I hereby certify the following:
(a) The Storage Capacity Test conducted on [Date] demonstrated a maximum dependable operating capability to discharge electric energy of __ MW AC to the Delivery Point at four (4) hours of continuous discharge, in accordance with the testing procedures, requirements and protocols set forth in Section 4.9 and Exhibit O of the Agreement (the “Effective Storage Capacity”); and
(b) Such Storage Capacity Test demonstrated (i) a Battery Charging Factor of __% and (ii) a Battery Discharging Factor of __%, each in accordance with the testing procedures, requirements and protocols set forth in Section 4.9 and Exhibit O.
EXECUTED by [LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER]
this ________ day of _____________, 20__.
[LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER]
By:
Its:
Date:
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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 Clean Power Alliance of Southern California, a California joint powers authority (“Buyer”) in accordance with the terms of that certain 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:
_____________________________________________________________________ (such description shall amend the description of the Site in Exhibit A of the Agreement).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certification on behalf of Seller as of the ___ day of ________.
[SELLER ENTITY]
By:
Its:
Date:
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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]
Beneficiary:
Clean Power Alliance of Southern California,
a California joint powers authority
801 S Grand, Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90017
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 Clean Power Alliance of Southern California, a California joint powers authority (“Beneficiary”), 801 S Grand, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90017, for an amount not to exceed the aggregate sum of U.S. $[XXXXXX] (United States Dollars [XXXXX] and 00/100) (the “Available Amount”), pursuant to that certain 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 be of no further force or effect at 5:00 p.m., California time, on [Date] or, if such day is not a Business Day (as hereinafter defined), on the next Business Day (as may be extended pursuant to the terms of this Letter of Credit, the “Expiration Date”).
For the purposes hereof, “Business Day” shall mean any day on which commercial banks are not authorized or required to close in Los Angeles, California.
Funds under this Letter of Credit are available to Beneficiary by valid presentation on or before 5:00 p.m. California time, on or before the Expiration Date of a copy of this Letter of Credit No. [XXXXXXX] and all amendments accompanied by Beneficiary’s dated statement purportedly signed by Beneficiary’s duly authorized representative, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, containing one of the two alternative paragraphs set forth in paragraph 2 therein.
Any full or partial drawing hereunder may be requested by transmitting copies of the requisite documents as described above to the Issuer by facsimile at [facsimile number for draws] or such other number as specified from time-to-time by the Issuer.
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Exhibit K - 2
The facsimile transmittal shall be deemed delivered when received. Drawings made by facsimile transmittal are deemed to be the operative instrument without the need of originally signed documents.
Issuer hereby agrees that all drafts drawn under and in compliance with the terms of this Letter of Credit will be duly honored if presented to the Issuer before the Expiration Date. All correspondence and any drawings (other than those made by facsimile) hereunder are to be directed to [Issuer address/contact]. Issuer undertakes to make payment to Beneficiary under this Standby Letter of Credit within three (3) business days of receipt by Issuer of a properly presented Drawing Certificate. The Beneficiary shall receive payment from Issuer by wire transfer to the bank account of the Beneficiary designated in the 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; provided, the Available Amount shall be reduced by the amount of each such drawing.
It is a condition of this Letter of Credit that it shall be deemed automatically extended without an amendment for a one year period (or, if such period ends on a day that is not a Business Day, until the next Business Day thereafter) beginning on the present Expiration Date hereof and upon each anniversary for such date (or, if such period ends on a day that is not a Business Day, until the next Business Day thereafter), unless at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to any such Expiration Date Issuer has sent Beneficiary written notice by overnight courier service at the address provided below that Issuer elects not to extend this Letter of Credit, in which case it will expire on its then-current Expiration Date. 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.
Except so far as otherwise stated, this Letter of Credit is subject to the International Standby Practices ISP98 (also known as ICC Publication No. 590), or revision currently in effect (the “ISP”). As to matters not covered by the ISP, the laws of the State of California, without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereunder, shall govern all matters with respect to this Letter of Credit.
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.
All notices to Beneficiary shall be in writing and are required to be sent by certified letter, overnight courier, or delivered in person to: Clean Power Alliance of Southern California, a California joint powers authority, Chief Financial Officer, 801 S Grand, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Only notices to Beneficiary meeting the requirements of this paragraph shall be
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Exhibit K - 3
considered valid. Any notice to Beneficiary which is not in accordance with this paragraph shall be void and of no force or effect.
[Bank Name]
___________________________
[Insert officer name]
[Insert officer title]
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Exhibit K - 4
EXHIBIT A
(DRAW REQUEST SHOULD BE ON BENEFICIARY’S LETTERHEAD)
Drawing Certificate
[Insert Bank Name and Address]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of [ ], [ADDRESS], 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 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
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 [ ] 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 [ ] by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the following account:
[Specify account information]
[ ]
_______________________________
Name and Title of Authorized Representative
Date___________________________
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EXHIBIT L
FORM OF LIMITED ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
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FORM OF ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
[SELLER ENTITY]
Assigned Product: Energy and Green Attributes (PCC1)
Assigned Delivery Point: [__]
Assigned Prepay Quantity: As set forth in Appendix 2; provided that (i) all Assigned Products shall be delivered pursuant to the Limited Assignment Agreement during the Assignment Period as provided in Appendix 1 and (ii) the Assigned Prepay Quantity is defined for the convenience of PPA Buyer and [Financing Party] and shall have no impact on the obligations of the Parties under the Limited Assignment Agreement.
APC Contract Price: $[__]/MWh
Assignment Period: [__]
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ANNEX I – FORM OF LIMITED ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
This Limited Assignment Agreement (this “Assignment Agreement” or “Agreement”) is entered into as of [______________] by and among [PPA Seller], a [______________] (“PPA Seller”), Clean Power Alliance, a California joint powers authority (“PPA Buyer”), and [Financing Party], a [______________] (“Financing Party”), and relates to that certain power purchase agreement (the “PPA”) between PPA Buyer and PPA Seller as defined in Appendix 1 hereto. Unless the context otherwise specifies or requires, capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement have the meanings set forth in the PPA.
In consideration of the premises above and the mutual covenants and agreements herein set forth, PPA Seller, PPA Buyer and Financing Party (the “Parties” hereto; each is a “Party”) agree as follows:
1. Limited Assignment and Delegation.
(a) PPA Buyer hereby assigns, transfers, and conveys to Financing Party all right, title and interest in and to the rights of PPA Buyer under the PPA to receive delivery of, or have made available to it, the products described in Appendix 1 (collectively, the “Assigned Product”) during the Assignment Period (as defined in Appendix 1), as such rights may be limited or further described in the “Further Information” section on Appendix 1 (the “Assigned Product Rights”). All Assigned Product shall be delivered pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement during the Assignment Period as provided in Appendix 1. All other rights of PPA Buyer under the PPA are expressly reserved for PPA Buyer.
(b) PPA Buyer hereby delegates to Financing Party the obligation to pay for all Assigned Product that is actually delivered to Financing Party pursuant to the Assigned Product Rights during the Assignment Period (the “Delivered Product Payment Obligation” and together with the Assigned Product Rights, collectively the “Assigned Rights and Obligations”); provided that (i) all other obligations of PPA Buyer under the PPA are expressly retained by PPA Buyer and PPA Buyer shall be solely responsible for any amounts due to PPA Seller that are not directly related to Assigned Product; and (ii) the Parties acknowledge and agree that PPA Seller will only be obligated to deliver a single consolidated invoice during the Assignment Period (with a copy to Financing Party consistent with Section 1(d) hereof). To the extent Financing Party fails to pay the Delivered Product Payment Obligation by the due date for payment set forth in the PPA, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, PPA Buyer agrees that it shall have the obligation to make such payment and that it will be an Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.1 if PPA Buyer does not make such payment within five (5) Business Days of receiving Notice of such non-payment from PPA Seller. (c) Financing Party hereby accepts and PPA Seller hereby consents and agrees to the assignment, transfer, conveyance, and delegation described in clauses (a) and (b) above. PPA Seller does not waive or novate any obligations of PPA Buyer hereby and breach of any obligations by Financing Party shall be a breach of the PPA by PPA Buyer.
(d) All scheduling of Assigned Product and other communications related to the PPA shall take place pursuant to the terms of the PPA with PPA Buyer acting on behalf of Financing Party; provided that during the Assignment Period (i) title to Assigned Product will pass from PPA Seller to Financing Party upon delivery or making available by PPA Seller of Assigned Product in accordance with the PPA; (ii) PPA Buyer will
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provide copies to Financing Party of any Notice of a Force Majeure Event or Event of Default or default, breach or other occurrence that, if not cured within the applicable grace period, could result in an Event of Default contemporaneously upon delivery thereof to PPA Seller and promptly after receipt thereof from PPA Seller; (iii) PPA Seller will provide copies to Financing Party of annual forecasts of Energy and monthly forecasts of available capacity and Energy provided pursuant to Section 4.3 of the PPA; (iv) PPA Seller will provide copies to Financing Party of all invoices and supporting data provided to PPA Buyer pursuant to Section 8.1, provided that any payment adjustments or subsequent reconciliations occurring after the date that is 10 days prior to the payment due date for a monthly invoice, including pursuant to Section 8.4, will be resolved solely between PPA Buyer and PPA Seller and therefore PPA Seller will not be obligated to deliver copies of any communications relating thereto to Financing Party; and (v) PPA Buyer and PPA Seller, as applicable, will provide copies to Financing Party of any other information reasonably requested by Financing Party relating to Assigned Product.
(e) PPA Seller acknowledges that (i) Financing Party intends to immediately transfer title to any Assigned Product received from PPA Seller through one or more intermediaries such that all Assigned Product will be re-delivered to PPA Buyer; and (ii) in the event that PPA Buyer fails to pay the relevant intermediary entity for any such Assigned Products, the receivables owed by PPA Buyer for such Assigned Products (“PPA Buyer Receivables”) may be transferred to Financing Party. To the extent any such PPA Buyer Receivables are transferred to Financing Party, Financing Party may transfer such PPA Buyer Receivables to PPA Seller and apply the face amount thereof as a reduction to any Delivered Product Payment Obligation. Thereafter, PPA Seller shall be entitled to pursue collection on such PPA Buyer Receivables directly against PPA Buyer. (f) On or before the commencement of the Assignment Period, [_____] (“Guarantor”) will issue, in favor of PPA Seller, a guaranty of Financing Party’s payment obligations under this Assignment Agreement substantially in the form of Appendix 3 attached hereto (“Guaranty”). PPA Seller may draw upon, apply, or make demand under the Guaranty to recover any unpaid amounts due from Financing Party and not timely paid as set forth herein; provided, however, that PPA Seller’s rights under the Guaranty and this subsection (f) shall not reduce or affect PPA Buyer’s obligation to render payments when due under the PPA or extend any deadlines in the PPA. (g) All payments due to PPA Seller in respect of Sections 3.3 of the PPA will be paid (subject to Section 1(e) above) by Financing Party into the custodial account listed in Appendix 1, and all payments due to PPA Buyer in respect of Section 3.3 of the PPA will be paid by PPA Seller into the custodial account listed in Appendix 1, which custodial account is established under that certain Custodial Agreement of even date herewith that Financing Party, PPA Buyer and [Custodian] have entered into for the administration of payments due hereunder.
