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1998-012 O IN CENO AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR INTERCHANGE SERVICE BETWEEN THE CITY OF GARLAND, GREENVILLE ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEM, THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AND LG&E ENERGY MARKETING, INC, PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF EXCESS ELECTRiC GENERATION CAPACITY, AS WELL AS OTHER DOCUMENTS IN FURTHERANCE OF SAID AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS THEREFOR, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, historically the City of Denton has participated in the sale of its excess electric generation capacity, which sales have primarily occurred as a result of Texas Mumclpal Power Pool arrangements with Brazos Electric Power Corporation, and the Cities of Bryan, Garland, and Greenville, Texas, and WHEREAS, the City of Denton desires to generate the most revenue from marketing its excess electric ganerat~on capacity, and desires to join the City of Garland and the Greenville Electrtc Utility System as sellers of their excess electric generation capacity to LG&E Energy Marketing, Inc as Purchaser, pursuant to a one (1) year agreement, at terms which are advantageous to the City of Denton, NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I. That the City Manager is authorized to execute an Agreement for Interchange Service between the City of Garland, Greenville Electric Utlhty System, the City of Denton, Texas and LG&E Energy Marketing, Inc (the "Agreement") a copy of wluch Agreement Is attached hereto as Exhtblt "A" and is incorporated herewith by reference SECTION II. That the City Manager is further authorized to execute such other and further documents, including without hmltatlon, any confirmation documents, which are necessary and appropriate to effectuate the terms of the Agreement SECTION III That the expenchture of funds as anthonzed ~n the Agreement is hereby authorized SECTION IV That flus ordinance shall become effective ~mme&ately upon ~ts passage and approval PAS SED AND APPROVED this the ~7~___~__2(_2t~day o f 0t(0t_~/7.~t/~/~g/~~ ,1998 ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPR~Yv'ED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY AGREEMENT FOR INTERCHANGE SERVICE BETWEEN CITY OF GARLAND GREENVILLE ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEM CITY OF DENTON AND LG&E ENERGY MARKETING INC THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this September 24, 1997 by and between the CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS and the CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS each an incorporated mumclpal government with an electric utahty, and the GREENVILLE ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEM, an autonomous mtmlelpal eleeme utility (collectively, "Counterpart¥"), and LG&E ENERGY MARKETING INC, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of California ("LEM," each of LEM and Counterparty may be referred to herein as a "Party," or as "Buyer" or "Seller," as the case may be) WITNESSETH WHEREAS, LEM is engaged in the generation, purchase, and sale of wholesale electric power in the United States, and WHEREAS, Counterparty is engaged in the generation, purchase and sale of wholesale electric power in the State of Texas, and WHEREAS, the Parties believe mutual benefits can be realized from the interchange, sale, and purchase of electric power, and WHEREAS, the Parties desire to set the terms and conditions upon which such sale and purchase may be conducted and upon which the furnishing of certain related services shall be effected, and NOW, THEREFORE, in eonslderatlun of the foregoing and of benefits to be obtained from the covenants herein, the Parties agree as follows 1 TERM OF AGREEMENT 1 1 Term The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date executed by the Parties or, if required, accepted for filing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"), and shall continue in effect until canceled by either Party upon thirty (30) days written notice to the other Party, provided, however, that the term of this Agreement shall not be terminated until all transactions scheduled hereunder are complete and all monies have been paid 2 REQUIREMENTS 2 1 Facilities Each Party w~ll provide, or arrange to have provided, such equipment and/or such other facilities as are reasonably required to implement and carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement 2 2 Authorized Representatives Each Party shall appoint one or more "Authorized Representatives" who shall be authorized to act on its behalf with respect to matters contained herein Each Party shall provide in writing, to the other Party, the name of its Authorized Representative(s) prior to any transaction contemplated herein Each Party shall notify the other Party as promptly as possible, of subsequent changes in designated Authorized Representative(s) Authorized Representatives shall have no authority to modify any provisions of this Agreement 3 INTERCHANGE OF CAPACITY AND ENERGY 3 1 Transactions At any time during the term of this Agreement either Party may notify the other that it has amounts of capacity and/or energy available for sale or exchange or that it desires to purchase capacity and/or energy The terms and conditions of any purchase, sale or exchange (including, price, quantity, dehvery points and scheduling) (each, a "Transaction") will be agreed to by the Parties' Authorized Representatives prior to the commencement of the purchase, sale or exchange Nothing herein shall obligate either Party to make any amounts of capamty or energy available for purchase, sale or exchange 3 1 1 Sales by LEM hereunder shall be pursuant to FERC Electric Rate Schedule No 1, attached hereto as Exhibit A, as established by FERC in Docket No ER94-1188-0000 