Common use of Connection Offers Clause in Contracts

Connection Offers. 13.5.1 National Grid NTS shall issue a Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within: (a) in the case of an Initial Connection Offer, within two (2) months of the date on which National Grid NTS notifies the Connection Applicant that the relevant Initial Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application; and (b) in the case of a Full Connection Offer, within: (i) in the case of a Standard Design Connection where National Grid NTS determines: (1) no feasibility study is required, three (3) months; (2) a feasibility study is required, six (6) months; (ii) in the case of a Non-Standard Design Connection; (1) six (6) months (where the connection point requested by the Connection Applicant is in a greenfield location (being a location that has not previously been the subject of development) and the Full Connection Offer is in respect of a minimum offtake connection to the NTS with a ramp rate of less than 50MW/minute); or (2) where paragraph (1) does not apply nine (9) months (or such longer time as the Authority may agree, or be deemed to have agreed, pursuant to paragraph 13.5.2) of the date on which National Grid NTS has confirmed to the Connection Applicant that the Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application (the “Connection Offer Deadline”). 13.5.2 Where National Grid NTS reasonably believes that it will be unable to issue a Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant by the Connection Offer Deadline, National Grid NTS may apply to the Authority for an extension to the Connection Offer Deadline. The Connection Offer Deadline shall be extended as directed by the Authority in response to such application. Pending any decision by the Authority in response to such application, the Connection Offer Deadline shall remain as determined pursuant to paragraph 13.5.1. 13.5.3 To accept a Full Connection Offer, the Connection Applicant must sign and return the Construction Agreement contained within such Full Connection Offer, which will then be countersigned by National Grid NTS and a copy returned to the Connection Applicant. 13.5.4 An Initial Connection Offer is not an offer capable of acceptance and is not binding on National Grid NTS or the Connection Applicant and in order to proceed further, the Connection Applicant must submit a Full Connection Application. 13.5.5 A Connection Offer will be open for acceptance by the Connection Applicant for a period of three (3) months from the date of the Connection Offer. Failure by the Connection Applicant to accept the Connection Offer within such three (3) month period will cause the Connection Offer to lapse and any subsequent purported acceptance of the Connection Offer by the Connection Applicant may be treated as null and void by National Grid NTS. 13.5.6 A feasibility study may be required in order to be able to provide a Full Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant except where the connection point requested by the Connection Applicant is in a greenfield location (being a location that has not previously been the subject of development) and the Full Connection Offer is in respect of a minimum offtake connection to the NTS with a ramp rate of less than 50MW/minute. Where a feasibility study is required in order to be able to provide a Full Connection Offer: (a) National Grid NTS shall undertake such feasibility study and shall provide the Connection Applicant with a copy of the resulting feasibility study report within three (3) months of the date on which National Grid NTS notifies the Connection Applicant that the Full Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application; (b) no later than three (3) months after receipt of the feasibility study report, the Connection Applicant may notify National Grid NTS that it wishes National Grid NTS to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report (provided that, where the feasibility study report contains specific questions for the Connection Applicant to answer, the Connection Applicant has provided sufficiently detailed answers to such questions within such three (3) month period; (c) the time between (i) National Grid NTS providing the feasibility study report to the Connection Applicant and (ii) the Connection Applicant notifying National Grid NTS that it wishes National Grid NTS to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report (and, where applicable, providing sufficiently detailed answers to any specific questions set out in the feasibility study report) shall be discounted when determining whether National Grid NTS has complied with its obligation under paragraph 13.5.1; and (d) if, by the date falling three (3) months after receipt of the feasibility study report, the Connection Applicant has not notified National Grid NTS that it wishes National Grid NTS to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report, then the Connection Applicant shall be deemed to have given notice to National Grid NTS to terminate work on the Full Connection Application.

