{"document":{"slug":"filing-er26-3552-miso-zgia-attachment-4","title":"Tab D - Redline ZGIA to pro forma GIA.pdf","issued":"2026-08-18","accession":"20260818-5152","docket":"ER26-3552-000","group":"MISO filings","filer":"Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.","kind":"attachment","file":"sources/originals/20260818-5152_05.pdf","url":"https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_Number=20260818-5152","parent":"filing-er26-3552-miso-zgia","sha256":"82c9bedb338a10cf76c867d050addbe221f9578bed77363445fc8d4dec6963ff","pages":179,"tokens":51057,"emptyPages":[]},"pages":[{"page":1,"startToken":0,"endToken":2,"text":"TAB D"},{"page":2,"startToken":2,"endToken":260,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAPPENDIX 619 TO GIP \nGENERATORZG INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT (GIAZGIA) \n \nTHIS GENERATOR INTERCONNECTIONZG INTERCONNECTION \nAGREEMENT (“GIAZGIA”) is made and entered into this ____ day of ________ 20__, by and \nbetween ________________, a ______________________ organized and existing under the \nlaws of the State/Commonwealth of _____________________ (“Interconnection Customer” \nwith a Generating Facility), and  __________________________, a [corporation] organized and \nexisting under the laws of the State/Commonwealth of ____________ (“Transmission Owner”), \nand the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc., a non-profit, non-stock corporation \norganized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (“Transmission Provider”).  \nInterconnection Customer, Transmission Owner and Transmission Provider each may be referred \nto as a “Party,” or collectively as the “Parties.” \n \nRECITALS \n \nWHEREAS, Transmission Provider has functional control of the operations of the \nTransmission System, as defined herein and according to NERC’s Rules of Procedure, and is \nresponsible for providing Transmission Service and Interconnection Service on the transmission \nfacilities under its control; and  \n \nWHEREAS, Interconnection Customer intends to own, lease and/or control and operate \nthe Generating Facility identified as a Generating Facility in Appendix A to this GIAZGIA; and \n \nWHEREAS, Interconnection Customer will use the output of its Generating Facility to \nserve the ZG Associated Load identified in Appendix A of this Agreement and otherwise will \nnot inject energy onto the Transmission System; and \n \nWHEREAS, Transmission Owner owns or operates the Transmission System, whose \noperations are subject to the functional control of Transmission Provider, to which \nInterconnection Customer desires to connect the Generating Facility, and may therefore be"},{"page":3,"startToken":260,"endToken":349,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nrequired to construct certain Interconnection Facilities and Network Upgrades, as set forth in this \nGIAZGIA; and \n \nWHEREAS, Interconnection Customer, Transmission Owner and Transmission Provider \nhave agreed to enter into this GIA, and where applicable subject to Appendix H for a Provisional \nGenerator Interconnection Agreement,ZGIA for the purpose of interconnecting the Generating \nFacility with the Transmission System; \n \nNOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of and subject to the mutual covenants contained \nherein, it is agreed:"},{"page":4,"startToken":349,"endToken":620,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nARTICLE 1.  DEFINITIONS \n \n \nWhen used in this GIAZGIA, terms with initial capitalization that are not defined in \nArticle 1 shall have the meanings specified in the Article in which they are used.  Those \ncapitalized terms used in this GIAZGIA that are not otherwise defined in this GIAZGIA have the \nmeaning set forth in the Tariff. \n \n10 kW Inverter Process shall mean the procedure for evaluating an Interconnection \nRequest for a certified inverter-based Small Generating Facility no larger than 10 kW that uses \nthe screen set forth in Section 14. \n \nAdverse System Impact shall mean the negative effects due to technical or operational \nlimits on conductors or equipment being exceeded that may compromise the safety and \nreliability of the electric system. \n \nAffected System(s) shall mean an electric transmission system or the electric system \nassociated with an Existing Generating Facility or of a higher queued Generating Facility, which \nis an electric system other than the Transmission Provider’s Transmission System that is affected \nby the Interconnection Request.  An Affected System may or may not be subject to FERC \njurisdiction. \n \nAffected System Interconnection Customer shall mean any entity that submits an \ninterconnection request for a Generating Facility to a transmission system other than \nTransmission Provider’s Transmission System that may cause the need for Affected System \nNetwork Upgrades on the Transmission Provider’s Transmission System. \n \nAffected System Network Upgrades shall mean the additions, modifications, and \nupgrades to Transmission Provider’s Transmission System required to accommodate Affected \nSystem Interconnection Customer’s proposed interconnection to a transmission system other \nthan Transmission Provider’s Transmission System."},{"page":5,"startToken":620,"endToken":884,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nAffected System Operator shall mean the entity that operates an Affected System. \n \nAffected System Queue Position shall mean the queue position of an Affected System \nInterconnection Customer in Transmission Provider’s interconnection queue relative to \nTransmission Provider’s Interconnection Customers’ Queue Position. \n \nAffected System Study shall mean the evaluation of Affected System Interconnection \nCustomers’ proposed interconnection(s) to a transmission system other than the Transmission \nProvider’s Transmission System that have an impact on Transmission Provider’s Transmission \nSystem, as described in Section 8 of this GIP. \n \nAffected System Study Agreement shall mean the agreement contained in Appendix 16 \nto the GIP that is made between Transmission Provider and host transmission provider, in \nabsence of a JOA, JPA, or other agreement filed with the Commission, as noted in Section 8 of \nthe GIP. \n \nAffected System Study Report shall mean the report issued following completion of an \nAffected System Study. \n \nAffiliate shall mean, with respect to a corporation, partnership or other entity, each such \nother corporation, partnership or other entity that directly or indirectly, through one or more \nintermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such corporation, \npartnership or other entity. \n \nAncillary Services shall mean those services that are necessary to support the \ntransmission of capacity and energy from resources to loads while maintaining reliable operation \nof the Transmission System in accordance with Good Utility Practice. \n \nApplicable Laws and Regulations shall mean all duly promulgated applicable federal, \nstate and local laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, decrees, judgments, directives, or"},{"page":6,"startToken":884,"endToken":1144,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\njudicial or administrative orders, permits and other duly authorized actions of any Governmental \nAuthority having jurisdiction over the Parties, their respective facilities and/or the respective \nservices they provide.  \n \nApplicable Reliability Standards shall mean the requirements and guidelines of the \nElectric Reliability Organization and the Balancing Authority Area of the Transmission System \nto which the Generating Facility is directly interconnected. \n \nBalancing Authority shall mean an entity that integrates resource plans ahead of time, \nmaintains demand and resource balance within a Balancing Authority Area, and supports \ninterconnection frequency in real time. \n \nBalancing Authority Area shall mean the collection of generation, transmission, and \nloads within the metered boundaries of the Balancing Authority.  The Balancing Authority \nmaintains load-resource balance within this area. \n \nBase Case shall mean the base case power flow, short circuit, and stability databases \nused for the Interconnection Studies by Transmission Provider or Interconnection Customer. \n \nBase Case Data shall mean base case power flow, short circuit and stability databases, \nincluding all underlying assumptions, and contingency lists.  Such databases and lists, hereinafter \nreferred to as Base Cases, shall include all (1) generation projects and (2) transmission projects, \nincluding merchant transmission projects that are proposed for the Transmission System for \nwhich a transmission expansion plan has been submitted and approved by the MISO Board. \n \nBreach shall mean the failure of a Party to perform or observe any material term or \ncondition of this GIA. \n \nBreaching Party shall mean a Party that is in Breach of this GIA."},{"page":7,"startToken":1144,"endToken":1432,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nBusiness Day shall mean Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. \n \nCalendar Day shall mean any day including Saturday, Sunday or a Federal Holiday.  In \nthe event that a period specified in this GIA is calculated in Calendar Days ends on a non-\nbusiness day, such period shall be deemed to conclude on the following business day. \n \nCluster shall mean a group of one or more Interconnection Requests that are studied \ntogether for the purpose of conducting a Group Study. \n \nCommercial Operation shall mean the status of a Generating Facility that has \ncommenced generating electricity for sale, excluding electricity generated during Trial \nOperation. \n \nCommercial Operation Date (COD) of a unit shall mean the date on which the \nGenerating Facility commences Commercial Operation as agreed to by the Parties pursuant to \nAppendix E to this GIA. \n \nCommitment Projection shall mean a projection of the number of MW expected to \ncommit to the JTIQ Portfolio from ERAS and all DPP study clusters that already have passed \nDP1 as described in Section 9.4.2.e.ii of Rate Schedule 6 (MISO SPP-JOA).  \n \nCommon Use Upgrade (CUU) shall mean an Interconnection Facility, Network \nUpgrade, System Protection Facility, or any other classified addition, alteration, or improvement \non the Transmission System or the transmission system of an Affected System, not classified \nunder Attachment FF as a Baseline Reliability Project, Market Efficiency Project, or Multi-Value \nProject, that is needed for the interconnection of multiple Interconnection Customers’ Generating \nFacilities and which is the shared responsibility of such Interconnection Customers.   \n \nConfidential Information shall mean any proprietary or commercially or competitively \nsensitive information, trade secret or information regarding a plan, specification, pattern,"},{"page":8,"startToken":1432,"endToken":1755,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nprocedure, design, device, list, concept, policy or compilation relating to the present or planned \nbusiness of a Party, or any other information as specified in Article 22, which is designated as \nconfidential by the Party supplying the information, whether conveyed orally, electronically, in \nwriting, through inspection, or otherwise, that is received by another Party. \n \nConnection Facilities shall mean the Transmission Owner’s Connection Facilities and \nthe MHVDC Connection Customer’s Connection Facilities, as defined in the MHCP. \n \nContingent Facilities shall mean those unbuilt Interconnection Facilities and Network \nUpgrades upon which the Interconnection Request’s costs, timing and study findings are \ndependent, and if delayed or not built, could cause a need for restudies of the Interconnection \nRequest or a reassessment of the Interconnection Facilities and/or Network Upgrades and/or \ncosts and timing.  Contingent Facilities may include facilities identified in MTEP that if delayed \nor not built could impact the timing of the Interconnection Request. \n \nCustomer Engagement Window shall mean the time period prior to the start of \nDefinitive Planning Phase I set forth in Section 3.3.4 of the GIP. \n \nDefault shall mean the failure of a Breaching Party to cure its Breach in accordance with \nArticle 17 of this GIA. \n \nDefinitive Planning Phase shall mean the Generator Interconnection Procedures process \nwhich leads to a Generator Interconnection Agreement.  An Interconnection Customer enters the \nDefinitive Planning Phase pursuant to GIP Section 7.2.  The Definitive Planning Phase includes \nthree distinct phases (Definitive Planning Phases I, II, and III) pursuant to Section 7 of the \nGenerator Interconnection Procedures. \n \nDefinitive Planning Phase Queue Position shall mean the order of a valid \nInterconnection Request, relative to all other pending valid Interconnection Requests, in the \nDefinitive Planning Phase.  The Definitive Planning Phase Queue Position is established based \nupon the date Interconnection Customer satisfies all of the requirements of GIP Section 7.2 to"},{"page":9,"startToken":1755,"endToken":2071,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nenter the Definitive Planning Phase.  All Interconnection Requests within the same Definitive \nPlanning Phase cycle shall have equal priority (i.e. similarly queued).   \n \nDemonstrated Capability shall mean the continuous net real power output that the \nGenerating Facility is required to demonstrate in compliance with Applicable Reliability \nStandards.   \n \nDispute Resolution shall mean the procedure for resolution of a dispute between or \namong the Parties in which they will first attempt to resolve the dispute on an informal basis. \n \nDistribution System shall mean the Transmission Owner’s facilities and equipment, or \nthe Distribution System of another party that is interconnected with the Transmission Owner’s \nTransmission System, if any, connected to the Transmission System, over which facilities \nTransmission Service or Wholesale Distribution Service under the Tariff is available at the time \nInterconnection Customer has requested interconnection of a Generating Facility for the purpose \nof either transmitting electric energy in interstate commerce or selling electric energy at \nwholesale in interstate commerce and which are used to transmit electricity to ultimate usage \npoints such as homes and industries directly from nearby generators or from interchanges with \nhigher voltage transmission networks which transport bulk power over longer distances.  The \nvoltage levels at which distribution systems operate differ among Local Balancing Authorities \nand other entities owning distribution facilities interconnected to the Transmission System.   \n \nDistribution Upgrades shall mean the additions, modifications, and upgrades to the \nDistribution System at or beyond the Point of Interconnection to facilitate interconnection of the \nGenerating Facility and render the delivery service necessary to affect Interconnection \nCustomer’s wholesale sale of electricity in interstate commerce.  Distribution Upgrades do not \ninclude Interconnection Facilities. \n \nEffective Date shall mean the date on which this GIA becomes effective upon execution \nby the Parties subject to acceptance by the Commission, or if filed unexecuted, upon the date \nspecified by the Commission."},{"page":10,"startToken":2071,"endToken":2416,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nElectric Reliability Organization shall mean the North American Electric Reliability \nCorporation or its successor organization. \n \nEmergency Condition shall mean a condition or situation:  (1) that in the reasonable \njudgment of the Party making the claim is imminently likely to endanger, or is contributing to \nthe endangerment of, life, property, or public health and safety; or (2) that, in the case of either \nTransmission Provider or Transmission Owner, is imminently likely (as determined in a non-\ndiscriminatory manner) to cause a material adverse effect on the security of, or damage to the \nTransmission System, Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities or the electric systems of \nothers to which the Transmission System is directly connected; or (3) that, in the case of \nInterconnection Customer, is imminently likely (as determined in a non-discriminatory manner) \nto cause a material adverse effect on the security of, or damage to, the Generating Facility or \nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities.  System restoration and blackstart shall be \nconsidered Emergency Conditions; provided that Interconnection Customer is not obligated by \nthis GIA to possess blackstart capability.  Any condition or situation that results from lack of \nsufficient generating capacity to meet load requirements or that results solely from economic \nconditions shall not constitute an Emergency Condition, unless one of the enumerated conditions \nor situations identified in this definition also exists. \n \nEnergy Displacement Agreement shall mean an agreement between an Interconnection \nCustomer with an Existing Generating Facility on the Transmission Provider’s Transmission \nSystem and an Interconnection Customer with a proposed Generating Facility seeking to \ninterconnect with Surplus Interconnection Service.  The Energy Displacement Agreement \nspecifies the term of operation, the Generating Facility Interconnection Service limit, and the \nmode of operation for energy production (common or singular operation). \n \nEnergy Resource Interconnection Service (ER Interconnection Service) shall mean \nan Interconnection Service that allows Interconnection Customer to connect its Generating \nFacility to the Transmission System or Distribution System, as applicable, to be eligible to \ndeliver the Generating Facility’s electric output using the existing firm or non-firm capacity of"},{"page":11,"startToken":2416,"endToken":2667,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nthe Transmission System on an as available basis.  Energy Resource Interconnection Service \ndoes not convey transmission service. \n \nEngineering & Procurement (E&P) Agreement shall mean an agreement that \nauthorizes Transmission Owner to begin engineering and procurement of long lead-time items \nnecessary for the establishment of the interconnection in order to advance the implementation of \nthe Interconnection Request. \n \nEnvironmental Law shall mean Applicable Laws or Regulations relating to pollution or \nprotection of the environment or natural resources. \n \nExisting Generating Facility shall mean a Generating Facility that is either under \nconstruction or is in service, and has an unsuspended interconnection agreement with its host \ntransmission provider. \n \nExpanded Scope Analysis shall mean the analysis described in Section 9.4.2.d.iv.a of \nRate Schedule 6 (MISO-SPP JOA). \nExpedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) shall mean the temporary procedure for \nexpediting interconnection projects identified for claimed resource adequacy and/or reliability \nneeds. \n \nExpedited Generator Interconnection Agreement (EGIA) shall mean the \ninterconnection agreement for the Expedited Resource Addition Study established between the \nTransmission Provider and/or the Transmission Owner and the Interconnection Customer as set \nforth in Section 3.9 of this Attachment X.  This agreement shall take the form of the \nTransmission Provider’s pro forma Generator Interconnection Agreement modified for the \nExpedited Resource Addition Study.  Unless otherwise provided in the GIP, all requirements \napplicable to the pro forma Generator Interconnection Agreement shall apply to the Expedited \nGenerator Interconnection Agreement."},{"page":12,"startToken":2667,"endToken":2950,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nFacilities Construction Agreement (FCA) shall mean the form of facilities construction \nagreement, set forth in Appendix 8 to these Generator Interconnection Procedures.  The FCA \nshall be used when an Interconnection Customer or an Affected System Interconnection \nCustomer causes the need for the construction of Network Upgrades, Affected System Network \nUpgrades, or System Protection Facilities on the transmission system of the Transmission \nProvider.  \n  \nFast Track Process shall mean the procedure for evaluating an Interconnection Request \nfor a certified Small Generating Facility no larger than five MW that includes the screen set forth \nin Section 14, customer options meeting, and optional supplemental review. \n \nFederal Holiday shall mean a Federal Reserve Bank holiday for a Party that has its \nprincipal place of business in the United States and a Canadian Federal or Provincial banking \nholiday for a Party that has its principal place of business located in Canada. \n \nFederal Power Act shall mean the Federal Power Act, as amended, 16 U.S.C. §§ 791a \net seq. \n \nFERC shall mean the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, also known as \nCommission, or its successor. \n \nFinal System Impact Study shall mean the Interconnection System Impact Study \nperformed during Definitive Planning Phase III. \n \nForce Majeure shall mean any act of God, labor disturbance, act of the public enemy, \nwar, insurrection, riot, fire, storm or flood, explosion, breakage or accident to machinery or \nequipment, any order, regulation or restriction imposed by governmental, military or lawfully \nestablished civilian authorities, or any other cause beyond a Party’s control.  A Force Majeure \nevent does not include an act of negligence or intentional wrongdoing by the Party claiming \nForce Majeure."},{"page":13,"startToken":2950,"endToken":3242,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nGenerating Facility shall mean Interconnection Customer’s device(s) for the production \nand/or storage for later injection of electricity identified in the Interconnection Request, but shall \nnot include the Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities. A Generating Facility \nconsists of one or more generating unit(s) and/or storage device(s) which usually can operate \nindependently and be brought online or taken offline individually. \n \nGenerating Facility Capacity shall mean the net capacity of the Generating Facility and \nthe aggregate net capacity of the Generating Facility where it includes  more than one device for \nthe production and/or storage for later injection of electricity. \n \nGenerating Facility Modification shall mean modification to an Existing Generating \nFacility, including comparable replacement of only a portion of its equipment at the Existing \nGenerating Facility.  \n \nGenerating Facility Replacement shall mean replacement of one or more generating \nunits and/or storage devices at the Existing Generating Facility with one or more new generating \nunits or storage devices at the same electrical Point of Interconnection as the generating units \nand/or storage devices that is/are being decommissioned and electrically disconnected. \n \nGenerator Interconnection Agreement (GIA) shall mean the form of interconnection \nagreement, set forth hereinas Appendix 6 to Attachment X of the Tariff. \n \nGenerator Interconnection Procedures (GIP) shall mean the interconnection \nprocedures set forth in Attachment X of the Tariff. \n \nGenerator Upgrades shall mean the additions, modifications, and upgrades to the \nelectric system of an Existing Generating Facility or of a higher queued Generating Facility at or \nbeyond the Point of Interconnection to facilitate interconnection of the Generating Facility and \nrender the Transmission Service necessary to affect Interconnection Customer’s wholesale sale \nof electricity in interstate commerce."},{"page":14,"startToken":3242,"endToken":3581,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nGood Utility Practice shall mean any of the practices, methods and acts engaged in or \napproved by a significant portion of the electric industry during the relevant time period, or any \nof the practices, methods and acts which, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the \nfacts known at the time the decision was made, could have been expected to accomplish the \ndesired result at a reasonable cost consistent with good business practices, reliability, safety and \nexpedition.  Good Utility Practice is not intended to be limited to the optimum practice, method, \nor act to the exclusion of all others, but rather to be acceptable practices, methods, or acts \ngenerally accepted in the region. \n \nGovernmental Authority shall mean any federal, state, local or other governmental \nregulatory or administrative agency, court, commission, department, board, or other \ngovernmental subdivision, legislature, rulemaking board, tribunal, or other governmental \nauthority having jurisdiction over the Parties, their respective facilities, or the respective services \nthey provide, and exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, police, or \ntaxing authority or power; provided, however, that such term does not include Interconnection \nCustomer, Transmission Provider, Transmission Owner, or any Affiliate thereof. \n \nGroup Restudy shall mean a restudy of a Group Study conducted pursuant to Section \n7.5 of the GIP. \n \nGroup Study(ies) shall mean the evaluation of one or more Interconnection Requests \nwithin a Cluster as described in Section 7 of the GIP.  Group Studies are divided into phases as \ndescribed in section 7.3 of the GIP. \n \nHazardous Substances shall mean any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or \nincluded in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” \n“hazardous constituents,” “restricted hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous substances,” \n“toxic substances,” “radioactive substances,” “contaminants,” “pollutants,” “toxic pollutants” or \nwords of similar meaning and regulatory effect under any applicable Environmental Law, or any \nother chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by \nany applicable Environmental Law."},{"page":15,"startToken":3581,"endToken":3879,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nHVDC Facilities shall mean the high voltage direct current transmission facilities, \nincluding associated alternating current facilities, if any, that are subject to Section 27A of the \nTariff and that are specifically identified in (i) any Agency Agreement pertaining to such \nfacilities between Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner that owns or operates such \nfacilities, or (ii) in any other arrangement that permits or will permit Transmission Provider to \nprovide HVDC Service over such facilities as set forth in Section 27A of the Tariff. \n \nHVDC Service shall mean Firm and Non-Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service \nprovided by Transmission Provider on HVDC Facilities pursuant to Section 27A of the Tariff. \n \nInitial Synchronization Date shall mean the date upon which the Generating Facility is \ninitially synchronized and upon which Trial Operation begins. \n \nInjection Rights shall mean the Transmission Provider’s pre-certification of the \nTransmission System’s capability to receive capacity and energy from the MHVDC \nTransmission Line at the requested Point of Connection, and in the specified MW quantity, \nwithout degrading the reliability of the Transmission System, as described in Section 16 of the \nGIP and Section 3.2.3 of the MHCP. \n \nIn-Service Date (ISD) shall mean the date upon which Interconnection Customer \nreasonably expects it will be ready to begin use of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection \nFacilities to obtain backfeed power. \n \nInterconnection Customer shall mean any entity, including Transmission Provider, \nTransmission Owner or any of the Affiliates or subsidiaries of either, that proposes to \ninterconnect its Generating Facility with the Transmission System. \n \nInterconnection Customer Decision Point I shall mean the time period beginning when \nthe Interconnection Customer is provided the Preliminary System Impact Study results including \ncost estimates for upgrades and concludes after fifteen (15) Business Days."},{"page":16,"startToken":3879,"endToken":4173,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nInterconnection Customer Decision Point II shall mean the time period beginning \nwhen the Interconnection Customer is provided the Revised System Impact Study results \nincluding cost estimates for upgrades and concludes after fifteen (15) Business Days. \n \nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities (ICIF) shall mean all facilities \nand equipment, as identified in Appendix A of this GIA, that are located between the Generating \nFacility and the Point of Change of Ownership, including any modification, addition, or upgrades \nto such facilities and equipment necessary to physically and electrically interconnect the \nGenerating Facility to the Transmission System or Distribution System, as applicable.  \nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities are sole use facilities. \n \nInterconnection Facilities shall mean the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection \nFacilities and the Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities.  Collectively, \nInterconnection Facilities include all facilities and equipment between the Generating Facility \nand the Point of Interconnection, including any modification, additions or upgrades that are \nnecessary to physically and electrically interconnect the Generating Facility to the Transmission \nSystem.  Interconnection Facilities shall not include Distribution Upgrades, Generator Upgrades, \nStand Alone Network Upgrades or Network Upgrades. \n \nInterconnection Facilities Study(ies) shall mean a study conducted by Transmission \nOwner, or its agent, for Interconnection Customer(s) to determine a list of facilities (including \nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities or Affected System Interconnection \nCustomer’s interconnection facilities, Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, System \nProtection Facilities, and if such upgrades have been determined, Network Upgrades, \nDistribution Upgrades, Generator Upgrades, Common Use Upgrades, and Affected System \nNetwork Upgrades, as identified in the Interconnection System Impact Study, Affected System \nStudy, or Affected System Operator’s applicable study), the cost of those facilities, and the time \nrequired to interconnect with the Transmission System or the Affected System Operator’s \ntransmission system."},{"page":17,"startToken":4173,"endToken":4460,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nInterconnection Facilities Study Agreement shall mean the form of agreement \ncontained in Appendix 4 of the Generator Interconnection Procedures for conducting the \nInterconnection Facilities Study. \n \nInterconnection Request shall mean (1) an Interconnection Customer’s request, in the \nform of Appendix 1 to the Generator Interconnection Procedures, to interconnect a new \nGenerating Facility, or a request for the Expedited Resource Addition Study for new generation \ncapacity, or to increase the capacity of, or make a Material Modification to the operating \ncharacteristics of, an Existing Generating Facility that is interconnected with the Transmission \nSystem, or to interconnect an Existing Generating Facility that is external to the Transmission \nSystem, or to change Energy Resource Interconnection Service to Network Resource \nInterconnection Service for an Existing Generating Facility; or (2) an MHVDC Connection \nCustomer’s request, in the form of Appendix 1 to the Generator Interconnection Procedures, to \nobtain Injection Rights.. \n \nInterconnection Service shall mean the service provided by Transmission Provider \nassociated with interconnecting the Generating Facility to the Transmission System, or external \nhost transmission provider if applicable,  and enabling it to receive electric energy and capacity \nfrom the Generating Facility at the Point of Interconnection pursuant to the terms of this \nGenerator Interconnection Agreement or Point of Delivery as set forth in the Service Agreement \nfor Network Resource Interconnection Service for an External Generating Facility and, if \napplicable, the Tariff. \n \nInterconnection Study (or Study) shall mean any of the studies described in the \nGenerator Interconnection Procedures. \n \nInterconnection Study Agreement shall mean the form of agreement contained in \nAttachment B to Appendix 1 of the Generator Interconnection procedures for conducting all \nstudies required by the Generator Interconnection Procedures."},{"page":18,"startToken":4460,"endToken":4713,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nInterconnection System Impact Study shall mean an engineering study that evaluates \nthe impact of the proposed interconnection on the safety and reliability of Transmission System \nand, if applicable, an Affected System.  The study shall identify and detail the system impacts \nthat would result if the Generating Facility were interconnected without project modifications or \nsystem modifications, or to study potential impacts, including but not limited to those identified \nin the Scoping Meeting as described in the Generator Interconnection Procedures. \n \nInterconnection Study Agreement shall mean the forms of agreement contained in \nAttachment B to Appendix 1 of the Generator Interconnection Procedures for conducting all \nstudies required by the Generator Interconnection Procedures. \n \nIRS shall mean the Internal Revenue Service. \n \nJoint Planning Agreement (“JPA”) shall mean an agreement between adjacent \nbalancing authorities or transmission providers for the coordination of planning. \n \nJoint Operating Agreement between the Midcontinent Independent System \nOperator, Inc. and Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (MISO-SPP JOA) shall mean Rate Schedule \n6 to the MISO Tariff. \n \nJoint Planning Agreement (“JPA”) shall mean an agreement between adjacent \nbalancing authorities or transmission providers for the coordination of planning. \n \nJoint Targeted Interconnection Queue (JTIQ) shall refer to the study and processes \ndescribed in Section 9.4.2 of Rate Schedule 6 (MISO-SPP JOA). \n \nJoint Targeted Interconnection Queue Study (“JTIQ Study”) shall mean a \ntransmission planning study conducted jointly by SPP and MISO to facilitate the interconnection \nof new generator capacity in both Parties’ regions."},{"page":19,"startToken":4713,"endToken":5029,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nJTIQ Commitment Group Member shall mean any JTIQ Commitment Group Member \nincluded in a Commitment Group consistent with Section 9.4 of Rate Schedule 6 (MISO-SPP \nJOA). \n \nJTIQ Commitment Group or Commitment Group shall mean a group of JTIQ \nCommitment Group Members that have executed a JTIQ Generator Interconnection Agreement \nwithin the twelve (12) month period ending April 30th of each year.  The Commitment Group \nshall also include JTIQ Commitment Group Members for which a JTIQ Generator \nInterconnection Agreement has been filed unexecuted by SPP or the Transmission Provider and \nthe Commission has accepted the agreement within the twelve (12) month period ending April \n30th of each year. \n \nJTIQ Generator Charge shall mean the charge to JTIQ Commitment Group Members \nto recover the JTIQ Commitment Group Member’s share of the JTIQ Monthly Revenue \nRequirement for each of the JTIQ Upgrades in the JTIQ Portfolio in the Transmission Provider’s \nRegion. \n \nJTIQ Participation Group shall mean the group of Interconnection Requests that shall \nconsist of all interconnection customers included in the JTIQ Screening Groups whose \ninterconnection request meets the distribution factor and impact criteria specified in Section \n9.4.2(d)((ii) of Rate Schedule 6 (MISO-SPP JOA). \n \nJTIQ Portfolio shall mean a group of JTIQ Upgrades identified pursuant to Section 9.4 \nof Rate Schedule 6 (MISO-SPP JOA). \n \nJTIQ Screening Group shall mean a group of MISO Interconnection Customers and \nSPP interconnection customers whose Interconnection Requests will be screened for inclusion in \na JTIQ Participation Group. The JTIQ Screening Group shall consist of all interconnection \ncustomers who have submitted interconnection requests into a MISO ERAS, SPP ERAS, DPP \nstudy cluster, or SPP DISIS study cluster that: (1) has a study commencement or kick off date \nthat is after the date that the Parties’ respective Boards of Directors have approved a JTIQ"},{"page":20,"startToken":5029,"endToken":5337,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nPortfolio; and (2) has not commenced DPP Phase I, a MISO ERAS, the SPP ERAS or DISIS \nPhase One studies pursuant to each party’s OATT as of the date that the Parties have declared \nthe JTIQ Portfolio fully subscribed.  \n \nJTIQ Service Agreements shall mean the JTIQ Commitment Agreement attached to the \nMISO GIA as Appendix 17 and the SPP’s pro forma agreement(s)  that obligate interconnection \ncustomers to provide security for and  pay the JTIQ Generator Charge for JTIQ Network \nUpgrades included in the applicable JTIQ Portfolio. \n \nJTIQ Upgrade shall mean a Network Upgrade included in a JTIQ portfolio pursuant to \nSection 9.4 of Rate Schedule 6 (MISO-SPP JOA).  \n \nLocal Balancing Authority shall mean an operational entity or a Joint Registration \nOrganization which is (i) responsible for compliance with the subset of Electric Reliability \nOrganization Balancing Authority Reliability Standards defined in the Balancing Authority \nAgreement for their local area within the MISO Balancing Authority Area, (ii) a Party to \nBalancing Authority Agreement, excluding MISO, and (iii) provided in the Balancing Authority \nAgreement. \n \nLocal Resource Zone (LRZ) shall mean a geographic area within the Transmission \nProvider Region that is prescribed by the Transmission Provider, based upon the criteria in \nSection 68A.3, to address congestion that limits Planning Resource deliverability.   \n \nLoss shall mean any and all damages, losses, claims, including claims and actions \nrelating to injury to or death of any person or damage to property, demand, suits, recoveries, \ncosts and expenses, court costs, attorney fees, and all other obligations by or to third parties, \narising out of or resulting from the other Party’s performance, or non-performance of its \nobligations under this GIA on behalf of the indemnifying Party, except in cases of gross \nnegligence or intentional wrongdoing, by the indemnified party."},{"page":21,"startToken":5337,"endToken":5642,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nMaterial Modification shall mean: (1) modification to an Interconnection Request in the \nqueue, that has a material adverse impact on the cost or timing of any other Interconnection \nRequest with an equal or later queue priority date; or Qualified Change.   \n \nMetering Equipment shall mean all metering equipment installed or to be installed at \nthe Generating Facility, Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities, and/or \nTransmission Owner's Interconnection Facilities pursuant to this GIA at the metering points, \nincluding but not limited to instrument transformers, MWh-meters, data acquisition equipment, \ntransducers, remote terminal unit, communications equipment, phone lines, and fiber optics. \n \nMonitoring and Consent Agreement shall mean an agreement that defines the terms \nand conditions applicable to a Generating Facility acquiring Surplus Interconnection Service.  \nThe Monitoring and Consent Agreement will list the roles and responsibilities of an \nInterconnection Customer seeking to interconnect with Surplus Interconnection Service and \nTransmission Owner to maintain the total output of the Generating Facility inside the parameters \ndelineated in the GIA. \n \nMulti-Party Facilities Construction Agreement (MPFCA) shall mean the form of \nfacilities construction agreement, set forth in Appendix 9 to these Generator Interconnection \nProcedures.  The MPFCA shall be used when multiple Interconnection Requests or \ninterconnection requests from Affected System Interconnection Customers cause the need for the \nconstruction of Common Use Upgrades on the Transmission System and share cost \nresponsibility for such Common Use Upgrades.   \n \nNetwork Customer shall have that meaning as provided in the Tariff. \n \nNetwork Resource shall mean any designated generating resource owned, purchased, or \nleased by a Network Customer under the Tariff.  Network Resources do not include any \nresource, or any portion thereof, that is committed for sale to third parties or otherwise cannot be \ncalled upon to meet the Network Customer’s Network Load on a non-interruptible basis."},{"page":22,"startToken":5642,"endToken":5908,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nNetwork Resource Interconnection Service (NR Interconnection Service) shall mean \nan Interconnection Service that allows Interconnection Customer to integrate its Generating \nFacility with the Transmission System in the same manner as for any Generating Facility being \ndesignated as a Network Resource.  Network Resource Interconnection Service does not convey \ntransmission service.  Network Resource Interconnection Service shall include any network \nresource interconnection service established under an agreement with, or the tariff of, a \nTransmission Owner prior to integration into MISO, that is determined to be deliverable through \nthe integration deliverability study process. \n \nNetwork Upgrades shall mean the additions, modifications, and upgrades to the \nTransmission System required at or beyond the point at which the Interconnection Facilities \nconnect to the Transmission System or Distribution System, as applicable, to accommodate the \ninterconnection of the Generating Facility(ies) to the Transmission System.  Network Upgrades \nshall not include any HVDC Facility Upgrades. \n \nNotice of Dispute shall mean a written notice of a dispute or claim that arises out of or in \nconnection with this GIA or its performance. \n \nOptional Interconnection Study shall mean a sensitivity analysis based on assumptions \nspecified by Interconnection Customer in the Optional Interconnection Study Agreement. \n \nOptional Interconnection Study Agreement shall mean the form of agreement \ncontained in Appendix 5 of the Generator Interconnection Procedures for conducting the \nOptional Interconnection Study. \n \nOutage Transfer Distribution Factor (OTDF) Outage Transfer Distribution Factor, as \ndefined by the Electric Reliability Organization. \n \nParty or Parties shall mean Transmission Provider, Transmission Owner, \nInterconnection Customer, or any combination of the above."},{"page":23,"startToken":5908,"endToken":6187,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nPermissible Technological Advancement shall mean advancements to turbines, \ninverters, plant supervisory controls, excitation systems, or other technological advancements \nsubmitted to the Transmission Provider prior to the issuance of this draft Generator \nInterconnection Agreement for such project provided that such advancements does not: (1) \ndegrade the electrical characteristics of the generating equipment; (2) does not cause any material \nadverse impact on the Transmission System with regard to short circuit capability limits, steady-\nstate thermal and voltage limits, or dynamic system stability and response; (3) does not increase \nthe installed capacity of the Generating Facility; or (4) change the fuel source of the proposed \nGenerating Facility.   \n \nPoint of Change of Ownership (PCO) shall mean the point, as set forth in Appendix A \nto the Generator Interconnection Agreement, where the Interconnection Customer’s \nInterconnection Facilities connect to the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities. \n \nPoint of Interconnection (POI) shall mean the point, as set forth in Appendix A of the \nGIA, where the Interconnection Facilities connect to the Transmission System. \n \nPoint(s) of Withdrawal (POW) shall mean the point(s) where a non-transmission \nfacility used to withdraw Energy from the Transmission System to serve Load connects to the \nTransmission System.  \n \nPotential MW Total shall mean a projection of the number of MW that may commit to \nthe JTIQ Portfolio from all ERAS and study clusters to date, including the current study \ncluster(s).   \n \nPreliminary System Impact Study shall mean the Interconnection System Impact Study \nperformed during Definitive Planning Phase I. \n \nPre-Queue Phase shall mean Interconnection Customer outreach and education effort \nundertaken prior to the submission of the Interconnection Request."