3 2 Confirmations The Parties' Authorized Representative shall agree on and confirm the price, quantity, terms, conditions, lnterruptlbflity, compensation, points of delivery and scheduling provisions for all Transactions under this Agreement 3 2 1 Hourly and Dml¥ Transactions Any hourly or dmly Transaction may be formed and effectuated in a telephone conversation between the Authorized Representatives of the Parties, during which conversation an oral offer and oral acceptance shall bind the Pames, without the need for a prior written Confirmation, provided, however, that a Confirmation shall be promptly delivered by the selling Party to the other Party 3 2 2 Other Transactions All Transactions other than those specified in Section 3 2 1 above shall be confirmed in writing by the Authorized Representatives prior to the commencement of the Transaction 3 2 3 Form Confirmataons may be in the form attached hereto as Schedule 3 2 3 2 4 Conflmts The terms of each Transaction and the apphcable Confirmatton and thts Agreement form, shall be read and construed as, one stngle agreement Any lnconststency or conflmt between thts Agreement and the apphcable Confirmation shall be resolved in favor of the specffic Confirmatton for the speeffic Transactton 3 3 Tyne of Enemy Unless otherwise agreed by the Parttes ~n the apphcable Confirmatton, Transactions hereunder shall conform to the Electrm Rehablhty Counctl of Texas ("ERCOT") interchange classfficahons as described tn the ERCOT Operattng Grade No 1 Sectton E 2 dependent on type of resource utlhzed tn the transactton as follows 3 3 1 Source Type A - Can be tnterrupted by the Seller for any reason, tnclud~ng other economm opportumt~es 3 3 2 Source Type B - Can not be ~nterrupted by the Seller for any reason unless so ordered by the ERCOT Independent System Operator ("ERCOT ISO") tn accordance with the ERCOT Emergency Electric Curtmlment Plan ("EECP") and on a pro-rata basts w~th the Seller's nattve load customers 3 3 3 Source Type C - Can be interrupted by the Seller for a system fome majeure event Cannot be tnterrupted by the Seller for economic reasons 3 3 4 Source Type D - Can be interrupted by the Seller tf the resource or resources designated prior to the transactton become hmtted ~n some way Cannot be mterrupted by the Seller for economm reasons 3 4 Scheduhm, Buyer vall submit a written schedule for dehvery of energy to the ERCOT ISO and to the Seller by 10 00 a m Eastern Standard Ttme on the day before the reqmred dehvery of scheduled energy 3 5 Recordmgs The Part,es agree not to contest or assert any defense to the vahd~ty or enforceabxllty of telephomc requests under laws relating to whether certatn agreements are to be tn wnttng or s~gned by the Party to be thereby bound, or the authority of any employee of such Party to make such communmatton Each Party consents to the recording of ~ts representatxves' telephone conversattons wtthout any further notme All recordings or electromc commun~catmns may be ~ntroduced tnto evtdence to prove oral agreements between the Part,es 3 6 Gmdehnes It ts the ~ntent of the Part~es that tn effecttng all transacttons under thru Agreement, both Parttes wtll operate ~n accordance wtth apphcable ERCOT Grades and NERC gmdehnes and m a manner conststent wtth prudent utthty practices The Partxes shall ~mmedmtely contact one another tn the event of sudden or emergency curtailment or xntermptmn of energy deliveries hereunder 3 7 Delivery Point, Title and Risk of Loss 3 7 1 Dehver¥ Point The delivery point will be specified for each Transaction m the apphcable Confirmation Seller shall be responsible for all transmission charges and other costs and expenses associated with the delivery of energy to the delivery point Buyer shall be responsible for all transmission charges and other costs and expenses associated with the energy at and from the delivery point 3 7 2 Title and R~sk of Loss Title to and risk of loss of capacity and/or energy shall transfer from Seller to Buyer at and from the delivery point specified for each transaction 3 8 Character All energy provided hereunder shall be delivered to Buyer at the delivery point in the form of three-phase, 60 hertz, with reasonable variation of frequency and voltage 3 9 Disclaimer SELLER HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF FITNESS AND MERCHANTIBILITY EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, AND COUNTERPARTY AGREES TO BUY ENERGY "AS IS" EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN 4 BILLING AND PAYMENT 4 1 Records The Parties shall keep complete records as may be needed to substantiate a clear history of the various deliveries of electric power made, and of the clock-hour integrated demands m kilowatt-hours delivered, by one Party to the other In mamtmnmg such records, the Parties shall effect such segregation and allocation of electric power delivered as may be needed to properly bill for deliveries under this Agreement A Party's records shall be available at all reasonable times for inspection by the other Party's Representative and may be copied at such other Party's expense 4 2 Statements As promptly as practicable, but no more than ten (10) days after the end of each calendar month, the Parties shall cause to be prepared a statement setting forth the electric capacity and energy transactions between the Parties durmg such month in such detml and with such segregation as may be needed for operating records under this Agreement 4 3 Invoices Seller shall submit an invoice for energy delivered during the preceding month to Buyer in a form acceptable to the Parties on or before the tenth (10~) day of each month by first class mall The system logs shall form the basis for the payments described in this Section Buyer shall pay such amounts, by first class mai1 or electronic wire transfer, within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the