(h) The Assigned Prepay Quantity set forth in Appendix 2 relates to obligations by and between Financing Party and PPA Buyer and has no impact on PPA Seller’s rights and obligations under the PPA.
(i) Except as expressly set forth in Section 1(a) of this Assignment Agreement with respect to the product delivery obligations, nothing in this Agreement modifies or amends any rights or obligations of PPA Buyer and PPA Seller under the PPA.
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2. Assignment Early Termination.
(a) The Assignment Period may be terminated early upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) delivery of a written notice of termination specifying a termination date by either Financing Party or PPA Buyer to each of the other Parties; (2) delivery of a written notice of termination specifying a termination date by PPA Seller to each of Financing Party and PPA Buyer following Financing Party’s failure to pay when due any amounts owed to PPA Seller in respect of any Delivered Product Payment Obligation and such payment is not made by Financing Party within five (5) business days following receipt by Financing Party and PPA Buyer of written notice;
(3) delivery of a written notice by PPA Seller if any of the events described in the definition of Bankrupt in the PPA occurs with respect to Financing Party; (4) delivery of a written notice by Financing Party if any of the events described in the definition of Bankrupt in the PPA occurs with respect to PPA Seller; or (5) failure of the Guaranty provided by the Guarantor to PPA Seller hereunder to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the indefeasible satisfaction of all obligations of Financing Party hereunder or if the Guarantor provides notice of termination of the Guaranty or otherwise repudiates, disaffirms, disclaims, or rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the validity of the Guaranty.
(b) The Assignment Period will end at the end of last delivery hour on the date specified in the termination notice provided pursuant to Section 2(a), which date shall not be earlier than the end of the last day of the calendar month in which such notice is delivered if termination is pursuant to clause (a)(1) or (a)(2) above. All Assigned Rights and Obligations shall revert from Financing Party to PPA Buyer upon the expiration or early termination of the Assignment Period, provided that (i) Financing Party shall remain responsible for the Delivered Product Payment Obligation with respect to any Assigned Product delivered or made available to Financing Party prior to the end of the Assignment Period, and (ii) any legal restrictions on the effectiveness of such reversion (whether arising under bankruptcy law or otherwise) shall not affect the expiration or early termination of the Assignment Period.
(c) The Assignment Period will automatically terminate upon the expiration or early termination of the PPA. All Assigned Rights and Obligations shall revert from Financing Party to PPA Buyer upon the expiration of or early termination of the PPA, provided that (i) Financing Party shall remain responsible for the Delivered Product Payment Obligation with respect to any Assigned Product delivered to Financing Party prior to the end of the Assignment Period, and (ii) any legal restrictions on the effectiveness of such reversion (whether arising under bankruptcy law or otherwise) shall not affect the expiration or early termination of the Assignment Period.
3. Representations and Warranties. The PPA Seller and the PPA Buyer represent and warrant to Financing Party that (a) the PPA is in full force and effect; and (b) no event or
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circumstance exists (or would exist with the passage of time or the giving of notice) that would give either of them the right to terminate the PPA or suspend performance thereunder.
4. Notices. Any notice, demand, or request required or authorized by this Assignment Agreement to be given by one Party to another Party shall be delivered in accordance with Article 9 of the PPA and to the addresses of each of PPA Seller and PPA Buyer specified in the PPA. PPA Buyer agrees to notify Financing Party of any updates to such notice information, including any updates provided by PPA Seller to PPA Buyer. Notices to Financing Party shall be provided to the following address, as such address may be updated by Financing Party from time to time by notice to the other Parties:
Financing Party
_____________
_____________
Email: _____________
5. Miscellaneous. Section 13.2 (Buyer’s Representations and Warranties), Article 18 (Confidential Information), Sections 19.5 (Severability), 19.7 (Counterparts), 19.2 (Amendments), 19.4 (No Agency, Partnership, Joint Venture or Lease), 19.6 (Mobile-Sierra),
19.8 (Electronic Delivery), 19.9 (Binding Effect) and 19.10 (No Recourse to Members of Buyer) of the PPA are incorporated by reference into this Agreement, mutatis mutandis, as if fully set forth herein.
6. U.S. Resolution Stay Provisions. The Parties hereby confirm that they are adherents to the ISDA 2018 U.S. Resolution Stay Protocol (“ISDA U.S. Stay Protocol”), the terms of the ISDA U.S. Stay Protocol are incorporated into and form a part of this Agreement, and for the purposes of such incorporation, (i) Financing Party shall be deemed to be a Regulated Entity, (ii) each of PPA Buyer and PPA Seller shall be deemed to be an Adhering Party, and (iii) this Agreement shall be deemed a Protocol Covered Agreement. In the event of any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the ISDA U.S. Stay Protocol, the ISDA U.S. Stay Protocol will prevail.
7. Governing Law, Jurisdiction, Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a) Governing Law. This Assignment Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties under this Assignment Agreement will be governed by and construed, enforced and performed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without reference to any conflicts of law provisions that would direct the application of another jurisdiction’s laws; provided, however, that the authority of PPA Buyer to enter into and perform its obligations under this Assignment Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
(b) Jurisdiction. Each party submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of California sitting in the city and county of Los Angeles.
(c) Waiver of Right to Trial by Jury. Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding relating to this assignment agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Assignment Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above.
[PPA SELLER]
By:
Name:
Title:
CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE
By:
Name:
Title:
[FINANCING PARTY]
By:
Name:
Title:
Execution and delivery of the foregoing Assignment Agreement is hereby approved.
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHOICE FINANCING AUTHORITY
By:
Name:
Title:
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6 Appendix 1
Assigned Rights and Obligations
PPA: “PPA” means that certain Power Purchase and Sale Agreement dated [____], by and between Clean Power Alliance and [____], a [____] limited liability company, as amended from time to time.
“Assignment Period” means the period beginning on [___________] and extending until [___________], provided that in no event shall the Assignment Period extend past the earlier of (i) the termination of the Assignment Period pursuant to Section 2 of the Assignment Agreement and (ii) the end of the Delivery Term under the PPA; provided that applicable provisions of this Agreement shall continue in effect after termination of the Assignment Period to the extent necessary to enforce or complete, duties, obligations or responsibilities of the Parties arising prior to the termination.
Assigned Product: “Assigned Product” includes (i) Energy and (ii) Green Attributes (including PCC1 RECs); and (iii) all rights and products and attributes associated with the maximum dependable operating capability of the Storage Facility to be charged with, store and discharge electric energy; provided, however, that the following are expressly excluded from the Assigned Product and any and all rights and obligations with respect to the following shall remain with Buyer: Ancillary Services; Capacity Attributes; Resource Adequacy Benefits; Discharging Energy; the right to provide Charging Notices and Discharging Notices or otherwise to charge, discharge or schedule the Storage Facility or the Storage Product; and obligations to supply Charging Energy in accordance with the PPA
Further Information: PPA Seller shall continue to transfer the WREGIS Certificates associated with all Renewable Energy Credits corresponding to all Metered Energy under the PPA pursuant to Section 4.7 of the PPA, provided that the transferee of such WREGIS Certificates may be changed from time to time in accordance with the written instructions of both Financing Party and PPA Buyer upon twenty (20) Business Days’ notice, which change shall be effective as of the first day of the next calendar month, unless otherwise agreed, provided that the entity to which such WREGIS Certificates are to be transferred has taken all steps at it or PPA Buyer’s sole cost to be entitled to and capable of receiving such WREGIS Certificates. All Assigned Product delivered by PPA Seller to Financing Party shall be a sale made at wholesale, with Financing Party reselling all such Assigned Product.
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7 Appendix 2
Assigned Prepay Quantity
[NOTE: To be set forth in a monthly volume schedule.]
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Exhibit L – Appendix 1 – 1
Appendix 3
Form of Financing Party Parent Guaranty
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Exhibit M - 1
EXHIBIT M
FORM OF REPLACEMENT RA NOTICE
This Replacement RA Notice (this “Notice”) is delivered by [SELLER ENTITY] (“Seller”) to Clean Power Alliance of Southern California, a California joint powers authority (“Buyer”) in accordance with the terms of that certain 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 3.7(d) of the Agreement, Seller hereby provides the below Replacement RA product information:
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Exhibit M - 2
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Exhibit M - 3
[SELLER ENTITY]
By:
Its:
Date:
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Exhibit O - 1
EXHIBIT O
STORAGE CAPACITY TESTS
Storage Capacity Test Notice and Frequency
A. Commercial Operation Storage Capacity Test(s). Upon no less than ten (10) Business Days prior Notice to Buyer, Seller shall schedule and complete a Commercial Operation Storage Capacity Test prior to the Commercial Operation Date. Such initial Commercial Operation Storage Capacity Test (and any subsequent Commercial Operation Storage Capacity Test permitted in accordance with Exhibit B) shall be performed in accordance with this Exhibit O and shall establish the Installed Storage Capacity hereunder based on the actual capacity and capabilities of the Storage Facility determined by such Commercial Operation Storage Capacity Test(s).
B. Subsequent Storage Capacity Tests. Following the Commercial Operation Storage Capacity Test(s), at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the start of each Contract Year, upon no less than ten (10) Business Days prior Notice to Buyer, Seller shall schedule and complete a Storage Capacity Test. In addition, Buyer shall have the right to require a retest of the 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 then-current Effective Storage Capacity have varied materially from the results of the most recent prior Storage Capacity Test.
Seller shall have the right to run a retest of any Storage Capacity Test at any time upon five (5) Business Days’ prior Notice to Buyer (or any shorter period reasonably acceptable to Buyer consistent with Prudent Operating Practice).
C. Test Results and Re-Setting of Effective Storage Capacity. No later than five (5) days following any 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(a)(ii) of the Agreement and Part II(I) below, after the Commercial Operation Storage Capacity Test(s), the Effective Storage Capacity (up to, but not in excess of, the Installed Storage Capacity) determined pursuant to such Storage Capacity Test shall become the new Effective Storage Capacity at the beginning of the first day of the month following the completion of the test for calculating the Monthly Capacity Payment and all other purposes under this Agreement.
Capacity Test Procedures
PART I. GENERAL.
(1) Each Capacity Test shall be conducted in accordance with Prudent Operating Practices, the Operating Restrictions, and the provisions of this Exhibit O. For ease of reference, a Capacity Test is sometimes referred to in this Exhibit O as a “CT”.
Buyer or its representative may be present for the CT and may, for informational purposes only, use its own metering equipment (at Buyer’s sole cost). (2) Conditions Prior to Testing.
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Exhibit O - 2
(1) EMS Functionality. The EMS shall be successfully configured to receive data from the Battery Management System (BMS), exchange DNP3 data with the Buyer SCADA device, and transfer data to the database server for the calculation, recording and archiving of data points. (2) Communications. The Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) testing should be successfully completed prior to any testing. The interface between Buyer’s RTU and the Facility SCADA System should be fully tested and functional prior to starting any testing, including verification of the data transmission pathway between Buyer's RTU and Seller’s EMS interface and the ability to record SCADA System data.