},{"page":24,"startToken":6187,"endToken":6497,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nProportional Impact Method shall mean a technical analysis conducted by \nTransmission Provider to determine the degree to which each Generating Facility in the Group \nStudy contributes to the need for a specific Network Upgrade. \n \nProvisional Generator Interconnection Agreement shall mean the interconnection \nagreement for Provisional Interconnection Service established between the Transmission \nProvider and/or the Transmission Owner and the Interconnection Customer as set forth in \nSection 7.9 of this Attachment X.  This agreement shall take the form of the Generator \nInterconnection Agreement modified for provisional purposes.  Unless otherwise provided in the \nGIP, all requirements applicable to the Generator Interconnection Agreement shall apply to the \nProvisional Generator Interconnection Agreement. \n \nProvisional Interconnection Service shall mean Interconnection Service provided by \nthe Transmission Provider associated with interconnecting the Interconnection Customer’s \nGenerating Facility to the Transmission Provider’s Transmission System and enabling that \nTransmission System to receive electric energy and capacity from the Generating Facility at the \nPoint of Interconnection, pursuant to the terms of the Provisional Generator Interconnection \nAgreement and the Tariff. \n \nProvisional Interconnection Study shall mean an engineering study, performed at \nInterconnection Customer’s request, as a condition to entering into a Provisional Generator \nInterconnection Agreement,  that evaluates the impact of the proposed interconnection on the \nsafety and reliability of the Transmission System and, if applicable, any Affected System.  The \nstudy shall identify and detail the impacts on the Transmission System and, if applicable, an \nAffected System, from stability, short circuit, and voltage issues that would result if the \nGenerating Facility were interconnected without project modifications or system modifications. \n \nQualified Change shall mean a planned modification to an Existing Generating Facility \nthat is undergoing evaluation for a Generating Facility Modification or Generating Facility \nReplacement, and has a material adverse impact on the Transmission System with respect to: i)"},{"page":25,"startToken":6497,"endToken":6799,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nsteady-state thermal or voltage limits, ii) dynamic system stability and response, or iii) short-\ncircuit capability limit; compared to the impacts of the Existing Generating Facility prior to the \nmodification or replacement. \n \nQueue Position shall mean the order of a valid Interconnection Request, relative to all \nother pending valid Interconnection Requests pursuant to Section 4.1 of the GIP. \n \nReasonable Efforts shall mean, with respect to an action required to be attempted or \ntaken by a Party under this Generator Interconnection Agreement, efforts that are timely and \nconsistent with Good Utility Practice and are otherwise substantially equivalent to those a Party \nwould use to protect its own interests. \n \nRelevant Electric Retail Regulatory Authority (RERRA) shall mean an entity that has \njurisdiction over and establishes prices and/or policies for providers of retail electric service to \nend-customers, such as the city council for a municipal utility, the governing board of a \ncooperative utility, the state public utility commission or any such entity. \n \nReliability Assessment Study shall mean an engineering study that evaluates the impact \nof a proposed Generating Facility Replacement on the reliability of Transmission System during \nthe time period between the date that the Existing Generating Facility ceases commercial \noperations and the Commercial Operation Date of the Replacement Generating Facility. \n \nReplacement Generating Facility shall mean a Generating Facility that replaces an \nExisting Generating Facility, or a portion thereof, at the same electrical Point of Interconnection \npursuant to Section 3.7 of this Attachment X. \n \nReplacement Impact Study shall mean an engineering study that evaluates the impact of \na proposed Generating Facility Replacement on the reliability of the Transmission System. \n \nRevised System Impact Study shall mean the Interconnection System Impact Study \nperformed during Definitive Planning Phase II."},{"page":26,"startToken":6799,"endToken":7145,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nScoping Meeting shall mean the meeting between representatives of Interconnection \nCustomer, Transmission Owner, Affected System  and Transmission Provider conducted for the \npurpose of discussing the proposed Interconnection Request and any alternative interconnection \noptions, exchanging information including any transmission data and earlier study evaluations \nthat would be reasonably expected to impact such interconnection options,  refining information \nand models provided by Interconnection Customer(s), discussing the Group Study materials \nposted to OASIS pursuant to Section 3.4 of the GIP, and analyzing such information. \n \nShared Interconnection Request shall mean (1) multiple Interconnection Customer’s \nrequest, in the form of Appendix 1 to the Generator Interconnection Procedures, to interconnect \nnew Generating Facilities, or to increase the capacity of, or make a Material Modification to the \noperating characteristics of, Existing Generating Facilities that are interconnected with the \nTransmission System, or to interconnect Existing Generating Facilities that are external to the \nTransmission System, or to change Energy Resource Interconnection Service to Network \nResource Interconnection Service for Existing Generating Facilities; or (2) multiple MHVDC \nConnection Customer’s request, in the form of Appendix 1 to the Generator Interconnection \nProcedures, to obtain Injection Rights. \n \nShared Network Upgrade shall mean a Network Upgrade or Common Use Upgrade that \nis funded by an Interconnection Customer(s), including when the Transmission Owner elects to \nfund the capital cost of such a Network Upgrade or Common Use Upgrade under Section 11.3 of \nthe GIA, and also benefits other Interconnection Customer(s) that are later identified as \nbeneficiaries.  \n \nSite Control shall mean a documented right for one or more parcels of land for the \npurpose of constructing a Generating Facility, Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection \nFacilities, and, if applicable (i.e., when the Interconnection Customer is providing the site for \nsuch facilities), the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Network Upgrades at \nthe POI that the Interconnection Customer will develop.  Such documented right shall be one of \nthe following:  (1) ownership of a site; (2) a leasehold interest in a site; or (3) an option to"},{"page":27,"startToken":7145,"endToken":7500,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\npurchase or acquire a leasehold interest in a site; or (4) any other contractual or legal right to \npossess or occupy a site.  Transmission Provider will maintain acreage requirements for each \nGenerating Facility type on its OASIS or public website. \n \nSmall Generating Facility shall mean a Generating Facility that has an aggregate net \nGenerating Facility Capacity of no more than five MW and meets the requirements of Section 14 \nand Appendix 3 of the GIP.  \n \nSouthwest Power Pool (SPP) shall refer to the Southwest Power Pool, Inc. the Regional \nTransmission Organization that is the counterparty to Rate Schedule 6 (MISO-SPP JOA). \n \nSpecial Protection System (SPS) shall mean an automatic protection system or remedial \naction scheme designed to detect abnormal or predetermined system conditions, and take \ncorrective actions other than and/or in addition to the isolation of faulted components, to \nmaintain system reliability.  Such action may include changes in demand (MW and MVar), \nenergy (MWh and MVarh), or system configuration to maintain system stability, acceptable \nvoltage, or power flows.  An SPS does not include (a) underfrequency or undervoltage load \nshedding, (b) fault conditions that must be isolated, (c) out-of-step relaying not designed as an \nintegral part of an SPS, or (d) Transmission Control Devices. \n \nStand Alone Network Upgrades shall mean Network Upgrades, that are not part of an \nAffected System or a JTIQ Upgrade, that Interconnection Customer may construct without \naffecting day-to-day operations of the Transmission System during their construction.  \nTransmission Provider, Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer must agree as to \nwhat constitutes Stand Alone Network Upgrades and identify them in Appendix A to this GIA.  \nIf the Transmission Provider or Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer disagree \nabout whether a particular Network Upgrade is a Stand Alone Network Upgrade, the \nTransmission Provider or Transmission Owner that disagrees with the Interconnection Customer \nmust provide the Interconnection Customer a written technical explanation outlining why the \nTransmission Provider or Transmission Owner does not consider the Network Upgrade to be a \nStand Alone Network Upgrade within fifteen (15) Business Days of its determination."},{"page":28,"startToken":7500,"endToken":7824,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nSupplemental Affected System Analysis shall mean the affected systems analysis \ndescribed in Section 7.3.2.3.1 of this GIP and Section 9.4.2.e.iii.a.i of the Rate Schedule 6 \n(MISO-SPP JOA) to determine if Supplemental Affected System Upgrades are required for one \nor more JTIQ Participation Group member(s). \n \nSubstation Network Upgrades shall mean Network Upgrades that are required at or \nnear the Point of Interconnection and are identified in the first portion of the Interconnection \nFacilities Study as described in GIP Section 7.3.2.5. \n \nSupplemental Affected System Upgrade shall mean a Network Upgrade in addition to \nthose required to address the impact of interconnection requests in the current study cluster as \ndescribed in Section 9.4.2.e.iii.a.i of Rate Schedule 6 (MISO-SPP-JOA). \n \nSurplus Interconnection Service shall mean any Interconnection Service that is derived \nfrom the unneeded portion of Interconnection Service established in a GIA or in agreement with, \nor under the tariff of, a Transmission Owner prior to integration into MISO, such that if Surplus \nInterconnection Service is utilized the total amount of Interconnection Service at the Point of \nInterconnection would remain the same. \n \nSystem Planning and Analysis Phase shall mean the phase of the Generator \nInterconnection Procedure process, prior to January 4, 2017, which consisted of an \nInterconnection System Impact Study for those Interconnection Requests that were studied in \nthis phase.   \n \nSystem Protection Facilities shall mean the equipment, including necessary protection \nsignal communications equipment, required to protect (1) the Transmission System or other \ndelivery systems or other generating systems from faults or other electrical disturbances \noccurring at the Generating Facility and (2) the Generating Facility from faults or other electrical \nsystem disturbances occurring on the Transmission System or on other delivery systems or other \ngenerating systems to which the Transmission System is directly connected."},{"page":29,"startToken":7824,"endToken":8166,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nTarget MW Value shall mean the projected new generation interconnection MW \nenabled by the JTIQ Portfolio.  The Target MW Value for each JTIQ Portfolio shall be identified \nin Section 9.4 and related subsections of Rate Schedule 6. \n \nTariff shall mean the Transmission Provider’s Tariff through which open access \ntransmission service and Interconnection Service are offered, as filed with the Commission, and \nas amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor tariff.   \n \nThreshold Charge shall mean the charge calculated using an estimate of plant in service \nvalue for the JTIQ Portfolio, excluding amounts funded under the GRIP Program, as described in \nSection 9.4.2 of Rate Schedule 6 (MISO-SPP JOA). \n \nTransient Tolerance Window shall mean the period of time after a reduction or loss of \nload by the ZG Associated Load by the end of which window the Generating Facility with ZG \nInterconnection Service must have reduced its injections to an amount not greater than the Load \nof the ZG Associated Load.  The Transient Tolerance Window shall be no greater than 20 \nseconds, and is further described by the Business Practices Manual for Large Load.  The \nTransient Tolerance Window will be subject to Transmission Owner local planning criteria. \n \nTransmission Control Devices shall mean a generally accepted transmission device that \nis planned and designed to provide dynamic control of electric system quantities, and are usually \nemployed as solutions to specific system performance issues.  Examples of such devices include \nfast valving, high response exciters, high voltage DC links, active or real power flow control and \nreactive compensation devices using power electronics (e.g., unified power flow controllers), \nstatic var compensators, thyristor controlled series capacitors, braking resistors, and in some \ncases mechanically-switched capacitors and reactors.  In general, such systems are not \nconsidered to be Special Protection Systems. \n \nTransmission Owner shall mean that Transmission Owner as defined in the Tariff, \nwhich includes an entity that owns, leases or otherwise possesses an interest in the portion of the"},{"page":30,"startToken":8166,"endToken":8465,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nTransmission System at which Interconnection Customer proposes to interconnect or otherwise \nintegrate the operation of the Generating Facility.  Transmission Owner should be read to include \nany Independent Transmission Company that manages the transmission facilities of \nTransmission Owner and shall include, as applicable, the owner and/or operator of distribution \nfacilities interconnected to the Transmission System, over which facilities transmission service \nor Wholesale Distribution Service under the Tariff is available at the time Interconnection \nCustomer requests Interconnection Service and to which Interconnection Customer has requested \ninterconnection of a Generating Facility for the purpose of either transmitting electric energy in \ninterstate commerce or selling electric energy at wholesale in interstate commerce. \n \nTransmission Provider shall mean the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. \n(“MISO”), the Regional Transmission Organization that controls or operates the transmission \nfacilities of its transmission-owning members used for the transmission of electricity in interstate \ncommerce and provides transmission service under the Tariff. \n \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities (TOIF) shall mean all facilities and \nequipment owned by Transmission Owner from the Point of Change of Ownership to the Point \nof Interconnection as identified in Appendix A to this GIA, including any modifications, \nadditions or upgrades to such facilities and equipment.  Transmission Owner’s Interconnection \nFacilities are sole use facilities and shall not include Distribution Upgrades, Generator Upgrades, \nStand Alone Network Upgrades or Network Upgrades.  \n \nTransmission System shall mean the facilities owned by Transmission Owner and \ncontrolled or operated by Transmission Provider or Transmission Owner that are used to provide \nTransmission Service (including HVDC Service) or Wholesale Distribution Service under the \nTariff.  \n \nTrial Operation shall mean the period during which Interconnection Customer is \nengaged in on-site test operations and commissioning of the Generating Facility prior to \nCommercial Operation."},{"page":31,"startToken":8465,"endToken":8779,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nUser-Defined Model shall mean any set of programming code created by equipment \nmanufacturers or developers that captures the latest features of controllers that are mainly \nsoftware-based and represent the entities’ control strategy but does not necessarily correspond to \nany particular generic library model, as contained in Attachment A to Appendix 1 of the GIP. \n \nVariable Energy Resource shall mean a device for the production of electricity that is \ncharacterized by an energy source that: (1) is renewable; (2) cannot be stored by the facility \nowner or operator; and (3) has variability that is beyond the control of the facility owner or \noperator. \n \nWholesale Distribution Service shall have that meaning as provided in the Tariff.  \nWherever the term “transmission delivery service” is used, Wholesale Distribution Service shall \nalso be implied. \n \n \n \nZero Injection Generation (ZG) Associated Load shall mean a source of electrical load \nthat has a Point of Withdrawal that is at the same substation as the Point of Interconnection to the \nTransmission System (i.e. same voltage level at the interconnecting substation) as the Generating \nFacility with ZG Interconnection Service that will serve it. \n \nZero Injection Generation (ZG) Interconnection Service shall mean a limited form of \nInterconnection Service that allows an Interconnection Customer to connect its Generating \nFacility to the Transmission System or Distribution System, as applicable, for the limited \npurpose of delivering energy to ZG Associated Load.  ZG Interconnection Service does not grant \nany right to inject energy onto the Transmission System except as may be authorized by Section \n3.11 of the Generator Interconnection Procedures.  ZG Interconnection Service does not convey \nTransmission Service.  ZG Interconnection Service also does not provide a right to serve, or a \nright to Transmission Service to serve, a ZG Associated Load or retail customer except as \nallowed by applicable state law."},{"page":32,"startToken":8779,"endToken":9099,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nZero Injection Generation (ZG) Resource shall mean a generating resource with an \nAttachment X defined ZG Interconnection Agreement.  A ZG Resource may participate as a \nGeneration Resource, Dispatchable Intermittent Resource, Electric Storage Resource, or Behind \nthe Meter Generation resource. \nZG Facilities Study shall mean the study described in Section 3.2.5.2.2 of these GIP that \nis used to identify any Network Upgrades or Interconnection Facilities that may be needed to for  \nan Interconnection Request seeking ZG Interconnection Service. \n \nZG Impact Assessment shall mean the study described in Section 3.2.5.2.1 of these GIP \nthat is used to evaluate the impact of an Interconnection Request seeking ZG Interconnection \nServices. \n \nZG Interconnection Agreement (ZGIA) shall mean the form of interconnection \nagreement governing the terms and conditions of ZG Interconnection Service, set forth in \nAppendix 19 to the GIP.  This agreement shall follow the form of the Transmission Provider’s \npro forma Generator Interconnection Agreement with modifications to reflect ZG \nInterconnection Service and the ZG Interconnection Service study process.  Unless otherwise \nprovided in the GIP, all requirements applicable to the pro forma Generator Interconnection \nAgreement shall apply to the ZGIA.  A ZGIA is a form of GIA and, where used in the Tariff, \nreferences to Generator Interconnection Agreements or GIAs encompasses ZGIAs. \n \nZG Interconnection Process Quarterly Study Period shall mean the period of time in \nwhich Interconnection Requests seeking ZG Interconnection Service are submitted to the \nTransmission Provider and compiled for study.  There are four study periods in a year with the \nfollowing start and end dates: \nQuarter 1: The first Business Day of March through the last Business Day of May; \nQuarter 2: The first Business Day of June through the last Business Day of August; \nQuarter 3: The first Business Day of September through the last Business Day of \nNovember;"},{"page":33,"startToken":9099,"endToken":9130,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nQuarter 4: The first Business Day of December through the last Business Day of \nFebruary."},{"page":34,"startToken":9130,"endToken":9452,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nARTICLE 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE, TERM AND TERMINATION \n \n2.1 \nEffective Date.  This GIAZGIA shall become effective upon execution by the Parties \nsubject to acceptance by FERC (if applicable), or if filed unexecuted, upon the date \nspecified by FERC.  Transmission Provider shall promptly file this GIAZGIA with FERC \nupon execution in accordance with Article 3.1, if required. \n \n2.2 \nTerm of Agreement.  Subject to the provisions of Article 2.3, this GIAZGIA shall \nremain in effect for a period of ______ years from the Effective Date and shall be \nautomatically renewed for each successive one-year period thereafter on the anniversary \nof the Effective Date. \n \n2.3 \nTermination Procedures.  This GIAZGIA may be terminated as follows: \n \n2.3.1 Written Notice.  This GIAZGIA may be terminated by Interconnection Customer \nafter giving Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner ninety (90) Calendar \nDays advance written notice.  This GIAZGIA shall be terminated by \nTransmission Provider if the Generating Facility or a portion of the Generating \nFacility fails to achieve Commercial Operation by the Commercial Operation \nDate established in accordance with Section 4.4.4 of Attachment X, including any \nextension provided thereunder, or has ceased Commercial Operation for three (3) \nconsecutive years, beginning with the last date of Commercial Operation for the \nGenerating Facility, after giving Interconnection Customer ninety (90) Calendar \nDays advance written notice.  Where only a portion of the Generating Facility \nfails to achieve Commercial Operation by the Commercial Operation Date \nestablished in accordance with Section 4.4.4 of Attachment X, including any \nextension provided thereunder, Transmission Provider shall only terminate that \nportion of the GIAZGIA.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the limited \ncircumstance that the Interconnection Request is served by a contingent Network \nUpgrade with an in-service date that is farther out than the Commercial Operation \nDate permitted under Section 4.4.4 of Attachment X, Transmission Provider shall"},{"page":35,"startToken":9452,"endToken":9767,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nonly terminate this GIAZGIA for failure to achieve Commercial Operation by that \nlater in-service date of the contingent Network Upgrade.  For the purposes of this \nZGIA, Commercial Operation shall mean the supply of energy from the \nGenerating Facility to the ZG Associated Load identified in Appendix A and \nexclude sales of energy, capacity, or other commercial arrangements regarding the \noutput of the Generating Facility with any entity or load source other than the ZG \nAssociated Load identified in Appendix A.  The Generating Facility will not be \ndeemed to have ceased Commercial Operation for purposes of this Article 2.3.1 if \nInterconnection Customer can document that it has taken other significant steps to \nmaintain or restore operational readiness of the Generating Facility for the \npurpose of returning the Generating Facility to Commercial Operation as soon as \npossible. \n \n2.3.1.1 Surplus Interconnection Service. Where this GIAZGIA provides for \nSurplus Interconnection Service and the Energy Displacement Agreement \nor the Monitoring and Consent Agreement required for Surplus \nInterconnection Service are no longer in effect, Interconnection Customer \nshall immediately cease Commercial Operation of the Generating Facility \nand this GIAZGIA shall be deemed terminated.  In the event that the \nExisting Generating Facility retires and/or permanently ceases commercial \noperation, the Surplus Interconnection Service provided under this \nGIAZGIA shall terminate except as provided in Section 3.3.1.3 of the \nGIP. \n \n2.3.2 Default.  Any Party may terminate this GIAZGIA in accordance with Article 17. \n \n2.3.3 Notwithstanding Articles 2.3.1 and 2.3.2, no termination shall become effective \nuntil the Parties have complied with all Applicable Laws and Regulations \napplicable to such termination, including the filing with FERC of a notice of \ntermination of this GIAZGIA, if required, which notice has been accepted for \nfiling by FERC."},{"page":36,"startToken":9767,"endToken":10134,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nFor EGIAs, no termination shall become effective until Interconnection Customer \nhas provided all security as required by Section 2.4. \n \n \n2.4 \nTermination Costs.  If a Party elects to terminate this GIAZGIA pursuant to Article 2.3 \nabove, each Party shall pay all costs incurred for which that Party is responsible \n(including any cancellation costs relating to orders or contracts for Interconnection \nFacilities, applicable upgrades, and related equipment) or charges assessed by the other \nParties, as of the date of the other Parties’ receipt of such notice of termination, under this \nGIAZGIA. In the event that this GIAZGIA is terminated by Interconnection Customer, \nInterconnection Customer is responsible for all financial impact that is caused as a result \nof this termination or the termination of Interconnection Customer’s FCA(s) or \nMPFCA(s), such financial impact being determined through the financial impact analysis \nperformed in accordance with Section 7.8 of Attachment X. In the event of termination \nby a Party, the Parties shall use commercially Reasonable Efforts to mitigate the costs, \ndamages and charges arising as a consequence of termination.  Upon termination of this \nGIAZGIA, unless otherwise ordered or approved by FERC: \n \nIn the event that this EGIA is terminated by Interconnection Customer that had an \nInterconnection Request studied in ERAS, Interconnection Customer is responsible for \nthe full cost of all Network Upgrades identified in this EGIA as well as any Network \nUpgrades identified during the ERAS process that are to be memorialized in an \nagreement other that this EGIA, including any applicable FCA, MPFCA, or JTIQ Service \nAgreements.  If the Network Upgrade costs for Network Upgrades subject to an FCA, \nMPFCA, or JTIQ Service Agreement have not been finalized or the Interconnection \nCustomer has not made the payment under such agreement as of the date that termination \nof this EGIA is sought, Interconnection Customer shall provide the payment or security \nfor such Network Upgrades in the amount required by the applicable agreement.  If such \nagreement has not been executed and final costs are not available as of a date that \ntermination is sought, Interconnection Customer shall provide such payment or security"},{"page":37,"startToken":10134,"endToken":10483,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nin an amount corresponding to the most recent estimate provided by the Transmission \nProvider during the ERAS process.  Interconnection Customer shall pay or Transmission \nProvider shall refund, as applicable, to Interconnection Customer the difference between \nthe amount of any estimated payment or security made pursuant to this Article and the \nfinal cost of such NU within ninety (90) Calendar Days after such final costs are invoiced \nto the Interconnection Customer. \n \n \n2.4.1 With respect to any portion of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection \nFacilities, Network Upgrades, System Protection Facilities, Distribution \nUpgrades, Generator Upgrades, and if so determined and made a part of this \nGIAZGIA, upgrades on Affected Systems, that have not yet been constructed or \ninstalled, Transmission Owner shall to the extent possible and to the extent of \nInterconnection Customer’s written notice under Article 2.3.1, cancel any pending \norders of, or return, any materials or equipment for, or contracts for construction \nof, such facilities; provided that in the event Interconnection Customer elects not \nto authorize such cancellation, Interconnection Customer shall assume all \npayment obligations with respect to such materials, equipment, and contracts, and \nTransmission Owner shall deliver such material and equipment, and, if necessary, \nassign such contracts, to Interconnection Customer as soon as practicable, at \nInterconnection Customer’s expense.  To the extent that Interconnection \nCustomer has already paid Transmission Owner for any or all such costs of \nmaterials or equipment not taken by Interconnection Customer or upgrades not \nyet constructed, Transmission Owner shall promptly transfer such amounts to \nTransmission Provider, less any costs, including penalties incurred by \nTransmission Owner to cancel any pending orders of or return such materials, \nequipment, or contracts.  Except for agreements providing for ZG Interconnection \nService, Transmission Provider will perform a financial impact analysis in \naccordance with Section 7.8 of Attachment X to determine the amount that should \nbe refunded to Interconnection Customer.  Except for agreements providing for \nZG Interconnection Service, Transmission Provider shall refund such remaining \namounts to Interconnection Customer, less the amount of Automatic Withdrawal"},{"page":38,"startToken":10483,"endToken":10812,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nPenalty funds received by the Interconnection Customer in accordance with \nSection 7.8.1 of the Attachment X and less any financial impact caused by the \ntermination of this GIAZGIA or Interconnection Customer’s FCA(s) or \nMPFCA(s), as determined through the analysis performed in accordance with \nSection 7.8 of Attachment X. If Interconnection Customer made its payment(s) \nthrough a letter of credit, surety bond, or parental guarantee, Transmission Owner \nwill draw against that letter of credit, surety bond, or parental guarantee in an \namount determined through the analysis performed in accordance with Section \n7.8 of Attachment X plus the amount of any Automatic Withdrawal Penalty funds \nreceived by the Interconnection Customer in accordance with Section 7.8.1 of the \nAttachment X, and transfer that amount to Transmission Provider, unless \nInterconnection Customer funds the financial impact through another means. \n \nIf an Interconnection Customer terminates this GIAZGIA, it shall be responsible \nfor all costs incurred in association with that Interconnection Customer’s \ninterconnection, including any cancellation costs relating to orders or contracts for \nInterconnection Facilities and equipment, and other expenses including any \nupgrades or related equipment for which Transmission Owner has incurred \nexpenses and has not been reimbursed by Interconnection Customer. \n \n2.4.2 Transmission Owner may, at its option, retain any portion of such materials, \nequipment, or facilities that Interconnection Customer chooses not to accept \ndelivery of, in which case Transmission Owner shall be responsible for all costs \nassociated with procuring such materials, equipment, or facilities.  If \nTransmission Owner does not so elect, then Interconnection Customer shall be \nresponsible for such costs. \n \n2.4.3 With respect to any portion of the Interconnection Facilities, and any other \nfacilities already installed or constructed pursuant to the terms of this GIAZGIA, \nInterconnection Customer shall be responsible for all costs associated with the \nremoval, relocation, reconfiguration or other disposition or retirement of such"},{"page":39,"startToken":10812,"endToken":11104,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nmaterials, equipment, or facilities, and such other expenses actually incurred by \nTransmission Owner necessary to return the Transmission, Distribution or \nGenerator System, as applicable, to safe and reliable operation. \n \n2.5 \nDisconnection.  Upon termination of this GIAZGIA, the Parties will take all appropriate \nsteps to disconnect the Generating Facility from the Transmission or Distribution System, \nas applicable.  All costs required to effectuate such disconnection shall be borne by the \nterminating Party, unless such termination resulted from the non-terminating Party’s \nDefault of this GIAZGIA or such non-terminating Party otherwise is responsible for these \ncosts under this GIAZGIA.  \n \n2.6 \nSurvival.  This GIAZGIA shall continue in effect after termination to the extent \nnecessary to provide for final billings and payments and for costs incurred hereunder, \nincluding billings and payments pursuant to this GIAZGIA; to permit the determination \nand enforcement of liability and indemnification obligations arising from acts or events \nthat occurred while this GIAZGIA was in effect; and to permit each Party to have access \nto the lands of the other Party pursuant to this GIAZGIA or other applicable agreements, \nto disconnect, remove or salvage its own facilities and equipment. \n \nARTICLE 3.  REGULATORY FILINGS \n \n3.1 \nFiling.  Transmission Provider shall file this GIAZGIA (and any amendment hereto) with \nthe appropriate Governmental Authority, if required.  A Party may request that any \ninformation so provided be subject to the confidentiality provisions of Article 22.  If that \nParty has executed this GIAZGIA, or any amendment thereto, the Party shall reasonably \ncooperate with Transmission Provider with respect to such filing and to provide any \ninformation reasonably requested by Transmission Provider needed to comply with \napplicable regulatory requirements.  \n \nARTICLE 4.  SCOPE OF SERVICE"},{"page":40,"startToken":11104,"endToken":11360,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n4.1 \nInterconnection Product Options.  Interconnection Customer has selected the following \n(checked) type of Interconnection Service:  \n \n \nCheck: _______: ____ ZG or ____ SI or  ____ ER and/or ____ NR (See Appendix A \nfor details) \n \n4.1.1 Energy Resource Interconnection Service (ER Interconnection Service). \n \n4.1.1.1 The Product.  ER Interconnection Service allows Interconnection \nCustomer to connect the Generating Facility to the Transmission or \nDistribution System, as applicable, and be eligible to deliver the \nGenerating Facility’s output using the existing firm or non-firm capacity \nof the Transmission System on an “as available” basis.  To the extent \nInterconnection Customer wants to receive ER Interconnection Service, \nTransmission Owner shall construct facilities consistent with the studies \nidentified in Appendix A.   \n \nAn Interconnection Customer seeking ER Interconnection Service for \nnew or added capacity at a Generating Facility may be granted \nconditional ER Interconnection Service status to the extent there is such \ncapacity available on the Transmission System to accommodate the \nInterconnection Customer’s Generating Facility.  At the request of \nInterconnection Customer, conditional ER Interconnection Service status \nmay be granted subject to the system being able to accommodate the \ninterconnection without upgrades, until such time as a higher queued \nproject(s) with a later service date affecting the same common elements \nis placed into service.  The conditional ER Interconnection Service shall \nbe terminated in the event Interconnection Customer fails to fund the \nnecessary studies and the Network Upgrades necessary to grant the \nInterconnection Customer’s ER Interconnection Service upon the"},{"page":41,"startToken":11360,"endToken":11662,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\ncompletion of higher queued projects involving the same common \nelements. \n \n4.1.1.2 Transmission Delivery Service Implications.  Under ER \nInterconnection Service, Interconnection Customer will be eligible to \ninject power from the Generating Facility into and deliver power across \nthe Transmission System on an “as available” basis up to the amount of \nMW identified in the applicable stability and steady state studies to the \nextent the upgrades initially required to qualify for ER Interconnection \nService have been constructed.  After that date FERC makes effective \nMISO’s Energy Market Tariff filed in Docket No. ER04-691-000, \nInterconnection Customer may place a bid to sell into the market up to \nthe maximum identified Generating Facility output, subject to any \nconditions specified in the Interconnection Service approval, and the \nGenerating Facility will be dispatched to the extent the Interconnection \nCustomer’s bid clears.  In all other instances, no transmission or other \ndelivery service from the Generating Facility is assured, but \nInterconnection Customer may obtain Point-To-Point Transmission \nService, Network Integration Transmission Service or be used for \nsecondary network transmission service, pursuant to the Tariff, up to the \nmaximum output identified in the stability and steady state studies.  In \nthose instances, in order for Interconnection Customer to obtain the right \nto deliver or inject energy beyond the Point of Interconnection or to \nimprove its ability to do so, transmission delivery service must be \nobtained pursuant to the provisions of the Tariff.  The Interconnection \nCustomer’s ability to inject its Generating Facility output beyond the \nPoint of Interconnection, therefore, will depend on the existing capacity \nof the Transmission or Distribution System as applicable, at such time as \na Transmission Service request is made that would accommodate such \ndelivery.  The provision of Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service or"},{"page":42,"startToken":11662,"endToken":11952,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nNetwork Integration Transmission Service may require the construction \nof additional Network or Distribution Upgrades. \n \n4.1.2 Network Resource Interconnection Service (NR Interconnection Service). \n \n4.1.2.1 The Product.  Transmission Provider must conduct the necessary \nstudies and Transmission Owner shall construct the facilities identified \nin Appendix A of this GIA, subject to the approval of Governmental \nAuthorities, needed to integrate the Generating Facility in the same \nmanner as for any Generating Facility being designated as a Network \nResource.   \n \n4.1.2.2 Transmission Delivery Service Implications.  NR Interconnection \nService allows the Generating Facility to be designated by any Network \nCustomer under the Tariff on the Transmission System as a Network \nResource, up to the Generating Facility’s full output, on the same basis \nas existing Network Resources that are interconnected to the \nTransmission or Distribution System, as applicable, and to be studied as \na Network Resource on the assumption that such a designation will \noccur.  Although NR Interconnection Service does not convey a \nreservation of Transmission Service, any Network Customer can utilize \nNetwork Integration Transmission Service under the Tariff to obtain \ndelivery of energy from the Generating Facility in the same manner as it \naccesses Network Resources.  A Generating Facility receiving NR \nInterconnection Service may also be used to provide Ancillary Services \nafter technical studies and/or periodic analyses are performed with \nrespect to the Generating Facility’s ability to provide any applicable \nAncillary Services, provided that such studies and analyses have been or \nwould be required in connection with the provision of such Ancillary \nServices by any existing Network Resource.  However, if the \nGenerating Facility has not been designated as a Network Resource by"},{"page":43,"startToken":11952,"endToken":12239,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nany Network Customer, it cannot be required to provide Ancillary \nServices except to the extent such requirements extend to all generating \nfacilities that are similarly situated.  The provision of Network \nIntegration Transmission Service or Firm Point-To-Point Transmission \nService may require additional studies and the construction of additional \nupgrades.  Because such studies and upgrades would be associated with \na request for delivery service under the Tariff, cost responsibility for the \nstudies and upgrades would be in accordance with FERC’s policy for \npricing transmission delivery services. \n \nNR Interconnection Service does not necessarily provide Interconnection \nCustomer with the capability to physically deliver the output of its \nGenerating Facility to any particular load on the Transmission System \nwithout incurring congestion costs.  In the event of transmission or \ndistribution constraints on the Transmission or Distribution System, as \napplicable, the Generating Facility shall be subject to the applicable \ncongestion management procedures in the Transmission System in the \nsame manner as Network Resources. \n \nThere is no requirement either at the time of study or interconnection, or \nat any point in the future, that the Generating Facility be designated as a \nNetwork Resource by a Network Customer or that Interconnection \nCustomer identify a specific buyer (or sink).  To the extent a Network \nCustomer does designate the Generating Facility as a Network Resource, \nit must do so pursuant to the Tariff. \n \nOnce an Interconnection Customer satisfies the requirements for \nobtaining NR Interconnection Service, any future Transmission Service \nrequest for delivery from the Generating Facility within the \nTransmission System of any amount of capacity and/or energy, up to the \namount initially studied, will not require that any additional studies be"},{"page":44,"startToken":12239,"endToken":12526,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nperformed or that any further upgrades associated with such Generating \nFacility be undertaken, regardless of whether such Generating Facility is \never designated by a Network Customer as a Network Resource and \nregardless of changes in ownership of the Generating Facility.  To the \nextent Interconnection Customer enters into an arrangement for long \nterm Transmission Service for deliveries from the Generating Facility to \ncustomers other than the studied Network Customers, or for any Point-\nTo-Point Transmission Service, such request may require additional \nstudies and upgrades in order for Transmission Provider to grant such \nrequest.  However, the reduction or elimination of congestion or \nredispatch costs may require additional studies and the construction of \nadditional upgrades. \n \nTo the extent Interconnection Customer enters into an arrangement for \nlong term Transmission Service for deliveries from the Generating \nFacility outside the Transmission System, such request may require \nadditional studies and upgrades in order for Transmission Provider to \ngrant such request. \n \n4.1.2.3 Conditional NR Interconnection Service.  An Interconnection Customer \nseeking NR Interconnection Service for new or added capacity at a \nGenerating Facility may be granted conditional NR Interconnection \nService status to the extent there is such capacity available on the \nTransmission System to accommodate the Interconnection Customer’s \nGenerating Facility.  At the request of Interconnection Customer, \nconditional NR Interconnection Service status may be granted subject to \nthe system being able to accommodate the interconnection without \nupgrades, until such time as higher queued project(s) with a later service \ndate affecting the same common elements is placed into service.  The \nconditional NR Interconnection Service status may be converted to ER \nInterconnection Service if either of the following occurs:"},{"page":45,"startToken":12526,"endToken":12774,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \n1)  \nInterconnection Customer fails to fund necessary studies and \nNetwork Upgrades required to allow the Interconnection \nCustomer’s Generating Facility to receive NR Interconnection \nService upon the completion of higher queued projects involving \nthe same common elements; or \n \n2)  \nThe higher queued project(s) or planned and required Network \nUpgrades are placed in service and the Network Upgrades required \nto provide NR Interconnection Service status to the \nInterconnection Customer’s Generating Facility are not in service. \n \nIn the event Interconnection Customer fails to fund the necessary studies \nand Network Upgrades for NR Interconnection Service, the \nInterconnection Customer’s conditional NR Interconnection Service status \nshall be converted to ER Interconnection Service status unless \nInterconnection Customer makes a new Interconnection Request.  Such \nnew Interconnection Request shall be evaluated in accordance with the \nGIP and its new queue position.  \n \nSome or all of the conditional NR Interconnection Service status may be \ntemporarily revoked if the Network Upgrades are not in service when the \nhigher queued project(s) are placed in service.  The availability of \nconditional NR Interconnection Service status will be determined by \nTransmission Provider’s studies.  Upon funding and completion of the \nNetwork Upgrades required to establish the Generating Facility’s NR \nInterconnection Service status, the Generating Facility will be granted NR \nInterconnection Service status. \n \nThe Parties agree that the portion of the Generating Facility classified as \nNR Interconnection Service is the first portion of the output of the"},{"page":46,"startToken":12774,"endToken":13052,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\ncombined output of all the units at the Generating Facility except in \ncircumstances where Interconnection Customer otherwise elects this GIA, \nas amended, to allocate that portion to the output of specific unit(s) at the \nGenerating Facility, the total of which will not exceed the output eligible \nfor NR Interconnection Service as shown by the additional studies.  To the \nextent Interconnection Customer desires to obtain NR Interconnection \nService for any portion of the Generating Facility in addition to that \nsupported by such additional studies, Interconnection Customer will be \nrequired to request such additional NR Interconnection Service through a \nseparate Interconnection Request in accordance with the GIP. \n \n4.1.3 Surplus Interconnection Service (SI). \n \n4.1.3.1 The Product.  Surplus Interconnection Service is restricted \nInterconnection Service that allows an Interconnection Customer to \nincrease the gross generating capability at the same Point of \nInterconnection of an Existing Generating Facility without increasing the \ntotal amount of Interconnection Service at the Point of Interconnection.   \n \n4.1.3.2 Transmission Delivery Service Implications.  Surplus Interconnection \nService does not convey any right to deliver electricity to any specific \ncustomer or Point of Delivery.  \n \n4.1.4 ZG Interconnection Service. \n \n4.1.4.1 The Product.  ZG Interconnection Service is restricted Interconnection \nService that allows an Interconnection Customer to connect its Generating \nFacility to the Transmission System or Distribution System, as applicable, \nfor the limited purpose of delivering Energy to a source of electrical load \nthat is at the same substation as the Point of Interconnection to the \nTransmission System (i.e., same voltage level at the interconnecting"},{"page":47,"startToken":13052,"endToken":13344,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nsubstation) as the Generating Facility with ZG Interconnection Service \nthat will serve it. \n \n \nThis service is available only if the study required by Section 3.2.3.2 of \nthe GIP determines that the proposed interconnection:   \n(1) \nwill not result in any injections of Energy onto the Transmission \nSystem beyond the substation identified in the Interconnection \nRequest as the Point of Interconnection.  The restriction on Energy \ninjection in this paragraph shall not apply to transient, limited \ninjections associated with a reduction or loss of Load by the ZG \nAssociated Load provided these remain within the Transient \nTolerance Window established in the Business Practices Manual \nfor Large Load.   \n \n(2) \nwill not require the construction or modification of any Network \nUpgrades to address impacts to the Transmission System with the \nexception of Network Upgrades located at the same substation as \nthe POI and system protection facilities at adjacent substations.  \n \n \n \nZG Interconnection Service is specific to the ZG Associated Load(s) that the \nGenerating Facility identifies in its Interconnection Request, and which shall be \nmemorialized in the ZGIA.  The Generating Facility’s requesting ZG \nInterconnection Service will be dispatched, and granted service at a level not to \nexceed the total Demand of the ZG Associated Load. \n \n4.1.4.2 Transmission Delivery Service Implications.   \nZG Interconnection Service does not grant any right to inject energy onto \nthe Transmission System beyond the Point of Interconnection except as \nmay be authorized by Section 3.11.1(a) of these Generator Interconnection \nProcedures.  ZG Interconnection Service does not provide interconnection \nservice for the purpose of serving Load other than the ZG Associated \nLoad(s) identified in the Interconnection Request and memorialized in the"},{"page":48,"startToken":13344,"endToken":13679,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nZGIA. ZG Interconnection Service does not convey transmission service, \nwhich is obtained through a separate process, and does not provide a right \nto serve, or a right to transmission service to serve, a ZG Associated Load \nor retail customer except as allowed by state laws and regulations.   \n \n \n4.2 \nProvision of Service.  Transmission Provider shall provide Interconnection Service for \nthe Generating Facility at the Point of Interconnection. \n \n4.3 \nPerformance Standards.  Each Party shall perform all of its obligations under this \nGIAZGIA in accordance with Applicable Laws and Regulations, Applicable Reliability \nStandards, and Good Utility Practice.  To the extent a Party is required or prevented or \nlimited in taking any action by such regulations and standards, or if the obligations of any \nParty may become limited by a change in Applicable Laws and Regulations, Applicable \nReliability Standards, and Good Utility Practice after the execution of this GIAZGIA, \nthat Party shall not be deemed to be in Breach of this GIAZGIA for its compliance \ntherewith.  The Party so limited shall notify the other Parties whereupon Transmission \nProvider shall amend this GIAZGIA in concurrence with the other Parties and submit the \namendment to the Commission for approval.  The ZG Interconnection Service product \ndoes not supersede any state or local laws or regulations nor does it authorize operations \nthat would violate state or local laws and regulations, including those establishing which \nentities have the right or obligation to serve load.  Interconnection Customers are \nseparately responsible for adhering to all Applicable Laws and Regulations. \n \n4.4 \nNo Transmission Delivery Service.  The execution of this GIAZGIA does not constitute \na request for, or the provision of, any transmission delivery service under the Tariff, and \ndoes not convey any right to deliver electricity to any specific customer or Point of \nDelivery.  \n \n4.5 \nInterconnection Customer Provided Services.  The services provided by \nInterconnection Customer under this GIAZGIA are set forth in Article 9.6 and Article"},{"page":49,"startToken":13679,"endToken":13986,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n13.4.1.  Interconnection Customer shall be paid for such services in accordance with \nArticle 11.7. \n \nARTICLE 5.  INTERCONNECTION FACILITIES ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, \nAND CONSTRUCTION \n \n5.1 \nOptions.  Unless otherwise mutually agreed to between the Parties, Interconnection \nCustomer shall select:  1) the In-Service Date, Initial Synchronization Date, and \nCommercial Operation Date based on a reasonable construction schedule that will allow \nsufficient time for design, construction, equipment procurement, and permit acquisition \nof Transmission System equipment or right-of-way; and 2) either the Standard Option or \nAlternate Option set forth below and such dates and selected option shall be set forth in \nAppendix B.  If the dates designated by Interconnection Customer are not acceptable to \nTransmission Owner, Transmission Owner shall so notify Interconnection Customer \nwithin thirty (30) Calendar Days.  Upon receipt of the notification that Interconnection \nCustomer’s designated dates are not acceptable to Transmission Owner, the \nInterconnection Customer shall notify Transmission Owner within thirty (30) Calendar \nDays whether it elects to exercise the Option to Build if it has not already elected to \nexercise the Option to Build.   \n \n5.1.1 Standard Option.  Transmission Owner shall design, procure, and construct the \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, System \nProtection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades, and Generator Upgrades using \nReasonable Efforts to complete the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection \nFacilities, Network Upgrades, System Protection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades \nand Generator Upgrades by the dates set forth in Appendix B, Milestones, subject \nto the receipt of all approvals required from Governmental Authorities and the \nreceipt of all land rights necessary to commence construction of such facilities, \nand such other permits or authorizations as may be required.  Transmission \nProvider or Transmission Owner shall not be required to undertake any action \nwhich is inconsistent with its standard safety practices, its material and equipment"},{"page":50,"startToken":13986,"endToken":14278,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nspecifications, its design criteria and construction procedures, its labor \nagreements, Applicable Laws and Regulations and Good Utility Practice.  In the \nevent Transmission Owner reasonably expects that it will not be able to complete \nthe Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, System \nProtection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades and Generator Upgrades by the \nspecified dates, Transmission Owner shall promptly provide written notice to \nInterconnection Customer and Transmission Provider and shall undertake \nReasonable Efforts to meet the earliest dates thereafter. \n \n5.1.2 Alternate Option.  If the dates designated by Interconnection Customer are \nacceptable to Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner, Transmission \nProvider shall so notify Interconnection Customer within thirty (30) Calendar \nDays, and Transmission Owner shall assume responsibility for the design, \nprocurement and construction of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection \nFacilities by the designated dates. \n \nIf Transmission Owner subsequently fails to complete the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities by the In-Service Date, to the extent necessary to \nprovide back feed power; or fails to complete Network Upgrades by the Initial \nSynchronization Date to the extent necessary to allow for Trial Operation at full \npower output, unless other arrangements are made by the Parties for such Trial \nOperation; or fails to complete the Network Upgrades by the Commercial \nOperation Date, as such dates are reflected in Appendix B, Milestones; \nTransmission Owner shall pay Interconnection Customer liquidated damages in \naccordance with Article 5.3, Liquidated Damages, provided, however, the dates \ndesignated by Interconnection Customer shall be extended day for day for each \nCalendar Day that Transmission Provider refuses to grant clearances to install \nequipment. \n \nTransmission Owner and Interconnection Customer may adopt an incentive \npayment schedule that is mutually agreeable to encourage Transmission Owner to"},{"page":51,"startToken":14278,"endToken":14610,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nmeet specified accelerated dates.  Such payment by Interconnection Customer is \nnot subject to refund. \n \n \n5.1.3 Option to Build.  Pursuant to Section 7.3.2.5 & 7.3.3.5 of the GIP, Individual or \nMultiple Interconnection Customers shall have the option to assume responsibility \nfor the design, procurement and construction of the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities and Stand Alone Network Upgrades by the dates \noriginally designated by Interconnection Customer under Article 5.1.2, , if the \nrequirements of this Article 5.1.3 are met. When multiple Interconnection \nCustomers exercise this option, multiple Interconnection Customers may agree to \nexercise this option provided (1) all Transmission Owner’s Interconnection \nFacilities and Stand Alone Network Upgrades constructed under this option are \nonly required for Interconnection Customers in a single Cluster and (2) all \nimpacted Interconnection Customers execute and provide to Transmission \nProvider an agreement regarding responsibilities, and payment for, the \nconstruction of Transmission Provider’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand \nAlone Network Upgrades planned to be built under this option.  The Parties must \nagree as to what constitutes Stand Alone Network Upgrades and identify such \nStand Alone Network Upgrades in Appendix A.  Except for Stand Alone Network \nUpgrades, Interconnection Customer shall have no right to construct Network \nUpgrades under this option. \n \n5.1.4 Negotiated Option.  If the dates designated by Interconnection Customer \npursuant to Article 5.1 are not acceptable to Transmission Owner, the Parties shall \nin good faith attempt to negotiate terms and conditions (including revision of the \nspecified dates and liquidated damages, the provision of incentives, or the \nprocurement and construction of all facilities other than Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities and Stand Alone Network Upgrades if the \nInterconnection Customer elects to exercise the Option to Build under Article \n5.1.3).  If the Parties are unable to reach agreement on such terms and conditions, \nthen, pursuant to Article 5.1.1 (Standard Option), Transmission Owner shall"},{"page":52,"startToken":14610,"endToken":14854,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nassume responsibility for the design, procurement and construction of all facilities \nother than Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand Alone \nNetwork Upgrades if Interconnection Customer has elected to exercise the Option \nto Build. \n \nTransmission Owner and Interconnection Customer may adopt an incentive \npayment schedule that is mutually agreeable to encourage Transmission Owner to \nmeet specified accelerated dates.  Such payment by Interconnection Customer is \nnot subject to refund. \n \n5.2 \nGeneral Conditions Applicable to Option to Build.  If Interconnection Customer \nassumes responsibility for the design, procurement and construction of the Transmission \nOwner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand Alone Network Upgrades after receipt of \nall required approvals from Governmental Authorities necessary to commence \nconstruction, \n \n(1) Interconnection Customer shall engineer, procure equipment, and construct \nthe Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand Alone Network \nUpgrades (or portions thereof) using Good Utility Practice and using standards \nand specifications provided in advance by Transmission Owner, or as required by \nany Governmental Authority; \n \n(2) Interconnection Customer’s engineering, procurement and construction of the \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand Alone Network \nUpgrades shall comply with all requirements of law or Governmental Authority to \nwhich Transmission Owner would be subject in the engineering, procurement or \nconstruction of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand \nAlone Network Upgrades; \n \n(3) Transmission Provider, at Transmission Provider’s option, and Transmission \nOwner shall be entitled to review and approve the engineering design, equipment"},{"page":53,"startToken":14854,"endToken":15109,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nacceptance tests(including witnessing of acceptance tests), and the construction \n(including monitoring of construction) of the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities and Stand Alone Network Upgrades, and shall have the \nright to reject any design, procurement, construction or acceptance test of any \nequipment that does not meet the standards and specifications of Transmission \nProvider, Transmission Owner and any Governmental Authority; \n \n(4) prior to commencement of construction, Interconnection Customer shall \nprovide to Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner a schedule for \nconstruction of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand \nAlone Network Upgrades, and shall promptly respond to requests for information \nfrom Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner; \n \n(5) at any time during construction, Transmission Provider and Transmission \nOwner shall have unrestricted access to the construction site for the Transmission \nOwner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand Alone Network Upgrades and to \nconduct inspections of the same; \n \n(6) at any time during construction, should any phase of the engineering, \nequipment procurement, or construction of the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities and Stand Alone Network Upgrades not meet the \nstandards and specifications provided by Transmission Owner, Interconnection \nCustomer shall be obligated to remedy deficiencies in that portion of the \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand Alone Network \nUpgrades to meet the standards and specifications provided by Transmission \nProvider and Transmission Owner; \n \n(7) Interconnection Customer shall indemnify Transmission Provider and \nTransmission Owner for claims arising from the Interconnection Customer’s \nconstruction of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand"},{"page":54,"startToken":15109,"endToken":15341,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAlone Network Upgrades under the terms and procedures applicable to \nArticle 18.1, Indemnity; \n \n(8) Interconnection Customer shall transfer control of the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities and Stand Alone Network Upgrades to Transmission \nOwner; \n \n(9) Unless Parties otherwise agree, Interconnection Customer shall transfer \nownership of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand \nAlone Network Upgrades to Transmission Owner in accordance with Appendix \nB; \n \n(10) Transmission Provider, at Transmission Provider’s option, and Transmission \nOwner shall approve and accept for operation and maintenance the Transmission \nOwner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand Alone Network Upgrades to the \nextent engineered, procured, and constructed in accordance with this Article 5.2 \nonly if the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand Alone \nNetwork Upgrades meet the standards and specifications of Transmission \nProvider, Transmission Owner and any Governmental Authority. \n \n(11) Interconnection Customer shall deliver to Transmission Owner “as-built” \ndrawings, information, and any other documents that are reasonably required by \nTransmission Owner to assure that the Interconnection Facilities and Stand-Alone \nNetwork Upgrades are built to the standards and specifications required by \nTransmission Owner. \n \n(12) If Interconnection Customer exercises the Option to Build pursuant to Article \n5.1.3, Interconnection Customer shall pay Transmission Owner the agreed upon \namount of [$ PLACEHOLDER] for Transmission Owner to execute the \nresponsibilities enumerated to Transmission Owner under Article 5.2."},{"page":55,"startToken":15341,"endToken":15709,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nTransmission Owner shall invoice Interconnection Customer for this total amount \nto be divided on a monthly basis pursuant to Article 12. \n \n(13) If Interconnection Customer exercises the Option to Build pursuant to Article \n5.1.3, and the Transmission Owner has elected to fund the costs of Network \nUpgrades pursuant to Article 11.3, then prior to Interconnection Customer \nincurring any construction costs relating to the Option to Build and by the date \nspecified in Appendix B, Interconnection Customer shall invoice the \nTransmission Owner for the estimated amount to be expended by the \nInterconnection Customer to construct any Stand Alone Network Upgrades for \nwhich the Interconnection Customer has exercised its Option to Build in \naccordance with Appendix B.  The Transmission Owner shall be required to \nreimburse Interconnection Customer for the full amount of such invoiced costs by \nthe date specified in Appendix B, which shall be prior to the date by which \nInterconnection Customer must make any construction payment for such Stand \nAlone Network Upgrades.  After completion of the construction of Stand Alone \nNetwork Upgrades by the Interconnection Customer and by the date specified in \nAppendix B for the Interconnection Customer to transfer such Stand Alone \nNetwork Upgrades to the Transmission Owner, Interconnection Customer shall \nprovide an invoice of the final cost of the construction of Stand Alone Upgrades \nand shall set forth such costs in sufficient detail to enable the Transmission Owner \nto compare the actual costs with the estimates and to ascertain deviations, if any, \nfrom the cost estimates.  In the event that the actual costs exceed the estimated \ncosts previously invoiced by Interconnection Customer and paid by Transmission \nOwner, Transmission Owner shall pay to Interconnection Customer the difference \nbetween the amount previously paid and the actual costs within thirty (30) \nCalendar Days after receipt of a final construction invoice from Interconnection \nCustomer.  In the event that the actual costs are less than the estimated costs \npreviously invoiced by Interconnection Customer and paid by Transmission \nOwner, Interconnection Customer shall refund, with interest (calculated in \naccordance with 18 C.F.R. Section 35.19a(a)(2)(iii), to Transmission Owner any"},{"page":56,"startToken":15709,"endToken":16059,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\namount by which the actual payment by Transmission Owner for estimated costs \nexceeds the actual costs of construction within thirty (30) Calendar Days of the \nissuance of such final construction invoice.  Following the transfer of the Stand \nAlone Network Upgrades from the Interconnection Customer to the Transmission \nOwner, the Interconnection Customer shall make payments for such facilities to \nthe Transmission Owner pursuant to an agreement between and among the \nParties. \n \n5.3 \nLiquidated Damages.  The actual damages to Interconnection Customer, in the event the \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities or Network Upgrades are not completed \nby the dates designated by Interconnection Customer and accepted by Transmission \nProvider and Transmission Owner pursuant to subparagraphs 5.1.2 or 5.1.4, above, may \ninclude Interconnection Customer’s fixed operation and maintenance costs and lost \nopportunity costs.  Such actual damages are uncertain and impossible to determine at this \ntime.  Because of such uncertainty, any liquidated damages paid by Transmission Owner \nto Interconnection Customer in the event that Transmission Owner does not complete any \nportion of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities or Network Upgrades by \nthe applicable dates, shall be an amount equal to ½ of 1 percent per day of the actual cost \nof the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Network Upgrades, in the \naggregate, for which Transmission Owner has assumed responsibility to design, procure \nand construct. \n \nHowever, in no event shall the total liquidated damages exceed 20 percent of the actual \ncost of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Network Upgrades for \nwhich Transmission Owner has assumed responsibility to design, procure, and construct.  \nThe foregoing payments will be made by Transmission Owner to Interconnection \nCustomer as just compensation for the damages caused to Interconnection Customer, \nwhich actual damages are uncertain and impossible to determine at this time, and as \nreasonable liquidated damages, but not as a penalty or a method to secure performance of \nthis GIAZGIA.  Liquidated damages, when the Parties agree to them, are the exclusive \nremedy for the Transmission Owner’s failure to meet its schedule."},{"page":57,"startToken":16059,"endToken":16418,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nNo liquidated damages shall be paid to Interconnection Customer if:  (1) Interconnection \nCustomer is not ready to commence use of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection \nFacilities or Network Upgrades to take the delivery of power for the Generating Facility’s \nTrial Operation or to export power from the Generating Facility on the specified dates, \nunless Interconnection Customer would have been able to commence use of the \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities or Network Upgrades to take the \ndelivery of power for Generating Facility’s Trial Operation or to export power from the \nGenerating Facility, but for Transmission Owner’s delay; (2) the Transmission Owner’s \nfailure to meet the specified dates is the result of the action or inaction of Transmission \nProvider, Interconnection Customer or any other earlier queued Interconnection \nCustomer who has entered into an earlier GIA or ZGIA with Transmission Provider \nand/or a Transmission Owner or with an Affected System Operator, or any cause beyond \nTransmission Owner’s reasonable control or reasonable ability to cure; \n(3) Interconnection Customer has assumed responsibility for the design, procurement and \nconstruction of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand Alone \nNetwork Upgrades; (4) the delay is due to the inability of Transmission Owner to obtain \nall required approvals from Governmental Authorities in a timely manner for the \nconstruction of any element of the Interconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades or Stand \nAlone Network Upgrades, or any other permit or authorization required, or any land \nrights or other private authorizations that may be required, and Transmission Owner has \nexercised Reasonable Efforts in procuring such approvals, permits, rights or \nauthorizations; or (5) the Parties have otherwise agreed. \n \n5.4 \nPower System Stabilizers.  Interconnection Customer shall procure, install, maintain \nand operate power system stabilizers in accordance with the guidelines and procedures \nestablished by the Electric Reliability Organization.  Transmission Provider and \nTransmission Owner reserve the right to reasonably establish minimum acceptable \nsettings for any installed power system stabilizers, subject to the design and operating \nlimitations of the Generating Facility.  If the Generating Facility’s power system \nstabilizers are removed from service or are not capable of automatic operation,"},{"page":58,"startToken":16418,"endToken":16662,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nInterconnection Customer shall immediately notify the Transmission Provider’s system \noperator, or its designated representative.  The requirements of this paragraph shall not \napply to induction generators. \n \n5.5 \nEquipment Procurement.  If responsibility for construction of the Transmission \nOwner’s Interconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades and/or Distribution Upgrades is to \nbe borne by Transmission Owner, then Transmission Owner shall commence design of \nthe Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades and/or \nDistribution Upgrades, and procure necessary equipment as soon as practicable after all \nof the following conditions are satisfied, unless the Parties otherwise agree in writing: \n \n5.5.1 Transmission Provider has completed the Interconnection Facilities Study \npursuant to the Interconnection Facilities Study Agreement; and \n \n5.5.2 Where applicable, Interconnection Customer has provided security to \nTransmission Owner in accordance with Article 11.6 by the dates specified in \nAppendix B, Milestones. \n \n5.6 \nConstruction Commencement.  Transmission Owner shall commence construction of \nthe Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, Transmission \nOwner’s System Protection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades, and Generator Upgrades \nfor which it is responsible as soon as practicable after the following additional conditions \nare satisfied: \n \n5.6.1 Approval of the appropriate Governmental Authority has been obtained for any \nfacilities requiring regulatory approval; and \n \n5.6.2 Where applicable, Interconnection Customer has provided security to \nTransmission Owner in accordance with Article 11.6 by the dates specified in \nAppendix B, Milestones."},{"page":59,"startToken":16662,"endToken":16978,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n5.7 \nWork Progress.  Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer will keep each \nother and Transmission Provider advised periodically as to the progress of their \nrespective design, procurement and construction efforts.  Either Transmission Owner or \nInterconnection Customer may, at any time, request a progress report from the other, with \na copy to be provided to the other Parties.  If, at any time, Interconnection Customer \ndetermines that the completion of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, \nNetwork Upgrades, or Transmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities will not be \nrequired until after the specified In-Service Date, Interconnection Customer will provide \nwritten notice to Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner of such later date upon \nwhich the completion of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, Network \nUpgrades or Transmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities will be required.  \nTransmission Owner may delay the In-Service Date of its facilities accordingly. \n \n5.8 \nInformation Exchange.  As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Date, the \nParties shall exchange information regarding the design and compatibility of the \nInterconnection Facilities and compatibility of the Interconnection Facilities with the \nTransmission System or Distribution System, as applicable, and shall work diligently and \nin good faith to make any necessary design changes.  \n \n5.9 \nOther Interconnection Options. \n \n5.9.1 Limited Operation.  If any of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection \nFacilities, Network Upgrades, or Transmission Owner’s System Protection \nFacilities, Distribution Upgrades or Generator Upgrades are not reasonably \nexpected to be completed prior to the Commercial Operation Date of the \nGenerating Facility, Transmission Provider shall, upon the request and at the \nexpense of Interconnection Customer, perform operating studies on a timely basis \nto determine the extent to which the Generating Facility and the Interconnection \nCustomer’s Interconnection Facilities may operate prior to the completion of the \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, \nTransmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades or"},{"page":60,"startToken":16978,"endToken":17283,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nGenerator Upgrades consistent with Applicable Laws and Regulations, \nApplicable Reliability Standards, Good Utility Practice, and this GIAZGIA.  \nTransmission Provider and Transmission Owner shall permit Interconnection \nCustomer to operate the Generating Facility and the Interconnection Customer’s \nInterconnection Facilities in accordance with the results of such studies; provided, \nhowever, such studies reveal that such operation may occur without detriment to \nthe Transmission System as then configured and in accordance with the safety \nrequirements of Transmission Owner and any Governmental Authority. \n \nThe maximum permissible output of the Generating Facility will be updated on a \nquarterly basis if the Network Upgrades necessary for the interconnection of the \nGenerating Facility pursuant to this GIAZGIA are not in service within six (6) \nmonths following the Commercial Operation Date of the Generating Facility as \nspecified in Appendix B of this GIAZGIA.  These quarterly studies will be \nperformed using the same methodology set forth in Section 11.5 of the GIP.  \nThese quarterly updates will end when all Network Upgrades necessary for the \ninterconnection of the Generating Facility pursuant to this GIAZGIA are in \nservice. \n \n5.9.2 Provisional Interconnection Service. \nUpon the request of Interconnection Customer, and prior to completion of \nrequisite Interconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, Distribution Upgrades, or \nSystem Protection Facilities Transmission Provider may execute a Provisional \nGenerator Interconnection Agreement or Interconnection Customer may request \nthe filing of an unexecuted Provisional Generator Interconnection Agreement \nwith the Interconnection Customer for limited interconnection service at the \ndiscretion of Transmission Provider based upon an evaluation that will consider \nthe results of available studies.  Transmission Provider shall determine, through \navailable studies or additional studies as necessary, whether stability, short circuit, \nthermal, and/or voltage issues would arise if Interconnection Customer \ninterconnects without modifications to the Generating Facility or Transmission"},{"page":61,"startToken":17283,"endToken":17580,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nProvider’s system. Transmission Provider shall determine whether any \nInterconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, Distribution Upgrades, or System \nProtection Facilities that are necessary to meet the requirements of the Electric \nReliability Organization, or any applicable Regional Entity for the interconnection \nof a new, modified and/or expanded Generating Facility are in place prior to the \ncommencement of interconnection service from the Generating Facility. Where \navailable studies indicate that such Interconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, \nDistribution Upgrades, and/or System Protection Facilities that are required for \nthe interconnection of a new, modified and/or expanded Generating Facility are \nnot currently in place, Transmission Provider will perform a study, at the \nInterconnection Customer’s expense, to confirm the facilities that are required for \nProvisional Interconnection Service. The maximum permissible output of the \nGenerating Facility in the Provisional Generator Interconnection Agreement shall \nbe studied and updated on a quarterly basis. Interconnection Customer assumes all \nrisk and liabilities with respect to changes between the Provisional Generator \nInterconnection Agreement and the Generator Interconnection Agreement, \nincluding changes in output limits and Interconnection Facilities, Network \nUpgrades, Distribution Upgrades, and/or System Protection Facilities cost \nresponsibilities. \n \n5.10 \nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities.  Interconnection Customer \nshall, at its expense, design, procure, construct, own or control, and install the ICIF, as set \nforth in Appendix A. \n \n5.10.1 \nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facility Specifications.  \nInterconnection Customer shall submit initial design and specifications for the \nICIF, including Interconnection Customer’s System Protection Facilities, to \nTransmission Provider and Transmission Owner at least one hundred eighty \n(180) Calendar Days prior to the Initial Synchronization Date; and final design \nand specifications for review and comment at least ninety (90) Calendar Days \nprior to the Initial Synchronization Date.  Transmission Provider at"},{"page":62,"startToken":17580,"endToken":17881,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nTransmission Provider’s option, and Transmission Owner shall review such \nspecifications to ensure that the ICIF are compatible with their respective \ntechnical specifications, operational control, and safety requirements and \ncomment on such design and specifications within thirty (30) Calendar Days of \nInterconnection Customer’s submission.  All specifications provided hereunder \nshall be deemed confidential. \n \n5.10.2 \nTransmission Provider’s and Transmission Owner’s Review.  Transmission \nProvider’s and Transmission Owner’s review of Interconnection Customer’s \nfinal specifications shall not be construed as confirming, endorsing, or providing \na warranty as to the design, fitness, safety, durability or reliability of the \nGenerating Facility, or the ICIF.  Interconnection Customer shall make such \nchanges to the ICIF as may reasonably be required by Transmission Provider \nand Transmission Owner, in accordance with Good Utility Practice, to ensure \nthat the ICIF are compatible with the technical specifications, operational \ncontrol and safety requirements of Transmission Provider and Transmission \nOwner. \n \n5.10.3 \nICIF Construction.  The ICIF shall be designed and constructed in accordance \nwith Good Utility Practice.  Within one hundred twenty (120) Calendar Days \nafter the Commercial Operation Date, unless the Parties agree on another \nmutually acceptable deadline, Interconnection Customer shall deliver to \nTransmission Provider and Transmission Owner “as-built” drawings, \ninformation and documents for the ICIF, such as: a one-line diagram, a site plan \nshowing the Generating Facility and the ICIF, plan and elevation drawings \nshowing the layout of the ICIF, a relay functional diagram, relaying AC and DC \nschematic wiring diagrams and relay settings for all facilities associated with the \nInterconnection Customer’s step-up transformers, the facilities connecting the \nGenerating Facility to the step-up transformers and the ICIF, and the \nimpedances (determined by factory tests) for the associated step-up transformers \nand the Generating Facility.  Interconnection Customer shall provide"},{"page":63,"startToken":17881,"endToken":18184,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nTransmission Provider and Transmission Owner with Interconnection \nCustomer’s specifications for the excitation system, automatic voltage regulator, \nGenerating Facility control and protection settings, transformer tap settings, and \ncommunications, if applicable. \n \n5.11 \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities Construction. The Transmission \nOwner’s Interconnection Facilities shall be designed and constructed in accordance with \nGood Utility Practice.  Upon request, within one hundred twenty (120) Calendar Days \nafter the Commercial Operation Date, unless the Parties agree on another mutually \nacceptable deadline, Transmission Owner shall deliver to Transmission Provider (if \nrequested) and Interconnection Customer the “as-built” drawings, information and \ndocuments for the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities specified in \nAppendix C to this GIAZGIA.   \n \nSuch drawings, information and documents shall be deemed Confidential Information. \n \nUpon completion, the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities and Stand Alone \nNetwork Upgrades shall be under the control of Transmission Provider or its designated \nrepresentative. \n \n5.12 \nAccess Rights.  Upon reasonable notice by a Party, and subject to any required or \nnecessary regulatory approvals, a Party (“Granting Party”) shall furnish at no cost to the \nother Party (“Access Party”) any rights of use, licenses, rights of way and easements with \nrespect to lands owned or controlled by the Granting Party, its agents (if allowed under \nthe applicable agency agreement), or any Affiliate, that are necessary to enable the \nAccess Party to obtain ingress and egress to construct, operate, maintain, repair, test (or \nwitness testing), inspect, replace or remove facilities and equipment to:  (i) interconnect \nthe Generating Facility with the Transmission System; (ii) operate and maintain the \nGenerating Facility, the Interconnection Facilities and the Transmission System; and \n(iii) disconnect or remove the Access Party’s facilities and equipment upon termination \nof this GIAZGIA.  In exercising such licenses, rights of way and easements, the Access"},{"page":64,"startToken":18184,"endToken":18513,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nParty shall not unreasonably disrupt or interfere with normal operation of the Granting \nParty’s business and shall adhere to the safety rules and procedures established in \nadvance, as may be changed from time to time, by the Granting Party and provided to the \nAccess Party.   \n \n5.13 \nLands of Other Property Owners.  If any part of the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, and/or Distribution Upgrades is to be \ninstalled on property owned by persons other than Interconnection Customer or \nTransmission Owner, Transmission Owner shall at Interconnection Customer’s expense \nuse efforts, similar in nature and extent to those that it typically undertakes on its own \nbehalf or on behalf of its Affiliates, including use of its eminent domain authority to the \nextent permitted and consistent with Applicable Laws and Regulations and, to the extent \nconsistent with such Applicable Laws and Regulations, to procure from such persons any \nrights of use, licenses, rights of way and easements that are necessary to construct, \noperate, maintain, test, inspect, replace or remove the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades and/or Distribution Upgrades upon such \nproperty.   \n \n5.14 \nPermits.  Transmission Provider or Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer \nshall cooperate with each other in good faith in obtaining all permits, licenses and \nauthorizations that are necessary to accomplish the interconnection in compliance with \nApplicable Laws and Regulations.  With respect to this paragraph, Transmission Owner \nshall provide permitting assistance to Interconnection Customer comparable to that \nprovided to the Transmission Owner’s own, or an Affiliate’s, generation to the extent that \nTransmission Owner or its Affiliate owns generation.  \n \n5.15 \nEarly Construction of Base Case Facilities.  (Includes facilities required for all queued \nprojects with interconnection agreements ).Interconnection Customer may request \nTransmission Owner to construct, and Transmission Owner shall construct, using \nReasonable Efforts to accommodate Interconnection Customer’s In-Service Date, all or \nany portion of any Network Upgrades, Transmission Owner’s System Protection"},{"page":65,"startToken":18513,"endToken":18825,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nFacilities or Distribution Upgrades required for Interconnection Customer to be \ninterconnected to the Transmission or Distribution System, as applicable, which are \nincluded in the Base Case of the Interconnection Facilities Study for Interconnection \nCustomer, and which also are required to be constructed for another Interconnection \nCustomer with a prior GIAZGIA, but where such construction is not scheduled to be \ncompleted in time to achieve Interconnection Customer’s In-Service Date.  Any such \nNetwork Upgrades, System Protection Facilities or Distribution Upgrades are included in \nthe facilities to be constructed and as set forth in Appendix A to this GIAZGIA to the \nextent they are reasonably known. \n \n5.16 \nSuspension.   \n \n5.16.1  Interconnection Customer’s Right to Suspend for Force Majeure Event; \nObligations.  Provided that such suspension is permissible under the \nauthorizations, permits or approvals granted for the construction of such \nInterconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades or Stand Alone Network Upgrades, \nInterconnection Customer will not suspend unless a Force Majeure event occurs. \n \n \nInterconnection Customer must provide written notice of its request for \nsuspension to Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner, and provide a \ndescription of the Force Majeure event that is acceptable to Transmission \nProvider.  Suspension will only apply to Interconnection Customer milestones and \nInterconnection Facilities described in the Appendices of this GIAZGIA.  Prior to \nsuspension, Interconnection Customer must also provide security acceptable to \nTransmission Owner, equivalent to the higher of $5 million or the total cost of all \nNetwork Upgrades, Transmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities, and \nDistribution Upgrades listed in Appendix A of this GIAZGIA.  Network \nUpgrades and Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities will be \nconstructed on the schedule described in the Appendices of this GIAZGIA unless:  \n(1) construction is prevented by the order of a Governmental Authority; (2) the \nNetwork Upgrades are not needed by any other project; or (3) Transmission"},{"page":66,"startToken":18825,"endToken":19149,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nOwner or Transmission Provider determines that a Force Majeure event prevents \nconstruction.  