Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) Operations Board
September 16, 2026

G-4

4.1.2 Not later than three Days prior to each Day during which Base Product is required to be delivered under the Agreement, the Delivery Scheduling Entity for such Delivery Point may revise the Operational Nomination to indicate any inability of Prepay LLC to deliver all Base Quantities during such Day, which revised Operational Nomination shall be without prejudice to any party’s rights under the Relevant Contracts for failure to deliver Base Quantities.

4.2 Event-specific Communications.

4.2.1 Remarketing Notices issued by Issuer under the Master Power Supply Agreement shall be substantially in the form of Attachment 2 hereto. Any such notices to remarket must be delivered directly to Prepay LLC and the Delivery Scheduling Entity.

4.2.2 Each Scheduling Entity shall notify Prepay LLC, Issuer and the Project Participant as soon as practicable in the event of: (i) any deficiencies in Scheduling related to such Scheduling Entity; (ii) any deficiencies in Scheduling related to the other such Scheduling Entity; and (iii) any issues with Relevant Third Parties that that would reasonably be expected to create issues related to Product Scheduling under the Relevant Contract. 5 ACCESS AND INFORMATION

5.1 Verification of Product Scheduled. In addition to the delivery of and access to the records and data required pursuant to the Agreement, each Relevant Party agrees to provide relevant records from itself and other Relevant Third Parties necessary to document and verify Product Scheduled within and after the Month as needed to facilitate the Relevant Contracts.

5.2 View Rights. To the extent requested by a Delivery Scheduling Entity or Prepay LLC, the Receipt Scheduling Entities will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to cooperate with the Delivery Scheduling Entity and Prepay LLC to ensure that Delivery Scheduling Entity and Prepay LLC has sufficient agency view rights from each such Scheduling Entity to allow Prepay LLC to view Base Product Scheduling at the Base Delivery Point.
6 NOTICES
Any notice, demand, request or other communication required or authorized by this Communications Protocol to be given by one Relevant Party to another Relevant Party shall be in writing, except as otherwise expressly provided herein. It shall either be sent by facsimile (with receipt confirmed by telephone and electronic transmittal receipt), courier, or personally delivered (including overnight delivery service) to the representative of the other Relevant Party designated in Attachment 1 hereto. Any such notice, demand, or request shall be deemed to be given (i) when sent by facsimile confirmed by telephone and electronic transmittal receipt or (ii) when

G-5
actually received if delivered by courier or personal delivery (including overnight delivery service). Each Relevant Party shall have the right, upon written notice to the other Relevant Parties, to change its address at any time, and to designate that copies of all such notices be directed to another Person at another address. 7 NO IMPACT ON CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
Except as expressly set forth herein or in an applicable Relevant Contract, nothing in this Communications Protocol nor any Relevant Party’s actions or inactions hereunder shall have any impact on any Relevant Party’s rights or obligations under the Relevant Contracts.
8 ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Key Personnel
Attachment 2 - Remarketing Notice Form
Attachment 3 - Designation of Alternate Base Delivery Points Form Attachment 4 - Designation of Scheduling Entities Form

G-6
Attachment 1
Key Personnel
Delivering Entity Marketing Personnel:

Timothy Capuano
Sales and Trading
Telephone: (212) 357-2542
[email protected]
Delivering Entity Scheduling Personnel:

Scheduling Team
Email: [email protected]
Direct Phone: (212) 902-8148
Fax: 212.493.9847
Matt Speltz
ICE Chat: mspeltz5
Email: [email protected]
Direct Phone: (212) 357-5429
Fax: (212) 493-9847
Other Delivering Entity Personnel:

Francois Gignac
Telephone: (212) 855-0880
[email protected]
Andres E. Aguila
Telephone: (212) 855-6008
Fax: (212) 291-2124
[email protected]
Issuer Personnel:
[email protected] and [email protected]
Project Participant Personnel:

As set forth in the Clean Energy Purchase Contract

G-7
Attachment 2
Remarketing Notice Form
Date: [_____________]
To: Delivering Entity Scheduling
From: Project Participant Scheduling
This notice is being delivered pursuant to that certain Master Power Supply Agreement (the “Master Power Supply Agreement”) dated as of [____], 2026 by and between Aron Energy Prepay 65 LLC (“Prepay LLC”) and California Community Choice Financing Authority (“Issuer”) and relates to the Clean Energy Purchase Contract (the “Clean Energy Purchase Contract”) dated as of [____], 2026 by and between Issuer and Central Coast Community Energy (“Project Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the Master Power Supply Agreement.

Check the box to indicate type of Remarketing Notice (The numbers of the Primary (“P”) and Alternate (“A”) Delivery Points below correspond to those same Primary and Alternate Delivery Points set forth in Exhibit A-1 of the Agreement, or as may be designated by the Parties from time to time):
 Monthly Remarketing Notice:

Month(s) for which remarketing is requested: _____________________, 20__ through _______________________, 20__.

Pursuant to Section 3(b) of Exhibit C of the Clean Energy Purchase Contract, Project Participant requests that the Delivering Entity remarket in such Month(s) the following Base Quantities of Product required to be delivered at the following Delivery Points:

Delivery Point (P/A, #) MWh/ Hour for each Hour in the Month  Daily Remarketing Notice:

Hours for which remarketing is requested: _____________________, 20__ through _______________________, 20__.

G-8
Pursuant to Section 3(c) of Exhibit C of the Clean Energy Purchase Contract, Project Participant requests that the Delivering Entity remarket for such Hours the following Base Quantities of Product required to be delivered at the following Delivery Point:

Delivery Point (P/A, #) MWh/Hour
Submitted by Project Participant:

CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY ENERGY
By: ________________________
Name:

Title:

G-9
Attachment 3
Designation of Alternate Delivery Points Form
This designation is delivered pursuant to that certain Master Power Supply Agreement (the “Master Power Supply Agreement”) dated as of [____], 2026 by and between Aron Energy Prepay 65 LLC (“Prepay LLC”) and California Community Choice Financing Authority (“Issuer”) and the Clean Energy Purchase Contract (the “Clean Energy Purchase Contract”) dated as of [____], 2026 by and between Issuer and Central Coast Community Energy (“Project Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the Master Power Supply Agreement and the Clean Energy Purchase Contract. [Project Participant and/or Issuer] hereby proposes the following Alternate Delivery Points for deliveries of Energy that would otherwise be made at the specified Primary Delivery Point:

ALTERNATE

DELIVERY POINT

PRIMARY

DELIVERY POINT

AFFECTED

COMMODITY

REFERENCE PRICE

PRICING POINT

ADDITIONAL

RESTRICTIONS
1 [e.g.
2 Vol. Limit:____
3 Time Limit:]___
(etc.)
Unless otherwise agreed among Delivering Entity, Issuer and Project Participant, an Alternate Delivery Point shall utilize the same Commodity Reference Price as the Primary Delivery Point it replaces or otherwise affects. Project Participant is not required to agree or accept this designation (or any change to the Commodity Reference Price) if it is being submitted by Issuer pursuant to the Master Power Supply Agreement only.

AGREED AND

ACCEPTED BY DELIVERING
ENTITY:
(if required)

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED
BY PROJECT PARTICIPANT:
(if required)

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED
BY ISSUER:

By:

Name:

Title:

By:

Name:

Title:

By:

Name:

Title:

G-10
Attachment 4
Designation of Scheduling Entities Form
This designation is being delivered pursuant to that certain Master Power Supply Agreement (the “Master Power Supply Agreement”) dated as of [____], 2026 by and between Aron Energy Prepay 65 LLC (“Prepay LLC”) and California Community Choice Financing Authority (“Issuer”) and relates to the Clean Energy Purchase Contract (the “Clean Energy Purchase Contract”) dated as of [____], 2026 by and between Issuer and Central Coast Community Energy (“Project Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the Master Power Supply Agreement and Clean Energy Purchase Contract. [If delivered by Project Participant:

Receipt Scheduling Entity:

Delivery Point: ________________________
Effective Date(s) of Service of Receipt Scheduling Entity (full Months only):
________________, ______ to ________________, ______, if applicable Notice Information for Receipt Scheduling Entity:

Name: ______________________________
Attention: ______________________________
Address: ______________________________
______________________________
Telephone: ______________________________
Fax: ______________________________]
[If delivered by the Delivering Entity:

Delivery Scheduling Entity:

Delivery Point: ________________________
Effective Date(s) of Service of Delivery Scheduling Entity (full Months only):
________________, ______ to ________________, ______, if applicable Notice Information for Delivery Scheduling Entity:

Name: ______________________________
Attention: ______________________________

G-11
Address: ______________________________
______________________________
Telephone: ______________________________
Fax: ______________________________
Submitted by:
[Project Participant or the Delivering Entity]
By: _____________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title: _____________________________

Stradling draft as of September 4, 2026
4939-1540-5513v5/201010-0002

APPENDIX A

THE PROJECT PARTICIPANT

CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY ENERGY
General
Central Coast Community Energy (“3CE”) is a joint powers authority organized and existing pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (constituting Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 (commencing with Section 6500), as amended or supplemented from time to time) (the “Joint Powers Act”), as a “community choice aggregator” (“CCA”) as defined in Section 331.1 of the Public Utilities Code of the State of California, as amended (the “Public Utilities Code”). For a general description of CCAs in California, see the “COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATORS” section in this Official Statement.
3CE was initially created in 2017 under the name “Monterey Bay Community Power Authority” as a CCA in California pursuant to a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, as amended, by and among the counties and cities participating in 3CE and named therein (the “JPA”). 3CE began providing service to customers in March 2018.
3CE comprises 35 member agencies across five counties. The agency serves over 1.2 million people through more than 515,000 customer accounts representing approximately 95% of the region’s electricity load. In Fiscal Year 2026-27, 3CE’s projected peak load is 892 MW, and 3CE expects to deliver approximately 5.395 million MWh of electricity to a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
3CE supports electrification in transportation, agriculture, and the build environment through its innovative, customer-focused energy programs and invests in new renewable energy projects to bring more clean energy onto the grid. In partnership with its customers, 3CE is strengthening grid resilience and advancing a cleaner, more sustainable future for the Central Coast.

Formation and History of 3CE
General. 3CE was formed in February 2017 as a “joint powers authority” to provide electric power and related benefits within its service area, including developing a wide range of renewable energy sources and local clean energy programs. The formation of 3CE was made possible by the passage of California Assembly Bill 117 in 2002, enabling communities to purchase power on behalf of their residents and businesses and creating competition in the electric power market. Under California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) designations, 3CE (like other CCAs) is a “load-serving entity” (“LSE”) to the communities it serves. 3CE does not provide transmission, distribution, or billing services. Transmission, distribution, and billing services for 3CE customers are provided by the investor-owned utility (“IOU”) serving the customers’ geographic regions, specifically either Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E”) or Southern California Edison (“SCE”). Each IOU’s services and engagement with 3CE are defined by the State Legislature’s IOU Code of Conduct, each IOU’s electric rules, and a community choice aggregator service agreement between 3CE and each IOU.

4939-1540-5513v5/201010-0002 A-2
Commencement of Service and Expansion. 3CE began serving customers in 19 communities in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties in March 2018. In subsequent years, 3CE’s Policy Board of Directors authorized service to new communities through a series of resolutions, which led to the expansion of 3CE’s service territory into San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. As further described below, 3CE now serves 35 communities.

Service Area
Communities Served by 3CE. 3CE currently serves 35 jurisdictions in Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara Counties, as follows:

City of Arroyo Grande City of Atascadero City of Buellton City of Capitola City of Carmel-by-the-Sea City of Carpinteria City of Del Rey Oaks City of Goleta City of Gonzales
City of Greenfield City of Grover Beach City of Guadalupe City of Hollister City of Marina City of Monterey
City of Morro Bay City of Pacific Grove City of Paso Robles City of Pismo Beach City of Salinas City of San Juan Bautista City of San Luis Obispo City of Sand City City of Santa Cruz City of Santa Maria City of Scotts Valley City of Seaside City of Soledad City of Solvang City of Watsonville
County of Monterey County of San Benito County of San Luis Obispo County of Santa Barbara County of Santa Cruz
Service Area Map. The service area of 3CE is shown on the map below:

4939-1540-5513v5/201010-0002 A-3
Governance and Management
Boards of Directors. 3CE is governed by its Policy Board of Directors (the “Policy Board”) and its Operations Board of Directors (the “Operations Board” and, together with the Policy Board, the “Boards”). The Policy Board has the authority to make high-level decisions for 3CE, while the Operations Board oversees the implementation of such decisions. Membership is limited to nineteen seats on each Board, and Board members serve at the pleasure of their respective communities.

A Community Advisory Council provides feedback to the Policy Board and Operations Board on staff recommendations. An Executive Committee and an Audit and Finance Committee, whose members are appointed by the Boards, review and report to the Boards on various matters.

Active and well-informed Boards help ensure that 3CE’s energy procurement, risk management, rate setting, and programmatic activities are aligned with its mission. A Risk Management Committee, chaired by the Chief Executive Officer and comprised of officers of 3CE and members of the Boards, oversees compliance with 3CE’s Energy Risk Management Policy and approves exposures above the levels delegated to the Chief Executive Officer and within the Committee’s delegated authority.

Management.

Robert M. Shaw, Chief Executive Officer. Robert Shaw is the current CEO of Central Coast Community Energy (3CE), one of the largest Community Choice Aggregators in California.

Mr. Shaw is well-versed in finance, rate design, wholesale energy markets, regulatory matters, and emerging energy technologies. Mr. Shaw is committed to working with the agency’s boards and community stakeholders to eliminate the use of fossil fuels for energy generation.

In his most recent role as Chief Operating Officer for 3CE, Mr. Shaw provided oversight for the agency’s Power Supply Resources and Energy Programs departments, procuring more than 1,000 megawatts of new renewable energy storage and generation to serve an approximate 1.5 million population on the Central Coast, and deploying nearly $20 million in energy programs’ commitments to help residents and businesses electrify local building and transportation sectors.

Mr. Shaw has experience leading successful teams across a range of disciplines.

Dewayne Woods, Chief Power Officer. Seasoned administrative executive Dewayne Woods oversees the agency’s Power Services and Regulatory Affairs departments while providing enterprise-level leadership across 3CE’s operations, financial planning, regulatory environment, and strategic priorities.

Mr. Woods brings more than two decades of senior public-sector leadership experience, including more than 23 years with the County of Monterey, where he served as Assistant County Administrative Officer and County Budget Director. Since joining 3CE as Chief Financial Officer in 2023, he has strengthened transparent budgeting and reporting and built a finance team focused on accountability, precision, and service. He holds a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University, Chico.

Catherine Stedman, Chief Communications Officer. Catherine Stedman, who joined 3CE in 2022, oversees communications, account services, and energy programs. She leads strategic

4939-1540-5513v5/201010-0002 A-4
communications, media relations, community engagement, and customer-facing initiatives that support 3CE’s mission to provide affordable, clean energy and create public value for the Central Coast.

Ms. Stedman brings nearly two decades of utility-sector experience in community relations, government affairs, and external communications. Before joining, she led external affairs for California American Water’s Monterey Peninsula district operations for 16 years. Ms. Stedman holds a Master’s degree from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies from Hampshire College.

Chris Rich, Vice President of Business Operations. Chris Rich leads key internal business functions, including Finance, Data, Information Technology, Human Resources, and Facilities, and is responsible for strengthening operating systems, organizational alignment, business planning, performance management, and cross-functional execution.

Mr. Rich brings extensive strategy and operations leadership experience across high-growth and publicly traded technology companies. Before joining 3CE in 2025, he led Business Operations at Aviatrix, a cloud network security company, and held senior operations roles at AppFolio, Lull, and Sonos. His background includes strategic and annual planning, data and analytics, process improvement, enterprise systems, product and go-to-market operations, pricing, and organizational performance. Mr. Rich holds a Master of Public Administration in Public Finance from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Juan P. Lopez, Director of Finance. Juan Lopez leads the agency’s financial planning, budgeting, accounting, treasury, financial reporting, and internal controls functions. He supports financial strategy and long-term planning, oversees the annual budget and financial statements, manages relationships with financial institutions and external auditors, and provides financial reporting to 3CE’s executive team and governing boards.

Mr. Lopez brings nearly a decade of public-sector finance and budget experience. Before joining 3CE in 2023, he served in progressively responsible roles in the County of Monterey’s County Administrative Office, Budget and Analysis Division, including Principal Administrative Analyst. His work included countywide budget development and reporting, fiscal and operational analysis, enterprise resource planning, debt financings and refundings, and coordination with bond counsel, underwriters, municipal advisors, and credit-rating agencies. He holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Customers
General. 3CE provides energy to more than 515,000 residential, commercial, and industrial meters, serving approximately 1.2 million in its service area. The current mix of 3CE’s customer base is approximately 34.6% residential and 65.4% commercial/industrial/municipal by the percentage of load served.

Customer Energy Choices. 3CE offers two different choices of energy service, referred to as 3Cchoice and 3Cprime. 3Cchoice is the default service provided to customers, and all customers

4939-1540-5513v5/201010-0002 A-5
are automatically enrolled in 3Cchoice by their local jurisdiction based on customer class and program participation. 3Cchoice includes an energy mix of approximately 35.8% eligible renewables as of 2025, and the Board(s) have adopted a policy to provide 100% by 2030.

Customers may also change their product and opt into 3Cprime after enrolling with 3CE to receive 100% renewable energy at an added cost of $0.008 per kWh.

In calendar year 2025, approximately 99.66% of 3CE’s customers were enrolled in 3Cchoice, representing approximately 97.6% of 3CE’s total retail load delivered. Approximately

0.34% of 3CE’s customers were enrolled in 3Cprime, representing approximately 2.4% of 3CE’s total retail load delivered.

Customer Opt-out of 3CE Service. Customers can opt-out of 3CE service and return to the service of an IOU electric service provider, either initially upon the transition to 3CE or at any time after 3CE becomes the energy provider. There is no charge for opting out of 3CE service sixty (60) days before or after service begins. There is a $5 or $25 opt-out fee for residential and non-residential accounts, respectively, if the customer opts out outside of the sixty (60) day grace period.

Since beginning service in 2018, 3CE has a cumulative opt-out rate of 6.4%. Customers moving into the service area are automatically enrolled in the 3CE service and can opt-out anytime.

There are no assurances that customer behavior with respect to opt-outs will continue in the event 3CE’s costs increase or that 3CE’s customers will not decide to opt-out for reasons unrelated to the cost of service.

Largest Customers. 3CE’s top ten customers represent about 8.1% of its load, with no customer representing more than 1% of its load. Since 2023, no top ten customer has left 3CE’s service.

Service Rates
General. Rates for 3CE energy are approved by its Policy Board and are not regulated by the CPUC. A customer’s total cost of electric service is determined by 3CE’s charges and IOU charges for transmission, distribution, and other non-by-passable charges. Additionally, 3CE customers pay for a power charge indifference adjustment (“PCIA”) and other non-by-passable load charges approved by the CPUC to compensate IOUs for investments in power generation and long-term power purchase contracts associated with when customers transitioned to CCA services.

The PCIA rate can vary annually based on several market factors, including benchmarks for regional energy costs, resource adequacy, and other considerations. Beginning on January 1, 2026, the CPUC implemented a revised methodology for calculating the PCIA, which has produced higher PCIA charges than the prior methodology.

Determination of Rates for Energy. The rates for 3CE customers are designed to ensure revenue sufficiency while providing customers with stable rates that are competitive with those offered by the IOUs. The rates charged by 3CE are based on the cost of providing service.

Current Rate Information. At a special public meeting held on February 11, 2026, the Policy Board approved an average 24% reduction in 3CE’s generation rates, effective February

4939-1540-5513v5/201010-0002 A-6
15, 2026, reducing the average generation rate from approximately $0.13/kWh to approximately $0.10/kWh. The rate reduction was intended to provide customers with more competitive generation costs while maintaining 3CE’s financial, reserve, and liquidity objectives.

Since adoption of these rates, increases in the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (“PCIA”), which is established by the California Public Utilities Commission and collected from customers receiving generation service from community choice aggregators, have reduced the overall price advantage previously available to 3CE customers relative to bundled PG&E service.

As a result, depending on customer class, usage, and applicable PCIA vintage, the total generation-related charges paid by certain 3CE customers may currently exceed those that would apply under bundled IOU service.

To address customers for whom rate competitiveness is a primary concern, 3CE established 3CFlex, a program providing eligible customers considering a return to bundled utility service with an additional rate discount. Customer participation in the program has been limited. As of September 1, 2026, 27 of the approximately 516,972 meters served by 3CE were enrolled in 3CFlex, representing approximately 0.005% of meters served. To date, the change in 3CE’s relative price position has therefore not resulted in a material level of participation in 3CEFlex or otherwise indicated a material adverse effect on 3CE’s customer base.

California Renewable Portfolio Standards and Other Regulations General. CCAs such as 3CE are “load-serving entities” (“LSEs”) and, as such, are required to comply with California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (“RPS”), Resource Adequacy (“RA”) requirements and Power Source Disclosure requirements described below.

Renewable Portfolio Standard. Renewable Portfolio Standard requires LSEs to supply their retail sales with minimum quantities of eligible renewable energy. Senate Bill 100 directs all LSEs to procure 60% of their portfolios from RPS-eligible resources by 2030 and 100% of their retail sales from zero-carbon resources (or eligible renewable resources) by 2045. 3CE has adopted a policy to achieve 100% of retail sales from zero-carbon resources by 2030, fifteen years before the State mandate. In 2025, 3CE’s retail sales contained X% RPS-eligible resources for 3Cchoice service. To date, 3CE has executed +21 power purchase and energy storage contracts of ten years or more in duration. It will continue to solicit and execute additional contracts to meet 3CE’s RPS long-term contracting requirements.

Resource Adequacy. Resource Adequacy, a California program jointly administered by the CPUC, the California Energy Commission (“CEC”), and the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”), directs LSEs to secure forward capacity and offer it into the CAISO’s Day-Ahead and Real-Time markets to ensure that there will be enough supply in the right locations and with sufficient ramping capability to meet load. The RA program comprises three products:

System RA, Local RA, and Flexible RA. Local RA obligations have been assigned to a Central Procurement Entity starting in 2023. In addition, per CPUC Decision 19-11-016, LSEs are required to procure “Incremental System Capacity,” which is RA capacity that is in addition to the identified resources on the CPUC’s 2022 baseline list of resources.

4939-1540-5513v5/201010-0002 A-7
3CE has had RA deficiency in September 2020, August and September 2021, September 2022, and July and August 2023, and has since developed a new strategic approach toward RA compliance. Strategies to meet RA compliance include accelerating the buildout of 100% clean and renewable generation and storage projects (including the pursuit of baseload renewables), layering short and long-term RA contracts to hedge against price volatility, developing short and long-term load-shifting strategies that include demand response, and controlling existing traditional dispatchable resources that can perform in each hour of the 24-hour slice-of-day paradigm.

Power Source Disclosure. California law requires LSEs to disclose the types of power resources used to supply retail sales. This mandate, known as the Power Source Disclosure Program (“PSDP”), is a consumer information program the CEC manages annually. The Power Content Label (“PCL”) is a key output of the PSDP. The PCL is an LSE-specific document that shows the breakdown of power resource types for each of the LSE’s energy products used to serve retail load, as well as a breakdown of resource types for the overall California grid. The PCL is distributed to customers each year.

Energy Demand
Long-term Load Forecast. 3CE’s long-term load forecast is a 6-year projection of the energy (reflected in Wh) its customers will consume annually. This forecast is driven primarily by the number and types of customers that 3CE expects to serve, in conjunction with weather projections. 3CE’s long-term load forecast starts with customers’ hourly consumption data and layers in the incremental effects of 3CE programs over time. The short-term estimates (current and following year) are based on a customer’s historical consumption over the last four years, grouped by the month, day of the week, holidays, and hour of the day to predict future usage, along with customer and usage growth trends based on the most recent data available. The forecast layers in the load-building effects of additional electric vehicle deployment (consistent with State goals regarding electric vehicle penetration where applicable) and building electrification, as well as the load-reducing impacts of energy efficiency.

4939-1540-5513v5/201010-0002 A-8
Sources of Energy
General. 3CE uses a portfolio risk-management approach in its power purchasing program, seeking low-cost supply as well as diversity among technologies, production profiles, project sizes and locations, counterparties, length of contract, and timing of market purchases. 3CE currently has [21] renewable and storage contracts from diversified sources and counterparties, totaling over $[2.7] billion in notional amount of energy contracts to provide energy to its customers over the next 25 years.

Energy Purchases. In [2025], 3CE procured approximately [3.9] million MWh of carbon-free electricity for its customers. 3CE anticipates that roughly [41.25]% of its total [2025] retail sales will be sourced from renewables and large hydroelectric energy. 3CE’s procurement strategy includes regularly procuring new projects to be 100% renewable by 2030 via contracts with terms of 10 years or more. These contracts will be in addition to the 790 MW of new California renewable projects and 410 MW of storage that 3CE has already procured. This strategy includes investments in wholesale storage capacity and stand-alone storage, as further described below.

Energy Load and Supply Risk Management. 3CE manages its forward load obligations and supply commitments pursuant to its Energy Risk Management Policy (the “ERMP”), most recently amended as the Sixth Revision and approved by the Operations Board in November 2025. The ERMP is intended to balance cost stability and cost minimization while preserving flexibility to respond to changing market conditions, customer load, and technological developments. Its objectives include preserving 3CE’s financial health and long-term viability, promoting rate stability, maintaining an “A-” or equivalent issuer credit rating, and managing power supply cost variance within established limits.

The ERMP establishes a risk-management framework that includes segregation of duties among Front, Middle, and Back Office functions. The Front Office develops procurement strategies and hedge plans and executes transactions; the independent Middle Office administers the ERMP, monitors positions and compliance with established limits, validates portfolio information, and reports to the Risk Management Committee; and the Back Office confirms and settles transactions. Third-party scheduling coordinators may support these functions and are required to operate consistent with the ERMP. The ERMP prohibits speculative transactions and requires transactions to be undertaken to hedge an identified underlying position.

