Common use of Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations Clause in Contracts

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan customer of Consumers Energy or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that is a Permitted Successor or (d) that otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfied. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release).

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan customer of Consumers Energy or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that is a Permitted Successor, (d) that results from the division of the Servicer into two or more Persons and that is a Permitted Successor or (de) that otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Law Statute and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve perfect and protect maintain such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfied. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, division, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release)hereunder.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Transition Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor Servicer and any other entity that provides transmission and distribution services or direct wire services to a Person that is was a Michigan retail customer of Consumers Energy TCC located within TCC’s certificated service area on May 1, 1999 (except for former customers not taking service from TCC by reason of taking service from Sharyland Utilities, L.P. pursuant to Commission Action in Docket No. 20292) or that became a retail customer for electric services within such area after May 1, 1999 and is still located within such area, and to the successor of any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and postedsuch other entity. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor or Successor, (d) that which results from the division of the Servicer into two or more Persons and which is a Permitted Successor, or (e) which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission PUCT pursuant to the Securitization Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Transition Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the PUCT an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, Transition Bonds and (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets electric transmission and distribution business of the Servicer (or, if transmission and distribution are not provided by a single entity, provides wire service directly to customers taking services at facilities, premises or loads located in TCC’s certificated service area as it existed on May 1, 1999 (except for former customers not taking service from TCC by reason of taking service from Sharyland Utilities, L.P. pursuant to PUCT action in Docket No. 20292)) in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, then upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release)hereunder.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Series Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan New Mexico customer of Consumers Energy Public Service Company of New Mexico or any Successor so long as the Securitization Series Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that is a Permitted Successor or (d) that otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Law Energy Transition Act and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Series Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, Series A Bonds and (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release).

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Storm Recovery Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan South Carolina retail customer of Consumers Duke Energy Progress or any Successor so long as the Securitization Storm Recovery Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that is a Permitted Successor or (d) that otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and Issuer, the Commission, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Commission and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Storm Recovery Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Storm Recovery Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Commission and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Storm Recovery Bonds, (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfied. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release).

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Series Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan Florida customer of Consumers Duke Energy Florida or any Successor so long as the Securitization Series Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that is a Permitted Successor or (d) that otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer Issuer, the Commission and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Commission and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Nuclear Asset-Recovery Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Series Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Commission and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Series A Bonds, (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfied. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release).

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Charges the Deferred Fuel Cost Charge will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides distribution retail electric services to a Person that is a Michigan customer of Consumers Energy or any Successor Customer so long as the Securitization Charges have Deferred Fuel Cost Charge has not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that is a Permitted Successor or (d) that otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, ; (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, ; (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Law Deferred Fuel Cost Statute and the Virginia or Delaware UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Deferred Fuel Cost Property have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve preserve, perfect and protect maintain such interests, ; (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, Holders; and (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release).

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization CRR Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor Successor, and any other entity that provides distribution services or direct wire services to a Person that is a Michigan West Virginia retail customer of Consumers Energy APCo or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and postedConsumer Rate Relief Bonds are Outstanding. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor Successor, or (d) that which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization CRR Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Commission an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, Consumer Rate Relief Bonds and (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, then upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Wheeling Power Company will be allowed to merge into APCo without satisfying the conditions specified in this Section 6.03 so long as APCo is the entity surviving the merger.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Securitized Utility Tariff Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides natural gas distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan Kansas retail gas sales customer of Consumers Atmos Energy or any Successor so long as the Securitization Securitized Utility Tariff Charges have not been fully collected and postedremitted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successorconsolidated, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successorparty, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that is a Permitted Successor or (d) that otherwise is a Permitted Successorwhole, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that that: (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, , (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer Issuer, the Kansas Commission and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, and (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Kansas Commission and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either either: (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Kansas Commission pursuant to the Securitization Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Securitized Utility Tariff Property and reciting the details of such filings or or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be is necessary to preserve and protect such interests, , (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Kansas Commission and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Securitized Utility Tariff Bonds, , (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release).