invoice Invoices shall be considered delivered when deposited with the U S Postal Service Either Party may change its address, financial institution, or account numbers, as applicable, by written notice to the other Party at the address specified in Schedule l0 3 All payments provided hereunder shall be directed by Buyer to the address or wire transfer number specified m Schedule l0 3 4 4 4 Late Payments All mounts owed by one Party hereto to the other shall be due and payable on the fifteenth (15th) day following receipt of a ball Interest on unpmd mounts shall accrue at the rate of two percent (2%) per annum above the prime eom- merclal lendmg rate estabhshed from time to t~me by Chase Manhattan Bank, N A, New York, New York, or the statutory ~nterest rate as set forth m the Texas Government Code, whichever ~s less, from the date due until the date upon whmh payment ~s made Unless otherwise agreed upon, a calendar month shall be the standard bdhng period Where amounts are due from both Part,es to the other, bdls shall wherever possible be stated ~n the net amount 4 5 Payment, Nettmg/Setoff If each Party ~s each reqmred to pay an amount to the other Party ~n the same month, then such amounts w~th respect to each Party may be aggregated and the Part,es may d~scharge their obhgattons to pay through netting, ~n which case the Party, if any, owing the greater aggregate amount may pay to the other Party the difference between the amounts owed Each Party reserves to ~tself all rights, setoffs, counterclmms and other remedies and defenses to the extent not expressly demed or wmved here~n which such party has or may be entitled to arising from or out of th~s Agreement All outstanding Transactions and the obhgatxons to make payment ,n connection therewith or under th~s Agreement may be offset agamst each other, set off or recouped therefrom 4 6 Bdhn~ D~s~utes If any port~on of any bill ~s ~n d~spute, then the d~sputed amount shall be prod under protest when due Disputes shall be d~scussed and resolved by the Authorized Representatives, who shall use their best efforts to ammably and promptly resolve the d~sputes Upon detenmnat~on of the correct bflhng amount, the proper adjustment shall be prod or refunded promptly after such determ~natmn w~th ~nterest accrued on the amount of the adjustment m accordance with Section 4 4 and computed from the date payment is received to the date the adjustment is made Invomes and other bdlmg documentation shall be sent to the addresses specffied in Schedule 10 3 5 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES 5 I Default The occurrence of the following shall constitute an "Event of Default" 5 1 1 Fmlure by e~ther Party to pay any amounts due hereunder, and such breach shall continue for a period of five (5) days after the date on whmh wmten not,ce thereof shall have been received by the nonpaymg Party 5 1 2 E~ther Party materially breaches any contractual obhgat~on under this Agreement, and such breach shall contmue for a period of ten (10) days after the date on which written notxce thereof shall have been received by the defaulting Party, prowded, that ~f ~t shall be ~mpractlcable or impossible to remedy any such breach w~th~n such grace period, such grace period shall be extended for an additional period reasonably necessary to remedy such failure ff dunng such additional per~od the defaulting Party shall be dthgently pursmng a cure for such breach 5 1 3 Either Party 0) makes any general assignment or any general arrangement for the benefit of creditors, (u) files a petition or otherwise commences, authorizes or acquiesces m the commencement of a proceeding or cause of action under any bankruptcy or sunllar law for the protection of creditors, or has such a petition involuntarily filed against it and such petition ts not withdrawn or dismissed within thirty (30) days after such fihng, (m) otherwise becomes bankrupt or insolvent (however evidenced), or (iv) ts unable to pay tis debts as they fall due 5 1 4 A representation made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated by a Party proves to have been incorrect or mlsleadmg tn any material respeat when made or repeated or deemed to have been made or repeated 5 2 Remedies 5 2 1 Seller's Default If Seller fmls to dehver energy and/or capacity, and such failure ts not excused, then as Buyer's sole and exclusive remedy for such failure, other than as set forth m Sections 5 3 and 5 4, Seller shall pay to Buyer (on the date payments would otherwise be due under the specific Transaction) an amount for each Mwhr of such deficiency equal to the sum of 0) the price at which Buyer is, or would be able, to purchase or otherwise receive comparable supplies of energy and/or capacity at a commercially reasonable price (adjusted to reflect difference in transmission costs, tf any) minus 0Q the applicable energy and/or capacity price agreed to for the specific Transaction, provided, however, tf the amount determined tn the preceding clause 0) is negative, then the amount shall be equal to zero for purposes of caleulatmg the deficiency payment 5 2 2 Buyer's Default If Buyer falls to schedule and to receive energy and/or capacity, and such feulure ts not excused, then as Seller's sole and exclusive remedy for such failure, other than as set forth in Sections 5 3 and 5 4, Buyer shall pay Seller (on the date payment would otherwise be due under th~s transaction) an amount for each Mwhr of such deficiency equal to the sum of 0) the apphcable energy and/or capacity price agreed to for the specific Transaction mmus (u) the price at which Seller is, or would be able, to sell or otherwise dispose of comparable supplies of energy and/or capacity at a commercially reasonable price (adJusted to reflect d~fferenees tn transmission costs, if any), provided, however, if the mount determined m the preceding clause 0) ts