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Ordinance 123975
Introduced as Council Bill 117494
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a confirmation agreement with Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC for the purchase of environmental attributes, which include renewable energy certificates that are necessary or convenient for meeting the requirements of the Washington State Energy Independence Act; and further authorizing the execution of other necessary and convenient agreements for the receipt, tracking, transferring, management, and sale of the environmental attributes. |
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Current Status: | Passed |
Fiscal Note: | Fiscal Note to Council Bill No. 117494 |
Index Terms: | ENERGY-RESOURCES, ENERGY-FACILITIES, CONTRACTS, WIND-ENERGY |
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Sponsor: | O'BRIEN | tr>
Date Introduced: | June 11, 2012 |
Committee Referral: | Energy and Environment |
Committee Action Date: | June 11, 2012 |
Committee Recommendation: | Pass |
Committee Vote: | 3 (O'Brien, Burgess, Clark) - 0 |
City Council Action Date: | September 4, 2012 |
City Council Action: | Passed |
City Council Vote: | 9-0 |
Date Delivered to Mayor: | September 5, 2012 |
Date Signed by Mayor: (About the signature date) | September 10, 2012 |
Date Filed with Clerk: | September 11, 2012 |
Signed Copy: | PDF scan of Ordinance No. 123975 |
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City Light Department; authorizing the execution of a confirmation agreement with Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC for the purchase of environmental attributes, which include renewable energy certificates that are necessary or convenient for meeting the requirements of the Washington State Energy Independence Act; and further authorizing the execution of other necessary and convenient agreements for the receipt, tracking, transferring, management, and sale of the environmental attributes. WHEREAS, the Revised Code of Washington ("RCW") Chapter 19.285 (the "Washington State Energy Independence Act") requires the City Light Department ("City Light") to acquire renewable resources and/or environmental attributes; and WHEREAS, Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC has the marketing rights to the environmental attributes of the Tuana Gulch Wind Park; and WHEREAS, the Tuana Gulch Wind Park's environmental attributes meet the requirements of RCW Chapter 19.285; and WHEREAS, Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC wishes to sell and City Light wishes to purchase such environmental attributes created by the Tuana Gulch Wind Park; and WHEREAS, Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC has agreed to execute a Master Renewable Energy Certification Purchase and Sale Agreement; and WHEREAS, Ordinance 123499 authorized City Light's use of a Master Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Superintendent of the City Light Department ("City Light"), or his designee, is hereby authorized to execute for and on behalf of the City, a transaction-specific 12-year Confirmation Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The agreement with Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC set forth the terms under which Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC will deliver environmental attributes, which include renewable energy certificates ("RECs") to City Light. Section 2. The Superintendent of City Light, or his designee is hereby further authorized to execute for and on behalf of the City additional agreements necessary for use of the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System or any other system for tracking and transferring the RECs to City Light and other necessary and convenient agreements to enable City Light to use the environmental attributes purchased hereunder to meet its regulatory requirements. Section 3. Upon determining the availability of surplus environmental attributes within City Light's portfolio, and in order to minimize the cost to City Light's customers of compliance with the Washington State Energy Independence Act, the Superintendent, or his designee, is further authorized to execute for and on behalf of the City agreements for the sale of all or a portion of the environmental attributes purchased under the Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement with Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC, on terms and conditions that the Superintendent deems in the best interests of City Light provided, however, that no such sale shall jeopardize City Light's compliance with the Washington State Energy Independence Act. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020. Passed by the City Council the ____ day of ________________________, 2012, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of ___________________, 2012. _________________________________ President __________of the City Council Approved by me this ____ day of _____________________, 2012. _________________________________ Michael McGinn, Mayor Filed by me this ____ day of __________________________, 2012. ____________________________________ Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk (Seal) Robert W. Cromwell, Jr./EHE SCL Tuana Gulch Wind Park REC Purchase Authorization ORD April 26, 2012 Version #1 Exhibit A: Confirmation Agreement -Renewable Energy Certificates -Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC EXHIBIT A CONFIRMATION AGREEMENT RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES TUANA GULCH WIND PARK, LLC ARTICLE 1SELLER: TUANA GULCH WIND PARK, LLC BUYER: THE CITY OF SEATTLE, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT ARTICLE 2CONTRACT ID: CONTRACT ID: ARTICLE 3DEAL MAKER: DEAL MAKER: ARTICLE 4PHONE: PHONE: ARTICLE 5E-MAIL: E-MAIL: FAX: FAX: This Confirmation Agreement ("Confirmation") dated as of ___________________ ("Trade Date") is entered into by and between TUANA GULCH WIND PARK, LLC ("Seller") and the City of Seattle, acting by and through its City Light Department ("Buyer"), each referred to herein individually as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties". The following describes a Transaction between Buyer and Seller for the sale, purchase and delivery of Product pursuant to the terms of the Master Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement between them dated __________ ("Master Agreement"). The Master Agreement and this Confirmation, including the Special Terms & Exceptions described in Section 8 below, shall be collectively referred to herein as the "Agreement". Any capitalized term used, but not defined, in this Confirmation shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Master Agreement. In the event that there is a conflict between the terms of the Master Agreement and the terms of this Confirmation, the terms of this Confirmation shall control. 