Hedging and Position Management. The ERMP establishes minimum and maximum hedge-coverage ranges by product and tenor, including for fixed-price energy, renewable energy, resource adequacy capacity, carbon-free energy, and congestion-related products. Generally, required hedge coverage is greater for nearer-term delivery periods and decreases for longer-term periods, allowing 3CE to maintain greater flexibility as forecast uncertainty increases. 3CE also monitors its renewable energy positions against applicable calendar-year Portfolio Content Category requirements. Compliance with ERMP tolerances is monitored by the Middle Office, with exceedances reported to the Risk Management Committee for review and appropriate remediation. Changes to the tolerance ranges require approval of the Operations Board. 3CE receives regular position and pricing information from its scheduling coordinators, which is independently reviewed by the Middle Office. To manage exposure to CAISO day-ahead

4939-1540-5513v5/201010-0002 A-9
market prices, 3CE may enter into physical fixed-price purchases and financial fixed-for-floating transactions for volumes and hours not otherwise hedged through its supply portfolio. Certain transactions may require 3CE to post cash or letters of credit as collateral when contractual exposure thresholds are exceeded. See “[LIQUIDITY AND COLLATERAL].” As 3CE procures additional fixed-price renewable generation paired with storage and stand-alone storage, its need for fixed-price unspecified CAISO energy transactions may decline, although the extent and timing of any such reduction will depend on market conditions, load, and Board-approved procurement plans.

Procurement. 3CE procures energy and resource adequacy capacity consistent with the ERMP and applicable Board-approved procurement authority. Depending on the expected term and characteristics of a transaction, 3CE may use competitive solicitations, standard contract offerings, bilaterally negotiated agreements, scheduling coordinators, or independent energy brokers or marketers. Short-term transactions may be negotiated directly where appropriate, including for unique or time-sensitive transactions or in markets with sufficient transparency to support competitive outcomes.

Transactions are executed within the delegation of financial authority established by the Operations Board. Under the current delegation, the Chief Executive Officer may approve qualifying transactions up to $65 million in notional amount and the Risk Management Committee may approve qualifying transactions up to $110 million, in each case subject to applicable maturity, term, and other limitations. Transactions exceeding those delegated limits require Operations Board approval. CAISO market activity is excluded from those notional limits.

4939-1540-5513v5/201010-0002 A-10
Further descriptions of 3CE’s policies and procedures addressing energy procurement and risk management can be found on the 3CE website at www.3cenergy.org. The reference to this website address is presented herein for informational purposes only, and information on such website is not incorporated by reference into this Official Statement.

Energy Storage
3CE currently has approximately 436 MW of wholesale (i.e., in front of the meter) storage capacity contracted over the course of the next ten to twenty years. Of the 436 MW of already contracted storage capacity, approximately 170 MW will be paired with renewables, and 3CE is in the process of preparing and executing additional contracts, including for solar with storage and stand-alone storage.
3CE Data and Technology
3CE’s Data and Technology Department is staffed with six professionals. It follows industry standards and protocols to store valuable data and assets, detect breaches and threats, and respond to and recover from incidents. 3CE follows the principle of least privilege for access management, assigning only the privileges essential to performing an intended function, and it does not store payment method information.
3CE’s Power Services department manages the wholesale generation activities and utilizes industry best practices to manage, monitor, and optimize the energy portfolio. 3CE currently has

4939-1540-5513v5/201010-0002 A-11
twelve internal staff positions, two scheduling coordinators, and many service providers to provide these services for its customers.

Financial Information
Revenues from Energy Sales and Operating Expenses. 3CE derives its operating revenues primarily from energy sales to its customers. The primary driver of changes in energy sales revenue is rate adjustments reflecting changes in the cost of providing electric service, including energy procurement and other operating costs. Additionally, 3CE receives revenue from interest earned from 3CE accounts and dividends from investment accounts.

Financial Statements. For financial information related to 3CE, see the audited financial statements of 3CE for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2025, and 2024 attached to this Official Statement as Appendix B.

Deposit Accounts. 3CE maintains its cash in both interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing demand and term deposit accounts at River City Bank (“RCB”). 3CE’s deposits with RCB are subject to California Government Code Section 16521, which requires collateralization of public funds in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit of $250,000. 3CE monitors its risk exposure on an ongoing basis. 3CE’s investment policy permits the investment of funds in depository accounts, certificates of deposit, and the Local Agency Investment Fund program operated by the California State Treasury, United States Treasury obligations, Federal Agency Securities, commercial paper, money market funds, and FDIC-insured placement service deposits.

In addition to RCB accounts, 3CE has Fidelity, West Coast Community Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Charles Schwab accounts as additional sources of liquidity.

Credit Rating. S&P Global Ratings reaffirmed its “A” (stable) issuer credit rating to 3CE in October 2025. The S&P rating reflects 3CE’s strong enterprise and financial risk profile. Solid customer retention and a large customer base with robust income levels were key to the review. In addition, 3CE’s policies and procedures, such as fundamentally robust JPA contracts, robust long-term financial forecasting, and a balanced approach to power supply management and contract procurement, further reduce enterprise risk. 3CE’s strong liquidity and debt-free balance sheet reflect a strong financial risk profile.

Sheppard Draft 26 August 2026

AMENDMENT TO CLEAN ENERGY PURCHASE CONTRACT
This AMENDMENT TO CLEAN ENERGY PURCHASE CONTRACT (this
“Amendment”) is entered into as of [____], 2026, by and between Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority (“Purchaser”), and California Community Choice Financing Authority, a joint powers authority and a public entity of the State of California established pursuant to the provisions of the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Article 1, Chapter 5, Division 7, Title 1, Section 6500 et seq. of the California Government Code, as amended) (“Issuer”). Each of Purchaser and Issuer is referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the Parties entered into that certain Clean Energy Purchase Contract, dated as of October 17, 2023 (the “Agreement”), for the purposes and the consideration set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to amend the Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and obligations set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

Section 2. Amendment to Definition of Force Majeure. The definition of Force Majeure in Section 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows (with new text double-underlined (e.g., double underlined) and deleted text striked-through (e.g., striked through) for illustrative purposes only):
“Force Majeure” means an event or circumstance which prevents one Party from performing its obligations under this Agreement, which event or circumstance was not anticipated as of the date this Agreement was executed, 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; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the declaration of “Force Majeure” by an APC Party under a PPA (as defined in an Assignment Agreement) shall constitute Force Majeure hereunder. Force Majeure shall include, provided the criteria in the first sentence are met, riot, insurrection, war, labor dispute, natural disaster, vandalism, terrorism, sabotage.

Force Majeure shall not be based on (i) the loss of Purchaser’s markets; (ii) Purchaser’s inability economically to use or resell the Product purchased hereunder; (iii) the delay, loss or failure of Issuer’s supply; or (iv) Issuer’s ability to sell the Product at a higher price.

Neither Party may raise a claim of Force Majeure based in whole or in part on curtailment by a Transmission Provider unless (x) such Party has contracted for firm transmission with a Transmission Provider for the Product to be delivered to or received at the applicable Delivery Point and (y) 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. Force Majeure invoked by Prepay LLC under the Master Power Supply Agreement shall constitute Force Majeure in respect of Issuer hereunder to the extent the conditions set forth above have been satisfied with respect to Prepay LLC. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that an Assignment Agreement is terminated early, such termination shall constitute Force Majeure with respect to Issuer hereunder until the earlier of (I) the commencement of an “Assignment Period” under a replacement Assignment Agreement, (II) the commencement of a J. Aron EPS Energy Period or (III) the end of the first second Month following the Month in which such early termination occurs.

Section 3. Amendment to Definition of CCCE Custodial Agreement. The definition of CCCE Custodial Agreement in Section 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“CCCE Custodial Agreement” means that certain Consolidated, Amended and Restated Custodial Agreement, dated as of [____], 2026, by and among the Project Participant, Issuer, J. Aron and the CCCE Custodian.

Section 4. Amendment to Section 14.1(b)(ii). Section 14.1(b)(ii) is hereby amended and restated as follows (with new text double-underlined (e.g., double-underlined) and deleted text striked-through (e.g., striked through) for illustrative purposes only):
(ii) If For each Month of any Assignment Period, the Billing Statement for this Agreement that assumes all of the prepared by Issuer shall assume that all Assigned Prepay Quantities were delivered under the applicable each Assigned PPA were actually delivered for such Month. In such case, to To the extent that a Monthly Statement (as defined in the CCCE Custodial Agreement) for an Assigned PPA subsequently delivered under the CCCE Custodial Agreement reflects that less than the Assigned Prepay Quantities were actually delivered under any such Assigned PPA, then (A) the previously delivered Billing Statement shall be deemed to be updated in accordance with such Monthly Statement, (B) subject to the application of Section 12(b) of Exhibit C to the Master Power Supply Agreement regarding remediation by Assigned PAYGO Product delivered under any other Assigned PPA in the Month in which an Assigned Prepay Shortfall Amount (as defined in the CCCE Custodial Agreement) occurs, Prepay LLC shall be deemed under the remarketing provisions of the Master Power Supply Agreement to remarket and purchase such undelivered portion of the Assigned Prepay Quantities for its own account resulting in a Ledger Entry (as defined in the Master Power Supply Agreement) and (C) Issuer shall owe a resettlement payment to Purchaser in an amount equal to (I) the product of (x) the applicable APC Contract Price multiplied by (y) the portion of the Assigned Prepay Quantities not delivered in such Month, minus (II) any applicable Remarketing Fees under and as defined in the Master Power Supply Agreement.

The Parties acknowledge and agree that J. Aron shall have a separate resettlement payment obligation with respect to the amounts described in the clause (C) of the preceding sentence under the Electricity Sale and Service Agreement, and J. Aron’s payment of the J. Aron

Resettlement Payment as defined in and pursuant to the CCCE Custodial Agreement shall satisfy the corresponding obligations of the respective parties under each of the Electricity Sale and Service Agreement, the Master Power Supply Agreement and this Agreement.

Section 5. Entire Agreement. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, all terms of the Agreement remain in full force and effect. This Amendment: (a) shall bind and benefit the Parties and their respective successors and assigns, and (b) shall be modified or amended only in the manner set forth in the Agreement.

Section 6. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which is deemed an original.
[Signature Page Follows]

Signature Page to Amendment to Clean Energy Purchase Contract IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first written above.

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHOICE

FINANCING AUTHORITY
By:___________________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title: ______________________________

CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY ENERGY
By:___________________________________
Name: _____________________________
Title: ______________________________

Staff Report Item 14
TO: 3CE Operations Board of Directors
FROM: Robert M. Shaw, Chief Executive Officer
PREPARED BY: Charles Grinstead, Senior Director Power Services SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution No. OB-2026-16 approving and authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Power Purchase Agreement with SF Jasmine, LLC to extend the expected Commercial Operation Date by six months (from May 2027 to November 2027) and make related revisions, and any necessary ancillary documents, substantially in the form attached and subject to Counsel review and approval as to form, with no change to the previously Board approved not-to-exceed amount of $187,000,000.

DATE: September 16, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the Operations Board adopt Resolution No. OB-2026-16 approving and authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Power Purchase Agreement with SF Jasmine, LLC to extend the expected Commercial Operation Date by six months (from May 2027 to November 2027) and make related revisions, and any necessary ancillary documents, substantially in the form attached and subject to Counsel review and approval as to form, with no change to the previously Board-approved not-to-exceed amount of $187,000,000.

BACKGROUND:

In May 2021, the Operations Board approved, and staff executed, the original power purchase agreement with SF Jasmine, LLC (the “Original PPA”), with a not-to-exceed amount of $79,000,000, for the power offtake from a new solar-plus-storage facility in Kern County (“Jasmine”) — originally developed by Idemitsu Renewables and sized at 70 MW of solar PV plus a 17.5 MW four-hour battery energy storage system (“BESS”).

In September 2023, the Board approved, and staff executed, an Amended and Restated Power Purchase Agreement (the “A&R PPA”), with a not-to-exceed amount of $187,000,000, which delayed the expected online date from June 2024 to May 2026 and expanded the BESS from 17.5 MW to 64.4 MW, with no change to the 70 MW of solar PV. In February 2025, the Board approved, and staff executed, a First Amendment extending the expected online date from May 2026 to May 2027, with no change to the not-to-exceed amount. The project has since been acquired by AES Corporation (“AES”), which now serves as the developer of Jasmine.

The renewable energy industry developers have struggled to address challenges in bringing clean and renewable projects online, including supply chain constraints, tariff impacts on foreign manufacturing, higher raw-material and financing costs, interconnection backlogs, and general inflationary pressures.

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:

AES requested a Second Amendment to address recent schedule delays caused by (i) delays in the investor-owned utility’s interconnection work and (ii) the need to reconfigure the energy storage facility to meet enhanced safety requirements to secure local permit approvals. The principal term is a six-month extension of the expected online date, from May 2027 to November 2027, with conforming adjustments to the related project milestones and no change to contract pricing or to the not-to-exceed amount.

Following negotiation, AES accepted 3CE’s proposed revisions. Beyond the schedule extension, the Second Amendment revises the agreement’s default, termination, and delay-cure provisions in a manner that, on balance, allocates the risk of certain future development delays to Seller and strengthens 3CE’s remedies. The specific provisions are set forth in the attached Second Amendment; staff and Counsel have reviewed them and consider them favorable to 3CE.

Staff assessed the cost of procuring replacement energy during the six-month delay and found it minimal and manageable within existing portfolio budgets. Preserving the cost-effective Jasmine project remains in customers’ best interest, and its below-market pricing makes replacement through re-procurement considerably more costly. Once online, Jasmine will support 3CE’s goal of 100% clean and renewable energy by 2030, remain eligible to contribute to the CPUC’s Mid-Term Reliability (“MTR”) Mandate, and serve approximately 4% of 3CE’s customer demand — advancing Renewables Portfolio Standard (“RPS”) compliance and reducing the risk of non-compliance penalties.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no change to the previously approved not-to-exceed amount of $187,000,000 under the A&R PPA over its ten-year delivery term. Any cost of replacement energy during the six-month delay is expected to be minimal and absorbed within existing budgeted procurement.

CONCLUSION:

Approval of the Second Amendment to the A&R PPA with SF Jasmine, LLC will support 3CE’s renewable energy goals and regulatory compliance and preserve a cost-effective resource, while the negotiated revisions improve 3CE’s position by allocating certain future delay risk to Seller — all with no change to the previously Board-approved not-to-exceed amount.

ATTACHMENT(S):

1. Second Amendment between SF Jasmine, LLC and 3CE (redacted)

2. Amended and Restated Power Purchase Agreement between SF Jasmine, LLC and 3CE (redacted)

3. Draft Resolution No. OB-2026-16

3 SECTION 3.

MISCELLANEOUS

3.1 Reference to and Effect on the PPA.
(a) On and after the date hereof, each reference in the PPA to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import referring to the PPA, shall mean and be a reference to the PPA as amended by this Second Amendment, and any other reference to the PPA shall be deemed to be a reference to the PPA as amended by this Second Amendment.
(b) Except as specifically amended by this Second Amendment, the PPA shall remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.
(c) The execution, delivery and performance of this Second Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of, or operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Party under the PPA.

3.2 Headings. Section headings herein are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part hereof for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.

3.3 Governing Law. THIS SECOND AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF

THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED,

ENFORCED AND PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW WHICH MIGHT

DIRECT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION OR WHICH MIGHT

VEST JURISDICTION IN A COURT TO DETERMINE ANY ISSUES RELATING TO THIS SECOND AMENDMENT OR A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE PARTIES. EACH PARTY WAIVES ITS

RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO ANY JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SECOND AMENDMENT.

3.4 Counterparts. This Second Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

3.5 Binding Agreement. This Second Amendment shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

3.6 Entire Agreement; Joint Effort. The PPA, together with any appendices, schedules, and any written supplements thereto, as amended and supplemented by this Second Amendment, constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the subject matter hereof. This Second Amendment 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.

4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Second Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the Second Amendment Effective Date.

SF Jasmine, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:

Name:

Title:

Date:

SF Jasmine, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
By:

Name:

Title:

Date:

Central Coast Community Energy,
a California joint powers authority
By:

Name:

Title:

Date:

Approved as to form:

By:

Name:

Title:

Date:

Execution Version
1 AMENDED AND RESTATED

RENEWABLE POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT

COVER SHEET
Seller: SF Jasmine, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company Buyer: Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority Description of Facility: A 70 MW solar photovoltaic Generating Facility combined with a 257.6 MWh (64.4 MW x 4 hours) battery energy Storage Facility, as more fully described herein Milestones:

Milestone Date for
Completion
Evidence of Site Control Complete
Executed Interconnection Agreement Complete
CEC Pre-Certification Obtained May 31, 2024
Conditional Use Permit January 31, 2024
Network Upgrades Completed April 15, 2026
Expected Construction Start Date November 15, 2025
Full Capacity Deliverability Status Obtained May 15, 2026 Initial Synchronization April 1, 2026
Expected Commercial Operation Date May 15, 2026
Delivery Term: The period for Product delivery will be for ten (10) Contract Years.

Expected Energy:

Contract Year Expected Energy (MWh)
1 2
3 4
5

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
i
4161-0745-8120.7
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................................... 1

1.1 CONTRACT DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................. 1

1.2 RULES OF INTERPRETATION ........................................................................................... 23 ARTICLE 2 TERM; CONDITIONS PRECEDENT ................................................................... 24

2.1 CONTRACT TERM. .......................................................................................................... 24

2.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT ............................................................................................... 25

2.3 DEVELOPMENT; CONSTRUCTION; PROGRESS REPORTS .................................................. 25

2.4 REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN ............................................................................................... 26 ARTICLE 3 PURCHASE AND SALE ........................................................................................ 26

3.1 PURCHASE AND SALE OF PRODUCT ................................................................................ 26

3.2 SALE OF GREEN ATTRIBUTES. ........................................................................................ 26

3.3 IMBALANCE ENERGY. .................................................................................................... 27

3.4 OWNERSHIP OF RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVES. ....................................................... 27

3.5 FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES. ....................................................................... 27

3.6 TEST ENERGY. ............................................................................................................... 27

3.7 CAPACITY ATTRIBUTES. ................................................................................................ 28

3.8 RESOURCE ADEQUACY FAILURE .................................................................................... 28

3.9 CEC CERTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION. ..................................................................... 28

3.10 BRIDGE PRODUCT. ......................................................................................................... 29

3.11 RPS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS. .................................................................... 30

3.12 COMPLIANCE EXPENDITURE CAP. .................................................................................. 31

3.13 PROJECT CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................. 31 ARTICLE 4 OBLIGATIONS AND DELIVERIES .................................................................... 32

4.1 DELIVERY ...................................................................................................................... 32

4.2 TITLE AND RISK OF LOSS. .............................................................................................. 32

4.3 FORECASTING ................................................................................................................ 33

4.4 DISPATCH DOWN/CURTAILMENT. .................................................................................. 34

4.5 CHARGING ENERGY MANAGEMENT ............................................................................... 35

4.6 REDUCTION IN DELIVERY OBLIGATION ......................................................................... 37

4.7 GUARANTEED ENERGY PRODUCTION ............................................................................ 38

4.8 STORAGE AVAILABILITY ................................................................................................ 38

4.9 STORAGE CAPACITY TESTS ............................................................................................ 39

4.10 WREGIS ....................................................................................................................... 39

4.11 INTERCONNECTION CAPACITY ....................................................................................... 41 ARTICLE 5 TAXES .................................................................................................................... 41

5.1 ALLOCATION OF TAXES AND CHARGES. ........................................................................ 41

5.2 COOPERATION. ............................................................................................................... 41 ARTICLE 6 MAINTENANCE OF THE FACILITY .................................................................. 42

6.1 MAINTENANCE OF THE FACILITY. .................................................................................. 42

6.2 MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH AND SAFETY. ...................................................................... 42

ii

6.3 SHARED FACILITIES ....................................................................................................... 42 ARTICLE 7 METERING ............................................................................................................ 42

7.1 METERING. .................................................................................................................... 42

7.2 METER VERIFICATION. .................................................................................................. 43 ARTICLE 8 INVOICING AND PAYMENT; CREDIT .............................................................. 43

8.1 INVOICING. ..................................................................................................................... 43

8.2 PAYMENT. ...................................................................................................................... 44

8.3 BOOKS AND RECORDS. ................................................................................................... 44

8.4 PAYMENT ADJUSTMENTS; BILLING ERRORS. ................................................................. 44

8.5 BILLING DISPUTES. ........................................................................................................ 44

8.6 NETTING OF PAYMENTS. ................................................................................................ 45

8.7 SELLER’S DEVELOPMENT SECURITY. ............................................................................. 45

8.8 SELLER’S PERFORMANCE SECURITY. ............................................................................. 45

8.9 FIRST PRIORITY SECURITY INTEREST IN CASH OR CASH EQUIVALENT COLLATERAL .... 46

8.10 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. .............................................................................................. 46

8.11 BUYER INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 47 ARTICLE 9 NOTICES ................................................................................................................ 47

9.1 ADDRESSES FOR THE DELIVERY OF NOTICES ................................................................. 47

9.2 ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF DELIVERING NOTICE .............................................................. 47 ARTICLE 10 FORCE MAJEURE ............................................................................................... 47

10.1 DEFINITION .................................................................................................................... 47

10.2 NO LIABILITY IF A FORCE MAJEURE EVENT OCCURS .................................................... 48

10.3 NOTICE .......................................................................................................................... 49

10.4 TERMINATION FOLLOWING FORCE MAJEURE EVENT ..................................................... 49 ARTICLE 11 DEFAULTS; REMEDIES; TERMINATION ....................................................... 49

11.1 EVENTS OF DEFAULT ..................................................................................................... 49

11.2 REMEDIES; DECLARATION OF EARLY TERMINATION DATE. .......................................... 52

11.3 TERMINATION PAYMENT ............................................................................................... 53

11.4 NOTICE OF PAYMENT OF TERMINATION PAYMENT ........................................................ 53

11.5 DISPUTES WITH RESPECT TO TERMINATION PAYMENT.................................................. 54

11.6 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES ARE CUMULATIVE ................................................................... 54 ................................................................... 54 ARTICLE 12 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES ........... 54

12.1 NO CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. .................................................................................... 54

12.2 WAIVER AND EXCLUSION OF OTHER DAMAGES. ........................................................... 54 ARTICLE 13 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; AUTHORITY ............................ 55

13.1 SELLER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. .......................................................... 55

13.2 BUYER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ........................................................... 56

13.3 GENERAL COVENANTS ................................................................................................... 57

13.4 PREVAILING WAGE ........................................................................................................ 57

iii
ARTICLE 14 ASSIGNMENT ..................................................................................................... 58

14.1 GENERAL PROHIBITION ON ASSIGNMENTS ..................................................................... 58

14.2 COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT ........................................................................................... 58

14.3 BUYER ASSIGNMENT. ..................................................................................................... 60 ARTICLE 15 DISPUTE RESOLUTION .................................................................................... 61

15.1 GOVERNING LAW. .......................................................................................................... 61

15.2 VENUE. .......................................................................................................................... 61

15.3 DISPUTE RESOLUTION. ................................................................................................... 61 ARTICLE 16 INDEMNIFICATION ........................................................................................... 61

16.1 MUTUAL INDEMNITY ..................................................................................................... 61

16.2 NOTICE OF CLAIM. ......................................................................................................... 62

16.3 FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTICE. ....................................................................................... 62

16.4 DEFENSE OF CLAIMS ...................................................................................................... 62

16.5 SUBROGATION OF RIGHTS .............................................................................................. 63

16.6 RIGHTS AND REMEDIES ARE CUMULATIVE .................................................................... 63 ARTICLE 17 INSURANCE ........................................................................................................ 63

17.1 INSURANCE .................................................................................................................... 63 ARTICLE 18 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................... 64

18.1 DEFINITION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ............................................................... 64

18.2 DUTY TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY ......................................................................... 65

18.3 IRREPARABLE INJURY; REMEDIES .................................................................................. 65

18.4 DISCLOSURE TO LENDERS, ETC. ..................................................................................... 65

18.5 PRESS RELEASES ............................................................................................................ 65 ARTICLE 19 MISCELLANEOUS ............................................................................................. 66

19.1 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; INTEGRATION; EXHIBITS ............................................................. 66

19.2 AMENDMENTS ................................................................................................................ 66

19.3 NO WAIVER ................................................................................................................... 66

19.4 NO AGENCY, PARTNERSHIP, JOINT VENTURE OR LEASE ................................................ 66

19.5 SEVERABILITY ............................................................................................................... 66

19.6 MOBILE-SIERRA ............................................................................................................. 66

19.7 COUNTERPARTS; ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES. ................................................................. 67

19.8 ELECTRONIC DELIVERY ................................................................................................. 67

19.9 BINDING EFFECT ............................................................................................................ 67

19.10 NO RECOURSE TO MEMBERS OF BUYER..................................................................... 67

19.11 FORWARD CONTRACT ................................................................................................ 67

19.12 FURTHER ASSURANCES .............................................................................................. 67

19.13 CHANGE IN ELECTRIC MARKET DESIGN .................................................................... 67

iv
Exhibits:

Exhibit A Facility Description
Exhibit B Major Project Development Milestones and Commercial Operation Exhibit C Compensation
Exhibit D Scheduling Coordinator Responsibilities
Exhibit E Progress Reporting Form
Exhibit F-1 Form of Average Expected Energy Report
Exhibit F-2 Form of Monthly Available Generating Capacity Report Exhibit G Guaranteed Energy Production Damages Calculation Exhibit H Form of Commercial Operation Date Certificate Exhibit I Form of Installed Capacity Certificate
Exhibit J Form of Construction Start Date Certificate
Exhibit K Form of Letter of Credit
Exhibit L Form of Guaranty
Exhibit M Form of Replacement RA Notice
Exhibit N Notices
Exhibit O Storage Capacity Tests
Exhibit P Storage Facility Availability
Exhibit Q Operating Restrictions
Exhibit R Metering Diagram
Exhibit S Form of Limited Assignment Agreement

4161-0745-8120.7

AMENDED AND RESTATED

RENEWABLE POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Renewable Power Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into as of September ___, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), between Buyer and Seller. Buyer and Seller are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and jointly as the “Parties.” All capitalized terms used in this Agreement are used with the meanings ascribed to them in Article 1 to this Agreement.

RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller intends to develop, design, permit, construct, own or otherwise control, and operate the Facility;
WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell, and Buyer desires to purchase, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Product;
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into that certain Renewable Power Purchase Agreement dated as of May 12, 2021 (the “Original Agreement”); and WHEREAS, the Parties hereby agree to amend, restate, replace and supersede the terms of the Original Agreement in its entirety as provided herein; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree to the following:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Contract Definitions. The following terms, when used herein with initial capitalization, shall have the meanings set forth below:
“AC” means alternating current.
“Accepted Compliance Costs” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(c). “Adjusted Energy Production” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit G. “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, each Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such designated Person. For purposes of this definition and the definition of “Permitted Transferee”, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean (a) the direct or indirect right to cast at least fifty percent (50%) of the votes exercisable at an annual general meeting (or its equivalent) of such Person or, if there are no such rights, ownership of at least fifty percent (50%) of the equity or other ownership interest in such Person, or (b) the right to direct the policies or operations of such Person.

