Specified Transaction. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any (l) defaults (other than by failing to make a delivery) under a Specified Transaction or any credit support arrangement relating to a Specified Transaction and, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, such default results in a liquidation of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that Specified Transaction; (2) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, in making any payment due on the last payment or exchange date of, or any payment on early termination of, a Specified Transaction (or, if there is no applicable notice requirement or grace period, such default continues for at least one Local Business Day);
(3) defaults in making any delivery due under (including any delivery due on the last delivery or exchange date of) a Specified Transaction or any credit support arrangement relating to a Specified Transaction and, after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period, such default results in a liquidation of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, all transactions outstanding under the documentation applicable to that Specified Transaction; or (4) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the validity of, a Specified Transaction or any credit support arrangement relating to a Specified Transaction that is, in either case, confirmed or evidenced by a document or other confirming evidence executed and delivered by that party, Credit Support Provider or Specified Entity (or such action is taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act on its behalf); Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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(vi) Cross-Default. If “Cross-Default” is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, the (l) a default, event of default or other similar condition or event (however described) in respect of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party under one or more agreements or instruments relating to Specified Indebtedness of any of them (individually or collectively) where the aggregate principal amount of such agreements or instruments, either alone or together with the amount, if any, referred to in clause (2) below, is not less than the applicable Threshold Amount (as specified in the Schedule) which has resulted in such Specified Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at such time of being declared, due and payable under such agreements or instruments before it would otherwise have been due and payable; or
(2) a default by such party, such Credit Support Provider or such Specified Entity (individually or collectively) in making one or more payments under such agreements or instruments on the due date for payment (after giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period) in an aggregate amount, either alone or together with the amount, if any, referred to in clause (1) above, of not less than the applicable Threshold Amount; (vii) Bankruptcy. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified (l) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (2) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors; (4)(A) institutes or has instituted against it, by a regulator, supervisor or any similar official with primary insolvency, rehabilitative or regulatory jurisdiction over it in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organisation or the jurisdiction of its head or home office, a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by it or such regulator, supervisor or similar official, or (B) has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and such proceeding or petition is instituted or presented by a person or entity not described in clause (A) above and either (I) results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation or (II) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 15 days of the institution or presentation thereof; (5) has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; (7) has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 15 days thereafter; (8) causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in clauses (l) to (7) above (inclusive); or (9) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts; or
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(viii) Merger Without Assumption. The party or any Credit Support Provider of such party consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially all its assets to, or reorganises, reincorporates or reconstitutes into or as, another entity and, at the time of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger, transfer, reorganisation, reincorporation or reconstitution (l) the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume all the obligations of such party or such Credit Support Provider under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it or its predecessor was a party; or
(2) the benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend (without the consent of the other party) to the performance by such resulting, surviving or transferee entity of its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) Termination Events. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of such party of any event specified below constitutes (subject to Section 5(c)) an Illegality if the event is specified in clause (i) below, a Force Majeure Event if the event is specified in clause (ii) below, a Tax Event if the event is specified in clause (iii) below, a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified in clause (iv) below, and, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger if the event is specified pursuant to clause (v) below or an Additional Termination Event if the event is specified pursuant to clause
(i) Illegality. After giving effect to any applicable provision, disruption fallback or remedy specified in, or pursuant to, the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement, due to an event or circumstance (other than any action taken by a party or, if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party) occurring after a Transaction is entered into, it becomes unlawful under any applicable law (including without limitation the laws of any country in which payment, delivery or compliance is required by either party or any Credit Support Provider, as the case may be), on any day, or it would be unlawful if the relevant payment, delivery or compliance were required on that day (in each case, other than as a result of a breach by the p
(1) for the Office through which such party (which will be the Affected Party) makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to such Transaction to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction, to receive a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction or to comply with any other material provision of this Agreement relating to such Transaction; or
(2) for such party or any Credit Support Provider of such party (which will be the Affected Party) to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery which such party or Credit Support Provider has under any Credit Support Document relating to such Transaction, to receive a payment or delivery under such Credit Support Document or to comply with any other material provision of such Credit Support Document; (ii) Force Majeure Event. After giving effect to any applicable provision, disruption fallback or remedy specified in, or pursuant to, the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement, by reason of force majeure or act of state occurring after a Transaction is entered into, on any day:
(1) the Office through which such party (which will be the Affected Party) makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to such Transaction is prevented from performing any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction, from receiving a payment or delivery in respect of such Transaction or from complying with any other material provision of this Agreement relating to such Transaction (or would be so prevented if such payment, delivery or compliance were required on that day), or it becomes impossible or Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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impracticable for such Office so to perform, receive or comply (or it would be impossible or impracticable for such Office so to perform, receive or comply if such payment, delivery or compliance were required on that day); or
(2) such party or any Credit Support Provider of such party (which will be the Affected Party) is prevented from performing any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery which such party or Credit Support Provider has under any Credit Support Document relating to such Transaction, from receiving a payment or delivery under such Credit Support Document or from complying with any other material provision of such Credit Support Document (or would be so prevented if such payment, delivery or compliance were required on that day), or it becomes impossible or impracticable for such party or Credit Support Provider so to perform, receive or comply (or it would be impossible or impracticable for such party or Credit Support Provider so to perform, receive or comply if such payment, delivery or compliance were required on that day), so long as the force majeure or act of state is beyond the control of such Office, such party or such Credit Support Provider, as appropriate, and such Office, party or Credit Support Provider could not, after using all reasonable efforts (which will not require such party or Credit Support Provider to incur a loss, other than immaterial, incidental expenses), overcome such prevention, impossibility or impracticability; (iii) Tax Event. Due to (1) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, after a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (2) a Change in Tax Law, the party (which will be the Affected Party) will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, on the next succeeding Scheduled Settlement Date (A) be required to pay to the other party an additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 9(h)) or (B) receive a payment from which an amount is required to be deducted or withheld for or on account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under Section 9(h)) and no additional amount is required to be paid in respect of such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)); (iv) Tax Event Upon Merger. The party (the “Burdened Party”) on the next succeeding Scheduled Settlement Date will either (1) be required to pay an additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 9(h)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount has been deducted or withheld for or on account of any Tax in respect of which the other party is not required to pay an additional amount (other than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)), in either case as a result of a party consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging with or into, or transferring all or substantially all its assets (or any substantial part of the assets comprising the business conducted by it as of the date of this Master Agreement) to, or reorganising, reincorporating or reconstituting into or as, another entity (which will be the Affected Party) where such action does not constitute a Merger Without Assumption;
(v) Credit Event Upon Merger. If “Credit Event Upon Merger” is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, a Designated Event (as defined below) occurs with respect to such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party (in each case, “X”) and such Designated Event does not constitute a Merger Without Assumption, and the creditworthiness of X or, if applicable, the successor, surviving or transferee entity of X, after taking into account any applicable Credit Support Document, is materially weaker immediately after the occurrence of such Designated Event than that of X immediately prior to the occurrence of such Designated Event (and, in any such event, such party or its successor, surviving or transferee entity, as appropriate, will be the Affected Party). A “Designated (1) X consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially all its assets (or any substantial part of the assets comprising the business conducted by X as of the Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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date of this Master Agreement) to, or reorganises, reincorporates or reconstitutes into or as, another entity;
(2) any person, related group of persons or entity acquires directly or indirectly the beneficial ownership of (A) equity securities having the power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or its equivalent) of X or (B) any other ownership interest enabling it to exercise control of X; or (3) X effects any substantial change in its capital structure by means of the issuance, incurrence or guarantee of debt or the issuance of (A) preferred stock or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for debt or preferred stock or (B) in the case of entities other than corporations, any other form of ownership interest; or
(vi) Additional Termination Event. If any “Additional Termination Event” is specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the occurrence of such event (and, in such event, the Affected Party or Affected Parties will be as specified for such Additional Termination Event in the Schedule or such Confirmation).
(c) Hierarchy of Events.
(i) An event or circumstance that constitutes or gives rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event will not, for so long as that is the case, also constitute or give rise to an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i), 5(a)(ii)(1) or 5(a)(iii)(1) insofar as such event or circumstance relates to the failure to make any payment or delivery or a failure to comply with any other material provision of this Agreement or a Credit Support Document, as the case may be.
(ii) Except in circumstances contemplated by clause (i) above, if an event or circumstance which would otherwise constitute or give rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event also constitutes an Event of Default or any other Termination Event, it will be treated as an Event of Default or such other Termination Event, as the case may be, and will not constitute or give rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event. (iii) If an event or circumstance which would otherwise constitute or give rise to a Force Majeure Event also constitutes an Illegality, it will be treated as an Illegality, except as described in clause (ii) above, and not a Force Majeure Event.
(d) Deferral of Payments and Deliveries During Waiting Period. If an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to a Transaction, each payment or delivery which would otherwise be required to be made under that Transaction will be deferr (i) the first Local Business Day or, in the case of a delivery, the first Local Delivery Day (or the first day that would have been a Local Business Day or Local Delivery Day, as appropriate, but for the occurrence of the event or circumstance constituting or giving rise to that Illegality or Force Majeure Event) following the end of any applicable Waiting Period in respect of that Illegality or Force Majeure Event, as the case may be; or
(ii) if earlier, the date on which the event or circumstance constituting or giving rise to that Illegality or Force Majeure Event ceases to exist or, if such date is not a Local Business Day or, in the case of a delivery, a Local Delivery Day, the first following day that is a Local Business Day or Local Delivery Day, as appropriate.
(e) Inability of Head or Home Office to Perform Obligations of Branch. If (i) an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event occurs under Section 5(b)(i)(1) or 5(b)(ii)(1) and the relevant Office is not the Affected Party’s head or home office, (ii) Section 10(a) applies, (iii) the other party seeks performance of the relevant obligation or Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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compliance with the relevant provision by the Affected Party’s head or home office and (iv) the Affected Party’s head or home office fails so to perform or comply due to the occurrence of an event or circumstance which would, if that head or home office were the Office through which the Affected Party makes and receives payments and deliveries with respect to the relevant Transaction, constitute or give rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event, and such failure would otherwise constitute an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i) or 5(a)(iii)(1) with respect to such party, then, for so long as the relevant event or circumstance continues to exist with respect to both the Office referred to in Section 5(b)(i)(1) or 5(b)(ii)(1), as the case may be, and the Affected Party’s head or home office, such failure will not constitute an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i) or 5(a)(iii)(1).