1. Product: RECs. The REC is generated on a Unit Contingent basis from the Unit Specific Renewable Energy Facility, identified in Section 3 below, that meets the requirements of the Washington RPS as in effect on the Trade Date, the definition of a Renewable Resource under Section 19.285.030 (18) of the Revised Code of Washington ("RCW") as in effect on the Trade Date, and satisfies the requirements for eligibility for certification under Section II of the Green-e Energy National Standard for Renewable Electricity Products, National Standard Version 1.6. Unless a change is agreed to by the Parties in writing, Version 1.6 will be the applicable Green-e standard during the Term regardless of changes by Green-e. Buyer shall have the right to disaggregate, retain or separately sell the RECs or Environmental Attributes purchased under this Agreement; provided that (a) Seller shall not bear any costs or risks associated with such third party sale(s) or transfer(s), except that Seller will remain liable to Buyer for any failure to comply with Seller's obligations under this Agreement and (b) if Buyer provides representations or warranties to a third party in connection with such third party sale or transfer that are materially different than the representations and warranties provided by Seller under this Agreement, then Buyer shall indemnify Seller for any liability caused by the differences between the representations and warranties in this Agreement and the representations and warranties provided by Buyer in the third party sale(s) or transfer(s). 2. Term: The Term of this Transaction shall commence on January 1, 2019 and shall continue through February 1, 2031 and until all obligations of the Parties under this Transaction have been satisfied, unless an Early Termination Date of this Agreement is established pursuant to Section 5.2 of the Master Agreement. 3. Unit Specific Renewable Energy Facility Information: a. Name of Facility: Tuana Gulch Wind Park b. Location of Facility: Hagerman, Idaho c. Facility ID Number: 0 EIA or 0 QF? (check one) d. Fuel Type: Wind e. Initial Operating Date: ___/___/_2011 f. Nameplate Capacity (MW): 10.5 4. Contract Quantity: 100% of the Environmental Attributes generated by the Renewable Resource during the Term. a. Unit Contingent Expected Volume (estimated): 27,000 RECs/year b. Guaranteed Minimum Volume: TUANA GULCH WIND PARK, LLC: 36,227 per each discrete period of three contiguous full calendar years during the Term ("Performance Measurement Period"). Commencing in the fourth full calendar year after the commencement of the Term and each calendar year thereafter, if the amount of RECs and Replacement RECs Delivered in the Performance Measurement Period ending in the previous calendar year is less than the Guaranteed Minimum Volume, Seller shall provide Replacement RECs to Buyer in an amount equal to the difference between the Guaranteed Minimum Volume and the RECs Delivered during the Performance Measurement Period ("REC Shortfall"). The Vintage of the Replacement RECs must be no older than the most recent (i.e., for a Performance Measurement Period 2019 to 2021, the Vintage of Replacement RECs is 2021) calendar year of the Performance Measurement Period with respect to which the REC Shortfall occurred. If Seller is unable to provide Replacement RECs to the Buyer in the full amount of the REC Shortfall, then Buyer shall procure Replacement RECs in an amount equal to the portion of the REC Shortfall for which Seller did not provide Replacement RECs. If Buyer is able to obtain such Replacement RECs, Seller will reimburse Buyer for the cost of such Replacement RECs ("Replacement REC Reimbursement") up to a maximum amount per Replacement REC equal to the applicable administrative penalty set forth in RCW 19.285.060 (or any successor statute) ("REC Shortfall Penalty"). If neither Seller nor Buyer is able to obtain the Replacement RECs, then Seller will pay Buyer the Replacement REC Reimbursement in an amount equal to the product of the REC Shortfall Penalty and the Replacement RECs that could not be obtained by Seller or Buyer. Buyer will pay the Purchase Price for any Replacement RECs Delivered hereunder. In the event that the Renewable Energy Facility substation transformer fails such that a replacement is necessary (a "Transformer Failure Event"), the Guaranteed Minimum Volume set forth above will be reduced for each Performance Measurement Period affected by the Transformer Failure Event by an amount equal to the product of (i) the original Guaranteed Minimum Volume set forth above, and (ii) the quotient of the number of hours during the applicable Performance Measurement Period that the transformer was unavailable, divided by the total number of hours during the applicable Performance Measurement Period. 5. Purchase Price: $13.00 per REC during the entire Term 6. WREGIS Generator Information: a. Generating Unit Identification Number: ______ b. Generating Unit Name: ______________ c. Primary Facility Name: Tuana Gulch Wind Park d. Facility Owner Name: Tuana Gulch Wind Park, LLC A completed Generator Attestation substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Master Agreement will be provided as soon as reasonably practicable. 7. Delivery Date: Delivery shall occur through the WREGIS REC electronic tracking and transfer system. Seller shall comply with all laws, including, without limitation, the WREGIS Operating Rules, regarding the certification and transfer of such WREGIS Certificates to Buyer, and Buyer shall be given sole title to all such WREGIS Certificates upon the transfer of such WREGIS Certificates to Buyer's WREGIS account. Within 10 Business Days after receipt by Seller of WREGIS Certificates from WREGIS, Seller shall deliver such WREGIS Certificates to Buyer's WREGIS account ID ___. After such delivery of WREGIS Certificates to Buyer's WREGIS account, Seller shall invoice Buyer for such RECs in accordance with Section 2.3 of the Master Agreement. 