Common use of Consolidated Utility Billing Clause in Contracts

Consolidated Utility Billing. 9.1 T&D agrees to provide billing services to the Provider under the terms set forth in the Precepts. T&D acknowledges that T&D is collecting all amounts owed to Provider hereunder as Provider’s agent and, to the extent that such collected amounts are required to be paid by T&D to Provider hereunder pursuant to Section 8.2, such amounts, upon collection constitute property of Provider; provided, however, that T&D shall have no obligation to segregate such amounts into separate accounts or to otherwise change its internal accounting processes to recognize that such amounts are property of Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for the Provider’s Share of the T&D Consolidated Utility Billing charges as set forth in Exhibit A hereto in an applicable time period, and such charges shall remain at their current rates for billing related to SOS provided during the Term of Service. Bills issued to Retail SOS Customers shall include T&D's toll-free telephone number for customer inquiries. The T&D shall not be required to include any inserts, with the exception of disclosure labels as appropriate, at the behest of the Provider. 9.2 Standard Offer rates must be approved by the MPUC in the Order. The Provider shall submit its schedule of rates based on the results of the SOS contract award. The Provider shall submit Provider’s accepted bid price(s) to the T&D for testing in writing and/or in electronic format, at the option of the T&D; provided, that submission of such rate shall in no event affect Provider’s rights to receive payment pursuant to Section 8. Within twenty (20) days of submission of the rates for testing, the T&D shall complete testing of the rates and provide the test results to the Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for certifying to the T&D its written acceptance of the test results. No rate shall be used in Consolidated Utility Billing until such time as the T&D has completed its testing and the Provider has certified the results of the testing as satisfactory in accordance with this subsection 9.2. The rates shall be available for use in Consolidated Utility Billing no more than five (5) Business Days after the Provider's submission of its certification of acceptance to the T&D. 9.3 The T&D shall be solely responsible for the calculation, billing, collection and remittance of any Maine state sales tax applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with Maine law. 9.4 The T&D will prepare and mail one bill to the applicable billing account of each Retail SOS Customer which shall include the applicable rate as described in Section 9.2 and approved by the MPUC, together with the regular monthly bill for T&D service. 9.5 The T&D will comply with the MPUC’s April 14, 2009 Order in Docket No. 2008-178, which directs utilities to promote green supply products and renewable energy credit products through utility bill inserts and through including a reference to a green power website on the standard offer bills.

Consolidated Utility Billing. 9.1 T&D agrees to provide billing services to the Provider under the terms set forth in Chapters 301, 305, 322 and 323 of the PreceptsMPUC's rules. T&D acknowledges that T&D is collecting all amounts owed to Provider hereunder as Provider’s agent and, to the extent that such collected amounts are required to be paid by T&D to Provider hereunder pursuant to Section 8.2, such amounts, upon collection constitute property of Provider; provided, however, that T&D shall have no obligation to segregate such amounts into separate accounts or to otherwise change its internal accounting processes to recognize that such amounts are property of Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for the Provider’s Share of the T&D Consolidated Utility Billing charges as set forth in Exhibit A hereto in an applicable time period, and such charges shall remain at their current rates for billing related to SOS provided during the Term of Service. Bills issued to Retail SOS Customers shall include T&D's toll-free telephone number for customer inquiries. The T&D shall not be required to include any inserts, with the exception of disclosure labels as appropriate, at the behest of the Provider. 9.2 Standard Offer rates must be approved by the MPUC in the Order. The Provider shall submit its schedule of rates based on the results of the SOS contract award. In the event that the MPUC awards multiple SOS contracts for any given customer class, such that more than one SOS provider will be sharing responsibility for serving a customer class, the Provider shall with respect to that class, submit the blended rate to be charged to Retail SOS Customers in that class (as approved by the MPUC), as determined by the MPUC. The Provider shall submit such blended rate, together with Provider’s accepted bid price(s) to the T&D for testing in writing and/or in electronic format, at the option of the T&D; provided, that submission of such rate shall in no event affect Provider’s rights to receive payment pursuant to Section 8. Within twenty (20) days of submission of the rates for testing, the T&D shall complete testing of the rates and provide the test results to the Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for certifying to the T&D its written acceptance of the test results. No rate shall be used in Consolidated Utility Billing until such time as the T&D has completed its testing and the Provider has certified the results of the testing as satisfactory in accordance with this subsection 9.2. The rates shall be available for use in Consolidated Utility Billing no more than five (5) Business Days after the Provider's submission of its certification of acceptance to the T&D. 9.3 The T&D shall be solely responsible for the calculation, billing, collection and remittance of any Maine state sales tax applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with Maine law. 9.4 The T&D will prepare and mail one bill to the applicable billing account of each Retail SOS Customer which shall include the applicable rate as described in Section 9.2 and approved by the MPUC, together with the regular monthly bill for T&D service. 9.5 The T&D will comply with the MPUC’s April 14, 2009 Order in Docket No. 2008-178, which directs utilities to promote green supply products and renewable energy credit products through utility bill inserts and through including a reference to a green power website on the standard offer bills.