2 “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble and includes any Exhibits, schedules and any written supplements hereto, and the Cover Sheet. “Ancillary Services” means all ancillary services, products and other attributes, if any, associated with the Storage Facility, in each case as defined in the CAISO Tariff from time to time that the Storage Facility is at the relevant time actually physically capable of providing consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, applicable Law, the Interconnection Agreement, the Operating Restrictions, and Prudent Operating Practice. “Approved Forecast Vendor” means (a) CAISO or (b) any other vendor reasonably acceptable to both Buyer and Seller for the purposes of providing or verifying the forecasts under Section 4.3(d).
“Approved Maintenance Hours” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1. “Availability Adjusted Storage Contract Capacity” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit P.
“Available Generating Capacity” means the capacity of the Generating Facility, expressed in whole MWs, that is mechanically available to generate Energy. “Bankrupt” means with respect to any entity, such entity that (a) 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, (b) has any such petition filed or commenced against it which remains unstayed or undismissed for a period of ninety (90) days, (c) makes an assignment or any general arrangement for the benefit of creditors, (d) otherwise becomes bankrupt or insolvent (however evidenced), (e) 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 (f) is generally unable to pay its debts as they fall due. “Bridge Product” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10. “Bridge Product Delivery Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(a). “Bridge Product Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(c). “Business Day” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal Reserve Bank holiday in California. A Business Day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. local time for the Party sending a Notice, or payment, or performing a specified action. “Buyer” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet.
“Buyer Bid Curtailment” means any curtailment of the Generating Facility arising out of or resulting from the manner in which Buyer or Buyer’s SC bids, offers or schedules the Generating Facility, the PV Energy or any Products, or in which Buyer or Buyer’s SC fails to do so, including a situation where all of the following occurs:

3 (a) the CAISO provides notice to a Party or Buyer’s SC, requiring the Party to deliver less PV Energy from the Generating Facility than the full amount of PV Energy forecasted in accordance with Section 4.3 to be produced from the Generating Facility for a period of time; and (b) for the same time period as referenced in (a), the notice referenced in (a) results from the manner in which Buyer or Buyer’s SC schedules or bids the Generating Facility or PV Energy, including where the Buyer or Buyer’s SC for the Facility:
(i) did not submit a Self-Schedule or an Energy Supply Bid for the MW subject to the reduction; or
(ii) submitted an Energy Supply Bid and the CAISO notice referenced in (a) is solely a result of CAISO implementing the Energy Supply Bid; or (iii) submitted a Self-Schedule for less than the full amount of PV Energy forecasted to be generated by or delivered from the Generating Facility.

If the Generating Facility is subject to a Planned Outage, Forced Facility Outage, Force Majeure Event and/or a Curtailment Period (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, a curtailment covered by (a) and (b) above that is not during a period covered by any other circumstances within the definition of Curtailment Period) during the same time period as referenced in (a), then the calculation of Deemed Delivered Energy in respect of such period shall not include any Energy that was not delivered due to such Planned Outage, Forced Facility Outage, Force Majeure Event or Curtailment Period.
“Buyer Curtailment Order” means (a) the instruction from Buyer or Buyer’s SC to Seller to reduce PV Energy from the Generating Facility by the amount, and for the period of time set forth in such instruction, which instruction shall be consistent with the Operating Restrictions, for reasons unrelated to a Planned Outage, Forced Facility Outage, Force Majeure Event affecting the Facility and/or Curtailment Order, or (b) a curtailment of any portion of the Generating Facility or its output or any reduction in PV Energy arising out of Buyer’s or its SC’s issuance of any Discharging Notice or any other instruction, order or other communication requesting or requiring the Storage Facility to be discharged.
“Buyer Curtailment Period” means the period of time, as measured using current Settlement Intervals, during which Seller reduces PV Energy from the Generating Facility pursuant to or as a result of (a) a Buyer Bid Curtailment, (b) a Buyer Curtailment Order, or (c) a Buyer Default; provided, that the duration of any Buyer Curtailment Period shall be inclusive of the time required for the Generating Facility to ramp down and ramp up. “Buyer Default” means a failure by Buyer (or its agents) to perform Buyer’s obligations hereunder, including an Event of Default of Buyer.
“Buyer’s WREGIS Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(a). “CAISO” means the California Independent System Operator Corporation or any successor entity performing similar functions.

4 “CAISO Grid” has the same meaning as “CAISO Controlled Grid” as defined in the CAISO Tariff.
“CAISO Operating Order” means the “operating order” defined in Section 37.2.1.1 of the CAISO Tariff.
“CAISO Tariff” means the California Independent System Operator Corporation Agreement and Tariff, Business Practice Manuals (BPMs), and operating procedures, including the rules, protocols, procedures and standards attached thereto, as the same may be amended or modified from time-to-time and approved by FERC.
“California Renewables Portfolio Standard” or “RPS” means the renewable energy program and policies established by California State Senate Bills 1038 (2002), 1078 (2002), 107 (2008), X-1 2 (2011), 350 (2015), and 100 (2018) as codified in, inter alia, California Public Utilities Code Sections 399.11 through 399.31 and California Public Resources Code Sections 25740 through 25751, as such provisions are amended or supplemented from time to time. “Capacity Attribute” means any current or future defined characteristic, certificate, tag, credit, or accounting construct associated with the amount of power that the Facility can generate and deliver to the Delivery Point at a particular moment and that can be purchased and sold under CAISO market rules, including Resource Adequacy Benefits. “Capacity Damages” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit B. “CEC” means the California Energy Commission, or any successor agency performing similar statutory functions.
“CEC Certification and Verification” means that the CEC has certified (or, with respect to periods before the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days following the Commercial Operation Date, that the CEC has pre-certified) that the Generating Facility or Facility, as applicable, is an Eligible Renewable Energy Resource for purposes of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard and that all PV Energy delivered to the Delivery Point qualifies as generation from an Eligible Renewable Energy Resource.
“CEC Precertification” means that the CEC has issued a precertification for the Facility or the Generating Facility, as applicable, indicating that the planned operations of the Facility would comply with applicable CEC requirements for CEC Certification and Verification. “CEQA” means the California Environmental Quality Act.
“Change of Control” means, except in connection with public market transactions of equity interests or capital stock of Seller’s Ultimate Parent, any circumstance in which Ultimate Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate entities, more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding equity interests in Seller; provided that in calculating ownership percentages for all purposes of the foregoing:
(a) any ownership interest in Seller held by Ultimate Parent indirectly through one or more intermediate entities shall not be counted towards Ultimate Parent’s ownership interest in

5 Seller unless Ultimate Parent directly or indirectly owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding equity interests in each such intermediate entity; and (b) ownership interests in Seller owned directly or indirectly by any Lender (including any cash equity or tax equity provider) or assignee or transferee thereof shall be excluded from the total outstanding equity interests in Seller.
“Charging Energy” means the energy delivered to the Storage Facility pursuant to a Charging Notice, as measured at the Storage Facility Metering Point by the Storage Facility Meter, as such meter readings are adjusted by the CAISO for any applicable Electrical Losses and Station Use.
“Charging Notice” means the operating instruction, and any subsequent updates, given by Buyer’s SC or the CAISO to the Facility, instructing the Storage Facility to charge Charging Energy at a specific MW rate for a specified period of time or amount of MWh, provided that any such operating instruction shall be in accordance with the Operating Restrictions and the CAISO Tariff. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) any Buyer request to initiate a Storage Capacity Test consistent with Section 4.9 shall not be considered a Charging Notice, and (ii) any Charging Notice shall not constitute a Buyer Bid Curtailment, Buyer Curtailment Order or Curtailment Order. “Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.2.
“COD Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit B. “Commercial Operation” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit B. “Commercial Operation Date” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit B. “Commercial Operation Delay Damages” means an amount equal to

“Compliance Actions” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(a). “Compliance Costs” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12. “Compliance Expenditure Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12. “Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.1. “Construction Start” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit B. “Construction Start Date” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit B. “Contract Price” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet. To be clear, the Contract Price is each of the Renewable Rate and the Storage Rate. “Contract Price for Bridge Product” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(c). “Contract Quantity of Bridge Product” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(b).

6 “Contract Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. “Contract Year” means a period of twelve (12) consecutive months. The first Contract Year shall commence on the Commercial Operation Date and each subsequent Contract Year shall commence on the anniversary of the Commercial Operation Date. “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 this Agreement; and all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses incurred by the Non-Defaulting Party in connection with terminating this Agreement. “Cover Sheet” means the cover sheet to this Agreement, which is incorporated into this Agreement.
“COVID-19” means the epidemic disease designated COVID-19 and the related virus designated SARS-CoV-2 and any mutations thereof, and the efforts of a Governmental Authority to combat such disease.
“CPUC” means the California Public Utilities Commission or any successor agency performing similar statutory functions.
“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 issuer rating by S&P, Fitch or Moody’s, as applicable. “Curtailment Cap” is the yearly quantity per Contract Year, in MWh, equal to “Curtailment Order” means any of the following:
(a) CAISO orders, directs, alerts, or provides notice to a Party, including a CAISO Operating Order, to curtail deliveries of Facility Energy for the following reasons: (i) any System Emergency, or (ii) any warning of an anticipated System Emergency, or warning of an imminent condition or situation, which jeopardizes CAISO’s electric system integrity or the integrity of other systems to which CAISO is connected;
(b) a curtailment ordered by the Participating Transmission Owner for reasons including, but not limited to, (i) any situation that affects normal function of the electric system including, but not limited to, any abnormal condition that requires action to prevent circumstances such as equipment damage, loss of load, or abnormal voltage conditions, or (ii) any warning, forecast or anticipation of conditions or situations that jeopardize the Participating Transmission Owner’s electric system integrity or the integrity of other systems to which the Participating Transmission Owner is connected;
(c) a curtailment ordered by CAISO or the Participating Transmission Owner due to scheduled or unscheduled maintenance on the Participating Transmission Owner’s transmission

8 “Defaulting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(a). “Deficient Month” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(e). “Delivery Cessation Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(a). “Delivery Point” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit A. “Delivery Term” shall mean the period of Contract Years set forth on the Cover Sheet beginning on the Commercial Operation Date, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
“Delivery Year” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(b). “Development Cure Period” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit B. “Development Security” means (a) cash or (b) a Letter of Credit in the applicable amount set forth on the Cover Sheet.
“Discharging Energy” means all Energy delivered to the Delivery Point from the Storage Facility, as measured at the Storage Facility Metering Point by the Storage Facility Meter, as such meter readings are adjusted by the CAISO for any applicable Electrical Losses or Station Use. “Discharging Notice” means the operating instruction, and any subsequent updates, given by Buyer’s SC or the CAISO to the Facility, instructing the Storage Facility to discharge Discharging Energy at a specific MW rate for a specified period of time or amount of MWh, provided that: (a) any such operating instruction or updates shall be in accordance with the Operating Restrictions and the CAISO Tariff, and (b) if, during a period when the Storage Facility is so instructed to be discharging, the sum of PV Energy and Discharging Energy delivered to the Delivery Point would exceed the Interconnection Capacity Limit, such “Discharging Notice” shall be deemed to be automatically adjusted to reduce the amount of Discharging Energy so that the sum of Discharging Energy and PV Energy delivered to the Delivery Point does not exceed the Interconnection Capacity Limit, until such time as Buyer’s SC or the CAISO issues a further modified Discharging Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, such as in the definition of Buyer Curtailment Order, any Discharging Notice shall not constitute a Buyer Bid Curtailment, Buyer Curtailment Order or Curtailment Order. “Disclosing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.2. “Early Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(a). “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth on the Preamble. “Efficiency Rate” means the rate calculated pursuant to a Storage Capacity Test by dividing Energy Out by Energy In and which for a given calendar month shall be prorated as necessary if more than one Efficiency Rate applies during such calendar month.

9 “Electrical Losses” means, subject to meeting any applicable CAISO requirements and in accordance with Section 7.1, all transmission or transformation losses (a) between the Generating Facility Metering Point and the Delivery Point associated with delivery of PV Energy and (b) between the Storage Facility Metering Point and the Delivery Point associated with delivery of Charging Energy and Discharging Energy. If any amounts included within the definitions of “Electrical Losses” and “Station Use” hereunder are duplicative, then for all relevant calculations hereunder it is intended that such amounts not be double counted or otherwise duplicated. “Eligible Renewable Energy Resource” has the meaning set forth in California Public Utilities Code Section 399.12(e) and California Public Resources Code Section 25741(a), as either code provision is amended or supplemented from time to time. “Energy” means alternating current electrical energy measured in MWh. “Energy In” has the meaning set forth in Section II.D(4) of Exhibit O. “Energy Out” has the meaning set forth in Section II.D(7) of Exhibit O. “Energy Supply Bid” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Environmental Costs” means costs incurred in connection with acquiring and maintaining all environmental permits and licenses for the Product, and the Product’s and Facility’s compliance with all 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 or Facility, all operating and maintenance costs for operation of pollution mitigation or control equipment, costs of permit maintenance fees and emission fees as applicable, and the costs of all emission reduction credits, marketable emission trading credits, and any costs related to greenhouse gas emissions, required by any applicable environmental Laws, rules, regulations, and permits to operate, and costs associated with the disposal and clean-up of hazardous substances introduced to a Site or the Facility. “Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1. “Excess MWh” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit C.
“Excused Event” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit P. “Executed Interconnection Agreement Milestone” means the date for completion of execution of the Interconnection Agreement by Seller and the PTO as set forth on the Cover Sheet. “Expected Commercial Operation Date” is the date set forth on the Cover Sheet by which Seller reasonably expects to achieve Commercial Operation. “Expected Construction Start Date” is the date set forth on the Cover Sheet by which Seller reasonably expects to achieve Construction Start. “Expected Energy” means the quantity of PV Energy that Seller expects to be able to deliver to Buyer from the Generating Facility during each Contract Year or other time period

10 (assuming no Charging Energy or Discharging Energy during such Contract Year or time period) in the quantity specified on the Cover Sheet, which amount shall be adjusted proportionately to the reduction from Guaranteed Capacity to Installed PV Capacity pursuant to Section 5(a) of Exhibit B, if applicable.
“Facility” means the Generating Facility and the Storage Facility. “Facility Energy” means PV Energy and/or Discharging Energy, as applicable, during any Settlement Interval or Settlement Period.
“FERC” means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or any successor government agency.
“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings Ltd., or its successor.
“Force Majeure Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1. “Forced Facility Outage” means an unexpected failure of one or more components of the Facility that prevents Seller from generating PV Energy or making Facility Energy available at the Delivery Point and that is not the result of a Force Majeure Event. “Forecasting Penalty” means for each hour in which Seller does not provide the Day-Ahead Availability Notice required in Section 4.3(c) and Buyer incurs a loss or penalty resulting from Seller’s failure and Buyer’s scheduling activities in such hour with respect to Facility Energy, the product of (a) the absolute difference (if any) between (i) the expected PV Energy for such hour (which, for the avoidance of doubt, assumes no Charging Energy or Discharging Energy in such hour) based upon the last available Day-Ahead Availability Notice provided by Seller, or if Seller has not previously provided a Day-Ahead Availability Notice, then as reasonably determined by Buyer, and (ii) the actual PV Energy produced by the Generating Facility (absent any Charging Energy and Discharging Energy), multiplied by (b) the absolute value of the Real-Time Price in such hour. “Forward Certificate Transfers” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(a). “Full Capacity Deliverability Status” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Future Environmental Attributes” shall mean any and all generation attributes (other than Green Attributes or Renewable Energy Incentives) under the RPS regulations or under any and all other international, federal, regional, state or other law, rule, regulation, bylaw, treaty or other intergovernmental compact, decision, administrative decision, program (including any voluntary compliance or membership program), competitive market or business method (including all credits, certificates, benefits, and emission measurements, reductions, offsets and allowances related thereto) that are attributable, now, or in the future, to the generation of electrical energy by the Facility and its displacement of conventional energy generation. Future Environmental Attributes do not include investment tax credits or production tax credits associated with the construction or operation of the Facility, or other financial incentives in the form of credits, reductions, or allowances associated with the Facility that are applicable to a state or federal income taxation obligation.

11 “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 this Agreement for the remaining Contract Term, determined in a commercially reasonable manner. Factors used in determining the economic benefit to a Party may include, without limitation, reference to information supplied by one or more third parties, which shall exclude Affiliates of the Non-Defaulting Party, including without limitation, quotations (either firm or indicative) of relevant rates, prices, yields, yield curves, volatilities, spreads or other relevant market data in the relevant markets, comparable transactions, forward price curves based on economic analysis of the relevant markets, settlement prices for comparable transactions at liquid trading hubs (e.g., SP-15), all of which should be calculated for the remaining Contract Term, and include the value of Green Attributes and Capacity Attributes.
“Generating Facility” means the solar photovoltaic generating facility described on the Cover Sheet and in Exhibit A, located at the Site and including mechanical equipment and associated facilities and equipment required to deliver PV Energy to the Delivery Point; provided, that the “Generating Facility” does not include the Storage Facility or the Shared Facilities. “Generating Facility Meter” means the CAISO-approved revenue quality meter or meters (with a 0.3 accuracy class), along with a compatible data processing gateway or remote intelligence gateway, telemetering equipment and data acquisition services sufficient for monitoring, recording and reporting, in real time, the amount of PV Energy delivered to the Generating Facility Metering Point for the purpose of invoicing in accordance with Section 8.1. For clarity, the Generating Facility may contain multiple measurement devices that will make up the Generating Facility Meter, and, unless otherwise indicated, references to the Generating Facility Meter shall mean all such measurement devices and the aggregated data of all such measurement devices, taken together.
“Generating Facility Metering Point” means the location(s) of the Generating Facility Meter shown on Exhibit R.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, provincial, local or municipal government, any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, congressional or parliamentary, regulatory, or judicial instrumentality, authority, body, agency, department, bureau, or entity with authority to bind a Party at law, including CAISO; provided, however, that “Governmental Authority” shall not in any event include any Party. “Green Attributes” means any and all credits, benefits, emissions reductions, offsets, and allowances, howsoever entitled, attributable to the generation from the Facility and its displacement of conventional energy generation. Green Attributes include but are not limited to Renewable Energy Credits, as well as: (a) any avoided emissions of pollutants to the air, soil or water such as sulfur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and other pollutants; (b) any avoided emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) that have been determined by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or otherwise by law, to contribute to the actual or potential threat of altering the Earth’s climate by trapping heat in the atmosphere; and (c) the reporting rights to these avoided emissions, such as Green Tag Reporting Rights. Green Attributes do not include (i) any energy, capacity, reliability

12 or other power attributes from the Facility, (ii) production tax credits associated with the construction or operation of the Facility and other financial incentives in the form of credits, reductions, or allowances associated with the Facility that are applicable to a state or federal income taxation obligation, (iii) fuel-related subsidies or “tipping fees” that may be paid to Seller to accept certain fuels, or local subsidies received by the generator for the destruction of particular preexisting pollutants or the promotion of local environmental benefits, or (iv) emission reduction credits encumbered or used by the Facility for compliance with local, state, or federal operating or air quality permits. Green Attributes under the preceding definition are limited to Green Attributes that exist under applicable Law as of the Effective Date. “Green Tag Reporting Rights” means the right of a purchaser of renewable energy to report ownership of accumulated Green Tags in compliance with and to the extent permitted by applicable Law and include, without limitation, rights under Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and any present or future federal, state or local certification program or emissions trading program, including pursuant to the WREGIS Operating Rules. “Green Tags” means a unit accumulated on a MWh basis where one (1) represents the Green Attributes associated with one (1) MWh of PV Energy. “Guaranteed Capacity” means the amount of generating capacity of the Generating Facility, as measured in MW at the Delivery Point, set forth on the Cover Sheet, as the same may be adjusted pursuant to Section 5(a) of Exhibit B.
“Guaranteed Commercial Operation Date” means the Expected Commercial Operation Date, as such date may be extended by the Development Cure Period. “Guaranteed Construction Start Date” means the Expected Construction Start Date, as such date may be extended by the Development Cure Period. “Guaranteed Efficiency Rate” means the minimum guaranteed Efficiency Rate of the Storage Facility throughout the Delivery Term, as set forth on the Cover Sheet. “Guaranteed Energy Production” means an amount of PV Energy, as measured in MWh, equal to
for the applicable Performance Measurement Period.
“Guaranteed Storage Availability” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.8. “Guarantor” means, with respect to Seller, (a) a Person that is reasonably acceptable to Buyer, or (b) any Person that (i) Buyer does not already have any material credit exposure to under any other agreements, guarantees, or other arrangements at the time its Guaranty is issued, (ii) has an Investment Grade Credit Rating, (iii) has a tangible net worth of at least (iv) is incorporated or organized in a jurisdiction of the United States and is in good standing in such jurisdiction, and (v) executes and delivers a Guaranty for the benefit of Buyer.
“Guaranty” means a guaranty from a Guarantor provided for the benefit of Buyer substantially in the form attached as Exhibit L.

13 “Hazardous Substance” means, collectively, (a) any chemical, material or substance that is listed or regulated under applicable Laws as a “hazardous” or “toxic” substance or waste, or as a “contaminant” or “pollutant” or words of similar import, (b) any petroleum or petroleum products, flammable materials, explosives, radioactive materials, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, and transformers or other equipment that contain polychlorinated biphenyls, and (c) any other chemical or other material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Laws.
“Imbalance Energy” means the amount of Energy in MWh, in any given Settlement Period or Settlement Interval, by which the amount of PV Energy, Charging Energy or Discharging Energy deviates from the amount of Scheduled Energy.
“Indemnifiable Loss(es)” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1(a). “Indemnified Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1(a). “Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1(a). “Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1(a). “Initial Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(c). “Initial Synchronization” means the initial delivery of Facility Energy to the Delivery Point.
“Installed Battery Capacity” means the maximum dependable operating capability of the Storage Facility to discharge electric energy, as measured in MW(ac) at the Storage Facility Meter and adjusted for Electrical Losses to the Delivery Point, that achieves Commercial Operation (up to but not in excess of the Storage Contract Capacity), adjusted for ambient conditions on the date of the performance test, and as evidenced by a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I hereto.
“Installed Capacity” means the sum of (x) the Installed PV Capacity and (y) the Installed Battery Capacity.
“Installed PV Capacity” means the actual generating capacity of the Generating Facility, as measured in MW(ac) at the Delivery Point (i.e., measured at the Generating Facility Meter and adjusted for Electrical Losses to the Delivery Point), that achieves Commercial Operation (up to but not in excess of the Guaranteed Capacity), as demonstrated by a performance test, adjusted for ambient conditions on the date of the performance test, and evidenced by a certificate substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I hereto.
“Interconnection Agreement” means the interconnection agreement entered into by Seller pursuant to which the Facility will be interconnected with the Transmission System, and pursuant to which Seller’s Interconnection Facilities and any other Interconnection Facilities will be constructed, operated and maintained during the Contract Term.

14 “Interconnection Capacity Limit” means the maximum instantaneous amount of Energy that is permitted to be delivered to the Delivery Point under the Interconnection Agreement, in the amount of 70 MW.
“Interconnection Facilities” means the interconnection facilities, control and protective devices and metering facilities required to connect the Facility with the Transmission System in accordance with the Interconnection Agreement.
“Interest Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2. “Interim Deliverability Status” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Inter-SC Trade” or “IST” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Investment Grade Credit Rating” means a Credit Rating of BBB- or higher by S&P, BBB- or higher by Fitch, or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s.
“ITC” means the investment tax credit established pursuant to Section 48 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Joint Powers Act” means the Joint Exercise of Powers Act of the State of California (Government Code Section 6500 et seq.).
“Joint Powers Agreement” means that certain Joint Powers Agreement dated February 21, 2017, as amended from time to time, under which Buyer is organized as a Joint Powers Authority in accordance with the Joint Powers Act.
“Law” means any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, decision, writ, order, decree or judgment, permit or any interpretation thereof, promulgated or issued by a Governmental Authority.
“Lender” means, collectively, any Person (a) providing senior or subordinated construction, interim, development, mezzanine, back leverage or long-term debt, or tax equity financing or refinancing for or in connection with the development, construction, purchase, installation, operation or repair of the Facility, whether that financing or refinancing takes the form of private debt (including back-leverage debt), public debt, tax equity or any other form (including financing or refinancing provided to a member or other direct or indirect owner of Seller), including any Person directly or indirectly providing financing or refinancing for the Facility, and any trustee or agent or similar representative acting on their behalf, (b) providing interest rate or commodity protection under an agreement hedging or otherwise mitigating the cost of any of the foregoing obligations or (c) participating in a lease financing (including a sale leaseback or leveraged leasing structure) with respect to the Facility. “Letter(s) of Credit” means one or more irrevocable, standby letters of credit issued by a U.S. commercial bank or a foreign bank with a U.S. branch with such bank (a) having a Credit Rating of at least A- with an outlook designation of “stable” from S&P, A- with an outlook designation of “stable” from Fitch, or A3 with an outlook designation of “stable” from Moody’s

15 or (b) being reasonably acceptable to Buyer, in a form substantially similar to the letter of credit set forth in Exhibit K.
“Licensed Professional Engineer” means an independent, professional engineer selected by Seller and reasonably acceptable to Buyer, licensed in the State of California. “Limited Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 14.3. “Local Capacity Area Resources” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Locational Marginal Price” or “LMP” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “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 this Agreement for the remaining Contract Term, determined in a commercially reasonable manner. Factors used in determining economic loss to a Party may include, without limitation, reference to information supplied by one or more third parties, which shall exclude Affiliates of the Non-Defaulting Party, including without limitation, quotations (either firm or indicative) of relevant rates, prices, yields, yield curves, volatilities, spreads or other relevant market data in the relevant markets, comparable transactions, forward price curves based on economic analysis of the relevant markets, settlement prices for comparable transactions at liquid trading hubs (e.g., SP-15), all of which should be calculated for the remaining Contract Term and must include the value of Green Attributes, Capacity Attributes, and Renewable Energy Incentives.
“Lost Output” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7. “Major Project Development Milestone” has the meaning set forth in in Exhibit B. “Make-Up Days” has the meaning set forth in in Exhibit B. “Maintenance Protocol” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1. “Master File” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Material Permit” means the Facility’s conditional use permit, and any incidental take permits that may be required.
“Material Permit Date” means the earlier of (a) the date Notified by Seller to Buyer on which all Material Permits have been issued, without conditions or modifications unacceptable to Seller, and have become final and non-appealable and (b) December 31, 2024. “Maximum Charging Capacity” has the meaning set forth in in Exhibit A. “Maximum Discharging Capacity” has the meaning set forth in in Exhibit A. “Milestones” means the development activities for significant permitting, interconnection, financing and construction milestones set forth on the Cover Sheet. “Minimum Efficiency Rate” means seventy percent (70%).

