Staff Report – Item 6
Item 6: Integrated Resource Plan Status Update
From: Girish Balachandran, CEO
Prepared by: Monica Padilla, COO & Director of Power Resources Maren Wenzel, Senior Manager of Energy Policy and Regulatory Analysis Date: 9/14/2022
RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests that the Board of Directors receive an update on the 2022 Integrated Resource Plan.
BACKGROUND
The CPUC requires all load serving entities submit an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) every two years. This plan requires load serving entities show how they can meet resource adequacy, greenhouse gas and renewable portfolio standard goals. From the submissions of the IRP, the CPUC forms a Preferred System Plan which the CPUC confirms will meet all system needs and policy goals.
The last IRP submitted by SVCE was done in 2020.
ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
In an effort to continue communications with the Board of Directors on the IRP, staff will provide a presentation with a status update prior to requesting approval of the IRP in October 2022.
STRATEGIC PLAN
These efforts support SVCE’s Strategic Plan Goal 4, “Plan for resources to meet SVCE’s mission while balancing multiple stakeholder objectives”, Measure 1, “Integrated Resource Planning - develop pathway to affordable, reliable and carbon-free power supply by 2035 and beyond (2045).”
FISCAL IMPACT
N/A
ATTACHMENTS
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Staff Report – Item 7
Item 7: New Construction Reach Code Update
From: Girish Balachandran, CEO
Prepared by: Zoe Elizabeth, Deputy Director of Decarbonization Programs and Policy Justin Zagunis, Director of Decarbonization Programs and Policy Date: 9/14/2022
RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests that the Board of Directors receive an update from the Decarbonization Programs and Policy team on New Construction Reach Codes.
BACKGROUND
In 2019, SVCE offered technical support to member jurisdictions that were evaluating options for amending the state’s 2020 building code. Eleven of SVCE’s jurisdiction’s passed reach codes applying to the 2019 building code. These reach codes (with the exception of those passed by Morgan Hill and Campbell) will expire 12/31/2022.
Staff is in the process of supporting member agencies with core technical assistance and supportive elements, to adopt, renew, or enhance these codes. In addition, staff is in the process of developing resources that will support policies for existing building electrification.
An initial update was provided to the Board of Directors at the March 9, 2022 board meeting, with additional updates in April, May, June, and August.
ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
In an effort to continue communications with the Board of Directors on reach codes, staff will provide a presentation with status updates and highlight upcoming actions/priorities.
STRATEGIC PLAN
These efforts support SVCE’s Strategic Plan Goal 8, “coordinate development of decarbonization and resilience strategy, lead design of local policy and programs, and support program deployment.”
FISCAL IMPACT
N/A
ATTACHMENTS
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Appendix A
Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Board of Directors Meeting
September 14, 2022
Appendix A
Power Resource Contracts Executed by CEO
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WSPP RESOURCE ADEQUACY CONFIRMATION
This Confirmation under the WSPP Agreement confirms the transaction between City of Riverside and SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY, a California joint powers authority ("Seller"), dated as of August 22, 2022 (the "Effective Date"), by which Seller agrees to sell and deliver, and Purchaser agrees to purchase and receive, the Product (the "Transaction"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Confirmation or the WSPP Agreement are defmed in the Tariff.
ARTICLE 1
TRANSACTION TERMS
Purchaser: City of Riverside
Seller: Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Product, Delivery Period, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifics of the Product are in Appendix B. Appendices A, Band Care incorporated into this Confirmation
2.1 ARTICLE2
DELIVERY OBLIGATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS
Sale and Delivery of Product
(a) For each Showing Month of the Delivery Period, Seller will sell and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser will purchase and receive from Seller, the Contract Quantity of the Product from the Shown Unit(s).
(b) Seller will deliver the Contract Quantity by submitting to CAISO in its Supply Plan the Shown Unit and the characteristics of the Shown Unit and Product for Purchaser, as further specified in Appendix B, all in compliance with this Confirmation.
( c) Seller will cause all Supply Plans to meet and be filed in conformance with the requirements of the CPUC and the Tariff Seller will submit, or cause the Unit's SC to submit, on a timely basis with respect to each applicable Showing Month, Supply Plans in accordance with the Tariff and CPUC requirements to identify and confirm the Product delivered to Purchaser for each Showing Month of the Delivery Period. The total amount of Product identified and confirmed for the Showing Month will equal the Contract Quantity, less any excused reductions to the Contract Quantity, and in the case of Flexible RA Capacity, less any Excused Reductions in UnitEFC.
( d) Seller may sell and deliver from a Shown Unit that meets requirements set forth in Appendix B. Seller will identify the Shown Unit(s) and Contract Quantity by providing Purchaser with the specific Unit information contemplated in Appendix B no later than the Notification Deadline for the relevant Showing Month. 1 DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5C043B4 42A62107-B217 -F38F-467E -4F31--8825 9BA5-DBDA31588BED -600174F4B592 Appendix A City of Riverside
(e) If CAISO rejects either the Supply Plan or the Resource Adequacy Plan with respect to any part of the Contract Quantity for the Shown Unit in any Showing Month, the Parties will confer, make such corrections as are necessary for acceptance, and resubmit the corrected Supply Plan or Resource Adequacy Plan for validation before the applicable deadline for the Showing Month. (f) The Product is delivered and received when the CIRA Tool shows the Supply Plan accepted for the Product from the Shown Unit by CAISO or Seller complies with Purchaser's instruction to withhold all or part of the Contract Quantity from Seller's Supply Plan for any Showing Month during the Delivery Period. Seller has failed to deliver the Product if (i) Purchaser has elected to subinit the Product from the Shown Unit in its Resource Adequacy Plan and such submission is accepted by the CPUC and the CAISO but the Supply Plan and Resource Adequacy Plan are not matched in the CIRA Tool and are rejected by CAISO notwithstanding performance of Section 2.1 ( e) or (ii) Seller fails to submit the volume of Contract Quantity for any Showing Month in such amount as instructed by Purchaser for the applicable Showing Month. Purchaser will have received the Contract Quantity if (i) Seller's Supply Plan is accepted by the CAISO for the applicable Showing Month or (ii) Seller complies with Purchaser's instruction to withhold all or part of the Contract Quantity from Seller's Supply Plan for the applicable Showing Month, Seller will not have failed to deliver the Contract Quantity if Purchaser fails or chooses not to submit the Shown Unit and the Product in its Resource Adequacy Plan with the CPUC or CAISO.
(g) The Shown Unit must not have characteristics that would trigger the need for Purchaser or Seller to file an advice letter or other request for authorization with the CPUC or for Purchaser to make a compliance filing pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 380. 1
(h) Excused Reductions in Unit EFC:
If the Product includes FCR Attributes, then Seller's failure to deliver any of the amount of FCR Attributes specified in Appendix B during the Delivery Period will be excused if the Unit experiences a reduction in Unit EFC after the Effective Date as determined by CAISO and Seller has provided notice of such reduction to Purchaser by the Notification Deadline for the applicable Showing Month. In the event of such excused reductions in Unit EFC, Seller shall convey to Buyer a revised amount of FCR Attributes of such Unit.The extent to which Seller's failure is excused will equal (i) the Contract Quantity of FCR Attributes for such month multiplied by (ii) the total amount (in MW) by which the Unit EFC was reduced since the Effective Date, divided by (iii) the Unit EFC as of the Effective Date.
Seller may, but is not obligated to, provide the excused part of the Contract Quantity of FCR Attributes for the applicable month from the Shown Unit. 1 For example, contracts with Once-Through Cooling resources that terminate one year or less before the State Water Resources Control Board compliance deadline require an advice letter filing under CPUC Decision 12-04-046 2 DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5C043B4 42A62107-B217 -F38F-467E -4F31--8825 9BA5-DBDA31588BED -600174F4B592 Appendix A City of Riverside
2.2 Purchaser's Remedies for Seller's Failure to Deliver Contract Quantity (a) If Seller fails to deliver any part of the Contract Quantity as required herein for any Showing Month, Seller is liable for damages pursuant to Section 21.3 of the WSPP Agreement, without reference to the word "hourly" therein. (b) Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser from any penalties, fines or costs, including Environmental Costs, assessed against Purchaser by the CPUC, CAISO or other Governmental Body resulting from Seller's failure to deliver the Product. The Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such penalties, fines or costs; provided, that in no event will Purchaser be required to use or change its utilization of its owned or controlled assets or market positions to minimize these penalties, fines or costs. If Seller fails to pay the foregoing penalties, fines or costs, or fails to reimburse Purchaser for those penalties, fines or costs, then, without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Purchaser may setoff and recoup those penalties, fines or costs against any future amounts it may owe to Seller under this Confirmation or the WSPP Agreement.
2.3 Purchaser's Re-Sale of Product
(a) Purchaser may re-sell all or part of the Product; provided that any such re-sale must not increase Seller's obligations hereunder other than as set forth in this Section
2.3(a). For any such a resale, Resource Adequacy Plan of Purchaser as used herein will refer to the Resource Adequacy Plan of Subsequent Purchaser. Seller will, or will cause the Unit's SC, to follow Purchaser's instructions with respect to providing such resold Product to Subsequent Purchasers, to the extent such instmctions are consistent with Seller's obligations under this Confirmation. Seller will, and will cause the Unit's SC, to take all commercially reasonable actions and execute all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to allow such Subsequent Purchasers to use such resold Product in a manner consistent with Purchaser's rights under this Confirmation. If Purchaser incurs any liability to a Subsequent Purchaser due to the failure of Seller or the Unit's SC to comply with this Confirmation, Seller will be liable to Purchaser for the same amounts Seller would have owed Purchaser under this Confirmation if Purchaser had not resold the Product.
(b) Purchaser will notify Seller in writing of any resale of Product and the Subsequent Purchaser no later than two Business Days before the Notification Deadline for the Showing Month. Purchaser will notify Seller of any subsequent changes or further resales no later than two Business Days before the Notification Deadline for the Showing Month.
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3.1 Payment
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PAYMENTS
After Seller has delivered the Contract Quantity in accordance with Section 2.1 and issued its invoice, Purchaser must pay for the Product as provided in Article 9 of the WSPP Agreement; except that under Section 9 .4, in case any portion of any bill is in dispute, then only the undisputed portion of the bill shall be paid when due. The disputed portion of the bill shall be adjusted or paid upon final resolution of the dispute. The Monthly RA Capacity Payment shall equal the product of (a) the applicable Contract Price for that Showing Month, (b) the Contract Quantity for the Showing Month and (c) 1,000, rounded to the nearest penny (i.e., two decimal places).
3.2 Allocation of Other Payments and Costs
(a) Seller will receive any revenues from, and must pay all costs charged by, CAISO or any other third party with respect to the Unit for (i) start"up, shutdown, and minimum load costs, (ii) capacity for ancillary services, (iii) energy sales, (iv) flexible ramping product, or (v) black start or reactive power services. Purchaser must promptly report receipt of any such revenues to Seller. Purchaser must pay to Seller any such amounts described in this Section 3.2(a) received by Purchaser or a Subsequent Purchaser. Without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Seller may setoff and recoup any such amounts that are not paid to it against any amounts owed to Purchaser under the WSPP Agreement.
(b) Purchaser is to receive and retain all revenues associated with the Contract Quantity of Product during the Delivery Period, including any capacity and availability revenues from the Capacity Procurement Mechanism, or its successor, RUC Availability Payments, or its successor, but excluding payments described in Section 3.2(a)(i)"(v) or 3.2(d). Seller must promptly report receipt of any such revenues to Purchaser. Seller must pay to Purchaser any such amounts received by Seller, or a Unit's SC, owner, or operator. Without prejudice to its other rights, Purchaser may set off and recoup any such amounts that are not paid to it against amounts owed to Seller under the WSPP Agreement.
( c) If CAISO designates any part of the Contract Quantity as Capacity Procurement Mechanism Capacity, then Seller will, or will cause the Unit's SC to, within one Business Day of the time Seller receives notification from CAISO, notify Purchaser and not accept any such designation by CAISO unless and until Purchaser has agreed to accept such designation.
(d) Any Availability Incentive Payments or Non-Availability Charges are for Seller to receive and pay.
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ARTICLE4
OTHER PURCHASER AND SELLER COVENANTS
4.1 CAISO Requirements
Seller must schedule or cause the Unit's SC to schedule or make available to CA ISO the Contract Quantity of the Product during the Delivery Period, in compliance with the Tariff, and perform all, or cause the Unit's SC, owner, or operator to perform all, obligations under applicable law and the Tariff relating to the Product. Purchaser is not liable for, and Seller will indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless from, the failure of Seller or the Unie s SC, owner, or operator to comply with the Tariff, and for any penalties, fines or costs imposed on Seller or the Unit's SC, owner, or operator for noncompliance.
4.2 Seller's and Purchaser's Duties to Take Actions to Allow Product Utilization Throughout the Delivery Period, Purchaser and Seller will take all commercially reasonable actions and execute all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to ensure Purchaser's rights to the Contract Quantity for the sole benefit of Purchaser or any Subsequent Purchaser. If necessary, the Parties further agree to negotiate in good faith to amend this Confirmation to conform this Transaction to subsequent clarifications, revisions, or decisions rendered by CAISO or an applicable Governmental Body to maintain the benefits of the Transaction.
4.3 Seller's Representations and Warranties
Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser throughout the Delivery Period that:
(a) no part of the Contract Quantity during the Delivery Period has been committed by Seller to any third party to satisfy Compliance Obligations or analogous obligations in any CAISO or non-CAISO markets;
(b) the Unit qualifies under the Tariff for the Product, and the Unit and Seller are capable of delivering the Product;
( c) the aggregation of all amounts of Capacity Attributes that Seller has sold, assigned, or transferred for the Unit during the Delivery Period does not exceed the Unit NQC and, if applicable, the Unit EFC, for that Unit;
( d) if applicable, Seller has notified either the Unit's SC or the entity from which Seller purchased the Product that Seller has transferred the Contract Quantity of Product for the Delivery Period to Purchaser; and
(e) Seller has notified or will notify the Unit's SC that Purchaser is entitled to the revenues set forth in Section 3.2(b), and such SC is obligated to promptly deliver those revenues to Purchaser, along with appropriate documentation supporting the amount of those revenues.
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ARTICLES
ADDITIONAL WSPP AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS; GENERAL PROVISIONS
5.1 Termination Payment
For this Transaction, the following is inserted as a penultimate paragraph in Section 22.2(b) of the WSPP Agreement:
"If Purchaser is the Non-Defaulting Party and Purchaser reasonably expects to incur or be liable for any penalties, fines or costs from CAISO, or any Governmental Body, because Purchaser or a Subsequent Purchaser is not able to include the applicable Contract Quantity in a Compliance Showing due to Seller's Event of Default, then Purchaser may, in good faith, estimate the amount of those penalties, fines or costs and include the estimate in its determination of the Termination Payment, subject to accounting to Seller when those penalties, fines or costs are finally ascertained. If this accounting establishes that Purchaser's estimate exceeds the actual amount of penalties, fines or costs, Purchaser must promptly remit to Seller the excess amount with interest in accordance with Section 9.3 of the WSPP Agreement. The rights and obligations with respect to determining and paying any Termination Payment, and any dispute resolution provisions with respect thereto, survive the te1mination of this Transaction and continue until after those penalties, fines or costs are finally ascertained."
5.2 Payment Netting.
Section 28. l of the WSPP Agreement shall be applicable and the Parties shall net monthly payments in accordance with Exhibit A of the WSPP,
5.3 Confidentiality
Notwithstanding Section 30.1 of the WSPP Agreement, (i) Purchaser may disclose information in order to support its Compliance Showings or otherwise show it has met its Compliance Obligations; (ii) Seller may disclose to a Unit's SC or as necessary for Supply Plans; and (iii) Purchaser may disclose information to any Subsequent Purchaser. Each Party recognizes that this Confirmation is subject to the requirements of the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.), In order to designate information as confidential, the disclosing party must clearly stamp and identify the specific portion of the material designated with the word "Confidential." The Parties agree not to over-designate material as confidential. Over-designation would include stamping whole agreements, entire pages or series of pages as Confidential that clearly contain information that is not confidential.
Upon request or demand of any third person or entity not a Party hereto to City of Riverside pursuant to the California Public Records Act for production, inspection and/or copying of Confidential Information ("Requested Confidential Information"}, City of Riverside will as soon as practical notify Seller in writing via email that such request has been made. Seller will be solely responsible for taking at its sole expense whatever legal steps are necessary to prevent release of the Requested Confidential Information to the third party by City of Riverside. If Seller takes no 6 DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5C043B4 42A62107-B217 -F38F-467E -4F31--8825 9BA5-DBDA31588BED -600174F4B592 Appendix A City of Riverside
such action after receiving the foregoing notice from City of Riverside, City of Riverside shall, at its discretion, be permitted to comply with the third party's request or demand and is not required to defend against it. If Seller does take or attempt to take such action, City of Riverside shall provide timely and reasonable cooperation to Seller, if requested by Seller, and Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless City of Riverside, its officers, employees and agents ("City of Riverside Indemnified Parties"), from any claims, liability, award of attorneys' fees, or damages, and to defend any action, claim or lawsuit brought against any of City of Riverside Indemnified Parties for City of Riverside's refusal to disclose any Requested Confidential Information.
5.4 Dodd-Frank Act
The Parties intend this Transaction to be a "customary commercial arrangement" as described in Section II.A.1 of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Proposed Guidance, Certain Natural Gas and Electric Power Contracts, 81 Fed. Reg. 20583 at 20586 (Apr. 8, 2016) and a "Forward Capacity Transaction" within the meaning of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Final Order in Response to a Petition From Certain Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations To Exempt Specified Transactions Authorized by a Tariff or Protocol Approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 78 Fed. Reg. 19,880 (Apr. 2, 2013).
5.5 Governing Law
Notwithstanding any other provision of the WSPP Agreement, this Confirmation and the rights and duties of the Parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed, enforced and performed in accordance with the laws of the state of California, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
5.5 Credit Requirements
Notwithstanding any provision in the WSPP Agreement to the contrary, including Section 27, neither Party shall be required to post collateral or other security for this Transaction. 5,6 No Recourse to Members of Purchaser
Seller is organized as a Joint Powers Authority in accordance with the Joint Exercise of Powers Act of the State of California (Government Code Section 6500, et seq.) and is a public entity separate from its constituent members. Seller will solely be responsible for all debts, obligations and liabilities accruing and arising out of this Confirmation. Purchaser will have no rights and will not make any claims, take any actions or assert any remedies against any of Seller's constituent members, or the officers, directors, advisors, contractors, consultants or employees of Seller or Seller's constituent members, in connection with this Confirmation.
5.7 Counterparts
This Confirmation may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures to the counterparts were upon a single instrument. The Parties may rely on electronic, facsimile or scanned signatures as originals under this Confirmation. Delivery of an executed 7 DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5C043B4 42A62107-B217 -F38F-467E -4F31--8825 9BA5-DBDA31588BED -600174F4B592 Appendix A City of Riverside
signature page of this Confirmation by facsimile or electronic mail transmission (including PDF) shall be the same as delivery of a manually executed signature page.
5.8 Entire Agreement; No Oral Agreements or Modifications This Confirmation sets forth the terms of the Transaction into which the Parties have entered and shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the contemplated purchase and sale of the Product. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, this Transaction may be confitmed only through a Documentary Writing executed by both Parties, and no amendment or modification to this Transaction shall be enforceable except through a Documentary Writing executed by both Parties.
[Signatures appear on the following page.]
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Appendix A City of Riverside
AGREED AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE:
CITY OF RIVERSIDE SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY, a
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"CAISO" means the California ISO.
APPENDIX A
DEFINED TERMS
"Capacity Attributes" means attributes of the Unit that may be counted toward Compliance Obligations, including: flexibility, dispatchability, physical location or point of electrical interconnection of the Unit; Unit ability to generate at a given capacity level, provide ancillary services, or ramp up or down at a given rate; any current or future defined characteristics, certificates, tags, credits, or accounting constructs of the Unit, howsoever entitled, identified from time to time by the CAISO or a Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations.
"CIRA Tool" means the CAISO Customer Interface for Resource Adequacy. "Compliance Obligations" means, as applicable, RAR, Local RAR and FCR. "Compliance Showings" means the applicable LSE's compliance with the resource adequacy requirements of the CPUC or by the CAISO pursuant to the Tariff for an applicable Showing Month.
"CPUC Decisions" means any currently effective or future decisions, resolutions, or rulings related to resource adequacy.
"Environmental Costs" means (i) costs incurred in connection with acquiring and maintaining all environmental permits and licenses for the Product, (ii) the Product's compliance with all applicable environmental laws, rules, and regulations, including capital costs for pollution mitigation or installation of emissions control equipment required to permit or license the Product, (iii) all operating and maintenance costs for operation of pollution mitigation or control equipment, (iv) costs of permit maintenance fees and emission fees as applicable, (v) the costs of all emission reductions that have been authorized by a local air pollution control district or emissions trading credits or units pursuant to the California Health & Safety Code, market based incentive programs such as the South Coast Air Quality Management District's Regional Clean Air Incentives Market, authorizations to emit sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen by the Environmental Protection Agency, and any costs related to greenhouse gas emissions required by any applicable environmental laws, rules, regulations, or permits to operate, and (vi) costs associated with the disposal, clean-up, decontamination or remediation, on or off site, of hazardous substances. "FCR" means the Flexible Capacity requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, the CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations and includes any non-binding advisory showing which an LSE is required to make with respect to flexible capacity. "FCR Attributes" means, with respect to a Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE's FCR.
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"Governmental Body'' means any federal, state, local, municipal or other government; any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, commission or other authority lawfully exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or power; and any court or governmental tribunal. "Local RAR" means the local resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, by CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations.
"LSE" means "Load Serving Entity" as such term is used in Section 40.9 of the Tariff. "MW" means megawatt.
"Notification Deadline" is twenty (20) Business Days before the relevant deadlines for the corresponding Compliance Showings applicable to the relevant Showing Month. "Product" means RAR, Local RAR and FCR, for the Delivery Period, Unit, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifications contained in Appendix B. "Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor" means the percentage, as specified in Appendix B, of the Unit NQC as of the Effective Date that is dedicated to Purchaser under this Transaction. "Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor" means the percentage, as specified in Appendix B, of the Unit EFC as of the Effective Date that is dedicated to Purchaser under this Transaction. ' 1RAR'' means the resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, by CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations.
"SC" means Scheduling Coordinator as defined in the Tariff. "Showing Month" means the calendar month of the Delivery Period that is the subject of the related Compliance Showing.
"Shown Unit" means a Unit specified by Seller in a Supply Plan, but not necessarily identified by Seller to Purchaser on the Effective Date.
"Subsequent Purchaser" means the purchaser of Product from Purchaser in a re-sale of Product by Purchaser.
"Tariff' means the CAISO Tariff, including any current CAISO-published "Operating Procedures" and "Business Practice Manuals," in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time.
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"Uncontrollable Forces" shall have the meaning set forth in the WSPP Agreement, except that notwithstanding Section 10 of the WSPP Agreement, a Party's failure to perform shall not be excused as an Uncontrollable Force due to "drought" or a "failure to obtain the necessary authorizations and approvals from, any governmental agency or authority." "Unit" means the generation unit described in Appendix B and any Shown Unit. A Unit may not be a nuclear or coal-fired generating facility.
"Unit EFC'' means Unit Effective Capacity and is the lesser of that of the Unit as set by CAISO as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination. "Unit NOC" means Unit Net Qualifying Capacity and is the lesser of that of the Unit as set by CAISO as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination.
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APPENDIXB
PRODUCT AND UNIT INFORMATION
Product:
181 RAR □ LocalRAR ~ Flexible Capacity
and all Capacity Attributes related to such Product.
Additional Product Information (fill in all that apply):
CAISO Zone: South
MCC Bucket: 4
CPUC Local Area (if applicable):
Flexible Capacity Category (if applicable): I
Delivery period: November 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022 inclusive B-1
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Unit 1
Unit Specific Information
Physical
Resource
Location
Name REDONDO
Redondo
GEN
Beach,
ST A.
CA
UNIT 5 ~ - CAISO Resource ID REDOND 7 UNIT 5 - - - - SCID of Resource EDFR -- - - Unit NOC by month (e.g., Jan=50,Feb=65): 178.87 - Unit EFC by month (e.g., Jan=30, Feb=SQ) NIA - Resource Type (e.g., gas, hydro, solar, etc.) Natural Gas Steam - Minimum Qualified Flexible Capacity Category !
NIA (Flex 1, 2 or 3) -- TAC Area (e.g. , PG&E, SCE) SCE Capacity Area I (CAISO System, Fresno, Sierra,
Kem, LA Basin, Bay Area, Stockton, Big LA Basin Creek-Ventura, NCNB, San Diego-IV or Humboldt)
Resource Category as defined by the CPUC 4 (DR, I, 2, 3, 4) ------ - [Information for specific Shown Units may be provided after the Effective Date pursuant to the Confinnation.]
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APPENDIXC
NOTICE INFORMATION
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1 WSPP RESOURCE ADEQUACY CONFIRMATION
This Confirmation confirms the transaction between Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority, a California joint powers authority (“Seller”) and Peninsula Clean Energy Authority, a California joint powers authority (“Purchaser”), and each individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”, dated as of July 26, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by which Seller agrees to sell and deliver, and Purchaser agrees to purchase and receive, the Product (the “Transaction”). This Transaction is governed by the WSPP Agreement dated August 12, 2021 (the “WSPP Agreement”). The WSPP Agreement and this Confirmation, including any applicable appendices, exhibits or amendments thereto, shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Agreement” and will constitute a single agreement between the Parties with respect to the Transaction. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Confirmation or the WSPP Agreement are defined in the Tariff.
ARTICLE 1
TRANSACTION TERMS
Product, Delivery Period, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifics of the Product are in Appendix B. Appendices A, B, C, and D are incorporated into this Confirmation. ☐ Firm RA Product:
Seller shall provide Purchaser with the Product from the Unit in the amount of the Contract Quantity. If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity for any reason, then Seller shall have the option to supply Alternate Capacity pursuant to Section 2.3 to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period. If Seller fails to provide Purchaser with the Contract Quantity and has failed to supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Purchaser for penalties or fines pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5. ☒ Contingent Firm RA Product:
Seller shall provide Purchaser with Product from the Unit in the amount of the Contract Quantity.
If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity as a result of any reduction of the Contract Quantity of the Unit in accordance with Section 2.2, Seller shall have the option to notify Purchaser that either (a) Seller will not provide the portion of the Contract Quantity attributable to such reduction during the period of such non-availability; or (b) Seller will supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period pursuant to Section 2.3. If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity as a result of any reason other than as provided in Section 2.2, then Seller shall have the option to supply Alternate Capacity pursuant to Section 2.3 to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period. If Seller fails to provide Purchaser with the Expected Contract Quantity from the Unit and has failed to supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the remainder of the Expected Contract Quantity during such period, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Purchaser for penalties or fines pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5.