6. Early Termination; Close-Out Netting
(a) Right to Terminate Following Event of Default. If at any time an Event of Default with respect to a party (the “Defaulting Party”) has occurred and is then continuing, the other party (the “Non-defaulting Party”) may, by not more than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the relevant Event of Default, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions. If, however, “Automatic Early Termination” is specified in the Schedule as applying to a party, then an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions will occur immediately upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1), (3), (5), (6) or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8), and as of the time immediately preceding the institution of the relevant proceeding or the presentation of the relevant petition upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(4) or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8). (b) Right to Terminate Following Termination Event.
(i) Notice. If a Termination Event other than a Force Majeure Event occurs, an Affected Party will, promptly upon becoming aware of it, notify the other party, specifying the nature of that Termination Event and each Affected Transaction, and will also give the other party such other information about that Termination Event as the other party may reasonably require. If a Force Majeure Event occurs, each party will, promptly upon becoming aware of it, use all reasonable efforts to notify the other party, specifying the nature of that Force Majeure Event, and will also give the other party such other information about that Force Majeure Event as the other party may reasonably require. (ii) Transfer to Avoid Termination Event. If a Tax Event occurs and there is only one Affected Party, or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is the Affected Party, the Affected Party will, as a condition to its right to designate an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), use all reasonable efforts (which will not require such party to incur a loss, other than immaterial, incidental expenses) to transfer within 20 days after it gives notice under Section 6(b)(i) all its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Affected Transactions to another of its Offices or Affiliates so that such Termination Event ceases to exist.

If the Affected Party is not able to make such a transfer it will give notice to the other party to that effect within such 20 day period, whereupon the other party may effect such a transfer within 30 days after the notice is given under Section 6(b)(i).

Any such transfer by a party under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject to and conditional upon the prior written consent of the other party, which consent will not be withheld if such other party’s policies in effect at such time would permit it to enter into transactions with the transferee on the terms proposed. (iii) Two Affected Parties. If a Tax Event occurs and there are two Affected Parties, each party will use all reasonable efforts to reach agreement within 30 days after notice of such occurrence is given under Section 6(b)(i) to avoid that Termination Event.

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(iv) Right to Terminate.
(1)
(A) a transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or an agreement under Section 6(b)(iii), as the case may be, has not been effected with respect to all Affected Transactions within 30 days after an Affected Party gives notice under Section 6(b)(i); or (B) a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event occurs, or a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is not the Affected Party, the Burdened Party in the case of a Tax Event Upon Merger, any Affected Party in the case of a Tax Event or an Additional Termination Event if there are two Affected Parties, or the Non-affected Party in the case of a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event if there is only one Affected Party may, if the relevant Termination Event is then continuing, by not more than 20 days notice to the other party, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of all Affected Transactions. (2) If at any time an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event has occurred and is then continuing and any applicable Waiting Period has expired:
(A) Subject to clause (B) below, either party may, by not more than 20 days notice to the other party, designate (I) a day not earlier than the day on which such notice becomes effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of all Affected Transactions or (II) by specifying in that notice the Affected Transactions in respect of which it is designating the relevant day as an Early Termination Date, a day not earlier than two Local Business Days following the day on which such notice becomes effective as an Early Termination Date in respect of less than all Affected Transactions. Upon receipt of a notice designating an Early Termination Date in respect of less than all Affected Transactions, the other party may, by notice to the designating party, if such notice is effective on or before the day so designated, designate that same day as an Early Termination Date in respect of any or all other Affected Transactions.
(B) An Affected Party (if the Illegality or Force Majeure Event relates to performance by such party or any Credit Support Provider of such party of an obligation to make any payment or delivery under, or to compliance with any other material provision of, the relevant Credit Support Document) will only have the right to designate an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv)(2)(A) as a result of an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(2) or a Force Majeure Event under Section 5(b)(ii)(2) following the prior designation by the other party of an Early Termination Date, pursuant to Section 6(b)(iv)(2)(A), in respect of less than all Affected Transactions. (c) Effect of Designation.
(i) If notice designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section 6(a) or 6(b), the Early Termination Date will occur on the date so designated, whether or not the relevant Event of Default or Termination Event is then continuing.
(ii) Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date, no further payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 9(h)(i) in respect of the Terminated Transactions will be required to be made, but without prejudice to the other provisions of this Agreement. The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date will be determined pursuant to Sections 6(e) and 9(h)(ii).

