Common use of MEMBER’S RESPONSIBILITY PRIOR TO OPERATION Clause in Contracts

MEMBER’S RESPONSIBILITY PRIOR TO OPERATION. 1) Line Extension and Modifications to Cooperative Facilities a) As a part of the interconnection analysis performed by the Cooperative, the Member will be provided with an estimate of any line extension or other cost to be incurred in providing electric delivery service to the Member’s DG Facility. b) Notwithstanding the Cooperative’s line extension policy, the Member shall pay in advance the full cost of the construction of any transmission, substation, distribution, transformation, metering, protective, or other facilities or equipment which, is required, in the sole discretion of the Cooperative, to serve the Member’s DG Facility. c) In the event it is necessary at the time of initial interconnection or at some future time for the Cooperative to modify electric delivery systems in order to serve the Member’s DG Facilities or purchase or continue to purchase the Member’s output, or because the quality of the power provided by the Member’s DG Facilities adversely affects the Cooperative’s delivery system, the Member will reimburse the Cooperative for all costs of modifications required for the interconnection or continued of the Member’s DG Facilities. d) In all cases, the Member shall pay the full cost of the installation of a visible load break disconnect switch by and to the sole specification of the Cooperative. The switch will be readily accessible to Cooperative personnel and of a type that can be secured in an open position by a Cooperative lock.