8. Special Terms & Exceptions: a. Seller covenants that it will not sell or attempt to resell the RECs associated with this Transaction nor take any action that will damage, harm or interfere with Buyer's rights to clean title, ownership and marketability of the RECs associated with this Transaction. b. Definition 1.6(b) is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: had any such petition filed or commenced against it and not dismissed within 90 days. c. Definition 1.17 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: "Costs" means, with respect to the NonDefaulting Party, the present value of brokerage fees, commissions, attorneys fees, and other similar third party transaction costs and expenses reasonably incurred by such Party either in terminating or replacing any arrangement pursuant to which it has hedged its obligations, as determined by the NonDefaulting Party in a commercially reasonable manner. d. Definition 1.23 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: "Downgrade Event" means (a) with respect to Buyer, that Buyer's Credit Rating falls below BBBfrom S&P or Baa3 from Moody's or becomes no longer rated by either S&P or Moody's, and (b) with respect to Seller, that Seller has failed to Deliver WREGIS Certificates in respect of the most recently concluded calendar year period during the Term in an amount equal to or greater than the product of fifteen percent (15%), multiplied by the Renewable Energy Facility's Nameplate Capacity, multiplied by 8760. e. Definition 1.49 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: "Renewable Energy Certificate" or "REC" means a tradable certificate, credit, allowance, green tag, or other transferable document conferring ownership, howsoever entitled, created by an Applicable Program or Certification Authority, indicating proof of one megawatt-hour of generation from a Renewable Energy Source by a Renewable Energy Facility. Owning a REC means the right to claim title to all the Environmental Attributes attributable to the generation of electric energy from the Renewable Energy Facility and includes all of the Environmental Attributes associated with the generation of electricity from which the REC is derived. The Environmental Attributes may be disaggregated and retained or sold separately, all as the Parties agree in a Confirmation. A REC is separate from the energy produced and may be separately transferred or conveyed. RECs are measured in one megawatt-hour increments. f. Definition 1.52 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: "Renewable Portfolio Standard" or "RPS" means a state or federal law, rule or regulation that requires a stated amount or minimum proportion or quantity of electricity that is sold or used by specified persons to be generated from Renewable Energy Sources, and includes the Washington Renewable Portfolio Standard. g. The following is added to the end of Section 2.2 "Product Delivery": If WREGIS ceases operations such that the transfer procedure set forth in this Section 2.2 becomes incapable of being performed or administered, then either Party, on notice, may request that the Parties enter into negotiations to make the minimum changes to this Master Agreement and any applicable Confirmation(s) necessary to identify and implement an alternate tracking system or transfer mechanism in a manner that gives effect to the original intention of the Parties, while attempting to preserve to the maximum extent possible the benefits, burdens and obligations set forth in this Master Agreement as of the Effective Date. Upon receipt of a notice requesting negotiations, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith. If the Parties are unable, within sixty (60) days after the sending of the notice requesting negotiations, to agree upon changes to this Master Agreement and any applicable Confirmation(s), then either Party may submit the issues for dispute resolution pursuant to Section 9.7. h. The second paragraph to Section 2.10 "Secondary Markets" is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: Any representation of compliance with an Applicable Program applies only up to the Trade Date. If applicable, a Confirmation may provide by its terms that the Renewable Energy Facility will be designated by Seller after the Trade Date and on or before the Delivery Date, so long as once having been specified, the Delivery complies with the requirements of the Applicable Program, in the manner represented by Seller. i. Section 3.2(d) is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: each Environmental Attribute and REC sold hereunder meets the specifications set forth in the Confirmation; j. Section 3.5 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: Cooperation on Delivery; Review of Records. Upon either Party's receipt of notice from an Administrator that the transfer of RECs pursuant to a Transaction will not be recognized or Product Delivery was not made as required pursuant to the terms of a Transaction, that Party will immediately so notify the other Party, providing a copy of such notice, and both Parties will cooperate in taking such actions as are necessary and commercially reasonable to cause such transfer to be recognized and Product Delivered. Each Party agrees to provide copies of its records to the extent reasonably necessary for the Verification Provider or Certification Authority to perform the functions designated on the Confirmation, and to verify the accuracy of any fact, statement, charge or computation made pursuant hereto if requested by the other Party. If any fact, statement, charge or computation contained any inaccuracy, the necessary adjustments and any resulting payments will be made promptly and the payments will bear interest at the Prime Rate from the date the overpayment or underpayment was made until the resulting adjustment payment is paid. If Seller is not the owner or operator of the Renewable Energy Facility that generated all of the Product in a Transaction, Seller will cooperate with Buyer in any efforts to review the records of the original seller of such Product. If Seller is the owner or operator of the Renewable Energy Facility that generated any portion of the Product in a Transaction, it consents to Buyer's