(3) Commissioning Checklist. Commissioning shall be successfully completed per manufacturer guidance on all applicable installed Facility equipment, including verification that all controls, set points, and instruments of the EMS are configured.
(4) Generating Facility Conditions. Any CTs requiring the availability of Charging Energy shall be conducted when the Generating Facility is producing at a rate equal to or above the Effective Storage Capacity continuously for a five (5)-hour period; provided, Seller may waive such conditions at its sole discretion. Any CTs that are required or allowed to occur under this Exhibit O that take place in the absence of the above condition being satisfied shall be subject to a mutually agreed upon adjustment (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld) between Seller and Buyer with respect to the allowed charging time for such CT and/or the Battery Charging Factor definition, which adjustment(s) shall be commensurate with then-existing irradiance limitations.
PART II. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL CAPACITY TESTS.
A. Test Elements. Each CT shall include at least the following individual test elements, which must be conducted in the order prescribed in Part III of this Exhibit O, unless the Parties mutually agree to deviations therefrom. The Parties acknowledge and agree that should Seller fall short of demonstrating one or more of the Test Elements as specified below, the Test will still be deemed “complete,” and any adjustments necessary to the Effective Storage Capacity resulting from such Test, if applicable, will be made in accordance with this Exhibit O. (1) Electrical output at the lesser of maximum discharging level (MW) and Guaranteed Storage Capacity for four (4) continuous hours; and (2) Electrical input at maximum charging level at the Storage Facility Meter (MW), as sustained until the SOC reaches at least 90%, continued by the electrical input at a rate up to the maximum charging level at the Storage Facility Meter (MW), as sustained until the charging phase of the CT ends, not to exceed five (5) hours of total charging time.
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Exhibit O - 3
B. Parameters. During each CT, the following parameters shall be measured and recorded simultaneously for the Storage Facility, at four (4) second intervals:
(1) Time;
(2) The amount of Discharging Energy;
(3) The amount of Charging Energy;
(4) The amount of Station Use;
(5) Stored Energy Level (MWh).
C. Site Conditions. During each CT, 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 Showing. Each CT shall record and report the following datapoints:
(1) That the CT successfully started;
(2) The maximum sustained discharging level for four (4) consecutive hours pursuant to A(1) above;
(3) The maximum sustained charging level for four (4) consecutive hours pursuant to A(2) above;
(4) Amount of time between the Storage Facility’s electrical output going from 0 to the maximum sustained discharging level registered during the CT (for purposes of calculating the ramp rate);
(5) Amount of time between the Storage Facility’s electrical input going from 0 to the maximum sustained charging level registered during the CT (for purposes of calculating the ramp rate);
(6) Amount of Charging Energy to go from 0% SOC to the SOC at which the charging phase of the CT ends;
(7) Amount of Discharging Energy to go from 100% SOC to the SOC at which the discharging phase of the CT ends.
E. Test Conditions.
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Exhibit O - 4
(1) General. At all times during a CT, the Storage Facility shall be operated in compliance with Prudent Operating Practices, the Operating Restrictions, and all operating protocols recommended, required or established by the manufacturer for the Storage Facility.
(2) Abnormal Conditions. If abnormal operating conditions that prevent the testing or recordation of any required parameter occur during a CT, Seller may postpone or reschedule all or part of such CT in accordance with Part II.F below.
(3) Instrumentation and Metering. Seller shall provide all instrumentation, metering and data collection equipment required to perform the CT. The instrumentation, metering and data collection equipment electrical meters shall be calibrated in accordance with Prudent Operating Practice and, as applicable, the CAISO Tariff.
F. Incomplete Test. If any CT is not completed in accordance herewith, Buyer may in its sole discretion: (i) accept the results up to the time the CT stopped without any modification to the Effective Storage Capacity pursuant to Section I below; (ii) require that the portion of the CT not completed, be completed within a reasonable specified time period; or (iii) require that the CT be entirely repeated within a reasonable specified time period. Notwithstanding the above, if Seller is unable to complete a CT due to a Force Majeure Event or the actions or inactions of Buyer or the CAISO or the Transmission Provider, Seller shall be permitted to reconduct such CT on dates and at times reasonably acceptable to the Parties.
G. Test Report. Within five (5) Business Days after the completion of any CT, Seller shall prepare and submit to Buyer the completed Installed Capacity Certicate or Effective Storage Capacity Certificate, as applicble, together with a written report of the results of the CT, which report shall include:
(1) A record of the personnel present during the CT that served in an operating, testing, monitoring or other such participatory role;
(2) The measured and calculated data for each parameter set forth in Part II.A through D, including copies of the raw data taken during the test; and (3) Seller’s statement of either Seller’s acceptance of the CT or Seller’s rejection of the CT results and reason(s) therefor.
Seller’s CT report and any submitted capacity certificate shall be deemed invalid if not delivered to Buyer within (5) Business Days after the completion of any CT.
Within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such report, Buyer shall notify Seller in writing of either Buyer’s acceptance of the CT results or Buyer’s rejection of the CT and reason(s) therefor.
If either Party rejects the results of any CT, such CT shall be repeated in accordance with Part II.F.
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H. Supplementary Capacity Test Protocol. No later than sixty (60) days prior to CAISO Commercial Operation, Seller shall deliver to Buyer for its review and approval (such approval not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld; provided, any additional cost to Buyer or restrictions on use of the Storage Facility as a result of such proposed changes shall be a reasonable basis for Buyer’s rejection unless Seller agrees to make Buyer whole for such adverse impacts) a supplement to this Exhibit O with additional and supplementary details, procedures and requirements applicable to Capacity Tests based on the then-current design of the Storage Facility (“Supplementary Capacity Test 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; provided, any additional cost to Buyer or restrictions on use of the Storage Facility as a result of such proposed changes shall be a reasonable basis for Buyer’s rejection unless Seller agrees to make Buyer whole for such adverse impacts) any Seller recommended updates to the then-current Supplementary Capacity Test Protocol. The initial Supplementary Capacity Test Protocol (and each update thereto), once approved by Buyer, shall be deemed an amendment to this Exhibit O.
I. Adjustment to Effective Storage Capacity. The Effective Storage Capacity shall equal the quotiant of (a) the total amount of Discharging Energy delivered to the Delivery Point (expressed in MWh AC) during the first four (4) hours of discharge (up to, but not in excess of, the product of (i) (A) the Guaranteed Storage Capacity (in the case of a Commercial Operation Storage Capacity Test, including under Section 5 of Exhibit B) or (B) the Installed Storage Capacity (in the case of any other Storage Capacity Test), multiplied by (ii) four (4) hours) divided by (b) four (4) hours, expressed in MW AC.
PART III. INITIAL SUPPLEMENTARY CAPACITY TEST PROTOCOL.
A. Effective Storage Capacity
• Procedure:
(1) System Starting State: The Storage Facility will be in the on-line state at 0% SOC.
(2) Record the initial value of the Storage Facility SOC. (3) Command a real power charge that results in an AC power of Storage Facility’s maximum charging level, and continue charging until the earlier of (a) the Storage Facility has reached 100% SOC, (b) the sustained charging level is at least 2% less than the lesser of (i) the maximum charging level and (ii) the Guaranteed Storage Capacity, or (c) five (5) hours have elapsed since the Storage Facility commenced charging.
(4) Record and store the Storage Facility SOC after the earlier of (a) the Storage Facility has reached 100% SOC, (b) the sustained charging level is at least
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2% less than the lesser of (i) the maximum charging level and (ii) the Guaranteed Storage Capacity, or (c) five (5) hours of continuous charging.
Such data point shall be used for purposes of calculation of the Battery Charging Factor.
(5) Record and store the Charging Energy.
(6) Following an agreed-upon rest period, command a real power discharge that results in an AC power output of the lesser of (i) the Storage Facility’s maximum discharging level and (ii) the Guaranteed Storage Capacity, and maintain the discharging state until the earlier of (a) the Facility has discharged at the maximum discharging level for four (4) consecutive hours, (b) the Storage Facility has reached 0% SOC, or (c) the sustained discharging level is at least 2% less than the lesser of (i) the maximum discharging level and (ii) the Guaranteed Storage Capacity. (7) Record and store the Storage Facility SOC after four (4) hours of continuous discharging. Such data point shall be used for purposes of calculation of the Battery Discharging Factor. If the Storage Facility SOC remains above 0% SOC after discharging at a rate at or above the Guaranteed Storage Capacity (or at or above the Installed Storage Capacity after a Commercial Operation Storage Capacity Test) for four (4) consecutive hours pursuant to Part III.A.6(a), the SOC will be deemed 0% for the purposes of calculating the Battery Discharging Factor.
(8) Record and store the Discharging Energy as measured at the Storage Facility Meter. Such data point shall be used for purposes of calculation the Effective Storage Capacity.
(9) If the Storage Facility has not reached 0% SOC pursuant to Section III.A.6, continue discharging the Storage Facility until it reaches 0% SOC. Record and store the additional Discharging Energy, if applicable. • Test Results
(1) The resulting Effective Storage Capacity measurement is the sum of the total Discharging Energy at the Storage Facility Meter divided by four (4) hours.
B. AGC Discharge Test
• Purpose: This test will demonstrate the AGC discharge capability to achieve the Storage Facility’s maximum discharging level within 4 seconds. • System starting state: The Storage Facility will be in the on-line state at 50% SOC and at an initial active power level of 0 MW and reactive power level of 0 MVAR. The EMS will be configured to follow a predefined agreed-upon active power profile.
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• Procedure:
(1) Record the Storage Facility active power level at the Storage Facility Meter. (2) Command the Storage Facility to follow a simulated CAISO RIG signal of Pmax at .95 power factor for ten (10) minutes.
(3) Record and store the Storage Facility active power response (in seconds). • System end state: The Storage Facility will be in the on-line state and at a commanded active power level of 0 MW.
C. AGC Charge Test
• Purpose: This test will demonstrate the AGC charge capability to achieve the Storage Facility’s full charging level within 4 seconds.
• System starting state: The Storage Facility will be in the on-line state at 50% SOC and at an initial active power level of 0 MW and reactive power level of 0 MVAR. The Storage Facility control system will be configured to follow a predefined agreed-upon active power profile.
• Procedure:
(1) Record the Storage Facility active power level at the Storage Facility Meter. (2) Command the Storage Facility to follow a simulated CAISO RIG signal of -Pmax at .95 power factor for ten (10) minutes.
(3) Record and store the Storage Facility active power response (in seconds). • System end state: The Storage Facility will be in the on-line state and at a commanded active power level of 0 MW.
D. Reactive Power Production Test
• Purpose: This test will demonstrate the reactive power production capability of the Storage Facility.
• System starting state: The Storage Facility will be in the on-line state at 50% SOC and at an initial active power level of 0 MW and reactive power level of 0 MVAR. The EMS will be configured to follow an agreed-upon predefined reactive power profile. • Procedure:
(1) Record the Storage Facility reactive power level at the Facility Meter. (2) Command the Storage Facility to follow 11.5 MVAR for ten (10) minutes.
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(3) Record and store the Storage Facility reactive power response. • System end state: The Storage Facility will be in the on-line state and at a commanded reactive power level of 0 MVAR.
