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Page No. 24all prior and contemporaneous understandings or agreements, oral or written,between or among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of thisAgreement. There are no other agreements, representations, warranties, orcovenants which constitute any part of the consideration for, or any condition to,any Party's compliance with its obligations under this Agreement.12.6 Multiple CounterpartsThis Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which isdeemed an original but all constitute one and the same instrument.12.7 No PartnershipThis Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed to create an association,joint venture, agency relationship, or partnership among the Parties or to imposeany partnership obligation or partnership liability upon any Party. No Party shallhave any right, power or authority to enter into any agreement or undertaking for,or act on behalf of, or to act as or be an agent or representative of, or tootherwise bind, another Party.12.8 SeverabilityIf any provision or portion of this Agreement shall for any reason be held oradjudged to be invalid or illegal or unenforceable by any court of competentjurisdiction or other Governmental Authority, (1) such portion or provision shall bedeemed separate and independent, (2) the Parties shall negotiate in good faith torestore insofar as practicable the benefits to each Party that were affected bysuch ruling, and (3) the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force andeffect.12.9 Security ArrangementsInfrastructure security of electric system equipment and operations and controlhardware and software is essential to ensure day-to-day reliability andoperational security. FERC expects all transmission providers, marketparticipants, and interconnection customers interconnected to electric systems tocomply with the recommendations offered by the President's CriticalInfrastructure Protection Board and, eventually, best practice recommendationsfrom the electric reliability authority. All public utilities are expected to meet basicstandards for system infrastructure and operational security, including physical,operational, and cyber-security practices.12.10 Environmental ReleasesEach Party shall notify the other Parties, first orally and then in writing, of therelease of any hazardous substances, any asbestos or lead abatement activities,or any type of remediation activities related to the Small Generating Facility orthe Interconnection Facilities, each of which may reasonably be expected to

Page No. 25affect the other Parties. The notifying Party shall (1) provide the notice as soonas practicable, provided such Party makes a good faith effort to provide thenotice no later than 24 hours after such Party becomes aware of the occurrence,and (2) promptly furnish to the other Parties copies of any publicly availablereports filed with any governmental authorities addressing such events.12.11 SubcontractorsNothing in this Agreement shall prevent a Party from utilizing the services of anysubcontractor as it deems appropriate to perform its obligations under thisAgreement; provided, however, that each Party shall require its subcontractors tocomply with all applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement in providingsuch services and each Party shall remain primarily liable to the other Parties forthe performance of such subcontractor.12.11.1 The creation of any subcontract relationship shall not relieve thehiring Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement. The hiringParty shall be fully responsible to the other Parties for the acts oromissions of any subcontractor the hiring Party hires as if no subcontracthad been made; provided, however, that in no event shall the ParticipatingTO or the CAISO be liable for the actions or inactions of theInterconnection Customer or its subcontractors with respect to obligationsof the Interconnection Customer under this Agreement. Any applicableobligation imposed by this Agreement upon the hiring Party shall beequally binding upon, and shall be construed as having application to, anysubcontractor of such Party.12.11.2 The obligations under this article will not be limited in any way byany limitation of subcontractor’s insurance.12.12 Reservation of RightsThe CAISO and Participating TO shall each have the right to make a unilateralfiling with FERC to modify this Agreement pursuant to Section 205 or any otherapplicable provision of the Federal Power Act and FERC's rules and regulationsthereunder with respect to the following articles of this Agreement and withrespect to any rates, terms and conditions, charges, classifications of service,rule or regulation covered by these articles:Introductory Paragraph, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4, 1.5.5, 1.5.6,1.5.7, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8.1, 1.9, 2.1, 2.2.1, 2.3, 3, 4.1.1 (last sentence only), 5.1, 5.3,6.2, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, Attachment 1, Attachment 4, Attachment 5, andAttachment 7.The Participating TO shall have the exclusive right to make a unilateral filing withFERC to modify this Agreement pursuant to Section 205 or any other applicableprovision of the Federal Power Act and FERC's rules and regulations thereunder

Page No. 24all prior and contemporaneous understandings or <strong>agreement</strong>s, oral or written,between or among the Parties with respect to the subject matter of thisAgreement. There are no other <strong>agreement</strong>s, representations, warranties, orcovenants which constitute any part of the consideration for, or any condition to,any Party's compliance with its obligations under this Agreement.12.6 Multiple CounterpartsThis Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which isdeemed an original but all constitute one and the same instrument.12.7 No PartnershipThis Agreement shall not be interpreted or construed to create an association,joint venture, agency relationship, or partnership among the Parties or to imposeany partnership obligation or partnership liability upon any Party. No Party shallhave any right, power or authority to enter into any <strong>agreement</strong> or undertaking for,or act on behalf of, or to act as or be an agent or representative of, or tootherwise bind, another Party.12.8 SeverabilityIf any provision or portion of this Agreement shall for any reason be held oradjudged to be invalid or illegal or unenforceable by any court of competentjurisdiction or other Governmental Authority, (1) such portion or provision shall bedeemed separate and independent, (2) the Parties shall negotiate in good faith torestore insofar as practicable the benefits to each Party that were affected bysuch ruling, and (3) the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force andeffect.12.9 Security ArrangementsInfrastructure security of electric system equipment and operations and controlhardware and software is essential to ensure day-to-day reliability andoperational security. FERC expects all transmission providers, marketparticipants, and <strong>interconnection</strong> customers interconnected to electric systems tocomply with the recommendations offered by the President's CriticalInfrastructure Protection Board and, eventually, best practice recommendationsfrom the electric reliability authority. All public utilities are expected to meet basicstandards for system infrastructure and operational security, including physical,operational, and cyber-security practices.12.10 Environmental ReleasesEach Party shall notify the other Parties, first orally and then in writing, of therelease of any hazardous substances, any asbestos or lead abatement activities,or any type of remediation activities related to the Small Generating Facility orthe Interconnection Facilities, each of which may reasonably be expected to

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