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(d) Calculations; Payment Date.
(i) Statement. On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of an Early Termination Date, each party will make the calculations on its part, if any, contemplated by Section 6(e) and will provide to the other party a statement (l) showing, in reasonable detail, such calculations (including any quotations, market data or information from internal sources used in making such calculations), (2) specifying (except where there are two Affected Parties) any Early Termination Amount payable and (3) giving details of the relevant account to which any amount payable to it is to be paid. In the absence of written confirmation from the source of a quotation or market data obtained in determining a Close-out Amount, the records of the party obtaining such quotation or market data will be conclusive evidence of the existence and accuracy of such quotation or market data. (ii) Payment Date. An Early Termination Amount due in respect of any Early Termination Date will, together with any amount of interest payable pursuant to Section 9(h)(ii)(2), be payable (1) on the day on which notice of the amount payable is effective in the case of an Early Termination Date which is designated or occurs as a result of an Event of Default and (2) on the day which is two Local Business Days after the day on which notice of the amount payable is effective (or, if there are two Affected Parties, after the day on which the statement provided pursuant to clause (i) above by the second party to provide such a statement is effective) in the case of an Early Termination Date which is designated as a result of a Termination Event. (e) Payments on Early Termination. If an Early Termination Date occurs, the amount, if any, payable in respect of that Early Termination Date (the “Early Termination Amount”) will be determined pursuant to this Section 6(e) and will be subject to Section 6(f).
(i) Events of Default. If the Early Termination Date results from an Event of Default, the Early Termination Amount will be an amount equal to (1) the sum of (A) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Close-out Amount or Close-out Amounts (whether positive or negative) determined by the Non-defaulting Party for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, and (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party less (2) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party. If the Early Termination Amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value of the Early Termination Amount to the Defaulting Party.
(ii) Termination Events. If the Early Term
(1) One Affected Party. Subject to clause (3) below, if there is one Affected Party, the Early Termination Amount will be determined in accordance with Section 6(e)(i), except that references to the Defaulting Party and to the Non-defaulting Party will be deemed to be references to the Affected Party and to the Non-affected Party, respectively. (2) Two Affected Parties. Subject to clause (3) below, if there are two Affected Parties, each party will determine an amount equal to the Termination Currency Equivalent of the sum of the Close-out Amount or Close-out Amounts (whether positive or negative) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, and the Early Termination Amount will be an amount equal to (A) the sum of (I) one-half of the difference between the higher amount so determined (by party “X”) and the lower amount so determined (by party “Y”) and (II) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to X less (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Y. If the Early Termination Amount is a positive number, Y will pay it to X; if it is a negative number, X will pay the absolute value of the Early Termination Amount to Y.

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(3) Mid-Market Events. If that Termination Event is an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event, then the Early Termination Amount will be determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) above, as appropriate, except that, for the purpose of determining a Close-out Amount or Close-out Amounts, the Determ
(A) if obtaining quotations from one or more third parties (or from any of the Determining Party’s Affiliates), ask each third party or Affiliate (I) not to take account of the current creditworthiness of the Determining Party or any existing Credit Support Document and (II) to provide mid-market quotations; and (B) in any other case, use mid-market values without regard to the creditworthiness of the Determining Party.
(iii) Adjustment for Bankruptcy. In circumstances where an Early Termination Date occurs because Automatic Early Termination applies in respect of a party, the Early Termination Amount will be subject to such adjustments as are appropriate and permitted by applicable law to reflect any payments or deliveries made by one party to the other under this Agreement (and retained by such other party) during the period from the relevant Early Termination Date to the date for payment determined under Section 6(d)(ii). (iv) Adjustment for Illegality or Force Majeure Event. The failure by a party or any Credit Support Provider of such party to pay, when due, any Early Termination Amount will not constitute an Event of Default under Section 5(a)(i) or 5(a)(iii)(1) if such failure is due to the occurrence of an event or circumstance which would, if it occurred with respect to payment, delivery or compliance related to a Transaction, constitute or give rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event. Such amount will (1) accrue interest and otherwise be treated as an Unpaid Amount owing to the other party if subsequently an Early Termination Date results from an Event of Default, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event in respect of which all outstanding Transactions are Affected Transactions and (2) otherwise accrue interest in accordance with Section 9(h)(ii)(2). (v) Pre-Estimate. The parties agree that an amount recoverable under this Section 6(e) is a reasonable pre-estimate of loss and not a penalty. Such amount is payable for the loss of bargain and the loss of protection against future risks, and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither party will be entitled to recover any additional damages as a consequence of the termination of the Terminated Transactions.
(f) Set-Off. Any Early Termination Amount payable to one party (the “Payee”) by the other party (the “Payer”), in circumstances where there is a Defaulting Party or where there is one Affected Party in the case where either a Credit Event Upon Merger has occurred or any other Termination Event in respect of which all outstanding Transactions are Affected Transactions has occurred, will, at the option of the Non-defaulting Party or the Non-affected Party, as the case may be (“X”) (and without prior notice to the Defaulting Party or the Affected Party, as the case may be), be reduced by its set-off against any other amounts (“Other Amounts”) payable by the Payee to the Payer (whether or not arising under this Agreement, matured or contingent and irrespective of the currency, place of payment or place of booking of the obligation). To the extent that any Other Amounts are so set off, those Other Amounts will be discharged promptly and in all respects. X will give notice to the other party of any set-off effected under this Section 6(f).

For this purpose, either the Early Termination Amount or the Other Amounts (or the relevant portion of such amounts) may be converted by X into the currency in which the other is denominated at the rate of exchange at which such party would be able, in good faith and using commercially reasonable procedures, to purchase the relevant amount of such currency.

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If an obligation is unascertained, X may in good faith estimate that obligation and set off in respect of the estimate, subject to the relevant party accounting to the other when the obligation is ascertained.

Nothing in this Section 6(f) will be effective to create a charge or other security interest. This Section 6(f) will be without prejudice and in addition to any right of set-off, offset, combination of accounts, lien, right of retention or withholding or similar right or requirement to which any party is at any time otherwise entitled or subject (whether by operation of law, contract or otherwise).

7. Transfer
Subject to Section 6(b)(ii) and to the extent permitted by applicable law, neither this Agreement nor any interest or obligation in or under this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of security or otherwise) by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, except t (a) a party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a consolidation or amalgamation with, or merger with or into, or transfer of all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (but without prejudice to any other right or remedy under this Agreement); and
(b) a party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any Early Termination Amount payable to it by a Defaulting Party, together with any amounts payable on or with respect to that interest and any other rights associated with that interest pursuant to Sections 8, 9(h) and 11.

Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section 7 will be void.

8. Contractual Currency
(a) Payment in the Contractual Currency. Each payment under this Agreement will be made in the relevant currency specified in this Agreement for that payment (the “Contractual Currency”). To the extent permitted by applicable law, any obligation to make payments under this Agreement in the Contractual Currency will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency other than the Contractual Currency, except to the extent such tender results in the actual receipt by the party to which payment is owed, acting in good faith and using commercially reasonable procedures in converting the currency so tendered into the Contractual Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency of all amounts payable in respect of this Agreement. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency so received falls short of the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Agreement, the party required to make the payment will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, immediately pay such additional amount in the Contractual Currency as may be necessary to compensate for the shortfall. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency so received exceeds the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this Agreement, the party receiving the payment will refund promptly the amount of such excess.
(b) Judgments. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or order expressed in a currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered (i) for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Agreement, (ii) for the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in respect of this Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the payment of any amount described in clause (i) or (ii) above, the party seeking recovery, after recovery in full of the aggregate amount to which such party is entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to receive immediately from the other party the amount of any shortfall of the Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other currency and will refund promptly to the other party any excess of the Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other currency if such shortfall or such excess arises or results from any variation between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency is converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the purpose of such judgment or order and the rate of exchange at which such party is able, acting in good faith and using Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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commercially reasonable procedures in converting the currency received into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the Contractual Currency with the amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by such party. (c) Separate Indemnities. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the indemnities in this Section 8 constitute separate and independent obligations from the other obligations in this Agreement, will be enforceable as separate and independent causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence granted by the party to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by judgment being obtained or claim or proof being made for any other sums payable in respect of this Agreement.
(d) Evidence of Loss. For the purpose of this Section 8, it will be sufficient for a party to demonstrate that it would have suffered a loss had an actual exchange or purchase been made.

