Group Facilities Study Agreement and Costs. Upon receipt of the Group System Impact Study Report, Eligible Customer(s) participating in a Group Study shall have thirty (30) days to provide notice to the Transmission Provider of their request for a Group Facilities Study (if new transmission facilities and/or upgrades are required) and to: (i) pay any amount invoiced; (ii) direct the Transmission Provider to either refund any amounts owed to Eligible Customer for the Group System Impact Study or to credit said amounts to the estimated cost of performing a Group Facilities Study. If an Eligible Customer participating in a Group Study fails to respond and make payment in full as required by this Section within thirty (30) days, its Application shall be deemed withdrawn and its deposit, shall be returned with interest, pursuant to Section 17.3. Within sixty (60) days after issuing a Group System Impact Study Report, if sufficient Eligible Customers request a Group Facilities Study, or, in the case of a single Eligible Customer, such Eligible Customer requests a Group Facilities Study with respect to a sufficient number of Transmission Service Requests, the Transmission Provider shall convene a Meeting with the Eligible Customer(s) to discuss the Group Study. Eligible Customer(s) and Transmission Provider shall have appropriate personnel in attendance at the Meeting to accomplish the purpose of the Meeting in the allocated time. Further Meetings will be arranged by the Transmission Provider if necessary. Within thirty (30 days) of the final scoping Meeting, the Transmission Provider shall provide Eligible Customer(s) with a Group Facilities Study Agreement in the form of Attachment D-2(G) that includes a non-binding estimated cost to Eligible Customer(s) for the Transmission Provider to conduct the Group Facilities Study and prepare a Group Facilities Study Report. Eligible Customer(s) participating in a Group Facilities Study shall share equally in the costs of the Group Study and Group Study Report. If an Eligible Customer elects to proceed with the Group Facilities Study, the Eligible Customer shall execute the Group Facilities Study Agreement and return it with an initial payment of the estimated cost of the Group Facilities Study, less any remaining deposit provided pursuant to Section 17.3, to the Transmission Provider within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Group Facilities Study Agreement. If an Eligible Customer does not provide the executed Group Facilities Study Agreement and the initial...
