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Subpart 1. Summary of average retail utility energy rate. A summary of the qualifying facilities that are currently served under average retail utility energy rate. Subp. 2. Other qualifying facilities. A summary of the qualifying facilities that are not currently served under average retail utility energy rate. Subp. 3. Wheeling. A summary of the wheeling undertaken with respect to qualifying facilities. Part F. PURCHASE AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS Subpart 1. Requirement to purchase. The utility shall purchase energy and capacity from any customer who offer to sell energy and capacity from a qualifying facility to the utility and agrees to the conditions in these rules. Subp. 2. Written contract. A written contract shall be executed between a customer seeking to interconnect a qualifying facility and the utility. Part G. EXCLUSIVE SERVICE RIGHT RETAINED The utility reserves its right to be the exclusive provider of electric service to all present and future customers in its service area as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, Sections 216B.40-44. The utility, therefore, refuses permission to interconnect or to continue to purchase energy produced from a facility not owned or leased at a fixed periodic payment amount by the electric utility account holder for the premise upon which the facility is located, unless that right is explicitly waived in writing by the utility for the specified facility. Part H. ELECTRICAL CODE COMPLIANCE Subpart 1. Compliance; standards. The interconnection between the qualifying facility and the utility must comply with the requirements in the most recently published edition of the National Electrical Safety Code issued by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The interconnection is subject to subparts 2 and 3. Subp. 2. Interconnection. A customer with a qualifying facility is responsible for complying with all applicable local, state, and federal codes, including building codes, the NationalElectrical Code (NEC), the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), and noise and emissions standards. The utility shall require proof that the qualifying facility is in compliance with the NEC before the interconnection is made. The customer seeking to interconnect a qualifying facility must obtain installation approval from an electrical inspector recognized by the Minnesota State Board of Electricity. Subp. 3. Generation system. A qualifying facility's generation system and installation must comply with the American National Standards Institute/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (ANSI/IEEE) standards applicable to the installation. Part I. RESPONSIBILITY FOR APPARATUS A customer seeking to interconnect a qualifying facility, without cost to the utility, must furnish, install, operate, and maintain in good order and repair any apparatus the qualifying facility needs in order to operate in accordance with schedule 3. 52