E. Reactive Power Consumption Test
• Purpose: This test will demonstrate the reactive power consumption capability of the Storage Facility.
• System starting state: The Storage Facility will be in the on-line state at 50% SOC and at an initial active power level of 0 MW and reactive power level of 0 MVAR. The Storage Facility control system will be configured to follow an agreed-upon predefined reactive power profile.
• Procedure:
(1) Record the Storage Facility reactive power level at the Facility Meter. (2) Command the Storage Facility to follow 11.5 MVAR for ten (10) minutes. (3) Record and store the Storage Facility reactive power response. • System end state: The Storage Facility will be in the on-line state and at a commanded reactive power level of 0 MVAR.
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EXHIBIT P
ANNUAL STORAGE CAPACITY AVAILABILITY CALCULATION
(a) Following the end of each calendar month during the period commencing upon CAISO Commercial Operation and continuing throughout the Delivery Term, Buyer shall calculate the year-to-date (YTD) “Annual Storage Capacity Availability” for the current (and for the period from CAISO Commercial Operation through the Commercial Operation Date) Contract Year using the formula set forth below:
Annual Storage Capacity Availability (%) = 1 –
Unavailable Calculation Intervals
Total YTD Calculation Intervals
“Calculation Interval” or “C.I.” means each successive five-minute interval, but excluding all such intervals which by the express terms of the Agreement are disregarded or excluded.
“Unavailable Calculation Intervals” means the sum of year-to-date unavailable Calculation Intervals for the applicable Contract Year (and for the period from CAISO Commercial Operation through the Commercial Operation Date), where for each Calculation Interval:
where:
“A” is the “Available Effective Storage Capacity”, which is the available capacity expressed in MW expected from all Storage Facility inverters, calculated as the greater of the HOL and the absolute value of the LOL. The determination of Available Effective Storage Capacity in a Calculation Interval shall consider the conditions of the Facility in total to receive Charging Energy from the Generating Facility or CAISO Grid, as applicable, and to deliver Discharging Energy to the Delivery Point based on normal operating conditions pursuant to the manufacturer’s guidelines. For purposes of the determination of Available Effective Storage Capacity in a Calculation Interval, it will be assumed that no PV Energy is being concurrently delivered to the Delivery Point in such Calculation Interval. “A” shall never exceed the Effective Storage Capacity. If Seller fails to provide the HOL or LOL for any Calculation Interval, the Available Effective Storage Capacity in such Calculation Interval shall be deemed to be zero (0) MW.
Unavailable
Calculation Interval = 1 C.I. x ( 1 – the lesser of:
A
or
B
) Effective
Storage
Capacity
Effective Storage
Capacity x 4 hrs
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“B” is the “Available Storage Capability”, which shall be calculated as the sum of the following (taking into account the SOC at the time of calculation): (i) the energy throughput capability in MWhs in the applicable Calculation Interval that the Storage Facility is available to be charged from the Generating Facility or CAISO Grid, as applicable, (calculated as the available battery charging capability (in MWh) to receive Charging Energy from the Generating Facility or CAISO Grid, as applicable, in the applicable Calculation Interval x the Battery Charging Factor) and (ii) the energy throughput capability in MWhs in the applicable Calculation Interval that the Storage Facility is available to be discharged to the Delivery Point (calculated as the available battery discharging capability (in MWh) to delivery Discharging Energy to the Delivery Point in the applicable Calculation Interval x the Battery Discharging Factor). In calculating Available Storage Capability, the “available battery charging capability” and “available battery discharging capability” are calculated as the product of (1) the count of available system strings in such Calculation Interval, multiplied by (2) the capability, in MWh, expected from each such system string (based on normal operating conditions pursuant to the manufacturer’s guidelines), that are able (considering the conditions of the Facility in total) to receive Charging Energy from the Generating Facility or CAISO Grid, as applicable, and deliver Discharging Energy to the Delivery Point; provided, the Available Storage Capability shall never exceed the Effective Storage Capacity x four (4) hours.
“Total YTD Calculation Intervals” means, for each applicable Contract Year (and for the period from CAISO Commercial Operation through the Commercial Operation Date), the total number of Calculation Intervals year-to-date up through and including the month for which the Annual Storage Capacity Availability is being calculated. (b) The Available Effective Storage Capacity and Available Storage Capability in the above calculations shall be the lower of (i) such amounts reported by Seller’s real-time EMS data feed to Buyer for the Storage Facility for such Calculation Interval, such that available Effective Storage Capacity is calculated as the product of (A) the count of available system inverters, multiplied by (B) the capacity, in MW AC, expected from each system inverter under normal operating conditions pursuant to the manufacturer’s guidelines, and available Storage Capability is likewise calculated as the product of (C) the count of available system strings, multiplied by (D) the capability, in MWh, expected from each system string under normal operating conditions pursuant to the manufacturer’s guidelines, and (ii) Seller’s most recent Availability Notice (as updated pursuant to Section 4.3), which, with respect to the Available Effective Storage Capacity, shall be calculated as the average of the “Gen Max” and “Load Max” (or equivalent successor terms which may be used by the SC or CAISO from time to time) amounts reported in Seller’s Availability Notice and recorded in OMS for such Calculation Interval, and with respect to the Available Storage Capability, shall be calculated as “Max Energy” minus “Min Energy” (or equivalent successor terms which may be used by the SC or CAISO from time to time) amounts reported in Seller’s Availability Notice and recorded in OMS for such Calculation Interval and for which calculation the Battery Charging Factor and Battery Discharging Factor shall not be applied, provided that any such revised Availability Notice indicating an increase in the Storage Facility’s availability for the applicable Calculation Interval is submitted by Seller at least sixty (60) minutes prior to the time the Buyer is required to schedule or bid the Storage Facility in the Real-Time Market. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the calculations of Available
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Effective Storage Capacity and Available Storage Capability in the foregoing sentence shall be based solely on the availability of the Storage Facility to charge or discharge Energy between the Storage Facility and the Delivery Point, as applicable (excluding for reasons at the high-voltage side of the Delivery Point or beyond). Any Calculation Interval in which the Storage Facility fails to maintain connectivity to the CAISO such that it cannot receive ADS or AGC signals shall be deemed an Unavailable Calculation Interval.
(c) If the total rated power of the Storage Facility inverters associated with the Installed Storage Capacity as measured to the Delivery Point is less than 23 MW charging and 23 MW discharging at 45°C, then Buyer shall have the right, in its reasonable discretion, to apply an ambient air temperature availability derate to the applicable Calculation Interval.
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EXHIBIT R
METERING DIAGRAM
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EXHIBIT S
FORM OF CONSENT TO COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT
This Consent to Collateral Assignment (this “Consent”) is entered into among (i) Clean Power Alliance of Southern California, a California joint powers authority (“CPA”), (ii) [Name of Seller], a [Legal Status of Seller] (the “Project Company”), and (iii) [Name of Collateral Agent], a [Legal Status of Collateral Agent], as Collateral Agent for the secured parties under the Financing Documents referred to below (such secured parties together with their successors permitted under this Consent in such capacity, the “Secured Parties”, and, such agent, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”). CPA, Project Company and Collateral Agent are hereinafter sometimes referred to individually as a “Party” and jointly as the “Parties”.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Consent shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the PPA (as defined below).
RECITALS
The Parties enter into this Consent with reference to the following facts:
A. Project Company and CPA have entered into that certain Renewable Power Purchase Agreement, dated as of [Date] [List all amendments as contemplated by Section 3.4] (“PPA”), pursuant to which Project Company will develop, construct, commission, test and operate the Facility and sell the Product to CPA, and CPA will purchase the Product from Project Company;
B. As collateral for Project Company’s obligations under the PPA, Project Company has agreed to provide to CPA certain collateral, which may include Performance Security and Development Security and other collateral described in the PPA (collectively, the “PPA Collateral”);
C. Project Company has entered into that certain [Insert description of financing arrangements with Lender], dated as of [Date], among Project Company, the Lenders party thereto and the Collateral Agent (the “Financing Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Lenders have extended commitments to make loans to Project Company; D. As collateral security for Project Company’s obligations under the Financing Agreement and related agreements (collectively, the “Financing Documents”), Project Company has, among other things, assigned all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the PPA and Project’s Company’s owners have pledged their ownership interest in Project Company (collectively, the “Assigned Interest”) to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Financing Documents; and
E. It is a requirement under the Financing Agreement and the PPA that CPA and the other Parties hereto shall have executed and delivered this Consent.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
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SECTION 1. CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT, ETC.
1.1 Consent and Agreement.
CPA hereby acknowledges:
(a) Notice of and consents to the assignment as collateral security to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, of the Assigned Interest; and (b) The right (but not the obligation) of Collateral Agent in the exercise of its rights and remedies under the Financing Documents, to make all demands, give all notices, take all actions and exercise all rights of Project Company permitted under the PPA (subject to CPA’s rights and defenses under the PPA and the terms of this Consent) and accepts any such exercise; provided, insofar as the Collateral Agent exercises any such rights under the PPA or makes any claims with respect to payments or other obligations under the PPA, the terms and conditions of the PPA applicable to such exercise of rights or claims shall apply to Collateral Agent to the same extent as to Project Company.
1.2 Project Company’s Acknowledgement.
Each of Project Company and Collateral Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that CPA is authorized to act in accordance with Collateral Agent’s instructions, and that CPA shall bear no liability to Project Company or Collateral Agent in connection therewith, including any liability for failing to act in accordance with Project Company’s instructions.
1.3 Right to Cure.
If Project Company defaults in the performance of any of its obligations under the PPA, or upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event or condition under the PPA which would immediately or with the passage of any applicable grace period or the giving of notice, or both, enable CPA to terminate or suspend its performance under the PPA (a “PPA Default”), CPA will not terminate or suspend its performance under the PPA until it first gives written notice of such PPA Default to Collateral Agent and affords Collateral Agent the right to cure such PPA Default within the applicable cure period under the PPA, which cure period shall run concurrently with that afforded Project Company under the PPA. In addition, if Collateral Agent gives CPA written notice prior to the expiration of the applicable cure period under the PPA of Collateral Agent’s intention to cure such PPA Default (which notice shall include a reasonable description of the time during which it anticipates to cure such PPA Default) and is diligently proceeding to cure such PPA Default, notwithstanding the applicable cure period under the PPA, Collateral Agent shall have a period of sixty (60) days (or, if such PPA Default is for failure by the Project Company to pay an amount to CPA which is due and payable under the PPA other than to provide PPA Collateral, thirty (30) days, or, if such PPA Default is for failure by Project Company to provide PPA Collateral, ten (10) Business Days) from the Collateral Agent’s receipt of the notice of such PPA Default from CPA to cure such PPA Default; provided, (a) if possession of the Facility is necessary to cure any such non-monetary PPA Default and Collateral Agent has commenced foreclosure proceedings within sixty (60) days after notice of the PPA Default and is diligently pursuing such foreclosure proceedings, Collateral Agent will be allowed a reasonable time, not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days after the notice of the PPA Default, to complete such
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proceedings and cure such PPA Default, and (b) if Collateral Agent is prohibited from curing any such PPA Default by any process, stay or injunction issued by any Governmental Authority or pursuant to any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or other similar proceeding involving Project Company, then the time periods specified herein for curing a PPA Default shall be extended for the period of such prohibition, so long as Collateral Agent has diligently pursued removal of such process, stay or injunction. Collateral Agent shall provide CPA with reports concerning the status of efforts to cure a PPA Default upon CPA’s reasonable request.