Connection Offers. 13.5.1 National Grid NTS shall issue a Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within: (a) in the case of an Initial Connection Offer, within two (2) months of the date on which National Grid NTS notifies the Connection Applicant that the relevant Initial Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application; and (b) in the case of a Full Connection Offer, within: (i) in the case of a Standard Design Connection where National Grid NTS determines: (1) no feasibility study is required, three (3) months; (2) a feasibility study is required, six (6) months; (ii) in the case of a Non-Standard Design Connection; (1) six (6) months (where the connection point requested by the Connection Applicant is in a greenfield location (being a location that has not previously been the subject of development) and the Full Connection Offer is in respect of a minimum offtake connection to the NTS with a ramp rate of less than 50MW/minute); or (2) where paragraph (1) does not apply nine (9) months (or such longer time as the Authority may agree, or be deemed to have agreed, pursuant to paragraph 13.5.2) of the date on which National Grid NTS has confirmed to the Connection Applicant that the Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application (the “Connection Offer Deadline”). 13.5.2 Where National Grid NTS reasonably believes that it will be unable to issue a Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant by the Connection Offer Deadline, National Grid NTS may apply to the Authority for an extension to the Connection Offer Deadline. The Connection Offer Deadline shall be extended as directed by the Authority in response to such application. Pending any decision by the Authority in response to such application, the Connection Offer Deadline shall remain as determined pursuant to paragraph 13.5.1. 13.5.3 To accept a Full Connection Offer, the Connection Applicant must sign and return the Construction Agreement contained within such Full Connection Offer, which will then be countersigned by National Grid NTS and a copy returned to the Connection Applicant. 13.5.4 An Initial Connection Offer is not an offer capable of acceptance and is not binding on National Grid NTS or the Connection Applicant and in order to proceed further, the Connection Applicant must submit a Full Connection Application. 13.5.5 A Connection Offer will be open for acceptance by the Connection Applicant for a period of three (3) months from the date of the Connection Offer. Failure by the Connection Applicant to accept the Connection Offer within such three (3) month period will cause the Connection Offer to lapse and any subsequent purported acceptance of the Connection Offer by the Connection Applicant may be treated as null and void by National Grid NTS. 13.5.6 A feasibility study may be required in order to be able to provide a Full Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant except where the connection point requested by the Connection Applicant is in a greenfield location (being a location that has not previously been the subject of development) and the Full Connection Offer is in respect of a minimum offtake connection to the NTS with a ramp rate of less than 50MW/minute. Where a feasibility study is required in order to be able to provide a Full Connection Offer: (a) National Grid NTS shall undertake such feasibility study and shall provide the Connection Applicant with a copy of the resulting feasibility study report within three (3) months of the date on which National Grid NTS notifies the Connection Applicant that the Full Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application; (b) no later than three (3) months after receipt of the feasibility study report, the Connection Applicant may notify National Grid NTS that it wishes National Grid NTS to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report (provided that, where the feasibility study report contains specific questions for the Connection Applicant to answer, the Connection Applicant has provided sufficiently detailed answers to such questions within such three (3) month period; (c) the time between (i) National Grid NTS providing the feasibility study report to the Connection Applicant and (ii) the Connection Applicant notifying National Grid NTS that it wishes National Grid NTS to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report (and, where applicable, providing sufficiently detailed answers to any specific questions set out in the feasibility study report) shall be discounted when determining whether National Grid NTS has complied with its obligation under paragraph 13.5.1; and (d) if, by the date falling three (3) months after receipt of the feasibility study report, the Connection Applicant has not notified National Grid NTS that it wishes National Grid NTS to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report, then the Connection Applicant shall be deemed to have given notice to National Grid NTS to terminate work on the Full Connection Application.three

Connection Offers. 13.5.1 National Grid NTS shall issue a Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within: (a) in the case of an Initial Connection Offer, within two (2) months of the date on which National Grid NTS notifies the Connection Applicant that the relevant Initial Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application; and (b) in the case of a Full Connection Offer, within: (i) in the case of a Standard Design Connection where National Grid NTS determines: (1) no feasibility study is required, three (3) months; (2) a feasibility study is required, six (6) months; (ii) in the case of a Non-Standard Design Connection; (1) six (6) months (where the connection point requested by the Connection Applicant is in a greenfield location (being a location that has not previously been the subject of development) and the Full Connection Offer is in respect of a minimum offtake connection to the NTS with a ramp rate of less than 50MW/minute); or (2ii) where paragraph (1) does not apply nine (9) months (in all other cases); (or such longer time as the Authority may agree, or be deemed to have agreed, pursuant to paragraph 13.5.2) of the date on which National Grid NTS has confirmed to the Connection Applicant that the Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application (the “Connection Offer Deadline”). 13.5.2 Where National Grid NTS reasonably believes that it will be unable to issue a Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant by the Connection Offer Deadline, National Grid NTS may apply to the Authority for an extension to the Connection Offer Deadline. The Connection Offer Deadline shall be extended as directed by the Authority in response to such application. Pending any decision by the Authority in response to such application, the Connection Offer Deadline shall remain as determined pursuant to paragraph 13.5.1. 13.5.3 To accept a Full Connection Offer, the Connection Applicant must sign and return the Construction Agreement contained within such Full Connection Offer, which will then be countersigned by National Grid NTS and a copy returned to the Connection Applicant. 13.5.4 An Initial Connection Offer is not an offer capable of acceptance and is not binding on National Grid NTS or the Connection Applicant and in order to proceed further, the Connection Applicant must submit a Full Connection Application. 