Common use of Non-Excused Outages or Reductions Clause in Contracts

Non-Excused Outages or Reductions. Section 7.3.1 Reduction in Transmission Service Payments. In the event the average Hourly Availability of the NECEC Transmission Line over any calendar month following the Commercial Operation Date due to a Non-Excused Outage is less than the Minimum Average Availability for such calendar month (whether as a result of a physical condition, legal impediment or otherwise), unless otherwise excused under Section 7.2, and as a result thereof Owner is unable (in whole or in part) to provide the full Contract Capacity of Firm Transmission Service contemplated by Section 7.1.1, the Transmission Service Payment for such period shall be reduced in accordance with Section 8.1. Any Dispute over whether or not or to what extent a Non-Excused Outage has occurred shall be resolved in accordance with Article XVII. Owner shall seek to avoid, mitigate and remedy any Non-Excused Outage consistent with Good Utility Practice.