Staff Report – Item 6
Item 6: Update on Permit Modernization and Policy Experimentation Program Rollout From: Girish Balachandran, CEO
Prepared by: Zoe Elizabeth, Deputy Director of Decarbonization Programs and Policy Date: 11/8/2023
RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests that the Board of Directors receive an update from the Decarbonization Programs and Policy team on SVCE’s Permit Modernization and Policy Experimentation programs.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Committee received a report on these programs at its October meeting and provided initial input to staff at that time.
BACKGROUND
After completing background research and program design, SVCE is poised to roll out two key programs with member agencies over the coming months. The Permit Modernization and Policy Experimentation programs build off the new construction reach code initiative to provide resources to member agencies to reduce local friction and support wider adoption of building electrification. Both of these programs were included in the “Double Down” budget allocations approved by the Board in 2022.
Permit Modernization refers to initiatives taken by agency permitting staff to remove friction, i.e, generally making it easier to apply for and successfully complete a permitted project. Examples are improving agency application forms, removing permitting requirements for some appliances, and conducting inspections virtually.
Policy Experimentation relates to activities taken by member agencies to advance building decarbonization in existing buildings. Ordinances that require air conditioners to be replaced by heat pumps upon burnout and programs promoting neighborhood electrification are two examples of policy experimentation initiatives that could be supported by this SVCE program.
ANALYSIS & DISCUSSION
In an effort to initiate communications with the Board of Directors on permit modernization and policy experimentation programs, staff will provide a presentation on the program’s design and will provide the Board with periodic status updates, highlights and high-impact opportunities for action.
In the first phase, SVCE staff will be reaching out to both SVCE Boardmembers and key agency staff to collaborate on developing a specific plan for each agency. Once these plans are developed over the coming months, SVCE will be actively deploying resources in close collaboration with each agency to achieve the programs’ goals.
Item 6
SILICON VALLEY \3/ CLEAN ENERGY
Agenda Item: 6 Agenda Date: 11/8/2023
STRATEGIC PLAN
These programs contribute directly to the SVCE Strategic Plan’s measures to support member agencies in their community decarbonization efforts and to lead local policy development as a key lever for achieving large-scale decarbonization impacts.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for these programs has been previously appropriated, therefore, there is no fiscal impact from this item.
ATTACHMENTS
The PowerPoint presentation for this item will be posted to SVCE’s website.
Item 6
Appendix A
SILICON VALLEY
CLEAN ENERGY
Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Board of Directors Meeting
November 8, 2023
Appendix A
Power Resource Contracts Executed by CEO
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
1 WSPP RESOURCE ADEQUACY CONFIRMATION
This Confirmation confirms the transaction between East Bay Community Energy Authority, 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 the last dated signature on the signature page hereto (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 26, 2022 (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 from 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 all or a portion of the affected 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 all or a portion of the affected Contract Quantity during such period. If Seller fails to provide Purchaser with the Expected Contract Quantity from the Unit during any Showing Month and has failed to supply Alternate Capacity to fulfill the remainder of the Expected Contract Quantity during such period, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Purchaser for penalties or fines pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
2 ARTICLE 2
DELIVERY OBLIGATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS
2.1 Sale and Delivery of Product
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. Seller shall identify the Shown Unit(s) and Expected Contract Quantity by providing Buyer with the specific information contemplated in Appendix B no later than the Notification Deadline for the relevant Showing Month.
Seller shall deliver the Expected Contract Quantity by submitting or causing to be submitted to CAISO Seller’s Supply Plans, identifying in each case the Shown Unit(s) and the characteristics of the Shown Unit(s) and Product for the relevant period, as further specified in Appendix B, all in compliance with this Confirmation.
Seller shall cause all Supply Plans to meet and be filed in conformance with the requirements of the CPUC and the Tariff. Seller shall submit, or cause the Shown Unit’s SC to submit, (i) monthly Supply Plans and (ii) annual Supply Plans if the Effective Date is prior to the year-ahead Compliance Showing Deadline applicable for the Showing Months specified in Appendix B, in accordance with the Tariff and CPUC requirements and no later than the initial Compliance Showing Deadline for such Showing Month, identifying and confirming the transfer of the Expected Contract Quantity of Product to Purchaser for each Showing Month. The total amount of Product identified and confirmed for such Showing Month shall equal the Expected Contract Quantity.
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.
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.
The Product is delivered and received when the CIRA Tool shows that the Supply Plan submitted in compliance with this Confirmation, including Purchaser’s instructions to withhold all or part of the Expected Contract Quantity from Seller’s Supply Plan pursuant to Section 2.7, has been accepted for the Product from the Shown Unit(s) by CAISO. Seller has failed to deliver the 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 DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
3 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.
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.
2.2 Reductions in Contract Quantity
(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 generating capacity 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 Plans in 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 identifies such Replacement Units in accordance with Section 2.3.
(c) 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 reductions in Unit NQC or Unit EFC of any Unit(s). (d) Seller’s obligation to deliver the applicable Contract Quantity for each Showing Month may also be reduced in the event that the underlying Seller supply agreement results in Seller’s inability to deliver the Product to Buyer in accordance with this Agreement.
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 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 DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
4 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 Unit’s SC to, submit a Supply Plan that includes the Replacement Units for each applicable Showing Month and, if applicable, annual filing, no later than the Compliance Showing Deadline for Purchaser’s Compliance Showings; and
(d) If Seller does not comply with the requirements of Sections 2.3(a), (b) and (c) for the applicable Showing Month and, if applicable, annual filing, then any such Replacement Units shall not be deemed a Replacement Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that Showing Month and Seller shall not receive payment for such Product.
Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions contained in subsections (a) – (c) of this Section 2.3, once Seller has identified in writing any Replacement Units that meet the requirements of this Section 2.3, then any such Replacement Units shall be deemed a Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that Showing Month.
2.4 Planned Outages
As of the 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.
Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Purchaser from any penalties, fines or 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.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
5 If Seller fails to pay the foregoing damages, penalties, fines or costs, or fails to reimburse Purchaser for those damages, penalties, fines or costs, then, without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Purchaser may setoff and recoup those damages, 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 four (4) Business Days before the Compliance Showing Deadline for each Showing Month for which Purchaser has resold the Product. (c) If CAISO or CPUC develops a centralized capacity market, Buyer will have exclusive rights to offer, bid, or otherwise submit, or if necessary to direct the Seller or the Unit’s SC to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Expected Contract Quantity of Product for each Showing Month for re-sale into such market, and Seller and the Unit’s SC shall comply with the Buyer’s direction and Buyer shall retain and receive all revenues from such re-sale.
2.7 Self-Showing Obligation; Hold-Back Capacity
(a) If the Product includes Local RAR Attributes, and Seller has self-shown the Expected Contract Quantity associated with the Shown Unit to the Central Procurement Entity (CPE), Purchaser agrees to assume Seller’s self-showing obligations by showing the Expected Contract Quantity in Purchaser’s Resource Adequacy Plan, or causing the Subsequent Purchaser to show such Expected Contract Quantity in its Resource Adequacy Plan, for each applicable Showing Month of the Delivery Period.
(b) Provided that Section 2.7(a) is not applicable, no later than three (3) Business Days before the Compliance Showing Deadline with respect to a particular Showing Month, Buyer may request in writing that Seller not list, or cause the Shown Unit’s DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
6 SC not to list, in the Shown Unit’s Supply Plan a portion or all of the Contract Quantity for any portion of such Showing Month included in the Delivery Period (“Hold-Back Capacity”). Along with such request, Buyer shall also provide updated Unit information reflecting the requested change. The updated Unit information shall be in the form of the Supply Plan. The amount of Contract Quantity that is the subject of Buyer’s request for Hold-Back Capacity shall be deemed Contract Quantity delivered consistent with Section 2.1 for purposes of calculating a Monthly Payment pursuant to Section 3.1 and calculating any amounts due pursuant to Section 2.5. Seller shall, or shall cause the Shown Unit’s SC to, comply with Buyer’s request under this Section 2.7.
ARTICLE 3
PAYMENTS
3.1 Payment
Purchaser shall make a monthly payment to Seller for the Product by the later of (i) ten (10) calendar days after Purchaser’s receipt of Seller’s invoice and (ii) the twentieth (20th) day of the Showing Month, and if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day (“Monthly RA Capacity Payment”). 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
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.
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.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
7 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.
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
Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser throughout the Delivery Period that:
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; DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
8 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;
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; 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
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.
ARTICLE 5
RESERVED
ARTICLE 6
ADDITIONAL WSPP AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS; GENERAL PROVISIONS
6.1 Confidentiality
Each Party to this Confirmation is subject to the requirements of the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 7920 et seq.).
6.2 Change in Law
If any action by the CPUC, CAISO or any Governmental Body having jurisdiction, or any change in applicable law, occurring after the Effective Date 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.
6.3 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.
6.4 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.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
9 6.5 No Recourse to Members
The Parties are each 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 each a public entity separate from their constituent members. Each Party will solely be responsible for all of such Party’s 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 any of the other Party’s constituent members, or the officers, directors, advisors, contractors, consultants or employees of the other Party or the other Party’s constituent members, in connection with this Confirmation.
6.6 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 pay its debts generally as they become due;
(g) the institution, by the Defaulting Party, of a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
10 (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(a) is deleted in its entirety replaced with the following:
“If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Non- Defaulting Party, upon written notice to the Defaulting Party, shall have the right to (i) suspend performance under any or all transactions under this Agreement; provided, however, in no event shall any such suspension continue for longer than ten (10) Business Days with respect to any single transaction, and (ii) exercise any remedy available at law or equity.”
(d) 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. (e) Section 22.2(b) is amended by inserting the following as the penultimate paragraph in Section 22.2(b):
“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.” (f) 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.” (g) Section 22.3(e) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“[Intentionally omitted]”
(h) Section 22.3(f) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
11 “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.”
(i) 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 Effective Date. (j) Section 30.1(4) is amended by inserting “or requested” after the word “required” 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”.
(k) Subsections 34.1 and 34.2 are deleted and replaced with the following:
“34.1 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER THE AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO 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 THE AGREEMENT.”
“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.”
(l) In Section 34.4, the phrase “arbitration or” is deleted from the first line. (m) The following shall be inserted as a new Section 34.5:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
12 “34.5 LIMITATION OF DAMAGES
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN ANY CONFIRMATION, FOR
BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS 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 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.” (n) Section 37 is amended by inserting the following in the beginning thereof: “On the date of entering into this Confirmation,”.
(o) 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:
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).
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Joint CCA WSPP Standard RA Confirmation
CCA to CCA RA Purchases and Sale
29 September 2023
13 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.”
6.7 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, or scanned signatures as originals under this Confirmation. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Confirmation as a PDF attachment to an email shall be the same as delivery of a manually executed signature page.
6.8 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 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.]
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
14 AGREED AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE:
East Bay Community Energy Authority,
a California joint powers authority
Silicon Valley Clean Energy, a
California joint powers authority
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
By:
Name:
Title: _____________________________
Date:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 10/3/2023
COO & Director of Power Resources
Monica Padilla
DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 Marie Fontenot
Vice President of Power Resources
10/4/2023
DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
> DocuSigned by:
AWil F(Wu/U>f
y
2Q5EAE4AE&DE4A7...
x DocuSigned by:
± 673FG104110B4G0...
Appendix A - 1
APPENDIX A
DEFINED TERMS
“Alternate Capacity” means replacement 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 Showing Deadline” means, for each Showing Month, the Compliance Showing plan submission due date for such Showing Month. For illustrative purposes only, as of the Effective Date, the applicable Compliance Showing plan submission due dates are as follows: (A) forty-five (45) days prior to the Showing Month covered by the Supply Plan for the monthly Supply Plan; and (B) the last Business Day of October that is prior to commencement of the year for the annual Supply Plan, such dates may be modified by the CAISO from time to time throughout the Delivery Period.
“Compliance Showings” means the applicable LSE’s compliance with the resource adequacy requirements of the CPUC for an applicable Showing Month. “Contingent Firm RA Product” has the meaning set forth in Article 1 herein. “CPUC Decisions” means any currently effective or future decisions, resolutions, or rulings related to resource adequacy.
“CPUC Filing Guide” is the document issued annually by the CPUC which sets forth the guidelines, requirements and instructions for load serving entities to demonstrate compliance with the CPUC’s resource adequacy program, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated from time to time.
“Effective Flexible Capacity” has the meaning given in CAISO’s FERC-approved Tariff. “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, DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Appendix A - 2
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. “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 Compliance Showing Deadline. “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 DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Appendix A - 3
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” means a generating unit having the same capacity attributes as the Unit(s) originally identified in Appendix B hereof, including the same Resource Category, RAR Attributes, and, as applicable, LAR Attributes, FCR Attributes, and Flexible Capacity Category, and otherwise meeting the requirements specified Section 2.3 hereof. A Replacement Unit shall not utilize coal or coal materials as a source of fuel, must be a specific resource that is connected directly to the CAISO controlled grid, or be under the operational control of CAISO, and may not be an unspecified import.
“Resource Adequacy Requirements” or “RAR” means the resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, by CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations, 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. “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.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Appendix A - 4
“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(s) described in Appendix B. “Unit EFC” means the lesser of the Unit’s Effective Flexible Capacity as set by CAISO as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination. “Unit NQC” means the lesser of the Unit’s Net Qualifying Capacity as set by CAISO as of the Effective Date and that of the Unit on a subsequent date of determination.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Appendix B - 1
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: __System____
Resource Category (MCC Bucket): _4_____
CPUC Local Area (if applicable): __N/A____
Flexible Capacity Category (if applicable): __N/A____
Delivery Period:
Contract Quantity and Contract Price:
Showing
Month and
Year
RAR
Contract
Quantity (MW)
Flexible Capacity
Contract Quantity
(MW)
Unit No. Contract Price
($/kW-mo.)
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Appendix B - 2
Unit 1
Unit Specific Information
Resource Name Sunrise Power Project
Physical Location Fellows, CA
CAISO Resource ID SUNRIS_2_PL1X3
SCID of Resource
Unit NQC by month (e.g., Jan=50,Feb=65):
Unit EFC by month (e.g., Jan=30, Feb=50)
Resource Type (e.g., gas, hydro, solar, etc.)
Minimum Qualified Flexible Capacity
Category (Flex 1, 2 or 3)
N/A
TAC Area (e.g., PG&E, SCE)
Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor
Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor
Capacity Area (CAISO System, Fresno,
Sierra, Kern, LA Basin, Bay Area,
Stockton, Big Creek-Ventura, NCNB, San
Diego-IV or Humboldt)
CAISO System
Resource Category as defined by the CPUC
(DR, 1, 2, 3, 4)
4 [Information for specific Shown Units may be provided after the Effective Date pursuant to the Confirmation.]
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Appendix C - 1
APPENDIX C
NOTICE INFORMATION
Seller: East Bay Community Energy Purchaser: Silicon Valley Clean Energy
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Appendix C - 2
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
Appendix D - 1
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
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1624931F-BCDB-4742-BB21-7432664EA915 DocuSign Envelope ID: A582D7E8-EAFF-4DE3-B17D-D89A000F9F59 DocuSign Envelope ID: FEBFCB94-041B-4FED-A369-280E366D5C73 Appendix A EBCE
LONG FORM CONFIRMATION
FOR RESOURCE ADEQUACY CAPACITY PRODUCT
Resource Adequacy Contract Number: SDGE_SVCEA_JAN_APR 2024_SELL_SYS_FLEX This confirmation letter (“Confirmation”) confirms the transaction (the “Transaction”) between San Diego Gas & Electric Company (“Seller”) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (“Buyer”), each individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”, dated as of October 10, 2024 (the “Confirmation Execution Date”) in which Seller agrees to provide to Buyer the right to the Product, as such term is defined in Section 3 of this Confirmation. This Transaction shall be deemed to have been entered into pursuant to, and shall supplement, form a part of, and be governed by the terms and conditions of the form of Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement published by the Edison Electric Institute and the National Energy Marketers Association (version 2.1 dated 4/25/00) (the “EEI Agreement”) with a Cover Sheet containing the elections and other changes contained herein as if the Parties have executed the EEI Agreement (with such Cover Sheet the “Master Agreement”). The Parties agree that the only transactions to be concluded pursuant to such Master Agreement shall be the Transaction documented in this Confirmation. 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 ascribed to them in the Master Agreement or the Tariff (defined herein).
To the extent that this Confirmation is inconsistent with any provision of the Master Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder.
Name: Party A / Seller Name: Party B / Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
The Parties hereby agree that the General Terms and Conditions are incorporated herein, and to the following provisions as provided for in the General Terms and Conditions:
Article Two
Transaction Terms
and Conditions
Optional provision in Section 2.4.
If not checked, inapplicable.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
Article Four
Remedies for Failure
to Deliver or Receive
Accelerated Payment of Damages.
If not checked, inapplicable.
Article Five Cross Default for Party A:
Events of Default; Remedies Party A: N/A Cross Default Amount: N/A Other Entity: N/A Cross Default Amount: N/A
Cross Default for Party B:
Party B: N/A Cross Default Amount: N/A
Other Entity: N/A Cross Default Amount: N/A
5.6 Closeout Setoff
Option A (Applicable if no other selection is made.)
Option B – Affiliates shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement unless otherwise specified as follows:
___________________________________________
Option C (No Setoff)
Article 8 8.1 Party A Credit Protection:
Credit and
Collateral Requirements
(a) Financial Information:
Option A
Option B Specify: __________________________
Option C Specify: __________________________
(b) Credit Assurances:
Not Applicable
Applicable
(c) Collateral Threshold:
Not Applicable
Applicable
(d) Downgrade Event:
Not Applicable
Applicable
(e) Guarantor for Party B: N/A
Guarantee Amount: N/A
8.2 Party B Credit Protection
(a) Financial Information:
Option A
Option B Specify: __________________________
Option C Specify: __________________________
(b) Credit Assurances:
Not Applicable
Applicable
(c) Collateral Threshold:
Not Applicable
Applicable
If applicable, complete the following:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
Party A Collateral Threshold: $______________;
provided, however, that Party A’s Collateral
Threshold shall be zero if an Event of Default or
Potential Event of Default with respect to Party A
has occurred and is continuing.
Party A Independent Amount: $______________
Party A Rounding Amount: $________________
(d) Downgrade Event:
Not Applicable
Applicable
If applicable, complete the following:
It shall be a Downgrade Event for Party A if
Party A ‘s Credit Rating falls below _______
from S&P or _______ from Moody’s or if Party A
is not rated by either S&P or Moody’s
Other:
Specify: _______________________________
(e) Guarantor for Party A: N/A
Guarantee Amount: N/A
Article 10
Confidentiality Confidentiality Applicable If not checked, inapplicable.
Schedule M Party A is a Governmental Entity or Public Power System Party B is a Governmental Entity or Public Power System Add Section 3.6. If not checked, inapplicable
Add Section 8.4. If not checked, inapplicable
Other Changes 1. The modifications to Section 1.12, 1.50 and 5.2 of the Master Agreement specified in that certain Errata
published by the Edison Electric Institute (version 1.1, July 18, 2007) are hereby incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
2. Section 1.60 is amended by inserting the words “in writing” immediately following the words “agreed to”.
3. In Section 2.1, delete the first sentence in its entirety and replace with the following:
“A Transaction, or an amendment, modification or
supplement thereto, shall be entered into only upon a
writing signed by both Parties evidencing the
commercial terms of such Transaction (a
“Confirmation”).”
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
4. Section 2.3 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“2.3 No Oral Agreements or Modifications.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Master Agreement, the Master Agreement and any and all
Transactions may not be orally amended,
supplemented or modified and any such amendment,
supplement or modification shall only be effective
pursuant to a writing signed by both Parties.”
5. Section 2.4 is hereby amended by deleting the words
“either orally or” in the sixth line.
6. Section 10.2(ii) of the Master Agreement shall be modified by inserting “Except for the approval by the CPUC as
stated in Section 2.2 of this Confirmation,” at the
beginning of the first sentence in such section.
7. Section 10.6 of the Master Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“10.6 THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED, ENFORCED
AND PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT
REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY WAIVES ITS
RESPECTIVE RIGH TO ANY JURY TRIAL WITH
RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION ARISING UNDER OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.”
8. Schedule P: Products and Related Definitions shall be deleted in its entirety.
1. Definitions
1.1 “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.
1.2 “Availability Incentive Payments” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff and includes any similarly defined payments under the Tariff in respect of Flexible RA Attributes.
1.3 “Availability Standards” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff and includes any similarly defined standards under the Tariff in respect of Flexible RA Attributes.
1.4 “Buyer” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
1.5 “CAISO” means the California Independent System Operator Corporation, or any successor entity performing the same functions.
1.6 “Capacity Attributes” means (a) the Local RA Attributes, (b) the RA Attributes, (c) the Flexible RA Attributes, and (d) any other current or future defined characteristics (including the ability to generate at a given capacity level, provide ancillary services, ramp up or down at a given rate, and flexibility or dispatch-ability attributes), certificates, tags, credits, howsoever entitled, including any account construct applied to any Compliance Obligations, based on the applicable Unit’s electric generation capacity.
1.7 “Capacity Price” means the price specified in the Capacity Price Table in Section 4.1.
1.8 “Capacity Replacement Price” means (a) the actual rate per kW-day paid for any Replacement Capacity purchased by Buyer pursuant to Section 5.2(a) including any penalties, fines, transaction costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Buyer in purchasing such Replacement Capacity, or (b) absent a purchase of Replacement Capacity, any penalties, fines, transaction costs and expenses plus the per kW-day market price for the Product not delivered by Seller under this Confirmation. Buyer shall determine such market prices in a commercially reasonable manner. For purposes of Section 1.51 of the Master Agreement, “Capacity Replacement Price” shall be deemed the “Replacement Price” for this Transaction.
