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EXHIBIT 10.4a
(Execution Copy)
AMENDED AND RESTATED
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
Between
SITHE PENNSYLVANIA HOLDINGS LLC,
SITHE MARYLAND HOLDINGS LLC
and
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
Dated as of November 24, 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS........................................................... 1
1.0 Definitions........................................................... 1
ARTICLE 2 TERM.................................................................. 7
2.0 Term.................................................................. 7
ARTICLE 3 CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES........................... 8
3.0 Continuing Obligations and Responsibilities........................... 8
3.1 Interconnection Service.......................................... 8
3.2 Access, Easements, Conveyances, Licenses, and
Restrictions..................................................... 9
3.3 Facility and Equipment Maintenance............................... 10
3.4 New Construction or Modifications................................ 10
3.5 Inspections...................................................... 12
3.6 Information Reporting Obligations................................ 14
3.7 Local Services................................................... 14
3.8 Company Provided Local Services.................................. 15
3.9 Producer Provided Local Services................................. 17
3.10 Spare Parts...................................................... 17
3.11 Emergency Procedure.............................................. 18
3.12 Interconnecting Service Interruptions............................ 18
3.13 Scheduled Maintenance Notification and
Coordination..................................................... 19
3.14 Safety........................................................... 20
3.15 Environmental Compliance and Procedures.......................... 20
ARTICLE 4 OPERATIONS............................................................ 21
4.0 Operations............................................................ 21
4.1 General.......................................................... 21
4.2 Producer's Operating Obligations................................. 22
4.3 Auditing of Accounts and Records................................. 24
ARTICLE 5 COST RESPONSIBILITIES AND BILLING PROCEDURES.......................... 24
5.0 Cost Responsibilities and Billing Procedures.......................... 24
5.1 Cost Responsibility for Interconnection Service.................. 24
5.2 Cost Responsibilities for New Construction or
Modifications.................................................... 25
5.3 Cost Responsibilities for Local Services......................... 25
5.4 Billing Procedures............................................... 25
5.5 Payment of Invoices.............................................. 26
5.6 Interest on Unpaid Balances...................................... 26
5.7 Default.......................................................... 26
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ARTICLE 6 DOCUMENTATION..................................................... 26
6.0 Documentation..................................................... 26
6.1 Drawings..................................................... 26
ARTICLE 7 CONFIDENTIALITY................................................... 27
7.0 Confidentiality................................................... 27
7.1 Confidentiality of Company................................... 27
7.2 Confidentiality of the Producer.............................. 27
7.3 Confidentiality of Audits.................................... 28
7.4 Remedies..................................................... 28
ARTICLE 8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT................................................. 29
8.0 Events of Default................................................. 29
ARTICLE 9 INDEMNIFICATION................................................... 30
9.0 Indemnification................................................... 30
9.1 Producer's Indemnification................................... 30
9.2 Company's Indemnification.................................... 31
9.3 Indemnification Procedures................................... 31
9.4 Survival..................................................... 32
ARTICLE 10 INSURANCE........................................................ 32
10.0 Insurance......................................................... 32
ARTICLE 11 FORCE MAJEURE.................................................... 32
11.0 Force Majeure..................................................... 32
ARTICLE 12 DISPUTES......................................................... 33
12.0 Disputes.......................................................... 33
ARTICLE 13 REPRESENTATIONS.................................................. 34
13.0 Representations................................................... 34
13.1 Representations of the Company............................... 34
13.2 Representations of the Producer.............................. 34
13.3 Representations of Both Parties.............................. 35
ARTICLE 14 ASSIGNMENT/CHANGE IN CORPORATE IDENTITY.......................... 35
14.0 Assignment/Change in Corporate Identity........................... 35
ARTICLE 15 SUBCONTRACTORS................................................... 37
15.0 Subcontractors.................................................... 37
ARTICLE 16 LABOR RELATIONS.................................................. 37
16.0 Labor Relations................................................... 37
ARTICLE 17 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS.................................... 37
17.0 Independent Contractor Status..................................... 37
ARTICLE 18 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.......................................... 37
18.0 Limitation on Damages............................................. 37
ARTICLE 19 NOTICES.......................................................... 38
19.0 Notices........................................................... 38
ARTICLE 20 HEADINGS......................................................... 39
20.0 Headings.......................................................... 39
ARTICLE 21 WAIVER........................................................... 39
21.0 Waiver............................................................ 39
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ARTICLE 22 COUNTERPARTS..................................................... 40
22.0 Counterparts...................................................... 40
ARTICLE 23 GOVERNING LAW AND CONSTRUCTION................................... 40
23.0 Governing Law and Construction.................................... 40
23.1 Laws and Regulations.......................................... 40
ARTICLE 24 SEVERABILITY..................................................... 40
24.0 Severability...................................................... 40
ARTICLE 25 AMENDMENTS....................................................... 41
25.0 Amendments........................................................ 41
ARTICLE 26 ENTIRE AGREEMENT................................................. 41
26.0 Entire Agreement.................................................. 41
ARTICLE 27 NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES..................................... 42
27.0 No Third Party Beneficiaries...................................... 42
ARTICLE 28 CONFLICTS........................................................ 42
28.0 Conflicts......................................................... 42
ARTICLE 29 FURTHER ASSURANCES............................................... 42
29.0 Further Assurances................................................ 42
SCHEDULES
Schedule A - Interconnection Facilities
Schedule B - Insurance Requirements
Schedule C - GPU Energy Transmission
Operation Interconnection
Requirements
Schedule D - GPU Energy System Protection
and Control Interconnection
Requirements
Schedule E - Purchased Stations
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INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Interconnection Agreement (the "Agreement"),
dated as of November 24, 1999, by and between Sithe Pennsylvania Holdings LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, and Sithe Maryland Holdings LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, (collectively "Producer"), and Pennsylvania Electric
Company d/b/a GPU Energy ("Company"), a Pennsylvania corporation (the Producer
and the Company each being referred to herein as a "Party," and collectively, as
the "Parties"),
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Sithe Energies, Inc. ("Sithe") and the Company have entered
into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "PSA"), dated as of October 29, 1998, as
amended, pursuant to which the Company has agreed, among other things, to sell
certain assets identified therein, including the electric generating stations
listed in Schedule E hereto (collectively, the "Stations", and each a "Station")
to Sithe, and Sithe has agreed to purchase the Stations and other assets from
the Company;
WHEREAS, the Producer plans to own and operate the Stations on and
after the Closing Date;
WHEREAS, the Company intends to continue to operate its transmission
business from its present location on and after the Closing date;
WHEREAS each Station is interconnected to the Company's Transmission
System and the Company and the Producer desire to keep each Station
interconnected to such Transmission System on the terms set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Company and Sithe have agreed in the PSA to execute this
Agreement in order to establish the requirements, terms and conditions for the
interconnection of the Stations with the Company's Transmission System.
NOW THEREFORE, in order to carry out the transactions contemplated by
the PSA and this Agreement, and in consideration of the mutual representations,
covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally
bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.0 DEFINITIONS.
Wherever used in this Agreement with initial capitalization, the
following terms shall have the meanings specified or referred to in this
Article 1. Any other
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initially capitalized term not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth
in the PSA.
1.1 "AFFILIATE" shall mean, with respect to a corporation, partnership,
or other entity, each other corporation, partnership, or other entity that
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, such corporation, partnership,
or other entity.
1.2 "AGREEMENT" shall mean this Interconnection Agreement dated as of
October 29, 1998 by and between the Company and the Producer, including all
schedules attached hereto and any amendments hereto.
1.3 "CLOSING DATE" shall mean the date on which title to the Stations is
transferred from the Company to the Producer pursuant to the PSA.
1.4 "COMPANY" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the first
paragraph herein.
1.5 "COMPANY FACILITIES" shall mean those transmission, distribution,
substation, and communication facilities and related equipment located on the
Producer's property which will not be sold to the Producer, but will be
retained by the Company, and which are described or referred to in Section 2.2
of the PSA, including the Company Interconnection Facilities, and any
additions, modifications or replacements thereto.
1.6 "COMPANY INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES" shall mean the structures,
facilities, equipment, devices and apparatus owned or leased by, or under
contract to, the Company or its Affiliates, including those that are identified
as Company Interconnection Facilities or as Joint Use Facilities owned, by the
Company in Schedule A, as amended from time to time, which are necessary to
interconnect, and to facilitate the interconnection of, the Stations to the
Transmission System.
1.7 "EASEMENT AGREEMENT" shall mean, with respect to each Station, the
Easement and License Agreement among the Producer and the Company containing
grants and reservations of easements and other rights with respect to such
Station.
1.8 "EMERGENCY" shall mean (a) with respect to the Company, a condition
or situation which the PJM OI or the Company deems imminently likely to (i)
endanger life or property, or (ii) adversely affect or impair the Transmission
System, the Company's electrical systems or the electrical or transmission
systems of others to which the Transmission System or the Company's electrical
systems are directly or indirectly connected, which requires that the output of
one or two Stations be adjusted to avoid or mitigate, and (b) with respect to
the Producer, a condition or situation which the Producer deems imminently
likely to (i) endanger life or property, or (ii) adversely affect or impair one
or more Stations. Such a
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condition or situation includes, but is not limited to, overloading or
potential overloading, excessive voltage drop or unusual operating conditions.
1.9 "ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" shall mean Federal, state, and local laws,
regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, decrees, judgments, directives, or
judicial or administrative orders relating to pollution or protection of the
environment, natural resources or human health and safety, including, without
limitation, laws relating to Releases or threatened Releases of Hazardous
Substances (including, without limitation, Releases into or onto ambient air,
surface water, groundwater, land, surface and subsurface strata) or otherwise
relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
Release, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances or coal ash.
1.10 "FERC" shall mean the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or its
successor.
1.11 "GOOD UTILITY PRACTICE" shall mean, in the following order of
precedence, any of the applicable practices, methods and acts:
(a) required by PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. or PJM OI, or the
successor of either of them, whether or not the Party whose conduct is at
issue is a member thereof;
(b) required by NERC, MAAC, FERC, OSHA, PAPUC, NJBPU or MDPSC or the
successor of any of them, whether or not the Party whose conduct is at
issue is a member thereof;
(c) required by the policies and standards of the Company relating to
Emergencies; or
(d) otherwise engaged in or approved by a significant portion of the
electric utility industry during the relevant time period;
which, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the facts known at the
time the decision was made, could have been expected to accomplish the desired
result at a reasonable cost consistent with law, regulation, good business
practices, generation, transmission, and distribution reliability, safety, and
expedition. Where the practices, methods or acts required or otherwise engaged
in or approved by one of the foregoing bodies is inconsistent with the
practices, methods or acts required or otherwise engaged in or approved by
another one or more of the foregoing bodies, the practices, methods or acts
required or engaged in or approved by the body with the highest precedence set
forth above shall govern. Good utility Practice is not intended to be limited to
the optimum practice, method, or act to the exclusion of all others, but rather
to practices, methods, or acts generally accepted by the electric utility
industry in the region.
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1.12 "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES" shall mean: (a) any petrochemical or petroleum
products, oil, radioactive materials, radon gas, asbestos in any form that is
or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation and transformers or
other equipment that contains dielectric fluid that may contain polychlorinated
biphenyls; (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in
the definition of "hazardous substances", "hazardous wastes", "hazardous
materials", "hazardous constituents", "restricted hazardous materials",
extremely hazardous substances", "toxic substances", "contaminants",
"pollutants", "toxic pollutants" or words of similar meaning and regulatory
effect under any applicable Environmental Law; or (c) any other chemical,
material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by
any applicable Environmental Law.
1.13 "INTERCONNECTION SERVICE" shall mean, with respect to each Station,
the service provided by the Company to interconnect the respective Station with
the Transmission System. Interconnection Service shall not mean transmission
service, ancillary services, losses, or any other service which is available
and/or required under the PJM Tariff, or any retail wheeling tariff, including
any distribution service tariff or contract, in each case as amended from time
to time.
1.14 "JOINT TAG LIST" shall mean the list of personnel approved from time
to time by the Company, in accordance with Good Utility Practice, who meet the
Company's requirements to switch, tag, and ground electrical equipment.
1.15 "JOINT USE FACILITIES" shall mean equipment, identified as Joint Use
Facilities in Schedule A, as amended from time to time, which are owned by
either the Company or the Producer and which are primarily used for generation
operations but which are also essential to the operational reliability of the
Transmission System and are, therefore, Jointly-Operated by the Company and the
Producer.
1.16 "JOINTLY-OPERATED" shall mean to either operate or request operation
of Joint Use Facilities.
1.17 "MAAC" shall mean the Mid-Atlantic Area Council, a reliability
council under Section 202 of the Federal Power Act, established pursuant to the
MAAC Agreement, dated August 1, 1994, or any successor thereto.
1.18 "MAINTAIN" shall mean to construct, reconstruct, install, inspect,
repair, replace, operate, patrol, maintain, use, modernize, expand, or upgrade,
or undertake other similar activities, including Routine Inspection and
Maintenance.
1.19 "MDPSC" shall mean the Maryland Public Service Commission.
1.20 "NERC" shall mean North American Electric Reliability Council.
1.21 "NJPBU" shall mean the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
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1.22 "PAPUC" shall mean the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
1.23 "PCF" shall mean Pool Controlled Facilities.
1.24 "OSHA" shall mean the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
1.25 "PJM" shall mean the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland interconnected
power pool operated under the PJM Agreement.
1.26 "PJM AGREEMENT" shall mean the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland
Interconnection Agreement, dated September 26, 1956, as amended by the Operating
Agreement of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., dated as of April 1, 1997 and as
amended and restated as of June 2, 1997, and as may be further amended or
superseded from time to time.
1.27 "PJM CONTROL AREA" shall mean the control area recognized by NERC as
the PJM Control Area.
1.28 "PJM INTERCONNECTION, L.L.C." shall mean the entity formerly known as
the PJM Interconnection Association which was converted into a limited
liability company pursuant to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, Title
6, Sections 18-101 et seq. of the Delaware Code, by virtue of the filing of
both the Certificate of Formation and Certificate of Conversion with the
Secretary of State of Delaware, effective as of March 31, 1997.
1.29 "PJM OI" shall mean the Office of the Interconnection as supervised
by the Board of Managers of the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., acting pursuant to
the PJM Agreement.
1.30 "PJM TARIFF" shall mean the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff filed
by the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. with the FERC on July 14, 1997, in Docket
No. OA97-261-000 as amended and effective April 1, 1998, and as further
modified, amended or superseded from time to time, under which transmission
service is provided within the PJM Control Area.
1.31 "POINT OF INTERCONNECTION" shall mean, with respect to each Station,
each point of interconnection where capacity, energy, and ancillary services
each are transferred between the respective Station and the Transmission
System. The Points of Interconnection are specified in Schedule A to this
Agreement, but may be modified from time-to-time by mutual written agreement of
the Parties.
1.32 "POOL CONTROLLED FACILITIES" or "PCFs" shall mean those Company
Interconnection Facilities over which the PJM OI, or any successor entity,
exercises operational control in accordance with the applicable agreement or
tariff, or any
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successor agreement or tariff, as such facilities are designated in Schedule A
to this Agreement.
1.33 "PRODUCER" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the first
paragraph hereof.
1.34 "PRODUCER'S GENERATING FACILITIES" shall mean the Stations and any
additions, modifications or replacements thereto.
1.35 "PSA" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the first
recital hereof.
1.36 "QUALIFIED PERSONNEL" shall mean individuals trained for their
positions by the Producer and/or Company pursuant to Good Utility Practice.
1.37 "RELEASE" shall mean release, spill, leak, discharge, dispose of,
pump, pour, emit, empty, inject, xxxxx, dump, or allow to escape into or
through the environment.
1.38 "REVENUE METERS" shall mean all MWh, MVARh meters, pulse isolation
relays, pulse conversion relays, transducers used, by the PJM OI or the Company
for billing purposes, and associated totalizing equipment and appurtenances
(including voltage transformers and current transformers) used to measure the
transfer of energy between the Parties.
1.39 "RIGHT-OF-WAY ACCESS" shall mean gates, roadways, paths, or other
means of access used or, required to gain entry to the transmission or
distribution system rights-of-way with respect to a Party's property or
facilities.
1.40 "ROUTINE INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE" shall mean any inspection,
certification, test and/or work required pursuant to Good Utility Practice on
either Party's property or facilities to ensure (a) reliable substation,
transmission, and distribution operations, and (b) transmission and
distribution system integrity.
1.41 "SECONDARY SYSTEMS" shall mean control or power circuits that operate
below 600 volts, ac or dc, including, but not limited to, any hardware, control
or protective devices, cables, conductors, electric raceways, secondary
equipment panels, transducers, batteries, chargers, and voltage and current
transformers.
1.42 "SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNTERMEASURE PLAN" or "SPCC" shall
mean a plan to be implemented for on shore facilities that includes physical
structures and other measures to respond to and to prevent spills of oil from
reaching navigable waters as defined in Section 502(7) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, or adjoining shorelines.
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1.43 "SWITCHING AND TAGGING RULES" shall mean the Producer's or the
Company's approved switching and tagging procedures as amended from time to
time.
1.44 "SYSTEM OPERATOR" shall mean the energy control center staff
responsible for central dispatch as provided in PJM Agreement, as amended or
superseded.
1.45 "TRANSMISSION OPERATOR" shall mean, with respect to each Station, the
person or persons designated by the Company who coordinate the day-to-day
interconnection of the respective Station with the Transmission System.
1.46 "TRANSMISSION SYSTEM" shall mean the facilities, including PCFS,
owned, controlled, or operated by the Company, either jointly or individually,
for purposes of providing transmission service, including services under the
PJM Tariff and Interconnection Service.
ARTICLE 2
TERM
2.0 TERM.
2.1 Subject to required regulatory authorizations, if any, this Agreement
shall become effective when signed by the Parties except that the obligations
to provide Interconnection Service and any other services described herein
shall become effective on the Closing Date, as defined in the PSA. This
Agreement shall continue in effect until a mutually agreeable termination date,
unless terminated on an earlier date by mutual agreement of the Parties or
otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, provided however,
that the respective Party's obligations hereunder with respect to any
particular Station shall not extend beyond the retirement date for such
Station. The Company shall file this Agreement with the FERC as a Rate Schedule
within the meaning of 18 C.F.R. Part 35. The Producer agrees to support such
filing, to reasonably cooperate with the Company with respect to such filing,
and to provide any information, including the filing of testimony, reasonably
required by the Company to comply with applicable filing requirements. If the
PSA is validly terminated pursuant to its terms prior to the Transfer Date, as
defined in the PSA, then this Agreement shall also terminate as of the date of
such termination of the PSA.
2.2 If (a) the FERC, any State or State regulatory commission, the System
Operator, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., or PJM OI implements a change in any law,
regulation, rule or practice, or (b) the Company or the Producer complies with a
change in any law, regulation, rule or practice, which change or compliance
affects, or may reasonably be expected to affect, the Company's or the
Producer's performance under this Agreement, then the Company and the Producer
shall
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negotiate in good faith any amendments to this Agreement that are necessary to
adapt the terms of this Agreement to such change, and the Company shall file
such amendments with the FERC. If the Parties are unable to reach agreement on
such amendments, either Party shall have the right to make a unilateral filing
with the FERC to modify this Agreement pursuant to Section 205 or Section 206 or
any other applicable provision of the Federal Power Act and the FERC's rules and
regulations thereunder; provided that the other Party shall have the right to
oppose such filing and to participate fully in any proceeding established by the
FERC to address such amendments.
2.3 The applicable provisions of this Agreement shall continue in effect
after cancellation or termination hereof to the extent necessary to provide for
final xxxxxxxx, billing adjustments, and the determination and enforcement of
liability and indemnification obligations arising from acts or events that
occurred while this Agreement was in effect.
ARTICLE 3
CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
3.0 CONTINUING OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
3.1 INTERCONNECTION SERVICE.
3.1.1 The Company shall provide the Producer with Interconnection
Service for each Station over the respective Company Interconnection Facilities.
Such Interconnection Service shall be provided under this Agreement for each
Station and any additions to (including additional units at the site of a
Station), upgrades of, or repowerings thereof, but not for any other generating
units, wherever located; provided, however, that the date on which the Company's
obligations with respect to a particular Station shall terminate shall not be
extended by any such addition, upgrade, or repowering of such Station.
3.1.2 The Company shall provide Interconnection Service for each
Station at the respective Points of Interconnection specified in Schedule A.
3.1.3 Except to the extent Company is otherwise obligated under this
Agreement, the Producer shall be responsible for (a) making arrangements under
the applicable tariffs for transmission and ancillary services associated with
the delivery of capacity and/or energy produced by each Station, which services
shall not be provided under this Agreement, (b) obtaining capacity and/or energy
to satisfy its station service, or other requirements, and (c) making
arrangements under applicable tariffs for transmission services, losses, and
ancillary services associated with the use of the Transmission System for the
delivery of capacity and energy to each Station for the purpose of supplying
station service or for any other
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use by the Producer. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with Producer with
respect to such agreements.
3.1.4 The Company does not guarantee the non-occurrence of, or
warrant against, and the Producer releases the Company from any and all claims
or damages associated with: (a) any interruption in the availability of the
Company Interconnection Facilities or the Transmission System; or (b) damage to
the Producer's Generating Facilities resulting from electrical transients,
including, without limitation, short circuits (faults), or events of force
majeure as defined in Article 11, except to the extent caused by the Company's
gross negligence or willful misconduct.
3.1.5 The Producer does not guarantee the non-occurrence of, or
warrant against, and the Company releases the Producer from any and all claims
or damages associated with (a) any interruption in the availability of the
Producer's Generating Facilities, or (b) damage to the Company Interconnection
Facilities resulting from electrical transients, including without limitation,
short circuits (faults), or events of force majeure as defined in Article 11,
except to the extent caused by the Producer's gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
3.2 ACCESS, EASEMENTS, CONVEYANCES, LICENSES, AND RESTRICTIONS.
3.2.1 General. Points of Interconnection for each Station, and
certain operating procedures and practices for the respective Company
Interconnection Facilities, are set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement. The
Company and the Producer have granted to each other certain easement, access
and other rights regarding the Producer's Generating Facilities and the Company
Facilities, which grants are memorialized in the Easement Agreements.
3.2.2 In the event Producer fails to provide to the Company at
any Station the local services required hereunder to be provided to the Company
at such Station, the Company shall have the right to operate the equipment and
systems that have been transferred to the Producer pursuant to the PSA, to the
limited extent necessary to provide such local services to the Company,
provided, however, that the Company may not operate any of the Producer's
Generating Facilities used for the generation of electricity. The Producer
shall grant the Company such access to its property as may be required for the
Company to operate such equipment and systems under the foregoing circumstances.
Upon the occurrence of the foregoing events, the Company shall
give as much advance notice of its intent to exercise its rights to operate
Producer's equipment and systems as is practicable under the circumstances
prior to its exercise of its rights set forth in the previous paragraph to
allow the Producer reasonable time under the circumstances to correct any
failure on the Producer's part to provide the required local services.
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3.2.3 The Company shall return operational control of such
facilities to the Producer as soon as practicable after the event permitting the
Company to exercise such operational control has ceased, or the underlying
default has been cured. The Company shall operate such facilities in accordance
with Good Utility Practice and, where applicable, material agreements to which
the Producer is a party.
3.3 FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE.
3.3.1 The Company shall operate and Maintain the Company
Interconnection Facilities and, to the extent that the operation and Maintenance
thereof affects the Producer's Generating Facilities, the Transmission System in
a safe and efficient manner, as required by and in accordance with Good Utility
Practice. The Producer shall Maintain its own property, equipment, facilities
and appurtenances at the Station that might reasonably be expected to have an
impact on the operation of the Transmission System or the Company
Interconnection Facilities in a safe and efficient manner, as required by and in
accordance with Good Utility Practice.
3.3.2 At their sole expense, the Producer shall maintain in full
force and effect all permits, licenses, rights-of-way,and other authorizations
as may be required to Maintain the Producer's Generating Facilities. At the
Company's reasonable request, the Producer shall furnish to the Company copies
of each permit, license, right of way and authorization promptly following
receipt thereof.
3.3.3 Equipment Testing Obligations.
3.3.3.1 Consistent with Good Utility Practice, the
Producer shall comply with the requirements of PJM OI and PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C. with respect to the testing, calibration, verification, or validation of
the Stations.
3.3.3.2 Pursuant to the foregoing Section 3.3.3.1, the
Producer shall supply the Company, at the Company's reasonable request and at no
cost to the Company, copies of inspection reports, installation and maintenance
documents, test and calibration records, verifications, and validations related
to the Producer's Generating Facilities. The Company shall supply to the
Producer, at the Producer's reasonable request and at no cost to the Producer,
copies of inspection reports, installation and maintenance documents, test and
calibration records, verifications, and validations related to the Company's
Interconnection Facilities.
3.4 NEW CONSTRUCTION OR MODIFICATIONS.
3.4.1 Unless otherwise required by law, regulation, or Good
Utility Practice, the Company shall not be required at any time to upgrade or
otherwise modify its Transmission System in order to accommodate the
interconnection of any Station with the Transmission System.
