Common use of ESTIMATED COSTS OF INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES Clause in Contracts

ESTIMATED COSTS OF INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES. The total estimated costs (+30%/-15%) of the work associated with the Interconnection Facilities required for the interconnection of the Small Generating Facility are presented in the table below. As described in the Facilities Study for the Small Generating Facility, the estimates provided herein: Assume: • 5X10 construction work week; • outages are available; • permitting is not required; and • existing equipment to remain is functional. Exclude (as applicable): • discussions and negotiations of issued interconnection study, • application fees, • applicable surcharges, • overall project sales tax, • property taxes, • line switching, • property/easement acquisitions, • future operation and maintenance costs, • recurring monthly communications circuits’ charges, if any, responsible by the Interconnection Customer to the communications utility, • soil testing, • adverse field conditions such as rock, water, weather, and Interconnection Customer electrical equipment obstructions, • environmental mitigation, • extended engineering to minimize outage time or Connecting Transmission Owner’s public duty to serve, • extended craft labor hours, to minimize outage and/or construction time, or • any required permits. Cost adders estimated for overtime will be based on 1.5 and 2 times labor rates if required for work beyond normal business hours. Meals and equipment are also extra costs incurred for overtime labor.

ESTIMATED COSTS OF INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES. The total estimated costs (+30%/-15%) of the work associated with the Interconnection Facilities required for the interconnection of the Small Generating Facility are presented in the table below. As described in the Facilities Study for the Small Generating Facility, the estimates provided herein: Assume: • 5X10 construction work week; • outages are available; • permitting is not required; and • existing equipment to remain is functional. Exclude (as applicable): • discussions and negotiations of issued interconnection study, ; • application fees, ; • applicable surcharges, ; • overall project sales tax, ; • property taxes, ; • line switching, ; • property/easement acquisitions, ; • future operation and maintenance costs, ; • recurring monthly communications circuits’ charges, if any, responsible by the Interconnection Customer to the communications utility, ; • soil testing, ; • adverse field conditions such as rock, water, weather, and Interconnection Customer electrical equipment obstructions, ; • environmental mitigation, ; • extended engineering to minimize outage time or Connecting Transmission Owner’s public duty to serve, ; • extended craft labor hours, to minimize outage and/or construction time, ; or • any required permits. Cost adders estimated for overtime will be based on 1.5 and 2 times labor rates if required for work beyond normal business hours. Meals and equipment are also extra costs incurred for overtime labor.