1.9 “Compliance Obligations” means the RAR, Local RAR, Flexible RAR, and other resource adequacy requirements associated with a generating unit’s Capacity Attributes established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.10 “Compliance Showing” means one or more of the following: (a) Local RAR Showing, (b) RAR Showing, (c) Flexible RAR Showing, or (d) other Capacity Attributes compliance or advisory filing (or similar or successor showing or filing), in each case, that an LSE is required to make to the CPUC (and/or, to the extent authorized by the CPUC, to the CAISO), pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or to any Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.11 “Confirmation” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
1.12 “Confirmation Execution Date” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
1.13 “Contract Price” means, for any day in any Monthly Delivery Period, the Capacity Price for such period.
1.14 “Contract Quantity” means the quantity of Product (in MW) as set forth in Section 3.5.
1.15 “Contract Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
1.16 “CPUC” means the California Public Utilities Commission.
1.17 “CPUC Decisions” means CPUC Decisions 04-01-050, 04-10-035, 05-10-042, 06-04-040, 06-06-064, 06- 07-031, 07-06-029, 08-06-031, 09-06-028, 10-06-036, 11-06-022, 12-06-25, and any other existing or subsequent decisions, resolutions or rulings related to resource adequacy, as may be amended from time to time by the CPUC.
1.18 “CPUC Filing Guide” is the annual document issued by the CPUC which sets forth the guidelines, requirements and instructions for LSEs to demonstrate compliance with the CPUC’s resource adequacy program as provided in the CPUC Decisions.
1.19 “Credit Rating” means, with respect to any entity, the rating assigned to such entity’s unsecured, senior long-term debt obligations (not supported by third party credit enhancements) by S&P, Moody’s or any other rating agency agreed by the Parties as set forth in the Master Agreement, or if such entity does not have a rating for its senior unsecured long-term debt, then the rating then assigned to such entity as an DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
issuer rating by S&P, Moody’s or any other rating agency agreed by the Parties as set forth in the Master Agreement.
1.20 “Delivery Period” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3.
1.21 “Emission Reduction Credits” or “ERC(s)” means emission reductions that have been authorized by a local air pollution control district pursuant to California Division 26 Air Resources; Health and Safety Code Sections 40709 and 40709.5, whereby such district has established a system by which all reductions in the emission of air contaminants that are to be used to offset certain future increases in the emission of air contaminants shall be banked prior to use to offset future increases in emissions.
1.22 “Environmental Costs” means costs incurred in connection with acquiring and maintaining all environmental permits and licenses for the Product, and 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, all operating and maintenance costs for operation of pollution mitigation or control equipment, costs of permit maintenance fees and emission fees as applicable, and the costs of all Emission Reduction Credits or Marketable Emission Trading Credits (including any costs related to greenhouse gas emissions) required by any applicable environmental laws, rules, regulations, and permits to operate, and costs associated with the disposal and clean-up of hazardous substances introduced to the site, and the decontamination or remediation, on or off the site, necessitated by the introduction of such hazardous substances on the site.
1.23 “Flexible RA Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all flexible resource adequacy attributes, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction that can be counted toward Flexible RAR, exclusive of any RA Attributes and Local RA Attributes.
1.24 “Flexible RAR” means the flexible capacity requirements, including, without limitation, maximum continuous ramping, load following, and regulation, established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction. Flexible RAR may also be known as ramping, maximum ramping, maximum continuous ramping, maximum continuous ramping capacity, maximum continuous ramping ramp rate, load following, load following capacity, load following ramp rate, regulation, regulation capacity, regulation ramp rate.
1.25 “Flexible RAR Showing” means the Flexible RAR compliance or advisory filing (or similar or successor showing or filing) 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 any Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.26 “GADS” means the Generating Availability Data System, or its successor.
1.27 “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.
1.28 “Local Capacity Area” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.29 “Local RA Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes or other locational attributes for the Unit related to a Local Capacity Area, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO 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 a Local RAR, but exclusive of any RA Attributes and Flexible RA Attributes.
1.30 “Local RAR” means the local resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction. Local RAR may also be DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
known as local area reliability, local resource adequacy, local resource adequacy procurement requirements, or local capacity requirement in other regulatory proceedings or legislative actions.
1.31 “Local RAR Showing” means the Local RAR compliance or advisory filing (or similar or successor showing or filing) 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 any Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.32 “LSE” means load-serving entity.
1.33 “Marketable Emission Trading Credits” means without limitation, emissions trading credits or units pursuant to the requirements of California Division 26 Air Resources; Health & Safety Code Section 39616 and Section 40440.2 for market based incentive programs such as the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Regional Clean Air Incentives Market, also known as RECLAIM, and allowances of sulfur dioxide trading credits as required under Title IV of the Federal Clean Air Act (see 42 U.S.C. § 7651b.(a) to (f)).
1.34 “Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
1.35 “Monthly Delivery Period” means each calendar month during the Delivery Period and shall correspond to each Showing Month.
1.36 “Monthly Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1.
1.37 “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. or its successor.
1.38 “NERC” means the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, or its successor.
1.39 “NERC/GADS Protocols” means the GADS protocols established by NERC, as may be updated from time to time.
1.40 “Net Qualifying Capacity” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.41 “Non-Availability Charges” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff and includes any similarly defined charges under the Tariff in respect of Flexible RA Attributes.
1.42 “Non-Specified RA Replacement Capacity” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff and includes any similarly defined capacity under the Tariff in respect of Flexible RA Attributes.
1.43 “Outage” means any 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.
1.44 “Planned Outage” shall have the meaning in CPUC Decisions, and includes a planned, scheduled, or any other Outage approved by the CAISO for the routine repair or maintenance of the Unit, or for the purposes of new construction work, and does not include any Outage designated as either forced or unplanned as defined by the CAISO or NERC/GADS Protocols.
1.45 “Product” has the meaning specified in Section 3.1.
1.46 “Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Appendix A, of the Unit NQC as of the Confirmation Execution Date that is dedicated to Buyer under this Transaction.
1.47 “Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Appendix A, of the Unit EFC as of the Confirmation Execution Date that is dedicated to Buyer under this Transaction.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
1.48 “RA Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction that can be counted toward RAR, exclusive of any Local RA Attributes and Flexible RA Attributes.
1.49 “RA Substitute Capacity” means capacity that the CAISO permits under the CAISO Tariff to be substituted for a Resource Adequacy Resource that is on Outage.
1.50 “RAR” means the resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.51 “RAR Showing” means the RAR compliance or advisory filing (or similar or successor showing or filing) an LSE is required to make to the CPUC (and/or, to the extent authorized by the CPUC, to the CAISO), pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or to any Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.52 “Replacement Capacity” means capacity which has equivalent Capacity Attributes as the portion of the Product not provided by the Units committed to Buyer as of the Confirmation Execution Date.
1.53 “Replacement Unit” means a generating unit providing Replacement Capacity.
1.54 “Resource Category” shall be as described in the CPUC Filing Guide.
1.55 “RMR Contract” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.56 “S&P” means the Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc. or its successor).
1.57 “Scheduling Coordinator” or “SC” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.58 “Seller” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
1.59 “Showing Month” shall be the calendar month that is the subject of the Compliance Showing, as applicable, as set forth in the CPUC Decisions. For illustrative purposes only, pursuant to the CPUC Decisions in effect as of the Confirmation Execution Date, the monthly RAR Showing made in June is for the Showing Month of August.
1.60 “Substitution Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(b).
1.61 “Supply Plan” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff and includes any similarly defined plan under the Tariff in respect of Flexible RA Attributes.
1.62 “Tariff” means the tariff and protocol provisions, including any applicable CAISO-published “Operating Procedures” and “Business Practice Manuals,” as amended or supplemented from time to time, of the CAISO.
1.63 “Transaction” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
1.64 “Unit” or “Units” shall mean the generation assets described in Appendix A (including any Replacement Units), from which Product is provided by Seller to Buyer.
1.65 “Unit Contract Quantity” means the amount of Product (in MW) to be delivered by Seller to Buyer by each individual Unit, as specified in Appendix A as of the Confirmation Execution Date.
1.66 “Unit EFC” means the effective flexible capacity or capacity that is qualified to provide Flexible RA Attributes established by the CAISO for the applicable Unit.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
1.67 “Unit NQC” means the Net Qualifying Capacity established by the CAISO for the applicable Unit.
1.68 “Unit Delivered Quantity” means the amount of applicable Product (in MW) actually “delivered” by Seller to Buyer by each individual Unit. As used herein, “delivered” shall mean shown in the Supply Plan and, for purposes of Section 4.1, shall include any RA Substitute Capacity under Section 3.8, and in all cases, shall not include (i) any portion of Contract Capacity for which Buyer is required under the Compliance Obligations or the Tariff to procure Replacement Capacity, and (ii) any portion of Contract Capacity for which Seller is required hereunder, but fails, to provide Replacement Capacity to Buyer.
2. Term
2.1 Contract Term
The “Contract Term” shall mean the period of time commencing upon the Confirmation Execution Date and continuing until the later of (a) the expiration of the Delivery Period or (b) the date the Parties’ obligations under this Agreement have been fulfilled.
3. Transaction
3.1 Product
(a) Seller shall sell and Buyer shall receive and purchase, the Capacity Attributes (including all Local RA Attributes and Flexible RA Attributes) of the Units identified in Appendix A (collectively, the “Product”) and Seller shall deliver the Product as described in Section 3.2 below. Product does not include any right to dispatch or receive the energy or ancillary services from the Unit. Seller retains the right to sell any Product from a Unit in excess of its Unit Contract Quantity. (b) The Parties agree that (i) the Contract Price for the Product shall not change if the CAISO, CPUC or other Governmental Body (A) defines new or re-defines existing Local Capacity Areas which decreases or increases the amount of Local RA Attributes provided hereunder, or (B) defines new or re-defines existing Local Capacity Areas whereby the Units qualify for a Local Capacity Area and (ii) if the event in Section 3.1(b)(i)(B) occurs then the Product shall include such Local RA Attributes. (c) The Parties agree that (i) the Contract Price for the Product shall not change if the CAISO, CPUC or other Governmental Body defines new or re-defines existing Flexible RAR, Capacity Attributes related to Flexible RAR, or attributes of the Unit related to Flexible RAR, that results in a decrease or increase in the amount of Capacity Attributes related to Flexible RAR provided hereunder, and (ii) if the event in Section 3.1(c)(i) occurs then the Product shall include such Capacity Attributes related to Flexible RAR.
3.2 Unit Contingent Quantity
During the Delivery Period, Seller shall provide Buyer with the Product from the Unit(s) in the amount of the Contract Quantity. Except for reasons of Planned Outage, Force Majeure or any adjustment of the Capacity Attributes of any Unit(s), if the Unit(s) are not available to provide any portion of the Product, Seller shall provide Buyer with Replacement Capacity from one or more Replacement Units pursuant to Section 5.1.
If Seller fails to provide Buyer with Replacement Capacity pursuant to Section 5.1, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or to indemnify Buyer for penalties, fines or costs pursuant to the terms of Section 5 and Section 10.
3.3 Delivery Period
inclusive, unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
3.4 Contract Quantity:
During each month of the Delivery Period, Seller shall provide the Product from each Unit in the total amount for such month as follows:
CONTRACT QUANTITY TABLE
Unit Name
CAISO
Resource ID* Month(s)
Unit Contract Quantity
(MW)
Capacity
Attributes
(excluding
Flexible RA
Attributes)
Flexible
RA
Attributes
* CAISO Resource ID should match a Unit described in Appendix A
3.5 Delivery of Product
Seller shall provide Buyer with the Contract Quantity for each day in each Monthly Delivery Period consistent with the following:
(a) Seller shall, on a timely basis, submit, or cause each Unit's SC to submit, Supply Plans to identify and confirm the Unit Delivered Quantity for each Unit provided to Buyer so that the total amount of Unit Delivered Quantity identified and confirmed equals the Unit Contract Quantity for each Unit, unless specifically notified or requested not to do so by the Buyer pursuant to Section 3.8, and; (b) Seller shall submit, or cause each Unit’s SC to submit, written notification to Buyer, no later than fifteen (15) Business Days before the relevant deadline for any applicable Compliance Showing, that Buyer will be credited with Unit Delivered Quantity for the applicable portion of the Delivery Period in the Unit’s SC Supply Plan so that the total amount of Unit Delivered Quantity for each Unit credited equals the Unit Contract Quantity.
3.6 CAISO/CPUC Offer Requirements
Subject to Buyer’s request under Section 3.8(a), Seller shall, or cause the Unit’s SC to, bid and/or schedule with, or make available to, the CAISO the Unit Contract Quantity for each Unit in compliance with the Tariff and the CPUC Filing Guide, including any must offer obligation under the Tariff or the CPUC Filing Guide, and shall, or cause the Unit’s SC, owner, or operator, as applicable, to perform all obligations under the Tariff and the CPUC Filing Guide that are associated with the sale and delivery of Product hereunder.
Buyer shall have no liability for the failure of Seller or the failure of any Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to comply with such Tariff and CPUC Filing Guide provisions, including any penalties, charges or fines imposed on Seller or the Unit’s SC, owner, or operator for such noncompliance.
3.7 Reserved
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
3.8 Unit Substitution; RA Replacement Capacity
(a) RA Replacement Capacity: No later than five (5) Business Days before the relevant deadline for each applicable Compliance Showing, Buyer may (i) request, subject to Seller’s reasonable approval, that Seller not, or cause each Unit’s SC not to, list a portion or all of a Unit’s applicable Unit Contract Quantity on the Supply Plan or (ii) notify Seller that a portion or all of the Unit Contract Quantity of a Unit will be included in an applicable Compliance Showing as RA Substitute Capacity.
The amount of Unit Contract Quantity that is the subject of such a request or notice shall be known as “RA Substitute Capacity” and, for purposes of calculating a Monthly Payment pursuant to Section
4.1, to the extent provided, such RA Substitute Capacity shall be deemed Unit Delivered Quantity provided consistent with Section 3.6.
(b) Seller’s Obligations With Respect to RA Substitute Capacity: If Buyer requests RA Substitute Capacity, Seller shall (i) make such RA Substitute Capacity available to Buyer during the applicable Showing Month to allow Buyer to utilize, as applicable, the substitution rules in Sections 9.3.1.3.1,
9.3.1.3.2 and 40.9.4.2.1 of the Tariff including any similarly defined substitution rules under the Tariff in respect of Flexible RA Attributes (“Substitution Rules”) and (ii) take, or cause each Unit’s SC to take, all action to allow Buyer to utilize, as applicable, the Substitution Rules, including, but not limited to, ensuring that the RA Substitute Capacity will qualify, as applicable, for substitution under the Substitution Rules, and providing Buyer with all information needed to utilize the Substitution Rules.
(c) Seller agrees that all RA Substitute Capacity utilized by Buyer under the Substitution Rules, as applicable, is subject to the requirements identified in Section 3.6. (d) Failure to Provide RA Substitute Capacity: If Seller fails to provide RA Substitute Capacity or Buyer is unable to utilize the RA Substitute Capacity under the Substitution Rules due to Seller’s failure to fulfill its obligations under Section 3.8(b)(ii), then Seller shall reimburse Buyer for any and all Non-Availability Charges incurred by Buyer and shall pay Buyer the CPM revenue the CAISO would have paid the Buyer but for Seller failure, due to such failure or inability to utilize the Substitution Rules; provided, that if Buyer is unable to utilize the Substitution Rules because the RA Substitute Capacity does not qualify for substitution under Section 9.3.1.3.1, 9.3.1.3.2, 40.9.4.2.1(1)(i) or (ii) of the Tariff, then Seller shall not be responsible for any such Non-Availability Charges described in this Section 3.8(d) associated with such inability.
3.9 Buyer’s Re-Sale of Product
Buyer may re-sell all or a portion of the Product.
4. Payment
4.1 Monthly Payment
In accordance with the terms of Article Six of the Master Agreement, Buyer shall make a “Monthly Payment” to Seller for each Unit after the applicable Monthly Delivery Period, as follows:
𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑙𝑦 𝑃𝑎𝑦𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 = ∑(𝐴𝑛 ∗ 𝐵𝑛 ∗ 1000)
𝑑
𝑛=1
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
where:
A = applicable Contract Price (in $/kW-day) for that calendar day B = Unit Delivered Quantity (in MW) for Capacity Attributes provided by Seller for such Unit in that calendar day; provided, however, in no event shall this quantity “B” exceed the Contract Quantity for such Unit (in MW) for Capacity Attributes nor shall this quantity “B” be less than zero. d = Total number of calendar days in the respective Monthly Delivery Period The Monthly Payment calculation shall be rounded to two decimal places. In no case shall a Unit's Monthly Payment (or any day in any Monthly Payment) be less than zero.
CAPACITY PRICE TABLE
Contract Month
Capacity Price
($/kW-day)
4.2 Reserved.
4.3 Allocation of Other Payments and Costs
(a) Seller shall retain any revenues it may receive from and pay all costs charged by, the CAISO or any other third party with respect to any Unit for (i) start-up, shutdown, and minimum load costs, (ii) capacity revenue for ancillary services, (iii) energy sales, and (iv) any revenues for black start or reactive power services. Seller shall be responsible for the Environmental Costs associated with the Product and shall indemnify, defend and hold Buyer harmless from and against all third-party claims brought against Buyer for Environmental Costs.
(b) Buyer shall be entitled to receive and retain all revenues associated with the Contract Quantity during the Delivery Period including any capacity or availability revenues from RMR Contracts for any Unit, Capacity Procurement Mechanism (CPM) or its successor, and Residual Unit Commitment (RUC) Availability Payments or Reliability Capacity, or their successor, and Imbalance Reserves or its successor but excluding payments described in Section 4.3(a)(i)-(iv). (c) In accordance with Section 4.1 of this Confirmation and Article Six of the Master Agreement, all such Buyer revenues described in Section 4.3(b), but received by Seller, or a Unit’s SC, owner, or operator shall be remitted to Buyer, and Seller shall pay such revenues to Buyer if the Unit’s SC, owner, or operator fails to remit those revenues to Buyer. In order to verify the accuracy of such revenues, Buyer shall have the right, at its sole expense and during normal working hours after reasonable prior notice, to hire an independent third party reasonably acceptable to Seller to audit any documents, records or data of Seller associated with the Contract Quantity.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
(d) If a centralized capacity market develops within the CAISO region, Buyer will have exclusive rights to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Contract Quantity for re-sale in such market, and retain and receive any and all related revenues.
(e) Subject to the Unit being made available to the CAISO in accordance with Article 3 of this Confirmation, Seller agrees that the Unit is subject to the terms of the Availability Standards, Non-Availability Charges, and Availability Incentive Payments under the Tariff. Furthermore, the Parties agree that any Availability Incentive Payments are for the benefit of Seller and for Seller’s account and that any Non-Availability Charges are the responsibility of Seller and for Seller’s account.
4.4 Offset Rights
Either Party may offset any amounts owing to it for revenues, penalties, fines, costs, reimbursement or other payments pursuant to Article Six of the Master Agreement against any future amounts it may owe to the other Party under this Confirmation.
5. Seller's Failure to Deliver Contract Quantity
5.1 Seller’s Duty to Provide Replacement Capacity
Planned Outage replacement shall be addressed by the Tariff. For all other replacements, if Seller is unable to provide the Contract Quantity from any Unit(s) for any day in any Monthly Delivery Period and Replacement Capacity is required under Section 3.2, then:
(a) Seller shall notify Buyer of the non-availability of any portion of the Contract Quantity from any Unit(s) and identify Replacement Unit(s), and
(b) Seller shall, at no additional cost to Buyer, provide Buyer with Replacement Capacity from one or more Replacement Units, such that the total amount of Product provided to Buyer from all Units and Replacement Units equals Contract Quantity.
provided that the designation of any Replacement Unit by Seller shall be subject to Buyer’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Once Seller has identified in writing any Replacement Units that meet the requirements of this Section 5.1, and Buyer has approved the designation of the Replacement Unit, then any such Replacement Unit shall be deemed a Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that day in such Monthly Delivery Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, Seller’s failure to properly provide Replacement Capacity, including Seller’s obligation to identify Replacement Units within the notice deadlines specified in this Section 5.1, may result in the calculation of damages payable to Buyer and/or the indemnification of Buyer against any penalties, fines or costs under Section 5 and Section 10.
5.2 Damages for Failure to Provide Replacement Capacity If Seller fails to provide Buyer any portion of the Contract Capacity from Replacement Units for any day in any Monthly Delivery Period as required by Section 5.1, then the following shall apply:
(a) Buyer may, but shall not be obligated to, obtain Replacement Capacity. Buyer may enter into purchase transactions with one or more parties to replace the portion of Contract Capacity not provided by Seller. Additionally, Buyer may enter into one or more arrangements to repurchase its obligation to sell and deliver the capacity to another party, and such arrangements shall be considered the procurement of Replacement Capacity. Buyer shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in purchasing any Replacement Capacity, and; DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
(b) Seller shall pay to Buyer damages, in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 of the Master Agreement relating to “Accelerated Payment of Damages,” if applicable, an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, between (i) the sum of (A) the Capacity Replacement Price paid by Buyer for any Replacement Capacity purchased by Buyer pursuant to Section 5.2(a) for such day, plus (B) the Capacity Replacement Price times the portion of Contract Capacity not provided by Seller nor purchased by Buyer pursuant to Section 5.2(a) for such day times 1,000 kW/MW, and (ii) the portion of Contract Capacity not provided for the applicable day in the applicable Monthly Delivery Period times the Contract Price for that day times 1,000 kW/MW.
5.3 Indemnities for Failure to Deliver Contract Capacity If Buyer is unable to purchase Replacement Capacity after Seller fails to provide Buyer a portion of the Contract Capacity from Replacement Units for any day in any Monthly Delivery Period as required by Section 5.1, then in addition to the damages pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(i)(B) with respect to the portion of Contract Capacity that Buyer has not replaced, Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer from any penalties, fines or costs assessed against Buyer by the CPUC, CAISO, or any Governmental Body having jurisdiction, resulting from any of the following:
(a) Seller’s failure to provide any portion of the Contract Capacity or any portion of the Replacement Capacity;
(b) Seller’s failure to provide timely notice of the non-availability of any portion of the Contract Capacity; (c) A Unit’s SC’s failure to timely submit Supply Plans that identify Buyer’s right to the Unit Contract Quantity purchased hereunder, or;
(d) any other failure by Seller to perform its material obligations under this Confirmation.