9. Miscellaneous
(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. Each of the parties acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement it has not relied on any oral or written representation, warranty or other assurance (except as provided for or referred to in this Agreement) and waives all rights and remedies which might otherwise be available to it in respect thereof, except that nothing in this Agreement will limit or exclude any liability of a party for fraud. (b) Amendments. An amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this Agreement will only be effective if in writing (including a writing evidenced by a facsimile transmission) and executed by each of the parties or confirmed by an exchange of telexes or by an exchange of electronic messages on an electronic messaging system. (c) Survival of Obligations. Without prejudice to Sections 2(a)(iii) and 6(c)(ii), the obligations of the parties under this Agreement will survive the termination of any Transaction. (d) Remedies Cumulative. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights, powers, remedies and privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers, remedies and privileges provided by law.
(e) Counterparts and Confirmations.
(i) This Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect of it) may be executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission and by electronic messaging system), each of which will be deemed an original.
(ii) The parties intend that they are legally bound by the terms of each Transaction from the moment they agree to those terms (whether orally or otherwise). A Confirmation will be entered into as soon as practicable and may be executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile transmission) or be created by an exchange of telexes, by an exchange of electronic messages on an electronic messaging system or by an exchange of e-mails, which in each case will be sufficient for all purposes to evidence a binding supplement to this Agreement. The parties will specify therein or through another effective means that any such counterpart, telex, electronic message or e-mail constitutes a Confirmation. (f) No Waiver of Rights. A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege in respect of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege will not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise, of that right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(g) Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction of or to be taken into consideration in interpreting this Agreement.

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(h) Interest and Compensation.
(i) Prior to Early Termination. Prior to the occurrence or effective designation of an Early (1) Interest on Defaulted Payments. If a party defaults in the performance of any payment obligation, it will, to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to Section 6(c), pay interest (before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other party on demand in the same currency as the overdue amount, for the period from (and including) the original due date for payment to (but excluding) the date of actual payment (and excluding any period in respect of which interest or compensation in respect of the overdue amount is due pursuant to clause (3)(B) or (C) below), at the Default Rate.
(2) Compensation for Defaulted Deliveries. If a party defaults in the performance of any obligation required to be settled by delivery, it will on demand (A) compensate the other party to the extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement and (B) unless otherwise provided in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement, to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to Section 6(c), pay to the other party interest (before as well as after judgment) on an amount equal to the fair market value of that which was required to be delivered in the same currency as that amount, for the period from (and including) the originally scheduled date for delivery to (but excluding) the date of actual delivery (and excluding any period in respect of which interest or compensation in respect of that amount is due pursuant to clause (4) below), at the Default Rate. The fair market value of any obligation referred to above will be determined as of the originally scheduled date for delivery, in good faith and using commercially reasonable procedures, by the party that was entitled to take delivery. (3) Interest on Deferred Payments.
(A) a party does not pay any amount that, but for Section 2(a)(iii), would have been payable, it will, to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to Section 6(c) and clauses (B) and (C) below, pay interest (before as well as after judgment) on that amount to the other party on demand (after such amount becomes payable) in the same currency as that amount, for the period from (and including) the date the amount would, but for Section 2(a)(iii), have been payable to (but excluding) the date the amount actually becomes payable, at the Applicable Deferral Rate;
(B) a payment is deferred pursuant to Section 5(d), the party which would otherwise have been required to make that payment will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, subject to Section 6(c) and for so long as no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to that party has occurred and is continuing, pay interest (before as well as after judgment) on the amount of the deferred payment to the other party on demand (after such amount becomes payable) in the same currency as the deferred payment, for the period from (and including) the date the amount would, but for Section 5(d), have been payable to (but excluding) the earlier of the date the payment is no longer deferred pursuant to Section 5(d) and the date during the deferral period upon which an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to that party occurs, at the Applicable Deferral Rate; or
(C) a party fails to make any payment due to the occurrence of an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event (after giving effect to any deferral period contemplated by clause (B) above), it will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, subject to Section 6(c) and for so long as the event or circumstance giving rise to that Illegality or Force Majeure Event Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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continues and no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to that party has occurred and is continuing, pay interest (before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other party on demand in the same currency as the overdue amount, for the period from (and including) the date the party fails to make the payment due to the occurrence of the relevant Illegality or Force Majeure Event (or, if later, the date the payment is no longer deferred pursuant to Section 5(d)) to (but excluding) the earlier of the date the event or circumstance giving rise to that Illegality or Force Majeure Event ceases to exist and the date during the period upon which an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default with respect to that party occurs (and excluding any period in respect of which interest or compensation in respect of the overdue amount is due pursuant to clause (B) above), at the Applicable Deferral Rate.
(4) Compensation for Deferred Deliveries.
(A) a party does not perform any obligation that, but for Section 2(a)(iii), would have been required to be settled by delivery;
(B) a delivery is deferred pursuant to Section 5(d); or (C) a party fails to make a delivery due to the occurrence of an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event at a time when any applicable Waiting Period has expired, the party required (or that would otherwise have been required) to make the delivery will, to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to Section 6(c), compensate and pay interest to the other party on demand (after, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) above, such delivery is required) if and to the extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement. (ii) Early Termination. Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date in (1) Unpaid Amounts. For the purpose of determining an Unpaid Amount in respect of the relevant Transaction, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, interest will accrue on the amount of any payment obligation or the amount equal to the fair market value of any obligation required to be settled by delivery included in such determination in the same currency as that amount, for the period from (and including) the date the relevant obligation was (or would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii) or 5(d)) required to have been performed to (but excluding) the relevant Early Termination Date, at the Applicable Close-out Rate. (2) Interest on Early Termination Amounts. If an Early Termination Amount is due in respect of such Early Termination Date, that amount will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be paid together with interest (before as well as after judgment) on that amount in the Termination Currency, for the period from (and including) such Early Termination Date to (but excluding) the date the amount is paid, at the Applicable Close-out Rate. (iii) Interest Calculation. Any interest pursuant to this Section 9(h) will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed.

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10. Offices; Multibranch Parties
(a) If Section 10(a) is specified in the Schedule as applying, each party that enters into a Transaction through an Office other than its head or home office represents to and agrees with the other party that, notwithstanding the place of booking or its jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation, its obligations are the same in terms of recourse against it as if it had entered into the Transaction through its head or home office, except that a party will not have recourse to the head or home office of the other party in respect of any payment or delivery deferred pursuant to Section 5(d) for so long as the payment or delivery is so deferred. This representation and agreement will be deemed to be repeated by each party on each date on which the parties enter into a Transaction. (b) If a party is specified as a Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such party may, subject to clause (c) below, enter into a Transaction through, book a Transaction in and make and receive payments and deliveries with respect to a Transaction through any Office listed in respect of that party in the Schedule (but not any other Office unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing).
(c) The Office through which a party enters into a Transaction will be the Office specified for that party in the relevant Confirmation or as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, and, if an Office for that party is not specified in the Confirmation or otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, its head or home office. Unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, the Office through which a party enters into a Transaction will also be the Office in which it books the Transaction and the Office through which it makes and receives payments and deliveries with respect to the Transaction. Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), neither party may change the Office in which it books the Transaction or the Office through which it makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to a Transaction without the prior written consent of the other party.

