CONSUMER CHOICE, NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS, ENROLLMENT. 3.1 CONSUMER CHOICE 1. The Parties represent and warrant to each other that they shall not interfere with the right of Participating Consumers to opt-out of the Program, and shall comply with any rules, regulations or policies of PSC, the Distribution Utility and/or other lawful Governmental Authority regarding the procedures for opting out or of switching from one source of electric supply to another. Not inconsistent with the above, however, the Parties may take Commercially Reasonable measures to encourage Participating Consumers to affirmatively agree to remain in the Program, consistent with any Governmental Rules. 3.2 NOTIFICATION TO NEWLY ELIGIBLE CONSUMERS OF OPT-OUT RIGHTS Consistent with the requirements of any applicable Governmental Rules, and within a reasonable time after the Distribution Utility notifies Competitive Supplier of the existence of a New Consumer and has provided to Competitive Supplier such New Consumer's account number, service and billing address, and other pertinent contact information, Competitive Supplier shall notify such New Consumer (i) of the date on which such New Consumer will be automatically enrolled in the Program, and (ii) that the Competitive Supplier will be providing Firm Full- Requirements Power Supply to such New Consumer as of the same date, subject to the opt-out provisions of the PSC Orders, Local Law, and the Program ("Opt-Out Notice"). The Opt-Out Notice shall be mailed to each such New Consumer prior to the date of automatic enrollment and shall: (i) prominently state all charges to be assessed by the Competitive Supplier; (ii) at a minimum, provide a summary of the prices and terms included in Exhibit A; (iii) state how such New Consumer may opt-out of the Program prior to enrollment and remain on Default Service from the Distribution Utility; and (iv) state how all Participating Consumers, subsequent to enrollment, will also have the right to opt-out at any time and return to Default Service or choose a new Competitive Supplier without paying a fee or penalty to Competitive Supplier. All such notices must be approved in advance by the Municipality. In providing the notifications set forth in this Article 3.2, and in otherwise conducting the activities in Article 3.4 below, the Competitive Supplier must rely upon information provided to it by the Distribution Utility for the purpose of performing its obligations. Competitive Supplier will not be responsible for any errors in connection with notification of Eligible Consumers only to the extent both that: 1) such errors are caused by errors or omissions in the information provided to it by the Distribution Utility; and 2) it was reasonable for the Competitive Supplier to rely upon that provided information. The Municipality shall not be responsible for any such errors by the Competitive Supplier in any event.
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Samples: Electric Service Agreement, Electric Service Agreement, Electric Service Agreement
CONSUMER CHOICE, NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS, ENROLLMENT. 3.1 CONSUMER CHOICE
1. The Parties represent represent, warrant and warrant covenant to each other that they shall not interfere with the right of Participating Consumers to opt-out of the Program, and shall comply with any rules, regulations or policies of PSC, the Distribution Utility and/or other lawful Governmental Authority regarding the procedures for opting out or of switching from one source of electric supply to another. Not inconsistent with the above, however, the Parties may take Commercially Reasonable measures to encourage Participating Consumers to affirmatively agree to remain in the Program, consistent with any Governmental Rules.
3.2 NOTIFICATION TO NEWLY ELIGIBLE NEW CONSUMERS OF OPT-OUT RIGHTS Consistent with the requirements of any applicable Governmental Rules, and within a reasonable time after the Distribution Utility notifies Competitive Supplier of the existence of a New Consumer and has provided to Competitive Supplier such New Consumer's account number, service and billing address, and other pertinent contact information, Competitive Supplier shall notify such New Consumer (i) of the date on which such New Consumer will be automatically enrolled in the Program, and (ii) that the Competitive Supplier will be providing Firm Full- Requirements Power Supply to such New Consumer as of the same date, subject to the opt-out provisions of the PSC OrdersJoule Order, Local Law, and the Program ("Opt-Out Notice"). The Opt-Out Notice shall be mailed to each such New Consumer prior to the date of automatic enrollment and shall: (i) prominently state all charges to be assessed by the Competitive Supplier; (ii) at a minimum, provide a summary of the prices and terms included in Exhibit AEXHIBIT A as well as fully disclose the prices and terms then being offered for Basic Utility Supply Service by the Distribution Utility; (iii) state how such New Consumer may opt-out of the Program prior to enrollment and remain on Default Basic Utility Supply Service from the Distribution Utility; and (iv) state how all Participating Consumers, subsequent to enrollment, will also have the right to opt-out at any time and return to Default Basic Utility Supply Service or choose a new Competitive Supplier without paying a fee or penalty to Competitive Supplier. All forms of such notices must be approved in advance by the Municipality. In providing the notifications set forth in this Article 3.2, and in otherwise conducting the activities in Article 3.4 below, the Competitive Supplier must rely upon information provided to it by the Distribution Utility for the purpose of performing its obligations. Competitive Supplier will not be responsible for any errors in connection with notification of Eligible Consumers only to the extent both that: 1) such errors are caused by errors or omissions in the information provided to it by the Distribution Utility; and 2) it was reasonable for the Competitive Supplier to rely upon that provided information. The Municipality shall not be responsible for any such errors by the Competitive Supplier in any event.
