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INTERCONNECTION AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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INTERCONNECTION AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
FOR
NET ENERGY METERING



AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALAMEDA POWER & TELECOM AND ELIGIBLE
CUSTOMER-GENERATORS WITH SOLAR OR WIND TURBINE GENERATING
FACILITIES























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TABLE OF CONTENTS



SECTION TITLE PAGE

1. DEFINITIONS
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2. APPLICABILITY
2

3.
GENERATING FACILITY SPECIFICATIONS
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4.
BILLING AND PAYMENT
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5. INTERCONNECTION
3

6. METERING
4

7.
ACCESS TO PREMISES
4

8.
OPERATING STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
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9.
INTERFERENCE WITH QUALITY OF SERVICE
5

10. FORCE
MAJEURE
5

11. INDEMNITY
6

12. INSURANCE
7

13. BINDING
AGREEMENT
7

14. NOTICES
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15. TERM
OF
AGREEMENT
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16. TERMINATION
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17. COMPLIANCES
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18.
CONFLICT OF LAW
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19. WAIVER
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20. INTEGRATED
CONTRACT
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SECTION TITLE PAGE

21. INSERTED
PROVISIONS
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22. CAPTIONS
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23. SIGNATURES
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20080616
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INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
FOR
NET ENERGY METERING

THIS AGREEMENT (Agreement), entered into this ____ day of __________ 200__, by
and between ALAMEDA POWER & TELECOM (hereinafter referred to as Alameda
P&T), a municipal corporation, acting by and through its PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD,
and______________________________________________, a ( _____________________
corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, individual) whose address is _________________
___________________________________, (hereinafter called the Customer or
Customer-Generator), referred to collectively as Parties and individually as Party, is
made with reference to the following:

RECITALS:

A. Alameda P&T is a department of the City of Alameda, a municipal corporation duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of California with the power to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted under the statutes of the State of California
and the Charter of the City.

B. Alameda P&T and the Customer desire to enter into an agreement to permit the
Customer to install and operate, at the Customers expense, a solar or wind turbine electrical
generating facility, or a hybrid system of both, to be operated in parallel with Alameda
P&Ts distribution system for the purpose of offsetting all or part of its electrical
requirements.


NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the undersigned parties as
follows:

1. DEFINITIONS

1.1. Eligible customer-generator means a residential, commercial, or municipal
customer who uses a solar or a wind turbine electrical generating facility, or a
hybrid system of both, with a capacity of not more than one megawatt that is
located on the Customers owned, leased, or rented premises, is interconnected
and operates in parallel with the electric grid, and is intended to primarily offset
part or all of the Customers own electrical requirements.

1.2. Net energy metering means measuring the difference between the electricity
supplied through the electric grid and the electricity generated by an eligible
customer-generator and fed back into the electric grid over a billing period.

1.3.
Billing Period means the customary monthly billing period.
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2. APPLICABILITY

This Agreement is applied in conjunction with service under Rate Schedules D-1, D-2,
A-1, A-2, A-3, MU-1, and Rider NEM. The applicability, rates, and special conditions
provisions contained in these rate schedules are included in this Agreement by reference.

3. GENERATING FACILITY SPECIFICATIONS

3.1. Make, Model, Type, Description, and Serial Number of Customer-Installed
Generating Facility:
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

3.2. Location Where Customer-Installed Generating Facility is to be Installed:
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

3.3.
Anticipated Date On Which the Generating Facility Will Be Operational:
____________________________________________________________

4. BILLING AND PAYMENT

4.1.
The eligible residential, commercial, or municipal customer-generator shall, at the
end of each billing period following the date of final interconnection of the
eligible customer-generator's system, be charged or credited for net energy used
or generated during that period.

4.2.
At the end of each billing period, where the electricity supplied during the period
by Alameda P&T exceeds the electricity generated by the customer-generator
during that same period, the customer-generator is a net electricity consumer and
Alameda P&T shall be owed compensation for the net kilowatt-hour consumption
over that same period. The customer-generator will be billed for the net energy
supplied at the applicable rate as stated in Rider NEM, Net Energy Metering.

4.3.
At the end of each billing period, where the electricity generated by the customer-
generator during the period exceeds the electricity supplied by Alameda P&T
during that same period, the customer-generator is a net electricity producer and
Alameda P&T shall credit the customer-generator for the net kilowatt-hour
production over that same period. Payment for net electricity production will be
subject to the policies, rates, and limits as stated in Rider NEM, Net Energy
Metering.

5. INTERCONNECTION

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5.1.
The Customer will be fully responsible for furnishing, installing, operating, and
maintaining in good order and repair, without cost to Alameda P&T, equipment,
and any control, protective and safety devices as Alameda P&T requires or may
require in the future for parallel operation with its distribution system.

5.2.
The Customer shall install, at its expense, adequate protective devices to protect
the equipment from over-current, over- or under-voltage and frequency, switching
transients and lightning.

5.3. The Customer is responsible, at its expense, for obtaining any governmental
authorizations and permits required for the construction and operation of the
electric generating facility and interconnection facilities. Customer shall
reimburse Alameda P&T for any and all loss, liability, damage, claim, cost,
charge, demand, expense, or penalty it incurs as a result of Customers failure to
obtain or maintain any governmental authorizations and permits required for
construction and operation of its generating facility.

5.4. The Customer shall submit to Alameda P&T, for review and written approval,
equipment specifications and detailed plans for the installation of the generating
facility prior to the installation of any equipment or connection to Alameda P&Ts
distribution system. Alameda P&Ts review and acceptance of the Customers
proposed equipment specifications and detailed plans does not confirm or endorse
the Customers design or the equipments safety, durability, or reliability.
Alameda P&T is not responsible for strength, details of design adequacy,
performance or capacity of equipment, nor is Alameda P&Ts acceptance an
endorsement of any equipment.

5.5.
Customer shall not commence parallel operation of the generating facility until
Alameda P&T has given written approval of the interconnection facilities. Such
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Alameda P&T shall have
reasonable notice of any testing and shall have the right to have representatives
present at the initial and any subsequent testing of a Customers generating
facility and associated equipment. Approval for operation is subject to
successfully meeting requirements of the City of Alameda and Alameda P&T
inspections.

5.6.
All additions, reinforcements, increases in capacity, and extensions of Alameda
P&T equipment needed to make connection to the customer-installed generating
facility will be constructed at the Customers expense and be inspected and prior
approved by Alameda P&T. Such additions, increases in capacity, and extensions
of Alameda P&T equipment shall remain the property of Alameda P&T.

5.7.
The Customer shall coordinate with Alameda P&T regarding proposed generator
voltage and number of phases. The Customer may be required to conform to the
system voltage and number of phases available in the immediate area.
5.8. Alameda P&T will allow interconnection between its facilities and the
Customers facilities on a continuing basis as long as the parallel operation of the
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Customers generating facility