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3.4.2 The Company may undertake additions, modifications, or
replacements of its Transmission System or the Company Interconnection
Facilities. If such additions, modifications, or replacements might reasonable
be expected to affect the Producer's operation of one or more stations, the
Company shall provide one hundred eight (180) days' written notice to the
Producer in a manner consistent with FERC Order No. 889 prior to undertaking
such additions, modifications, or replacements. Any such additions,
modifications, or replacements shall comply with Good Utility Practice. The
Company shall use reasonable efforts during and with respect to such addition,
modification, or replacement to minimize any adverse impact on the affected
Stations.
3.4.3 In the event the Producer plans to increase the capacity of any
Station, the Producer shall submit to the Company any and all plans and
specifications that the Company may reasonably request related to such
increase. Such specifications and plans shall be submitted by the Producer to
the Company not later than one hundred eight (180) days prior to the respective
commercial operation date for additions, modifications, or replacements that
will result in such increase, except as otherwise agreed to by the Company. Any
such additions, modifications, or replacements shall comply with Good Utility
Practice.
3.4.4 If the Producer plans any additions, modifications, or
replacements to any Station that will not increase its capacity, but could
reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Transmission System or
the respective Company Interconnection Facilities, the Producer shall give the
Company reasonable notice, but not less than one hundred eighty (180) days'
prior written notice thereof and shall submit to the Company the plans and
specifications for such additions, modifications, or replacements if they will
involve an outage of any Station for thirty (30) days or more. All such
additions, modifications, or replacements shall (i) comply with Good Utility
Practice (ii) be accompanied by appropriate information and operating
instructions, and (iii) be subject to review and acceptance by the Company,
which review shall be based on Good Utility Practice and which acceptance shall
not unreasonably be withheld or delayed. If Producer intends to hire a
contractor to make such additions, modifications, or replacements, the Producer
will provide reasonable notice to the Company of the identity of such
contractor.
3.4.5 The Company's acceptance of the Producer's interconnection plans
and specifications for any proposed additions, modifications, or replacements
to a Station and the Company's participation in interconnected operations with
the Producer are not and shall not be construed as; (a) confirmation or
endorsement of design of such Station; (b) a warranty of safety, durability or
reliability of such Station; or (c) responsibility for strength, details of
design, adequacy, or capability of such Station.
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3.4.6 The Company shall inform the Producer of any additions,
modifications, or replacements to the Transmission System or the Company
Interconnection Facilities, that are necessary as a result of the addition,
modification, or replacement to a Station made pursuant to Sections 3.4.3 or
3.4.4. The Producer shall compensate the Company for all reasonable costs
associated with any modifications, additions, or replacements made to the
Company Interconnection Facilities or the Transmission System related to any
additions, modifications, or replacements to the Producer's Generating
Facilities as required under Section 5.2. The Company shall provide an estimate
of such cost as early as practicable, but in any event not less than 30 days
prior to the initiation of such addition, modification or replacement.
3.4.7 The Producer shall modify the Stations, at its sole cost and
expense, as may be reasonably required to conform with (i) changes to Good
Utility Practice, or (ii) additions, modifications, or replacements of the
Transmission System or the Company Interconnection Facilities reasonably
required by Good Utility Practice or implemented in accordance with this
Agreement (including, without limitation, changes to the voltages at which the
Transmission System is operated).
3.4.8 Upon completion of any addition, modification, or replacement to
a Station that may reasonably be expected to affect the Transmission System or
the respective Company Interconnection Facilities, but no later than ninety (90)
days thereafter, the Producer shall issue "as built" drawings to the Company.
Upon completion of any addition, modification, or replacement to the
Transmission System or the Company Interconnection Facilities, that may
reasonably be expected to affect, the operation of a Station, but no later than
ninety (90) days thereafter, the Company shall issue "as built" drawings to the
Producer.
3.5 INSPECTIONS.
3.5.1 General. To the extent reasonably necessary for its performance
under this Agreement, the Company shall, at its own expense, have the right to
inspect or observe all maintenance activities, equipment tests, installation
work, construction work, and modification work to the Producer's equipment,
system, and facilities, including the Producer's Generating Facilities. If the
Company observes any deficiencies or defects with respect thereto that might
reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Transmission System or the
Company Interconnection Facilities, the Company shall notify the Producer, and
the Producer shall make immediately any corrections necessitated by Good
Utility Practice.
3.5.2 To the extent reasonably necessary for its performance under
this Agreement, the Producer shall, at its own expense, have the right to
inspect or observe all maintenance activities, equipment tests, installation
work, construction work, and modification work to the Company's Interconnection
Facilities. If the
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Producer observes any deficiencies or defects with respect thereto that might
reasonably be expected to adversely affect a Station, the Producer shall notify
the Company, and the Company shall immediately make any corrections
necessitated by Good Utility Practice.
3.5.3 Joint Use Facilities.
3.5.3.1 Joint Use Facilities are identified in Schedule A to this
Agreement. The Party owning such Joint Use Facilities shall Maintain those
facilities pursuant to Good Utility Practice. Each Party agrees to perform
joint inspections of the Joint Use Facilities one year from the Closing Date,
and annually thereafter, or as otherwise mutually agreed upon. The Company and
the Producer shall bear their respective costs of participating in such
inspections.
3.5.3.2 The Party owning such Joint Use Facilities shall provide to
the other, Party copies of all written reports made by or for the first Party
summarizing such inspections and describing any problems, deficiencies or other
observed defects. Unless the Parties agree that an alternative to such
correction is preferable, the Party owning such Joint Use Facilities shall be
responsible for correcting any noted deficiencies within sixty (60) days from
the date of discovery thereof, or within such other period mutually agreeable
to the Parties. The Party owning such Joint Use Facilities shall bear the costs
of such correction.
3.5.4 Initial Inspection.
3.5.4.1 The Producer shall be entitled to inspect, in accordance
with this Section 3.5.4, all of the Stations and Company Facilities located
adjacent to any Point of Interconnection, as shown in Schedule A to this
Agreement, to verify and/or determine the accuracy of the data, drawings, and
records described in such Schedule. The Parties shall cooperate to schedule
such inspection so that any interference with the operation of the Stations is
minimized, to the extent reasonably feasible, and so that the Producer may
complete its inspections within thirty (30) working days of commencing the
inspection and within two (2) months after the execution of this Agreement.
3.5.4.2 The Company shall provide the Producer with access to the
Stations and the Company Facilities located adjacent to any point of
Interconnection at the times scheduled for the inspections. The Producer shall
provide qualified engineering, operations, and maintenance personnel to conduct
the inspections, and the Company shall provide qualified engineering,
operations, and maintenance personnel to escort the Producer's personnel and to
enable the Producer's personnel to conduct the inspections. The Company and the
Producer shall each bear its own costs of participating in the inspections. At
one or more mutually convenient times not more than one (1) month after the
Producer has completed its inspections, the Parties shall meet to discuss
whether, as a result of the inspections, it is appropriate to modify Schedule A
to this Agreement to portray
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more accurately the Points of Interconnection. Any modification to any portion
of Schedule A to which the Parties agree shall be in writing and shall
thereafter be deemed part of Schedule A for all purposes under this Agreement.
3.6 INFORMATION REPORTING OBLIGATIONS.
3.6.1 In order to maintain Interconnection Service, the Producer shall
promptly provide the requesting party with all reasonably relevant information,
documents, or data regarding the Stations that would be expected to materially
affect the Transmission System, and which is reasonably requested by NERC, MAAC,
the PJM OI, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., the PAPUC, and/or the NJBPU and/or the
MDPSC, the System Operator, the Transmission Operator, or the Company, which
disclosure shall be subject to reasonable restrictions, acceptable to the
requesting party and the Producer, regarding the disclosure of commercially
sensitive information provided by the Producer.
3.6.2 The Producer shall supply accurate, complete, and reliable
information in response to reasonable data requests from the Company necessary
for operations, maintenance regulatory requirements, and analysis of the
Transmission System. Such information may include metered values for MW, MVAR,
voltage, current, amperage, automatic voltage regulator status, automatic
frequency control, dispatch, frequency, breaker status indication, or any other
information reasonably required by the Company for reliable operation of the
Transmission System pursuant to Good Utility Practice.
3.6.3 Information pertaining to generation, operating parameters shall
be gathered for electronic transmittal to the Company using one or more of the
following: SCADA equipment, remote terminal unit ("RTU") equipment, or remote
access pulse recorders or telemetry. Information pertaining to generation
operating parameters shall be provided by the Producer in accordance with
Schedule A.
3.6.4 The Producer shall be responsible for the maintenance, and any
required replacements or upgrades, of the field devices and equipment used to
gather information regarding generation operating parameters.
3.7 LOCAL SERVICES.
3.7.1 General. The Company and the Producer agree that, due to the
integration of certain control schemes, Revenue Metering applications, and
communication networks, it is cost effective for them to provide each other
with the services set forth in Sections 3.8 and 3.9 below at the prices
referenced therein.
3.7.1.1 The Company and the Producer shall use their best
efforts to ensure that services provided pursuant to Sections 3.8 and 3.9 shall
be available at all times and in the manner and at the prices specified herein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party may change such services, provided
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that (a) there is no cost to the receiving Party as a result of such change,
(b) the quality, reliability, and integrity of the replacement services are
equivalent to the services replaced, and (c) there is otherwise no materially
adverse effect on the receiving Party.
3.7.1.2 Neither the Company nor the Producer shall terminate
any services set forth in Sections 3.8 and 3.9 below without the other Party's
written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, or without,
in the case of the services set forth in Sections 3.8 and 3.9, at least twelve
(12) months' prior written notification; provided, however, that if either Party
no longer needs or desires a particular service provided under Section 3.8 or
3.9, that Party shall notify the other Party, and the providing Party shall
terminate that service as soon thereafter as practicable.
3.7.2 Temporary Suspension of Section 3.8 and 3.9 Services. The
Party providing the services set forth in Sections 3.8 and 3.9 below shall
notify and obtain approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld,
from the affected Party of any scheduled temporary suspension of services at
least five (5) working days in advance of such suspension. Such notification
shall include an estimated time duration for a return to normal conditions. The
Party temporarily suspending the service shall use reasonable efforts to
minimize the duration of the suspension.
3.7.2.1 In the event of any unplanned or forced suspension of
the services set forth in Sections 3.8 and 3.9 below, the Party providing the
service shall immediately notify the other Party first verbally and then in
writing in accordance with Article 19. The providing Party shall use all
reasonable efforts to minimize the duration of that suspension.
3.7.2.2 The Company and the Producer agree to use all
reasonable efforts to complete any repairs, modifications, or corrections that
are necessary to restore to the other Party as soon as reasonably practicable,
any services set forth in Sections 3.8 and 3.9 below that have been suspended.
3.8 COMPANY PROVIDED LOCAL SERVICES.
Local services required to be provided by the Company shall include the
services identified in Schedule A and the services listed below.
3.8.1 Building Service. At no cost to the Producer, the Company
shall provide heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, and other
building services, as and to the extent provided immediately prior to the
Closing Date, to the Producer's Generating Facilities located within the Company
Facilities.
3.8.2 Revenue Metering. The Company shall, at Producer's expense:
(a) own and Maintain, and have the right to change the location of all Revenue
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Meters, instrument transformers and appurtenances associated with Revenue
Meters, and analog equipment (transducers and telemetry), (b) conduct meter
accuracy and tolerance tests, and (c) prepare all calibration reports required
for equipment that measures energy transfers between the Producer and Company.
All meter accuracy and tolerance testing hereunder shall be in accordance with
Good Utility Practice and shall be conducted, at the Producer's request, in the
presence of a Producer's representative.
3.8.2.1 The Company and the Producer agree that, if the Revenue
Meters and analog equipment and the Points of Interconnection are not at the
same location electrically, the metering data shall be adjusted, or the Revenue
Meters shall be compensated, as the Company shall deem appropriate, to record
delivery of electricity in a manner that accounts for the total (load plus
no-load) electrical energy losses occurring between the metering points and the
Points of Interconnection, both when the respective Station is delivering
energy to the Company and when the Company is delivering station service
electricity to the Producer for such Station, or for any other use, which
adjustment shall be pursuant to the methodology set forth in Schedule A.
3.8.2.2 If at any time any Revenue Metering and analog equipment is
found to be inaccurate by a margin of greater than that allowed under the
applicable criteria, rules, and standards of Good Utility Practice, such
Revenue Metering and analog equipment shall be made accurate or replaced at the
Producer's expense. Meter reading for the period of inaccuracy shall be
adjusted insofar as the extent of the inaccuracy can be reasonably ascertained;
provided, however, no adjustment shall be made for meter readings made prior to
the point in time halfway between the time of the last test that showed the
Revenue Metering and analog equipment in question to be functioning accurately
and the time the subsequent inaccuracy is corrected, except by agreement of the
Parties. Each Party shall comply with any reasonable request of the other
concerning the sealing of Revenue Meters, the presence of a representative of
the other Party when the seals are broken mid the tests are made, and other
matters affecting the accuracy of the measurement of electricity delivered
from or to the respective Station. If either Party believes that there has been
a Revenue Meter or analog equipment failure or stoppage, it shall immediately
notify the other Party thereof.
3.8.2.3 The Parties shall each keep and maintain accurate and
detailed records relating to the delivery of energy for a period of not less
than seven (7) years. Such records shall be made available for inspection by
either Party or any governmental agency having jurisdiction with respect
thereto during normal business hours upon reasonable notice.
3.8.2.4 The Company shall own and Maintain, at the Producer's
expense, all additional or updated metering and associated equipment needed in
the
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reasonable discretion of the Company exercised in accordance with Good Utility
Practice.
3.8.2.5 The Producer shall own and Maintain, at its own expense,
equipment for real-time communications, real-time reactive power, hourly MWh
information, and such other information as required by the PJM OI, System
Operator, or Transmission Operator, or as reasonably required by the Company,
to the extent such equipment comprises part of Producer's Generating
Facilities. The Producer shall Maintain, at its own expense, operating
telephone links to provide information deemed necessary by the PJM OI, System
Operator, or Transmission Operator, or as reasonably deemed necessary by the
Company to integrate operation of the Stations with the Transmission System.
3.9 PRODUCER PROVIDED LOCAL SERVICES.
Local services required to be provided by the Producer shall include the
services identified in Schedule A and the services listed below. To the extent
that any Producer-provided local service requires the delivery of electric
energy to the Company, the Producer may satisfy such requirement by arranging
for an affiliated power marketer to make such delivery, provided however, that
the Producer shall remain liable, subject to the limitations set forth herein,
for any failure of such power marketer to deliver the required electric energy
to the Company.
3.9.1 Building Services. At no cost to the Company, the Producer
shall provide the Company Facilities located within the Stations with heating,
ventilation, air-conditioning, lighting, portable water, sewage treatment,
paging and other building services as and to the extent provided prior to the
Closing Date.
3.9.2 Meter Data. At no cost to, and if requested by the Company,
the Producer shall provide the Company with meter data at locations that
require a manual read as set forth in Schedule A to this Agreement.
3.9.3 Storage and Office Space. The Producer shall provide to
the Company, at no cost to the Company, the use of storage areas and building
spaces for spare puts and administrative uses related to the Company's
Interconnection Facilities at the locations in place immediately prior to the
Closing Date.
3.10 SPARE PARTS.
Where practicable and available, and subject to applicable regulatory and
other approvals, the Company and the Producer shall make available to the other
Party such spare parts as are available to the Company and the Producer in the
event of an Emergency or equipment failures. The Parties shall mutually agree
upon payment for, or replacement of, such spare parts.
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3.11 EMERGENCY PROCEDURE.
3.11.1 The Company, through the Transmission Operator, shall provide
the Producer with prompt verbal notification of any Emergency affecting the
Transmission System that may reasonably be expected to affect the Producer's
operation of any Station or the Joint Use Facilities owned by the Producer, and
the Producer shall provide the Company prompt verbal notification of any
Emergency which might reasonably be expected to affect the Company's operation
of the Transmission System or the Company Interconnection Facilities. Such
notification shall describe the Emergency, the extent of the damage or
deficiency, the anticipated length of the outage, and the corrective action
taken and/or to be taken, and shall be followed as soon as practicable with
written notification in accordance with Article 19.
3.11.2 If in the good faith judgment of a Party, an Emergency
endangers or might endanger life or property, the Party recognizing the problem
shall take such action as is reasonable and necessary, and in accordance with
Good Utility Practice, to prevent, avoid, or mitigate injury, danger, and loss.
If, however, the Emergency involves transmission or distribution electrical
equipment, the Producer shall notify the Transmission Operator, and shall obtain
the consent of such personnel, prior to performing any switching operations.
3.11.3 The Company may, consistent with Good Utility Practice, have
the Transmission Operator take whatever actions or inactions the Company deems
reasonably necessary during Emergency operating conditions to (a) preserve
public safety, (b) preserve the integrity of the Transmission System, (c) limit
or prevent damage, and (d) expedite restoration of service. The Company shall
use reasonable efforts to minimize the effect of such actions or inactions on
the Stations and on the provision of Interconnection Service.
3.12 INTERCONNECTING SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS.
3.12.1 If at any time, in the reasonable exercise of the Transmission
Operator's judgment or the Company's reasonable judgment exercised in accordance
with Good Utility Practice, the operation of any one or more of the Producer's
Generating Facilities would have a material adverse impact on the quality of
service rendered by the Company (including transmission or distribution services
and services provided to end users), or would interfere with the safe and
reliable operation of the Transmission System, the Company may discontinue
Interconnection Service and/or curtail, interrupt or reduce energy delivered
from the respective Producer's Generating Facilities until the condition has
been corrected. Any such discontinuation, curtailment, interruption or reduction
by the Company shall be undertaken on a nondiscriminatory basis. Unless the
Transmission Operator, or the Company, perceives that an Emergency exists or
that the risk of one is imminent, the Company shall give the Producer reasonable
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notice of its intention to discontinue, curtail, interrupt or reduce energy
delivery in response to the interfering condition and, where practical, allow
suitable time for the Producer to remove the interfering condition before any
such discontinuation, curtailment, interruption or reduction commences. The
Company's judgment with regard to any discontinuation, curtailment,
interruption or reduction of service under this paragraph shall be made
pursuant to Good Utility Practice. In the event of any discontinuation,
curtailment, interruption or reduction the Company shall promptly confer with
the Producer regarding the interfering conditions that gave rise to the
discontinuation, curtailment, interruption or reduction and the Company shall
give the Producer the Company's recommendation concerning the timely correction
thereof. If the Company is the cause of the interfering problem, the Company
will correct such problem as expeditiously as reasonably possible. The Company
shall restore Interconnection Service or, if applicable, cease the curtailment,
interruption or reduction of energy delivery upon notification by the System
Operator, PJM OI, as applicable, that the interfering condition no longer
exists.
3.13 SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE NOTIFICATION AND COORDINATION.
3.13.1 Local Routine Inspection and Maintenance. The Company and
Producer agree that, due to the integration of certain control and protective
relaying schemes between the Producer's Generating Facilities and the
respective Company Interconnection Facilities, it will be necessary for them to
cooperate in the inspection, maintenance and testing of these areas of
integration. Each Party will provide advance notice to the other Party before
undertaking any work in these areas, especially in electrical circuits
involving circuit breaker trip and close contacts, current transformers or
potential transformers.
3.13.2 Transmission System Maintenance. Subject to applicable FERC
regulations and policy, and PJM OI requirements, the Company shall, as soon as
practicable, give written notice to the Producer regarding the timing of any
scheduled maintenance of the transmission facilities which might reasonably be
expected to affect the operation of one or more Stations. The Company shall, to
the extent practicable, schedule any testing, shutdown, or withdrawal of those
facilities to coincide with the Producer's scheduled outages of the respective
Stations. To facilitate such notification, in June of each year, or on another
day mutually acceptable to the Parties, the Producer shall furnish the Company
with non-binding preliminary maintenance schedules for each Station covering
the upcoming two years. The Producer shall furnish the Company with non-binding
updates to such schedules to reflect significant changes thereto. In the event
the Company is unable to schedule the outage of its facilities to coincide with
the Producer's schedules, the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to
schedule such outage for off-peak periods, and to notify the Producer in
advance of the reasons for the facilities' outage, of the time scheduled for
the outage to take place, and of its expected duration. The Producer shall give
notice to the Company regarding any
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scheduled maintenance of the Producer's Generating Facilities which might
reasonably be expected to affect the operation of the Company Interconnection
Facilities or the Transmission System.
3.14 SAFETY.
3.14.1 General. The Company and the Producer agree to be solely
responsible for, and assume all liability for the safety and supervision of
their own employees, agents, representatives, and subcontractors, except that
neither Party shall be responsible or liable hereunder for any injury to the
extent caused by the negligent or willful misconduct of the other Party or such
other Party's employees, contractors or agents. The Company and the Producer
agree that all work performed by either Party which might reasonably be expected
to affect the operations of the other Party shall be performed in accordance
with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the safety of
persons or property, and Good Utility Practice.
3.14.2 Switching and Tagging Rules. The Company and the Producer
shall apply and comply with their respective Switching and Tagging Rules and
either Party will accept tagging performed by the other Party as outlined in
this Section 3.14.
3.14.2.1 Except for the Joint Use Facilities, the Producer shall
be responsible for all switching and tagging on the Producer's side of the
Points of Interconnection, as such points are set forth in Schedule A to this
Agreement. The Company shall be responsible for all switching and tagging on
the Company's side of the Points of Interconnection. The Parties owning the
equipment at the Points of Interconnection shall be responsible for its
switching and tagging. Switching and tagging requests from one Party to the
other Party shall be executed in a timely manner.
3.14.2.2 For switching and tagging involving the Joint Use
Facilities identified in Schedule A, the Party requiring the switching and
tagging will switch and tag under its Switching and Tagging Rules. Prior to
either Party operating the Joint Use Facilities, they will communicate their
intentions to the Transmission Operator and the appropriate station operating
authority. The Company and the Producer shall be responsible for training and
testing their respective operators for inclusion on a Joint Tag List. Either as
changes occur or annually, each Party shall provide the other Party with an
updated list of its employees qualified for inclusion on the Joint Tag List.
3.15 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND PROCEDURES.
3.15.1 On and after the Closing Date, the Producer and the Company
shall each be responsible for (a) complying with all Environmental Laws
applicable to the Producer's Generating Facilities and the Company Facilities,
respectively. (b)
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obligating and maintaining in force all applicable and required permits and
approvals under such Environmental Laws applicable to the Producer's Generating
Facilities and the Company Facilities, respectively, and (c) making all
required reports and notifications applicable to the Producer's Generating
Facilities and the Company Facilities, respectively, required by those laws and
regulations.
3.15.2 Each Party shall notify the other Party first verbally and then
in writing, of any Release of Hazardous Substances, such as, but not limited to,
asbestos or lead abatement, or any type of remediation activities as soon as
possible but no later than twenty-four (24) hours of occurrence, and shall
promptly furnish to the other Party copies of any reports filed with any
governmental agencies covering such events.
3.15.3 Neither Party shall take any action which might reasonably be
expected to have material adverse environmental impact upon the operations of
the other Party without prior written notification and agreement between the
Parties.
3.15.4 The Producer shall not require the Company to modify any
substation SPCC physical structures, including containment systems, unless
required by law or regulation.
3.15.5 The Company and the Producer agree to coordinate with each
other concerning any regulatory obligations or filings. However, if such
coordination cannot be achieved, each Party will be responsible for assuring
compliance with its individual obligations.
ARTICLE 4
OPERATIONS
4.0 OPERATIONS.
4.1 GENERAL.
The Company and the Producer shall operate any equipment that might
reasonably be expected to have a material impact on the operations of the other
Party in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with all applicable
Federal, state, and local laws, and Good Utility Practice, and otherwise in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
4.1.1 The Producer shall be required to comply with the requests,
orders, and directives of the Company to the extent such requests, orders or
directives are (a) issued pursuant to Good Utility Practice, (b) not unduly
discriminatory; and (c) otherwise in accordance with applicable tariffs.
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4.1.2 In the event the Producer believes that a request, order, or
directive of the Company exceeds the limitations in Section 4.1.1, it shall
nevertheless comply with the request, order, or directive of the Company
pending resolution of the dispute under Article 12. The Parties agree to
cooperate in good faith to expedite the resolution of any disputes arising
under this Section 4.1.
4.2 PRODUCER'S OPERATING OBLIGATIONS.
4.2.1 General. If such action would have an adverse impact
on the Company, the Producer shall request permission from the Company,
Transmission Operator, the System Operator or PJM OI, as applicable, prior to
opening and/or closing circuit breakers in accordance with applicable switching
and operations procedures. The Producer agrees to operate the Stations in
accordance with Good Utility Practice.
4.2.1.1 Consistent with Good Utility Practice, the
Producer shall carry out all switching orders from the Transmission Operator in
a timely manner.
4.2.1.2 The electrical supply to the Point of
Interconnection shall be in the form of three-phase 60 Hz alternating current at
the nominal system voltage at the Point of Interconnection.
4.2.1.3 The Producer's equipment shall conform to
industry standards for harmonic distortion and voltage fluctuation.
