Common use of Protective Relaying and Control Clause in Contracts

Protective Relaying and Control. 6.1 Transmission Owner shall have the right, using Good Utility Practice, to review and approve all new Protective Relaying logic equipment, including equipment settings, protective relay schemes, drawings, and functionality associated with each Interconnection Point. Local Distribution Company shall have the right, using Good Utility Practice, to review all new Protective Relaying logic equipment, including equipment settings, protective relay schemes, drawings, and functionality associated with each Interconnection Point. Protective Relaying logic equipment and schemes installed before the Effective Date shall be considered to satisfy the terms and conditions of this Article 6. When existing equipment or schemes installed prior to the Effective Date are replaced or when new equipment or schemes are installed pursuant to this Article 6 or in association with new Interconnection Points, then such replacement or installation shall be performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article 6. 6.2 To the extent that there is generation on the Distribution System that, in the reasonable judgment of either Party, may contribute material amounts of current to a fault on the Transmission System, Local Distribution Company shall have and enforce standards to ensure the provision, installation and maintenance of relays, circuit breakers, and all other devices necessary to remove promptly any fault contribution of such generation to any short circuit occurring on the Transmission System and not otherwise isolated by the Transmission Owner equipment. Such protective equipment shall include, without limitation, a disconnecting device or switch with load interrupting capability to be located between the generation and the Transmission System at an accessible, secure, and satisfactory site selected upon mutual agreement of the Parties. Transmission Owner shall not be responsible for protection of such generation. 6.3 Any Protective Relay System that causes any Transmission Owner protective device or Local Distribution Company protective or switching device connected to a Transmission Owner bus to operate shall be maintained and tested in accordance with the provisions of this Article 6. 6.4 Transmission Owner shall, in accordance with Good Utility Practice, own, operate, maintain and test those Protective Relays, current transformers, and potential transformers listed in Exhibit 1 that provide protection for the Transmission System. Local Distribution Company shall, in accordance with Good Utility Practice, own, operate, maintain, and test any remaining Protective Relays governed by this Article 6. The Parties shall maintain, and, as necessary, upgrade their respective Protective Relay Systems in accordance with Good Utility Practice, and each Party shall provide the other Party with access to copies of operation and maintenance manuals and test records for all relay equipment. 6.5 The Parties shall test their respective relays associated with the Interconnection Points for correct calibration and operation in accordance with Good Utility Practice. Complete functional testing of the relay protection schemes shall be performed at the same time. Parties shall coordinate design, installation, operation, and testing of Protective Relay schemes to insure that such relays operate in a coordinated manner so as to not cause adverse operating conditions on the other Party’s system. 6.6 Local Distribution Company shall be responsible for maintenance, calibration and functional testing of Protective Relay systems that protect Local Distribution Company’s equipment associated with the Interconnection Points and that protect Transmission Owner from Local Distribution Company’s Interconnection Equipment to the extent such calibration and testing are consistent with Good Utility Practice. All such maintenance and testing must be performed by Qualified Personnel selected by Local Distribution Company. In addition, Local Distribution Company shall allow Transmission Owner to conduct regularly scheduled, visual inspection of all Protective Relaying and associated maintenance records. Related maintenance and operational records shall be maintained by Local Distribution Company in accordance with Good Utility Practice. Upon completion of all Protective Relay calibration testing and relay functional testing, Local Distribution Company shall make available copies of all test reports and related records for review by Transmission Owner. Local Distribution Company shall review all test reports and document that Protective Relay System’s tests and settings, as shown on such test reports, have been done in accordance with the equipment’s specifications and Good Utility Practice. (a) As Transmission Owner’s system protection requirements change and as system protection technology advances, Transmission Owner will upgrade its Protective Relay System in accordance with Good Utility Practice. If these upgrades affect the serviceability and acceptability of the Protective Relay Systems on the Interconnection Equipment installed, owned, and operated by Local Distribution Company, Local Distribution Company must (at its own expense) upgrade its Protective Relay Systems as necessary to bring them into compatibility with, and adopt the technological standards of, the Protective Relay Systems installed by Transmission Owner. Transmission Owner shall give Local Distribution Company notice of any such upgrade as soon as practicable prior to the anticipated date of such upgrade. (b) As Local Distribution Company’s system protection requirements change and as technology advances, Local Distribution Company will upgrade its Protective Relay System in accordance with Good Utility Practice. If these upgrades affect the serviceability and acceptability of the Protective Relay Systems on the Interconnection Equipment installed, owned, and operated by Transmission Owner, Transmission Owner must (at its own expense) upgrade its Protective Relay Systems as necessary to bring them into compatibility with, and adopt the technological standards of, the Protective Relay Systems installed by Local Distribution Company. Local Distribution Company shall give Transmission Owner notice of any such upgrade as soon as practicable prior to the anticipated date of such upgrade. (c) Exhibit 1 shall be updated by the Parties to reflect any changes in Protective Relay Systems as they are made. 6.8 Local Distribution Company shall provide the necessary space to install or expand relay panels for substation system protection if requested by Transmission Owner. Any incremental costs required to accommodate such a request shall be the responsibility of Transmission Owner. 6.9 Transmission Owner shall provide the necessary space to install or expand relay panels for substation system protection if requested by Local Distribution Company. Any incremental costs required to accommodate such a request shall be the responsibility of Local Distribution Company.

