Common use of System Impact Study Clause in Contracts

System Impact Study. 32.3.4.1 The Interconnection Customer shall advise the ISO that it elects to proceed with a system impact study within five (5) Business Days after either the delivery of the final optional feasibility study report to the Interconnection Customer or the scoping meeting, if the Interconnection Customer opts to forego the optional feasibility study. As soon as practicable after receipt of such election from the Interconnection Customer, the ISO shall provide to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner a good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe for completing the system impact study. A system impact study shall identify and detail the electric system impacts that would result if the proposed Small Generating Facility were interconnected without project modifications or electric system modifications, focusing on the adverse system impacts identified in the optional feasibility study, or to study potential impacts, including but not limited to those identified in the scoping meeting. A system impact study shall evaluate the impact of the proposed interconnection on the reliability of the electric system. 32.3.4.2 If the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer mutually agree that no system impact study is required, , the ISO shall send the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner a facilities study agreement (in the form of Appendix 6) as soon as practicable after (1) transmittal of the final optional feasibility study report; or (2) confirmation that the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer mutually agree to waive the system impact study if the Interconnection Customer elects to skip the optional feasibility study. The ISO shall include, with the facilities study agreement tendered to the Interconnection Customer, an outline of the scope of the facilities study and a non-binding good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the study. 32.3.4.3 In order to remain under consideration for interconnection, unless the system impact study is waived upon mutual agreement of the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer, the Interconnection Customer must submit the required system impact study deposit set forth in Section 32.3.4.4 of this Attachment Z and the technical data requested by the ISO to the ISO within fifteen (15) Business Days of the ISO’s notice of good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the system impact study. 32.3.4.4 A deposit of $50,000 for the system impact study must be submitted by the Interconnection Customer within fifteen (15) Business Days of the ISO’s notice of good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the system impact study to the Interconnection Customer. If the Interconnection Customer does not provide the required study deposit within fifteen (15) Business Days after the ISO’s notice to the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner of the good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe for completing the SIS, the Interconnection Customer will be subject to withdrawal. If the Interconnection Customer does not provide all required technical data, the ISO shall notify the Interconnection Customer of the deficiency and the Interconnection Customer shall cure the deficiency within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the notice, provided, however, such ability to cure technical deficiencies does not apply to failure to submit the required deposit. The ISO shall notify the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner that the system impact study has commenced following receipt of the required deposit and once the ISO deems the required technical data sufficient. 32.3.4.5 The scope of and cost responsibilities for a system impact study shall be described in the system impact study scope. The scope of the system impact study will be provided to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner for review and comment. After the study scope is finalized, the ISO will provide the final scope to the Connecting Transmission Owner and the Interconnection Customer. The Connecting Transmission Owner shall indicate its agreement to the system impact study scope by signing it and promptly returning it to the ISO, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld. For an Interconnection Customer proposing an incremental increase in output to an existing Small Generating Facility, the total output of which does not exceed 20 MW, the system impact study scope may be narrowed upon mutual agreement among the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer. 32.3.4.6 The ISO may request additional information from the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner as may reasonably become necessary consistent with Good Utility Practice during the course of the system impact study. Upon request from the ISO for additional information required for or related to the system impact study, Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner shall provide such additional information in a prompt manner. 32.3.4.7 Affected Systems shall participate in the system impact study and provide all information necessary to prepare the study. 32.3.4.8 Connecting Transmission Owner and any Affecting Transmission Owners, together with Interconnection Customer, will be provided drafts of the system impact study report for review. Review and comments shall be provided to the ISO within fifteen (15) Business Days of receipt.

System Impact Study. 32.3.4.1 The Interconnection Customer shall advise the ISO that it elects to proceed with a system impact study within five (5) Business Days after either the delivery of the final optional feasibility study report to the Interconnection Customer or the scoping meeting, if the Interconnection Customer opts to forego the optional feasibility study. As soon as practicable after receipt of such election from the Interconnection Customer, the ISO shall provide to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner a good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe for completing the system impact study. A system impact study shall identify and detail the electric system impacts that would result if the proposed Small Generating Facility were interconnected without project modifications or electric system modifications, focusing on the adverse system impacts identified in the optional feasibility study, or to study potential impacts, including but not limited to those identified in the scoping meeting. A system impact study shall evaluate the impact of the proposed interconnection on the reliability of the electric system. 32.3.4.2 If the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer mutually agree that no system impact study is required, , the ISO shall send the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner a facilities study agreement (in the form of Appendix 6) as soon as practicable after after (1) transmittal of the final optional feasibility study report; or (2) confirmation that the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer mutually agree to waive the system impact study if the Interconnection Customer elects to skip the optional feasibility study. The ISO shall include, with the facilities study agreement tendered to the Interconnection Customer, an outline of the scope of the facilities study and a non-binding good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the study. 32.3.4.3 In order to remain under consideration for interconnection, unless the system impact study is waived upon mutual agreement of the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer, the Interconnection Customer must submit the required system impact study deposit set forth in Section 32.3.4.4 of this Attachment Z and the technical data requested by the ISO to the ISO within fifteen (15) Business Days of the ISO’s notice of good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the system impact study. 32.3.4.4 A deposit of $50,000 for the system impact study must be submitted by the Interconnection Customer with the executed system impact study within fifteen (15) Business Days of the ISO’s notice of good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the system impact study to the Interconnection Customer. If the Interconnection Customer does not provide the required study deposit within fifteen (15) Business Days after the ISO’s notice to the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner of the good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe for completing the SIS, the Interconnection Customer will be subject to withdrawal. If the Interconnection Customer does not provide all required technical data, the ISO shall notify the Interconnection Customer of the deficiency and the Interconnection Customer shall cure the deficiency within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the notice, provided, however, such ability to cure technical deficiencies does not apply to failure to submit the required deposit. The ISO shall notify the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner that the system impact study has commenced following receipt of the required deposit and once the ISO deems the required technical data sufficient. 32.3.4.5 The scope of and cost responsibilities for a system impact study shall be described in the system impact study scope. The scope of the system impact study will be provided to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner for review and comment. After the study scope is finalized, the ISO will provide the final scope to the Connecting Transmission Owner and the Interconnection Customer. The Connecting Transmission Owner shall indicate its agreement to the system impact study scope by signing it and promptly returning it to the ISO, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld. For an Interconnection Customer proposing an incremental increase in output to an existing Small Generating Facility, the total output of which does not exceed 20 MW, the system impact study scope may be narrowed upon mutual agreement among the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer. 32.3.4.6 The ISO may request additional information from the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner as may reasonably become necessary consistent with Good Utility Practice during the course of the system impact study. Upon request from the ISO for additional information required for or related to the system impact study, Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner shall provide such additional information in a prompt manner. 32.3.4.7 Affected Systems shall participate in the system impact study and provide all information necessary to prepare the study. 32.3.4.8 Connecting Transmission Owner and any Affecting Transmission Owners, together with Interconnection Customer, will be provided drafts of the system impact study report for review. Review and comments shall be provided to the ISO within fifteen (15) Business Days of receipt.