4.2.1.4 Consistent with Good Utility Practice, the
Producer shall comply with the GPU Energy's Transmission Operation
Interconnection Requirements or Generation Facilities, as amended from time to
time, a copy of the current form of which is attached hereto as Schedule C, and
the GPU Energy's System Protection and Control Interconnection Requirements, as
amended from time to time, of copy of the current from of which is attached
hereto as Schedule D.
4.2.2 Voltage or Reactive Control Requirements. Unless
otherwise agreed to by the Parties, to the extent that a Station has automatic
voltage regulation equipment in place prior to the Closing Date, the Producer
shall operate such Station with such automatic voltage regulation equipment in
service at all times. The voltage regulation equipment will control voltage at
the respective Points of Interconnection consistent with the range of voltages
prescribed by the Company, or the Transmission Operator from time to time. The
Company or the Transmission Operator may require the Producer to provide
reactive power from a Station, or cause a Station to absorb reactive power from
the Transmission System, provided that, in either case, such Station or Stations
are operating within their respective generating capabilities and not violating
any electric constraints. Producer shall be compensated for the provision of
such services at the PJM Tariff rate for reactive supply and voltage control
from generation source services. If no
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such PJM Tariff rate is in effect or is not directly applicable to Producer's
Generating Facilities, Producer shall be compensated for the provision of such
services in accordance with a cost-based rate methodology accepted by FERC.
4.2.2.1 The Producer shall operate the Stations in accordance
with the voltage schedules prescribed by the Company, provided that meeting
such voltage schedules would not (i) cause the Stations to operate outside of
their respective reactive generating capability or violate any electrical
constraints, or (ii) except in an Emergency, require a reduction of energy
output. Should the producer fail to meet the requirements in the preceding
sentence, the Company will provide written notice to the Producer of such
failure. If the Producer does not promptly commence appropriate action after
receiving such notice to remedy such failure, the Company may then take any
action necessary at the Producer's expense to remedy such failure, including
the installation of capacitor banks or other reactive compensation equipment
necessary to ensure the proper voltage or reactive supply at the affected
Station. The Company shall take, to the extent feasible, reasonable efforts to
minimize the impact of such action on the operation of the affected Station.
4.2.2.2 The Producer shall notify the Transmission Operator, to
the extent required by the Transmission Operator, if any or all generating
units at any Station reaches a VAR limit, if there is any deviation from the
assigned voltage schedule, or if any automatic voltage regulator is removed
from or restored to service.
4.2.3 Consistent with Good Utility Practice, the Producer shall
comply with the requirements of (i) the Transmission Operator, to the extent
authorized or directed by PJM OI or the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., or (ii)
PJM OI or (iii) the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., with respect to generator
controls that impact the Transmission System, such as excitation, droop, and
automatic generation control settings.
4.2.3.1 The Producer shall keep the Company advised of each
Station's capability to participate in system restoration and of each Station's
black start capability and shall adhere to the Company's service restoration
plan and black start criteria as in effect on the effective date of this
Agreement, or as amended from time to time thereafter as agreed by the Parties.
4.2.4 Producer acknowledges that the Transmission Operator, to the
extent authorized or directed by PJM OI or the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. or
in an Emergency, has the right to require reduced or increased generation of
each Station in accordance with the PJM Agreement or the PJM Tariff, as
applicable.
4.2.5 Each month, the Company shall pay to the Producer any
compensation that the Company receives from PJM for Ancillary Services provided
by the Producer from the Stations under the PJM Tariff. For purposes of this
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Section 4.2.5, the term "Ancillary Services" shall be as defined under the PJM
Tariff, and includes any of such services as described in the PJM Tariff, the
PJM Agreement, and the Reliability Assurance Agreement Among Load Serving
Entities in the PJM Control Area, as amended and in effect from time to time
("PJM RAA"); provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 4.2.4, the
term "Ancillary Services" shall not include Reactive Supply and Voltage Control
from Generation Sources Service as defined in the PJM Tariff. Such Ancillary
Services include, but are not limited to, Scheduling, System Control and
Dispatch Services; Regulation and Frequency Response Service; Energy Imbalance
Service; Operating Reserve -- Spinning Reserve Service; and Operating Reserve
-- Supplemental Reserve Service (including 10-minute reserves and 30-minute
reserves) as described under the PJM Tariff, Capacity Credits as defined under
PJM Agreement, and Black Start Capability as defined under the PJM RAA.
4.3 AUDITING OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS.
Within two (2) years following a calendar year, the Producer and the
Company shall have the right, during normal business hours, to audit each
other's accounts and records pertaining to transactions under this Agreement at
the offices where such accounts and records are maintained; provided, however,
that appropriate notice shall have been given prior to any audit, and provided
further that the audit shall be limited to those portions of such accounts and
records that relate to services provided under this Agreement during such
calendar year. The Party being audited will be entitled to review the audit
report and any supporting materials. To the extent that audited information
includes confidential information, the auditing Party shall designate an
independent auditor to perform such audit.
ARTICLE 5
COST RESPONSIBILITIES AND BILLING PROCEDURES
5.0 COST RESPONSIBILITIES AND BILLING PROCEDURES.
5.1 COST RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERCONNECTION SERVICE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Producer shall
compensate the Company for all reasonable costs, expenses and fees required to
enable the Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, including,
without limitation, any tax liability, any costs of acquiring land necessary
for the Company Interconnection Facilities and the costs and fees of all
permits, licenses, franchises, or regulatory or other approvals necessary for
the construction, modification, maintenance, and operation of any Company
Interconnection Facilities. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, Producer shall not be responsible under this Agreement for any costs
arising from Company's provision of Interconnection Service to Producer
associated with the Purchased
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Assets, other than those costs specified in Sections 5.2 and 5.3 of this
Agreement (including, but not limited to, any and all charges related to the
separation of the Purchased Assets and the Excluded Assets as defined in the
PSA and set forth in Schedules 2.1 and 2.1(c) of the PSA).
5.2 COST RESPONSIBILITIES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OR MODIFICATIONS.
Subject to current FERC policy and FERC review and approval of the costs
of incremental transmission expansion and to the extent not otherwise subject
to an applicable agreement or tariff of the PJM OI or PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C., the Producer shall reimburse the Company for all reasonable costs
incurred for modifications, additions or replacements made to the Company
Interconnection Facilities and the Transmission System related to any
modifications or additions to, or replacements of, the Producer's Generating
Facilities; provided, however, that Producer shall not be obligated to
reimburse the cost of such modifications, additions or replacements, or any
part or allocable portion thereof, which is both deemed to be a part of the
Transmission System and not needed solely for the purposes of connecting and
delivering energy and capacity produced by modifications or additions to, or
replacements of, the Producer's Generating Facilities.
5.3 COST RESPONSIBILITIES FOR LOCAL SERVICES.
5.3.1 Each Party shall be responsible for the costs for services
provided to the other Party in Sections 3.8 and 3.9 as set forth in those
sections.
5.3.2 For services which have identified price/rate schedules set
forth herein, said payment shall be in accordance with said schedules as in
effect from time to time. For services which require reimbursement but do not
have identified price/rate schedules, the Parties shall use reasonable efforts
to agree upon the price/rate to be paid prior to the performance or provision
of said services.
5.4 BILLING PROCEDURES.
5.4.1 General. Within a reasonable time after the first day of each
month, each Party shall prepare an invoice for those reimbursable services
provided to the other Party under this Agreement during the preceding month.
5.4.2 Each invoice shall delineate the month in which the services
were provided, shall fully describe the services rendered, and shall be
itemized to reflect the services performed or provided.
5.4.3 The invoice shall be paid within thirty (30) days of issuance.
All payments shall be made in immediately available funds payable to the other
Party, or by wire transfer to a bank name and account designated by the
invoicing Party.
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5.4.4 Disputed amounts shall be placed in an interest-bearing
escrow account, subject to resolution.
5.5 PAYMENT OF INVOICES.
Payment of an invoice shall not relieve the paying Party from any
responsibilities or obligations it has under this Agreement, nor shall such
payment constitute a waiver of any claims arising hereunder.
5.6 INTEREST ON UNPAID BALANCES.
Interest on any unpaid amounts (including amounts placed in escrow) shall
be calculated in accordance with the methodology specified for interest on
refunds in FERC's regulations at 18 C.F.R. Section 35.19a(a)(2)(iii). Interest
on delinquent amounts shall be calculated from the due date of the xxxx to the
date of payment. When payments are made by mail, bills shall be considered as
having been paid on the date of receipt by the other Party.
5.7 DEFAULT.
5.7.1 In the event either Party fails to make payment to the
other Party on or before the due date, as described above, and such failure of
payment is not corrected within thirty (30) calendar days after the Party
notifies the Party in default to cure such failure, a default by said Party
shall be deemed to exist and the provisions of Article 8.0 shall apply.
5.7.2 In the event of a billing dispute between the Company and
the Producer, each Party shall continue to provide services as long as the
other Party (a) continues to make all payments not in dispute, and (b) pays
into an escrow account the portion of the invoice in dispute, pending
resolution of such dispute.
ARTICLE 6
DOCUMENTATION
6.0 DOCUMENTATION.
6.1 DRAWINGS.
6.1.1 Drawings that exclusively describe the Producer's
Generating Facilities and are not the proprietary information of third parties
will be transferred by the Company to the Producer prior to the Closing Date.
Drawings that exclusively describe the Company Facilities, including the
Company Interconnection Facilities, will be retained by the Company. Drawings
describing the Stations and the Company Facilities on the same drawing will be
identified and marked as "common drawings." The Company shall retain a copy of
the common drawings and shall provide a copy of same to the Producer prior to
the Closing Date.
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6.12 Each Party shall be responsible for updates and corrections to
its respective drawings and shall provide copies thereof to the other Party as
soon as practicable after the updates or corrections are made. Before the
Closing Date, the Parties shall develop mutually agreeable procedures for
updating drawings.
6.1.3 Except as otherwise noted on the document or drawing, the
Company makes no representations as to the accuracy, detail, or completeness of
the documents or drawings provided to the Producer at or before the Closing
Date, and the Producer hereby releases the Company from any liability arising as
a result of the Producer's use of such documentation or drawings.
ARTICLE 7
CONFIDENTIALITY
7.0 CONFIDENTIALITY.
7.1 CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMPANY.
The Company shall hold in confidence, unless compelled to disclose by
judicial or administrative process or other provisions of law, all documents and
information furnished by the Producer in connection with this Agreement, except
to the extent that such information or documents are (a) generally available to
the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Company, (b) available
to the Company on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure to the Company by
the Producer, or (c) available to the Company on a non-confidential basis from a
source other than the Producer, provided that such source is not known, and by
reasonable effort could not be known, by the Company to be bound by a
confidentiality agreement with the Producer or otherwise prohibited from
transmitting the information to the Company by a contractual, legal or fiduciary
obligation. The Company shall not release or disclose such information to any
other person, except to its employees on a need-to-know basis, in connection
with this Agreement who has not first been advised of the confidentiality
provisions of this Section 7.1 and has agreed in writing to comply with such
provisions. In no event shall such information be disclosed in violation of the
requirements of FERC Orders 889 and 889A, and any successor thereto. The Company
shall promptly notify the Producer if they receive notice or otherwise conclude
that the production of any information subject to this Section 7.1 is being
sought under any provision of law. The Company may utilize information subject
to this Section 7.1 in any proceeding under Article 12, subject to a
confidentiality agreement with the participants.
7.2 CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE PRODUCER.
The Producer shall hold in confidence, unless compelled to disclose by
judicial or administrative process or other provisions of law, all documents and
information furnished by the Company in connection with this Agreement, except
to the extent
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that such information or documents are (a) generally available to the public
other than as a result of a disclosure by the Producer, (b) available to the
Producer on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure to the Producer by the
Company, or (c) available to the Producer on a non-confidential basis from a
source other than the Company, provided that such source is not known, and by
reasonable effort could not be known, by the Producer to be bound by a
confidentiality agreement with the Company or otherwise prohibited from
transmitting the information to the Producer by a contractual, legal or
fiduciary obligation. The Producer shall not release or disclose such
information to any other person, except its employees on a need-to-know basis in
connection with this Agreement, who has not first been advised of the
confidentiality provisions of this Section 7.2 and has agreed to comply in
writing with such provisions. The Producer shall promptly notify the Company if
it receives notice or otherwise concludes that the production of any information
subject to this Section 7.2 is being sought under any provision of law. Producer
may utilize information subject to this Section 7.2 in any proceeding under
Article 12, subject to a confidentiality agreement with the participants.
7.3 CONFIDENTIALITY OF AUDITS.
The independent auditor performing any audit, as referred to in Section
4.3, shall be subject to a confidentiality agreement between the auditor and
the Party being audited. Such audit information shall be treated as
confidential except to the extent that its disclosure is required by regulatory
or judicial order, for reliability purposes pursuant to Good Utility Practice,
pursuant to applicable FERC rules and regulations, as amended from time to
time, or as required by the Company. Except as provided herein, neither Party
will disclose the audit information to any third party without the other
Party's prior written consent. Audit information in the possession of the Party
not being audited shall be subject to all provisions of Article 7.
7.4 REMEDIES.
The Parties agree that monetary damages would be inadequate to compensate
a Party for the other Party's breach of its obligations under this Article 7.
Each Party accordingly agrees, subject to Section 18.0, that the other Party
shall be entitled to equitable relief, by way of injunction or otherwise, if
the first Party breaches or threatens to breach its obligations under this
Article 7, which equitable relief shall be granted without bond or proof of
damages, and the receiving Party shall not plead in defense that there would be
an adequate remedy at law.
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ARTICLE 8
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
8.0 EVENTS OF DEFAULT.
8.1 Any one of the following shall constitute an event of default under
this Agreement:
(a) The failure to pay any amount when due;
(b) A breach of any material term or condition of this Agreement,
including but not limited to any material breach of a representation, warranty
or covenant made in this Agreement, including the attached Schedules. Failure
by a Party to provide any required schedule, report or notice hereunder may
constitute a material breach hereof if such failure is not cured within thirty
(30) days after notice to the defaulting Party;
(c) The appointment of a receiver or liquidator or trustee for
either Party or of any property of a Party, and such receiver, liquidator or
trustee is not discharged within sixty (60) days;
(d) The entry of a decree adjudicating a Party bankrupt or
insolvent, and such decree is continued undischarged and unstayed for a period
of sixty (60) days;
(e) The filing of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy under any
provision of any federal or state bankruptcy law by a Party; or
(f) The failure or refusal of the Producer to permit the Company's
representatives access to information, or to the Stations, as reasonably
necessary for the Company to operate the Transmission System.
8.2 (a) Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Party not in
default may give written notice of the default to the defaulting Party. Such
notice shall set forth, in reasonable detail, the nature of the default and,
where known and applicable, the steps necessary to cure such default. Except
with respect to a payment default as described in Section 8.1(a), the
defaulting Party shall have thirty (30) days following receipt of such notice
either to (i) cure such default, or (ii) commence in good faith all such steps
as are reasonable and appropriate to cure such default in the event such
default cannot, in the reasonable judgment of such non-defaulting Party, be
completely cured within such thirty (30) day period. With respect to the
payment default described in Section 8.1(a), the defaulting party shall have
ten (10) days from receipt of such default notice to cure such default.
(b) If the defaulting Party fails to cure such default or take such
steps as provided under subparagraph (a) above, this Agreement may be terminated
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by written notice to the Party in default hereof. This Agreement shall
thereupon terminate and the non-defaulting Party may exercise all such rights
and remedies as may be available to it to recover damages, subject to Article 18
of this Agreement, caused by such default.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of any such
event of default, the non-defaulting Party shall be entitled (i) to commence an
action to require the defaulting party to remedy such default and specifically
perform its duties and obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms and
conditions hereof, and (ii) to exercise such other rights and remedies as it
may have at equity or at law.
8.3 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the
event the Producer's failure to comply with the provisions of Sections 4.1 and
4.2 of this Agreement is reasonably likely to have an immediate and material
adverse effect on the Company or the Transmission System, the Company shall
have the right to take immediately all reasonable steps and/or to exercise
immediately all remedies available under this Agreement, or at law or in
equity, including the right, after providing as much notice as is practicable
under the circumstances and complying with applicable FERC notice requirements
regarding termination of service, to disconnect from the Transmission System
any Station in connection with which Producer has so failed to comply with
Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of this Agreement.
8.4 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the
event the Company shall fail to comply with the provisions of Section 4.1 of
this Agreement, and such failure is reasonably likely to have an immediate and
material adverse effect on the Producer or one or more Stations, after
providing as much notice to the Company as is practicable under the
circumstances, the Producer shall have the right to take such action, at law or
in equity, as is reasonably required to ensure Company's compliance with
Section 4.1.
ARTICLE 9
INDEMNIFICATION
9.0 INDEMNIFICATION.
9.1 PRODUCER'S INDEMNIFICATION.
The Producer shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the Company, its
parent and its Affiliates, as the case may be, and their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, invitees, successors
and permitted assigns from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs,
damages, and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney and
expert fees, and disbursements incurred by any of them in any action or
proceeding between the Company and a third party or the Producer) for damage to
property, injury to or
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death of any person, including the Company's employees or any third parties
(collectively, "Company's Damages"), to the extent caused wholly or in part by
any act or omission, negligent or otherwise, by the Producer and/or its
officers, directors, employees, agents, and subcontractors arising out of or
connected with the Producer's performance or breach of this Agreement, or the
exercise by the Producer of its rights hereunder. In furtherance of the
foregoing indemnification and not by way of limitation thereof, the Producer
hereby waives any defense it might otherwise have under applicable workers'
compensation laws.
9.2 COMPANY'S INDEMNIFICATION.
The Company shall indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the Producer, its
parent and its Affiliates, as the case may be, and their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, invitees, successors
and permitted assigns from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs,
damages, and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney and
expert fees, and disbursements incurred by any of them in any action or
proceeding between the Producer and a third party or the Company) for damage to
property, injury to or death of any person, including the Producer's employees
or any third parties (collectively, "Producer's Damages"), to the extent caused
wholly or in part by any act or omission, negligent or otherwise, by the Company
and/or their officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors
and invitees arising out of or connected with the Company's performance or
breach of this Agreement, or the exercise by the Company of their rights
hereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification and not by way of
limitation thereof, the Company hereby waives any defense they might otherwise
have under applicable workers' compensation laws.
9.3 INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURES.
If either Party intends to seek indemnification under this Article 9.0 from
the other Party, the Party seeking indemnification shall give the other Party
notice of such claim within ninety (90) days of the commencement of, or the
Party's actual knowledge of, such claim or action. Such notice shall describe
the claim in reasonable detail, and shall indicate the amount (estimated if
necessary) of the claim that has been, or may be sustained by, said Party. To
the extent that the other Party will have been actually and materially
prejudiced as a result of the failure to provide such notice, such notice will
be a condition precedent to any liability of the other Party under the
provisions for indemnification contained in this Agreement. Neither Party may
settle or compromise any claim without the prior consent of the other Party;
provided, however, said consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
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9.4 SURVIVAL.
The indemnification obligations of each Party under this Article 9.0 shall
continue in full force and effect regardless of whether this Agreement has
either expired or been terminated or canceled.
ARTICLE 10
INSURANCE
10.0 INSURANCE.
10.1 The Parties agree to maintain, at their own cost and expense, fire,
liability, worker's compensation, and other forms of insurance relating to
their property and facilities in the manner, and amounts, and for the durations
set forth in Schedule B to this Agreement, as both Parties may, from
time-to-time, agree to amend.
10.2 The Parties agree to furnish each other with certificates of
insurance evidencing the insurance coverage set forth in Schedule B, and the
Parties agree to notify and send copies to the other of any policies maintained
hereunder written on a "claims made" basis. Each Party may require the other
Party to maintain tail coverage for five years on all policies written on a
"claims made" basis.
10.3 Every contract of insurance providing the coverages required in
Schedule B shall contain the following or equivalent clause: "no reduction,
cancellation or expiration of the policy shall be effective until ninety (90)
days from the date written notice thereof is actually received by said Party."
Upon receipt of any notice of reduction, cancellation or expiration, the Party
shall immediately notify the other Party in accordance with Article 19.
10.4 Each Party, and its Affiliates, shall be named as additional insureds
on the general liability insurance policies set forth in Schedule B as regards
liability under this Agreement.
ARTICLE 11
FORCE MAJEURE
11.0 FORCE MAJEURE.
11.1 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither
the Producer nor the Company shall be liable in damages, or otherwise
responsible to the other Party, for its failure to carry out any of its
obligations under this Agreement, other than any obligation to pay an amount
when due, if and only to the extent that it is unable to so perform or is
prevented from performing by an event of force majeure.
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11.2 The term "force majeure" as used herein means those causes
beyond the reasonable control of the Party affected, which by the exercise of
reasonable diligence, including Good Utility Practice, that Party is unable to
prevent, avoid, mitigate, or overcome, including the following: any act of God,
labor dispute (including a strike), act of the public enemy, war, insurrection,
riot, fire, storm or flood, explosion, breakage or accident to machinery or
equipment, electric system disturbance, order, regulation or restriction imposed
by governmental, military or lawfully-established civilian authorities, or any
other cause of a similar nature beyond a Party's reasonable control.
11.3 If a Party shall rely on the occurrence of an event or condition
described above as a basis for being excused from performance of its obligations
under this Agreement, then the Party relying on the event or condition shall (a)
provide prompt written notice of such force majeure event to the other Party,
including an estimation of its expected duration and the probable impact on the
performance of its obligation hereunder; (b) exercise all reasonable efforts in
accordance with Good Utility Practice to continue to perform its obligations
under this Agreement; (c) expeditiously take action to correct or cure the
event or condition excusing performance, provided, however, that settlement of
labor disputes will be completely within the sole discretion of the Party
affected by such labor dispute; (d) exercise all reasonable efforts to mitigate
or limit damages to the other Party; and (e) provide prompt notice to the other
Party of the cessation of the event or condition giving rise to its excuse from
performance. All performance obligations hereunder shall be extended by a period
equal to the term of the resultant delay.
ARTICLE 12
DISPUTES
12.0 DISPUTES.
12.1 Any claim or dispute, which either Party may have against the
other, arising out of the Agreement shall be submitted in writing to the other
Party not later than sixty (60) days after the circumstances which gave rise to
the claim or dispute have taken place. The submission of any claim or dispute
shall include a concise statement of the question or issue in dispute, together
with relevant facts and documentation to fully support the claim.
12.2 If any such claim or dispute arises, the parties shall use
their best efforts to resolve the claim or dispute, initially through good
faith negotiations or upon the failure of such negotiations, through
Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") techniques in accordance with the Model
Procedure for Mediation of Business Disputes as published by the Center for
Public Resources; however, either Party may terminate its participation in ADR
during any stage of ADR and proceed under section 12.3.
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12.3 If any claim or dispute arising hereunder is not resolved pursuant
to Section 12.2, either Party may, upon giving the other Party at least ten
(10) days prior written notice, initiate litigation to submit such claim or
dispute for decision by a court of competent jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 13
REPRESENTATIONS
13.0 REPRESENTATIONS.
13.1 REPRESENTATIONS OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants to the Producer as follows:
13.1.1 Organization. The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and the Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to
carry on its businesses as now being conducted.
13.1.2 Authority Relative to this Agreement. The Company has the
requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject
to the procurement of applicable regulatory approvals, to carry out the actions
required of each by this Agreement. This execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the actions it contemplates have been duly and validly authorized
by all required corporate action. The Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming that it is duly and validly
executed and delivered by the producer, constitutes valid and binding Agreement
of the Company.
13.1.3 Regulatory Approval. The Company has obtained any and all
approvals of, and given any notices to, any public authority that are required
for the Company to execute and deliver this Agreement.
13.1.4 Compliance With Law. The Company represents and warrants that
it is not in violation of any applicable law, statute, order, rule,
regulation or judgment promulgated or entered by any federal, state, or local
governmental authority, which violation would affect the Company's performance
of its obligations under this Agreement. The Company represents and warrants
that it will comply with all applicable material laws, rules, regulations,
codes, and standards of all federal, state, and local governmental agencies
having jurisdiction over the Company or the transactions under this Agreement.
13.2 REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PRODUCER.
The Producer represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
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13.2.1 Organization. Each of Sithe Pennsylvania Holdings LLC and
Sithe Maryland Holdings LLC is a limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of Delaware, and each has
the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now
being conducted.
13.2.2 Authority Relative to this Agreement. Each of Sithe
Pennsylvania Holdings LLC and Sithe Maryland Holdings LLC has the requisite
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject to the
procurement of applicable regulatory approvals, to carry out the actions
required of it by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the actions it contemplates have been duly and validly authorized by all
required corporate action. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed
and delivered by the Producer and, assuming that it is duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Company, constitutes a valid and binding
Agreement of the Producer.
13.2.3 Regulatory Approval. The Producer has obtained any and all
approvals of, and given any notices to, any public authority that are required
for the Producer to execute and deliver this Agreement.
13.2.4 Compliance With Law. The Producer represents and warrants that
is not in violation of any applicable, law, statute, order, rule, regulation or
judgment promulgated or entered by any federal, state, or local governmental
authority, which violation would affect Producer's performance of its
obligations under this Agreement. The Producer represents and warrants that it
will comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes, and standards
of a federal, state, and local governmental agencies having jurisdiction over
the Producer or the transactions under this Agreement.