Appendix A Peninsula Clean Energy
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2 ARTICLE 2
DELIVERY OBLIGATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS
2.1 Sale and Delivery of Product
(a) For each Showing Month of the Delivery Period, Seller shall sell and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase and receive from Seller, the Expected Contract Quantity of the Product from the Shown Unit(s). Seller’s obligation to deliver the Expected Contract Quantity of Product for the Delivery Period is firm and will not be excused for any reason.
(b) Seller shall deliver the Expected Contract Quantity by submitting to CAISO in its Supply Plan the Shown Unit(s) and the characteristics of the Shown Unit(s) and Product for Purchaser, as further specified in Appendix B, all in compliance with this Confirmation.
(c) Seller shall cause all Supply Plans to meet and be filed in conformance with the requirements of the CPUC and the Tariff. Seller shall submit, or cause the Shown Unit’s SC to submit, on a timely basis with respect to each applicable Showing Month, Supply Plans in accordance with the Tariff and CPUC requirements to identify and confirm the Product delivered to Purchaser for each Showing Month of the Delivery Period. The total amount of Product identified and confirmed for such Showing Month shall equal the Expected Contract Quantity, including a request for Hold-Back Capacity pursuant to Article Five of this Confirmation. (d) Seller shall sell and deliver Product from a Shown Unit that meets the requirements set forth in Appendix B, including the Resource Category and, if applicable, the Flexible Capacity Category. In no event shall a Shown Unit utilize coal or coal materials as a source of fuel. A Shown Unit must be a specific resource that is connected directly to the CAISO controlled grid or be under the operational control of CAISO. A Shown Unit may not be an unspecified import. Seller shall identify the Shown Unit(s) and Expected Contract Quantity by providing Purchaser with the specific information contemplated in Appendix B no later than the Notification Deadline for the relevant Showing Month.
(e) If CAISO rejects either the Supply Plan or the Resource Adequacy Plan with respect to any part of the Expected Contract Quantity for the Shown Unit(s) in any Showing Month, the Parties shall confer, make such corrections as are necessary for acceptance, and resubmit the corrected Supply Plan or Resource Adequacy Plan for validation before the applicable deadline for the Showing Month. (f) The Product is delivered and received when the CIRA Tool shows that the Supply Plan submitted in compliance with Purchaser’s instructions, including Purchaser’s instructions to withhold all or part of the Expected Contract Quantity from Seller’s Supply Plan for any Showing Month during the Delivery Period, has been accepted for the Product from the Shown Unit(s) by CAISO. Seller has failed to deliver the Appendix A
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3 Product if (i) Purchaser has elected to submit the Product from the Shown Unit in its Resource Adequacy Plan and such submission is accepted by the CPUC and the CAISO but the Supply Plan and Resource Adequacy Plan are not matched in the CIRA Tool and are rejected by CAISO notwithstanding performance of Section
2.1(e) or (ii) Seller fails to submit the volume of Expected Contract Quantity for any Showing Month in such amount as instructed by Purchaser for the applicable Showing Month. Seller will not have failed to deliver the Expected Contract Quantity if Purchaser fails or chooses not to submit the Shown Unit(s) and the Product in its Resource Adequacy Plan with the CPUC or CAISO. (g) Hold-Back Capacity, if any, is deemed Contract Quantity delivered, unless utilized under Article Five as Substitute Capacity, then Contract Quantity is delivered according to the timeline requirements therein.
(h) The Shown Unit(s) must not have characteristics that would trigger the need for Purchaser or Seller to file an advice letter or other request for authorization with the CPUC or for Purchaser to make a compliance filing pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 380.1
2.2 Reductions in ContractQuantity
(a) If Seller is providing Contingent Firm RA Product, Seller’s obligation to deliver the Contract Quantity for each Showing Month may be reduced at Seller’s option by the amount of any Planned Outages which exist with respect to any portion of the Unit during the applicable Showing Month; provided, (i) Seller notifies Purchaser by the Notification Deadline applicable to that Showing Month of the amount of Product from the Unit that Purchaser may include in Purchaser’s Compliance Showings applicable to that month as a result of such Planned Outage, and (ii) such reduction is able to be reflected on the Supply Plansin accordance with the Tariff. (b) In the event Seller is unable to provide the Contract Quantity for any portion of a Showing Month because of a Planned Outage of a Unit, Seller has the option, but not the obligation, to provide Product for such portions of such Showing Month from Replacement Units, provided Seller provides and identifiessuch Replacement Units in accordance with Section 2.3.
(c) If applicable, Seller’s obligation to deliver the Contract Quantity for each day of each Showing Month may be reduced at Seller’s option in the event Purchaser fails to deliver, for any reason, the contract quantity of product set forth in Appendix B of the Swap Confirmation (such option, the “Swap Reduction Option”); provided, however, that (i) Seller’s obligation to deliver the Contract Quantity of Product may not be reduced by an amount greater than the contract quantity of product that Purchaser failed to deliver under the Swap Confirmation and (ii) that the Swap Reduction Option is subject to Seller providing written notice to Purchaser of such 1 For example, contracts with Once-Through Cooling resources that terminate one year or less before the State Water Resources Control Board compliance deadline require an advice letter filing under CPUC Decision 12-04-046 Appendix A
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4 modification no later than two (2) Business Days before the initial Compliance Showing deadline for such Showing Month. Seller’s rights under the Swap Reduction Option are cumulative and in addition to Seller’s rights under the Swap Confirmation.
2.3 Seller’s Option To Provide Alternate Capacity
If Seller is unable to provide the full Contract Quantity for a Showing Month for any reason, including, without limitation, as provided in Section 2.2, or Seller desires to provide some or all of the Contract Quantity for any Showing Month from a different generating unit other than the Unit, then Seller may, at no cost to Purchaser, provide Purchaser with replacement Product from one or more replacement units having the same Capacity Attributes of the Unit(s) originally identified in Appendix B, including the same Resource Category and, if applicable, the Flexible Capacity Category (each such unit, a “Replacement Unit”) in an amount such that the total amount of Product provided to Purchaser from the Unit and any Replacement Unit(s) for each Showing Month is not more than the Contract Quantity, provided that in each case:
(a) Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of its intent to provide Alternate Capacity and shall identify the proposed Replacement Units from which such Alternate Capacity shall be provided no later than the Notification Deadline for Purchaser’s Compliance Showings related to such Showing Month;
(b) The proposed Replacement Units must (i) be accepted by the CAISO, and (ii) otherwise satisfy the requirements of this Agreement;
(c) Seller shall, or shall cause the SC to submit a Supply Plan for each Showing Month and, if applicable, annual filing, no later than the Notification Deadline for Purchaser’s Compliance Showings;
(d) If Seller does not comply with the requirements of Sections 2.3(a), (b) and (c) for the applicable Showing Month and, if applicable, annual filing, then any such Replacement Units shall not be deemed a Replacement Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that Showing Month and Seller shall not receive payment for such Product; and
(e) The designation of any Replacement Unit(s) by Seller shall be subject to Purchaser’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Once Seller has identified in writing any Replacement Units that meet the requirements of this Section 2.3 and Purchaser has approved such Replacement Units as consistent with this Confirmation, then any such Replacement Units shall be deemed a Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that Showing Month. Purchaser’s approval of a Replacement Unit as to a given Showing Month shall not be construed as approval of such Replacement Unit for any subsequent Showing Month.
Appendix A
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5 2.4 Planned Outages
As of the Confirmation Effective Date, Seller and Purchaser have agreed to all Planned Outages as specified in Appendix D (“Planned Outage Schedule”) for all relevant Showing Months for the following calendar year, or until the end of the Delivery Period, whichever is shorter. Seller may provide Purchaser with proposed changes to the Planned Outage Schedule from time to time.
Within ten (10) Business Days after Purchaser’s receipt of any Seller proposed changes, Purchaser shall notify Seller in writing of any reasonable requests for modifications to such Seller proposed changes, and Seller shall, to the extent consistent with Prudent Operating Practice, accommodate Purchaser’s requests regarding the timing of any Seller proposed changes to the Planned Outage Schedule.
2.5 Purchaser’s Remedies for Seller’s Failure to Deliver Expected Contract Quantity a) If Seller fails to deliver any part of the Expected Contract Quantity as required herein for any Showing Month, Seller shall be liable for damages pursuant to Section 21.3 of the WSPP Agreement, without reference to the word “hourly” therein. b) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser from any penalties, fines or costs, including Environmental Costs, assessed against Purchaser by the CPUC, CAISO or other Governmental Body resulting from Seller’s failure to deliver the Product or a Shown Unit’s SC’s failure to timely or accurately submit Supply Plans in accordance with the Tariff and this Confirmation. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such penalties, fines or costs; provided, that in no event will Purchaser be required to use or change its utilization of its owned or controlled assets or market positions to minimize these penalties, fines or costs. If Seller fails to pay the foregoing penalties, fines or costs, or fails to reimburse Purchaser for those penalties, fines or costs, then, without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Purchaser may setoff and recoup those penalties, fines or costs against any future amounts it may owe to Seller under this Confirmation or the WSPP Agreement.
2.6 Purchaser’s Re-Sale of Product
(a) Purchaser may re-sell all or part of the Product; provided that any such re-sale must not increase Seller’s obligations hereunder other than as set forth in this Section
2.6(a). For any such a resale, the Resource Adequacy Plan of Purchaser as used herein will refer to the Resource Adequacy Plan of Subsequent Purchaser. Seller shall, or shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC, to follow Purchaser’s instructions with respect to providing such resold Product to Subsequent Purchasers, to the extent such instructions are consistent with Seller’s obligations under this Confirmation.
Seller shall, and shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC, to take all commercially reasonable actions and execute all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to allow such Subsequent Purchasers to use such resold Product in a manner consistent with Purchaser’s rights under this Confirmation. If Purchaser incurs any liability to a Subsequent Purchaser due to the failure of Seller or the Shown Unit’s SC to comply with this Confirmation, Seller will be liable to Purchaser for the Appendix A
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6 amounts Seller would have owed Purchaser under this Confirmation if Purchaser had not resold the Product.
(b) Purchaser shall notify Seller in writing of any resale of Product and the Subsequent Purchaser no later than two (2) Business Days before the Notification Deadline for each Showing Month for which Purchaser has resold the Product. Purchaser shall notify Seller of any subsequent changes or further resales no later than two (2) Business Days before the Notification Deadline for the Showing Month. (c) If CAISO or CPUC develops a centralized capacity market, Purchaser will have exclusive rights to direct the Seller or the Unit’s SC to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Expected Contract Quantity of Product for re-sale in such market, Seller and the Unit’s SC shall comply with Purchaser’s direction and Purchaser shall retain and receive all revenues from such re-sale.
(d) Purchaser shall have the exclusive right to direct the Seller or the Unit’s SC to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Expected Contract Quantity into the CAISO Competitive Solicitation Process (CSP) for CPM Capacity. Seller and the Unit’s SC shall comply with the Purchaser’s direction and, to the extent that the CAISO designates the Expected Contract Quantity as CPM Capacity, Purchaser shall be entitled to retain and receive the CPM Capacity Payment. Unless otherwise instructed by Purchaser, (i) Seller shall not, and shall cause the Unit’s SC to not, offer any portion of the Expected Contract Quantity to CAISO as CPM Capacity and (ii) if CAISO designates any portion of the Contract Capacity as CPM Capacity, then Seller shall, and shall cause the Unit’s SC to, promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day of the time Seller receives notification from CAISO) notify Purchaser of such designation, and if CAISO makes such a designation, Seller shall not, and shall cause the Unit’s SC to not, accept any such designation by CAISO unless and until Purchaser has agreed to accept such designation.
ARTICLE 3
PAYMENTS
3.1 Payment
Purchaser shall make a monthly payment to Seller for each Unit by the later of (i) ten (10) Calendar Days after Purchaser’s receipt of Seller’s invoice (which may be given upon first day of the Showing Month) and (ii) the twentieth (20th) of the Showing Month, or if the twentieth (20th) is not a Business Day the next following Business Day (“Monthly RA Capacity Payment”). The Monthly RA Capacity Payment shall equal the product of (a) the applicable Contract Price for that Showing Month, (b) the Expected Contract Quantity for the Showing Month and (c) 1,000, rounded to the nearest penny (i.e., two decimal places); provided, however, that the Monthly RA Capacity Payment shall be adjusted to reflect any portion of Expected Contract Quantity for the Showing Month that was not delivered in accordance with Section 2.1 for such Showing Month.
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7 3.2 Allocation of Other Payments and Costs
(a) Seller will receive any revenues from, and must pay all costs charged by, CAISO or any other third party with respect to the Shown Unit(s) for (i) start-up, shutdown, and minimum load costs, (ii) capacity for ancillary services, (iii) energy sales, (iv) flexible ramping product, or (v) black start or reactive power services. Purchaser must promptly report receipt of any such revenues to Seller. Purchaser must pay to Seller any such amounts described in this Section 3.2(a) received by Purchaser or a Subsequent Purchaser. Without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Seller may setoff and recoup any such amounts that are not paid to it pursuant to this Section 3.2(a) against any amounts owed to Purchaser under the WSPP Agreement. (b) Purchaser is to receive and retain all revenues associated with the Expected Contract Quantity of Product during the Delivery Period, including any capacity and availability revenues from the Capacity Procurement Mechanism, or its successor, RUC Availability Payments, or its successor, but excluding payments described in Section 3.2(a)(i)-(v) or 3.2(d). Seller shall promptly report receipt of any such revenues to Purchaser. Seller shall pay to Purchaser within thirty (30) days of receipt any such amounts received by Seller, or a Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator. Without prejudice to its other rights, Purchaser may set off and recoup any such amounts that are not paid to it against amounts owed to Seller under the WSPP Agreement.
(c) If CAISO designates any part of the Contract Quantity as Capacity Procurement Mechanism Capacity, then Seller shall, or shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC to, within one (1) Business Day of the time Seller receives notification from CAISO, notify Purchaser and not accept any such designation by CAISO unless and until Purchaser has agreed to accept such designation.
(d) Any Availability Incentive Payments or Non-Availability Charges are for Seller to receive and pay.
ARTICLE 4
OTHER PURCHASER AND SELLER COVENANTS
4.1 CAISO Requirements
Seller shall schedule or cause the Shown Unit’s SC to schedule or make available to CAISO the Expected Contract Quantity of the Product during the Delivery Period, in compliance with the Tariff, and perform all, or cause the Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to perform all, obligations under applicable law and the Tariff relating to the Product. Purchaser is not liable for, and Seller shall indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless from, the failure of Seller or the Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to comply with the Tariff, and for any penalties, fines or costs imposed on Seller or the Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator for noncompliance.
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8 4.2 Seller’s and Purchaser’s Duties to Take Actions to Allow Product Utilization Throughout the Delivery Period, Purchaser and Seller shall take all commercially reasonable actions and execute all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to ensure (a) Purchaser’s rights to the Expected Contract Quantity for the sole benefit of Purchaser or any Subsequent Purchaser and (b) that Purchaser may use the Expected Contract Quantity to meet its Compliance Obligations. Such commercially reasonable actions shall include, without limitation cooperating with and providing, and causing each Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to cooperate with and provide, requested supporting documentation to the CAISO, the CPUC, or any other Governmental Body responsible for administering the applicable Compliance Obligations, including to demonstrate that the Expected Contract Quantity can be delivered to the CAISO controlled grid for the minimum hours required to satisfy the Compliance Obligations, as applicable, pursuant to the “deliverability” standards established by the CAISO or other Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction.
If necessary, the Parties further agree to negotiate in good faith to amend this Confirmation to conform this Transaction to subsequent clarifications, revisions, or decisions rendered by CAISO or an applicable Governmental Body to maintain the benefits of the Transaction.
4.3 Seller’s Representations and Warranties
Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser throughout the Delivery Period that:
(a) No part of the Contract Quantity during the Delivery Period has been committed by Seller to any third party to satisfy Compliance Obligations or analogous obligations in any CAISO or non-CAISO markets;
(b) The Shown Unit(s) qualify to provide the Product under the Tariff, and the Shown Unit(s) and Seller are capable of delivering the Product; (c) the aggregation of all amounts of Capacity Attributes that Seller has sold, assigned, or transferred for the Shown Unit(s) during the Delivery Period does not exceed the Shown Unit’s Net Qualifying Capacity and, if applicable, the Effective Flexible Capacity for that Shown Unit;
(d) if applicable, Seller has notified either the Shown Unit’s SC or the entity from which Seller purchased the Product that Seller has transferred the Contract Quantity of Product for the Delivery Period to Purchaser; and
(e) Seller has notified or will notify the Shown Unit’s SC that Purchaser is entitled to the revenues set forth in Section 3.2(b), and such Shown Unit’s SC is obligated to promptly deliver those revenues to Purchaser, along with appropriate documentation supporting the amount of those revenues.
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9 4.4 Market Based Rate Authority
Upon Purchaser’s written request, Seller shall, in accordance with FERC Order No. 697, submit a letter of concurrence in support of any affirmative statement by Purchaser that this contractual arrangement does not transfer “ownership or control of generation capacity” from Seller to Purchaser as the term “ownership or control of generation capacity” is used in 18 CFR Section
35.42. Seller shall not, in filings, if any, made subject to Order Nos. 652 and 697, claim that this contractual arrangement conveys ownership or control of generation capacity from Seller to Purchaser.
ARTICLE 5
HOLD-BACK AND SUBSTITUTE CAPACITY
No later than three (3) Business Days before the before the relevant deadlines for the Compliance Showings applicable to that Showing Month, Purchaser may request in writing that Seller not list, or cause the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator not to list, in the Unit’s Supply Plan a portion or all of the Contract Quantity for any portion of such Showing Month included in the Delivery Period (“Hold-Back Capacity”). Along with such request, Purchaser shall also provide updated Unit information reflecting the requested change. The updated Unit information shall be in the form of the Supply Plan. Following Purchaser’s request for Hold-Back Capacity, Purchaser may request, in writing, that Seller make the previously requested Hold-Back Capacity available for Purchaser’s use as Substitute Capacity within the respective Showing Month. Such request shall be received by Seller no later than eight (8) Business Days prior to the first day for which Purchaser seeks to use such Substitute Capacity as required by the CAISO. The portion of the Contract Quantity that is the subject of Purchaser’s request for Hold-Back Capacity shall be deemed Contract Quantity delivered consistent with Section 2.1 for purposes of calculating a Monthly RA Capacity Payment pursuant to Section 3.1 and calculating any amounts due pursuant to Sections 2.2. Seller shall, or shall cause the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator to, comply with Purchaser’s request under this Article Five.
ARTICLE 6
ADDITIONAL WSPP AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS; GENERAL PROVISIONS
6.1 Termination Payment
For this Transaction, the following is inserted as a penultimate paragraph in Section 22.2(b) of the WSPP Agreement:
“If Purchaser is the Non-Defaulting Party and Purchaser reasonably expects to incur or be liable for any penalties, fines or costs from CAISO, or any Governmental Body, because Purchaser or a Subsequent Purchaser is not able to include the applicable Expected Contract Quantity in a Compliance Showing due to Seller’s Event of Default, then Purchaser may, in good faith, estimate the amount of those penalties, fines or costs and include the estimate in its determination of the Termination Payment, subject to accounting to Seller when those penalties, fines or costs are finally ascertained. If this accounting establishes that Purchaser’s estimate exceeds the actual amount of penalties, fines or costs, Purchaser must promptly remit to Seller the excess amount with interest in accordance with Section 9.3 of the WSPP Agreement. The rights and obligations with respect to Appendix A
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10 determining and paying any Termination Payment, and any dispute resolution provisions with respect thereto, survive the termination of this Transaction and continue until after those penalties, fines or costs are finally ascertained.”
6.2 Confidentiality
Notwithstanding Section 30.1 of the WSPP Agreement:
(a) (i) Purchaser may disclose information as necessary in order to support its Compliance Showings or otherwise show it has met its Compliance Obligations; (ii) Seller may disclose as necessary to a Shown Unit’s SC or as necessary for Supply Plans; (iii) each Party may disclose information as necessary to the independent evaluator or other administrator of any competitive solicitation process of Purchaser, which in turn may disclose such information as necessary to CAISO or any Governmental Body; and (iv) Purchaser may disclose information to any Subsequent Purchaser.
(b) Seller acknowledges that Purchaser is a public agency subject to the requirements of the California Public Records Act (Cal. Gov. Code section 6250 et seq.) and that Purchaser may be required to make public this Confirmation (which may be partially redacted by Purchaser) in connection with the process of seeking approval from its board of directors for the execution of this Confirmation. Seller may submit information to Purchaser that Seller considers confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information pursuant the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Cal. Civ. Code section 3426 et seq.), or otherwise protected from disclosure pursuant to an exemption to the California Public Records Act (Government Code sections 6254 and 6255). Seller acknowledges that Purchaser may submit to Seller information that Purchaser considers confidential or proprietary or protected from disclosure pursuant to exemptions to the California Public Records Act (Government Code sections 6254 and 6255). Upon request or demand of any third person or entity not a party to this Confirmation (“Requestor”) pursuant to the California Public Records Act for production, inspection and/or copying of this Confirmation or any information designated by a disclosing Party as confidential, the receiving Party as soon as practical shall notify the disclosing Party that such request has been made, by telephone call, letter sent via electronic mail, and/or by overnight carrier to the address, or email address listed at the end of this Confirmation. The disclosing Party shall be solely responsible for taking whatever legal steps are necessary to protect information deemed by it to be confidential information and to prevent release of information to the Requestor by the receiving Party. If the disclosing Party takes no such action within ten (10) days, after receiving the foregoing notice from the receiving Party, the receiving Party shall be permitted to comply with the Requestor’s demand and is not required to defend against it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser may release confidential information without notice to or over the objection of Seller if Purchaser’s legal counsel advises Purchaser that Purchaser is required by law to release such confidential information.
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11 6.3 Dodd-Frank Act
The Parties intend this Transaction to be a “customary commercial arrangement” as described in Section II.A.1 of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Proposed Guidance, Certain Natural Gas and Electric Power Contracts, 81 Fed. Reg. 20583 at 20586 (Apr. 8, 2016) and a “Forward Capacity Transaction” within the meaning of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Final Order in Response to a Petition From Certain Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations To Exempt Specified Transactions Authorized by a Tariff or Protocol Approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 78 Fed. Reg. 19,880 (Apr. 2, 2013).
6.4 Change in Law
If any action by the CPUC, CAISO or any Governmental Body having jurisdiction, or any change in applicable law, occurring after the Confirmation Effective Date results in (i) material changes to Purchaser’s or Seller’s obligations with regard to the Products sold hereunder, (ii) has the effect of changing the transfer and sale procedure set forth in this Confirmation so that the performance of this Confirmation becomes impracticable, or (iii) changes the Resource Adequacy Requirements such that the Product can no longer be counted towards Purchaser’s Resource Adequacy Requirements (a “Change in Law”), the Parties shall work in good faith to revise this Confirmation so that the Parties can perform their obligations regarding the purchase and sale of the Product sold hereunder in order to maintain the original intent.
6.5 Governing Law
Notwithstanding Section 24 of the WSPP Agreement, this Transaction and the rights and duties of the Parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed, enforced and performed in accordance with the laws of the state of California, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
6.6 Collateral
Notwithstanding any provision in the WSPP Agreement to the contrary, including Section 27, neither Party shall be required to post collateral or other security for this Transaction.
6.7 No Recourse to Members of Seller or Purchaser2
Parties are organized as a Joint Powers Authority in accordance with the Joint Exercise of Powers Act of the State of California (Government Code Section 6500, et seq.) and are public entities separate from its constituent members. Parties will solely be responsible for all debts, obligations and liabilities accruing and arising out of this Confirmation. Each Party agrees that it shall have no rights and shall not make any claims, take any actions or assert any remedies against either Parties constituent members, or the officers, directors, advisors, contractors, consultants or employees of either Party or either Parties constituent members, in connection with this Confirmation.
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12 6.8 Other WSPP Agreement Changes
For this Transaction, the WSPP Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(a) Section 9.4 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“In the event an invoice or portion thereof, or any other claim or adjustment arising hereunder, is disputed, payment of the undisputed portion of the invoice shall be required to be made when due, with notice of the objection given to the other Party.
Any invoice dispute or invoice adjustment shall be in writing and shall state the basis for the dispute or adjustment. Payment of the disputed amount shall not be required until the dispute is resolved. Upon resolution of the dispute, any required payment shall be made within two (2) Business Days of such resolution along with interest accrued at the Interest Rate from and including the due date to but excluding the date paid. Inadvertent overpayments shall be returned upon request or deducted by the Party receiving such overpayment from subsequent payments, with interest accrued at the Interest Rate from and including the date of such overpayment to but excluding the date repaid or deducted by the Party receiving such overpayment.
Any dispute with respect to an invoice is waived unless the other Party is notified in writing within twelve (12) months after the invoice is rendered or any specific adjustment to the invoice is made. If an invoice is not rendered within twelve (12) months after the close of the month during which performance of a Transaction occurred, the right to payment for such performance is waived.” (b) Section 22.1 is modified by inserting the following new text at the end thereof:
“(f) the failure of the Defaulting Party to pay its debts generally as they become due or the Defaulting Party’s admission in a writing that is unable to generally pay its debts as they become due;
(g) the institution, by the Defaulting Party, of a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(h) the application for, consent to, or acquiescence to, by the Defaulting Party, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, liquidator, or similar official for all or a substantial portion of its assets.”
(c) Section 22.2(b) is amended by inserting “and is continuing” after “Event of Default occurs” in the first line thereof and deleting the second sentence therein. (d) Section 22.3(c) is amended by deleting the third sentence thereof and replacing it with the following: “If the Non-Defaulting Party’s aggregate Gains exceed its aggregate Losses and Costs, if any, resulting from the termination of this Agreement or a Confirmation, the Termination Payment for all such Terminated Transactions shall be zero, notwithstanding any provision in this Section or Agreement to the contrary.”
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13 (e) In Section 22.3(e), delete the entire provision (including subsections) and replace it with the following: “[Intentionally omitted]”
(f) In Section 22.3(f), delete the entire provision and replace it with the following:
“If the Defaulting Party disagrees with the calculation of the Termination Payment and the Parties cannot otherwise resolve their differences, and provided that the Defaulting Party has paid the undisputed part of the Termination Payment to the Non-Defaulting Party as provided under Section 22.3(c), and that any amounts disputed by the Defaulting Party are disputed in good faith, then the Defaulting Party may submit the calculation issue to Dispute Resolution pursuant to Section
34.”
(g) Section 28.1 is applicable and the Parties shall net monthly payments in accordance with Exhibit A of the WSPP. Both Parties intend for the netting provisions of Exhibit A to the WSPP Agreement to be effective on the Confirmation Effective Date.
(h) Section 30.1 is amended by inserting “or requested” after the word “required” in Section 30.1(4) and by adding the following at the end of the first sentence: “; or (8) to the Party’s and such Party’s affiliates’ lenders, counsel, accountants, advisors and agents who have a need to know such information and have agreed to keep such terms confidential”.