System Impact Study. 32.3.4.1 The Interconnection Customer shall advise the ISO that it elects to proceed with a system impact study within five (5) Business Days after either the delivery of the final optional feasibility study report to the Interconnection Customer or the scoping meeting, if the Interconnection Customer opts to forego the optional feasibility study. As soon as practicable after receipt of such election from the Interconnection Customer, the ISO shall provide to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner a good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe for completing the system impact study. A system impact study shall identify and detail the electric system impacts that would result if the proposed Small Generating Facility were interconnected without project modifications or electric system modifications, focusing on the adverse system impacts identified in the optional feasibility study, or to study potential impacts, including but not limited to those identified in the scoping meeting. A system impact study shall evaluate the impact of the proposed interconnection on the reliability of the electric system. 32.3.4.2 If the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer mutually agree that no system impact study is required, , the ISO shall send the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner a facilities study agreement (in the form of Appendix 6) as soon as practicable after after (1) transmittal of the final optional feasibility study report; or (2) confirmation that the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer mutually agree to waive the system impact study if the Interconnection Customer elects to skip the optional feasibility study. The ISO shall include, with the facilities study agreement tendered to the Interconnection Customer, an outline of the scope of the facilities study and a non-binding good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the study. 32.3.4.3 In order to remain under consideration for interconnection, unless the system impact study is waived upon mutual agreement of the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer, the Interconnection Customer must submit the required system impact study deposit set forth in Section 32.3.4.4 of this Attachment Z and the technical data requested by the ISO to the ISO within fifteen (15) Business Days of the ISO’s notice of good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the system impact study. 32.3.4.4 A deposit of $50,000 for the system impact study must be submitted by the Interconnection Customer within fifteen (15) Business Days of the ISO’s notice of good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe to perform the system impact study to the Interconnection Customer. If the Interconnection Customer does not provide the required study deposit within fifteen (15) Business Days after the ISO’s notice to the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner of the good faith estimate of the cost and timeframe for completing the SIS, the Interconnection Customer will be subject to withdrawal. If the Interconnection Customer does not provide all required technical data, the ISO shall notify the Interconnection Customer of the deficiency and the Interconnection Customer shall cure the deficiency within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of the notice, provided, however, such ability to cure technical deficiencies does not apply to failure to submit the required deposit. The ISO shall notify the Interconnection Customer and the Connecting Transmission Owner that the system impact study has commenced following receipt of the required deposit and once the ISO deems the required technical data sufficient. 32.3.4.5 The scope of and cost responsibilities for a system impact study shall be described in the system impact study scope. The scope of the system impact study will be provided to the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner for review and comment. After the study scope is finalized, the ISO will provide the final scope to the Connecting Transmission Owner and the Interconnection Customer. The Connecting Transmission Owner shall indicate its agreement to the system impact study scope by signing it and promptly returning it to the ISO, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld. For an Interconnection Customer proposing an incremental increase in output to an existing Small Generating Facility, the total output of which does not exceed 20 MW, the system impact study scope may be narrowed upon mutual agreement among the ISO, Connecting Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer. 32.3.4.6 The ISO may request additional information from the Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner as may reasonably become necessary consistent with Good Utility Practice during the course of the system impact study. Upon request from the ISO for additional information required for or related to the system impact study, Interconnection Customer and Connecting Transmission Owner shall provide such additional information in a prompt manner. 32.3.4.7 Affected Systems shall participate in the system impact study and provide all information necessary to prepare the study. 32.3.4.8 Connecting Transmission Owner and any Affecting Transmission Owners, together with Interconnection Customer, will be provided drafts of the system impact study report for review. Review and comments shall be provided to the ISO within fifteen (15) Business Days of receipt.