13.3 REPRESENTATIONS OF BOTH PARTIES.
The representations and warranties in Sections 13.1.4 and 13.2.4
shall continue in full force and effect for the term of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 14
ASSIGNMENT/CHANGE IN CORPORATE IDENTITY
14.0 ASSIGNMENT/CHANGE IN CORPORATE IDENTITY.
14.1 This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding
upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns, but neither this Agreement nor any of the
rights, interests, or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, except to an
Affiliate or successor, by either Party hereto, whether by operation of law or
otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent
may not be unreasonably
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withheld or delayed. Any assignment of this Agreement in violation of the
foregoing shall be, at the option of the non-assigning Party, void.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Producer may assign all of its rights and
obligations hereunder to any Affiliate of the Producer which acquires all, or
substantially all, of the Producer's interest in the Stations, and upon the
Company's receipt of notice from Producer of any such assignment, such assignee
will be deemed to have assumed, ratified, agreed to be bound by and perform all
such obligations, and all references herein to "Producer" shall thereafter be
deemed to be references to such assignee, in each case without the necessity
for further act or evidence by the Parties hereto or such assignee, (ii)
Producer may assign its rights and obligations hereunder which relate to any
particular Station to any Affiliate of Producer which acquires all or
substantially all of Producer's interest in such Station, and upon the
Company's receipt of notices from Producer of any such assignment, such
assignee will be deemed to have assumed, ratified and agreed to be bound by and
perform such obligations, and all reference herein to Producer relative to such
Station shall thereafter be deemed to be references to such assignee, in each
case without the necessity for further acts or evidence by the Parties hereto
or such assignee, and (iii) Producer or its permitted assignee may assign,
transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of its rights and interests hereunder to
a trustee or lending institution for the purposes of financing or refinancing
the Producer's Generating Facilities, including upon or pursuant to the
exercise of remedies with respect to such financing or refinancing, or by way
of assignments, transfers, pledges, or other dispositions in lieu thereof,
provided, however, that no such assignment described in (i), (ii) or (iii) of
this Section 14.1 shall relieve or discharge the Assignor from any of its
obligations hereunder. The Company agrees to execute and deliver, at the
Producer's expense, such documents as may be reasonably necessary to accomplish
any such assignment, transfer, pledge, or other disposition of rights hereunder
for purposes of the financing or refinancing of the Producer's Generating
Facilities, so long as the Company's rights under this Agreement are not
thereby altered, amended, diminished or otherwise impaired.
14.2 No assignment, transfer, conveyance, or disposition of rights or
obligations under this Agreement by a Party shall relieve that Party from full
liability and financial responsibility for the performance thereof after any
such transfer, assignment, conveyance, or disposition unless and until the
transferee or assignee shall agree in writing to assume the obligations and
duties of that Party under this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 15
SUBCONTRACTORS
15.0 SUBCONTRACTORS.
15.1 Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from utilizing the
services of such subcontractors as it deems appropriate to perform its
obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that each Party shall
require its subcontractors to comply with all applicable terms and conditions
of this Agreement in providing such services.
15.2 The creation of any subcontractor relationship shall not relieve the
hiring Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement. Each Party shall
be fully responsible to the other Party for the acts and/or omissions of any
subcontractor it hires as if it itself had acted and/or omitted to act. Any
applicable obligation imposed by this Agreement upon a Party shall be equally
binding upon, and shall be construed as having application to, any
subcontractor of such Party.
ARTICLE 16
LABOR RELATIONS
16.0 LABOR RELATIONS.
The Company and the Producer agree to immediately notify the other Party,
verbally and then in writing, of any labor dispute or anticipated labor dispute
of which its management has actual knowledge that might reasonably be expected
to affect the operations of the other Party with respect to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 17
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
17.0 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating any relationship
between the Company and the Producer other than that of independent contractors.
ARTICLE 18
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
18.0 LIMITATION ON DAMAGES.
Except for indemnity obligations set forth in Article 9, neither the
Company nor the Producer, nor their respective officers, directors, agents,
employees, parents, affiliates, or successors or assigns of any of them, shall
be liable to the other Party
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or its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents,
employees, successors or assigns for claims, suits, actions or causes of action
for incidental, punitive, special, indirect, multiple or consequential damages
(including, without limitation, attorneys' fees or litigation costs) connected
with, or resulting from, performance or non-performance of this Agreement, or
any actions undertaken in connection with or related to this Agreement,
including, without limitation, any such damages which are based upon causes of
action for breach of contract, tort (including negligence and
misrepresentation), breach of warranty or strict liability. The provisions of
this Section 18.0 shall apply regardless of fault and shall survive
termination, cancellation, suspension, completion, or expiration of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 19
NOTICES
19.0 NOTICES.
19.1 On or prior to the Closing Date, each Party shall indicate to the
other Party, by notice, the appropriate person and their telephone numbers
during each eight hour work shift to contact in the event of an Emergency, a
scheduled or forced interruption, or reduction in services. The notice last
received by a Party shall be effective until modified in writing by the other
Party.
19.2 All notices, requests, claims, demands, invoices, and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, will be deemed to have been duly given if
so given) by hand delivery, cable, telecopy (confirmed in writing) or telex, or
by mail (registered or certified, postage prepaid) to the respective Parties as
follows:
If to the Company:
GPU Energy
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to the Producer:
Sithe Pennsylvania Holdings LLC
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, fax: (000) 000-0000
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Sithe Maryland Holdings LLC
c/o Deep Creek Station
00 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxx, General Manager, fax: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Sithe Energies, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel, fax (000) 000-0000
or such other address as is furnished in writing by such Party; and any such
notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given as of the date so
mailed.
ARTICLE 21
HEADINGS
20.0 HEADINGS.
The descriptive headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement
have been inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 21
WAIVER
21.0 WAIVER.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any failure of a Party
to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement, or condition herein may be
waived by the Party entitled to the benefit thereof only by written instrument
signed by such Party granting such waiver, but such waiver shall not operate as
a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent failure of the first
Party to comply with such obligation, covenant, agreement, or condition.
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ARTICLE 22
COUNTERPARTS
22.0 COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which
will be considered one and the same Agreement.
ARTICLE 23
GOVERNING LAW AND CONSTRUCTION
23.0 GOVERNING LAW AND CONSTRUCTION.
23.1 Laws and Regulations.
This Agreement and all rights, obligations, and performances of the Parties
hereunder, are subject to all applicable federal and state laws, and to all
duly-promulgated orders and other duly authorized action of governmental
authorities having jurisdiction.
23.2 When not in conflict with or preempted by federal law, this Agreement
will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof.
Except for those matters covered in this Agreement and jurisdictional to FERC or
the appellate courts having jurisdiction over FERC matters, any action arising
out of or concerning this Agreement must be brought in the courts (state or
federal) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Both Parties hereby consent to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of
hearing and determining any action not preempted by federal law.
ARTICLE 24
SEVERABILITY
24.0 SEVERABILITY.
In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be
unenforceable or invalid by any court or regulatory authority of competent
jurisdiction, the Parties shall, to the extent possible, negotiate an equitable
adjustment to the provisions of this Agreement, with a view toward effecting the
purpose of this Agreement, and the validity and enforceability of the remaining
provisions hereof shall not be affected by such holding.
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ARTICLE 25
AMENDMENTS
25.0 AMENDMENTS.
25.1 Except as provided in Article 2, above, and Section 25.2, below:
25.1.1 The rates, terms, and conditions contained in this Agreement
are not subject to change under Sections 205 or 206 of the Federal Power Act, as
either section may be amended or superseded, absent the mutual written agreement
of the Parties. It is the intent of this Section 25.1.1 that, to the maximum
extent permitted by law, the rates, terms and conditions in this Agreement shall
not be subject to change, regardless of whether such change is sought (a) by the
FERC acting sua sponte on behalf of a Party or third party, (b) by a Party, (c)
by a third party, or (d) in any other manner.
25.2 Either Party shall have the right at any time after the five year
period immediately following the Closing Date to make a unilateral filing with
the FERC to modify this Agreement pursuant to Section 205 or Section 206 or any
other applicable provision of the Federal Power Act and the FERC's rules and
regulations thereunder; provided that, no such filing may be made to modify (i)
the provisions of this Agreement in Sections 3.4.6 and 5.2 regarding
compensation of the Company for costs associated with modifications, additions
or replacements made to the Company Interconnection Facilities or the
Transmission System related to any additions, modifications or replacements to
the Producer's Generating Facilities, or (ii) the provisions of this Agreement
limiting the liability, warranties and guaranties of the Parties, and releasing
claims against the Parties, set forth in Sections 3.1.4, 3.1.5 and Article 18,
and provided further that, the other Party shall have the right to oppose any
such filing and to participate fully in any proceeding established by the FERC
to address such amendments.
25.3 Except to the extent an amendment hereof is ordered in a proceeding
commenced by a filing permitted hereby, the Agreement may be amended, modified
or supplemented only by a written agreement duly executed by the Company and the
Producer.
ARTICLE 26
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
26.0 ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the Parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof, and supersedes any and all
previous understandings, oral or written, which pertain to the subject matter
contained herein or therein.
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ARTICLE 27
NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES
27.0 NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.
Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on
any person, other than the Parties, any rights or remedies under or by reason
of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 28
CONFLICTS
28.0 CONFLICTS.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this
Agreement shall not affect any of the Producer's and the Company's respective
rights and obligations under (a) the PJM Tariff, and related agreements, (b)
the Easement Agreement, or (c) applicable FERC orders, regulations or policy
(such agreements, orders, regulations, and tariffs referred to collectively as
the "Ancillary Documents"). In the event of a conflict between any provision of
this Agreement and any provision of one or more Ancillary Documents, which
conflict is not permissible or has not been waived by the appropriate
regulatory agency and/or the Parties, the provision of the Ancillary Document
shall control.
ARTICLE 29
FURTHER ASSURANCES
29.0 FURTHER ASSURANCES.
The Parties hereto agree to execute and deliver promptly, at the expense
of the Party requesting such action, any and all other and further information,
instruments and documents that may be reasonably requested in order to
effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused their authorized
representatives to execute this Amended and Restated Interconnection Agreement
as of the date first above written.
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
d/b/a GPU Energy
/s/
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Name:
Title: Vice President and Treasurer
SITHE MARYLAND HOLDINGS LLC
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Name:
Title:
SITHE PENNSYLVANIA HOLDINGS LLC
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Name:
Title:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused their authorized
representatives to execute this Amended and Restated Interconnection Agreement
as of the date first above written.
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
d/b/a GPU Energy
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Name:
Title:
SITHE MARYLAND HOLDINGS LLC
/s/ XXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: VP & Treasurer
SITHE PENNSYLVANIA HOLDINGS LLC
/s/ XXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: VP & Treasurer
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SCHEDULE A
BLOSSBURG STATION
INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
1 Description of Points of Interconnection
1.1 Points of Interconnection
STATION POINTS OF INTERCONNECTION OWNED BY
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Blossburg 3.4kV #1 Transformer motor-operated air break Producer
(MOAB) switch at the 34.5kV Bus
1.2 Drawings Showing Points of Interconnection
1.2.1 Drawing No. B-766, Revision 2. (Points of
Interconnection are labeled as "PI".)
2 Substation Equipment to be Transferred to Producer
2.1 The following equipment located within the substation is to
be transferred to the Producer:
2.1.1 34.5kV #1 Transformer motor-operated air break
(MOAB) switch, including associated support
structures, conduits and cabling.
3 Company Access to Producer's Purchased Assets
3.1 The Company shall have access to the Excluded Assets, listed
in the Asset Purchase Agreement, Schedule 2.2(a), which are
located within the Generating Plant.
3.2 Specifically, this shall include, but not limited to, the
following:
3.2.1 The Company shall have access to the Producer's
equipment for revenue metering at the Points of
Interconnection.
4 Joint Use Facilities
4.1 The following Interconnection Facilities will be jointly
operated:
4.1.1 34.5kV circuit breakers and bus side disconnect
switches
4.2 The following Producer's Purchased Assets will be jointly
operated:
4.2.1 34.5kV #1 Transformer MOAB switch
4.2.2 120/240 VAC Panelboard #2
4.2.3 125 VDC Panelboard #2
5 Producer Provided Local Services
5.1 Station Service Power
5.1.1 The Producer shall provide the Company, at no cost,
Secondary System service power at the levels and
locations within the Producer's Purchased Assets, at
which such power was provided immediately prior to
Closing. The Producer shall Maintain all Secondary
System service power cables, up to the first terminal
point in the Company equipment.
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5.2 Control Cables
5.2.1 The Producer shall Maintain all control cables
necessary for the Company's control, protection and
metering purposes, between the Producer's Purchased
Assets and the Company's substation control house, up
to the first terminal point in the Company equipment.
(As a note of clarification, the Producer is
responsible for all control cables that run between
the power plant and the substation regardless of
whether the Company and/or the Producer use the
cables. If trouble occurs, the Party who uses the
cable shall be responsible to trouble shoot the line
to determine the cause of the problem.)
6 Company Provided Local Services
6.1 The Company will provide no local services at this location.
7 Operating Requirements
7.1 Current and Potential Circuits
7.1.1 The Producer and the Company shall consult in
performing any work which might be reasonably
expected to affect the continuous operation of the
combustion turbine or the 34.5 kV distribution system
in accordance with Section 3.13.1 of the
Interconnection Agreement.
7.1.2 In particular, this shall include the current
transformers in these locations:
7.1.2.1 34.5 kV #1 Transformer, for 34.5 kV bus
differential relaying.
7.1.3 In particular, this shall include the potential
transformers in these locations:
7.1.3.1 34.5 kV #1 Bus
7.2 Protective Relaying
7.2.1 The Producer will Maintain those protective relays
and controls associated with the Producer's Purchased
Assets, including the #1 Step-up transformer and MOAB
switch, which are located on the relay panels in the
substation control house.
7.3 Transmission Operating Requirements
7.3.1 There are no specific operating requirements imposed
by the Transmission System at this Generating Plant.
8 Metering
8.1 Meter Compensation: The meters at this Station are not
physically located at the Points of Interconnection.
Therefore, the metering will be compensated (fixed and
variable) to record the delivery of electricity in a manner
that accounts for the total (no-load and load) electrical
energy losses which occur between the metering and the Point
of Interconnection.
8.2 Meter Locations and Points of Interconnection
8.2.1 Combustion Turbine Net Generation: The net output
from the Turbine-Generator will be determined at the
Point of Interconnection, with compensation for the
#1 Step-up transformer losses, subtracting the unit
station service use when the unit is generating.
8.2.1.1 Location: Turbine-Generator
8.2.1.2 Meter type: Bi-directional
8.2.1.3 Voltage: 13.8 kV
8.2.1.4 Compensation: #1 Step-up transformer losses
8.2.1.5 Point of Interconnection: 34.5 kV #1
Transformer motor-operated air break (MOAB)
switch at the 34.5 kV Bus.
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8.2.2 Back-up station service: This service will be metered
at the secondary side of the 34.5 kV - 480/277-volt
station service transformer bank, using
self-contained metering.
9 Pool Controlled Facilities (PCF)
9.1 There are no Pool Controlled Facilities serving this location.
10 Unit Operation Information
10.1 The Producer shall provide the following data points to the
Company in accordance with Section 3.6 of the Interconnection
Agreement. The producer is responsible for maintaining the
cables and auxi1iary equipment required to provide this
information.
10.2 Status Points
10.2.1 13.8 kV Generator circuit breaker
10.2.2 34.5 kV #1 Transformer MOAB (Open)
10.2.3 34.5 kV #1 Transformer MOAB (Close)
10.3 Accumulator Points
10.3.1 Total Generation (MWH)
10.4 Analog Points
10.4.1 Total Generation (MW)
10.4.2 Total Generation (MVAR)
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SCHEDULE A
DEEP CREEK HYDRO STATION
INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
1 Description of Points of Interconnection
1.1 Points of Interconnection
STATION POINTS OF INTERCONNECTION OWNED BY
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Deep Creek 115 kV Deep Creek-Pen Mar transmission line Company
at its attachment point to the substation
superstructure.
1.2 Drawings Showing Points of Interconnection
1.2.1 GPU Energy Drawing No. B-2136, Revision 10. (Points
of Interconnection are labeled as "PI".)
2 Substation Equipment to be retained by Company
2.1 The following equipment is to be retained by the Company:
2.1.1 115kV Transmission line, including support
structures, hardware, conductors and associated
carrier wave trap.
3 Company Access to Producer's Purchased Assets
3.1 The Company shall have access to its Excluded Assets, listed
in the Asset Purchase Agreement, Schedule 2.2(a), which are
located within the Generating Plant.
3.2 Specifically, this shall include, but not limited to, the
following:
3.2.1 The Company shall have access to the Producer's
equipment for revenue metering at the Point of
Interconnection.
4 Joint Use Facilities
4.1 The following Interconnection Facilities will be jointly
operated:
4.1.1 115 kV Deep Creek circuit breaker and line side
disconnect switch at Pen Mar Substation
4.2 The following Producer's Purchased Assets will be jointly
operated:
4.2.1 115 kV #1 Transformer circuit breaker and bus
side disconnect switch
4.2.2 115 kV #2 Transformer circuit breaker and bus
side disconnect switch
4.2.3 250-volt DC distribution panel
5 Producer Provided Local Services
5.1 Building Services
5.1.1 The Producer shall provide the Company, at no cost,
heating, ventilation, lighting and other building
services for those Excluded Assets within the
Producer's Purchased Assets, as and to the extent
provided immediately prior to Closing.
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5.2 Station Service Power
5.2.1 The Producer shall provide the Company, at no cost,
Secondary System service power at the levels and
locations within the Producer's Purchased Assets, at
which such power was provided immediately prior to
Closing.
5.3 Control Cables
5.3.1 The Producer shall Maintain all control cables
necessary for the Company's control, protection and
metering purposes, up to the first termination point
in the Company equipment. (As a note of
clarification, the Producer is responsible for all
control cables that run between the power plant and
the substation regardless of whether the Company
and/or the Producer uses the cables. If trouble
occurs, the Party who uses the cable shall be
responsible to trouble shoot the line to determine
the cause of the problem.)
6 Company Provided Local Services
6.1 The Company will provide no local services.
7 Operating Requirements
7.1 Station Service
7.1.1 The Producer shall consult with the Company to
coordinate the timing and nature of operations that
might reasonably be expected to affect the continuous
supply of Secondary System service power to the
Company's transmission line protection equipment.
7.2 Current and Potential Circuits
7.2.1 The Producer and the Company shall consult in
performing any work which might be reasonably
expected to affect the continuous operation of the
generating units, substation or transmission line in
accordance with Section 3.13.2 of the Interconnection
Agreement.
7.2.2 In particular, this shall include the current and
potential transformers in these locations:
7.2.2.1 115 kV #1 transformer circuit breaker
7.2.2.2 115 kV #2 transformer circuit breaker
7.2.2.3 115 kV bus potential
7.3 Transmission Line Protection Equipment
7.3.1 The Company will Maintain the carrier equipment for
protection of the 115 kV transmission line that is
located within the Producer's Remote Terminal Unit
(RTU). The Producer will not alter or interrupt any
wiring associated with the carrier equipment.
7.4 Transmission Operating Requirements
7.4.1 System Restoration: Deep Creek Station can supply
black start energy to the 115 kV transmission system.
In the event that a system-wide blackout occurs, the
station may be called upon to provide an initial
source of energy for the restoration of the Company
and regional transmission systems. When requested,
the Producer will start the generating units and
coordinate their operation with the Transmission
Operators.
8 Metering
8.1 Meter Compensation: The meters at this Generating Plant are
not physically located at the Points of Interconnection. Therefore, the
metering will be compensated (fixed and variable) to record the delivery of
electricity in a manner that accounts for the total (no-load and load)
electrical energy losses which occur between the metering and the Point of
Interconnection.
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8.2 Meter Locations and Points of Interconnection
8.2.1 Station Net Generation: The net output will be
determined at the Point of Interconnection from the
gross output of the #1 & 2 generators, with
compensation (fixed and variable) for the generator
step-up transformer losses. The station service
usage registered on the two station service meters
will be totalized with the generator net output
metering.
8.2.1.1 Location: Unit #1 & 2 generators
8.2.1.2 Meter type: Bi-directional
8.2.1.3 Voltage: 12kV
8.2.1.4 Compensation: #1 generator step-up
transformer and #2 generator step-up
transformer losses.
9 Pool Controlled Facilities (PCF)
9.1 115kV Line "SDC": Deep Creek to Penn Mar Substation
10 Unit Operation Information
10.1 The Producer shall provide the following data points to
the Company in accordance with Section 3.6 of the
Interconnection Agreement. The producer is responsible for
maintaining the cables and auxiliary equipment required to
provide this information.
10.2 Status Points
10.2.1 115kV #1 Generator circuit breaker
10.2.2 115kV #2 Generator circuit breaker
10.3 Accumulator Points
10.3.1 Generator #1 (MWH)
10.3.2 Generator #2 (MWH)
10.4 Analog Points
10.4.1 115kV Bus voltage
10.4.2 Generator #1 (MW)
10.4.3 Generator #1 (MVAR)
10.4.4 Generator #2 (MW)
10.4.5 Generator #2 (MVAR)
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SCHEDULE A
PINEY STATION
INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
1. Description of Points of Interconnection
1.1 Points of Interconnection
STATION POINTS OF INTERCONNECTION OWNED BY
------- ------------------------- --------
Piney #3 Transformer 12 kV feeder circuit disconnect switch (to Company
be installed)
#4 Transformer 12 kV feeder circuit disconnect switch (to Company
be installed)
Garage & Picnic Area 19.9/7.2 kV Transformer, up to and Producer
including the transformer primary fused disconnect.
240/120 VAC emergency feed to dam portal house from Producer
the substation station service, up to the circuit breaker in
the substation yard.
1.2 Drawings Showing Points of Interconnection
1.2.1 Drawing No. A-15587, Revision 26. (Points of
Interconnection are labeled as "PI".)
2 Substation Equipment to be Transferred to Producer
2.1 There is no substation equipment to be transferred to the
Producer at this location.
3 Company Access to Producer's Purchased Assets
3.1 The Company shall have access to the Excluded Assets, listed
in the Asset Purchase Agreement, Schedule 2.2(a), which are
located within the Generating Plant.
3.2 Specifically, this shall include, but not limited to, the
following:
3.2.1 The Company will Maintain the 12 kV overcurrent and
differential protective relays for the #3 & 4
transformers, which are located in the Producer's
12 kV switchgear in the main plant building. The
Producer is not to interrupt or modify any control
wiring associated with these relaying schemes.
4 Joint Use Facilities
4.1 The following Interconnection Facilities will be jointly
operated:
4.1.1 115 kV #3 Transformer oil circuit breaker and
associated transformer side disconnect switches.
4.1.2 115 kV #4 Transformer oil circuit breaker and
associated transformer side disconnect switches.
4.1.3 12 kV #3 Transformer disconnect switch (to be
installed)
4.1.4 12 kV #4 Transformer disconnect switch (to be
installed)
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4.2 The following Producer's Purchased Assets will be jointly
operated:
4.2.1 12 kV #3 Transformer circuit breaker
4.2.2 12 kV #4 Transformer circuit breaker
4.2.3 19.9 kV Garage & Picnic Area Transformer fused
disconnect switch
4.2.4 250 volt DC Distribution panel
5 Producer Provided Local Services
5.1 Building Services
5.1.1 The Producer shall provide the Company, at no cost,
heating, ventilation, lighting and other building
services for those Excluded Assets within the
Producer's Purchased Assets, as and to the extent
provided immediately prior to Closing.
5.2 Station Service Power
5.2.1 The Producer shall provide the Company, at no cost,
Secondary System service power at the levels and
locations within the Producer's Purchased Assets, at
which such power was provided immediately prior to
Closing.
5.3 Control Cables
5.3.1 The Producer shall Maintain all control cables within
the main plant building necessary for the Company's
control, protection and metering purposes, between
the Producer's Purchased Assets and the Company's
equipment, up to the first terminal point in the
Company equipment.
6 Company Provided Local Services
6.1 Substation Control Cables
6.1.1 The Company shall Maintain all control cables between
the substation and the main plant building, up to the
first termination point in the main plant building.
7 Operating Requirements
7.1 Current and Potential Circuits
7.1.1 The Producer and Company shall consult in performing
any work which might be reasonably expected to affect
the continuous operation of the substation or
generating units in accordance with Section 3.13.1 of
the Interconnection Agreement.
7.1.2 In particular, this shall include the current
transformers in these locations:
7.1.2.1 12 kV #3 Transformer circuit breaker
7.1.2.2 12 kV #4 Transformer circuit breaker
7.2 Transformer 12 kV Disconnect Switches
7.2.1 The Company will Maintain the 12 kV disconnect
switches for the #3 & 4 transformers, as to be
installed on the Producer's structure which carries
the 12 kV overhead conductors from the plant to the
substation. In the event of a cable or switchgear
problem, the Producer shall notify the Company. At
its discretion, the Company will open the disconnect
switches and restore the affected 115/34.5/12 kV
transformer to service.