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan customer of Consumers Energy or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successorconsolidated, (b) that may result from any mergerreorganization, merger (including, but not limited to, merger as defined in Art. 1.02.A.(18) of the Texas Business Corporation Act or in Section 1.002(55) of the Texas Business Organizations Code, as applicable to the Servicer, as amended from time to time (including, without limitation, any merger commonly referred to as a “merger by division”)), conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successorparty, or (c) that may acquire or succeed to (whether by merger, division, conversion, consolidation, reorganization, sale, transfer, lease, management contract or otherwise) (1) the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole whole, (2) all or substantially all of the electric transmission and that distribution business of the Servicer which is required to provide electric service to the Servicer’s customers in the Service Area (or, if transmission and distribution are not provided by a Permitted Successor single entity, the distribution business of the Servicer required to provide electric service to the Servicer’s Customers in the Service Area), or (d3) that otherwise is the distribution system business assets of the Servicer in a Permitted Successorportion of the Service Area, and which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, hereunder shall be the a successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement (a “Permitted Successor”) without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation representation, warranty or warranty covenant made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default Default, and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, , (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division, reorganization, sale, transfer, lease, management contract transaction, acquisition or other succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, , (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission PUCT pursuant to the Securitization Law Financing Act and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Transition Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect maintain such interests, , (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the PUCT an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization System Restoration Bonds, and (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of transaction. When the Intercreditor Agreement conditions set forth in this Section 6.03 have been satisfied, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice (except as provided in clause (v) above) be released from all of its obligations hereunder. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, whether by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease lease, management contract or otherwise, to all or substantially all of the assets electric transmission and distribution business of the Servicer (or, if transmission and distribution are not provided by a single entity, provides distribution service directly to Customers taking service at facilities, premises or loads located in the Service Area in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03), then, then upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all of its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release)hereunder.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization System Restoration Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor Servicer and any other entity that provides transmission and distribution services or direct wire services to a Person that is was a Michigan retail customer of Consumers Energy AEP Texas located within the Texas AEP Central Division as of the date the Financing Order or that became a retail customer for electric services within such area after such date and is still located within such area, and to the successor of any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and postedsuch other entity. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor or Successor, (d) that which results from the division of the Servicer into two or more Persons and which is a Permitted Successor, or (e) which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission PUCT pursuant to the Securitization Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Transition Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect maintain such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the PUCT an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, System Restoration Bonds and (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets electric transmission and distribution business of the Servicer (or, if transmission and distribution are not provided by a single entity, provides wire service directly to customers taking services at facilities, premises or loads located in Texas AEP Central Division as of the date of the Financing Order in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, then upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release)hereunder.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Environmental Control Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor Servicer and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan customer successor (within the meaning of Consumers Energy or any Successor the Statute and as provided in the Financing Order) so long as the Securitization Environmental Control Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor or Successor, (d) that which results from the division of the Servicer into two or more Persons and which is a Permitted Successor, or (e) which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission PSCW pursuant to the Securitization Law Statute and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Environmental Control Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect maintain such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, Environmental Trust Bonds and (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the retail electric distribution business of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release)hereunder.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Storm Recovery Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan North Carolina retail customer of Consumers Duke Energy Carolinas or any Successor so long as the Securitization Storm Recovery Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that is a Permitted Successor or (d) that otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer Issuer, the Commission and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Commission and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Storm Recovery Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Storm Recovery Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Commission and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Storm Recovery Bonds, (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfied. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release).