11. Expenses
A Defaulting Party will on demand indemnify and hold harmless the other party for and against all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees, execution fees and Stamp Tax, incurred by such other party by reason of the enforcement and protection of its rights under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early termination of any Transaction, including, but not limited to, costs of collection.

12. Notices
(a) Effectiveness. Any notice or other communication in respect of this Agreement may be given in any manner described below (except that a notice or other communication under Section 5 or 6 may not be given by electronic messaging system or e-mail) to the address or number or in accordance with the electronic messaging system or e-
(i) if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it is delivered; (ii) if sent by telex, on the date the recipient’s answerback is received; (iii) if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date it is received by a responsible employee of the recipient in legible form (it being agreed that the burden of proving receipt will be on the sender and will not be met by a transmission report generated by the sender’s facsimile machine); (iv) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the equivalent (return receipt requested), on the date it is delivered or its delivery is attempted; (v) if sent by electronic messaging system, on the date it is received; or Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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(vi) if sent by e-mail, on the date it is delivered,
unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as applicable, is not a Local Business Day or that communication is delivered (or attempted) or received, as applicable, after the close of business on a Local Business Day, in which case that communication will be deemed given and effective on the first following day that is a Local Business Day.
(b) Change of Details. Either party may by notice to the other change the address, telex or facsimile number or electronic messaging system or e-mail details at which notices or other communications are to be given to it.

13. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law specified in the Schedule.
(b) Jurisdiction. With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (“Proceedin
(i)
(1) if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by English law, to (A) the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts if the Proceedings do not involve a Convention Court and (B) the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts if the Proceedings do involve a Convention Court; or (2) if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by the laws of the State of New York, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City; (ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of venue of any Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim that such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and further waives the right to object, with respect to such Proceedings, that such court does not have any jurisdiction over such party; and
(iii) agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that the bringing of Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions will not preclude the bringing of Proceedings in any other jurisdiction. (c) Service of Process. Each party irrevocably appoints the Process Agent, if any, specified opposite its name in the Schedule to receive, for it and on its behalf, service of process in any Proceedings. If for any reason any party’s Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will promptly notify the other party and within 30 days appoint a substitute process agent acceptable to the other party. The parties irrevocably consent to service of process given in the manner provided for notices in Section 12(a)(i), 12(a)(iii) or 12(a)(iv). Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. (d) Waiver of Immunities. Each party irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, with respect to itself and its revenues and assets (irrespective of their use or intended use), all immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit, (ii) jurisdiction of any court, (iii) relief by way of injunction or order for specific performance or recovery of property, (iv) attachment of its assets (whether before or after judgment) and (v) execution or enforcement of any judgment to which it or its revenues or assets might otherwise be entitled in any Proceedings in the courts of any jurisdiction and irrevocably agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that it will not claim any such immunity in any Proceedings.

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14. Definitions
As used in this Agreement
“Additional Representation” has the meaning specified in Section 3. “Additional Termination Event” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b). “Affected Party” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b). “Affected Transactions” means (a) with respect to any Termination Event consisting of an Illegality, Force Majeure Event, Tax Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all Transactions affected by the occurrence of such Termination Event (which, in the case of an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(2) or a Force Majeure Event under Section 5(b)(ii)(2), means all Transactions unless the relevant Credit Support Document references only certain Transactions, in which case those Transactions and, if the relevant Credit Support Document constitutes a Confirmation for a Transaction, that Transaction) and (b) with respect to any other Termination Event, all Transactions. “Affiliate” means, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any person, any entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that controls, directly or indirectly, the person or any entity directly or indirectly under common control with the person. For this purpose, “control” of any entity or person means ownership of a majority of the voting power of the entity or person.
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 1(c).
“Applicable Close-out Rate”
(a)
(i) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(ii) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default Rate;
(iii) in respect of obligations deferred pursuant to Section 5(d), if there is no Defaulting Party and for so long as the deferral period continues, the Applicable Deferral Rate; and (iv) in all other cases following the occurrence of a Termination Event (except where interest accrues pursuant to clause (iii) above), the Applicable Deferral Rate; and (b)
(i) for the period from (and including) the relevant Early Termination Date to (but excluding) the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii)) on which that amount i (1) if the Early Termination Amount is payable by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate; (2) if the Early Termination Amount is payable by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default Rate; and
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(ii) for the period from (and including) the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii)) on (1) if a party fails to pay the Early Termination Amount due to the occurrence of an event or circumstance which would, if it occurred with respect to a payment or delivery under a Transaction, constitute or give rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event, and for so long as the Early Termination Amount remains unpaid due to the continuing existence of such event or circumstance, the Applicable Deferral Rate;
(2) if the Early Termination Amount is payable by a Defaulting Party (but excluding any period in respect of which clause (1) above applies), the Default Rate; (3) if the Early Termination Amount is payable by a Non-defaulting Party (but excluding any period in respect of which clause (1) above applies), the Non-default Rate; and (4) in all other cases, the Termination Rate.
“Applicable Deferral Rate”
(a) for the purpose of Section 9(h)(i)(3)(A), the rate certified by the relevant payer to be a rate offered to the payer by a major bank in a relevant interbank market for overnight deposits in the applicable currency, such bank to be selected in good faith by the payer for the purpose of obtaining a representative rate that will reasonably reflect conditions prevailing at the time in that relevant market; (b) for purposes of Section 9(h)(i)(3)(B) and clause (a)(iii) of the definition of Applicable Close-out Rate, the rate certified by the relevant payer to be a rate offered to prime banks by a major bank in a relevant interbank market for overnight deposits in the applicable currency, such bank to be selected in good faith by the payer after consultation with the other party, if practicable, for the purpose of obtaining a representative rate that will reasonably reflect conditions prevailing at the time in that relevant market; and (c) for purposes of Section 9(h)(i)(3)(C) and clauses (a)(iv), (b)(i)(3) and (b)(ii)(1) of the definition of Applicable Close-out Rate, a rate equal to the arithmetic mean of the rate determined pursuant to clause (a) above and a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it were to fund or of funding the relevant amount. “Automatic Early Termination” has the meaning specified in Section 6(a). “Burdened Party” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b)(iv). “Change in Tax Law” means the enactment, promulgation, execution or ratification of, or any change in or amendment to, any law (or in the application or official interpretation of any law) that occurs after the parties enter into the relevant Transaction.
“Close-out Amount” means, with respect to each Terminated Transaction or each group of Terminated Transactions and a Determining Party, the amount of the losses or costs of the Determining Party that are or would be incurred under then prevailing circumstances (expressed as a positive number) or gains of the Determining Party that are or would be realised under then prevailing circumstances (expressed as a negative number) in replacing, or in providing for the Determining Party the economic equivalent of, (a) the material terms of that Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions, including the payments and deliveries by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of that Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early Termination Date, have been required after that date (assuming satisfaction of the conditions precedent in Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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Section 2(a)(iii)) and (b) the option rights of the parties in respect of that Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions.