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Samples: Electricity Supply Agreement, Electricity Supply Agreement
CONSUMER CHOICE, NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS, ENROLLMENT. 3.1 CONSUMER CHOICECHOICE The Parties acknowledge and agree that all Participating Consumers have the right, pursuant to PSC Orders, Local Law, and the Program, to change their source of electricity supply, as set forth in Article
12.1. The Parties represent and warrant to each other that they shall not interfere with the right of Participating Consumers to opt-out of the Program, and shall comply with any rules, regulations or policies of PSC, the Distribution Utility and/or other lawful Governmental Authority regarding the procedures for opting out or of switching from one source of electric supply to another. Not inconsistent with the above, however, the Parties may take Commercially Reasonable measures to encourage Participating Consumers to affirmatively agree to remain in the Program, consistent with any Governmental Rules.
3.2 NOTIFICATION TO NEWLY ELIGIBLE NEW CONSUMERS OF OPT-OUT RIGHTS Consistent with the requirements of any applicable Governmental Rules, and within a reasonable time after the Distribution Utility notifies Competitive Supplier of the existence of a New Consumer and has provided to Competitive Supplier such New Consumer's account number, service and billing address, and other pertinent contact information, Competitive Supplier shall notify such New Consumer (i) of the date on which such New Consumer will be automatically enrolled in the Program, and (ii) that the Competitive Supplier will be providing Firm Full- Full-Requirements Power Supply to such New Consumer as of the same date, subject to the opt-out provisions of the PSC Orders, Local Law, and the Program ("Opt-Opt- Out Notice"). The Opt-Out Notice shall be mailed to each such New Consumer prior to the date of automatic enrollment and shall: (i) prominently state all charges to be assessed by the Competitive Supplier; (ii) at a minimum, provide a summary of the prices and terms included in Exhibit AA as well as fully disclose the prices and terms then being offered for Default Service by the Distribution Utility; (iii) state how such New Consumer may opt-out of the Program prior to enrollment and remain on Default Service from the Distribution Utility; and (iv) state how all Participating Consumers, subsequent to enrollment, will also have the right to opt-out at any time and return to Default Service or choose a new Competitive Supplier without paying a fee or penalty to Competitive Supplier. All such notices must be approved in advance by the Municipality. In providing the notifications set forth in this Article 3.2, and in otherwise conducting the activities in Article 3.4 below, the Competitive Supplier must rely upon information provided to it by the Distribution Utility for the purpose of performing its obligations. Competitive Supplier will not be responsible for any errors in connection with notification of Eligible Consumers only to the extent both that: 1) such errors are caused by errors or omissions in the information provided to it by the Distribution Utility; and 2) it was reasonable for the Competitive Supplier to rely upon that provided information. The Municipality shall not be responsible for any such errors by the Competitive Supplier in any event.
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Samples: Electric Service Agreement
CONSUMER CHOICE, NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS, ENROLLMENT. 3.1 CONSUMER CHOICE
1. The Parties represent and warrant to each other that they shall not interfere with the right of Participating Consumers to opt-out of the Program, and shall comply with any rules, regulations or policies of PSC, the Distribution Utility and/or other lawful Governmental Authority regarding the procedures for opting out or of switching from one source of electric supply to another. Not inconsistent with the above, however, the Parties may take Commercially Reasonable measures to encourage Participating Consumers to affirmatively agree to remain in the Program, consistent with any Governmental Rules.
3.2 NOTIFICATION TO NEWLY ELIGIBLE NEW CONSUMERS OF OPT-OUT RIGHTS Consistent with the requirements of any applicable Governmental Rules, and within a reasonable time after the Distribution Utility notifies Competitive Supplier of the existence of a New Consumer and has provided to Competitive Supplier such New Consumer's account number, service and billing address, and other pertinent contact information, Competitive Supplier shall notify such New Consumer (i) of the date on which such New Consumer will be automatically enrolled in the Program, and (ii) that the Competitive Supplier will be providing Firm Full- Requirements Power Supply to such New Consumer as of the same date, subject to the opt-out provisions of the PSC OrdersOrdersFebruary Order, Local Law, and the Program ("Opt-Out Notice"). The Opt-Out Notice shall be mailed to each such New Consumer prior to the date of automatic enrollment and shall: (i) prominently state all charges to be assessed by the Competitive Supplier; (ii) at a minimum, provide a summary of the prices and terms included in Exhibit AA as well as fully disclose the prices and terms then being offered for Default Service by the Distribution Utility; (iii) state how such New Consumer may opt-out of the Program prior to enrollment and remain on Default Service from the Distribution Utility; and (iv) state how all Participating Consumers, subsequent to enrollment, will also have the right to opt-out at any time and return to Default Service or choose a new Competitive Supplier without paying a fee or penalty to Competitive Supplier. All such notices must be approved in advance by the Municipality. In providing the notifications set forth in this Article 3.2, and in otherwise conducting the activities in Article 3.4 below, the Competitive Supplier must rely upon information provided to it by the Distribution Utility for the purpose of performing its obligations. Competitive Supplier will not be responsible for any errors in connection with notification of Eligible Consumers only to the extent both that: 1) such errors are caused by errors or omissions in the information provided to it by the Distribution Utility; and 2) it was reasonable for the Competitive Supplier to rely upon that provided information. The Municipality shall not be responsible for any such errors by the Competitive Supplier in any event.
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Samples: Electric Service Agreement