16 “Monthly Delivery Forecast” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b). “Monthly Storage Availability” has the meaning set forth in Exhibit P. “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or its successors. “MW” means megawatts in alternating current, unless expressly stated in terms of direct current.
“MWh” means megawatt-hour measured in alternating current, unless expressly stated in terms of direct current.
“Negative LMP” means, in any Settlement Interval, the Real-Time Price at the Facility’s PNode is less than zero dollars ($0).
“NERC” means the North American Electric Reliability Corporation or any successor entity performing similar functions.
“Net Qualifying Capacity” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Network Upgrades” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Non-Defaulting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2. “Notice” shall, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, mean written communications by a Party to be delivered by hand delivery, United States mail, overnight courier service, or electronic messaging (e-mail).
“Notice of Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.2. “NP-15” means the Existing Zone Generation Trading Hub for Existing Zone region NP15 as set forth in the CAISO Tariff.
“On-Peak Hour” means any hour from hour-ending 0700 to hour-ending 2200 (i.e., 6:00 AM to 9:59 PM) on Monday through Saturday, Pacific Prevailing Time, excluding North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) holidays.
“Operating Restrictions” means those rules, requirements, and procedures set forth on Exhibit Q.
“Original Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals. “Participating Transmission Owner” or “PTO” means an entity that owns, operates and maintains transmission or distribution lines and associated facilities or has entitlements to use certain transmission or distribution lines and associated facilities where the Facility is interconnected. For purposes of this Agreement, the Participating Transmission Owner is set forth in Exhibit A.
“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

20 Laws, rules or regulations may be amended or modified from time-to-time throughout the Delivery Term.
“S&P” means the Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC (a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.) or its successor.
“Schedule” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff, and “Scheduled” and “Scheduling” have corollary meanings.
“Scheduled Energy” means the PV Energy, Charging Energy or Discharging Energy that clears under the applicable CAISO market based on the final Day-Ahead Schedule, FMM Schedule (as defined in the CAISO Tariff), and/or any other financially binding Schedule, market instruction or dispatch for the Facility for a given period of time implemented in accordance with the CAISO Tariff.
“Scheduling Coordinator” or “SC” means an entity certified by the CAISO as qualifying as a Scheduling Coordinator pursuant to the CAISO Tariff for the purposes of undertaking the functions specified in “Responsibilities of a Scheduling Coordinator,” of the CAISO Tariff, as amended from time to time.
“Security Interest” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.9. “Self-Schedule” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Seller” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet.
“Seller’s WREGIS Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(a). “Settlement Amount” means the Non-Defaulting Party’s Costs and Losses, on the one hand, netted against its Gains, on the other. If the Non-Defaulting Party’s Costs and Losses exceed its Gains, then the Settlement Amount shall be an amount owing to the Non-Defaulting Party. If the Non-Defaulting Party’s Gains exceed its Costs and Losses, then the Settlement Amount shall be zero dollars ($0). The Settlement Amount does not include consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary or indirect or business interruption damages. “Settlement Interval” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Settlement Period” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Shared Facilities” means the gen-tie lines, transformers, substations, or other equipment, permits, contract rights, and other assets and property (real or personal), in each case, as necessary to enable delivery of Energy from the Facility (which is excluded from Shared Facilities) to the point of interconnection, excluding the Interconnection Agreement itself, that are used in common with third parties.
“Site” means the real property on which the Facility is or will be located, as further described in Exhibit A.

21 “Site Control” means that Seller (or, prior to the Delivery Term, its Affiliate): (a) owns or has the option to purchase the Site; (b) is the lessee or has the option to lease the Site; or (c) is the holder of an easement or an option for an easement, right-of-way grant, or similar instrument with respect to the Site.
“Station Use” means the following, without any double-counting:
(a) The Energy produced or discharged by the Facility that is used within the Facility to power the lights, motors, control systems and other electrical loads that are necessary for operation of the Facility; and
(b) The Energy produced or discharged by the Facility that is consumed within the Facility’s electric energy distribution system as losses. “Storage Capacity” means (a) the maximum dependable operating capability of the Storage Facility to discharge electric energy that can be sustained for four (4) consecutive hours and (b) any other products that may be developed or evolve from time to time during the Term that the Storage Facility is able to provide as the Facility is configured on the Commercial Operation Date (subject to the terms of this Agreement, including the Operating Restrictions) and that relate to the maximum dependable operating capability of the Storage Facility to discharge electric energy.
“Storage Capacity Test” means any test or retest of the capacity and/or Efficiency Rate of the Storage Facility conducted in accordance with the testing procedures, requirements and protocols set forth in Section 4.9 and Exhibit O.
“Storage Contract Capacity” means the total capacity (in MW) of the Storage Facility initially equal to the amount set forth on the Cover Sheet, as the same may be adjusted in accordance with Section 5(b) of Exhibit B and from time to time pursuant to Section 4.9 and Exhibit O to reflect the results of the most recently performed Storage Capacity Test. “Storage Facility” means the energy storage facility described on the Cover Sheet and in Exhibit A (including the operational requirements of the energy storage facility), located at the Site and including mechanical equipment and associated facilities and equipment required to deliver Storage Product (but excluding any Shared Facilities), and as such storage facility may be expanded or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. “Storage Facility Meter” means the CAISO-approved bi-directional revenue quality meter or meters (with a 0.3 accuracy class), along with a compatible data processing gateway or remote intelligence gateway, telemetering equipment and data acquisition services sufficient for monitoring, recording and reporting, in real time, the amount of Charging Energy delivered to the Storage Facility Metering Point and the amount of Discharging Energy discharged from the Storage Facility at the Storage Facility Metering Point to the Delivery Point for the purpose of invoicing in accordance with Section 8.1. For clarity, the Facility may contain multiple measurement devices that will make up the Storage Facility Meter, and, unless otherwise indicated, references to the Storage Facility Meter shall mean all such measurement devices and the aggregated data of all such measurement devices, taken together.

22 “Storage Facility Metering Point” means the location(s) of the Storage Facility Meter(s) shown on Exhibit R.
“Storage Product” means (a) Discharging Energy, (b) Capacity Attributes, if any, (c) Storage Capacity, and (d) Ancillary Services, if any, in each case arising from or relating to the Storage Facility.
“Storage Rate” has the meaning set forth on the Cover Sheet. “Stored Energy Level” means, at a particular time, the amount of Energy in the Storage Facility available to be discharged to the Delivery Point as Discharging Energy, expressed in MWh. The Parties acknowledge that the actual amount of Energy (expressed in MWh) physically stored in the Storage Facility at any moment in time will be greater than the Stored Energy Level as defined in the preceding sentence. Although the Stored Energy Level will be expressed, as aforesaid, in MWh, in certain circumstances the Parties may find it useful to also express the Stored Energy Level as a percentage of the Facility’s maximum Stored Energy Level, which maximum Stored Energy Level at any point in time will be equal to the then effective Storage Capacity (expressed in MW) multiplied by four (4) hours.
“System Emergency” means any condition that requires, as determined and declared by CAISO or the PTO, automatic or immediate action to (i) prevent or limit harm to or loss of life or property, (ii) prevent loss of transmission facilities or generation supply in the immediate vicinity of the Facility, or (iii) to preserve Transmission System reliability. “Tax” or “Taxes” means all U.S. federal, state and local and any foreign taxes, levies, assessments, surcharges, duties and other fees and charges of any nature imposed by a Governmental Authority, whether currently in effect or adopted during the Contract Term, including ad valorem, excise, minimum, consumption, value added, transaction, privilege, franchise, gross receipts, import/export, license, property, sales and use, stamp, transfer, payroll, unemployment, income, and any and all items of withholding, deficiency, penalty, additions, interest or assessment related thereto.
“Tax Credits” means the PTC, ITC and any other state, local or federal production tax credit, depreciation benefit, tax deduction or investment tax credit specific to the production of renewable energy and/or investments in renewable energy facilities or battery storage facilities. “Terminated Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(a). “Termination Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.3. “Test Energy” means PV Energy delivered (a) commencing on the later of (i) the first date that the CAISO informs Seller in writing that Seller may deliver Energy to the CAISO and (ii) the first date that the PTO informs Seller in writing that Seller has conditional or temporary permission to operate in parallel with the CAISO Grid, and (b) ending upon the occurrence of the Commercial Operation Date.
“Test Energy Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

23 “Transmission Provider” means any entity or entities transmitting or transporting the Facility Energy on behalf of Seller or Buyer to or from the Delivery Point. “Transmission System” means the transmission facilities operated by the CAISO, now or hereafter in existence, which provide energy transmission service within the CAISO Grid from the Delivery Point.
“Ultimate Parent” means Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation. “Variable Energy Resource” or “VER” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “WREGIS” means the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System or any successor renewable energy tracking program.
“WREGIS Certificate Deficit” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.10(e). “WREGIS Certificates” has the same meaning as “Certificate” as defined by WREGIS in the WREGIS Operating Rules and are designated as eligible for complying with the California Renewables Portfolio Standard.
“WREGIS Operating Rules” means those operating rules and requirements adopted by WREGIS as of October, 2022, as subsequently amended, supplemented or replaced (in whole or in part) from time to time.

1.2 Rules of Interpretation. In this Agreement, except as expressly stated otherwise or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) headings and the rendering of text in bold and italics are for convenience and reference purposes only and do not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement; (b) words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and the masculine, feminine and neuter genders include all genders; (c) the words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (d) a reference to an Article, Section, paragraph, clause, Party, or Exhibit is a reference to that Article, Section, paragraph, clause of, or that Party or Exhibit to, this Agreement unless otherwise specified;
(e) a reference to a document or agreement, including this Agreement means such document, agreement or this Agreement including any amendment or supplement to, or replacement, novation or modification of this Agreement, but disregarding any amendment, supplement, replacement, novation or modification made in breach of such document, agreement or this Agreement;
(f) a reference to a Person includes that Person’s successors and permitted assigns;

24 (g) the terms “include” and “including” mean “include or including (as applicable) without limitation” and any list of examples following such term shall in no way restrict or limit the generality of the word or provision in respect of which such examples are provided;
(h) references to any statute, code or statutory provision are to be construed as a reference to the same as it may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, modified or reenacted, and include references to all bylaws, instruments, orders and regulations for the time being made thereunder or deriving validity therefrom unless the context otherwise requires; (i) in the event of a conflict, a mathematical formula or other precise description of a concept or a term shall prevail over words providing a more general description of a concept or a term, unless the context otherwise requires; (j) references to any amount of money shall mean a reference to the amount in United States Dollars;
(k) the expression “and/or” when used as a conjunction shall connote “any or all of”;
(l) words, phrases or expressions not otherwise defined herein that (i) have a generally accepted meaning in Prudent Operating Practice shall have such meaning in this Agreement or (ii) do not have well known and generally accepted meaning in Prudent Operating Practice but that have well known and generally accepted technical or trade meanings, shall have such recognized meanings; and
(m) each Party acknowledges that it was represented by counsel in connection with this Agreement and that it or its counsel reviewed this Agreement and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 2
TERM; CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

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 Delivery Term, subject to any early termination provisions set forth herein (“Contract Term”); provided, however, that subject to Buyer’s obligations in Section 3.6, Buyer’s obligations to pay for or accept any Product are subject to Seller’s completion of the conditions precedent pursuant to Section 2.2. (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 Article 18 and all indemnity and audit rights shall remain in full force and effect for two (2) years following the termination of this Agreement.

25 2.2 Conditions Precedent. The Delivery Term shall not commence until Seller completes each of the following conditions:
(a) Seller has delivered to Buyer (i) a completion certificate from a Licensed Professional Engineer substantially in the form of Exhibit H and (ii) a certificate from a Licensed Professional Engineer substantially in the form of Exhibit I setting forth the Installed Capacity on the Commercial Operation Date;
(b) A Participating Generator Agreement and a Meter Service Agreement between Seller and CAISO shall have been executed and delivered and be in full force and effect, and a copy of each such agreement delivered to Buyer;
(c) An Interconnection Agreement between Seller and the PTO shall have been executed and delivered and be in full force and effect and a copy of the Interconnection Agreement delivered to Buyer;
(d) All required regulatory authorizations, approvals and permits for the commencement of operation of the Facility have been obtained and all required conditions thereof for commencement of operation of the Facility have been satisfied and shall be in full force and effect;
(e) Seller has received CEC Precertification of the Facility or the Generating Facility, as applicable, (and reasonably expects to receive final CEC Certification and Verification in no more than one hundred eighty (180) days from the Commercial Operation Date); (f) Seller (with the reasonable participation of Buyer) shall have completed all applicable WREGIS registration requirements that are reasonably capable of being completed prior to the Commercial Operation Date under WREGIS rules, including (as applicable) the completion and submittal of all applicable registration forms and supporting documentation, which may include applicable interconnection agreements, informational surveys related to the Facility, QRE service agreements, and other appropriate documentation required to effect Facility registration with WREGIS and to enable Renewable Energy Credit transfers related to the Facility within the WREGIS system;
(g) Seller has delivered the Performance Security to Buyer in accordance with Section 8.8; and
(h) Seller has paid Buyer for all amounts owing and due under this Agreement as of the Commercial Operation Date, if any, including Daily Delay Damages and Commercial Operation Delay Damages.

2.3 Development; Construction; Progress Reports. Within fifteen (15) days after the close of (i) each calendar quarter from the first calendar quarter following the Effective Date until the Construction Start Date, and (ii) each calendar month from the first calendar month following the Construction Start Date until the Commercial Operation Date, Seller shall provide to Buyer a Progress Report and shall hold regularly scheduled meetings between representatives of Buyer and Seller to review such monthly reports and discuss Seller’s construction progress. The form of the Progress Report is set forth in Exhibit E, and shall include such additional information

26 as may be reasonably requested by Buyer from time to time. Seller shall also provide Buyer with any reasonably requested documentation (subject to confidentiality restrictions) directly related to the achievement of Milestones within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such request by Seller.

For the avoidance of doubt, as between Seller and Buyer, Seller is solely responsible for the design and construction of the Facility, including the location of the Site, obtaining all permits and approvals to build the Facility, the Facility layout, and the selection and procurement of the equipment comprising the Facility.

2.4 Remedial Action Plan. If Seller (a) misses the Guaranteed Construction Start Date, (b) misses three (3) or more Milestones (other than the Guaranteed Construction Start Date), or (c) misses any one (1) Milestone (other than the Guaranteed Construction Start Date) by more than ninety (90) days, except as the result of a Force Majeure Event or Buyer Default, Seller shall submit to Buyer, within ten (10) Business Days after the occurrence of (a), (b) or (c), a remedial action plan (“Remedial Action Plan”), which will describe in detail any delays (actual or anticipated) beyond the scheduled Milestone dates, including the cause of the delay, if known (e.g., governmental approvals, financing, property acquisition, design activities, equipment procurement, project construction, interconnection, or any other factor), Seller’s detailed description of its proposed course of action to achieve the missed Milestones and all subsequent Milestones by the Guaranteed Commercial Operation Date; provided, that delivery of any Remedial Action Plan shall not relieve Seller of its obligation to provide Remedial Action Plans with respect to any subsequent Milestones and to achieve the Guaranteed Commercial Operation Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Subject to the provisions of Exhibit B, so long as Seller complies with its obligations under this Section 2.4, Seller shall not be considered in default of its obligations under this Agreement solely as a result of missing any Milestone.

ARTICLE 3

PURCHASE AND SALE

3.1 Purchase and Sale of Product. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the Delivery Term, Buyer will purchase and receive all of the Product produced by or associated with the Facility at the Contract Price and in accordance with Exhibit C, and Seller shall supply and deliver to Buyer all of the Product produced by or associated with the Facility (net of applicable losses). At its sole discretion, Buyer may during the Delivery Term re-sell or use for another purpose all or a portion of the Product, provided that no such re-sale or use shall relieve Buyer of any obligations hereunder. During the Delivery Term, Buyer will have exclusive rights to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Product, or any component thereof, from the Facility after the Delivery Point for resale into the market or to any third party, and retain and receive any and all related revenues. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer has no obligation to pay Seller the Renewable Rate for any Product from the Generating Facility for which the associated PV Energy is not or cannot be delivered to the Delivery Point (except, for the avoidance of doubt, to the extent PV Energy flows to the Storage Facility, including during any Storage Capacity Test) as a result of an outage of the Facility, a Force Majeure Event, or a Curtailment Order.

3.2 Sale of Green Attributes. During the Delivery Term, Seller shall sell and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and receive from Seller, all Green Attributes attributable to the PV Energy generated by the Facility.

29 Commercial Operation Date, Seller shall, subject to Section 3.12, obtain and maintain throughout the remainder of the Delivery Term the final CEC Certification and Verification. Seller must promptly notify Buyer and the CEC of any changes to the information included in Seller’s application for CEC Certification and Verification for the Facility or the Generating Facility, as applicable.

3.10 Bridge Product. In addition to the Parties’ rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Facility, Seller and Buyer agree to the following terms and conditions to facilitate Buyer’s procurement of bundled renewable energy and Renewable Energy Credits (the “Bridge Product”):
(a) The “Bridge Product Delivery Term” shall commence on January 1, 2024, and continue through the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, or the Commercial Operation Date (the “Delivery Cessation Date”); provided that the Bridge Product Delivery Term shall be extended solely for the purpose of transferring the WREGIS Certificates associated with the Bridge Product delivered to Buyer prior to the Delivery Cessation Date.
(b) The “Contract Quantity of Bridge Product” for each applicable calendar year (each calendar year, a “Delivery Year”) is equal to (c) Within thirty (30) days of Buyer’s Notice of intent to purchase Bridge Product for a Delivery Year (“Initial Notice”), Seller shall, subject to availability of such Bridge Product, provide Buyer the “Contract Price for Bridge Product”, which will be equal to the actual price(s) at which Seller is able to obtain the Contract Quantity of Bridge Product for such Delivery Year (“Bridge Product Offer”). Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Bridge Product Offer, provided, however, the Bridge Product Offer shall be based on market conditions at such time and Seller’s inability to source any portion of the Contract Quantity of Bridge Product will not be a breach or Event of Default of Seller. If the Parties have not previously agreed upon a form of agreement for the purchase of the Bridge Product, Seller shall provide a proposed form of agreement (e.g., a confirmation under the WSPP Agreement) that is reasonably acceptable to Seller at the same time that it delivers the Bridge Product Offer to Buyer.

Following receipt of the Bridge Product Offer, Buyer shall provide Notice to Seller within three (3) Business Days as to whether Buyer will accept the Bridge Product Offer, or any portion of the quantity thereof (not less than a reasonable minimum amount set forth in such offer, and not to exceed the amount offered by Seller), and subject to timely receipt of Buyer’s Notice and execution of an accompanying agreement mutually approved by the Parties (which either Party may withhold in the exercise of its sole discretion), Seller shall thereupon procure and deliver the Bridge Product in accordance with the Bridge Product Offer, Buyer’s Notice, and the executed accompanying agreement.
(d) In the event that Seller is unable to source all or a portion of the Contract Quantity of Bridge Product, Buyer shall use reasonable efforts to assist Seller with sourcing the Bridge Product.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (c) above, if Buyer fails to send its Initial

30 Notice to Seller on or before May 1 of a Delivery Year, neither Party shall have any further obligation with respect to the Bridge Product for such Delivery Year. (f) Other terms and conditions regarding the Bridge Product (subject to the above referenced executed accompanying agreement):
(i) The Bridge Product shall meet the RPS compliance requirements for Portfolio Content Category 1 as set forth in California Public Utilities Code Section 399.16(b)(1)(A) and CPUC Decision 11-12-052 and as set forth in Section 3.11 below. (ii) The Parties intend that the Bridge Product shall meet the requirements of California Public Utilities Code 399.13(b) and CPUC Decision D.17-06-026. (iii) Seller, or its designated scheduling coordinator, will perform all scheduling requirements applicable to the Bridge Product. All scheduling shall be performed consistent with all applicable CAISO and WECC prevailing protocols. (iv) Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, for each month during the Bridge Product Delivery Term, Buyer will pay Seller an amount equal to the Contract Price for Bridge Product as multiplied by the portion of the Contract Quantity of Bridge Product transferred from Seller to Buyer through WREGIS.
(v) This Bridge Product is intended to qualify as a long-term contract pursuant to California Public Utilities Code 399.13(b) and CPUC Decision D.17-06-026. (vi) Seller makes no representation or warranty as to the Bridge Product requirements set forth in subparts (ii) and (v) above and the failure to meet such requirements shall not affect the Parties’ rights and obligations hereunder.

3.11 RPS Standard Terms and Conditions.
(a) Seller warrants that all necessary steps to allow the Renewable Energy Credits transferred to Buyer to be tracked in WREGIS will be taken prior to the first delivery under this Agreement.
(b) Seller, and, if applicable, its successors, represents and warrants that throughout the Delivery Term of this Agreement that: (i) the Facility qualifies and is certified by the CEC as an Eligible Renewable Energy Resource as such term is defined in Public Utilities Code Section 399.12 or Section 399.16; and (ii) the Facility’s electrical energy output delivered to Buyer qualifies under the requirements of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard. To the extent a change in Law occurs after execution of this Agreement that causes this representation and warranty to be materially false or misleading, it shall not be an Event of Default if Seller has used commercially reasonable efforts to comply with such change in Law. The term “commercially reasonable efforts” as used in this Section 3.11(b) means efforts consistent with and subject to Section 3.12 and “Facility” as used in this Section 3.11(b) shall mean the Facility or the Generating Facility, as applicable.

31 (c) Seller and, if applicable, its successors, represents and warrants that throughout the Delivery Term of this Agreement the Renewable Energy Credits transferred to Buyer conform to the definition and attributes required for compliance with the California Renewables Portfolio Standard, as set forth in California Public Utilities Commission Decision 08-08-028, and as may be modified by subsequent decision of the California Public Utilities Commission or by subsequent legislation. To the extent a change in Law occurs after execution of this Agreement that causes this representation and warranty to be materially false or misleading, it shall not be an Event of Default if Seller has used commercially reasonable efforts to comply with such change in Law. The term “commercially reasonable efforts” as used in this Section

3.11(c) means efforts consistent with and subject to Section 3.12.

3.12 Compliance Expenditure Cap. If a change in Law occurring after the Effective Date has increased Seller’s known or reasonably expected costs to comply with Seller’s obligations under this Agreement with respect to obtaining, maintaining, conveying or effectuating Buyer’s use of (as applicable) any Product, then the Parties agree that the maximum aggregate amount of out-of-pocket costs and expenses (“Compliance Costs”) Seller shall be required to bear during the Delivery Term to comply with all of such obligations shall be capped at (“Compliance Expenditure Cap”). Seller’s
internal administrative costs associated with obtaining, maintaining, conveying or effectuating, Buyer’s use of (as applicable) any Product are excluded from the Compliance Expenditure Cap. (a) Any actions required for Seller to comply with its obligations set forth in the first paragraph above, the Compliance Costs of which will be included in the Compliance Expenditure Cap, shall be referred to collectively as the “Compliance Actions.” (b) If Seller reasonably anticipates the need to incur Compliance Costs in excess of the Compliance Expenditure Cap in order to take any Compliance Action Seller shall provide Notice to Buyer of such anticipated Compliance Costs. (c) Buyer will have sixty (60) days to evaluate such Notice (during which time period Seller is not obligated to take any Compliance Actions described in the Notice) and shall, within such time, either (1) agree to reimburse Seller for all or some portion of the Compliance Costs that exceed the Compliance Expenditure Cap (such Buyer-agreed upon costs, the “Accepted Compliance Costs”), or (2) waive Seller’s obligation to take such Compliance Actions, or any part thereof for which Buyer has not agreed to reimburse Seller. If Buyer does not respond to a Notice given by Seller under this Section 3.12 within sixty (60) days after Buyer’s receipt of same, Buyer shall be deemed to have waived its rights to require Seller to take the Compliance Actions that are the subject of the Notice.
(d) If Buyer agrees to reimburse Seller for the Accepted Compliance Costs, then Seller shall take such Compliance Actions covered by the Accepted Compliance Costs as agreed upon by the Parties and Buyer shall reimburse Seller for Seller’s actual costs to effect the Compliance Actions, not to exceed the Accepted Compliance Costs, within sixty (60) days from the time that Buyer receives an invoice and documentation of such costs from Seller.

3.13 Project Configuration. As of the Effective Date, the Facility is intended to be configured and metered as a solar photovoltaic electricity generating facility that is co-located and

32 AC-coupled with an electrochemical battery energy storage facility. Seller shall not modify such configuration of the Facility (i.e., change to a hybrid or DC-coupled configuration), or the metering, without the prior written consent of Buyer, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Without limiting the foregoing, in order to optimize the benefits of the Facility, Buyer and Seller each agree that if requested by the other Party, then Buyer and Seller will discuss in good faith potential reconfiguration of the Facility or Interconnection Facilities, including the conversion from two (2) to one (1) CAISO Resource IDs; provided that neither Party shall be obligated to agree to any changes under this Agreement, or to incur any expense in connection with such changes, except under terms mutually acceptable to both Parties (and Seller’s Lenders) in their sole discretion as set forth in a written agreement executed by the Parties; provided, further, that no such changes shall jeopardize or adversely affect Seller’s right to claim the ITC on the full cost of the Facility.

ARTICLE 4

OBLIGATIONS AND DELIVERIES

4.1 Delivery.
(a) Energy. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, commencing on the Commercial Operation Date through the end of the Contract Term, Seller shall supply and deliver the Product to Buyer at the Delivery Point, and Buyer shall take delivery of the Product at the Delivery Point in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Seller will be responsible for paying or satisfying when due any costs or charges imposed in connection with the delivery of Facility Energy to the Delivery Point, including without limitation Station Use, Electrical Losses, and any operation and maintenance charges imposed on Seller by the Transmission Provider directly relating to the Facility’s operations. Buyer shall be responsible for all costs, charges and penalties, if any, imposed in connection with the delivery of Facility Energy at and after the Delivery Point, including without limitation transmission costs and transmission line losses and imbalance charges. The PV Energy, Charging Energy and Discharging Energy will be scheduled with the CAISO by Buyer (or Buyer’s designated Scheduling Coordinator) in accordance with Exhibit D.
(b) Green Attributes. All Green Attributes associated with Test Energy and PV Energy during the Delivery Term are exclusively dedicated to and will be conveyed to Buyer.

Seller represents and warrants that Seller holds the rights to all Green Attributes from the Facility, and Seller agrees to convey and hereby conveys all such Green Attributes to Buyer as included in the delivery of the Product from the Facility.

4.2 Title and Risk of Loss.
(a) Energy. Title to and risk of loss related to the Facility Energy, shall pass and transfer from Seller to Buyer at the Delivery Point. Seller warrants that all Product delivered to Buyer is free and clear of all liens, security interests, claims and encumbrances of any kind. (b) Green Attributes. Title to and risk of loss related to the Green Attributes shall pass and transfer from Seller to Buyer upon the transfer of such Green Attributes in accordance with WREGIS.