1.4 Substitute Owner.
Subject to Section 1.7, the Parties agree that if Collateral Agent notifies (such notice, a “Financing Document Default Notice”) CPA that an event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Financing Documents (a “Financing Document Event of Default”) then, upon a judicial foreclosure sale, non-judicial foreclosure sale, deed in lieu of foreclosure or other transfer following a Financing Document Event of Default, Collateral Agent (or its designee) shall be substituted for Project Company (the “Substitute Owner”) under the PPA, and, subject to Sections
1.7(b) and 1.7(c) below, CPA and Substitute Owner will recognize each other as counterparties under the PPA and will continue to perform their respective obligations (including those obligations accruing to CPA and the Project Company prior to the existence of the Substitute Owner) under the PPA in favor of each other in accordance with the terms thereof; provided, before CPA is required to recognize the Substitute Owner, the Substitute Owner must have demonstrated to CPA’s reasonable satisfaction that the Substitute Owner has financial qualifications and operating experience [TBD] (a “Permitted Transferee”). For purposes of the foregoing, CPA shall be entitled to assume that any such purported exercise of rights by Collateral Agent that results in substitution of a Substitute Owner under the PPA is in accordance with the Financing Documents without independent investigation thereof but shall have the right to require that the Collateral Agent and its designee (if applicable) provide reasonable evidence demonstrating the same.
1.5 Replacement Agreements.
Subject to Section 1.7, if the PPA is terminated, rejected or otherwise invalidated as a result of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding affecting Project Company, its owner(s) or guarantor(s), and if Collateral Agent or its designee 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) (“Replacement Owner”), CPA shall, and Collateral Agent shall cause Replacement Owner to, enter into a new agreement with one another for the balance of the obligations under the PPA remaining to be performed having terms substantially the same as the terms of the PPA with respect to the remaining Contract Term (“Replacement PPA”); provided, before CPA is required to enter into a Replacement PPA, the Replacement Owner must have demonstrated to CPA’s reasonable satisfaction that the Replacement Owner satisfies the requirements of a Permitted Transferee. For purposes of the foregoing, CPA is entitled to assume that any such purported exercise of rights by Collateral Agent that results in a Replacement Owner is in accordance with the Financing Documents without independent investigation thereof but shall have the right to require that the Collateral Agent and its designee (if applicable) provide reasonable evidence demonstrating the same. Notwithstanding the execution and delivery of a Replacement PPA, to the extent CPA is, or was otherwise prior to its termination as described in this Section 1.5, entitled under the PPA, CPA may suspend performance of its obligations under
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such Replacement PPA, unless and until all PPA Defaults of Project Company under the PPA or Replacement PPA have been cured.
1.6 Transfer.
Subject to Section 1.7, a Substitute Owner or a Replacement Owner may assign all of its interest in the Facility and the PPA and a Replacement PPA to a natural person, corporation, trust, business trust, joint venture, joint stock company, association, company, limited liability company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity (a “Person”) to which the Facility is transferred; provided, the proposed transferee shall have demonstrated to CPA’s reasonable satisfaction that such proposed transferee satisfies the requirements of a Permitted Transferee.
1.7 Assumption of Obligations.
(a) Transferee.
Any transferee under Section 1.6 shall expressly assume in a writing reasonably satisfactory to CPA all of the obligations of Project Company, Substitute Owner or Replacement Owner under the PPA or Replacement PPA, as applicable, including posting and collateral assignment of the PPA Collateral. Upon such assignment and the cure of any outstanding PPA Default, and payment of all other amounts due and payable to CPA in respect of the PPA or such Replacement PPA, the transferor shall be released from any further liability under the PPA or Replacement PPA, as applicable.
(b) Substitute Owner.
Subject to Section 1.7(c), any Substitute Owner pursuant to Section 1.4 shall be required to perform Project Company’s obligations under the PPA, including posting and collateral assignment of the PPA Collateral; provided, the obligations of such Substitute Owner shall be no more than those of Project Company under the PPA.
(c) No Liability.
CPA acknowledges and agrees that neither Collateral Agent nor any Secured Party shall have any liability or obligation under the PPAas a result of this Consent (except to the extent Collateral Agent or a Secured Party is a Substitute Owner or Replacement Owner) nor shall Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party be obligated or required to (i) perform any of Project Company’s obligations under the PPA, except as provided in Sections 1.7(a) and 1.7(b) and to the extent Collateral Agent or a Secured Party is a Substitute Owner or Replacement Owner, or (ii) take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned under the Financing Documents. If Collateral Agent becomes a Substitute Owner pursuant to Section 1.4 or enters into a Replacement PPA, Collateral Agent shall not have any personal liability to CPA under the PPA or Replacement PPA and the sole recourse of CPA in seeking enforcement of such obligations against Collateral Agent shall be to the aggregate interest of the Secured Parties in the Facility; provided, such limited recourse shall not limit CPA’s right to seek equitable or injunctive relief against Collateral Agent, or CPA’s rights with respect to any offset rights expressly allowed under the PPA, a Replacement PPA or the PPA Collateral.
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1.8 Delivery of Notices.
CPA shall deliver to Collateral Agent, concurrently with the delivery thereof to Project Company, a copy of each notice, request or demand given by CPA to Project Company pursuant to the PPA relating to (a) a PPA Default by Project Company under the PPA, (b) any claim regarding a Force Majeure Event by CPA under the PPA, (c) any notice of dispute under the PPA, (d) any notice of intent to terminate or any termination notice, and (e) any matter that would require the consent of Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 1.11 or any other provision of this Consent. Collateral Agent acknowledges that delivery of such notice, request and demand shall satisfy CPA’s obligation to give Collateral Agent a notice of PPA Default under Section 1.3. Collateral Agent shall deliver to CPA, concurrently with delivery thereof to Project Company, a copy of each notice, request or demand given by Collateral Agent to Project Company pursuant to the Financing Documents relating to a default by Project Company under the Financing Documents.
1.9 Confirmations.
CPA will, as and when reasonably requested by Collateral Agent from time to time, confirm in writing matters relating to the PPA (including the performance of same by Project Company); provided, such confirmation may be limited to matters of which CPA is aware as of the time the confirmation is given and such confirmations shall be without prejudice to any rights of CPA under the PPA as between CPA and Project Company.
1.10 Exclusivity of Dealings.
Except as provided in Sections 1.3, 1.4, 1.8, 1.9 and 2.1, unless and until CPA receives a Financing Document Default Notice, CPA shall deal exclusively with Project Company in connection with the performance of CPA’s obligations under the PPA. From and after such time as CPA receives a Financing Document Default Notice and until a Substitute Owner is substituted for Project Company pursuant to Section 1.4, a Replacement PPA is entered into or the PPA is transferred to a Person to whom the Facility is transferred pursuant to Section 1.6, CPA shall, until Collateral Agent confirms to CPA in writing that all obligations under the Financing Documents are no longer outstanding, deal exclusively with Collateral Agent in connection with the performance of CPA’s obligations under the PPA, and CPA may irrevocably rely on instructions provided by Collateral Agent in accordance therewith to the exclusion of those provided by any other Person.
1.11 No Amendments.
To the extent permitted by Laws, CPA agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of Collateral Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) (a) enter into any material supplement, restatement, novation, extension, amendment or modification of the PPA (b) terminate or suspend its performance under the PPA (except in accordance with Section 1.3) or (c) consent to or accept any termination or cancellation of the PPA by Project Company.
SECTION 2. PAYMENTS UNDER THE PPA
2.1 Payments.
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Unless and until CPA receives written notice to the contrary from Collateral Agent, CPA will make all payments to be made by it to Project Company under or by reason of the PPA directly to Project Company. CPA, Project Company, and Collateral Agent acknowledge that CPA will be deemed to be in compliance with the payment terms of the PPA to the extent that CPA makes payments in accordance with Collateral Agent’s instructions.
2.2 No Offset, Etc.
All payments required to be made by CPA under the PPA shall be made without any offset, recoupment, abatement, withholding, reduction or defense whatsoever, other than that expressly allowed by the terms of the PPA.
SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CPA
CPA makes the following representations and warranties as of the date hereof in favor of Collateral Agent:
3.1 Organization.
CPA is a joint powers authority and community choice aggregator duly organized and validly existing 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. CPA has all requisite power and authority, corporate and otherwise, to enter into and to perform its obligations hereunder and under the PPA, and to carry out the terms hereof and thereof and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
3.2 Authorization.
The execution, delivery and performance by CPA of this Consent and the PPA have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of CPA and do not require any approval or consent of any holder (or any trustee for any holder) of any indebtedness or other obligation of CPA which, if not obtained, will prevent CPA from performing its obligations hereunder or under the PPA except approvals or consents which have previously been obtained and which are in full force and effect.
3.3 Execution and Delivery; Binding Agreements.
Each of this Consent and the PPA is in full force and effect, has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of CPA by the appropriate officers of CPA, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of CPA, enforceable against CPA in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
3.4 No Default or Amendment.
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Except as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto: (a) Neither CPA nor, to CPA’s actual knowledge, Project Company, is in default of any of its obligations under the PPA; (b) CPA and, to CPA’s actual knowledge, Project Company, has complied with all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of its obligations under the PPA; (c) to CPA’s actual knowledge, no event or condition exists which would either immediately or with the passage of any applicable grace period or giving of notice, or both, enable either CPA or Project Company to terminate or suspend its obligations under the PPA; and (d) the PPA has not been amended, modified or supplemented in any manner except as set forth herein and in the recitals hereto.
3.5 No Previous Assignments.
CPA has no notice of, and has not consented to, any previous assignment by Project Company of all or any part of its rights under the PPA, except as previously disclosed in writing and consented to by CPA.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PROJECT COMPANY Project Company makes the following representations and warranties as of the date hereof in favor of the Collateral Agent and CPA:
4.1 Organization.
Project Company is a [Legal Status of Seller] duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the state of its organization, and is duly qualified, authorized to do business and in good standing in every jurisdiction in which it owns or leases real property or in which the nature of its business requires it to be so qualified, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, its ability to own its properties or its ability to transact its business. Project Company has all requisite power and authority, corporate and otherwise, to enter into and to perform its obligations hereunder and under the PPA, and to carry out the terms hereof and thereof and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
4.2 Authorization.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Consent by Project Company, and Project Company’s assignment of its right, title and interest in, to and under the PPA to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Financing Documents, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of Project Company.
4.3 Execution and Delivery; Binding Agreement.
This Consent is in full force and effect, has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of Project Company by the appropriate officers of Project Company, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Project Company, enforceable against Project Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
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4.4 No Default or Amendment.