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for the Securitization Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor Servicer and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan customer of Consumers Energy DTE Electric or any Successor Servicer so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor or Successor, (d) that which results from the division of the Servicer into two or more Persons and which is a Permitted Successor, or (e) which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Law Statute and the applicable UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect maintain such interests, (iv) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfied; (v) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, Bonds and (vvi) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, division, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the retail electric distribution business of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release)hereunder.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan customer of Consumers Energy or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successorconsolidated, (b) that may result from any mergerreorganization, merger (including any merger commonly referred to as a “merger by division”), conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successorparty, or (c) that may acquire or succeed to (whether by merger, division, conversion, consolidation, reorganization, sale, transfer, lease, management contract or otherwise) (1) the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole whole, (2) all or substantially all of the electric transmission and that distribution business of the Servicer which is required to provide electric service to the Servicer’s Customers (or, if transmission and distribution are not provided by a Permitted Successor single entity, the distribution business of the Servicer required to provide electric service to the Servicer’s Customers), or (d3) that otherwise is a Permitted Successorportion of the distribution system business assets of the Servicer, and which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, hereunder shall be the a successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement (a “Permitted Successor”) without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation representation, warranty or warranty covenant made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been be breached and no Servicer Default Default, and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, , (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external Independent counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division, reorganization, sale, transfer, lease, management contract transaction, acquisition or other succession and such agreement of assumption complies comply with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, , (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the each Rating Agencies Agency an Opinion of Counsel from external Independent counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the ServicerServicer and the Issuer, including filings with the Commission Council pursuant to the Storm Recovery Securitization Law and the UCCLaw, have been authorized, executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect preserve and maintain protect the priority of the interests respective interest of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in all of the Securitization Storm Recovery Property and reciting the details of such filings filings, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, and (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and transaction, or, in the case of clause (vic)(3) any applicable requirements of above, the Intercreditor Agreement Rating Agency Condition shall be satisfied. When the conditions set forth in this Section 6.03 have been satisfied. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice (except as provided in clause (iv) above) be released from all of its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release)hereunder.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Phase-In-Recovery Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor Successor, and any other entity that provides distribution services or direct wire services to a Person that is a Michigan customer Customer of Consumers Energy OPCo or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and postedPhase-In-Recovery Bonds are Outstanding. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor Successor, or (d) that which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Phase-In-Recovery Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the Commission an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, Phase-In-Recovery Bonds and (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, then upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release). For the avoidance of doubt, the sale of all or substantially all of the Servicer’s power generation assets, without the sale of the Servicer’s electric distribution assets, shall not be deemed to be a sale of all or substantially as of the Servicer’s assets that would be governed by this Section 6.03, and shall not require satisfaction of the Rating Agency Condition.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Storm Recovery Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan North Carolina retail customer of Consumers Duke Energy Progress or any Successor so long as the Securitization Storm Recovery Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that is a Permitted Successor or (d) that otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer Issuer, the Commission and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Commission and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Storm Recovery Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Storm Recovery Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Commission and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Storm Recovery Bonds, (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfied. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release).

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Securitized Utility Tariff Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides natural gas distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan retail gas sales customer of Consumers Energy KGS or any Successor so long as the Securitization Securitized Utility Tariff Charges have not been fully collected and postedremitted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successorconsolidated, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successorparty, or (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that is a Permitted Successor or (d) that otherwise is a Permitted Successorwhole, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that that: (ia) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, , (iib) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer Issuer, the Commission and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, and (iiic) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Commission and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either either: (Ai) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Securitized Utility Tariff Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Securitized Utility Tariff Property and reciting the details of such filings or or (Bii) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, , (ivd) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee Trustee, the Commission and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, Holders, (ve) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release).

