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Apri121.2006 draft 1.01 Purpose. This Agreement provides a means for Connexus Energy and the City to serve their distribution loads from the Elk River~l4 Station Bank 2 substation using equipment and facilities as shown in Exhibit A (*** note -need to develop attached hereto and made a part hereof. 1.02 Service. Pursuant to this Agreement, the City is obligated to allow Connexus Energy to use the distribution facilities shown in Exhibit A. 1.03 Expansion. The City will provide for all design, construction, operation and maintenance of Portion A shown in Exhibit A in a timely fashion. Connexus Energy will reimburse the City for its annual costs for Portion A based on demand ratios per Art. III. The City will provide for all design, operation, construction and maintenance of Portion B shown in Exhibit A at its own expense. Connexus Energy shall provide for all design, operation, construction and maintenance of Portion C as shown in Exhibit A at its own expense. If Connexus Energy requires additional facilities, such as another distribution circuit, it shall require approval from the City. Approval will not be unreasonably withheld. Connexus Energy would do design and construction of additional facilities in Portion C, or alternatively, the City may provide the design and construction. Utilities shall provide proper planning and load forecasting to ensure timely expansion of facilities. 1.04 Design Capacity Limit. The Parties agree that the design capacity limits of the Parties facilities will not be exceeded,_and that Connexus Energy_shall limit the Deleted: North - Deleted: until expansions are complete normal (non-emergency) load on it's single feeder to 6 M W unless otherwise mutually agreed to.~(*** Note to Bryan -This is in response to your request to have a cap on the -- Deleted: . Connexus usage. ***) 1.05 Power Factor. Each Utility will provide sufficient capacitance and reactive control on its system in order to ensure minimum reactive flow through the interconnection. 1.06 Emergencies. Each Utility shall, as soon as possible, notify the system operators of the other Party when it requires emergency electric service which may - ----- ,- Deleted:. require Connexus Energy or the City to exceed their normal firm demand, Notification of emergency service is required so that: I the capability of the substation is not -- - .- Deleted: exceeded, and 2)Yhe eak demands used for substation cost sharing can be adiusted as ",-""" -----p- - - ----------- ------ - ----------- 3