In the event of (1), (2), or (3) security shall be released upon the \ndetermination that the Network Upgrades will no longer be constructed.    \n \n \n \nIf suspension occurs, the Transmission or Distribution System, as applicable, shall \nbe left in a safe and reliable condition in accordance with Good Utility Practice \nand the Transmission Provider’s and Transmission Owner’s safety and reliability \ncriteria.  In such event, Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for all \nreasonable and necessary costs which Transmission Provider and Transmission \nOwner (i) have incurred pursuant to this GIAZGIA prior to the suspension and (ii) \nincur in suspending such work, including any costs incurred to perform such work \nas may be necessary to ensure the safety of persons and property and the integrity \nof the Transmission or Distribution System, as applicable, during such suspension \nand, if applicable, any costs incurred in connection with the cancellation or \nsuspension of material, equipment and labor contracts which Transmission \nProvider and Transmission Owner cannot reasonably avoid; provided, however, \nthat prior to canceling or suspending any such material, equipment or labor \ncontract, Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner shall obtain \nInterconnection Customer’s authorization to do so. \n \nTransmission Provider and Transmission Owner shall each invoice \nInterconnection Customer for such costs pursuant to Article 12 and shall use \nReasonable Efforts to minimize its costs.  In the event Interconnection Customer \nsuspends work by Transmission Owner required under this GIAZGIA pursuant to \nthis Article 5.16, and has not requested Transmission Owner to recommence the \nwork required under this GIAZGIA on or before the expiration of three (3) years \nfollowing commencement of such suspension, this GIAZGIA shall be deemed \nterminated.  The three-year period shall begin on the date the suspension is \nrequested, or the date of the written notice to Transmission Provider, if no \neffective date is specified."},{"page":67,"startToken":19149,"endToken":19444,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n5.16.2 Effect of Missed Interconnection Customer Milestones.  If Interconnection \nCustomer fails to provide notice of suspension pursuant to Article 5.16, and \nInterconnection Customer fails to fulfill or complete any Interconnection \nCustomer Milestone provided in Appendix B (“Milestone”), this constitutes a \nBreach under this GIAZGIA.  Depending upon the consequences of the Breach \nand effectiveness of the cure pursuant to Article 17, the Transmission Owner’s \nMilestones may be revised, following consultation with Interconnection \nCustomer, consistent with Reasonable Efforts, and in consideration of all relevant \ncircumstances.  Parties shall employ Reasonable Efforts to maintain their \nremaining respective Milestones. \n \n5.16.3 Effect of Suspension; Parties Obligations.  In the event that Interconnection \nCustomer suspends work pursuant to this Article 5.16, no construction duration, \ntimelines and schedules set forth in Appendix B shall be suspended during the \nperiod of suspension unless ordered by a Governmental Authority, with such \norder being the Force Majeure event causing the suspension.  Should \nInterconnection Customer request that work be recommenced, Transmission \nOwner shall be obligated to proceed with Reasonable Efforts and in consideration \nof all relevant circumstances including regional outage schedules, construction \navailability and material procurement in performing the work as described in \nAppendix A and Appendix B.  Transmission Owner will provide Interconnection \nCustomer with a revised schedule for the design, procurement, construction, \ninstallation and testing of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities \nand Network Upgrades.  Upon any suspension by Interconnection Customer \npursuant to Article 5.16, Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for only \nthose costs specified in this Article 5.16.   \n \n5.17 \nTaxes. \n \n5.17.1 Interconnection Customer Payments Not Taxable.  The Parties intend that all \npayments or property transfers made by Interconnection Customer to"},{"page":68,"startToken":19444,"endToken":19797,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nTransmission Owner for the installation of the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, Transmission Owner’s System \nProtection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades and Generator Upgrades shall be non-\ntaxable, either as contributions to capital, or as an advance, in accordance with the \nInternal Revenue Code and any applicable state income tax laws and shall not be \ntaxable as contributions in aid of construction or otherwise under the Internal \nRevenue Code and any applicable state income tax laws.  To the extent that \nTransmission Owner is a limited liability company and not a corporation, and has \nelected to be taxed as a partnership, then the following shall apply:  Transmission \nOwner represents, and the Parties acknowledge, that Transmission Owner is a \nlimited liability company and is treated as a partnership for federal income tax \npurposes.  Any payment made by Interconnection Customer to Transmission \nOwner for Network Upgrades is to be treated as an upfront payment in \naccordance with Rev Proc 2005-35.  It is anticipated by the parties that any \namounts paid by Interconnection Customer to Transmission Owner for Network \nUpgrades will be reimbursed to Interconnection Customer in accordance with the \nterms of this GIAZGIA, provided Interconnection Customer fulfills its obligations \nunder this GIAZGIA. \n \n5.17.2 \nRepresentations and Covenants.  In accordance with IRS Notice 2016-36, \nInterconnection Customer represents and covenants that (i) ownership of the \nelectricity generated at the Generating Facility will pass to another party prior \nto the transmission of the electricity on the Transmission  System, (ii) for \nincome tax purposes, the amount of any payments and the cost of any property \ntransferred to Transmission Owner for the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities will be capitalized by Interconnection Customer as \nan intangible asset and recovered using the straight-line method over a useful \nlife of twenty (20) years, and (iii) any portion of the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities that is a “dual-use intertie,” within the meaning of \nIRS Notice 2016-36, is reasonably expected to carry only a de minimis amount \nof electricity in the direction of the Generating Facility.  For this purpose, “de"},{"page":69,"startToken":19797,"endToken":20107,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nminimis amount” means no more than 5 percent of the total power flows in \nboth directions, calculated in accordance with the “5 percent test” set forth in \nIRS Notice 2016-36.  This is not intended to be an exclusive list of the relevant \nconditions that must be met to conform to IRS requirements for non-taxable \ntreatment. \n \nAt Transmission Owner’s request, Interconnection Customer shall provide \nTransmission Owner with a report from an independent engineer confirming its \nrepresentation in clause (iii), above, with a copy to Transmission Provider.  \nTransmission Owner represents and covenants that the cost of the Transmission \nOwner’s Interconnection Facilities paid for by Interconnection Customer will \nhave no net effect on the base upon which rates are determined. \n \n5.17.3 \nIndemnification for the Cost Consequences of Current Tax Liability Upon \nTransmission Owner.  Notwithstanding Article 5.17.1 and to the extent \npermitted by law, Interconnection Customer shall protect, indemnify and hold \nharmless Transmission Owner from the cost consequences of any tax liability \nimposed against Transmission Owner as the result of payments or property \ntransfers made by Interconnection Customer to Transmission Owner under this \nGIAZGIA for Interconnection Facilities, as well as any interest and penalties, \nother than interest and penalties attributable to any delay caused by \nTransmission Owner. \n \nTransmission Owner shall not include a gross-up for the cost consequences of \nany current tax liability in the amounts it charges Interconnection Customer \nunder this GIAZGIA unless (i) Transmission Owner has determined, in good \nfaith, that the payments or property transfers made by Interconnection Customer \nto Transmission Owner should be reported as income subject to taxation or (ii) \nany Governmental Authority directs Transmission Owner to report payments or \nproperty as income subject to taxation; provided, however, that Transmission \nOwner may require Interconnection Customer to provide security for"},{"page":70,"startToken":20107,"endToken":20449,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nInterconnection Facilities, in a form reasonably acceptable to Transmission \nOwner (such as a parental guarantee or a letter of credit), in an amount equal to \nthe cost consequences or any current tax liability under this Article 5.17. \nInterconnection Customer shall reimburse Transmission Owner for such costs \non a fully grossed-up basis, in accordance with Article 5.17.4, within thirty (30) \nCalendar Days of receiving written notification from Transmission Owner of the \namount due, including detail about how the amount was calculated. \n \nThe indemnification obligation shall terminate at the earlier of (1) the expiration \nof the ten-year testing period and the applicable statute of limitation, as it may \nbe extended by Transmission Owner upon request of the IRS, to keep these \nyears open for audit or adjustment, or (2) the occurrence of a subsequent taxable \nevent and the payment of any related indemnification obligations as \ncontemplated by this Article 5.17. \n \n5.17.4 \nTax Gross-Up Amount.  Interconnection Customer’s liability for the cost \nconsequences of any current tax liability under this Article 5.17 shall be \ncalculated on a fully grossed-up basis.  Except as may otherwise be agreed to by \nthe parties, this means that Interconnection Customer will pay Transmission \nOwner, in addition to the amount paid for the Interconnection Facilities, \nNetwork Upgrades, Transmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities, and/or \nDistribution Upgrades, an amount equal to (1) the current taxes imposed on \nTransmission Owner (“Current Taxes”) on the excess of (a) the gross income \nrealized by Transmission Owner as a result of payments or property transfers \nmade by Interconnection Customer to Transmission Owner under this \nGIAZGIA (without regard to any payments under this Article 5.17) (the “Gross \nIncome Amount”) over (b) the present value of future tax deductions for \ndepreciation that will be available as a result of such payments or property \ntransfers (the “Present Value Depreciation Amount”), plus (2) an additional \namount sufficient to permit Transmission Owner to receive and retain, after the"},{"page":71,"startToken":20449,"endToken":20776,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\npayment of all Current Taxes, an amount equal to the net amount described in \nclause (1). \n \nFor this purpose, (i) Current Taxes shall be computed based on Transmission \nOwner’s composite federal and state tax rates at the time the payments or \nproperty transfers are received and Transmission Owner will be treated as being \nsubject to tax at the highest marginal rates in effect at that time (the “Current \nTax Rate”), and (ii) the Present Value Depreciation Amount shall be computed \nby discounting Transmission Owner’s anticipated tax depreciation deductions as \na result of such payments or property transfers by Transmission Owner’s current \nweighted average cost of capital.  Thus, the formula for calculating \nInterconnection Customer’s liability to Transmission Owner pursuant to this \nArticle 5.17.4 can be expressed as follows: (Current Tax Rate x (Gross Income \nAmount – Present Value of Tax Depreciation))/(1-Current Tax Rate).  \nInterconnection Customer’s estimated tax liability in the event taxes are \nimposed shall be stated in Appendix A, Interconnection Facilities, Network \nUpgrades and Distribution Upgrades. \n \n5.17.5 \nPrivate Letter Ruling or Change or Clarification of Law.  At Interconnection \nCustomer’s request and expense, Transmission Owner shall file with the IRS a \nrequest for a private letter ruling as to whether any property transferred or sums \npaid, or to be paid, by Interconnection Customer to Transmission Owner under \nthis GIAZGIA are subject to federal income taxation.  Interconnection Customer \nwill prepare the initial draft of the request for a private letter ruling, and will \ncertify under penalties of perjury that all facts represented in such request are \ntrue and accurate to the best of Interconnection Customer’s knowledge.  \nTransmission Owner and Interconnection Customer shall cooperate in good \nfaith with respect to the submission of such request. \n \nTransmission Owner shall keep Interconnection Customer fully informed of the \nstatus of such request for a private letter ruling and shall execute either a privacy"},{"page":72,"startToken":20776,"endToken":21116,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nact waiver or a limited power of attorney, in a form acceptable to the IRS, that \nauthorizes Interconnection Customer to participate in all discussions with the \nIRS regarding such request for a private letter ruling.  Transmission Owner shall \nallow Interconnection Customer to attend all meetings with IRS officials about \nthe request and shall permit Interconnection Customer to prepare the initial \ndrafts of any follow-up letters in connection with the request.   \n \n5.17.6 \nSubsequent Taxable Events.  If, within 10 years from the date on which the \nrelevant Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities are placed in service, \n(i) Interconnection Customer breaches the covenant contained in Article 5.17.2, \n(ii) a “disqualification event” occurs within the meaning of IRS Notice 88-129, \nor (iii) this GIAZGIA terminates and Transmission Owner retains ownership of \nthe Interconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, Transmission Owner’s \nSystem Protection Facilities, and/or Distribution Upgrades, Interconnection \nCustomer shall pay a tax gross-up for the cost consequences of any current tax \nliability imposed on Transmission Owner, calculated using the methodology \ndescribed in Article 5.17.4 and in accordance with IRS Notice 90-60. \n \n5.17.7 \nContests.  In the event any Governmental Authority determines that \nTransmission Owner’s receipt of payments or property constitutes income that \nis subject to taxation, Transmission Owner shall notify Interconnection \nCustomer, in writing, within thirty (30) Calendar Days of receiving notification \nof such determination by a Governmental Authority.  Upon the timely written \nrequest by Interconnection Customer and at Interconnection Customer’s sole \nexpense, Transmission Owner may appeal, protest, seek abatement of, or \notherwise oppose such determination.  Upon Interconnection Customer’s written \nrequest and sole expense, Transmission Owner shall file a claim for refund with \nrespect to any taxes paid under this Article 5.17, whether or not it has received \nsuch a determination.  Transmission Owner reserves the right to make all \ndecisions with regard to the prosecution of such appeal, protest, abatement or \nother contest, including the selection of counsel and compromise or settlement"},{"page":73,"startToken":21116,"endToken":21436,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nof the claim, but Transmission Owner shall keep Interconnection Customer \ninformed, shall consider in good faith suggestions from Interconnection \nCustomer about the conduct of the contest, and shall reasonably permit \nInterconnection Customer or an Interconnection Customer representative to \nattend contest proceedings. \n \nInterconnection Customer shall pay to Transmission Owner on a periodic basis, \nas invoiced by Transmission Owner, Transmission Owner’s documented \nreasonable costs of prosecuting such appeal, protest, abatement or other contest.  \nAt any time during the contest, Transmission Owner may agree to a settlement \neither with Interconnection Customer’s consent or after obtaining written advice \nfrom nationally-recognized tax counsel, selected by Transmission Owner, but \nreasonably acceptable to Interconnection Customer, that the proposed settlement \nrepresents a reasonable settlement given the hazards of litigation.  \nInterconnection Customer’s obligation shall be based on the amount of the \nsettlement agreed to by Interconnection Customer, or if a higher amount, so \nmuch of the settlement that is supported by the written advice from nationally-\nrecognized tax counsel selected under the terms of the preceding sentence.  The \nsettlement amount shall be calculated on a fully grossed-up basis to cover any \nrelated cost consequences of the current tax liability.  Any settlement without \nInterconnection Customer’s consent or such written advice will relieve \nInterconnection Customer from any obligation to indemnify Transmission \nOwner for the tax at issue in the contest. \n \n5.17.8 \nRefund.  In the event that (a) a private letter ruling is issued to Transmission \nOwner which holds that any amount paid or the value of any property \ntransferred by Interconnection Customer to Transmission Owner under the \nterms of this GIAZGIA is not subject to federal income taxation, (b) any \nlegislative change or administrative announcement, notice, ruling or other \ndetermination makes it reasonably clear to Transmission Owner in good faith \nthat any amount paid or the value of any property transferred by Interconnection"},{"page":74,"startToken":21436,"endToken":21741,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nCustomer to Transmission Owner under the terms of this GIAZGIA is not \ntaxable to Transmission Owner, (c) any abatement, appeal, protest, or other \ncontest results in a determination that any payments or transfers made by \nInterconnection Customer to Transmission Owner are not subject to federal \nincome tax, or (d) if Transmission Owner receives a refund from any taxing \nauthority for any overpayment of tax attributable to any payment or property \ntransfer made by Interconnection Customer to Transmission Owner pursuant to \nthis GIAZGIA, Transmission Owner shall promptly refund to Interconnection \nCustomer the following: \n \nany payment made by Interconnection Customer under this Article 5.17 \nfor taxes that is attributable to the amount determined to be non-taxable, \ntogether with interest thereon, \n \n(ii) interest on any amounts paid by Interconnection Customer to \nTransmission Owner for such taxes which Transmission Owner did not \nsubmit to the taxing authority, calculated in accordance with the \nmethodology set forth in 18 C.F.R. Section 35.19a(a)(2)(iii) from the date \npayment was made by Interconnection Customer to the date Transmission \nOwner refunds such payment to Interconnection Customer, and \n \n(iii) with respect to any such taxes paid by Transmission Owner, any \nrefund or credit Transmission Owner receives or to which it may be \nentitled from any Governmental Authority, interest (or that portion thereof \nattributable to the payment described in clause (i), above) owed to \nTransmission Owner for such overpayment of taxes (including any \nreduction in interest otherwise payable by Transmission Owner to any \nGovernmental Authority resulting from an offset or credit); provided, \nhowever, that Transmission Owner will remit such amount promptly to \nInterconnection Customer only after and to the extent that Transmission \nOwner has received a tax refund, credit or offset from any Governmental"},{"page":75,"startToken":21741,"endToken":22049,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAuthority for any applicable overpayment of income tax related to the \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities. \n \nThe intent of this provision is to leave both parties, to the extent \npracticable, in the event that no taxes are due with respect to any payment \nfor Interconnection Facilities and Network Upgrades hereunder, in the \nsame position they would have been in had no such tax payments been \nmade. \n \n5.17.9 \nTaxes Other Than Income Taxes.  Upon the timely request by Interconnection \nCustomer, and at Interconnection Customer’s sole expense, Transmission \nOwner shall appeal, protest, seek abatement of, or otherwise contest any tax \n(other than federal or state income tax) asserted or assessed against \nTransmission Owner for which Interconnection Customer may be required to \nreimburse Transmission Owner under the terms of this GIAZGIA.  \nInterconnection Customer shall pay to Transmission Owner on a periodic basis, \nas invoiced by Transmission Owner, Transmission Owner’s documented \nreasonable costs of prosecuting such appeal, protest, abatement, or other contest.  \nInterconnection Customer and Transmission Owner shall cooperate in good \nfaith with respect to any such contest.  Unless the payment of such taxes is a \nprerequisite to an appeal or abatement or cannot be deferred, no amount shall be \npayable by Interconnection Customer to Transmission Owner for such taxes \nuntil they are assessed by a final, non-appealable order by any court or agency \nof competent jurisdiction.  In the event that a tax payment is withheld and \nultimately due and payable after appeal, Interconnection Customer will be \nresponsible for all taxes, interest and penalties, other than penalties attributable \nto any delay caused by Transmission Owner. \n \n5.18 \nTax Status.  Each Party shall cooperate with the other Parties to maintain each Party’s \ntax status.  Nothing in this GIAZGIA is intended to adversely affect any Party’s tax-"},{"page":76,"startToken":22049,"endToken":22324,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nexempt status with respect to the issuance of bonds including, but not limited to, Local \nFurnishing Bonds. \n \n5.19 \nModification.   \n \n5.19.1 General.  Either Party may undertake modifications to its facilities.  If a Party \nplans to undertake a modification that reasonably may be expected to affect \nanother Party’s facilities, that Party shall provide to the other Parties sufficient \ninformation regarding such modification so that the other Parties may evaluate \nthe potential impact of such modification prior to commencement of the work.  \nSuch information shall be deemed to be Confidential Information hereunder and \nshall include information concerning the timing of such modifications and \nwhether such modifications are expected to interrupt the flow of electricity from \nthe Generating Facility.  The Party desiring to perform such work shall provide \nthe relevant drawings, plans, and specifications to the other Parties at least ninety \n(90) Calendar Days in advance of the commencement of the work or such shorter \nperiod upon which the Parties may agree, which agreement shall not \nunreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed. \n \nIn the case of Generating Facility modifications that do not require \nInterconnection Customer to submit an Interconnection Request, Transmission \nProvider shall provide, within thirty (30) Calendar Days (or such other time as \nthe Parties may agree), an estimate of any additional modifications to the \nTransmission or Distribution System as applicable, Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, Transmission Owner’s System \nProtection Facilities, and/or Distribution Upgrades necessitated by such \nInterconnection Customer modification and a good faith estimate of the costs \nthereof which shall be the responsibility of Interconnection Customer."},{"page":77,"startToken":22324,"endToken":22630,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n5.19.2 Standards.  Any additions, modifications, or replacements made to a Party’s \nfacilities shall be designed, constructed and operated in accordance with this \nGIAZGIA and Good Utility Practice.  \n \n \n5.19.3 \nModification Costs.  Interconnection Customer shall not be directly assigned \nthe costs of any additions, modifications, or replacements that Transmission \nOwner makes to the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, Network \nUpgrades, Transmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities, Distribution \nUpgrades, or the Transmission or Distribution System, as applicable, to \nfacilitate the interconnection of a third party to the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities or the Transmission or Distribution System, as \napplicable, or to provide transmission service to a third party under the Tariff.  \nInterconnection Customer shall be responsible for the costs of any additions, \nmodifications, or replacements to the Interconnection Customer’s \nInterconnection Facilities that may be necessary to maintain or upgrade such \nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities consistent with \nApplicable Laws and Regulations, Applicable Reliability Standards or Good \nUtility Practice. \n \n5.19.4 \nSole Interconnection: During the term of this GIAZGIA, Interconnection \nCustomer shall not connect the Generating Facilities described in Appendix A \nof this GIAZGIA to the transmission facilities of any transmission provider \nother than the Transmission Provider, or a successor to the Transmission \nProvider, except as expressly allowed by the Transmission Provider’s Tariff.  \nAny connection that violates this Article 5.19.4 shall be deemed a breach of this \nGIAZGIA subject to default and termination pursuant to Articles 17 and 2 of \nthis GIAZGIA.  In the event Interconnection Customer proposes to connect the \nGenerating Facilities to the transmission system of another transmission \nprovider, all Interconnection Service under this agreement shall terminate no \nlater than the date on which such Generating Facilities achieve commercial \noperation over its connection to the other transmission provider."},{"page":78,"startToken":22630,"endToken":22948,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nInterconnection Customer shall adhere to the requirements of Attachment Y to \nthe Tariff as applicable.  \n \nARTICLE 6.  TESTING AND INSPECTION \n \n6.1 \nPre-Commercial Operation Date Testing and Modifications.  Prior to the Commercial \nOperation Date, Transmission Owner shall test the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, Transmission Owner’s System Protection \nFacilities and Distribution Upgrades, and Interconnection Customer shall test each \nelectric production device at the Generating Facility, Interconnection Customer’s System \nProtection Facilities, including control equipment to limit injection at the POI to the level \nof Interconnection Service set forth in Appendix A and the Interconnection Customer’s \nInterconnection Facilities to ensure their safe and reliable operation.  Similar testing may \nbe required after initial operation.  Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer \nshall make any modifications to their respective facilities that are found to be necessary \nas a result of such testing.  Interconnection Customer shall bear the cost of all such \ntesting and modifications.  Interconnection Customer shall generate test energy at the \nGenerating Facility only if it has arranged for the delivery of such test energy. \n \n6.2 \nPost-Commercial Operation Date Testing and Modifications.  Each Party shall at its \nown expense perform routine inspection and testing of its facilities and equipment in \naccordance with Good Utility Practice as may be necessary to ensure the continued \ninterconnection of the Generating Facility with the Transmission or Distribution System, \nas applicable, in a safe and reliable manner.  Each Party shall have the right, upon \nadvance written notice, to require reasonable additional testing of the Interconnection \nFacilities, at the requesting Party’s expense, as may be in accordance with Good Utility \nPractice. \n \n6.3 \nRight to Observe Testing.  Each Party shall notify the other Parties in advance of its \nperformance of tests of its Interconnection Facilities.  The other Parties shall each have \nthe right, at its own expense, to observe such testing."},{"page":79,"startToken":22948,"endToken":23295,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \n6.4 \nRight to Inspect.  Each Party shall have the right, but shall have no obligation to: \n(i) observe Transmission Owner’s and Interconnection Customer’s tests and/or inspection \nof any of their respective System Protection Facilities and other protective equipment, \nincluding power system stabilizers and control equipment; (ii) review the settings of the \nSystem Protection Facilities and other protective equipment; and (iii) review the \nmaintenance records relative to the Interconnection Facilities, the System Protection \nFacilities and other protective equipment.  A Party may exercise these rights from time to \ntime as it deems necessary upon reasonable notice to the other Parties.  The exercise or \nnon-exercise by a Party of any such rights shall not be construed as an endorsement or \nconfirmation of any element or condition of the Interconnection Facilities or the System \nProtection Facilities or other protective equipment or the operation thereof, or as a \nwarranty as to the fitness, safety, desirability, or reliability of same.  Any information that \na Party obtains through the exercise of any of its rights under this Article 6.4 shall be \ndeemed to be Confidential Information and treated pursuant to Article 22 of this \nGIAZGIA. \n \nARTICLE 7.  METERING \n \n7.1 \nGeneral.  Each Party shall comply with the Electric Reliability Organization \nrequirements.  Unless the Interconnection Customer is utilizing shared Interconnection \nCustomer Interconnection Facilities, or unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, \nTransmission Owner, at its election, or otherwise Interconnection Customer, shall install \nMetering Equipment (the “Metering Party”) at the Point of Interconnection prior to any \noperation of the Generating Facility.  Transmission Owner, at its election, or otherwise \nInterconnection Customer shall own, operate, test and maintain such Metering \nEquipment.  Power flows to and from the Generating Facility shall be measured at or, at \nthe Metering Party’s option, compensated to, the Point of Interconnection.  If \nInterconnection Customer will share Interconnection Facilities with any other projects, \nInterconnection Customer shall install Metering Equipment either on its own Generating \nFacility or its own non-shared facilities sufficient to measure the output of such"},{"page":80,"startToken":23295,"endToken":23628,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nInterconnection Customer’s Generating Facility separately from any other Generating \nFacilities with which it will share Interconnection Facilities.   The Metering Party shall \nprovide metering quantities, in analog and/or digital form, to the other Parties upon \nrequest.  Interconnection Customer shall bear all reasonable documented costs associated \nwith the purchase, installation, operation, testing and maintenance of the Metering \nEquipment.  Interconnection customer with a Generating Facility granted ZG \nInterconnection Service shall install and meter for its Generating Facility separate from \nany metering used for the ZG Associated Load. \n \n7.1.1: \nMarket Registration:  An Interconnection customer with a Generating Facility \ngranted ZG Interconnection Service greater than 5 MW shall submit a \ncompleted Market Participant Application pursuant to Section 38.2 et seq. of the \nTariff (Module C) not later than thirty (30) Calendar Days after the executing or \nrequesting the unexecuted filing of this Agreement  Interconnection Customer \nwith ZG Interconnection Service shall take all steps required by the MISO \nTariff and applicable Business Practices Manual to complete registration as a \nGeneration Resource, Energy Storage Resource, or Dispatchable Intermittent \nResource based on its applicable operating characteristics prior to its \nCommercial Operation Date and shall maintain such registration for the \nduration of its ZG Interconnection Service. \n \n7.2 \nCheck Meters.  Interconnection Customer, at its option and expense, may install and \noperate, on its premises and on its side of the Point of Interconnection, one or more check \nmeters to check the Metering Equipment owned by the Metering Party.  Such check \nmeters shall be for check purposes only and shall not be used for the measurement of \npower flows for purposes of this GIAZGIA, except as provided in Article 7.4 below.  The \ncheck meters shall be subject at all reasonable times to inspection and examination by \nTransmission Provider, Transmission Owner or their designees.  The installation, \noperation and maintenance thereof shall be performed entirely by Interconnection \nCustomer in accordance with Good Utility Practice."},{"page":81,"startToken":23628,"endToken":23983,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n7.3 \nStandards.  The Metering Party shall install, calibrate, and test revenue quality Metering \nEquipment in accordance with applicable ANSI standards. \n \n7.4 \nTesting of Metering Equipment.  The Metering Party shall inspect and test Metering \nEquipment upon installation and at least once every two (2) years thereafter.  If requested \nto do so by a Party, the Metering Party shall, at the requesting Party’s expense, inspect or \ntest Metering Equipment more frequently than every two (2) years.  The Metering Party \nshall give reasonable notice to the other Parties of the time when any inspection or test \nshall take place, and the other Parties may have representatives present at the test or \ninspection.  If at any time Metering Equipment is found to be inaccurate or defective, it \nshall be adjusted, repaired or replaced at Interconnection Customer’s expense, in order to \nprovide accurate metering, unless the inaccuracy or defect is due to the Metering Party’s \nfailure to maintain, then the Metering Party shall pay.  If Metering Equipment fails to \nregister, or if the measurement made by Metering Equipment during a test varies by more \nthan two percent (2%) from the measurement made by the standard meter used in the test, \nthe Metering Party shall adjust the measurements by correcting all measurements for the \nperiod during which Metering Equipment was in error by using Interconnection \nCustomer’s check meters, if installed.  If no such check meters are installed or if the \nperiod cannot be reasonably ascertained, the adjustment shall be for the period \nimmediately preceding the test of the Metering Equipment equal to one-half the time \nfrom the date of the previous test of the Metering Equipment. \n \n7.5 \nMetering Data.  At Interconnection Customer’s expense, the metered data shall be \ntelemetered to one or more locations designated by Transmission Provider and \nTransmission Owner and one or more locations designated by Interconnection Customer.  \nSuch telemetered data shall be used, under normal operating conditions, as the official \nmeasurement of the amount of energy delivered from the Generating Facility to the Point \nof Interconnection. \n \nARTICLE 8.  COMMUNICATIONS"},{"page":82,"startToken":23983,"endToken":24327,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n8.1 \nInterconnection Customer Obligations.  Interconnection Customer shall maintain \nsatisfactory operating communications with Transmission Provider’s Transmission \nSystem dispatcher or representative designated by Transmission Provider.  \nInterconnection Customer shall provide standard voice line, dedicated voice line and \nfacsimile communications at its Generating Facility control room or central dispatch \nfacility through use of either the public telephone system, or a voice communications \nsystem that does not rely on the public telephone system.  Interconnection Customer shall \nalso provide the dedicated data circuit(s) necessary to provide Interconnection Customer \ndata to Transmission Provider as set forth in Appendix D, Security Arrangements Details.  \nThe data circuit(s) shall extend from the Generating Facility to the location(s) specified \nby Transmission Provider.  Any required maintenance of such communications \nequipment shall be performed by and at the cost of Interconnection Customer.  \nOperational communications shall be activated and maintained under, but not be limited \nto, the following events:  system paralleling or separation, scheduled and unscheduled \nshutdowns, equipment clearances, and hourly and daily load data. \n \n \nUnless the Generating Facility is an Intermittent Resource not relying on wind or solar as \na fuel source, Interconnection Customer shall install communication and control \nequipment such that the Generating Facility can receive and respond to the appropriate \ndispatch signals while operating under the Tariff. Where applicable, the requirements of \nthe communication and control equipment will be enumerated in Appendix C to this \nGIAZGIA. \n \n8.2 \nRemote Terminal Unit (RTU).  Prior to the Initial Synchronization Date of the \nGenerating Facility, a remote terminal unit, or equivalent data collection and transfer \nequipment acceptable to both Parties, shall be installed by Interconnection Customer, or \nby Transmission Owner at Interconnection Customer’s expense, to gather accumulated \nand instantaneous data to be telemetered to the location(s) designated by Transmission \nOwner and Transmission Provider through use of a dedicated point-to-point data \ncircuit(s) as indicated in Article 8.1.  The communication protocol for the data circuit(s) \nshall be specified by Transmission Owner and Transmission Provider.  Instantaneous bi-"},{"page":83,"startToken":24327,"endToken":24661,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\ndirectional analog real power and reactive power flow information must be telemetered \ndirectly to the location(s) specified by Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner. \n \n \nEach Party will promptly advise the other Parties if it detects or otherwise learns of any \nmetering, telemetry or communications equipment errors or malfunctions that require the \nattention and/or correction.  The Party owning such equipment shall correct such error or \nmalfunction as soon as reasonably feasible. \n \n8.3 \nNo Annexation.  Any and all equipment placed on the premises of a Party shall be and \nremain the property of the Party providing such equipment regardless of the mode and \nmanner of annexation or attachment to real property, unless otherwise mutually agreed by \nthe Parties. \n \n8.4 \nProvision of Data from a Variable Energy Resource.  Interconnection Customer \nwhose Generating Facility contains at least one Variable Energy Resource shall provide \nmeteorological and forced outage data to the Transmission Provider to the extent \nnecessary for the Transmission Provider’s development and deployment of power \nproduction forecasts for that class of Variable Energy Resources.  Interconnection \nCustomer with a Variable Energy Resource having wind as the energy source will, upon \nrequest by the Transmission Provider, be required to provide Transmission Provider with \nsite-specific meteorological data including:  temperature, wind speed, wind direction, and \natmospheric pressure.  Interconnection Customer with a Variable Energy Resource \nhaving solar as the energy source will, upon request by the Transmission Provider, be \nrequired to provide the Transmission Provider with site-specific meteorological data \nincluding:  temperature, atmospheric pressure, and irradiance.  Transmission Provider \nand Interconnection Customer whose Generating Facility contains a Variable Energy \nResource shall mutually agree to any additional meteorological data that are required for \nthe development and deployment of a power production forecast.  Interconnection \nCustomer whose Generating Facility contains a Variable Energy Resource also shall \nsubmit data to Transmission Provider regarding all forced outages to the extent necessary \nfor Transmission Provider’s development and deployment of power production forecasts"},{"page":84,"startToken":24661,"endToken":24976,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nfor that class of Variable Energy Resources.  The exact specifications of the \nmeteorological and forced outage data to be provided by Interconnection Customer to \nTransmission Provider, including the frequency and timing of data submittals, shall be \nmade taking into account the size and configuration of the Variable Energy Resource, its \ncharacteristics, location, and its importance in maintaining generation resource adequacy \nand transmission system reliability in its area.  All requirements for meteorological and \nforced outage data must be commensurate with the power production forecasting \nemployed by Transmission Provider.  Data requirements for meteorological and forced \noutage data will be negotiated by Transmission Provider and Interconnection Customer, \nand will be set forth in Appendix C, Interconnection Details, of this GIAZGIA. \n \nARTICLE 9.  OPERATIONS \n \n9.1 \nGeneral.  Each Party shall comply with the Electric Reliability Organization \nrequirements.  Each Party shall provide to any Party all information that may reasonably \nbe required by that Party to comply with Applicable Laws and Regulations and \nApplicable Reliability Standards.  \n \n9.2 \nLocal Balancing Authority Notification.  At least three (3) months before Initial \nSynchronization Date, Interconnection Customer shall notify Transmission Provider and \nTransmission Owner in writing of the Local Balancing Authority in which the Generating \nFacility will be located.  If Interconnection Customer elects to locate the Generating \nFacility through dynamic metering/scheduling in a Local Balancing Authority other than \nthe Local Balancing Authority in which the Generating Facility is physically located, and \nif permitted to do so by the relevant transmission tariffs, all necessary arrangements, \nincluding but not limited to those set forth in Article 7 and Article 8 of this GIAZGIA, \nand remote Local Balancing Authority generator interchange agreements, if applicable, \nand the appropriate measures under such agreements, shall be executed and implemented \nprior to the placement of the Generating Facility in the other Local Balancing Authority."},{"page":85,"startToken":24976,"endToken":25285,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n9.3 \nTransmission Provider and Transmission Owner Obligations.  Transmission Provider \nshall cause the Transmission System and the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection \nFacilities to be operated, maintained and controlled in a safe and reliable manner in \naccordance with this GIAZGIA.  Transmission Provider, or its designee, may provide \noperating instructions to Interconnection Customer consistent with this GIAZGIA and the \nTariff and, if applicable, Transmission Owner’s operating protocols and procedures as \nthey may change from time to time.  Transmission Provider will consider changes to its \noperating protocols and procedures proposed by Interconnection Customer. \n \n9.4 \nInterconnection Customer Obligations.  Interconnection Customer shall at its own \nexpense operate, maintain and control the Generating Facility and the Interconnection \nCustomer’s Interconnection Facilities in a safe and reliable manner and in accordance \nwith this GIAZGIA.  The Generating Facility must be operated in accordance with the \noperating limits, if any, in the Interconnection Facilities Study and specified in Appendix \nC of this GIAZGIA.  Interconnection Customer shall operate the Generating Facility and \nthe Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities in accordance with all \napplicable requirements of Transmission Provider or its designated Local Balancing \nAuthority Operator of which the Generating Facility is part, as such requirements are set \nforth in Appendix C, Interconnection Details, of this GIAZGIA.  Appendix C, \nInterconnection Details, will be modified to reflect changes to the requirements as they \nmay change from time to time.  Any Party may request that a Party provide copies of the \nrequirements set forth in Appendix C, Interconnection Details, of this GIAZGIA. \n \n9.5 \nStart-Up and Synchronization.  Consistent with the Parties’ mutually acceptable \nprocedures, Interconnection Customer is responsible for the proper synchronization of the \nGenerating Facility to the Transmission or Distribution System, as applicable.  \n \n9.6 \nReactive Power and Primary Frequency Response. \n \n9.6.1 Power Factor Design Criteria."},{"page":86,"startToken":25285,"endToken":25581,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n9.6.1.1 Synchronous Generation.  Interconnection Customer shall design the \nGenerating Facility to be capable of maintaining a composite power delivery at \ncontinuous rated power output at the Point of Interconnection at all power factors \nover 0.95 leading to 0.95 lagging, unless the Transmission Provider has \nestablished different requirements that apply to all synchronous generators in the \nLocal Balancing Authority on a comparable basis.  The applicable Local \nBalancing Authority power factor requirements are listed on the Transmission \nProvider’s website at  \n \nhttps://cdn.misoenergy.org/Reactive_Generator_Requirements108137.pdf \n \nand may be referenced in the Appendices to this GIAZGIA.  The Generating \nFacility shall be capable of continuous dynamic operation throughout the power \nfactor design range as measured at the Point of Interconnection.  Such operation \nshall account for the net effect of all energy production devices on the \nInterconnection Customer’s side of the Point of Interconnection.   \n \n9.6.1.2 Inverter-Based Resource Plants.  Interconnection Customer shall design \nthe Generating Facility to be capable of maintaining a composite power delivery \nat continuous rated power output at the high-side of the generator substation at all \npower factors over 0.95 leading to 0.95 lagging, unless the Transmission Provider \nhas established different requirements that apply to all inverter-based resource \nplants in the Local Balancing Authority on a comparable basis.  The applicable \nLocal Balancing Authority power factor requirements are listed on the \nTransmission Provider’s website at  \n \nhttps://cdn.misoenergy.org/Reactive_Generator_Requirements108137.pdf \n \nand may be referenced in the Appendices to this GIAZGIA.  This power factor \nrange standard shall be dynamic and can be met using, for example, power \nelectronics designed to supply this level of reactive capability (taking into account"},{"page":87,"startToken":25581,"endToken":25901,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nany limitations due to voltage level, real power output, etc.) or fixed and switched \ncapacitors, or a combination of the two.  This requirement shall only apply to \nnewly interconnecting inverter-based resource plants that have not yet completed \na System Impact Study as of the effective date of the Final Rule establishing this \nrequirement (Order No. 827).  These requirements apply to existing inverter-\nbased resource plants making upgrades that require a new Generator \nInterconnection Agreement only where the Transmission Provider’s System \nImpact Study shows the need for reactive power as a result of an upgrade.  If \napplicable, these requirements will be memorialized in Appendix C to this \nGIAZGIA. \n \nAdditional reactive power requirements for inverter-based resource plants are \nprovided in Appendix G of this GIAZGIA. \n \n \n9.6.2 Voltage Schedules.  Once Interconnection Customer has synchronized the \nGenerating Facility with the Transmission System, Transmission Provider shall \nrequire Interconnection Customer to operate the Generating Facility to produce or \nabsorb reactive power within the design limitations of the Generating Facility set \nforth in Article 9.6.1 (Power Factor Design Criteria), to maintain the output \nvoltage or power factor at the Point of Interconnection as specified by \nTransmission Provider.  Transmission Provider’s voltage schedules shall treat all \nsources of reactive power in the Local Balancing Authority in an equitable and \nnot unduly discriminatory manner.  Transmission Provider shall exercise \nReasonable Efforts to provide Interconnection Customer with such schedules at \nleast one (1) Calendar Day in advance, and may make changes to such schedules \nas necessary to maintain the reliability of the Transmission or Distribution System \nas applicable.  Interconnection Customer shall operate the Generating Facility to \nmaintain the specified output voltage or power factor at the Point of \nInterconnection within the design limitations of the Generating Facility set forth \nin Article 9.6.1 (Power Factor Design Criteria).  If Interconnection Customer is"},{"page":88,"startToken":25901,"endToken":26184,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nunable to maintain the specified voltage or power factor, it shall promptly notify \nTransmission Provider’s system operator, or its designated representative. \n \n9.6.2.1 Voltage Regulators.  Whenever the Generating Facility is operated in \nparallel with the Transmission or Distribution System as applicable and \nvoltage regulators are capable of operation, Interconnection Customer \nshall operate the Generating Facility with its speed governors and \nvoltage regulators in automatic operation.  If the Generating Facility’s \nvoltage regulators are not capable of such automatic operation, \nInterconnection Customer shall immediately notify Transmission \nProvider’s system operator, or its designated representative, and ensure \nthat such Generating Facility’s reactive power production or absorption \n(measured in MVARs) are within the design capability of the Generating \nFacility’s generating unit(s) and steady state stability limits.  \nInterconnection Customer shall not cause its Generating Facility to \ndisconnect automatically or instantaneously from the Transmission or \nDistribution System, as applicable, or trip any generating unit \ncomprising the Generating Facility for an under or over frequency \ncondition unless the abnormal frequency condition persists for a time \nperiod beyond the limits set forth in ANSI/IEEE Standard C37.106, or \nsuch other standard as applied to other generators in the Local Balancing \nAuthority on a comparable basis. \n \n9.6.3 Payment for Reactive Power.  Payments for reactive power shall be pursuant to \nany tariff or rate schedule filed by Transmission Provider and approved by the \nFERC.  \n \n9.6.4  Primary Frequency Response. This Section 9.6.4 shall only apply in the event \nthat the Interconnection Request for the Generating Facility completed Definitive \nPlanning Phase Interconnection Customer Decision Point 2 after May 15, 2018."},{"page":89,"startToken":26184,"endToken":26550,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nInterconnection Customer shall ensure the primary frequency response capability \nof its Generating Facility by installing, maintaining, and operating a functioning \ngovernor or equivalent controls. The term “functioning governor or equivalent \ncontrols” as used herein shall mean the required hardware and/or software that \nprovides frequency responsive real power control with the ability to sense \nchanges in system frequency and autonomously adjust the Generating Facility’s \nreal power output in accordance with the droop and deadband parameters and in \nthe direction needed to correct frequency deviations. Interconnection Customer is \nrequired to install a governor or equivalent controls with the capability of \noperating: (1) with a maximum 5 percent droop and ±0.036 Hz deadband; or (2) \nin accordance with the relevant droop, deadband, and timely and sustained \nresponse settings from an approved Reliability Organization reliability standard \nproviding for equivalent or more stringent parameters.  The droop characteristic \nshall be: (1) based on the nameplate capacity of the Generating Facility, and shall \nbe linear in the range of frequencies between 59 to 61 Hz that are outside of the \ndeadband parameter; or (2) based on an approved Electric Reliability \nOrganization reliability standard providing for an equivalent or more stringent \nparameter.  The deadband parameter shall be: the range of frequencies above and \nbelow nominal (60 Hz) in which the governor or equivalent controls is not \nexpected to adjust the Generating Facility’s real power output in response to \nfrequency deviations.  The deadband shall be implemented: (1) without a step to \nthe droop curve, that is, once the frequency deviation exceeds the deadband \nparameter, the expected change in the Generating Facility’s real power output in \nresponse to frequency deviations shall start from zero and then increase (for \nunder-frequency deviations) or decrease (for over-frequency deviations) linearly \nin proportion to the magnitude of the frequency deviation; or (2) in accordance \nwith an approved Electric Reliability Organization Reliability Standard providing \nfor an equivalent or more stringent parameter. Interconnection Customer shall \nnotify Transmission Provider that the primary frequency response capability of \nthe Generating Facility has been tested and confirmed during commissioning. \nOnce Interconnection Customer has synchronized the Generating Facility with the"},{"page":90,"startToken":26550,"endToken":26863,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nTransmission System, Interconnection Customer shall operate the Generating \nFacility consistent with the provisions specified in Articles 9.6.4.1 and 9.6.4.2 of \nthis GIAZGIA. The primary frequency response requirements contained herein \nshall apply to both synchronous and inverter-based resource plant Generating \nFacilities. \n \n9.6.4.1  Governor or Equivalent Controls. Whenever the Generating Facility is \noperated in parallel with the Transmission System, Interconnection \nCustomer shall operate the Generating Facility with its governor or \nequivalent controls in service and responsive to frequency. \nInterconnection Customer shall: (1) in coordination with Transmission \nProvider and/or the relevant balancing authority, set the deadband \nparameter to: (a) a maximum of ±0.036 Hz and set the droop parameter \nto a maximum of 5 percent; or (b) implement the relevant droop and \ndeadband settings from an approved Regional Reliability Organization \nreliability standard that provides for equivalent or more stringent \nparameters. Interconnection Customer shall be required to provide the \nstatus and settings of the governor or equivalent controls to \nTransmission Provider and/or the relevant balancing authority upon \nrequest. If Interconnection Customer needs to operate the Generating \nFacility with its governor or equivalent controls not in service, \nInterconnection Customer shall immediately notify Transmission \nProvider and the relevant balancing authority, and provide both with the \nfollowing information: (1) the operating status of the governor or \nequivalent controls (i.e., whether it is currently out of service or when it \nwill be taken out of service); (2) the reasons for removing the governor \nor equivalent controls from service; and (3) a reasonable estimate of \nwhen the governor or equivalent controls will be returned to service. \nInterconnection Customer shall make Reasonable Efforts to return its \ngovernor or equivalent controls into service as soon as practicable. \nInterconnection Customer shall make Reasonable Efforts to keep"},{"page":91,"startToken":26863,"endToken":27171,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\noutages of the Generating Facility’s governor or equivalent controls to a \nminimum whenever the Generating Facility is operated in parallel with \nthe Transmission System. \n \n9.6.4.2  Timely and Sustained Response. Interconnection Customer shall \nensure that the Generating Facility’s real power response to sustained \nfrequency deviations outside of the deadband setting is automatically \nprovided and shall begin immediately after frequency deviates outside of \nthe deadband, and to the extent the Generating Facility has operating \ncapability in the direction needed to correct the frequency deviation. \nInterconnection Customer shall not block or otherwise inhibit the ability \nof the governor or equivalent controls to respond and shall ensure that \nthe response is not inhibited, except under certain operational constraints \nincluding, but not limited to, ambient temperature limitations, physical \nenergy limitations, outages of mechanical equipment, or regulatory \nrequirements. The Generating Facility shall sustain the real power \nresponse at least until system frequency returns to a value within the \ndeadband setting of the governor or equivalent controls. A Commission-\napproved reliability standard with equivalent or more stringent \nrequirements shall supersede the above requirements. \n \n9.6.4.3  Exemptions. Generating Facilities that are regulated by the United \nStates Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall be exempt from Articles \n9.6.4, 9.6.4.1, and 9.6.4.2 of this GIAZGIA. Generating Facilities that \nare behind the meter generation that is sized-to-load (i.e., the thermal \nload and the generation are near-balanced in real-time operation and the \ngeneration is primarily controlled to maintain the unique thermal, \nchemical, or mechanical output necessary for the operating requirements \nof its host facility) shall be required to install primary frequency \nresponse capability in accordance with the droop and deadband \ncapability requirements specified in Article 9.6.4, but shall be otherwise"},{"page":92,"startToken":27171,"endToken":27485,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nexempt from the operating requirements in Articles 9.6.4, 9.6.4.1, \n9.6.4.2, and 9.6.4.4 of this GIAZGIA.   \n \n9.6.4.4  Electric Storage Resources. Interconnection Customer interconnecting \nan electric storage resource shall establish an operating range in \nAppendix C that specifies a minimum state of charge and a maximum \nstate of charge between which the electric storage resource will be \nrequired to provide primary frequency response consistent with the \nconditions set forth in Articles 9.6.4, 9.6.4.1, 9.6.4.2 and 9.6.4.3 of this \nGIAZGIA. Appendix C shall specify whether the operating range is \nstatic or dynamic, and shall consider (1) the expected magnitude of \nfrequency deviations in the interconnection; (2) the expected duration \nthat system frequency will remain outside of the deadband parameter in \nthe interconnection; (3) the expected incidence of frequency deviations \noutside of the deadband parameter in the interconnection; (4) the \nphysical capabilities of the electric storage resource; (5) operational \nlimitations of the electric storage resource due to manufacturer \nspecifications; and (6) any other relevant factors agreed to by \nTransmission Provider and Interconnection Customer, and in \nconsultation with the relevant transmission owner or balancing authority \nas appropriate. If the operating range is dynamic, then Appendix C must \nestablish how frequently the operating range will be reevaluated and the \nfactors that may be considered during its reevaluation. \n \n \nInterconnection Customer’s electric storage resource is required to \nprovide timely and sustained primary frequency response consistent with \nArticle 9.6.4.2 of this GIAZGIA when it is online and dispatched to \ninject electricity to the Transmission System and/or receive electricity \nfrom the Transmission System. This excludes circumstances when the \nelectric storage resource is not dispatched to inject electricity to the"},{"page":93,"startToken":27485,"endToken":27735,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nTransmission System and/or dispatched to receive electricity from the \nTransmission System. \n \n9.6.4.5 Inverter-Based Resource Plants. Additional primary frequency \nresponse requirements for inverter-based resource plants, including \nelectric storage resources, are provided in Appendix G of this \nGIAZGIA. \n \n9.7 \nOutages and Interruptions. \n \n9.7.1 Outages. \n \n9.7.1.1 Outage Authority and Coordination.  Interconnection Customer and \nTransmission Owner may each in accordance with Good Utility Practice \nin coordination with the other Party and Transmission Provider remove \nfrom service any of its respective Interconnection Facilities, System \nProtection Facilities, Network Upgrades, System Protection Facilities or \nDistribution Upgrades that may impact the other Party’s facilities as \nnecessary to perform maintenance or testing or to install or replace \nequipment.  Absent an Emergency Condition, the Party scheduling a \nremoval of such facility(ies) from service will use Reasonable Efforts to \nnotify one another and schedule such removal on a date and time \nmutually acceptable to the Parties.  In all circumstances, any Party \nplanning to remove such facility(ies) from service shall use Reasonable \nEfforts to minimize the effect on the other Parties of such removal.  \n \n9.7.1.2 Outage Schedules.  Transmission Provider shall post scheduled outages \nof transmission facilities on the OASIS.  Interconnection Customer shall \nsubmit its planned maintenance schedules for the Generating Facility to \nTransmission Provider and Transmission Owner for a minimum of a \nrolling twenty-four (24) month period in accordance with the"},{"page":94,"startToken":27735,"endToken":27989,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nTransmission Provider’s procedures.  Interconnection Customer shall \nupdate its planned maintenance schedules as necessary.  Transmission \nProvider may request Interconnection Customer to reschedule its \nmaintenance as necessary to maintain the reliability of the Transmission \nSystem; provided, however, adequacy of generation supply shall not be a \ncriterion in determining Transmission System reliability. \n \n \nTransmission Provider shall compensate, pursuant to applicable \nTransmission Provider tariff or rate schedule, Interconnection Customer \nfor any additional direct costs that Interconnection Customer incurs as a \nresult of having to reschedule maintenance, including any additional \novertime, breaking of maintenance contracts or other costs above and \nbeyond the cost Interconnection Customer would have incurred absent \nthe Transmission Provider’s request to reschedule maintenance.  \nInterconnection Customer will not be eligible to receive compensation, if \nduring the twelve (12) months prior to the date of the scheduled \nmaintenance, Interconnection Customer had modified its schedule of \nmaintenance activities. \n \nCosts shall be determined by negotiation between Transmission Provider \nand Interconnection Customer prior to implementation of the voluntary \nchange in outage schedules, or if such request is made by or on behalf of \na Transmission Customer requesting firm service, costs and recovery of \ncosts shall be determined through a bilateral agreement between the \nTransmission Customer and Interconnection Customer.  Voluntary \nchanges to outage schedules under this Article 9.7.1.2 are separate from \nactions and compensation required under Article 13 and for which costs \nare recovered in accordance with Transmission Provider’s applicable \ntariff or rate schedule."},{"page":95,"startToken":27989,"endToken":28293,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n9.7.1.3 Outage Restoration.  If an outage on either the Interconnection \nCustomer’s or Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, \nNetwork Upgrades, System Protection Facilities or Distribution \nUpgrades adversely affects a Party’s operations or facilities, the Party \nthat owns or controls the facility that is out of service shall use \nReasonable Efforts to promptly restore such facility(ies) to a normal \noperating condition consistent with the nature of the outage.  The Party \nthat owns or controls the facility that is out of service shall provide the \nother Parties, to the extent such information is known, information on \nthe nature of the Emergency Condition, an estimated time of restoration, \nand any corrective actions required.  Initial verbal notice shall be \nfollowed up as soon as practicable with written notice to the other \nParties explaining the nature of the outage. \n \n9.7.2 Interruption of Service.  If required by Good Utility Practice to do so, \nTransmission Provider may require Interconnection Customer to interrupt or \nreduce deliveries of electricity if such delivery of electricity could adversely \naffect Transmission Provider’s ability to perform such activities as are necessary \nto safely and reliably operate and maintain the Transmission System.  The \nfollowing provisions shall apply to any interruption or reduction permitted under \nthis Article 9.7.2: \n \n9.7.2.1 The interruption or reduction shall continue only for so long as \nreasonably necessary under Good Utility Practice; \n \n9.7.2.2 Any such interruption or reduction shall be made on an equitable, non-\ndiscriminatory basis with respect to all generating facilities directly \nconnected to the Transmission or Distribution System, as applicable; \n \n9.7.2.3 When the interruption or reduction must be made under circumstances \nwhich do not allow for advance notice, Transmission Provider shall"},{"page":96,"startToken":28293,"endToken":28569,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nnotify Interconnection Customer by telephone as soon as practicable of \nthe reasons for the curtailment, interruption, or reduction, and, if known, \nits expected duration.  Telephone notification shall be followed by \nwritten notification as soon as practicable; \n \n9.7.2.4 Except during the existence of an Emergency Condition, when the \ninterruption or reduction can be scheduled without advance notice, \nTransmission Provider shall notify Interconnection Customer in advance \nregarding the timing of such scheduling and further notify \nInterconnection Customer of the expected duration.  Transmission \nProvider shall coordinate with Interconnection Customer using Good \nUtility Practice to schedule the interruption or reduction during periods \nof least impact to Interconnection Customer, Transmission Owner and \nTransmission Provider; \n \n9.7.2.5 The Parties shall cooperate and coordinate with each other to the extent \nnecessary in order to restore the Generating Facility, Interconnection \nFacilities, and the Transmission or Distribution System, as applicable to \ntheir normal operating state, consistent with system conditions and Good \nUtility Practice. \n \n9.7.3  Ride Through Capability and Performance.  The Transmission System is \ndesigned to automatically activate a load-shed program as required by the Electric \nReliability Organization in the event of an underfrequency system disturbance.  \nInterconnection Customer shall implement under-frequency and over-frequency \nrelay set points for the Generating Facility as required by the Electric Reliability \nOrganization to ensure frequency “ride through” capability of the Transmission \nSystem.  Generating Facility response to frequency deviations of pre-determined \nmagnitudes, both under-frequency and over-frequency deviations, shall be studied \nand coordinated with Transmission Provider in accordance with Good Utility \nPractice.  Interconnection Customer shall also implement under-voltage and over-"},{"page":97,"startToken":28569,"endToken":28884,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nvoltage relay set points, or equivalent electronic controls, as required by the \nElectric Reliability Organization to ensure voltage “ride through” capability of the \nTransmission System.  The term “ride through” as used herein shall mean the \nability of a Generating Facility to stay connected to and synchronized with the \nTransmission System during system disturbances within a range of under-\nfrequency, over-frequency, under-voltage, and over-voltage conditions, in \naccordance with Good Utility Practice and consistent with any standards and \nguidelines that are applied to other Generating Facilities in the Balancing \nAuthority Area on a comparable basis.  For abnormal frequency conditions and \nvoltage conditions within the “no trip zone” defined by Reliability Standard PRC-\n024-3 or successor mandatory ride through reliability standards, the non-\nsynchronous Generating Facility must ensure that, within any physical limitations \nof the Generating Facility, its control and protection settings are configured or set \nto (1) continue active power production during disturbance and post disturbance \nperiods at pre-disturbance levels, unless providing primary frequency response or \nfast frequency response; (2) minimize reductions in active power and remain \nwithin dynamic voltage and current limits, if reactive power priority mode is \nenabled, unless providing primary frequency response or fast frequency response; \n(3) not artificially limit dynamic reactive power capability during disturbances; \nand (4) return to pre-disturbance active power levels without artificial ramp rate \nlimits if active power is reduced, unless providing primary frequency response or \nfast frequency response. \n \n9.7.4 System Protection and Other Control Requirements. \n \n9.7.4.1 System Protection Facilities.  Interconnection Customer shall, at its \nexpense, install, operate and maintain its System Protection Facilities as \na part of the Generating Facility or the Interconnection Customer’s \nInterconnection Facilities.  Transmission Owner shall install at \nInterconnection Customer’s expense any Transmission Owner’s System \nProtection Facilities that may be required on the Transmission Owner’s"},{"page":98,"startToken":28884,"endToken":29141,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nInterconnection Facilities or the Transmission Owner’s transmission or \ndistribution facilities as a result of the interconnection of the Generating \nFacility and the Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities. \n \n9.7.4.2 Interconnection Customer’s and Transmission Owner’s System \nProtection Facilities shall be designed and coordinated with Affected \nSystems in accordance with Good Utility Practice. \n \n9.7.4.3 Each Party shall be responsible for protection of its facilities consistent \nwith Good Utility Practice. \n \n9.7.4.4 Each Party’s protective relay design shall incorporate the necessary test \nswitches to perform the tests required in Article 6. The required test \nswitches will be placed such that they allow operation of lockout relays \nwhile preventing breaker failure schemes from operating and causing \nunnecessary breaker operations and/or the tripping of the Generating \nFacility. \n \n9.7.4.5 Each Party will test, operate and maintain their respective System \nProtection Facilities in accordance with Good Utility Practice.  \n \n9.7.4.6 Prior to the In-Service Date, and again prior to the Commercial \nOperation Date, Interconnection Customer or Transmission Owner, or \ntheir respective agents, shall perform a complete calibration test and \nfunctional trip test of the System Protection Facilities.  At intervals \nsuggested by Good Utility Practice and following any apparent \nmalfunction of the System Protection Facilities, Interconnection \nCustomer or Transmission Owner shall each perform both calibration \nand functional trip tests of their respective System Protection Facilities.  \nThese tests do not require the tripping of any in-service generating unit."},{"page":99,"startToken":29141,"endToken":29436,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nThese tests do, however, require that all protective relays and lockout \ncontacts be activated. \n \n9.7.4.7  Obligation of a Generating Facility with ZG Interconnection Services to \nReduce Production of Energy Under Certain Conditions.  A Generating \nFacility with ZG Interconnection Service shall: \na.  Install communications and monitoring equipment to enable it to \nmonitor the Demand of the ZG Associated Load. \nb. Install equipment to enable the Generating Facility with ZG \nInterconnection service to reduce its injections to a level that does \nnot exceed the Demand of the ZG Associated Load within the \nTransient Tolerance Window. \nc. Cease all injection of Energy onto the Transmission System within \nthe time permitted by the Transient Tolerance Window in the event \nthat any Transmission Facility over which Energy must flow in order \nto reach the point of interconnection or Point of Withdrawal of the  \nZG Associated Load trips offline.  \nThe equipment to be used by the Generating Facility with ZG \nInterconnection Service to comply with the requirements of this 9.7.4.7 \nshall be identified in Appendix A of this ZGIA.  Appendix A of this \nZGIA shall include a one line diagram showing the Generating Facility \nand associated electrical equipment with appropriate rating and \nimpedance information and all the ZG Associated loads including all \nPoint(s) of Withdrawal and the Point of Interconnection of the \nGenerating Facility to the Transmission System for the Interconnection \nRequest. \n \n9.7.5 Requirements for Protection.  In compliance with Good Utility Practice, \nInterconnection Customer shall provide, install, own, and maintain relays, circuit \nbreakers and all other devices necessary to remove any fault contribution of the \nGenerating Facility to any short circuit occurring on the Transmission or"},{"page":100,"startToken":29436,"endToken":29771,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nDistribution System, as applicable, not otherwise isolated by Transmission \nOwner’s equipment, such that the removal of the fault contribution shall be \ncoordinated with the protective requirements of the Transmission or Distribution \nSystem, as applicable.  Such protective equipment shall include, without \nlimitation, a disconnecting device or switch with load-interrupting capability \nlocated between the Generating Facility and the Transmission or Distribution \nSystem, as applicable, at a site selected upon mutual agreement (not to be \nunreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of the Parties.  Interconnection \nCustomer shall be responsible for protection of the Generating Facility and \nInterconnection Customer’s other equipment from such conditions as negative \nsequence currents, over- or under-frequency, sudden load rejection, over- or \nunder-voltage, and generator loss-of-field.  Interconnection Customer shall be \nsolely responsible to disconnect the Generating Facility and Interconnection \nCustomer’s other equipment if conditions on the Transmission or Distribution \nSystem, as applicable, could adversely affect the Generating Facility.  For a \nGenerating Facility with ZG Interconnection Service the restriction on Energy \ninjection in this paragraph shall not apply to transient, limited injections \nassociated with a reduction or loss of Load by the ZG Associated Load provided \nthese remain within the Transient Tolerance Window as may be further described \nin the Business Practices Manual for Large Load.   \n \n9.7.6 Power Quality.  Neither Party’s facilities shall cause excessive voltage flicker \nnor introduce excessive distortion to the sinusoidal voltage or current waves as \ndefined by ANSI Standard C84.1, in accordance with IEEE Standard 519, or any \napplicable superseding electric industry standard.  In the event of a conflict \nbetween ANSI Standard C84.1, and any applicable superseding electric industry \nstandard, the applicable superseding electric industry standard shall control. \n \n9.8 \nSwitching and Tagging Rules.  Prior to the Initial Synchronization Date, each Party \nshall provide the other Parties a copy of its switching and tagging rules that are applicable \nto the other Parties’ activities.  Such switching and tagging rules shall be developed on a"},{"page":101,"startToken":29771,"endToken":30066,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nnon-discriminatory basis.  The Parties shall comply with applicable switching and \ntagging rules, as amended from time to time, in obtaining clearances for work or for \nswitching operations on equipment. \n \n9.9 \nUse of Interconnection Facilities by Other Parties. \n \n9.9.1 Purpose of Interconnection Facilities.  Except as may be required by Applicable \nLaws and Regulations, or as otherwise agreed to among the Parties, the \nInterconnection Facilities shall be constructed for the sole purpose of \ninterconnecting the Generating Facility to the Transmission or Distribution \nSystem, as applicable, and shall be used for no other purpose.  \n \n9.9.2 Other Users.  If required by Applicable Laws and Regulations or if the Parties \nmutually agree, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to \nallow one or more Parties to use the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection \nFacilities, or any part thereof, Interconnection Customer will be entitled to \ncompensation for the capital expenses it incurred in connection with the \nInterconnection Facilities based upon the pro rata use of the Interconnection \nFacilities by Transmission Owner, all non-Party users, and Interconnection \nCustomer, in accordance with Applicable Laws and Regulations or upon some \nother mutually-agreed upon methodology.  In addition, cost responsibility for \nongoing costs, including operation and maintenance costs associated with the \nInterconnection Facilities, will be allocated between Interconnection Customer \nand any non-Party users based upon the pro rata use of the Interconnection \nFacilities by Transmission Owner, all non-Party users, and Interconnection \nCustomer, in accordance with Applicable Laws and Regulations or upon some \nother mutually agreed upon methodology.  If the issue of such compensation or \nallocation cannot be resolved through such negotiations, it shall be submitted to \nDispute Resolution pursuant to Section 12 of the Tariff."},{"page":102,"startToken":30066,"endToken":30352,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n9.10 \nDisturbance Analysis Data Exchange.  The Parties will cooperate with one another in \nthe analysis of disturbances to either the Generating Facility or the Transmission System \nby gathering and providing access to any information relating to any disturbance, \nincluding information from oscillography, protective relay targets, breaker operations and \nsequence of events records, and any disturbance information required by Good Utility \nPractice. \n \nARTICLE 10.  MAINTENANCE \n \n10.1 \nTransmission Owner Obligations.  Transmission Owner shall maintain the \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities in a safe and reliable manner and in \naccordance with this GIAZGIA and all Applicable Laws and Regulations.  \n \n10.2 \nInterconnection Customer Obligations.  Interconnection Customer shall maintain the \nGenerating Facility and the Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities in a \nsafe and reliable manner and in accordance with this GIAZGIA and all Applicable Laws \nand Regulations. \n \n10.3 \nCoordination.  The Parties shall confer regularly to coordinate the planning, scheduling \nand performance of preventive and corrective maintenance on the Generating Facility and \nthe Interconnection Facilities.   \n \n10.4 \nSecondary Systems.  Each Party shall cooperate with the other in the inspection, \nmaintenance, and testing of control or power circuits that operate below 600 volts, AC or \nDC, including, but not limited to, any hardware, control or protective devices, cables, \nconductors, electric raceways, secondary equipment panels, transducers, batteries, \nchargers, and voltage and current transformers that directly affect the operation of a \nParty’s facilities and equipment which may reasonably be expected to impact another \nParty.  Each Party shall provide advance notice to the other Parties before undertaking \nany work on such circuits, especially on electrical circuits involving circuit breaker trip \nand close contacts, current transformers, or potential transformers."},{"page":103,"startToken":30352,"endToken":30649,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \n10.5 \nOperating and Maintenance Expenses.  Subject to the provisions herein addressing the \nuse of facilities by others, and except for operations and maintenance expenses associated \nwith modifications made for providing Interconnection Service or Transmission Service \nto a non-Party and such non-Party pays for such expenses, Interconnection Customer \nshall be responsible for all reasonable expenses including overheads, associated with:  \n(1) owning, operating, maintaining, repairing, and replacing Interconnection Customer’s \nInterconnection Facilities; and (2) operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities to the extent required by Transmission \nOwner on a comparable basis. \n \nARTICLE 11.  PERFORMANCE OBLIGATION \n \n11.1 \nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities.  Interconnection Customer \nshall design, procure, construct, install, own and/or control the Interconnection \nCustomer’s Interconnection Facilities described in Appendix A at its sole expense. \n \n11.2 \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities.  Transmission Owner shall design, \nprocure, construct, install, own and/or control the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection \nFacilities described in Appendix A at the sole expense of Interconnection Customer. \n \n11.3 \nNetwork Upgrades, System Protection Facilities and Distribution Upgrades.  \nTransmission Owner shall design, procure, construct, install, and own the Network \nUpgrades, Transmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities and Distribution Upgrades \ndescribed in Appendix A.  Interconnection Customer shall be responsible for all costs \nrelated to Distribution Upgrades and/or Generator Upgrades. As required by Section \n7.3.2.1 and 7.3.3.1 of Attachment X, Transmission Owner shall have provided \nTransmission Provider with written notice if Transmission Owner elects to fund the \ncapital for the Network Upgrades and Transmission Owner’s System Protection \nFacilities; otherwise, such facilities, if any, shall be solely funded by Interconnection \nCustomer. In the event that the Transmission Owner elects to fund the capital costs of the"},{"page":104,"startToken":30649,"endToken":30999,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nNetwork Upgrades and/or Transmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities, then the \nParties shall enter into a Facilities Service Agreement.  The Facilities Service Agreement \nshall take the form of the pro forma Facilities Service Agreement that is included as \nAppendix 14 of Attachment X to the MISO Tariff ..  Any Generating Facility with ZG \nInterconnection Service must have a Point of Interconnection that is located at the same \nvoltage level of the same interconnection substation as the Point(s) of Withdrawal for the \nZG Associated Load it will serve.   \n \nA Generating Facility with ZG Interconnection Service must not require the construction \nof Network Upgrades beyond the substation where the Point of Interconnection is located \nother than System Protection Facilities.   \n \n11.3.1 Contingencies Affecting Network Upgrades, System Protection Facilities and \nDistribution Upgrades.  Network Upgrades, System Protection Facilities and \nDistribution Upgrades that are required to accommodate the Generating Facility \nmay be modified because (1) a higher queued Interconnection Request withdrew \nor was deemed to have withdrawn, (2) the interconnection agreement associated \nwith a higher queued Interconnection Request was terminated prior to the \nproject’s In-Service Date, (3) the Commercial Operation Date for a higher queued \nInterconnection Request is delayed, or the project itself is delayed (including due \nto suspension) such that facilities required to accommodate lower queued projects \nor the project itself may be altered, (4) the queue position is reinstated for a \nhigher-queued Interconnection Request whose queue position was subject to \ndispute resolution, (5) changes occur in Transmission Provider or Transmission \nOwner equipment design standards or reliability criteria giving rise to the need for \nrestudy, (6) the facilities required to accommodate a higher queued \nInterconnection Request were modified constituting a Material Modification \npursuant to Section 4.4 of the GIP, (7) a GIAZGIA with an effective date prior to \nthis GIAZGIA is terminated, (8) when ordered to restudy by FERC, or (9) the \nNetwork Upgrade Facilities Study for a Network Upgrade, which is to be \nincluded in this GIAZGIA, is completed after execution of this GIAZGIA.  The"},{"page":105,"startToken":30999,"endToken":31346,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nhigher queued Interconnection Requests that could impact the Network Upgrades, \nSystem Protection Facilities and Distribution Upgrades required to accommodate \nthe Generating Facility, and possible Modifications that may result from the \nabove listed events affecting the higher queued Interconnection Requests, to the \nextent such modifications are reasonably known and can be determined, and \nestimates of the costs associated with such required Network Upgrades, System \nProtection Facilities and Distribution Upgrades, are provided in Appendix A.   \n \n11.3.2 Agreement to Restudy and Cost Reallocation.  In the event that one of the \ncontingencies listed in Article 11.3.1 occurs, at any time before the Network \nUpgrades, Common Use Upgrades, Shared Network Upgrades, System Protection \nFacilities and/or Distribution Upgrades associated with higher queued \nInterconnection Requests with GIAZGIA in effect prior to this GIAZGIA are \ncompleted, Transmission Provider may determine, in its discretion, that a restudy \nis required.  If a restudy is required, Transmission Provider will provide notice to \nInterconnection Customer and Interconnection Customer agrees to enter into an \nInterconnection Study Agreement for such restudy.  Transmission Provider will \nreevaluate the need for any Common Use Upgrade(s) and/or Shared Network \nUpgrade(s), and if still required, reallocate the cost and responsibility for any \nCommon Use Upgrade and/or Shared Network Upgrade, without a restudy when \npossible, or with a restudy if the Transmission Provider deems it necessary in \norder to ensure reliability of the Transmission System.  The Parties agree to \namend Appendix A to this GIAZGIA in accordance with Article 30.10 to reflect \nthe results of any cost reallocation required under this Article 11.3.2.   \n \n11.3.3 Agreement to Fund Shared Network Upgrades.  Interconnection Customer \nagrees to fund Shared Network Upgrades, as determined by Transmission \nProvider.  Where applicable, payments to fund Shared Network Upgrade(s) that \nare made to Transmission Provider by Interconnection Customer will be disbursed \nby Transmission Provider to the appropriate entities that funded the Shared \nNetwork Upgrades in accordance with Attachment X and Attachment FF of the"},{"page":106,"startToken":31346,"endToken":31671,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nTariff.  In the event that Interconnection Customer fails to meet its obligation to \nfund Shared Network Upgrades, Transmission Owner and Transmission Provider \nshall not be responsible for the Interconnection Customer’s funding obligation.   \n \n11.4 \nTransmission Credits.   \n \n11.4.1 \nRepayment of Amounts Advanced for Network Upgrades.  Interconnection \nCustomer shall be entitled to a cash repayment by Transmission Owner(s)  and \nthe Affected System Owner(s) that own the Network Upgrades, of the amount \npaid respectively to Transmission Owner and Affected System Operator, if any, \nfor the Network Upgrades, as provided under Attachment FF of this Tariff and \nincluding any tax gross-up or other tax-related payments associated with the \nrepayable portion of the Network Upgrades, and not repaid to Interconnection \nCustomer pursuant to Article 5.17.8 or otherwise, to be paid to Interconnection \nCustomer on a dollar-for-dollar basis for the non-usage sensitive portion of \ntransmission charges, as payments are made under the Tariff and Affected \nSystem’s Tariff for Transmission Services with respect to the Generating \nFacility.  Any repayment shall include interest calculated in accordance with the \nmethodology set forth in FERC’s regulations at 18 C.F.R. § 35.19 (a)(2)(iii) \nfrom the date of any payment for Network Upgrades through the date on which \nInterconnection Customer receives a repayment of such payment pursuant to \nthis subparagraph.  Interest shall not accrue during periods in which \nInterconnection Customer has suspended construction pursuant to Article 11 or \nthe Network Upgrades have been determined not to be needed pursuant to this \nArticle 11.4.1.  Interconnection Customer may assign such repayment rights to \nany person.   \n \nIf the Generating Facility is designated a Network Resource under the Tariff, or \nif there are otherwise no incremental payments for Transmission Service \nresulting from the use of the Generating Facility by Transmission Customer, and \nin the absence of another mutually agreeable payment schedule any repayments"},{"page":107,"startToken":31671,"endToken":32008,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nprovided under Attachment FF shall be established equal to the applicable rate \nfor Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service for the pricing zone where the \nNetwork Load is located multiplied by the portion of the demonstrated output of \nthe Generating Facility designated as a Network Resource by the Network \nCustomer(s) or in the absence of such designation, equal to the monthly firm \nsingle system-wide rate defined under Schedule 7 of the Tariff multiplied by the \nportion of the demonstrated output of the Generating Facility under contract to \nNetwork Customer(s) and consistent with studies pursuant to Section 3.2.2.2 of \nthe GIP. \n \nNotwithstanding the foregoing, as applicable and consistent with the provisions \nof Attachment FF of this Tariff, Interconnection Customer, Transmission \nProvider, Transmission Owner, and Affected System Operator may adopt any \nalternative payment schedule that is mutually agreeable so long as Transmission \nOwner and Affected System Operator take one of the following actions no later \nthan five (5) years from the Commercial Operation Date:  (1) return to \nInterconnection Customer any amounts advanced for Network Upgrades not \npreviously repaid, or (2) declare in writing that Transmission Owner or Affected \nSystem Operator will continue to provide payments to Interconnection \nCustomer on a dollar-for-dollar basis for the non-usage sensitive portion of \ntransmission charges, or develop an alternative schedule that is mutually \nagreeable and provides for the return of all amounts advanced for Network \nUpgrades not previously repaid; however, full reimbursement shall not extend \nbeyond twenty (20) years from the Commercial Operation Date. \n \nIf the Generating Facility is installed in phases, the amount eligible for refund as \neach phase achieves Commercial Operation will be reduced by the proportional \namount of generation capacity not yet installed.  However, all facilities in \nAppendix A other than the Generating Facility shall be built without \nconsideration for the phasing of the Generating Facility as though the entire \nGenerating Facility will be placed in Commercial Operation for the full output"},{"page":108,"startToken":32008,"endToken":32314,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nor increased output of the Generating Facility constructed by Interconnection \nCustomer under this GIAZGIA. \n \nIf the Generating Facility fails to achieve Commercial Operation, but it or \nanother generating facility is later constructed and makes use of the Network \nUpgrades, Transmission Owner and Affected System Operator shall at that time \nreimburse Interconnection Customer for the remaining applicable amounts that \nmay be refundable pursuant to Attachment FF of this Tariff that were advanced \nfor the Network Upgrades on their respective systems as described above.  \nBefore any such reimbursement can occur, Interconnection Customer, or the \nentity that ultimately constructs the Generating Facility, if different, is \nresponsible for identifying the entity to which the reimbursement must be made.   \n \n11.4.2 \nSpecial Provisions for Transmission Provider as an Affected System to be \ncovered under Separate Agreements.  When the Transmission Owner’s \nTransmission or Distribution System (including for this Article 11.4.2 \nindependent distribution systems connected to the Transmission System) is an \nAffected System for an interconnection in another electric system, Transmission \nProvider will coordinate the performance of Interconnection Studies with the \nother system.  Transmission Provider will determine if any Network Upgrades \nor Distribution Upgrades, which may be required on the Transmission System \nas a result of the interconnection, would not have been needed but for the \ninterconnection.  Unless Transmission Owner provides, under the \ninterconnection agreement between Interconnection Customer and the other \nsystem, for the repayment of amounts advanced to Transmission Provider or an \nimpacted Transmission Owner for Network Upgrades, Interconnection \nCustomer, Transmission Provider, and the impacted  Transmission Owner(s) \nshall enter into an agreement that provides for such repayment by Transmission \nOwner(s) as directed by Transmission Provider.  The agreement shall specify \nthe terms governing payments to be made by Interconnection Customer to the"},{"page":109,"startToken":32314,"endToken":32661,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAffected System Operator as well as the payment of refunds by the Affected \nSystem Operator. \n \n11.4.3 \nNotwithstanding any other provision of this GIAZGIA, nothing herein shall be \nconstrued as relinquishing or foreclosing any rights, including but not limited to \nfirm transmission rights, capacity rights, transmission congestion rights, or \ntransmission credits, that Interconnection Customer, shall be entitled to, now or \nin the future under any other agreement or tariff as a result of, or otherwise \nassociated with, the transmission capacity, if any, created by the Network \nUpgrades, including the right to obtain cash reimbursement or transmission \ncredits for transmission service that is not associated with the Generating \nFacility.   \n \n11.5 \nInitial Payment.  For upgrades that the Transmission Owner has elected to self-fund, the \nInterconnection Customer is responsible for making the initial payment for the total cost \nof Network Upgrades (excluding JTIQ Upgrades) or Transmission Owner’s System \nProtection Facilities in the form of security pursuant to Article 11.6.  For upgrades where \nthe Transmission Owner did not elect to self-fund, the Interconnection Customer shall \nelect (and provide its election to the Transmission Provider within five days of the \ncommencement of negotiation of the GIAZGIA pursuant to Section 11.2 of the GIP) to \nmake either 1) an initial payment equal to twenty (20) percent of the total cost of \nNetwork Upgrades (excluding JTIQ Upgrades), Transmission Owner Interconnection \nFacilities, Transmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades \nand/or Generator Upgrades (if the In-Service Date is less than or equal to five (5) years of \nthe initial payment date); or 2) an initial payment equal to ten (10) percent of the total \ncost of Network Upgrades (excluding JTIQ Upgrades), Transmission Owner \nInterconnection Facilities, Transmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities, \nDistribution Upgrades and/or Generator Upgrades (if the In-Service Date exceeds the \ninitial payment date by more than five (5) years); or 3) the total cost of Network \nUpgrades (excluding JTIQ Upgrades), Transmission Owner Interconnection Facilities, \nTransmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades and/or"},{"page":110,"startToken":32661,"endToken":33045,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nGenerator Upgrades in the form of security pursuant to Article 11.6.  The initial payment \nshall be provided to Transmission Owner by Interconnection Customer pursuant to this \nArticle 11.5 within the later of a) forty-five (45) Calendar Days of the execution of the \nGIAZGIA by all Parties, or b) forty-five (45) Calendar Days of acceptance by FERC if \nthe GIAZGIA is filed unexecuted and the payment is being protested by Interconnection \nCustomer, or c) forty-five (45) Calendar Days of the filing if the GIAZGIA is filed \nunexecuted and the initial payment is not being protested by Interconnection Customer.  \nIf the Interconnection Customer made its milestone payments in the form of cash and the \nInterconnection Customer elects a cash initial payment, then the Transmission Provider \nshall transfer those funds to the Transmission Owner on the Interconnection Customer’s \nbehalf. \n \n11.6 \nProvision of Security.  Unless a milestone cash payment schedule is  provided in \nAppendix B, Interconnection Customer shall, at least forty-five (45) Calendar Days prior \nto the commencement of the design, procurement, installation, or construction of a \ndiscrete portion of a facility, not otherwise funded under Article 11.5, provide additional \nsecurity.  Additionally, the Interconnection Customer will be required to provide security \nmore than forty-five (45) Calendar Days in advance if requested by Transmission Owner \nbecause regulatory approvals are required for the construction of such facilities.  \nInterconnection Customer shall provide Transmission Owner, at Interconnection \nCustomer’s selection, a guarantee, a surety bond, letter of credit or other form of security \nthat is reasonably acceptable to Transmission Owner and is consistent with the Uniform \nCommercial Code of the jurisdiction identified in Article 14.2.1.  Such security for \npayment, as specified in Appendix B of this GIAZGIA, shall be in an amount sufficient \nto cover the applicable costs and cost commitments, in addition to those funded under \nArticle 11.5,  required of the Party responsible for building the facilities pursuant to the \nconstruction schedule developed in Appendix B for designing, engineering, seeking \nregulatory approval from any Governmental Authority, constructing, procuring and \ninstalling the applicable portion of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, \nTransmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities, Network Upgrades, Distribution \nUpgrades or Stand-Alone Network Upgrades and shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar"},{"page":111,"startToken":33045,"endToken":33324,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nbasis for payments made to Transmission Owner for these purposes.  Transmission \nOwner must use the milestone payments required under the GIP before requiring \nInterconnection Customer to submit additional security.  Transmission Owner must \nspecify, in Appendix B of this GIAZGIA, the dates for which Interconnection Customer \nmust provide additional security for construction of each discrete portion of Transmission \nOwner's Interconnection Facilities, Network Upgrades, or Distribution Upgrades and \nInterconnection Customer must provide such additional security.  \n \n \nIn addition: \n \n11.6.1 \nThe guarantee must be made by an entity that meets the creditworthiness \nrequirements of Transmission Owner, and contain terms and conditions that \nguarantee payment of any amount that may be due from Interconnection \nCustomer, up to an agreed-to maximum amount.  \n \n11.6.2 \nThe letter of credit must be issued by a financial institution reasonably \nacceptable to Transmission Owner and must specify a reasonable expiration \ndate.   \n \n11.6.3 \nThe surety bond must be issued by an insurer reasonably acceptable to \nTransmission Owner and must specify a reasonable expiration date.  \n \n11.6.4 \nIf the Shared Network Upgrade is not in service, Interconnection Customer will \nnot be required to make a payment under Schedule 26-B until the Shared \nNetwork Upgrade is in service, but Interconnection Customer will provide, as \napplicable, an Irrevocable Letter of Credit to fund any Shared Network Upgrade \npursuant to Attachment FF of the Tariff.  The Irrevocable Letter of Credit shall \nbe in an amount sufficient to cover the Interconnection Customer’s share of the \napplicable costs and cost commitments associated with the Shared Network \nUpgrades.  Transmission Provider may periodically adjust the Interconnection"},{"page":112,"startToken":33324,"endToken":33648,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nCustomer’s share of the applicable costs and cost commitment of Shared \nNetwork Upgrades and may require Interconnection Customer to adjust the \namount of the Irrevocable Letter of Credit accordingly.   \n \n11.7 \nInterconnection Customer Compensation.  If Transmission Provider requests or directs \nInterconnection Customer to provide a service pursuant to Article 13.4 of this GIAZGIA, \nTransmission Provider shall compensate Interconnection Customer in accordance with \nany tariff or rate schedule filed by Transmission Provider and approved by the FERC. \n \n11.8  Provision of Security for JTIQ Upgrades. If the Transmission Provider determines that \nthe Interconnection Request meets the distribution factor and impact criteria specified in \nSection 9.4.2(d)((ii) of Rate Schedule 6 (MISO SPP JOA) and is included in the JTIQ \nParticipation Group, Interconnection Customer shall be required to provide security in \naccordance with Attachment X, Appendix 18 (MISO JTIQ Commitment Agreement) and \nSPP’s JTIQ Service Agreement. \n \nARTICLE 12.  INVOICE \n \n12.1 \nGeneral.  Each Party shall submit to the other Party, on a monthly basis, invoices of \namounts due, if any, for the preceding month.  Each invoice shall state the month to \nwhich the invoice applies and fully describe the services and equipment provided.  The \nParties may discharge mutual debts and payment obligations due and owing to each other \non the same date through netting, in which case all amounts a Party owes to the other \nParty under this GIAZGIA, including interest payments or credits, shall be netted so that \nonly the net amount remaining due shall be paid by the owing Party. \n \n12.2 \nFinal Invoice.  Within six (6) months after completion of the construction of the \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, Transmission Owner’s System \nProtection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades and the Network Upgrades, Transmission \nOwner shall provide an invoice of the final cost of the construction of the Transmission \nOwner’s Interconnection Facilities, Transmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities,"},{"page":113,"startToken":33648,"endToken":33997,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nDistribution Upgrades and the Network Upgrades and shall set forth such costs in \nsufficient detail to enable Interconnection Customer to compare the actual costs with the \nestimates and to ascertain deviations, if any, from the cost estimates.  Transmission \nOwner shall refund, with interest (calculated in accordance with 18 C.F.R. Section \n35.19a(a)(2)(iii), to Interconnection Customer any amount by which the actual payment \nby Interconnection Customer for estimated costs exceeds the actual costs of construction \nwithin thirty (30) Calendar Days of the issuance of such final construction invoice.  \n \n12.3 \nPayment.  Invoices shall be rendered to the paying Party at the address specified in \nAppendix F.  The Party receiving the invoice shall pay the invoice within thirty (30) \nCalendar Days of receipt.  All payments shall be made in immediately available funds \npayable to the other Party, or by wire transfer to a bank named and account designated by \nthe invoicing Party.  Payment of invoices by a Party will not constitute a waiver of any \nrights or claims that Party may have under this GIAZGIA.  \n \n12.4 \nDisputes.  In the event of a billing dispute among the Parties, Transmission Provider \nshall continue to provide Interconnection Service under this GIAZGIA as long as \nInterconnection Customer:  (i) continues to make all payments not in dispute; and (ii) \npays to Transmission Provider or Transmission Owner or into an independent escrow \naccount the portion of the invoice in dispute, pending resolution of such dispute.  If \nInterconnection Customer fails to meet these two requirements for continuation of \nservice, then Transmission Provider may or, at Transmission Owner’s request upon \nInterconnection Customer’s failure to pay, Transmission Owner, shall provide notice to \nInterconnection Customer of a Default pursuant to Article 17.  Within thirty (30) \nCalendar Days after the resolution of the dispute, the Party that owes money to another \nParty shall pay the amount due with interest calculated in accord with the methodology \nset forth in 18 C.F.R. § 35.19a(a)(2)(iii). \n \nARTICLE 13.  EMERGENCIES"},{"page":114,"startToken":33997,"endToken":34293,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n13.1 \nObligations.  Each Party shall comply with the Emergency Condition procedures of \nTransmission Provider,  the Electric Reliability Organization, and Applicable Laws and \nRegulations. \n \n13.2 \nNotice.  Transmission Provider or Transmission Owner shall notify the other Parties \npromptly when it becomes aware of an Emergency Condition that affects the \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities or the Transmission or Distribution \nSystem, as applicable, that may reasonably be expected to affect Interconnection \nCustomer’s operation of the Generating Facility or the Interconnection Customer’s \nInterconnection Facilities.   \n \nInterconnection Customer shall notify Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner, \nwhich includes by definition if applicable, the operator of a Distribution System, \npromptly when it becomes aware of an Emergency Condition that affects the Generating \nFacility or the Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities that may reasonably \nbe expected to affect the Transmission or Distribution System, as applicable, or the \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities.   \n \nTo the extent information is known, the notification shall describe the Emergency \nCondition, the extent of the damage or deficiency, the expected effect on the operation of \nInterconnection Customer’s or Transmission Provider’s or Transmission Owner’s \nfacilities and operations, its anticipated duration and the corrective action taken and/or to \nbe taken.  The initial notice shall be followed as soon as practicable with written notice. \n \n13.3 \nImmediate Action.  Unless, in a Party’s reasonable judgment, immediate action is \nrequired, the Party exercising such judgment shall notify and obtain the consent of the \nother Parties, such consent to not be unreasonably withheld, prior to performing any \nmanual switching operations at the Generating Facility or the Interconnection Customer’s \nInterconnection Facilities in response to an Emergency Condition either declared by \nTransmission Provider or otherwise regarding the Transmission or Distribution System, \nas applicable."},{"page":115,"startToken":34293,"endToken":34583,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \n13.4 \nTransmission Provider and Transmission Owner Authority. \n \n13.4.1 \nGeneral.  Transmission Provider or Transmission Owner may take whatever \nactions or inactions with regard to the Transmission System or the Transmission \nOwner’s Interconnection Facilities it deems necessary during an Emergency \nCondition in order to (i) preserve public health and safety, (ii) preserve the \nreliability of the Transmission System or the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities, (iii) limit or prevent damage, and (iv) expedite \nrestoration of service. \n \nTransmission Provider or Transmission Owner shall use Reasonable Efforts to \nminimize the effect of such actions or inactions on the Generating Facility or the \nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities.  Transmission Provider \nor Transmission Owner may, on the basis of technical considerations, require \nthe Generating Facility to mitigate an Emergency Condition by taking actions \nnecessary and limited in scope to remedy the Emergency Condition, including, \nbut not limited to, directing Interconnection Customer to shut-down, start-up, \nincrease or decrease the real or reactive power output of the Generating Facility; \nimplementing a reduction or disconnection pursuant to Article 13.4.2; directing \nInterconnection Customer to assist with blackstart (if available) or restoration \nefforts; or altering the outage schedules of the Generating Facility and the \nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities.  Interconnection \nCustomer shall comply with all of Transmission Provider’s or Transmission \nOwner’s operating instructions concerning Generating Facility real power and \nreactive power output within the manufacturer’s design limitations of the \nGenerating Facility’s equipment that is in service and physically available for \noperation at the time, in compliance with Applicable Laws and Regulations. \n \n13.4.2 \nReduction and Disconnection.  Transmission Provider or Transmission Owner \nmay reduce Interconnection Service or disconnect the Generating Facility or the"},{"page":116,"startToken":34583,"endToken":34897,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities, when such reduction or \ndisconnection is necessary under Good Utility Practice due to Emergency \nConditions.  These rights are separate and distinct from any right of curtailment \nof Transmission Provider pursuant to the Tariff.  When Transmission Provider \ncan schedule the reduction or disconnection in advance, Transmission Provider \nshall notify Interconnection Customer of the reasons, timing and expected \nduration of the reduction or disconnection. Transmission Provider shall \ncoordinate with Interconnection Customer and Transmission Owner using Good \nUtility Practice to schedule the reduction or disconnection during periods of \nleast impact to Interconnection Customer, Transmission Owner and \nTransmission Provider.  Any reduction or disconnection shall continue only for \nso long as reasonably necessary pursuant to Good Utility Practice.  The Parties \nshall cooperate with each other to restore the Generating Facility, the \nInterconnection Facilities, and the Transmission System to their normal \noperating state as soon as practicable consistent with Good Utility Practice. \n \n13.5 \nInterconnection Customer Authority.  Consistent with Good Utility Practice and this \nGIAZGIA and the GIP, Interconnection Customer may take whatever actions or inactions \nwith regard to the Generating Facility or the Interconnection Customer’s Interconnection \nFacilities during an Emergency Condition in order to (i) preserve public health and \nsafety, (ii) preserve the reliability of the Generating Facility or the Interconnection \nCustomer’s Interconnection Facilities, (iii) limit or prevent damage, and (iv) expedite \nrestoration of service.  Interconnection Customer shall use Reasonable Efforts to \nminimize the effect of such actions or inactions on the Transmission System and the \nTransmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities.  Transmission Provider and \nTransmission Owner shall use Reasonable Efforts to assist Interconnection Customer in \nsuch actions.   \n \n13.6 \nLimited Liability.  Except as otherwise provided in Article 11.6 of this GIAZGIA, no \nParty shall be liable to any other for any action it takes in responding to an Emergency"},{"page":117,"startToken":34897,"endToken":35187,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nCondition so long as such action is made in good faith and is consistent with Good Utility \nPractice. \n \n13.7 Audit.  In accordance with Article 25.3, any Party may audit the performance of another \nParty when that Party declared an Emergency Condition. \n \nARTICLE 14.  REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND GOVERNING LAW \n \n14.1 \nRegulatory Requirements.  Each Party’s obligations under this GIAZGIA shall be \nsubject to its receipt of any required approval or certificate from one or more \nGovernmental Authorities in the form and substance satisfactory to the applying Party, or \nthe Party making any required filings with, or providing notice to, such Governmental \nAuthorities, and the expiration of any time period associated therewith.  Each Party shall \nin good faith seek, and if necessary assist the other Party and use its Reasonable Efforts \nto obtain such other approvals.  Nothing in this GIAZGIA shall require Interconnection \nCustomer to take any action that could result in its inability to obtain, or its loss of, status \nor exemption under the Federal Power Act, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of \n2005, as amended, or the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. \n \n14.2 \nGoverning Law. \n \n14.2.1 \nThe validity, interpretation and performance of this GIAZGIA and each of its \nprovisions shall be governed by the laws of the state where the Point of \nInterconnection is located, without regard to its conflicts of law principles.  \n \n14.2.2 \nThis GIAZGIA is subject to all Applicable Laws and Regulations.  \n \n14.2.3 \nEach Party expressly reserves the right to seek changes in, appeal, or otherwise \ncontest any laws, orders, rules, or regulations of a Governmental Authority. \n \nARTICLE 15.  NOTICES"},{"page":118,"startToken":35187,"endToken":35473,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \n15.1 \nGeneral.  Unless otherwise provided in this GIAZGIA, any notice, demand or request \nrequired or permitted to be given by any Party to the other Parties and any instrument \nrequired or permitted to be tendered or delivered by a Party in writing to the other Parties \nshall be effective when delivered and may be so given, tendered or delivered, by \nrecognized national courier, or by depositing the same with the United States Postal \nService with postage prepaid, for delivery by certified or registered mail, addressed to the \nParty, or personally delivered to the Party, at the address set out in Appendix F, \nAddresses for Delivery of Notices and Billings. \n \nEither Party may change the notice information in this GIAZGIA by giving five (5) \nBusiness Days written notice prior to the effective date of the change. \n \n15.2 \nBillings and Payments.  Billings and payments shall be sent to the addresses set out in \nAppendix F. \n \n15.3 \nAlternative Forms of Notice.  Any notice or request required or permitted to be given by \nany Party to the other and not required by this GIAZGIA to be given in writing may be so \ngiven by telephone, facsimile or email to the telephone numbers and email addresses set \nout in Appendix F. \n \n15.4 \nOperations and Maintenance Notice.  Each Party shall notify the other Parties in \nwriting of the identity of the person(s) that it designates as the point(s) of contact with \nrespect to the implementation of Articles 9 and 10. \n \nARTICLE 16.  FORCE MAJEURE \n \n16.1 \nForce Majeure.   \n \n16.1.1 \nEconomic hardship is not considered a Force Majeure event."},{"page":119,"startToken":35473,"endToken":35831,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n16.1.2 \nA Party shall not be considered to be in Default with respect to any obligation \nhereunder, (including obligations under Article 4 and 5), other than the \nobligation to pay money when due, if prevented from fulfilling such obligation \nby Force Majeure.  A Party unable to fulfill any obligation hereunder (other than \nan obligation to pay money when due) by reason of Force Majeure shall give \nnotice and the full particulars of such Force Majeure to the other Parties in \nwriting or by telephone as soon as reasonably possible after the occurrence of \nthe cause relied upon.  Telephone, facsimile or email notices given pursuant to \nthis Article shall be confirmed in writing as soon as reasonably possible and \nshall specifically state full particulars of the Force Majeure, the time and date \nwhen the Force Majeure occurred and when the Force Majeure is reasonably \nexpected to cease.  The Party affected shall exercise Reasonable Efforts to \nremove such disability with reasonable dispatch, but shall not be required to \naccede or agree to any provision not satisfactory to it in order to settle and \nterminate a strike or other labor disturbance. \n \nARTICLE 17.  DEFAULT \n \n17.1 \nDefault \n \n17.1.1 \nGeneral.  No Default shall exist where such failure to discharge an obligation \n(other than the payment of money) is the result of Force Majeure as defined in \nthis GIAZGIA or the result of an act or omission of another Party.  Upon a \nBreach, the non-Breaching Party or Parties shall give written notice of such \nBreach to the Breaching Party with a copy to the other Party if one Party gives \nnotice of such Breach.  Except as provided in Article 17.1.2, the Breaching \nParty shall have thirty (30) Calendar Days from receipt of the Breach notice \nwithin which to cure such Breach; provided however, if such Breach is not \ncapable of cure within thirty (30) Calendar Days, the Breaching Party shall \ncommence such cure within thirty (30) Calendar Days after notice and \ncontinuously and diligently complete such cure within ninety (90) Calendar"},{"page":120,"startToken":35831,"endToken":36191,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nDays from receipt of the Breach notice; and, if cured within such time, the \nBreach specified in such notice shall cease to exist. \n \n17.1.2 \nTermination.  If a Breach is not cured as provided in this Article, or if a Breach \nis not capable of being cured within the period provided for herein, the non-\nBreaching Party or Parties shall terminate this GIAZGIA, subject to Article \n2.3.2 of this GIAZGIA, by written notice to the Breaching Party, with a copy to \nthe other Party if one Party gives notice of termination, and be relieved of any \nfurther obligation hereunder and, whether or not that Party(ies) terminates this \nGIAZGIA, to recover from the Breaching Party all amounts due hereunder, plus \nall other damages and remedies to which it is (they are) entitled at law or in \nequity.  The provisions of this Article will survive termination of this \nGIAZGIA. \n17.1.3 \nCross-Default.  Pursuant to Article 11.3 of this GIAZGIA, the Parties shall enter \ninto a Facilities Service Agreement if the Transmission Owner has elected to \nfund the capital for the Network Upgrades and/or Transmission Owner’s System \nProtection Facilities.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this \nGIAZGIA, a breach by Interconnection Customer of any provision, covenant, or \nother term or condition contained in the Facilities Service Agreement shall be \nconsidered a breach under this GIAZGIA.  Such breach shall be subject to the \nterms of Article 17 of this GIAZGIA.  If a default under this GIAZGIA results \nfrom the Interconnection Customer’s breach of the Facilities Service Agreement \nand subsequent failure to cure, the Transmission Owner and Transmission \nProvider shall be entitled, but in no event required, to apply all rights and \nremedies available by reason of default under the Facilities Service Agreement \nand this GIAZGIA. \n \n \nPursuant to Section 11.3 of the GIP, an Interconnection Customer included in a \nJTIQ Participation Group shall execute or request the unexecuted filing both of \nthe Transmission Provider’s JTIQ Commitment Agreement and the JTIQ \nService Agreement included in SPP’s tariff. Notwithstanding anything to the"},{"page":121,"startToken":36191,"endToken":36516,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\ncontrary contained in this GIAZGIA, a breach by Interconnection Customer of \nany provision, covenant, or other term or condition contained in the JTIQ \nCommitment Agreement or SPP’s JTIQ Service Agreement shall be considered \na breach under this GIAZGIA.  Such breach shall be subject to the terms of \nArticle 17 of this GIAZGIA provided, however, that the manner and timing of \ncure of such breach shall adhere to the requirements of the applicable agreement \nand cure in accordance with the provisions of such agreement shall also cure the \nbreach of this GI.  If a default under this GIAZGIA results from the \nInterconnection Customer’s breach of the JTIQ Commitment Agreement or SPP \nJTIQ Service Agreement and subsequent failure to cure, the Transmission \nOwner and Transmission Provider shall be entitled, but in no event required, to \napply all rights and remedies available by reason of default under the JTIQ \nCommitment Agreement, SPP JTIQ Service Agreement, and this GIAZGIA. \n \n17.2 \nViolation of Operating Assumptions for Generating Facilities.  If Transmission \nProvider requires Interconnection Customer to memorialize the operating assumptions for \nthe charging behavior of the Generating Facility that includes at least one electric storage \nresource in Appendix A of this GIAZGIA, Transmission Provider may consider \nInterconnection Customer to be in Breach of the GIAZGIA if Interconnection Customer \nfails to operate the Generating Facility in accordance with those operating assumptions \nfor charging behavior.  However, if Interconnection Customer operates contrary to the \noperating assumptions for charging behavior specified in Appendix A of this GIAZGIA \nat the direction of Transmission Provider, Transmission Provider shall not consider \nInterconnection Customer in Breach of this GIAZGIA.  \n \n \nARTICLE 18.  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, INDEMNITY, CONSEQUENTIAL \nDAMAGES AND INSURANCE \n \n18.1 \nLimitation of Liability.  A Party shall not be liable to another Party or to any third party \nor other person for any damages arising out of actions under this GIAZGIA, including,"},{"page":122,"startToken":36516,"endToken":36852,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nbut not limited to, any act or omission that results in an interruption, deficiency or \nimperfection of Interconnection Service, except as provided in this Tariff.  The provisions \nset forth in the Tariff shall be additionally applicable to any Party acting in good faith to \nimplement or comply with its obligations under this GIAZGIA, regardless of whether the \nobligation is preceded by a specific directive. \n \n18.2 \nIndemnity.  To the extent permitted by law, an Indemnifying Party shall at all times \nindemnify, defend and hold the other Parties harmless from Loss. \n \n18.2.1 \nIndemnified Party.  If an Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification under \nthis Article 18 as a result of a claim by a non-Party, and the Indemnifying Party \nfails, after notice and reasonable opportunity to proceed under Article 18.2, to \nassume the defense of such claim, such Indemnified Party may at the expense of \nthe Indemnifying Party contest, settle or consent to the entry of any judgment \nwith respect to, or pay in full, such claim. \n \n18.2.2 \nIndemnifying Party.  If an Indemnifying Party is obligated to indemnify and \nhold any Indemnified Party harmless under this Article 18, the amount owing to \nthe Indemnified Party shall be the amount of such Indemnified Party’s actual \nLoss, net of any insurance or other recovery. \n \n18.2.3 \nIndemnity Procedures.  Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Party of any \nclaim or notice of the commencement of any action or administrative or legal \nproceeding or investigation as to which the indemnity provided for in \nArticle 18.2 may apply, the Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying \nParty of such fact.  Any failure of or delay in such notification shall not affect a \nParty’s indemnification obligation unless such failure or delay is materially \nprejudicial to the Indemnifying Party. \n \nThe Indemnifying Party shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with \ncounsel designated by such Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to"},{"page":123,"startToken":36852,"endToken":37223,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nthe Indemnified Party.  If the defendants in any such action include one or more \nIndemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Party and if the Indemnified Party \nreasonably concludes that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or \nother Indemnified Parties which are different from or additional to those \navailable to the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to \nselect separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate \nin the defense of such action on its own behalf.  In such instances, the \nIndemnifying Party shall only be required to pay the fees and expenses of one \nadditional attorney to represent an Indemnified Party or Indemnified Parties \nhaving such differing or additional legal defenses. \n \nThe Indemnified Party shall be entitled, at its expense, to participate in any such \naction, suit or proceeding, the defense of which has been assumed by the \nIndemnifying Party.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnifying Party \n(i) shall not be entitled to assume and control the defense of any such action, \nsuit or proceedings if and to the extent that, in the opinion of the Indemnified \nParty and its counsel, such action, suit or proceeding involves the potential \nimposition of criminal liability on the Indemnified Party, or there exists a \nconflict or adversity of interest between the Indemnified Party and the \nIndemnifying Party, in such event the Indemnifying Party shall pay the \nreasonable expenses of the Indemnified Party, and (ii) shall not settle or consent \nto the entry of any judgment in any action, suit or proceeding without the \nconsent of the Indemnified Party, which shall not be reasonably withheld, \nconditioned or delayed. \n \n18.3 Consequential Damages.  Other than the Liquidated Damages heretofore described, in \nno event shall either Party be liable under any provision of this GIAZGIA for any losses, \ndamages, costs or expenses for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive \ndamages, including but not limited to loss of profit or revenue, loss of the use of \nequipment, cost of capital, cost of temporary equipment or services, whether based in \nwhole or in part in contract, in tort, including negligence, strict liability, or any other"},{"page":124,"startToken":37223,"endToken":37509,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\ntheory of liability; provided; however, that damages for which a Party may be liable to the \nother Party under another agreement will not be considered to be special, indirect, \nincidental, or consequential damages hereunder. \n \n18.4 \nInsurance.  Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer shall, at their own \nexpense, maintain in force throughout the period of this GIAZGIA pursuant to 18.4.9, and \nuntil released by the other Party, the following minimum insurance coverages, with \ninsurers authorized to do business or an approved surplus lines carrier in the state where \nthe Point of Interconnection is located: \n \n18.4.1 \nEmployers’ Liability and Workers’ Compensation Insurance providing statutory \nbenefits in accordance with the laws and regulations of the state in which the \nPoint of Interconnection is located.   \n \n18.4.2 \nCommercial General Liability Insurance including premises and operations, \npersonal injury, broad form property damage, broad form blanket contractual \nliability coverage (including coverage for the contractual indemnification) \nproducts and completed operations coverage, coverage for explosion, collapse \nand underground hazards, independent contractors coverage, coverage for \npollution to the extent normally available and punitive damages to the extent \nnormally available and a cross liability endorsement, with minimum limits of \nOne Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence/One Million Dollars \n($1,000,000) aggregate  combined single limit for personal injury, bodily injury, \nincluding death and property damage. \n \n18.4.3 \nComprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance, for coverage of owned and \nnon-owned and hired vehicles, trailers or semi-trailers licensed for travel on \npublic roads, with a minimum combined single limit of One Million Dollars \n($1,000,000) each occurrence for bodily injury, including death, and property \ndamage."},{"page":125,"startToken":37509,"endToken":37832,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n18.4.4 \nExcess Public Liability Insurance over and above the Employer’s Liability, \nCommercial General Liability and Comprehensive Automobile Liability \nInsurance coverage, with a minimum combined single limit of Twenty Million \nDollars ($20,000,000) per occurrence/Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) \naggregate for generators not eligible for the Fast Track Process in GIP Section \n14.  The requirement for generators eligible for the Fast Track Process in GIP \nSection 14 is a minimum combined single limit of Five Million Dollars \n($5,000,000) per occurrence/Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) aggregate.. \n \n18.4.5 \nThe Commercial General Liability Insurance, Comprehensive Automobile \nInsurance and Excess Public Liability Insurance policies shall name the other \nParties, their parents, associated and Affiliate companies and their respective \ndirectors, officers, agents, servants and employees (“Other Party Group”) as \nadditional insured.  All policies shall contain provisions whereby the insurers \nwaive all rights of subrogation in accordance with the provisions of this \nGIAZGIA against the Other Party Groups and provide thirty (30) Calendar \nDays’ advance written notice to the Other Party Groups prior to anniversary \ndate of cancellation or any material change in coverage or condition. \n \n \n18.4.6 \nThe Commercial General Liability Insurance, Comprehensive Automobile \nLiability Insurance and Excess Public Liability Insurance policies shall contain \nprovisions that specify that the policies are primary and shall apply to such \nextent without consideration for other policies separately carried and shall state \nthat each insured is provided coverage as though a separate policy had been \nissued to each, except the insurer’s liability shall not be increased beyond the \namount for which the insurer would have been liable had only one insured been \ncovered.  Each Party shall be responsible for its respective deductibles or \nretentions. \n \n18.4.7 \nThe Commercial General Liability Insurance, Comprehensive Automobile \nLiability Insurance and Excess Public Liability Insurance policies, if written on"},{"page":126,"startToken":37832,"endToken":38171,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\na Claims First Made Basis, shall be maintained in full force and effect for two \n(2) years after termination of this GIAZGIA, which coverage may be in the \nform of tail coverage or extended reporting period coverage if agreed by \nTransmission Owner and Interconnection Customer. \n \n18.4.8 \nThe requirements contained herein as to the types and limits of all insurance to \nbe maintained by Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer are not \nintended to and shall not in any manner, limit or qualify the liabilities and \nobligations assumed by Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer \nunder this GIAZGIA. \n \n18.4.9 \nAs of the date set forth in Appendix B, Milestones, and as soon as practicable \nafter the end of each fiscal year or at the renewal of the insurance policy and in \nany event within ninety (90) Calendar Days thereafter, Interconnection \nCustomer and Transmission Owner shall provide the other Party with \ncertification of all insurance required in this GIAZGIA, executed by each \ninsurer or by an authorized representative of each insurer.   \n \n18.4.10  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Transmission Owner or Interconnection \nCustomer may self-insure to meet the minimum insurance requirements of \nArticles 18.4.1 through 18.4.8, to the extent it maintains a self-insurance \nprogram; provided that, Transmission Owner’s or Interconnection Customer’s \nsenior secured debt is rated at investment grade, or better, by Standard & Poor’s \nand that its self-insurance program meets minimum insurance requirements \nunder Articles 18.4.1 through 18.4.8.  For any period of time that a \nTransmission Owner’s or Interconnection Customer’s senior secured debt is \nunrated by Standard & Poor’s or is rated at less than investment grade by \nStandard & Poor’s, such Party shall comply with the insurance requirements \napplicable to it under Articles 18.4.1 through 18.4.9.  In the event that \nTransmission Owner or Interconnection Customer is permitted to self-insure \npursuant to this article, it shall notify the other Party that it meets the"},{"page":127,"startToken":38171,"endToken":38505,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nrequirements to self-insure and that its self-insurance program meets the \nminimum insurance requirements in a manner consistent with that specified in \nArticle 18.4.9. \n \n18.4.11 Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer agree to report to each other \nin writing as soon as practical all accidents or occurrences resulting in injuries to \nany person, including death, and any property damage arising out of this \nGIAZGIA. \n \nARTICLE 19.  ASSIGNMENT \n \n19.1 \nAssignment.  