assignment of rights under this Section to any subsequent purchaser of such Product. The obligations set forth in this Section terminate with respect to any particular Transaction on the later of thirty (30) days following the last date for any banking of the RECs under the Applicable Program for the Vintage of the Product Delivered, or the third anniversary of the Delivery Date. The Parties further reserve the right to review during normal business hours and at its own expense, for up to two (2) years following the Delivery Date of the WREGIS Certificates, and with reasonable advance notice to the other Party and to the extent that such other Party is in possession of such information: (a) The actual hourly MWh generated by the Renewable Energy Facility, and (b) Information required to verify that the RECs sold under the Confirmation were not otherwise sold by Seller to a third party. k. Section 4.1 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: Financial Information. If requested in writing by a Party before or during the Term, the other Party will deliver: (a) within 200 days following the end of each fiscal year, a copy of the annual report containing audited consolidated financial statements (or tax returns without the Schedule K-1 or unaudited if audited statements are not available) for such fiscal year of such Party, or if applicable, of the entity specified in Exhibit C, (b) within 60 days after the end of each of its first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, a copy of the quarterly report containing unaudited consolidated financial statements for such fiscal quarter of such Party, or if applicable, of the entity specified in Exhibit C, and (c) such other information as specified in the Confirmation. In all cases the statements will be for the most recent accounting period and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the jurisdiction in which the reporting entity is organized; provided, however, that should any such statements not be available on a timely basis due to a delay in preparation or certification, such delay will not be an Event of Default so long as the relevant entity diligently pursues the preparation, certification and delivery of the statements. If applicable, timely filing of Form 10-K, Form 10Q or Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission satisfies the requirements of this Section. l. Section 4.2 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: Credit Assurances. (a) During the Term, if there is any Downgrade Event affecting Buyer or Seller (or Seller's Affiliate), the other Party, in its discretion, may require the Party experiencing the Downgrade Event to provide Credit Support sufficient to assure that the Party experiencing or affected by the Downgrade Event will continue to meet its current contractual obligations under this Master Agreement for the next twelve (12) months from the date of the demand for Credit Support (or if the remaining Term is less than twelve (12) months, for the remaining Term) as set forth in Section 4.2(c) or 4.2(d), as applicable. (b) Following a demand for Credit Support and until such time as the Party is no longer experiencing or affected by a Downgrade Event, the Party experiencing or affected by the Downgrade Event shall maintain satisfactory Credit Support on an ongoing, rolling basis sufficient to assure its current contractual obligations and its contractual obligations for the next twelve (12) months as set forth in Section 4.2(c) or 4.2(d), as applicable. At the request of either Party, Credit Support shall be increased or decreased as appropriate once per calendar month such that the party providing Credit Support will be able to meet the affected Party's then-current contractual obligations and its contractual obligations under this Master Agreement for the next twelve (12) month period (or if the remaining Term is less than twelve (12) months, for the remaining Term) as set forth in Section 4.2(c) or 4.2(d), as applicable. (c) In the case of a Downgrade Event being experienced by Seller, such Credit Support may be provided by Seller's Affiliate on behalf of Seller provided that Seller's Affiliate holds a Credit Rating equal to or greater than BBBfrom S&P or Baa3 from Moody's. Seller's Credit Support for the above period shall be in an amount sufficient to provide Replacement RECs equal to 5 percent multiplied by 8760 multiplied by the Renewable Energy Facility's Nameplate Capacity (MW) multiplied by the Market REC Price or the applicable penalty pursuant to the Washington RPS as in effect on the Trade Date, whichever is less. For purposes of this Section 4.2(c), Market REC Price shall be determined by using, in the absence of a liquid, transparent REC market, the average of three broker estimates (or as few as one broker estimate, if two or three are not reasonably available) for the above referenced twelve (12) month period. The brokers are to be chosen by Buyer. In the event a liquid, transparent REC market exists, then the Market REC Price shall be used from the REC market. (d) If Buyer is experiencing a Downgrade Event, Buyer's Credit Support for the above period shall be in an amount equal to the greater of (a) two month's of anticipated payments to Seller, or (b) the negative difference between the Market REC Price and the Purchase Price herein multiplied by the RECs that would be delivered for the above referenced twelve (12) month period under this Master Agreement (assuming deliveries of 125 percent of the Guaranteed Minimum Volume applicable to such period). For purposes of this Section 4.2(d), Market REC Price shall be as determined by using, in the absence of a liquid, transparent REC market, the average of three broker estimates (or as few as one broker estimate, if two or three are not reasonably available) for the above referenced twelve (12) month period. The brokers are to be chosen by Seller. In the event a liquid, transparent REC market exists, then the Market REC Price shall be used from the REC market. (e) If the Party experiencing a Downgrade Event fails to provide such Credit Support within ten (10) days of a request for Credit Support or fails to maintain Credit Support as set forth above, the requesting Party may suspend its performance under this Master Agreement until such Credit Support is posted or may treat the failure to provide Credit Support as