7.3 125-VDC Battery and Charger
7.3.1 The Company will Maintain the 125-volt DC battery,
battery charger and associated cables, located in the
main plant building, for its primary use.
7.4 250-VDC Battery and Charger
7.4.1 The Producer will Maintain the 250-volt DC battery,
battery charger and associated cables, located in the
main plant building, for common use by the Producer
and Company.
7.5 Transmission Operating Requirements
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7.5.1 System Restoration: Piney Station can supply black
start energy to the Transmission system. In the event
that a system-wide blackout occurs, the station may
be called upon to provide an initial source of energy
for the restoration of the Company and regional
transmission systems. When requested, the Producer
will start the generating units and coordinate their
operation with the Transmission Operators.
8 Metering
8.1 Meter Compensation: The meters at this Generating Plant are
not physically located at the Points of Interconnection.
Therefore, the metering will be compensated (fixed and
variable) to record the delivery of electricity in a manner
that accounts for the total (no-load and load) electrical
energy losses which occur between the metering and the Point
of Interconnection
8.2 Meter Locations and Points of Interconnection
8.2.1 #3 Transformer: The net output via the #3 Transformer
will be determined at the Point of Interconnection
with compensation for #3 Transformer tertiary losses.
8.2.1.1 Location: Producer's 12 kV switchgear (#3
transformer circuit breaker).
8.2.1.2 Meter type: Bi-directional
8.2.1.3 Voltage: 12 kV
8.2.1.4 Compensation: #3 Transformer tertiary and
12 kV line losses.
8.2.1.5 Point of Interconnection: 12 kV #3
Transformer disconnect switch
8.2.2 #4 Transformer: The net output via the #4
Transformer will be determined at the Point of
Interconnection with compensation for #4 Transformer
tertiary losses.
8.2.2.1 Location: Producer's 12 kV switchgear (#4
transformer circuit breaker).
8.2.2.2 Meter type: Bi-directional
8.2.2.3 Voltage: 12 kV
8.2.2.4 Compensation: #4 Transformer tertiary and
12 kV line losses.
8.2.2.5 Point of Interconnection: 12 kV #4
Transformer disconnect switch
8.2.3 7.2 kV Supply to Garage and Picnic Area: This
miscellaneous station use will be metered at the
secondary side of 19.9/7.2 kV transformer, which is
supplied from the Company 34.5 kV distribution line.
8.2.4 Emergency Feed to Dam Portal House: This
miscellaneous station use will be metered at the
secondary side of the open delta 34.5 kV-240/120 volt
transformer bank which is supplied from the 34.5 kV
substation.
9 Pool Controlled Facilities (PCF)
9.1 115 kV Line 1100: Piney to Burma Substation
10 Unit Operation Information
10.1 The Producer shall provide the following data points in
accordance with Section 3.6 of the Interconnection Agreement.
10.2 Status Points
10.2.1 12 kV Bus differential
10.2.2 12 kV Transformer #3 circuit breaker
10.2.3 12 kV Transformer #4 circuit breaker
10.2.4 12 kV Generator #1 circuit breaker
10.2.5 12 kV Generator #2 circuit breaker
10.2.6 12 kV Generator #3 circuit breaker
10.3 Analog Points
10.3.1 12 kV Bus potential (V)
10.3.2 Generator #1 (MW)
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10.3.3 Generator #1 (MVAR)
10.3.4 Generator #2 (MW)
10.3.5 Generator #2 (MVAR)
10.3.6 Generator #3 (MW)
10.3.7 Generator #3 (MVAR)
10.3.8 12 kV Transformer #3 (MW)
10.3.9 12 kV Transformer #3 (MVAR)
10.3.10 12 kV Transformer #4 (MW)
10.3.11 12 kV Transformer #4 (MVAR)
10.4 Accumulator Points
10.4.1 Total net generation (MWH)
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SCHEDULE A
XXXXXX STATION
INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
1 Description of Points of Interconnection
1.1 Points of Interconnection
STATION POINTS OF INTERCONNECTION OWNED BY
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Xxxxxx 115 kV #3 Transformer circuit breaker bus side Producer
disconnect switch at the 115 kV North Main Bus
115 kV #4 Transformer circuit breaker bus side Producer
disconnect switch at the 115 kV South Main Bus
115 kV #6 Transformer circuit breaker bus side Producer
disconnect switch at the 115 kV North Main Bus
115 kV #7 Transformer circuit breaker bus side Producer
disconnect switch at the 115 kV North Main Bus
115 kV #7 Transformer circuit breaker bus side Producer
disconnect switch at the 115 kV South Main Bus
1.2 Drawings Showing Points of Interconnection
1.2.1 GPU Energy Drawing No. LR-D-0033, Revision 2. (Points
of Interconnection are labeled as "PI".)
2 Substation Equipment to be Transferred to Producer
2.1 The following equipment located within the main substation is
to be transferred to the Producer:
2.1.1 115 kV circuit breakers for the #3, 4, 6 and 7
Transformers, including associated disconnect
switches, conduits, cabling, foundations and breaker
failure relays.
2.1.2 Transmission structures, hardware and conductors
between the main plant and the Producer's 115 kV
circuit breakers.
2.1.3 Electrical conduit banks and manholes between the
main plant and substation control house.
2.1.4 Electrical cables between the main plant and
substation control house, to the first terminal point
in the substation, unless specified otherwise.
2.1.5 Substation paging system, including all equipment and
cabling.
2.1.6 Plant base radio, external antenna and associated
equipment.
3 Company Access to Producer's Purchased Assets
3.1 The Company shall have access to the Excluded Assets, listed
in the Asset Purchase Agreement, Schedule 2.2(a), which are
located within the Generating Plant.
3.2 Specifically, this shall include, but not limited to, the
following:
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3.2.1 The Company shall have access to its substation
circuit breaker controls switches and indicators
located in the Producer's main plant control room.
The Company will maintain these controls for the
Producer's convenience.
4 Joint Use Facilities
4.1 The following Interconnection Facilities will be jointly
operated:
4.1.1 Substation 125 volt DC distribution panel
4.2 The following Producer's Purchased Assets will be jointly
operated:
4.2.1 115 kV #3 Transformer circuit breaker and bus side
disconnect switch
4.2.2 115 kV #4 Transformer circuit breaker and bus side
disconnect switch
4.2.3 115 kV #6 Transformer circuit breaker and bus side
disconnect switch
4.2.4 115 kV #7 Transformer circuit breaker and bus side
disconnect switch at the 115 kV North Main Bus
4.2.5 115 kV #7 Transformer circuit breaker and bus side
disconnect switch at the 115 kV South Main Bus
5 Producer Provided Local Services
5.1 Building Services
5.1.1 The Producer shall provide the Company, at no cost,
heating, ventilation, lighting and other building
services for those Excluded Assets within the
Producer's Purchased Assets, as and to the extent
provided immediately prior to Closing.
5.2 Station Service Power
5.2.1 The Producer shall provide the Company, at the
Company's request and at no cost, Secondary System
service power at the levels and locations within the
Producer's Purchased Assets, at which such power was
provided immediately prior to Closing.
5.3 Control Cables
5.3.1 The Producer shall Maintain all control cables
between the main plant building and the substation
necessary for the Company's control, protection and
metering purposes, between the Producer's Purchased
Assets and the Company's substation equipment, up to
the first terminal point in the Company equipment.
(As a note of clarification, the Producer is
responsible for all control cables that run between
the power plant and the substation regardless of
whether the Company and/or the Producer use the
cables. If trouble occurs, the Party who uses the
cable shall be responsible to trouble shoot the line
to determine the cause of the problem.)
5.4 Substation Paging System
5.4.1 The Producer shall provide, at no cost, a plant
paging system in the main substation for common use
by all parties, as and to the extent provided prior
to Closing.
6 Company Provided Local Services
6.1 Substation Service Power
6.1.1 The Company shall provide the Producer with Secondary
System substation service power, at no charge, at the
levels and substation locations at which such power
was provided by the Company immediately prior to
Closing. The Company will Maintain the Secondary
System distribution panels and associated circuit
breakers or fuses up to, but not including, the field
cables to the Producer's Purchased Assets.
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6.2 Building Services
6.2.1 The Company shall provide the Producer, at no cost,
heating, ventilation, lighting and other building
services for those Producer's Purchased Assets within
the Company's Excluded Assets, as and to the extent
provided immediately prior to Closing.
6.3 Substation Security
6.3.1 The Company shall provide, at no cost, for common use
by all Parties, an intrusion alarm system for the
substation control building, as and to the extent
provided immediately prior to Closing.
7 Operating Requirements
7.1 Current and Potential Circuits
7.1.1 The Producer and the Company shall consult in
performing any work which might be reasonably
expected to affect the continuous operation of the
substation or generating units in accordance with
Section 3.13.2 of the Interconnection Agreement.
7.1.2 In particular, this shall include the current
transformers in these locations:
7.1.2.1 115 kV #3 transformer circuit breaker
7.1.2.2 115 kV #4 transformer circuit breaker
7.1.2.3 115 kV #6 transformer circuit breaker
7.1.2.4 115 kV #7 transformer circuit breakers
7.1.3 In particular, this shall include the potential
transformers in these locations:
7.1.3.1 115 kV North Main Bus
7.1.3.2 115 kV South Main Bus
7.2 Substation Indication and Controls
7.2.1 Status indication and control switches will be
retained in the Producer's control rooms for the
Company's circuit breakers and #9 Transformer tap
changer in the substation. The control switches will
be operated by the Producer only at the direction of
the Transmission Operator.
7.3 Circuit Breaker Failure Relays
7.3.1 The Company shall have access to the Producer's 115
kV circuit breaker failure relays in the substation
control house. These relays operate equipment common
with the Company circuit breaker failure schemes and
will be maintained by the Company at the Producer's
expense.
7.4 Transmission Operating Requirements
7.4.1 System Restoration: Xxxxxx Station can supply black
start energy to the Transmission system through the
use of energy from the diesel generators at the
Conemaugh Station, via the 115 xX Xxxxxx-Conemaugh
transmission line. In the event that a system-wide
blackout occurs, the station may be called upon to
provide an initial source of energy for the
restoration of the Company and regional transmission
systems. When requested, the Producer will start a
generating unit and coordinate its operation with the
Transmission Operators.
8 Metering
8.1 Meter Compensation: The meters at this Generating Plant are
not physically located at the Points of Interconnection.
Therefore, the metering will be compensated (fixed and
variable) to record the delivery of electricity in a manner
that accounts for the total (no-load and load) electrical
energy losses which occur between the metering and the Point
of Interconnection.
8.2 Meter Locations and Points of Interconnection
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8.2.1 Unit #4 Net Generation: The net output will be
determined at the Point of Interconnection from the
output of the #4 Generator flowing through the #6
Generator Step-up transformer, with compensation
adjustment for the transformer and line losses to the
Point of Interconnection.
8.2.1.1 Location: #6 Transformer
8.2.1.2 Meter type: Electronic, capable of loss
compensation adjustments
8.2.1.3 Voltage: 115kV
8.2.1.4 Compensation: #6 transformer and line losses
8.2.1.5 Point of Interconnection: 115 kV #6
Transformer circuit breaker bus side
disconnect switch at the 115 kV North Main
Bus
8.2.2 Unit #5 Net Generation: The net output will be
determined at the Point of Interconnection from the
output of the #5 Generator flowing through the #7
Generator Step-up transformer, with compensation
adjustment for the transformer and line losses to the
Point of Interconnection.
8.2.2.1 Location: #7 Transformer
8.2.2.2 Meter type: Electronic, capable of loss
compensation adjustments
8.2.2.3 Voltage: 115 kV
8.2.2.4 Compensation: #7 transformer and line losses
8.2.2.5 Point of Interconnection: 115 kV #7
Transformer circuit breaker bus side
disconnect switches at the 115 kV North and
South Main Busses.
8.2.3 11 kV #3 Bus: The station service usage will be
determined at the Point of Interconnection with
metering compensation (fixed and variable) for the
transformer and line losses.
8.2.3.1 Location: 1l kV Station Service Ring Bus
8.2.3.2 Meter type: Electronic, with capability for
compensation.
8.2.3.3 Voltage: 11 kV
8.2.3.4 Compensation: #3 Transformer and line
losses, up to the 115 kV attachment point.
8.2.3.5 Point of Interconnection: 115 kV #3
Transformer circuit breaker bus side
disconnect switch at the 115 kV North Main
Bus
8.2.4 11 kV #4 Bus: The station service usage will be
determined at the Point of Interconnection with
metering compensation (fixed and variable) for the
transformer and line losses.
8.2.4.1 Location: 11 kV Station Service Ring Bus
8.2.4.2 Meter type: Electronic, with capability for
compensation.
8.2.4.3 Voltage: 11 kV
8.2.4.4 Compensation: #4 Transformer and line
losses, up to the 115 kV attachment point.
8.2.4.5 Point of Interconnection: 115 kV #4
Transformer circuit breaker bus side
disconnect switch at the 115 kV South Main
Bus
9 Pool Controlled Facilities (PCF)
9.1 230 kV Line "HCS": Xxxxxx to Xxxxx City Substation
9.2 230 kV Line "SJ": Xxxxxx to Johnstown Substation
9.3 230/115 kV #9 Autotransformer
10 Unit Operation Information
10.1 The Producer shall provide the following data points to the
Company in accordance with Section 3.6 of the Interconnection
Agreement. The Producer is responsible for maintaining the
cables and auxiliary equipment required to provide this
information.
10.2 Status Points
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10.2.1 115 kV #0 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
10.2.2 115 kV #0 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
10.2.3 115 kV #0 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
10.2.4 115 kV #7 Transformer North Bus CB
10.2.5 115 kV #7 Transformer South Bus CB
10.2.6 Generator #4 Line Status
10.2.7 Generator #5 Line Status
10.3 Accumulator Points
10.3.1 Generator #4 (MWH)
10.3.2 Generator #5 (MWH)
10.4 Analog Points
10.4.1 Generator #4 Actual Generation (MW)
10.4.2 Generator #4 Actual Generation (MVAR)
10.4.3 Generator #5 Actual Generation (MW)
10.4.4 Generator #5 Actual Generation (MVAR)
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SCHEDULE A
SHAWVILLE STATION
INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
1 Description of Points of Interconnection
1.1 Points of Interconnection
STATION POINTS OF INTERCONNECTION OWNED BY
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Shawville 18 kV #1 Generator disconnect switch at the 230/115/18 Company
kV #1A Transformer
115 kV #1B Transformer circuit breaker bus side Producer
disconnect switch at the 115 kV #1 Bus
18 kV #2 Generator disconnect switch at the 230/115/18 Company
kV #2A Transformer
115 kV #2B Transformer circuit breaker bus side Producer
disconnect switch at the 115 kV #1 Bus
230 kV #3 Transformer circuit breaker bus side Producer
disconnect switch at the 230 kV #1 Main Bus
230 kV #4 Transformer circuit breaker bus side Producer
disconnect switch at the 230 kV #2 Main Bus
34.5 kV #5 Transformer circuit breaker bus side Producer
disconnect switch at the 34.5 kV #2 Bus
34.5 kV #6 Transformer circuit breaker bus side Producer
disconnect switch at the 34.5 kV #1 Bus
34.5 kV #3-4 Start-up Transformer circuit breaker bus Producer
side disconnect switch at the 34.5 kV #2 Bus
4.16 kV bushings at the 115/34.5/4.16 kV #14 Company
Transformer
1.2 Drawings Showing Points of Interconnection
1.2.1 Drawing No. LR-D-0027, Revision 5. (Points
of Interconnection are labeled as "PI".)
2 Substation Equipment to be Transferred to Producer
2.1 The following equipment located within the main substation is
to be transferred to the Producer:
2.1.1 18/115 kV #1B transformer and 115 kV circuit breakers
including associated foundations, structures,
disconnect switches, conductors, hardware, conduit,
cabling, transformer overload relay and breaker
failure relays.
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2.1.2 18/115 kV #2B transformer and 115 kV circuit breaker,
including associated foundations, structures,
disconnect switches, conductors, hardware, conduit,
cabling, transformer overload relay and breaker
failure relay
2.1.3 22/230 kV #3 transformer and 230 kV circuit breaker,
22/4.16 kV #3 station service transformer, including
associated foundations, structures, disconnect
switches, conductors, hardware, conduit and cabling
2.1.4 22/230 kV #4 transformer and 230 kV circuit breaker,
22/416 kV #4 station service transformer, including
associated foundations, structures, disconnect
switches, conductors, hardware, conduit and cabling
2.1.5 34.5/4.16 kV #3-4 start-up transformer and 34.5 kV
circuit breaker, including associated foundations,
structures, disconnect switches, conductors,
hardware, conduit, cabling, transformer overload
relays and circuit breaker controls. The transformer
overload relays and circuit breaker controls are
located in the substation control house.
2.1.6 34.5/4.16 kV #5 transformer and 34.5 kV circuit
breaker, including associated foundations,
structures, disconnect switches, conductors,
hardware, conduit, cabling and controls. The circuit
breaker controls are located in the substation
control house.
2.1.7 34.5/4,16 kV #6 transformer and 34.5 kV circuit
breaker, including associated foundations,
structures, disconnect switches, conductors,
hardware, conduit and cabling and controls. The
circuit breaker controls are located in the
substation control house.
2.1.8 Electrical conduit banks and manholes between the
main plant and substation control house.
2.1.9 Electrical cables between the Producer's Purchased
Assets and the Company's substation, to the first:
terminal point in the substation, unless specified
otherwise.
2.1.10 Circuit breaker controls, protective relaying and
annunicator in the substation control building
associated with the Producer's equipment and cables,
2.1.11 Producer's piping and electrical facilities passing
through the substation, including the bottom ash
conveying piping.
2.1.12 Plant telephone PBX arid associated equipment.
3 Company Access to Producer's Purchased Assets
3.1 The Company shall have access to the Excluded Assets, listed
in the Asset Purchase Agreement, Schedule 2.2(a), which are
located within the Generating Plant.
3.2 Specifically, this shall include, but not limited to, the
following:
3.2.1 The Company shall have access to the Company's
substation circuit breaker controls switches and
indicators located in the Producer's main plant
control room. The Company will maintain these
controls for the Producer's convenience.
3.2.2 The Company shall Maintain and have access to the #1A
and 2A transformer differential relays located in the
Producer's main plant control room.
3.2.3 The Company shall have access to the Producer's 115
kV #1B and 2B transformer circuit breaker failure
relays in the substation control house. These relays
operate equipment common with the Company's circuit
breaker failure schemes and will be maintained by the
Company at the Producer's convenience.
3.2.4 The Company shall have access to the Company and
Producer's equipment for revenue metering at the
Points of Interconnection.
4 Joint Use Facilities
4.1 The following Interconnection Facilities will be jointly
operated:
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4.1.1 18 kV #1 Generator disconnect switch
4.1.2 18 kV #2 Generator disconnect switch
4.1.3 115 kV #1A Transformer circuit breaker 12
4.1.4 230 kV #1A Transformer circuit breaker 22
4.1.5 115 kV #2A Transformer circuit breaker 18
4.1.6 230 kV #2A Transformer circuit breaker 23
4.1.7 115 kV #14 Transformer circuit breaker 14 and
transformer side disconnect and grounding switches.
4.1.8 34.5 kV #14 Transformer circuit breaker 6 and
transformer side disconnect switch
4.1.9 Substation 125 volt DC distribution panel
4.2 The following Producer's Purchased Assets will be jointly
operated:
4.2.1 115 kV #1B Transformer circuit breaker 13 and bus
side disconnect switch
4.2.2 115 kV #2B Transformer circuit breaker 15 and bus
side disconnect switch
4.2.3 230 kV #3 Transformer circuit breaker 25 and bus
side disconnect switch
4.2.4 230 kV #4 Transformer circuit breaker 26 and bus
side disconnect switch
4.2.5 34.5 kV #3-4 start-up transformer circuit breaker 5
and bus side disconnect switch
4.2.6 34.5 kV #5 Transformer circuit breaker 8 and bus
side disconnect switch
4.2.7 34.5 kV #6 Transformer circuit breaker 9 and bus
side disconnect switch
4.2.8 4.16 kV Main Breaker at Diesel-generator Bus.
4.2.9 4.16 kV #14 Transformer circuit breaker at 1C
Auxiliary Bus.
4.2.10 208-volt substation service transformer circuit
breaker at substation control house switchgear.
5 Producer Provided Local Services
5.1 Building Services
5.1.1 The Producer shall provide the Company, at no cost,
heating, ventilation, lighting and other building services for those Excluded
Assets within the Producer's Purchased Assets, as and to the extent provided
immediately prior to Closing.
5.2 Potable Water
5.2.1 The Producer shall provide for common use by all
Parties, at no cost to the Company, potable water to
the substation control house, as and to the extent
provided immediately prior to Closing. The Producer
shall Maintain the potable water supply piping from
the main plant to the first shut-off valve in the
substation control house.
5.3 Fire Service Water
5.3.1 The Producer shall provide fire service water to the
substation, at no cost to the Company, as and to the
extent provided immediately prior to the Effective
Date of the Agreement. The Producer shall Maintain
the fire service water piping to the first terminal
point at the Company equipment.
5.4 Station Service Power
5.4.1 The Producer shall provide the Company, at the
Company's request and at no cost, Secondary System
service power at the levels and locations within the
Producer's Purchased Assets, at which such power was
provided immediately prior to Closing.
5.5 Control Cables
5.5.1 The Producer shall Maintain all control cables for
the Company's control, protection and metering
purposes between the Producer's Purchased Assets and
the Company's substation, up to the first terminal
point in the Company equipment, unless specified
otherwise. (As a note of clarification, the Producer
is responsible for all control cables
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that run between the power plant and the substation regardless
of whether the Company and/or the Producer use the cables. If
trouble occurs, the Party who uses the cable shall be
responsible to trouble shoot the line to determine the cause
of the problem.)
6 Company Provided Local Services
6.1 Substation Service Power
6.1.1 The Company shall provide the Producer with Secondary
System substation service power, at no charge, at the
levels and substation locations at which such power
was provided by the Company immediately prior to
Closing. The Company will Maintain the Secondary
System distribution panels and associated circuit
breakers or fuses up to, but no including, the field
cables to the Producer's Purchased Assets.
6.2 Building Services
6.2.1 The Company shall provide the Producer, at no cost,
heating, ventilation, lighting and other building
services for those Producer's Purchased Assets within
the Company's Excluded Assets, as and to the extent
provided immediately prior to Closing.
6.3 Compressed Air
6.3.1 The Company shall provide the Producer, at no cost,
compressed air for the Producer's circuit breakers
within the substation, as and to the extent provided
immediately prior to Closing. The Company shall
Maintain the associated piping to the Producer's
circuit breakers.
6.4 Substation Security
6.4.1 The Company shall provide, at no cost, for common use
by all Parties, an intrusion alarm system for the
substation control building, as and to the extent
provided immediately prior to Closing.
7 Operating Requirements
7.1 Station Service
7.1.1 The Producer shall Maintain the 125 VDC emergency
feed to the substation, including the cabling to the
substation DC distribution panel, and notify the
Company if should become unavailable.
7.2 Current and Potential Circuits
7.2.1 The Producer and the Company shall consult in
performing any work which might be reasonably
expected to affect the continuous operation of the
substation or generating units in accordance with
Section 3.13.2 of the Interconnection Agreement.
7.2.2 In particular, this shall include the potential
transformers in these locations:
7.2.2.1 115 kV North Main Bus
7.2.2.2 115 kV South Main Bus
7.2.2.3 230 kV #1 Main Bus
7.2.2.4 230 kV #2 Main Bus
7.3 Substation Indication and Controls
7.3.1 Status indication and control switches will be
retained in the Producer's control room for the
Company's circuit breakers and #9 Transformer tap
changer in the substation. The control switches will
be operated by the Producer only at the direction of
the Transmission Operator.
7.4 Transmission Operating Requirements
7.4.1 Units #3 & 4 Start-ups: In the start-up of either of
these generating units, the Producer will be
permitted to increase the voltage on the 34.5 kV
substation busses to enable starting of the
respective boiler feed pumps. The 34.5 kV bus
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voltages will be raised by increasing the generator
voltage on Units #1 & 2. The bus voltages will be
returned to their normal levels as soon as possible.
7.4.2 Transformer #14 Outages: The 115/34.5/4.16 kV #14
transformer is required for operation of the station
#5, 6 and 7 diesel-generators and black start of the
station through the 34.5 kV busses and the #5 and 6
transformers. All scheduled outages of this
transformer by the Company will be reviewed with the
Producer. All reasonable efforts should be taken by
the Company to restore the transformer to service
from planned or unplanned outages.
7.4.3 Transformer #1A and 2A Outages: These 230/115/18 kV
transformers must be in-service for the respective
generating units to operate at their full load
capability. All scheduled outages of this transformer
by the Company will be reviewed with the Producer.
All reasonable efforts should be taken by the Company
to restore the transformer to service from planned or
unplanned outages.
7.4.4 Transformer #1A and 2A Generator Disconnect Switches:
In the event of a generating unit trip, the Producer
will manually operate the respective generator
disconnect switch as soon as possible, to allow
restoration of that transformer to service by the
Company.