Protective Relaying and Control. 6.1 5.1 Transmission Owner shall have the right, using Good Utility Practice, to review and approve all new Protective Relaying logic equipment, including equipment settings, protective relay schemes, drawings, and functionality associated with each Interconnection Point. Local Distribution Company shall have the right, using Good Utility Practice, to review all new Protective Relaying logic equipment, including equipment settings, protective relay schemes, drawings, and functionality associated with each Interconnection Point. Protective Relaying logic equipment and schemes installed before the Effective Date shall be considered to satisfy the terms and conditions of this Article 6. When existing equipment or schemes installed prior to the Effective Date are replaced or when new equipment or schemes are installed pursuant to this Article 6 or in association with new Interconnection Points, then such replacement or installation shall be performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article 6. 6.2 5.2 To the extent that there is generation on the Distribution System that, in the reasonable judgment of either Party, may contribute material amounts of current to a fault on the Transmission System, Local Distribution Company shall have and enforce standards to ensure the provision, installation and maintenance of relays, circuit breakers, and all other devices necessary to remove promptly any fault contribution of such generation to any short circuit occurring on the Transmission System and not otherwise isolated by the Transmission Owner equipment. Such protective equipment shall include, without limitation, a disconnecting device or switch with load interrupting capability to be located between the generation and the Transmission System at an accessible, secure, and satisfactory site selected upon mutual agreement of the Parties. Transmission Owner shall not be responsible for protection of such generation. 6.3 5.3 Any Protective Relay System that causes any Transmission Owner protective device or Local Distribution Company protective or switching device connected to a Transmission Owner bus to operate shall be maintained and tested in accordance with the provisions of this Article 6. 6.4 5.4 Transmission Owner shall, in accordance with Good Utility Practice, own, operate, maintain and test those Protective Relays, current transformers, and potential transformers associated with the Interconnection Points listed in Exhibit 1 that provide protection for the Transmission System. Local Distribution Company shall, in accordance with Good Utility Practice, own, operate, maintain, and test any remaining Protective Relays governed by this Article 6. The Parties shall maintain, and, as necessary, upgrade their respective Protective Relay Systems in accordance with Good Utility Practice, and each Party shall provide the other Party with access to copies of operation and maintenance manuals and test records for all relay equipment. 6.5 5.5 The Parties shall test their respective relays associated with the Interconnection Points for correct calibration and operation in accordance with Good Utility Practice. Complete functional testing of the relay protection schemes shall be performed at the same timeinitial installation or if either Party deems it necessary for reliable operation thereafter. Parties shall coordinate design, installation, operation, and testing of Protective Relay schemes to insure that such relays operate in a coordinated manner so as to not cause adverse operating conditions on the other Party’s system. 6.6 5.6 Local Distribution Company shall be responsible for maintenance, calibration and functional testing of Protective Relay systems that protect Local Distribution Company’s equipment associated with the Interconnection Points and that protect Transmission Owner from Local Distribution Company’s Interconnection Equipment to the extent such calibration and testing are consistent with Good Utility Practice. All such maintenance and testing must be performed by Qualified Personnel selected by Local Distribution Company. In addition, Local Distribution Company shall allow Transmission Owner to conduct regularly scheduled, visual inspection of all Protective Relaying and associated maintenance records. Related maintenance and operational records shall be maintained by Local Distribution Company in accordance with Good Utility Practice. Upon completion of all Protective Relay calibration testing and relay functional testing, Local Distribution Company shall make available copies of all test reports and related records for review by Transmission Owner. Local Distribution Company shall review all test reports and document that Protective Relay System’s tests and settings, as shown on such test reports, have been done in accordance with the equipment’s specifications and Good Utility Practice. (a) As Transmission Owner’s system protection requirements change and as system protection technology advances, Transmission Owner will upgrade its Protective Relay System