a default and exercise its rights under Article 5 of this Master Agreement. (f) At a Party's written request, the other Party shall furnish the requesting Party financial information as may be reasonably required to confirm that a Downgrade Event has not occurred. (g) Either Party may assign its Credit Support obligation to a "Guarantor" acceptable to the other Party that will be able to meet the minimum credit standards set forth in the definition of Downgrade Event. m. Section 5.1 (h) is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: failure by Seller to provide Replacement RECs or make the Replacement REC Reimbursement payment, if applicable, as may be required in the Confirmation. n. Section 5.3 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: Net Out of Settlement Amounts. The NonDefaulting Party will aggregate all Settlement Amounts under this Master Agreement into a single amount by netting out (a) all amounts that are due to the Defaulting Party, plus, at the option of the Non-Defaulting Party, any cash, security or other Credit Support then available to the Non-Defaulting Party, plus any or all other amounts due to the Defaulting Party under this Master Agreement against (b) all Settlement Amounts that are due to the Non-Defaulting Party, plus any or all other amounts due to the Non-Defaulting Party under this Master Agreement, so that all such amounts will be netted out to a single liquidated amount (the "Termination Payment") payable by the Defaulting Party. If the Non-Defaulting Party uses the market price for a comparable transaction to determine the Gains or Losses, such price should be determined by using the average of market quotations provided by three (3) or more bona fide unaffiliated market participants (or as few as one bona fide unaffiliated market participant, if two or three are not reasonably available). If the number of available quotes is three (or two, if three are not reasonably available), then the average of the three (or two, if three are not reasonably available) quotes shall be deemed to be the market price. Where a quote is in the form of bid and ask prices, the price that is to be used in the averaging is the midpoint between the bid and ask price. The quote(s) obtained shall be: (a) for a like amount, (b) of the same Product, and (c) for the remainder of the Term. The Termination Payment, if any, is due from the Defaulting Party to the Non-Defaulting Party within ten (10) Business Days following notice. o. Section 5.4 is hereby modified by replacing the term "Performance Assurance" with the term "Credit Support". p. Article 6 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: If either Party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by Force Majeure to carry out its obligations with respect to this Master Agreement, then upon such Party's (the "Claiming Party") giving notice and full particulars of such Force Majeure as soon as reasonably possible after the cause relied upon first delays or prevents performance hereunder, confirmed in writing, the obligations of the Claiming Party will, to the extent they are affected by such Force Majeure, be suspended during the continuance of said inability, but for no longer period, and the Claiming Party will not be in breach hereof or liable to the other Party for, or on account of, any loss, damage, injury or expense resulting from, or arising out of such event of Force Majeure. The Party receiving such notice of Force Majeure will have five (5) Business Days following such receipt to notify the Claiming Party that it objects to or disputes the existence of Force Majeure. "Force Majeure" means an event or circumstance which materially adversely affects the ability of a Party to perform its obligations under one or more Transactions, which event or circumstance was not reasonably anticipated as of the date such Transaction was entered into and which is not within the reasonable control of, or the result of the negligence of, the Claiming Party, and which the Claiming Party is unable to overcome or avoid or cause to be avoided, by the exercise of due diligence. Force Majeure includes events or circumstances described in the previous sentence that disrupt the operation of the specified Renewable Energy Facility. Force Majeure may not be based on (i) the loss or failure of Buyer's markets; (ii) Buyer's inability economically to use or resell the Product purchased hereunder; or (iii) Seller's ability to sell the Product to another at a price greater than the Purchase Price. Subject to and without limiting Article 7, Force Majeure may include a change in Applicable Law, or the failure or disruption in Deliveries of any Certification Authority that is not the Claiming Party. In the case of a Party's obligation to make payments hereunder, Force Majeure will be only an event or act of a Governmental Authority that on any day disables the banking system through which a Party makes such payments. q. Section 9.5(c) is hereby modified by replacing the word "parties" with "Parties" in the first line thereof. r. Section 9.7(a) is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: Negotiations. The Parties must attempt in good faith to resolve all disputes arising out of, related to or in connection with this Master Agreement promptly by negotiation, as follows. Any Party may give the other Party written notice of any dispute ("Dispute Notice") not resolved in the normal course of business. Executives of both Parties at levels one level above the personnel who have previously been involved in the dispute must meet at a mutually acceptable time and place within ten days after delivery of such notice, and thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary, to exchange relevant information and to attempt to resolve the dispute. If the matter has not been resolved within thirty (30) days after the referral of the dispute to such senior executives, or if no meeting of such senior executives has taken place within fifteen (15) days after such referral, either Party may initiate mediation in accordance with Section (b) below. All negotiations pursuant to this clause are confidential unless disclosure is required by law. s. Section 9.8 is deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following: Jurisdiction and Venue. Any disputes arising out of, in connection with or with respect to this Master