33 4.3 Forecasting. Seller shall provide the forecasts described below at its sole expense and in a format reasonably acceptable to Buyer (or Buyer’s designee). Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide forecasts that are accurate and, to the extent not inconsistent with the requirements of this Agreement, shall prepare such forecasts, or cause such forecasts to be prepared, in accordance with Prudent Operating Practices, including CAISO requirements applicable to projects similar to the Facility. (a) Annual Forecast of Energy. No less than forty-five (45) days before (i) the first day of the first Contract Year of the Delivery Term and (ii) the beginning of each calendar year for every subsequent Contract Year during the Delivery Term, Seller shall provide to Buyer and the SC for the Facility (if applicable) a non-binding forecast of each month’s average-day PV Energy, by hour, for the following calendar year in a form substantially similar to the table found in Exhibit F-1, or as reasonably requested by Buyer.
(b) Monthly Forecast of Energy and Available Generating Capacity. No less than thirty (30) days before the beginning of Commercial Operation, and thereafter ten (10) Business Days before the beginning of each month during the Delivery Term, Seller shall provide to Buyer and the SC for the Facility (if applicable) a non-binding forecast of the hourly expected PV Energy, Available Generating Capacity and Storage Capacity for each day of the following month in a form substantially similar to the table found in Exhibit F-2 (“Monthly Delivery Forecast”).
(c) Day-Ahead Forecast. By 5:30 AM Pacific Prevailing Time on the Business Day immediately preceding the date of delivery, or as otherwise specified by Buyer consistent with Prudent Operating Practice, Seller shall provide Buyer with a binding forecast of Available Generating Capacity and Storage Capacity (the “Day-Ahead Availability Notice”), and a non-binding forecast of hourly expected PV Energy and Stored Energy Level (the “Day-Ahead Energy Forecast”). The Day-Ahead Availability Notice and the Day-Ahead Energy Forecast shall collectively be referred to as the “Day-Ahead Forecast”. The Day-Ahead Forecast shall be provided for each Settlement Interval of each hour of the immediately succeeding day and if provided for a day prior to any non-Business Day(s) shall include applicable forecasts for the immediate day, each succeeding non-Business Day and the next Business Day. Each Day-Ahead Forecast shall clearly identify, for each Settlement Interval of each hour, Seller’s best estimate of (i) the Available Generating Capacity and (ii) the Storage Capacity, and (iii) the hourly expected PV Energy, and (iv) Stored Energy Level. These Day-Ahead Forecasts shall be sent to Buyer’s on-duty Scheduling Coordinator.
(d) Real-Time Forecasts. During the Delivery Term, Seller shall notify Buyer of any changes from the Day-Ahead Forecast of one (1) MW or more in (i) Available Generating Capacity, (ii) Storage Capacity or (iii) hourly expected PV Energy, in each case, whether due to Forced Facility Outage, Force Majeure Event or other cause, as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than one (1) hour prior to the deadline for submitting Schedules to the CAISO in accordance with the rules for participation in the Real-Time Market. If the Available Generating Capacity, Storage Capacity, or hourly expected PV Energy changes by at least one (1) MW as of a time that is less than one (1) hour prior to the Real-Time Market deadline, but before such deadline, then Seller must notify Buyer as soon as reasonably possible. Such Real-Time Forecasts of Energy shall be provided by an Approved Forecast Vendor and shall contain information

34 regarding the beginning date and time of the event resulting in the change in Available Generating Capacity, Storage Capacity, or hourly expected PV Energy, as applicable, the expected end date and time of such event, and any other information required by the CAISO or reasonably requested by Buyer. With respect to any Forced Facility Outage, Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify Buyer of such outage within ten (10) minutes of the commencement of the Forced Facility Outage. Seller shall inform Buyer of any developments that will affect either the duration of such outage or the availability of the Facility during or after the end of such outage. These Real-Time Forecasts shall be communicated in a method reasonably acceptable to Buyer; provided that Buyer specifies the method no later than twenty (20) days prior to the effective date of such requirement. In the event Buyer fails to provide Notice of an acceptable method for communications under this Section 4.3(d), then Seller shall send such communications by telephone and e-mail to Buyer.
(e) Forced Facility Outages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer’s on-duty Scheduling Coordinator of Forced Facility Outages and Seller shall keep Buyer informed of any developments that will affect either the duration of the outage or the availability of the Facility during or after the end of the outage. (f) Forecasting Penalties. Subject to a Force Majeure Event, in the event Seller does not in a given hour provide the Day-Ahead Availability Notice required in Section 4.3(c) and Buyer incurs a loss or penalty resulting from Seller’s failure and Buyer’s scheduling activities with respect to Facility Energy during such hour, Seller shall be responsible for a Forecasting Penalty for each such hour. Settlement of Forecasting Penalties shall occur as set forth in Article 8 of this Agreement.
(g) CAISO Tariff Requirements. To the extent such obligations are applicable to the Facility, Seller will comply with all applicable obligations for Variable Energy Resources under the CAISO Tariff and the Eligible Intermittent Resource Protocol, including providing appropriate operational data and meteorological data, and will fully cooperate with Buyer, Buyer’s SC, and CAISO, in providing all data, information, and authorizations required thereunder.

4.4 Dispatch Down/Curtailment.
(a) General. Seller agrees to reduce the amount of PV Energy and/or Discharging Energy produced by the Facility, by the amount and for the period set forth in any Curtailment Order, Buyer Curtailment Order, or notice received from CAISO in respect of a Buyer Bid Curtailment, provided that Seller is not required to reduce such amount to the extent such reduction or any such Curtailment Order, Buyer Curtailment Order or notice is inconsistent with the limitations of the Facility set out in the Operating Restrictions. (b) Buyer Curtailment. Buyer shall have the right to order Seller to curtail deliveries of PV Energy through Buyer Curtailment Orders, provided that Buyer shall pay Seller for all Deemed Delivered Energy associated with a Buyer Curtailment Period in excess of the Curtailment Cap at the Renewable Rate.
(c) Failure to Comply. Subject to Section 4.4(a), if Seller fails to comply with a Buyer Curtailment Order, Buyer Bid Curtailment or Curtailment Order, then, for each MWh of

35 PV Energy that is delivered by the Generating Facility to the Delivery Point that is in excess of the Buyer Curtailment Order, Buyer Bid Curtailment or Curtailment Order, Seller shall pay Buyer for each such MWh an amount equal to the sum of (A) + (B) + (C), where: (A) is the amount, if any, paid to Seller by Buyer for delivery of such excess MWh, (B) is the sum, for all Settlement Intervals with a Negative LMP during the Buyer Curtailment Period or Curtailment Period, of the absolute value of the product of such excess MWh in each Settlement Interval and the Negative LMP for such Settlement Interval, and (C) is any penalties assessed by the CAISO or other charges assessed by the CAISO resulting from Seller’s failure to comply with the Buyer Curtailment Order, Buyer Bid Curtailment or Curtailment Order.
(d) Seller Equipment Required for Curtailment Instruction Communications.

Seller shall acquire, install, and maintain such facilities, communications links and other equipment, and implement such protocols and practices, as necessary to respond and follow instructions from a Governmental Authority, the CAISO, or Buyer’s SC, including an electronic signal conveying real time and intra-day instructions, to operate the Facility in accordance with this Agreement, including to implement a Buyer Curtailment Order, Buyer Bid Curtailment or Curtailment Order in accordance with the then-current methodology applicable to the Facility used to transmit such instructions as it may change from time to time. If at any time during the Delivery Term Seller’s facilities, communications links or other equipment, protocols or practices are not in compliance with then-current methodologies applicable to the Facility, Seller shall, subject to the last sentence of this Section 4.4(d), take the steps necessary to become compliant as soon as reasonably possible. Seller shall be liable pursuant to Section 4.4(c) for failure to comply with a Buyer Curtailment Order, Buyer Bid Curtailment or Curtailment Order, during the time that Seller’s facilities, communications links or other equipment, protocols or practices are not in compliance with then-current methodologies applicable to the Facility. For the avoidance of doubt, a Buyer Curtailment Order, Buyer Bid Curtailment or Curtailment Order communication via such systems and facilities shall have the same force and effect on Seller as any other form of communication.

4.5 Charging Energy Management.
(a) Generally. Upon receipt of a valid Charging Notice, Seller shall take any and all action necessary to deliver the Charging Energy to the Storage Facility in order to deliver the Storage Product in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including the Operating Restrictions). Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, including Section 4.5(c) and Section

4.9(b), Buyer shall be responsible for paying all CAISO costs and charges associated with charging of the Storage Facility. The Parties acknowledge and agree that CAISO will have separate financial settlements (i) for deliveries of PV Energy to the Generating Facility Meter and (ii) for deliveries of Charging Energy to the Storage Facility Meter. If CAISO rules or protocols become inconsistent with such understanding, the Parties shall reasonably coordinate to amend or modify this Agreement to carry out the intent hereof, such agreement not to be unreasonably delayed, conditioned or withheld.
(b) Charging Notices. Buyer will have the right to charge the Storage Facility seven (7) days per week and twenty-four (24) hours per day (including holidays), by causing Charging Notices to be issued to Seller electronically (or as otherwise agreed by the Parties), provided, that Buyer’s instructions set forth in the Charging Notices are subject to Prudent

36 Operating Practice and the requirements and limitations set forth in this Agreement, including the Operating Restrictions, the CAISO Tariff, and Maintenance Protocol and the provisions of Section

4.5(a) and the availability of Charging Energy. Each Charging Notice issued in accordance with this Agreement will be effective unless and until such Charging Notice is modified with an updated Charging Notice.
(c) No Unauthorized Charging. Seller shall not charge the Storage Facility during the Delivery Term other than pursuant to a valid Charging Notice, or in connection with a Storage Capacity Test or as permitted under the Maintenance Protocol, or pursuant to a notice from CAISO, the PTO, Transmission Provider, or any other Governmental Authority. If, during the Delivery Term, Seller (i) charges the Storage Facility to a Stored Energy Level greater than the Stored Energy Level provided for in a Charging Notice, or (ii) charges the Storage Facility in violation of the first sentence of this Section 4.5(c), then, the Parties acknowledge for the avoidance of doubt, (x) Seller shall be responsible for all CAISO costs and charges associated with such Charging Energy, and (y) Buyer shall be entitled to discharge such energy and entitled to all of the CAISO revenues and benefits (including Storage Product) associated with such discharge. (d) Discharging Notices. Buyer will have the right to discharge the Storage Facility seven (7) days per week and twenty-four (24) hours per day (including holidays), by causing Discharging Notices to be issued to Seller, subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in this Agreement, including the Operating Restrictions, the CAISO Tariff, Maintenance Protocols, and the existing level of charge of the Storage Facility. Each Discharging Notice issued in accordance with this Agreement will be effective unless and until Buyer’s SC or the CAISO modifies such Discharging Notice by providing Seller with an updated Discharging Notice. (e) Curtailments. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, during any Settlement Interval, Curtailment Orders, Buyer Curtailment Orders, and Buyer Bid Curtailments applicable to such Settlement Interval shall have priority over any Charging Notices and Discharging Notices applicable to such Settlement Interval, and Seller shall have no liability for violation of this Section 4.5 or any Charging Notice or Discharging Notice if and to the extent such violation is caused by Seller’s compliance with any Curtailment Order, Buyer Curtailment Order, Buyer Bid Curtailment or other instruction or direction from Buyer or its SC or a Governmental Authority or the PTO or the Transmission Provider. Buyer’s SC shall have the right, but not the obligation, to provide Seller with updated Charging Notices and Discharging Notices during any Buyer Curtailment Order, Buyer Bid Curtailment or Curtailment Order consistent with CAISO rules and the Operating Restrictions. (f) Requirements for Charging and Discharging Notices. Buyer shall ensure, and shall Schedule the Facility in the CAISO market in a manner that ensures, that all Charging Notices and Discharging Notices are issued in a manner consistent with all requirements of this Agreement, including all Operating Restrictions and the CAISO Tariff, and Seller shall not be obligated to carry out any Charging Notices or Discharging Notices that would result in a violation of the Operating Restrictions or the CAISO Tariff.
(g) Automatic Adjustments to Discharging Notices. Buyer shall be responsible for all CAISO costs, penalties and charges that result from Seller’s compliance with the automatic adjustments of Discharging Notices established in the definition of such term unless the Parties

38 otherwise in writing (each scheduled maintenance permitted under this clause (a) and each of the foregoing outages described in foregoing clauses (i) – (iv), a “Planned Outage”). (b) Forced Facility Outage. Seller shall be permitted to reduce deliveries of Product during any Forced Facility Outage. Seller shall provide Buyer with Notice and expected duration (if known) of any Forced Facility Outage.
(c) System Emergencies and other Interconnection Events. Seller shall be permitted to reduce deliveries of Product during any period of System Emergency, Buyer Curtailment Period or upon Notice of a Curtailment Order pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Interconnection Agreement or applicable tariff.
(d) Force Majeure Event. Seller shall be permitted to reduce deliveries of Product during any Force Majeure Event.
(e) Health and Safety. Seller shall be permitted to reduce deliveries of Product as necessary to maintain health and safety pursuant to Section 6.2.

4.7 Guaranteed Energy Production. Seller shall be required to deliver to Buyer no less than the Guaranteed Energy Production in each Performance Measurement Period. Seller shall be excused from achieving the Guaranteed Energy Production during any Performance Measurement Period only to the extent of any Force Majeure Events, System Emergency, Storage Capacity Tests, Buyer’s Default or other failure to perform, and Curtailment Periods or Buyer Curtailment Periods. For purposes of determining whether Seller has achieved the Guaranteed Energy Production, Seller shall be deemed to have delivered to Buyer (1) any Deemed Delivered Energy, and (2) Energy in the amount it could reasonably have delivered to Buyer but was prevented from delivering to Buyer by reason of any Force Majeure Events, System Emergency, Storage Capacity Tests, Buyer’s Default or other failure to perform, and Curtailment Periods (“Lost Output”). If Seller fails to achieve the Guaranteed Energy Production amount in any Performance Measurement Period, Seller shall pay Buyer damages calculated in accordance with Exhibit G; provided, that Seller may, as an alternative, provide Replacement Product (as defined in Exhibit G) delivered to Buyer at NP 15 EZ Gen Hub under a Day-Ahead Schedule as an IST within ninety (90) days after the conclusion of the applicable Performance Measurement Period in the event Seller fails to deliver the Guaranteed Energy Production during such Performance Measurement Period (i) upon a schedule reasonably acceptable to Buyer and (ii) provided that such deliveries do not impose additional costs upon Buyer.

4.8 Storage Availability and Efficiency.
(a) During the Delivery Term, the Storage Facility shall maintain a Monthly Storage Availability during each month of no less than (the “Guaranteed Storage Availability”), which Monthly Storage Availability shall be calculated in accordance with Exhibit P.
(b) If the Monthly Storage Availability during any month is less than the Guaranteed Storage Availability, then Buyer’s payment for the Storage Product shall be calculated

39 by reference to the Availability Adjusted Storage Contract Capacity (as determined in accordance with Exhibit P), which shall be Buyer’s liquidated, sole and exclusive remedy for such shortfall. (c) During the Delivery Term, the Storage Facility shall maintain an Efficiency Rate of no less than the Guaranteed Efficiency Rate. Buyer’s sole remedy for an Efficiency Rate that is less than the Guaranteed Efficiency Rate is Seller’s payment of liquidated damages made pursuant to Section (h) of Exhibit C.

4.9 Storage Capacity Tests.
(a) Prior to the Commercial Operation Date, Seller shall schedule and complete a Storage Capacity Test in accordance with Exhibit O. Thereafter, Seller and Buyer shall have the right to run additional Storage Capacity Tests in accordance with Exhibit O. (b) Buyer shall have the right to send one or more representative(s) to witness all Storage Capacity Tests. Alternatively, to the extent that any Storage Capacity Tests are done remotely, and no representatives are needed on site, Seller shall arrange for both Parties to have access to all data and other information arising out of such tests. Buyer shall be responsible for all costs, expenses and fees payable or reimbursable to its representative(s) witnessing any Storage Capacity Test. For any Storage Capacity Tests initiated by Seller, (i) Seller shall be liable for all CAISO costs and charges for associated Charging Energy, and (ii) Seller shall be entitled to any CAISO revenues associated with associated Discharging Energy. For any Storage Capacity Tests initiated by Buyer, (x) Buyer shall be liable for all CAISO costs and charges for associated Charging Energy, and (y) Buyer shall be entitled to any CAISO revenues associated with associated Discharging Energy. No Charging Notices or Discharging Notices shall be issued during any Storage Capacity Test except as reasonably requested by Seller or Buyer to implement the applicable test.
(c) Following each Storage Capacity Test, Seller shall submit a testing report in accordance with Exhibit O. If the actual capacity or efficiency rate determined pursuant to a Storage Capacity Test varies from the then current Storage Contract Capacity and/or Efficiency Rate, as applicable, then the actual capacity and/or efficiency rate, as applicable, determined pursuant to a Storage Capacity Test shall become the new Storage Contract Capacity (not to exceed the original Storage Contract Capacity set forth on the Cover Sheet, as such original Storage Contract Capacity on the Cover Sheet may have been adjusted (if at all) pursuant to Exhibit B) and/or Efficiency Rate at the beginning of the day following the completion of the test for all purposes under this Agreement, including compensation under Exhibit C.

4.10 WREGIS. Seller shall, at its sole expense, but subject to Section 3.12, take all actions and execute all documents or instruments necessary to ensure that all WREGIS Certificates associated with all Renewable Energy Credits corresponding to all PV Energy are issued and tracked for purposes of satisfying the requirements of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard and transferred in a timely manner to Buyer for Buyer’s sole benefit. Seller shall transfer the Renewable Energy Credits to Buyer, it being acknowledged that Seller may not be able under WREGIS rules to complete all WREGIS registration requirements prior to the Commercial Operation Date. Seller shall comply with all Laws, including the WREGIS Operating Rules, regarding the certification and transfer of such WREGIS Certificates to Buyer and Buyer shall be

40 given sole title to all such WREGIS Certificates. Seller shall be deemed to have satisfied the warranty in Section 3.11(a), provided that Seller fulfills its obligations under Sections 4.10(a) through (f) below. In addition:
(a) Prior to the Commercial Operation Date, Seller shall register the Facility with WREGIS and establish an account with WREGIS (“Seller’s WREGIS Account”), which Seller shall maintain until the end of the Delivery Term. Seller shall transfer the WREGIS Certificates using “Forward Certificate Transfers” (as described in the WREGIS Operating Rules) from Seller’s WREGIS Account to the WREGIS account(s) of Buyer or the account(s) of a designee that Buyer identifies by Notice to Seller (“Buyer’s WREGIS Account”). Seller shall be responsible for all expenses associated with registering the Facility with WREGIS, establishing and maintaining Seller’s WREGIS Account, paying WREGIS Certificate issuance and transfer fees, and transferring WREGIS Certificates from Seller’s WREGIS Account to Buyer’s WREGIS Account.
(b) Seller shall cause Forward Certificate Transfers to occur on a monthly basis in accordance with the certification procedure established by the WREGIS Operating Rules. Since WREGIS Certificates will only be created for whole MWh amounts of PV Energy generated, any fractional MWh amounts (i.e., kWh) will be carried forward until sufficient generation is accumulated for the creation of a WREGIS Certificate.
(c) Seller shall, at its sole expense, ensure that the WREGIS Certificates for a given calendar month correspond with the PV Energy for such calendar month as evidenced by the Facility’s metered data.
(d) Due to the ninety (90) day delay in the creation of WREGIS Certificates relative to the timing of invoice payment under Section 8.2, Buyer shall make an invoice payment for a given month in accordance with Section 8.2 before the WREGIS Certificates for such month are formally transferred to Buyer in accordance with the WREGIS Operating Rules and this Section 4.10. Notwithstanding this delay, Buyer shall have all right and title to all such WREGIS Certificates upon payment to Seller in accordance with Section 8.2. (e) A “WREGIS Certificate Deficit” means any deficit or shortfall in WREGIS Certificates delivered to Buyer for a calendar month as compared to the PV Energy for the same calendar month (taking into account the timing of WREGIS’ issuance of WREGIS Certificates in the normal course) (“Deficient Month”) caused by an error or omission of Seller.

If any WREGIS Certificate Deficit is caused, or the result of any action or inaction by Seller, and remains uncured following sixty (60) days after Notice from Buyer thereof, then the amount of PV Energy in the Deficient Month shall be reduced by the amount of the WREGIS Certificate Deficit for purposes of calculating Buyer’s payment next coming due to Seller under Article 8 and the Guaranteed Energy Production for the applicable Performance Measurement Period; provided, however, that such adjustment shall not apply to the extent that Seller either (x) resolves the WREGIS Certificate Deficit within ninety (90) days after the Deficient Month or (y) provides Replacement Green Attributes (as defined in Exhibit G) delivered within ninety (90) days after the Deficient Month (i) upon a schedule reasonably acceptable to Buyer and (ii) provided that such deliveries do not impose additional costs upon Buyer for which Seller refuses to provide reimbursement. Without limiting Seller’s obligations under this Section 4.10, if a WREGIS

41 Certificate Deficit is caused solely by an error or omission of WREGIS, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith to cause WREGIS to correct its error or omission. (f) If WREGIS changes the WREGIS Operating Rules after the Effective Date or applies the WREGIS Operating Rules in a manner inconsistent with this Section 4.10 after the Effective Date, the Parties promptly shall modify this Section 4.10 as reasonably required to cause and enable Seller to transfer to Buyer’s WREGIS Account a quantity of WREGIS Certificates for each given calendar month that corresponds to the PV Energy in the same calendar month. (g) The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Section 4.10 reflects an understanding between the Parties that WREGIS Certificates will be created equivalent to the amount of PV Energy that is generated by the Generating Facility. If the RPS (or other applicable Law) is applied or changes in a manner inconsistent with such understanding, the Parties shall reasonably coordinate to amend or modify this Agreement to carry out the intent hereof, such agreement not to be unreasonably delayed, conditioned or withheld.

4.11 Interconnection Capacity. Seller shall have and maintain interconnection capacity available or allocable to the Facility for all purposes under the Interconnection Agreement that is no less than the Dedicated Interconnection Capacity for Facility during the Test Energy period and throughout the Delivery Term. Seller shall not allow any Seller Affiliate or third party to use the interconnection capacity under the Interconnection Agreement.

ARTICLE 5
TAXES

5.1 Allocation of Taxes and Charges. Seller shall pay or cause to be paid all Taxes on or with respect to the Facility or on or with respect to the sale and making available of Product to Buyer, that are imposed on Product prior to its delivery to Buyer at the time and place contemplated under this Agreement. Buyer shall pay or cause to be paid all Taxes on or with respect to the delivery to and purchase by Buyer of Product that are imposed on Product at and after its delivery to Buyer at the time and place contemplated under this Agreement (other than withholding or other Taxes imposed on Seller’s income, revenue, receipts or employees), if any.

If a Party is required to remit or pay Taxes that are the other Party’s responsibility hereunder, such Party shall promptly pay the Taxes due and then seek and receive reimbursement from the other for such Taxes. In the event any sale of Product hereunder is exempt from or not subject to any particular Tax, Buyer shall provide Seller with all necessary documentation within thirty (30) days after the date Buyer makes such claim. Buyer shall indemnify, defend, and hold Seller harmless from any liability with respect to Taxes for which Buyer is responsible hereunder and Taxes from which Buyer claims it is exempt.

5.2 Cooperation. Each Party shall use reasonable efforts to implement the provisions of and administer this Agreement in accordance with the intent of the Parties to minimize all Taxes, so long as no Party is materially adversely affected by such efforts. The Parties shall cooperate to minimize Tax exposure; provided, however, that neither Party shall be obligated to incur any financial or operational burden to reduce Taxes for which the other Party is responsible hereunder without receiving due compensation therefor from the other Party. All Product delivered by Seller to Buyer hereunder shall be a sale made at wholesale, with Buyer reselling such Product.

42 ARTICLE 6

MAINTENANCE OF THE FACILITY

6.1 Maintenance of the Facility. Seller shall comply with Law and Prudent Operating Practice relating to the operation and maintenance of the Facility and the generation and sale of Product. No later than sixty (60) days prior to commencing Facility construction, Seller shall deliver to Buyer for its review and approval (such approval not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld) a supplement to this Agreement with additional and supplementary details, procedures and requirements for planning and carrying out Facility maintenance, testing and related activities (including for warranty maintenance and to maximize equipment longevity and performance), and including the scheduling of such activities, all based on the then-current design of the Facility (“Maintenance Protocol”). Thereafter, from time to time, Seller may deliver to Buyer for its review and approval (such approval not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld) any Seller recommended updates to the then-current Maintenance Protocol. The initial Maintenance Protocol (and each update thereto), once approved by Buyer, shall be deemed an amendment to this Agreement. The Maintenance Protocol shall, among other items, include provisions allowing for up to sixty (60) hours per Contract Year for scheduled Facility maintenance during days and hours as designated by Seller (“Approved Maintenance Hours”).

6.2 Maintenance of Health and Safety. Seller shall take reasonable safety precautions with respect to the operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of the Facility. If Seller becomes aware of any circumstances relating to the Facility that create an imminent risk of damage or injury to any Person or any Person’s property, Seller shall take prompt, reasonable action to prevent such damage or injury and shall give Notice to Buyer’s emergency contact identified on Exhibit N of such condition. Such action may include, to the extent reasonably necessary, disconnecting and removing all or a portion of the Facility, or suspending the supply of Facility Energy to the Delivery Point.

6.3 Shared Facilities. The Parties acknowledge and agree that certain of the Shared Facilities and Interconnection Facilities may be subject to certain shared facilities or co-tenancy agreements to be entered into among Seller, the Participating Transmission Owner, Seller’s Affiliates, and/or third parties pursuant to which certain Shared Facilities and/or Interconnection Facilities may be subject to joint ownership and shared maintenance and operation arrangements; provided that such agreements (i) shall permit Seller to perform or satisfy, and shall not purport to limit, its obligations hereunder, including providing interconnection capacity for the Facility in an amount not less than the Dedicated Interconnection Capacity for Facility, (ii) continue to provide for separate metering and a separate CAISO Resource ID for each of the Generating Facility and the Storage Facility, and (iii) shall not allow any Seller Affiliate or third party to use the interconnection capacity under the Interconnection Agreement.

ARTICLE 7

METERING

7.1 Metering.

43 (a) Unless the Parties agree otherwise pursuant to Section 3.13, the Facility shall have a separate CAISO Resource ID for each of the Generating Facility and the Storage Facility. Seller shall measure the amount of PV Energy using the Generating Facility Meter and shall measure the Charging Energy and the Discharging Energy using the Storage Facility Meter.

