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 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 The Fixed Adder Component and the Capacity Component of the Large Non-Residential Standard Offer rates must be approved by the MPUC in the Order. Exhibit D shall contain the monthly Fixed Adder Component ($/kWh) and the monthly Capacity Component ($/kW-mo) for each month during the Term of Service. The rates shall be used in Consolidated Utility Billing. The Energy Component Billed to Retail Customers will be established by the MPUC prior to the effective date of the standard offer service price. The price set by the MPUC will be used solely for the purpose of billing individual customers and will not be the basis for payment to the Provider. 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 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 The Fixed Adder Component and the Capacity Component of the Large Non-Residential Standard Offer rates must be approved by the MPUC in the Order. Exhibit D shall contain the monthly Fixed Adder Component ($/kWh) and the monthly Capacity Component ($/kW-mo) for each month during the Term of Service. The rates shall be used in Consolidated Utility Billing. The Energy Component Billed to Retail Customers and the Commission’s administratively set monthly Capacity Component ($/kW-mo) for each month during the Term of Service will be established by the MPUC prior to the effective date of the standard offer service price. The price set by the MPUC will be used solely for the purpose of billing individual customers and will not be the basis for payment to the Provider. 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 and any successor Orders thereto, directing 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.