7.4.5 All Generating Units Off: Whenever the four Shawville
steam generating units are simultaneously out of
service, the voltages at the Shawville 115 kV and 230
kV busses may be significantly reduced during normal
operations. In addition, this condition makes the
Company system susceptible to single contingency
outages that can cause even lower voltages and/or
result in thermal overloads on the 115 kV
transmission lines in the Shawville area. To prevent
such a condition, the Transmission Operator will take
all actions necessary to maintain the Shawville
voltage to acceptable levels. This includes the
switching of the bulk power capacitors that are
available and requesting the dispatch of generating
units in the Shawville area as must-run for the
protection and reliability of the transmission
system. This directive is further described in the
Company Energy Bulk Power Operations Memo No. 2,
subject Shawville Area Contingencies, dated 8/18/93,
and as may be further amended from time to time.
7.4.6 System Restoration: Shawville Station includes three
(3) diesels that have a black start capability. In
the event that system-wide blackout occurs, these
diesels may be called upon to provide an initial
source of energy for the restoration of the Company
and regional transmission systems. When requested,
the Shawville Control Room Operators will start these
diesels and coordinate their operation with the
Transmission Operators.
7.4.7 During the daily operation of the PJM system, there
may be times when the PJM OI security analysis
programs identify a potential contingency overload of
the Transmission Systems that cannot be alleviated by
any of the existing operating procedures. When such a
condition occurs, the Producer may be required to
reduce the station output in order to maintain the
reliability of the Transmission Systems.
8. Metering
8.1 Meter Compensation: The meters at this Generating Plant are
not physically located at the Points of Interconnection.
Therefore, the meeting will be compensated (fixed and
variable) to record the delivery of electricity in a manner
that accounts for the total (no-load and load) electrical
energy losses which occur between the metering and the Point
of Interconnection.
8.2 Meter Locations and Points of Interconnection
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8.2.1 Unit #1 Net Generation: The net output will be
determined at the Points of Interconnection from the
output of Generator #1 flowing through the 1A and 1B
transformers, with compensation adjustments made for
the transformer losses to the Points of
Interconnection.
8.2.1.1 Location: 18 kV side of Transformers 1A and
1B
8.2.1.2 Meter type: Electronic, capable of
measuring transformer losses
8.2.1.3 Voltage: 18 kV
8.2.1.4 Compensation: 1A Transformer 18 kV winding
losses and 1B Transformer losses to the 115
kV bus.
8.2.1.5 Points of Interconnection: 18 kV #1
Generator disconnect switch at the
230/115/18 kV #1A Transformer and the 115 kV
#1 Bus.
8.2.2 Unit #2 Net Generation: The net output will be
determined at the Points of Interconnection from the
output of Generator #2 flowing through the 2A and 2B
transformers, with compensation adjustments made for
the transformer losses to the Points of
Interconnection.
8.2.2.1 Location: 18 kV side of Transformers 2A and
2B
8.2.2.2 Meter type: Electronic, capable of measuring
transformer losses
8.2.2.3 Voltage: 18 kV
8.2.2.4 Compensation: 2A Transformer 18 kV winding
losses and 2B Transformer losses to the 115
kV bus.
8.2.2.5 Points of Interconnection: 18 kV #2
Generator disconnect switch at the
230/115/18 kV #2A Transformer and the 115 kV
#2B Transformer circuit breaker bus side
disconnect switch at the 115 kV #1 Bus.
8.2.3 Unit #3 Net Generation: The net output will be
determined at the Point of Interconnection from the
output of the #3 Generator to the #3 Generator
step-up transformer, with metering compensation
adjustments made for the transformer losses to the
Point of Interconnection and subtracting the station
service usage.
8.2.3.1 Location: Unit #3 Generator (22 kV) and #3
Station Service transformer (4 kV)
8.2.3.2 Meter type: Electronic, capable of
measuring transformer losses
8.2.3.3 Voltage: 22 and 4 kV
8.2.3.4 Compensation: #3 Main and #3 Station
Service Transformers and line losses to the
230 kV bus.
8.2.3.5 Point of Interconnection: 230 kV #3
Transformer circuit breaker bus side
disconnect switch at the 230 kV #1 Main Bus
8.2.4 Unit #4 Net Generation: The net output will be
determined at the Point of Interconnection from the
output of the #4 Generator to the #4 Generator
step-up transformer, with metering compensation
adjustments made for the transformer losses to the
Point of Interconnection and subtracting the station
service usage.
8.2.4.1 Location: Unit #4 Generator (22 kV) and #4
Station Service transformer (4 kV)
8.2.4.2 Meter type: Electronic, capable of
measuring transformer losses
8.2.4.3 Voltage: 22 and 4 kV
8.2.4.4 Compensation: #4 Main and #4 Station
Service Transformers and line losses to the
230 kV bus.
8.2.4.5 Point of Interconnection: 230 kV #4
Transformer circuit breaker bus side
disconnect switch at the 230 kV #2 Main Bus
8.2.5 Xxxxx #0 & 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx-xx: The generation unit
start-up usage will be determined at the Point of
Interconnection through the #3-4 Start-up
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Transformer, with metering compensation adjustments made for
the transformer losses to the Point of Interconnection.
8.2.5.1 Location: 4 kV side of #3-4 Start-up transformer
8.2.5.2 Meter type: Electronic, capable of measuring
transformer losses
8.2.5.3 Voltage: 4 kV
8.2.5.4 Compensation: #3-4 Transformer and line losses to the
34.5 kV bus.
8.2.5.5 Point of Interconnection: 34.5 kV #3-4 Start-up
Transformer circuit breaker bus side disconnect
switch at the 34.5 kV #2 Bus
8.2.6 Transformer #5: The station service usage will be determined
at the Point of Interconnection through the #5 Transformer,
with metering compensation adjustments made for the
transformer losses to the Point of Interconnection.
8.2.6.1 Location: 4 kV side of #5 Transformer
8.2.6.2 Meter type: Electronic, capable of measuring
transformer losses
8.2.6.3 Voltage: 4 kV
8.2.6.4 Compensation: #5 Transformer and line losses to the
34.5 kV bus.
8.2.6.5 Point of Interconnection: 34.5 kV #5 Transformer
circuit breaker bus side disconnect switch at the
34.5 kV #2 Bus
8.2.7 Transformer #6: The station service usage will be determined
at the Point of Interconnection through the #6 Transformer,
with metering compensation adjustments made for the
transformer losses to the Point of Interconnection.
8.2.7.1 Location: 4 kV side of #6 Transformer
8.2.7.2 Meter type: Electronic, capable of measuring
transformer losses
8.2.7.3 Voltage: 4 kV
8.2.7.4 Compensation: #6 Transformer and line losses to the
34.5 kV bus.
8.2.7.5 Point of Interconnection: 34.5 kV #6 Transformer
circuit breaker bus side disconnect switch at the
34.5 kV #1 Bus
8.2.8 Transformer #14: The net station usage (station service and
output from the #5, 6 and 7 diesel-generators) will be
determined at the Point of Interconnection through the #14
Transformer, with metering compensation adjustments made for
the transformer losses to the Point of Interconnection.
8.2.8.1 Location: 4 kV bushings of #14 Transformer
8.2.8.2 Meter type: Electronic, capable of measuring
transformer losses
8.2.8.3 Voltage: 4 kV
8.2.8.4 Compensation: #14 Transformer tertiary losses.
8.2.8.5 Point of Interconnection: 4.16 kV bushings at the
115/34.5/4.16 kV #14 Transformer
9 Pool Controlled Facilities (PCF)
9.1 230 kV Line "SR": Shawville to Elko Substation
9.2 230 kV Line "SHM": Shawville to Moshannon Substation
9.3 230 kV Line "SHS": Shawville to Shingletown Substation
10 Unit Operation Information
10.1 The Producer shall provide the following data points to the
Company in accordance with Section 3.6 of the Interconnection
Agreement. The Producer is responsible for maintaining the
cables and auxiliary equipment required to provide this
information.
10.2 Status Points
10.2.1 Generator #1 Line Status
10.2.2 Generator #2 Line Status
10.2.3 Generator #3 Line Status
10.2.4 Generator #4 Line Status
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10.2.5 115 kV #1B Transformer CB
10.2.6 115 kV #2B Transformer CB
10.2.7 230 kV #0 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
10.2.8 230 kV #0 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
10.2.9 4 kV #00 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
10.3 Analog Points
10.3.1 Generator #1 (MW)
10.3.2 Generator #1 (MVAR)
10.3.3 Generator #2 (MW)
10.3.4 Generator #2 (MVAR)
10.3.5 Generator #3 (MW)
10.3.6 Generator #3 (MVAR)
10.3.7 Generator #4 (MW)
10.3.8 Generator #4 (MVAR)
10.3.9 115 kV #1B Transformer (MW)
10.3.10 115 kV #1B Transformer (MVAR)
10.3.11 115 kV #2B Transformer (MW)
10.3.12 115 kV #2B Transformer (MVAR)
10.4 Accumulator Points
10.4.1 Generator #1 (MWH)
10.4.2 Generator #2 (MWH)
10.4.3 Generator #3 (MWH)
10.4.4 Generator #4 (MWH)
10.4.5 Diesel generation (MWH)
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SCHEDULE A
XXXXXX STATION
INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
1 Description of Points of Interconnection
1.1 Points of Interconnection
STATION POINTS OF INTERCONNECTION OWNED BY
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Xxxxxx 12 kV #1 Generator bus disconnecting links at the Company
115/34.5/12 kV #1 Main Transformer
12 kV #2 Generator bus disconnecting links at the Company
115/34.5/12 kV #2 Main Transformer
12 kV Auxiliary bus "A" disconnecting links at the Company
115/34.5/12 kV "A" Main Transformer
115 kV #3 Transformer (Combustion Turbine Step-up) Producer
circuit breaker bus side disconnect switch at the
115 kV #1 Bus
480-volt Combustion Turbine back-up station service Producer
feeder, at the 300 kVA transformer secondary terminals
1.2 Drawings Showing Points of Interconnection
1.2.1 GPU Energy Drawing No. D-23292, Revision 5. (Points
of Interconnection are labeled as "PI".)
2 Substation Equipment to be Transferred to Producer
2.1 The following equipment located within the main substation is
to be transferred to the Producer:
2.1.1 13.8/115 kV #3 transformer and 115 kV circuit
breaker, including associated foundations,
structures, disconnect switches, conductors,
hardware, conduit and cabling.
2.1.2 Electrical conduit banks and manholes between the
main plant and substation control house.
2.1.3 Electrical cables between the Producer's Purchased
Assets and the Company's substation, to the first
terminal point in the substation, unless specified
otherwise.
3 Company Access to Producer's Purchased Assets
3.1 The Company shall have access to the Excluded Assets, listed
in the Asset Purchase Agreement, Schedule 2.2(a), which are
located within the Generating Plant.
3.2 Specifically, this shall include, but not limited to, the
following:
3.2.1 The Company shall have access to the Company and
Producer's equipment for revenue metering at the
Points of Interconnection.
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3.2.2 The Company shall have access and Maintain the
protective relaying and controls associated with its
substation equipment which are located on relay
panels within the plant.
4 Joint Use Facilities
4.1 The following Interconnection Facilities will be jointly
operated:
4.1.1 Substation 125 volt DC distribution panel
4.1.2 34.5 and 115 kV Transformer #1 circuit breakers and
transformer side disconnect switches
4.1.3 34.5 and 115 kV Transformer #2 circuit breakers and
transformer side disconnect switches
4.1.4 34.5 and 115 kV Transformer A circuit breakers and
transformer side disconnect switches
4.2 The following Producer's Purchased Assets will be jointly
operated:
4.2.1 12 kV Bus #1 Transformer #1 circuit breaker and
transformer side disconnect switch
4.2.2 12 kV Bus #2 Transformer #2 circuit breaker and
transformer side disconnect switch
4.2.3 12 kV Auxiliary Bus "A" circuit breaker and
transformer side disconnected switch
4.2.4 115 kV #3 Transformer (Combustion Turbine Step-up)
circuit breaker and bus side disconnect switch
4.2.5 480-volt CT back-up station service transformer (300
kVA) secondary side main breaker
4.2.6 208-volt Distribution panel, serving the substation
yard equipment
5 Producer Provided Local Services
5.1 Building Services
5.1.1 The Producer shall provide the Company, at no cost,
heating, ventilation, lighting and other building
services for those Company Assets within the
Producer's Purchased Assets, as and to the extent
provided immediately prior to Closing.
5.2 Station Service Power
5.2.1 The producer shall provide the Company, at the
Company's request and at no cost, Secondary System
service power at the levels and locations within the
Producer's Purchased Assets, at which such power was
provided immediately prior to closing.
5.3 Control Cables
5.3.1 The Producer shall Maintain all control cables for
the Company's control, protection and metering
purposes between the Producer's Assets and the
Company's substation, up to the first terminal point
in the Company equipment, unless specified otherwise.
(As a note of clarification, the Producer is
responsible for all control cables that run between
the power plant and the substation regardless of
whether the Company and/or the Producer use the
cables. If trouble occurs, the Party who uses the
cable shall be responsible to trouble shoot the line
to determine the cause of the problem.)
5.4 Substation Paging System
5.4.1 The Producer shall provide, at no cost, a plant
paging system in the substation areas for common use
by all parties, as and to the extent provided prior
to Closing.
5.5 Fire Service Water
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5.5.1 The Producer shall provide fire service water to the
deluge systems on the #1, 2 & A main transformers, at
no cost to the Company, as and to the extent provided
immediately prior to the Effective Date of the
Agreement. The Producer shall Maintain the deluge
valves and fire service water piping to the first
terminal point at the Company equipment.
6 Company Provided Local Services
6.1 No local services will be provided by the Company at this
location.
7 Operating Requirements
7.1 Station Service
7.1.1 The Producer shall Maintain the station 125-volt DC
system, which also serves the 115 & 34.5 kV
substation, and notify the Company if it should
become unavailable.
7.2 Current and Potential Circuits
7.2.1 The Producer and the Company shall consult in
performing any work which might be reasonably
expected to affect the continuous operation of the
substation or generating units in accordance with
Section 3.13.1 of the Interconnection Agreement.
7.2.2 In particular, this shall include the current
transformers in these locations:
7.2.2.1 115 kV #3 Transformer (Combustion Turbine)
circuit breaker
7.2.2.2 12 kV #1 Transformer circuit breaker
7.2.2.3 12 kV #2 Transformer circuit breaker
7.2.2.4 12 kV "A" Transformer circuit breaker
7.2.3 In particular, this shall include the potential
transformers in these locations:
7.2.3.1 115 kV #1 Bus
7.2.3.2 34.5 kV #1 & 2 Busses
7.3 Transmission Operating Requirements
7.3.1 Erie South 345/230 kV No.5 Transformer Outages:
Whenever the Erie South 345/230 kV No.5 transformer
is out of service, the transfer of power from west to
east across the Penelec transmission system is
limited due to the contingency overload of critical
115 kV and 230 kV facilities in the Erie area. Since
the dispatch of the units at the Xxxxxx station can
reduce such flows, it may be necessary for the
Transmission Operator to request that one or more of
the units at the Xxxxxx Station be dispatched in a
must-run mode for the protection of the transmission
systems in the Xxxxxx and Erie area. This directive
is further described in the GPU Energy Bulk Power
Operations Memo #5, dated 4/5/93, and as may be
further amended from time to time.
7.3.2 Erie South 230 kV Bus Section Tie Breaker Outage:
Whenever the Erie South 230 kV Bus Section Tie
Breaker is out of service, the Erie East 230 kV
capacitors (130 MV AR) that support the transmission
system voltages in the area must also be removed from
service. The result of these two outages is that the
transfer of power through the Erie South substation
is significantly restricted. In addition, the
reliability of the transmission system will be
jeopardized should any of several 345 kV and 230 kV
transmission contingencies occur. To control for
these potential transmission security violations, at
least one Xxxxxx steam generator must be dispatched
whenever the Erie South 230 kV Bus Section tie
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breaker is opened. This directive is further
described in the GPU Energy Bulk Power Operations
Memo #11, dated 3/24/98, and as may be further
amended from time to time.
7.3.3 Xxxxx-Xxxxx Run-Forest Outages: Whenever the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx Run-Forest 230 kV line is out of service,
the Seneca units can become unstable and cause
significant voltage swings on the Penelec
transmission system following a trip of the Erie
South-Xxxxxx 230 kV line. This significantly
jeopardizes the Penelec system security and can trip
and/or cause damage to the Seneca units. For these
reasons the Seneca units will be restricted from
either generating or pumping during the periods when
the Glade-Forest-Xxxxx Run 230 kV line is out of
Service. Due to this generation restriction, the
Transmission Operator will also request that at least
one of the two Xxxxxx steam units be dispatched as
must-run for the protection of the transmission
system in the Xxxxxx area. This directive is further
described in the GPU Energy Bulk Power Operations
Memo #76, dated 4/16/98, and as may be further
amended from time to time.
7.3.4 Xxxxxx 230/115 kV No.4 and Xxxxxx 115 kV Line
Outages: Whenever the Xxxxxx 230/115 kV No.4
Transformer is out of service and a trip of one of
the two 115 kV transmission lines at Xxxxxx occurs,
the Xxxxxx Station generation must be adjusted to
maintain a zero flow on the 115 kV line that remains
in service. The reason for this action is to prevent
the unstable operation of the Xxxxxx units and to
provide for the reliable operation of the
transmission system in the Xxxxxx area.
7.3.5 Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx 115 kV Overcurrent Protection: To
optimize the economic interchange of power between
New York and Pennsylvania, an inverse time
overcurrent relay exists on the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx 115
kV line. This relay is set to operate if the flow on
the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx 115 kV line: (a) exceeds 116 MVA
summer emergency rating the during the period from
May 1 through October 31 or (b) exceeds the 136 MVA
Winter emergency during the period from November 1
through April 30. The relay is further set to trip
the Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx 115 kV line in 1.5 seconds when
its loading reaches 192 MVA. While the trip of the
Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxxx 115 kV line by this relay's action
will result in a significant step change in the power
flowing through the Xxxxxx 115 kV substation,
operations studies have shown that no instability in
the operation of the Xxxxxx units will result. The
Transmission Operator will notify the Xxxxxx Plant
Operator whenever this relay scheme operates.
8 Metering
8.1 Meter Compensation: The meters at this Generating Plant are
not physically located at the Points of Interconnection.
Therefore, the metering will be compensated (fixed and
variable) to record the delivery of electricity in a manner
that accounts for the total (no-load and load) electrical
energy losses which occur between the metering and the Point
of Interconnection.
8.2 Meter Locations and Points of Interconnection
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8.2.1 Units #1 & 2 Net Generation: The net output will be
determined at the Points of Interconnection from the
totalized output of the #1 & 2 Generators flowing
through the #1 & 2 Main transformers and the station
service usage through the A Main transformer, with
compensation adjustments made for the #1, 2 and A
transformer tertiary losses.
8.2.1.1 Location: 12 kV Busses #1, 2 and Aux Bus A
8.2.1.2 Meter type: Bi-directional
8.2.1.3 Voltage: 12 kV
8.2.1.4 Compensation: 12 kV bus and transformer
tertiary losses.
8.2.1.5 Point of Interconnection: 12 kV bus
disconnecting links at the 115/34, 5/12 kV
#1, 2 and A Main Transformers.
8.2.2 Unit #3 Combustion Turbine Net Generation: The net
output will be determined at the Point of
Interconnection from the #3 Generator with
compensation for the #3 Step-up transformer losses,
subtracting the unit station service use when the
unit is generating.
8.2.2.1 Location: Unit #3 Generator
8.2.2.2 Meter type: Bi-directional
8.2.2.3 Voltage: 13.8 kV
8.2.2.4 Compensation: #3 Step-up transformer losses
8.2.2.5 Point of Interconnection: 115 kV #3
Transformer (Combustion Turbine Step-up)
circuit breaker bus side disconnect switch
at the 115 kV #1 Bus.
8.2.3 Unit #3 CT Back-up station service: This service
will be metered at the secondary side of the 34.5
kV-480/277-volt station service transformer, using
self-contained metering.
9 Pool Controlled Facilities (PCF)
9.1 230 kV Line "GW": Xxxxxx to Glade Substation
9.2 230 kV Line "GES": Xxxxxx to Erie South Substation
9.3 115 kV Line "WF": Xxxxxx to Xxxxxxxx Substation
9.4 115 kV Line "WD": Xxxxxx to Xxxxx East Substation
10 Unit Operation Information
10.1 The Producer shall provide the following data points to the
Company in accordance with Section 3.6 of the Interconnection
Agreement. The Producer is responsible for maintaining the
cables and auxiliary equipment required to provide this
information.
10.2 Status Points
10.2.1 12 kV Generator #1 CB
10.2.2 12 kV Generator #2 CB
10.2.3 13.8 kV Xxxx #0 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX
00.0.0 Xxxx #0 Stability Trip
10.2.5 Unit #2 Stability Trip
10.2.6 115 kV #0 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
10.2.7 12 kV #0 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
10.2.8 12 kV #0 Xxxxxxxxxxx XX
10.2.9 12 kV A Transformer CB
10.3 Analog Points
10.3.1 Generator #1 (MW)
10.3.2 Generator #1 (MVAR)
10.3.3 Generator #2 (MW)
10.3.4 Generator #2 (MVAR)
10.3.5 Xxxx #0 XX (XX)
10.3.6 Xxxx #0 XX (XXXX)
10.4 Accumulator Points
10.4.1 Units #1 & 2 Net Output (MWH)
10.4.2 Unit #3 Combustion turbine Net Output (MWH)
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SCHEDULE A
XXXXX STATION
INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES
1 Description of Points of Interconnection
1.1 Points of Interconnection
STATION POINTS OF INTERCONNECTION OWNED BY
------- ------------------------- --------
Xxxxx 115 kV #1 Transformer motor-operated air break Producer
(MOAB) switch, up to its attachment point to the
115 kV #1 Bus
1.2 Drawings Showing Points of Interconnection
1.2.1 GPU Energy Drawing No. C-10847, Revision 6. (Points
of Interconnection are labeled as "PI".)
2 Substation Equipment to be Transferred to Producer
2.1 The following equipment located within the substation is to be
transferred to the Producer:
2.1.1 13.8/115 kV #1 Main transformer, including associated
foundations, conduits, cabling and lightning
arresters.
2.1.2 115 kV motor-operated air break (MOAB) switch,
including associated foundations, structures,
conduits and cabling.
2.1.3 Electrical conduits, conduit banks and manholes
between the combustion turbine and substation control
building.
2.1.4 Electrical cables between the combustion turbine and
substation control building, to the first terminal
point in the substation, unless specified otherwise.
3 Company Access to Producer's Purchased Assets
3.1 The Company shall have access to the Excluded Assets, listed
in the Asset Purchase Agreement, Schedule 2.2(a), which are
located within the Generating Plant.
3.2 Specifically, this shall include, but not limited to, the
following:
3.2.1 The Company shall have access to the Producer's
equipment for revenue metering at the Points of
Interconnection.
4 Joint Use Facilities
4.1 The following Interconnection Facilities will be jointly
operated:
4.1.1 115 kV #1 & 2 Bus tie circuit breakers
4.1.2 115 kV Geneva circuit breaker
4.1.3 115 kV Eclipse circuit breaker
4.2 The following Producer's Purchased Assets will be jointly
operated:
4.2.1 115 kV #1 Transformer MOAB switch
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5 Producer Provided Local Services
5.1 Control Cables
5.1.1 The Producer shall maintain all control cables
necessary for the Company's control, protection and
metering purposes, between the Producer's Purchased
Assets and the Company's substation, up to the first
terminal point in the Company equipment. (As a note
of clarification, the Producer is responsible for
all control cables that run between the power plant
and the substation regardless of whether the Company
and/or the Producer use the cables. If trouble
occurs, the Party who uses the cable shall be
responsible to troubleshoot the line to determine the
cause of the problem.)
6 Company Provided Local Services
6.1 Back-up Station Service Power
6.1.1 The Company shall provide the Producer with back-up
AC station service power, at no charge, at the
levels and substation locations at which such power
was provided by the Company immediately prior to
Closing. The Producer will Maintain the associated
field cables from the pull box at the bus potential
transformers to the Producer's Purchased Assets.
7 Operating Requirements
7.1 Current and Potential Circuits
7.1.1 The Producer and Company shall consult in performing
any work which might be reasonably expected to
affect the continuous operation of the substation or
the combustion turbine in accordance with Section
3.13.1 of the Interconnection Agreement.
7.1.2 In particular, this shall include the current
transformers in these locations:
7.1.2.1 115 kV #1 Transformer, for 115 kV bus
differential relaying.
7.1.3 In particular, this shall include the potential
transformers in these locations:
7.1.3.1 115 kV #1 Bus
7.2 Transmission Operating Requirements
7.2.1 Erie South 345/230 kV No. 5 Transformer Outages:
Whenever the Erie South 345/230 kV No. 5 transformer
is out of service, the transfer of power from west
to east across the Penelec transmission system is
limited due to the contingency overload of critical
115 kV and 230 kV facilities in the Erie area. Since
the dispatch of the Xxxxx station can reduce such
flows, necessary for the Transmission Operator to
request that the Xxxxx unit be dispatched in a
must-run mode for the protection of the transmission
systems in the Lake Erie area. This directive is
further described in the GPU Energy Bulk Power
Operations Memo #5, dated 4/5/93, and as may be
further amended from time to time.
