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Part Q.CONTRACTS NEGOTIATED BY CUSTOMER A qualifying facility with capacity greater than 100 kilowatts must negotiate a contract with the utility setting the applicable rates for payments to the customer of avoided capacity and energy costs. Subpart 1.Amount of capacity payments.The qualifying facility which negotiates a contract under part Q must be entitled to the full avoided capacity costs of the utility's wholesale power provider, the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency.The amount of capacity payments will be determined by the utility and the utility's wholesale power provider. Subp. 2. Full avoided energy costs.The qualifying facility which negotiates a contract under part Q must be entitled to the full avoided energy costs of the utility's wholesale power provider,the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency.The costs must be adjusted as appropriate to reflect line losses. Part R.WHEELING Qualifying facilities with capacity of 30 kilowatts or greater, are interconnected to the utility's distribution system and choose to sell the output of the qualifying facility to any other utility, must pay any appropriate wheeling charges to the utility. Within 15 days of receiving payment from the utility ultimately receiving the qualifying facility's output,the utility shall pay the qualifying facility the payment less the charges it has incurred and its own reasonable wheeling costs. Part S. NOTIFICATION TO CUSTOMERS Subpart 1. Contents of written notice. Following each annual review and approval by the utility of the cogeneration rate tariffs the utility shall furnish in the monthly newsletter or similar mailing, written notice to each of its customers that the utility is obligated to interconnect with and purchase electricity from cogenerators and small power producers. Subp. 2.Availability of information.The utility shall make available to all interested persons upon request,the interconnection process and requirements adopted by the utility, pertinent rate schedules and sample contractual agreements. Part T. DISPUTE RESOLUTION In case of a dispute between a utility and a qualifying facility or an impasse in the negotiations between them,either party may request the governing body to determine the issue. Part U. INTERCONNECTION CONTRACTS Subpart 1. Interconnection standards.The utility shall provide a customer applying for interconnection with a copy of, or electronic link to,the utility's adopted interconnection process and requirements. Subp. 2. Existing contracts.Any existing interconnection contract executed between the utility and a qualifying facility with capacity of less than 40 kilowatts remains in force until terminated by mutual agreement of the parties or as otherwise specified in the contract.The governing body has assumed 7 73