Agreement, the subject matter of this Master Agreement, the performance or non-performance of any obligation under this Master Agreement that cannot be resolved in accordance with Section 9.7 shall be adjudicated in King County Superior Court, King County, Washington or the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and nowhere else. Each of the Parties irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts. The Parties agree to the Transaction set forth herein. Seller: TUANA GULCH WIND PARK, LLC Buyer: City of Seattle, acting by and through its City Light Department By: By: Name: Name: Title: Title: ATTACHMENT 1 TO CONFIRMATION AGREEMENT SAMPLE FORM ATTESTATION FROM GENERATOR PARTICIPATING IN WREGIS This Attachment 1 to the Confirmation Agreement governs generation at the Facility during the Term. Any changes shall be provided by the Seller to the Buyer as soon as reasonably practicable by providing a revised Attachment 1. Any capitalized term used, but not defined, in this Attestation shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Master Agreement. 1. Renewable Energy Facility Owner Information a. Name of Owner: ("Owner") b. Address of Owner: c. Contact person: Title: d. Telephone: Fax: Email: 2. Renewable Energy Facility and WREGIS Registration Information a. Name of Facility: ("Facility") b. Location/Address of Facility: c. Facility ID Number: ______________ 0 EIA or 0 QF? (check one) d. Fuel Type: e. Initial Operating Date: ___/___/___ f. Nameplate Capacity (MW): ____ 3. WREGIS Information a. Generating Unit Identification Number: b. Generating Unit Name: c. Primary Facility Name: 4. Other a. Is the Facility owner reporting its direct greenhouse gas emissions in a legally binding cap and trade program for the time period of generation listed on this form? 0 Yes; list the cap and trade program: _________________________ 0 No b. If Seller is providing only RECs to Purchaser and selling the associated electricity to a utility or load-serving entity, please write the name of the utility or load-serving entity here: __________________________ c. If Facility has been registered in WREGIS by an entity other than Owner, complete items 1 -3 immediately below and have an agent of the company or individual designated in WREGIS to manage Facility's account in WREGIS complete and sign this form. For the purposes of this form, such a company or individual is referred to as an "Account Manager". (i) Name of Account Manager as appears in WREGIS: (ii) Date that account management rights assigned to Account Manager expire: (iii) 0 Account Manager has attached documentation accepted by WREGIS authorizing Account Manager to register Facility in WREGIS 5. [Intentionally Omitted] 6. Signature As an authorized agent of Owner or Account Manager, Signatory declares that they have the knowledge and authority to attest that the statements on this form are true and correct. By signing this form, Signatory is attesting that the statements and declarations herein are true as of the date this form is signed, and that Seller will provide a revised form to the Buyer as soon as reasonably practicable following any event or circumstance that causes the statements and declarations herein to no longer be true. If any conditions change related to the information on this form, Seller agrees to inform the Buyer in writing as far in advance of the change as commercially practicable. ____________________________________________ Signature Date ____________________________________________ Title ______________________________ Organization ____________________________________________ Place of Execution ATTACHMENT 2 TO CONFIRMATION AGREEMENT CONSENT TO COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT OF CONFIRMATION AGREEMENT AND MASTER RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT This CONSENT TO COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (this " Consent "), dated as of July ____, 2012 is hereby entered into among The City of Seattle, acting by and through its City Light Department (the " Contracting Party "), CAMP REED WIND PARK, LLC (" Camp Reed "), GOLDEN VALLEY WIND PARK, LLC (" Golden Valley "), OREGON TRAIL WIND PARK, LLC (" Oregon Trail "), SALMON FALLS WIND PARK, LLC (" Salmon Falls "), THOUSAND SPRINGS WIND PARK, LLC (" Thousand Springs "), TUANA GULCH WIND PARK, LLC (" Tuana Gulch "), and together with Camp Reed, Golden Valley, Oregon Trail, Salmon Falls and Thousand Springs, the " Assignors ", and each individually, an " Assignor " and UNION BANK, N.A., as collateral agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and the other Secured Parties referred to in the Credit Agreement defined below (the " Secured Parties ") (in such capacity, and including any permitted successors or assigns, the " Collateral Agent "). RECITALS WHEREAS, (i) the Contracting Party and Camp Reed have entered into a Master Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of the date hereof and Confirmation Agreement No. 1 dated as of the date hereof (each, as amended, modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the " Camp Reed Agreement "), (ii) the Contracting Party and Golden Valley have entered into a Master Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of the date hereof and Confirmation Agreement No. 1 dated as of the date hereof (each, as amended, modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the " Golden Valley Agreement "), (iii) the Contracting Party and Oregon Trail have entered into a Master Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of the date hereof and Confirmation Agreement No. 1 dated as of the date hereof (each, as amended, modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the " Oregon Trail Agreement "), (iv) the Contracting Party and Salmon Falls have entered into a Master Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of the date hereof and Confirmation Agreement No. 1 dated as of the date hereof (each, as amended, modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the " Salmon Falls Agreement "), (v) the Contracting Party and Thousand Springs have entered into a Master Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of the date hereof and Confirmation Agreement No. 1 dated as of the date hereof (each, as amended, modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the " Thousand Springs Agreement ") and (vi) the Contracting