negative, then the amount shall be equal to zero for purposes of calculating the deficiency payment 5 3 Termination In the Event of Default with respect to a specific Transaction, the non-defaulting Party shall have the right to terminate the Transaction by g~vmg not~ee of termination to the defaulting Party m addition to recovering damages under Section 5 2 above 5 4 Additional Remedies In addition to the remedies set forth in Sections 5 2 and 5 3 above, if either Party falls to pay any mounts in accordance with this Article when due, the aggrieved Party shall have the right to (1) suspend performance until such amounts plus interest have been paid, and/or (n) exercise any remedy available at law or in eqmty 5 5 Duty to Mitigate Each Party shall use its best efforts to mitigate its damages 5 6 Release, No Consequential Damages Neither LEM nor Counterparty, as the case may be, shall hold the other Party 0ncludlng its corporate affiliates, parent, subsidiaries, d~rectors, officers, officials, employees and agents and, w~th respect to Counterparty, their present and former agents, employees, officials and representatives in their officml, lnd~wdual and representative capacities) bible for any claims, losses, costs and expenses of any kind or character 0ncludmg, without hmltatlon, loss of earnings and attorneys' fees) for damage to property of the other Party, ~n any way occurnng ~nmdent to, arising out of, or in connection w~th the releasing Party's performance under th~s Agreement Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, neither Party, its affihates, or their present and former agents, employees, officials and representatives ~n their offimal, individual and representative capacities shall, ~n any event, be hable to any other Party, its affihates, or their present and former agents, employees, officmls and representatives m their official, lndlwdual and representative capacities for any md~rect, incidental, special or consequentml damages, including but not hmlted to, loss of reve- nue, cost of capital, loss of business reputation or opportumty whether such habdlty arises out of contract, tort (including neghgence), strict hablhty or otherwise 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 6 1 Renresentat~ons Each Party warrants and represents to the other that as of the date hereof and as of the date of each Confirmation 6 1 1 Organization and Existence W~th respect to LEM, ~t 1s duly organized and vahdly ex~stmg as a corporation ~n good standing under the laws of the juris- diction of its incorporation W~th respect to each of the Counterpart~es, it ~s organized and validly emstmg as a mumc~pal corporation having an electric utthty, or as an autonomous municipal electric utthty under the laws of the State of Texas 6 1 2 Power and Authority It has all reqms~te power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in whmh it is engaged or presently proposes to engage and to execute and deliver this Agreement and each Confirma- tion and to perform all of its obhgat~ons hereunder and thereunder 6 1 3 Due Authorization The execution, dehvery and performance of th~s Agreement and each Confirmation and the performance of its obligations here- under and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions described hereto and therein have been duly authorized by all reqms~te action on its part 7 6 1 4 No Conflict Nexther the execution, dehvery or performance by it of th~s Agreement or any Confirmation, tts comphance w~th the terms hereof and thereof, tts fulfillment of any of the terms and condtttons hereof and thereof, nor the consummatton of the transactions contemplated heretn and therein conflicts wtth, results ~n a breach of or constttutes a default under 0) anY of the terms, cond~ttons or prows~ons of its charter, articles of tncorporatton, by-laws, partnership agreement or other constituent documents, (n) any federal, state or local law, or any order, rule, writ, lnjtmctton, decree, or regulatton of any governmental authority hawng jurlsdmt~on over it or tts properties or by whmh tt ~s bound, or (m) any agreement or instrument to which it ~s a Party or by which any of tts properties ~s bound or affected 6 1 5 Execution, Delivery and Performance It has duly executed and dehvered thts Agreement and each Confirmation and th~s Agreement and each Confirmatton constitutes tts legal, vahd and b~ndtng obhgatlon, enforceable agmnst tt m accordance w~th tts terms 6 1 6 Governmental An~rovals Except for any tmttal authorization reeqmred from the goverumg body of a mummpal corporation to enter this Agreement, no approval or vahdat~on of, or fihng, recording or regtstratton with, or exemptton by, any governmental anthonty ts reqmred to authorize, or ts reqmred ~n con- nectlon w~th (0 the execution, dehvery and performance ofth~s Agreement or any Confirmation or (n) the legahty, valldtty, btndtng effect or enforceab~hty of thts Agreement and each Confirmation 6 1 7 No L~t~eat~on It has not recetved any nottce, nor to the best of tts knowledge ts there pendtng or threatened any nottce of any vtolatton of any apphcable law, rule, regulation, order, win, judgment, decree or other legal or regulatory determination by a court, regulatory agency or governmental authority of competent junsdmtton or of any stat, proceedtng, judgment, ruhng or order by or before any court, tribunal or any governmental authority whmh may have a material effect on tts ability to perform hereunder or under any Confirmation 6 1 8 T~tle All energy dehvered hereunder shall be free and clear of all hens or other encumbrances 7 REGULATORY AUTHORITY 7 1 Ap~hcable Law Th~s Agreement and any amendments thereto shall be subject to all applicable laws and to the rules and regulattons of governmental authorities and agenmes hawng jurtsdmt~on Ifreqmred, LEM shall tender thts Agreement for filing w~th FERC tn a t~mely fashion, tn