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan customer of Consumers Energy or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successorconsolidated, (b) that may result from any mergerreorganization, merger (including any merger commonly referred to as a “merger by division”), conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successorparty, or (c) that may acquire or succeed to (whether by merger, division, conversion, consolidation, reorganization, sale, transfer, lease, management contract or otherwise) (1) the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole whole, (2) all or substantially all of the electric transmission and that distribution business of the Servicer which is required to provide electric service to the Servicer’s Customers (or, if transmission and distribution are not provided by a Permitted Successor single entity, the distribution business of the Servicer required to provide electric service to the Servicer’s Customers), or (d3) that otherwise is a Permitted Successorportion of the distribution system business assets of the Servicer, and which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, hereunder shall be the a successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement (a “Permitted Successor”) without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation representation, warranty or warranty covenant made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been be breached and no Servicer Default Default, and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, , (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external Independent counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division, reorganization, sale, transfer, lease, management contract transaction, acquisition or other succession and such agreement of assumption complies comply with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, , (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the each Rating Agencies Agency an Opinion of Counsel from external Independent counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the ServicerServicer and the Issuer, including filings with the Commission LPSC pursuant to the Investment Recovery Securitization Law and the UCCLaw, have been authorized, executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect preserve and maintain protect the priority of the interests respective interest of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in all of the Securitization Investment Recovery Property and reciting the details of such filings filings, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, , (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and Trustee, the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent Independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, notwithstanding such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division, reorganization, sale, transfer, lease, management contract transaction, acquisition or other succession and such agreement of assumption assumption, (a) the Issuer will not result be subject to tax as an entity separate from its sole owner, (b) the Investment Recovery Bonds will be treated as debt of the Issuer’s sole owner, and (c) the Investment Recovery Bonds will not be treated as transferred in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, taxable exchange; and (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and transaction, or, in the case of clause (vic)(3) any applicable requirements of above, the Intercreditor Agreement Rating Agency Condition shall be satisfied. When the conditions set forth in this Section 6.03 have been satisfied, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice (except as provided in clause (v) above) be released from all of its obligations hereunder. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, whether by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease lease, management contract or otherwise, to all or substantially all of the assets electric transmission and distribution business of the Servicer (or, if transmission and distribution are not provided by a single entity, provides distribution service directly to Customers in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03), then, then upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all of its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release)hereunder.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Qualified Rate Stabilization Charges will be binding upon the Servicer and any successor entity, including any municipality or public entity, which is a successor, to the Servicer, any Successor in whole or in part, and any other entity that provides electric transmission and distribution services to a Person that was a residential electric customer located within BGE’s service territory as it exists on the date of adoption of the Applicable Qualified Rate Order, or that became a residential electric customer within such area after that date and is a Michigan customer of Consumers Energy or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and postedstill located within such territory. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor or Successor, (d) that which results from the division of the Servicer into two or more Persons and which is a Permitted Successor, or (e) which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 6.02 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission PSC and the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation pursuant to the Securitization Rate Stabilization Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, protect and perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens Lien of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Rate Stabilization Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve preserve, protect and protect continue the perfection of such interestsinterests or such Lien, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and Trustee, the Rating Agencies and the PSC an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, Rate Stabilization Bonds and (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets electric transmission and distribution business of the Servicer (or, if electric transmission and distribution are not provided by a single entity, provides electric delivery service directly to customers taking services at facilities, premises or loads located in BGE’s service area as it existed on the date of the adoption of the Qualified Rate Order in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.036.02), then, then upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.036.02, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release)hereunder.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for each of the Securitization Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, Servicer and any Successor Servicer and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan customer of Consumers Energy DTE Electric or any Successor Servicer so long as the Distribution Securitization Charges and the Power Supply Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor or Successor, (d) that which results from the division of the Servicer into two or more Persons and which is a Permitted Successor, or (e) which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission pursuant to the Securitization Law Statute and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect and maintain the priority of the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Distribution Securitization Property and the Power Supply Securitization Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect maintain such interests, (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, Bonds and (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the retail electric distribution business of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release)hereunder.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Transition Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor Servicer and any other entity that provides transmission and distribution services or direct wire services to a Person that is was a Michigan retail customer of Consumers Energy CPL located within CPL's certificated service area on May 1, 1999 (except for former customers not taking service from CPL by reason of taking service from Sharyland Utilities, L.P. pursuant to Commission Action in Docket No. 20292) or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected that became a retail customer for electric services within such area after May 1, 1999 and postedis still located within such area. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor or Successor, (d) that which results from the division of the Servicer into two or more Persons and which is a Permitted Successor, or (e) which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Note Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s 's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Note Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission PUCT pursuant to the Securitization Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect preserve and maintain the priority of protect the interests of the Note Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Transition Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, interests and (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets electric transmission and distribution business of the Servicer (or, if transmission and distribution are not provided by a single entity, provides wire service directly to customers taking services at facilities, premises or loads located in CPL's Certificated Service area as it existed on May 1, 1999 (except for former customers not taking service from CPL by reason of taking service from Sharyland Utilities, L.P. pursuant to PUCT action in Docket No. 20292)) in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, then upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03Section, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.03, the Servicer may convert into a Texas limited liability company that shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any document or any further act by any of the parties to this Agreement, without execution of the above-described agreement and without compliance with clauses (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, provided that such release)conversion does not result in a breach of the Servicer's representation and warranty in Section 6.01(i) hereof.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Transition Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor Servicer and any other entity that provides transmission and distribution services to a Person that is was a Michigan retail customer of Consumers Energy TXU Electric Company located within TXU Electric Company's certificated service area on May 1, 1999 or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected that became a retail customer for electric services within such area after May 1, 1999 and postedis still located within such area. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor or Successor, (d) that which results from the division of the Servicer into two or more Persons and which is a Permitted Successor, or (e) which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing AgreementAgreement and the preceding Servicer shall automatically and with out further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default herein and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default herein shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s 's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel each stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement or the Financing Order relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission PUCT pursuant to the Securitization Law and the UCCLaw, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect preserve and maintain the priority of protect the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Series 2003-1 Transition Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, interests and (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfied. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer contrary contained in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer may convert into a Texas limited liability company that shall automatically be the successor to the Servicer under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any document or any further act by any of the parties to this Agreement, without execution of the above-described agreement and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder compliance with clauses (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, provided that such release)conversion does not result in a breach of the Servicer's representation and warranty in Section 6.01(i) hereof as evidenced by an Officer's Certificate.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Transition Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor Servicer and any other entity that provides transmission and distribution services or direct wire services to a Person that is was a Michigan retail customer of Consumers Energy CPL located within CPL's certificated service area on May 1, 1999 (except for former customers not taking service from CPL by reason of taking service from Sharyland Utilities, L.P. pursuant to Commission Action in Docket No. 20292) or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected that became a retail customer for electric services within such area after May 1, 1999 and postedis still located within such area. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor or Successor, (d) that which results from the division of the Servicer into two or more Persons and which is a Permitted Successor, or (e) which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Note Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s 's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Note Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission PUCT pursuant to the Securitization Law and the UCC, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect preserve and maintain the priority of protect the interests of the Note Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Transition Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, interests and (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfiedtransaction. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets electric transmission and distribution business of the Servicer (or, if transmission and distribution are not provided by a single entity, provides wire service directly to customers taking services at facilities, premises or loads located in CPL's Certificated Service area as it existed on May 1, 1999 (except for former customers not taking service from CPL by reason of taking service from Sharyland Utilities, L.P. pursuant to PUCT action in Docket No. 20292)) in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, then upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03Section, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6.03, the Servicer may convert into a Texas limited liability company that shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any document or any further act by any of the parties to this Agreement, without execution of the above-described agreement and without compliance with clauses (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, provided that such release)conversion shall not result in a breach of the Servicer's representation and warranty in Section 6.01(i) hereof.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor and any other entity that provides distribution services to a Person that is a Michigan customer of Consumers Energy or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected and posted. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that is a Permitted Successorconsolidated, (b) that may result from any mergerreorganization, merger (including any merger commonly referred to as a “merger by division”), conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that is a Permitted Successorparty, or (c) that may acquire or succeed to (whether by merger, division, conversion, consolidation, reorganization, sale, transfer, lease, management contract or otherwise) (1) the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole whole, (2) all or substantially all of the electric transmission and that distribution business of the Servicer which is required to provide electric service to the Servicer’s Customers (or, if transmission and distribution are not provided by a Permitted Successor single entity, the distribution business of the Servicer required to provide electric service to the Servicer’s Customers), or (d3) that otherwise is a Permitted Successorportion of the distribution system business assets of the Servicer, and which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, hereunder shall be the a successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement (a “Permitted Successor”) without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately i)immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation representation, warranty or warranty covenant made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been be breached and no Servicer Default Default, and no event thatwhich, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the ii)the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel from external Independent counsel stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division, reorganization, sale, transfer, lease, management contract transaction, acquisition or other succession and such agreement of assumption complies comply with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the iii)the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the each Rating Agencies Agency an Opinion of Counsel from external Independent counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the ServicerServicer and the Issuer, including filings with the Commission Council pursuant to the Storm Recovery Securitization Law and the UCCLaw, have been authorized, executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect preserve and maintain protect the priority of the interests respective interest of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in all of the Securitization Storm Recovery Property and reciting the details of such filings filings, or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, and (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, (v) the iv)the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and transaction, or, in the case of clause (vic)(3) any applicable requirements of above, the Intercreditor Agreement Rating Agency Condition shall be satisfied. When the conditions set forth in this Section 6.03 have been satisfied. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer shall automatically and without further notice (except as provided in clause (iv) above) be released from all of its obligations hereunder (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to such release)hereunder.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Series 2004-1 Transition Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor Servicer and any other entity that provides transmission and distribution services to a Person that is was a Michigan retail customer of Consumers Energy TXU Electric Company located within TXU Electric Company's certificated service area on May 1, 1999, or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected that became a retail customer for electric services within such area after May 1, 1999, and postedis still located within such area. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor or Successor, (d) that which is a successor entity resulting from the division of the Servicer into two or more Persons and which is a Permitted Successor, or (e) which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, and which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing AgreementAgreement and the preceding Servicer shall automatically and with out further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default herein and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default herein shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s 's Certificate and an Opinion opinion of Counsel counsel from external counsel each stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement or the Financing Order relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion opinion of Counsel counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission PUCT pursuant to the Securitization Law and the UCCLaw, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect preserve and maintain the priority of protect the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Series 2004-1 Transition Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, interests and (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfied. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer contrary contained in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer may convert into a Texas limited liability company that shall automatically be the successor to the Servicer under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any document or any further act by any of the parties to this Agreement, without execution of the above-described agreement and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder compliance with clauses (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, provided that such release)conversion does not result in a breach of the Servicer's representation and warranty in Section 6.01(i) hereof as evidenced by an Officer's Certificate.

