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ARTICLE 3. LOAD INTERRUPT AVAILABILITY. For the term of this Agreement, Customer represents and warrants that interruptible load of at least 100 kW shall be available for interruption upon request by ERMU or its designated agent. Duration and frequency of interruptions are subject to the limitations set forth in Article 7. ARTICLE 4. SAFETY AND OPERATING STANDARDS. Safety and Operating Standards under which ERMU operates are imposed to protect ERMU employees and the general public, and are intended to guarantee a quality of service to all customers. Customer must operate in a manner that insures the safety of ERMU employees and the general public. Operation of Customer load disconnect equipment must allow electric service to other customers to remain within prescribed limits. Section 1: Inspection. An inspection certificate issued by the state electrical inspector is required for wiring changes made by Customer for participation in this Agreement. All changes must comply with the National Electrical Code,National Electric Safety Code, and applicable local codes. An inspection by ERMU personnel is also required prior to finalizing this Agreement. All Federal, State, and local safety codes pertaining to installation, operation, and maintenance of Customer-owned load disconnect equipment and collateral equipment shall be followed and are the responsibility of Customer. Section 2: Safety Equipment. Each manufacturer has specific methodologies and equipment to assure safe operation of load disconnect equipment. Either of the following methods are an acceptable means for interrupting Customer load from ERMU's distribution system. Automatic Load Disconnect. Customer's equipment may be designed to automatically disconnect or shut down all or a portion of the Customer's load when requested to do so by ERMU or its designated agent. Manual Disconnect. A means shall be available to manually disconnect or shut down all or a portion of the Customer's load when requested to do so by ERMU or its designated agent. Section 3: Power Quality. Operation of Customer's load disconnect equipment must not cause any reduction in the quality of service provided by ERMU to its other customers nor interfere with the operation of ERMU's distribution system or ERMU power supplier's transmission system. If, in the opinion of ERMMU, quality of service to other customers is compromised, it shall be the responsibility of Customer to take any corrective action that may be required and/or for reimbursing ERMU for the cost of corrective action which ERMU deems necessary to provide and restore service to prescribed limits. Operation of Customer's load disconnect equipment shall be made in a manner such that Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) levels shall be less than 1% and power factor of 95% lagging or higher is maintained. 2