Except as set forth in Schedule B attached hereto: (a) neither Project Company nor, to Project Company’s actual knowledge, CPA, is in default of any of its obligations under the PPA; (b) Project Company and, to Project Company’s actual knowledge, CPA, has complied with all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of its obligations under the PPA; (c) to Project Company’s actual knowledge, no event or condition exists which would either immediately or with the passage of any applicable grace period or giving of notice, or both, enable either CPA or Project Company to terminate or suspend its obligations under the PPA; and (d) the PPA has not been amended, modified or supplemented in any manner except as set forth herein and in the recitals hereto.
4.5 No Previous Assignments.
Project Company has not previously assigned all or any part of its rights under the PPA.
SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COLLATERAL AGENT Collateral Agent makes the following representations and warranties as of the date hereof in favor of CPA and Project Company:
5.1 Authorization.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Consent by Collateral Agent have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of Collateral Agent and Secured Parties.
5.2 Execution and Delivery; Binding Agreement.
This Consent is in full force and effect, has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of Collateral Agent by the appropriate officers of Collateral Agent, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Collateral Agent as Collateral Agent for the Secured Parties, enforceable against Collateral Agent (and the Secured Parties to the extent applicable) in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (b) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
SECTION 6. MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 Notices.
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, shall be deemed given upon receipt thereof by the Party or Parties to whom such notice is addressed, shall refer on their face to the PPA (although failure to so refer shall not render any such notice or communication ineffective), shall be sent by first class mail, by personal delivery or by a nationally recognized courier service, and shall be directed (a) if to CPA or Project Company, in accordance with [Notice Section of the PPA] of the PPA, (b) if to Collateral Agent, to [Collateral Agent Name], [Collateral
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Agent Address], Attn: [Collateral Agent Contact Information], Telephone: [___], Fax: [___], and (c) to such other address or addressee as any such Party may designate by notice given pursuant hereto.
6.2 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.
(a) THIS CONSENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THIS
CONSENT AND ALL MATTERS ARISING OUT OF THIS CONSENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. (b) All disputes, claims or controversies arising out of, relating to, concerning or pertaining to the terms of this Consent shall be governed by the dispute resolution provisions of the PPA. Subject to the foregoing, any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Consent and any action for enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof may be brought in the courts of the State of California or of the United States of America for the Central District of California, and, by execution and delivery of this Consent, each Party hereby accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and appellate courts from any appeal thereof. Each Party further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to its notice address provided pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Consent brought in the courts referred to above and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Nothing herein shall affect the right of any Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
6.3 Headings Descriptive.
The headings of the several sections and subsections of this Consent are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Consent.
6.4 Severability.
In case any provision in or obligation under this Consent shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
6.5 Amendment, Waiver.
Neither this Consent nor any of the terms hereof may (a) be terminated, amended, supplemented or modified, except by an instrument in writing signed by CPA, Project Company and Collateral Agent or (b) waived, except by an instrument in writing signed by the waiving Party.
6.6 Termination.
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Each Party’s obligations hereunder are absolute and unconditional, and no Party has any right, and shall have no right, to terminate this Consent or to be released, relieved or discharged from any obligation or liability hereunder until CPA has been notified by Collateral Agent that all of the obligations under the Financing Documents shall have been satisfied in full (other than contingent indemnification obligations) or, with respect to the PPA or any Replacement PPA, its obligations under such PPA or Replacement PPA have been fully performed.
6.7 Successors and Assigns.
This Consent shall be binding upon each Party and its successors and assigns permitted under and in accordance with this Consent, and shall inure to the benefit of the other Parties and their respective successors and assignee permitted under and in accordance with this Consent. Each reference to a Person herein shall include such Person’s successors and assigns permitted under and in accordance with this Consent.
6.8 Further Assurances.
CPA hereby agrees to execute and deliver all such instruments and take all such action as may be necessary to effectuate fully the purposes of this Consent.
6.9 Waiver of Trial by Jury.
TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, THE PARTIES HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ALL RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION,
PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CONSENT OR ANY MATTER ARISING HEREUNDER. EACH PARTY FURTHER
WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS
LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
6.10 Entire Agreement.
This Consent and any agreement, document or instrument attached hereto or referred to herein integrate all the terms and conditions mentioned herein or incidental hereto and supersede all oral negotiations and prior writings in respect to the subject matter hereof. In the event of any conflict between the terms, conditions and provisions of this Consent and any such agreement, document or instrument, the terms, conditions and provisions of this Consent shall prevail.
6.11 Effective Date.
This Consent shall be deemed effective as of the date upon which the last Party executes this Consent.
6.12 Counterparts; Electronic Signatures.
This Consent may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original of this Consent and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Consent and of signature pages by
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facsimile transmission, Portable Document Format (i.e., PDF), or by other electronic means shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Consent as to the Parties and may be used in lieu of the original Consent for all purposes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Consent to be duly executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers on the dates indicated below their respective signatures. [NAME OF PROJECT COMPANY],
[Legal Status of Project Company].
CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
a California joint powers authority.
By:
___________________________________
[Name]
[Title]
Date: ___________________________
By:
___________________________________
[Name]
[Title]
Date: ___________________________
[NAME OF COLLATERAL AGENT],
[Legal Status of Collateral Agent].
By:
________________________________
[Name]
[Title]
Date: ___________________________
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SCHEDULE A
[Describe any disclosures relevant to representations and warranties made in Section 3.4]
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Exhibit T - 1
EXHIBIT T
FORM OF GUARANTY
This Guaranty (this “Guaranty”) is entered into as of [_____] (the “Effective Date”) by and between [___], a [jurisdiction and form of entity] (“Guarantor”), and Clean Power Alliance of Southern California, a California joint powers authority (together with its successors and permitted assigns, “Buyer”).
Recitals
A. Buyer and [SELLER ENTITY], a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”), entered into that certain Renewable Power Purchase Agreement (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “PPA”) dated as of [____], 2024.
B. Guarantor is entering into this Guaranty as Performance Security to secure Seller’s obligations under the PPA, as required by Section [__] 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, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, 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, provided, that Guarantor’s aggregate liability under or arising out of this Guaranty shall not exceed ________ Dollars ($___________)[insert Development Security / Performance Security Amount](the “Guaranteed Amount”). 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
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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 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), (y) the date that is twelve (12) months after the last day of the Delivery Term, and (z) 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
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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
(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 (except for such defenses, setoffs or counterclaims that are expressly waived under any provision of this Guaranty) in a subsequent action for recoupment, restitution, or reimbursement.
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 ESA, 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 ESA; (iii) subject to Section 10, 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.
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6. Representations and Warranties. Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that (a) it has all necessary and appropriate corporate or limited liability company 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, which would invalidate or materially impair Guarantor’s ability to perform its obligations under this Guaranty, (d) except as disclosed in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Guarantor’s parent, [___], 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 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. Any party may change its address to which notice is given hereunder by providing notice of the same in accordance with this Paragraph
8. If delivered to Buyer, to it at [____]
Attn: [____]
If delivered to Guarantor, to it at [____]
Attn: [____]
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 New York, excluding choice of law rules (other than Section 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law), provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall such governing law prevent Buyer from complying with any obligations or from exercising any joint powers authority arising under the laws of the State of California. 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 Los Angeles, 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
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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, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. This Guaranty is not assignable by Buyer without the prior written consent of Guarantor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, except to the extent that the PPA is assigned in accordance with the terms thereof. 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 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.
10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL; JUDICIAL REFERENCE.
(a) JURY WAIVER. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT
MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A)
CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY
OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT
SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
IT AND THE OTHER PARTY HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO
THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
(b) JUDICIAL REFERENCE. IN THE EVENT ANY LEGAL
PROCEEDING IS FILED IN A FEDERAL COURT OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, OR, TO THE EXTENT SUCH FEDERAL COURT LACKS
SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, IN A STATE COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA (THE “COURT”) BY OR AGAINST ANY PARTY HERETO IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CLAIM DIRECTLY
OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON
CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY) (EACH, A “CLAIM”) AND THE
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WAIVER SET FORTH IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH IS NOT
ENFORCEABLE IN SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
(i) ANY CLAIM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL DISCOVERY AND
LAW AND MOTION MATTERS, PRETRIAL MOTIONS, TRIAL MATTERS AND
POST-TRIAL MOTIONS) WILL BE DETERMINED BY A GENERAL
REFERENCE PROCEEDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTIONS 638 THROUGH 645.1.
THE PARTIES INTEND THIS GENERAL REFERENCE AGREEMENT TO BE
SPECIFICALLY ENFORCEABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 638.
(ii) UPON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF ANY PARTY, THE PARTIES SHALL
SELECT A SINGLE REFEREE, WHO SHALL BE A RETIRED JUDGE OR JUSTICE. IF THE PARTIES DO NOT AGREE UPON A REFEREE WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF SUCH WRITTEN REQUEST, THEN, ANY PARTY MAY REQUEST
THE COURT TO APPOINT A REFEREE PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 640(B).
(iii) THE PARTIES RECOGNIZE AND AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS RESOLVED IN A
GENERAL REFERENCE PROCEEDING PURSUANT HERETO WILL BE
DECIDED BY A REFEREE AND NOT BY A JURY.
[Signature on next page]
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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:____________________________
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EXHIBIT U
Supply Chain Code of Conduct
Buyer is committed to ensuring that the fundamental human rights of workers are protected, including addressing the potential risks of forced labor, child labor, servitude, human trafficking and slavery across our portfolio.
Our requirements and expectations for Seller’s supply chain are detailed below in our Supply Chain Code of Conduct (“Supply Chain Code”). Seller must comply with all applicable Laws and this Supply Chain Code solely as set forth in this Exhibit U, even when this Supply Chain Code exceeds the requirements of applicable Law.
These standards are derived from the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the Core Conventions of the International Labour Organization (“ILO”), including the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the Solar Energy Industries Association Solar Industry Commitment to Environmental & Social Responsibility, and the Responsible Business Alliance Code of Conduct.
1. Freely Chosen Employment
Forced, bonded (including debt bondage) or indentured labor, involuntary or exploitative prison labor, slavery or trafficking of persons is not permitted. This includes transporting, harboring, recruiting, transferring, or receiving persons by means of threat, force, coercion, abduction or fraud for labor or services. There shall be no unreasonable restrictions on workers’ freedom of movement in the facility in addition to unreasonable restrictions on entering or exiting company provided facilities including, if applicable, workers’ dormitories or living quarters. All work must be voluntary, and workers shall be free to leave work at any time or terminate their employment without penalty if reasonable notice is given as per worker’s contract, if any. Employers, agents, and sub-agents’ may not hold or otherwise destroy, conceal, or confiscate identity or immigration documents, such as government-issued identification, passports, or work permits. Employers can only hold documentation if such holdings are required by law. In this case, at no time should workers be denied access to their documents. Workers shall not be required to pay employers’ agents or sub-agents’ recruitment fees or other related fees for their employment. If any such fees are found to have been paid by workers, such fees shall be repaid to the worker.
2. Young Workers
Child labor is not to be used in any stage of manufacturing. The term “child” refers to any person under the age of 15, or under the age for completing compulsory education, or under the minimum age for employment in the country, whichever is greatest. Suppliers shall implement an appropriate mechanism to verify the age of workers. The use of legitimate workplace learning programs, which comply with all laws and regulations, is supported.