the manner and to the extent reqmred by law 7 2 Chan~e tn Rates Nothing contained here~n shall be construed as affecttng in any way e~ther Party's rights under thts Agreement, or any rate schedule lncorporattng tt, to unilaterally make apphcat~on to FERC for a change ~n rates under Section 205 of the Federal Power Act and pursuant to FERC Rules and Regulattons promulgated thereunder, 8 ~rowded. however, that the rate agreed to in a transaction shall not be subject to change except by mutual agreement of the Parties and neither Party shall file to change the rate or other terms applicable to an ongoing or pending transaction unless the Part,es so agree 8 FORCE MAJEURE 8 1 Force Maleure The term "Force Maleure" shall be deemed for the purpose of th~s Agreement to mean acts of God, condttlons reqmnng curtailment of transactions pursuant to the ERCOT EECP, strikes or other labor d~fficultles, war, nots, requirements, actions or failures to act on the part of governmental authorities preventing performance, lnabthty despite due dxl~gence to obtmn reqmred hcenses, accidents, fires, fmlure of, damage to, loss of right to or destruction or breakdown of necessary famhtles, fmlures of facilities, or transportation or transmission delays or accidents, or other samlar or dlss~mdar causes beyond the control of the Party affected which causes such Party could not have avoided by exercise of due dthgence and reasonable care Nothing contained here~n shall be construed to require a Party to settle any strike, lockout, work stoppage or other ~ndustnal disturbance or d~spute ~n whmh it may be revolved or to take an appeal from any judm~al, regulatory or administrative action Any Party rendered unable to fulfill any of ~ts obhgat~ons under th~s Agreement by reason of Force MaJeure shall exercise due d~hgence to remove such lnabd~ty with all reasonable d~spatch If either Party is unable, in whole or m part, to perform any of its obhgatlons by reason of Force MaJeure, then the obligations of the Party relying thereon, insofar as such obhgatlons are affected by such Force MaJeure, shall be suspended and/or canceled during the continuance thereof but no longer The Party invoking Fome MaJeure shall specifically state the full particulars of the Force MaJeure and the t~me and date when the Force Majeure occurred Notices g~ven by telephone under the prowslon of this Article 8 shall be confirmed in writing as soon as reasonably possible When the Force MaJeure ceases, the Party relying thereon shall g~ve prompt notice thereof to the other Party Sales or purchases pursuant to this Agreement may be terminated by the Party not experiencing the Force Majeure if such event of Force Majeure continues for a period of thirty (30) continuous days 9 INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 9 1 Indemmtv To the extent allowed by law, each Party shall mdemmfy, defend and hold harmless the other Party from and against any habd~ty, loss, cost, damage and expense because of injury or damage to persons or property resulting from, or arising out of the use of its own facd~tles or the production or flow of electric energy by and through Its own facilities, except when such injury or damage results from the negligence, gross neghgence, willful misconduct or violation of any legal requirement of the indemnified Party 9 2 Comnllance Each Party shall be responsible for its own comphance with all applicable laws and regulations, including those relating to the environment, and to the extent allowed by law, each Party shall hold the other Party harmless from any habthty, loss, cost or expense arising out of its fmlure to comply w~th such laws and regulations 10 MISCELLANEOUS 10,1 Entire Agreement This Agreement and each Confirmation constitutes the entire agreement between the Part,es ralatmg to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any other agreements, written or oral, between the Parties concerning such sub.~ect matter 10,2 Interpretation Defined terms m th~s Agreement shall include ~n the singular number the plural and m the plural number the singular Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding mascuhne, fem~mne and neuter forms Any reference m this Agreement to "Section," "Article," "Exhibit" or "Schedule" shall be references to th~s Agreement The Parties acknowledge that each Party and its counsel have reviewed and rewsed th~s Agreement and that the normal rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed m the mterpretatton of this Agreement 10 3 Notices All notices, requests, statements or payments shall be addressed as specified m Schedule 10 3 Notices required to be ~n writing shall be dehvered by letter, facsimile or other documentary form Not,ce by facsimile or hand dehvery shall be deemed to have been received by the close of the business day on which ~t was transmitted or hand dehvered (unless transuntted or hand dehvered after close, m which case ~t shall be deemed received at the close of the next business day) Not~ce by overmght mall or courier shall be deemed to have been received two business days after ~t was sent A Party may change ~ts address by providing not~ce of same m accordance herewith 10 4 No Wmver No wmver at any time by any Party hereto of its r~ghts with respect to the other Party or v~th respect to any matter arising m counect~un with th~s Agreement shall be considered a waiver w~th respect to any subsequent default or matter 10 5 Assignment Neither Party shall assign th~s Agreement or its r~ghts hereunder w~thout the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably w~thheld or delayed Notwithstanding the foregoing, e~ther Party may, w~thout the need for consem from the other Party (and w~thout rel~ewng ~tself from hab~hty hereunder), (a) transfer, pledge, or assign th~s Agreement as security for any financing, (b) transfer or assign this Agreement to an affihate