Party and Tuana Gulch have entered into a Master Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of the date hereof and Confirmation Agreement No. 1 dated as of the date hereof (each, as amended, modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the " Tuana Gulch Agreement ", and together with the Camp Reed Agreement, the Golden Valley Agreement, the Oregon Trail Agreement, the Salmon Falls Agreement and the Thousand Springs Agreement, the " Assigned Agreements ", and each individually, an " Assigned Agreement "); WHEREAS, Idaho Wind Partners 1, LLC (the " Borrower ") has entered into the Credit Agreement dated as of October 8, 2010 (as amended, modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the " Credit Agreement "), among the Borrower, each Assignor, each other Borrower Subsidiary party thereto, the financial institutions from time to time parties thereto (collectively, the " Lenders "), The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, and including any permitted successors or assigns " Administrative Agent "), the Collateral Agent, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as PPA Letter of Credit Issuing Bank (in such capacity, and including any permitted successors or assigns, the " PPA Letter of Credit Issuing Bank ") and ING Capital LLC, as DSR Letter of Credit Issuing Bank (in such capacity, and including any permitted successors or assigns, the " DSR Letter of Credit Issuing Bank ", and together with the PPA Letter of Credit Issuing Bank, the " Letter of Credit Issuing Banks "); WHEREAS, the Borrower, each Assignor and each other Borrower Subsidiary have entered into a Pledge and Security Agreement with the Collateral Agent dated as of October 8, 2010 (as amended, modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the " Pledge and Security Agreement ") pursuant to which each Assignor has collaterally assigned all of its right, title and interest in the applicable Assigned Agreement; and WHEREAS, it is a requirement under the Credit Agreement that each Assignor and the Contracting Party execute and deliver this Consent. NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. (a) The Contracting Party hereby acknowledges and consents to the grant of a security interest in, lien on, and collateral assignment of all right, title and interest of each Assignor in, to and under (but, except pursuant to paragraph 1(b) below, not its obligations, liabilities or duties with respect to) the Assigned Agreements by each Assignor to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Pledge and Security Agreement. (b) In the event that an Assignor defaults in its obligations owed to the Collateral Agent or to the Lenders under the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Agent at the written direction of the Lenders and other Secured Parties thereafter forecloses on the applicable Assigned Agreement, the Contracting Party hereby acknowledges and consents to the transfer of such Assignor's interest under such Assigned Agreement to the Collateral Agent or any assignee consented to by the Contracting Party, provided that, the Collateral Agent or such assignee (i) cures all outstanding payment defaults, (ii) assumes, and provides evidence of such assumption in writing and in a form reasonably acceptable to the Contracting Party, all obligations, duties and benefits conferred to such Assignor under such Assigned Agreement, and (iii) agrees that all representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements made by such Assignor shall, following such assumption, continue to be made by the Collateral Agent or such assignee as shall be agreed in an assumption agreement. 2. The Contracting Party represents and warrants (i) it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ii) it has the power and authority to enter into this Consent and to perform its obligations hereunder, (iii) all governmental and other authorizations, approvals, consents, notices and filings that are required to have been obtained or submitted by it with respect to entering into and performing this Consent have been obtained or submitted and are in full force and effect and all conditions thereof have been complied with, (iv) the Assigned Agreements are in full force and effect as of the effective date of this Consent, and (v) the Contracting Party has no knowledge of any assignments, breach or default of the Assigned Agreements. 3. The Collateral Agent represents and warrants that (i) it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ii) it has the power and authority to enter into this Consent and to perform its obligations hereunder, (iii) all governmental and other authorizations, approvals, consents, notices and filings that are required to have been obtained or submitted by it with respect to entering into and performing this Consent have been obtained or submitted and are in full force and effect and all conditions thereof have been complied with; (iv) the Collateral Agent represents that it is the Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement and under the Pledge and Security Agreement referenced above, and (v) the Collateral Agent has no knowledge of any assignment, breach or default of either the Credit Agreement or the Pledge and Security Agreement. 4. The Borrower represents and warrants that (i) it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (ii) it has the power and authority to enter into this Consent and to perform its obligations hereunder, (iii) all governmental and other authorizations, approvals, consents, notices and filings that are required to have been obtained or submitted by it with respect to entering into and performing this Consent have been obtained or submitted and are in full force and effect and all conditions thereof have been complied with; (iv) the Borrower represents that it is the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and under the Pledge and Security Agreement referenced above, (v) the Credit Agreement and the Pledge and Security Agreement are in full force and effect as of the effective date of this Consent, (vi) the Credit Agreement and the Pledge and Security Agreement authorize the Collateral Agent to execute this Consent and to perform its obligations stated hereunder, and (vii) the Borrower has no knowledge of any assignment, breach or default of either the Credit Agreement or the Pledge and Security Agreement. 