Common use of Operation and Maintenance Expenses Clause in Contracts

Operation and Maintenance Expenses. In accordance with Section 10.5 of this Agreement, Developer shall be responsible for all reasonable operation and maintenance expenses (“O&M Expenses”) associated with the operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of Connecting Transmission Owner’s Attachment Facilities, as such Attachment Facilities are detailed in this Appendix A. In addition, Developer shall also be responsible for the incremental costs that are incurred by the Connecting Transmission Owners pursuant to Section 10.6 of this Agreement to assure compliance with the NRC Maintenance Rule. The Scriba Substation facilities covered by the NRC Maintenance Rule are listed in Section 5 of Appendix C of this Agreement. Developer shall have the option to pay the O&M Expenses for which it is responsible under Section 10.5 of this Agreement by following either the procedure described in Option 1 or the procedure described in Option 2 below.