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agree -nt was to remove New Plastics Plus from the Interruptible program and place them on the Off-Peak program. Other details of the agreement are outlined in the attach:I letter dated November 27, 2012. New P .stics Plus is now requesting that the Utility Commission take action to be recons a ered for the Interruptible that they were removed from in November, 2012. New Plastic i Plus has the desire to operate their facility from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday throug I Friday. ERM supports the growth of all our customers, but the operation over the peak hours (3:00 8 m. to 10:00 p.m.) should be considered when determining eligibility for these progr. i s. Participating customers are agreeing to have their electrical load interrupted, or red ed, and especially those participants without backup generators may be less than satisfi,i when their business is interrupted during the workday—possibly for several days i i a row or on weekends. It should be clearly understood that if a customer is asked to red ,e load they must reduce load or be charged a penalty and removed from the progr. I . It also needs to be fully understood that if there is no call for load control any credits alculated will be based on the demand measured at the meter at during the month , hour coincidental peak hour. The coincidental peak can occur anytime during the mo th. Coincidental billing peaks could occur on Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, and are not I imited to anytime during the day. New P .stics Plus has requested to be allowed to apply to be on the Interruptible program again . d to receive the program credits even when they do not meet the rules of the progr. 1 as a special accommodation by ERMU in an effort to partner with them. ACTION RE 0 UESTED: Regarding the I ispersed Generation/Interruptible Program, staff requests the Commission consider and prove one of the following three alternatives: 1. Put a ,oratorium on all new participants in the Dispersed Generation/Interruptible Progr. . As ERMU transitions to a new wholesale power supplier that does not offer this t 1- of program it should be considered that now may be a time to start the transition away om the Dispersed Generation/Interruptible program. A conservative position for ERM would be to put a moratorium on new participants in this program until this topic has be evaluated by the new wholesale power supplier. 2. Begin • phase out of the Dispersed Generation/Interruptible Program in light of the transitillin to a new wholesale power supplier that does offer this type of program. Generation/Interruptible Contint e to offer the Dispersed Generation/Interru tible Program and approve: I rrWERED B 1 Page 3 of 4 ATOP Reliable Public Power Provider PowERED To SERVE 85