of such Party, or (c) transfer or assign th~s Agreement to any person or entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the assets of such Party, nrovlded, however, that any such assignee shall agree to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof 10 6 Taxes If at any t~me during the term of th~s Agreement there should be levied or assessed ag~unst e~ther of the Part~es any d~reet taxes by any taxing authority on the capacity and/or energy generated, purchased, sold, transmitted, ~nterchanged, or exchanged under th~s Agreement, which taxes are m addition to or different from the forms of d~rect taxes being lewed or assessed on the date of th~s Agreement and such d~rect taxes result m increasing the cost to e~ther or both Parties of carrying out the provisions of th~s Agreement, then the rates and charges for such capacity and/or energy furmshed hereunder shall be ~ncreased automatically to the extent permnted by apphcable 10 law or regulations as necessary to make adequate and equitable allowance for such taxes, pr0wded~ however, that the Party whose rates and charges are to be ~ncreased hereunder shall gxve thirty (30) days prior written notice of such increase to the other Party before the increase may become effective 107 GOVERNING LAW THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING ITS VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION OR PERFORMANCE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AS APPLICABLE TO RESIDENTS OF THAT STATE ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY THEREIN, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE PLACE OF EXECUTION OR OF THE ORDER IN WHICH THE SIGNATURES OF THE PARTIES ARE AFFIXED OR OF THE PLACE OR PLACES OF PERFORMANCE l0 8 Counterparts Th~s Agreement may be executed m several counterparts, each of which ~s an original and all of which constitute one and the same instrument 10 9 Successors and Assmns The terms and provisions of this Agreement and the respective rights and obligations hereunder of each Party shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, its successors and assigns 10 10 Severabfl~tv Should any provision of this Agreement for any reason be declared lnvahd or unenfomeable by a final, non-appealable order of any court or regulatory body hawng junsdmt~on, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaamng portions of the Agreement, and such portions shall remmn in full force and effect as ~f this Agreement had been executed without the ~nvalld port~on In the event any provision of this Agreement ~s declared mvahd, the Part, es shall promptly renegotlate to restore this Agreement as near as possible to ~ts original intent and effect 10 11 Amendments No amendment or modification of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be or become effective except by written agreement executed by the Part,es l0 12 No Dedmatlon Any undertaking by one Party to the other Party under any provisions of this Agreement shall not constitute a dedication of e~ther Party's system or any port, on thereof to the pubhe or to the other Party or any other person or entity, and it ~s understood and agreed that any such undertaking by either Party shall cease upon the termination of such Party's obhgatlons under th~s Agreement IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Part,es hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers or representatives, and cop~es dehvered to each Party, as of the day and year first above stated II CITY OF GARLAND ATTEST Title City Manager t~ ~,~,c. CITY OF DENTON ATTEST By ~~.~0. /~L-~ A~~ -- _ Title City Manager GREENVILLE ELECTRIC UTILITY ATTEST SYSTEM By ~. ~ Title General Manager LG&E ENERGY MARKETING INC ATTEST By (~_~f~)~ , ./~ , ~~ APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM. HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS 12 SCHEDULE 3.2 FORM OF CONFIRMATION [Date] [Name of Recipient] [T~tle] [Organization] [Address] [City, State Z~p] Ladles and Gentlemen This letter shall confirm the agreement reached on [DATE] between [COUNTERPARTY] ("Counterparty") and LG&E Energy Marketing Inc ("LEM") and constxtutes a "Confirmatmn" as defined m the Agreement for Interchange Service dated [DATE] (the "Interchange Agreement") The prows~ons of the Interchange Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, except that, m case of conflict or inconsistency between the terms of this letter and the terms of the Interchange Agreement, the terms of this letter shall prevml Terms used but not del'reed m this letter shall have the meanings g~van to them in the lntarchange Agreement Seller Buyer Term Th~s transaction shall begin at [TIME] on [DATE] and shall end [TIME] on [DATE], unless terminated earher by elthar party m accordance w~th the prov~sions hereof Price Include the following language If there ts a reservation fee or optlon premtum The obligation of Buyer to pay the [Reservation Fee] ns absolute and unconditional, subject to no defenses, counterclmms or rights of offset or recoupment Quantity __ megawatts per hour Type [A, B, C or D] Dehver¥ P0mts The delivery point wdl be the ~nterface on 's transmlsston system RepresentaBon Each party represents and warrants to the other that ~t has the full power and authority to execute and dehver this letter agreement and to perform all ~ts obhgat~ons hereunder, the execution, dehvery and performance of th~s letter agreement and the performance of ~ts obhgat~ons hereunder and the consummation of the transactions described herem have been duly authorized by all reqms~te action on ~ts part, and ~t has duly executed and dehvered th~s letter agreement and this letter agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable agmnst it m accordance with its terms lfyou are m agreement with the foregoing please execute where lndmated below and fax a copy of this letter to the undersigned