Binding Effect of Servicing Obligations. The obligations to continue to provide service and to collect and account for Securitization Series 2003-1 Transition Charges will be binding upon the Servicer, any Successor Servicer and any other entity that provides transmission and distribution services to a Person that is was a Michigan retail customer of Consumers Energy TXU Electric Company located within TXU Electric Company's certificated service area on May 1, 1999, or any Successor so long as the Securitization Charges have not been fully collected that became a retail customer for electric services within such area after May 1, 1999, and postedis still located within such area. Any Person (a) into which the Servicer may be merged, converted or consolidated and that which is a Permitted Successor, (b) that may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Servicer shall be a party and that which is a Permitted Successor, (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole and that which is a Permitted Successor or Successor, (d) that which is a successor entity resulting from the division of the Servicer into two or more Persons and which is a Permitted Successor, or (e) which otherwise is a Permitted Successor, and which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform all of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, shall be the successor to the Servicer under this Servicing Agreement without further act on the part of any of the parties to this Servicing AgreementAgreement and the preceding Servicer shall automatically and with out further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 6.01 shall have been breached and no Servicer Default herein and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Default herein shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s 's Certificate and an Opinion opinion of Counsel counsel from external counsel each stating that such consolidation, conversion, merger merger, division or succession and such agreement of assumption complies with this Section 6.03 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Servicing Agreement or the Financing Order relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion opinion of Counsel counsel from external counsel of the Servicer either (A) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all filings to be made by the Servicer, including filings with the Commission PUCT pursuant to the Securitization Law and the UCCLaw, have been executed and filed and are in full force and effect that are necessary to fully preserve, perfect preserve and maintain the priority of protect the interests of the Issuer and the Liens of the Indenture Trustee in the Securitization Series 2003-1 Transition Property and reciting the details of such filings or (B) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interests, interests and (iv) the Servicer shall have delivered to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel from independent tax counsel stating that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such consolidation, conversion, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption will not result in a material adverse U.S. federal income tax consequence to the Issuer or the Holders of Securitization Bonds, (v) the Servicer shall have given the Rating Agencies prior written notice of such transaction and (vi) any applicable requirements of transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the Intercreditor Agreement have been satisfied. When any Person (or more than one Person) acquires the properties and assets of the Servicer substantially as a whole or otherwise becomes the successor, by merger, conversion, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease or otherwise, to all or substantially all the assets of the Servicer contrary contained in accordance with the terms of this Section 6.03, then, upon satisfaction of all of the other conditions of this Section 6.03, the preceding Servicer may convert into a Texas limited liability company that shall automatically be the successor to the Servicer under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any document or any further act by any of the parties to this Agreement, without execution of the above-described agreement and without further notice be released from all its obligations hereunder compliance with clauses (except for responsibilities for its actions prior to i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, provided that such release)conversion does not result in a breach of the Servicer's representation and warranty in Section 6.01(i) hereof as evidenced by an Officer's Certificate.