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Part J. TYPES OF POWER TO BE OFFERED; STANDBY SERVICE Subpart 1. Service to be offered. The utility shall offer maintenance, interruptible, supplementary, and backup power to a customer seeking to interconnect a qualifying facility upon request. Subp. 2. Standby service. The utility shall offer a customer seeking to interconnect a qualifying facility standby power or service at the utility's applicable standby rate schedule. Part K. DISCONTINUING SALES DURING EMERGENCY The utility may discontinue sales to a customer with an interconnected qualifying facility during a system emergency if the discontinuance and recommencement of service is not discriminatory. Part L. RATES FOR UTILITY SALES TO A CUSTOMER WITH AN INTERCONNECTED QUALIFYING FACILITY Rates for sales to a customer with a qualifying facility are governed by the applicable tariff for the class of electric utility customers to which the customer belongs or would belong were they not a customer with an interconnected qualifying facility. Such rates are not guaranteed and may change from time to time at the discretion of the utility. Part M. STANDARD RATES FOR PURCHASES FROM QUALIFYING FACILITIES Subpart 1. Qualifying facilities with 100-kilowatt capacity or less. For qualifying facilities with capacity of 100 kilowatts or less, standard purchase rates apply. The utility shall make available four types of standard rates, described in parts M, N, O, and P. A customer interconnecting a qualifying facility with a capacity of 100 kilowatts or less must choose interconnection under one of these rates, and must specify their choice in the written contract required in part V. Any net credit to a customer for their qualifying facility must, at their option, be credited to their account with the utility or returned by check or comparable electronic payment service within 15 days of the billing date. The option chosen must be specified in the written contract required in part V. A customer with an interconnected qualifying facility remains responsible for any monthly service charges and demand charges specified in the tariff under which they consume electricity from the utility. Subp. 2. Qualifying facilities over 100-kilowatt capacity. A customer interconnecting a qualifying facility with more than 100-kilowatt capacity has the option to negotiate a contract with the utility or, if they commit to provide firm power, be compensated under standard rates. Subp. 3. Grid access charge. A customer with an interconnected qualifying facility shall be assessed a monthly grid access charge to recover the fixed costs not already paid by the customer through the customer's existing billing arrangement. The additional charge shall be reasonable and appropriate for the class of customer based on the most recent cost of service study defining the grid access charge. The cost -of -service study for the grid access charge shall be made available for review by the customer of the utility upon request. Part N. AVERAGE RETAIL UTILITY ENERGY RATE Subpart 1. Applicability. The average retail utility energy rate is available only to customers 53