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SCHEDULE 3-DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES INTERCONNECTION PROCESS testing procedure fails to address components of the technical requirements for interconnection. The Area EPS Operator shall send qualified personnel to the DER site to inspect the interconnection and witness the testing.Testing and inspection shall occur on a Business Day at a mutually agreed upon date and time.The Area EPS Operator may waive the right to witness the testing. 11.4. Interconnection Costs 11.4.1 Estimation of Interconnection Costs The Interconnection Customer shall pay for the actual cost of the Interconnection Facilities and Distribution Upgrades along with the Area EPS Operator's cost to commission the proposed DER system. An estimate of the interconnection costs shall be stated in the Uniform Contract or in the MMIA in Attachment II, Interconnection Facilities and Upgrades, as a detailed itemization of such costs. If Network Upgrades are required, the actual cost of the Network Upgrades, including overheads, shall be borne by the Interconnection Customer pursuant to the Transmission Provider and associated agreements. 11.4.2 Progressive Payment of Interconnection Costs The Area EPS Operator shall invoice the Interconnection Customer for the design, engineering, construction and procurement costs of the Interconnection Facilities and Upgrades described in the MMIA Attachment II, on a monthly basis, or other manner agreed upon by both Parties in the MMIA, or as described in the Uniform Contract.The Interconnection Customer shall pay each invoice within twenty-one (21) Business Days or as agreed to in the MMIA or Uniform Contract. 11.4.3 Final Accounting of Interconnection Facilities and Upgrade Costs If distribution or transmission facilities required upgrades to accommodate the proposed DER system, the Area EPS Operator shall render the final interconnection cost invoice to the Interconnection Customer within eighty (80) Business Days (approximately four calendar months) of completing the construction and installation of the Area EPS Operator's Interconnection Facility and Upgrades. The Area EPS Operator shall provide the Interconnection Customer with a final accounting report identifying the difference between the actual Interconnection Customer's cost responsibility and the Interconnection Customer's previous aggregate payments to the Area EPS Operator for the specific DER system interconnection. Upon the final accounting submitted to the Interconnection Customer, the balance between the actual cost and previously 14 216