Any Close-out Amount will be determined by the Determining Party (or its agent), which will act in good faith and use commercially reasonable procedures in order to produce a commercially reasonable result. The Determining Party may determine a Close-out Amount for any group of Terminated Transactions or any individual Terminated Transaction but, in the aggregate, for not less than all Terminated Transactions. Each Close-out Amount will be determined as of the Early Termination Date or, if that would not be commercially reasonable, as of the date or dates following the Early Termination Date as would be commercially reasonable.

Unpaid Amounts in respect of a Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions and legal fees and out-of-pocket expenses referred to in Section 11 are to be excluded in all determinations of Close-out Amounts.

In determining a Close-out Amount, the Determining Party may consider any relevant information, including, without limitation, one or more of the following types of informat (i) quotations (either firm or indicative) for replacement transactions supplied by one or more third parties that may take into account the creditworthiness of the Determining Party at the time the quotation is provided and the terms of any relevant documentation, including credit support documentation, between the Determining Party and the third party providing the quotation;
(ii) information consisting of relevant market data in the relevant market supplied by one or more third parties including, without limitation, relevant rates, prices, yields, yield curves, volatilities, spreads, correlations or other relevant market data in the relevant market; or
(iii) information of the types described in clause (i) or (ii) above from internal sources (including any of the Determining Party’s Affiliates) if that information is of the same type used by the Determining Party in the regular course of its business for the valuation of similar transactions.

The Determining Party will consider, taking into account the standards and procedures described in this definition, quotations pursuant to clause (i) above or relevant market data pursuant to clause (ii) above unless the Determining Party reasonably believes in good faith that such quotations or relevant market data are not readily available or would produce a result that would not satisfy those standards. When considering information described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Determining Party may include costs of funding, to the extent costs of funding are not and would not be a component of the other information being utilised. Third parties supplying quotations pursuant to clause (i) above or market data pursuant to clause (ii) above may include, without limitation, dealers in the relevant markets, end-users of the relevant product, information vendors, brokers and other sources of market information.

Without duplication of amounts calculated based on information described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, or other relevant information, and when it is commercially reasonable to do so, the Determining Party may in addition consider in calculating a Close-out Amount any loss or cost incurred in connection with its terminating, liquidating or re-establishing any hedge related to a Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions (or any gain resulting from any of them).

Commercially reasonable procedures used in determining a Close- (1) application to relevant market data from third parties pursuant to clause (ii) above or information from internal sources pursuant to clause (iii) above of pricing or other valuation models that are, at the time of the determination of the Close-out Amount, used by the Determining Party in the regular course of its business in pricing or valuing transactions between the Determining Party and unrelated third parties that are similar to the Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions; and
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(2) application of different valuation methods to Terminated Transactions or groups of Terminated Transactions depending on the type, complexity, size or number of the Terminated Transactions or group of Terminated Transactions.
“Confirmation” has the meaning specified in the preamble. “consent” includes a consent, approval, action, authorisation, exemption, notice, filing, registration or exchange control consent.
“Contractual Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 8(a). “Convention Court” means any court which is bound to apply to the Proceedings either Article 17 of the 1968 Brussels Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters or Article 17 of the 1988 Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters.
“Credit Event Upon Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b). “Credit Support Document” means any agreement or instrument that is specified as such in this Agreement. “Credit Support Provider” has the meaning specified in the Schedule. “Cross-Default” means the event specified in Section 5(a)(vi). “Default Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it were to fund or of funding the relevant amount plus 1% per annum. “Defaulting Party” has the meaning specified in Section 6(a). “Designated Event” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b)(v). “Determining Party” means the party determining a Close-out Amount. “Early Termination Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 6(e). “Early Termination Date” means the date determined in accordance with Section 6(a) or 6(b)(iv). “electronic messages” does not include e-mails but does include documents expressed in markup languages, and “electronic messaging system” will be construed accordingly. “English law” means the law of England and Wales, and “English” will be construed accordingly. “Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if applicable, in the Schedule. “Force Majeure Event” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b). “General Business Day” means a day on which commercial banks are open for general business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits).
“Illegality” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

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“Indemnifiable Tax” means any Tax other than a Tax that would not be imposed in respect of a payment under this Agreement but for a present or former connection between the jurisdiction of the government or taxation authority imposing such Tax and the recipient of such payment or a person related to such recipient (including, without limitation, a connection arising from such recipient or related person being or having been a citizen or resident of such jurisdiction, or being or having been organised, present or engaged in a trade or business in such jurisdiction, or having or having had a permanent establishment or fixed place of business in such jurisdiction, but excluding a connection arising solely from such recipient or related person having executed, delivered, performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or a Credit Support Document). “law” includes any treaty, law, rule or regulation (as modified, in the case of tax matters, by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority), and “unlawful” will be construed accordingly. “Local Business Day” means (a) in relation to any obligation under Section 2(a)(i), a General Business Day in the place or places specified in the relevant Confirmation and a day on which a relevant settlement system is open or operating as specified in the relevant Confirmation or, if a place or a settlement system is not so specified, as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or determined pursuant to provisions contained, or incorporated by reference, in this Agreement, (b) for the purpose of determining when a Waiting Period expires, a General Business Day in the place where the event or circumstance that constitutes or gives rise to the Illegality or Force Majeure Event, as the case may be, occurs, (c) in relation to any other payment, a General Business Day in the place where the relevant account is located and, if different, in the principal financial centre, if any, of the currency of such payment and, if that currency does not have a single recognised principal financial centre, a day on which the settlement system necessary to accomplish such payment is open, (d) in relation to any notice or other communication, including notice contemplated under Section 5(a)(i), a General Business Day (or a day that would have been a General Business Day but for the occurrence of an event or circumstance which would, if it occurred with respect to payment, delivery or compliance related to a Transaction, constitute or give rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event) in the place specified in the address for notice provided by the recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated by Section 2(b), in the place where the relevant new account is to be located and (e) in relation to Section 5(a)(v)(2), a General Business Day in the relevant locations for performance with respect to such Specified Transaction. “Local Delivery Day” means, for purposes of Sections 5(a)(i) and 5(d), a day on which settlement systems necessary to accomplish the relevant delivery are generally open for business so that the delivery is capable of being accomplished in accordance with customary market practice, in the place specified in the relevant Confirmation or, if not so specified, in a location as determined in accordance with customary market practice for the relevant delivery. “Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble. “Merger Without Assumption” means the event specified in Section 5(a)(viii). “Multiple Transaction Payment Netting” has the meaning specified in Section 2(c). “Non-affected Party” means, so long as there is only one Affected Party, the other party. “Non-default Rate” means the rate certified by the Non-defaulting Party to be a rate offered to the Non-defaulting Party by a major bank in a relevant interbank market for overnight deposits in the applicable currency, such bank to be selected in good faith by the Non-defaulting Party for the purpose of obtaining a representative rate that will reasonably reflect conditions prevailing at the time in that relevant market. “Non-defaulting Party” has the meaning specified in Section 6(a). “Office” means a branch or office of a party, which may be such party’s head or home office. “Other Amounts” has the meaning specified in Section 6(f).

