Document:

ITC 2013.3.31 EX_10.117

EXHIBIT 10.117

SA 1926 DTIA Consumers-METC Version: 3.0.0 Effective 3/1/2013

Fourth Revised Service Agreement No.1926
       

Amendment and Restatement of the

April 1, 2001

DISTRIBUTION-TRANSMISSION
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT

by and between

Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC

as Transmission Provider

and

Consumers Energy Company

as Local Distribution Company

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE 1.        Definitions

ARTICLE 2.        Operational Requirements

ARTICLE 3:        Operation and Maintenance

ARTICLE 4.        Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, SCADA

ARTICLE 5.        Revenue Metering

ARTICLE 6.        Protective Relaying and Control

ARTICLE 7.        Planning and Obligation to Serve

ARTICLE 8.        Transmission Service Level

ARTICLE 9.        New Construction and Modification

ARTICLE 10.        Access to Facilities

ARTICLE 11.        Notifications and Reporting

ARTICLE 12.        Safety

ARTICLE 13.        Environmental Compliance and Procedures

ARTICLE 14.        Billings and Payment

ARTICLE 15.        Applicable Regulations and Interpretation

ARTICLE 16.        Force Majeure

ARTICLE 17.        Indemnification

ARTICLE 18.        Insurance

ARTICLE 19.        Several Obligations

ARTICLE 20.        Confidentiality

ARTICLE 21.        Breach, Default and Remedies

ARTICLE 22.        Term

ARTICLE 23.        Assignment/Change in Corporate Identity

ARTICLE 24.        Subcontractors

ARTICLE 25.        Dispute Resolution

ARTICLE 26.        Miscellaneous Provisions

		
	EXHIBIT 1.
	Interconnection Points (Substations) Addendum 7, Final 

 11/28/12

EXHIBIT 2.        Contact Information for Local Distribution Company's 
Representatives and Transmission Provider's Representatives

EXHIBIT 3.        Special Manufacturing Contracts Influenced by Transmission 
System

EXHIBIT 4.        Metering Specifications

		
	EXHIBIT 5.
	Respective Ownership of Substation Facilities Since August 7, 2007 - Addendum 5, Final 11/28/12

		
	EXHIBIT 6.
	Jointly Owned Assets - Ownership by Percent of Major Equipment Addendum 7, Final 11/28/12

Amendment  and Restatement of the
DISTRIBUTION TRANSMISSION INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT

This Amendment and Restatement of the April 1, 2001 Distribution Transmission  Interconnection Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into April 29, 2002, by and between the Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC, a Michigan corporation (“Transmission Provider”), having a place of business at 27175 Energy Way, Novi, Michigan 48377, and Consumers Energy Company (“Local Distribution Company”), a Michigan company, doing business in Michigan and having a place of business at One Energy Plaza, Jackson, Michigan,  49201.  Transmission Provider and Local Distribution Company are individually referred to herein as a "Party” and collectively as “Parties.”  This Agreement amends, restates and completely replaces the April 1, 2001 Distribution Transmission Interconnection Agreement between the Parties, effective on the date indicated above.

WHEREAS, Transmission Provider requires access to parts of Local Distribution Company's assets, and Local Distribution Company requires access to parts of Transmission Provider's assets; and

WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to execute this mutually acceptable Agreement in order to provide interconnection of the Local Distribution Company with the Transmission Provider and to define the continuing rights, responsibilities, and obligations of the Parties with respect to the use of certain of their own and the other Party's property, assets, and facilities.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their respective commitments set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties covenant and agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1.  Definitions

Wherever used in this Agreement with initial capitalization, the following terms shall have the meanings specified or referred to in this Article 1.

		
	1.1
	Administrative Committee means the committee established pursuant to Article 6 of the Operating Agreement dated April 1, 2001, as amended and restated, between Local Distribution Company and Transmission Provider.

		
	1.2
	Agreement means this Interconnection Agreement between Local Distribution Company and Transmission Provider, including all attachments hereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented, or modified in accordance with its terms

		
	1.3
	Black Start Capability shall mean a generating unit that is capable of starting without an outside electrical supply.

		
	1.4
	Black Start Plan shall mean a plan utilizing Black Start Capability designed and implemented by the Transmission Provider in conjunction with its interconnected generation and distribution customers, Distribution System Control, other electric systems, its Security Coordinator and ECAR, to energize portions of the Transmission System which are de-energized as a result of a widespread system disturbance.

		
	1.5
	Commission shall mean the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), or its successor.

		
	1.6
	Confidential Information shall have the meaning set forth in Section 20.1 hereof.

		
	1.7
	Control Area shall mean an electric system, bounded by interconnection metering and telemetry.  Generation within the Control Area is directed to operate in a manner prescribed by guidelines established by ECAR and NERC and in accordance with Good Utility Practice to (a) maintain scheduled interchange with other Control Areas, (b) maintain the operating frequency and (c) provide sufficient generating capacity to maintain operating reserves.

		
	1.8
	Distribution System shall mean the equipment and facilities and the Interconnection Equipment owned by the Local Distribution Company and used to deliver power and energy to end users including transformers, switches, and feeders rated at Nominal Voltage of 138 kilovolts (kV) or less.