13.5.5 A Connection Offer will be open for acceptance by the Connection Applicant for a period of three (3) months from the date of the Connection Offer. Failure by the Connection Applicant to accept the Connection Offer within such three (3) month period will cause the Connection Offer to lapse and any subsequent purported acceptance of the Connection Offer by the Connection Applicant may be treated as null and void by National Grid NTS. 13.5.6 A feasibility study may will be required in order to be able to provide a Full Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant except where the connection point requested by the Connection Applicant is in a greenfield location (being a location that has not previously been the subject of development) and the Full Connection Offer is in respect of a minimum offtake connection to the NTS with a ramp rate of less than 50MW/minute. Where a feasibility study is required in order to be able to provide a Full Connection Offer: (a) National Grid NTS shall undertake such feasibility study and shall provide the Connection Applicant with a copy of the resulting feasibility study report within three (3) months of the date on which National Grid NTS notifies the Connection Applicant that the Full Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application; (b) no later than three (3) months after receipt of the feasibility study report, the Connection Applicant may notify National Grid NTS that it wishes National Grid NTS to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report (provided that, where the feasibility study report contains specific questions for the Connection Applicant to answer, the Connection Applicant has provided sufficiently detailed answers to such questions within such three (3) month period; (c) the time between (i) National Grid NTS providing the feasibility study report to the Connection Applicant and (ii) the Connection Applicant notifying National Grid NTS that it wishes National Grid NTS to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report (and, where applicable, providing sufficiently detailed answers to any specific questions set out in the feasibility study report) shall be discounted when determining whether National Grid NTS has complied with its obligation under paragraph 13.5.1; and (d) if, by the date falling three (3) months after receipt of the feasibility study report, the Connection Applicant has not notified National Grid NTS that it wishes National Grid NTS to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report, then the Connection Applicant shall be deemed to have given notice to National Grid NTS to terminate work on the Full Connection Application.three

Connection Offers. 13.5.1 National Grid NTS Gas Transmission shall issue a Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within: (a) in the case of an Initial Connection Offer, within two (2) months of the date on which National Grid NTS Gas Transmission notifies the Connection Applicant that the relevant Initial Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application; and (b) in the case of a Full Connection Offer, within: (i) in the case of a Standard Design Connection where National Grid NTS Gas Transmission determines: (1) no feasibility study is required, three (3) months; (2) a feasibility study is required, six (6) months; (ii) in the case of a Non-Standard Design Connection; (1) six (6) months (where the connection point requested by the Connection Applicant is in a greenfield location (being a location that has not previously been the subject of development) and the Full Connection Offer is in respect of a minimum offtake connection to the NTS with a ramp rate of less than 50MW/minute); or (2) where paragraph (1) does not apply nine (9) months (or such longer time as the Authority may agree, or be deemed to have agreed, pursuant to paragraph 13.5.2) of the date on which National Grid NTS Gas Transmission has confirmed to the Connection Applicant that the Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application (the “Connection Offer Deadline”). 13.5.2 Where National Grid NTS Gas Transmission reasonably believes that it will be unable to issue a Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant by the Connection Offer Deadline, National Grid NTS Gas Transmission may apply to the Authority for an extension to the Connection Offer Deadline. The Connection Offer Deadline shall be extended as directed by the Authority in response to such application. Pending any decision by the Authority in response to such application, the Connection Offer Deadline shall remain as determined pursuant to paragraph 13.5.1. 13.5.3 To accept a Full Connection Offer, the Connection Applicant must sign and return the Construction Agreement contained within such Full Connection Offer, which will then be countersigned by National Grid NTS Gas Transmission and a copy returned to the Connection Applicant. 13.5.4 An Initial Connection Offer is not an offer capable of acceptance and is not binding on National Grid NTS Gas Transmission or the Connection Applicant and in order to proceed further, the Connection Applicant must submit a Full Connection Application. 13.5.5 A Connection Offer will be open for acceptance by the Connection Applicant for a period of three (3) months from the date of the Connection Offer. Failure by the Connection Applicant to accept the Connection Offer within such three (3) month period will cause the Connection Offer to lapse and any subsequent purported acceptance of the Connection Offer by the Connection Applicant may be treated as null and void by National Grid NTSGas Transmission. 13.5.6 A feasibility study may be required in order to be able to provide a Full Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant except where the connection point requested by the Connection Applicant is in a greenfield location (being a location that has not previously been the subject of development) and the Full Connection Offer is in respect of a minimum offtake connection to the NTS with a ramp rate of less than 50MW/minute. Where a feasibility study is required in order to be able to provide a Full Connection Offer: (a) National Grid NTS Gas Transmission shall undertake such feasibility study and shall provide the Connection Applicant with a copy of the resulting feasibility study report within three (3) months of the date on which National Grid NTS Gas Transmission notifies the Connection Applicant that the Full Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application; (b) no later than three (3) months after receipt of the feasibility study report, the Connection Applicant may notify National Grid NTS Gas Transmission that it wishes National Grid NTS Gas Transmission to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report (provided that, where the feasibility study report contains specific questions for the Connection Applicant to answer, the Connection Applicant has provided sufficiently detailed answers to such questions within such three (3) month period; (c) the time between (i) National Grid NTS Gas Transmission providing the feasibility study report to the Connection Applicant and (ii) the Connection Applicant notifying National Grid NTS Gas Transmission that it wishes National Grid NTS Gas Transmission to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report (and, where applicable, providing sufficiently detailed answers to any specific questions set out in the feasibility study report) shall be discounted when determining whether National Grid NTS Gas Transmission has complied with its obligation under paragraph 13.5.1; and (d) if, by the date falling three (3) months after receipt of the feasibility study report, the Connection Applicant has not notified National Grid NTS Gas Transmission that it wishes National Grid NTS Gas Transmission to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report, then the Connection Applicant shall be deemed to have given notice to National Grid NTS Gas Transmission to terminate work on the Full Connection Application.