This offer expires at 5 00 P M on [DATE] (E S T ) Sincerely, LG&E ENERGY MARKETING INC <Name> <T~tle> AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED [Counterparty] <Name> <T~tle> <Date> SCHEDULE 10 3 ADDRESSES All Notices to Counterparty All Notices to LEM Electric Ut~hty Director LG&E Energy Marketing Inc C~ty of Garland 220 West Mmn Street, 7th Floor 504 State Street P O Box 32380 (40232) Garland, Texas 75040 Lomswlle, Kentucky 40202 Attn Mr J~m Harder Attention Rhoda L Wflhams Greenville Electric Utlhty System Contract Admlmstrator 6000 Joe Ramsey Blvd Phone# 502-627-4197 Greenwlle, Texas 75402 Fax# 502-627-4177 Attn Mr Tom Darte, General Manager C~ty of Denton P O Box 2347 Denton, Texas 76201 Attn MS Sharon Mays, Electric Utility Director Scheduhng Requests Scheduhng Requests Garland Operations Center LG&E Energy Marketzng Inc 972-205-3107 (Vmce) 502-627-4176/4177 (Fax) 972-205-3106 (Fax) All bilhngs to Counterparty All bllhngs to LEM Garland Power &Ltght LG&E Energy Marketing, lnc Atto Paul Breltzman 220 West Mare Street 525 E Avenue B Lomswlle, KY 40202 Garland, Texas 75040 Attn Trading Accounts Payable, 7th Floor All payments to Counterparty All payments to LEM Garland Power & L~ght PNC Bank Kentucky Attn Paul Bre~tzman Accounting T~tle LG&E Energy Marketing 525 E Avenue B Inc Garland, Texas 75040 Account Number 3100532665 ABA Number 083000108 Confirmation LG&E Energy Marketing Inc Credit and Collections Attn Accounts Receivable Fax # 502-627-4177 EXHIBIT A POWER SALES BY LG&E POWER MARKETING INC (LPM) FERC ELECTRIC RATE SCHEDULE NO 1 1 Avmlabfl~ty LG&E Power Marketing Inc makes non-firm energy and firm capacity and associated energy avmlable under th~s Rate Schedule for wholesale sales to purchasers w~th whom it has entered mto a contract 2 Apphcab~llty~ Th~s schedule ~s apphcable to all sales of non-firm energy and firm capacity and assocmted energy by LG&E Power Marketing Inc not otherwme subject to a partmular rate schedule 3 Rates All sales shall be made at rates estabhshed by letter agreement between the purchaser and LG&E Power Marketmg Inc 4 Other Terms and Conditions All other terms and conditions shall be estabhshed by agreement between the purchaser and LG&E Power Marketing Inc 5 Affiliate Sales Prohibited No sale may be made pursuant to th~s Rate Schedule to any entity controlled by, under common control w~th, or controlhng LG&E Power Marketing Inc 6 Effective Date Th~s Rate Schedule is effective on and after August 24, 1994 n \paul\lem\~nte¢3a doc /-G NERGY MARK , September 24, 1997 L~E Energy Mark~t~ng In~ 575 Anton Boulevard VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL 77424 ~ 4790 FAX Mr J~m Harder Electric Utthty D~rector C~ty of Garland 504 State Street Garland, Texas 75040 Mr Tom Darte General Manager Greenville Electric Utthty System 6000 Joe Ramsey Blvd Greenvdle, Texas 75402 Ms Sharon Mays Electric Utd~ty D~rector C~ty of Denton P O Box 2347 Denton, Texas 76201 Dear S~rs and Madam This letter shall confirm the agreement between the C~ty of Garland, Greenville Electric Utthty System and the C~ty of Denton ("collectively DGG") and LG&E Energy Marketing Inc ("LEM") and constitutes a "Confirmation" as defined ~n the Agreement for Interchange Service dated September 24, 1997 (the "Interchange Agreement") The provisions of the Interchange Agreement are ~ncorporated herein by reference, except that, m case of conflict or lncons~stency between the terms of this letter and the terms of the Interchange Agreement, the terms of this letter shall prevml Terms used but not defined in th~s letter shall have the meamngs g~ven to them in the Interchange Agreement Seller DGG, Seller Agent to be City of Garland The City of Garland, Greenwlle Electric Utd~ty System, and the C~ty of Denton wall be jmntly and severally hable for the obhgations of DGG hereunder Buyer LEM Term May 1, 1998 to April 30, 1999 A SUBS/DIARY OF /.G~NERGK Mr Jim Harder Mr Tom Darte Ms Sharon Mays September 24, 1997 Page 2 Capacity DGG grants to LEM the right but not the obhgatlon to call on up to 100 MW of capacity at any time during the term Such capacity will come from those gas and oil fueled generating assets of DGG whmh are avmlable to DGG but not required to serve the native load of DGG As used in this letter, the native load of DGG, in addition to the accepted industry understanding of the definition of that term, shall include DGG's load under the existing sales arrangements between DGG and the cities of Borne, Bridgeport and Farmersvdle LEM shall have the right to nominate 100 MW of DGG capacity as planned capacity in accordance with ERCOT procedures to secure planned transmission service for the calendar year 1998 DGG will ~n turn lndmate to the ERCOT ISO that such capacity is a slice of the DGG gas and oil fuel generating resources Capacity Price LEM shall pay to DGG $18 per kW-year for capacity on a monthly basis DGG shall invoice LEM for $1 50 per kW-month each month along with invoices for energy deliveries for the applicable month in accordance with the provisions of the Interchange Agreement governing tnvomlng for energy deliveries LEM shall be relieved of its obligation to pay for capacity for each day that DGG fails to have energy avmlable in accordance with its obllgatmns hereunder ~f such failure is unexcused under any provision hereunder in addition to all other remedies available to LEM under this Agreement Scheduhn~ Upon telephonic request from LEM, by 9 30 a m central prevailing time ("CPT") each day during the term hereof, DGG shall provide to LEM by telephone, telecopler, or instantaneous electronic communication, its unit commitment, including any partial unit, avmlabdlty of the remaining umts on its system, and unit dispatch fuel costs for the following day Within 30 minutes after such information is provided or by 10 00 a m CPT, whmhever is later, LPM at its option