(i) Subsections 34.1 and 34.2 are deleted and replaced with the following:
“34.1 INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS
TRANSACTION, WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FOLLOWING THE RECEIPT OF
A WRITTEN NOTICE FROM EITHER PARTY IDENTIFYING SUCH
DISPUTE, THE PARTIES SHALL MEET, NEGOTIATE AND ATTEMPT, IN
GOOD FAITH, TO RESOLVE THE DISPUTE QUICKLY, INFORMALLY AND INEXPENSIVELY. IF THE PARTIES ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE A
DISPUTE ARISING HEREUNDER WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER
RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTICE, THEN EITHER PARTY MAY SEEK ANY AND
ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO IT AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS TRANSACTION.”
“34.2 EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
EACH PARTY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF
THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA, FOR ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION, AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY
OBJECTION IT MAY HAVE TO SUCH JURISDICTION OR THE
CONVENIENCE OF SUCH FORUM.”
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14 (j) The phrase “arbitration or” is deleted from the first line of Section 34.4. (k) The following shall be inserted as a new Section 34.5:
“34.5 LIMITATION OF DAMAGES. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
IN ANY CONFIRMATION, FOR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS
CONFIRMATION AGREEMENT FOR WHICH AN EXPRESS REMEDY OR
MEASURE OF DAMAGES IS PROVIDED, THE EXPRESS REMEDY OR
MEASURE OF DAMAGES PROVIDED IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENT FOR THE
BREACH, LIABILITY FOR THE BREACH IS LIMITED AS SET FORTH IN
THE PROVISION AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES FOR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE WAIVED. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN
ANY CONFIRMATION, IF NO EXPRESS REMEDY OR MEASURE OF
DAMAGES IS PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT FOR A PARTICULAR
BREACH, LIABILITY FOR THE BREACH IS LIMITED TO DIRECT
DAMAGES ONLY, THE DIRECT DAMAGES ARE THE SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE BREACH,
AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES FOR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY
ARE WAIVED. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN ANY
CONFIRMATION, NEITHER PARTY IS LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER TYPE OF
DAMAGE, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE (INCLUDING DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION AND LOSS OF GOODWILL) ARISING AT ANY TIME,
WHETHER IN TORT (INCLUDING THE SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY
NEGLIGENCE OF EITHER PARTY OR ANY RELATED PERSON),
WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY, CONTRACT OR STATUTE, UNDER
ANY INDEMNITY PROVISION, OR OTHERWISE.”
(l) Section 37 is amended by inserting the following in the beginning of the section:
“On the date of entering into this Confirmation,”.
(m) Section 41 “Witness” shall become Section 42 and the following “Standard of Review” Section shall be substituted in its place:
“The Parties agree as follows:
From the date of entering into a Transaction under this Agreement and throughout the term of such Transaction, the Parties each warrant and covenant as follows:
(i) Absent the agreement of all Parties to the proposed change, the standard of review for changes to any section of this Agreement (including all Transactions and/or Confirmations) specifying the rate(s) or other material economic terms and conditions agreed to by the Parties herein, whether proposed by a Party, a non-party or FERC acting sua sponte, shall be the “public interest” standard of review set forth in United Gas Pipe Line Co.
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15 v. Mobile Gas Service Corp., 350 U.S. 332 (1956) and Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co., 350 U.S. 348 (1956)( the “Mobile-Sierra” doctrine) and clarified in Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. v.
Public Util. Dist. No. 1 of Snohomish 554 U.S. 527 (2008) and NRG Power Marketing LLC v. Maine Pub. Util. Comm’n, 558 U.S. 165 (2010). (ii) The Parties, for themselves and their successors and assigns, (i) agree that this “public interest” standard shall apply to any proposed changes in any other documents, instruments or other agreements executed or entered into by the Parties in connection with this Agreement and (ii) hereby expressly and irrevocably waive any rights they can or may have to the application of any other standard of review, including the “just and reasonable” standard.”
6.9 Counterparts
This Confirmation may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures to the counterparts were upon a single instrument. The Parties may rely on electronic, or scanned signatures as originals under this Confirmation. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Confirmation by electronic mail transmission (including PDF) shall be the same as delivery of a manually executed signature page.
6.10 Entire Agreement; No Oral Agreements or Modifications This Confirmation sets forth the terms of the Transaction into which the Parties have entered and shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the contemplated purchase and sale of the Product. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, this Transaction may be confirmed only through a Documentary Writing executed by both Parties, and no amendment or modification to this Transaction shall be enforceable except through a Documentary Writing executed by both Parties.
[Signatures appear on the following page.]
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By:
Name: Janis Pepper
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority
By:
Monica Padilla
Name:
Title: CEO Title: COO & Director of Power Resources
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APPENDIX A
DEFINED TERMS
“Alternate Capacity” meansreplacement Product which Seller has elected to provide to Purchaser in accordance with the terms of Section 2.3.
“CAISO” means the California ISO or the successor organization to the functions thereof. “Capacity Attributes” means attributes of the Shown Unit that may be counted toward Compliance Obligations, including: flexibility, dispatchability, physical location or point of electrical interconnection of the Shown Unit; Unit ability to generate at a given capacity level, provide ancillary services, or ramp up or down at a given rate; any current or future defined characteristics, certificates, tags, credits, or accounting constructs of the Shown Unit, howsoever entitled, identified from time to time by the CAISO or a Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations.
“CIRA Tool” means the CAISO Customer Interface for Resource Adequacy. “Compliance Obligations” means, as applicable, RAR, Local RAR and FCR. “Compliance Showings” means the applicable LSE’s compliance with the resource adequacy requirements of the CPUC for an applicable Showing Month. “Contingent Firm RA Product” has the meaning set forth in Article 1 herein. “CPUC Decisions” means any currently effective or future decisions, resolutions, or rulingsrelated to resource adequacy.
“CPUC Filing Guide” is the document issued annually by the CPUC which sets forth the guidelines, requirements and instructions for load serving entities to demonstrate compliance with the CPUC’s resource adequacy program.
“Effective Flexible Capacity” has the meaning given in CAISO’s FERC-approved Tariff. “Environmental Costs” means (i) costs incurred in connection with acquiring and maintaining all environmental permits and licenses for the Product, (ii) the Product’s compliance with all applicable environmental laws, rules, and regulations, including capital costs for pollution mitigation or installation of emissions control equipment required to permit or license the Product, (iii) all operating and maintenance costs for operation of pollution mitigation or control equipment, (iv) costs of permit maintenance fees and emission fees as applicable, (v) the costs of all emission reductions that have been authorized by a local air pollution control district or emissions trading credits or units pursuant to the California Health & Safety Code, market based incentive programs such as the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Regional Clean Air Incentives Market, authorizations to emit sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen by the Environmental Protection Agency, and any costs related to greenhouse gas emissions required by any applicable Appendix A
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environmental laws, rules, regulations, or permits to operate, and (vi) costs associated with the disposal, clean-up, decontamination or remediation, on or off site, of hazardous substances. “Expected Contract Quantity” means,with respect to any Showing Month of the Delivery Period, (a) for Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product, including the amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide Alternate Capacity, and (b) for Contingent Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product for such Showing Month, including the amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide Alternate Capacity, less any reductions to Contract Quantity consistent with Section 2.2 with respect to which Seller has not elected to provide Alternate Capacity.
“FCR” means the flexible capacity requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, the CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations and includes any non-binding advisory showing which an LSE is required to make with respect to flexible capacity. “FCR Attributes” means, with respect to a Shown Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Shown Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE’s FCR.
“Firm RA Product” has the meaning set forth in Article 1 herein. “Flexible Capacity Category” shall be as described in the annual CPUC Filing Guide, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated from time to time. “Governmental Body” means any federal, state, local, municipal or other government; any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, commission or other authority lawfully exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or power; and any court or governmental tribunal. “Interest Rate” means, for any date, the lesser of (a) the per annum rate of interest equal to the prime lending rate as may from time to time be published in The Wall Street Journal under “Money Rates” on such day (or if not published on such day on the most recent preceding day on which published), plus two percent (2%) and (b) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. “Local RAR” means the local resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, by CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations.
“Local RAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Shown Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Shown Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE’s Local RAR.
“LSE” means “Load Serving Entity” as such term is used in Section 40.9 of the Tariff.
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“MW” means megawatt.
“Net Qualifying Capacity” has the meaning given in CAISO’s FERC-approved Tariff. “Notification Deadline” is twelve (12) Business Days before the relevant deadlines for the corresponding Compliance Showings applicable to the relevant Showing Month. “Planned Outage” means, subject to and as further described in the CPUC Decisions, a CAISO-approved, planned or scheduled disconnection, separation or reduction in capacity of the Unit that is conducted for the purposes of carrying out routine repair or maintenance of such Unit, or for the purposes of new construction work for such Unit. “Product” means RAR Attributes, Local RAR Attributes and FCR Attributes, each for the Delivery Period, Unit, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifications contained in Appendix B. “Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Appendix B, of the Unit NQC as of the Effective Date that is dedicated to Purchaser under this Transaction. “Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Appendix B, of the Unit EFC as of the Effective Date that is dedicated to Purchaser under this Transaction. “Prudent Operating Practice” means (a) the applicable practices, methods and acts required by or consistent with applicable laws and reliability criteria, and otherwise engaged in or approved by a significant portion of the electric power industry during the relevant time period in the Western United States, or (b) any of the practices, methods and acts which, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the facts known at the time the decision was made, could have been expected to accomplish the desired result at a reasonable cost consistent with good business practices, reliability, safety and expedition. Prudent Operating Practice is not intended to be limited to the optimum practice, method or act to the exclusion of all others, but rather to acceptable practices, methods or acts generally accepted in the electric power industry in the Western United States. “RAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Shown Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Shown Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE’s RAR.
“Replacement Unit” hasthe meaning set forth in Section 2.3. “Resource Adequacy Requirements” or “RAR” means the resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, by CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, not including Local RAR or FCR.
“Resource Category” shall be as described in the annual CPUC Filing Guide, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated from time to time.
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“SC” means Scheduling Coordinator as defined in the Tariff. “Showing Month” means the calendar month of the Delivery Period that isthe subject of the related Compliance Showing.
“Shown Unit” means the Unit, or any Replacement Unit meeting the requirements of Section 2.3 of this Confirmation and specified by Seller in a Supply Plan. “Subsequent Purchaser” means the purchaser of Product from Purchaser in a re-sale of Product by Purchaser.
“Swap Confirmation” means that certain WSPP Agreement Confirmation between Seller and Purchaser dated concurrently herewith, in which Seller is purchasing MW of Product from Purchaser.
“Swap Reduction Option” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(c). “Substitute Capacity” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff for “RA Substitute Capacity”. “Tariff” means the CAISO Tariff, including any current CAISO-published “Operating Procedures” and “Business Practice Manuals,” in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Unit” means the generation unit described in Appendix B. A Unit or Shown Unit may not be a coal-fired generating facility.
“Unit EFC” means the lesser of the Unit’s Effective Flexible Capacity as set by CAISO as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination. “Unit NQC” means the lesser of the Unit’s Net Qualifying Capacity as set by CAISO as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination.
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APPENDIX B
PRODUCT AND UNIT INFORMATION
Product:
RAR Local RAR Flexible Capacity
and all Capacity Attributes related to such Product.
Additional Product Information (fill in all that apply):
CAISO Zone:
Resource Category (MCC Bucket): 4
CPUC Local Area (if applicable): N/A
Flexible Capacity Category (if applicable): 1
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Unit 1
Unit Specific Information
Resource Name REDONDO GEN STA. UNIT 8
Physical Location Redondo Beach, CA
CAISO Resource ID REDOND_7_UNIT 8
SCID of Resource EDFR
Unit NQC by month (e.g., Jan=50,Feb=65): 480
Unit EFC by month (e.g., Jan=30, Feb=50) 350
Resource Type (e.g., gas, hydro, solar, etc.) Natural Gas Steam Minimum Qualified Flexible Capacity
Category (Flex 1, 2 or 3)
1 TAC Area (e.g., PG&E, SCE) SCE
Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor
Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor
Capacity Area (CAISO System, Fresno,
Sierra, Kern, LA Basin, Bay Area,
Stockton, Big Creek-Ventura, NCNB, San
Diego-IV or Humboldt)
CAISO System
Resource Category as defined by the CPUC
(DR, 1, 2, 3, 4)
4 (Repeat for additional Units)
[Information for specific Shown Units may be provided after the Effective Date pursuant to the Confirmation.]
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APPENDIX C
NOTICE INFORMATION
Seller: Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Purchaser: Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority
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APPENDIX D
PLANNED OUTAGE SCHEDULE
Unit Name CAISO
Resource ID *
Outage (MW)
SLIC
Outage
Start Date
SLIC
Outage
End Date
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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1 WSPP RESOURCE ADEQUACY CONFIRMATION
This Confirmation confirms the transaction between East Bay Community Energy Authority, a a California joint powers authority(“Seller”) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority, a California joint powers authority (“Purchaser”), and each individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”, dated as of July 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by which Seller agrees to sell and deliver, and Purchaser agrees to purchase and receive, the Product (the “Transaction”). This Transaction is governed by the WSPP Agreement dated August 12, 2021 (the “WSPP Agreement”). The WSPP Agreement and this Confirmation, including any applicable appendices, exhibits or amendments thereto, shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Agreement” and will constitute a single agreement between the Parties with respect to the Transaction. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Confirmation or the WSPP Agreement are defined in the Tariff.
ARTICLE 1
TRANSACTION TERMS
Product, Delivery Period, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifics of the Product are in Appendix B. Appendices A, B, C, and D are incorporated into this Confirmation. ☐ Firm RA Product:
Seller shall provide Purchaser with the Product from the Unit in the amount of the Contract Quantity. If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity for any reason, then Seller shall have the option to supply Alternate Capacity pursuant to Section 2.3 to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period. If Seller fails to provide Purchaser with the Contract Quantity and has failed to supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Purchaser for penalties or fines pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5. ☒ Contingent Firm RA Product:
Seller shall provide Purchaser with Product from the Unit in the amount of the Contract Quantity.
If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity as a result of any reduction of the Contract Quantity of the Unit in accordance with Section 2.2, Seller shall have the option to notify Purchaser that either (a) Seller will not provide the portion of the Contract Quantity attributable to such reduction during the period of such non-availability; or (b) Seller will supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period pursuant to Section 2.3. If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity as a result of any reason other than as provided in Section 2.2, then Seller shall have the option to supply Alternate Capacity pursuant to Section 2.3 to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period. If Seller fails to provide Purchaser with the Expected Contract Quantity from the Unit and has failed to supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the remainder of the Expected Contract Quantity during such period, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Purchaser for penalties or fines pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5.
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DELIVERY OBLIGATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS
2.1 Sale and Delivery of Product
(a) For each Showing Month of the Delivery Period, Seller shall sell and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase and receive from Seller, the Expected Contract Quantity of the Product from the Shown Unit(s). Seller’s obligation to deliver the Expected Contract Quantity of Product for the Delivery Period is firm and will not be excused for any reason.
(b) Seller shall deliver the Expected Contract Quantity by submitting to CAISO in its Supply Plan the Shown Unit(s) and the characteristics of the Shown Unit(s) and Product for Purchaser, as further specified in Appendix B, all in compliance with this Confirmation.
(c) Seller shall cause all Supply Plans to meet and be filed in conformance with the requirements of the CPUC and the Tariff. Seller shall submit, or cause the Shown Unit’s SC to submit, on a timely basis with respect to each applicable Showing Month, Supply Plans in accordance with the Tariff and CPUC requirements to identify and confirm the Product delivered to Purchaser for each Showing Month of the Delivery Period. The total amount of Product identified and confirmed for such Showing Month shall equal the Expected Contract Quantity, including a request for Hold-Back Capacity pursuant to Article Five of this Confirmation. (d) Seller shall sell and deliver Product from a Shown Unit that meets the requirements set forth in Appendix B, including the Resource Category and, if applicable, the Flexible Capacity Category. In no event shall a Shown Unit utilize coal or coal materials as a source of fuel. A Shown Unit must be a specific resource that is connected directly to the CAISO controlled grid or be under the operational control of CAISO. A Shown Unit may not be an unspecified import. Seller shall identify the Shown Unit(s) and Expected Contract Quantity by providing Purchaser with the specific information contemplated in Appendix B no later than the Notification Deadline for the relevant Showing Month.
(e) If CAISO rejects either the Supply Plan or the Resource Adequacy Plan with respect to any part of the Expected Contract Quantity for the Shown Unit(s) in any Showing Month, the Parties shall confer, make such corrections as are necessary for acceptance, and resubmit the corrected Supply Plan or Resource Adequacy Plan for validation before the applicable deadline for the Showing Month. (f) The Product is delivered and received when the CIRA Tool shows that the Supply Plan submitted in compliance with Purchaser’s instructions, including Purchaser’s instructions to withhold all or part of the Expected Contract Quantity from Seller’s Supply Plan for any Showing Month during the Delivery Period, has been accepted for the Product from the Shown Unit(s) by CAISO. Seller has failed to deliver the Appendix A
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3 Product if (i) Purchaser has elected to submit the Product from the Shown Unit in its Resource Adequacy Plan and such submission is accepted by the CPUC and the CAISO but the Supply Plan and Resource Adequacy Plan are not matched in the CIRA Tool and are rejected by CAISO notwithstanding performance of Section
2.1(e) or (ii) Seller fails to submit the volume of Expected Contract Quantity for any Showing Month in such amount as instructed by Purchaser for the applicable Showing Month. Seller will not have failed to deliver the Expected Contract Quantity if Purchaser fails or chooses not to submit the Shown Unit(s) and the Product in its Resource Adequacy Plan with the CPUC or CAISO. (g) The Shown Unit(s) must not have characteristics that would trigger the need for Purchaser or Seller to file an advice letter or other request for authorization with the CPUC or for Purchaser to make a compliance filing pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 380.1
2.2 Reductions in ContractQuantity
(a) If Seller is providing Contingent Firm RA Product, Seller’s obligation to deliver the Contract Quantity for each Showing Month may be reduced at Seller’s option by the amount of any Planned Outages which exist with respect to any portion of the Unit during the applicable Showing Month; provided, (i) Seller notifies Purchaser by the Notification Deadline applicable to that Showing Month of the amount of Product from the Unit that Purchaser may include in Purchaser’s Compliance Showings applicable to that month as a result of such Planned Outage, and (ii) such reduction is able to be reflected on the Supply Plansin accordance with the Tariff. (b) In the event Seller is unable to provide the Contract Quantity for any portion of a Showing Month because of a Planned Outage of a Unit, Seller has the option, but not the obligation, to provide Product for such portions of such Showing Month from Replacement Units, provided Seller provides and identifiessuch Replacement Units in accordance with Section 2.3.
2.3 Seller’s Option To Provide Alternate Capacity
If Seller is unable to provide the full Contract Quantity for a Showing Month for any reason, including, without limitation, as provided in Section 2.2, or Seller desires to provide some or all of the Contract Quantity for any Showing Month from a different generating unit other than the Unit, then Seller may, at no cost to Purchaser, provide Purchaser with replacement Product from one or more replacement units having the same Capacity Attributes of the Unit(s) originally identified in Appendix B, including the same Resource Category and, if applicable, the Flexible Capacity Category (each such unit, a “Replacement Unit”) in an amount such that the total amount of Product provided to Purchaser from the Unit and any Replacement Unit(s) for each Showing Month is not more than the Contract Quantity, provided that in each case:
1 For example, contracts with Once-Through Cooling resources that terminate one year or less before the State Water Resources Control Board compliance deadline require an advice letter filing under CPUC Decision 12-04-046 Appendix A
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4 (a) Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of its intent to provide Alternate Capacity and shall identify the proposed Replacement Units from which such Alternate Capacity shall be provided no later than the Notification Deadline for Purchaser’s Compliance Showings related to such Showing Month;
(b) The proposed Replacement Units must (i) be accepted by the CAISO, and (ii) otherwise satisfy the requirements of this Agreement;
(c) Seller shall, or shall cause the SC to submit a Supply Plan for each Showing Month and, if applicable, annual filing, no later than the Notification Deadline for Purchaser’s Compliance Showings;
(d) If Seller does not comply with the requirements of Sections 2.3(a), (b) and (c) for the applicable Showing Month and, if applicable, annual filing, then any such Replacement Units shall not be deemed a Replacement Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that Showing Month and Seller shall not receive payment for such Product; and
(e) The designation of any Replacement Unit(s) by Seller shall be subject to Purchaser’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Once Seller has identified in writing any Replacement Units that meet the requirements of this Section 2.3 and Purchaser has approved such Replacement Units as consistent with this Confirmation, then any such Replacement Units shall be deemed a Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that Showing Month. Purchaser’s approval of a Replacement Unit as to a given Showing Month shall not be construed as approval of such Replacement Unit for any subsequent Showing Month.
2.4 Planned Outages
As of the Confirmation Effective Date, Seller and Purchaser have agreed to all Planned Outages as specified in Appendix D (“Planned Outage Schedule”) for all relevant Showing Months for the following calendar year, or until the end of the Delivery Period, whichever is shorter. Seller may provide Purchaser with proposed changes to the Planned Outage Schedule from time to time.
2.5 Purchaser’s Remedies for Seller’s Failure to Deliver Expected Contract Quantity (a) If Seller fails to deliver any part of the Expected Contract Quantity as required herein for any Showing Month, Seller shall be liable for damages pursuant to Section 21.3 of the WSPP Agreement, without reference to the word “hourly” therein.
(b) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser from any penalties, fines or costs, including Environmental Costs, assessed against Purchaser by the CPUC, CAISO or other Governmental Body resulting from Seller’s failure to Appendix A
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5 deliver the Product or a Shown Unit’s SC’s failure to timely or accurately submit Supply Plans in accordance with the Tariff and this Confirmation. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such penalties, fines or costs; provided, that in no event will Purchaser be required to use or change its utilization of its owned or controlled assets or market positions to minimize these penalties, fines or costs. If Seller fails to pay the foregoing penalties, fines or costs, or fails to reimburse Purchaser for those penalties, fines or costs, then, without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Purchaser may setoff and recoup those penalties, fines or costs against any future amounts it may owe to Seller under this Confirmation or the WSPP Agreement.
2.6 Purchaser’s Re-Sale of Product
(a) Purchaser may re-sell all or part of the Product; provided that any such re-sale must not increase Seller’s obligations hereunder other than as set forth in this Section
2.6(a). For any such a resale, the Resource Adequacy Plan of Purchaser as used herein will refer to the Resource Adequacy Plan of Subsequent Purchaser. Seller shall, or shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC, to follow Purchaser’s instructions with respect to providing such resold Product to Subsequent Purchasers, to the extent such instructions are consistent with Seller’s obligations under this Confirmation.
Seller shall, and shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC, to take all commercially reasonable actions and execute all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to allow such Subsequent Purchasers to use such resold Product in a manner consistent with Purchaser’s rights under this Confirmation. If Purchaser incurs any liability to a Subsequent Purchaser due to the failure of Seller or the Shown Unit’s SC to comply with this Confirmation, Seller will be liable to Purchaser for the amounts Seller would have owed Purchaser under this Confirmation if Purchaser had not resold the Product.
(b) Purchaser shall notify Seller in writing of any resale of Product and the Subsequent Purchaser no later than two (2) Business Days before the Notification Deadline for each Showing Month for which Purchaser has resold the Product. Purchaser shall notify Seller of any subsequent changes or further resales no later than two (2) Business Days before the Notification Deadline for the Showing Month. (c) If CAISO or CPUC develops a centralized capacity market, Purchaser will have exclusive rights to direct the Seller or the Unit’s SC to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Expected Contract Quantity of Product for re-sale in such market, Seller and the Unit’s SC shall comply with Purchaser’s direction and Purchaser shall retain and receive all revenues from such re-sale.
(d) Purchaser shall have the exclusive right to direct the Seller or the Unit’s SC to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Expected Contract Quantity into the CAISO Competitive Solicitation Process (CSP) for CPM Capacity. Seller and the Unit’s SC shall comply with the Purchaser’s direction and, to the extent that the CAISO designates the Expected Contract Quantity as CPM Capacity, Purchaser shall be Appendix A
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6 entitled to retain and receive the CPM Capacity Payment. Unless otherwise instructed by Purchaser, (i) Seller shall not, and shall cause the Unit’s SC to not, offer any portion of the Expected Contract Quantity to CAISO as CPM Capacity and (ii) if CAISO designates any portion of the Contract Capacity as CPM Capacity, then Seller shall, and shall cause the Unit’s SC to, promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day of the time Seller receives notification from CAISO) notify Purchaser of such designation, and if CAISO makes such a designation, Seller shall not, and shall cause the Unit’s SC to not, accept any such designation by CAISO unless and until Purchaser has agreed to accept such designation.
ARTICLE 3
PAYMENTS
3.1 Payment
Purchaser shall make a monthly payment to Seller for each Unit by the later of (i) ten (10) Calendar Days after Purchaser’s receipt of Seller’s invoice (which may be given upon first day of the Showing Month) and (ii) the twentieth (20th) of the Showing Month, or if the twentieth (20th) is not a Business Day the next following Business Day (“Monthly RA Capacity Payment”). The Monthly RA Capacity Payment shall equal the product of (a) the applicable Contract Price for that Showing Month, (b) the Expected Contract Quantity for the Showing Month and (c) 1,000, rounded to the nearest penny (i.e., two decimal places); provided, however, that the Monthly RA Capacity Payment shall be adjusted to reflect any portion of Expected Contract Quantity for the Showing Month that was not delivered in accordance with Section 2.1 for such Showing Month.
3.2 Allocation of Other Payments and Costs
(a) Seller will receive any revenues from, and must pay all costs charged by, CAISO or any other third party with respect to the Shown Unit(s) for (i) start-up, shutdown, and minimum load costs, (ii) capacity for ancillary services, (iii) energy sales, (iv) flexible ramping product, or (v) black start or reactive power services. Purchaser must promptly report receipt of any such revenues to Seller. Purchaser must pay to Seller any such amounts described in this Section 3.2(a) received by Purchaser or a Subsequent Purchaser. Without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Seller may setoff and recoup any such amounts that are not paid to it pursuant to this Section 3.2(a) against any amounts owed to Purchaser under the WSPP Agreement. (b) Purchaser is to receive and retain all revenues associated with the Expected Contract Quantity of Product during the Delivery Period, including any capacity and availability revenues from the Capacity Procurement Mechanism, or its successor, RUC Availability Payments, or its successor, but excluding payments described in Section 3.2(a)(i)-(v) or 3.2(d). Seller shall promptly report receipt of any such revenues to Purchaser. Seller shall pay to Purchaser within thirty (30) days of receipt any such amounts received by Seller, or a Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator. Without prejudice to its other rights, Purchaser may set off and recoup Appendix A
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7 any such amounts that are not paid to it against amounts owed to Seller under the WSPP Agreement.