Connection Offers. 13.5.1 National Grid NTS shall issue a Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within: (a) in the case of an Initial Connection Offer, within two (2) months of the date on which National Grid NTS notifies the Connection Applicant that the relevant Initial Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application; and (b) in the case of a Full Connection Offer, within: (i) in the case of a Standard Design Connection where National Grid NTS determines: (1) no feasibility study is required, three (3) months; (2) a feasibility study is required, six (6) months; (ii) in the case of a Non-Standard Design Connection; (1) six (6) months (where the connection point requested by the Uniform Network Code – Transportation Principal Document Section V Connection Applicant is in a greenfield location (being a location that has not previously been the subject of development) and the Full Connection Offer is in respect of a minimum offtake connection to the NTS with a ramp rate of less than 50MW/minute); or (2) where paragraph (1) does not apply nine (9) months (or such longer time as the Authority may agree, or be deemed to have agreed, pursuant to paragraph 13.5.2) of the date on which National Grid NTS has confirmed to the Connection Applicant that the Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application (the “Connection Offer Deadline”). 13.5.2 Where National Grid NTS reasonably believes that it will be unable to issue a Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant by the Connection Offer Deadline, National Grid NTS may apply to the Authority for an extension to the Connection Offer Deadline. The Connection Offer Deadline shall be extended as directed by the Authority in response to such application. Pending any decision by the Authority in response to such application, the Connection Offer Deadline shall remain as determined pursuant to paragraph 13.5.1. 13.5.3 To accept a Full Connection Offer, the Connection Applicant must sign and return the Construction Agreement contained within such Full Connection Offer, which will then be countersigned by National Grid NTS and a copy returned to the Connection Applicant. 13.5.4 An Initial Connection Offer is not an offer capable of acceptance and is not binding on National Grid NTS or the Connection Applicant and in order to proceed further, the Connection Applicant must submit a Full Connection Application. 13.5.5 A Connection Offer will be open for acceptance by the Connection Applicant for a period of three (3) months from the date of the Connection Offer. Failure by the Connection Applicant to accept the Connection Offer within such three (3) month period will cause the Connection Offer to lapse and any subsequent purported acceptance of the Connection Offer by the Connection Applicant may be treated as null and void by National Grid NTS. 13.5.6 A feasibility study may be required in order to be able to provide a Full Connection Offer to the Connection Applicant except where the connection point requested by the Connection Applicant is in a greenfield location (being a location that has not previously been the subject of development) and the Full Connection Offer is in respect of a minimum offtake connection to the NTS with a ramp rate of less than 50MW/minute. Where a feasibility study is required in order to be able to provide a Full Connection Offer: (a) National Grid NTS shall undertake such feasibility study and shall provide the Connection Applicant with a copy of the resulting feasibility study report within three (3) months of the date on which National Grid NTS notifies the Connection Applicant that the Full Connection Application is a Competent Connection Application; ; Uniform Network Code – Transportation Principal Document Section V (b) no later than three (3) months after receipt of the feasibility study report, the Connection Applicant may notify National Grid NTS that it wishes National Grid NTS to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report (provided that, where the feasibility study report contains specific questions for the Connection Applicant to answer, the Connection Applicant has provided sufficiently detailed answers to such questions within such three (3) month period; (c) the time between (i) National Grid NTS providing the feasibility study report to the Connection Applicant and (ii) the Connection Applicant notifying National Grid NTS that it wishes National Grid NTS to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report (and, where applicable, providing sufficiently detailed answers to any specific questions set out in the feasibility study report) shall be discounted when determining whether National Grid NTS has complied with its obligation under paragraph 13.5.1; and (d) if, by the date falling three (3) months after receipt of the feasibility study report, the Connection Applicant has not notified National Grid NTS that it wishes National Grid NTS to provide a Full Connection Offer based on the feasibility study report, then the Connection Applicant shall be deemed to have given notice to National Grid NTS to terminate work on the Full Connection Application.