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“Payee” has the meaning specified in Section 6(f).
“Payer” has the meaning specified in Section 6(f).
“Potential Event of Default” means any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Proceedings” has the meaning specified in Section 13(b). “Process Agent” has the meaning specified in the Schedule. “rate of exchange” includes, without limitation, any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of or conversion into the Contractual Currency. “Relevant Jurisdiction” means, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions (a) in which the party is incorporated, organised, managed and controlled or considered to have its seat, (b) where an Office through which the party is acting for purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which the party executes this Agreement and (d) in relation to any payment, from or through which such payment is made. “Schedule” has the meaning specified in the preamble.
“Scheduled Settlement Date” means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be made under Section 2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.
“Specified Entity” has the meaning specified in the Schedule. “Specified Indebtedness” means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation (whether present or future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise) in respect of borrowed money. “Specified Transaction” means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any transaction (including an agreement with respect to any such transaction) now existing or hereafter entered into between one party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party) and the other party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such other party or any applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is not a Transaction under this Agreement but (i) which is a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return swap, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, securities lending transaction, weather index transaction or forward purchase or sale of a security, commodity or other financial instrument or interest (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or (ii) which is a type of transaction that is similar to any transaction referred to in clause (i) above that is currently, or in the future becomes, recurrently entered into in the financial markets (including terms and conditions incorporated by reference in such agreement) and which is a forward, swap, future, option or other derivative on one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity securities or other equity instruments, debt securities or other debt instruments, economic indices or measures of economic risk or value, or other benchmarks against which payments or deliveries are to be made, (b) any combination of these transactions and (c) any other transaction identified as a Specified Transaction in this Agreement or the relevant confirmation. “Stamp Tax” means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax. “Stamp Tax Jurisdiction” has the meaning specified in Section 4(e).

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“Tax” means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment or fee of any nature (including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is imposed by any government or other taxing authority in respect of any payment under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax. “Tax Event” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
“Tax Event Upon Merger” has the meaning specified in Section 5(b). “Terminated Transactions” means, with respect to any Early Termination Date, (a) if resulting from an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event, all Affected Transactions specified in the notice given pursuant to Section 6(b)(iv), (b) if resulting from any other Termination Event, all Affected Transactions and (c) if resulting from an Event of Default, all Transactions in effect either immediately before the effectiveness of the notice designating that Early Termination Date or, if Automatic Early Termination applies, immediately before that Early Termination Date. “Termination Currency” means (a) if a Termination Currency is specified in the Schedule and that currency is freely available, that currency, and (b) otherwise, euro if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by English law or United States Dollars if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by the laws of the State of New York. “Termination Currency Equivalent” means, in respect of any amount denominated in the Termination Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect of any amount denominated in a currency other than the Termination Currency (the “Other Currency”), the amount in the Termination Currency determined by the party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such amount of such Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if the relevant Close-out Amount is determined as of a later date, that later date, with the Termination Currency at the rate equal to the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange agent (selected as provided below) for the purchase of such Other Currency with the Termination Currency at or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such foreign exchange agent is located) on such date as would be customary for the determination of such a rate for the purchase of such Other Currency for value on the relevant Early Termination Date or that later date. The foreign exchange agent will, if only one party is obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), be selected in good faith by that party and otherwise will be agreed by the parties. “Termination Event” means an Illegality, a Force Majeure Event, a Tax Event, a Tax Event Upon Merger or, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event. “Termination Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified by such party) if it were to fund or of funding such amounts. “Threshold Amount” means the amount, if any, specified as such in the Schedule. “Transaction” has the meaning specified in the preamble. “Unpaid Amounts” owing to any party means, with respect to an Early Termination Date, the aggregate of (a) in respect of all Terminated Transactions, the amounts that became payable (or that would have become payable but for Section 2(a)(iii) or due but for Section 5(d)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(d)(i)(4) on or prior to such Early Termination Date and which remain unpaid as at such Early Termination Date, (b) in respect of each Terminated Transaction, for each obligation under Section 2(a)(i) which was (or would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii) or 5(d)) required to be settled by delivery to such party on or prior to such Early Termination Date and which has not been so settled as at such Early Termination Date, an amount equal to the fair market value of that which was (or would have been) required to be delivered and (c) if the Early Termination Date results from an Event of Default, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event in respect of which all outstanding Transactions are Affected Transactions, any Early Termination Amount due prior to such Early Termination Date and which remains unpaid as of such Early Termination Date, in each case together with any amount of interest accrued or other Attachment Staff Report Item 11F
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compensation in respect of that obligation or deferred obligation, as the case may be, pursuant to Section 9(h)(ii)(1) or (2), as appropriate. The fair market value of any obligation referred to in clause (b) above will be determined as of the originally scheduled date for delivery, in good faith and using commercially reasonable procedures, by the party obliged to make the determination under Section 6(e) or, if each party is so obliged, it will be the average of the Termination Currency Equivalents of the fair market values so determined by both parties. “Waiting Period”
(a) in respect of an event or circumstance under Section 5(b)(i), other than in the case of Section 5(b)(i)(2) where the relevant payment, delivery or compliance is actually required on the relevant day (in which case no Waiting Period will apply), a period of three Local Business Days (or days that would have been Local Business Days but for the occurrence of that event or circumstance) following the occurrence of that event or circumstance; and
(b) in respect of an event or circumstance under Section 5(b)(ii), other than in the case of Section 5(b)(ii)(2) where the relevant payment, delivery or compliance is actually required on the relevant day (in which case no Waiting Period will apply), a period of eight Local Business Days (or days that would have been Local Business Days but for the occurrence of that event or circumstance) following the occurrence of that event or circumstance.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective dates specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of this document. .................................................................................... .................................................................................... (Name of Party) (Name of Party) By: .............................................................................. By: ............................................................................. Name: Name:

Title: Title:

Date: Date:

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International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.

SCHEDULE
to the
2002 Master Agreement
dated as of ..................................................................... between ...................................................................... and ................................................................................... (“Party A”) (“Party B”)
[established as a [COUNTERPARTY TYPE]]
[with company number [NUMBER]]
[under the laws of [JURISDICTION]]
[acting through its [BRANCH]]*
[established as a [COUNTERPARTY TYPE]]
[with company number [NUMBER]]
[under the laws of [JURISDICTION]]
[acting through its [BRANCH]]* Part 1. Termination Provisions. (a) “Specified Entity”
Section 5(a)(v), .................................................................................................................................................

Section 5(a)(vi), ................................................................................................................................................

Section 5(a)(vii), ...............................................................................................................................................

Section 5(b)(v), .................................................................................................................................................

Section 5(a)(v), .................................................................................................................................................

Section 5(a)(vi), ................................................................................................................................................

Section 5(a)(vii), ...............................................................................................................................................

Section 5(b)(v), ................................................................................................................................................. __________ * Include if applicable.

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(b) “Specified Transaction” [will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement.][means ............. .......................................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................... ]* (c) The “Cross-Default” provisions of Section 5(a)(vi) [will][will not]* apply to Party A [will][will not]* apply to Party B
[“Specified Indebtedness” [will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement.][means .......... ........................................................................................................................................................................ ]* “Threshold Amount” means ............................................................................................................................ .......................................................................................................................................................................]** (d) The “Credit Event Upon Merger” provisions of Section 5(b)(v) [will][will not]* apply to Party A [will][will not]* apply to Party B
(e) The “Automatic Early Termination” provision of Section 6(a) [will][will not]* apply to Party A [will][will not]* apply to Party B
(f) “Termination Currency” [will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement.][means ........... ....................................................................................................................................................................... ]* (g) Additional Termination Event [will][will not]* apply. [The following will constitute an Additional ....................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... .........
.................................................................................................................................................................... ]*** Part 2. Tax Representations.**** (a) Payer Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(e) of this Agreement[, Party A and Party B do not [[(i)]
It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under Section 9(h) of this Agreement) to __________ * Delete as applicable. ** Include if Cross-Default will apply to either Party A or Party B. *** Include if Additional Termination Event will apply. **** N.B.: the following representations may need modification if either party is a Multibranch Party.