(c) If CAISO designates any part of the Contract Quantity as Capacity Procurement Mechanism Capacity, then Seller shall, or shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC to, within one (1) Business Day of the time Seller receives notification from CAISO, notify Purchaser and not accept any such designation by CAISO unless and until Purchaser has agreed to accept such designation.
(d) Any Availability Incentive Payments or Non-Availability Charges are for Seller to receive and pay.
ARTICLE 4
OTHER PURCHASER AND SELLER COVENANTS
4.1 CAISO Requirements
Seller shall schedule or cause the Shown Unit’s SC to schedule or make available to CAISO the Expected Contract Quantity of the Product during the Delivery Period, in compliance with the Tariff, and perform all, or cause the Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to perform all, obligations under applicable law and the Tariff relating to the Product. Purchaser is not liable for, and Seller shall indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless from, the failure of Seller or the Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to comply with the Tariff, and for any penalties, fines or costs imposed on Seller or the Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator for noncompliance.
4.2 Seller’s and Purchaser’s Duties to Take Actions to Allow Product Utilization Throughout the Delivery Period, Purchaser and Seller shall take all commercially reasonable actions and execute all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to ensure (a) Purchaser’s rights to the Expected Contract Quantity for the sole benefit of Purchaser or any Subsequent Purchaser and (b) that Purchaser may use the Expected Contract Quantity to meet its Compliance Obligations. Such commercially reasonable actions shall include, without limitation cooperating with and providing, and causing each Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to cooperate with and provide, requested supporting documentation to the CAISO, the CPUC, or any other Governmental Body responsible for administering the applicable Compliance Obligations, including to demonstrate that the Expected Contract Quantity can be delivered to the CAISO controlled grid for the minimum hours required to satisfy the Compliance Obligations, as applicable, pursuant to the “deliverability” standards established by the CAISO or other Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction.
If necessary, the Parties further agree to negotiate in good faith to amend this Confirmation to conform this Transaction to subsequent clarifications, revisions, or decisions rendered by CAISO or an applicable Governmental Body to maintain the benefits of the Transaction.
4.3 Seller’s Representations and Warranties
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8 Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser throughout the Delivery Period that:
(a) No part of the Contract Quantity during the Delivery Period has been committed by Seller to any third party to satisfy Compliance Obligations or analogous obligations in any CAISO or non-CAISO markets;
(b) The Shown Unit(s) qualify to provide the Product under the Tariff, and the Shown Unit(s) and Seller are capable of delivering the Product; (c) the aggregation of all amounts of Capacity Attributes that Seller has sold, assigned, or transferred for the Shown Unit(s) during the Delivery Period does not exceed the Shown Unit’s Net Qualifying Capacity and, if applicable, the Effective Flexible Capacity for that Shown Unit;
(d) if applicable, Seller has notified either the Shown Unit’s SC or the entity from which Seller purchased the Product that Seller has transferred the Contract Quantity of Product for the Delivery Period to Purchaser; and
(e) Seller has notified or will notify the Shown Unit’s SC that Purchaser is entitled to the revenues set forth in Section 3.2(b), and such Shown Unit’s SC is obligated to promptly deliver those revenues to Purchaser, along with appropriate documentation supporting the amount of those revenues.
4.4 Market Based Rate Authority
Upon Purchaser’s written request, Seller shall, in accordance with FERC Order No. 697, submit a letter of concurrence in support of any affirmative statement by Purchaser that this contractual arrangement does not transfer “ownership or control of generation capacity” from Seller to Purchaser as the term “ownership or control of generation capacity” is used in 18 CFR Section
35.42. Seller shall not, in filings, if any, made subject to Order Nos. 652 and 697, claim that this contractual arrangement conveys ownership or control of generation capacity from Seller to Purchaser.
ARTICLE 5
RESERVED
ARTICLE 6
ADDITIONAL WSPP AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS; GENERAL PROVISIONS
6.1 Termination Payment
For this Transaction, the following is inserted as a penultimate paragraph in Section 22.2(b) of the WSPP Agreement:
“If Purchaser is the Non-Defaulting Party and Purchaser reasonably expects to incur or be liable for any penalties, fines or costs from CAISO, or any Governmental Body, because Purchaser or a Subsequent Purchaser is not able to include the applicable Expected Contract Quantity in a Compliance Showing due to Seller’s Event of Default, then Appendix A
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9 Purchaser may, in good faith, estimate the amount of those penalties, fines or costs and include the estimate in its determination of the Termination Payment, subject to accounting to Seller when those penalties, fines or costs are finally ascertained. If this accounting establishes that Purchaser’s estimate exceeds the actual amount of penalties, fines or costs, Purchaser must promptly remit to Seller the excess amount with interest in accordance with Section 9.3 of the WSPP Agreement. The rights and obligations with respect to determining and paying any Termination Payment, and any dispute resolution provisions with respect thereto, survive the termination of this Transaction and continue until after those penalties, fines or costs are finally ascertained.”
6.2 Confidentiality
Notwithstanding Section 30.1 of the WSPP Agreement:
(a) (i) Purchaser may disclose information as necessary in order to support its Compliance Showings or otherwise show it has met its Compliance Obligations; (ii) Seller may disclose as necessary to a Shown Unit’s SC or as necessary for Supply Plans; (iii) each Party may disclose information as necessary to the independent evaluator or other administrator of any competitive solicitation process of Purchaser, which in turn may disclose such information as necessary to CAISO or any Governmental Body; and (iv) Purchaser may disclose information to any Subsequent Purchaser.
(b) Seller acknowledges that Purchaser is a public agency subject to the requirements of the California Public Records Act (Cal. Gov. Code section 6250 et seq.) and that Purchaser may be required to make public this Confirmation (which may be partially redacted by Purchaser) in connection with the process of seeking approval from its board of directors for the execution of this Confirmation. Seller may submit information to Purchaser that Seller considers confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information pursuant the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Cal. Civ. Code section 3426 et seq.), or otherwise protected from disclosure pursuant to an exemption to the California Public Records Act (Government Code sections 6254 and 6255). Seller acknowledges that Purchaser may submit to Seller information that Purchaser considers confidential or proprietary or protected from disclosure pursuant to exemptions to the California Public Records Act (Government Code sections 6254 and 6255). Upon request or demand of any third person or entity not a party to this Confirmation (“Requestor”) pursuant to the California Public Records Act for production, inspection and/or copying of this Confirmation or any information designated by a disclosing Party as confidential, the receiving Party as soon as practical shall notify the disclosing Party that such request has been made, by telephone call, letter sent via electronic mail, and/or by overnight carrier to the address, or email address listed at the end of this Confirmation. The disclosing Party shall be solely responsible for taking whatever legal steps are necessary to protect information deemed by it to be confidential information and to prevent release of information to the Requestor by the receiving Party. If the disclosing Party takes no such action within ten (10) days, after receiving the foregoing notice Appendix A
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10 from the receiving Party, the receiving Party shall be permitted to comply with the Requestor’s demand and is not required to defend against it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser may release confidential information without notice to or over the objection of Seller if Purchaser’s legal counsel advises Purchaser that Purchaser is required by law to release such confidential information.
6.3 Dodd-Frank Act
The Parties intend this Transaction to be a “customary commercial arrangement” as described in Section II.A.1 of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Proposed Guidance, Certain Natural Gas and Electric Power Contracts, 81 Fed. Reg. 20583 at 20586 (Apr. 8, 2016) and a “Forward Capacity Transaction” within the meaning of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Final Order in Response to a Petition From Certain Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations To Exempt Specified Transactions Authorized by a Tariff or Protocol Approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 78 Fed. Reg. 19,880 (Apr. 2, 2013).
6.4 Change in Law
If any action by the CPUC, CAISO or any Governmental Body having jurisdiction, or any change in applicable law, occurring after the Confirmation Effective Date results in (i) material changes to Purchaser’s or Seller’s obligations with regard to the Products sold hereunder, (ii) has the effect of changing the transfer and sale procedure set forth in this Confirmation so that the performance of this Confirmation becomes impracticable, or (iii) changes the Resource Adequacy Requirements such that the Product can no longer be counted towards Purchaser’s Resource Adequacy Requirements (a “Change in Law”), the Parties shall work in good faith to revise this Confirmation so that the Parties can perform their obligations regarding the purchase and sale of the Product sold hereunder in order to maintain the original intent.
6.5 Governing Law
Notwithstanding Section 24 of the WSPP Agreement, this Transaction and the rights and duties of the Parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed, enforced and performed in accordance with the laws of the state of California, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
6.6 Collateral
Notwithstanding any provision in the WSPP Agreement to the contrary, including Section 27, neither Party shall be required to post collateral or other security for this Transaction.
6.7 No Recourse to Members of Purchaser
Purchaser is organized as a Joint Powers Authority in accordance with the Joint Exercise of Powers Act of the State of California (Government Code Section 6500, et seq.) and is a public entity separate from its constituent members. Purchaser will solely be responsible for all debts, obligations and liabilities accruing and arising out of this Confirmation. Seller will have no rights and shall not make any claims, take any actions or assert any remedies against any of Purchaser's Appendix A
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11 constituent members, or the officers, directors, advisors, contractors, consultants or employees of Purchaser or Purchaser's constituent members, in connection with this Confirmation.
6.8 Other WSPP Agreement Changes
For this Transaction, the WSPP Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(a) Section 9.4 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“In the event an invoice or portion thereof, or any other claim or adjustment arising hereunder, is disputed, payment of the undisputed portion of the invoice shall be required to be made when due, with notice of the objection given to the other Party.
Any invoice dispute or invoice adjustment shall be in writing and shall state the basis for the dispute or adjustment. Payment of the disputed amount shall not be required until the dispute is resolved. Upon resolution of the dispute, any required payment shall be made within two (2) Business Days of such resolution along with interest accrued at the Interest Rate from and including the due date to but excluding the date paid. Inadvertent overpayments shall be returned upon request or deducted by the Party receiving such overpayment from subsequent payments, with interest accrued at the Interest Rate from and including the date of such overpayment to but excluding the date repaid or deducted by the Party receiving such overpayment.
Any dispute with respect to an invoice is waived unless the other Party is notified in writing within twelve (12) months after the invoice is rendered or any specific adjustment to the invoice is made. If an invoice is not rendered within twelve (12) months after the close of the month during which performance of a Transaction occurred, the right to payment for such performance is waived.” (b) Section 22.1 is modified by inserting the following new text at the end thereof:
“(f) the failure of the Defaulting Party to pay its debts generally as they become due or the Defaulting Party’s admission in a writing that is unable to generally pay its debts as they become due;
(g) the institution, by the Defaulting Party, of a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(h) the application for, consent to, or acquiescence to, by the Defaulting Party, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, liquidator, or similar official for all or a substantial portion of its assets.”
(c) Section 22.2(b) is amended by inserting “and is continuing” after “Event of Default occurs” in the first line thereof and deleting the second sentence therein. (d) Section 22.3(c) is amended by deleting the third sentence thereof and replacing it with the following: “If the Non-Defaulting Party’s aggregate Gains exceed its aggregate Losses and Costs, if any, resulting from the termination of this Agreement or a Confirmation, the Termination Payment for all such Terminated Appendix A
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12 Transactions shall be zero, notwithstanding any provision in this Section or Agreement to the contrary.”
(e) In Section 22.3(e), delete the entire provision (including subsections) and replace it with the following: “[Intentionally omitted]”
(f) In Section 22.3(f), delete the entire provision and replace it with the following:
“If the Defaulting Party disagrees with the calculation of the Termination Payment and the Parties cannot otherwise resolve their differences, and provided that the Defaulting Party has paid the undisputed part of the Termination Payment to the Non-Defaulting Party as provided under Section 22.3(c), and that any amounts disputed by the Defaulting Party are disputed in good faith, then the Defaulting Party may submit the calculation issue to Dispute Resolution pursuant to Section
34.”
(g) Section 28.1 is applicable and the Parties shall net monthly payments in accordance with Exhibit A of the WSPP. Both Parties intend for the netting provisions of Exhibit A to the WSPP Agreement to be effective on the Confirmation Effective Date.
(h) Section 30.1 is amended by inserting “or requested” after the word “required” in Section 30.1(4) and by adding the following at the end of the first sentence: “; or (8) to the Party’s and such Party’s affiliates’ lenders, counsel, accountants, advisors and agents who have a need to know such information and have agreed to keep such terms confidential”.
(i) Subsections 34.1 and 34.2 are deleted and replaced with the following:
“34.1 INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS
TRANSACTION, WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FOLLOWING THE RECEIPT OF
A WRITTEN NOTICE FROM EITHER PARTY IDENTIFYING SUCH
DISPUTE, THE PARTIES SHALL MEET, NEGOTIATE AND ATTEMPT, IN
GOOD FAITH, TO RESOLVE THE DISPUTE QUICKLY, INFORMALLY AND INEXPENSIVELY. IF THE PARTIES ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE A
DISPUTE ARISING HEREUNDER WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER
RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTICE, THEN EITHER PARTY MAY SEEK ANY AND
ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO IT AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS TRANSACTION.”
“34.2 EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
EACH PARTY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF
THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA, FOR ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION, AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY
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13 OBJECTION IT MAY HAVE TO SUCH JURISDICTION OR THE
CONVENIENCE OF SUCH FORUM.”
(j) The phrase “arbitration or” is deleted from the first line of Section 34.4. (k) The following shall be inserted as a new Section 34.5:
“34.5 LIMITATION OF DAMAGES. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
IN ANY CONFIRMATION, FOR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS
CONFIRMATION AGREEMENT FOR WHICH AN EXPRESS REMEDY OR
MEASURE OF DAMAGES IS PROVIDED, THE EXPRESS REMEDY OR
MEASURE OF DAMAGES PROVIDED IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENT FOR THE
BREACH, LIABILITY FOR THE BREACH IS LIMITED AS SET FORTH IN
THE PROVISION AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES FOR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE WAIVED. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN
ANY CONFIRMATION, IF NO EXPRESS REMEDY OR MEASURE OF
DAMAGES IS PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT FOR A PARTICULAR
BREACH, LIABILITY FOR THE BREACH IS LIMITED TO DIRECT
DAMAGES ONLY, THE DIRECT DAMAGES ARE THE SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE BREACH,
AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES FOR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY
ARE WAIVED. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN ANY
CONFIRMATION, NEITHER PARTY IS LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER TYPE OF
DAMAGE, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE (INCLUDING DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION AND LOSS OF GOODWILL) ARISING AT ANY TIME,
WHETHER IN TORT (INCLUDING THE SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY
NEGLIGENCE OF EITHER PARTY OR ANY RELATED PERSON),
WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY, CONTRACT OR STATUTE, UNDER
ANY INDEMNITY PROVISION, OR OTHERWISE.”
(l) Section 37 is amended by inserting the following in the beginning of the section:
“On the date of entering into this Confirmation,”.
(m) Section 41 “Witness” shall become Section 42 and the following “Standard of Review” Section shall be substituted in its place:
“The Parties agree as follows:
From the date of entering into a Transaction under this Agreement and throughout the term of such Transaction, the Parties each warrant and covenant as follows:
(i) Absent the agreement of all Parties to the proposed change, the standard of review for changes to any section of this Agreement (including all Transactions and/or Confirmations) specifying the rate(s) or other material economic terms and conditions agreed to by the Parties herein, whether Appendix A
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14 proposed by a Party, a non-party or FERC acting sua sponte, shall be the “public interest” standard of review set forth in United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp., 350 U.S. 332 (1956) and Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co., 350 U.S. 348 (1956)( the “Mobile-Sierra” doctrine) and clarified in Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. v.
Public Util. Dist. No. 1 of Snohomish 554 U.S. 527 (2008) and NRG Power Marketing LLC v. Maine Pub. Util. Comm’n, 558 U.S. 165 (2010). (ii) The Parties, for themselves and their successors and assigns, (i) agree that this “public interest” standard shall apply to any proposed changes in any other documents, instruments or other agreements executed or entered into by the Parties in connection with this Agreement and (ii) hereby expressly and irrevocably waive any rights they can or may have to the application of any other standard of review, including the “just and reasonable” standard.”
6.9 Counterparts
This Confirmation may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures to the counterparts were upon a single instrument. The Parties may rely on electronic, or scanned signatures as originals under this Confirmation. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Confirmation by electronic mail transmission (including PDF) shall be the same as delivery of a manually executed signature page.
6.10 Entire Agreement; No Oral Agreements or Modifications This Confirmation sets forth the terms of the Transaction into which the Parties have entered and shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the contemplated purchase and sale of the Product. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, this Transaction may be confirmed only through a Documentary Writing executed by both Parties, and no amendment or modification to this Transaction shall be enforceable except through a Documentary Writing executed by both Parties.
[Signatures appear on the following page.]
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EAST BAY COMMUNITY ENERGY
AUTHORITY, a California joint powers
authority
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY
ENERGY AUTHORITY, a California
joint powers authority
By: By:
Name: Marie Fontenot Name:
Monica Padilla
Title: Vice President of Power Resources Title: COO & Director of Power Resources Appendix A East Bay Community Energy
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APPENDIX A
DEFINED TERMS
“Alternate Capacity” meansreplacement Product which Seller has elected to provide to Purchaser in accordance with the terms of Section 2.3.
“CAISO” means the California ISO or the successor organization to the functions thereof. “Capacity Attributes” means attributes of the Shown Unit that may be counted toward Compliance Obligations, including: flexibility, dispatchability, physical location or point of electrical interconnection of the Shown Unit; Unit ability to generate at a given capacity level, provide ancillary services, or ramp up or down at a given rate; any current or future defined characteristics, certificates, tags, credits, or accounting constructs of the Shown Unit, howsoever entitled, identified from time to time by the CAISO or a Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations.
“CIRA Tool” means the CAISO Customer Interface for Resource Adequacy. “Compliance Obligations” means, as applicable, RAR, Local RAR and FCR. “Compliance Showings” means the applicable LSE’s compliance with the resource adequacy requirements of the CPUC for an applicable Showing Month. “Contingent Firm RA Product” has the meaning set forth in Article 1 herein. “CPUC Decisions” means any currently effective or future decisions, resolutions, or rulingsrelated to resource adequacy.
“CPUC Filing Guide” is the document issued annually by the CPUC which sets forth the guidelines, requirements and instructions for load serving entities to demonstrate compliance with the CPUC’s resource adequacy program.
“Effective Flexible Capacity” has the meaning given in CAISO’s FERC-approved Tariff. “Environmental Costs” means (i) costs incurred in connection with acquiring and maintaining all environmental permits and licenses for the Product, (ii) the Product’s compliance with all applicable environmental laws, rules, and regulations, including capital costs for pollution mitigation or installation of emissions control equipment required to permit or license the Product, (iii) all operating and maintenance costs for operation of pollution mitigation or control equipment, (iv) costs of permit maintenance fees and emission fees as applicable, (v) the costs of all emission reductions that have been authorized by a local air pollution control district or emissions trading credits or units pursuant to the California Health & Safety Code, market based incentive programs such as the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Regional Clean Air Incentives Market, authorizations to emit sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen by the Environmental Protection Agency, and any costs related to greenhouse gas emissions required by any applicable Appendix A
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environmental laws, rules, regulations, or permits to operate, and (vi) costs associated with the disposal, clean-up, decontamination or remediation, on or off site, of hazardous substances. “Expected Contract Quantity” means,with respect to any Showing Month of the Delivery Period, (a) for Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product, including the amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide Alternate Capacity, and (b) for Contingent Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product for such Showing Month, including the amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide Alternate Capacity, less any reductions to Contract Quantity consistent with Section 2.2 with respect to which Seller has not elected to provide Alternate Capacity.
“FCR” means the flexible capacity requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, the CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations and includes any non-binding advisory showing which an LSE is required to make with respect to flexible capacity. “FCR Attributes” means, with respect to a Shown Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Shown Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE’s FCR.
“Firm RA Product” has the meaning set forth in Article 1 herein. “Flexible Capacity Category” shall be as described in the annual CPUC Filing Guide, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated from time to time. “Governmental Body” means any federal, state, local, municipal or other government; any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, commission or other authority lawfully exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or power; and any court or governmental tribunal. “Interest Rate” means, for any date, the lesser of (a) the per annum rate of interest equal to the prime lending rate as may from time to time be published in The Wall Street Journal under “Money Rates” on such day (or if not published on such day on the most recent preceding day on which published), plus two percent (2%) and (b) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. “Local RAR” means the local resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, by CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations.
“Local RAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Shown Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Shown Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE’s Local RAR.
“LSE” means “Load Serving Entity” as such term is used in Section 40.9 of the Tariff.
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“MW” means megawatt.
“Net Qualifying Capacity” has the meaning given in CAISO’s FERC-approved Tariff. “Notification Deadline” is ten (10) Business Days before the relevant deadlines for the corresponding Compliance Showings applicable to the relevant Showing Month. “Planned Outage” means, subject to and as further described in the CPUC Decisions, a CAISO-approved, planned or scheduled disconnection, separation or reduction in capacity of the Unit that is conducted for the purposes of carrying out routine repair or maintenance of such Unit, or for the purposes of new construction work for such Unit. “Product” means RAR Attributes, Local RAR Attributes and FCR Attributes, each for the Delivery Period, Unit, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifications contained in Appendix B. “Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Appendix B, of the Unit NQC as of the Effective Date that is dedicated to Purchaser under this Transaction. “Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Appendix B, of the Unit EFC as of the Effective Date that is dedicated to Purchaser under this Transaction. “Prudent Operating Practice” means (a) the applicable practices, methods and acts required by or consistent with applicable laws and reliability criteria, and otherwise engaged in or approved by a significant portion of the electric power industry during the relevant time period in the Western United States, or (b) any of the practices, methods and acts which, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the facts known at the time the decision was made, could have been expected to accomplish the desired result at a reasonable cost consistent with good business practices, reliability, safety and expedition. Prudent Operating Practice is not intended to be limited to the optimum practice, method or act to the exclusion of all others, but rather to acceptable practices, methods or acts generally accepted in the electric power industry in the Western United States. “RAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Shown Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Shown Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE’s RAR.
“Replacement Unit” hasthe meaning set forth in Section 2.3. “Resource Adequacy Requirements” or “RAR” means the resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, by CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, not including Local RAR or FCR.
“Resource Category” shall be as described in the annual CPUC Filing Guide, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated from time to time.
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“SC” means Scheduling Coordinator as defined in the Tariff. “Showing Month” means the calendar month of the Delivery Period that isthe subject of the related Compliance Showing.
“Shown Unit” means the Unit, or any Replacement Unit meeting the requirements of Section 2.3 of this Confirmation and specified by Seller in a Supply Plan. “Subsequent Purchaser” means the purchaser of Product from Purchaser in a re-sale of Product by Purchaser.
“Substitute Capacity” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff for “RA Substitute Capacity”. “Tariff” means the CAISO Tariff, including any current CAISO-published “Operating Procedures” and “Business Practice Manuals,” in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Unit” means the generation unit described in Appendix B. A Unit or Shown Unit may not be a coal-fired generating facility.
“Unit EFC” means the lesser of the Unit’s Effective Flexible Capacity as set by CAISO as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination. “Unit NQC” means the lesser of the Unit’s Net Qualifying Capacity as set by CAISO as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination.
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APPENDIX B
PRODUCT AND UNIT INFORMATION
Product:
RAR Local RAR Flexible Capacity
and all Capacity Attributes related to such Product.
Additional Product Information (fill in all that apply):
CAISO Zone: North System
Resource Category (MCC Bucket): 4
CPUC Local Area (if applicable): _N/A
Flexible Capacity Category (if applicable): _N/A_
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Unit 1
Unit Specific Information
Resource Name Metcalf Energy Center
Physical Location San Jose, CA
CAISO Resource ID METEC_2_PL1X3
SCID of Resource
Unit NQC by month (e.g., Jan=50,Feb=65): Oct=597.05, Dec=597.05 Unit EFC by month (e.g., Jan=30, Feb=50) N/A
Resource Type (e.g., gas, hydro, solar, etc.) Thermal
Minimum Qualified Flexible Capacity
Category (Flex 1, 2 or 3)
N/A
TAC Area (e.g., PG&E, SCE) PG&E
Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor N/A
Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor N/A
Capacity Area (CAISO System, Fresno,
Sierra, Kern, LA Basin, Bay Area,
Stockton, Big Creek-Ventura, NCNB, San
Diego-IV or Humboldt)
CAISO System
Resource Category as defined by the CPUC
(DR, 1, 2, 3, 4)
4 (Repeat for additional Units)
[Information for specific Shown Units may be provided after the Effective Date pursuant to the Confirmation.]
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APPENDIX C
NOTICE INFORMATION
Seller: East Bay Community Energy
Authority
Purchaser: Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Authority
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APPENDIX D
PLANNED OUTAGE SCHEDULE
Unit Name CAISO
Resource ID *
Outage (MW)
SLIC
Outage
Start Date
SLIC
Outage
End Date
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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CONFIRMATION LETTER
BETWEEN
SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY
AND
SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER
between Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority, a California joint powers authority and San Diego Community Power, a California joint powers authority August 5, 2022
is defined in this Confirmation, in the
This Confirmation is governed by the terms and conditions of the WSPP Agreement effective as of August 12, 2021
Agreemen
the Master Agreement, the terms set forth in this Confirmation shall govern. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Confirmation have the meanings ascribed to them in the Master Agreement or the Tariff (defined herein below).
ARTICLE 1
TRANSACTION
1.1 Product
Seller shall sell and transfer to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and receive from Seller, the Quantity at the Contract Price for the Delivery Period.
1.2 Delivery Period and Term
(a) Delivery Period. The Delivery Period October 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022 inclusive, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. (b) Term. The Term of this Transaction shall commence upon the Confirmation Effective Date and shall continue until the later of (i) the expiration of the Delivery been satisfied. This Confirmation shall be effective and binding as of the Confirmation Effective Date.
1.3 Contract Quantity, Contract Price, and Delivery Point For the Delivery Period, Seller shall transfer the Product to Buyer in the amount as follows (the the Contract Quantity Table below:
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This confirmation letter including all appendices hereto ("Confirmation") confirms the transaction ("'Seller")
("Buyer" ), each
individually a "Party" and together the "Parties", dated as of (the ·'Confirmation Effective Date") in vvhich Sel !er agrees to provide to Buyer the right to the Product, as such term amounts descri bed in this Confirmation (the "Transaction"). , along with any schedules and amendments thereto (collectively, the "Master t"). The Master Agreement and this Confirmation shall be collectively referred to herein as the "Agreement." If there is any conflict between the terms set forth in this Confirmation and Remaining Import Capability (the "Product"), at the Delivery Points in the amount of the Contract Period or (ii) the date that the Parties' obligations under this Cunfirmaliun have "Contract Quantity"), at the Contract Price, and fo r the following Delivery Points as specified in DocuSign Envelope ID: BE9CB52A-1BFF-479A-9D44-22B3F871C0B1 2 ARTICLE 2
DELIVERY OBLIGATIONS
2.1 Delivery
Within three (3) Business Days from the Confirmation Effective Date, Seller shall transfer the Product to Buyer by registering the transfer with CAISO as a Bilateral Import Capability Transfer in the amount of the Contract Quantity for the applicable Contract Month, and completing any other action or documentation required
2.2 -Sale of Product
Buyer may re-sell all or a portion of the Product acquired under this Confirmation.