Workers under the age of 18 shall not perform work that is likely to jeopardize their health or safety, including night shifts and overtime. Suppliers shall ensure proper management of student workers through proper maintenance of student records, rigorous due diligence of educational partners, and protection of students’ rights in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. Suppliers shall provide appropriate support and training to all student
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workers. In the absence of local law, the wage rate for student workers, interns, and apprentices shall be at least the same wage rate as other entry-level workers performing equal or similar tasks. If child labor is identified, assistance/remediation is provided.
3. Working Hours
Studies of business practices clearly link worker strain to reduced productivity, increased turnover, and increased injury and illness. Working hours are not to exceed the maximum set by local law. Further, a workweek should not be more than 60 hours per week, including overtime, except in emergency or unusual situations. All overtime must be voluntary.
Workers shall be allowed at least one day off every seven days.
4. Wages and Benefits
Compensation paid to workers shall comply with all applicable wage laws, including those relating to minimum wages, overtime hours and legally mandated benefits. In compliance with local laws, workers shall be compensated for overtime at pay rates greater than regular hourly rates. Deductions from wages as a disciplinary measure shall not be permitted. For each pay period, workers shall be provided with a timely and understandable wage statement that includes sufficient information to verify accurate compensation for work performed. All use of temporary, dispatch and outsourced labor will be within the limits of the local law.
5. Humane Treatment
There is to be no harsh or inhumane treatment including violence, gender-based violence, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, corporal punishment, mental or physical coercion, bullying, public shaming, or verbal abuse of workers; nor is there to be the threat of any such treatment. Disciplinary policies and procedures in support of these requirements shall be clearly defined and communicated to workers.
6. Non-Discrimination/Non-Harassment
Suppliers should be committed to a workplace free of harassment and unlawful discrimination. Companies shall not engage in discrimination or harassment based on race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, political affiliation, union membership, covered veteran status, protected genetic information or marital status in hiring and employment practices such as wages, promotions, rewards, and access to training. Workers shall be provided with reasonable accommodation for religious practices. In addition, workers or potential workers should not be subjected to medical tests that could be used in a discriminatory way or otherwise in violation of applicable law. This was drafted in consideration of ILO Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (No.111).
7. Freedom of Association
In conformance with local law, Suppliers shall respect the right of all workers to form and join trade unions of their own choosing, to bargain collectively, and to engage in peaceful assembly as well as respect the right of workers to refrain from such activities. Workers and/or their representatives shall be able to openly communicate and share ideas and concerns with management regarding working conditions and management practices without fear of discrimination, reprisal, intimidation, or harassment.
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Exhibit U - 3
8. Restricted Jurisdictions
Supplier shall not manufacture or produce products in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, or knowingly procure goods and services mined, produced or manufactured in the same.
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Exhibit V - 1
EXHIBIT V
MATERIAL PERMITS
No. Permits
1 Conditional Use Permit No. 8 (Map 233) Resolution 2012-037 – approval of mitigation measure compliance binders
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Exhibit W - 1
EXHIBIT W
Force Majeure and/or Development Cure Period Claim Form Instructions
A. Please review Article 10 and Exhibit B (if applicable) of the Power Purchase Agreement prior to filling out the form.
B. Fill out the form completely and return to your assigned Contract Manager at CPA.
Seller: [Name] Project: [Name]
Current Guaranteed Construction Start Date: [Date]
New Guaranteed Construction Start Date (if Seller’s claims are validated in full): [Date] Guaranteed Commercial Operation Date: [Date]
New Guaranteed Commercial Operation Date (if Seller’s claims are validated in full):
[Date]
1. Please describe the claimed Force Majeure Event or other event giving rise to the claimed Development Cure Period delay(s) (the “Claimed Event”), including its cause, date of commencement and date it ended or is anticipated to end.
2. Please specify the extent of the delay or prevented performance caused by the Claimed Event, including the relief claimed thereby. Describe how the claimed relief was calculated/determined, accounting for individual developments causing such delay or prevented performance.
3. With respect to a Claimed Event other than a Force Majeure Event, please describe the commercially reasonable efforts taken by Seller to prevent such event.
4. Please describe the commercially reasonable efforts taken to mitigate the delays or nonperformance caused by the Claimed Event and specify how such efforts reduced the delay days or nonperformance that would otherwise have occurred absent such mitigation.
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Exhibit W - 2
5. Please attach supporting documentation, including without limitation:
• Force Majeure notices or other correspondence received from suppliers and/or contractors that describe the basis for and extent of the Claimed Event. • Documentation, contracts, and/or correspondence with suppliers and/or contractors evidencing the claiming Party’s mitigation efforts.
• Project schedule and/or GANTT charts that demonstrate the effect of the Claimed Event on the Guaranteed commercial Operation Date.
By signing this Claim form, I attest and affirm that I am authorized to sign this form on behalf of the Seller, that I have reviewed this Claim, including any attached documentation, and that the facts and statements made in this Claim are true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Signed:
Name:
Title:
Date:
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Power Purchase Agreements
June 6, 2024
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The 2023 Clean Energy and Reliability Request for Offer (RFO) was launched in June 2023 to fill a larger portion of CPA’s portfolio needs with long-term contracts. In September 2023, the Energy Committee approved an RFO shortlist of 10 projects and a waitlist of 17 projects.
The Board has approved contracts with four of these 27 projects: SunZia (Wind), Drifter and Denali (Standalone Storage), and Sentinel (RA-Only).
CPA has a near-term goal of having 95% of its annual renewable energy and RA needs under long-term contract. The intention was to achieve this target over a four-year period (2024-2027) though annual RFO procurement.
Even though CPA has met its procurement target for the 2023 RFO with the four contracted projects, given changing market conditions, uncertainty around new project development, and lack of Full Capacity Deliverability Status (FCDS) on Drifter, staff believes its near-term 95% goals could be at risk if CPA does not also consider bilateral offers outside of the annual RFO process. 2 2023 RFO Results
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Bilateral offers are those that come to CPA outside of the annual RFO process. CPA’s Energy Risk Management Policy allows for consideration of bilateral offers. CPA staff initially evaluate them if they have something unique such as a near-term online date with FCDS or hard-to-acquired technology (geothermal, wind, biomass, etc.)
On April 15, 2024, a Review Team consisting of four members of the Energy Committee reviewed four high-value bilateral offers with FCDS or a high likelihood to receive FCDS. The Review Team recommended entering negotiations with these four projects in order to mitigate the risks presented by current market conditions. On April 24, 2024, the Energy Committee authorized Staff to enter negotiations with the four bilateral projects.
Two of the four bilateral offers were executed following approval by the Board on May 2, 2024 (Key and Desert Sands II) and a third contract is currently under negotiation. The fourth (collectively Solar Star 3 and Solar Star 4) has completed negotiations with BHE Renewables (BHER) and is being presented to the Board today for consideration.
Solar Star 3 and Solar Star 4 sit side by side and are identical in type and size. For efficiency, Staff presented the combined capacity and results for both projects to the Energy Committee. Since they are two separate projects, they require two agreements, which is what is being presented to the Board today. 3 Bilateral Offers
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Action Requested
CPA is seeking Board approval for two Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs):
Project Developer Technology Capacity
Commercial
Operation
Date
Contract
Length Process
Solar Star 3 BHER
Solar and
Battery Energy
Storage
Solar – 24 MW
Storage – 23 MW 7/1/2025 20 years Bilateral offer
Solar Star 4 BHER
Solar and
Battery Energy
Storage
Solar – 24 MW
Storage – 23 MW 8/1/2025 20 years Bilateral offer
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5 RFO and Bilateral Procurement Summary
Project NQC (MW) MWh FCDS
Sentinel RA-Only 212 Yes
SunZia 201 1,815,112 Yes
Drifter 300 No
Denali 93 Yes
Desert Sands II 140 No
Key 190 Yes
Executed 1,136 1,815,112
Solar Star 3 23 73,306 Yes
Solar Star 4 23 73,306 Yes
Executed MW after proposed PPAs 1,182 1,961,724
2023 Clean Energy & Reliability RFO
Shortlist Target
1,200 3,250,000
FCDS is required for a resource to be eligible to sell Resource Adequacy (RA) in addition to energy and is increasingly difficult to locate in today's procurement environment.
CPA has targeted projects with FCDS for procurement but increasingly must take risks and procure projects that have yet to achieve FCDS.
696 MW of the 1,136 MW of capacity under contract by CPA has FCDS. 440 MW does not yet have FCDS.
Both Solar Star 3 and Solar Star 4 have FCDS and near-term online dates, which are valuable under current market conditions.
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Solar Star 3 and Solar Star 4
Two identically sized, co-located solar and battery storage projects. Each project includes:
• 24 MW of photovoltaic (PV) solar generation
• 23 MW (4-hour duration) battery energy storage system Products: RA and energy
Located in Rosamond, Kern County, California
New build projects with July 1, 2025 and August 1, 2025 online dates, respectively Developer: BHE Renewables (BHER)
Term: 20 years
The projects have executed interconnection agreements and FCDS Rationale
Energy value, RA value and FCDS
Near term start date
Potential for future projects with BHER
Project Overview
6 Criteria Rank
Value
2nd Quartile
compared to
2023 RFO
offers
Development Score High
Workforce
Development High
Environmental
Stewardship Neutral
Benefits to DACs Neutral
Project Location Medium
Evaluation Summary
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Summary
The Solar Star 3 and Solar Star 4 projects will advance CPA’s goals for meeting Resource Adequacy and renewable energy procurement targets The projects have already secured FCDS and have near-term online dates, which are increasingly valuable
All three projects have good quantitative and qualitative scores Action Requested: Approve and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the Solar Star 3 and Solar Star 4 PPAs Agenda Page 600
Management Report
To: Board of Directors
From: Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer
Subject: Management Report
Date: June 6, 2024
CPA Board Retreat June 21, 2024
CPA will hold a Board Retreat on June 21, 2024 from 9am to 2pm at the University Club on the USC campus. Registration and breakfast will begin at 8:30am; 26 Board members have confirmed attendance. The day will include working sessions covering several topics, including long-term goal setting, a deep dive into CPA’s expanding suite of customer and community programs, and a discussion of the parameters for future expansion of CPA territory. There will also be a lunch with an external speaker focusing on emerging trends in the electric vehicle and charging market, and a ceremony installing CPA’s Executive Committee for the July 2024 – June 2026 time period. A full agenda and study materials and other logistical details will be provided in the coming weeks.
CPA 2024 Resource Adequacy Compliance and Summer Reliability Outlook Via diligent efforts by CPA’s Power Supply team and a willingness to continue to pay elevated prices, CPA has acquired enough capacity to meet its “Month-Ahead” Resource Adequacy compliance obligations for the remainder of 2024, including the key summer months of July – September.
The compliance comes amidst an increasingly optimistic reliability outlook for this coming summer from the California Independent System Operator due to a combination of factors, including the addition of 9,071 MW of new resources added to the grid from September 2023 to June 2024 (including 771 MW from CPA alone over the same time period) and above-average availability of hydro resources. Additionally, in an emergency the California Department of Water Resources can now call upon over 2,800 MW of additional capacity in the Strategic Reliability Reserve Program; these resources, Agenda Page 601
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generally aging natural gas plants that had been slated to be retired permanently, otherwise site idle.