7.2.2 During the daily operation of the PJM system, there
may be times security analysis programs identify a
potential contingency overload of the Company's
Transmission Systems that cannot be alleviated by
any of the existing operating procedures. At this
time, the Producer may be required to increase or
reduce the station output in order to maintain the
reliability of the Company's Transmission Systems.
7.2.3 In the event of a company system-wide blackout, this
combustion turbine may be called upon to participate
as one of the initial sources of energy during the
Company's system restoration. when requested, the
Company will require the
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Producer to start the unit and coordinate its
operation at the direction of the Transmission
System Operator.
8 Metering
8.1 Meter Compensation: The meters at this Station are not
physically located at the Points of Interconnection.
Therefore, the metering will be compensated (fixed and
variable) to record the delivery of electricity in a manner
that accounts for the total (no-load and load) electrical
energy losses which occur between the metering and the Point of
Interconnection.
8.2 Meter Locations and Points of Interconnection
8.2.1 Combustion Turbine Net Generation: The net output
from the Turbine-Generator will be determined at the
Point of Interconnection, with compensation for the
#1 Step-up transformer losses, subtracting the unit
station service use when the unit is generating.
8.2.1.1 Location: Turbine-Generator
8.2.1.2 Meter type: Bi-directional electronic
8.2.1.3 Voltage: 13.8 kV
8.2.1.4 Compensation: #1 Step-up transformer losses
8.2.1.5 Point of Interconnection: 115 kV #1
Transformer motor-operated air break (MOAB)
switch, at its attachment point to the
115 kV Bus.
9 Pool Controlled Facilities (PCF)
9.1 345 kV Line "HCW": Xxxxx to Xxxxx City Substation
9.2 345 kV Line "WEW": Xxxxx to Erie West Substation
9.3 345/115 kV #2 Transformer
10 Unit Operation Information
10.1 The Producer shall provide the following data points to the
Company in accordance with Section 3.6 of the Interconnection
Agreement. The Producer is responsible for maintaining the
cables and auxiliary equipment required to provide this
information.
10.2 Status Points
10.2.1 13.8 kV Generator circuit breaker
10.2.2 115 kV #1 Transformer MOAB (Open)
10.2.3 115 kV #1 Transformer MOAB (Close)
10.2.4 #1 Transformer Differential
10.3 Accumulator Points
10.3.1 Total Net Generation (MWH)
10.4 Analog Points
10.4.1 Total Generation (MW)
10.4.2 Total Generation (MVAR)
10.4.3 13.8 kV generator Bus (V)
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SCHEDULE B
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The Producer shall keep the Station and the Company shall keep the
Company Interconnection Facilities continuously insured against loss or damage
in amounts and for risks that property of similar character is usually so
insured by entities owning and operating like properties.
2. The Company and the Producer, or the operator of the Station (if
other than the Producer) and their respective successors and assigns shall
procure or cause to be procured and shall maintain in effect continuously during
the term of this Agreement the following minimum insurance coverages:
Type of Coverage Liability Limits
---------------- ----------------
Worker's Compensation Statutory
Employer's Liability $500,000 per occurrence/injury
Comprehensive/General $1,000,000 combined single limit,
Liability including: each occurrence
$2,000,000 aggregate limit applicable
for the Facility
Bodily Injury
Property Damage
Blanket Contractual
Underground Explosion and
Collapse Hazard
Products and Completed
Operations Hazard
Board Form Property Damage
Personal Injury
Automobile Liability
(Owned, Hired, Non-Owned) $1,000,000 combined
Bodily Injury single limit
Property Damage
Commercial Umbrella Liability $9,000,000 per occurrence
following the form of
Commercial General Liability,
Automobile Liability and
Employers Liability
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3. All insurance policies identified in paragraph 2, except Worker's
Compensation Insurance and Employer's Liability, shall name the other Party as
additional insureds.
4. Each Party shall provide, and shall continue to provide to the other
Party, during the term of the Agreement (including any extensions), by
delivering to its corporate office at:
FOR PRODUCER: Sithe Energies, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx and Hyun Park, Esq.
FOR COMPANY: GPU Energy
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
X.X. Xxx 00000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Phone: (000) 000-0000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
properly executed and current certificates of insurance relative to insurance
policies. Certificates of insurance shall provide the following information:
(a) Name of insurance company, policy number and expiration
date;
(b) The coverage required and the limits on each, including
the amount of deductibles or self-insured retentions.
(c) A statement indicating that the other Party shall receive
at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of cancellation or nonrenewal
with respect to said insurance policies; and
(d) To the extent applicable, a statement indicating that the
other Party has been named as an additional insured.
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5. Certificates certifying to the issuance of such insurance shall be
furnished to the Company not later than the effective date of this Agreement
and fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration date of each such policy.
6. Each Party shall have the right to inspect the original policies of
insurance applicable to this Agreement at the other Party's place of business
during regular business hours.
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SCHEDULE C
GPU ENERGY'S
TRANSMISSION OPERATION
INTERCONNECTION REQUIREMENTS
FOR GENERATION FACILITIES
I. DEFINITIONS
The definitions set forth in the Generation Facility Transmission
Interconnection Agreement are incorporated herein by reference. In
addition, the following definitions apply:
PJM MANUALS - The instructions, rules, procedures and guidelines
established by the PJM I for the operation, planning, and accounting
requirements of the PJM control area and PJM interchange energy market.
SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) - A system of remote
control and real-time communications used to monitor and control the
Transmission System.
TRANSMISSION OPERATOR - The Company person(s), who coordinates the
day-to-day interconnection and operation of the Facility with the
Transmission System.
II. POLICY
Every Facility which is interconnected with and synchronized to the
Transmission System shall at all times coordinate its operation with
the assigned Company control center and provide all necessary and
requested information and equipment to assure that the Company can
operate its electrical system in a safe and reliable manner. Continuous
cooperation and communication between the Power Producer and the
Company are essential to assure that the Transmission System is
operated in a safe and reliable manner.
The Power Producer shall develop the operating principles and
procedures which shall be coordinated with the Company's requirements,
provide the necessary training for all employees, and provide for the
necessary communication of information between the Power Producer and
the Company. This includes the following:
(a) Provide the following information necessary to ensure the safe
and reliable operation of the Company's electrical system: (i)
a copy of the Power Producer's
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switching procedures; (ii) a completed Generator Data Form
(Attachment 1) for each generating unit, unit step-up
transformer and auxiliary transformer.
(b) Implement Facility practices and procedures which are
consistent with the Company and PJM transmission requirements
as defined in the PJM Manuals and/or herein.
(c) Implement operating principles and procedures which shall be
coordinated with the Company's and PJM's requirements for
normal operating conditions as defined in the PJM Manuals
and/or herein.
(d) Implement operating principles arid procedures which shall be
coordinated with the Company's and PJM's requirements for
emergency operating conditions as defined in the PJM Manuals
and/or herein.
(e) Provide data to the Company regarding the operation and
maintenance of the Facility in accordance with the Operating
Agreement of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
III. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
A. RELIABILITY
The Power Producer shall deliver the electric energy generated by the
Facility to the Company at the point(s) of interconnection in the form
of 3 phase, 60 Hertz alternating current at the nominal system voltage
at the point of interconnection.
At no time shall the operation of the Facility, including the
associated generators or any of their auxiliary devices, result in an
electrical output in which individual harmonic distortion exceeds 1% of
the Company's voltage wave form or the sum of all harmonics exceeds
1.5% of the Company's wave form, as measured at the point of
interconnection.
The Facility shall be operated with all of the Power Producer's
Protective Apparatus in service whenever the Facility is connected to
or operating in parallel with the Company's electric system.
B. SWITCHING
The Power Producer shall be responsible for switching all equipment it
owns, operates or controls. A specified device(s) to isolate the
Facility from the Transmission System shall be switched by the Power
Producer whenever requested by the Company, and locked and tagged by
the Company to provide safety clearance.
The Power Producer's switching procedures shall at all times be
followed precisely by the Power Producer and be closely coordinated
between the Power Producer and the
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Transmission Operator. The Company shall provide a copy of its written
switching procedures to the Power Producer upon request.
If requested by the Power Producer, specified Company devices shall be
operated and tagged by the Company according to the Company's switching
and tagging practices and safety rules. Company switching and tagging
practices and safety rules shall apply to (i) all situations involving
the Company and (ii) any Power Producer personnel involved with Company
switching and tagging.
C. RELAYING
The Facility relaying systems shall be consistent with the PJM and
Company relaying practices as defined in the PJM Manuals and Schedule
B-2 of the Generation Facility Transmission Interconnection Agreement.
Any changes to the design and/or setting of the protective relay system
shall be subject to the prior review and acceptance by the Company.
The relaying system for the Facility shall be sufficient to prevent or
limit equipment damage for contingencies (i) within the facility and
(ii) external to the Facility and on the Company system.
D. REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS
The Power Producer shall provide data via a SCADA system and an
associated, dedicated communications channel to the Company's Energy
Control System computer. Data shall include, but is not limited to: MW;
MVAR; MWh; voltage; 3 phase amps; and equipment status (i.e.,
open/close, on/off, etc.).
SCADA system and metering shall be consistent with the Company's
practices, and compatible with the Company's computer and communication
systems. In addition, the Company may require the ability to disconnect
the Facility from the Company's system via the SCADA system.
It is required that data shall be sent to the Company automatically. In
the event that the data is not automatically received by the Company on
a temporary basis, the Power Producer shall call the Company with the
operating data at intervals specified by the Company. The Power
Producer shall correct any problems associated with the failure of
equipment within a reasonable time.
E. COMMUNICATIONS OF INFORMATION
The Power Producer and Transmission Operator shall promptly exchange
all information relating to all conditions which affect (or could
affect) the operations of the Facility and/or the Company's electrical
system and facilities.
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The Power Producer shall provide adequate and reliable telephone
communication channels, manned by responsible personnel, to integrate
the Facility operation with the system under both normal and emergency
conditions.
The Power Producer shall communicate the outage of any electrical
equipment connecting the Facility to the Company's system in accordance
with the following requirements:
a. Each Facility will be assigned one of the Company operations
centers as its primary contact. This assignment is based upon
the voltage level of the connection to the Transmission System
and the geographic location of the Facility.
b. All planned and maintenance outages of electrical equipment
requiring Company personnel involvement must be requested by
the Power Producer, providing the appropriate information in a
format as defined by the Company and shown on Attachment 2.
c. Advance notifications of planned and maintenance outages shall
conform to the requirements as defined in the PJM Manuals.
The Power Producer shall keep and maintain accurate and
complete records for Power Producer Interconnection Facilities
containing such information regarding the operation and
maintenance of all equipment as is appropriate and consistent
with industry practice and as may be necessary for the Company
to comply with its applicable requirements. The Company will
advise the Power Producer of such requirements as in effect
from time to time. The Power Producer shall make such records
available to the Company for inspection and copying from time
to time as the Company may reasonably request.
IV. NORMAL OPERATION REQUIREMENTS
A. GENERATOR GOVERNOR CONTROL
For any Facility engaged in parallel operation with the
Company, the Facility shall:
1. Operate on automatic governor control, except for the
periods immediately before generating equipment is
being removed from service and immediately after it
has been placed in service, and
2. Minimize governor outages during periods of
operation.
B. SYNCHRONIZATION AND DISCONNECTION PROCEDURES
When synchronizing the Facility to or disconnecting the
Facility from the Company's electrical system:
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1. The Power Producer shall obtain the Transmission
Operator's prior approval (i.e., at least 30
minutes), except that equipment may be disconnected
from the system without Company approval to prevent
injury to personnel or equipment damage. If for any
reason the disconnection occurs without prior Company
approval, the Power Producer shall immediately notify
the Transmission Operator as to the energy reduction
and the expected return time.
2. In order to support the Transmission Operator's
responsibility to plan and operate the normal and
emergency operations of the transmission system the
Power Producer shall keep the Transmission Operator
informed at all times of the Facility's availability
or any change(s) to its status.
C. VOLTAGE AND REACTIVE CONTROL PROCEDURES
The Power Producer shall operate the Facility with automatic
voltage regulation equipment in service at all times, except
for outages of the regulator for maintenance or equipment
failure. Such operation will normally involve a prescribed
voltage limited to +/- 1% of schedule. The Power Producer, at
the option of the Company, shall operate the Facility either
(i) according to a predefined voltage schedule provided by the
Company or (ii) according to a reactive power schedule as
provided by the Company, consistent with the Facility's
generation capability and the Company's electrical system.
From time to time, the Company may request alternate schedules
consistent with the Facility's generation capability and the
Company's electrical system.
The Power Producer shall notify the Transmission Operator
prior to performing all voltage regulator maintenance. The
Power Producer shall notify the Company of the outage with as
much lead time as possible. The Power Producer shall minimize
the duration of regulator equipment outages. The Power
Producer shall notify the Transmission Operator at least 30
minutes prior to removing the voltage regulator from service,
or returning the voltage regulator to service.
The Power Producer may be requested by the Company to deviate
from prescribed voltage or reactive power schedules if, in the
Company's sole judgment, conditions warrant such changes
including, without limitation, operating the Facility in the
leading, lagging, or unity power factor mode, but within the
capability of the machine.
The Power Producer shall operate automatic voltage regulation
to a tolerance of +/- 1% of scheduled voltage, except for
regulator maintenance outages or equipment failures, or
conditions prevailing on the system and/or the Power System
which necessitate other voltage levels.
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The Power Producer shall provide manual voltage regulation to
maintain the prescribed voltage schedule or reactive power
schedule during voltage regulator equipment outages.
Momentary voltage fluctuations shall be permitted, provided
that they neither disturb service provided by the Company or
the Power Producer on their respective systems nor hinder the
Company from maintaining proper voltage conditions on their
respective systems.
D. MAINTENANCE SCHEDULING
a. The Power Producer shall provide the Company with at
least thirty (30) days prior written notice of its
intent to perform a Planned Maintenance of the
Facility, including turbine, generator, and boiler
overhauls or inspections, testing, and nuclear
refueling.
b. The Power Producer shall provide the Company with at
least thirty (30) days prior written notice of its
intent to test Protective Apparatus associated with
Power Producer Interconnection Facilities, including
circuit breakers, relays and auxiliary equipment.
Company personnel may observe such testing.
c. The Power Producer shall notify the Transmission
Operator of its intent to remove electrical equipment
from service by 10:00 a.m., five (5) working days
prior to, and again 30 minutes before the planned
maintenance outage begins. The Transmission Operator
may request the Power Producer to delay or reschedule
the planned maintenance outage if system reliability
conditions warrant.
To the extent practical, the Company shall provide to the
Power Producer not less than one week advance notice of its
intention to perform planned maintenance on its facilities
that may affect the Facility's operations. The Company shall
notify the Power Producer when any changes occur.
E. POWER PRODUCER UNPLANNED OUTAGES
The Power Producer may remove any of its equipment from
service without prior notification to the Transmission
Operator due to an Unplanned Outage. However, if the Power
Producer has advance knowledge of an Unplanned Outage, the
Power Producer shall notify the Transmission Operator with as
much lead time as practical. For reliability reasons the Power
Producer shall notify the Transmission Operator as soon as
reasonably possible of the following:
the starting time of the Unplanned Outage
the energy reduction resulting (or expected to result) from
the Unplanned Outage
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the estimated time the equipment incurring the Unplanned
Outage is expected to return to service
the time the Power Producer equipment is actually returned to
service.
F. FACILITY EQUIPMENT AND CONTRACT DATA
In order to ensure that all Company personnel responsible for
the design and operation of the Company's system affected by
the Facility are familiar with its equipment configurations,
capabilities and operating parameters, the Company may from
time to time request, and the Power Producer shall provide in
a timely manner to the Company, detailed information about the
type, nature, and operating characteristics of the Facility
and all related equipment.
V. EMERGENCY OPERATION REQUIREMENTS
The Power Producer and Company shall maintain communications
and contact during all Company or PJM emergency operations.
A. SYSTEM EMERGENCY CONDITIONS
During an Emergency, as determined/declared by the Company or
PJM, the Power Producer shall respond as promptly as possible
to all directives from the Transmission Operator with respect
to all matters affecting the operation of the Facility
including, without limitation, the following:
a. Thermal overload of electrical circuits (actual or
contingency)
b. High or low voltage conditions (actual or
contingency)
The Transmission Operator may also direct the Power Producer
to (i) adjust (increase or decrease) the Facility energy
and/or reactive output (ii) connect or disconnect the Facility
from the Company's electrical system and/or (iii) deviate from
the prescribed voltage or reactive schedules. If safety or
system reliability conditions warrant, the Transmission
Operator may isolate the Facility from the Company's
electrical system without prior notice to the Power Producer
or upon such notice as is possible under the circumstances.
The Transmission Operator shall advise the Power Producer as
soon as possible of any forced outages of the Company's
electrical system which affect the Facility's operations.
When the Transmission Operator has determined that the
emergency conditions have been alleviated, he/she shall
inform the Power Producer and allow the Facility to return to
normal operations consistent with Good Utility Practice.
In order to safely and rapidly restore the Transmission System
following an outage of any or all of that system, a Facility
that has been isolated from the Company's electrical system
shall be allowed to reconnect only under the direction of the
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Transmission Operator. In all cases, the Facility shall be
made ready to return to service and provide energy to the
Company as soon as possible.
Unless the Company requests a manual adjustment, the Power
Producer shall maintain the Facility automatic voltage
regulator in service during an Emergency.
The Power Producer shall participate in any voltage reduction
declared by the Company at any time, and operate the Facility
at the voltage level then requested by the Transmission
Operator.
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AUXILIARY TRANSFORMER DATA
Station Name Unit No.
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Auxiliary Transformer Connection
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Class
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Rated Capacity MVA at C Rise
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MVA at C Rise
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Rated Winding Voltage: (Primary) KV
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(Secondary) KV
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AVAILABLE TAPS/IMPEDANCE (XT AT RATED MVA)
Position Primary KV Secondary KV Impedance % Max. Amps
-------- ---------- ------------ ----------- ---------
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Alarm Limits: KV
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Amps
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MVA
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Temperature
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Primary Tap Setting
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Secondary Tap Setting
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Automatic Tap Changer Range to
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Volts
Raise Positions
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Lower Positions
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Voltage Limits (if applicable) Primary High
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Low
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Secondary High
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Load at Max. Generation ________ MW _______ Amps (Avg)
________ MVAR _______ Volts
Load at Min. Generation ________ MW _______ Amps (Avg)
________ MVAR _______ Volts
Loading Limitations (if any)
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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION REQUIRED
1. A copy of the Generator Reactive Capability Curve
2. A copy of the Generator VEE Curve
3. A copy of the Generator Saturation Curve
4. A report of any special Operating Restrictions
- such as vibration or field problems
5. A report of any Environmental Restrictions
- such as SO2 emissions or river flow or temperature
6. A report of any known limiting facilities
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ATTACHMENT 2
APPLICATION FOR PROTECTIVE TAGGING ON LINES OR EQUIPMENT
Date Submitted W.O. No. Application No.
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APPLICANT:
Switch-Hours Date Day Finish-Hours A Date
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Day
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Start-Hours Date Day Finish-Hours A Date
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Day
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APPARATUS/LINE
Requested:
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Location:
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Work to be done:
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Switches Required:
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Remarks:
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Emergency Clearance Time Truck or Phone No.
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Tags Placed for
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Can Do The Required Switching? Yes No
Counter Signed
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Switches to be Tagged:
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Date Clearance @ By Clear @ By
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Date Clearance @ By Clear @ By
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Date Clearance @ By Clear @ By
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Date Clearance @ By Clear @ By
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Date Clearance @ By Clear @ By
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Application Completed @ Date
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Date Time Party Notified By
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Remarks
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Date Time Party Notified By
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Remarks
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Remarks
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XXX ENERGY'S
SYSTEM PROTECTION AND CONTROL
INTERCONNECTION REQUIREMENTS
Revised: November 17, 1997
A. DEFINITIONS
GPU Energy - the trade name used individually and collectively by the
three operating electric utilities in the GPU system (i.e., Jersey
Central Power and Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, and
Pennsylvania Electric Company).
GPU System - the transmission and distribution facilities owned by GPU
energy.
Generation Facility - A facility for generating electricity which is
connected to the GPU system.
Generation - The electrical energy being produced by: rotating
generators driven by steam turbines, internal combustion engines,
hydraulic turbines, windmills, etc; fuel cells, photovoltaic or battery
arrays with a DC or AC inverter; or any other electric generating
device.
Power Producer - The owner or operator of the Generation Facility.
B. OBJECTIVES
This document was prepared to assist GPU Energy engineers and Power
Producers when planning protection and control requirements for
interconnection between GPU Energy and the Generation Facility.
To ensure all proposed installations are handled uniformly and to
minimize the possibility of misinterpreting GPU Energy's
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requirements, this document outlines the minimum protection
requirements for the safe and effective operation of this
interconnection, and provides technical and administrative
guidelines.
C. GENERAL POLICY
the minimum protection requirements stated in this document
are intended to achieve the following goals:
Insure the safety of the general public and GPU Energy
personnel.
Minimize the possible damage to the property of the general
public, GPU Energy, GPU Energy customers, and
neighboring utility systems.
Minimize adverse conditions on the GPU System.
Permit the Power Producer to operate its generating equipment
in parallel with the GPU System in a safe and
reliable manner.
In order to achieve these goals, certain protective devices
(relays, circuit breakers, etc.) must be installed to promptly
disconnect the Generating Facilities from the GPU System
whenever a fault or abnormality occurs. The determination of
what type of protective devices are required depends primarily
on three (3) major factors:
1) The type and size of the Generation
Facility.
2) The location of the Generation Facility on
the GPU System.
3) The manner in which the installation will
operate.
In addition to the protective devices, certain modifications
and/or additions may be required to be made to the GPU System
due to the addition and/or modification of the Generation
Facility. Each request will be handled individually, and the
final determination of the protective devices, modifications,
and/or additions required will be made by GPU Energy. Any
modifications to the GPU Energy distribution or transmission
systems necessitated by these changes to the Generation
Facility will be specified, purchased, and installed by GPU
Energy at the expense of the Power Producer.
GPU Energy will work with the Power Producer to achieve an
installation which meets the requirements of both the Power
Producer and GPU Energy.
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XXX Energy cannot assume any responsibility for protection of
the Generation Facility's generating equipment, or any portion
of the Generation Facility's equipment. The Power Producer is
solely responsible for protecting its equipment in such a
manner that faults, imbalances or other disturbances on the
GPU System do not cause damage to the Generation Facility's
equipment.
It is the responsibility of the Power Producer to comply with
all applicable Federal, State, and Local Regulatory Agencies
and all electrical and safety codes. Further, the Power
Producer may be required, in GPU Energy's sole and exclusive
judgement, to retrofit its interconnection protection systems
due to obsolescence, operational problems, enhancements in
microprocessor/solid state technology leading to improved
sensitivity, modifications to the GPU system or the Generation
Facility, and in accordance with the most recently published
industry standards and practices.
Any interconnection of a Generation Facility the GPU System
must not impair the quality and quantity of transmission or
distribution service available to its customers, create
reliability problems, or interfere with the operation and
economic dispatch of power sources in which GPU Energy has
entitlement or with GPU Energy's ability to carry out its
obligations under pre-existing agreements.
A Generation Facility will not be permitted to be connected to
the GPU Energy low voltage (< 1 kV) looped network system.
A GPU Energy controlled disconnecting device is required on
the GPU Energy side of all Generation Facility interties.
A Generation Facility's disconnection device used to isolate
the facility's generation from the GPU System shall be blocked
from closing in on a de-energized utility circuit.
The Power Producer is responsible for properly synchronizing
its generation with the GPU System.
D. REVIEW PROCESS
In order to process all Power Producer requests in an
efficient and consistent manner, the following Review Process
for Protection Requirements must be followed.
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1. Preliminary Protection Requirements Review
The GPU Energy System Relay and Control Engineering Department
will have primary responsibility for the review and comment of
all required protection design and associated settings.
The following information shall be supplied to GPU Energy:
a) Detailed One-Line Diagram of entire Generation
Facility system.
b) A potential schematic of Generation Facility.
c) A current schematic of Generation Facility.
d) A control schematic of Generation Facility.
e) A connection diagram indicating all external
connections to individual components of the
protective scheme.
f) A three-line diagram of Generation Facility.
g) Instruction manuals for all protective equipment.
Component specifications and internal wiring diagrams
shall be included if not provided in manuals.
h) All protective equipment ratings.
i) Generator data, complete Attachment 2.
j) Equipment specifications and details of
transformers, circuit breakers, current transformers,
voltage transformers, and any other major equipment
or special items.
k) Specific setting information on all the Generation
Facility's protective relays associated with the
generator protection and generator step-up
transformer protection or auxiliary transformer
protection.