With respect to the foregoing, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such penalties, fines 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, fines and costs.
6. Other Buyer and Seller Covenants
6.1 Seller’s and Buyer’s Duty to Take Action to Allow the Utilization of the Product Buyer and Seller shall, throughout the Delivery Period, take 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 Compliance Obligations. The Parties further agree to negotiate 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, FERC, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction to administer Compliance Obligations, to maintain the benefits of the bargain struck by the Parties on the Confirmation Execution Date. The Parties acknowledge that the benefit of the bargain as stated in this Agreement attempts to reflect anticipated changes to the CAISO and CPUC Resource Adequacy rules as such rules have been proposed as of the Confirmation Execution Date.
As used in this Section 6.1, “commercially reasonable actions” or “good faith” shall not require the Seller, or the owner or operator of any Unit to undertake any capital improvements, facility enhancements, or the construction of new facilities.
6.2 Seller’s Represents, Warrants and Covenants
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
Seller represents, warrants and covenants to Buyer that, throughout the Delivery Period:
(a) Seller owns or has the exclusive right to the Product sold under this Confirmation from each Unit, and shall furnish Buyer, CAISO, CPUC 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 Compliance Obligations or analogous obligations in any CAISO or non-CAISO markets, other than pursuant to an RMR Contract between the CAISO and either Seller or the Unit’s owner or operator; (c) Each Unit is connected to the CAISO Controlled Grid, is within the CAISO Control Area, and is under the control of CAISO;
(d) Seller shall, and each Unit’s SC, owner and operator is obligated to, comply with Applicable Laws, including the Tariff, relating to the Product;
(e) If Seller is the owner of any Unit, the aggregation of all amounts of Capacity Attributes that Seller has sold, assigned or transferred for any Unit does not exceed the Unit NQC or Unit EFC, as applicable, for that Unit;
(f) Seller has notified the SC of each Unit that Seller has transferred the Unit Contract Quantity to Buyer, and the SC is obligated to deliver the Supply Plans in accordance with the Tariff fully reflecting such transfer;
(g) Seller has notified the SC of each Unit that Seller is obligated to cause each Unit’s SC to provide to Buyer, at least fifteen (15) Business Days before the relevant deadline for each Compliance Showing, the Unit Contract Quantity of each Unit that is to be submitted in the Supply Plan associated with this Agreement for the applicable period; (h) Seller has notified each Unit’s SC that Buyer is entitled to the revenues set forth in Section 4.3, and such SC is obligated to promptly deliver those revenues to Buyer, along with appropriate documentation supporting the amount of those revenues;
(i) In the event Seller has rights to the energy output of any Unit, and Seller or the Unit’s SC schedules energy from the Unit for export from the CAISO Control Area, or commits energy to another entity in a manner that could result in scheduling energy from the Unit for export from the CAISO Control Area, it shall do so only as allowed by, and in accordance with, Applicable Laws and such exports may, if allowed by the Tariff, be curtailed by the CAISO, and; (j) 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 Adopted May 6, 2004, and is obligated to abide by all Applicable Laws in operating such Unit; provided, that the owner or operator of any Unit is not required to undertake capital improvements, facility enhancements, or the construction of new facilities.
7. Confidentiality
Notwithstanding Section 10.11 of the Master Agreement, the Parties agree that Buyer and Seller may disclose this Agreement to the CPUC, CAISO and any Governmental Body, as required by Applicable Law, and Seller may disclose the transfer of the Contract Quantity under this Transaction to the SC of each Unit in order for such SC to timely submit accurate Supply Plans; provided, that each disclosing Party shall use reasonable efforts to limit, to the extent possible, the ability of any such applicable Governmental Body, CAISO, or SC to further disclose such information. In addition, in the event Buyer resells all or any portion of the Product, Buyer shall be permitted to DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
disclose to the other party to such resale transaction all such information necessary to effect such resale transaction.
8. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall be deemed one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by fax will be deemed as effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart. Any Party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile will also deliver an originally executed counterpart, but the failure of any Party to deliver an originally executed counterpart of this Agreement will not affect the validity or effectiveness of this Agreement.
9. Collateral Requirements
On or before the Confirmation Execution Date, to secure its obligations under this Confirmation, Buyer agrees to deliver (i) cash or (ii) a Letter of Credit, in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Appendix B in the amount of two hundred twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($212,500.00) to Seller and maintain such security in full force and effect until it is required to be returned in accordance with this Section 9. The security posted under this Section 9 shall not be deemed a limitation of Buyer’s damages. Seller shall return to Buyer any unused portion of this security after the following have occurred: (i) the Delivery Period has expired or terminated early; and (ii) all payment obligations of the Buyer arising under this Confirmation, including compensation for penalties, indemnification payments or other damages are paid in full (whether directly or indirectly such as through set-off or netting).
10. Declaration of an Early Termination Date and Calculation of Settlement Amounts Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Parties shall determine the Settlement Amount for this Transaction in accordance with Section 5.2 of the Master Agreement using the defined terms contained in this Confirmation as applicable. Furthermore, with respect to this Transaction only, the following language is to be added at the end of Section 5.2 of the EEI Agreement:
“If Buyer is the Non-Defaulting Party and Buyer reasonably expects to incur penalties, fines or costs from the CPUC, the CAISO, or any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction, because Buyer is not able to include the Contract Quantity in any applicable Compliance Showing due to the termination of the Transaction under the Master Agreement caused by Seller’s Event of Default and Buyer has not purchased Replacement Capacity for the applicable portion of the Contract Quantity, then Buyer may, in good faith, estimate as its Losses in respect of the Transaction the present value of the amount of those penalties, fines and costs on a $/kW-day basis subtracting the Contract Price (in $/kW-day) and include this estimate in its determination of the Settlement Amount, subject to accounting to Seller when those penalties, fines and costs are finally ascertained. The rights and obligations with respect to determining and paying any Settlement Amount or Termination Payment, and any dispute resolution provisions with respect thereto, shall survive the termination of this Transaction and shall continue until after those penalties or fines are finally ascertained.” [Signature page follows]
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Confirmation to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY a California joint powers authority a California corporation By: ________________________________ By:_______________________________ Name:______________________________ Name:_____________________________ Title:________________________________ Title:______________________________ APPROVED as to legal form _____
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 COO & Director of Power Resources
Monica Padilla
DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D Market Analysis Manager
Joe Pasquito
DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
DocuSigned by:
573FC104110B4C0...
x DocuSigned by:
BB43C9758847486...
, DS
APPENDIX A
Buyer SCID: LSVCE
Unit Information
Unit Resource Name Desert Star Energy Center
CAISO Resource ID MRCHNT_2_PL1X3
Unit SCID LSDGE
Unit NQC (MW) 419.25
Prorated Percentage of Unit
Factor 5.96%
Unit EFC (MW) 239.25
Flexible Category 1
Prorated Percentage of Unit
Flexible Factor 10.45%
Resource Type Combined Cycle
Resource Category
(MMC Bucket 1, 2, 3 or 4) 4
Path 26 (North or South) South
Local Capacity Area (if any, as
of Confirmation Execution Date) N/A
Unit Contract Quantity (MW) for
Capacity Attributes (excluding
Flexible RA Attributes)
Unit Contract Quantity (MW) for
Flexible RA Attributes
Deliverability restrictions, if any,
as described in most recent
CAISO deliverability
assessment
None
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
Run Hour Restrictions None
Unit Resource Name Otay Mesa Energy Center
CAISO Resource ID OTMESA_2_PL1X3
Unit SCID CalJ
Unit NQC (MW) 603.60
Prorated Percentage of Unit
Factor 12.76%
Unit EFC (MW) 448.6
Flexible Category 1
Prorated Percentage of Unit
Flexible Factor 17.16%
Resource Type Combined Cycle
Resource Category
(MMC Bucket 1, 2, 3 or 4) 4 (24/7=Yes)
Path 26 (North or South) South
Local Capacity Area (if any, as
of Confirmation Execution Date) N/A
Unit Contract Quantity (MW) for
Capacity Attributes (excluding
Flexible RA Attributes)
Unit Contract Quantity (MW) for
Flexible RA Attributes
Deliverability restrictions, if any,
as described in most recent
CAISO deliverability
assessment
None
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
Run Hour Restrictions None
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
Appendix B
Form of Letter of Credit
LETTER OF CREDIT FORM
IRREVOCABLE STANDBY
LETTER OF CREDIT
Reference Number:
Transaction Date:
BENEFICIARY:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Ladies and Gentlemen:
(the “Bank”) hereby establishes this Irrevocable
Standby Letter of Credit (“Letter of Credit”) in favor of San Diego Gas & Electric Company, a California corporation (the “Beneficiary”), for the account of , a corporation (the “Applicant”), for the amount of XXX AND XX/100 Dollars($ ) (the “Available Amount”), effective immediately and expiring at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as hereinafter defined).
This Letter of Credit shall be of no further force or effect upon the close of business on or, if such day is not a Business Day (as hereinafter defined), on the next preceding Business Day, unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Letter of Credit.
For the purposes hereof, “Business Day” shall mean any day on which commercial banks are not authorized or required to close in New York, New York.
Subject to the terms and conditions herein, funds under this Letter of Credit are available to the Beneficiary by presentation in compliance on or prior to 5:00 p.m. New York time, on or prior to the Expiration Date, of the following:
1. The original of this Letter of Credit and all amendments (or photocopy of the original for partial drawings); and
2. The Drawing Certificate issued in the form of Attachment A attached hereto and which forms an integral part hereof, duly completed and purportedly bearing the signature of an authorized representative of the Beneficiary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any drawing hereunder may be requested by transmitting the requisite documents as described above to the Bank by facsimile at or such other number as specified from time to time by the Bank or by electronic signature. The facsimile or electronic signature transmittal shall be deemed delivered when received. It is understood that drawings made by facsimile transmittal or electronic signature are deemed to be the operative instrument without the need of originally signed documents.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
Partial drawing of funds shall be permitted under this Letter of Credit, and this Letter of Credit shall remain in full force and effect with respect to any continuing balance; provided that, the Available Amount shall be reduced by the amount of each such drawing.
This Letter of Credit is transferable in whole or in part.
Banking charges shall be the sole responsibility of the Applicant.
It is a condition of this Letter of Credit that it shall be deemed automatically extended without an amendment for a one year period beginning on the present expiry date hereof and upon each anniversary of such date, unless at least ninety (90) days prior to any such expiry date we have sent you written notice by regular and registered mail or courier service that we elect not to permit this Letter of Credit to be so extended beyond, and will expire on its then current expiry date. No presentation made under this Letter of Credit after such expiry date will be honored except as described in the succeeding paragraph.
We agree that if this Letter of Credit would otherwise expire during, or within 30 days after, an interruption of our business caused by an act of god, riot, civil commotion, insurrection, act of terrorism, war or any other cause beyond our control or by any strike or lockout, then this Letter of Credit shall expire on the 30th day following the day on which we resume our business after the cause of such interruption has been removed or eliminated and any drawing on this Letter of Credit which could properly have been made but for such interruption shall be permitted during such extended period.
This Letter of Credit sets forth in full our obligations and such obligations shall not in any way be modified, amended, amplified or limited by reference to any documents, instruments or agreements referred to herein, except only the attachment referred to herein; and any such reference shall not be deemed to incorporate by reference any document, instrument or agreement except for such attachment.
The Bank engages with the Beneficiary that Beneficiary’s drafts drawn under and in compliance with the terms of this Letter of Credit will be duly honored if presented to the Bank on or before the Expiration Date.
THIS LETTER OF CREDIT IS SUBJECT TO THE UNIFORM CUSTOMS AND PRACTICE FOR DOCUMENTARY CREDITS (2007 REVISION) INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PUBLICATION NO. 600 ("UCP''), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TERMS HEREOF ARE
INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE UCP, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ARTICLES 14(8) AND 36 OF THE UCP, IN WHICH CASE THE TERMS OF THIS LETTER OF CREDITSHALLGOVERN. MATTERSNOTCOVERED BYTHEUCPSHALLBEGOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE for Bank
By:
Title:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
SDG&E RA Confirmation Template
ATTACHMENT A TO APPENDIX B
DRAWING CERTIFICATE TO [ISSUING BANK NAME]
IRREVOCABLE STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT
Reference Number.
(Sample Text)
DRAWING CERTIFICATE
Bank
Bank Address
Subject: Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit
Reference Number:
The undersigned , an authorized representative
of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (the “Beneficiary”), hereby certifies to [Issuing Bank Name] (the “Bank”), and
(the “Applicant”), with reference to
Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No. , dated
, (the “Letter of Credit”), issued by the Bank
in favor of the Beneficiary, as follows as of the date hereof:
1. The Beneficiary is entitled to draw under the Letter of Credit an amount equal to
$ , for the following reason(s) [check applicable provision]:
[ ]A. An Event of Default, as defined in the [INSERT] Agreement between Beneficiary and Applicant (the “Agreement”), with respect to the Applicant has occurred and is continuing or an amount is due and unpaid to Beneficiary by Applicant.
[ ]B. The Letter of Credit will expire in fewer than sixty (60) days from the date hereof, and Applicant has not provided to Beneficiary alternate Performance Assurance (as defined in the Agreement) acceptable to Beneficiary.
2. Based upon the foregoing, the Beneficiary hereby makes demand under the Letter of Credit for payment of U.S. DOLLARS AND /100ths (U.S.$ ), which amount
does not exceed (i) the amount set forth in paragraph 1 above, and (ii) the Available Amount under the Letter of Credit as of the date hereof.
3. Funds paid pursuant to the provisions of the Letter of Credit shall be wire-transferred to the Beneficiary in accordance with the following instructions:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 68B81222-DDE6-4979-A013-4356E34E0B9F Appendix A SDG&E
LONG FORM CONFIRMATION
FOR RESOURCE ADEQUACY CAPACITY PRODUCT
Resource Adequacy Contract Number: SDGE_SVCEA_AUG 2024_SELL_SYS This confirmation letter (“Confirmation”) confirms the transaction (the “Transaction”) between San Diego Gas & Electric Company (“Seller”) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (“Buyer”), each individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”, dated as of October 10, 2024 (the “Confirmation Execution Date”) in which Seller agrees to provide to Buyer the right to the Product, as such term is defined in Section 3 of this Confirmation. This Transaction shall be deemed to have been entered into pursuant to, and shall supplement, form a part of, and be governed by the terms and conditions of the form of Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement published by the Edison Electric Institute and the National Energy Marketers Association (version 2.1 dated 4/25/00) (the “EEI Agreement”) with a Cover Sheet containing the elections and other changes contained herein as if the Parties have executed the EEI Agreement (with such Cover Sheet the “Master Agreement”). The Parties agree that the only transactions to be concluded pursuant to such Master Agreement shall be the Transaction documented in this Confirmation. 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 ascribed to them in the Master Agreement or the Tariff (defined herein).
To the extent that this Confirmation is inconsistent with any provision of the Master Agreement, this Confirmation shall govern the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder.
Name: Party A / Seller Name: Party B / Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
The Parties hereby agree that the General Terms and Conditions are incorporated herein, and to the following provisions as provided for in the General Terms and Conditions:
Article Two
Transaction Terms
and Conditions
Optional provision in Section 2.4.
If not checked, inapplicable.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
Article Four
Remedies for Failure
to Deliver or Receive
Accelerated Payment of Damages.
If not checked, inapplicable.
Article Five Cross Default for Party A:
Events of Default; Remedies Party A: N/A Cross Default Amount: N/A Other Entity: N/A Cross Default Amount: N/A
Cross Default for Party B:
Party B: N/A Cross Default Amount: N/A
Other Entity: N/A Cross Default Amount: N/A
5.6 Closeout Setoff
Option A (Applicable if no other selection is made.)
Option B – Affiliates shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement unless otherwise specified as follows:
___________________________________________
Option C (No Setoff)
Article 8 8.1 Party A Credit Protection:
Credit and
Collateral Requirements
(a) Financial Information:
Option A
Option B Specify: __________________________
Option C Specify: __________________________
(b) Credit Assurances:
Not Applicable
Applicable
(c) Collateral Threshold:
Not Applicable
Applicable
(d) Downgrade Event:
Not Applicable
Applicable
(e) Guarantor for Party B: N/A
Guarantee Amount: N/A
8.2 Party B Credit Protection
(a) Financial Information:
Option A
Option B Specify: __________________________
Option C Specify: __________________________
(b) Credit Assurances:
Not Applicable
Applicable
(c) Collateral Threshold:
Not Applicable
Applicable
If applicable, complete the following:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
Party A Collateral Threshold: $______________;
provided, however, that Party A’s Collateral
Threshold shall be zero if an Event of Default or
Potential Event of Default with respect to Party A
has occurred and is continuing.
Party A Independent Amount: $______________
Party A Rounding Amount: $________________
(d) Downgrade Event:
Not Applicable
Applicable
If applicable, complete the following:
It shall be a Downgrade Event for Party A if
Party A ‘s Credit Rating falls below _______
from S&P or _______ from Moody’s or if Party A
is not rated by either S&P or Moody’s
Other:
Specify: _______________________________
(e) Guarantor for Party A: N/A
Guarantee Amount: N/A
Article 10
Confidentiality Confidentiality Applicable If not checked, inapplicable.
Schedule M Party A is a Governmental Entity or Public Power System Party B is a Governmental Entity or Public Power System Add Section 3.6. If not checked, inapplicable
Add Section 8.4. If not checked, inapplicable
Other Changes 1. The modifications to Section 1.12, 1.50 and 5.2 of the Master Agreement specified in that certain Errata
published by the Edison Electric Institute (version 1.1, July 18, 2007) are hereby incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
2. Section 1.60 is amended by inserting the words “in writing” immediately following the words “agreed to”.
3. In Section 2.1, delete the first sentence in its entirety and replace with the following:
“A Transaction, or an amendment, modification or
supplement thereto, shall be entered into only upon a
writing signed by both Parties evidencing the
commercial terms of such Transaction (a
“Confirmation”).”
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
4. Section 2.3 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“2.3 No Oral Agreements or Modifications.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Master Agreement, the Master Agreement and any and all
Transactions may not be orally amended,
supplemented or modified and any such amendment,
supplement or modification shall only be effective
pursuant to a writing signed by both Parties.”
5. Section 2.4 is hereby amended by deleting the words
“either orally or” in the sixth line.
6. Section 10.2(ii) of the Master Agreement shall be modified by inserting “Except for the approval by the CPUC as
stated in Section 2.2 of this Confirmation,” at the
beginning of the first sentence in such section.
7. Section 10.6 of the Master Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“10.6 THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED, ENFORCED
AND PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT
REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.
TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER
APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY WAIVES ITS
RESPECTIVE RIGH TO ANY JURY TRIAL WITH
RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION ARISING UNDER OR
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.”
8. Schedule P: Products and Related Definitions shall be deleted in its entirety.
1. Definitions
1.1 “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.
1.2 “Availability Incentive Payments” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.3 “Availability Standards” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.4 “Buyer” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
1.5 “CAISO” means the California Independent System Operator Corporation, or any successor entity performing the same functions.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
1.6 “Capacity Attributes” means (a) the Local RA Attributes, (b) the RA Attributes, (c) the Flexible RA Attributes, and (d) any other current or future defined characteristics (including the ability to generate at a given capacity level, provide ancillary services, ramp up or down at a given rate, and flexibility or dispatch-ability attributes), certificates, tags, credits, howsoever entitled, including any account construct applied to any Compliance Obligations, based on the applicable Unit’s electric generation capacity.
1.7 “Capacity Price” means the price specified in the Capacity Price Table in Section 4.1.
1.8 “Capacity Replacement Price” means (a) the actual rate per kW-day paid for any Replacement Capacity purchased by Buyer pursuant to Section 5.2(a) including any penalties, fines, transaction costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Buyer in purchasing such Replacement Capacity, or (b) absent a purchase of Replacement Capacity, any penalties, fines, transaction costs and expenses plus the per kW-day market price for the Product not delivered by Seller under this Confirmation. Buyer shall determine such market prices in a commercially reasonable manner. For purposes of Section 1.51 of the Master Agreement, “Capacity Replacement Price” shall be deemed the “Replacement Price” for this Transaction.
1.9 “Compliance Obligations” means the RAR, Local RAR, Flexible RAR, and other resource adequacy requirements associated with a generating unit’s Capacity Attributes established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.10 “Compliance Showing” means one or more of the following: (a) Local RAR Showing, (b) RAR Showing, (c) Flexible RAR Showing, or (d) other Capacity Attributes compliance or advisory filing (or similar or successor showing or filing), in each case, that an LSE is required to make to the CPUC (and/or, to the extent authorized by the CPUC, to the CAISO), pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or to any Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.11 “Confirmation” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
1.12 “Confirmation Execution Date” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
1.13 “Contract Price” means, for any day in any Monthly Delivery Period, the Capacity Price for such period.
1.14 “Contract Quantity” means the quantity of Product (in MW) as set forth in Section 3.5.
1.15 “Contract Term” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
1.16 “CPUC” means the California Public Utilities Commission.
1.17 “CPUC Decisions” means CPUC Decisions 04-01-050, 04-10-035, 05-10-042, 06-04-040, 06-06-064, 06- 07-031, 07-06-029, 08-06-031, 09-06-028, 10-06-036, 11-06-022, 12-06-25, and any other existing or subsequent decisions, resolutions or rulings related to resource adequacy, as may be amended from time to time by the CPUC.
1.18 “CPUC Filing Guide” is the annual document issued by the CPUC which sets forth the guidelines, requirements and instructions for LSEs to demonstrate compliance with the CPUC’s resource adequacy program as provided in the CPUC Decisions.