The CAISO’s assessment incorporates a forecast for hotter than normal temperatures but generally benign weather for Southern California. Therefore, CAISO’s reliability assessment carries with it a major caveat – should weather extremes, wildfire, and/or infrastructure failure occur, the electricity grid could become stressed. CPA will be distributing messaging materials to member agency staff in advance of the summer to use should there be a need to issue alerts and emergency communications.
CPA Awarded Additional Capacity for Power Share Program On May 30, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted out a decision on community solar that grants CPA an additional 2.73 MW of capacity for its Power Share program. This capacity will allow the Power Share program to provide approximately 1,500 additional low-income customers with 100% renewable energy from local solar projects and a 20% bill discount above and beyond their standard CARE or FERA discount. CPA was one of just five LSEs (four CCAs and one IOU) awarded additional capacity in recognition of its success in contracting for all of its initial capacity in the program. CPA expects to launch a new solicitation to procure this additional local solar capacity later this year.
The CPUC decision also makes several program refinements for Power Share – and advocated for by CPA – that should make it easier to procure local projects and potentially to add battery energy storage to them. The decision also restructures SCE’s Green Tariff program so that it will more closely reflect market premiums for renewable energy.
Monthly Financial Performance
In March 2024 CPA recorded an operating gain of $28.6 million, $5.6 million more than the budgeted operating gain of $23 million. Both revenues and costs were lower than expected; the positive results were mostly due to the non-utilization of contingencies in the cost of energy budget. The monthly financial dashboard for March is included in Item 5 of the Board packet along with full financial results for the first nine months of the fiscal year. In the third quarter of the Fiscal Year, CPA’s contribution to net position was $10.4 million above budget; CPA continues to make up for significantly below budget results in Agenda Page 602
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the first quarter of the Fiscal Year and is now projecting a contribution to the net position of between $221 million and $237 million for the full year.
Customer Participation Rate and Opt Actions
As of May 28, 2024, CPA’s overall participation rate was 93%, unchanged from the previous month. CPA had 1,042,196 active customers on this date, up 911 customers from the previous month, largely reflecting the consolidation of enrollment of new customers in the cities of Hermosa Beach, Monrovia, and Santa Paula with a preferred energy option of 100% Green. Those three cities have participation rates of 94.2%,
93.3%, and 93.1% respectively.
Opt-out levels for the month – 760 accounts through the fourth week of May – continued to decline from previous months as new enrollment activities neared completion. New accounts (“move-ins”) were higher than closed accounts (“move-outs”) by 135 customers in May. Participation rates and active accounts by jurisdiction are provided in Attachment 1 of this report.
Customer Service Center Performance
Incoming calls to CPA’s Customer Service Center continued to decline in May as CPA wraps up the vast majority of customer enrollments in the three new communities that began service in March of 2024. Through May 28, CPA received 2,114 calls in the month compared to 2,690 calls in April and an average of 3,302 calls per month in the previous quarter. Call center performance continued to be strong with 97% of calls answered within 45 seconds, unchanged from the previous month; average wait time was 5 seconds, also unchanged from the previous month.
Contracts Executed Under the Chief Executive Officer’s Authority A list of non-energy contracts executed under the CEO’s signing authority is provided in Attachment 2. The list includes all open contracts as well as all contracts, open or completed, executed in the past 12 months.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Participation Rates by Jurisdiction
2. Non-Energy Contracts Executed under CEO’s Authority
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Preferred Energy Option Participation %
100% Green 93.0%
Clean 94.3%
Lean 91.8%
Total 93.1%
OVERALL CUSTOMER STATUS REPORT
PARTICIPATION BY CITY AND COUNTY
May 28, 2024
Preferred Energy Option Active Accounts Participation % Lean % Clean % 100% Green % Agoura Hills 100% Green 8,032 89.6% 2.8% 0.4% 96.8%
Alhambra 100% Green 34,127 95.2% 1.8% 0.7% 97.4%
Arcadia Lean 22,641 95.3% 99.8% 0.1% 0.1%
Beverly Hills 100% Green 18,638 97.3% 2.1% 0.1% 97.9%
Calabasas 100% Green 9,672 93.6% 2.7% 0.3% 96.9%
Camarillo 100% Green 28,574 89.9% 1.7% 0.1% 98.2%
Carson Clean 29,484 96.0% 1.5% 98.3% 0.2%
Claremont 100% Green 12,700 91.2% 3.1% 0.3% 96.7%
Culver City 100% Green 19,210 94.9% 4.1% 1.2% 94.7%
Downey Clean 36,840 95.0% 1.6% 98.2% 0.1%
Hawaiian Gardens Clean 3,642 95.3% 1.2% 98.5% 0.3%
Hawthorne 100% Green 28,465 97.2% 0.8% 1.4% 97.9%
Hermosa Beach 100% Green 9,689 94.2% 2.4% 0.5% 97.1%
Los Angeles County 100% Green 299,784 94.6% 2.2% 30.6% 67.3% Malibu 100% Green 7,014 95.1% 3.1% 0.4% 96.5%
Manhattan Beach 100% Green 15,356 95.5% 3.0% 0.2% 96.9% Monrovia 100% Green 15,484 93.3% 2.6% 0.4% 97.0%
Moorpark Clean 11,424 85.8% 3.1% 96.3% 0.6%
Ojai 100% Green 3,499 89.2% 6.3% 1.1% 92.5%
Oxnard 100% Green 55,755 92.8% 4.0% 0.9% 95.1%
Paramount Clean 15,789 96.7% 0.2% 99.2% 0.6%
Redondo Beach 100% Green 33,265 96.0% 2.3% 0.1% 97.6%
Rolling Hills Estates 100% Green 3,525 92.0% 7.9% 1.7% 90.4% Santa Monica 100% Green 55,087 94.6% 3.4% 0.8% 95.8%
Santa Paula 100% Green 8,700 93.1% 1.8% 0.2% 98.0%
Sierra Madre 100% Green 4,953 92.0% 5.7% 1.6% 92.7%
Simi Valley Lean 43,306 89.4% 99.6% 0.1% 0.3%
South Pasadena 100% Green 11,614 94.9% 3.9% 0.7% 95.4%
Temple City Lean 12,660 95.7% 99.8% 0.1% 0.2%
Thousand Oaks 100% Green 44,488 83.7% 8.0% 1.5% 90.5%
Ventura 100% Green 44,240 88.8% 4.9% 1.5% 93.6%
Ventura County 100% Green 32,955 84.7% 6.7% 1.2% 92.1%
West Hollywood 100% Green 26,491 97.0% 2.6% 0.4% 97.1%
Westlake Village Lean 3,732 88.3% 99.4% 0.1% 0.5%
Whittier Clean 31,361 94.0% 1.9% 97.9% 0.2%
Total 1,042,196 93.1%
Energy Option Active Accounts Participation %
100% Green 710,016 68.1%
Clean 222,001 21.3%
Lean 110,179 10.6%
Total 1,042,196 100.0%
OVERALL PARTICIPATION BY ENERGY OPTION
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Vendor Purpose Month NTE Amount Status Notes
Great Place to Work Institute Staff survey & certification platform May-24 $3,495 Active Abbot, Stringham & Lynch Power Source Disclosure audit services Apr-24 $56,400 Active Adapt2
Settlements Software PSA amendment
(updating payment dates only) Apr-24 $0 Active
Langan GIS services (end date extension only) Mar-24 $0 Active Viridis Consulting Customer Programs support services Feb-24 $0 Active PSA end date extension only
to contract approved by the
Board of Directors on 9/7/23
First Principle Advisory IRP consulting services Feb-24 $50,000 Active Sagon Phior Social media creative services Feb-24 $50,000 Active Posit Software Resource adequacy software Jan-24 $15,745 Active Salesforce Tableau subscription Jan-24 $6,499 Active
Ironclad
Contract management platform
updates Jan-24 $11,886 Active
Jackson Lewis PC Legal services (employment law) Jan-24 $65,000 Active Verve Cloud Internet service Jan-24 $20,988 Active
Wrike Project management software Jan-24 $9,024 Active
Ironclad Contract management platform Jan-24 $41,750 Active Practising Law Institute Legal continuing education Jan-24 $13,940 Active Pinnacle Advocacy
Renewal and amendment to lobbying
services agreement Jan-24 $76,652 Active
Omni Government Relations
Renewal and amendment to lobbying
services agreement Jan-24 $102,492 Active
SAESHE, Inc. Outreach support services Jan-24 $25,500 Active Wellable Employee wellness platform Jan-24 $10,975 Active Electric & Gas Industries
Association
Battery storage incentive rebate
processing and program management Jan-24 $110,000
Active
San Gabriel Valley COG Outreach & engagement services Dec-23 $15,000 Active Spirit Media Video production services Dec-23 $20,000 Active Intelligence Press Natural gas data subscription Dec-23 $6,500 Active S&P Global
Economic & demographic data
subscription Dec-23 $15,000 Active
Joanalyn Moyle Minute writing services Dec-23 $15,000 Active Chapman and Cutler Legal services for prepay transaction Nov-23 $40,000 Active Place and Page Graphic design services Nov-23 $12,000 Active Jorgensen HR HR consulting services Nov-23 $1,500 Active Language Line Translation services Nov-23 $24,000 Active Energy Exemplar
Additional license for forecasting
software Nov-23 $9,720 Active
Cathleen Murillo Minute writing services Nov-23 $15,000 Active Meltwater Media intelligence services Nov-23 $22,000 Active Crown Castle Fiber LLC
Office dedicated internet access
service
Nov-23 $18,600 Active
SAESHE, Inc. Event support for Street Teams Oct-23 $7,800 Active Grand Tower LLC Storage space lease Sep-23 $6,000 Active Windstream Services, LLC Office telephone service Sep-23 $12,924 Active Sigma Computing Analytics platform Sep-23 $35,612 Active AiQueous, LLC Salesforce implementation Aug-23 $7,375 Active Non-Energy Contracts Executed Under Chief Executive Officer Authority Rolling 12 months. Open contracts shown in bold.
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Salesforce Stakeholder relationship management
application subscription Aug-23 $15,300
Active
Renewal
Bloom Ads Media buying Jul-23 $50,000 Active
Nextgrid Strategies
Staff augmentation for 2023 Clean Energy
RFO evaluation and contract
negotiations
Jul-23 $100,000 Completed
Advance Dev. LLC Website maintenance services Jul-23 $75,000 Active Workable Job applicant tracking system Jul-23 $13,308 Active Lexis Nexis Legal research online platform Jul-23 $2,492 Active Hall Energy Law PC Energy procurement counsel Jul-23 $125,000 Active Renewal Burke, Williams, Sorenson,
LLP
Legal Services Agreement (Brown Act,
public entity governance issues, and
other legal services)
Jul-23 $100,000 Active Renewal
Elite Edge Financial reporting services Jul-23 $93,600 Active Salesforce
Additional licenses for stakeholder
relationship management application
subscription
Jul-23 $714 Active
SBCCOG Satellite Board meeting venue Jan-23 $50/hr Active OpenPath New office keycard access control
system
Jan-21 $1,500 Active
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