One set of all the above information is required. GPU Energy may in its
discretion require that meeting(s) be held between GPU System Relay and
Control Engineering personnel and the Power Producer's Consulting
Engineer, Contractor, etc. during this process.
Upon completion of the Preliminary Protection Requirements Review
process, the Power Producer's representative will be notified of any
modifications and/or additions, required to the GPU System or to the
Generation Facility. The Power Producer's representative shall also be
notified by GPU Energy that the Preliminary Protection Requirements
Review process is to be accomplished in a timely manner and that it
must represent an as accurate as possible determination of protection
requirements, however the Power Producer's representative shall be
notified that the information submitted will be subject to change
modification and/or addition by GPU Energy, in its sole and exclusive
discretion.
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2. Final Protection Requirements Review
The final Protection Requirements Review process will proceed
in the same manner as the Preliminary Protection Requirements
Review process outlined in Section D-1 above.
The information identified in Section D-1, including any
modifications and/or additions made by GPU Energy during the
Preliminary Protection Requirements Review process, will be
required in triplicate. The Instruction manuals for all
protective equipment required pursuant to Section D.1.(g) must
contain at least one vendor original copy. All information
supplied for this review process shall be Final/As-Built
submittal information.
Upon GPU Energy's completion of its initial review of the
Power Producer's final submittal, the Power Producer's
representative will be notified of any final modifications
and/or additions required to the GPU System or to the
Generation Facility. Upon the Generation Facility's
satisfactory completion, as determined by GPU Energy in its
sole and exclusive judgement, of any required final
modifications and/or additions, GPU Energy will notify the
Power Producer's representative that the Final Protection
Requirements Review process has been completed.
E. DESIGN CONSIDERATION
1. Automatic Reclosing
The need for automatic reclosing modifications is directed
towards protection of the GPU System and the equipment of GPU
Energy customers from potential damage. It is the Power
Producer's responsibility to evaluate the potential effect of
GPU Energy's reclosing practices on its generator and to
provide suitable protection.
GPU Energy normally provides automatic multiple shot reclosing
with no intentional time delay on the first shot on all
distribution line circuit breakers. Additionally, automatic
sectionalizing for faults is provided on the distribution
system with electronic and hydraulic reclosers that reclose in
approximately 2 seconds following a trip operation. To protect
both GPU Energy and GPU Energy customers' equipment from
possible damage but to out-of phase reclosing, the substation
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line circuit breaker and the line reclosers may have to be
modified, at the expense of the Power Producer, with voltage
check relays unless the size and characteristics of the
generator indicate that immediate reclosing would not be
hazardous to the GPU System. These relays will block reclosing
until the parallel generation on a line or line section is
de-energized.
Lines operated at 34.5 kV Delta and above also utilize
multi-shot automatic reclosing with the first shot delayed
approximately 20 cycles. Reclosing logic for these lines must
be modified, at the expense of the Power Producer, to include
synchronism checking.
2. Protection Requirements
Typical protection is illustrated in Appendix A Figures 1 and
2 inclusive.
The design of the Isolation and Fault Protection shall be
based upon a single failure philosophy, i.e., the failure of
any single component shall not render the protection
inoperative.
Isolation and fault protective relays shall be purchased,
installed and owned by the Power Producer. The required fault
and isolation protection shall be utility grade and conform to
the most recent ANSI Standard C37.90. Only solid
state/microprocessor based relay models are acceptable.
Isolation Protection
All relay settings associated with the Isolation Protection
shall be specified by GPU Energy.
GPU Energy shall have exclusive control and access to the
Isolation Protection.
a) Undervoltage (27) with Time Delay (62). Relay to be
set at approximately 90% of nominal voltage (108
secondary volts on a 120 volt base). Time delay to be
set at approximately 2.0 seconds in order to provide
coordination with motor starting and system faults.
b) Overvoltage (59) with Time Delay (62). Relay to be
set at approximately 110% of nominal voltage (132
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secondary volts on a 120 volt base). Time delay to be set at
approximately 2.0 seconds to over-ride relay response to transients and
external fault clearing which may cause nuisance operations.
c) Overfrequency (810). Relay to be set at 60.5 Hertz with no intentional
time delay in its operation.
d) Underfrequency (81U) with Time Delay (62). Relay to be set at 57.5 Hertz
with a 5.0 second time delay. This setting is necessary in order to
coordinate with GPU Energy's system loadshedding underfrequency relaying.
GPU Energy, as a member of the Pennsylvania - New Jersey - Maryland
Interconnection (PJM) agreement, has agreed to trip generators connected
to its system at a frequency of 57.5 Hertz after a delay of 5.0 seconds.
Therefore, the Power Producer must also comply with this agreement. The
Power Producer is responsible to insure that setting is compatible with
all equipment purchased, installed and operated at the Generation
Facility.
Fault Protection
Generation Facility's fault protection shall coordinate with GPU System
protective devices for faults. All fault protection settings are to be specified
by the Power Producer and approved by GPU Energy for coordination purposes only.
e) Out-of-Step Relaying (21 205). Relays maybe required to isolate the
generator from the GPU System during unstable conditions. The need for
out-of-step relaying will be based on the results of stability studies.
The Power Producer will be responsible for providing the appropriate
relay and settings.
f) Synchronism Check (25). A synchronism check relay will be required on all
breakers that may be used to synchronize the generator to the system. The
synchronism check relay shall be capable of being set for an angular
difference of 10-60 degrees and have an internal timer function allowing
a time delay setting between 0.5-5 seconds. The relay chosen must also
have an optional hot-bus dead-line; dead-bus hot-line accessory.
g) Non-directional phase overcurrent (50/51), non-directional ground
overcurrent (50/51G), and non-directional neutral overcurrent (51N)
relays. Where high-side of transformer (GPU System side) is
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connected to the GPU System via a device
other than a fuse, the above mentioned
protective relays are required. Current
transformers for the 50/51 and 50/51G relays
shall be located on the high-side of the
transformers protective device (breaker,
circuit switcher, etc.) If high-side
grounding of the transformer is provided,
the 51N relay shall be connected to a
current transformer installed in the neutral
connection of the transformer.
h) Voltage controlled time overcurrent relays
(51V). In applications where the Generation
Facility is interconnected to GPU Energy's
distribution system (34.5 kV Wye and below),
voltage - controlled time overcurrent relays
must be provided. These relays shall be
connected to current transformers located on
the generator or its associated breaker.
These relays shall receive potential from
the generator voltage transformers.
i) System backup impedance (21) relay(s). In
applications where the Generation Facility
is interconnected to GPU Energy's
transmission system (34.5 kV Delta and
above), an impedance relay must be provided
as a backup function to clear faults on the
GPU Energy System. This relay(s) shall be
connected to current transformers located on
the generator or its associated breaker.
These relays shall receive potential from
the generator voltage transformers. An
external timer (0.1 - 5.0 sec) must be
provided if not provided internal to the
impedance relay design. Time delay will be
typically set between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds.
F. CONTROL SYSTEMS
The Power Producer has the option to use either an AC or DC control
system as described below.
1. AC SYSTEM
The AC control system supply must use 60 Hz power derived from
the GPU Energy line. The system must be designed to be
fail-safe and the failure of any single component must result
in a trip of the generator breaker.
NOTE: In AC powered schemes, the generator breaker will
probably be a contactor. In such cases, a latching contactor
is not acceptable. The AC System shall use continuously
energized auxiliary relays with contacts arranged to trip the
generator circuit breaker whenever
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the relays drop out. If a molded case circuit breaker (or
equal) is used, it must be equipped with an undervoltage trip
option.
All installations must isolate (trip) the generator in such a
manner that (i) a manual operation, (ii) a time-delayed
automatic synchro-check, or (iii) voltage check supervised
operation is required to close the generator or
point-of-contact breaker (contactor) after the GPU Energy
source has returned to normal.
Under no circumstances is the generator contactor (breaker) to
close immediately upon restoration of the GPU Energy source.
A white lamp should be provided to monitor the AC source and
shall have a nameplate.
2. DC SYSTEM
This system must use a battery of 48 or 125 VDC to supply
tripping energy to the generator circuit breaker.
All such installations must isolate (trip) the generator in
such a manner that (i) a manual operation, (ii) a time-delayed
automatic synchro-check, or (iii) voltage check supervised
operation is required to close the generator or
point-of-contact breaker (contactor) after the GPU Energy
source has returned to normal.
Under no circumstances is the generator contactor (breaker)
to close immediately upon restoration of the GPU Energy
source.
An amber or yellow lamp shall provided to monitor the DC
source and shall have a nameplate.
G. TARGETS
All protective relays shall be equipped with targets that indicate
operation. These targets are to be arranged in the control circuit to
operate only when the associated relays trip the generator or point-of-
contact circuit breaker.
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X. REMOTE TERMINAL UNIT (RTU)
For all Generation Facility installations, a Remote Terminal Unit (RTU)
will be purchased and installed by GPU Energy at the expense of the
Power Producer. This RTU will utilize the CDC II protocol and provide
the necessary point counts required by the Energy Management System
(EMS) of GPU Energy to operate and monitor the generation and
interconnection facilities at the Generation Facility site. Point count
will include, but not be limited to, analog, MWH, control, and status.
The Power Producer will provide an indoor weather controlled location
to mount an RTU and supply a four (4) wire data telephone circuit in
order for the RTU to communicate with the GPU Energy EMS. Furthermore,
a telephone and telephone circuit must be provided in the location of
the RTU in order that GPU Energy personnel may communicate with the
distribution or transmission operator for installation and maintenance
purposes.
If necessary, provisions shall be made at the bottom of each enclosure
to allow all cables to be wired to the RTU. The Power Producer must
also supply the power necessary for the RTU. The supply power can be,
but not limited to, 125 VDC, 120 VAC, and 48 VDC.
I. GROUNDING
Neutral and ground are not to be confused. All current and potential
neutrals are to be isolated from all other circuits. Each neutral is to
be grounded at one point only. The preferred grounding location will be
at the protective relay cabinet, on the internal side of the States
links.
J. WIRING
All wiring must agree exactly with schematics and wiring drawings.
All wires must be anchored to the cabinet or bundled when running
between devices. Bundling is permitted but all wiring must be
traceable. Wiring must be installed so that it can be visually traced
and checked. Use of conduit, or equal, wire trough is generally
acceptable but must be verified with GPU Energy.
Wiring shall be installed so as to avoid damage to the cable and its
insulation. Movement of the hinged panel shall not damage the cable or
its insulation or cause stress to the termination points on the panel
or on the door.
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Xxxxxx and device location shall not prevent the removal of any equipment,
block access to equipment for inspection and maintenance, nor block spare space
in the cabinet.
All equipment shall be mounted and wired in such a manner that no energized
terminals are exposed or accessible to personnel with the hinged relay panel in
a closed position.
Any protective relay not equipped with internal isolation device must be
connected through an external test device (i.e., ABB FT-1 on sliding link
terminal blocks as determined and approved by GPU Energy.)
All incoming and outgoing cables/conductors will terminate on sliding link
terminal blocks located in the protective relay cabinet.
Terminal blocks shall be the States Company Type NT or equivalent.
The incoming side shall have one (1) nut, for mounting incoming cables.
The internal panel side shall have double nuts for mounting of internal wires
and marker tags. Marker tags should carry wire or cable conductor
identification.
Terminal blocks shall be mounted such that the connections and lines are
accessible and not blocked by projecting equipment.
Terminal blocks shall be mounted a minimum of 6" from side walls and adjacent
equipment and a minimum of 4" above the bottom of the housing.
Terminal blocks shall be mounted such that the sliding link:
Falls closed when loosened, if mounted in horizontal rows;
Moves toward the front of the cabinet when opened, if mounted in
vertical rows on side panels;
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Xxxxx away from the panel centerline when opened, if mounted
on the rear panel.
There shall be a minimum of 10% or 2, whichever is greater, spare
terminals included in the cabinet for modifications.
Pressure type connections with insulated sleeves shall be used.
Ring tongue lugs which completely encircle the screw or the stud shall
be used.
The crimping tool must be one approved by the Manufacturer for use on
the connector.
No soldered terminals or connections shall be used.
E DRAWINGS CONTENT
1. One-Line Diagram
This drawing shows the functional arrangement, using single
line and standard symbol notations (per ANSI 432.2-1970,
41.1-1972) for the following equipment and accompanying
information:
a) Equipment Names and/or Numerical Designations for all
circuit breakers, contactors, switches,
transformers, generators, transmission lines, etc.,
associated with the generation as required by GPU
Energy to facilitate switching.
b) Power Transformers - Name or designation, nominal
KVA, nominal primary, secondary, tertiary voltages,
vector diagram, impedance and tap settings.
c) Station Service/Operating Transformers - Designate
phase(s) connected to, and estimated KVA load.
d) Instrument Transformers - Voltage and current, used
to supply the Protective Relay cabinet and phase
connections.
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e) Lightning Arresters/Spill Gaps/Surge Capacitors - ratings.
f) Capacitor Banks - kvar rating.
g) Switches - Indicate status normally open with a (N.O.) and
type of operation manual or motor.
h) Safety Switch - Continuous ampere and interrupting ratings.
i) Circuit Breakers and/or Contractors - Interrupting rating,
continuous rating, operating times.
j) Generator(s) - Include type, connection, KVA, voltage,
current, rpm, PF, etc.
k) Point of interconnection to the GPU System and phase
identification.
l) Fuses - Size, type location.
m) Grounding.
n) Relay Nomenclature - A "1" outside a relay function shall
indicate a single phase relay and a "3" shall indicate a three
phase relay or three individual relays.
2. Control Schematic
Control schematics are to be functionally complete schematics. They
shall be as simple and uncluttered as possible, and shall contain the
following information:
a) Terminal designation of all devices - relay coils and
contacts, switches, transducers, etc. If a device is not
supplied with terminal numbers, the cabinet supplier shall
number the device terminals clearly and use those numbers on
all drawings.
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b) Relay functional designation - per latest ANSI Standard. The
same functional designation shall be used on all drawings
showing the relay.
c) Complete relay type, manufacturer, style number, and relay
range.
d) Numbers or wire designations for all cable connections.
e) Switch contacts shall be referenced to the switch development
if development is shown on a separate drawing.
f) Switch developments and escutcheons shall be shown on the
drawing where the majority of contacts are used. Where
contacts of a switch are used on a separate drawing, that
drawing shall be referenced adjacent to the contacts in the
switch development. Any contacts not used shall be referenced
as spare. Al switch developments shall include the
manufacturer name, complete style number and notations
indicating spring return to normal operation, when
appropriate.
g) All switch contact are to be shown open with each labeled to
indicate the positions in which the contact will be closed.
h) Explanatory notes defining switch coordination and adjustment
where misadjustment could result in equipment failure or
safety hazard.
i) Auxiliary relay contacts shall be referenced to the coil
location drawing if coil is shown on a separate drawing. All
contacts of auxiliary relays must be shown and the appropriate
drawing referenced adjacent to the respective contacts.
j) Device auxiliary switches (circuit breakers, contactor) must
be referenced to the drawing where they are used.
k) Any interlocks electromechanical, key, etc., associated with
the generation.
l) Ranges of all timers, and setting if dictated by control
logic.
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m) All target ratings (on dual ratings underline the appropriate
tap setting).
n) Complete internal for all protective relays. Solid-state
relays may be shown as a "black box" but manufacturers
instruction book number shall be referenced, and terminal
connections shown.
o) Isolation points (States links or FT-1 blocks) including
terminal identification.
p) All circuit elements and components, with device designation,
rating and setting where applicable. Coil voltage is shown
only if different from nominal control voltage.
q) Size, type, rating and designation of all fuses.
3. Current Schematic
NOTE: This drawing is a primary three line and shall contain the
following information:
a) Relay functional designation per latest ANSI Standard. The
same functional designation shall be used on all drawings
showing the relay.
b) Terminal designations of all devices - relay coils and
contacts, switches, transducers, etc.
c) Numbers or wire designations for all cable connections.
d) Phases shall be designated as A, B, C, N and rotation
(sequence) indicated as ABC or CBA.
e) Switch developments and escutcheons shall be shown on the
drawing where the majority of contacts are used. Where
contacts of a switch are used on a separate drawing, that
drawing shall be referenced adjacent to the contacts in the
switch development. Any contacts not used shall be referenced
as spare. All switch developments shall include the
manufacturer name,
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complete style number and notations indicating spring return
to normal operation, where appropriate.
f) Auxiliary relay contacts shall be referenced to the coil
location drawing if coil is shown on a separate drawing.
Switch contacts shall be referenced to the switch development
drawing if development is shown on a separate drawing.
g) Current transformers (CT) - polarity marks, rating, tap, ratio
and connection.
h) Auxiliary CT ratios, connection, winding current rating and
arrows to indicate assumed current flow.
i) Grounding of cables, CT's, etc.
j) Isolating points (States links, test switches, etc.).
k) complete relay type, manufacturer, style number and relay
range.
l) All circuit elements and components, with device designation,
size, rating and setting where applicable.
4. Potential Schematic
This drawings is a primary three line schematic with only switching
devices shown and shall contain the following information:
a) Terminal designations of all devices - relay coils and
contacts, switches, transducers, etc.
b) Relay functional designation - per latest ANSI Standard. The
same functional designation shall be used on all drawings
showing the relay.
c) Complete relay type, manufacturer, style number and relay
range.
d) Numbers or wires designations for all cable connections.
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x) Xxxxxx xxxxx xx designated as A, B, C, N and rotation
(sequence) indicated as ABC or CBA.
f) Auxiliary relay contacts shall be referenced to the coil
location drawing if coil is shown on a separate drawing. All
contacts of auxiliary relays shall be shown with each
referenced to the appropriate drawing.
g) Switch developments and escutcheons shall be shown on the
drawing where the majority of contacts are used. Where
contacts of a switch are used on a separate drawing, that
drawing must be referenced adjacent to the contacts in the
switch development. Any contacts not used shall be referenced
as spare. All switch developments shall include the
manufacturer name, complete style number and notations
indicating spring return to normal operation, when
appropriate.
h) Switch contacts shall be referenced to the switch development
drawing if development is shown on a separate drawing.
i) All switch contacts are to be shown in the open position, and
labeled to indicate closed position(s).
j) Explanatory notes defining switch coordination and adjustment
where misadjustment could result in equipment failure.
k) Ranges of all timers, and setting if dictated by control
logic.
l) Isolating points (States links, test switches, etc.).
m) Grounding of cables, VTs, etc.
n) Potential transformers (PTs, VTs), nameplate ratio, polarity
marks, rating, primary and secondary connections.
o) All circuit elements and components, with device designation,
rating and setting where applicable. Coil voltage is shown for
all auxiliary relays.
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p) Size, type, designations of all fuses.
5. Panel Wiring Drawing
NOTE: Wiring diagrams shall follow the physical equipment
layout. The following equipment must be identified on
this drawing.
a) Front view sketch with functional designation and
device type for all components and nameplates.
b) External cables, wire designations (number,
destination and drawing number). Each wire
designation shall be unique.
c) Terminal block location and number.
d) Equipment identification - functional designation
and device wiring designation (ratings shall appear
by components only when required for specific
identification and clarity).
e) Reference to relay internals, schematic, and
Instruction Book(s).
f) Current transformer tap ratio tables where
applicable.
g) Ground bus and connections.
h) Current circuits must be identified with asterisks.
i) Reference to switch developments.
j) Complete panel wiring details for all equipment
included on panel.
k) When external devices are connected to the
protective relaying cabinet, wiring drawings must be
supplied for those devices.
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6. Three-Line Diagram
This drawing must include all the equipment shown on
the one line diagram and all information necessary
for correct phasing.
a) Phases shall be designated as A, B, C, N and
rotation (sequence) indicated as ABC or CBA.
b) Both GPU Energy and Generation Facility
phase designations, rotation (sequence), as
well as necessary interconnections shall be
designated.
c) Terminal numbers shall be identified for
all primary equipment (i.e., breakers,
transformers, generators, etc.) shown on the
one-line diagram.
d) Bushing designations shall be identified
for all circuit breakers and transformers.
L. PROTECTIVE RELAY TEST REQUIREMENTS
1. Commissioning as well as periodic and functional testing of
required fault protection (21 205, 25, 50/51, 50/51G, 51N,
51V, 21, 62, 27, 59, 81, etc.) shall be performed and
documented by the Power Producer at intervals specified by GPU
Energy and to specifications established by the manufacturer.
All required testing of the fault protection shall be
performed and certified by a qualified testing organization
acceptable to GPU Energy. See Attachment 3.
A maintenance and test log will be developed and maintained by
the Power Producer. This log will detail all maintenance
information recommended by the manufacturers and then
instruction manuals. This log will contain specific
information pertinent to the equipment maintained, e.g.
location, manufacturer, year, type, serial number, date and
type of test (functional trip test calibration test results,
etc.) and any corrective action taken due to test/maintenance
findings. This log shall be available for inspection by GPU
Energy at any reasonable time. Each year, a letter indicating
that all required testing and maintenance has been completed
with acceptable results shall be submitted to GPU Energy. GPU
Energy has the right upon request to inspect all required
protective equipment associated with the Generation Facility's
interconnection(s).
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2. GPU Energy shall reserve the right to specify settings of all
isolation devices which are part of the Generation Facility's
system.
3. GPU Energy shall require initial inspection and testing as
well as subsequent inspection and testing of the Generating
Facility's isolation and fault protection systems (27-62,
59-62, 81o, 81u-62, etc.) at the Generation Facility's expense
on an annual basis. All required testing shall be performed
and certified by a qualified testing organization acceptable
to GPU Energy (Attachment 3). GPU Energy reserves the right
to observe any tests performed. Maintenance of these systems
must be performed and documented by the Power Producer at
specified intervals to the satisfaction of GPU Energy. GPU
Energy shall reserve the right to disconnect the Generation
Facility and/or the cogeneration equipment from the GPU system
for failure to comply with these inspections, testing and
maintenance requirements.
M. FINAL INTERCONNECTION APPROVAL
Final interconnection approval will be given upon:
1. Positive engineering review of the Generation Facility's
Electrical Plans (See Section C2).
2. Receipt of all information required in Section C1 in
triplicate.
3. Written certification from an approved relay testing
organization (Attachment 3) that all fault protection relays
have been successfully acceptance tested, commissioned, set
and functionally trip tested.
4. Settings, acceptance testing, commissioning and functional
trip testing of all Isolation Protection Relays shall have
been successfully completed by the relay testing organization
and approved by GPU Energy.
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Attachment 1
PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
TO BE INCLUDED WITH FINAL DOCUMENT
Figure
1 Generation Connected to System Voltage 34.5 kV Wye and Below
2 Generation Connected to System Voltage 34.5 kV Delta and Above with
Wye-Wye and with Wye-Wye and Delta-Wye Transformer Connections
3 Generation Connected to System Voltages 34.5 kV Delta and Above with
Wye-Delta and Delta-Delta Transformer Connections
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Attachment 2
GENERATOR DATA
FOR STABILITY CALCULATIONS
Machine MVA base for each machine: ____________
____________
____________
Step-up transformer percent impedance and MVA base
___________ % R + J ____________ % X ____________ MVA
___________ % R + J ____________ % X ____________ MVA
Value* Description (for each machine)
____________ __________________________________________________________________
____________ T=do (sec. 0)
____________ T@do (sec. 0)
____________ T=do (sec. 0)
____________ T@do (sec. 0)
____________ Inertia H Total Shaft Inertia (Turbine, exciter, generator)
____________ Speed Dampling D If unavailable, program defaults to 0.0
____________ Xd
Xq Excitation System
Brand Name _____________________
Type ___________________________
____________
____________ X=d
____________ X=q
____________ X@d = X@q ______________________________________
____________ X1 If unavailable, program defaults to 0.05Xd
____________ S(1.0) Saturation values 1.0 p.u. voltage; if unavailable, program
defaults to 0.11
____________ S(1.2) Saturation values 1.2 p.u. voltage; if unavailable, program
defaults to 0.48
*Xd, Xq, X = d, X = q, X@d, X@q, X1, H, and D are in p.u. machine base.
X@q must be equal to X@d.
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ACCEPTED RELAY TESTING ORGANIZATIONS
GPU Energy
ABB Power T&D Company
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
Doble Engineering Company
00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
General Electric Company
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
GPU Energy Company
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxx 00000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
MET Electrical Testing Company, Inc.
000 X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Multi-Amp Corporation
0000 Xxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Addresses identified above are GPU Energy's regional contacts for relay testing
services. Other regional contacts may be more appropriate for the consulting
engineer.
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REFERENCES
1. Guide for Interconnection Requirements and Parallel Operation of
Customer-Owned Generation Georgia Power Company - Electric Operations
Bulletin No. 51
2. Protection Requirements for Parallel Operation of Non-Utility
Generation, Pennsylvania Power & Light Company - Revision #5 dated June
20, 1998
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SCHEDULE E
to
Amended and Restated Interconnection Agreement between Sithe Pennsylvania
Holdings LLC, Sithe Maryland Holdings LLC and Pennsylvania Electric Company
Stations Purchased
Blossburg Station
Deep Creek Hydro Station
Piney Station
Xxxxxx Station
Shawville Station
Xxxxxx Station
Xxxxx Station