1.19 “Credit Rating” means, with respect to any entity, the rating assigned to such entity’s unsecured, senior long-term debt obligations (not supported by third party credit enhancements) by S&P, Moody’s or any other rating agency agreed by the Parties as set forth in the Master Agreement, or if such entity does not have a rating for its senior unsecured long-term debt, then the rating then assigned to such entity as an issuer rating by S&P, Moody’s or any other rating agency agreed by the Parties as set forth in the Master Agreement.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
1.20 “Delivery Period” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3.
1.21 “Emission Reduction Credits” or “ERC(s)” means emission reductions that have been authorized by a local air pollution control district pursuant to California Division 26 Air Resources; Health and Safety Code Sections 40709 and 40709.5, whereby such district has established a system by which all reductions in the emission of air contaminants that are to be used to offset certain future increases in the emission of air contaminants shall be banked prior to use to offset future increases in emissions.
1.22 “Environmental Costs” means costs incurred in connection with acquiring and maintaining all environmental permits and licenses for the Product, and 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, all operating and maintenance costs for operation of pollution mitigation or control equipment, costs of permit maintenance fees and emission fees as applicable, and the costs of all Emission Reduction Credits or Marketable Emission Trading Credits (including any costs related to greenhouse gas emissions) required by any applicable environmental laws, rules, regulations, and permits to operate, and costs associated with the disposal and clean-up of hazardous substances introduced to the site, and the decontamination or remediation, on or off the site, necessitated by the introduction of such hazardous substances on the site.
1.23 “Flexible RA Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all flexible resource adequacy attributes, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction that can be counted toward Flexible RAR, exclusive of any RA Attributes and Local RA Attributes.
1.24 “Flexible RAR” means the flexible capacity requirements, including, without limitation, maximum continuous ramping, load following, and regulation, established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction. Flexible RAR may also be known as ramping, maximum ramping, maximum continuous ramping, maximum continuous ramping capacity, maximum continuous ramping ramp rate, load following, load following capacity, load following ramp rate, regulation, regulation capacity, regulation ramp rate.
1.25 “Flexible RAR Showing” means the Flexible RAR compliance or advisory filing (or similar or successor showing or filing) 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 any Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.26 “GADS” means the Generating Availability Data System, or its successor.
1.27 “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.
1.28 “Local Capacity Area” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.29 “Local RA Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes or other locational attributes for the Unit related to a Local Capacity Area, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO 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 a Local RAR, but exclusive of any RA Attributes and Flexible RA Attributes.
1.30 “Local RAR” means the local resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction. Local RAR may also be known as local area reliability, local resource adequacy, local resource adequacy procurement requirements, or local capacity requirement in other regulatory proceedings or legislative actions.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
1.31 “Local RAR Showing” means the Local RAR compliance or advisory filing (or similar or successor showing or filing) 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 any Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.32 “LSE” means load-serving entity.
1.33 “Marketable Emission Trading Credits” means without limitation, emissions trading credits or units pursuant to the requirements of California Division 26 Air Resources; Health & Safety Code Section 39616 and Section 40440.2 for market based incentive programs such as the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Regional Clean Air Incentives Market, also known as RECLAIM, and allowances of sulfur dioxide trading credits as required under Title IV of the Federal Clean Air Act (see 42 U.S.C. § 7651b.(a) to (f)).
1.34 “Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
1.35 “Monthly Delivery Period” means each calendar month during the Delivery Period and shall correspond to each Showing Month.
1.36 “Monthly Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1.
1.37 “Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. or its successor.
1.38 “NERC” means the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, or its successor.
1.39 “NERC/GADS Protocols” means the GADS protocols established by NERC, as may be updated from time to time.
1.40 “Net Qualifying Capacity” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.41 “Non-Availability Charges” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.42 “Non-Specified RA Replacement Capacity” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.43 “Outage” means any 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.
1.44 “Planned Outage” shall have the meaning in CPUC Decisions, and includes a planned, scheduled, or any other Outage approved by the CAISO for the routine repair or maintenance of the Unit, or for the purposes of new construction work, and does not include any Outage designated as either forced or unplanned as defined by the CAISO or NERC/GADS Protocols.
1.45 “Product” has the meaning specified in Section 3.1.
1.46 “Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Appendix A, of the Unit NQC as of the Confirmation Execution Date that is dedicated to Buyer under this Transaction.
1.47 “Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Appendix A, of the Unit EFC as of the Confirmation Execution Date that is dedicated to Buyer under this Transaction.
1.48 “RA Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes, as may be identified from time to time by the CPUC, CAISO or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction that can be counted toward RAR, exclusive of any Local RA Attributes and Flexible RA Attributes.
1.49 “RA Substitute Capacity” means capacity that the CAISO permits under the CAISO Tariff to be substituted for a Resource Adequacy Resource that is on Outage.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
1.50 “RAR” means the resource adequacy requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or by any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.51 “RAR Showing” means the RAR compliance or advisory filing (or similar or successor showing or filing) an LSE is required to make to the CPUC (and/or, to the extent authorized by the CPUC, to the CAISO), pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or to any Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.52 “Replacement Capacity” means capacity which has equivalent Capacity Attributes as the portion of the Product not provided by the Units committed to Buyer as of the Confirmation Execution Date.
1.53 “Replacement Unit” means a generating unit providing Replacement Capacity.
1.54 “Resource Category” shall be as described in the CPUC Filing Guide.
1.55 “RMR Contract” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.56 “S&P” means the Standard & Poor’s Rating Group (a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc. or its successor).
1.57 “Scheduling Coordinator” or “SC” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.58 “Seller” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
1.59 “Showing Month” shall be the calendar month that is the subject of the Compliance Showing, as applicable, as set forth in the CPUC Decisions. For illustrative purposes only, pursuant to the CPUC Decisions in effect as of the Confirmation Execution Date, the monthly RAR Showing made in June is for the Showing Month of August.
1.60 “Substitution Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(b).
1.61 “Supply Plan” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.62 “Tariff” means the tariff and protocol provisions, including any applicable CAISO-published “Operating Procedures” and “Business Practice Manuals,” as amended or supplemented from time to time, of the CAISO.
1.63 “Transaction” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph.
1.64 “Unit” or “Units” shall mean the generation assets described in Appendix A (including any Replacement Units), from which Product is provided by Seller to Buyer.
1.65 “Unit Contract Quantity” means the amount of Product (in MW) to be delivered by Seller to Buyer by each individual Unit, as specified in Appendix A as of the Confirmation Execution Date.
1.66 “Unit EFC” means the effective flexible capacity or capacity that is qualified to provide Flexible RA Attributes established by the CAISO for the applicable Unit.
1.67 “Unit NQC” means the Net Qualifying Capacity established by the CAISO for the applicable Unit.
1.68 “Unit Delivered Quantity” means the amount of applicable Product (in MW) actually “delivered” by Seller to Buyer by each individual Unit. As used herein, “delivered” shall mean shown in the Supply Plan and, for purposes of Section 4.1, shall include any RA Substitute Capacity under Section 3.8, and in all cases, shall not include (i) any portion of Contract Capacity for which Buyer is required under the Compliance Obligations or the Tariff to procure Replacement Capacity, and (ii) any portion of Contract Capacity for which Seller is required hereunder, but fails, to provide Replacement Capacity to Buyer.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
2. Term
2.1 Contract Term
The “Contract Term” shall mean the period of time commencing upon the Confirmation Execution Date and continuing until the later of (a) the expiration of the Delivery Period or (b) the date the Parties’ obligations under this Agreement have been fulfilled.
3. Transaction
3.1 Product
(a) Seller shall sell and Buyer shall receive and purchase, the Capacity Attributes (including all Local RA Attributes but excluding Flexible RA Attributes (if any)) of the Units identified in Appendix A (collectively, the “Product”) and Seller shall deliver the Product as described in Section 3.2 below.
Product does not include any right to dispatch or receive the energy or ancillary services from the Unit. Seller retains the right to sell any Product from a Unit in excess of its Unit Contract Quantity. (b) The Parties agree that (i) the Contract Price for the Product shall not change if the CAISO, CPUC or other Governmental Body (A) defines new or re-defines existing Local Capacity Areas which decreases or increases the amount of Local RA Attributes provided hereunder, or (B) defines new or re-defines existing Local Capacity Areas whereby the Units qualify for a Local Capacity Area and (ii) if the event in Section 3.1(b)(i)(B) occurs then the Product shall include such Local RA Attributes.
3.2 Unit Contingent Quantity
During the Delivery Period, Seller shall provide Buyer with the Product from the Unit(s) in the amount of the Contract Quantity. Except for reasons of Planned Outage, Force Majeure or any adjustment of the Capacity Attributes of any Unit(s), if the Unit(s) are not available to provide any portion of the Product, Seller shall provide Buyer with Replacement Capacity from one or more Replacement Units pursuant to Section 5.1.
If Seller fails to provide Buyer with Replacement Capacity pursuant to Section 5.1, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or to indemnify Buyer for penalties, fines or costs pursuant to the terms of Section 5 and Section 10.
3.3 Delivery Period
inclusive, unless terminated earlier
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
3.4 Contract Quantity:
During each month of the Delivery Period, Seller shall provide the Product from each Unit in the total amount for such month as follows:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
CONTRACT QUANTITY TABLE
Unit Name
CAISO
Resource ID* Month(s)
Unit Contract Quantity
(MW)
Capacity
Attributes
(excluding
Flexible RA
Attributes)
Flexible
RA
Attributes
* CAISO Resource ID should match a Unit described in Appendix A
3.5 Delivery of Product
Seller shall provide Buyer with the Contract Quantity for each day in each Monthly Delivery Period consistent with the following:
(a) Seller shall, on a timely basis, submit, or cause each Unit's SC to submit, Supply Plans to identify and confirm the Unit Delivered Quantity for each Unit provided to Buyer so that the total amount of Unit Delivered Quantity identified and confirmed equals the Unit Contract Quantity for each Unit, unless specifically notified or requested not to do so by the Buyer pursuant to Section 3.8, and; (b) Seller shall submit, or cause each Unit’s SC to submit, written notification to Buyer, no later than fifteen (15) Business Days before the relevant deadline for any applicable Compliance Showing, that Buyer will be credited with Unit Delivered Quantity for the applicable portion of the Delivery Period in the Unit’s SC Supply Plan so that the total amount of Unit Delivered Quantity for each Unit credited equals the Unit Contract Quantity.
3.6 CAISO/CPUC Offer Requirements
Subject to Buyer’s request under Section 3.8(a), Seller shall, or cause the Unit’s SC to, bid and/or schedule with, or make available to, the CAISO the Unit Contract Quantity for each Unit in compliance with the Tariff and the CPUC Filing Guide, including any must offer obligation under the Tariff or the CPUC Filing Guide, and shall, or cause the Unit’s SC, owner, or operator, as applicable, to perform all obligations under the Tariff and the CPUC Filing Guide that are associated with the sale and delivery of Product hereunder.
Buyer shall have no liability for the failure of Seller or the failure of any Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to comply with such Tariff and CPUC Filing Guide provisions, including any penalties, charges or fines imposed on Seller or the Unit’s SC, owner, or operator for such noncompliance.
3.7 Reserved
3.8 Unit Substitution; RA Replacement Capacity
(a) RA Replacement Capacity: No later than five (5) Business Days before the relevant deadline for each applicable Compliance Showing, Buyer may (i) request, subject to Seller’s reasonable approval, that Seller not, or cause each Unit’s SC not to, list a portion or all of a Unit’s applicable Unit Contract Quantity on the Supply Plan or (ii) notify Seller that a portion or all of the Unit Contract Quantity of a Unit will be included in an applicable Compliance Showing as RA Substitute Capacity.
The amount of Unit Contract Quantity that is the subject of such a request or notice shall be known as “RA Substitute Capacity” and, for purposes of calculating a Monthly Payment pursuant to Section DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
4.1, to the extent provided, such RA Substitute Capacity shall be deemed Unit Delivered Quantity provided consistent with Section 3.6.
(b) Seller’s Obligations With Respect to RA Substitute Capacity: If Buyer requests RA Substitute Capacity, Seller shall (i) make such RA Substitute Capacity available to Buyer during the applicable Showing Month to allow Buyer to utilize, as applicable, the substitution rules in Sections 9.3.1.3.1,
9.3.1.3.2 and 40.9.4.2.1 of the Tariff (“Substitution Rules”) and (ii) take, or cause each Unit’s SC to take, all action to allow Buyer to utilize, as applicable, the Substitution Rules, including, but not limited to, ensuring that the RA Substitute Capacity will qualify, as applicable, for substitution under the Substitution Rules, and providing Buyer with all information needed to utilize the Substitution Rules.
(c) Seller agrees that all RA Substitute Capacity utilized by Buyer under the Substitution Rules, as applicable, is subject to the requirements identified in Section 3.6. (d) Failure to Provide RA Substitute Capacity: If Seller fails to provide RA Substitute Capacity or Buyer is unable to utilize the RA Substitute Capacity under the Substitution Rules due to Seller’s failure to fulfill its obligations under Section 3.8(b)(ii), then Seller shall reimburse Buyer for any and all Non-Availability Charges incurred by Buyer and shall pay Buyer the CPM revenue the CAISO would have paid the Buyer but for Seller failure, due to such failure or inability to utilize the Substitution Rules; provided, that if Buyer is unable to utilize the Substitution Rules because the RA Substitute Capacity does not qualify for substitution under Section 9.3.1.3.1, 9.3.1.3.2, 40.9.4.2.1(1)(i) or (ii) of the Tariff, then Seller shall not be responsible for any such Non-Availability Charges described in this Section 3.8(d) associated with such inability.
3.9 Buyer’s Re-Sale of Product
Buyer may re-sell all or a portion of the Product.
4. Payment
4.1 Monthly Payment
In accordance with the terms of Article Six of the Master Agreement, Buyer shall make a “Monthly Payment” to Seller for each Unit after the applicable Monthly Delivery Period, as follows:
𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑙𝑦 𝑃𝑎𝑦𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 = ∑(𝐴𝑛 ∗ 𝐵𝑛 ∗ 1000)
𝑑
𝑛=1
where:
A = applicable Contract Price (in $/kW-day) for that calendar day B = Unit Delivered Quantity (in MW) for Capacity Attributes provided by Seller for such Unit in that calendar day; provided, however, in no event shall this quantity “B” exceed the Contract Quantity for such Unit (in MW) for Capacity Attributes nor shall this quantity “B” be less than zero.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
d = Total number of calendar days in the respective Monthly Delivery Period The Monthly Payment calculation shall be rounded to two decimal places. In no case shall a Unit's Monthly Payment (or any day in any Monthly Payment) be less than zero.
CAPACITY PRICE TABLE
Contract Month
Capacity Price
($/kW-day)
4.2 Reserved.
4.3 Allocation of Other Payments and Costs
(a) Seller shall retain any revenues it may receive from and pay all costs charged by, the CAISO or any other third party with respect to any Unit for (i) start-up, shutdown, and minimum load costs, (ii) capacity revenue for ancillary services, (iii) energy sales, and (iv) any revenues for black start or reactive power services. Seller shall be responsible for the Environmental Costs associated with the Product and shall indemnify, defend and hold Buyer harmless from and against all third-party claims brought against Buyer for Environmental Costs.
(b) Buyer shall be entitled to receive and retain all revenues associated with the Contract Quantity during the Delivery Period including any capacity or availability revenues from RMR Contracts for any Unit, Capacity Procurement Mechanism (CPM) or its successor, and Residual Unit Commitment (RUC) Availability Payments or Reliability Capacity, or their successor, and Imbalance Reserves or its successor but excluding payments described in Section 4.3(a)(i)-(iv). (c) In accordance with Section 4.1 of this Confirmation and Article Six of the Master Agreement, all such Buyer revenues described in Section 4.3(b), but received by Seller, or a Unit’s SC, owner, or operator shall be remitted to Buyer, and Seller shall pay such revenues to Buyer if the Unit’s SC, owner, or operator fails to remit those revenues to Buyer. In order to verify the accuracy of such revenues, Buyer shall have the right, at its sole expense and during normal working hours after reasonable prior notice, to hire an independent third party reasonably acceptable to Seller to audit any documents, records or data of Seller associated with the Contract Quantity. (d) If a centralized capacity market develops within the CAISO region, Buyer will have exclusive rights to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Contract Quantity for re-sale in such market, and retain and receive any and all related revenues.
(e) Subject to the Unit being made available to the CAISO in accordance with Article 3 of this Confirmation, Seller agrees that the Unit is subject to the terms of the Availability Standards, Non-Availability Charges, and Availability Incentive Payments under the Tariff. Furthermore, the Parties agree that any Availability Incentive Payments are for the benefit of Seller and for Seller’s account and that any Non-Availability Charges are the responsibility of Seller and for Seller’s account.
4.4 Offset Rights
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
Either Party may offset any amounts owing to it for revenues, penalties, fines, costs, reimbursement or other payments pursuant to Article Six of the Master Agreement against any future amounts it may owe to the other Party under this Confirmation.
5. Seller's Failure to Deliver Contract Quantity
5.1 Seller’s Duty to Provide Replacement Capacity
Planned Outage replacement shall be addressed by the Tariff. For all other replacements, if Seller is unable to provide the Contract Quantity from any Unit(s) for any day in any Monthly Delivery Period and Replacement Capacity is required under Section 3.2, then:
(a) Seller shall notify Buyer of the non-availability of any portion of the Contract Quantity from any Unit(s) and identify Replacement Unit(s), and
(b) Seller shall, at no additional cost to Buyer, provide Buyer with Replacement Capacity from one or more Replacement Units, such that the total amount of Product provided to Buyer from all Units and Replacement Units equals Contract Quantity.
provided that the designation of any Replacement Unit by Seller shall be subject to Buyer’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Once Seller has identified in writing any Replacement Units that meet the requirements of this Section 5.1, and Buyer has approved the designation of the Replacement Unit, then any such Replacement Unit shall be deemed a Unit for purposes of this Confirmation for that day in such Monthly Delivery Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Confirmation, Seller’s failure to properly provide Replacement Capacity, including Seller’s obligation to identify Replacement Units within the notice deadlines specified in this Section 5.1, may result in the calculation of damages payable to Buyer and/or the indemnification of Buyer against any penalties, fines or costs under Section 5 and Section 10.
5.2 Damages for Failure to Provide Replacement Capacity If Seller fails to provide Buyer any portion of the Contract Capacity from Replacement Units for any day in any Monthly Delivery Period as required by Section 5.1, then the following shall apply:
(a) Buyer may, but shall not be obligated to, obtain Replacement Capacity. Buyer may enter into purchase transactions with one or more parties to replace the portion of Contract Capacity not provided by Seller. Additionally, Buyer may enter into one or more arrangements to repurchase its obligation to sell and deliver the capacity to another party, and such arrangements shall be considered the procurement of Replacement Capacity. Buyer shall act in a commercially reasonable manner in purchasing any Replacement Capacity, and; (b) Seller shall pay to Buyer damages, in accordance with the terms of Section 4.1 of the Master Agreement relating to “Accelerated Payment of Damages,” if applicable, an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, between (i) the sum of (A) the Capacity Replacement Price paid by Buyer for any Replacement Capacity purchased by Buyer pursuant to Section 5.2(a) for such day, plus (B) the Capacity Replacement Price times the portion of Contract Capacity not provided by Seller nor purchased by Buyer pursuant to Section 5.2(a) for such day times 1,000 kW/MW, and (ii) the portion of Contract Capacity not provided for the applicable day in the applicable Monthly Delivery Period times the Contract Price for that day times 1,000 kW/MW.
5.3 Indemnities for Failure to Deliver Contract Capacity If Buyer is unable to purchase Replacement Capacity after Seller fails to provide Buyer a portion of the Contract Capacity from Replacement Units for any day in any Monthly Delivery Period as required by DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
Section 5.1, then in addition to the damages pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(i)(B) with respect to the portion of Contract Capacity that Buyer has not replaced, Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer from any penalties, fines or costs assessed against Buyer by the CPUC, CAISO, or any Governmental Body having jurisdiction, resulting from any of the following:
(a) Seller’s failure to provide any portion of the Contract Capacity or any portion of the Replacement Capacity;
(b) Seller’s failure to provide timely notice of the non-availability of any portion of the Contract Capacity; (c) A Unit’s SC’s failure to timely submit Supply Plans that identify Buyer’s right to the Unit Contract Quantity purchased hereunder, or;
(d) any other failure by Seller to perform its material obligations under this Confirmation.
With respect to the foregoing, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize such penalties, fines 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, fines and costs.
6. Other Buyer and Seller Covenants
6.1 Seller’s and Buyer’s Duty to Take Action to Allow the Utilization of the Product Buyer and Seller shall, throughout the Delivery Period, take 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 Compliance Obligations. The Parties further agree to negotiate 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, FERC, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction to administer Compliance Obligations, to maintain the benefits of the bargain struck by the Parties on the Confirmation Execution Date. The Parties acknowledge that the benefit of the bargain as stated in this Agreement attempts to reflect anticipated changes to the CAISO and CPUC Resource Adequacy rules as such rules have been proposed as of the Confirmation Execution Date.
As used in this Section 6.1, “commercially reasonable actions” or “good faith” shall not require the Seller, or the owner or operator of any Unit to undertake any capital improvements, facility enhancements, or the construction of new facilities.