Seller will also provide any additional meters required by CAISO (e.g., auxiliary meters), WREGIS, or this Agreement and all meters will be operated pursuant to applicable CAISO-approved calculation methodologies and maintained at Seller’s cost. Subject to meeting any applicable CAISO requirements, the Generating Facility Meter and Storage Facility Meter shall be programmed to adjust for Electrical Losses and Station Use, as applicable, from such meters to the Delivery Point in a manner subject to Buyer’s prior written approval, not to be unreasonably withheld. Metering shall be consistent with the requirements of this Agreement, the CAISO Tariff, and to the extent applicable, WREGIS, and to the extent not inconsistent with the foregoing, the Metering Diagram set forth as Exhibit R, a final version of which shall be provided to Buyer at least thirty (30) days before the Commercial Operation Date. (b) Each Generating Facility Meter and Storage Facility Meter shall be kept under seal, such seals to be broken only when the meters are to be tested, adjusted, modified or relocated. In the event Seller breaks a seal, Seller shall notify Buyer as soon as practicable. In addition, Seller hereby agrees to provide all meter data to Buyer in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer, and consents to Buyer obtaining from CAISO the CAISO meter data directly relating to the Facility and all inspection, testing and calibration data and reports. Seller and Buyer, or Buyer’s Scheduling Coordinator, shall cooperate to allow both Parties to retrieve the meter reads from the CAISO Market Results Interface – Settlements (MRI-S) (or its successor) or directly from the CAISO meter(s) at the Facility.

7.2 Meter Verification. Annually, if Seller has reason to believe there may be a meter malfunction, or upon Buyer’s reasonable request, Seller shall test the meter. The tests shall be conducted by independent third parties qualified to conduct such tests. Buyer shall be notified seven (7) days in advance of such tests and have a right to be present during such tests. If a meter is inaccurate it shall be promptly repaired or replaced.

ARTICLE 8
INVOICING AND PAYMENT; CREDIT

8.1 Invoicing. Seller shall make good faith efforts to deliver an invoice to Buyer for Product within fifteen (15) Business Days after the end of the prior monthly billing period. Each invoice shall (a) reflect records of metered data, including CAISO metering and transaction data sufficient to document and verify the amount of Product delivered by the Facility for any Settlement Period during the preceding month, including the amount of PV Energy, Charging Energy, Discharging Energy, Replacement RA and Replacement Product delivered to Buyer (if any), the calculation of Deemed Delivered Energy, and Adjusted Energy Production, the LMP prices at the Delivery Point for each Settlement Period, and the Contract Price applicable to such Product in accordance with Exhibit C; (b) reflect access to any records, including invoices or settlement data from the CAISO, necessary to verify the accuracy of any amount; (c) include any Taxes for which Buyer is liable under Section 5.1; and (d) be in a format reasonably specified by Buyer, covering the services provided in the preceding month determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement. Buyer shall, and shall cause its Scheduling Coordinator

44 to, provide Seller with all reasonable access (including, in real time, to the maximum extent reasonably possible) to any records, including invoices or settlement data from the CAISO, forecast data and other information, all as may be necessary from time to time for Seller to prepare and verify the accuracy of all invoices.

8.2 Payment. Buyer shall make payment to Seller for Product (and any other amounts due) by wire transfer or ACH payment to the bank account designated by Seller in Exhibit N, which may be updated by Seller by Notice hereunder. Buyer shall pay undisputed invoice amounts within thirty (30) days after receipt of the invoice or the end of the prior monthly billing period, whichever is later. 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 prime rate published on the date of the invoice in The Wall Street Journal, or, if The Wall Street Journal is not published on that day, the next succeeding date of publication, plus two percent (2%) (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.

8.3 Books and Records. To facilitate payment and verification, each Party shall maintain all books and records necessary for billing and payments, including copies of all invoices under this Agreement, for a period of at least two (2) years or as otherwise required by Law. Upon ten (10) Business Days’ Notice to the other Party, either Party shall be granted reasonable access to the accounting books and records within the possession or control of the other Party pertaining to all invoices generated pursuant to this Agreement. Seller acknowledges that in accordance with California Government Code Section 8546.7, Seller may be subject to audit by the California State Auditor with regard to Seller’s performance of this Agreement because the compensation under this Agreement exceeds $10,000.

8.4 Payment Adjustments; Billing Errors. Payment adjustments shall be made if Buyer or Seller discovers there have been good faith inaccuracies in invoicing that are not otherwise disputed under Section 8.5 or an adjustment to an amount previously invoiced or paid is required due to a correction of data by the CAISO; provided, however, that there shall be no adjustments to prior invoices based upon meter inaccuracies. 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, until settled in full, in accordance with Section 8.2, accruing from the date on which the adjusted amount should have been due.

8.5 Billing Disputes. 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. Any invoice dispute or invoice adjustment shall be in writing

45 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 five (5) Business Days of such resolution along with interest accrued at the Interest Rate from and including the original due date to but excluding the date paid. Inadvertent overpayments shall be returned via adjustments in accordance with Section 8.4. Any dispute with respect to an invoice is waived if the other Party is not notified in accordance with this Section 8.5 within twelve (12) months after the invoice is rendered or subsequently adjusted, except to the extent any misinformation was from a third party not affiliated with any Party and such third party corrects its information after the twelve (12)-month period. If an invoice is not rendered within twelve (12) months after the close of the month during which performance occurred, the right to payment for such performance is waived.

8.6 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 through netting, in which case all amounts owed by each Party to the other Party for the purchase and sale of Product during the monthly billing period under this Agreement or otherwise arising out of this Agreement, including any related damages calculated pursuant to Exhibits B and P, 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.

8.7 Seller’s Development Security. To secure its obligations under this Agreement, Seller shall deliver the then-required Development Security to Buyer within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, and shall increase the amount thereof to the amount then-required within thirty (30) days after the Material Permit Date. Subject to Section 11.7, Seller shall maintain the then-required Development Security in full force and effect and Seller shall within ten (10) Business Days after any draw thereon replenish the then-required Development Security in the event Buyer collects or draws down any portion of the Development Security for any reason permitted under this Agreement other than to satisfy a Damage Payment or a Termination Payment. Upon the earlier of (i) Seller’s delivery of the Performance Security, or (ii) sixty (60) days after termination of this Agreement, Buyer shall return the Development Security to Seller, less the amounts drawn in accordance with this Agreement. If the Development Security is a Letter of Credit and the issuer of such Letter of Credit (i) fails to maintain the minimum Credit Rating specified in the definition of Letter of Credit, (ii) indicates its intent not to renew such Letter of Credit and such Letter of Credit expires prior to the Commercial Operation Date, or (iii) fails to honor Buyer’s properly documented request to draw on such Letter of Credit by such issuer, Seller shall have ten (10) Business Days to either post cash or deliver a substitute Letter of Credit in the amount of the then-required Development Security and that otherwise meets the requirements set forth in the definition of Development Security.

8.8 Seller’s Performance Security. To secure its obligations under this Agreement, Seller shall deliver Performance Security to Buyer on or before the Commercial Operation Date.

If the Performance Security is not in the form of cash or Letter of Credit, it shall be substantially in the form of Guaranty set forth in Exhibit L. Seller shall maintain the Performance Security in full force and effect, subject to any draws made by Buyer in accordance with this Agreement, until the following have occurred: (A) the Delivery Term has expired or terminated early; and (B) all payment obligations of the Seller then due and payable under this Agreement, including compensation for penalties, Termination Payment, indemnification payments or other damages are

46 paid in full (whether directly or indirectly such as through set-off or netting). Following the occurrence of both events, Buyer shall promptly return to Seller the unused portion of the Performance Security. If the Performance Security is a Letter of Credit and the issuer of such Letter of Credit (i) fails to maintain the minimum Credit Rating set forth in the definition of Letter of Credit, (ii) indicates its intent not to renew such Letter of Credit and such Letter of Credit expires prior to the Commercial Operation Date, or (iii) fails to honor Buyer’s properly documented request to draw on such Letter of Credit by such issuer, Seller shall have ten (10) Business Days to either post cash or deliver a substitute Letter of Credit that meets the requirements set forth in the definition of Performance Security. Seller may at its option exchange one permitted form of Development Security or Performance Security for another permitted form of Development Security or Performance Security, as applicable.

8.9 First Priority Security Interest in Cash or Cash Equivalent Collateral. To secure its obligations under this Agreement, and until released as provided herein, Seller hereby grants to Buyer a present and continuing first-priority security interest (“Security Interest”) in, and lien on (and right to net against), and assignment of the Development Security, Performance Security, any other cash collateral and cash equivalent collateral posted pursuant to Sections 8.7 and 8.8 and any and all interest thereon or proceeds resulting therefrom or from the liquidation thereof, whether now or hereafter held by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of Buyer, and Seller agrees to take all action as Buyer reasonably requires in order to perfect Buyer’s Security Interest in, and lien on (and right to net against), such collateral and any and all proceeds resulting therefrom or from the liquidation thereof.

Upon or any time after the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default caused by Seller, an Early Termination Date resulting from an Event of Default caused by Seller, or an occasion provided for in this Agreement where Buyer is authorized to retain all or a portion of the Development Security or Performance Security, Buyer may do any one or more of the following (in each case subject to the final sentence of this Section 8.9):
(a) Exercise any of its rights and remedies with respect to the Development Security and Performance Security, including any such rights and remedies under Law then in effect;
(b) Draw on any outstanding Letter of Credit issued for its benefit and retain any cash held by Buyer as Development Security or Performance Security; and (c) Liquidate all Development Security or Performance Security (as applicable) then held by or for the benefit of Buyer free from any claim or right of any nature whatsoever of Seller, including any equity or right of purchase or redemption by Seller.

Buyer shall apply the proceeds of the collateral realized upon the exercise of any such rights or remedies to reduce Seller’s obligations under this Agreement (Seller remains liable for any amounts owing to Buyer after such application), subject to Buyer’s obligation to return any surplus proceeds remaining after these obligations are satisfied in full.

8.10 Financial Statements. In the event a Guaranty is provided as Performance Security in lieu of cash or a Letter of Credit, Seller shall provide to Buyer, or cause the Guarantor to provide

47 to Buyer, unaudited quarterly and annual audited financial statements of the Guarantor (including a balance sheet and statements of income and cash flows), all prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied.

8.11 Buyer Information. If at any time Buyer does not have an Investment Grade Credit Rating, to the extent such items are either (i) not readily accessible on Buyer’s website (www.3cenergy.org) or (ii) not a material burden for Buyer to prepare and provide, Buyer shall provide to Seller the following upon request of Seller or Seller’s Lender(s): (a) within ninety (90) days following the end of its first, second and third fiscal quarters, unaudited quarterly financial statements of Buyer prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied; (b) within one hundred eighty (180) days following the end of each fiscal year, annual audited financial statements of Buyer prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied; (c) as available, Buyer’s annual report; (d) committed, unused bank line of credit as of the end of each fiscal quarter; (e) reporting on total customer load and count (including opt out rates and related information) during the prior fiscal quarter as may be reasonably requested by Seller’s financing parties; and (f) other similar financial and operational information for the prior fiscal quarter as may be reasonably requested by Seller’s financing parties.

ARTICLE 9

NOTICES

9.1 Addresses for the Delivery of Notices. Except as provided in Exhibit D, any Notice required, permitted, or contemplated hereunder shall be in writing, shall be addressed to the Party to be notified at the address set forth on Exhibit N or at such other address or addresses as a Party may designate for itself from time to time by Notice hereunder.

9.2 Acceptable Means of Delivering Notice. Each Notice required, permitted, or contemplated hereunder shall be deemed to have been validly served, given or delivered as follows: (a) if sent by United States mail with proper first class postage prepaid, three (3) Business Days following the date of the postmark on the envelope in which such Notice was deposited in the United States mail; (b) if sent by a regularly scheduled overnight delivery carrier with delivery fees either prepaid or an arrangement with such carrier made for the payment of such fees, the next Business Day after the same is delivered by the sending Party to such carrier; (c) if sent by electronic communication (including electronic mail or other electronic means), at the time indicated by the time stamp upon delivery and, if sent after 5 pm, on the next Business Day; or (d) if delivered in person, upon receipt by the receiving Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Notices of outages or other scheduling or dispatch information or requests, may be sent by electronic communication and shall be considered delivered upon successful completion of such transmission.

ARTICLE 10

FORCE MAJEURE

10.1 Definition.

48 (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; epidemic or pandemic (including COVID-19 and related disruptions and events, notwithstanding the existence or foreseeability of the occurrence thereof or delays attributable thereto as of the Effective Date); landslide; mudslide; sabotage; terrorism; earthquake; or other cataclysmic events; an act of public enemy; war; blockade; civil insurrection; riot; changes in Law that render this Agreement or any provisions hereof incapable of (or delayed in) being performed or administered; civil disturbance; 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 at the Contract Price unprofitable or otherwise uneconomic (including an increase in component costs for any reason, including foreign or domestic tariffs, Buyer’s ability to buy electric energy at a lower price, or Seller’s ability to sell the Product, or any component thereof, at a higher price, than under this Agreement); (ii) Seller’s inability or delay to obtain permits or approvals of any type for the construction, operation, or maintenance of the Facility, except to the extent such inability or delay is caused by a Force Majeure Event; (iii) the inability or delay of a Party to make payments when due under this Agreement, unless the cause of such inability or delay is an event that would otherwise constitute a Force Majeure Event; (iv) a Curtailment Order; (v) Seller’s inability or delay to obtain sufficient labor, equipment, materials, or other resources to build or operate the Facility except to the extent such inability or delay is caused by a Force Majeure Event; (vi) any equipment failure except if such equipment failure is caused by a Force Majeure Event; or (vii) Seller’s inability or delay to achieve Construction Start of the Facility following the Guaranteed Construction Start Date or achieve Commercial Operation following the Guaranteed Commercial Operation Date unless the cause of such inability or delay is an event that would otherwise constitute a Force Majeure Event; it being understood and agreed, for the avoidance of doubt, that the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event may give rise to a Development Cure Period.

10.2 No Liability If a Force Majeure Event Occurs. Neither Seller nor Buyer shall be liable to the other Party in the event it is prevented from or delayed in performing its obligations hereunder in whole or in part due to a Force Majeure Event. The Party rendered unable (or delayed) to fulfill any obligation by reason of a Force Majeure Event shall take reasonable actions necessary to remove such inability or delay. Nothing herein shall be construed as permitting that Party to continue to fail to perform after said cause has been removed. Neither Party shall be considered in breach or default of this Agreement if and to the extent that any failure or delay in the Party’s

52 (F) the Guarantor shall repudiate, disaffirm, disclaim, or reject, in whole or in part, or challenge the validity of any Guaranty; or (x) with respect to any outstanding Letter of Credit provided for the benefit of Buyer that is not then required under this Agreement to be canceled or returned, the failure by Seller to provide for the benefit of Buyer either (1) cash, or (2) a substitute Letter of Credit from a different issuer meeting the criteria set forth in the definition of Letter of Credit, in each case, in the amount required hereunder within ten (10) Business Days after Seller receives Notice of the occurrence of any of the following events:
(A) the issuer of the outstanding Letter of Credit shall fail to maintain a Credit Rating of at least A- by S&P, A- by Fitch, or A3 by Moody’s;
(B) the issuer of such Letter of Credit becomes Bankrupt; (C) the issuer of the outstanding Letter of Credit shall fail to comply with or perform its obligations under such Letter of Credit and such failure shall be continuing after the lapse of any applicable grace period permitted under such Letter of Credit;
(D) the issuer of the outstanding Letter of Credit shall fail to honor a properly documented request to draw on such Letter of Credit; (E) the issuer of the outstanding Letter of Credit shall disaffirm, disclaim, repudiate or reject, in whole or in part, or challenge the validity of, such Letter of Credit;
(F) such Letter of Credit fails or ceases to be in full force and effect at any time; or
(G) Seller shall fail to renew or cause the renewal of each outstanding Letter of Credit on a timely basis as provided in the relevant Letter of Credit and as provided in accordance with this Agreement, and in no event less than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the outstanding Letter of Credit.

11.2 Remedies; Declaration of Early Termination Date. If an Event of Default with respect to a Defaulting Party shall have occurred and be continuing, the other Party (“Non-Defaulting Party”) shall have the following rights:
(a) to send Notice, designating a day, no earlier than the day such Notice is deemed to be received and no later than twenty (20) days after such Notice is deemed to be received, as an early termination date of this Agreement (“Early Termination Date”) that terminates this Agreement (the “Terminated Transaction”) and ends the Delivery Term effective as of the Early Termination Date;

53 (b) to accelerate all amounts owing between the Parties, and to collect as liquidated damages (i) the Damage Payment (in the case of an Event of Default by Seller occurring before the Commercial Operation Date, including an Event of Default under Section 11.1(b)(ii)) subject to the limitations in Section 11.7, or (ii) the Termination Payment calculated in accordance with Section 11.3 below (in the case of any other Event of Default by either Party); (c) to withhold any payments due to the Defaulting Party under this Agreement; (d) to suspend performance; or
(e) to exercise any other right or remedy available at law or in equity, including specific performance or injunctive relief, except to the extent such remedies are expressly limited under this Agreement;
provided, that payment by the Defaulting Party of the Damage Payment or Termination Payment, as applicable, shall constitute liquidated damages and the Non-Defaulting Party’s sole and exclusive remedy for the Terminated Transaction and the Event of Default related thereto.

11.3 Termination Payment. The Termination Payment (“Termination Payment”) for the Terminated Transaction shall be the aggregate of all Settlement Amounts plus any and all other amounts due to or from the Non-Defaulting Party (as of the Early Termination Date) netted into a single amount. If the Non-Defaulting Party’s aggregate Gains exceed its aggregate Losses and Costs, if any, resulting from the termination of this Agreement, the net Settlement Amount shall be zero. The Non-Defaulting Party shall calculate, in a commercially reasonable manner, a Settlement Amount for the Terminated Transaction as of the Early Termination Date. Third parties supplying information for purposes of the calculation of Gains or Losses may include, without limitation, dealers in the relevant markets, end-users of the relevant product, information vendors and other sources of market information. The Settlement Amount shall not include consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary, indirect or business interruption damages. Without prejudice to the Non-Defaulting Party’s duty to mitigate, the Non-Defaulting Party shall not have to enter into replacement transactions to establish a Settlement Amount. Each Party agrees and acknowledges that (a) the actual damages that the Non-Defaulting Party would incur in connection with the Terminated Transaction would be difficult or impossible to predict with certainty, (b) the Damage Payment or Termination Payment described in Section 11.2 or this Section 11.3 (as applicable) is a reasonable and appropriate approximation of such damages, and (c) the Damage Payment or Termination Payment described in Section 11.2 or this Section 11.3 (as applicable) is the exclusive remedy of the Non-Defaulting Party in connection with the Terminated Transaction but shall not otherwise act to limit any of the Non-Defaulting Party’s rights or remedies if the Non-Defaulting Party does not elect a Terminated Transaction as its remedy for an Event of Default by the Defaulting Party.

11.4 Notice of Payment of Termination Payment. As soon as practicable after a Terminated Transaction, Notice shall be given by the Non-Defaulting Party to the Defaulting Party of the amount of the Damage Payment or Termination Payment and whether the Termination Payment is due to or from the Non-Defaulting Party. The Notice shall include a written statement explaining in reasonable detail the calculation of such amount and the sources for such calculation.

55 FOR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION FOR WHICH AN EXPRESS AND EXCLUSIVE

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, THE OBLIGOR’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO DIRECT DAMAGES ONLY.

TO THE EXTENT ANY DAMAGES REQUIRED TO BE PAID HEREUNDER ARE LIQUIDATED, INCLUDING UNDER SECTIONS 2.4, 3.8, 4.3(f), 4.4(c), 4.5(c), 4.7, 4.8(b),

4.8(c), 4.10(e), 10.4, 11.2, AND 11.3, AND AS PROVIDED IN EXHIBIT B, EXHIBIT C,

EXHIBIT G, AND EXHIBIT P THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DAMAGES

ARE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE, THAT OTHERWISE OBTAINING AN

ADEQUATE REMEDY IS INCONVENIENT, AND THAT THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

CONSTITUTE A REASONABLE APPROXIMATION OF THE ANTICIPATED HARM OR LOSS. 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. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO CONTEST SUCH PAYMENTS AS AN UNREASONABLE PENALTY.

THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT MONEY DAMAGES AND THE

EXPRESS REMEDIES PROVIDED FOR HEREIN ARE AN ADEQUATE REMEDY FOR THE

BREACH BY THE OTHER OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND EACH PARTY

WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE WITH RESPECT TO ANY OBLIGATION OF THE OTHER PARTY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.

ARTICLE 13
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; AUTHORITY

13.1 Seller’s Representations and Warranties. As of the Effective Date, Seller represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Seller is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, and is qualified to conduct business in the state of California and each jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of Seller. (b) Seller has the power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and is not prohibited from entering into this Agreement or discharging and performing all covenants and obligations on its part to be performed under and pursuant to this Agreement, except where such failure does not have a material adverse effect on Seller’s performance under this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Seller has been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on the part of Seller and does not and will not require the consent of any trustee or holder of any indebtedness or other obligation of Seller or any other party to any other agreement with Seller.

56 (c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement, consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, and fulfillment of and compliance by Seller with the provisions of this Agreement will not conflict with or constitute a breach of or a default under any Law presently in effect having applicability to Seller, subject to any permits that have not yet been obtained by Seller, the documents of formation of Seller or any outstanding trust indenture, deed of trust, mortgage, loan agreement or other evidence of indebtedness or any other agreement or instrument to which Seller is a party or by which any of its property is bound. (d) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller. This Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by laws of general applicability limiting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with general principles of equity. (e) The Facility is located in the State of California. (f) Seller (or an Affiliate of Seller) will be responsible for obtaining all permits necessary to construct and operate the Facility.
(g) Seller does not have actual knowledge of any specific circumstance related to a Force Majeure Event or any other delay in connection with Seller’s development, procurement or construction activities for the Facility that would, including with the passage of time, entitle Seller to an extension of the Guaranteed Construction Start Date or Guaranteed Commercial Operation Date pursuant to a Development Cure Period.
(h) Seller or one of its upstream Affiliates has signed the SEIA pledge found at https://www.seia.org/news/solar-companies-unite-prevent-forced-labor-solar-supply-chain opposing the use of forced labor in the solar supply change and calling for the development of an industry-wide solar supply chain traceability protocol. Seller shall comply with all applicable Laws relating to incorporation of raw materials, inputs or finished products that use forced labor in relation to Seller’s procurement for, and construction of, the Facility.

13.2 Buyer’s Representations and Warranties. As of the Effective Date, Buyer represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Buyer is a joint powers authority and a validly existing community choice aggregator, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California and the rules, regulations and orders of the California Public Utilities Commission, and is qualified to conduct business in each jurisdiction of the Joint Powers Agreement members. All Persons making up the governing body of Buyer are the elected or appointed incumbents in their positions and hold their positions in good standing in accordance with the Joint Powers Agreement and other Law.
(b) Buyer has the power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and is not prohibited from entering into this Agreement or discharging and performing all covenants and obligations on its part to be performed under and pursuant to this Agreement, except where such failure does not have a material adverse effect on Buyer’s performance under this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Buyer and does not and will not require the consent

57 of any trustee or holder of any indebtedness or other obligation of Buyer or any other party to any other agreement with Buyer.
(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement, consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, and fulfillment of and compliance by Buyer with the provisions of this Agreement will not conflict with or constitute a breach of or a default under any Law presently in effect having applicability to Buyer, the documents of formation of Buyer or any outstanding trust indenture, deed of trust, mortgage, loan agreement or other evidence of indebtedness or any other agreement or instrument to which Buyer is a party or by which any of its property is bound.
(d) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer. This Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by laws of general applicability limiting the enforcement of creditors’ rights or by the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with general principles of equity. (e) Buyer warrants and covenants that with respect to its contractual obligations under this Agreement, it will not claim immunity on the grounds of sovereignty or similar grounds with respect to itself or its revenues or assets from (1) suit, (2) jurisdiction of court (provided that such court is limited within a venue permitted in law and under this Agreement), (3) relief by way of injunction, order for specific performance or recovery of property, (4) attachment of assets, or (5) execution or enforcement of any judgment; provided, however that nothing in this Agreement shall waive the obligations or rights set forth in the California Tort Claims Act (Government Code Section 810 et seq.).
(f) Buyer is a “local public entity” as defined in Section 900.4 of the Government Code of the State of California.
(g) Buyer’s purchase of the Product under this Agreement is for resale to its customers in the ordinary course of its business.

13.3 General Covenants. Each Party covenants that commencing on the Effective Date and continuing throughout the Contract Term:
(a) It shall continue to be duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and to be qualified to conduct business in California and each jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on its business or financial condition;
(b) It shall maintain (or obtain from time to time as required) all regulatory authorizations, approvals and permits necessary for the operation of the Facility and for Seller to legally perform its obligations under this Agreement; and (c) It shall perform its obligations under this Agreement in compliance with all terms and conditions in its governing documents and in material compliance with any Law.

13.4 Prevailing Wage. Seller shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations, and orders and decrees of any courts or

58 administrative bodies or tribunals, including without limitation employment discrimination laws and prevailing wage laws. Seller shall use reasonable efforts to ensure that all employees hired by Seller, and its contractors and subcontractors, that will perform construction work or provide services at the Site related to construction of the Facility are paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing for workers performing similar work in the locality as provided by applicable California law, if any (“Prevailing Wage Requirement”). Nothing herein shall require Seller, its contractors and subcontractors to comply with, or assume liability created by other inapplicable provisions of any California labor laws. Buyer agrees that Seller’s obligations under this Section 13.4 with respect to the Prevailing Wage Requirement will be satisfied upon the execution of a project labor agreement related to construction of the Facility.

ARTICLE 14

ASSIGNMENT

14.1 General Prohibition on Assignments. Except as provided below, neither Party may voluntarily assign this Agreement or its rights or obligations under this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Any assignment made without required written consent, or in violation of the conditions to assignment set out below, shall be null and void. Seller shall be responsible for Buyer’s reasonable costs associated with the preparation, review, execution and delivery of documents in connection with any assignment of this Agreement, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees.

