STANDARD LARGE GENERATOR INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTTHIS STANDARD LARGE GENERATORINTERCONNECTIONGENERATORINTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into this _____day of ________________, 20___ by and between_____________________________________, a _______________________________organized and existing under the laws of the State/CommonwealthProvince of _______________(“Interconnection Customer” with a Large Generating Facility), and __________________, a___________________), and BRITISH COLUMBIA TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, aBritish Columbia Crown corporation organized and existing under the laws of theState/Commonwealth of _______________________________________Province of BritishColumbia (“<strong>Transmission</strong> Provider and/or <strong>Transmission</strong> Owner”). Interconnection Customer and<strong>Transmission</strong> Provider each may be referred to as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.”RecitalsWHEREAS, <strong>Transmission</strong> Provider operates the <strong>Transmission</strong> System; andWHEREAS, Interconnection Customer intends to own, lease and/or control and operate theGenerating Facility identified as a Large Generating Facility in <strong>Appendix</strong> C to this Agreement;and,WHEREAS, Interconnection Customer and <strong>Transmission</strong> Provider have agreed to enter into thisAgreement for the purpose of interconnecting the Large Generating Facility with the<strong>Transmission</strong> System;NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of and subject to the mutual covenants contained herein,it is agreed:When used in this Standard Large Generator Interconnection Agreement, terms with initialcapitalization that are not defined in Article 1. 1 shall have the meanings specified in the Articlein which they are used or the Open Access <strong>Transmission</strong> Tariff (OATT).Article 1Article 1. . DefinitionsAdverse System Impact shall mean the negative effects due to technical or operational limits onconductors or equipment being exceeded that may compromise the safety and reliability of theelectric system.Affected System shall mean an electric system other than the <strong>Transmission</strong> Provider’s<strong>Transmission</strong> System that may be affected by the proposed interconnection.Affected System Operator shall mean the entity that operates an Affected System.Affiliate shall mean, with respect to a corporation, partnership or other entity, each such othercorporation, partnership or other entity that directly or indirectly, through one or more- 1 -DM_VAN/<strong>BC</strong>T0007-<strong>BC</strong>T00132/6213755.100129/6206155.10
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such corporation,partnership or other entity.Ancillary Services shall mean those services that are necessary to support the transmission ofcapacity and energy from resources to loads while maintaining reliable operation of the<strong>Transmission</strong> Provider’s <strong>Transmission</strong> System in accordance with Good Utility Practice.Applicable Laws and Regulations shall mean all duly promulgated applicable federal,stateprovincial and local laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, decrees, judgments,directives, or judicial or administrative orders, permits and other duly authorized actions of anyGovernmental Authority.Applicable Reliability Council shall mean the reliability council(s) applicable to the<strong>Transmission</strong> System to which the Generating Facility is directly interconnected. .Applicable Reliability Standards shall mean the requirements and guidelines of NERC,WECC, the Applicable Reliability Council, and the Control Area of the <strong>Transmission</strong> System towhich the Generating Facility is directly interconnected.Base Case shall mean the base case power flow, short circuit, and stability data bases used forthe Interconnection Studies by the <strong>Transmission</strong> Provider or Interconnection Customer..Breach shall mean the failure of a Party to perform or observe any material term or condition ofthethis Standard Large Generator Interconnection Agreement.Breaching Party shall mean a Party that is in Breach of the Standard Large GeneratorInterconnection Agreement..Business Day shall mean Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.Calendar Day shall mean any day including Saturday, Sunday or a Federal Holiday.Clustering shall mean the process whereby a group of Interconnection Requests is studiedtogether, instead of serially, for the purpose of conducting the Interconnection System ImpactStudy.Combined Study Agreement shall mean the Combined Study Agreement dated betweenInterconnection Customer and <strong>Transmission</strong> Provider in respect of the Generating Facility.Commercial Operation shall mean the status of a Generating Facility that has commencedgenerating electricity for sale, excluding electricity generated during Trial Operation.Commercial Operation Date of a unit shall mean the date on which the Generating Facilitycommences Commercial Operation as agreed to by the Parties pursuant to <strong>Appendix</strong> ED tothethis Standard Large Generator Interconnection Agreement.Commission means the British Columbia Utilities Commission, or its successor.- 2 -DM_VAN/<strong>BC</strong>T0007-<strong>BC</strong>T00129/6206155.10
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