6.2 Seller’s Represents, Warrants and Covenants
Seller represents, warrants and covenants to Buyer that, throughout the Delivery Period:
(a) Seller owns or has the exclusive right to the Product sold under this Confirmation from each Unit, and shall furnish Buyer, CAISO, CPUC 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 Compliance Obligations or analogous obligations in any CAISO or non-CAISO markets, other than pursuant to an RMR Contract between the CAISO and either Seller or the Unit’s owner or operator; (c) Each Unit is connected to the CAISO Controlled Grid, is within the CAISO Control Area, and is under the control of CAISO;
(d) Seller shall, and each Unit’s SC, owner and operator is obligated to, comply with Applicable Laws, including the Tariff, relating to the Product;
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
(e) If Seller is the owner of any Unit, the aggregation of all amounts of Capacity Attributes that Seller has sold, assigned or transferred for any Unit does not exceed the Unit NQC or Unit EFC, as applicable, for that Unit;
(f) Seller has notified the SC of each Unit that Seller has transferred the Unit Contract Quantity to Buyer, and the SC is obligated to deliver the Supply Plans in accordance with the Tariff fully reflecting such transfer;
(g) Seller has notified the SC of each Unit that Seller is obligated to cause each Unit’s SC to provide to Buyer, at least fifteen (15) Business Days before the relevant deadline for each Compliance Showing, the Unit Contract Quantity of each Unit that is to be submitted in the Supply Plan associated with this Agreement for the applicable period; (h) Seller has notified each Unit’s SC that Buyer is entitled to the revenues set forth in Section 4.3, and such SC is obligated to promptly deliver those revenues to Buyer, along with appropriate documentation supporting the amount of those revenues;
(i) In the event Seller has rights to the energy output of any Unit, and Seller or the Unit’s SC schedules energy from the Unit for export from the CAISO Control Area, or commits energy to another entity in a manner that could result in scheduling energy from the Unit for export from the CAISO Control Area, it shall do so only as allowed by, and in accordance with, Applicable Laws and such exports may, if allowed by the Tariff, be curtailed by the CAISO, and; (j) 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 Adopted May 6, 2004, and is obligated to abide by all Applicable Laws in operating such Unit; provided, that the owner or operator of any Unit is not required to undertake capital improvements, facility enhancements, or the construction of new facilities.
7. Confidentiality
Notwithstanding Section 10.11 of the Master Agreement, the Parties agree that Buyer and Seller may disclose this Agreement to the CPUC, CAISO and any Governmental Body, as required by Applicable Law, and Seller may disclose the transfer of the Contract Quantity under this Transaction to the SC of each Unit in order for such SC to timely submit accurate Supply Plans; provided, that each disclosing Party shall use reasonable efforts to limit, to the extent possible, the ability of any such applicable Governmental Body, CAISO, or SC to further disclose such information. In addition, 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.
8. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall be deemed one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by fax will be deemed as effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart. Any Party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile will also deliver an originally executed counterpart, but the failure of any Party to deliver an originally executed counterpart of this Agreement will not affect the validity or effectiveness of this Agreement.
9. Collateral Requirements
On or before the Confirmation Execution Date, to secure its obligations under this Confirmation, Buyer agrees to deliver (i) cash or (ii) a Letter of Credit, in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Appendix B in the DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
amount of seventeen thousand one hundred dollars ($17,100.00) to Seller and maintain such security in full force and effect until it is required to be returned in accordance with this Section 9. The security posted under this Section 9 shall not be deemed a limitation of Buyer’s damages. Seller shall return to Buyer any unused portion of this security after the following have occurred: (i) the Delivery Period has expired or terminated early; and (ii) all payment obligations of the Buyer arising under this Confirmation, including compensation for penalties, indemnification payments or other damages are paid in full (whether directly or indirectly such as through set-off or netting).
10. Declaration of an Early Termination Date and Calculation of Settlement Amounts Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Parties shall determine the Settlement Amount for this Transaction in accordance with Section 5.2 of the Master Agreement using the defined terms contained in this Confirmation as applicable. Furthermore, with respect to this Transaction only, the following language is to be added at the end of Section 5.2 of the EEI Agreement:
“If Buyer is the Non-Defaulting Party and Buyer reasonably expects to incur penalties, fines or costs from the CPUC, the CAISO, or any other Governmental Body having jurisdiction, because Buyer is not able to include the Contract Quantity in any applicable Compliance Showing due to the termination of the Transaction under the Master Agreement caused by Seller’s Event of Default and Buyer has not purchased Replacement Capacity for the applicable portion of the Contract Quantity, then Buyer may, in good faith, estimate as its Losses in respect of the Transaction the present value of the amount of those penalties, fines and costs on a $/kW-day basis subtracting the Contract Price (in $/kW-day) and include this estimate in its determination of the Settlement Amount, subject to accounting to Seller when those penalties, fines and costs are finally ascertained. The rights and obligations with respect to determining and paying any Settlement Amount or Termination Payment, and any dispute resolution provisions with respect thereto, shall survive the termination of this Transaction and shall continue until after those penalties or fines are finally ascertained.” [Signature page follows]
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Confirmation to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY a California joint powers authority a California corporation By: ________________________________ By:_______________________________ Name:______________________________ Name:_____________________________ Title:________________________________ Title:______________________________ APPROVED as to legal form _____
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 Monica Padilla
COO & Director of Power Resources
DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D Joe Pasquito
Market Analysis Manager
DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
DocuSigned by:
BB43C9758847486...
x DocuSigned by:
V 573FC104110B4C0...
APPENDIX A
Buyer SCID: LSVCE
Unit Information
Unit Resource Name Sagebrush Solar 2
CAISO Resource ID WSTWND_2_SBSBT1
Unit SCID LSDGE
Unit NQC (MW) 80
Prorated Percentage of Unit
Factor 11.25%
Unit EFC (MW) N/A
Flexible Category N/A
Prorated Percentage of Unit
Flexible Factor N/A
Resource Type Battery
Resource Category
(MMC Bucket 1, 2, 3 or 4) 1
Path 26 (North or South) South
Local Capacity Area (if any, as
of Confirmation Execution Date) N/A
Unit Contract Quantity (MW) for
Capacity Attributes (excluding
Flexible RA Attributes)
Unit Contract Quantity (MW) for
Flexible RA Attributes N/A
Deliverability restrictions, if any,
as described in most recent
CAISO deliverability
assessment
None
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
Run Hour Restrictions None
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
Appendix B
Form of Letter of Credit
LETTER OF CREDIT FORM
IRREVOCABLE STANDBY
LETTER OF CREDIT
Reference Number:
Transaction Date:
BENEFICIARY:
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Ladies and Gentlemen:
(the “Bank”) hereby establishes this Irrevocable
Standby Letter of Credit (“Letter of Credit”) in favor of San Diego Gas & Electric Company, a California corporation (the “Beneficiary”), for the account of , a corporation (the “Applicant”), for the amount of XXX AND XX/100 Dollars($ ) (the “Available Amount”), effective immediately and expiring at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Expiration Date (as hereinafter defined).
This Letter of Credit shall be of no further force or effect upon the close of business on or, if such day is not a Business Day (as hereinafter defined), on the next preceding Business Day, unless extended in accordance with the terms of this Letter of Credit.
For the purposes hereof, “Business Day” shall mean any day on which commercial banks are not authorized or required to close in New York, New York.
Subject to the terms and conditions herein, funds under this Letter of Credit are available to the Beneficiary by presentation in compliance on or prior to 5:00 p.m. New York time, on or prior to the Expiration Date, of the following:
1. The original of this Letter of Credit and all amendments (or photocopy of the original for partial drawings); and
2. The Drawing Certificate issued in the form of Attachment A attached hereto and which forms an integral part hereof, duly completed and purportedly bearing the signature of an authorized representative of the Beneficiary.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any drawing hereunder may be requested by transmitting the requisite documents as described above to the Bank by facsimile at or such other number as specified from time to time by the Bank or by electronic signature. The facsimile or electronic signature transmittal shall be deemed delivered when received. It is understood that drawings made by facsimile transmittal or electronic signature are deemed to be the operative instrument without the need of originally signed documents.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
Partial drawing of funds shall be permitted under this Letter of Credit, and this Letter of Credit shall remain in full force and effect with respect to any continuing balance; provided that, the Available Amount shall be reduced by the amount of each such drawing.
This Letter of Credit is transferable in whole or in part.
Banking charges shall be the sole responsibility of the Applicant.
It is a condition of this Letter of Credit that it shall be deemed automatically extended without an amendment for a one year period beginning on the present expiry date hereof and upon each anniversary of such date, unless at least ninety (90) days prior to any such expiry date we have sent you written notice by regular and registered mail or courier service that we elect not to permit this Letter of Credit to be so extended beyond, and will expire on its then current expiry date. No presentation made under this Letter of Credit after such expiry date will be honored except as described in the succeeding paragraph.
We agree that if this Letter of Credit would otherwise expire during, or within 30 days after, an interruption of our business caused by an act of god, riot, civil commotion, insurrection, act of terrorism, war or any other cause beyond our control or by any strike or lockout, then this Letter of Credit shall expire on the 30th day following the day on which we resume our business after the cause of such interruption has been removed or eliminated and any drawing on this Letter of Credit which could properly have been made but for such interruption shall be permitted during such extended period.
This Letter of Credit sets forth in full our obligations and such obligations shall not in any way be modified, amended, amplified or limited by reference to any documents, instruments or agreements referred to herein, except only the attachment referred to herein; and any such reference shall not be deemed to incorporate by reference any document, instrument or agreement except for such attachment.
The Bank engages with the Beneficiary that Beneficiary’s drafts drawn under and in compliance with the terms of this Letter of Credit will be duly honored if presented to the Bank on or before the Expiration Date.
THIS LETTER OF CREDIT IS SUBJECT TO THE UNIFORM CUSTOMS AND PRACTICE FOR DOCUMENTARY CREDITS (2007 REVISION) INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, PUBLICATION NO. 600 ("UCP''), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE TERMS HEREOF ARE
INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE UCP, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ARTICLES 14(8) AND 36 OF THE UCP, IN WHICH CASE THE TERMS OF THIS LETTER OF CREDITSHALLGOVERN. MATTERSNOTCOVERED BYTHEUCPSHALLBEGOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE for Bank
By:
Title:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
SDG&E RA Confirmation Template
ATTACHMENT A TO APPENDIX B
DRAWING CERTIFICATE TO [ISSUING BANK NAME]
IRREVOCABLE STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT
Reference Number.
(Sample Text)
DRAWING CERTIFICATE
Bank
Bank Address
Subject: Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit
Reference Number:
The undersigned , an authorized representative
of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (the “Beneficiary”), hereby certifies to [Issuing Bank Name] (the “Bank”), and
(the “Applicant”), with reference to
Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit No. , dated
, (the “Letter of Credit”), issued by the Bank
in favor of the Beneficiary, as follows as of the date hereof:
1. The Beneficiary is entitled to draw under the Letter of Credit an amount equal to
$ , for the following reason(s) [check applicable provision]:
[ ]A. An Event of Default, as defined in the [INSERT] Agreement between Beneficiary and Applicant (the “Agreement”), with respect to the Applicant has occurred and is continuing or an amount is due and unpaid to Beneficiary by Applicant.
[ ]B. The Letter of Credit will expire in fewer than sixty (60) days from the date hereof, and Applicant has not provided to Beneficiary alternate Performance Assurance (as defined in the Agreement) acceptable to Beneficiary.
2. Based upon the foregoing, the Beneficiary hereby makes demand under the Letter of Credit for payment of U.S. DOLLARS AND /100ths (U.S.$ ), which amount
does not exceed (i) the amount set forth in paragraph 1 above, and (ii) the Available Amount under the Letter of Credit as of the date hereof.
3. Funds paid pursuant to the provisions of the Letter of Credit shall be wire-transferred to the Beneficiary in accordance with the following instructions:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 1C5035CD-367F-40DA-A1FD-08D665475300 DocuSign Envelope ID: 572E880B-BDE9-4E75-8146-CF911377F52D DocuSign Envelope ID: 785FECA2-2435-424F-96E8-DA42EC4C01B2 Appendix A SDG&E
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 1 SNCL_00326
WSPP RESOURCE ADEQUACY CONFIRMATION
This confirmation (“Confirmation”) confirms the transaction between City of Santa Clara, a chartered California municipal corporation, dba Silicon Valley Power (“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 the last dated signature on the signature page hereto (the “Confirmation Effective Date” or “Effective Date”), by which Seller agrees to sell and deliver, and Purchaser agrees to purchase and receive, the Product (the “Transaction”). The Confirmation includes Appendices A, B, and C which are attached hereto and incorporated herein. This Transaction is governed by the WSPP Agreement dated August 26, 2022 (the “WSPP Agreement”). The WSPP Agreement and this Confirmation shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Agreement”. The Agreement contains the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the Transaction, and no agreement, statement or promise made by either Party which is not contained herein, shall be valid or binding with respect to this Transaction. No amendment or modification to this Confirmation shall be enforceable except through a Documentary Writing executed by both Parties. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Confirmation have the meanings ascribed to them in the WSPP Agreement or the Tariff or in the CPUC Decisions (defined herein below). In the event of a conflict between the provisions of the WSPP Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation shall control.
ARTICLE 1
RESOURCE ADEQUACY CAPACITY PRODUCT
Product, Delivery Period, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifics of the Product are defined in Appendix B.
ARTICLE 2
DELIVERY OBLIGATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS
2.1 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 Expected Contract Quantity of the Product from the Shown Unit(s). (b) Seller will deliver the Expected 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 LRA, 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, LRA 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 Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 2 each day of such Showing Month will equal the Expected Contract Quantity, less any excused deductions to the Contract Quantity in the case of Flexible RA Capacity for excused reductions in Unit EFC.
(d) Seller shall sell and deliver from a Shown Unit that meets requirements set forth in Appendix B. In no event shall a Shown Unit utilize coal or coal materials as a source of fuel or be a nuclear generating facility. A Shown Unit must be a specific resource that is connected directly to the CAISO Balancing Authority Area or under the operational control of CAISO. A Shown Unit may not be an unspecified import.
Seller will identify the Shown Unit(s) and Expected 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. (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 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 Expected 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 submit the Product from the Shown Unit in its Resource Adequacy Plan and such submission is accepted by the LRA, 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. 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 Expected Contract Quantity if Purchaser fails or chooses not to submit the Shown Unit and the Product in its Resource Adequacy Plan with the LRA, 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
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 SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 3 (h) Excused Reductions in Unit EFC: Unless the Parties have designated this Section
2.1(h) as “Not applicable”, if the Product includes FCR Attributes, then Seller’s failure to deliver any of the Contract Quantity of FCR Attributes 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. The extent to which Seller’s failure is excused will equal (i) the Contract Quantity of FCR Attributes forsuch day 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. If the Unit experiences such a reduction in Unit EFC, then Seller may, but is not obligated to, provide the applicable part of the Contract Quantity of FCR Attributes for such day from the Shown Unit.
2.2 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 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 LRA, 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 applicable Tariff that identify Purchaser’s right to the Expected Contract Quantity purchased hereunder for each day of the Delivery Period. 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 failsto 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 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 Purchasers to use such resold Product in a manner consistent with Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 4 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.
2.4 Seller’s Option to Provide Alternate Capacity
If Seller is unable to provide the full Expected Contract Quantity for a Showing Month for any reason, including, without limitation, as provided in Section 2.1, or Seller desires to provide some or all of the Expected 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 as the Unit(s) originally identified in Appendix B hereof, including the same Resource Category, RAR Attributes, and, as applicable, LAR Attributes, FCR Attributes, and 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 Replacement Units from which such Alternate Capacity shall be provided and that (i) have the same Capacity Attributes of the Units originally identified in Appendix B, (ii) are accepted by the CAISO, and (iii) otherwise satisfy the requirements of this Confirmation, no later than the Notification Deadline for Purchaser’s Compliance Showings related to such Showing Month; (b) 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;
(c) if Seller does not comply with the requirements of Sections 2.3(a) and (b) 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
(d) The designation of any Replacement Unit(s) by Seller shall be subject to Purchaser’s prior written approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 5 Once Seller has identified in writing any Replacement Units that meet the requirements of this Section 2.4 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.
ARTICLE 3
PAYMENTS
3.1 Payment
Purchaser shall pay Seller for the Product in the amount of Monthly RA Capacity Payment by the later of (i) ten (10) calendar days after Purchaser’s receipt of Seller’s invoice; and (ii) the twentieth (20th) day of the Showing Month, and if such day is not a Business Day, the next following Business Day 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 at the time of the CAISO filing 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 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 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 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 Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 6 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 must schedule or cause the 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 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 Unit’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 instrumentsreasonably necessary to ensure Purchaser’s rights to the Expected Contract Quantity for the sole benefit of Purchaser or any Subsequent Purchaser.
Such commercially reasonable actions shall include, without limitation cooperating with and providing, and in the case of Seller causing each Shown Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator, owner, or operator to cooperate with and provide, requested supporting documentation to the CAISO, the CPUC, the LRA or any other Governmental Body responsible for administering the applicable Compliance Obligations under Applicable Laws, including to demonstrate that the Expected Contract Quantity can be delivered to the CAISO controlled grid for the minimum hours required to qualify as RA Capacity, 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;
Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 7 (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.
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
COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, Section 27 of the WSPP Agreement is not applicable to this Transaction, and credit support is not required for either Party under this Confirmation.
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 Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 8 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, (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; (iii) each Party may disclose information to the independent evaluator or other administrator of any competitive solicitation process of Purchaser, which in turn may disclose such information to CAISO or any Governmental Body; and (iv) Purchaser may disclose information to any Subsequent Purchaser.
Each of the Parties acknowledge that the other Party is a public agency subject to the requirements of the California Public Records Act Cal. Gov. Code section 6250 et seq. Each Party (the “Receiving Party”) acknowledges that the other Party (the “Disclosing Party”) may submit information to the Receiving Party that the Disclosing Party 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). Upon request or demand of any third person or entity not a party to this Contract (“Requestor”) for production, inspection and/or copying of information designated by a Disclosing Party as Confidential Information, the Receiving Party as soon practical but within three (3) Business Days of receipt of the request, shall notify the Disclosing Party that such request has been made, by telephone call, letter sent via email and/or by US Mail to the address provided in Appendix C. 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, 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.
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 SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 9 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 (a “Change in Law”) 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, the Parties shall work in good faith to try and revise this Confirmation so that the Parties can perform their obligations regarding the purchase and sale of Products sold hereunder in order to maintain the original intent.
6.5 Governing Law
For this Transaction, Section 13.1 of the WSPP Agreement is amended to change “FERC” to “FERC or the CPUC”, and Section 24 of the WSPP Agreement is amended to replace “Utah” with “California”.
6.6 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. Purchaser will have no rights and shall not make any claims, take any actions or assert any remedies against any of the officers, directors, advisors, contractors, consultants or employees of Seller.
6.7 Counterparts
This Confirmation may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures to the counterparty 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.
[Signatures appear on following page.]
Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 10 AGREED AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE:
City of Santa Clara, dba Silicon Valley
Power
Manuel Pineda
Manuel Pineda (Oct 10, 2023 20:01 PDT)
Silicon Valley Clean Energy, a
California joint powers authority
By:
Name:
Title:
Date:
Manuel Pineda
Chief Electric Utility Officer
10/10/23
Name:
Title:
Date:
Monica Padilla
COO & Director of Power Resources
10/10/2023
By:
Appendix A SVP
, OocuSigntd by
Ai^vuCa paMla.
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 11 APPENDIX A
DEFINED TERMS
“Alternate Capacity” means any replacement Product which Seller has elected to provide to Purchaser in accordance with the terms of Section 2.4.
“CAISO” means the California ISO.
“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 LRA of competent jurisdiction over the LSE, or CPUC for an applicable Showing Month.
“Contract Quantity” means, with respect to any particular Showing Month of the Delivery Period, the amount of Product (in MW) set forth in Appendix B. Seller has agreed to provide to Purchaser from the Unit for such Showing Month.
“Contract Price” means the price to be paid by Purchaser to Seller the Product (in MW) as set forth in Appendix B.
“CPUC Decisions” means any currently effective or future decisions, resolutions, or rulingsrelated to resource adequacy.
“Delivery Period” means the period for Product delivery specified in Appendix B. “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.
Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 12 “Expected Contract Quantity” means, with respect to any particular day of any Showing Month of the Delivery Period, (a) for Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product for such day of such Showing Month, including the amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide Alternate Capacity with respect to for such day, and (b) for Contingent Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product for such day of such Showing Month, including the amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide Alternate Capacity with respect to for such day, less any reductions to Contract Quantity for such day specified in Section
2.2with respect to which Seller has not elected to provide Alternate Capacity. “FCR” means the Flexible Capacity requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, the CAISO pursuant to the Tariff, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction over Compliance Obligations and includes any non-binding advisory showing which an LSE is required to make with respect to flexible capacity. “FCR Attributes” means, with respect to a 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. “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.
“LAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes (or other locational attributes related to system reliability), as they are identified 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, 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 payments made pursuant to this Transaction.
“LRA” means Local Regulatory Authority as defined in the Tariff. “LSE” means “Load Serving Entity” as such term is used in Section 40.9 of the Tariff. “Monthly RA Capacity Payment” shall mean the calculation contained in Section 3.1 of this Confirmation.
“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.
Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 13 “Product” has the meaning set forth 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. “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.
“RAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes, as they are identified from time to time by the Tariff, CPUC Decisions, LRA, or any Governmental Body having jurisdiction that can be counted toward RAR, exclusive of any LAR Attributes and FCR Attributes.
“Replacement Unit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 “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 specified by Seller in a Supply Plan. “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.
“Unit” means the generation unit described in Appendix B. “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 NQC” 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.
Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 14 APPENDIX B
UNIT INFORMATION, CONTRACT QUANTITY, AND CONTRACT PRICE Product:
During the Delivery Period, Seller shall provide to Purchaser and Purchaser shall sell, pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation, the Product in the amount of the Contract Quantity of (i) RAR Attributes and, if applicable, LAR Attributes, and (ii) FCR Attributes, and the Contract Quantity shall be either a Firm RA Product or a Contingent Firm RA Product, as specified below (the “Product”). The Product does not confer to Purchaser any right to the electrical output from the Units, other than the right to include the Product associated with the Contract Quantity, 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 Purchaser as part of this Transaction and Purchaser 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 from a Unit that is in excess of Contract Quantity and any RAR Attributes, LAR Attributes, or FCR Attributes not otherwise transferred, conveyed, or sold to Purchaser under this Confirmation. ☒ RAR Attributes
Seller shall sell Purchaser and Purchaser shall buy the RAR Attributes of the Product from the Unit in the amount of the Contract Quantity
☐ LAR Attributes
Seller shall sell Purchaser and Purchaser shall buy the LAR Attributes of the Product from the Unit in the amount of the Contract Quantity.