Consolidated Utility Billing. 9.1 T&D agrees to provide billing services to the Provider under the terms set forth in Chapters 301, 305, 322 and 323 of the PreceptsMPUC's rules. T&D acknowledges that T&D is collecting all amounts owed to Provider hereunder as Provider’s agent and, to the extent that such collected amounts are required to be paid by T&D to Provider hereunder pursuant to Section 8.2, such amounts, upon collection constitute property of Provider; provided, however, that T&D shall have no obligation to segregate such amounts into separate accounts or to otherwise change its internal accounting processes to recognize that such amounts are property of Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for the Provider’s Share of the T&D Consolidated Utility Billing charges as set forth in Exhibit A hereto in an applicable time period, and such charges shall remain at their current rates for billing related to SOS provided during the Term of Service. Bills issued to Retail SOS Customers shall include T&D's toll-free telephone number for customer inquiries. The T&D shall not be required to include any inserts, with the exception of disclosure labels as appropriate, at the behest of the Provider. 9.2 Standard Offer rates must be approved by the MPUC in the Order. The Provider shall submit its schedule of rates based on the results of the SOS contract award. In the event that the MPUC awards multiple SOS contracts for any given customer class, such that more than one SOS provider will be sharing responsibility for serving a customer class, the Provider shall with respect to that class, submit the blended rate to be charged to Retail SOS Customers in that class (as approved by the MPUC), as determined by the MPUC. The Provider shall submit such blended rate, together with Provider’s accepted bid price(s) to the T&D for testing in writing and/or in electronic format, at the option of the T&D; provided, that submission of such rate shall in no event affect Provider’s rights to receive payment pursuant to Section 8. Within twenty (20) days of submission of the rates for testing, the T&D shall complete testing of the rates and provide the test results to the Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for certifying to the T&D its written acceptance of the test results. No rate shall be used in Consolidated Utility Billing until such time as the T&D has completed its testing and the Provider has certified the results of the testing as satisfactory in accordance with this subsection 9.2. The rates shall be available for use in Consolidated Utility Billing no more than five (5) Business Days after the Provider's submission of its certification of acceptance to the T&D. 9.3 The T&D shall be solely responsible for the calculation, billing, collection and remittance of any Maine state sales tax applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with Maine law. 9.4 The T&D will prepare and mail one bill to the applicable billing account of each Retail SOS Customer which shall include the applicable rate as described in Section 9.2 and approved by the MPUC, together with the regular monthly bill for T&D service. 9.5 The T&D will comply with the MPUC’s April 14, 2009 Order in Docket No. 2008-178, which directs utilities to promote green supply products and renewable energy credit products through utility bill inserts and through including a reference to a green power website on the standard offer bills.

