Common use of Communication Link Clause in Contracts

Communication Link. (i) Buyer shall establish and maintain dedicated phone lines for all communications concerning the availability and Dispatch of the Units. These dedicated systems shall be used as the primary communications link between Seller's Operators and Buyer's Dispatcher responsible for Dispatching Buyer's system ("Generation Dispatcher"). In addition to the dedicated phone lines, Seller and Buyer shall establish standard phone line(s) as a back-up system. Seller's dedicated and standard phone lines are to be located at the control facilities of the Units. (ii) At any time a Unit at the Facility is synchronized to the Interconnected Utility System, Seller must ensure that a Seller's Operator is available at the dedicated phone line (or back-up phone line if the dedicated line is unavailable) to respond to the Dispatch orders from the Generation Dispatcher. Both Seller and Buyer recognize that there may be operational conditions or events that will required Seller's Operator to leave the control room in order to resolve the condition or event. Both Seller and Buyer also recognize that these conditions or events will be infrequent. During such times, Seller's Operator must first notify the Generation Dispatcher, and provide information regarding how the Seller's Operator can be reached (i.e. a standard, back-up phone line and/or a cellular phone). (iii) Seller shall establish and maintain a paging system for the Seller's Operators. Such paging system shall constitute the secondary communications link between Seller's Operators and the Generation Dispatcher. During those times when no Unit at the Facility is synchronized to the Interconnected Utility, or during power operation when Seller's Operator has left the control room to resolve an operational condition or event, this paging system will become the primary communications link between Seller's Operator and the Generation Dispatcher. Whenever the paging system is the primary communications link, Seller will ensure at least one Seller's Operator will be available at all times, via the paging system. Should the Dispatcher initiate the paging system, Seller's Operator(s) shall immediately contact the Generation Dispatcher via telephone for specific Dispatch orders. Seller will notify Buyer as soon as possible of any disruption or unavailability of the dedicated or standard phone lines, or the pager system, as soon as practicable. Seller shall also provide a list of back-up contracts to the paging system (i.e. the names and home phone numbers for the operators) to be used should the paging system fail, be inadvertently turned off, lost, unavailable due to satellite communication problems, or if the operator fails to respond. This list of back-up contacts shall be incorporated into the Communications Procedure.

Communication Link. (i) Buyer shall establish and maintain dedicated phone lines for all communications concerning the availability and Dispatch of the Committed Units. These dedicated systems shall be used as the primary communications link between Seller's Operators and Buyer's Dispatcher EO personnel responsible for Dispatching Buyer's system System ("Generation Dispatcher"). In addition to the dedicated phone lines, Seller and Buyer shall establish standard phone line(s) as a back-up system. Seller's dedicated and standard phone lines are to be located at the control facilities of the Committed Units. (ii) At any time a Committed Unit at the Facility is synchronized to the Interconnected Utility Systemsystem, Seller must ensure that a Seller's Operator an operator is available at the dedicated phone line (or back-up phone line if the dedicated line is unavailable) to respond to the Dispatch orders from the EO Generation Dispatcher. Both Seller and Buyer recognize that there may be operational conditions or events that will required require Seller's Operator to leave the control room in order to resolve the condition or event. Both Seller and Buyer also recognize that these conditions or events will be infrequent. During such times, Seller's Operator must first notify the EO Generation Dispatcher, and provide information regarding how the Seller's Operator can be reached (i.e. a standard, back-up phone line and/or a cellular phone). (iii) Seller shall establish and maintain a paging system for the Seller's Operators. Such paging system shall constitute the secondary communications link between Seller's Operators and the EO Generation Dispatcher. During those times when no Unit generator at the Facility is synchronized to the Interconnected Utilitytransmission system, or during power operation when Seller's Operator has left the control room to resolve an operational condition or event, this paging system will become the primary communications link between Seller's Operator and the EO Generation Dispatcher. Whenever the paging system is the primary communications link, Seller will ensure at least one Seller's Operator operator will be available at all times, via the paging system. Should the EO Generation Dispatcher initiate the paging system, Seller's Operator(s) shall immediately contact the EO Generation Dispatcher via telephone for specific Dispatch orders. Seller will notify Buyer as soon as possible of any disruption or unavailability of the dedicated or standard phone lines, or the pager system, as soon as practicable. Seller shall also provide a list of back-up contracts contacts to the paging system (i.e. the names and home phone numbers for the operators) to be used should the paging system fail, be inadvertently turned off, lost, unavailable due to satellite communication problems, or if the operator fails to respond. This list of back-up contacts shall be incorporated into the Communications Procedure.