☐ Flexible RA Product
Seller shall sell Purchaser and Purchaser shall buy FCR Attributes from the Unit in the amount of the applicable Contract Quantity.
☐ Firm RA Product:
Seller shall sell Purchaser and Purchaser shall buy the Firm RA 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 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, the 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 SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 15 ☒ Contingent Firm RA Product:
Seller shall sell Purchaser and Purchaser shall buy Contingent Firm RA Product from the Unit in the amount of the Expected Contract Quantity. If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Expected Contract Quantity as a result of any adjustment of the Expected Contract Quantity of any 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 Expected 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 Expected Contract Quantity during such period pursuant to Section 2.3. If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Expected 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 Expected 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, Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Purchaser for penalties or fines pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5.
Additional Product Information (fill in all that apply):
CAISO Zone: NP15
MCC Bucket:
CPUC Local Area (if applicable):
Flexible Capacity Category (if applicable):
Delivery Period:
Contract Quantity and Contract Price:
Showing Month
and Year
LAR Contract
Quantity (MW)
Contract Price
($/kW-mo.)
Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 16 Unit 1
Unit Specific Information
Resource Name Lodi Energy Center
Physical Location Lodi, CA
CAISO Resource ID LODIEC_2_PL1X2
SCID of Resource NCPA
Unit NQC by month (e.g., Jan=50,Feb=65): 302.58
Unit EFC by month (e.g., Jan=30, Feb=50) N/A
Resource Type (e.g., gas, hydro, solar, etc.) Gas
Minimum Qualified Flexible Capacity
Category (Flex 1, 2 or 3)
TAC Area (e.g., PG&E, SCE) PG&E
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 )
Sierra
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 Confirmation Effective Date pursuant to the Confirmation.]
Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 17 APPENDIX C
NOTICE INFORMATION
Moi ses M elgoza (Oct 1 0, 20 23 1 5:15 PDT)
Purchaser: Silicon Valley Clean Energy Seller: City of Santa Clara dba Silicon Valley Power
Moises Melgoza
Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: C5FE2F89 CA5AD1FF--B453 645E--4615 43D8-8BDD -ACB5-EB2E4B584AAE -C2E03143EF1E 18 Appendix A SVP
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 1 Appendix A – Defined Terms
Appendix B – Product and Unit Information
Appendix C – Notice Information
Appendix D – Planned Outage Schedule
This Confirmation is subject to the Appendices identified below and attached hereto:
WSPP RESOURCE ADEQUACY CONFIRMATION
This confirmation under the WSPP Agreement (“Confirmation”) confirms the transaction between Silicon Valley Clean Energy, a California joint powers authority (“SVCE”) and Clean Power Alliance of Southern California, a California joint powers authority (“CPA”), and each individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”, dated as of October 20, 2023 (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 26, 2022 (the “WSPP Agreement”). The WSPP Agreement and this Confirmation, including any applicable appendices, exhibits or amendments hereto, 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.
The terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
Purchaser : Silicon Valley Clean Energy Seller : Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Product: RAR Local RAR Flexible Capacity, as
further described in Appendix B
Contract Price ($/kW-mo): as further described in Appendix B Contract Quantity (MW):
Delivery Period:
Unit: SANBRN_2_ESBBT1, as further described in
Appendix B
Payment Terms: 20th Day of Showing Month, as further described in Article 3
Collateral:
Total Notional Value:
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have signed this Confirmation effective as of the Effective Date.
SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY, a
California joint powers authority
Sign:
Print: Monica Padilla
Title:COO and Director of Power Resources
CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, a California
joint powers authority
Sign:
Print: Lindsay Saxby
Title: Vice President, Power Supply
Appendix A CPA
DocuSigned by:
573FCW4 1 10B4C0...
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 3 ARTICLE 1
TRANSACTION TERMS
Product, Delivery Period, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifics of the Product are described on page 1 of this Confirmation and 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 the Product from the Unit in the amount of the Contract Quantity. If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity as a result of any reduction of the Contract Quantity 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.
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 each day of 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 Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 4 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 each day of such Showing Month shall equal the Expected Contract Quantity. (d) Seller may sell and deliver Product from a Shown Unit that meets the requirements set forth in Appendix B. In no event shall a Shown Unit utilize coal or coal materials as a source of fuel or be a nuclear generating facility. 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 Product if (i) Purchaser has elected to submit the Product from the Shown Unit(s) in its Resource Adequacy Plan and such submission is accepted by the CPUC and the CAISO but the Supply Plan and Resource Adequacy Plan are not matched in the CIRA Tool and are rejected by CAISO notwithstanding performance of Section
2.1(e) or (ii) Seller fails to submit the volume of Expected Contract Quantity for any Showing Month in such amount as instructed by Purchaser for the applicable Showing Month. Seller shall 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.1
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 CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 5 2.2 Adjustments to ContractQuantity
If Seller is providing Contingent Firm RA Product, Seller’s obligation to deliver the Contract Quantity for each day of 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 for the applicable days of such Planned Outages; 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 for each day of 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.
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 Unitsin accordance with Section2.3.
2.3 Seller’s Option To Provide Alternate Capacity
If Seller is unable to provide the full Contract Quantity for each day of each Showing Month for any reason, including, without limitation, as provided in Section 2.2, or Seller desires to provide a portion of the Contract Quantity for any day of a 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 in an amount such that the total amount of Product provided to Purchaser from the Unit and any Replacement Unit(s) for each day of the 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 Replacement Unit(s) from which such Alternate Capacity shall be provided before the Notification Deadline for such Showing Month; and (b) 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 Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 6 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 such Seller proposed changes, Purchaser shall notify Seller in writing of 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 shall 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 shall be liable to Purchaser for the amounts Seller would have owed Purchaser under this Confirmation if Purchaser had not resold the Product.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 7 (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 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 shall have the exclusive right to direct the Seller or the Unit’s SC to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Expected Contract Quantity for re-sale into such market, and 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 pay for the Product as provided in Article 9 of the WSPP Agreement and this Confirmation; except that under Section 9.4 of the WSPP Agreement, 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. Purchaser shall make a monthly payment to Seller for each Unit by the later of (i) ten (10) Business Days after Purchaser’s receipt of Seller’s invoice or (ii) the twentieth (20th) day of the Showing Month; provided, however, if such day is not a Business Day then payment shall be made on the 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.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 8 3.2 Allocation of Other Payments and Costs
(a) Seller shall 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) 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 Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 9 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 and 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 RAR 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 the Shown Unit(s);
(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 Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 10 contractual arrangement conveys ownership or control of generation capacity from Seller to Purchaser.
ARTICLE 5
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 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.”
5.2 Confidentiality
Notwithstanding Section 30.1 of the WSPP Agreement:
(a) (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 submitting 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. (b) Upon request or demand of any third person or entity not a Party hereto to CPA pursuant to the California Public Records Act for production, inspection and/or copying of Confidential Information (“Requested Confidential Information”), CPA 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 Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 11 the third party by CPA. If Seller takes no such action after receiving the foregoing notice from CPA, CPA 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, CPA shall provide timely and reasonable cooperation to Seller, if requested by Seller, and Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless CPA, its officers, employees and agents (“CPA Indemnified Parties”) from any claims, liability, award of attorneys’ fees, or damages, and to defend any action, claim or lawsuit brought against any of CPA Indemnified Parties for CPA’s refusal to disclose any Requested Confidential Information.
5.3 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).
5.4 Change in Law
If any action by the CPUC, CAISO or any Governmental Body having jurisdiction results in any change in applicable law occurring after the Confirmation Effective Date that (i) materially changes 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 Product sold hereunder in order to maintain the original intent. If the Change in Law results in the Product no longer being able to be counted towards Purchaser’s Resource Adequacy Requirements, and the Parties have not reached agreement on amendments within thirty (30) days after the initiation of discussions regarding the Change in Law that would allow the Product to be able to be counted towards Purchaser’s Resource Adequacy Requirements, Purchaser may terminate this Confirmation upon written notice to Seller, which shall be effective the next Business Day after such notice is received, and any such termination shall be without liability to either Party, subject to payment of any amounts owing as of the effective date of such termination.
5.5 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.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 12 5.6 Collateral
Seller shall provide collateral in the amount of $0.00.
5.7 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 will 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.
5.8 Other WSPP Agreement Changes
For this Transaction, the WSPP Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(a) Section 22.1 of the WSPP Agreement 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.”
(b) Section 22.2(b) of the WSPP Agreement is amended by inserting “and is continuing” after “Event of Default occurs” in the first line thereof and deleting the second sentence therein.
(c) Section 22.3 of the WSPP Agreement is amended by:
In Section 22.3(c), 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.”
(d) In Section 22.3(e), delete the entire provision (including subsections) and replace it with the following: “[Intentionally omitted]”
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 13 (e) In Section 22.3(f), delete the entire provision and replace 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 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.”
(f) Section 28.1 of the WSPP Agreement shall be 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.
(g) Section 30.1 of the WSPP Agreement 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”. (h) Subsections 34.1 and 34.2 of the WSPP Agreement are hereby 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 LOS ANGELES,
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.”
(i) The phrase “arbitration or” is hereby deleted from the first line of Section 34.4.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 14 (j) 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.”
(k) Section 37 of the WSPP Agreement is amended by inserting the following in the beginning of the section: “On the date of entering into this Confirmation,”. (l) Section 41 “Witness” of the WSPP Agreement 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-Appendix A CPA DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 15 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.”
5.9 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, 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.
5.10 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.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 Appendix A - 1
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 the Resource Adequacy Requirements.
“Effective Flexible Capacity” has the meaning given in the CAISO 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 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 particular day of any Showing Month of the Delivery Period, (a) for Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product, including the Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 Appendix A - 2
amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide as Alternate Capacity with respect to such day, and (b) for Contingent Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product, including the amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide as Alternate Capacity with respect to such day, less any reductions to Contract Quantity for such day consistent with Section 2.2 with respect to which Seller has not elected to provide Alternate Capacity.
“Firm RA Product” has the meaning set forth in Article 1 herein. “Flexible Capacity” or “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. “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.
“Net Qualifying Capacity” has the meaning given in the CAISO 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, Local RAR and/or FCR for the Delivery Period, Unit, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifications described on page 1 of this Confirmation and 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.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 Appendix A - 3
“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. “Replacement Unit” means a generating unit meeting the requirements specified 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. “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 the Unit, or any Replacement Unit meeting the requirements of Section 2.3 of this Confirmation and 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.
“Unit” means the generation unit described in Appendix B. A Unit or Shown Unit may not be a nuclear or 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.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 Appendix B - 1
APPENDIX B
PRODUCT AND UNIT INFORMATION
Product:
RAR Local RAR Flexible Capacity
and all Capacity Attributes related to such Product.
Delivery Period: .
Contract Quantity and Contract Price:
RAR and Flex RAR, as applicable
Showing
Month and
Year
RAR Contract
Quantity (MW)
Flex Contract
Quantity (MW) Contract Price
($/kW-mo)
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 Appendix B - 2
Unit 1
Unit Specific Information
Resource Name Edwards Sanborn - BESS
Physical Location Kern, CA
CAISO Resource ID SANBRN_2_ESBBT1
SCID of Resource CPAA
Unit NQC by month (e.g., Jan=50,Feb=65): 100 MW
Unit EFC by month (e.g., Jan=30, Feb=50) 200 MW
Resource Type (e.g., gas, hydro, solar, etc.) LESR
Minimum Qualified Flexible Capacity
Category (Flex 1, 2 or 3)
2 TAC Area (e.g., PG&E, SCE) SCE
Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor Na
Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor Na
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)
1 Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 Appendix C - 1
APPENDIX C
NOTICE INFORMATION
Buyer: Silicon Valley Clean Energy Seller: Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 Appendix C - 2
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 0D6D0AFE FDFB3F4C-9176 C8A7--48A6 4D79-90CC -A1A3--3E9104EDB090 2614E9CA1137 Appendix D - 1
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
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 1 Appendix A – Defined Terms
Appendix B – Product and Unit Information
Appendix C – Notice Information
Appendix D – Planned Outage Schedule
This Confirmation is subject to the Appendices identified below and attached hereto:
WSPP RESOURCE ADEQUACY CONFIRMATION
This confirmation under the WSPP Agreement (“Confirmation”) confirms the transaction between Silicon Valley Clean Energy, a California joint powers authority (“SVCE”) and Clean Power Alliance of Southern California, a California joint powers authority (“CPA”), and each individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”, dated as of October 20,2023 (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 26, 2022 (the “WSPP Agreement”). The WSPP Agreement and this Confirmation, including any applicable appendices, exhibits or amendments hereto, 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.
The terms of the Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:
Purchaser : Clean Power Alliance of
Southern California
Seller : Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Product: RAR Local RAR Flexible Capacity, as
further described in Appendix B
Contract Price ($/kW-mo): , as further described in Appendix B Contract Quantity (MW): , as further described in Appendix B Delivery Period:
Unit: HIDSRT_2_UNITS, as further described in Appendix
B
Payment Terms: 20th Day of Showing Month, as further described in Article 3
Collateral:
Total Notional Value:
Appendix A CPA
K
1 1
—
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have signed this Confirmation effective as of the Effective Date.
SILICON VALLEY CLEAN ENERGY, a
California joint powers authority
Sign:
Print: Monica Padilla
Title:COO and Director of Power Resources
CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, a California
joint powers authority
Sign:
Print: Lindsay Saxby
Title: Vice President, Power Supply
Appendix A CPA
x DocuSigned by:
AldVUCA PaJaILl
573FC104110B4C0...
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 3 ARTICLE 1
TRANSACTION TERMS
Product, Delivery Period, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifics of the Product are described on page 1 of this Confirmation and 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 the Product from the Unit in the amount of the Contract Quantity. If the Unit is not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity as a result of any reduction of the Contract Quantity 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.
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 each day of 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 Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 4 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 each day of such Showing Month shall equal the Expected Contract Quantity. (d) Seller may sell and deliver Product from a Shown Unit that meets the requirements set forth in Appendix B. In no event shall a Shown Unit utilize coal or coal materials as a source of fuel or be a nuclear generating facility. 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 Product if (i) Purchaser has elected to submit the Product from the Shown Unit(s) in its Resource Adequacy Plan and such submission is accepted by the CPUC and the CAISO but the Supply Plan and Resource Adequacy Plan are not matched in the CIRA Tool and are rejected by CAISO notwithstanding performance of Section
2.1(e) or (ii) Seller fails to submit the volume of Expected Contract Quantity for any Showing Month in such amount as instructed by Purchaser for the applicable Showing Month. Seller shall 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.1
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 CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 5 2.2 Adjustments to ContractQuantity
If Seller is providing Contingent Firm RA Product, Seller’s obligation to deliver the Contract Quantity for each day of 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 for the applicable days of such Planned Outages; 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 for each day of 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.
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 Unitsin accordance with Section2.3.
2.3 Seller’s Option To Provide Alternate Capacity
If Seller is unable to provide the full Contract Quantity for each day of each Showing Month for any reason, including, without limitation, as provided in Section 2.2, or Seller desires to provide a portion of the Contract Quantity for any day of a 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 in an amount such that the total amount of Product provided to Purchaser from the Unit and any Replacement Unit(s) for each day of the 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 Replacement Unit(s) from which such Alternate Capacity shall be provided before the Notification Deadline for such Showing Month; and (b) 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 Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 6 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 such Seller proposed changes, Purchaser shall notify Seller in writing of 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 shall 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 shall be liable to Purchaser for the amounts Seller would have owed Purchaser under this Confirmation if Purchaser had not resold the Product.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 7 (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 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 shall have the exclusive right to direct the Seller or the Unit’s SC to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Expected Contract Quantity for re-sale into such market, and 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 pay for the Product as provided in Article 9 of the WSPP Agreement and this Confirmation; except that under Section 9.4 of the WSPP Agreement, 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. Purchaser shall make a monthly payment to Seller for each Unit by the later of (i) ten (10) Business Days after Purchaser’s receipt of Seller’s invoice or (ii) the twentieth (20th) day of the Showing Month; provided, however, if such day is not a Business Day then payment shall be made on the 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.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 8 3.2 Allocation of Other Payments and Costs
(a) Seller shall 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) 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 Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 9 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 and 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 RAR 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 the Shown Unit(s);
(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 Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 10 contractual arrangement conveys ownership or control of generation capacity from Seller to Purchaser.
ARTICLE 5
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 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.”
5.2 Confidentiality
Notwithstanding Section 30.1 of the WSPP Agreement:
(a) (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 submitting 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. (b) Upon request or demand of any third person or entity not a Party hereto to CPA pursuant to the California Public Records Act for production, inspection and/or copying of Confidential Information (“Requested Confidential Information”), CPA 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 Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 11 the third party by CPA. If Seller takes no such action after receiving the foregoing notice from CPA, CPA 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, CPA shall provide timely and reasonable cooperation to Seller, if requested by Seller, and Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless CPA, its officers, employees and agents (“CPA Indemnified Parties”) from any claims, liability, award of attorneys’ fees, or damages, and to defend any action, claim or lawsuit brought against any of CPA Indemnified Parties for CPA’s refusal to disclose any Requested Confidential Information.
5.3 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).
5.4 Change in Law
If any action by the CPUC, CAISO or any Governmental Body having jurisdiction results in any change in applicable law occurring after the Confirmation Effective Date that (i) materially changes 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 Product sold hereunder in order to maintain the original intent. If the Change in Law results in the Product no longer being able to be counted towards Purchaser’s Resource Adequacy Requirements, and the Parties have not reached agreement on amendments within thirty (30) days after the initiation of discussions regarding the Change in Law that would allow the Product to be able to be counted towards Purchaser’s Resource Adequacy Requirements, Purchaser may terminate this Confirmation upon written notice to Seller, which shall be effective the next Business Day after such notice is received, and any such termination shall be without liability to either Party, subject to payment of any amounts owing as of the effective date of such termination.
5.5 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.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 12 5.6 Collateral
Seller shall provide collateral in the amount of $0.00.
5.7 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 will 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.
5.8 Other WSPP Agreement Changes
For this Transaction, the WSPP Agreement shall be amended as follows:
(a) Section 22.1 of the WSPP Agreement 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.”
(b) Section 22.2(b) of the WSPP Agreement is amended by inserting “and is continuing” after “Event of Default occurs” in the first line thereof and deleting the second sentence therein.
(c) Section 22.3 of the WSPP Agreement is amended by:
In Section 22.3(c), 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.”
(d) In Section 22.3(e), delete the entire provision (including subsections) and replace it with the following: “[Intentionally omitted]”
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 13 (e) In Section 22.3(f), delete the entire provision and replace 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 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.”
(f) Section 28.1 of the WSPP Agreement shall be 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.
(g) Section 30.1 of the WSPP Agreement 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”. (h) Subsections 34.1 and 34.2 of the WSPP Agreement are hereby 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 LOS ANGELES,
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.”
(i) The phrase “arbitration or” is hereby deleted from the first line of Section 34.4.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 14 (j) 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.”
(k) Section 37 of the WSPP Agreement is amended by inserting the following in the beginning of the section: “On the date of entering into this Confirmation,”. (l) Section 41 “Witness” of the WSPP Agreement 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-Appendix A CPA DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 15 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.”
5.9 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, 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.
5.10 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.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 Appendix A - 1
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 the Resource Adequacy Requirements.
“Effective Flexible Capacity” has the meaning given in the CAISO 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 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 particular day of any Showing Month of the Delivery Period, (a) for Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product, including the Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 Appendix A - 2
amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide as Alternate Capacity with respect to such day, and (b) for Contingent Firm RA Product, the Contract Quantity of Product, including the amount of Contract Quantity of Product that Seller has elected to provide as Alternate Capacity with respect to such day, less any reductions to Contract Quantity for such day consistent with Section 2.2 with respect to which Seller has not elected to provide Alternate Capacity.
“Firm RA Product” has the meaning set forth in Article 1 herein. “Flexible Capacity” or “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. “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.
“Net Qualifying Capacity” has the meaning given in the CAISO 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, Local RAR and/or FCR for the Delivery Period, Unit, Contract Quantity, Contract Price and other specifications described on page 1 of this Confirmation and 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.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 Appendix A - 3
“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. “Replacement Unit” means a generating unit meeting the requirements specified 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. “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 the Unit, or any Replacement Unit meeting the requirements of Section 2.3 of this Confirmation and 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.
“Unit” means the generation unit described in Appendix B. A Unit or Shown Unit may not be a nuclear or 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.
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 Appendix B - 1
APPENDIX B
PRODUCT AND UNIT INFORMATION
Product:
RAR Local RAR Flexible Capacity
and all Capacity Attributes related to such Product.
Delivery Period: inclusive.
Contract Quantity and Contract Price:
RAR and Flex RAR, as applicable
Showing
Month and
Year
RAR and Flex
Contract Quantity
(MW)
Contract Price
($/kW-mo)
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 Appendix B - 2
Unit 1
Unit Specific Information
Resource Name HIGH DESERT POWER PROJECT
AGGREGATE
Physical Location Victorville, CA
CAISO Resource ID HIDSRT_2_UNITS
SCID of Resource TS30
Unit NQC by month (e.g., Jan=50,Feb=65): 850
Unit EFC by month (e.g., Jan=30, Feb=50) NA
Resource Type (e.g., gas, hydro, solar, etc.) Gas Cogen Minimum Qualified Flexible Capacity
Category (Flex 1, 2 or 3)
NA
TAC Area (e.g., PG&E, SCE) SCE
Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor NA
Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor NA
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 Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 Appendix C - 1
APPENDIX C
NOTICE INFORMATION
Buyer: Clean Power Alliance of
Southern California
Seller: Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 Appendix C - 2
Appendix A CPA
DocuSign DocuSign Envelope Envelope ID: 73C774F6 FDFB3F4C-094C -9176--42B4 48A6--A120 90CC-9D19FABB530D -3E9104EDB090 Appendix D - 1
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
Appendix A CPA
Calpine Deal: 3675272
1 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx
MASTER POWER PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
CONFIRMATION LETTER – RESOURCE ADEQUACY
BETWEEN
CALPINE ENERGY SERVICES, L.P.