Consolidated Utility Billing. 9.1 T&D agrees to provide billing services to the Provider under the terms set forth in Chapters 301, 305, 322 and 323 of the PreceptsMPUC's rules. T&D acknowledges that T&D is collecting all amounts owed to Provider hereunder as Provider’s agent and, to the extent that such collected amounts are required to be paid by T&D to Provider hereunder pursuant to Section 8.2, such amounts, upon collection constitute property of Provider; provided, however, that T&D shall have no obligation to segregate such amounts into separate accounts or to otherwise change its internal accounting processes to recognize that such amounts are property of Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for the Provider’s Share of the T&D Consolidated Utility Billing charges as set forth in Exhibit A A-2 hereto in an applicable time period, and such charges shall remain at their current rates for billing related to SOS provided during the Term of Service. Bills issued to Retail SOS Customers shall include T&D's toll-free telephone number for customer inquiries. The T&D shall not be required to include any inserts, with the exception of disclosure labels as appropriate, at the behest of the Provider. 9.2 Standard Offer rates must be approved by the MPUC in the Order. The Provider shall submit its schedule of rates based on the results of the SOS contract award. In the event that the MPUC awards multiple SOS contracts for any given customer class, such that more than one SOS provider will be sharing responsibility for serving a customer class, the Provider shall with respect to that class, submit the blended rate to be charged to Retail SOS Customers in that class (as approved by the MPUC), as determined by the MPUC. The Provider shall submit such blended rate, together with Provider’s accepted bid price(s) to the T&D for testing in writing and/or in electronic format, at the option of the T&D; provided, that submission of such rate shall in no event affect Provider’s rights to receive payment pursuant to Section 8. Within twenty (20) days of submission of the rates for testing, the T&D shall complete testing of the rates and provide the test results to the Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for certifying to the T&D its written acceptance of the test results. No rate shall be used in Consolidated Utility Billing until such time as the T&D has completed its testing and the Provider has certified the results of the testing as satisfactory in accordance with this subsection 9.2. The rates shall be available for use in Consolidated Utility Billing no more than five (5) Business Days after the Provider's submission of its certification of acceptance to the T&D. 9.3 The T&D shall be solely responsible for the calculation, billing, collection and remittance of any Maine state sales tax applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with Maine law. 9.4 The T&D will prepare and mail one bill to the applicable billing account of each Retail SOS Customer which shall include the applicable rate as described in Section 9.2 and approved by the MPUC, together with the regular monthly bill for T&D service. 9.5 The T&D will comply with the MPUC’s April 14, 2009 Order in Docket No. 2008-178, which directs utilities to promote green supply products and renewable energy credit products through utility bill inserts and through including a reference to a green power website on the standard offer bills.

Consolidated Utility Billing. 9.1 T&D agrees to provide billing services to the Provider under the terms set forth in the Precepts. T&D acknowledges that T&D is collecting all amounts owed to Provider hereunder as Provider’s agent and, to the extent that such collected amounts are required to be paid by T&D to Provider hereunder pursuant to Section 8.2, such amounts, upon collection constitute property of Provider; provided, however, that T&D shall have no obligation to segregate such amounts into separate accounts or to otherwise change its internal accounting processes to recognize that such amounts are property of Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for the Provider’s Share of the T&D Consolidated Utility Billing charges as set forth in Exhibit A A-2 hereto in an applicable time period, and such charges shall remain at their current rates for billing related to SOS provided during the Term of Service. Bills issued to Retail SOS Customers shall include T&D's toll-free telephone number for customer inquiries. The T&D shall not be required to include any inserts, with the exception of disclosure labels as appropriate, inserts at the behest of the Provider. 9.2 Standard Offer rates must be approved by the MPUC in the Order. The Provider shall submit its schedule of rates based on the results of the SOS contract award. The Provider shall submit Provider’s accepted bid price(s) to the T&D for testing in writing and/or in electronic format, at the option of the T&D; provided, that submission of such rate shall in no event affect Provider’s rights to receive payment pursuant to Section 8. Within twenty (20) days of submission of the rates for testing, the T&D shall complete testing of the rates and provide the test results to the Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for certifying to the T&D its written acceptance of the test results. No rate shall be used in Consolidated Utility Billing until such time as the T&D has completed its testing and the Provider has certified the results of the testing as satisfactory in accordance with this subsection 9.2. The rates shall be available for use in Consolidated Utility Billing no more than five (5) Business Days after the Provider's submission of its certification of acceptance to the T&D. 9.3 The T&D shall be solely responsible for the calculation, billing, collection and remittance of any Maine state sales tax applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with Maine law. 9.4 The T&D will prepare and mail one bill to the applicable billing account of each Retail SOS Customer which shall include the applicable rate as described in Section 9.2 and approved by the MPUC, together with the regular monthly bill for T&D service. 9.5 The T&D will comply with the MPUC’s April 14, 2009 Order in Docket No. 2008-178, which directs utilities to promote green supply products and renewable energy credit products through utility bill inserts and through including a reference to a green power website on the standard offer bills.