14.2 Collateral Assignment. Subject to the provisions of this Section 14.2, Seller has the right to assign this Agreement as collateral for any financing or refinancing of the Facility without the consent of Buyer. In connection with any financing or refinancing of the Facility by Seller, Buyer shall in good faith work with Seller and Lender to agree upon a consent to collateral assignment of this Agreement (“Collateral Assignment Agreement”). The Collateral Assignment Agreement must be in form and substance agreed to by Buyer, Seller and Lender, with such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, and must include, among others, the following provisions (with Buyer’s consent not to be unreasonably withheld for such changes as may be reasonably requested by Lender):
(a) Buyer shall give Notice of an Event of Default by Seller to the Person(s) to be specified by Lender in the Collateral Assignment Agreement, before exercising its right to terminate this Agreement as a result of such Event of Default and expiration of applicable cure periods (including any extended cure periods provided to Lender); provided that such notice shall be provided to Lender at the time such notice is provided to Seller and any additional cure period of Lender agreed to in the Collateral Assignment Agreement shall not commence until Lender has received notice of such Event of Default;
(b) Following an Event of Default by Seller under this Agreement, Buyer may require Seller or Lender (if Lender has provided the notice set forth in subsection (c) below) to provide to Buyer a report concerning:
(i) The status of efforts by Seller or Lender to develop a plan to cure the Event of Default;

59 (ii) Impediments to the cure plan or its development; (iii) If a cure plan has been adopted, the status of the cure plan’s implementation (including any modifications to the plan as well as the expected timeframe within which any cure is expected to be implemented); and
(iv) Any other information which Buyer may reasonably require related to the development, implementation and timetable of the cure plan.

Seller or Lender must provide the report to Buyer within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of Notice from Buyer requesting the report. Buyer will have no further right to require the report with respect to a particular Event of Default after that Event of Default has been cured; (c) Lender will have the right to cure an Event of Default on behalf of Seller, only if Lender sends a written notice to Buyer indicating Lender’s or its designee’s intention to attempt to cure such Event of Default before the later of (i) the expiration of any cure period under this Agreement, and (ii) ten (10) Business Days after Lender’s receipt of notice of such Event of Default from Buyer. Buyer will have the right to exercise its remedies with respect to such Event of Default unless Lender or its designee remedies or cures such Event of Default within the cure period under this Agreement and any additional cure periods agreed in the Collateral Assignment Agreement up to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) days (or one hundred eighty (180) days (or as required by Law, if longer) in the event of a bankruptcy of Seller or any foreclosure or similar proceeding if required by Lender to cure any Event of Default); (d) In addition to Lender’s rights in the case of an Event of Default, Lender will have the right to consent before any termination of this Agreement which does not arise out of an Event of Default;
(e) Lender will receive prior Notice of and the right to approve material amendments to this Agreement, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned;
(f) If Lender, directly or indirectly, takes possession of, or title to the Facility (including possession by a receiver or title by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure), Lender must assume all of Seller’s obligations arising under this Agreement and all related agreements (subject to such limits on liability as are mutually agreed to by Seller, Buyer and Lender as set forth in the Collateral Assignment Agreement); provided, before such assumption, if Buyer advises Lender that Buyer will require that Lender cure (or cause to be cured) any Event of Default existing as of the possession date (other than any non-payment Event of Default that is not reasonably capable of cure) in order to avoid the exercise by Buyer (in its sole discretion) of Buyer’s right to terminate this Agreement with respect to such Event of Default, then Lender at its option, and in its sole discretion, may elect to either:
(i) Cause such Event of Default to be cured within the time frames provided above, or
(ii) Not assume this Agreement;

62 reasonable attorneys’ and expert witness fees, for personal injury or death to Persons and damage to the property of any third party to the extent arising out of, resulting from, or caused by the negligent or willful misconduct of the Indemnifying Party, its Affiliates, its directors, officers, employees or agents (collectively, “Indemnifiable Losses”). (b) Nothing in this Section shall enlarge or relieve Seller or Buyer of any liability to the other for any breach of this Agreement. Neither Party shall be indemnified for its damages resulting from its sole negligence, intentional acts, or willful misconduct. These indemnity provisions shall not be construed to relieve any insurer of its obligations to pay claims consistent with the provisions of a valid insurance policy.

16.2 Notice of Claim. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and upon obtaining knowledge of an Indemnifiable Loss for which it is entitled to indemnity under this Article 16, the Indemnified Party will promptly notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of any damage, claim, loss, liability or expense which Indemnified Party has determined has given or could give rise to an Indemnifiable Loss under Section 16.1 (“Claim”). The Notice is referred to as a “Notice of Claim”. A Notice of Claim will specify, in reasonable detail, the facts known to Indemnified Party regarding the Indemnifiable Loss.

16.3 Failure to Provide Notice. A failure to give timely Notice or to include any specified information in any Notice as provided in this Section 16.3 will not affect the rights or obligations of any Party hereunder except and only to the extent that, as a result of such failure, any Party which was entitled to receive such Notice was deprived of its right to recover any payment under its applicable insurance coverage or was otherwise materially damaged as a direct result of such failure and, provided further, Indemnifying Party is not obligated to indemnify any member of the Indemnified Group for the increased amount of any Indemnifiable Loss which would otherwise have been payable to the extent that the increase resulted from the failure to deliver timely a Notice of Claim.

16.4 Defense of Claims. If, within ten (10) Business Days after giving a Notice of Claim regarding a Claim to Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section 16.2, Indemnified Party receives Notice from Indemnifying Party that Indemnifying Party has elected to assume the defense of such Claim, Indemnifying Party will not be liable for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that if Indemnifying Party fails to take reasonable steps necessary to defend diligently such Claim within ten (10) Business Days after receiving Notice from Indemnified Party that Indemnified Party believes Indemnifying Party has failed to take such steps, or if Indemnifying Party has not undertaken fully to indemnify Indemnified Party in respect of all Indemnifiable Losses relating to the matter, Indemnified Party may assume its own defense, and Indemnifying Party will be liable for all reasonable costs or expenses, including attorneys’ fees, paid or incurred in connection therewith.

Without the prior written consent of Indemnified Party, Indemnifying Party will not enter into any settlement of any Claim which would lead to liability or create any financial or other obligation on the part of Indemnified Party for which Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that Indemnifying Party may accept any settlement without the consent of Indemnified Party if such settlement provides a full release to Indemnified Party and no requirement that Indemnified Party acknowledge fault or culpability. If a firm offer is made to settle a Claim without leading to liability or the creation of a financial or other obligation on the

64 (d) Business Auto Liability Insurance. Seller shall maintain at all times during the Contract Term Business Auto Liability insurance for bodily injury and property damage with limits of . Such insurance shall cover liability
arising out of Seller’s use of all owned (if any), non-owned and hired vehicles, including trailers or semi-trailers in the performance of this Agreement.
(e) Construction All-Risk Insurance. Seller shall maintain or cause to be maintained during the construction of the Facility, but only after major electrical generating equipment as arrived at the Facility, prior to the Commercial Operation Date, construction all-risk form property insurance covering the Facility during such construction periods, and naming the Lender (if any) as the loss payee where its interest may appear. (f) Pollution Legal Liability. Seller shall maintain or cause to be maintained during the construction of the Facility prior to the Commercial Operation Date, Pollution Legal Liability Insurance in the amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) per occurrence and in the aggregate. Such insurance shall include coverage for bodily injury and property damage, including clean-up costs and defense costs, resulting from sudden & accidental or new gradual pollution conditions.
(g) Subcontractor Insurance. Seller shall require all of its subcontractors to carry the same levels of insurance as Seller where exposure exists. All subcontractors shall include Seller as an additional insured to (i) Commercial General Liability insurance; (ii) Employers’ Liability coverage; and (iii) Business Auto Liability insurance for bodily injury and property damage. All subcontractors shall provide a primary and non-contributory endorsement and a waiver of subrogation to Seller for the required coverage pursuant to this Section 17.1(g). (h) Evidence of Insurance. Within ten (10) days after execution of this Agreement and upon annual renewal thereafter, Seller shall deliver to Buyer certificates of insurance evidencing such coverage. Buyer shall be given at least thirty (30) days prior Notice by Seller in the event of any cancellation of coverage. Such insurance shall be primary coverage without right of contribution from any insurance of Buyer. Any other insurance maintained by Seller is for the exclusive benefit of Seller and shall not in any manner inure to the benefit of Buyer.

ARTICLE 18

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

18.1 Definition of Confidential Information. The following constitutes “Confidential Information,” whether oral or written which is delivered by Seller to Buyer or by Buyer to Seller including: (a) the terms and conditions of, and proposals and negotiations related to, this Agreement, and (b) information that either Seller or Buyer stamps or otherwise identifies as “confidential” or “proprietary” before disclosing it to the other. Confidential Information does not include (i) information that was publicly available at the time of the disclosure, other than as a result of a disclosure in breach of this Agreement; (ii) information that becomes publicly available through no fault of the recipient after the time of the delivery; (iii) information that was rightfully in the possession of the recipient (without confidential or proprietary restriction) at the time of

65 delivery or that becomes available to the recipient from a source not subject to any restriction against disclosing such information to the recipient; and (iv) information that the recipient independently developed without a violation of this Agreement.

18.2 Duty to Maintain Confidentiality. Confidential Information will retain its character as Confidential Information but may be disclosed by the recipient (the “Receiving Party”) if and to the extent such disclosure is required (a) to be made by any requirements of Law, (b) pursuant to an order of a court or (c) in order to enforce this Agreement. If the Receiving Party becomes legally compelled (by interrogatories, requests for information or documents, subpoenas, summons, civil investigative demands, or similar processes or otherwise in connection with any litigation or to comply with any applicable law, order, regulation, ruling, regulatory request, accounting disclosure rule or standard or any exchange, control area or independent system operator rule) to disclose any Confidential Information of the disclosing Party (the “Disclosing Party”), Receiving Party shall provide Disclosing Party with prompt Notice so that Disclosing Party, at its sole expense, may seek an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy.

If the Disclosing Party takes no such action after receiving the foregoing Notice from the Receiving Party, the Receiving Party is not required to defend against such request and shall be permitted to disclose such Confidential Information of the Disclosing Party, with no liability for any damages that arise from such disclosure. Each Party hereto acknowledges and agrees that information and documentation provided in connection with this Agreement may be subject to the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 7920 et seq.).

18.3 Irreparable Injury; Remedies. Receiving Party acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are necessary and reasonable in order to protect Disclosing Party and the business of Disclosing Party, and expressly acknowledges that monetary damages would be inadequate to compensate Disclosing Party for any breach or threatened breach by Receiving Party of any covenants and agreements set forth in this Article 18. Accordingly, Receiving Party acknowledges that any such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to Disclosing Party and that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, in law, in equity or otherwise, Disclosing Party will be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the threatened breach of this Article 18 or the continuation of any such breach, without the necessity of proving actual damages.

18.4 Disclosure to Lenders, Etc.. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 18, Confidential Information may be disclosed by Seller to any actual or potential Lender or investor or any of their Affiliates, and Seller’s or its Affiliates’ actual or potential agents, consultants, contractors, trustees, or financing parties, so long as the Person to whom Confidential Information is disclosed agrees in writing to be bound by the confidentiality provisions of this Article 18 to the same extent as if it were a Party.

18.5 Press Releases. Neither Party shall issue (or cause its Affiliates to issue) a press release regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement unless both Parties have agreed upon the contents of any such public statement.

66 ARTICLE 19

MISCELLANEOUS

19.1 Entire Agreement; Integration; Exhibits. This Agreement, together with the Cover Sheet and Exhibits attached hereto constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between Seller and Buyer with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements relating to the subject matter hereof, which are of no further force or effect. The Exhibits attached hereto are integral parts hereof and are made a part of this Agreement by reference. The headings used herein are for convenience and reference purposes only. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of the Cover Sheet or any Exhibit, the provisions of first the Cover Sheet, and then this Agreement shall prevail, and such Exhibit shall be corrected accordingly. 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 Party as a result of the preparation, substitution, submission or other event of negotiation, drafting or execution hereof.

19.2 Amendments. This Agreement may only be amended, modified or supplemented by an instrument in writing executed by duly authorized representatives of Seller and Buyer; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement may not be amended by electronic mail communications.

19.3 No Waiver. Waiver by a Party of any default by the other Party shall not be construed as a waiver of any other default.

19.4 No Agency, Partnership, Joint Venture or Lease. Seller and the agents and employees of Seller shall, in the performance of this Agreement, act in an independent capacity and not as officers or employees or agents of Buyer. Under this Agreement, Seller and Buyer intend to act as energy seller and energy purchaser, respectively, and do not intend to be treated as, and shall not act as, partners in, co-venturers in or lessor/lessee with respect to the Facility or any business related to the Facility. This Agreement shall not impart any rights enforceable by any third party (other than a permitted successor or assignee bound to this Agreement or, to the extent set forth herein, any Lender) or Indemnified Party.

19.5 Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is unenforceable or held to be unenforceable, the Parties agree that all other provisions of this Agreement have force and effect and shall not be affected thereby. The Parties shall, however, use their best endeavors to agree on the replacement of the void, illegal or unenforceable provision(s) with legally acceptable clauses which correspond as closely as possible to the sense and purpose of the affected provision and this Agreement as a whole.

19.6 Mobile-Sierra. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither Party shall seek, nor shall they support any third party seeking, to prospectively or retroactively revise the rates, terms or conditions of service of this Agreement through application or complaint to FERC pursuant to the provisions of Section 205, 206 or 306 of the Federal Power Act, or any other provisions of the Federal Power Act, absent prior written agreement of the Parties. Further, absent the prior written agreement in writing by both Parties, the standard of review for changes to the rates, terms or conditions of service of this Agreement proposed by a Party shall be the

67 “public interest” standard of review set forth in United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp., 350 U.S. 332 (1956) and Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co., 350 U.S. 348 (1956). Changes proposed by a non-Party or FERC acting sua sponte shall be subject to the most stringent standard permissible under applicable law.

19.7 Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and each of which shall be deemed an original. The Parties may rely on electronic, facsimile or scanned signatures as originals.

19.8 Electronic Delivery. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by electronic format (including portable document format (.pdf)) shall be the same as delivery of an original executed signature page.

19.9 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

19.10 No Recourse to Members of Buyer. Buyer is organized as a Joint Powers Authority in accordance with the Joint Exercise of Powers Act of the State of California (Government Code Section 6500, et seq.) pursuant to its Joint Powers Agreement and is a public entity separate from its constituent members. Buyer shall solely be responsible for all debts, obligations and liabilities accruing and arising out of this Agreement. Seller shall have no rights and shall not make any claims, take any actions or assert any remedies against any of Buyer’s constituent members, or the employees, directors, officers, consultants or advisors of Buyer or its constituent members, in connection with this Agreement.

19.11 Forward Contract. The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement constitutes a “forward contract” within the meaning of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and Buyer and Seller are “forward contract merchants” within the meaning of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Each Party further agrees that, for all purposes of this Agreement, each Party waives and agrees not to assert the applicability of the provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 366 in any bankruptcy proceeding wherein such Party is a debtor. In any such proceeding, each Party further waives the right to assert that the other Party is a provider of last resort to the extent such term relates to 11 U.S.C. §366 or another provision of 11 U.S.C. § 101-1532.

19.12 Further Assurances. Each of the Parties hereto agree to provide such information, execute and deliver any instruments and documents and to take such other actions as may be necessary or reasonably requested by the other Party which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement and which do not involve the assumptions of obligations other than those provided for in this Agreement, to give full effect to this Agreement and to carry out the intent of this Agreement.

19.13 Change in Electric Market Design. If, after the Effective Date, (i) a change in the CAISO Tariff renders this Agreement or any provisions hereof incapable of being performed or administered, or (ii) a change in the CAISO Tariff, CPUC rules or other Law (or any new Law) results in the Net Qualifying Capacity of the Facility on a consistent or ongoing basis falling below the Qualifying Capacity of the Facility through no fault of Seller and such change in Law is not

68 reasonably addressable by Seller under the requirements imposed on Seller under Section 3.12, then either Party may request that Buyer and Seller enter into negotiations to make the minimum changes to this Agreement necessary to make this Agreement capable of being performed and administered (or, in the case of preceding clause (ii), to maintain Seller’s level of burdens or obligations under Section 3.8), in each case while attempting to preserve to the maximum extent possible the overall benefits, burdens, and obligations set forth in this Agreement as of the Effective Date. Upon delivery of such a request, Buyer and Seller shall engage in such negotiations in good faith. If Buyer and Seller are unable, within sixty (60) days after delivery of such request, to agree upon changes to this Agreement or to resolve issues relating to changes to this Agreement, then any Party may submit issues pertaining to changes to this Agreement to the dispute resolution process set forth in Article 15. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) a change in cost shall not in and of itself be deemed to render this Agreement or any of the provisions hereof incapable of being performed or administered, (b) all unaffected provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect during any period of such negotiation or dispute resolution, and (c) there shall be no increase in the Contract Price absent the written consent of Buyer. [Signatures on following page]

4161-0745-8120.7
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the Effective Date.

SF JASMINE, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company
By:

Name:

Title:

CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY
ENERGY, a California joint powers
authority
By:

Name:

Title:

Approved as to form:

By:

Name:

Title:

Exhibit A - 1

EXHIBIT A

FACILITY DESCRIPTION
Site Name: Jasmine
Site includes all or some of the following APNs: 295-130-78-00, 295-130-36-00, and 295-130- 80-00
County: Kern County
CEQA Lead Agency: Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department Type of Generating Facility: Solar Photovoltaic
Operating Characteristics of Generating Facility: 70 MW AC as-available solar photovoltaic Type of Storage Facility: Battery energy storage facility Operating Characteristics of Storage Facility:

Maximum Stored Energy Level at COD (MWh): MWh
Maximum Charging Capacity at COD: MW
Maximum Discharging Capacity at COD: MW
Operating Restrictions of Storage Facility: See Exhibit Q Guaranteed Capacity: See definition in Section 1.1
Storage Contract Capacity: See definition in Section 1.1 Dedicated Interconnection Capacity for Facility: 70 MW
Delivery Point: The Facility PNode(s) corresponding to the Lakeview 70 KV Substation PNode(s): PNode(s) shall be updated by mutual agreement of Buyer and Seller prior to the initial delivery of Test Energy hereunder, to reflect the PNode(s) then assigned by the CAISO as closest to the Facility.

Generating Facility Meter Location(s): See Exhibit R
Storage Facility Meter Location(s): See Exhibit R
Facility Interconnection Point: Lakeview 70 kV Substation Participating Transmission Owner: Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Exhibit D - 1

EXHIBIT D

SCHEDULING COORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES
(a) Buyer as Scheduling Coordinator for the Facility. Upon Initial Synchronization of the Facility to the CAISO Grid and through the end of the Delivery Term, Buyer shall be the Scheduling Coordinator or designate a qualified third party to provide Scheduling Coordinator services with the CAISO for the Facility for the delivery and the receipt of Test Energy and the Product at the Delivery Point and for the purposes of conducting Storage Capacity Tests. At least thirty (30) days prior to the Initial Synchronization of the Facility to the CAISO Grid, (i) Seller shall take all actions and execute and deliver to Buyer and the CAISO all documents necessary to authorize or designate Buyer (or Buyer’s designee) as the Scheduling Coordinator for the Facility effective as of the Initial Synchronization of the Facility to the CAISO Grid, and (ii) Buyer shall, and shall cause its designee to, take all actions and execute and deliver to Seller and the CAISO all documents necessary to authorize or designate Buyer or its designee as the Scheduling Coordinator for the Facility effective as of the Initial Synchronization of the Facility to the CAISO Grid. On and after Initial Synchronization of the Facility to the CAISO Grid, Seller shall not authorize or designate any other party to act as the Facility’s Scheduling Coordinator, nor shall Seller perform for its own benefit the duties of Scheduling Coordinator, and Seller shall not revoke Buyer’s authorization to act as the Facility’s Scheduling Coordinator unless agreed to by Buyer.

Buyer’s SC (which may be Buyer) shall submit bids to the CAISO in accordance with this Agreement and the applicable CAISO Tariff, protocols and Scheduling practices for Product on a day-ahead, hour-ahead, fifteen-minute market or real time basis, as determined by Buyer consistent with the CAISO Tariff.
(b) Notices. Buyer’s SC (which may be Buyer) shall provide Seller with access to a web-based system through which Seller shall submit to Buyer and the CAISO all notices and updates required under the CAISO Tariff regarding the Facility’s status, including, but not limited to, all outage requests, forced outages, forced outage reports, clearance requests, or must offer waiver forms. Seller will cooperate with Buyer to provide such notices and updates. If the web-based system is not available, Seller shall promptly submit such information to Buyer and the CAISO (in order of preference) telephonically or by electronic mail transmission to the personnel designated to receive such information. Buyer (as the Facility’s SC) shall provide Seller with read-only access to applicable real-time CAISO data to the extent Buyer has the authorization to do so. (c) CAISO Costs and Revenues. Except as otherwise set forth in this part (c) or as otherwise expressly provided in the Agreement, Buyer (as Scheduling Coordinator for the Facility) shall be responsible for CAISO costs (including penalties, Imbalance Energy and Charging Energy costs or revenues, and other charges) and shall be entitled to all CAISO revenues (including credits, Imbalance Energy and Discharging Energy revenues or costs, and other payments), including revenues associated with CAISO dispatches, bid cost recovery, Inter-SC Trade credits, or other credits in respect of the Product Scheduled or delivered from the Facility. Seller shall be responsible for all CAISO penalties resulting from any failure by Seller to abide by the CAISO Tariff or the outage notification requirements set forth in this Agreement (except to the extent such non-compliance is caused by Buyer’s failure to perform its duties as Scheduling Coordinator for the Facility). The Parties agree that any Availability Incentive Payments (as defined in the CAISO Tariff) are for the benefit of Seller and for Seller’s account and that any Non-Availability Charges

Exhibit D - 2
(as defined in the CAISO Tariff) are the responsibility of Seller and for Seller’s account, except to the extent any Non-Availability Charges arise from Scheduling Coordinator’s violation of the Tariff. In addition, if during the Delivery Term, the CAISO implements or has implemented any sanction or penalty related to scheduling, outage reporting, or generator operation, and any such sanctions or penalties are imposed upon the Facility or to Buyer as Scheduling Coordinator due to failure by Seller to abide by the CAISO Tariff or the outage notification requirements set forth in this Agreement, the cost of the sanctions or penalties shall be Seller’s responsibility. (d) CAISO Settlements. Buyer (as the Facility’s SC) shall be responsible for all settlement functions with the CAISO related to the Facility. Buyer shall render a separate invoice to Seller for any CAISO payments, charges or penalties (“CAISO Charges Invoice”) for which Seller is responsible under this Agreement. CAISO Charges Invoices shall be rendered after settlement information becomes available from the CAISO that identifies any CAISO charges.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller acknowledges that the CAISO will issue additional invoices reflecting CAISO adjustments to such CAISO charges. Buyer will review, validate, and if requested by Seller under paragraph (e) below, dispute any charges that are the responsibility of Seller in a timely manner and consistent with Buyer’s existing settlement processes for charges that are Buyer’s responsibilities. Subject to Seller’s right to dispute and to have Buyer pursue the dispute of any such invoices, Seller shall pay the amount of CAISO Charges Invoices within ten (10) Business Days of Seller’s receipt of the CAISO Charges Invoice. If Seller fails to pay such CAISO Charges Invoice within that period, Buyer may net or offset any amounts owing to it for such CAISO Charges Invoices against any future amounts it may owe to Seller under this Agreement. The obligations under this Section with respect to payment of CAISO Charges Invoices shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. (e) Dispute Costs. Buyer (as the Facility’s SC) may be required by Seller to dispute CAISO settlements in respect of the Facility. Seller agrees to pay Buyer’s costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) associated with its involvement with such CAISO disputes to the extent they relate to CAISO charges payable by Seller with respect to the Facility that Seller has directed Buyer to dispute.
(f) Terminating Buyer’s Designation as Scheduling Coordinator. At least thirty (30) days prior to expiration of this Agreement or as soon as reasonably practicable upon an earlier termination of this Agreement, the Parties will take all actions necessary to terminate the designation of Buyer or Buyer’s designated SC as Scheduling Coordinator for the Facility as of 11:59 p.m. on such expiration date.
(g) Master File and Resource Data Template. Seller shall provide the data to the CAISO (and to Buyer) that is required for the CAISO’s Master File and Resource Data Template (or successor data systems) for the Facility consistent with this Agreement. Neither Party shall change such data without the other Party’s prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
(h) NERC Reliability Standards. Buyer (as Scheduling Coordinator) shall cooperate reasonably with Seller, or cause its designated SC to cooperate reasonably with Seller, to the extent necessary to enable Seller to comply, and for Seller to demonstrate Seller’s compliance, with any applicable NERC reliability standards. This cooperation shall include the provision of information

Exhibit D - 3
in Buyer’s possession, or its designated SC’s possession, as applicable, that Buyer (as Scheduling Coordinator) or its designated SC, as applicable, has provided to the CAISO related to the Facility or actions taken by Buyer (as Scheduling Coordinator) or its designated SC, as applicable, related to Seller’s compliance with applicable NERC reliability standards.

Exhibit E - 1

EXHIBIT E

PROGRESS REPORTING FORM
Each Progress Report must include the following items:

1. Executive Summary.

2. Facility description.

3. Site plan of the Facility.

4. Gantt chart schedule showing progress on achieving each of the Milestones.

5. Description of any material planned changes to the Facility or the site.

6. Summary of activities during the previous calendar quarter or month, as applicable.

7. Forecast of activities scheduled for the current calendar quarter.

8. Written description about the progress relative to Seller’s Milestones, including whether Seller has met or is on target to meet the Milestones.

9. List of issues that are likely to potentially affect Seller’s Milestones.

10. A status report of start-up activities including a forecast of activities ongoing and after start-up, a report on Facility performance including performance projections for the next twelve (12) months.

11. If applicable, prevailing wage reports as required by Law.

12. Progress and schedule of all major agreements, contracts, permits, approvals, technical studies, financing agreements and major equipment purchase orders showing the start dates, completion dates, and completion percentages.

13. Pictures, in sufficient quantity and of appropriate detail, in order to document construction and startup progress of the Facility, the interconnection into the Transmission System and all other interconnection utility services.

14. Supplier Diversity Reporting (if applicable). Format to be provided by Buyer.

15. Any other documentation reasonably requested by Buyer.

Exhibit F-1 - 1
EXHIBIT F-1

FORM OF AVERAGE EXPECTED ENERGY REPORT
1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:0
0 11:0
0 12:0
0 13:0
0 14:0
0 15:0
0 16:0
0 17:0
0 18:0
0 19:0
0 20:0
0 21:0
0 22:0
0 23:0
0 24:0
0 JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
The foregoing table is provided for informational purposes only, and it shall not constitute, or be deemed to constitute, an obligation of any of the Parties to this Agreement.

