Common use of Maintenance of Common Use Facilities Clause in Contracts

Maintenance of Common Use Facilities. Notwithstanding its obligation to comply with Good Utility Practice and all applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Transmission Owner with respect to Transmission-Owned Substations, and Local Distribution Company with respect to Distribution-Owned Substations, shall each perform the following maintenance activities with respect to their respective Common Use Facilities at each such substation: (i) maintain the integrity of the perimeter fencing, including code-required signage; (ii) maintain the functionality of yard lighting; (iii) keep the control house secure and take reasonable efforts to control rodents therein; (iv) perform periodic cleaning of the control house in order to minimize equipment damage due to dirt and grit; (v) weatherize control house(s) in the spring and fall in order to maintain proper ventilation and adequate heat and avoid a negative impact on the serviceability of equipment; (vi) weed treat the substation yard stone areas annually, maintain adequate stone where established, and provide routine grass cutting to maintain reliability and safety; (vii) maintain station grounding systems to keep step and touch potentials at safe levels; and (viii) keep station access drives in drivable condition and free of extraneous debris, animals and wildlife so as to maintain a path to the control house(s) and around the perimeter of the equipment where possible.