in accordance with Good Utility Practice. If these upgrades affect the serviceability and acceptability of the Protective Relay Systems on the Interconnection Equipment installed, owned, and operated by Local Distribution Company, Local Distribution Company must (at its own expense) upgrade its Protective Relay Systems as necessary to bring them into compatibility with, and adopt the technological standards of, the Protective Relay Systems installed by Transmission Owner. Transmission Owner shall give Local Distribution Company prior reasonable notice of any such upgrade as soon as practicable prior to the anticipated date of such upgrade, and the parties shall coordinate an in-service date for such upgrade(s) that is acceptable to both parties. (ba) As Local Distribution Company’s system protection requirements change and as technology advances, Local Distribution Company will upgrade its Protective Relay System in accordance with Good Utility Practice. If these upgrades affect the serviceability and acceptability of the Protective Relay Systems on the Interconnection Equipment installed, owned, and operated by Transmission Owner, Transmission Owner must (at its own expense) upgrade its Protective Relay Systems as necessary to bring them into compatibility with, and adopt the technological standards of, the Protective Relay Systems installed by Local Distribution Company. Local Distribution Company shall give Transmission Owner prior reasonable notice of any such upgrade as soon as practicable prior to the anticipated date of such upgrade, and the parties shall coordinate an in-service date for such upgrade(s) that is acceptable to both parties. (c) Exhibit 1 shall be updated by the Parties to reflect any changes in Protective Relay Systems as they are made. 6.8 5.8 Local Distribution Company shall provide the necessary space to install or expand relay panels for substation system protection in Primarily Distribution Substations if requested by Transmission OwnerOwner and if such space is available. Any incremental costs required to accommodate such a request shall be the responsibility of Transmission Owner. If the Transmission Owner prefers, it may, at its own cost, construct and own its own control building and related facilities, as agreed upon by the Local Distribution Company. 6.9 5.9 Transmission Owner shall provide the necessary space to install or expand relay panels for substation system protection in Primarily Transmission Stations if requested by Local Distribution CompanyCompany and such space is available. Any incremental costs required to accommodate such a request shall be the responsibility of the Local Distribution Company. If the Local Distribution Company prefers, it may, at its own cost, construct and own its own control building and related facilities, as agreed upon by the Transmission Owner.

Protective Relaying and Control. 6.1 Transmission Owner Provider shall have the right, using Good Utility Practice, to review and approve all new Protective Relaying logic equipment, including equipment settings, protective relay schemes, drawings, and functionality associated with each Interconnection Point. Local Distribution Company shall have the right, using Good Utility Practice, to review all new Protective Relaying logic equipment, including equipment settings, protective relay schemes, drawings, and functionality associated with each Interconnection Point. Protective Relaying logic equipment and schemes installed before the Effective Date January 1, 2001 shall be considered to satisfy the terms and conditions of this Article 6. When existing equipment or schemes installed prior to the Effective Date January 1, 2001, are replaced or when new equipment or schemes are installed pursuant to per this Article 6 or in association with new Interconnection Points, then such replacement or installation shall be performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of Article 6 shall apply. The Local Distribution Company shall perform this Article 6work at its expense. 6.2 To the extent that there is generation on the Distribution System thatwhich, in the reasonable judgment of either Party, may contribute material amounts of current to a fault on the Transmission System, the Local Distribution Company shall have and enforce standards to ensure the provision, installation and maintenance of relays, circuit breakers, and all other devices necessary to promptly remove promptly any fault contribution of such generation to any short circuit occurring on the Transmission System and not otherwise isolated by the Transmission Owner Provider equipment. Such protective equipment shall include, without limitation, a disconnecting device or switch with load interrupting capability to be located between the generation and the Transmission System at an accessible, secure, and satisfactory site selected upon mutual agreement of the Parties. Transmission Owner Provider shall not be responsible for protection of such generation. 