Appendix D - BC Hydro - Transmission

TABLE OF CONTENTSPageAPPENDIX 54 to LGIPSGIPOPTIONAL INTERCONNECTION STUDY AGREEMENTTHIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this ____ day of ________, 20___ by andbetween ___________________, a ______________organized and existing under the laws of theStateProvince of ________________, ("Interconnection Customer,") and ________________, a_________________BRITISH COLUMBIA TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, a Crowncorporation existing under the laws of the State of ________________Province of BritishColumbia, ("Transmission Provider"). Interconnection Customer and Transmission Providereach may be referred to as a "Party," or collectively as the "Parties."RECITALSWHEREAS, Interconnection Customer is proposing to develop a Large Generating Facility orgenerating capacity addition to an existing Generating Facility consistent with theInterconnection Request submitted by Interconnection Customer dated ____________;WHEREAS, Interconnection Customer is proposing to establish an interconnection with theTransmission System; andWHEREAS, Interconnection Customer has submitted to Transmission Provider anInterconnection Request; andWHEREAS, on or after the date when Interconnection Customer receives the InterconnectionSystem Impact Study results, Interconnection Customer has further requested that TransmissionProvider prepare an Optional Interconnection Study;NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of and subject to the mutual covenants contained hereinthe Parties agree as follows:1.0 When used in this Agreement, with initial capitalization, the terms specified shall havethe meanings indicated in Transmission Provider's FERC-approved LGIP.the SGIP.2.0 Interconnection Customer elects and Transmission Provider shall cause an OptionalInterconnection Study consistent with Section 10.0 of this LGIP to be performed inaccordance with the Tariff. 10 of the SGIP.3.0 The scope of the Optional Interconnection Study shall be subject to the assumptions setforth in Attachment A to this Agreement.4.0 The Optional Interconnection Study shall be performed solely for informational purposes.5.0 The Optional Interconnection Study report shall provide a sensitivity analysis based onthe assumptions specified by Interconnection Customer in Attachment A to thisAgreement. The Optional Interconnection Study will identify Transmission Provider'sInterconnection Facilities and the Network Upgrades, and the estimated cost thereof, thatDM_VAN/BCT0007-BCT00132/6213742.1 - 63 -6216529.6