ARTICLE 3
PAYMENT
3.1 One-Time Payment
Buyer shall make a One-Time Payment to Seller for the Product in accordance with Section 9 of the Master Agreement.
The One-Time Payment is calculated as follows:
One- i × Bi × 1,000)
where:
A = Contract Price (in $/kW-month) for Contract Month i B = Contract Quantity (in MW) transferred by Seller for Contract Month i i = Each Contract Month
n = number of Contract Months
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by the CAlSO to effect such transfer (the "Registrati on").
Buyer's Re
Time Payment = In (A
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Either Party may offset any amounts owing to it for revenues, penalties, fines, costs reimbursement, or other payments pursuant to Section 9 of the Master Agreement against any future amounts it may owe to the other Party.
ARTICLE 4
CONFIDENTIALITY
Notwithstanding Section 30 of the Master Agreement, the Parties agree that:
(a) This Confirmation is subject to the requirements of the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.);
(b) both Parties may disclose the terms of this Confirmation to the CAISO to effectuate that the CAISO may publicly disclose the transfer of the Product from Seller to performance; and
(c) in the event Buyer resells all or any portion of the Product, Buyer shall be permitted to disclose to the other party to such resale transaction all such information necessary to effect such resale transaction, other than the Contract Price; provided, that each disclosing Party shall use reasonable efforts to limit, to the extent possible, the ability of any such applicable Governmental Authority or the CAISO to further disclose such information. In addition, in the event Buyer resells all or any portion of the Contract Quantity to another party, Buyer shall be permitted to disclose to the other party to such resale transaction all such information necessary to effect such resale transaction.
ARTICLE 5
COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
Notwithstanding any provision in the WSPP Agreement to the contrary, neither Party shall be required to post collateral or other security for this Transaction.
ARTICLE 6
GENERAL PROVISIONS
6.1 Governing Law
Agreement and any Confirmation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without
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Seller's performance and the transfer of the Product and the Parties acknowledge Buyer in accordance with the CAISO Tariff promptly following Seller's Section 24 of the WSPP Agreement is deleted and replaced with the following: "This WSPP regard to principles of conflicts of law.''
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This Confirmation may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures to the counterparts were upon a single instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Confirmation by electronic mail transmission (including PDF) shall be the same as delivery of a manually executed signature page.
6.3 Entire Agreement; No Oral Agreements or Modifications This Confirmation sets forth the terms of the Transaction into which the Parties have entered and shall constitute the entire Agreement between the Parties relating to the contemplated purchase and sale of the Product. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, this Confirmation may be entered into only by a Documentary Writing executed by both Parties, and no amendment or modification to this Confirmation shall be enforceable except through a Documentary Writing executed by both Parties.
6.4 No Recourse to Members of Buyer
Buyer is organized as a Joint Powers Authority in accordance with the Joint Exercise of Powers Act of the State of California (Government Code Section 6500, et seq.) and is a public entity separate from its constituent members. Buyer will solely be responsible for all debts, obligations and liabilities accruing and arising out of this Confirmation. Seller will have no rights and shall not make any claims, take any actions or assert any remedies against any of Buyer s constituent members, or the officers, directors, advisors, contractors, consultants or employees of Buyer or Buyer s constituent members, in connection with this Confirmation.
Acknowledged and agreed to as of the Confirmation Effective Date.
SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY
AUTHORITY, a California joint powers
authority
SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER, a
California joint powers authority
By: By:
Name: Name: Karin Burns
Title: Title: Chief Executive Officer
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Gi ri sh Bal achandran
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DEFINED TERMS
set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Confirmation.
Market Participant (as defined in the CAISO Tariff) to another, as described in the CAISO Tariff.
Intertie with a Maximum Import Capability.
set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Confirmation and shall .
performing the same functions.
Practice Manuals (BPMs), Operating Agreements, and Operating Procedures, including the rules, protocols, procedures and standards attached thereto, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time and approved by FERC, if applicable.
meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Confirmation. set forth in the introductory paragraph of this
Confirmation.
Table in Section 1.3.
heContract Quantity
set forth in the Contract Quantity Table in Section 1.3. set forth in the Contract Quantity Table in Section 1.3.
Public Utilities Commission.
set forth in Section 1.2(a).
set forth in the Contract Quantity Table in Section 1.3. or other government; (b)
governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, commission or other authority lawfully exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or power; and (c) court or governmental tribunal.
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·'Agreement" has the meaning
·'Bilateral Import Capability Transfer" is the transfer of Remaining Import Capability from one ·'Branch Group" means the branch group name used by the CAISO to represent the location of an "Buyer" has the meaning
have the same meaning as " Purchaser'" under the Master Agreement ''CAISO" means the California Independent System Operator Corporation, or any successor entity "CATSO Tariff' means the California Independent System Operator Corporation Tariff, Business "Confirmation" has the
··Confirmation Effective Date" has the meaning
"Contract Month" means the month during the Delivery Period as set forth int "Contract Price" has the meaning
"Contract Quantity'· has the meaning
"CPUC" means the California
"Delivery Period" has the meaning
"Delivery Point" has the meaning
"Governmental Authority'" means any: (a) federal, state, local, municipal " Intertie" has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff.
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ISO Tariff.
capacity.
set forth in Section 3.1.
set forth in Section 1.1.
set forth in Section 2. 1.
time to time.
set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Confirmation. provisions of the CAISO, as amended orsupplemented from set forth in Section 1.2(b).
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"Master Agreement" has the meaning
·'Maximum Import Capability" has the meaning set forth in the CA ·'MW" means megawatt (or 1,000 kilowatts) of alternating current electric energy generating ·'One Time Payment" has the meaning
·' OB" means the CAISO Branch Group corresponding to the CAISO Intertie NOB_ITC. ·'Product" has the meaning
·'Registration" has the meaning
"Remaining Import Capability" has the meaning set forth in the CA ISO Tariff. "SC" has the meaning set forth in the CAJSO Tariff.
"Sell er" has the meaning
"Tariff' means the tariff and protocol
"Term" has the meaning
"WSPP Agreement" is defined in the introductory paragraph hereof.
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NOTICE INFORMATION
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This Confirmation confirms the transaction between Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority, a California joint powers authority (“Seller”) and City of Vernon (“Purchaser”), and each individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”, dated as of August 5, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by which Seller agrees to sell and deliver, and Purchaser agrees to purchase and receive, the Product (the “Transaction”). This Transaction is governed by the WSPP Agreement dated August 12, 2021 (the “WSPP Agreement”). The WSPP Agreement and this Confirmation, including any applicable appendices, exhibits or amendments thereto, shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Agreement” and will constitute a single agreement between the Parties with respect to the Transaction. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Confirmation or the WSPP Agreement are defined in the Tariff.
ARTICLE 1
TRANSACTION TERMS
Product, Delivery Period, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifics of the Product are in Appendix B. Appendices A, B, C, and D are incorporated into this Confirmation. ☐ Firm RA Product:
Seller shall provide Purchaser with the Product from the Unit in the amount of the Contract Quantity. If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity for any reason, then Seller shall have the option to supply Alternate Capacity pursuant to Section 2.3 to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period. If Seller fails to provide Purchaser with the Contract Quantity and has failed to supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Purchaser for penalties or fines pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5. ☒ Contingent Firm RA Product:
Seller shall provide Purchaser with Product from the Unit in the amount of the Contract Quantity.
If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity as a result of any reduction of the Contract Quantity of the Unit in accordance with Section 2.2, Seller shall have the option to notify Purchaser that either (a) Seller will not provide the portion of the Contract Quantity attributable to such reduction during the period of such non-availability; or (b) Seller will supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period pursuant to Section 2.3. If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity as a result of any reason other than as provided in Section 2.2, then Seller shall have the option to supply Alternate Capacity pursuant to Section 2.3 to fulfill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period. If Seller fails to provide Purchaser with the Expected Contract Quantity from the Unit and has failed to supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the remainder of the Expected Contract Quantity during such period, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Purchaser for penalties or fines pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5.
Appendix A
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DELIVERY OBLIGATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS
2.1 Sale and Delivery of Product
(a) For each Showing Month of the Delivery Period, Seller shall sell and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase and receive from Seller, the Expected Contract Quantity of the Product from the Shown Unit(s). Seller’s obligation to deliver the Expected Contract Quantity of Product for the Delivery Period is firm and will not be excused for any reason.
(b) Seller shall deliver the Expected Contract Quantity by submitting to CAISO in its Supply Plan the Shown Unit(s) and the characteristics of the Shown Unit(s) and Product for Purchaser, as further specified in Appendix B, all in compliance with this Confirmation.
(c) Seller shall cause all Supply Plans to meet and be filed in conformance with the requirements of the CPUC and the Tariff. Seller shall submit, or cause the Shown Unit’s SC to submit, on a timely basis with respect to each applicable Showing Month, Supply Plans in accordance with the Tariff and CPUC requirements to identify and confirm the Product delivered to Purchaser for each Showing Month of the Delivery Period. The total amount of Product identified and confirmed for such Showing Month shall equal the Expected Contract Quantity, including a request for Hold-Back Capacity pursuant to Article Five of this Confirmation. (d) Seller shall sell and deliver Product from a Shown Unit that meets the requirements set forth in Appendix B, including the Resource Category and, if applicable, the Flexible Capacity Category. In no event shall a Shown Unit utilize coal or coal materials as a source of fuel. A Shown Unit must be a specific resource that is connected directly to the CAISO controlled grid or be under the operational control of CAISO. A Shown Unit may not be an unspecified import. Seller shall identify the Shown Unit(s) and Expected Contract Quantity by providing Purchaser with the specific information contemplated in Appendix B no later than the Notification Deadline for the relevant Showing Month.
(e) If CAISO rejects either the Supply Plan or the Resource Adequacy Plan with respect to any part of the Expected Contract Quantity for the Shown Unit(s) in any Showing Month, the Parties shall confer, make such corrections as are necessary for acceptance, and resubmit the corrected Supply Plan or Resource Adequacy Plan for validation before the applicable deadline for the Showing Month. (f) The Product is delivered and received when the CIRA Tool shows that the Supply Plan submitted in compliance with Purchaser’s instructions, including Purchaser’s instructions to withhold all or part of the Expected Contract Quantity from Seller’s Supply Plan for any Showing Month during the Delivery Period, has been accepted for the Product from the Shown Unit(s) by CAISO. Seller has failed to deliver the Appendix A
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2.1(e) or (ii) Seller fails to submit the volume of Expected Contract Quantity for any Showing Month in such amount as instructed by Purchaser for the applicable Showing Month. Seller will not have failed to deliver the Expected Contract Quantity if Purchaser fails or chooses not to submit the Shown Unit(s) and the Product in its Resource Adequacy Plan with the CPUC or CAISO. (g) Hold-Back Capacity, if any, is deemed Contract Quantity delivered, unless utilized under Article Five as Substitute Capacity, then Contract Quantity is delivered according to the timeline requirements therein.
(h) The Shown Unit(s) must not have characteristics that would trigger the need for Purchaser or Seller to file an advice letter or other request for authorization with the CPUC or for Purchaser to make a compliance filing pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 380.1
2.2 Reductions in ContractQuantity
(a) If Seller is providing Contingent Firm RA Product, Seller’s obligation to deliver the Contract Quantity for each Showing Month may be reduced at Seller’s option by the amount of any Planned Outages which exist with respect to any portion of the Unit during the applicable Showing Month; provided, (i) Seller notifies Purchaser by the Notification Deadline applicable to that Showing Month of the amount of Product from the Unit that Purchaser may include in Purchaser’s Compliance Showings applicable to that month as a result of such Planned Outage, and (ii) such reduction is able to be reflected on the Supply Plansin accordance with the Tariff. (b) In the event Seller is unable to provide the Contract Quantity for any portion of a Showing Month because of a Planned Outage of a Unit, Seller has the option, but not the obligation, to provide Product for such portions of such Showing Month from Replacement Units, provided Seller provides and identifiessuch Replacement Units in accordance with Section 2.3.
2.3 Seller’s Option To Provide Alternate Capacity
If Seller is unable to provide the full Contract Quantity for a Showing Month for any reason, including, without limitation, as provided in Section 2.2, or Seller desires to provide some or all of the Contract Quantity for any Showing Month from a different generating unit other than the Unit, then Seller may, at no cost to Purchaser, provide Purchaser with replacement Product from one or more replacement units having the same Capacity Attributes of the Unit(s) originally identified in Appendix B, including the same Resource Category and, if applicable, the Flexible 1 For example, contracts with Once-Through Cooling resources that terminate one year or less before the State Water Resources Control Board compliance deadline require an advice letter filing under CPUC Decision 12-04-046 Appendix A
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(a) Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of its intent to provide Alternate Capacity and shall identify the proposed Replacement Units from which such Alternate Capacity shall be provided no later than the Notification Deadline for Purchaser’s Compliance Showings related to such Showing Month;
(b) The proposed Replacement Units must (i) be accepted by the CAISO, and (ii) otherwise satisfy the requirements of this Agreement;
(c) Seller shall, orshall cause the SC to submit a Supply Plan for each Showing Month and, if applicable, annual filing, no later than the Notification Deadline for Purchaser’s Compliance Showings;
(d) If Seller does not comply with the requirements of Sections 2.3(a), (b) and (c) for the applicable Showing Month and, if applicable, annual filing, then any such Replacement Units shall not be deemed a Replacement Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that Showing Month and Seller shall not receive payment for such Product; and
(e) The designation of any Replacement Unit(s) by Seller shall be subject to Purchaser’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Once Seller has identified in writing any Replacement Units that meet the requirements of this Section 2.3 and Purchaser has approved such Replacement Units as consistent with this Confirmation, then any such Replacement Units shall be deemed a Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that Showing Month. Purchaser’s approval of a Replacement Unit as to a given Showing Month shall not be construed as approval of such Replacement Unit for any subsequent Showing Month.
2.4 Planned Outages
As of the Confirmation Effective Date, Seller and Purchaser have agreed to all Planned Outages as specified in Appendix D (“Planned Outage Schedule”) for all relevant Showing Months for the following calendar year, or until the end of the Delivery Period, whichever is shorter. Seller may provide Purchaser with proposed changes to the Planned Outage Schedule from time to time.
Within ten (10) Business Days after Purchaser’s receipt of any Seller proposed changes, Purchaser shall notify Seller in writing of any reasonable requests for modifications to such Seller proposed changes, and Seller shall, to the extent consistent with Prudent Operating Practice, accommodate Purchaser’s requests regarding the timing of any Seller proposed changes to the Planned Outage Schedule.
Appendix A
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(b) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser from any penalties, fines or costs, including Environmental Costs, assessed against Purchaser by the CPUC, CAISO or other Governmental Body resulting from Seller’s failure to deliver the Product or a Shown Unit’s SC’s failure to timely or accurately submit Supply Plans in accordance with the Tariff and this Confirmation. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such penalties, fines or costs; provided, that in no event will Purchaser be required to use or change its utilization of its owned or controlled assets or market positions to minimize these penalties, fines or costs. If Seller fails to pay the foregoing penalties, fines or costs, or fails to reimburse Purchaser for those penalties, fines or costs, then, without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Purchaser may setoff and recoup those penalties, fines or costs against any future amounts it may owe to Seller under this Confirmation or the WSPP Agreement.
2.6 Purchaser’s Re-Sale of Product
(a) Purchaser may re-sell all or part of the Product; provided that any such re-sale must not increase Seller’s obligations hereunder other than as set forth in this Section
2.6(a). For any such a resale, the Resource Adequacy Plan of Purchaser as used herein will refer to the Resource Adequacy Plan of Subsequent Purchaser. Seller shall, or shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC, to follow Purchaser’s instructions with respect to providing such resold Product to Subsequent Purchasers, to the extent such instructions are consistent with Seller’s obligations under this Confirmation.
Seller shall, and shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC, to take all commercially reasonable actions and execute all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to allow such Subsequent Purchasers to use such resold Product in a manner consistent with Purchaser’s rights under this Confirmation. If Purchaser incurs any liability to a Subsequent Purchaser due to the failure of Seller or the Shown Unit’s SC to comply with this Confirmation, Seller will be liable to Purchaser for the amounts Seller would have owed Purchaser under this Confirmation if Purchaser had not resold the Product.
(b) Purchaser shall notify Seller in writing of any resale of Product and the Subsequent Purchaser no later than two (2) Business Days before the Notification Deadline for each Showing Month for which Purchaser has resold the Product. Purchaser shall notify Seller of any subsequent changes or further resales no later than two (2) Business Days before the Notification Deadline for the Showing Month.
Appendix A
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DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: F1DF2CF8 647F57CD--4F50 AECA-4225 -4D4B-AF9A -8810-C2647D99D793 -F2B8A93D63CF 6 (c) If CAISO or CPUC develops a centralized capacity market, Purchaser will have exclusive rights to direct the Seller or the Unit’s SC to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Expected Contract Quantity of Product for re-sale in such market, Seller and the Unit’s SC shall comply with Purchaser’s direction and Purchaser shall retain and receive all revenues from such re-sale.
(d) Purchaser shall have the exclusive right to direct the Seller or the Unit’s SC to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Expected Contract Quantity into the CAISO Competitive Solicitation Process (CSP) for CPM Capacity. Seller and the Unit’s SC shall comply with the Purchaser’s direction and, to the extent that the CAISO designates the Expected Contract Quantity as CPM Capacity, Purchaser shall be entitled to retain and receive the CPM Capacity Payment. Unless otherwise instructed by Purchaser, (i) Seller shall not, and shall cause the Unit’s SC to not, offer any portion of the Expected Contract Quantity to CAISO as CPM Capacity and (ii) if CAISO designates any portion of the Contract Capacity as CPM Capacity, then Seller shall, and shall cause the Unit’s SC to, promptly (and in any event within one (1) Business Day of the time Seller receives notification from CAISO) notify Purchaser of such designation, and if CAISO makes such a designation, Seller shall not, and shall cause the Unit’s SC to not, accept any such designation by CAISO unless and until Purchaser has agreed to accept such designation.
ARTICLE 3
PAYMENTS
3.1 Payment
Purchaser shall make a monthly payment to Seller for each Unit by the later of (i) ten (10) Calendar Days after Purchaser’s receipt of Seller’s invoice (which may be given upon first day of the Showing Month) and (ii) the twentieth (20th) of the Showing Month, or if the twentieth (20th) is not a Business Day the next following Business Day (“Monthly RA Capacity Payment”). The Monthly RA Capacity Payment shall equal the product of (a) the applicable Contract Price for that Showing Month, (b) the Expected Contract Quantity for the Showing Month and (c) 1,000, rounded to the nearest penny (i.e., two decimal places); provided, however, that the Monthly RA Capacity Payment shall be adjusted to reflect any portion of Expected Contract Quantity for the Showing Month that was not delivered in accordance with Section 2.1 for such Showing Month.
3.2 Allocation of Other Payments and Costs
(a) Seller will receive any revenues from, and must pay all costs charged by, CAISO or any other third party with respect to the Shown Unit(s) for (i) start-up, shutdown, and minimum load costs, (ii) capacity for ancillary services, (iii) energy sales, (iv) flexible ramping product, or (v) black start or reactive power services. Purchaser must promptly report receipt of any such revenues to Seller. Purchaser must pay to Seller any such amounts described in this Section 3.2(a) received by Purchaser or a Subsequent Purchaser. Without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Seller Appendix A
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(c) If CAISO designates any part of the Contract Quantity as Capacity Procurement Mechanism Capacity, then Seller shall, or shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC to, within one (1) Business Day of the time Seller receives notification from CAISO, notify Purchaser and not accept any such designation by CAISO unless and until Purchaser has agreed to accept such designation.
(d) Any Availability Incentive Payments or Non-Availability Charges are for Seller to receive and pay.
ARTICLE 4
OTHER PURCHASER AND SELLER COVENANTS
4.1 CAISO Requirements
Seller shall schedule or cause the Shown Unit’s SC to schedule or make available to CAISO the Expected Contract Quantity of the Product during the Delivery Period, in compliance with the Tariff, and perform all, or cause the Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to perform all, obligations under applicable law and the Tariff relating to the Product. Purchaser is not liable for, and Seller shall indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless from, the failure of Seller or the Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to comply with the Tariff, and for any penalties, fines or costs imposed on Seller or the Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator for noncompliance.
4.2 Seller’s and Purchaser’s Duties to Take Actions to Allow Product Utilization Throughout the Delivery Period, Purchaser and Seller shall take all commercially reasonable actions and execute all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to ensure (a) Purchaser’s rights to the Expected Contract Quantity for the sole benefit of Purchaser or any Subsequent Purchaser and (b) that Purchaser may use the Expected Contract Quantity to meet its Compliance Obligations. Such commercially reasonable actions shall include, without limitation cooperating with and providing, and causing each Shown Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to cooperate with and provide, requested supporting documentation to the CAISO, the CPUC, or any other Governmental Body responsible for administering the applicable Compliance Obligations, including to Appendix A
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If necessary, the Parties further agree to negotiate in good faith to amend this Confirmation to conform this Transaction to subsequent clarifications, revisions, or decisions rendered by CAISO or an applicable Governmental Body to maintain the benefits of the Transaction.
4.3 Seller’s Representations and Warranties
Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser throughout the Delivery Period that:
(a) No part of the Contract Quantity during the Delivery Period has been committed by Seller to any third party to satisfy Compliance Obligations or analogous obligations in any CAISO or non-CAISO markets;
(b) The Shown Unit(s) qualify to provide the Product under the Tariff, and the Shown Unit(s) and Seller are capable of delivering the Product; (c) the aggregation of all amounts of Capacity Attributes that Seller has sold, assigned, or transferred for the Shown Unit(s) during the Delivery Period does not exceed the Shown Unit’s Net Qualifying Capacity and, if applicable, the Effective Flexible Capacity for that Shown Unit;
(d) if applicable, Seller has notified either the Shown Unit’s SC or the entity from which Seller purchased the Product that Seller has transferred the Contract Quantity of Product for the Delivery Period to Purchaser; and
(e) Seller has notified or will notify the Shown Unit’s SC that Purchaser is entitled to the revenues set forth in Section 3.2(b), and such Shown Unit’s SC is obligated to promptly deliver those revenues to Purchaser, along with appropriate documentation supporting the amount of those revenues.
4.4 Market Based Rate Authority
Upon Purchaser’s written request, Seller shall, in accordance with FERC Order No. 697, submit a letter of concurrence in support of any affirmative statement by Purchaser that this contractual arrangement does not transfer “ownership or control of generation capacity” from Seller to Purchaser as the term “ownership or control of generation capacity” is used in 18 CFR Section
35.42. Seller shall not, in filings, if any, made subject to Order Nos. 652 and 697, claim that this contractual arrangement conveys ownership or control of generation capacity from Seller to Purchaser.
Appendix A
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HOLD-BACK AND SUBSTITUTE CAPACITY
No later than three (3) Business Days before the before the relevant deadlines for the Compliance Showings applicable to that Showing Month, Purchaser may request in writing that Seller not list, or cause the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator not to list, in the Unit’s Supply Plan a portion or all of the Contract Quantity for any portion of such Showing Month included in the Delivery Period (“Hold-Back Capacity”). Along with such request, Purchaser shall also provide updated Unit information reflecting the requested change. The updated Unit information shall be in the form of the Supply Plan. Following Purchaser’s request for Hold-Back Capacity, Purchaser may request, in writing, that Seller make the previously requested Hold-Back Capacity available for Purchaser’s use as Substitute Capacity within the respective Showing Month. Such request shall be received by Seller no later than eight (8) Business Days prior to the first day for which Purchaser seeks to use such Substitute Capacity as required by the CAISO. The portion of the Contract Quantity that is the subject of Purchaser’s request for Hold-Back Capacity shall be deemed Contract Quantity delivered consistent with Section 2.1 for purposes of calculating a Monthly RA Capacity Payment pursuant to Section 3.1 and calculating any amounts due pursuant to Sections 2.2. Seller shall, or shall cause the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator to, comply with Purchaser’s request under this Article Five.
ARTICLE 6
ADDITIONAL WSPP AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS; GENERAL PROVISIONS
6.1 Termination Payment
For this Transaction, the following is inserted as a penultimate paragraph in Section 22.2(b) of the WSPP Agreement:
“If Purchaser is the Non-Defaulting Party and Purchaser reasonably expects to incur or be liable for any penalties, fines or costs from CAISO, or any Governmental Body, because Purchaser or a Subsequent Purchaser is not able to include the applicable Expected Contract Quantity in a Compliance Showing due to Seller’s Event of Default, then Purchaser may, in good faith, estimate the amount of those penalties, fines or costs and include the estimate in its determination of the Termination Payment, subject to accounting to Seller when those penalties, fines or costs are finally ascertained. If this accounting establishes that Purchaser’s estimate exceeds the actual amount of penalties, fines or costs, Purchaser must promptly remit to Seller the excess amount with interest in accordance with Section 9.3 of the WSPP Agreement. The rights and obligations with respect to determining and paying any Termination Payment, and any dispute resolution provisions with respect thereto, survive the termination of this Transaction and continue until after those penalties, fines or costs are finally ascertained.”
6.2 Confidentiality
Notwithstanding Section 30.1 of the WSPP Agreement:
(a) (i) Purchaser may disclose information as necessary in order to support its Appendix A
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(b) Seller acknowledges that Purchaser is a public agency subject to the requirements of the California Public Records Act (Cal. Gov. Code section 6250 et seq.) and that Purchaser may be required to make public this Confirmation (which may be partially redacted by Purchaser) in connection with the process of seeking approval from its board of directors for the execution of this Confirmation. Seller may submit information to Purchaser that Seller considers confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information pursuant the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Cal. Civ. Code section 3426 et seq.), or otherwise protected from disclosure pursuant to an exemption to the California Public Records Act (Government Code sections 6254 and 6255). Seller acknowledges that Purchaser may submit to Seller information that Purchaser considers confidential or proprietary or protected from disclosure pursuant to exemptions to the California Public Records Act (Government Code sections 6254 and 6255). Upon request or demand of any third person or entity not a party to this Confirmation (“Requestor”) pursuant to the California Public Records Act for production, inspection and/or copying of this Confirmation or any information designated by a disclosing Party as confidential, the receiving Party as soon as practical shall notify the disclosing Party that such request has been made, by telephone call, letter sent via electronic mail, and/or by overnight carrier to the address, or email address listed at the end of this Confirmation. The disclosing Party shall be solely responsible for taking whatever legal steps are necessary to protect information deemed by it to be confidential information and to prevent release of information to the Requestor by the receiving Party. If the disclosing Party takes no such action within ten (10) days, after receiving the foregoing notice from the receiving Party, the receiving Party shall be permitted to comply with the Requestor’s demand and is not required to defend against it. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser may release confidential information without notice to or over the objection of Seller if Purchaser’s legal counsel advises Purchaser that Purchaser is required by law to release such confidential information.