5. The Contracting Party agrees that it will not terminate or suspend its obligations under the Assigned Agreements without first giving the Collateral Agent written notice and not less than ten (10) days opportunity to cure. 6. The Parties agree that the Contracting Party shall make all payments due to the Assignors under the Assigned Agreements to Union Bank, N.A., as Depositary Agent (in such capacity, the " Depositary Agent "), to be deposited into Idaho Wind Partners 1, Revenue Account at Union Bank, N.A., Ref: Idaho Wind Partners 1, LLC,. All parties hereto agree that each payment by the Contracting Party to the Depositary Agent of amounts due to the Assignors from the Contracting Party under the Assigned Agreements shall satisfy the Contracting Party's corresponding payment obligation under the Assigned Agreement. 7. The Contracting Party shall deliver to the Collateral Agent, concurrently with the delivery thereof to an Assignor, a copy of each notice, request or demand given by the Contracting Party pursuant to the Assigned Agreements. 8. This Consent and the obligations of the Contracting Party hereunder shall terminate and be of no further force and effect on the earlier of (i) the date on which the Contracting Party shall have received notice in writing from the Collateral Agent, that the lien of the Pledge and Security Agreement has been released in full and (ii) the date on which the Assigned Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Consent. 9. Notice to any party hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered on the earlier of: (a) the date of personal delivery, (b) if deposited in a United States Postal Service depository, postage prepaid, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent by express courier, in each case addressed to such party at the address indicated below (or at such other address as such party may have theretofore specified by written notice delivered in accordance herewith), upon delivery or refusal to accept delivery, or (c) if transmitted by facsimile, the date when sent and facsimile confirmation is received; provided that any facsimile communication shall be followed promptly by a hard copy original thereof by express courier: To the Collateral Agent: Union Bank, N.A. 1251 Avenue of Americas, 19th Floor New York, NY 10020 Attention: Corporate Trust Dept. Telephone: (646) 452-2005 Facsimile: (646) 452-2000/1 To the Assignors: Idaho Wind Partners 1, LLC c/o RP Wind ID LLC P.O. Box 2049 82 Elm Street Manchester Center, VT 05255 Attn: Steve Eisenberg Telephone: (802) 362-9147 Facsimile: (802) 362-9148 To the Contracting Party: Seattle City Light Attention: Caroline Dethloff Manager, Wholesale Contracts P.O. Box 34023 Seattle, WA 98124-4023 Telephone: (206) 684-3534 Fax No.: (206) 386-4555 Email: caroline.dethloff@seattle.gov 10. The Parties to this Agreement will from time to time, upon the reasonable written request of another Party, execute and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as such other Party may reasonably request in order to effectuate more fully the purposes of this Agreement. 11. This Consent shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Contracting Party, and shall inure to the benefit of the Collateral Agent, the Secured Parties and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. 12. This Consent may be executed in one or more counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. 13. THIS CONSENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF. 14. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Consent and any action for enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof shall be brought in the Superior Court of King County, Washington at Seattle, and, by execution and delivery of this Consent, each of the Contracting Party, the Assignors and the Collateral Agent hereby accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the exclusive jurisdiction of the aforesaid court and the Washington appellate courts from any appeal thereof. 15. Each of the Contracting Party, the Assignors and the Collateral Agent hereby irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Consent brought in the courts referred to above and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 16. Neither this Consent nor any of the terms hereof may be terminated (other than pursuant to the terms hereof), amended, supplemented, waived or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. 17. In case any provision in or obligation under this Consent shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 18. In the event of any conflict between the terms, conditions and provisions of this Consent and those of any other agreement, document or instrument (including, without limitation, the Assigned Agreements), the terms, conditions and provisions of Assigned Agreements shall prevail. [SIGNATURE TO FOLLOW] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Consent as of the date first written above. THE CITY OF SEATTLE BY AND THROUGH ITS CITY LIGHT DEPARTMENT, as Contracting Party By: _________________________ Name: Robert W. Cromwell, Jr. Title: Director IDAHO WIND PARTNERS 1, LLC, as Borrower By: _________________________ Name: Title: CAMP REED WIND PARK, LLC, as Assignor By: _________________________ Name: Title: GOLDEN VALLEY WIND PARK, LLC, as Assignor By: _________________________ Name: Title: OREGON TRAIL WIND PARK, LLC, as Assignor By: _________________________ Name: Title: SALMON FALLS WIND PARK, LLC, as Assignor By: _________________________ Name: Title: THOUSAND SPRINGS WIND PARK, LLC, as Assignor By: _________________________ Name: Title: TUANA GULCH WIND PARK, LLC, as Assignor By: _________________________ Name: Title: Acknowledged and Agreed: UNION BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent By: _________________________ Name: _________________________ Title: _________________________ Only fill in this section if Owner and Account manager have signed the appropriate bi-lateral form required by WREGIS to designate Account Manager as the sole manager of Facility's Tracking System account and sole recipient of Facility's Environmental Attributes. If there is no Account Manager, and Owner manages Facility's account, this section should be left blank, and Owner must complete this attestation. |
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