6.3 Any Protective Relay System that which causes any Transmission Owner Provider protective device or Local Distribution Company protective or switching device connected to a Transmission Owner Provider bus to operate shall be maintained and tested in accordance with the provisions of this Article 6. 6.4 Transmission Owner Provider shall, in accordance with Good Utility Practice, own, operate, maintain and test those Protective Relays, current transformers, and potential transformers listed in Exhibit 1 that provide protection for the Transmission System. Local Distribution Company shall, in accordance with Good Utility Practice, own, operate, maintain, and test any remaining Protective Relays governed by this Article 6. The Parties shall maintain, and, as necessary, upgrade their respective Protective Relay Systems in accordance with Good Utility Practice, and each Party shall provide the other Party with access to copies of operation and maintenance manuals and test records for all relay equipment. 6.5 The Parties shall test their respective relays associated with the Interconnection Points for correct calibration and operation in accordance with Good Utility Practice. Complete functional testing of the relay protection schemes shall be performed at the same time. Parties shall coordinate design, installation, operation, and testing of Protective Relay schemes to insure that such relays operate in a coordinated manner so as to not cause adverse operating conditions on the other Party’s 's system. 6.6 Local Distribution Company shall be responsible for Protective Relay maintenance, calibration and functional testing of Protective Relay relay systems that protect Local Distribution Company’s 's equipment associated with the Interconnection Points and that protect Transmission Owner Provider from Local Distribution Company’s 's Interconnection Equipment to the extent such calibration and testing are consistent with Good Utility Practice. All such maintenance and testing must be performed by Qualified Personnel selected by the Local Distribution Company. In addition, Local Distribution Company shall allow Transmission Owner Provider to conduct regularly scheduled, visual inspection of all Protective Relaying and associated maintenance records. Related maintenance and operational records shall be maintained by the Local Distribution Company in accordance with Good Utility Practice. Upon completion of all Protective Relay calibration testing and relay functional testing, Local Distribution Company shall make available copies of all test reports and related records for review by Transmission OwnerProvider. Local Distribution Company shall review all test reports and document that Protective Relay System’s 's tests and settings, as shown on such test reports, have been done in accordance with the equipment’s 's specifications and Good Utility Practice. (a) As Transmission Owner’s system protection requirements change and as system protection technology advances, Transmission Owner will upgrade its Protective Relay System in accordance with Good Utility Practice. If these upgrades affect the serviceability and acceptability of the Protective Relay Systems on the Interconnection Equipment installed, owned, and operated by Local Distribution Company, Local Distribution Company must (at its own expense) upgrade its Protective Relay Systems as necessary to bring them into compatibility with, and adopt the technological standards of, the Protective Relay Systems installed by Transmission Owner. Transmission Owner shall give Local Distribution Company notice of any such upgrade as soon as practicable prior to the anticipated date of such upgrade. (b) As Local Distribution Company’s system protection requirements change and as technology advances, Local Distribution Company will upgrade its Protective Relay System in accordance with Good Utility Practice. If these upgrades affect the serviceability and acceptability of the Protective Relay Systems on the Interconnection Equipment installed, owned, and operated by Transmission Owner, Transmission Owner must (at its own expense) upgrade its Protective Relay Systems as necessary to bring them into compatibility with, and adopt the technological standards of, the Protective Relay Systems installed by Local Distribution Company. Local Distribution Company shall give Transmission Owner notice of any such upgrade as soon as practicable prior to the anticipated date of such upgrade. (c) Exhibit 1 shall be updated by the Parties to reflect any changes in Protective Relay Systems as they are made. 6.8 Local Distribution Company shall provide the necessary space to install or expand relay panels for substation system protection if requested by Transmission Owner. Any incremental costs required to accommodate such a request shall be the responsibility of Transmission Owner. 6.9 Transmission Owner shall provide the necessary space to install or expand relay panels for substation system protection if requested by Local Distribution Company. Any incremental costs required to accommodate such a request shall be the responsibility of Local Distribution Company.and