This GIAZGIA may be assigned by any Party only with the written \nconsent of the other Parties; provided that a Party may assign this GIAZGIA without the \nconsent of the other Parties to any Affiliate of the assigning Party with an equal or greater \ncredit rating and with the legal authority and operational ability to satisfy the obligations \nof the assigning Party under this GIAZGIA; and provided further that Interconnection \nCustomer shall have the right to assign this GIAZGIA, without the consent of either \nTransmission Provider or Transmission Owner, for collateral security purposes to aid in \nproviding financing for the Generating Facility, provided that Interconnection Customer \nwill promptly notify Transmission Provider of any such assignment.  Any financing \narrangement entered into by Interconnection Customer pursuant to this Article will \nprovide that prior to or upon the exercise of the secured party’s, trustee’s or mortgagee’s \nassignment rights pursuant to said arrangement, the secured creditor, the trustee or \nmortgagee will notify Transmission Provider of the  date and particulars of any such \nexercise of assignment right(s), including providing Transmission Provider and \nTransmission Owner with proof that it meets the requirements of Article 11.5 and 18.4.  \nAny attempted assignment that violates this Article is void and ineffective.  Any \nassignment under this GIAZGIA shall not relieve a Party of its obligations, nor shall a \nParty’s obligations be enlarged, in whole or in part, by reason thereof.  Where required, \nconsent to assignment will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed."},{"page":128,"startToken":38505,"endToken":38791,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nARTICLE 20.  SEVERABILITY \n \n20.1 \nSeverability.  If any provision in this GIAZGIA is finally determined to be invalid, void \nor unenforceable by any court or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction, such \ndetermination shall not invalidate, void or make unenforceable any other provision, \nagreement or covenant of this GIAZGIA; provided that if Interconnection Customer (or \nany non-Party, but only if such non-Party is not acting at the direction of either \nTransmission Provider or Transmission Owner) seeks and obtains such a final \ndetermination with respect to any provision of the Alternate Option (Article 5.1.2), or the \nNegotiated Option (Article 5.1.4), then none of these provisions shall thereafter have any \nforce or effect and the Parties’ rights and obligations shall be governed solely by the \nStandard Option (Article 5.1.1).  \n \nARTICLE 21.  COMPARABILITY \n \n21.1 \nComparability.  The Parties will comply with all applicable comparability and code of \nconduct laws, rules and regulations including such laws, rules and regulations of \nGovernmental Authorities establishing standards of conduct, as amended from time to \ntime. \n \nARTICLE 22.  CONFIDENTIALITY \n \n22.1 \nConfidentiality.  Confidential Information shall include, without limitation, all \ninformation relating to a Party’s technology, research and development, business affairs, \nand pricing, and any information supplied by a Party to another Party prior to the \nexecution of this GIAZGIA. \n \nInformation is Confidential Information only if it is clearly designated or marked in \nwriting as confidential on the face of the document, or, if the information is conveyed \norally or by inspection, if the Party providing the information orally informs the Party \nreceiving the information that the information is confidential.  The Parties shall maintain"},{"page":129,"startToken":38791,"endToken":39150,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nas confidential any information that is provided and identified by a Party as Critical \nEnergy Infrastructure Information (CEII), as that term is defined in 18 C.F.R. \nSection 388.113(c).  Such confidentiality will be maintained in accordance with this \nArticle 22. \n \nIf requested by the receiving Party, the disclosing Party shall provide in writing, the basis \nfor asserting that the information referred to in this Article warrants confidential \ntreatment, and the requesting Party may disclose such writing to the appropriate \nGovernmental Authority.  Each Party shall be responsible for the costs associated with \naffording confidential treatment to its information. \n \n22.1.1 \nTerm.  During the term of this GIAZGIA, and for a period of three (3) years \nafter the expiration or termination of this GIAZGIA, except as otherwise \nprovided in this Article 22 or with regard to CEII, each Party shall hold in \nconfidence and shall not disclose to any person Confidential Information.  CEII \nshall be treated in accordance with Commission policy and regulations. \n \n22.1.2 \nScope.  Confidential Information shall not include information that the receiving \nParty can demonstrate:  (1) is generally available to the public other than as a \nresult of a disclosure by the receiving Party; (2) was in the lawful possession of \nthe receiving Party on a non-confidential basis before receiving it from the \ndisclosing Party; (3) was supplied to the receiving Party without restriction by a \nnon-Party, who, to the knowledge of the receiving Party after due inquiry, was \nunder no obligation to the disclosing Party to keep such information \nconfidential; (4) was independently developed by the receiving Party without \nreference to Confidential Information of the disclosing Party; (5) is, or becomes, \npublicly known, through no wrongful act or omission of the receiving Party or \nBreach of this GIAZGIA; or (6) is required, in accordance with Article 22.1.7 of \nthis GIAZGIA, Order of Disclosure, to be disclosed by any Governmental \nAuthority or is otherwise required to be disclosed by law or subpoena, or is \nnecessary in any legal proceeding establishing rights and obligations under this"},{"page":130,"startToken":39150,"endToken":39469,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nGIAZGIA.  Information designated as Confidential Information will no longer \nbe deemed confidential if the Party that designated the information as \nconfidential notifies the receiving Party that it no longer is confidential. \n \n22.1.3 \nRelease of Confidential Information.  No Party shall release or disclose \nConfidential Information to any other person, except to its Affiliates (limited by \nthe Standards of Conduct requirements), subcontractors, employees, agents, \nconsultants, or to non-parties who may be or are considering providing \nfinancing to or equity participation with Interconnection Customer, or to \npotential purchasers or assignees of Interconnection Customer, on a need-to-\nknow basis in connection with this GIAZGIA, unless such person has first been \nadvised of the confidentiality provisions of this Article 22 and has agreed to \ncomply with such provisions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party providing \nConfidential Information to any person shall remain primarily responsible for \nany release of Confidential Information in contravention of this Article 22. \n \n22.1.4 \nRights.  Each Party retains all rights, title, and interest in the Confidential \nInformation that it discloses to the receiving Party.  The disclosure by a Party to \nthe receiving Party of Confidential Information shall not be deemed a waiver by \nthe disclosing Party or any other person or entity of the right to protect the \nConfidential Information from public disclosure. \n \n22.1.5 \nNo Warranties.  By providing Confidential Information, no Party makes any \nwarranties or representations as to its accuracy or completeness.  In addition, by \nsupplying Confidential Information, no Party obligates itself to provide any \nparticular information or Confidential Information to another Party nor to enter \ninto any further agreements or proceed with any other relationship or joint \nventure. \n \n22.1.6 \nStandard of Care.  Each Party shall use at least the same standard of care to \nprotect Confidential Information it receives as it uses to protect its own"},{"page":131,"startToken":39469,"endToken":39807,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nConfidential Information from unauthorized disclosure, publication or \ndissemination.  Each Party may use Confidential Information solely to fulfill its \nobligations to another Party under this GIAZGIA or its regulatory requirements. \n \n22.1.7 \nOrder of Disclosure.  If a court or a Governmental Authority or entity with the \nright, power, and apparent authority to do so requests or requires any Party, by \nsubpoena, oral deposition, interrogatories, requests for production of documents, \nadministrative order, or otherwise, to disclose Confidential Information, that \nParty shall provide the disclosing Party with prompt notice of such request(s) or \nrequirement(s) so that the disclosing Party may seek an appropriate protective \norder or waive compliance with the terms of this GIAZGIA.  Notwithstanding \nthe absence of a protective order or waiver, the Party may disclose such \nConfidential Information which, in the opinion of its counsel, the Party is \nlegally compelled to disclose.  Each Party will use Reasonable Efforts to obtain \nreliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded any Confidential \nInformation so furnished. \n \n22.1.8 \nTermination of Agreement.  Upon termination of this GIAZGIA for any reason, \neach Party shall, within ten (10) Calendar Days of receipt of a written request \nfrom another Party, use Reasonable Efforts to destroy, erase, or delete (with \nsuch destruction, erasure, and deletion certified in writing to the requesting \nParty) or return to the requesting Party, without retaining copies thereof, any \nand all written or electronic Confidential Information received from the \nrequesting Party, except that each Party may keep one copy for archival \npurposes, provided that the obligation to treat it as Confidential Information in \naccordance with this Article 22 shall survive such termination. \n \n22.1.9 \nRemedies.  The Parties agree that monetary damages would be inadequate to \ncompensate a Party for another Party’s Breach of its obligations under this \nArticle 22.  Each Party accordingly agrees that the disclosing Party shall be \nentitled to equitable relief, by way of injunction or otherwise, if the receiving"},{"page":132,"startToken":39807,"endToken":40175,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nParty Breaches or threatens to Breach its obligations under this Article 22, \nwhich equitable relief shall be granted without bond or proof of damages, and \nthe Breaching Party shall not plead in defense that there would be an adequate \nremedy at law.  Such remedy shall not be deemed an exclusive remedy for the \nBreach of this Article 22, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available \nat law or in equity.  The Parties further acknowledge and agree that the \ncovenants contained herein are necessary for the protection of legitimate \nbusiness interests and are reasonable in scope.  No Party, however, shall be \nliable for indirect, incidental, or consequential or punitive damages of any \nnature or kind resulting from or arising in connection with this Article 22. \n \n22.1.10  Disclosure to FERC, its Staff or a State.  Notwithstanding anything in this \nArticle 22 to the contrary, and pursuant to 18 CFR § 1b.20, if FERC or its staff, \nduring the course of an investigation or otherwise, requests information from a \nParty that is otherwise required to be maintained in confidence pursuant to this \nGIAZGIA, the Party shall provide the requested information to FERC or its \nstaff, within the time provided for in the request for information.  In providing \nthe information to FERC or its staff, the Party must, consistent with 18 CFR \n§ 388.112, request that the information be treated as confidential and non-public \nby FERC and its staff and that the information be withheld from public \ndisclosure.  Parties are prohibited from notifying the other Parties to this \nGIAZGIA prior to the release of the Confidential Information to FERC or its \nstaff.  The Party shall notify the other Parties to this GIAZGIA when it is \nnotified by FERC or its staff that a request to release Confidential Information \nhas been received by FERC, at which time any of the Parties may respond \nbefore such information would be made public, pursuant to 18 CFR § 388.112.  \nRequests from a state regulatory body conducting a confidential investigation \nshall be treated in a similar manner if consistent with the applicable state rules \nand regulations."},{"page":133,"startToken":40175,"endToken":40537,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n22.1.11 Subject to the exception in Article 22.1.10, any information that a disclosing \nParty claims is competitively sensitive, commercial or financial information \nunder this GIAZGIA shall not be disclosed by the receiving Party to any person \nnot employed or retained by the receiving Party, except to the extent disclosure \nis (i) required by law; (ii) reasonably deemed by the receiving Party to be \nrequired to be disclosed in connection with a dispute between or among the \nParties, or the defense of litigation or dispute; (iii) otherwise permitted by \nconsent of the disclosing Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; \nor (iv) necessary to fulfill its obligations under this GIAZGIA or as the Regional \nTransmission Organization or a Local Balancing Authority operator including \ndisclosing the Confidential Information to a regional or national reliability \norganization.  The Party asserting confidentiality shall notify the receiving Party \nin writing of the information that Party claims is confidential.  Prior to any \ndisclosures of that Party’s Confidential Information under this subparagraph, or \nif any non-Party or Governmental Authority makes any request or demand for \nany of the information described in this subparagraph, the Party who received \nthe Confidential Information from the disclosing Party agrees to promptly notify \nthe disclosing Party in writing and agrees to assert confidentiality and cooperate \nwith the disclosing Party in seeking to protect the Confidential Information from \npublic disclosure by confidentiality agreement, protective order or other \nreasonable measures. \n \nARTICLE 23.  ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASES \n \n23.1 \nEach Party shall notify the other Parties, first orally and then in writing, of the release of \nany Hazardous Substances, any asbestos or lead abatement activities, or any type of \nremediation activities related to the Generating Facility or the Interconnection Facilities, \neach of which may reasonably be expected to affect another Party.  The notifying Party \nshall:  (i) provide the notice as soon as practicable, provided such Party makes a good \nfaith effort to provide the notice no later than twenty-four hours after such Party becomes \naware of the occurrence; and (ii) promptly furnish to the other Parties copies of any"},{"page":134,"startToken":40537,"endToken":40832,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\npublicly available reports filed with any Governmental Authorities addressing such \nevents. \n \nARTICLE 24.  INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS \n \n24.1 \nInformation Acquisition.  Transmission Provider, Transmission Owner and \nInterconnection Customer shall submit specific information regarding the electrical \ncharacteristics of their respective facilities to each other as described below and in \naccordance with Applicable Reliability Standards. \n \n24.2 \nInformation Submission by Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner   The \ninitial information submission by Transmission Provider to Interconnection Customer, \nwith copy provided to Transmission Owner, shall occur no later than one hundred eighty \n(180) Calendar Days prior to Trial Operation and shall include Transmission or \nDistribution System information, as applicable and available, necessary to allow \nInterconnection Customer to select equipment and meet any system protection and \nstability requirements, unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the Parties.  On a monthly \nbasis, Transmission Owner shall provide Interconnection Customer a status report on the \nconstruction and installation of Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, \nTransmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades and Network \nUpgrades, including, but not limited to, the following information: (1) progress to date; \n(2) a description of the activities since the last report (3) a description of the action items \nfor the next period; and (4) the delivery status of equipment ordered. \n \n24.3 \nUpdated Information Submission by Interconnection Customer.  The updated \ninformation submission by Interconnection Customer to Transmission Provider, with \ncopy to Transmission Owner, including manufacturer information, shall occur no later \nthan one hundred eighty (180) Calendar Days prior to the Trial Operation.  \nInterconnection Customer shall submit to Transmission Provider and Transmission \nOwner a completed copy of the Generating Facility data requirements contained in \nAppendix 1 to the GIP.  It shall also include any additional information provided to"},{"page":135,"startToken":40832,"endToken":41158,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nTransmission Provider for the Interconnection Facilities Study.  Information in this \nsubmission shall be the most current Generating Facility design or expected performance \ndata.  Information submitted for stability models shall be compatible with Transmission \nProvider standard models.  If there is no compatible model, Interconnection Customer \nwill work with a consultant mutually agreed to by Transmission Provider and \nInterconnection Customer to develop and supply a standard model and associated \ninformation. \n \nIf the Interconnection Customer’s data is materially different from what was originally \nprovided to Transmission Provider pursuant to the Interconnection Study Agreement \nbetween Transmission Provider and Interconnection Customer, then Transmission \nProvider will conduct appropriate studies to determine the impact on the Transmission \nSystem based on the actual data submitted pursuant to this Article 24.3.  Interconnection \nCustomer shall not begin Trial Operation until such studies are completed.  \n \n24.4 \nInformation Supplementation.  Prior to the Commercial Operation Date, the Parties \nshall supplement their information submissions described above in this Article 24 with \nany and all “as-built” Generating Facility information or “as-tested” performance \ninformation that differs from the initial submissions or, alternatively, written \nconfirmation that no such differences exist.  Interconnection Customer shall conduct tests \non the Generating Facility as required by Good Utility Practice, such as an open circuit \n“step voltage” test on the Generating Facility to verify proper operation of the Generating \nFacility’s automatic voltage regulator.   \n \nUnless otherwise agreed, the test conditions shall include:  (1) Generating Facility at \nsynchronous speed; (2) automatic voltage regulator on and in voltage control mode; and \n(3) a five percent (5 %) change in Generating Facility terminal voltage initiated by a \nchange in the voltage regulators reference voltage.  Interconnection Customer shall \nprovide validated test recordings showing the responses in Generating Facility terminal \nand field voltages.  In the event that direct recordings of these voltages is impractical, \nrecordings of other voltages or currents that mirror the response of the Generating"},{"page":136,"startToken":41158,"endToken":41485,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nFacility’s terminal or field voltage are acceptable if information necessary to translate \nthese alternate quantities to actual Generating Facility terminal or field voltages is \nprovided.  Generating Facility testing shall be conducted and results provided to \nTransmission Provider and Transmission Owner for each individual generating unit in a \nstation.  \n \nSubsequent to the Commercial Operation Date, Interconnection Customer shall provide \nTransmission Provider and Transmission Owner any information changes due to \nequipment replacement, repair, or adjustment.  Transmission Owner shall provide \nInterconnection Customer, with copy to Transmission Provider, any information changes \ndue to equipment replacement, repair or adjustment in the directly connected substation \nor any adjacent Transmission Owner substation that may affect the Interconnection \nCustomer’s Interconnection Facilities equipment ratings, protection or operating \nrequirements.  The Parties shall provide such information no later than thirty (30) \nCalendar Days after the date of the equipment replacement, repair or adjustment. \n \nARTICLE 25.  INFORMATION ACCESS AND AUDIT RIGHTS \n \n25.1 \nInformation Access.  Each Party (the “disclosing Party”) shall make available to the \nother Parties information that is in the possession of the disclosing Party and is necessary \nin order for the other Parties to:  (i) verify the costs incurred by the disclosing Party for \nwhich another Party is responsible under this GIAZGIA; and (ii) carry out its obligations \nand responsibilities under this GIAZGIA.  The Parties shall not use such information for \npurposes other than those set forth in this Article 25.1 and to enforce their rights under \nthis GIAZGIA. \n \n25.2 \nReporting of Non-Force Majeure Events.  A Party (the “notifying Party”) shall notify \nthe other Parties when the notifying Party becomes aware of its inability to comply with \nthe provisions of this GIAZGIA for a reason other than a Force Majeure event.  The \nParties agree to cooperate with each other and provide necessary information regarding \nsuch inability to comply, including the date, duration, reason for the inability to comply,"},{"page":137,"startToken":41485,"endToken":41798,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nand corrective actions taken or planned to be taken with respect to such inability to \ncomply.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, notification, cooperation or information \nprovided under this Article shall not entitle any Party receiving such notification to allege \na cause for anticipatory breach of this GIAZGIA.  \n \n25.3 \nAudit Rights.  Subject to the requirements of confidentiality under Article 22 of this \nGIAZGIA, each Party shall have the right, during normal business hours, and upon prior \nreasonable notice to the other Parties, to audit at its own expense the other Parties’ \naccounts and records pertaining to the Parties’ performance or the Parties’ satisfaction of \nobligations under this GIAZGIA.  Such audit rights shall include audits of the other \nParties’ costs, calculation of invoiced amounts, the Transmission Provider’s efforts to \nallocate responsibility for the provision of reactive support to the Transmission or \nDistribution System, as applicable, the Transmission Provider’s efforts to allocate \nresponsibility for interruption or reduction of generation, and each Party’s actions in an \nEmergency Condition.  Any audit authorized by this Article shall be performed at the \noffices where such accounts and records are maintained and shall be limited to those \nportions of such accounts and records that relate to each Party’s performance and \nsatisfaction of obligations under this GIAZGIA.  Each Party shall keep such accounts and \nrecords for a period equivalent to the audit rights periods described in Article 25.4.  \n \n25.4 \nAudit Rights Periods. \n \n25.4.1 \nAudit Rights Period for Construction-Related Accounts and Records.  \nAccounts and records related to the design, engineering, procurement, and \nconstruction of the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities, \nTransmission Owner’s System Protection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades and \nNetwork Upgrades shall be subject to audit for a period of twenty-four months \nfollowing Transmission Owner’s issuance of a final invoice in accordance with \nArticle 12.2."},{"page":138,"startToken":41798,"endToken":42151,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n25.4.2 \nAudit Rights Period for All Other Accounts and Records.  Accounts and \nrecords related to a Party’s performance or satisfaction of all obligations under \nthis GIAZGIA other than those described in Article 25.4.1 shall be subject to \naudit as follows:  (i) for an audit relating to cost obligations, the applicable audit \nrights period shall be twenty-four (24) months after the auditing Party’s receipt \nof an invoice giving rise to such cost obligations; and (ii) for an audit relating to \nall other obligations, the applicable audit rights period shall be twenty-four (24) \nmonths after the event for which the audit is sought.   \n \n25.5 \nAudit Results.  If an audit by a Party determines that an overpayment or an \nunderpayment has occurred, a notice of such overpayment or underpayment shall be \ngiven to the Party or from whom the overpayment or underpayment is owed together with \nthose records from the audit which support such determination.   \n \nARTICLE 26.  SUBCONTRACTORS \n \n26.1 \nGeneral.  Nothing in this GIAZGIA shall prevent a Party from utilizing the services of \nany subcontractor as it deems appropriate to perform its obligations under this GIAZGIA; \nprovided, however, that each Party shall require its subcontractors to comply with all \napplicable terms and conditions of this GIAZGIA in providing such services and each \nParty shall remain primarily liable to the other Parties for the performance of such \nsubcontractor. \n \n26.2 \nResponsibility of Principal.  The creation of any subcontract relationship shall not \nrelieve the hiring Party of any of its obligations under this GIAZGIA.  The hiring Party \nshall be fully responsible to the other Parties for the acts or omissions of any \nsubcontractor the hiring Party hires as if no subcontract had been made; provided, \nhowever, that in no event shall Transmission Provider or Transmission Owner be liable \nfor the actions or inactions of Interconnection Customer or its subcontractors with respect \nto obligations of Interconnection Customer under Article 5 of this GIAZGIA.  Any \napplicable obligation imposed by this GIAZGIA upon the hiring Party shall be equally"},{"page":139,"startToken":42151,"endToken":42460,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nbinding upon, and shall be construed as having application to, any subcontractor of such \nParty. \n \n26.3 \nNo Limitation by Insurance.  The obligations under this Article 26 will not be limited in \nany way by any limitation of subcontractor’s insurance. \n \nARTICLE 27.  DISPUTES \n \n27.1 \nSubmission.  In the event any Party has a dispute, or asserts a claim, that arises out of or \nin connection with this GIAZGIA or its performance, such Party (the “disputing Party”) \nshall provide the other Parties with written notice of the dispute or claim (“Notice of \nDispute”).  Such dispute or claim shall be referred to a designated senior representative of \neach Party for resolution on an informal basis as promptly as practicable after receipt of \nthe Notice of Dispute by the non-disputing Parties.  In the event the designated \nrepresentatives are unable to resolve the claim or dispute through unassisted or assisted \nnegotiations within thirty (30) Calendar Days of the non-disputing Parties’ receipt of the \nNotice of Dispute, such claim or dispute shall be submitted for resolution in accordance \nwith the dispute resolution procedures of the Tariff. \n \nARTICLE 28.  REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS \n \n28.1 \nGeneral.  Each Party makes the following representations, warranties and covenants:  \n \n28.1.1 \nGood Standing.  Such Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good \nstanding under the laws of the state in which it is organized, formed, or \nincorporated, as applicable; that it is qualified to do business in the state or \nstates in which the Generating Facility, Interconnection Facilities and Network \nUpgrades owned by such Party, as applicable, are located; and that it has the \ncorporate power and authority to own its properties, to carry on its business as \nnow being conducted and to enter into this GIAZGIA and carry out the"},{"page":140,"startToken":42460,"endToken":42747,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\ntransactions contemplated hereby and perform and carry out all covenants and \nobligations on its part to be performed under and pursuant to this GIAZGIA.  \n \n28.1.2 \nAuthority.  Such Party has the right, power and authority to enter into this \nGIAZGIA, to become a Party hereto and to perform its obligations hereunder.  \nThis GIAZGIA is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party, \nenforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, except as the \nenforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, \nreorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by \ngeneral equitable principles (regardless of whether enforceability is sought in a \nproceeding in equity or at law). \n \n28.1.3 \nNo Conflict.  The execution, delivery and performance of this GIAZGIA does \nnot violate or conflict with the organizational or formation documents, or \nbylaws or operating agreement, of such Party, or any judgment, license, permit, \norder, material agreement or instrument applicable to or binding upon such \nParty or any of its assets. \n \n28.1.4 \nConsent and Approval.  Such Party has sought or obtained, or, in accordance \nwith this GIAZGIA will seek or obtain, each consent, approval, authorization, \norder, or acceptance by any Governmental Authority in connection with the \nexecution, delivery and performance of this GIAZGIA, and it will provide to \nany Governmental Authority notice of any actions under this GIAZGIA that are \nrequired by Applicable Laws and Regulations. \n \nARTICLE 29.  {RESERVED} \n \nARTICLE 30.  MISCELLANEOUS \n \n30.1 \nBinding Effect.  This GIAZGIA and the rights and obligations hereof, shall be binding \nupon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Parties hereto."},{"page":141,"startToken":42747,"endToken":43134,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \n30.1.1 Reversion.  If offered pursuant to an Agency Agreement under which this \nGIAZGIA is executed by Transmission Provider as agent for the relevant \nTransmission Owner, in the event that the relevant Agency Agreement terminates, \nany HVDC Service offered by Transmission Provider under this GIAZGIA shall \nrevert to the relevant Transmission Owner and Transmission Provider shall be \nreleased from all obligations and responsibilities under this GIAZGIA. \n \n30.2 \nConflicts.  In the event of a conflict between the body of this GIAZGIA and any \nattachment, appendices or exhibits hereto, the terms and provisions of the body of this \nGIAZGIA shall prevail and be deemed the final intent of the Parties.   \n \n30.3 \nRules of Interpretation.  This GIAZGIA, unless a clear contrary intention appears, shall \nbe construed and interpreted as follows:  (1) the singular number includes the plural \nnumber and vice versa; (2) reference to any person includes such person’s successors and \nassigns but, in the case of a Party, only if such successors and assigns are permitted by \nthis GIAZGIA, and reference to a person in a particular capacity excludes such person in \nany other capacity or individually; (3) reference to any agreement (including this \nGIAZGIA), document, instrument or tariff means such agreement, document, instrument, \nor tariff as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the \nterms thereof and, if applicable, the terms hereof; (4) reference to any Applicable Laws \nand Regulations means such Applicable Laws and Regulations as amended, modified, \ncodified, or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including, if \napplicable, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (5) unless expressly stated \notherwise, reference to any Article, Section or Appendix means such Article of this \nGIAZGIA or such Appendix to this GIAZGIA, or such Section to the GIP or such \nAppendix to the GIP, as the case may be; (6) “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein”, “hereto” \nand words of similar import shall be deemed references to this GIAZGIA as a whole and \nnot to any particular Article or other provision hereof or thereof; (7) “including” (and \nwith correlative meaning “include”) means including without limiting the generality of \nany description preceding such term; and (8) relative to the determination of any period"},{"page":142,"startToken":43134,"endToken":43437,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nof time, “from” means “from and including”, “to” means “to but excluding” and \n“through” means “through and including.” \n \n30.4 \nEntire Agreement.  This GIAZGIA, including all Appendices and attachments hereto, \nconstitutes the entire agreement between the Parties with reference to the subject matter \nhereof, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings or agreements, oral \nor written, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this GIAZGIA.  There \nare no other agreements, representations, warranties, or covenants, which constitute any \npart of the consideration for, or any condition to, any Party’s compliance with its \nobligations under this GIAZGIA. \n \n30.5 \nNo Third Party Beneficiaries.  This GIAZGIA is not intended to and does not create \nrights, remedies, or benefits of any character whatsoever in favor of any persons, \ncorporations, associations, or entities other than the Parties, and the obligations herein \nassumed are solely for the use and benefit of the Parties, their successors in interest and, \nwhere permitted, their assigns. \n \n30.6 \nWaiver.  The failure of a Party to this GIAZGIA to insist, on any occasion, upon strict \nperformance of any provision of this GIAZGIA will not be considered a waiver of any \nobligation, right, or duty of, or imposed upon, such Party.  \n \nAny waiver at any time by any Party of its rights with respect to this GIAZGIA shall not \nbe deemed a continuing waiver or a waiver with respect to any other failure to comply \nwith any other obligation, right, duty of this GIAZGIA.  Termination or Default of this \nGIAZGIA for any reason by Interconnection Customer shall not constitute a waiver of \nthe Interconnection Customer’s legal rights to obtain Interconnection Service from \nTransmission Provider.  Any waiver of this GIAZGIA shall, if requested, be provided in \nwriting."},{"page":143,"startToken":43437,"endToken":43782,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n30.7 \nHeadings.  The descriptive headings of the various Articles of this GIAZGIA have been \ninserted for convenience of reference only and are of no significance in the interpretation \nor construction of this GIAZGIA.   \n \n30.8 \nMultiple Counterparts.  This GIAZGIA may be executed in two or more counterparts, \neach of which is deemed an original but all constitute one and the same instrument.  \n \n30.9 \nAmendment. The Parties may by mutual agreement amend this GIAZGIA by a written \ninstrument duly executed by all of the Parties. \n \n30.10 Modification by the Parties.  The Parties may by mutual agreement amend the \nAppendices to this GIAZGIA by a written instrument duly executed by all of the Parties.  \nSuch amendment shall become effective and a part of this GIAZGIA upon satisfaction of \nall Applicable Laws and Regulations. \n \n30.11 Reservation of Rights. Transmission Provider shall have the right to make a unilateral \nfiling with FERC to modify this GIAZGIA with respect to any rates, terms and \nconditions, charges, classifications of service, rule or regulation under Section 205 or any \nother applicable provision of the Federal Power Act and FERC’s rules and regulations \nthereunder, and Transmission Owner and Interconnection Customer shall have the right \nto make a unilateral filing with FERC to modify this GIAZGIA pursuant to Section 206 \nor any other applicable provision of the Federal Power Act and FERC’s rules and \nregulations thereunder; provided that each Party shall have the right to protest any such \nfiling and to participate fully in any proceeding before FERC in which such \nmodifications may be considered.  Nothing in this GIAZGIA shall limit the rights of the \nParties or of FERC under Sections 205 or 206 of the Federal Power Act and FERC’s \nrules and regulations thereunder, except to the extent that the Parties otherwise mutually \nagree as provided herein.  \n \n30.12 No Partnership.  This GIAZGIA shall not be interpreted or construed to create an \nassociation, joint venture, agency relationship, or partnership among or between the"},{"page":144,"startToken":43782,"endToken":43851,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nParties or to impose any partnership obligation or partnership liability upon any Party.  \nNo Party shall have any right, power or authority to enter into any agreement or \nundertaking for, or act on behalf of, or to act as or be an agent or representative of, or to \notherwise bind, the other Parties."},{"page":145,"startToken":43851,"endToken":43924,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nIN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this GIAZGIA in multiple \noriginals; each of which shall constitute and be an original GIAZGIA among the Parties. \n \n \nTransmission Provider \nMidcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. \n \nBy:  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nName:  \n \n \n \n \n \n \nTitle:  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nTransmission Owner \n[Insert name of Transmission Owner] \n \nBy:  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nName:  \n \n \n \n \n \n \nTitle:  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nInterconnection Customer \n[Insert name of Interconnection Customer] \n \nBy:  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nName:  \n \n \n \n \n \n \nTitle:  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nProject No. _____"},{"page":146,"startToken":43924,"endToken":44013,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAPPENDICES TO GIAZGIA \n \nAppendix A Interconnection Facilities,  System Protection Facilities, Distribution \nUpgrades, Generator Upgrades and Network Upgrades \nAppendix B Milestones \nAppendix B-1 Pre-Certification Generation Test Notification Form \nAppendix C Interconnection Details \nAppendix D Security Arrangements Details \nAppendix E Commercial Operation Date \nAppendix F Addresses for Delivery of Notices and Billings \nAppendix G Interconnection Requirements for Inverter-Based Resource Plants \nAppendix H Interconnection Requirements for Provisional GIAZGIA \nAppendix I \nRequirements Applicable to Surplus Interconnection Service"},{"page":147,"startToken":44013,"endToken":44283,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAppendix A to GIAZGIA \n \nInterconnection Facilities, System Protection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades, Generator \nUpgrades and Network Upgrades \n \n1. \nDescription of Generating Facility \n \n \nInterconnection Customer shall install a [_____________] MVA facility, rated at [____] \nMW gross and [_____] MW net, with all studies performed at or below these outputs.  The \nGenerating Facility is composed of [__] units in a [insert description – combined cycle, single \ncoal-fired, wind farm, etc.] rated at [________] each.  Describe the interconnection service \nprovided under this agreement [insert description – Network Resource or Energy Resource] and \nlevel of service [     ] MW.  [Insert operating assumptions that reflect the charging behavior of \nthe Generating Facility that includes at least one electric storage resource] \n \n \nInterconnection Customer shall install a switchyard with the appropriate protection \nequipment coordinated per Appendix C to this GIAZGIA.  The Switchyard shall contain [____] \ngenerator step-up transformer(s), [_______] circuit breakers connected in [_______] fashion \n[describe or point to a single-line diagram]. \n \n22. \nDescription of ZG Associated Load and Injection Limiting Equipment \n \nThis ZG Interconnection Service is provided to serve ___ MWs with a Point of \nWithdrawal ___ with a Commercial Operations need-by-date of _________.  The equipment \nand/or configuration that prevent the Generating Facility from injecting Energy onto the \nTransmission System beyond the substation identified as the Point of Interconnection (other than \ntransient, limited injections associated with a reduction or loss of Load by the ZG Associated \nLoad within the Transient Tolerance Window are described below.   \n[describe and include a single-line diagram illustrating the connections between the \nGenerating Facility, ZG Associated Load, and the Transmissions System and identifying \nall relevant equipment utilized to limit injections]"},{"page":148,"startToken":44283,"endToken":44478,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \n3. \nInterconnection Facilities \n \n(a) \nPoint of Interconnection.  The Point of Interconnection shall be at the point \nwhere _____________________________________________.  See Exhibit \nA1___ Drawing No. _____________ dated _____________, which drawing is \nattached hereto and made a part hereof.  If not located at the Point of \nInterconnection, the metering point(s) shall be located at \n \n(b) \nInterconnection Facilities (including metering equipment) to be constructed \nby Interconnection Customer.  Interconnection Customer shall construct \n_________________________ and are detailed in Exhibit A1____.  These \nfacilities are estimated to cost $_______ and are detailed in Exhibit A1____. \n \n(c) \nTransmission Owner Interconnection Facilities (including metering \nequipment) to be constructed by Transmission Owner.  Transmission Owner \nshall construct _____________________and are detailed in Exhibit A1___.  \nThese facilities are estimated to cost $_______ and are detailed in Exhibit A1___. \n \n34. \nNetwork Upgrades \n \n(a) \nStand-Alone Network Upgrades to be installed by ____________________.  \nTransmission Owner shall install _______________________, detailed in Exhibit \nA2___.  These facilities are estimated to cost $_____________ and are detailed in \nExhibit A2___. \n \n(b) \nNetwork Upgrades to be installed by Transmission Owner.  Transmission \nOwner shall install _____________________________, detailed in Exhibit \nA2___.  These facilities are estimated to cost $_____________ and are detailed in \nExhibit A2___."},{"page":149,"startToken":44478,"endToken":44774,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n(c) \nShared Network Upgrade(s) to be funded by Interconnection Customer.  \nAlternatively, where Transmission Provider determines that Interconnection \nCustomer benefits from one or more prior Network Upgrades or Common Use \nUpgrades, those Network Upgrades and/or Common Use Upgrades will be \nclassified by Transmission Provider as Shared Network Upgrades under this \nGIAZGIA, and Interconnection Customer is responsible for costs as detailed \nbelow.  Interconnection Customer may later be eligible for refund and/or \ncontribution if subsequent Interconnection Customers are identified as also \nbenefitting from the Shared Network Upgrade(s).  Interconnection Customer shall \nfund those Shared Network Upgrade(s) detailed in Exhibit A5.  Interconnection \nCustomer’s cost share of the Share Network Upgrade(s) is estimated at \n$____________, as detailed in Exhibit A5.  Interconnection Customer’s cost \nshare of the Shared Network Upgrade(s) may be reduced if later interconnection \nprojects are determined to also benefit from the Shared Network Upgrade(s).  \nInterconnection Customer’s cost share of the Shared Network Upgrade(s) may \nalso increase from this estimate where other projects are determined to adversely \nimpact Interconnection Customer’s cost share of the Shared Network \nUpgrade(s).i) If a Shared Network Upgrade is not yet in service as of the date of \nexecution of this GIAZGIA, if applicable, Interconnection Customer shall post an \nIrrevocable Letter of Credit in the amount of its estimated proportionate share of \nthe estimated cost of that Shared Network Upgrade in accordance with Article \n11.6.4 as of the date set forth in Appendix B to this GIAZGIA. \n \n(d) \nSubstation Network Upgrades to be installed by ____________________.  \nTransmission Owner shall install _______________________, detailed in Exhibit \nA2 ___.  These facilities are estimated to cost $_____________ and are detailed \nin Exhibit A2 ___. \n \n45. \nSystem Protection Facilities"},{"page":150,"startToken":44774,"endToken":44998,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n(a) \nSystem Protection Facilities not listed in Section 2 or 3 to be constructed by \nInterconnection Customer.  