6.3 Dodd-Frank Act
The Parties intend this Transaction to be a “customary commercial arrangement” as described in Section II.A.1 of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Proposed Guidance, Certain Natural Gas and Electric Power Contracts, 81 Fed. Reg. 20583 at 20586 (Apr. 8, 2016) and a “Forward Capacity Transaction” within the meaning of Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Final Order in Response to a Petition From Certain Independent System Operators and Regional Transmission Organizations To Exempt Specified Transactions Authorized by a Tariff or Protocol Approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 78 Fed. Reg. 19,880 (Apr. 2, 2013).
Appendix A
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If any action by the CPUC, CAISO or any Governmental Body having jurisdiction, or any change in applicable law, occurring after the Confirmation Effective Date results in (i) material changes to Purchaser’s or Seller’s obligations with regard to the Products sold hereunder, (ii) has the effect of changing the transfer and sale procedure set forth in this Confirmation so that the performance of this Confirmation becomes impracticable, or (iii) changes the Resource Adequacy Requirements such that the Product can no longer be counted towards Purchaser’s Resource Adequacy Requirements (a “Change in Law”), the Parties shall work in good faith to revise this Confirmation so that the Parties can perform their obligations regarding the purchase and sale of the Product sold hereunder in order to maintain the original intent.
6.5 Governing Law
Notwithstanding Section 24 of the WSPP Agreement, this Transaction and the rights and duties of the Parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed, enforced and performed in accordance with the laws of the state of California, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
6.6 Collateral
Notwithstanding any provision in the WSPP Agreement to the contrary, including Section 27, neither Party shall be required to post collateral or other security for this Transaction.
6.7 No Recourse to Members of Purchaser
Purchaser is organized as a Joint Powers Authority in accordance with the Joint Exercise of Powers Act of the State of California (Government Code Section 6500, et seq.) and is a public entity separate from its constituent members. Purchaser will solely be responsible for all debts, obligations and liabilities accruing and arising out of this Confirmation. Seller will have no rights and shall not make any claims, take any actions or assert any remedies against any of Purchaser's constituent members, or the officers, directors, advisors, contractors, consultants or employees of Purchaser or Purchaser's constituent members, in connection with this Confirmation.]
6.8 Other WSPP Agreement Changes
For this Transaction, the WSPP Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(a) Section 9.4 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“In the event an invoice or portion thereof, or any other claim or adjustment arising hereunder, is disputed, payment of the undisputed portion of the invoice shall be required to be made when due, with notice of the objection given to the other Party.
Any invoice dispute or invoice adjustment shall be in writing and shall state the basis for the dispute or adjustment. Payment of the disputed amount shall not be required until the dispute is resolved. Upon resolution of the dispute, any required payment shall be made within two (2) Business Days of such resolution along with interest accrued at the Interest Rate from and including the due date to but excluding Appendix A
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Any dispute with respect to an invoice is waived unless the other Party is notified in writing within twelve (12) months after the invoice is rendered or any specific adjustment to the invoice is made. If an invoice is not rendered within twelve (12) months after the close of the month during which performance of a Transaction occurred, the right to payment for such performance is waived.” (b) Section 22.1 is modified by inserting the following new text at the end thereof:
“(f) the failure of the Defaulting Party to pay its debts generally as they become due or the Defaulting Party’s admission in a writing that is unable to generally pay its debts as they become due;
(g) the institution, by the Defaulting Party, of a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(h) the application for, consent to, or acquiescence to, by the Defaulting Party, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, liquidator, or similar official for all or a substantial portion of its assets.”
(c) Section 22.2(b) is amended by inserting “and is continuing” after “Event of Default occurs” in the first line thereof and deleting the second sentence therein. (d) Section 22.3(c) is amended by deleting the third sentence thereof and replacing it with the following: “If the Non-Defaulting Party’s aggregate Gains exceed its aggregate Losses and Costs, if any, resulting from the termination of this Agreement or a Confirmation, the Termination Payment for all such Terminated Transactions shall be zero, notwithstanding any provision in this Section or Agreement to the contrary.”
(e) In Section 22.3(e), delete the entire provision (including subsections) and replace it with the following: “[Intentionally omitted]”
(f) In Section 22.3(f), delete the entire provision and replace it with the following:
“If the Defaulting Party disagrees with the calculation of the Termination Payment and the Parties cannot otherwise resolve their differences, and provided that the Defaulting Party has paid the undisputed part of the Termination Payment to the Non-Defaulting Party as provided under Section 22.3(c), and that any amounts disputed by the Defaulting Party are disputed in good faith, then the Defaulting Party may submit the calculation issue to Dispute Resolution pursuant to Section
34.”
(g) Section 28.1 is applicable and the Parties shall net monthly payments in accordance with Exhibit A of the WSPP. Both Parties intend for the netting provisions of Appendix A
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(h) Section 30.1 is amended by inserting “or requested” after the word “required” in Section 30.1(4) and by adding the following at the end of the first sentence: “; or (8) to the Party’s and such Party’s affiliates’ lenders, counsel, accountants, advisors and agents who have a need to know such information and have agreed to keep such terms confidential”.
(i) Subsections 34.1 and 34.2 are deleted and replaced with the following:
“34.1 INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS
TRANSACTION, WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FOLLOWING THE RECEIPT OF
A WRITTEN NOTICE FROM EITHER PARTY IDENTIFYING SUCH
DISPUTE, THE PARTIES SHALL MEET, NEGOTIATE AND ATTEMPT, IN
GOOD FAITH, TO RESOLVE THE DISPUTE QUICKLY, INFORMALLY AND INEXPENSIVELY. IF THE PARTIES ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE A
DISPUTE ARISING HEREUNDER WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER
RECEIPT OF SUCH NOTICE, THEN EITHER PARTY MAY SEEK ANY AND
ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO IT AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS TRANSACTION.”
“34.2 EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
EACH PARTY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF
THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA, FOR ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION, AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY
OBJECTION IT MAY HAVE TO SUCH JURISDICTION OR THE
CONVENIENCE OF SUCH FORUM.”
(j) The phrase “arbitration or” is deleted from the first line of Section 34.4. (k) The following shall be inserted as a new Section 34.5:
“34.5 LIMITATION OF DAMAGES. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
IN ANY CONFIRMATION, FOR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS
CONFIRMATION AGREEMENT FOR WHICH AN EXPRESS REMEDY OR
MEASURE OF DAMAGES IS PROVIDED, THE EXPRESS REMEDY OR
MEASURE OF DAMAGES PROVIDED IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENT FOR THE
BREACH, LIABILITY FOR THE BREACH IS LIMITED AS SET FORTH IN
THE PROVISION AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES FOR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE WAIVED. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN
ANY CONFIRMATION, IF NO EXPRESS REMEDY OR MEASURE OF
DAMAGES IS PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT FOR A PARTICULAR
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DAMAGES ONLY, THE DIRECT DAMAGES ARE THE SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE BREACH,
AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES FOR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY
ARE WAIVED. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN ANY
CONFIRMATION, NEITHER PARTY IS LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER TYPE OF
DAMAGE, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE (INCLUDING DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION AND LOSS OF GOODWILL) ARISING AT ANY TIME,
WHETHER IN TORT (INCLUDING THE SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY
NEGLIGENCE OF EITHER PARTY OR ANY RELATED PERSON),
WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY, CONTRACT OR STATUTE, UNDER
ANY INDEMNITY PROVISION, OR OTHERWISE.”
(l) Section 37 is amended by inserting the following in the beginning of the section:
“On the date of entering into this Confirmation,”.
(m) Section 41 “Witness” shall become Section 42 and the following “Standard of Review” Section shall be substituted in its place:
“The Parties agree as follows:
From the date of entering into a Transaction under this Agreement and throughout the term of such Transaction, the Parties each warrant and covenant as follows:
(i) Absent the agreement of all Parties to the proposed change, the standard of review for changes to any section of this Agreement (including all Transactions and/or Confirmations) specifying the rate(s) or other material economic terms and conditions agreed to by the Parties herein, whether proposed by a Party, a non-party or FERC acting sua sponte, shall be the “public interest” standard of review set forth in United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp., 350 U.S. 332 (1956) and Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co., 350 U.S. 348 (1956)( the “Mobile-Sierra” doctrine) and clarified in Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. v.
Public Util. Dist. No. 1 of Snohomish 554 U.S. 527 (2008) and NRG Power Marketing LLC v. Maine Pub. Util. Comm’n, 558 U.S. 165 (2010). (ii) The Parties, for themselves and their successors and assigns, (i) agree that this “public interest” standard shall apply to any proposed changes in any other documents, instruments or other agreements executed or entered into by the Parties in connection with this Agreement and (ii) hereby expressly and irrevocably waive any rights they can or may have to the application of any other standard of review, including the “just and reasonable” standard.”
6.9 Counterparts
Appendix A
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6.10 Entire Agreement; No Oral Agreements or Modifications This Confirmation sets forth the terms of the Transaction into which the Parties have entered and shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the contemplated purchase and sale of the Product. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, this Transaction may be confirmed only through a Documentary Writing executed by both Parties, and no amendment or modification to this Transaction shall be enforceable except through a Documentary Writing executed by both Parties.
[Signatures appear on the following page.]
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Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority City of Vernon
By:
Digitally signed by Ramzi Raufdeen
DN: cn=Ramzi Raufdeen, o=City of Vernon,
ou=Integrated Resources Manager,
[email protected], c=US
By: Date: 2022.08.24 11:52:02 -07'00'
Girish Balachandran
Name: Name: Ramzi Raufdeen
Title: CEO Title: Integrated Resources Manager
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APPENDIX A
DEFINED TERMS
“Alternate Capacity” meansreplacement Product which Seller has elected to provide to Purchaser in accordance with the terms of Section 2.3.
“CAISO” means the California ISO or the successor organization to the functions thereof. “Capacity Attributes” means attributes of the Shown Unit that may be counted toward Compliance Obligations, including: flexibility, dispatchability, physical location or point of electrical interconnection of the Shown Unit; Unit ability to generate at a given capacity level, provide ancillary services, or ramp up or down at a given rate; any current or future defined characteristics, certificates, tags, credits, or accounting constructs of the Shown Unit, howsoever entitled, identified from time to time by the CAISO or a Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations.
“CIRA Tool” means the CAISO Customer Interface for Resource Adequacy. “Compliance Obligations” means, as applicable, RAR, Local RAR and FCR. “Compliance Showings” means the applicable LSE’s compliance with the resource adequacy requirements of the CPUC for an applicable Showing Month. “Contingent Firm RA Product” has the meaning set forth in Article 1 herein. “CPUC Decisions” means any currently effective or future decisions, resolutions, or rulingsrelated to resource adequacy.
“CPUC Filing Guide” is the document issued annually by the CPUC which sets forth the guidelines, requirements and instructions for load serving entities to demonstrate compliance with the CPUC’s resource adequacy program.
“Effective Flexible Capacity” has the meaning given in CAISO’s FERC-approved Tariff. “Environmental Costs” means (i) costs incurred in connection with acquiring and maintaining all environmental permits and licenses for the Product, (ii) the Product’s compliance with all applicable environmental laws, rules, and regulations, including capital costs for pollution mitigation or installation of emissions control equipment required to permit or license the Product, (iii) all operating and maintenance costs for operation of pollution mitigation or control equipment, (iv) costs of permit maintenance fees and emission fees as applicable, (v) the costs of all emission reductions that have been authorized by a local air pollution control district or emissions trading credits or units pursuant to the California Health & Safety Code, market based incentive programs such as the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Regional Clean Air Incentives Market, authorizations to emit sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen by the Environmental Protection Agency, and any costs related to greenhouse gas emissions required by any applicable Appendix A
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environmental laws, rules, regulations, or permits to operate, and (vi) costs associated with the disposal, clean-up, decontamination or remediation, on or off site, of hazardous substances. “Expected Contract Quantity” means,with respect to any Showing Month of the Delivery Period, (a) for Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product, including the amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide Alternate Capacity, and (b) for Contingent Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product for such Showing Month, including the amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide Alternate Capacity, less any reductions to Contract Quantity consistent with Section 2.2 with respect to which Seller has not elected to provide Alternate Capacity.
“FCR” means the flexible capacity requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, the CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations and includes any non-binding advisory showing which an LSE is required to make with respect to flexible capacity. “FCR Attributes” means, with respect to a Shown Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Shown Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE’s FCR.
“Firm RA Product” has the meaning set forth in Article 1 herein. “Flexible Capacity Category” shall be as described in the annual CPUC Filing Guide, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated from time to time. “Governmental Body” means any federal, state, local, municipal or other government; any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, commission or other authority lawfully exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or power; and any court or governmental tribunal. “Interest Rate” means, for any date, the lesser of (a) the per annum rate of interest equal to the prime lending rate as may from time to time be published in The Wall Street Journal under “Money Rates” on such day (or if not published on such day on the most recent preceding day on which published), plus two percent (2%) and (b) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. “Local RAR” means the local resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, by CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations.
“Local RAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Shown Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Shown Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE’s Local RAR.
“LSE” means “Load Serving Entity” as such term is used in Section 40.9 of the Tariff.
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“MW” means megawatt.
“Net Qualifying Capacity” has the meaning given in CAISO’s FERC-approved Tariff. “Notification Deadline” is twenty (20) Business Days before the relevant deadlines for the corresponding Compliance Showings applicable to the relevant Showing Month. “Planned Outage” means, subject to and as further described in the CPUC Decisions, a CAISO-approved, planned or scheduled disconnection, separation or reduction in capacity of the Unit that is conducted for the purposes of carrying out routine repair or maintenance of such Unit, or for the purposes of new construction work for such Unit. “Product” means RAR Attributes, Local RAR Attributes and FCR Attributes, each for the Delivery Period, Unit, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifications contained in Appendix B. “Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Appendix B, of the Unit NQC as of the Effective Date that is dedicated to Purchaser under this Transaction. “Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Appendix B, of the Unit EFC as of the Effective Date that is dedicated to Purchaser under this Transaction. “Prudent Operating Practice” means (a) the applicable practices, methods and acts required by or consistent with applicable laws and reliability criteria, and otherwise engaged in or approved by a significant portion of the electric power industry during the relevant time period in the Western United States, or (b) any of the practices, methods and acts which, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the facts known at the time the decision was made, could have been expected to accomplish the desired result at a reasonable cost consistent with good business practices, reliability, safety and expedition. Prudent Operating Practice is not intended to be limited to the optimum practice, method or act to the exclusion of all others, but rather to acceptable practices, methods or acts generally accepted in the electric power industry in the Western United States. “RAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Shown Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes of the Shown Unit, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, that can be counted toward an LSE’s RAR.
“Replacement Unit” hasthe meaning set forth in Section 2.3. “Resource Adequacy Requirements” or “RAR” means the resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, by CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, not including Local RAR or FCR.
“Resource Category” shall be as described in the annual CPUC Filing Guide, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated from time to time.
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“SC” means Scheduling Coordinator as defined in the Tariff. “Showing Month” means the calendar month of the Delivery Period that isthe subject of the related Compliance Showing.
“Shown Unit” means the Unit, or any Replacement Unit meeting the requirements of Section 2.3 of this Confirmation and specified by Seller in a Supply Plan. “Subsequent Purchaser” means the purchaser of Product from Purchaser in a re-sale of Product by Purchaser.
“Substitute Capacity” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff for “RA Substitute Capacity”. “Tariff” means the CAISO Tariff, including any current CAISO-published “Operating Procedures” and “Business Practice Manuals,” in each case as amended or supplemented from time to time.
“Unit” means the generation unit described in Appendix B. A Unit or Shown Unit may not be a coal-fired generating facility.
“Unit EFC” means the lesser of the Unit’s Effective Flexible Capacity as set by CAISO as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination. “Unit NQC” means the lesser of the Unit’s Net Qualifying Capacity as set by CAISO as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination.
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APPENDIX B
PRODUCT AND UNIT INFORMATION
Product:
RAR Local RAR Flexible Capacity
and all Capacity Attributes related to such Product.
Additional Product Information (fill in all that apply):
CAISO Zone:
Resource Category (MCC Bucket): 4
CPUC Local Area (if applicable): N/A
Flexible Capacity Category (if applicable): 1
Delivery period: November 1, 2022, through November 30, 2022 inclusive.
Contract Quantity and Contract Price:
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Unit 1
Unit Specific Information
Resource Name REDONDO GEN STA. UNIT 8
Physical Location Redondo Beach, CA
CAISO Resource ID REDOND_7_UNIT 8
SCID of Resource EDFR
Unit NQC by month (e.g., Jan=50,Feb=65): 480
Unit EFC by month (e.g., Jan=30, Feb=50) 350
Resource Type (e.g., gas, hydro, solar, etc.) Natural Gas Steam Minimum Qualified Flexible Capacity
Category (Flex 1, 2 or 3)
1 TAC Area (e.g., PG&E, SCE) SCE
Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor
Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor
Capacity Area (CAISO System, Fresno,
Sierra, Kern, LA Basin, Bay Area,
Stockton, Big Creek-Ventura, NCNB, San
Diego-IV or Humboldt)
CAISO System
Resource Category as defined by the CPUC
(DR, 1, 2, 3, 4)
4 (Repeat for additional Units)
[Information for specific Shown Units may be provided after the Effective Date pursuant to the Confirmation.]
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APPENDIX C
NOTICE INFORMATION
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APPENDIX D
PLANNED OUTAGE SCHEDULE
Unit Name CAISO
Resource ID *
Outage (MW)
SLIC
Outage
Start Date
SLIC
Outage
End Date
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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APPENDIX C
NOTICE INFORMATION
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1 CONFIRMATION LETTER
BETWEEN
SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY AND
CITY OF RIVERSIDE
This Confirmation Letter including all appendices hereto (“Confirmation”) confirms the transaction between Silicon Valley Clean Energy, a California joint powers authority (“Seller”) and City of Riverside (“Buyer”), each individually a “Party” andtogether the “Parties”, dated as of [7/19/2022] (the “Confirmation Effective Date”) in which Seller agrees to provide to Buyer the right to the Product, as such term is defined in this Confirmation, in the amounts described in this Confirmation (the “Transaction”). This Transaction is governed the Western Systems Power Pool Agreement effective as of July 28, 2020 along with any annexes and amendments thereto (collectively, the “Master Agreement”). The Master Agreement and this Confirmation shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Agreement”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Confirmation have the meanings described to them in the Master Agreement, or the CAISO Tariff. To the extent this Confirmation is inconsistent with any provision of the Master Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder.
ARTICLE 1. TRANSACTION TERMS
1.1 Product
Product: Import Transfer Capability (“ITC”).
1.2 Delivery of Product
Seller shall sell and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall receive and purchase from Seller, the Product at the Delivery Point in the amount of the applicable Contract Quantity for each day of each month of the Delivery Period.
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2 1.3 Delivery Period and Term
(a) Delivery Period. The Delivery Period shall be: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, inclusive, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Term. The Term of this Transaction shall commence upon the Confirmation Effective Date and shall continue until the later of (i) the expiration of the Delivery Period or (ii) the date the Parties’ obligations under this Confirmation have been satisfied. This Confirmation shall be effective and binding as of the Confirmation Effective Date.
1.4 Delivery Point
1.5 Contract Quantity
The Contract Quantity for each day of each applicable Contract Month is as follows:
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3 1.6 Contract Price
The Contract Price means, for any Contract Month, the price specified in the Contract Price table as set forth below.
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4 ARTICLE 2. DELIVERY OBLIGATIONS
2.1 Delivery of Product
Within three (3) Business Days from the date that Seller receives the One-Time ITC Payment from Buyer or (3) Business Days after the Import Capability is available for bilateral transfers in CIRA, whichever is later. Seller shall or shall cause the Unit’s SC to register the Bilateral Import Capability Transfer of the Product in the amount of the Contract Quantity at the Delivery Point in CAISO’s CIRA Tool (or successor platform) in addition to completing any other actions required by the CAISO to effect such transfer (the “Registration”). If Seller fails to transfer the ITC within three (3) Business Days of the receipt of payment, this Confirmation shall terminate, and Seller shall refund the total payment within twenty (20) business days after receipt of payment.
As soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, but no later than three (3) Business Days from Registration, Buyer shall accept and confirm Seller’s Registration in CAISO’s CIRA Tool and will then communicate to Seller whether the Bilateral Import Capability Transfer from Seller to Buyer of the Product in the amount of the Contract Quantity at the Delivery Point was successful or unsuccessful (a successful transfer, the “Transfer Completion Email”). If the Bilateral Import Capability Transfer from Seller to Buyer of the Product in the amount of the Contract Quantity at the Delivery Point is unsuccessful, the Parties shall begin the Registration process set forth in this Section 2.1 again, until the Parties receive a Transfer Completion Email.
2.2 Buyer’s Re-Sale of Product
Buyer may re-sell all or a portion of the Product acquired under this Confirmation.
ARTICLE 3. PAYMENT
3.1 One-Time ITC Payment
In accordance with the terms of Section 9 of the Master Agreement, Buyer shall make a payment (“One-Time ITC Payment”) to Seller no later than (20) Business Days after the date an invoice is received. Seller shall provide Buyer the invoice for the One-Time ITC Payment no later than 5 Business Days from the date this Confirmation is signed by both Parties.
The One-Time ITC Payment shall be calculated as follows:
One-Time ITC Payment = ∑n
i(Ai × Bi × 1000)
where:
A = Contract Price (in $/kW-month) for Contract Month i B = Contract Quantity i (in MW) transferred by Seller for Appendix A
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i = Each Contract Month
n = number Contract Months
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6 The payment calculation shall be rounded to two decimal places.
3.2 Offset Rights
Either Party may offset any amounts owing to it for revenues, penalties, fines, costs reimbursement, or other payments pursuant to Section 9 of the Master Agreement against any future amounts it may owe to the other Party under this Confirmation.
ARTICLE 4. CONFIDENTIALITY
(a) Both Parties may disclose the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any and all written or recorded or oral information, data, analyses, documents, and materials furnished or made available by a Party to the other Party in connection with this Agreement to the CAISO, the CPUC, and all divisions thereof, the CEC, and any Governmental Authority; (b) Both Parties may disclose the terms of this Confirmation to the CAISO to effectuate Seller’s performance and the transfer of the Product and the Parties acknowledge that the CAISO may publicly disclose the transfer of the Product from Seller to Buyer in accordance with the CAISO Tariff promptly following Seller’s performance; and
(c) In the event Buyer resells all or any portion of the Product, Buyer shall be permitted to disclose to the other party to such resale transaction all such information necessary to effect such resale transaction, other than the Contract Price;
provided, that each disclosing Party shall use reasonable efforts to limit, to the extent possible, the ability of any such applicable Governmental Authority or the CAISO to further disclose such information. In addition, in the event Buyer resells all or any portion of the Contract Quantity to another party, Buyer shall be permitted to disclose to the other party to such resale transaction all such information necessary to effect such resale transaction. Each Party recognizes that this Confirmation is subject to the requirements of the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.); and, in the event of a public records requests pursuant to this act or any other applicable law, either party may disclose this Confirmation and such disclosure shall not be a violation of this Article 4.
ARTICLE 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS
5.1 Governing Law
Notwithstanding Section 24 of the Master Agreement, this Transaction and the rights and duties of the Parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed, enforced and performed in accordance with the laws of the state of California, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
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7 5.2 Collateral/Credit Requirements
Notwithstanding any provision in the Master Agreement to the contrary, including Section 27, neither Party shall be required to post collateral or other security for this Transaction.
5.3 No Recourse to Members of Seller
Seller is organized as a Joint Powers Authority in accordance with the Joint Exercise of Powers Act of the State of California (Government Code Section 6500, et seq.) and is a public entity separate from its constituent members. Seller will solely be responsible for all debts, obligations and liabilities accruing and arising out of this Confirmation. Buyer will have no rights and shall not make any claims, take any actions or assert any remediesagainst any of Seller’s constituent members, or the officers, directors, advisors, contractors, consultants or employees of Seller or Seller’s constituent members, in connection with this Confirmation.
5.4 Counterparts
This Confirmation may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures to the counterparts were upon a single instrument. The Parties may rely on electronic, facsimile or scanned signatures as originals under this Confirmation. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Confirmation by facsimile or electronic mail transmission (including PDF) shall be the same as delivery of a manually executed signature page.
5.5 Entire Agreement; No Oral Agreements or Modifications This Confirmation sets forth the terms of the Transaction into which the Parties have entered and shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the contemplated purchase and sale of the Product. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, no amendment or modification to this Transaction shall be enforceable except through a Documentary Writing executed by both Parties.
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8 es
In WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Confirmation to be duly executedas of the Confirmation Effective Date:
CITY OF RIVERSIDE RX
By:
Jesus Martinez(Aug 2, 2022 10:26 PDT)
Name: Jesus Martinez
Title: Market Operations Manag
SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY,
a California joint power authority
By:
Name: Monica Padilla
Title: COO & Director of Power Resourc
er
Appendix A City of Riverside
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9 APPENDIX A
DEFINED TERMS
“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Confirmation. “Bilateral Import Capability Transfer” is the transfer of Remaining Import Capability from one Market Participant (as defined in the CAISO Tariff) to another, as described in the CAISO Tariff.
“Branch Group” means the branch group name used by the CAISO to represent the location of an Intertie with a Maximum Import Capability.
“Buyer” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Confirmation and shall have the same meaning as “Purchaser” under the Master Agreement. “CAISO” means the California Independent System Operator Corporation, or any successor entity performing the same functions.
“CAISO Tariff” means the California Independent System Operator Corporation Tariff, Business Practice Manuals (BPMs), Operating Agreements, and Operating Procedures, including the rules, protocols, procedures and standards attached thereto, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time and approved by FERC, if applicable. “CEC” means the California Energy Commission.
“Confirmation” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Confirmation.
“Confirmation Effective Date” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Confirmation.
“Contract Month” means the month during the Delivery Period as set forth in the Contract Quantity Table specified Section 1.5.
“Contract Price” has the meaning specified in Section 1.6. “Contract Quantity” has the meaning specified in Section 1.5. “Cover Sheet” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Confirmation.
“CPUC” means the California Public Utilities Commission. “Delivery Period” has the meaning specified in Section 1.3(a). “Delivery Point” has the meaning specified in Section 1.4.
Appendix A
City of Riverside
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10 “Governmental Authority” means any: (a) federal, state, local, municipal or other government; (b) governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, commission or other authority lawfully exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or power; and (c) court or governmental tribunal.
“Import Transfer Capacity” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Intertie” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Confirmation.
“Maximum Import Capability” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “MW” means megawatt (or 1,000 kilowatts) of alternating current electric energy generating capacity.
“Product” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1.
“Registration” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1. “Remaining Import Capability” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff.