Consolidated Utility Billing. 9.1 T&D agrees to provide billing services to the Provider under the terms set forth in the Precepts. T&D acknowledges that T&D is collecting all amounts owed to Provider hereunder as Provider’s agent and, to the extent that such collected amounts are required to be paid by T&D to Provider hereunder pursuant to Section 8.2, such amounts, upon collection constitute property of Provider; provided, however, that T&D shall have no obligation to segregate such amounts into separate accounts or to otherwise change its internal accounting processes to recognize that such amounts are property of Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for the Provider’s Share of the T&D Consolidated Utility Billing charges as set forth in Exhibit A hereto in an applicable time period, and such charges shall remain at their current rates for billing related to SOS TOUOS provided during the Term of Service. Bills issued to Retail SOS TOUOS Customers shall include T&D's toll-free telephone number for customer inquiries. The T&D shall not be required to include any inserts, with the exception of disclosure labels as appropriate, at the behest of the Provider. 9.2 Standard TOU Offer Service rates must be approved by the MPUC in the Order. The Provider shall submit its schedule of rates based on the results of the SOS TOUOS contract award. The Provider shall submit Provider’s accepted bid price(s) to the T&D for testing in writing and/or in electronic format, at the option of the T&D; provided, that submission of such rate shall in no event affect Provider’s rights to receive payment pursuant to Section 8. Within twenty (20) days of submission of the rates for testing, the T&D shall complete testing of the rates and provide the test results to the Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for certifying to the T&D its written acceptance of the test results. No rate shall be used in Consolidated Utility Billing until such time as the T&D has completed its testing and the Provider has certified the results of the testing as satisfactory in accordance with this subsection 9.2. The rates shall be available for use in Consolidated Utility Billing no more than five (5) Business Days after the Provider's submission of its certification of acceptance to the T&D. 9.3 The T&D shall be solely responsible for the calculation, billing, collection and remittance of any Maine state sales tax applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with Maine law. 9.4 The T&D will prepare and mail one bill xxxx to the applicable billing account of each Retail SOS TOUOS Customer which shall include the applicable rate as described in Section 9.2 and approved by the MPUC, together with the regular monthly bill xxxx for T&D service. 9.5 The T&D will comply with the MPUC’s April 14, 2009 Order in Docket No. 2008-178, which directs utilities to promote green supply products and renewable energy credit products through utility bill xxxx inserts and through including a reference to a green power website on the standard offer and TOU Offer Service bills.

Consolidated Utility Billing. 9.1 T&D agrees to provide billing services to the Provider under the terms set forth in the Precepts. T&D acknowledges that T&D is collecting all amounts owed to Provider hereunder as Provider’s agent and, to the extent that such collected amounts are required to be paid by T&D to Provider hereunder pursuant to Section 8.2, such amounts, upon collection constitute property of Provider; provided, however, that T&D shall have no obligation to segregate such amounts into separate accounts or to otherwise change its internal accounting processes to recognize that such amounts are property of Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for the Provider’s Share of the T&D Consolidated Utility Billing charges as set forth in Exhibit A hereto in an applicable time period, and such charges shall remain at their current rates for billing related to SOS provided during the Term of Service. Bills issued to Retail SOS Customers shall include T&D's toll-free telephone number for customer inquiries. The T&D shall not be required to include any inserts, with the exception of disclosure labels as appropriate, at the behest of the Provider. 9.2 Standard Offer rates must be approved by the MPUC in the Order. The Provider shall submit its schedule of rates based on the results of the SOS contract award. In the event that the MPUC awards multiple SOS contracts for any given customer class, such that more than one SOS provider will be sharing responsibility for serving a customer class, the Provider shall with respect to that class, submit the blended rate to be charged to Retail SOS Customers in that class (as approved by the MPUC), as determined by the MPUC. The Provider shall submit such blended rate, together with Provider’s accepted bid price(s) to the T&D for testing in writing and/or in electronic format, at the option of the T&D; provided, that submission of such rate shall in no event affect Provider’s rights to receive payment pursuant to Section 8. Within twenty (20) days of submission of the rates for testing, the T&D shall complete testing of the rates and provide the test results to the Provider. The Provider shall be responsible for certifying to the T&D its written acceptance of the test results. No rate shall be used in Consolidated Utility Billing until such time as the T&D has completed its testing and the Provider has certified the results of the testing as satisfactory in accordance with this subsection 9.2. The rates shall be available for use in Consolidated Utility Billing no more than five (5) Business Days after the Provider's submission of its certification of acceptance to the T&D. 9.3 The T&D shall be solely responsible for the calculation, billing, collection and remittance of any Maine state sales tax applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with Maine law. 9.4 The T&D will prepare and mail one bill to the applicable billing account of each Retail SOS Customer which shall include the applicable rate as described in Section 9.2 and approved by the MPUC, together with the regular monthly bill for T&D service. 9.5 The T&D will comply with the MPUC’s April 14, 2009 Order in Docket No. 2008-178, which directs utilities to promote green supply products and renewable energy credit products through utility bill inserts and through including a reference to a green power website on the standard offer bills.