Interconnection Customer shall construct \n__________________________ detailed in Exhibit A3___.  These facilities are \nestimated to cost $________ and are detailed in Exhibit A3___. \n \n(b) \nSystem Protection Facilities not listed in 2 or 3 to be constructed by \nTransmission Owner.  Transmission Owner shall construct \n_____________________ and detailed in Exhibit A3___.  These facilities are \nestimated to cost $____________ and are detailed in Exhibit A3___. \n \n56. \nDistribution Upgrades \n \n(a) \nDistribution Upgrades to be constructed by (Transmission/Distribution) \nOwner (select one for final version).  (Transmission/Distribution) Owner shall \nconstruct __________________________ detailed in Exhibit A4___.  These \nfacilities are estimated to cost $________ and are detailed in Exhibit A4___. \n \n67. \nContingency List [include higher queued Interconnection Requests with GIAsZGIAs \nprior to this GIAZGIA and contingency Network Upgrades, System Protection Facilities \nor Distribution Upgrades of higher queued Interconnection Request with GIAsZGIAs \nprior to this GIAZGIA pursuant to Article 11.3.1 that are subject to restudy in accordance \nwith Article 11.3.2] \n \n(a) \nContingency List of MTEP Appendix B projects and contingent actions should \nAppendix B projects not proceed by listed date to Appendix A. \n \n78. \nAffected System Upgrades List (include higher queued Interconnection Requests with \nGIAsZGIAs prior to this GIAZGIA) \n \n89. \nJTIQ Upgrades"},{"page":151,"startToken":44998,"endToken":45074,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \n[To be included in GIAZGIA if Interconnection Customer is responsible for a portion of a \nportfolio of JTIQ Upgrades] Interconnection Customer is subject to the JTIQ Generator \nCharge in accordance with Attachment JJJ of the MISO Tariff and Appendix 18 of the \nGenerator Interconnection Procedures. \nInitial JTIQ Security amount:  \nA. \nConstructing MISO Transmission Owner \n \n1. ______________ \n2. ______________ \n3. ______________ \n4. ______________ \n \n \nB. \nSPP:"},{"page":152,"startToken":45074,"endToken":45235,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAppendix B to GIAZGIA \nMilestones \n \n1. \nSelected Option pursuant to Article 5.1:  Interconnection Customer selects the \n[_____________] Option as described in Article 5.1.[ ], 5.1.[ ] and 5.1.[ ] shall not apply to this \nGIAZGIA. \n \n2. \nMilestones:  The description and date entries listed in the following tables are provided \nsolely for the convenience of the Parties in establishing their applicable Milestones consistent \nwith the provisions of this GIAZGIA and the GIP. \n \nA. \nInterconnection Customer Milestones \n \n \n \n \n \n \nNo. \nDescription \nDate \n1a. \nProvide initial payment to Transmission Owner \n(GIAZGIA 11.5) \nWithin the later of a) 45 \nCalendar Days of the \nexecution of the GIAZGIA \nby all Parties, or b) 45 \nCalendar Days of \nacceptance by FERC if the \nGIAZGIA is filed \nunexecuted and the payment \nis being protested by \nInterconnection Customer, \nor c) 45 Calendar Days of \nthe filing if the GIAZGIA is \nfiled unexecuted and the"},{"page":153,"startToken":45235,"endToken":45499,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\ninitial payment is not being \nprotested by Interconnection \nCustomer. \n1b. \nProvide security, i.e., a guarantee, surety bond, letter \nof credit or other reasonably acceptable form of \nsecurity to Transmission Owner (GIAZGIA 11.6). \n45 Calendar Days prior to \ndesign, procurement and \nconstruction. \n1c. \nEnter into a Facilities Service Agreement (“FSA”) as \nmay be applicable, with Transmission Owner for the \nNetwork Upgrades associated with this GIAZGIA. \nWithin 90 Calendar Days of \nthe Effective Date of the \nGIAZGIA and prior to in-\nservice date of Network \nUpgrades associated with \nthis GIAZGIA. \n1d. \nEnter into amendment of this GIAZGIA, if required, \nfor Interconnection Requests that did not elect \noptional negotiation period adjustment for \nInterconnection Facilities Study pursuant to \nGIAZGIA Section 11.3.1. \nWithin 90 days of the \nposting of the final \nInterconnection Facilities \nreport. \n1e. \nDemonstrate 100% Site Control (if not provided \nearlier due to qualifying regulatory limitations) or the \nGIAZGIA may be terminated per Article 2 of this \nGIAZGIA and the Interconnection Customer may be \nsubject to Withdrawal Penalties per Section 7.6.2.1.1 \nof the GIP (Calculation of the Automatic Withdrawal \nPenalty). \nWithin 180 Calendar Days  \nof the Effective Date. \n1f. \nEnter into SPP JTIQ Service Agreement (if included \nin JTIQ Participation Group) pursuant to GIP Section \n11.1. \nWithin 15 Calendar Days \nafter tender. \n1g.  \nEnter into any agreement required by an Affected \nSystem for the study, construction, or funding of a \nnetwork upgrade to mitigate impacts (for \nWithin 15 Calendar Days \nafter tender."},{"page":154,"startToken":45499,"endToken":45747,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nInterconnection Requests processed through ERAS) \npursuant to GIP Section 3.5.2.  \n1h. \nFor ZGIAs that grant ZG Interconnection Service, \ngreater than 5 MW, submit a completed Market \nParticipant Application pursuant to Section 38.2 et \nseq. of the Tariff (Module C). (ZGIA 7.1.1) \nWithin 30 Calendar Days \nafter execution or \nrequesting an unexecuted \nfiling of this Agreement. \n2. \nProvide Certificate of Insurance (GIAZGIA 18.4.9). \nThe earlier of the \nconstruction work \ncommencement date or the \nmilestone date; thereafter, \nwithin 90 Calendar Days of \nend of fiscal year or \ninsurance renewal date. \n3. \nProvide evidence of one or more of the following \nmilestones being achieved: (1) execution of \ncontract for (a) fuel supply or transport; (b) \ncooling water supply; (c) engineering procurement \nof major equipment or construction; (d) execution \nof a contract for the sale of electric energy or \ncapacity from the Generating Facility, or a \nstatement signed by an officer or authorized agent \nof Interconnection Customer attesting that the \nGenerating Facility is included in an applicable \nstate resource adequacy plan; or other information \nthat Transmission Provider deems to be \nreasonable evidence that the Generating Facility \nwill qualify as a designated network resource; or \n(2) documentation of application for state or local \nair, water, land, or federal nuclear or hydroelectric \npermits and that the application is proceeding per \nregulations (GIP 11.3). \nWithin 180 Calendar Days \nof Effective Date."},{"page":155,"startToken":45747,"endToken":46018,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n4. \nProvide security in the amount of $_______ to \nTransmission Owner to commence design, equipment \nprocurement and construction for Interconnection \nFacilities (GIAZGIA 5.5 and 5.6). \nAs may be agreed to by the \nParties. \n5. \nInvoice Transmission Owner for the estimated amount \nto be expended by the Interconnection Customer to \nconstruct any Stand Alone Network Upgrades for \nwhich the Interconnection Customer has exercised its \nOption to Build if the Transmission Owner has \nelected to Self Fund (GIAZGIA 5.2.13). \nAs may be agreed to by the \nParties, but in no event later \nthan 45 Calendar Days prior \nto the date the \nInterconnection Customer \nmust make any construction \npayment. \n6. \nPre-construction meeting. \nAs may be agreed to by the \nParties. \n7. \nProvide initial design and specifications for \nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities \nto Transmission Owner and Transmission Provider for \ncomment (GIAZGIA 5.10.1). \n180 Calendar Days prior to \ninitial synchronization date. \n8. \nProvide final design and specifications for \nInterconnection Customer’s Interconnection Facilities \nto Transmission Owner and Transmission Provider for \ncomment (GIAZGIA 5.10.1). \n90 Calendar Days prior to \ninitial synchronization date. \n9. \nDeliver to Transmission Owner and Transmission \nProvider “as-built” drawings, information and \ndocuments regarding Interconnection Customer’s \nInterconnection Facilities (GIAZGIA 5.10.3). \nWithin 120 Calendar Days \nof Commercial Operation \nDate. \n10. \nProvide Transmission Owner final cost invoices to \nconstruct Stand Alone Network Upgrades for which \nthe Interconnection Customer has exercised its Option \nto Build if the Transmission Owner has elected to Self \nFund (GIAZGIA 5.2.13). \nWithin six (6) months of \ncompletion."},{"page":156,"startToken":46018,"endToken":46319,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n10a. \nTransfer ownership of the Transmission Owner’s \nInterconnection Facilities and Stand Alone Network \nUpgrades to Transmission Owner if Interconnection \nCustomer has exercised the Option to Build \n(GIAZGIA 5.2.9). \nAs agreed to by the Parties \nbut in no event later than the \nearlier of energization or \nthree days prior to the Initial \nSynchronization Date. \n10b. \nRefund overpayment, if any, of estimated costs to \nconstruct any Stand Alone Network Upgrades for \nwhich the Interconnection Customer has exercised its \nOption to Build if the Transmission Owner has \nelected to Self Fund (GIAZGIA 5.2.13). \nWithin 30 Calendar Days \nafter submitting invoice for \nfinal costs under Milestone \n10. \n11. \nNotify Transmission Provider and Transmission \nOwner in writing of Local Balancing Authority where \nGenerating Facility is located (GIAZGIA 9.2). \nThree months prior to Initial \nSynchronization Date. \n12. \nPre-energization meeting. \nAs may be agreed to by the \nParties. \n13. \nInitial Synchronization Date. \nAs agreed to by the Parties. \n14. \nCommercial Operation Date. \nAs agreed to by the Parties. \n15. \nInterconnection Customer shall provide the Parties \nwith notice on the status of the Generating Facility, \nincluding COD, under Article 15 of this GIAZGIA \nand shall also send such notice by email to \nResourceIntegration@misoenergy.org.  Notification \nshall include Interconnection Customer’s name, and \nas applicable Market Participant(s) name(s), and \nproject number.   \n6 months prior to Initial \nSynchronization Date. \n16. \nInterconnection Customer shall provide notice to the \nParties of a test plan in advance of conducting tests \nfor the Generating Facility.  The notice shall be in the \nform below and should be provided under Article 15 \nof this GIAZGIA, and a copy of such notice should be \nemailed to ResourceIntegration@misoenergy.org. \n5 Business Days prior to \ntesting."},{"page":157,"startToken":46319,"endToken":46508,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n17. \nIn the event the Interconnection Customer makes any \nmodifications to the design of the site layouts or \ninterconnection facility routes after execution of this \nGIAZGIA, Interconnection Customer shall notify the \nParties of such changes immediately upon identifying \nthe need for such changes.  After providing such \nnotification, the Interconnection Customer shall \nprovide to Transmission Provider evidence of \ncontinued Site Control for land sufficient to \naccommodate the changes in site layouts and/or \ninterconnection facility routes (GIP 7.2.2). \n90 Calendar Days after \nInterconnection Customer \nprovides notice to Parties. \n18. \nFor ZGIAs that grant ZG Interconnection Service \ngreater than 5 MW, take all steps required by the \nMISO Tariff and applicable Business Practices \nManual to complete registration as a Generation \nResource, Energy Storage Resource, or Dispatchable \nIntermittent Resource based on its applicable \noperating characteristics.  (GIA 7.1.1) \nPrior to Commercial \nOperation Date. \n \nB. \nTransmission Owner Milestones \n \n \n \n \n \n \nNo. \nDescription \nDate \n0. \nTransmission Owner to enter Network Upgrade \ninformation into Transmission Provider’s MTEP \ndatabase and model on demand. \n10 Business Days after \nEffective Date."},{"page":158,"startToken":46508,"endToken":46680,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n1. \nProvide Certificate of Insurance (GIAZGIA 18.4.9). \nThe earlier of the \nconstruction work \ncommencement date or the \nmilestone date; within 90 \nCalendar Days of end of \nfiscal year or insurance \nrenewal date. \n2. \n•   Commence design of Interconnection Facilities \n(GIAZGIA 5.5 et seq.). \n \n•   Commence equipment procurement. \nAs agreed to by the Parties \n(after completion of \nInterconnection Facilities \nStudy, receipt of written \nauthorization from \nInterconnection Customer \nand Interconnection \nCustomer’s deposit of \nsecurity. \n3. \nCommence construction of Interconnection Facilities \n(GIAZGIA 5.6 et seq.). \nAs agreed to by the Parties \n(after receiving approval of \nGovernmental Authority, \nreceipt of written \nauthorization and security \nfrom Interconnection \nCustomer). \n4. \nComment on Interconnection Customer’s final design \nand specifications.  \nWithin 30 Calendar Days of \nInterconnection Customer’s \nsubmission of final design \nand specifications. \n5. \nDeliver to Interconnection Customer and \nTransmission Provider “as-built” drawings, \ninformation and documents regarding Transmission \nOwner’s Interconnection Facilities (GIAZGIA 5.11). \nWithin 120 Calendar Days \nof Commercial Operation \nDate."},{"page":159,"startToken":46680,"endToken":46851,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n6. \nProvide payment for invoiced estimated costs to \nconstruct for which the Interconnection Customer has \nexercised its Option to Build if the Transmission \nOwner has elected to Self Fund (GIAZGIA 5.2.13). \nWithin 30 Calendar Days of \nreceipt of Interconnection \nCustomer’s invoice for \nestimated costs. \n6a. \nProvide payment for invoiced final cost to construct \nStand Alone Network Upgrades for which the \nInterconnection Customer has exercised its Option to \nBuild if the Transmission Owner has elected to Self \nFund (GIAZGIA 5.2.13). \nWithin 30 Calendar Days of \nreceipt of Interconnection \nCustomer’s invoice for final \ncosts. \n7. \nProvide Interconnection Customer final cost invoices \n(GIAZGIA 12.2 et seq.). \nWithin (6) six months of \ncompletion.  \n8. \nRefund overpayment of estimated costs (GIAZGIA \n12.2). \n \n90 Calendar Days prior to \ninitial synchronization date.  \nRefunds within 30 Calendar \nDays. \n9. \nIn-Service Date/Backfeed Date. \nAs agreed to by the Parties. \n \nC. \nAffected System Owner Milestones \n \nTask \nDate Due"},{"page":160,"startToken":46851,"endToken":46934,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAppendix B-1 to GIAZGIA \nPre-Certification Generation Test Notification Form \n \nThe following form would need to be submitted to MISO Real Time Operations at least five (5) \nBusiness Days prior to the first date of testing. \n \nProject Number:  \n \nProject Name:  \n \nPoint of Interconnection: \n \nDispatcher Contact Information: \n \n \nDate \nStart Time \n(in EST) \nEnd Time \n(in EST) \nExpected MW \nOutput \nExpected MVAR \nOutput (Only needed \nif beyond normal \npower factor)"},{"page":161,"startToken":46934,"endToken":47131,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAppendix C to GIAZGIA \nInterconnection Details \n \nThis Appendix C is a part of this GIAZGIA among Interconnection Customer, Transmission \nOwner and Transmission Provider. \n1. \nTransmission Owner shall provide the following “as-built” drawings, information and \ndocuments regarding the Transmission Owner’s Interconnection Facilities pursuant to \nArticle 5.11 of this GIAZGIA. \n2. \nThe unique requirements of each generation interconnection will dictate the \nestablishment of mutually agreeable Interconnection and/or Operating Guidelines that \nfurther define the requirements of this GIAZGIA.  The Interconnection and/or Operating \nGuidelines applicable to this GIAZGIA consist of the following information.  Additional \ndetail may be provided through attachment to this Appendix C or through electronic \nmeans via the web address specified. \n(a) \nSystem Protection Facilities; \n(b) \nCommunication requirements; \n(c) \nMetering requirements; \n(d) \nGrounding requirements; \n(e) \nTransmission Line and Substation Connection configurations; \n(f) \nUnit Stability requirements; \n(g) \nEquipment ratings; \n(h) \nShort Circuit requirements; \n(i) \nSynchronizing requirements; \n(j) \nGeneration and Operation Control requirements; \n(k) \nData provisions; \n(l) \nEnergization inspection and testing requirements; and \n(m) \nControl equipment, if any. \n3. \nInformation required pursuant to Section 8.4 for Variable Energy Resource Generating \nFacilities:  ___________________________________________________."},{"page":162,"startToken":47131,"endToken":47265,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAppendix D to GIAZGIA \nSecurity Arrangements Details \n \nInfrastructure security of Transmission or Distribution System equipment and operations, as \napplicable, and control hardware and software is essential to ensure day-to-day Transmission and \nDistribution System reliability and operational security.  The Commission will expect all \nTransmission Providers, market participants, and Interconnection Customers interconnected to \nthe Transmission or Distribution System, as applicable, to comply with the recommendations \nprovided by Governmental Authorities regarding Critical Energy Infrastructure Information \n(“CEII”) as that term is defined in 18 C.F.R. Section 388.113(c) and best practice \nrecommendations from the electric reliability authority.  All public utilities will be expected to \nmeet basic standards for system infrastructure and operational security, including physical, \noperational, and cyber-security practices."},{"page":163,"startToken":47265,"endToken":47371,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAppendix E to GIAZGIA \nCommercial Operation Date \n \nThis Appendix E is a part of this GIAZGIA between Transmission Provider, \nTransmission Owner and Interconnection Customer. \n \n[Date] \n \nMidcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. \nAttn:  Director, Transmission Access Planning \n720 City Center Drive \nCarmel, IN  46032 \n \nRe: \n_____________ Generating Facility \n \nDear _______________: \n \nOn [Date] [Interconnection Customer] has completed Trial Operation of Unit No. ___.  \nThis letter confirms that [Interconnection Customer] commenced commercial operation of Unit \nNo. ___ at the Generating Facility, effective as of [Date plus one Calendar Day]. \nThank you. \n [Signature] \n \n[Interconnection Customer Representative] \ncc: \nTransmission Owner"},{"page":164,"startToken":47371,"endToken":47444,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAppendix F to GIAZGIA \nAddresses for Delivery of Notices and Billings \n \nNotices: \n \nTransmission Provider: \n \nMISO \nAttn:  Director, Transmission Access Planning \n720 City Center Drive \nCarmel, IN  46032 \n \nTransmission Owner: \n \n[To be supplied.] \n \nInterconnection Customer: \n \n[To be supplied.] \n \n \nBillings and Payments: \n \nTransmission Provider: \n \nMISO \nAttn:  Director, Transmission Access Planning \n720 City Center Drive \nCarmel, IN  46032 \n \nTransmission Owner:"},{"page":165,"startToken":47444,"endToken":47501,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \n[To be supplied.] \n \nInterconnection Customer: \n \n[To be supplied.] \n \n \nAlternative Forms of Delivery of Notices (telephone, facsimile or email): \n \nTransmission Provider: \n \nPhone: (317) 249-5700  \nEmail: misotap@misoenergy.org or \nMISOTransmissionAccessPlanning@misoenergy.org \n \nTransmission Owner: \n \n[To be supplied.] \n \nInterconnection Customer: \n \n[To be supplied.]"},{"page":166,"startToken":47501,"endToken":47854,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAppendix G to GIAZGIA \nInterconnection Requirements for Inverter-Based Resource Plants \n \n \nAppendix G sets forth requirements and provisions specific to inverter-based resource \n(IBR) plants.  Transmission Owner Local Planning Criteria for IBR performance may differ from \nAppendix G requirements.  In such cases, Transmission Owner Local Planning Criteria shall \nsupersede the Appendix G requirements and be documented in Appendix C of this GIAZGIA1.  \nAll other requirements of this GIAZGIA also apply to IBR plant interconnections.  IBR plants \nshall meet both Applicable Reliability Standards and Appendix G requirements.  Battery energy \nstorage systems required to furnish grid-forming controls shall be exempt from specific IEEE \n2800 requirements as outlined in the BPM for Generator Interconnection.  Italicized terms \nindicate IEEE 2800-2022 defined terms2.  IEEE 2800-2022's definitions will govern these \nitalicized terms unless otherwise defined herein.  \n \nA. \nGeneral   \nThe IBR plant shall adhere to IEEE 2800-2022 Clause 4 requirements, except for \nsubclauses 4.1 (introduction), 4.5 (operational measurement and communication capability), 4.6 \n(control capability requirements), 4.8 (isolation devices), 4.9 (inadvertent energization of TS), \n4.11 (interconnection integrity), and 4.12 (integration with TS grounding).  \nWithin the adopted IEEE 2800-2022 Subclauses, the following requirements shall be \nincorporated as Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner3 specification options noted in \nIEEE 2800-2022. \n• \nSubclause 4.2.1: The reference point of applicability (RPA) shall be at the point \nof measurement (POM) bus with the exception of requirements specified in \n \n1  IEEE 2800-2022 points to \"weak grid” issues requiring exceptions to default values and ranges of available \nsettings for various types of performance. IEEE 2800-2022 Annex C.2 contains discussion on characterizing weak \ngrid areas.  \n2  “IEEE Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs) Interconnecting with \nAssociated Transmission Electric Power Systems,\" in IEEE Std 2800-2022 , vol., no., pp.1-180, 22 April 2022, doi: \n10.1109/IEEESTD.2022.9762253. \n3  For the purpose of this GIAZGIA, the IEEE 2800 term of TS operator is synonymous with Transmission Owner \nand the IEEE 2800 term of TS owner is synonymous with Transmission Planner or Transmission Owner, as \napplicable."},{"page":167,"startToken":47854,"endToken":48136,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nClauses 7.2.2.3.4 and 7.2.2.3.5 of the standard to have the RPA at the point of \nconnection (POC).   \n• \nSubclause 4.3: The Transmission Owner shall specify the nominal voltage and \nfrequency at the RPA in Appendix C of this GIAZGIA.  \n• \nSubclause 4.10.2: The enter service criteria shall use the default values for \napplicable voltages and applicable frequency specified in the table below unless \notherwise specified in Appendix C of this GIAZGIA4.  \n \nEnter service criteria \nDefault setting \nApplicable voltage, minimum value \n0.9 p.u. \nApplicable voltage, maximum value \n1.05 p.u. \nApplicable frequency, minimum value \n58.8 Hz \nApplicable frequency, maximum value \n60.12 Hz.  \n \n• \nSubclause 4.10.3: The performance during enter service shall use the default \nvalues specified below unless otherwise specified in Appendix C of this \nGIAZGIA. \no The minimum intentional delay performance, as defined in Subclause 4.10.3, \nb), shall be 0 seconds.  \no The duration of the enter service period, as defined in Subclause 4.10.3, c), \nshall be 300 seconds.  \n \nB.  \nResponse to Abnormal Conditions \nThe IBR plant shall adhere to IEEE 2800-2022 Clause 7 requirements, except for \nsubclauses 7.2.1 (voltage protection) and 7.3.1 (mandatory frequency tripping).  Where \nApplicable Reliability Standards require more stringent ride-through requirements compared to \nIEEE 2800-2022 Clause 7 requirements, those standards shall take precedence5.  \n \n4  MISO default values may be modified within the IEEE 2800 range of allowable settings by Transmission Owner \nLocal Planning Criteria. \n5  More stringent ride-through requirements include, but are not limited to, expanded voltage and frequency"},{"page":168,"startToken":48136,"endToken":48450,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nWithin the adopted IEEE 2800-2022 Subclauses, the following requirements shall be \nincorporated as the Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner decision points6 noted in \nIEEE 2800-2022.  \n• \nSubclause 7.2.2.1: The Transmission Owner shall specify the nominal voltage for \nuse by this clause. Nominal voltages may include nominal transmission system \nvoltages that are different from standard ANSI C84.1-2016 voltages. \n• \nSubclause 7.2.2.2: If the IBR plant cannot deliver both active and reactive power \ndue to its current limit (or apparent power limit), when the applicable voltage is \nbelow 95%, then preference shall be given to reactive power while minimizing \nany reductions in active power. \n• \nSubclause 7.2.2.3: The IBR plant shall give preference to reactive power unless \notherwise specified in Appendix C of this GIAZGIA. In addition, the IBR plant \nshall minimize reductions in active power while carrying out the reactive current \npriority mode response.  \n• \nSubclause 7.2.2.3.4: The Interconnection Customer shall submit the IBR plant \ncontrols default relationship between the magnitude of incremental positive and \nnegative sequence reactive currents. The Transmission Provider and Transmission \nOwner, through this agreement, may specify a required IBR plant response \nrelationship between the incremental positive and negative sequence reactive \ncurrents. \n \nC. \nReactive Power \nThe IBR plant shall adhere to IEEE 2800-2022 Clause 5 requirements. \nWithin the adopted IEEE 2800-2022 Subclauses, the following requirements shall be \nincorporated as the Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner decision points noted in \nIEEE 2800-2022.  \n• \nSubclause 5.1: The IBR plant shall have the reactive power capabilities outlined \n \nconditions or extended cumulative times under which IBR plants must ride-through. \n6  Decision points refer to language in the IEEE 2800-2022 standard that leaves default values, application of \nrequirements, and other details open for the TS Owner or TS Operator to define."},{"page":169,"startToken":48450,"endToken":48767,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nin this clause. Consistent with section 9.6.1 of this GIAZGIA, an IBR plant shall \nmaintain a power factor within the range of 0.95 leading to 0.95 lagging, unless \nTransmission Provider has established different requirements that apply to all \nGenerating Facilities in the Local Balancing Authority on a comparable basis, \nmeasured at the high side of the generator substation.   \n• \nSubclause 5.2.2: The voltage control dynamic performance requirements in Table \n5 shall apply when the system short-circuit strength at the RPA is equal to or \nabove the minimum short-circuit strength identified by the Transmission Provider \nor Transmission Owner. \n• \nSubclause 5.2.2: The reaction time, as defined in Subclause 5.2.2 Table 5, shall be \n250 milliseconds or less. \n• \nSubclause 5.2.2: The maximum step response time, as defined in Subclause 5.2.2 \nTable 5, shall be 30 seconds. \n• \nSubclause 5.2.3: The power factor control mode shall appropriately operate at all \nactive power levels from the Inverter Based Resource Continuous Rating (“ICR”) \ndown to, but not including, zero. \n \nD. \nPrimary Frequency Response \nThe IBR plant shall adhere to IEEE 2800-2022 Clause 6 requirements, except for \nSubclause 6.2 (fast frequency response).   \nWithin the adopted IEEE 2800-2022 Subclauses, the following requirements shall be \nincorporated as the Transmission Provider and Transmission Owner decision points noted in IEEE \n2800-2022.  \n• \nSubclause 6.1.1: The use of primary frequency response capabilities shall be \nrequired for all IBR plants. \n• \nSubclause 6.1.1: Frequency droop shall be based on the difference between \nnameplate capacity and zero output such that the slopes of the droop curves are \nalways constant. \n• \nSubclause 6.1.2: The settling band default value in Table 8 shall be based on the \nmaximum of 2.5% of change or 0.5% of nameplate capacity."},{"page":170,"startToken":48767,"endToken":48954,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nThe exceptions to primary frequency response requirements provided to electric storage \nresources in Article 9.6.4.4 of this GIAZGIA shall still apply.   \n \nTABLE 1. SUMMARY OF ADOPTION TREATMENT OF IEEE 2800-2022 SUBCLAUSES \nIEEE 2800-2022 Subclause \nRequired by \nAppendix G \nfor DPP-2022 \nand later \nRequired by \nAppendix G \nfor DPP-2023 \nand later \nException \n4.1 Introduction \n \n \nX \n4.2 Reference Point of Applicability \nX \n \n4.3 Applicable Voltages and Frequencies \nX \n \n4.4 Measurement Accuracy \nX \n \n4.5 Operational Measurement and \nCommunication Capability \n \nX \n4.6 Control Capability \n \nX \n4.7 Prioritization of IBR Responses \nX \n \n4.8 Isolation Devices \n \n \nX \n4.9 Inadvertent Energization of TS \n \nX \n4.10 Enter Service \nX \n \n4.11 Interconnection Integrity \n \nX \n4.12 Integration with TS grounding \n \nX \n5.1 Reactive Power Capability \n \nX \n \n5.2 Voltage and Reactive Power Modes \n \nX \n \n6.1 Primary Frequency Response \n \nX \n \n6.2 Fast Frequency Response \n \n \nX \n7.1 Introduction \nX \n \n \n7.2.1 Voltage protection  \n \n \nX \n7.2.2.1 Voltage disturbance ride-through: \nGeneral \nX"},{"page":171,"startToken":48954,"endToken":49205,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n7.2.2.2 Voltage disturbances within continuous \noperation \nX \n \n \n7.2.2.3 Low- and high-voltage ride-through \nX \n \n \n7.2.2.4 Consecutive voltage deviations ride-\nthrough \n \nX \n7.2.2.5 Dynamic voltage support \nX \n \n \n7.2.2.6 Restore output after voltage ride-through X \n \n \n7.2.3 Transient overvoltage  \nX \n \n \n7.3.1 Mandatory frequency tripping  \n \n \nX \n7.3.2 Frequency disturbance ride-through \nX \n \n \n7.4 Return to service \nX \n \n \n \nE. \nSupervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Capability    \nThe IBR plant shall provide SCADA capability to transmit data and receive instructions \nfrom Transmission Provider to protect system reliability.  Transmission Provider and \nInterconnection Customer shall determine what SCADA information is essential for the \nproposed IBR plant, taking into account the size of the plant and its characteristics, location, and \nimportance in maintaining generation resource adequacy and transmission system reliability in \nits area. \n \nF. \nDisturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements  \nIBR plants with generating capacities of more than 20 MW must monitor and record data \nfor all frequency ride-through events, transient low-voltage disturbances that initiated reactive \ncurrent injection, reactive current injection or momentary cessation for transient high-voltage \ndisturbances, and inverter trips.  Dynamic Disturbance Recording (“DDR”) data must be \nrecorded continuously.  The data may be recorded and stored in a central plant control system. \nThe following data must be recorded:  \nPlant Level \n(1)  Plant three-phase voltage, current and power factor \n(2)  Status of ancillary reactive devices"},{"page":172,"startToken":49205,"endToken":49487,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n(3)  Status of all plant circuit breakers \n(4)  Status of plant controller \n(5)  Plant control set points \n(6)  Status of main plant transformer no load taps \n(7)  Status of main plant transformer tap changer (if applicable) \n(8)  Protective relay trips (relay target data) \nInverter Level Data \n(1)  Frequency, current, and voltage during frequency ride-through events \n(2)  Voltage and current during momentary cessation for transient high-voltage events \n(when used) \n(3)  Voltage and current during reactive current injection for transient low or high-\nvoltage events \n(4)  Inverter alarm and fault codes \n(5)  DC current \n(6)  DC voltage \nDDR Data – Plant Level \n(1) One phase-to-neutral or positive sequence voltage on high-side of the main power \ntransformer(s) \n(2) Positive sequence current or phase current for the same phase as (1)  \n(3) Real and reactive power flows expressed on a three-phase basis corresponding to each \nmain power transformer(s) where current measurements are required \n(4) Frequency of any one of the voltages in (1)  \n \nThe data must be time synchronized to a one millisecond level of resolution.  All data \nexcept DDR data must be sampled at least every 10 milliseconds.  DDR data must have an input \nsampling rate of at least 960 samples per second and an output recording rate of electrical \nquantities of at least 60 times per second. \nThe IBR plant shall store this data for a minimum of 60 calendar days.  The IBR plant, \nupon request from MISO or the transmission owner, shall make this data available within 10 \ncalendar days of the request. \nPhasor measurement unit (“PMU”) capabilities shall be used to facilitate the DDR data."},{"page":173,"startToken":49487,"endToken":49860,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n \nG. \nApplicability   \nIBR plants that are, or have been, interconnected to the network at the effective date of \nthe Appendix G abnormal voltage ride-through standard are exempt from meeting the Appendix \nG abnormal voltage ride-through standard for the remaining life of the existing generation \nequipment.  Except for IBR plants actively undergoing a Generating Facility Replacement at the \neffective date of this GIAZGIA  that have equipment on order where the OEM has documented \nperformance that differs from what is required in this GIAZGIA, all individual IBR units that are \nreplaced are required to meet the Appendix G performance requirements.   \nThe IEEE 2800-2022 requirements cited in Section A (IEEE 2800-2022 Clause 4) and \nSection B (IEEE 2800-2022 Clause 7, except Subclause 7.2.2.4) of Appendix G shall apply to \nIBR plants in the DPP-2022-Cycle and beyond.  For the DPP-2022-Cycle, Interconnection \nCustomers may request exceptions confined to these sections only if specific limitations or \nuncertainties of equipment or plant capabilities prevent implementation of these requirements.  \nGIAsZGIAs signed or amended with inverter changes on or after January 1, 2025, are not \neligible for requirement exceptions. Further, the process for establishing exceptions for these \nrequirements shall not apply beyond the DPP-2022-Cycle.  \nThe IEEE 2800-2022 requirements cited in Section B (IEEE 2800-2022 Subclause \n7.2.2.4), Section C (IEEE 2800-2022 Clause 5), and Section D (IEEE 2800.2022 Clause 6) of \nAppendix G shall apply to IBR plants in the DPP-2023-Cycle and beyond.  For the DPP-2023-\nCycle, Generating Facilities Replacements, and Surplus Interconnections, Interconnection \nCustomers may request exceptions confined to these sections only if specific limitations or \nuncertainties of equipment or plant capabilities prevent implementation of these requirements.  \nGIAsZGIAs signed or amended with inverter changes on or after January 1, 2026, are not \neligible for requirement exceptions.  Further, the process for establishing exceptions for these \nrequirements shall not apply beyond the DPP-2023-Cycle.  \nInterconnection Customers requesting exceptions shall submit documentation to the \nTransmission Provider outlining the specific IEEE 2800-2022 subclauses pertinent to the request \nalong with information from the manufacturer regarding the nature of the issue conforming to or \nassessing conformance with requirements herein.  The Transmission Provider will, in good faith,"},{"page":174,"startToken":49860,"endToken":49961,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\naccept Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)-documented requirement exceptions and \ndocument these exceptions in Appendix C of this GIAZGIA.  \nIf the performance or capability exception can be mitigated through equipment firmware \nupgrades still under development, the Interconnection Customer shall use commercially \nreasonable efforts to implement the firmware upgrade within sixty (60) calendar days of \ncommercial availability of such firmware.  \nThe DDR and PMU requirements in the Section F, Disturbance Monitoring and \nReporting Requirements of Appendix G shall apply to IBR plants in the DPP-2023-Cycle and \nbeyond."},{"page":175,"startToken":49961,"endToken":50252,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAppendix H to GIAZGIA \nInterconnection Requirements for Provisional GIAZGIA \n \nProvisional Agreement \n \nThis GIAZGIA is being provided in accordance with Section 11.5 of the Transmission \nProvider’s GIP, which provides among other things, that an Interconnection Customer may \nrequest that Transmission Provider provide Interconnection Customer with a Provisional \nGenerator Interconnection Agreement that limits the transfer of energy by Interconnection \nCustomer commensurate with that allowed for Energy Resource Interconnection Service.  \nInterconnection Customer requested Transmission Provider to provide a Provisional Generator \nInterconnection Agreement for limited operation at the discretion of Transmission Provider \nbased upon the results of available studies (by Interconnection Customer and by Transmission \nProvider). \n \nA Provisional Interconnection Study, the results of which are posted on the confidential portion \nof the Transmission Provider’s internet website, was performed by Transmission Provider in \norder to confirm the facilities that are required for provisional Interconnection Service and to \nrequire them to be in place prior to commencement of service under the GIAZGIA.   \n \nInterconnection Customer represents that the Interconnection Customer facilities (including \nNetwork Upgrades, Interconnection Facilities, Distribution Upgrades, System Protection \nUpgrades and/or Generator Upgrades) that are necessary to commence provisional \nInterconnection Service and meet the requirements of Electric Reliability Organization, or any \napplicable regional entity for the interconnection of a new generator are in place prior to the \ncommencement of generation from the Generating Facility and will remain in place during the \nterm of the service.  The requisite Interconnection Studies were performed for the Generating \nFacility.  Interconnection Customer shall meet any additional requirements (including reactive \npower requirements) pursuant to the results of applicable future Interconnection System Impact \nStudies.  Until such time as the applicable Interconnection Studies and any identified facilities"},{"page":176,"startToken":50252,"endToken":50554,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nare completed, the output of the Generating Facility will operate within the output limit \nprescribed in a future, if applicable, operating guide. \n \nThe maximum permissible output of the Generating Facility under Appendix A will be updated \nby Transmission Provider on a quarterly basis, determined in accordance with Section 11.5 of the \nGIP, by finding the transfer limit of energy commensurate with the analysis for Energy Resource \nInterconnection Service (“ERIS”).  This study shall be performed assuming the system topology \nrepresented by the base cases used to calculate Available Flowgate Capability, as described in \nAttachment C of the Tariff, with dispatch and optimization algorithms posted on the MISO \ninternet site and operation above those limits will be deemed as unauthorized use of the \nTransmission System and subject to provisions in the Tariff surrounding that use.   \n \nUse of interim operating guide \n \nImplementation of interim operating guide, if applicable, will constitute an interim solution that \nwill permit Interconnection Customer to operate the Generating Facility under conditional \nInterconnection Service until planned Network Upgrades are constructed.  Any interim operating \nguide will be subject to the approval of Transmission Owner and Transmission Provider.  \nMinimum requirements for an interim operating guide are as indicated below. \n \n *   Transmission Operator will have control of breaker(s) dedicated to the Generating Facility \nand will be able to trip the Interconnection Customer’s Generating Facility \n *   Protection schemes must be tested and operative \n *   Interconnection Customer will provide continuous communication capability with the \nGenerator Operator \n *   Interconnection Customer and the owner of the Existing Generating Facility will enter into \nan operating agreement or similar agreement which designates, among other things, the \nresponsibilities and authorities of each of the parties and shall be subject to the acceptance of \nTransmission Provider and Transmission Owner."},{"page":177,"startToken":50554,"endToken":50680,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n *   A termination date consistent with completion of construction of Network Upgrades will be \nincluded as part of all operating guides accepted by Transmission Owner and Transmission \nProvider. \n \nInterconnection Customer assumes all risks and liabilities with respect to changes, which may \nimpact the Generator Interconnection Agreement including, but not limited to, change in output \nlimits and responsibilities for future Network Upgrade and cost responsibilities that have not yet \nbeen identified on the direct connect Transmission System as well as all affected Transmission, \nDistribution or Generation System(s) including non-Transmission Provider Systems.  Such \nupgrades will be determined pursuant to the Tariff and Policies in effect at the time of the \nInterconnection Studies."},{"page":178,"startToken":50680,"endToken":50945,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\nAppendix I to GIAZGIA \nRequirements Applicable to Surplus Interconnection Service \n \nWhere this GIAZGIA provides for Surplus Interconnection Service, Interconnection Customer \nacknowledges, agrees to, and will be required to operate under the following conditions: \n \n1) The combined Real-Time Offers, including Energy and Operating Reserves, of the \nGenerating Facility and the Existing Generating Facility with which Interconnection \nCustomer has an executed Energy Displacement Agreement must be less than or equal to \nInterconnection Service limit (MW, MVAR, MVA output) provided in Exhibit I-1 \n(Monitoring and Consent Agreement) (hereinafter, “Interconnection Service limit”).  \nIn the event that the sum of the simultaneous energy output of the Surplus \nInterconnection Service Generating Facility and the Existing Generating Facility exceeds \nsuch Interconnection Service limit, MISO reserves the right to curtail and/or disconnect \nthe Generating Facility immediately. \n \nIn the event that the sum of the emergency and/or economic maximum offer limits of the \nGenerating Facility and the Existing Generating Facility exceeds the Interconnection \nService limit, MISO reserves the right to curtail and/or disconnect the Generating Facility \nimmediately. \n2) The total MW, MVAR, MVA output at the Point of Interconnection resulting from the \ncombined output of the Generating Facility with Surplus Interconnection Service and the \nExisting Generating Facility with which Interconnection Customer has an executed \nEnergy Displacement Agreement shall not at any time exceed the Interconnection Service \nlimit. \n \n3) The Existing Generating Facility with which Interconnection Customer has an executed \nEnergy Displacement Agreement is not relieved of any applicable requirements under the \nRAR of the Tariff."},{"page":179,"startToken":50945,"endToken":51057,"text":"MISO \nAttachment X: Appendix 619\nFERC Electric Tariff \nGeneratorZG Interconnection Agreement (GIAZGIA)\nATTACHMENTS \n11031.0.0\n4) The Interconnection Customer shall submit to the Transmission Provider a report by the \nseventh Calendar Day of each month showing the prior month’s output, by 15 minute \nincrement, the combined real-time offers and cleared energy injection.  The Existing \nGenerating Facility and the Interconnection Customer shall cooperate consistent with \nother provisions in the Tariff to the extent necessary to ensure accuracy of the report.  \nTransmission Provider shall provide a template for this report. \n \n \nExhibit I-1 (Completed Monitoring and Consent Agreement - Appendix 11 of the GIP) \n \nExhibit I-2 (Completed Energy Displacement Agreement - Appendix 12 of the GIP)"}],"sections":[{"p":1,"at":0,"title":"Opening text","method":"opening text","endPage":151,"endAt":460,"startToken":0,"endToken":45063},{"p":151,"at":460,"title":"A. Constructing MISO Transmission Owner","method":"printed heading","endPage":151,"endAt":584,"startToken":45063,"endToken":45072},{"p":151,"at":584,"title":"B. SPP:","method":"printed heading","endPage":152,"endAt":605,"startToken":45072,"endToken":45161},{"p":152,"at":605,"title":"A. 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