may either (i) nominate energy purchases from DGG, (11) nominate energy purchases from DGG using fuel provided by LEM (''Tolling Nomination"), or (iii) not nominate energy purchases from DGG, for the following day At the time that LEM nominates energy purchases, LEM will submit by telecopler or instantaneous electronic communication a schedule to DGG and the ERCOT ISO reflecting the megawatts to be purchased from DGG in each hour for the schedule The maximum ramp rate for changes in scheduled quantities of energy (including any curtailment under this agreement) is 2 5 megawatts per minute across a ten minute ramp window commencing five minutes before the hour and ending five minutes after the hour Accordingly, the maximum hour to hour change is 25 megawatts in either direction The m~mmum schedule period is four hours Energy will be priced based on the units which are avmlable and are not Mr Jim Harder Mr Tom Darte Ms Sharon Mays September 24, 1997 Page 3 serwng DGG's native load on the applicable day and which have the lowest incremental heat rates as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto or as otherwise selected by LEM Type Energy purchased from DGG hereunder will be ERCOT Type C System F~rm energy Enerev Price The energy price will be DOG's ~ncremental cost of generation DOG's incremental cost of generation for the purposes of this agreement will be the incremental heat rate set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto for the apphcable umt multiplied by the d~spatch cost of fuel for the umt for the apphcable day If LEM's nomination ~s a Tolhng Nomination, LEM will deliver gas to the appropriate unit m quantities needed to generate scheduled energy based upon the mere- mental heat rate set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto for the apphcable unit, and the energy price will be zero In addition, ~f DOG ~s reqmred to start a umt in order to satisfy an LEM nomination hereunder, then LEM shall pay a start-up fee ~n an amount of $20 per megawatt for the full capacity of such umt Responsive Sp~nnmg or Smnnln~ Reserves LEM will notify the ISO and DGG of any responsive sp~nmng or spinning reserve carried by DOG for the benefit of LEM Up to 20% of the capacity of any umt started for the benefit of LEM and not serving load can be spmmng reserve Transmission The delivery point shall be the generator bus for all purposes ~ncludlng the calculatmn of VAMM impacts under ERCOT regulations LEM is responsible for secunng and nominating to the ISO planned transm~ssion service for receipt of power and energy from DGG Additionally, LEM is responsible for losses ~ncurred in the dehvery of energy from DOG to LEM Emergency Conditions (a) At such times as the ERCOT ISO reqmres conversion of responsive spinning or spinning reserves to energy, LEM will notify DOG of such an event and any or all of the spinning and supplemental reserves carried on the DOG units started for the benefit of LEM will be converted into energy and the price for such energy shall be DGG's incremental costs of generation (as described under "Energy Price") using DGO's then current dtspatch fuel costs Mr J~m Harder Mr Tom Darte Ms Sharon Mays September 24, 1997 Page 4 (b) If LEM submits a Tolhng Nomination and fads to dehver fuel for any reason other than the fault of DGG, DGG w~ll prowde to LEM prompt notme of such fmlure and DGG's then current d~spatch fuel costs for the apphcable period W~th~n two hours after receipt of such not~ce, LEM shall g~ve notme to DGG that ~t wall e~ther 0) continue to receive scheduled energy and pay ~ energy price based on DGG's stated fuel costs or (n) cuaml purchases from DGG w~thom hab~hty here~der (c) If dehveu of gas to a DGG ~t ~s cmmled due to fome majeure, or clmm of force maje~e by a suppher, then DGG shall be reheved of ~ts obhgm~ons to supply energy at the original price However, DGG shall remain obhgated to supply energy at ~ts ~ncremental costs of generation using the cost of replacement fuel Accordingly, DGG shall g~ve prompt not~ce to LEM of tts loss of gas supply ~d the ~en c~ent dmpatch fuel cost for the affected ~t Wtth~n two ho~s a~er receipt of such notme, LEM shall g~ve not~ce to DGG that LEM w~ll rather 0) continue to receive scheduled energy ~der ~e new pnmng or (n) curtal purchases from DGG Representation Each pa~y represents ~d w~ts to the o~er that tt has the full power and au&onty to execute and dehver th~s letter agreement ~d to perfo~ all ~ts obhgat~ons hereunder, the execution, dehvery and peffo~ce of th~s leRer agreement ~d the perform~ce of ~ts obhgat~ons hereunder ~d the consumatlon of the tr~sact~ons described here~n have been duly authorized by all reqms~te action on ~ts p~, ~d ~t has duly executed and dehvemd th~s letter agreement ~d th~s letter agreement constitutes ~ts legal, vahd ~d b~nd~ng obhgat~on, enforceable agmnst ~t ~n accord~ce Wl~ its terms If you ~e ~n agreement w~th the foregoing please execute where ~nd~cated below ~d fax a copy of th~s letter to the undersigned Stncerely, LG&E ENERGY MA~ETING INC ATTEST Scott A Noll, ~~ Semor V~ce President Mr hm Harder Mr Tom Darte Ms Sharon Mays September 24, 1997 Page 5 AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED CITY OF GARL~ ~ ATTEST By ~)~ 1,.~~ (~d./~ ~ Title City ~er Date ~/~ CITY OF DENTON ATTEST Title City Manager ~7 .... GREENVILLE ELECTRIC UTILITY ATTEST SYSTEM T~tle General Manager ~ ,, / /,¢ /¢ ,--) Date Mr J~m Harder Mr Tom Darte Ms Sharon Mays September 24, 1997 Page 6 EXHIBIT A Incremental Capacity Heat Rate Umt (MW) (mmbtu/kWh) Ohnger 2 115 10,210 Ohnger 3 150 10,980 Denton 5 66 11,950 Ohnger 1 75 11,730 Denton 4 61 12,410 Newman 5 41 11,760 Denton 3 26 12,810 Greenwlle 3 40 13,190 Greenwlle 2 25 13,230 Denton 1 11 12,810 Greenwlle 1 18 13,200 Newman 4 17 13,010 Newman 3 17 13,200 Denton 2 11 13,030 Newman 1 8 15,270 Newman 2 7 15,320 n \paul\leto\hard3 doc