AND
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority
This Confirmation Letter (“Confirmation”) confirms the Transaction between Calpine Energy Services, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Seller”), and Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority, a California joint powers authority (“Buyer”), each individually a “Party” and together the “Parties”, dated as of October 17, 2023 (the “Confirmation Effective Date”), in which Seller agrees to provide to Buyer the right to the Product, as such term is defined in Article 3 of this Confirmation. This Transaction is governed by the Edison Electric Institute Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Parties, and that certain Cover Sheet, effective as of June 20, 2017, 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”. All provisions contained in or incorporated by reference in the Master Agreement will govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified herein. Subject to any contrary provisions in the Master Agreement, in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Master Agreement and this Confirmation, this Confirmation will prevail for the purpose of this Transaction.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Confirmation have the meanings ascribed to them in the Master Agreement or the Tariff (as defined herein).
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 “Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.2 “Alternate Capacity” means any replacement Product which Seller has elected to provide to Buyer in accordance with the terms of Section 4.5.
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” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereof.
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 the definition of Section 1.51 of the Master Agreement, “Capacity Replacement Price” shall be deemed to be the “Replacement Price.”
1.9 “Confirmation” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.10 “Confirmation Effective Date” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereof.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
2 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx
1.11 “Contingent Firm RA Product” has the meaning specified in Section 3.4 hereof.
1.12 “Contract Price” means, for any Monthly Delivery Period, the price specified under the RA Capacity Price Table in Section 4.9.
1.13 “Contract Quantity” means, with respect to any particular Showing Month of the Delivery Period, the amount of Product (in MWs) set forth in table in Section 4.3 which Seller has agreed to provide to Buyer from the Unit for such Showing Month (as such amount may be adjusted pursuant to Section 4.4).
1.14 “Control Area” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.15 “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, 18-06-030, 18-06-031, 19-02-022 and 19-06-026, 20-06-002, 20-06-028, 20-06-31, 20-12-006, 21-06-035, and any other existing or subsequent decisions related to resource adequacy issued from time to time by the CPUC, as amended from time to time.
1.16 “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.
1.17 “Delivery Period” has the meaning specified in Section 4.1 hereof.
1.18 “Delivery Point” has the meaning specified in Section 4.2 hereof.
1.19 “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 any reductions to Contract Quantity specified in Section 4.4 with respect to which Seller has not elected to provide Alternate Capacity.
1.20 “Effective Flexible Capacity” means the flexible capacity of a resource that can be counted towards an LSE’s FCR obligation, as identified from time to time by the Tariff, the CPUC Decisions, LRA, or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.21 “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 from 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.
1.22 “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.
1.23 “Firm RA Product” has the meaning specified in the Section 3.3 hereof.
1.24 “Flexible Capacity Requirements” or “FCR” means the flexible capacity requirements established for LSEs by the CPUC pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, or by an LRA or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction.
1.25 “Flexible RA Product” has the meaning specified in the Section 3.2 hereof.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
3 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx
1.26 “GADS” means the Generating Availability Data System or its successor.
1.27 “Generic RA Product” means Designated RA Capacity consisting of RAR Attributes and, if applicable, LAR Attributes, which does not include FCR Attributes.
1.28 “Good Utility Practice” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.29 “Governmental Body” means (i) any federal, state, local, municipal or other government; (ii) 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 (iii) any court or governmental tribunal.
1.30 “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.
1.31 “LAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes (or other locational attributes related to system reliability), as they are identified as of the Confirmation Effective Date 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.
1.32 “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.
1.33 “LRA” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.34 “LSE” means load-serving entity. LSEs may be an investor-owned utility, an electric service provider, a community aggregator or community choice aggregator, or a municipality serving load in the CAISO Control Area (excluding exports).
1.35 “Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.36 “Monthly Delivery Period” means each calendar month during the Delivery Period and shall correspond to each Showing Month.
1.37 “Monthly RA Capacity Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 4.9 hereof.
1.38 “NERC” means the North American Electric Reliability Council, or its successor.
1.39 “NERC/GADS Protocols” means the GADS protocols established by NERC, as may be updated from time to time.
1.40 “Net Qualifying Capacity” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.41 “Non-Availability Charges” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
4 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx
1.42 “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).
1.43 “Party” and “Parties” have the meanings specified in the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.44 “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 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.
1.45 “Product” has the meaning specified in Article 3 hereof.
1.46 “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 encompasses the RAR Attributes, LAR Attributes and FCR Attributes of the capacity provided by a Unit, as applicable pursuant to this Confirmation.
1.47 “RA Capacity Price” means the price specified in the RA Capacity Price Table in Section 4.9 hereof.
1.48 “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.
1.49 “RAR Attributes” means, with respect to a Unit, any and all resource adequacy attributes, as they are identified as of the Confirmation Effective Date by the Tariff, the CPUC Decisions, LRA, or any Governmental Body having jurisdiction, that can be counted toward RAR and are consistent with the operational limitations and physical characteristics of such Unit, exclusive of any LAR Attributes or FCR Attributes.
1.50 “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 or CPUC Decisions, or to an LRA having jurisdiction.
1.51 “Replacement Capacity” has the meaning specified in Section 4.7 hereof.
1.52 “Replacement Unit” means a generating unit meeting the requirements specified in Section 4.5.
1.53 “Resource Category” shall be as described in the CPUC Filing Guide, as such may be modified, amended, supplemented or updated from time to time.
1.54 “Scheduling Coordinator” or “SC” has the meaning set forth in the Tariff.
1.55 “Seller” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.56 “Showing Month” shall be the calendar month during the Delivery Period that is the subject of the RAR Showing, LAR Showing, and/or FCR Showing, as applicable, as set forth in the CPUC Decisions. For illustrative purposes only, pursuant to the CPUC Decisions in effect as of the Confirmation Effective Date, the monthly RAR Showing made in June is for the Showing Month of August.
1.57 “Subsequent Buyer” means the purchaser of Product from Buyer in a re-sale of Product by Buyer.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
5 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx
1.58 “Supply Plan” means the supply plans, or similar or successor filings, that each Scheduling Coordinator representing RA Capacity submits to the CAISO, LRA, or other Governmental Body, pursuant to Applicable Laws, in order for that RA Capacity to count for its RAR Attributes, LAR Attributes, and/or FCR Attributes.
1.59 “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.
1.60 “Transaction” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereof.
1.61 “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.
1.62 “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 flexible capacity during the term of this Transaction and a Unit can count toward such new categories of flexible capacity while operating consistent with the operational limitation and physical characteristics of such Unit, any and all such new categories of flexible capacity shall be deemed to be part of the Effective 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.
1.63 “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 INFORMATION AND DESIGNATION
2.1 Unit Information
Delta Energy Center
Name: Delta Energy Center Aggregate
Location: Pittsburg, CA
CAISO Resource ID: DELTA_2_PL1X4
Resource Type: I_Phys_Res
Resource Category (1, 2, 3 or 4): 4
Point of interconnection with the CAISO Controlled Grid ("Substation"): Pittsburg 230 kV substation Local Capacity Area (as of the Confirmation Effective Date): CAISO System DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
6 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx Path 26 (North, South or None): North
Deliverability restrictions, if any, as described in most recent CAISO deliverability assessment: None Run Hour Restrictions: None
LAR Attributes (Yes/No): N/A
If yes: Local Capacity Area (as of the Confirmation Effective Date): N/A Product Type (Generic/Flexible): Generic
If Generic: Unit NQC (as of the Confirmation Effective Date): Varies by Month If Flexible: Unit EFC (as of the Confirmation Effective Date): N/A Flexible Capacity Category (Base/Peak/Super-peak): N/A
Pastoria Energy Facility
Name: Pastoria Energy Facility
Location: Lebec, CA
CAISO Resource ID: LEBECS_2_UNITS
Resource Type: I_Phys_Res
Resource Category (1, 2, 3 or 4): 4
Point of interconnection with the CAISO Controlled Grid ("Substation"): LEBEC Local Capacity Area (as of the Confirmation Effective Date): CAISO System Path 26 (North, South or None): South
Deliverability restrictions, if any, as described in most recent CAISO deliverability assessment: None Run Hour Restrictions: None
LAR Attributes (Yes/No): N/A
If yes: Local Capacity Area (as of the Confirmation Effective Date): N/A Product Type (Generic/Flexible): Generic
If Generic: Unit NQC (as of the Confirmation Effective Date): Varies by Month If Flexible: Unit EFC (as of the Confirmation Effective Date): N/A Flexible Capacity Category (Base/Peak/Super-peak): N/A
DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
7 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx King City
Name: King City Cogen: (Calpine American I Cogen)
Location: King City, California
CAISO Resource ID: BASICE_2_UNITS
Unit NQC (as of the Confirmation Effective Date): 120
Unit EFC (as of the Confirmation Effective Date): N/A
Resource Type: Natural Gas
Resource Category (1, 2, 3 or 4): 4
Unit EFC Category (1, 2, or 3): 1
Path 26 (North, South or None): North
Local Capacity Area (if any, as of Confirmation Effective Date): N/A
2.2 Seller to Designate Unit
(a) At any point prior to the Delivery Period, Seller may modify the Unit from which RA Capacity will be provided to Buyer by providing Buyer with the specific Unit information identified in Section 2.1 by no later than ten (10) Business Days before the relevant deadline for the Compliance Showing.
(b) The Unit shall meet the Product characteristics and Contract Quantity specified in Articles 3 and 4 and the Resource Category requirements set forth in Section
2.2(c). Under no circumstances shall the Unit be a coal-fired generating facility. (c) The Unit shall qualify as a Maximum Cumulative Capacity (“MCC”) Resource Category 4 resource, which is described in the CPUC’s 2020 Filing Guide as being able to run or operate in “All Hours (planned availability is unrestricted)”. (d) Seller may designate an import resource as a Unit, provided that (i) such import resource meets each of the requirements of this Section 2.2, (ii) such resource meets the requirements of “resource-specific resource) pursuant to the CPUC Decisions, and any other applicable CAISO or CPUC requirements, and (iii) Seller provides to Buyer, at no additional cost, sufficient import allocation rights necessary to ensure delivery of the Product to Buyer.
(e) Nothing in this Section 2.2 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.
(f) Seller’s designation of the Unit each year shall not in any way (i) convert the Contingent Firm RA Product being sold under this Confirmation into a Firm RA Product, or (ii) cause any change to the Monthly RA Capacity Payment.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
8 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx
3. RESOURCE ADEQUACY CAPACITY PRODUCT
During the Delivery Period, Seller shall provide to Buyer, pursuant to the terms of this Confirmation, the Designated RA Capacity in the amount of 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 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 from 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 from 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 from 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 from the Units in the amount of the applicable Contract Quantity.
3.3 Firm RA Product
Seller shall provide Buyer with Designated RA Capacity from 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 Force Majeure, 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 from one or more Replacement Units pursuant to Section 4.5 hereof. If Seller fails to provide Buyer with replacement Designated RA Capacity from Replacement Units pursuant to Section 4.5, then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Buyer for penalties or fines pursuant to the terms of Sections 4.7 and 4.8 hereof.
3.4 Contingent Firm RA Product
Seller shall provide Buyer with Designated RA Capacity from the Units in the amount of the applicable Contract Quantity; provided, however, that if (i) the Units are not available to provide the full amount of the Contract Quantity due to Force Majeure, any Planned Outage or any reduction of the RA Capacity of any Unit, and (ii) Seller has given Buyer timely notice pursuant to Section 4.5, then, Seller may either reduce the Contract Quantity or provide Buyer with Designated RA Capacity from one or more Replacement Units pursuant to Section 4.5 hereof. If Seller fails to provide Buyer with any portion of the Designated RA Capacity (x) for a reason other than a Force Majeure, Planned Outage or reduction of the RA Capacity of any Unit (as provided in Section 4.4), or (y) Seller failed to give Buyer timely notice pursuant to Section
4.5(a), then Seller shall be liable for damages and/or required to indemnify Buyer for penalties or fines pursuant to the terms of Sections 4.7 and 4.8 hereof.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
9 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx
4. DELIVERY AND PAYMENT
4.1 Delivery Period
The Delivery Period shall be , inclusive. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall obligate Seller to provide any RA Capacity to Buyer for any period after the end of the Delivery Period.
4.2 Delivery Point
The Delivery Point for each Unit shall be the CAISO Control Area, and if applicable, the LAR region in which the Unit is electrically interconnected.
4.3 Contract Quantity
The Contract Quantity of each Unit for each Monthly Delivery Period shall be:
Contract Quantity (MWs)
Contract Year/Month Contract Quantity
(MWs)
Resource ID
4.4 Adjustments to Contract Quantity
(a) Planned Outages: Seller’s obligation to deliver the Contract Quantity for any Showing Month may be reduced at Seller’s option if any portion of the Unit is scheduled for a Planned Outage during the applicable Showing Month; provided, Seller notifies Buyer, no later than ten (10) Business Days before the relevant deadlines for the corresponding RAR Showings, LAR Showings and/or FCR Showings applicable to that Showing Month, of the amount of Product from the Unit Buyer is permitted to include in Buyer’s RAR Showings, LAR Showings, and/or FCR Showings applicable to that month as a result of such Planned Outage.
If Seller is unable to provide the applicable Contract Quantity for a Showing Month because of a Planned Outage of a Unit, Seller has the option, but not the obligation, to provide Product for such Showing Month from Replacement Units, provided, Seller provides and identifies such Replacement Units in accordance with Section
4.5. If Seller chooses not to provide Product from Replacement Units and a Unit is on a Planned Outage for the applicable Showing Month, then, the Contract Quantity shall be revised in accordance with any applicable adjustments stipulated by the CPUC Filing Guide or CAISO Tariff in effect for the applicable Showing Month in which the Planned Outage occurs.
(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 of Flexible RA for any Showing Month may also be reduced or adjusted by Seller if the CPUC, CAISO, or other Governmental Body changes or eliminates the FCR, such that Flexible Capacity Attributes are no longer required for compliance or results in changes to DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
10 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx how the Units are counted towards such requirements. To the extent any such changes occur during the Delivery Period, Seller may reduce the amount of Flexible RA Product provided to Buyer from the Unit on a pro rata basis based on the overall size (in MWs) of the Unit. The Parties acknowledge and agree that any such change to the Unit EFC shall not (i) entitle Buyer to a change in the Contract Price or a change in the amounts payable under Article 3, (ii) result in any change to the Contract Quantity, (iii) give either Party the right to terminate this Agreement, or (iv) allow for the severability of any provisions of this Confirmation pursuant to the Master Agreement.. If the Unit experiences such a reduction in Unit NQC, then Seller has the option, but not the obligation, to provide the applicable Contract Quantity for such Showing Month from (i) the same Unit, provided the Unit has sufficient remaining and available Product and/or (ii) from 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 from (i) the same Unit, provided the Unit has sufficient remaining and available Product and/or (ii) from Replacement Units, provided, that in each case Seller provides and identifies such Replacement Units in accordance with Section 4.5.
(d) UCAP: If during the Delivery Period the CAISO or the CPUC either (i) 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 (ii) utilizes such successor value as a supplemental means of measuring the qualifying capacity of a Unit together with Unit NQC, then from and after such replacement, Seller will convey the equivalent amount of qualifying capacity of such Unit, to be determined by Seller, on a pro rata basis (i.e. following such replacement, Seller’s delivery obligation will be obtained by calculating 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 from a different generating unit other than the Unit, then Seller may, at no cost to Buyer, provide Buyer with Alternate Capacity from one or more Replacement Units, with the total amount of Product provided to Buyer from 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 Alternative Capacity and identify Replacement Units meeting the above requirements no later than ten (10) Business Days before that Showing Month’s applicable deadlines for Buyer’s RAR Showings, LAR Showings, and/or FCR Showings. If Seller notifies Buyer in writing as to the particular Replacement Units and such Units meet the requirements of DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
11 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx 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 fines pursuant to the terms of Sections 4.7 and 4.8 hereof if the failure to deliver the full Contract Quantity is due to Force Majeure, any Planned Outage or any reduction of the RA Capacity of any Unit (as provided in Section 4.4) and Seller notified Buyer, no later than ten (10) Business Days before that Showing Month’s relevant deadlines for Buyer’s RAR Showings, LAR Showings, and/or FCR Showings, as applicable, 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, on a timely basis, submit, or cause the Unit’s SC to submit, Supply Plans to identify and confirm the Designated RA Capacity provided to Buyer for each Showing Month so that the total amount of Designated RA Capacity identified and confirmed for such Showing Month equals the Designated RA Capacity, unless specifically requested not to do so by Buyer.
(b) Seller shall cause the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator to submit written notification to Buyer, no later than ten (10) Business Days before the applicable RAR Showings, LAR Showings and/or FCR Showings deadlines for each Showing Month, that Buyer will be credited with the Designated RA Capacity for such Showing Month in the Unit’s Scheduling Coordinator Supply Plan so that the Designated RA Capacity credited equals the Designated RA Capacity for such Showing Month.
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 DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
12 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx 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 4.1 of the Master Agreement, the following damages in lieu of damages specified in Section 4.1 of the Master Agreement: an amount equal to the positive difference, if any, between (i) the sum of (A) the actual cost paid by Buyer for any Replacement Capacity, plus (B) each Capacity Replacement Price 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 for 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 Article Six of the Master Agreement.
4.8 Indemnities for Failure to Deliver Contract Quantity Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer from any penalties, fines 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 from any of the following:
(a) Seller’s failure to provide any portion of the Designated RA Capacity; (b) Seller’s failure to provide notice of the non-availability of any portion of Designated RA Capacity as required under Section 4.6;
(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, fines 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 fines. If Seller fails to pay the foregoing penalties, fines or costs, or fails to reimburse Buyer for those penalties, fines or costs, then Buyer may offset those penalties, fines 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 Article Six of the Master 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 of (a) the applicable Contract Price for that Monthly Delivery Period, (b) the Designated RA Capacity for the Monthly Delivery Period, and (c) 1,000.
The final product of this Monthly RA Capacity Payment calculation shall be rounded to the nearest penny (i.e., two decimal places).
RA CAPACITY PRICE TABLE
Contract
Year/Month
RA Capacity Price
($/kW-month)
DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
13 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx
4.10 Allocation of Other Payments and Costs
Seller may retain any revenues it may receive from 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 from 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 from 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 from Reliability Must Run Agreements for any Unit, Reliability Compensation Services Tariff, and Residual Unit Commitment capacity payments, but excluding payments described in clauses (a) through (c) above). In accordance with Section 4.9 of this Confirmation and Article Six of the Master Agreement, all such revenues received by Seller, or a Unit’s SC, owner, or operator shall be remitted to Buyer, and Seller shall indemnify Buyer for any such revenues that Buyer does not receive, and Seller shall pay such revenues to Buyer if the Unit’s SC, owner, or operator fails to remit those revenues to Buyer. If Seller fails to pay such revenues to Buyer, Buyer may offset any amounts owing to it for such revenues pursuant to Article Six of the Master Agreement against any future amounts it may owe to Seller under this Confirmation.
5. CAISO OFFER REQUIREMENTS
During the Delivery Period, except to the extent any Unit is in an Outage, or is affected by an event of Force Majeure 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 operator 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
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. 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 DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
14 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx 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 from 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) 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, 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 Confirmation from 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 a Reliability Must Run 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 Adopted May 6, 2004, and is obligated to abide by all Applicable Laws in operating such Unit; provided, that the owner or operator of any Unit is not required to undertake capital improvements, facility enhancements, or the construction of new facilities;
(f) The owner or operator of each Unit is obligated to comply with Applicable Laws, including the Tariff, relating to RA Capacity and, as applicable, RAR, LAR and/or FCR;
(g) If Seller is the owner of any Unit, the respective cumulative sums of LAR Attributes, RAR Attributes, and FCR Attributes that Seller has sold, assigned or transferred for any Unit does not exceed that Unit’s RA Capacity;
(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;
DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
15 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx (i) Seller has notified 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 has notified the SC of each Unit that Seller is obligated to cause each Unit’s SC to provide to the Buyer, at least five (5) Business Days before the relevant deadline for each RAR Showing, LAR Showing, and/or FCR Showing, as applicable, 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 has notified 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. CONFIDENTIALITY
Notwithstanding Section 10.11 of the Master Agreement, the Parties agree that Buyer may disclose the Designated RA Capacity under this Transaction to any Governmental Body, the CPUC, the CAISO or any LRA having jurisdiction in order to support its LAR Showings, RAR Showings, and/or FCR Showings, as applicable, and Seller may disclose the transfer of the Designated RA Capacity under this Transaction to the SC of each Unit in order for such SC to timely submit accurate Supply Plans.
9. BUYER’S RE-SALE OF PRODUCT
(a) Buyer may re-sell all or a portion of the 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. (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..
10. 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” from 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 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 Buyer.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
Calpine Deal: 3675272
16 O:\Confirmations\RA & LAR Deals\Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority\3675272_Phys Capacity RA SVCE 10.17.2023.docx
11. COLLATERAL REQUIREMENTS
Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Master Agreement to the contrary, Performance Assurance shall not be required from either Party in connection with this Transaction.
12. 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.