“Scheduling Point” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff. “SC” has the meaning set forth in the CAISO Tariff.
“Seller” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Confirmation. “Term” has the meaning specified in Section 1.3(b).
“Transfer Completion Email” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1 Appendix A
City of Riverside
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Status:
2022-08-02
Signed
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Final Audit Report 2022-08-02
"SVCE_WSPP_Import_Capability_Transfers Riverside_DRAFT
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Appendix A City of Riverside
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DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 35A51FA0 31471668--2601 1DD8-43CB -409A-8CAF -9AB6-3CBE993D3A0A -06DCC8278BCA 1 Amended and Restated
WSPP RESOURCE ADEQUACY
CONFIRMATION LETTER
BETWEEN
HIGH DESERT POWER PROJECT, LLC
AND
SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY
This confirmation letter (“Confirmation”) amends and restates that certain WSPP Resource Adequacy Confirmation Letter dated as of August 1, 2022 by and between HIGH DESERT POWER PROJECT, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Seller”), and SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY, a California joint powers authority (“Buyer”), each individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”.
Effective as of August 18, 2022 (the “Confirmation Effective Date”), Seller agrees to sell and deliver and Buyer agrees to purchase and receive the right to the Product, as such term is defined in Article 3 of this Confirmation (the “Transaction”). This Transaction is governed by the WSPP Agreement effective as of August 12, 2021 (the “WSPP Agreement”). The WSPP Agreement and this Confirmation, including any applicable appendices, exhibits or amendments thereto, shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Agreement” and shall constitute a single agreement between the Parties with respect to the Transaction.
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Confirmation or the WSPP Agreement are defined in the Tariff (as defined herein).
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 “Alternate Capacity” means any replacement Product which Seller has elected to provide to Buyer in accordance with the terms of Section 4.5.
1.2 “Annual Supply Plan” has the meaning set forth in the Tarif f.
1.3 “Applicable Laws” means any law, rule, regulation, order, decision, judgment, or other legal or regulatory determination by any Governmental Body having jurisdiction over one or both Parties or this Transaction, including without limitation, the Tariff .
1.4 “Availability Incentive Payments” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.5 “Availability Standards” shall mean Availability Standards as defined in Section 40.9 of the Tariff or otherwise applicable to CAISO.
1.6 “Buyer” as used herein shall have the same meaning as “Purchaser” under the WSPP Agreement.
1.7 “CAISO” means the California Independent System Operator or its successor.
1.8 “Capacity Replacement Price” means (a) the price actually paid for any Replacement Capacity purchased by Buyer pursuant to Section 4. 7 hereof, plus costs reasonably incurred by Buyer in purchasing such Replacement Capacity, or (b) absent a purchase of any Replacement Capacity, the market price for such Designated RA Capacity not provided at the Delivery Point. The Buyer shall determine such market prices in a commercially reasonable manner. For purposes of Sections 4 and 21.3(2) of the WSPP Agreement, “Capacity Replacement Price” shall be deemed to be the “Replacement Price.”
1.9 “CIRA Tool” means the CAISO Customer Interface for Resource Adequacy application, or its successor platform.
1.10 “Compliance Showings” means the Flexible RAR Showings, LAR Showings, and RAR Showings, as applicable to the Product.
1.11 “Confirmation” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.12 “Confirmation Effective Date” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.13 “Contingent Firm RA Product” has the meaning specified in Section 3.4 hereof.
Appendix A High Desert Power Project
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 35A51FA0 31471668--2601 1DD8-43CB -409A-8CAF -9AB6-3CBE993D3A0A -06DCC8278BCA 2 1.14 “Contract Price” means, for any Monthly Delivery Period, the price specified under the RA Capacity Price Table in Section 4.9.
1.15 “Contract Quantity” means, with respect to any particular Showing Month of the Delivery Period, the amount of Product (in MW) set forth in the “Contract Quantity (MW)” table in Section 4.3 which Seller has agreed to provide to Buyer from the Unit for such Showing Month.
1.16 “Control Area” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.17 “CPUC Decisions” means CPUC Decisions 04-01-050, 04-10-035, 05-10-042, 06-06-064, 06-07- 031, 07-06-029, 08-06-031, 09-06-028, 10-06-036, 11-06-022, 12-06-025, 13-06-024, 14-06-050, 15-06-063, 16-06-045, 17-06-027, 19-02-022 and 19-06-026, and subsequent decisions related to resource adequacy issued from time to time by the CPUC.
1.18 “CPUC Filing Guide” means the annual document issued by the CPUC which sets forth the guidelines, requirements and instructions for LSE’s to demonstrate compliance with the CPUC’s resource adequacy program.
1.19 “Delivery Period” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1 hereof.
1.20 “Delivery Point” has the meaning specified in Section 4.2 hereof.
1.21 “Designated RA Capacity” shall be equal to, with respect to any particular Showing Month of the Delivery Period, the Contract Quantity of Product for such Showing Month including the amount of Contract Quantity that Seller has elected to provide Alternate Capacity with respect to , minus (i) any reductions to Contract Quantity made in accordance with Section 4.4 with respect to which Seller has not elected to provide Alternate Capacity, and (ii) any reductions resulting f rom events described under an event described at Section B-3.9 of Service Schedule B in the WSPP Agreement that excuse Seller’s performance.
1.22 “Effective Flexible Capacity” means the f lexible capacity of a resource that can be counted towards an LSE’s FCR obligation, as identified f rom time to time by the Tariff, the CPUC Decisions, LRA, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.23 “FCR Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all FCR attributes that can be counted toward an LSE’s FCR, as they are identified f rom time to time by the CPUC Decisions, the Tariff, an LRA, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction that can be counted toward FCR and are consistent with the operational limitations and physical characteristics of such Unit. For clarity, it should be understood that if the CAISO, LRA, or other Governmental Body, defines new or re-defines the FCR Attributes of a Unit, then such change will not result in a change in obligations or payments made pursuant to this Transaction.
1.24 “FCR Showings” means the FCR compliance showings (or similar or successor showings) an LSE is required to make to the CPUC (and, to the extent authorized by the CPUC, to the CAISO) pursuant to the CPUC Decisions and the Tariff, or to an LRA having jurisdiction over the LSE.
1.25 “Firm RA Product” has the meaning specified in the Section 3.3 hereof.
1.26 “Flexible Capacity Category” shall be as described in the annual CPUC Filing Guide, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated f rom time to time.
1.27 “Flexible Capacity Requirements” or “FCR” means the f lexible capacity requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or by an LRA or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.28 “Flexible RA Product” has the meaning specified in the Section 3.2 hereof.
1.29 “GADS” means the Generating Availability Data System or its successor.
1.30 “Generic RA Product” means Designated RA Capacity consisting of RAR Attributes and, if applicable, LAR Attributes, which does not include FCR Attributes.
1.31 “Governmental Body” means (i) any federal, state, local, municipal or other government; (ii) any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, commission or other authority lawfully Appendix A High Desert Power Project
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1.32 “LAR” means local area reliability, which is any program of localized resource adequacy requirements established for jurisdictional LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or by another LRA having jurisdiction over the LSE, as implemented in the Tariff . LAR may also be known as local resource adequacy, local RAR, or local capacity requirement in other regulatory proceedings or legislative actions.
1.33 “LAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes (or other locational attributes related to system reliability), as may be identified f rom time to time by the CPUC Decisions, CAISO, LRA, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction, associated with the physical location or point of electrical interconnection of the Unit within the CAISO Control Area, that can be counted toward LAR and are consistent with the operational limitations and physical characteristics of such Unit, but exclusive of any RAR Attributes which are not associated with where in the CAISO Control Area the Unit is physically located or electrically interconnected. For clarity, it should be understood that if the CAISO, LRA, or other Governmental Body, defines new or re-defines existing local areas, then such change will not result in a change in obligations or payments made pursuant to this Transaction.
1.34 “LAR Showings” means the LAR compliance showings (or similar or successor showings) an LSE is required to make to the CPUC (and, to the extent authorized by the CPUC, to the CAISO) pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or to an LRA having jurisdiction over the LSE.
1.35 “LRA” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.36 “LSE” means load-serving entity. LSEs may be an investor-owned utility, an electric service provider, a community aggregator or community choice aggreg ator, or a municipality serving load in the CAISO Control Area (excluding exports).
1.37 “Maximum Cumulative Capacity” or “MCC” shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.1 hereof.
1.38 “Monthly Delivery Period” means each calendar month during the Delivery Perio d and shall correspond to each Showing Month.
1.39 “Monthly RA Capacity Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 4.9 hereof.
1.40 “Monthly Supply Plan” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.41 “NERC” means the North American Electric Reliability Council, or its successor.
1.42 “NERC/GADS Protocols” means the GADS protocols established by NERC, as may be updated f rom time to time.
1.43 “Net Qualifying Capacity” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.44 “Non-Availability Charges” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.45 “Notification Deadline” means in respect of a Showing Month the day that is f if teen (15) Business Days before the Compliance Showing deadlines. For illustrative purposes only, as of the Confirmation Effective Date, the applicable Compliance Showing deadlines are as follows: (A) forty-f ive (45) days prior to the Showing Month covered by the Supply Plan for the Monthly Supply Plan; and (B) the last Business Day of October that is prior to commencement of the year for the Annual Supply Plan. The Parties acknowledge and agree that such dates may be modified by the CAISO or CPUC from time to time throughout the Delivery Period
1.46 “Outage” means disconnection, separation, or reduction in the capacity of any Unit that relieves all or part of the offer obligations of the Unit consistent with the Tariff. For the avoidance of doubt, Outage shall be deemed to include Planned Outage (defined below).
1.47 “Planned Outage” means, subject to and as further described in the CPUC Decisions and the Tariff (Planned Outage referred to as “Approved Maintenance Outage” under the Tariff), a CAISO-approved planned or scheduled disconnection, separation or reduction in capacity of the Unit that Appendix A High Desert Power Project
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 35A51FA0 31471668--2601 1DD8-43CB -409A-8CAF -9AB6-3CBE993D3A0A -06DCC8278BCA 4 is conducted for the purposes of carrying out routine repair or maintenance of such Unit, or for the purposes of new construction work for such Unit.
1.48 “Product” has the meaning specified in Article 3 hereof.
1.49 “RA Capacity” means the qualifying and deliverable capacity of the Unit for RAR, LAR, and FCR purposes for the Delivery Period, as determined by the CAISO, or other Governmental Body authorized to make such determination under Applicable Laws. RA Capacity enco mpasses the RAR Attributes, LAR Attributes and FCR Attributes of the capacity provided by a Unit, as applicable pursuant to this Confirmation.
1.50 “RA Capacity Price” means the price specified in the RA Capacity Price Table in Section 4.9 hereof.
1.51 “RAR” or “Resource Adequacy Requirements” means the resource adequacy requirements, exclusive of LAR and FCR, established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, by the CAISO under the Tariff, or by an LRA or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.52 “RAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes, as may be identified f rom time to time by the Tariff, the CPUC Decisions, LRA, or any Governmental Body having jurisdiction, that can be counted toward RAR and are cons istent with the operational limitations and physical characteristics of such Unit, exclusive of any LAR Attributes or FCR Attributes. If the CPUC adopts a Slice of Day reform, or another similar type of reform that results in a change in the RA capacity product, these additional attributes shall be included within the definition of “RAR Attributes”.
1.53 “RAR Showings” means the RAR compliance showings (or similar or successor showings) an LSE is required to make to the CPUC (and/or, to the extent authorized by the CPUC, to the CAISO), pursuant to the Tariff, the CPUC Decisions or LRA having jurisdiction.
1.54 “Replacement Capacity” has the meaning specified in Section 4.7 hereof.
1.55 “Replacement Unit” means a generating unit meeting the requirements specified in Section 4.5.
1.56 “Resource Adequacy Plan” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.57 “Resource Category” shall be as described in the CPUC Filing Guide, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated f rom time to time.
1.58 “Scheduling Coordinator” or “SC” has the same meaning as in the Tariff.
1.59 “Seller” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.60 “Showing Month” is the calendar month during the Delivery Period that is the s ubject of the Compliance Showing. For illustrative purposes only, pursuant to the CPUC Decisions in effect as of the Confirmation Effective Date, the monthly Compliance Showing made in June is for the Showing Month of August.
1.61 “Shown Unit” means a Unit, or any Replacement Unit meeting the requirements of Section 4.5 of this Confirmation f rom which RA Capacity will be provided by Seller to Buyer and that Seller identifies annually pursuant to Article 2.
1.62 “Subsequent Buyer” means the purchaser of Product from Buyer in a re-sale of Product by Buyer.
1.63 “Substitute Capacity” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff for “RA Substitute Capacity.”
1.64 “Supply Plan” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.65 “Tariff” means the tariff and protocol provisions of the CAISO, including associated rules, procedures and business practice manuals, as amended or supplemented from time to time.
1.66 “Transaction” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.67 “Unit” or “Units” shall mean the generation assets described in Article 2 hereof (including any Replacement Units), from which RA Capacity is provided by Seller to Buyer.
Appendix A High Desert Power Project
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 35A51FA0 31471668--2601 1DD8-43CB -409A-8CAF -9AB6-3CBE993D3A0A -06DCC8278BCA 5 1.68 “Unit EFC” means the Effective Flexible Capacity set by the CAISO for the applicable Unit. If the CAISO adjusts the Effective Flexible Capacity of a Unit after the Confirmation Effective Date, then for the period in which the adjustment is effective, the Unit EFC shall be deemed the lesser of (i) the Unit EFC as of the Confirmation Effective Date, and (ii) the CAISO-adjusted Effective Flexible Capacity. To the extent the Confirmation Effective Date of this Confirmation occurs prior to the CAISO’s setting of a Unit EFC for the applicable Unit, the Unit EFC shall be as agreed to by the Parties and specified in Article 2, and Seller represents that, to the best of its knowledge, this Unit EFC is consistent with the CAISO’s methodology for determining Unit EFC as of the Confirmation Effective Date. To the extent the CAISO creates new categories of f lexible capacity during the term of this Transaction and a Unit can count toward such new categories of f lexible capacity while operating consistent with the operational limitation and physical characteristics of such Unit, any and all such new categories of f lexible capacity shall be deemed to be part of the Ef fective Flexible Capacity of that Unit. The above notwithstanding, to the extent the CAISO decides to reduce the applicable Unit EFC, Seller shall not be liable for any costs or damages related to such reduction and the Unit EFC shall be reduced per Section 4.4 of this Confirmation.
1.69 “Unit NQC” means the Net Qualifying Capacity set by the CAISO for the applicable Unit. If the CAISO adjusts the Net Qualifying Capacity of a Unit after the Confirmation Effective Date, then for the period in which the adjustment is effective, the Unit NQC shall be deemed the lesser of (i) the Unit NQC as of the Confirmation Effective Date, and (ii) the CAISO-adjusted Net Qualifying Capacity.
2. UNIT DESIGNATION
2.1 Seller to Annually Designate Shown Unit
(a) On an annual basis during the term of this Transaction, Seller shall designate the Shown Unit(s) f rom which RA Capacity will be provided to Buyer for the following calendar year by providing Buyer with the specific Unit information contained in Appendix A by no later than the earlier of (i) October 1, or (ii) thirty (30) calendar days before the deadline for the year-ahead Compliance Showing. (b) The Shown Unit shall meet the Product characteristics and Contract Quantity specified in Sections 3 and 4 and the Resource Category requirements set forth in Section 2.1(c).
Under no circumstances shall the Shown Unit be a coal-fired generating facility. (c) The Shown Unit shall qualify as a Maximum Cumulative Capacity (“MCC”) Resource Category 4 resource, which is described in the CPUC’s 2022 Filing Guide as being able to run or operate in “All Hours (planned availability is unrestricted)” and which is available all 24 hours of each day.
(d) Nothing in this Section 2.1 shall be construed to limit the applicability of Sections 4.4 (Adjustment to Contract Quantity) or 4.5 (Alternate Capacity and Replacement Units) of this Confirmation.
(e) Seller’s designation of the Shown Unit each year shall not in any way (i) convert the Contingent Firm RA Product being sold under this Confirmation into Firm RA Product, or (ii) cause any change to the Monthly RA Capacity Payment.
3. RESOURCE ADEQUACY CAPACITY PRODUCT
During the Delivery Period, Seller shall provide to Buyer, pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation, the Contract Quantity of (i) RAR Attributes and, if applicable, LAR Attributes, and (ii) FCR Attributes, if Flexible RA Product is specified in Section 3.2, and the Contract Quantity shall be either a Firm RA Product or a Appendix A High Desert Power Project
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 35A51FA0 31471668--2601 1DD8-43CB -409A-8CAF -9AB6-3CBE993D3A0A -06DCC8278BCA 6 Contingent Firm RA Product, as specified in either Section 3.3 or 3.4 (the “Product”). The Product does not confer to Buyer any right to the electrical output f rom the Units, other than the right to include the Designated RA Capacity associated with the Contract Quantity in RAR Showings, LAR Showings, and FCR Showings, as applicable, and any other capacity or resource adequacy markets or proceedings as specified in this Confirmation. Specifically, no energy or ancillary services associated with any Unit is required to be made available to Buyer as part of this Transaction and Buyer shall not be responsible for compensating Seller for Seller's commitments to the CAISO required by this Confirmation. Seller retains the right to sell pursuant to the Tariff any RA Capacity f rom a Unit that is in excess of that Unit’s Contract Quantity and any RAR Attributes, LAR Attributes or FCR Attributes not otherwise transferred, conveyed, or sold to Buyer under this Confirmation.
3.1 RAR and LAR Attributes
Seller shall provide Buyer with the Designated RA Capacity of RAR Attributes and, if applicable, LAR Attributes f rom each Unit, as measured in MWs, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3.2 Flexible RA Product
Seller shall provide Buyer with Designated RA Capacity of FCR Attributes f rom the Units in the amount of the applicable Contract Quantity.
3.3 Firm RA Product
Seller shall provide Buyer with Designated RA Capacity f rom the Units in the amount of the Contract Quantity. If the Units are not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity for any reason other than an Uncontrollable Force, including without limitation any Outage or any adjustment of the RA Capacity of any Unit, pursuant to Section 4.4, then, Seller shall provide Buyer with Designated RA Capacity f rom one or more Replacement Units pursuant to Section 4.5 hereof. If Seller fails to provide Buyer with replacement Designated RA Capacity f rom Replacement Units pursuant to Sectio n 4.5, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Buyer for penalties or f ines pursuant to the terms of Sections 4.7 and 4.8 hereof.
3.4 Contingent Firm RA Product
Seller shall provide Buyer with Product f rom the Unit in the amount of the applicable Contract Quantity; provided, however, that if , and to the extent that the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity due to any reduction in Contract Quantity in accordance with Section 4.4, Seller shall have the option to notify Buyer that either (a) Seller will not provide the portion of the Contract Quantity attributable to such reduction during the period of such non-availability; or (b) Seller will supply Alternate Capacity to fulf ill the remainder of the Contract Quantity during such period pursuant to Section 4.5. If Seller fails to provide Buyer with the Designated RA Capacity f rom the Unit and has failed to supply Alternate Capacity to fulf ill the remainder of the Designated RA Capacity during such period, Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Buyer for penalties or f ines pursuant to the terms of Section 4.7 and 4.8.
4. DELIVERY AND PAYMENT
4.1 Delivery Period
The Delivery Period shall be January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025, inclusive.
4.2 Delivery Point
Appendix A High Desert Power Project
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4.3 Contract Quantity
The Contract Quantity of each Unit for each Monthly Delivery Period shall be:
Contract Quantity (MW)
4.4 Adjustments to Contract Quantity
(a) Planned Outages: If Seller is providing Contingent Firm RA Product and is unable to provide the applicable Contract Quantity for a portion of a Showing Month due to a Planned Outage of the Unit, then Seller shall have the option, but not the obligation, upon writt en notice to Buyer by the Notification Deadline, to either (i) reduce the Contract Quantity in accordance with the Planned Outage for such portion of the Showing Month, provided such reduction is able to be reflected on the Supply Plans in accordance with the Tariff; or (ii) provide Alternate Capacity in accordance with Section 4.5 up to the Contract Quantity for the applicable portion of such Showing Month.
(b) Reductions in Unit NQC: If Product is both (i) Generic RA Product, and (ii) Contingent Firm RA Product specified under Section 3.4, then Seller’s obligation to deliver the applicable Contract Quantity for any Showing Month may also be reduced if the Unit experiences a reduction in Unit NQC after the Confirmation Effective Date as determined by the CAISO.
Seller’s potential reduction in Contract Quantity for each remaining Showing Month shall equal the product of (A) the applicable Showing Month Contract Quantity and (B) the total amount (in MW) Unit NQC was reduced since Confirmation Effective Date, div ided by (C) Unit NQC as of the Confirmation Effective Date. If the Unit experiences such a reduction in Unit NQC, then Seller has the option, but not the obligation, subject to written notice to Buyer by the Notification Deadline, to provide the applicable Contract Quantity for such Showing Month f rom (x) the same Unit, provided the Unit has sufficient remaining and available Product and/or (y) f rom Replacement Units, provided, that in each case Seller provides and identifies such Replacement Units in accordance with Section 4.5. (c) Reductions in Unit EFC: If Product is both (i) Flexible RA Product specified under Section
3.2, and (ii) Contingent Firm RA Product specified under Section 3.4, then Seller’s obligation to deliver the applicable Contract Quantity of Product for any Showing Month may also be reduced if the Unit experiences a reduction in Unit EFC as determined by the CAISO. Seller’s potential reduction in Contract Quantity for each remaining Showing Month shall equal the product of (A) the applicable Showing Month Contract Quantity and (B) the total amount (in MW) Unit EFC was reduced since Confirmation Effective Date, divided by (C) Unit EFC as of the Confirmation Effective Date. If the Unit experiences such a reduction in Unit EFC, then Seller has the option, but not the obligation, to provide the applicable Contract Quantity for such Showing Month f rom (x) the same Unit, provided the Unit has sufficient remaining and available Product and/or (y) f rom Replacement Units, provided, that in each case Seller provides and identifies such Replacement Units in accordance with Section 4.5.
Appendix A High Desert Power Project
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 35A51FA0 31471668--2601 1DD8-43CB -409A-8CAF -9AB6-3CBE993D3A0A -06DCC8278BCA 8 (d) UCAP: If during the Delivery Period the CAISO or the CPUC either replaces Unit NQC as the value utilized to measure the qualifying capacity of a Unit with a successor value such as unforced capacity (UCAP) or utilizes such successor value as a supplemental means of measuring the qualifying capacity of a Unit together with Unit NQC, Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to send written notice to Buyer of such change (“Notice of Successor Value”). Following receipt of such notice f rom Seller, the Parties shall negotiate an amendment to this Confirmation so that f rom and after such replacement Seller shall convey to Buyer an amount of qualifying capacity of such Unit of (i) no less than the amount obtained by calculating the Buyer’s share of such qualifying capacity but (ii) no more than the Contract Quantity. Under such amendment, Seller’s pro-rata delivery obligation shall be equal to the product of (A) the Contract Quantity divided by the Unit NQC, multiplied by (B) the Unit’s overall qualifying capacity (in MW) as measured by such new method of measuring a Unit’s qualifying capacity).
4.5 Alternate Capacity and Replacement Units
(a) If Seller is unable to provide the full Contract Quantity for any Showing Month for any reason, including, without limitation, due to one of the reasons specified in Section 4.4, or Seller desires to provide the Contract Quantity for any Showing Month f rom a different generating unit other than the Unit, then Seller may, at no cost to Buyer, provide Buyer with Alternate Capacity f rom one or more Replacement Units, with the total amount of Product provided to Buyer f rom the Unit and Replacement Units up to an amount equal to the Contract Quantity for the applicable Showing Month; provided that in each case, Seller shall notify Buyer of its intent (i) not to provide or (ii) to provide Alternate Capacity and identify Replacement Units meeting the above requirements and the Resource Category requirements set forth in Section 2.1(c), no later than the Notification Deadline. If Seller notifies Buyer in writing as to the particular Replacement Units and such Units meet the requirements of this Section 4.5, then such Replacement Units shall be automatically deemed a Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that Showing Month. (b) With respect to a Contingent Firm RA Product, if Seller does not provide Alternate Capacity in an amount equal to the Contract Quantity for that Showing Month, then Buyer may, but shall not be required to, purchase replacement Product. Seller shall not be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Buyer for penalties or f ines pursuant to the terms of Sections 4.7 and 4.8 hereof if (i) the failure to deliver the full Contract Quantity is due to a reduction in Contract Quantity in accordance with Section 4.4 and (ii) Seller has notified Buyer, no later than the Notification Deadline, of Seller’s intent not to provide Alternate Capacity in an amount equal to the Contract Quantity of that Showing Month.
4.6 Delivery of Product
Seller shall provide Buyer with the Designated RA Capacity of Product for each Showing Month consistent with the following:
(a) Seller shall submit, or cause the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator to submit, by the Notification Deadline (i) Monthly Supply Plans and (ii) Annual Supply Plans if the Confirmation Effective Date is prior to the year-ahead Compliance Showing deadline applicable for the Showing Months as specified in Section 4.1, in accordance with the Tariff, identifying and confirming the transfer of the Designated RA Capacity to Buyer for each Showing Month, unless Buyer specifically requests in writing that Seller not do so (it being understood that any Designated RA Capacity subject to such a request f rom Buyer will be deemed to have been provided to Buyer for all purposes under this Confirmation). (b) The Product is delivered and received when the CIRA Tool shows the Supply Plan accepted for the Product f rom the Unit by CAISO or Seller complies with Buyer’s instruction to withhold all or part of the Contract Quantity from Seller’s Supply Plan for any Showing Appendix A High Desert Power Project
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 35A51FA0 31471668--2601 1DD8-43CB -409A-8CAF -9AB6-3CBE993D3A0A -06DCC8278BCA 9 Month during the Delivery Period. Seller has failed to deliver the Product if (i) Buyer has elected to submit the Product f rom the Unit in its Resource Adequacy Plan and such submission is accepted by the CPUC and the CAISO but the Supply Plan and Resource Adequacy Plan are not matched in the CIRA Tool due solely to a Seller error, and are rejected by CAISO, or (ii) Seller fails to submit the volume of Designated RA Capacity for any Showing Month pursuant to this Confirmation. Buyer will have received the Contract Quantity if (x) Seller’s Supply Plan is accepted by the CAISO for the applicable Showing Month, (y) Seller correctly submits the Supply Plan and the Supply Plan and/or Resource Adequacy Plan are not matched in the CIRA Tool due solely to a Buyer error or (z) Seller complies with Buyer’s instruction to withhold all or part of the Contract Quantity f rom Seller’s Supply Plan for the applicable Showing Month. Seller will not have failed to deliver the Contract Quantity if Buyer fails or chooses not to submit the Unit and the Product in its Resource Adequacy Plan with the CPUC or CAISO.
