Common use of ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR USE DURING CURTAILMENT, INTERRUPTION OR RESTRICTION Clause in Contracts

ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR USE DURING CURTAILMENT, INTERRUPTION OR RESTRICTION. If Customer fails to curtail, interrupt or otherwise restrict use of gas hereunder when requested by Company, Xxxxxxxx agrees to pay to Company the amount specified in the "Additional Charge for Use of Unauthorized Use of Gas During Service Curtailment, Interruption or Restriction" provision of the Interruptible Transportation Service rate schedule then in effect. The payment of a penalty shall not, under any circumstances, be considered as giving the customer the right to take unauthorized gas. Nor shall such payment be considered to exclude or limit any other remedies available to the Company, including, but not limited to, shutting off Customer's gas supply in the event of Customer's failure to curtail gas use thereof when requested by Company to do so. An interruptible customer’s unauthorized use of gas during an interruption is a breach of the terms of service. Xcel Energy reserves the right to discontinue service or increase the per therm penalty as N specified in Section 5, Sheet No. 19 for such unauthorized use of gas and/or move non-compliant N customers to a different rate class. If an interruptible customer’s service is reconnected following a breach of the terms of service or unauthorized use of gas, the customer will reimburse the company for the cost of reconnection. Section No. 7 2nd Revised Sheet No. 21

ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR USE DURING CURTAILMENT, INTERRUPTION OR RESTRICTION. If Customer fails to curtail, interrupt or otherwise restrict use of gas hereunder when requested by Company, Xxxxxxxx agrees to pay to Company the amount specified in the "Additional Charge for Use of Unauthorized Use of Gas During Service Curtailment, Interruption or Restriction" provision of the Interruptible Transportation Service rate schedule then in effect. The payment of a penalty shall not, T under any circumstances, be considered as giving the customer the right to take unauthorized gas. Nor T shall such payment be considered to exclude or limit any other remedies available to the Company, T including, but not limited to, shutting off Customer's gas supply in the event of Customer's failure to curtail T gas use thereof when requested by Company to do so. An interruptible customer’s unauthorized use of gas during an interruption is a breach of the terms of N service. Xcel Energy reserves the right to discontinue service or increase the per therm penalty as N specified in Section 5, Sheet No. 19 for such unauthorized use of gas and/or N move non-compliant N customers to a different rate class. If an interruptible customer’s service is N reconnected following a breach of the terms of service or unauthorized use of gas, the customer will N reimburse the company for the cost of reconnection. N Date Filed: 06-27-14 By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Effective Date: 11-01-14 President and CEO of Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation Docket No. G002/M-14-540 Order Date: 10-17-14 Section No. 7 2nd Revised Sheet No. 21