Exhibit F-2 - 1
EXHIBIT F-2

FORM OF MONTHLY AVAILABLE GENERATING CAPACITY REPORT
The following table is provided for informational purposes only, and it shall not constitute, or be deemed to constitute, an obligation of any of the Parties to this Agreement.

Available Generating Capacity, MW Per Hour – [Month]
1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 24:00 Day
1 Day
2 Day
3 Day
4 Day
5 [insert additional rows for each day in the month]
Day
29 Day
30 Day
31

Exhibit G - 2
No payment shall be due if the calculation of (A - B) or (C - D) yields a negative number.

Within sixty (60) days after each Performance Measurement Period, Buyer will send Seller Notice of the amount of damages owing, if any, which shall be payable to Buyer before the later of (a) thirty (30) days of such Notice and (b) ninety (90) days after each Performance Measurement Period, provided that the amount of damages owing shall be adjusted to account for Replacement Product, if any, delivered within ninety (90) days after each Performance Measurement Period in accordance with Section 4.7.

Exhibit H - 1

EXHIBIT H

FORM OF COMMERCIAL OPERATION DATE CERTIFICATE
This certification (“Certification”) of Commercial Operation is delivered by _______[licensed professional engineer] (“Engineer”) to Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority (“Buyer”) in accordance with the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Renewable Power Purchase Agreement dated _______ (“Agreement”) by and between [Seller] and Buyer. All capitalized terms used in this Certification but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.

As of _[DATE]_, Engineer hereby certifies and represents to Buyer the following:

1. The Generating Facility is fully operational, reliable and interconnected, fully integrated and synchronized with the Transmission System.

2. Seller has installed equipment for the Generating Facility with a nameplate capacity of no less than of the Guaranteed Capacity.

3. Seller has installed equipment for the Storage Facility with a nameplate capacity of no less than of the Storage Contract Capacity.

4. The Generating Facility’s testing included a performance test demonstrating peak electrical output of no less than of the Guaranteed Capacity for the Generating Facility at the Delivery Point, as adjusted for ambient conditions on the date of the Facility testing, and such peak electrical output, as adjusted, was [peak output in MW].

5. The Storage Facility is fully capable of charging, storing and Discharging Energy up to no less than of the Storage Contract Capacity and receiving instructions to charge, store and discharge energy, all within the operational constraints and subject to the applicable Operating Restrictions.

6. Authorization to parallel the Facility was obtained by the Participating Transmission Provider, [Name of Participating Transmission Owner as appropriate] on _[DATE]_.

7. The Transmission Provider has provided documentation supporting full unrestricted release for Commercial Operation by [Name of Participating Transmission Owner as appropriate] on _[DATE]_.

8. The CAISO has provided notification supporting Commercial Operation, in accordance with the CAISO Tariff on _[DATE]_.

EXECUTED by [LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER]
this ________ day of _____________, 20__.

Exhibit H - 2
[LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER]
By:

Its:

Date:

Exhibit I - 1

EXHIBIT I

FORM OF INSTALLED CAPACITY CERTIFICATE
This certification (“Certification”) of Installed Capacity is delivered by [licensed professional engineer] (“Engineer”) to Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority (“Buyer”) in accordance with the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Renewable Power Purchase Agreement dated __________ (“Agreement”) by and between [SELLER ENTITY] and Buyer. All capitalized terms used in this Certification but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.

I hereby certify the following:

1. The performance test for the Generating Facility demonstrated peak electrical output of __ MW AC at the Delivery Point, as adjusted for ambient conditions on the date of the performance test (“Installed PV Capacity”);

2. The Storage Capacity Test demonstrated a maximum dependable operating capability that can be sustained for four (4) consecutive hours to discharge electric energy of __ MW AC to the Delivery Point, in accordance with the testing procedures, requirements and protocols set forth in Section 4.9 and Exhibit O (the “Installed Battery Capacity”); and

3. The sum of 1. and 2. is __ MW AC and shall be the “Installed Capacity”.

EXECUTED by [LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER]
this ________ day of _____________, 20__.
[LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER]
By:

Its:

Date:

Exhibit J - 1

EXHIBIT J

FORM OF CONSTRUCTION START DATE CERTIFICATE
This certification of Construction Start Date (“Certification”) is delivered by [SELLER ENTITY] (“Seller”) to Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority (“Buyer”) in accordance with the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Renewable Power Purchase Agreement dated __________ (“Agreement”) by and between Seller and Buyer. All capitalized terms used in this Certification but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.

Seller hereby certifies and represents to Buyer the following:
1 Construction Start (as defined in Exhibit B of the Agreement) has occurred, and a copy of the notice to proceed that Seller issued to its contractor as part of Construction Start is attached hereto;

2. the Construction Start Date occurred on _____________ (the “Construction Start Date”); and

3. the precise Site on which the Facility is located is, which must be within the boundaries of the previously identified Site: _________________________________________.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certification on behalf of Seller as of the ___ day of ________.
[SELLER ENTITY]
By:

Its:

Date:

Exhibit K - 1

EXHIBIT K

FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT
[Issuing Bank Letterhead and Address]
IRREVOCABLE STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT NO. [XXXXXXX]
Date:

Bank Ref.:

Amount: US$[XXXXXXXX]
Expiry Date:

Beneficiary:

Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority 70 Garden Court, Suite 300
Monterey, CA 93940
Attn: Dennis Dyc-O’Neal, Director of Power Supply Resources Ladies and Gentlemen:

By the order of __________ (“Applicant”), we, [insert bank name and address] (“Issuer”) hereby issue our Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No. [XXXXXXX] (the “Letter of Credit”) in favor of Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority (“Beneficiary”), for an amount not to exceed the aggregate sum of U.S. $[XXXXXX] (United States Dollars [XXXXX] and 00/100), pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Renewable Power Purchase Agreement dated as of ______ and as amended (the “Agreement”) between Applicant and Beneficiary. This Letter of Credit shall become effective immediately and shall expire on [Insert Date] which is one year after the issue date of this Letter of Credit, or any expiration date extended in accordance with the terms hereof (the “Expiration Date”).

Funds under this Letter of Credit are available to Beneficiary by presentation on or before the Expiration Date of a dated statement purportedly signed by your duly authorized representative, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, containing one of the two alternative paragraphs set forth in paragraph 2 therein, referencing our Letter of Credit No. [XXXXXXX] (“Drawing Certificate”).

The Drawing Certificate may be presented by (a) physical delivery, (b) as a PDF attachment to an e-mail to [bank email address] or (c) facsimile to [bank fax number [XXX-XXX-XXXX]] confirmed by [e-mail to [bank email address]]. Transmittal by facsimile or email shall be deemed delivered when received.

The original of this Letter of Credit (and all amendments, if any) is not required to be presented in connection with any presentment of a Drawing Certificate by Beneficiary hereunder in order to

Exhibit K - 2
receive payment.

We hereby agree with the Beneficiary that all documents presented under and in compliance with the terms of this Letter of Credit, that such drafts will be duly honored upon presentation to the Issuer on or before the Expiration Date. All payments made under this Letter of Credit shall be made with Issuer’s own immediately available funds by means of wire transfer in immediately available United States dollars to Beneficiary’s account as indicated by Beneficiary in its Drawing Certificate or in a communication accompanying its Drawing Certificate.

Partial draws are permitted under this Letter of Credit, and this Letter of Credit shall remain in full force and effect with respect to any continuing balance.

It is a condition of this Letter of Credit that the Expiration Date shall be deemed automatically extended without an amendment for a one year period beginning on the present Expiration Date hereof and upon each anniversary for such date, unless at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to any such Expiration Date we have sent to you written notice by overnight courier service that we elect not to extend this Letter of Credit, in which case it will expire on the date specified in such notice. No presentation made under this Letter of Credit after such Expiration Date will be honored.

Notwithstanding any reference in this Letter of Credit to any other documents, instruments or agreements, this Letter of Credit contains the entire agreement between Beneficiary and Issuer relating to the obligations of Issuer hereunder.

This Letter of Credit is subject to the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (2007 Revision) International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (the “UCP”), except to the extent that the terms hereof are inconsistent with the provisions of the UCP, including but not limited to Articles 14(b) and 36 of the UCP, in which case the terms of this Letter of Credit shall govern. In the event of an act of God, riot, civil commotion, insurrection, war or any other cause beyond Issuer’s control (as defined in Article 36 of the UCP) that interrupts Issuer’s business and causes the place for presentation of the Letter of Credit to be closed for business on the last day for presentation, the Expiration Date of the Letter of Credit will be automatically extended without amendment to a date thirty (30) calendar days after the place for presentation reopens for business.

Please address all correspondence regarding this Letter of Credit to the attention of the Letter of Credit Department at [insert bank address information], referring specifically to Issuer’s Letter of Credit No. [XXXXXXX]. For telephone assistance, please contact Issuer’s Standby Letter of Credit Department at [XXX-XXX-XXXX] and have this Letter of Credit available. [Bank Name]
___________________________
[Insert officer name]
[Insert officer title]

Exhibit K - 3
(DRAW REQUEST SHOULD BE ON BENEFICIARY’S LETTERHEAD)
Drawing Certificate
[Insert Bank Name and Address]
The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority, as beneficiary (the “Beneficiary”) of the Irrevocable Letter of Credit No. [XXXXXXX] (the “Letter of Credit”) issued by [insert bank name] (the “Bank”) by order of __________ (the “Applicant”), hereby certifies to the Bank as follows:

1. Applicant and Beneficiary are party to that certain Amended and Restated Renewable Power Purchase Agreement dated as of ___________, 20__ (the “Agreement”).

2. Beneficiary is making a drawing under this Letter of Credit in the amount of U.S. $___________ because a Seller Event of Default (as such term is defined in the Agreement) has occurred or other occasion provided for in the Agreement where Beneficiary is authorized to draw on the letter of credit has occurred.

OR
Beneficiary is making a drawing under this Letter of Credit in the amount of U.S. $___________, which equals the full available amount under the Letter of Credit, because Applicant is required to maintain the Letter of Credit in force and effect beyond the expiration date of the Letter of Credit but has failed to provide Beneficiary with a replacement Letter of Credit or other acceptable instrument within thirty (30) days prior to such expiration date.

3. The undersigned is a duly authorized representative of Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority and is authorized to execute and deliver this Drawing Certificate on behalf of Beneficiary.

You are hereby directed to make payment of the requested amount to Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the following account:
[Specify account information]
Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority Name and Title of Authorized Representative
Date__________________________

Exhibit L - 1
4161-0745-8120.7

EXHIBIT L

FORM OF GUARANTY
This Guaranty (this “Guaranty”) is entered into as of [_____] (the “Effective Date”) by and between [_____], a [______] (“Guarantor”), and Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority (together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Buyer”).

Recitals
A. Buyer and [SELLER ENTITY], a _____________________ (“Seller”), entered into that certain Amended and Restated Renewable Power Purchase Agreement (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “PPA”) dated as of [____], 20___.

B. Guarantor is entering into this Guaranty as Performance Security to secure Seller’s obligations under the PPA, as required by Section 8.8 of the PPA.

C. It is in the best interest of Guarantor to execute this Guaranty inasmuch as Guarantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the execution and delivery of the PPA.

D. Initially capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the PPA.

Agreement

1. Guaranty. For value received, Guarantor does hereby unconditionally, absolutely and irrevocably guarantee, as primary obligor and not as a surety, to Buyer the prompt payment by Seller of any and all amounts and payment obligations now or hereafter owing from Seller to Buyer under the PPA, including, without limitation, compensation for penalties, the Termination Payment, indemnification payments or other damages, as and when required pursuant to the terms of the PPA (the “Guaranteed Amount”), provided, that Guarantor’s aggregate liability under or arising out of this Guaranty shall not exceed ________ Dollars ($___________). The Parties understand and agree that any payment by Guarantor or Seller of any portion of the Guaranteed Amount shall thereafter reduce Guarantor’s maximum aggregate liability hereunder on a dollar-for-dollar basis. This Guaranty is an irrevocable, absolute, unconditional and continuing guarantee of the full and punctual payment, and not of collection, of the Guaranteed Amount and, except as otherwise expressly addressed herein, is in no way conditioned upon any requirement that Buyer first attempt to collect the payment of the Guaranteed Amount from Seller, any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Amount or any other Person or entity or resort to any other means of obtaining payment of the Guaranteed Amount. In the event Seller shall fail to duly, completely or punctually pay any Guaranteed Amount as required pursuant to the PPA, Guarantor shall promptly pay such amount as required herein.

2. Demand Notice. For avoidance of doubt, a payment shall be due for purposes of this Guaranty only when and if a payment is due and payable by Seller to Buyer under the terms and conditions of the Agreement. If Seller fails to pay any Guaranteed Amount as required pursuant to the PPA for five (5) Business Days following Seller’s receipt of Buyer’s written notice of such failure (the “Demand Notice”), then Buyer may elect to exercise its rights under this Guaranty

Exhibit L - 2
and may make a demand upon Guarantor (a “Payment Demand”) for such unpaid Guaranteed Amount. A Payment Demand shall be in writing and shall reasonably specify in what manner and what amount Seller has failed to pay and an explanation of why such payment is due and owing, with a specific statement that Buyer is requesting that Guarantor pay under this Guaranty.

Guarantor shall, within five (5) Business Days following its receipt of the Payment Demand, pay the Guaranteed Amount to Buyer.

3. Scope and Duration of Guaranty. This Guaranty applies only to the Guaranteed Amount.

This Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect from the Effective Date until the earlier of the following: (x) all Guaranteed Amounts have been paid in full (whether directly or indirectly through set-off or netting of amounts owed by Buyer to Seller), or (y) replacement Performance Security is provided in an amount and form required by the terms of the PPA. Further, this Guaranty (a) shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be affected or impaired by any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability in whole or in part of this Guaranty, and (b) subject to the preceding sentence, shall be discharged only by complete performance of the undertakings herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder shall not be released, discharged, or otherwise affected and this Guaranty shall not be invalidated or impaired or otherwise affected for the following reasons:
(i) the extension of time for the payment of any Guaranteed Amount, or (ii) any amendment, modification or other alteration of the PPA, or (iii) any indemnity agreement Seller may have from any party, or (iv) any insurance that may be available to cover any loss, except to the extent insurance proceeds are used to satisfy the Guaranteed Amount, or
(v) any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition or readjustment of, or other similar proceeding affecting, Seller or any of its assets, including but not limited to any rejection or other discharge of Seller’s obligations under the PPA imposed by any court, trustee or custodian or any similar official or imposed by any law, statue or regulation, in each such event in any such proceeding, or
(vi) the release, modification, waiver or failure to pursue or seek relief with respect to any other guaranty, pledge or security device whatsoever, or (vii) any payment to Buyer by Seller that Buyer subsequently returns to Seller pursuant to court order in any bankruptcy or other debtor-relief proceeding, or (viii) those defenses based upon (A) the legal incapacity or lack of power or authority of any Person, including Seller and any representative of Seller to enter into the PPA or perform its obligations thereunder, (B) lack of due execution, delivery, validity or enforceability, including of the PPA, or (C) Seller’s inability to pay any Guaranteed Amount or perform its obligations under the PPA, or

Exhibit L - 3
(ix) any other event or circumstance that may now or hereafter constitute a defense to payment of the Guaranteed Amount, including, without limitation, statute of frauds and accord and satisfaction;
provided that Guarantor reserves the right to assert for itself any defenses, setoffs or counterclaims that Seller is or may be entitled to assert against Buyer.

4. Waivers by Guarantor. Guarantor hereby unconditionally waives as a condition precedent to the performance of its obligations hereunder, with the exception of the requirements in Paragraph 2, (a) notice of acceptance, presentment or protest with respect to the Guaranteed Amounts and this Guaranty, (b) notice of any action taken or omitted to be taken by Buyer in reliance hereon, (c) any requirement that Buyer exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against Seller under the PPA, and (d) any event, occurrence or other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing waiver of surety defenses, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not affect the liability of Guarantor hereunder:
(i) at any time or from time to time, without notice to Guarantor, the time for payment of any Guaranteed Amount shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived; (ii) the obligation to pay any Guaranteed Amount shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect in accordance with the terms of the PPA; (iii) subject to Paragraph 9, any (a) sale, transfer or consolidation of Seller into or with any other entity, (b) sale of substantial assets by, or restructuring of the corporate existence of, Seller or (c) change in ownership of any membership interests of, or other ownership interests in, Seller; or
(iv) the failure by Buyer or any other Person to create, preserve, validate, perfect or protect any security interest granted to, or in favor of, Buyer or any Person.

5. Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payments that may be made hereunder by the Guarantor, Guarantor hereby agrees that until the earlier of payment in full of all Guaranteed Amounts or expiration of the Guaranty in accordance with Section 3, it shall not be entitled to, nor shall it seek to, exercise any right or remedy arising by reason of its payment of any Guaranteed Amount under this Guaranty, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against Seller or seek contribution or reimbursement of such payments from Seller.

6. Representations and Warranties. Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that (a) it has all necessary and appropriate [limited liability company][corporate] powers and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver, and perform its obligations under, this Guaranty, (b) this Guaranty constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights or general principles of equity, (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty does not and will not contravene Guarantor’s organizational documents, any applicable Law or any contractual provisions binding on or affecting Guarantor, (d) there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator, or, to the knowledge of the Guarantor, threatened, against or

Exhibit L - 4
affecting Guarantor or any of its properties or revenues which may, in any one case or in the aggregate, adversely affect the ability of Guarantor to enter into or perform its obligations under this Guaranty, and (e) no consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority, and no consent of any other Person (including, any stockholder or creditor of the Guarantor), that has not heretofore been obtained is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Guaranty by Guarantor.

7. Notices. Notices under this Guaranty shall be deemed received if sent to the address specified below: (i) on the day received if served by overnight express delivery, and (ii) four Business Days after mailing if sent by certified, first class mail, return receipt requested. If transmitted by facsimile, such notice shall be deemed received when the confirmation of transmission thereof is received by the party giving the notice. Any party may change its address or facsimile to which notice is given hereunder by providing notice of the same in accordance with this Paragraph 7.

If delivered to Buyer, to it at [____]
Attn: [____]
Fax: [____]
If delivered to Guarantor, to it at [____]
Attn: [____]
Fax: [____]

8. Governing Law and Forum Selection. This Guaranty shall be governed by, and interpreted and construed in accordance with, the laws of the United States and the State of California, excluding choice of law rules. The Parties agree that any suit, action or other legal proceeding by or against any party (or its affiliates or designees) with respect to or arising out of this Guaranty shall be brought in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of California sitting in the City and County of Monterey, California.

9. Miscellaneous. This Guaranty shall be binding upon Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Buyer and its successors and permitted assigns pursuant to the PPA. No provision of this Guaranty may be amended or waived except by a written instrument executed by Guarantor and Buyer. This Guaranty is not assignable by Guarantor without the prior written consent of Buyer. No provision of this Guaranty confers, nor is any provision intended to confer, upon any third party (other than Buyer’s successors and permitted assigns) any benefit or right enforceable at the option of that third party. This Guaranty embodies the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements and understandings of the parties hereto, verbal or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. If any provision of this Guaranty is determined to be illegal or unenforceable (i) such provision shall be deemed restated in accordance with applicable Laws to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intention of the parties hereto and (ii) such determination shall not affect any other provision of this Guaranty and all other provisions shall remain in full force

Exhibit L - 5
and effect. This Guaranty may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Guaranty may be executed and delivered by electronic means with the same force and effect as if the same was a fully executed and delivered original manual counterpart.
[Signature on next page]

Exhibit L - 6
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized representative on the date first above written.

GUARANTOR:
[_______]
By:______________________________
Printed Name:__________________
Title:____________________________
BUYER:
[_______]
By:______________________________
Printed Name:__________________
Title:____________________________
By:______________________________
Printed Name:__________________
Title:____________________________

Exhibit M - 1
4161-0745-8120.7

EXHIBIT M

FORM OF REPLACEMENT RA NOTICE
This Replacement RA Notice (this “Notice”) is delivered by [SELLER ENTITY] (“Seller”) to Central Coast Community Energy, a California joint powers authority (“Buyer”) in accordance with the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Renewable Power Purchase Agreement dated __________ (“Agreement”) by and between Seller and Buyer. All capitalized terms used in this Notice but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.

Pursuant to Section 3.8(b) of the Agreement, Seller hereby provides the below Replacement RA product information:

Exhibit M - 2
4161-0745-8120.7
[SELLER ENTITY]
By:

Its:

Date:

Exhibit O - 1
4161-0745-8120.7

EXHIBIT O

STORAGE CAPACITY TESTS
Storage Capacity Test Notice and Frequency
A. Commercial Operation Date Storage Capacity Test. Upon no less than ten (10) Business Days prior Notice to Buyer, Seller shall schedule and complete a Storage Capacity Test prior to the Commercial Operation Date. Such initial Storage Capacity Test shall be performed in accordance with this Exhibit O and shall establish the initial Storage Contract Capacity hereunder based on the actual capacity of the Storage Facility determined by such Storage Capacity Test.

B. Subsequent Storage Capacity Tests. Following the Commercial Operation Date, but not more than once per Contract Year within the first quarter of each Contract Year, upon no less than ten (10) Business Days prior Notice to Seller, Buyer shall have the right to require Seller to schedule and complete a Storage Capacity Test. In addition, Buyer shall have the right to require a retest of the most recent Storage Capacity Test at any time upon no less than five (5) Business Days prior Notice to Seller if Buyer provides data with such Notice reasonably indicating that the Storage Capacity has varied materially from the results of the most recent Storage Capacity Test.

Seller shall have the right to perform a Storage Capacity Test or run a retest of any Storage Capacity Test at any time during any Contract Year upon three (3) Business Days’ prior written Notice to Buyer (or any shorter period reasonably acceptable to Buyer consistent with Prudent Operating Practice).

C. Test Results and Re-Setting of Storage Capacity and Efficiency Rate. No later than five (5) days following any Storage Capacity Test, Seller shall submit a testing report detailing results and findings of the test. The report shall include Storage Facility Meter readings and plant log sheets verifying the operating conditions and output of the Storage Facility. In accordance with Section 4.9(c) of the Agreement and Part II(I) below, the actual Efficiency Rate and storage capacity determined pursuant to a Storage Capacity Test (up to, but not in excess of, the original Storage Contract Capacity set forth on the Cover Sheet, as such original Storage Contract Capacity on the Cover Sheet may have been adjusted (if at all) pursuant to Exhibit B) shall become the new Storage Contract Capacity and Efficiency Rate at the beginning of the day following the completion of the test for calculating Buyer’s payment obligations under Exhibit C and all other purposes under this Agreement.

Storage Capacity Test Procedures
PART I. GENERAL.

Each Storage Capacity Test (including the initial Storage Capacity Test, each subsequent Storage Capacity Test, and all re-tests thereof permitted under paragraph B above) shall be conducted in accordance with Prudent Operating Practices and the provisions of this Exhibit O. For ease of reference, a Storage Capacity Test is sometimes referred to in this Exhibit O as a “SCT”. Buyer or its representative may be present for the SCT and may, for informational purposes only, use its own metering equipment (at Buyer’s sole cost).

Exhibit O - 2
4161-0745-8120.7
PART II. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL STORAGE CAPACITY TESTS.

A. Purpose of Test. Each SCT shall:
(1) Determine an updated Storage Contract Capacity;
(2) Determine the amount of Energy required to fully charge the Storage Facility;
(3) Determine the Storage Facility charge ramp rate;
(4) Determine the Storage Facility discharge ramp rate; (5) Determine an updated Efficiency Rate.

B. Parameters. During each SCT, the following parameters shall be measured and recorded simultaneously for the Storage Facility, at a minimum of ten (10) minute intervals:
(1) discharge time (minutes);
(2) charging energy (MWh);
(3) discharging energy (MWh);
(4) Stored Energy Level (MWh).

C. Site Conditions. During each SCT, the following conditions at the Site shall be measured and recorded simultaneously at thirty (30) minute intervals:
(1) Relative humidity (%);
(2) Barometric pressure (inches Hg) near the horizontal centerline of the Storage Facility; and
(3) Ambient air temperature (°F).

D. Test Elements and Sequence. Each SCT shall include the following test elements:
(1) The discharging of the Storage Facility to 0% Stored Energy Level; (2) The charging of the Storage Facility at a constant power charge rate equal to the Storage Contract Capacity as of the commencement of the Storage Capacity Test;
(3) The measurement of the time from when the charge signal is sent until the constant power charge rate is achieved (dividing the constant power charge rate by this measurement will determine the updated charging ramp rate);

Exhibit O - 3
4161-0745-8120.7
(4) The measurement of Energy, as measured by the Storage Facility Meter (without adjusting for Electrical Losses) or other mutually agreed meter, that is required to charge the Storage Facility until a 100% Stored Energy Level is achieved (“Energy In”);
(5) The discharging of the Storage Facility at a constant power discharge rate equal to the Storage Contract Capacity as of the commencement of the Storage Capacity Test;
(6) The measurement of the time from when the discharge signal is sent until the constant power discharge rate is achieved (dividing the constant power charge rate by this measurement will determine the updated discharging ramp rate);
(7) The measurement of Energy, as measured by the Storage Facility Meter (without adjusting for Electrical Losses) or other mutually agreed meter, that is discharged from the Storage Facility to the Delivery Point until a 0% Stored Energy Level is achieved as indicated by the battery management system (“Energy Out”).

E. Test Conditions.
(1) General. At all times during a SCT, the Storage Facility shall be operated in compliance with Prudent Operating Practices and all operating protocols recommended, required or established by the manufacturer for operation. (2) Abnormal Conditions. If abnormal operating conditions that prevent the recordation of any required parameter occur during a SCT, Seller may postpone or reschedule all or part of such SCT in accordance with Part II.F below. The SCT shall be rescheduled or adjusted for ambient temperature if onsite conditions exceed 35 degrees Celsius at any time during the SCT. (3) Instrumentation and Metering. Seller shall provide all instrumentation, metering and data collection equipment required to perform the SCT. The instrumentation, metering and data collection equipment electrical meters shall be calibrated in accordance with Prudent Operating Practice.

F. Incomplete Test. If any SCT is not completed in accordance herewith, Buyer may in its sole discretion: (i) accept the results up to the time the SCT stopped; (ii) require that the portion of the SCT not completed, be completed within a reasonable specified time period; or (iii) require that the SCT be entirely repeated.

Notwithstanding the above, if Seller is unable to complete a SCT due to a Force Majeure Event or the actions or inactions of Buyer or the CAISO or the PTO or the Transmission Provider, Seller shall be permitted to reconduct such SCT on dates and at times reasonably acceptable to the Parties.

G. Final Report. Within fifteen (15) Business Days after the completion of any SCT, Seller shall prepare and submit to Buyer a written report of the results of the SCT,