13. 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 writing executed by both Parties, and no amendment or modification to this Transaction shall be enforceable except through a writing executed by both Parties. [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED TO AS OF THE CONFIRMATION EFFECTIVE DATE Calpine Energy Services, L.P. Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority By: ___________________________
Name: William Stokes
Title: Vice President
By: ____________________________
Name: _________________________
Title: ___________________________
DocuSign Envelope ID: 76C601EE-1ED7-4A19-9526-6DFE136659BA Monica Padilla
COO & Director of Power Resources
DocuSign Envelope ID: 3CF52F59-17B9-463B-8D9C-A76517F11918 Appendix A Calpine
x DocuSigned by:
'
573FC104110B4C0...
1 Resource Adequacy (“RA”) Transaction Confirmation
Confirmation #233RA381: Resource Adequacy Sale
Effective Date: 10/20/2023
This RA Transaction Confirmation (“Transaction Confirmation”) by and between Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority (“Customer”) and Google Energy LLC (“Provider”) (together with Customer, the “Parties” and each a “Party”) is entered into as of the Effective Date set forth above.
This Transaction Confirmation is governed by the Framework GreenPrime Direct Energy Supply Agreement entered between Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority, Google LLC, and Google Energy LLC on April 8, 2022 (the “Framework Agreement”). The Framework Agreement, including any applicable exhibits or amendments thereto and this Transaction Confirmation will be collectively referred to herein as the “Agreement” and will constitute a single agreement between the Parties. Terms capitalized but not defined herein will have the meaning set forth in the Framework Agreement.
1. Purchase & Sale Obligations -
a. For each Showing Month of the Term, Provider will sell and deliver to Customer, and Customer will purchase and receive from Provider, the Quantity of the Product from the Shown Unit(s).
b. Provider will deliver the Quantity by submitting to CAISO in its Supply Plan (as such term is used in the CAISO Tariff) the Shown Unit and the characteristics of the Shown Unit and Product for Customer, as further specified in Exhibit A, all in compliance with this Transaction Confirmation.
c. Provider will cause all Supply Plans to meet and be filed in conformance with the requirements of the CPUC and the CAISO Tariff. Provider 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 Customer for each Showing Month of the Term. The total amount of Product identified and confirmed for each day of such Showing Month will equal the Quantity, less any excused deductions to the Quantity in the case of Flexible RA Capacity (as such term is defined in the CAISO Tariff) for excused reductions in Unit EFC.
d. Provider may sell and deliver from a Shown Unit that meets requirements set forth in Exhibit A. Provider will identify the Shown Unit(s) and Quantity by providing Customer with the specific Unit information contemplated in Exhibit A no later than the Notification Deadline for the relevant Showing Month.
DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
2 e. If CAISO rejects either the Supply Plan or the Resource Adequacy Plan (as such term is defined in the CAISO Tariff) with respect to any part of the 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 Provider complies with Customer’s instruction to withhold all or part of the Quantity from Provider’s Supply Plan for any Showing Month during the Term. Provider has failed to deliver the Product if (i) Customer 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 1(e) or (ii) Provider fails to submit the volume of Quantity for any Showing Month in such amount as instructed by Customer for the applicable Showing Month.
Customer will have received the Quantity if (i) Provider’s Supply Plan is accepted by the CAISO for the applicable Showing Month or (ii) Provider complies with Customer’s instruction to withhold all or part of the Quantity from Provider’s Supply Plan for the applicable Showing Month. Provider will not have failed to deliver the Quantity if Customer fails or chooses not to submit the Shown Unit and the Product in its Resource Adequacy Plan with the CPUC or CAISO. Title, liability and risk of loss associated with the Product will pass from Provider to Customer when Customer has received the Product in accordance with this Transaction Confirmation.
g. Excused Reductions in Unit EFC: If the Product includes FCR Attributes, then Provider’s failure to deliver any of the Quantity of FCR Attributes during the Term will be excused if the Unit experiences a reduction in Unit EFC after the Effective Date as determined by CAISO and Provider has provided notice of such reduction to Customer by the Notification Deadline for the applicable Showing Month. The extent to which Provider’s failure is excused will equal (i) the Quantity of FCR Attributes for such day 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. If the Unit experiences such a reduction in Unit EFC, then Provider may, but is not obligated to, provide the applicable part of the Quantity of FCR Attributes for such day from the Shown Unit.
2. Term – .
3. Product - as specified in Exhibit A.
4. Quantity - as specified in Exhibit A.
5. Payment & Costs -
DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
3 a. Provider will invoice Customer and Customer will pay Provider for amounts due pursuant to this Transaction Confirmation in accordance with Section 2 of the Framework Agreement. Customer will owe Provider each month during the Term the Monthly RA Capacity Payment, which will equal the product of (a) the applicable Contract Price for that Showing Month, (b) the 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 will be adjusted to reflect any portion of Contract Quantity for the Showing Month that was not delivered in accordance with Section 1(f) for such Showing Month. b. Provider 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. Customer must promptly report receipt of any such revenues to Provider. Customer must pay to Provider any such amounts described in this Section 5(b) received by Customer or a Subsequent Customer. Without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Provider may setoff and recoup any such amounts that are not paid to it against any amounts owed to Customer under the Framework Agreement. c. Customer is to receive and retain all revenues associated with the Quantity of Product during the Term, 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 5(b). Provider must promptly report receipt of any such revenues to Customer. Provider must pay to Customer any such amounts received by Provider, or a Unit’s SC, owner, or operator. Without prejudice to its other rights, Customer may set off and recoup any such amounts that are not paid to it against amounts owed to Provider under the Framework Agreement.
d. If CAISO designates any part of the Quantity as Capacity Procurement Mechanism Capacity, then Provider will, or will cause the Unit’s SC to, within one Business Day of the time Provider receives notification from CAISO, notify Customer and not accept any such designation by CAISO unless and until Customer has agreed to accept such designation.
e. Any Availability Incentive Payments or Non-Availability Charges (as such terms are defined in the CAISO Tariff) are for Provider to receive and pay.
6. Customer’s Remedies for Provider’s Failure to Deliver - a. If Provider fails to deliver any part of the Quantity as required herein for any Showing Month, and such failure is not excused under the terms of this Transaction Confirmation or by Customer’s failure to perform, then Provider will owe Customer, on the date payment would otherwise be due in respect of the month in which the failure occurred, an amount for such deficiency equal to the positive difference, if any, obtained by subtracting the Contract Price from the Replacement DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
4 Price. The Monthly Statement issued under the Framework Agreement that includes such amount will include a written statement explaining in reasonable detail the calculation of such amount.
b. Provider agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Customer from any penalties, fines or costs assessed against Customer by the CPUC, CAISO or other Governmental Body resulting from Provider’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 Customer 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 Provider fails to pay the foregoing penalties, fines or costs, or fails to reimburse Customer for those penalties, fines or costs, then, without prejudice to its other rights and remedies, Customer may setoff and recoup those penalties, fines or costs against any future amounts it may owe to Provider under this Transaction Confirmation or the Framework Agreement.
7. Customer’s Resale of Product -
a. Customer may re-sell all or part of the Product; provided that any such re-sale must not increase Provider’s obligations hereunder other than as set forth in this Section 7(a). For any such a resale, Resource Adequacy Plan of Customer as used herein will refer to the Resource Adequacy Plan of Subsequent Customer. Provider will, or will cause the Unit’s SC, to follow Customer’s instructions with respect to providing such resold Product to Subsequent Customers, to the extent such instructions are consistent with Provider’s obligations under this Transaction Confirmation. Provider 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 Customers to use such resold Product in a manner consistent with Customer’s rights under this Transaction Confirmation. If Customer incurs any liability to a Subsequent Customer due to the failure of Provider or the Unit’s SC to comply with this Transaction Confirmation, Provider will be liable to Customer for the same amounts Provider would have owed Customer under this Transaction Confirmation if Customer had not resold the Product.
b. Customer will notify Provider in writing of any resale of Product and the Subsequent Customer no later than two Business Days before the Notification Deadline for the Showing Month. Customer will notify Provider of any subsequent changes or further resales no later than two Business Days before the Notification Deadline for the Showing Month.
c. If CAISO or CPUC develops a centralized capacity market, Customer will have exclusive rights to direct Provider or the Unit’s SC to offer, bid, or otherwise submit the Quantity of Product for re-sale into such market, and Provider and the Unit’s SC will comply with the Customer’s direction and Customer will retain and receive all revenues from such re-sale.
DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
5 8. Other Rights and Obligations -
a. Provider must schedule or cause the Unit’s SC to schedule or make available to CAISO the Quantity of the Product during the Term, in compliance with the CAISO 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. Customer is not liable for, and Provider will indemnify and hold Customer harmless from, the failure of Provider or the Unit’s SC, owner, or operator to comply with the Tariff, and for any penalties, fines or costs imposed on Provider or the Unit’s SC, owner, or operator for noncompliance.
b. Throughout the Term, Customer and Provider will take all commercially reasonable actions and execute all documents or instruments reasonably necessary to ensure Customer’s rights to the Quantity for the sole benefit of Customer or any Subsequent Customer. If necessary, the Parties further agree to negotiate in good faith to amend this Transaction Confirmation to conform this Transaction to clarifications, revisions, decisions, or changes in applicable law occurring after the Effective Date rendered by CAISO, CPUC or an applicable Governmental Body, that (i) result in material changes to Customer’s or Provider’s obligations with regard to the Product sold hereunder, (ii) have the effect of changing the transfer and sale procedure set forth in this Transaction Confirmation so that the performance of this Transaction Confirmation becomes impracticable, or (iii) change the Resource Adequacy Requirements such that the Product can no longer be counted towards Customer’s Resource Adequacy Requirements, so that the Parties can perform their obligations regarding the purchase and sale of the Product sold hereunder in order to maintain the original intent of the Parties under this Transaction Confirmation.
c. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Framework Agreement, (i) Customer may disclose information in order to support its Compliance Showings or otherwise show it has met its Compliance Obligations; (ii) Provider may disclose to a Unit’s SC or as necessary for Supply Plans; (iii) each Party may disclose information to the independent evaluator or other administrator of any competitive solicitation process of Customer, which in turn may disclose such information to CAISO or any Governmental Body; and (iv) Customer may disclose information to any Subsequent Customer.
9. Provider Representations and Warranties - In addition to the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Section 11 of the Framework Agreement that are applicable to Google Energy LLC, Provider represents and warrants:
a. no part of the Quantity during the Term has been committed by Provider to any third party to satisfy Compliance Obligations or analogous obligations in any CAISO or non-CAISO markets;
b. the Unit qualifies under the CAISO Tariff for the Product, and the Unit and Provider are capable of delivering the Product;
DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
6 c. the aggregation of all amounts of Capacity Attributes that Provider has sold, assigned, or transferred for the Unit during the Term does not exceed the Unit NQC and, if applicable, the Unit EFC, for that Unit;
d. if applicable, Provider has notified either the Unit’s SC or the entity from which Provider purchased the Product that Provider has transferred the Quantity of Product for the Term to Customer; and
e. Provider has notified or will notify the Unit’s SC that Customer is entitled to the revenues set forth in Section 5(c), and such SC is obligated to promptly deliver those revenues to Customer, along with appropriate documentation supporting the amount of those revenues.
10. Dodd-Frank Act –
Each Party represents and warrants to the other that it is an “eligible commercial entity” and an “eligible contract participant” within the meaning of United States Commodity Exchange Act §§1a(17) and 1a(18), respectively. The Parties intend this Transaction Confirmation 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).
11. Entire Agreement; No Oral Agreements or Modifications - The Agreement sets forth the terms of the transaction into which the Parties have entered and will constitute the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the contemplated purchase and sale of the Product. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Framework Agreement to the contrary, this transaction may be confirmed only through a written document executed by both Parties, and no amendment or modification to this Transaction Confirmation will be enforceable except through a written document executed by both Parties.
12. Performance Assurance
No later than thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, Provider will deliver to Customer Performance Assurance in an amount equal to $[•] US dollars. “Performance Assurance” means a guaranty in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto of an Affiliate of Provider who has an Investment-Grade Rating, provided that as long as Provider is Google Energy LLC or an Affiliate of Google Energy LLC, Provider’s guarantor will be Google LLC or, in Provider’s sole discretion, Alphabet Inc. Provider will maintain its Performance Assurance in accordance with this Confirmation throughout the Delivery Term, except to the extent such Performance Assurance is drawn upon in whole or in part by Customer in accordance with this Confirmation. Customer will be entitled to draw, in one or more DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
7 individual draws, against Provider’s Performance Assurance: (a) for any past-due payment obligation of Provider (subject to any applicable cure periods); or (b) otherwise in compliance with the terms of such Performance Assurance. To the extent such past-due payment is fully paid with such drawn Performance Assurance, then such past-due payment obligation and any related Event of Default (if declared) will be deemed cured.
13. Defined Terms -
a. “CAISO” means the California Independent System Operator. b. “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.
c. “CIRA Tool” means the CAISO Customer Interface for Resource Adequacy. d. “Compliance Obligations” means, as applicable, RAR, Local RAR and FCR. e. “Compliance Showings” means the applicable LSE’s compliance with the resource adequacy requirements of the CPUC for an applicable Showing Month. f. “CPUC” means the California Public Utilities Commission. g. “CPUC Decisions” means any currently effective or future decisions, resolutions, or rulings related to resource adequacy.
h. “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.
i. “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.
j. “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.
DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
8 k. “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.
l. “LSE” means “Load Serving Entity” as such term is used in Section 40.9 of the Tariff.
m. “MW” means megawatt.
n. “Notification Deadline” is twenty (20) Business Days before the relevant deadlines for the corresponding Compliance Showings applicable to the relevant Showing Month.
o. “Product” means RAR, Local RAR and FCR, for the Term, Unit, Quantity, Contract Price and other specifications contained in Exhibit A. p. “Prorated Percentage of Unit Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Exhibit A, of the Unit NQC as of the Effective Date that is dedicated to Customer under this Transaction Confirmation.
q. “Prorated Percentage of Unit Flexible Factor” means the percentage, as specified in Exhibit A, of the Unit EFC as of the Effective Date that is dedicated to Customer under this Transaction Confirmation.
r. “RAR” or “Resource Adequacy Requirements” 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.
s. “Replacement Price” means the price at which Customer, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, purchases a replacement for any Product specified in this Transaction Confirmation but not delivered by Provider, plus costs reasonably incurred by Customer in purchasing such substitute Product, or at Customer’s option, the market price for such Product not delivered as determined by Customer in a commercially reasonable manner; provided, however, in no event will such price include any penalties, ratcheted demand or similar charges, nor will Customer be required to utilize or change its utilization of its owned or controlled assets or market positions to minimize Customer’s liability.
t. “SC” means Scheduling Coordinator as defined in the CAISO Tariff. u. “Showing Month” means the calendar month of the Term that is the subject of the related Compliance Showing.
v. “Shown Unit” means a Unit specified by Provider in a Supply Plan, but not necessarily identified by Provider to Customer on the Effective Date.
DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
9 w. “Subsequent Customer” means the Customer of Product from Customer in a re-sale of Product by Customer. x. “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.
y. “Unit” means the generation unit described in Exhibit A and any Shown Unit. z. “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.
aa. “Unit NQC” 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.
DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
10 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Transaction Confirmation to be effective as of the Effective Date.
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority
BY:
NAME: _____________________
TITLE: ______________________
Google Energy LLC
BY:
NAME: _____________________
TITLE: ______________________
DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E 20-Oct-2023 22-Oct-2023 Monica Padilla Acting CEO Gary Demasi Authorized Signatory DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
Exhibit A
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: CAISO System
MCC Bucket: 4, Not 24/7
CPUC Local Area (if
applicable):
N/A
Flexible Capacity Category (if applicable): N/A
Quantity and Contract Price:
Showing
Month and
Year
RAR
Contract
Quantity (MW)
Local RAR
Contract
Quantity (MW)
Flexible Capacity
Contract Quantity
(MW)
Contract Price
($/kW-mo.)
DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
1 1
Unit 1
Unit Specific Information
Resource Name Golden Hills B
Physical Location Altamont Pass, Alameda County, California.
CAISO Resource ID USWND2_1_WIND2
SCID of Resource GHW1
Unit NQC by month (e.g.,
Jan=50,Feb=65): Varies; See Quantity and Contract Price table Unit EFC by month (e.g., Jan=30, Feb=50) N/A
Resource Type (e.g., gas, hydro, solar,
etc.)
Wind
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 100%
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 4
Resource Category as defined by the
CPUC (DR, 1, 2, 3, 4)
4 4, Not 24/7
(Repeat for additional Units)
DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
Exhibit 2
FORM OF PROVIDER GUARANTY
GUARANTY
THIS GUARANTY, dated as of the last date this Guaranty is signed by either party as set forth below, is executed by the company identified below as the guarantor ("Guarantor") in favor of Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority, a California Joint Powers Authority, with its principal place of business at 333 W. El Camino Real, #330, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 ("Creditor").
Whereas, (a) the affiliate of Guarantor identified below ("Obligor") has entered or seeks to enter into a certain Transaction Confirmation #2 -- Golden Hills Sale under the Framework GreenPrime Direct Energy Supply Agreement with Creditor (such agreement is referred to herein as the “Contract”); and (b) Guarantor is the parent corporation or an affiliate of Obligor and has agreed to guarantee Obligor’s Obligations (as defined below) under the Contract.
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, Guarantor and Creditor hereby agree as follows:
1. Guaranty.
(a) Guarantor hereby unconditionally guarantees, and promises to perform, each Obligation of Obligor under the Contract upon a demand by Creditor in writing, stating that the Obligor is in breach of such Obligation under the Contract, provided, however, that nothing herein shall require Guarantor to make any payment to Creditor in excess of that which Obligor is then liable for under the Contract. For purposes of this Guaranty, "Obligation" shall include all payments, liabilities and obligations owed by Obligor to Creditor for the payment of money now existing or hereafter arising pursuant to the terms of the Contract.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Guaranty, in no event shall Guarantor’s aggregate liability under this Guaranty exceed [•] (the “Cap”). It is understood and agreed that this Guaranty may not be enforced against Guarantor without giving effect to the Cap, and that this Guaranty may be enforced for payment of money only.
(b) Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty are continuing obligations and, subject to Section 1(e) hereof, are not satisfied or discharged in full by an intermediate payment or settlement of account by Obligor. This Guaranty constitutes an independent guaranty of payment, and is not conditioned on, contingent upon or affected by any attempt to enforce in whole or in part any Obligations of Obligor to Creditor, the existence or continuance of Obligor as a legal entity, the consolidation or merger of Obligor with or into any other entity, the sale, lease or disposition by Obligor of all or substantially all of its assets to any other entity, the bankruptcy or insolvency of Obligor, the admission by Obligor of its inability to perform any obligation, or the making by Obligor of a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors.
(c) Guarantor’s obligations hereunder are primary obligations and not those of mere sureties. The obligations of Guarantor may be enforced by Creditor against Guarantor without first having exercised any of its rights against Obligor or any other person.
(d) Guarantor may revoke this Guaranty, and terminate its obligations hereunder, at any time upon written notice to Creditor if (i) Obligor replaces this Guaranty with either a bank guaranty or standby letter of credit or
(ii) Obligor replaces this Guaranty with one issued by a new guarantor that has credit worthiness of at least BBB- according to Standard & Poor's or Baa3 according to Moody's;
(e) This Guaranty shall terminate on the earliest to occur of (i) [•] and (ii) the date on which Obligor has fully paid and performed its Obligations under the Contract.
2. Representations and Warranties. Guarantor represents and warrants to Creditor that: (a) Guarantor is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; and (b) the execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty have been duly authorized by all necessary actions on the part of Guarantor and this Guaranty constitutes a legally binding obligation of Guarantor except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other laws affecting creditor’s rights generally and by equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law).
3. Miscellaneous. All notices or other communications to Creditor or Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be in writing and delivered by courier, signature on receipt required, or via mail with a copy via confirmed facsimile, to the addresses stated in this Guaranty (or such other address as is provided for notice purposes in writing) and shall be effective upon delivery. This Guaranty may not be amended or modified except by written instruments signed by Guarantor and Creditor. This Guaranty shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Creditor and Guarantor and their respective successors and assigns, provided, however that, except as provided in Section 1(d) hereof, neither Guarantor nor Creditor shall assign its rights and obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party, and any assignment without the prior written consent of the other party shall be null and void. If at any time any provision of this Guaranty is deemed to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Guaranty shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. This Guaranty shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without reference to conflicts of law rules. Any action or proceeding arising out of this Guaranty shall be brought and enforced in the courts of Santa Clara county, California, USA or of the United States for the Northern District of California, and the Creditor hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and waives any objection based on forum non conveniens or to venue of any action instituted hereunder.
4. Confidentiality. This Guaranty (its existence and terms) and all documents, data, information, and other materials, which are disclosed by one party to the other party in fulfilling the provisions and intent of this Guaranty, are and shall be confidential (the “Confidential Information”).
Neither party shall divulge or otherwise disclose the Confidential Information to any third party without the prior written consent of the other party, except that either party may make disclosure on a need-to-know basis to those employees required for the implementation or performance of this Guaranty. In addition, either party may make disclosure as required by a court order or as otherwise required by law or in the performance of a party’s obligations (or those of its affiliates) as a DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
public company. If either party is required by law or similar process to disclose any Confidential Information, it will provide the other party with prompt prior written notice of such request or requirement so that such party may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive compliance with this Article 4. The Party whose consent to disclose information is requested shall respond to such request, in writing, within ten (10) working days of the request by either authorizing the disclosure or advising of its election to seek a protective order, or if such Party fails to respond within the prescribed period the disclosure shall be deemed approved. Upon termination of this Guaranty for any reason or upon request of a party, each party shall return all Confidential Information, together with any copies of the same, to the other party. The requirements of confidentiality set forth herein shall survive the return of such Confidential Information or termination of this Guaranty for a period of two (2) years.
DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google
DocuSign Envelope ID: E6B1D65A-1DEA-4ECB-A505-0C76A7F57D6E DocuSign Envelope ID: EC942F95-4C0E-46AB-9E33-90DAED96B67B Appendix A Google