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be made by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on (i) the accuracy of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement, (ii) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and (iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(d) of this Agreement, except that it will not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) above and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial position.]*
[[(ii)] [Party A] [and] [Party B] [each] ma ..................................... .............................................................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................................................. ..........................................................................................................................................................]]* (b) Payee Representations. For the purpose of Section 3(f) of this Agreement[, Party A and Party B do not [[(i)] [Party A] [and] [Party B] [each] make[s] the following repr It is fully eligible for the benefits of the “Business Profits” or “Industrial and Commercial Profits” provision, as the case may be, the “interest” provision or the “Other Income” provision, if any, of the Specified Treaty with respect to any payment described in such provisions and received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement and no such payment is attributable to a trade or business carried on by it through a permanent establishment in the Specified Jurisdiction.
“Specified Treaty” means with respect to Party A ........................................................................................... “Specified Jurisdiction” means with respect to Party A .................................................................................. “Specified Treaty” means with respect to Party B ........................................................................................... “Specified Jurisdiction” means with respect to Party B ............................................................................... ]* [[(ii)] [Party A] [and] [Party B] [each]
Each payment received or to be received by it in connection with this Agreement will be effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the Specified Jurisdiction. “Specified Jurisdiction” means with respect to Party A .................................................................................. “Specified Jurisdiction” means with respect to Party B ............................................................................... ]* [[(iii)] [Party A] [and] [Party B] [each] make[s] the following representation:

It is a “U.S. person” (as that term is used in section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury Regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes.]* __________
* Delete as applicable.

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[[(iv)] [Party A] [and] [Party B] [each] make[s] the following representation:

It is a “non-U.S. branch of a foreign person” (as that term is used in section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury Regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes.]* [[(v)] [Party A] [and] [Party B] [each] make[s] the following representation:

With respect to payments made to an address outside the United States or made by a transfer of funds to an account outside the United States, it is a “non-U.S. branch of a foreign person” (as that term is used in section 1.1441-4(a)(3)(ii) of United States Treasury Regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes.]*
[[(vi)] [Party A] [and] [Party B] [each] make[s] the following representation:

It is a “foreign person” (as that term is used in section 1.6041-4(a)(4) of United States Treasury Regulations) for United States federal income tax purposes.]*
[[(vii)]
.......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................................................]]* Part 3. Agreement to Deliver Documents.

For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and 4(a)(ii) of this Agreement, each party agrees to deliver the following (a)
Party required to
deliver document
Form/Document/
Certificate
Date by which
to be delivered
.............................. ................................................................ ..................................................................... .............................. ................................................................ ..................................................................... .............................. ................................................................ ..................................................................... .............................. ................................................................ ..................................................................... .............................. ................................................................ .................................................................. ]* __________
* Delete as applicable.

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(b)
Party required to
deliver document
Form/Document/
Certificate
Date by which
to be delivered
Covered by
Section 3(d)
Representation
.............................. ................................................................ .................................... [Yes][No] .............................. ................................................................ .................................... [Yes][No] .............................. ................................................................ .................................... [Yes][No] .............................. ................................................................ .................................... [Yes][No] .............................. ................................................................ .................................... [Yes][No]]* Part 4. Miscellaneous. (a) Addresses for Notices. For the purpose of Section 12(a) of this Agreemen Address: ............................................................................................................................................................

Attention: ..........................................................................................................................................................

Telex No.: ..................................................................... Answerback: ...........................................................

Facsimile No.: ............................................................... Telephone No.: .......................................................

E-mail: ...............................................................................................................................................................

Electronic Messaging System Details: ..............................................................................................................

Specific Instructions: ........................................................................................................................................

Address for notices or communications to
Address: ............................................................................................................................................................

Attention: ..........................................................................................................................................................

Telex No.: ..................................................................... Answerback: ...........................................................

Facsimile No.: ............................................................... Telephone No.: .......................................................

E-mail: ...............................................................................................................................................................

Electronic Messaging System Details: ..............................................................................................................

Specific Instructions: ........................................................................................................................................ __________ * Delete as applicable.

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(b) Process Agent.

Party A appoints as its Process Agent: [not applicable][ ................................................................................ ]* Party B appoints as its Process Agent: [not applicable][ ................................................................................ ]* (c) Offices. The provisions of Section 10(a) [will][will not]* apply to this Agreement. (d) Multibranch Party. For the purpose of Section 10(b) of thi Party A [is not a Multibranch Party.][is a Multibranch Party and may enter into a Transaction through any of .................................................... ..................................................... ................................................... .................................................... ..................................................... ................................................ ]* Party B [is not a Multibranch Party.][is a Multibranch Party and may enter into a Transaction through any of .................................................... ..................................................... ................................................... .................................................... ..................................................... ................................................ ]* [(e) Calculation Agent. The Calculation Agent is ...................................................................... , unless otherwise specified in a Confirmation in relation to the relevant Transaction.]** [(f)] Credit Support Document. Details of any Credit S ............................................ .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................... ]* [(g)] Credit Support Provider. Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party A, [none][ ............................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................... ]* Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party B, [none][.......................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................... ]* [(h)] Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with [English law][the laws of the State of New York (without reference to choice of law doctrine)]*. __________ * Delete as applicable. ** Include if applicable.

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[(i)] Netting of Payments. “Multiple Transaction Payment Netting” [will not apply for the purpose of Section 2(c) of this Agreement.][will apply for the purpose of Section 2(c) of this Agreement to [all .......................................................... ..........................................................................................................................................................................] (in each case starting from [the date of this Agreement][ ............................................................................])]* [(j)] “Affiliate” [will have the meaning specified in Section 14 of this Agreement.][means ................................... ....................................................................................................................................................................... ]* [(k)] Absence of Litigation.
“Specified Entity” means in relation to Party A, .............................................................................................. “Specified Entity” means in relation to Party B, .............................................................................................. [(l)] No Agency. The provisions of Section 3(g) [will][will not]* apply to this Agreement. [(m)] Additional Representation [will][will not]* apply. [For the purpose of Section 3 of this Agreement, the [[(i)] Relationship Between Parties. Each party will be deemed to represent to the other party on the date on which it enters into a Transaction that (absent a written agreement between the parties that expressly imposes affirmative obligations to the contrary for that Transaction) [(1)] Non-Reliance. It is acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions to enter into that Transaction and as to whether that Transaction is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary. It is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of the other party as investment advice or as a recommendation to enter into that Transaction, it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of a Transaction will not be considered investment advice or a recommendation to enter into that Transaction. No communication (written or oral) received from the other party will be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of that Transaction. [(2)] Assessment and Understanding. It is capable of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks of that Transaction. It is also capable of assuming, and assumes, the risks of that Transaction.
[(3)] Status of Parties. The other party is not acting as a fiduciary for or an adviser to it in respect of that Transaction.]]*
[[(n)] Recording of Conversations. Each party (i) consents to the recording of telephone conversations between the trading, marketing and other relevant personnel of the parties in connection with this Agreement or any potential Transaction, (ii) agrees to obtain any necessary consent of, and give any necessary notice of such recording to, its relevant personnel and (iii) agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, that recordings may be submitted in evidence in any Proceedings.]**
__________
* Delete as applicable. ** Include if applicable.

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Part 5. Other Provisions.
................................................................................... ....................................................................................... (Name of Party) (Name of Party) By: ............................................................................. By: ................................................................................ Name: Name:

Title: Title:

Date: Date:

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