4.7 Damages for Failure to Provide Designated RA Capacity If Seller fails to provide Buyer with the Designated RA Capacity of Product for any Showing Month and such failure is not excused under the terms of this Confirmation, then the following shall apply:
(a) Buyer may, but shall not be required to, replace any portion of the Designated RA Capacity not provided by Seller with capacity having equivalent RAR Attributes, LAR Attributes and/or FCR Attributes as the Designated RA Capacity not provided by Seller, provided, that, if any portion of the Designated RA Capacity that Buyer is seeking to replace is Designated RA Capacity having RAR Attributes and no LAR Attributes (such capacity shall also include FCR Attributes if this is a Flexible Capacity Product) and no such RAR capacity is available, then Buyer may replace such portion of the Designated RA Capacity with other capacity having RAR Attributes and LAR Attributes (as well as FCR Attributes if this is a Flexible Capacity Product) (“Replacement Capacity”). Such Replacement Capacity may be provided by CAISO to Buyer pursuant to the Tariff. Buyer may enter into purchase transactions with one or more parties to replace any portion of Designated RA Capacity not provided by Seller. Additionally, Buyer may enter into one or more arrangements to repurchase its obligation to sell and deliver capacity to another party and, to the extent such transactions are done at prevailing market prices, such arrangements shall be considered equivalent to the procurement of Replacement Capacity. Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize damages when procuring any Replacement Capacity.
(b) Seller shall pay to Buyer at the time set forth in Section 9 of the WSPP Agreement, the following damages in lieu of damages specified in Section 9, 21.3 and 22 of the WSPP Agreement: an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, between (i) the sum of (B) the actual cost paid by Buyer for any Replacement Capacity, plus (B) each Capacity Replacement Price (excluding amounts included in Section 4.7(a)) times the amount of the Designated RA Capacity neither provided by Seller nor purchased by Buyer pursuant to Section 4.7(a), and (ii) the Designated RA Capacity not provided for the applicable Showing Month times the Contract Price f or that month. If Seller fails to pay these damages, then Buyer may offset those damages owed it against any future amounts it may owe to Seller under this Confirmation pursuant to the WSPP Agreement.
4.8 Indemnities for Failure to Deliver Contract Quantity Subject to any adjustments made pursuant to Section 4.4 and requests f rom Buyer pursuant to Section
4.6(b)(i), Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer f rom any penalties, f ines or costs assessed against Buyer by the CPUC or the CAISO, to the extent not otherwise paid by Seller to Buyer under Section 4.7(b), resulting f rom any of the following:
(a) Seller’s failure to provide any portion of the Designated RA Capacity; Appendix A High Desert Power Project
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(c) A Unit Scheduling Coordinator’s failure to timely submit Supply Plans that identify Buyer’s right to the Designated RA Capacity purchased hereunder; or (d) A Unit Scheduling Coordinator’s failure to submit accurate Supply Plans that identify Buyer’s right to the Designated RA Capacity purchased hereunder.
With respect to the foregoing, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such penalties, f ines and costs; provided, that in no event shall Buyer be required to use or change its utilization of its owned or controlled assets or market positions to minimize these penalties and f ines. If Seller fails to pay the foregoing penalties, f ines or costs, or fails to reimburse Buyer for those penalties, f ines or costs, then Buyer may offset those penalties, f ines or costs against any future amounts it may owe to Seller under this Confirmation.
4.9 Monthly RA Capacity Payment
In accordance with the terms of Section 9 of the WSPP Agreement, Buyer shall make a Monthly RA Capacity Payment to Seller for each Unit, in arrears after the applicable Showing Month. Each Unit's Monthly RA Capacity Payment shall be equal to the product o f (a) the applicable Contract Price for that Monthly Delivery Period, (b) the Designated RA Capacity actually delivered by Seller to Buyer for the Monthly Delivery Period, and (c) 1,000; provided, however, that the Monthly RA Capacity Payment shall be prorated to reflect any portion of Designated RA Capacity that was not delivered pursuant to Section 4. 6 at the time of the CAISO f iling for the respective Showing Month. The f inal product of this Monthly RA Capacity Payment calculation shall be rounded to the nearest penny (i.e., two decimal places). Seller shall deliver invoices to the address(es) specified herein; provided, however, that changes to invoice, payment, wire transfer and other banking information must be made in writing and delivered via certified mail and shall include contact information for an authorized person who is available by telephone to verify the authenticity of such requested changes.
RA CAPACITY PRICE TABLE
4.10 Allocation of Other Payments and Costs
Seller may retain any revenues it may receive f rom the CAISO or any other third party with respect to any Unit for (a) start-up, shut-down, and minimum load costs, (b) capacity revenue for ancillary services, (c) energy sales, (d) any revenues for black start or reactive power services, or (e) the sale of the unit-contingent call rights on the generation capacity of the Unit to provide energy to a third party, so long as such rights do not confer on such third party the right to claim any portion of the RA Capacity sold hereunder in order to make an RAR Showing, LAR Showing, FCR Showing, or any similar capacity or resource adequacy showing with the CAISO or CPUC. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that all Availability Incentive Payments are for the benefit of Seller and for Seller’s account, and that Seller shall receive, retain, or be entitled to receive all credits, payments, and revenues, if any, resulting f rom Seller achieving or exceeding Availability Standards. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any Non-Availability Charges are the responsibility of Seller, and for Seller’s account and Seller shall be responsible for all fees, charges, or penalties, if any, resulting f rom Seller failing to achieve Availability Standards. However, Buyer shall be entitled to receive and retain all revenues associated with the Designated RA Capacity of any Unit during the Delivery Period (including any capacity or availability revenues f rom RMR Agreements for any Unit, Reliability Compensation Services Tariff, and Residual Unit Commitment capacity payments, but excluding Appendix A High Desert Power Project
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5. CAISO OFFER REQUIREMENTS
During the Delivery Period, except to the extent any Unit is in an Outage, or is affected by an Uncontrollable Force that results in a partial or full Outage of that Unit, Seller shall either schedule or cause the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator to schedule with, or make available to, the CAISO each Unit’s Designated RA Capacity in compliance with the Tariff, and shall perform all, or cause the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator, owner, or operator, as applicable, to perform all obligations under the Tariff that are associated with the sale of Designated RA Capacity hereunder. Buyer shall have no liability for the failure of Seller or the failure of any Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator, owner, or operato r to comply with such Tariff provisions, including any penalties or fines imposed on Seller or the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator, owner, or operator for such noncompliance.
6. RESERVED CAPACITY AND SUBSTITUTE CAPACITY
6.1 For any Showing Month, no later than three (3) Business Days before the applicable Compliance Showing deadline, Buyer may designate in writing that Seller not list, or cause the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator not to list, in the Unit’s Supply Plan a portion or all of the Contract Quantity for that Showing Month (“Reserved Capacity”).
6.2 Subject to Section 6.3, all Reserved Capacity shall be treated as Designated RA Capacity actually delivered under Section 4.6(b) for purposes of calculating the Monthly RA Capacity Payment.
6.3 In any Showing Month in which Buyer has designated Reserved Capacity, Buyer may request, in writing, that Seller make the Reserved Capacity available for Buyer’s use as Substitute Capacity within the respective Showing Month (“Substitute Capacity Request”) with the following schedule. (a) For Buyer’s Substitute Capacity Requests that are to be scheduled with CAISO prior to the Showing Month (e.g., through the CAISO RA Substitute Capacity Assessment), the Substitute Capacity Request shall be received by Seller at least two (2) Business Days prior to the applicable CAISO scheduling deadline. Seller shall, or shall cause the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator to, comply with Buyer’s request under this Section 6.3, provided that to the extent Seller is unable to provide the requested Substitute Capacity f rom the Unit due to a forced outage of the Unit, including as a result of an Uncontrollable Force, Seller shall not be liable for any amounts under Sections 4.7 and 4.8.
(b) For Buyer’s Substitute Capacity Requests that are to be scheduled with CAISO after the commencement of the Showing Month, the Substitute Capacity Request shall be received by Seller at least f ive (5) Business Days before Buyer submits its Substitute Capacity in CIRA. Seller shall, or shall cause the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator to, comply with Buyer’s request under this Section 6.3, provided that to the extent Seller is unable to provide the requested Substitute Capacity f rom the Unit due to a forced outage of the Unit, including as a result of an Uncontrollable Force, Seller shall not be liable for any amounts under Sections 4.7 and 4.8.
Appendix A High Desert Power Project
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7. OTHER BUYER AND SELLER COVENANTS
7.1 Buyer and Seller shall, throughout the Delivery Period, take all commercially reasonable actions and execute any and all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to ensure Buyer's right to the use of the Contract Quantity for the sole benefit of Buyer's RAR, LAR and/or FCR, as applicable, or that of a Subsequent Buyer under Article 10. Such commercially reasonable actions (neither Party shall be required to spend more than $10,000 in total under the Agreement in support of such actions) shall include, without limitation:
(a) Cooperating with and providing, and in the case of Seller causing each Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator, owner, or operator to cooperate with and provide requested supporting documentation to the CAISO, the CPUC, or any other Governmental Body responsible for administering RAR, LAR and/or FCR under Applicable Laws, to certify or qualify the Contract Quantity as RA Capacity and Designated RA Capacity. Such actions shall include, without limitation, providing information requested by the CAISO, the CPUC, or by an LRA having jurisdiction, to demonstrate for each month of the Delivery Period the ability to deliver the Contract Quantity f rom each Unit to the CAISO Controlled Grid for the minimum hours required to qualify as RA Capacity, and providing information requested by the CPUC, the CAISO or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction to administer RAR, LAR or FCR to demonstrate that the Contract Quantity can be delivered to the CAISO Controlled Grid, pursuant to “deliverability” standards established by the CAISO, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction to administer RAR, LAR and/or FCR; and (b) Subject to Section 4.4, negotiating in good faith to make necessary amendments, if any, to this Confirmation to conform this Transaction to subsequent clarifications, revisions, or decisions rendered by the CPUC, CAISO, FERC, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction to administer RAR, LAR and FCR, in each case occurring after the Confirmation Effective Date, so as to maintain the benefits of the bargain struck by the Parties on the Confirmation Effective Date.
7.2 Seller represents, warrants and covenants to Buyer that, throughout the Delivery Period:
(a) Seller owns or has the exclusive right to the RA Capacity sold under this Confirmatio n f rom each Unit, and shall furnish Buyer, CAISO, CPUC or other jurisdictional LRA, or other Governmental Body with such evidence as may reasonably be requested to demonstrate such ownership or exclusive right;
(b) No portion of the Contract Quantity has been committed by Seller to any third party in order to satisfy RAR, LAR, FCR or such analogous capacity obligations in CAISO markets, other than pursuant to an RMR Agreement between the CAISO and either Seller or the Unit’s owner or operator;
(c) No portion of the Contract Quantity has been committed by Seller in order to satisfy RAR, LAR, FCR, or analogous capacity obligations in any non-CAISO market; (d) Each Unit is connected to the CAISO Controlled Grid, is within the CAISO Control Area, or is under the control of CAISO;
(e) The owner or operator of each Unit is obligated to maintain and operate each Unit using Good Utility Practice and, if applicable, General Order 167 as outlined by the CPUC in the Enforcement of Maintenance and Operation Standards for Electric Generating Facilities Appendix A High Desert Power Project
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(h) With respect to the RA Capacity provided under this Confirmation, Seller shall, and each Unit’s SC is obligated to, comply with Applicable Laws, including the Tariff, relating to RA Capacity, and RAR, LAR and FCR;
(i) Seller shall notify the SC of each Unit that Seller has transferred the Designated RA Capacity to Buyer, and the SC is obligated to deliver the Supply Plans in accordance with the Tariff;
(j) Seller shall notify the SC of each Unit that Seller is obligated to cause each Unit’s SC to provide to the Buyer, by the Notification Deadline, the Designated RA Capacity of each Unit that is to be submitted in the Supply Plan associated with this Agreement for the applicable period; and
(k) Seller shall notify each Unit’s SC that Buyer is entitled to the revenues set forth in Section
4.10 of this Confirmation, and such SC is obligated to promptly deliver those revenues to Buyer, along with appropriate documentation supporting the amount of those revenues.
8. ASSIGNMENT
Neither Party may voluntarily assign its rights under this Transaction without the prior written consent of the other Party; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in the WSPP Agreement to the contrary, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed if the proposed assignee has a Credit Rating that is at least investment grade or its creditworthiness is otherwise reasonably satisfactory.
9. CONFIDENTIALITY
The Parties agree that Buyer may disclose information regarding this Transaction to any Governmental Body, the CPUC, the CAISO or any LRA having jurisdiction as necessary to support its LAR Showings, RAR Showings, and/or FCR Showings, as applicable, and Seller may disclose information regarding this Transaction to the SC of each Unit in order for such SC to timely submit accurate Supply Plans. Buyer may also disclose to any Subsequent Buyer whatever information regarding this Transaction is commercially reasonable for such party to evaluate the re-sale; provided that any Subsequent Buyer agrees in writing to maintain the confidentiality of such information consistent with this Section 9. Upon request or demand of any third person or entity not a Party hereto to Buyer pursuant to the California Public Records Act for production, inspection and/or copying of confidential information regarding this Transaction, Buyer will as soon as practical notify Seller in writing via email that such request has been made. Seller will be responsible for taking whatever legal steps are necessary to prevent Buyer’s release of such information to the third party. Seller acknowledges that Buyer is a public agency subject to the requirements of the California Public Records Act (Cal. Gov. Code section 6250 et seq.).
Appendix A High Desert Power Project
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BUYER’S RE-SALE OF PRODUCT
(a) Buyer may re-sell all or a portion of the Contract Quantity of Product hereunder; provided, however, that (i) any Subsequent Buyer assumes all of Buyer’s obligations and liabilities hereunder, and (ii) any such re-sale does not increase Seller’s obligations or liabilities hereunder. Seller will, or will cause the Unit’s SC, to follow Buyer’s instructions with respect to providing such resold Product to Subsequent Buyers, to the extent such instructions are consistent with Seller’s obligations under this Confirmation. Seller will, and will cause the Unit’s SC, to take all commercially reasonable actions and execute all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to allow such Subsequent Buyers to use such resold Product in a manner consistent with Buyer’s rights under this Confirmation. If Buyer incurs any liability to a Subsequent Buyer due to the failure of Seller or the Unit’s SC to comply with this Confirmation, Seller will be liable to Buyer for the same amounts Seller would have owed Buyer under this Confirmation if Buyer had not resold the Product. If Seller incurs any liability to a Subsequent Buyer due to the failure of Buyer or the Subsequent Buyer to comply with this Confirmation, Buyer will be liable to Seller for the same amounts Buyer would have owed Supplier under this Confirmation if Buyer had not resold the Product.
(b) Buyer will notify Seller in writing of any resale of Product and the Subsequent Buyer no later than two (2) Business Days before the Notification Deadline for the Showing Month.
Buyer will notify Seller of any subsequent changes or further resales no later than two (2) Business Days before the Notification Deadline for the Showing Month. Seller agrees, and agrees to cause the Unit’s SC, to: (i) follow Buyer’s reasonable instructions with respect to providing such resold Product to Subsequent Buyers of such resold Product; and (ii) take all commercially reasonable actions and execute any and all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to allow such Subsequent Buyers to use such resold Product . (c) If CAISO or CPUC develops a centralized capacity market, Buyer will have exclusive rights to direct Seller to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the applicable Contract Quantity of Product for each day during the Delivery Period provided to Buyer pursuant to this Confirmation for re-sale in such market, and Seller and the Unit’s SC shall comply with Buyer’s direction and Buyer shall retain and receive all revenues f rom such re-sale. Seller agrees to take all commercially reasonable actions to assist Buyer with such re-sale, provided that Seller’s obligation to assist shall not require modification of any of the commercial terms of this Confirmation.
11. MARKET BASED RATE AUTHORITY
Seller agrees, in accordance with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order No. 697, to, upon request of Buyer, submit a letter of concurrence in support of any affirmative statement by Buyer that this contractual arrangement does not transfer “ownership or control of generation capacity” f rom Seller to Buyer as the term “ownership or control of generation capacity” is used in 18 CFR Section 35.42. Seller also agrees that it will not, in f ilings, if any, made subject to Order Nos. 652 and 697, claim that this contractual arrangement conveys ownership or control of generation capacity from Seller to Buyer.
12. COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
Notwithstanding any provision in the WSPP Agreement to the contrary, including Section 27, neither Party shall be required to post collateral or other security for this Transaction.
Appendix A High Desert Power Project
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OTHER WSPP AGREEMENT CHANGES
13.1 For this Transaction, the WSPP Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(a) Section 9.4 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“In the event an invoice or portion thereof, or any other claim or adjustment arising hereunder, is disputed, payment of the undisputed portion of the invoice shall be required to be made when due, with notice of the objection given to the other Party. Any invoice dispute or invoice adjustment shall be in writing and shall state the basis for the dispute or adjustment. Payment of the disputed amount shall not be required until the dispute is resolved. Upon resolution of the dispute, any required payment shall be made wit hin two (2) Business Days of such resolution along with interest accrued at the Interest Rate f rom and including the due date to but excluding the date paid. Inadvertent overpayments shall be returned upon request or deducted by the Party receiving such o verpayment f rom subsequent payments, with interest accrued at the Interest Rate f rom and including the date of such overpayment to but excluding the date repaid or deducted by the Party receiving such overpayment. Any dispute with respect to an invoice is waived unless the other Party is notified in writing within twelve (12) months after the invoice is rendered or any specific adjustment to the invoice is made. If an invoice is not rendered within twelve (12) months after the close of the month during which performance of a Transaction occurred, the right to payment for such performance is waived.” (b) Section 22.1 is modified by inserting the following new text at the end thereof:
“(f ) the failure of the Defaulting Party to pay its debts generally as they become due or the Defaulting Party’s admission in a writing that is unable to generally pay its debts as they become due;
(g) the institution, by the Defaulting Party, of a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(h) the application for, consent to, or acquiescence to, by the Defaulting Party, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, liquidator, or similar official for all or a substantial portion of its assets.”
(c) Section 22.2(b) is amended by inserting “and is continuing” after “Event of Default occurs” in the first line thereof and deleting the second sentence therein. (d) Section 22.3(c) is amended by deleting the third sentence thereof and replacing it with the following:
“If the Non-Defaulting Party’s aggregate Gains exceed its aggregate Losses and Costs, if any, resulting f rom the termination of this Agreement or a Confirmation, the Termination Payment for all such Terminated Transactions shall be zero, notwithstanding any provision in this Section or Agreement to the contrary.”
(e) In Section 22.3(e), delete the entire provision (including subsections) and replace it with the following: “[Intentionally omitted]”
(f) ) In Section 22.3(f), delete the entire provision and replace it with the following:
“If the Defaulting Party disagrees with the calculation of the Termination Payment and the Parties cannot otherwise resolve their differences, and provided that the Defaulting Party has paid the undisputed part of the Termination Payment to the Non-Defaulting Party as Appendix A High Desert Power Project
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(g) Section 28.1 is applicable and the Parties shall net monthly payments in accordance with Exhibit A of the WSPP. Both Parties intend for the netting provisions of Exhibit A to the WSPP Agreement to be effective on the Confirmation Effective Date. (h) Section 30.1 is amended by inserting “or requested” after the word “required” in Section
30.1(4) and by adding the following at the end of the f irst sentence: “; or (8) to the Party’s and such Party’s affiliates’ lenders, counsel, accountants, advisors and agents who have a need to know such information and have agreed to keep such terms confidential”. (i) Subsections 34.1 and 34.2 are deleted and replaced with the following:
“34.1 INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION
IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THIS TRANSACTIO N, WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS FOLLOWING THE RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN NOTICE FROM
EITHER PARTY IDENTIFYING SUCH DISPUTE, THE PARTIES SHALL MEET,
NEGOTIATE AND ATTEMPT, IN GOOD FAITH, TO RESOLVE THE DISPUTE QUICKLY, INFORMALLY AND INEXPENSIVELY. IF THE PARTIES ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE A DISPUTE ARISING HEREUNDER WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF
SUCH NOTICE, THEN EITHER PARTY MAY SEEK ANY AND ALL REMEDIES
AVAILABLE TO IT AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS TRANSACTION.”
“34.2 EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
EACH PARTY SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE
OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, FOR ANY
ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
TRANSACTION, AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY HAVE TO SUCH JURISDICTION OR THE CONVENIENCE OF SUCH FORUM.”
(j) The phrase “arbitration or” is deleted from the first line of Section 34.4. (k) The following shall be inserted as a new Section 34.5:
“34.5LIMITATION OF DAMAGES. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN ANY
CONFIRMATION, FOR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS CONFIRMATION
AGREEMENT FOR WHICH AN EXPRESS REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES IS
PROVIDED, THE EXPRESS REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES PROVIDED IS THE
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENT
FOR THE BREACH, LIABILITY FOR THE BREACH IS LIMITED AS SET FORTH IN THE
PROVISION AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES FOR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE WAIVED. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN ANY CONFIRMATION, IF NO
EXPRESS REMEDY OR MEASURE OF DAMAGES IS PROVIDED IN THIS
AGREEMENT FOR A PARTICULAR BREACH, LIABILITY FOR THE BREACH IS
LIMITED TO DIRECT DAMAGES ONLY, THE DIRECT DAMAGES ARE THE SOLE AND
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE BREACH, AND ALL OTHER REMEDIES FOR DAMAGES AT LAW OR IN EQUITY ARE WAIVED. EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN ANY CONFIRMATION, NEITHER PARTY IS LIABLE
FOR ANY OTHER TYPE OF DAMAGE, INCLUDING INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE,
EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OF ANY
NATURE (INCLUDING DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS Appendix A High Desert Power Project
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TORT (INCLUDING THE SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE OF EITHER PARTY
OR ANY RELATED PERSON), WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY, CONTRACT OR STATUTE, UNDER ANY INDEMNITY PROVISION, OR OTHERWISE.”
(l) Section 37 is amended by inserting the following in the beginning of the section: “On the date of entering into this Confirmation,”.
(m) Section 41 “Witness” shall become Section 42 and the following “Standard of Review” Section shall be substituted in its place:
“The Parties agree as follows:
From the date of entering into a Transaction under this Agreement and throughout the term of such Transaction, the Parties each warrant and covenant as follows:
(i) Absent the agreement of all Parties to the proposed change, the standard of review for changes to any section of this Agreement (including all Transactions and/or Confirmations) specifying the rate(s) or other material economic terms and conditions agreed to by the Parties herein, whether proposed by a Party, a non-party or FERC acting sua sponte, shall be the “public interest” standard of review set forth in United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mobile Gas Service Corp., 350 U.S. 332 (1956) and Federal Power Commission v. Sierra Pacific Power Co., 350 U.S. 348 (1956)( the “Mobile-Sierra” doctrine) and clarified in Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. v. Public Util. Dist. No. 1 of Snohomish 554 U.S. 527 (2008) and NRG Power Marketing LLC v. Maine Pub. Util. Comm’n, 558 U.S. 165 (2010). (ii) The Parties, for themselves and their successors and assigns, (i) agree that this “public interest” standard shall apply to any proposed changes in any other documents, instruments or other agreements executed or entered into by the Parties in connection with this Agreement and (ii) hereby expressly and irrevocably waive any rights they can or may have to the application of any other standard of review, including the “just and reasonable” standard.”
13.2 Governing Law
Notwithstanding Section 24 of the WSPP Agreement, this Transaction and the rights and duties of the Parties hereunder shall be governed by and construed, enforced and performed in accordance with the laws of the state of California, without regard to principles of conflicts of law.
13.3 No Recourse to Members of Buyer
Buyer is organized as a Joint Powers Authority in accordance with the Joint Exercise of Powers Act of the State of California (Government Code Section 6500, et seq.) and is a public entity separate f rom its constituent members. Buyer will solely be responsible for all debts, obligations and liabilities accruing and arising out of this Confirmation. Seller will have no rights and shall not make any claims, take any actions or assert any remedies against any of Buyer's constituent members, or the officers, directors, advisors, contractors, consultants or employees of Buyer or Buyer’s constituent members, in connection with this Confirmation.
13.4 Counterparts
This Confirmation may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures to the counterparts were upon a single instrument. The Parties may rely on electronic, or scanned signatures as originals under this Confirmation. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Confirmation by electronic mail transmission (including PDF) shall be the same as delivery of a manually executed signature page.
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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO AS OF THE CONFIRMATION EFFECTIVE DATE
HIGH DESERT POWER PROJECT, LLC
a California limited liability company
SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY
AUTHORITY, a California joint powers
authority
By: By:
Name:
Title: _
Name:
Title:
Girish Balachandran
CEO
_
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Shown Unit Information
Name: High Desert Power Project
Aggregate
Location: Victorville, CA
CAISO Resource ID: HIDSRT_2_UNITS
Unit SCID: TS30
Unit NQC: 830
Unit EFC: 630
Resource Type: Natural Gas
Resource Category (MCC 1, 2, 3 or
4): 4 - (available all 24 hours)
Flexible Capacity Category (1, 2 or
3): 1
Path 26 (North or South): South
Local Capacity Area (if any, as of
Confirmation Effective Date): n/a
Deliverability restrictions, if any, as
described in most recent CAISO
deliverability assessment:
none
Run Hour Restrictions: None. Available 24 hours per day.
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Notice Information
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Buyer Seller
SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC, formerly known as
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC
333 WEST EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 330 1310 Point Street
SUNNYVALE, CA 94087 Baltimore, MD 21321
Transaction Date 08/09/2022
ConfirmationDate: 08/09/2022
Trader: Edward Mackay
Deal ID: 7251782
This will confirm the verbal agreement reached on the August 09, 2022, specified below, between SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY (“Counterparty”) and CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC (“CEG”) (each individually a “Party” and collectively the “Parties”) regarding a Power Purchase and sale transaction (The “Agreement”) on the following terms and conditions.
Transaction Details
Trade Type:
Broker:
Product:
Delivery Point:
Delivery Period:
Total Quantity:
Hourly Quantity:
Price:
Other Terms
All provisions contained or incorporated by reference in the EEI dated as of November 28, 2016 between SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY and CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC will govern this confirmation except as expressly modified herein.
Please confirm that the foregoing correctly setsforth the terms and conditions of our agreement by returning via fax or email to the contact information below:
Absent the agreement of all Partiesto the proposed change, the standard of review for changesto any rate, charge, classification, term or condition of this Agreement, whether proposed by a Party (to the extent that any waiver is unenforceable orineffective as to such Party), a non-party or FERC acting sua sponte, shall be the “public interest” standard or review setforth in United Gas Pipe Line Co. v Mobile Gas Service Corp., 350 US 332 ( 1956( and Federal Power Commission V. Sierra Pacific Power Co., 350 U.S. 348(1956) ( the “Mobile-Sierra” doctrine).
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In WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Transaction to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
We are pleased to have concluded this Transaction with you and look forward to your confirmation of this Transaction.
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CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
_____ _
Michael Pechin
_____ _
SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY
Vice President, Wholesale Operations Girish Balachandran CEO
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Constellation