Appendix D - BC Hydro - Transmission

taxing authority or power; provided, however, that such term does not include InterconnectionCustomer, Transmission Provider, or any Affiliate thereof.Hazardous Substances shall mean any chemicals, materials or substances defined as orincluded in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,”“hazardous constituents,” “restricted hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous substances,”“toxic substances,” “radioactive substances,” “contaminants,” “pollutants,” “toxic pollutants” orwords of similar meaning and regulatory effect under any applicable Environmental Law, or anyother chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated byany applicable Environmental Law.Holiday shall mean a statutory holiday in British Columbia.Initial Synchronization Date shall mean the date upon which the Generating Facility is initiallysynchronized and upon which Trial Operation begins.In-Service Date shall mean the date upon which the Interconnection Customer reasonablyexpects it will be ready to begin use of the Transmission Provider’s Interconnection Facilities toobtain back feed power.Interconnection Customer shall mean any entity, including the Transmission Provider,Transmission Owner or any of the Affiliates or subsidiaries of either, that proposes tointerconnect its Generating Facility with the Transmission Provider’s Transmission System.Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities shall mean all facilities and equipment,as identified in Appendix A of thethis Standard Large Generator Interconnection Agreement, thatare located between the Generating Facility and the Point of Change of Ownership, includingany modification, addition, or upgrades to such facilities and equipment necessary to physicallyand electrically interconnect the Generating Facility to the Transmission Provider’s TransmissionSystem. Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities are sole use facilities.Interconnection Facilities shall mean the Transmission Provider’s Interconnection Facilitiesand the Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities. Collectively, InterconnectionFacilities include all facilities and equipment between the Generating Facility and the Point ofInterconnection, including any modification, additions or upgrades that are necessary tophysically and electrically interconnect the Generating Facility to the Transmission Provider’sTransmission System. Interconnection Facilities are sole use facilities and shall not includeDistribution Upgrades, Stand Alone Network Upgrades or Network Upgrades.Interconnection Facilities Study shall mean a study conducted by the Transmission Provider ora third party consultant for the Interconnection Customer to determine a list of facilities(including Transmission Provider’sthe Interconnection Facilities and Network Upgrades asidentified in the Interconnection System Impact Study), the cost of those facilities, and the timerequired to interconnect the Generating Facility with the Transmission Provider’s TransmissionSystem. The scope of the study is defined in Section 8 of the Standard Large GeneratorInterconnection Procedures.Interconnection Facilities Study Agreement shall mean the formof agreement contained in Appendix 4 of the Standard Large Generator Interconnection- 5 -DM_VAN/BCT0007-BCT00129/6206155.10