		
	1.9
	Distribution System Control shall mean the entity that has the ability and the obligation to operate the Distribution System Control Area to ensure that the aggregate electrical demand and energy requirements of the load is met at all times, taking into account scheduled and reasonably expected unscheduled outages of system elements.

		
	1.10
	Distribution System Control Area shall mean a Control Area whose load and generation, and other bulk power supply points are integrated by the Transmission System.

		
	1.11
	Distribution System Control Center shall mean the electric Distribution System Control Center(s) that is/are responsible for monitoring and controlling the Distribution System in real time.

		
	1.12
	Distribution Transformer shall mean an electrical transformer which, generally, has its secondary low-side windings rated at Nominal Voltage of less than 138 kV.

		
	1.13
	Due Diligence shall mean the exercise of good faith efforts to perform a required act on a timely basis and in accordance with Good Utility Practice using the necessary technical and personnel resources.

		
	1.14
	ECAR is an acronym, which stands for the East Central Area Reliability coordination agreement.  This is the Agreement under which Transmission Providers, who are signatories of the agreement, establish regional coordination practices and guides to govern the electric coordinated operation and reliability of the East Central Region of North America.

		
	1.15
	Effective Date shall mean the closing date as defined in the Membership Interests Purchase Agreement between the Parties.

		
	1.16
	Eligible Customer shall have the same meaning as that term is defined under the Transmission Provider's OATT on file with the FERC.

		
	1.17
	Emergency means a condition or situation that in the reasonable good faith determination of the affected Party in accordance with Good Utility Practice contributes to an existing or imminent physical threat of danger to life or a significant threat to health, property or the environment.

		
	1.18
	Extended Outage shall mean an Unplanned Outage, in which facilities are automatically removed from service (typically by relay-action operating circuit breakers), with a duration of more than two (2) minutes.

		
	1.19
	FERC shall mean the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or its successor federal agency.

		
	1.20
	Force Majeure shall have the meaning set forth under Article 16 hereof.

		
	1.21
	Forced Outage shall mean an Unplanned Outage, in which facilities are removed from service by operator intervention and not automatically such as by relay-action operating circuit breakers.

		
	1.22
	Good Utility Practice shall mean any of the practices, methods and acts engaged in or approved by a significant portion of the electric utility industry during the relevant time period, or any of the practices, methods and acts which, in the exercise of reasonable judgment in light of the facts known at the time the decision was made, could have been expected to accomplish the desired result at a reasonable cost consistent with good business practices, reliability, safety and expedition.  Good Utility Practice 

is not intended to be limited to the optimum practice, method, or act to the exclusion of all others, but rather includes all acceptable practices, methods, or acts generally accepted in the region.

		
	1.23
	Governmental Authority shall mean any foreign, federal, state, local or other governmental regulatory or administrative agency, court, commission, department, board, or other governmental subdivision, legislature, rulemaking board, tribunal, arbitrating body, or other governmental authority; provided such entity possesses valid jurisdictional authority to regulate the Parties and the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

		
	1.24
	ISO means Independent System Operator.

		
	1.25
	Interconnection Equipment shall mean all the equipment that is necessary for the interconnection of the Distribution System to the Transmission System which is located at the substations listed in Exhibit 1 hereto as it may be revised from time to time.

		
	1.26
	Interconnection Point(s) shall mean the point(s) at which the Distribution System is connected to the Transmission System, as set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto as it may be revised from time to time.

		
	1.27
	Interconnection Service shall mean the services provided by the Transmission Provider for the interconnection of the Distribution System with the Transmission System.  Interconnection Service does not include the right to transmission service on the Transmission System, which service shall be obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Transmission Provider's OATT.

		
	1.28
	Interconnection Standards shall be those standards provided by the Transmission Provider to the Local Distribution Company to establish and maintain interconnection operation in compliance with standards of NERC, ECAR, applicable state or federal regulations or by mutual agreement of the Parties.

		
	1.29
	Interest Rate shall mean an annual percentage rate of interest equal to the lesser of (a) the prime rate published by the Wall Street Journal (which represents the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75% of the nation's banks) on the date due, plus 2%, or (b) the highest rate permitted by law.

		
	1.30
	Jointly Owned Assets shall mean those assets in which the Transmission Provider and Local Distribution Company have undivided ownership interests. Due to the nature of substation designs, many of the supporting substation assets (e.g., station batteries, fence, control houses, ground 

grid, yard stone, steel structures, and some protective relay equipment) cannot be separated by ownership and the Parties share in the ownership of such assets.  The respective ownership of such assets by substation is shown in Exhibit 6.

		
	1.31
	Knowledge shall mean actual knowledge of the corporate officers or managers of the specified Person charged with responsibility for the particular function as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, or, with respect to any certificate delivered pursuant to the Agreement, the date of delivery of the certificate.

		
	1.32
	Least-Cost shall mean the lowest Transmission System and Distribution System facility costs, over the life of the facility, to accommodate an improvement need while adequately providing for reliability, operating, and maintenance requirements. 

		
	1.33
	Local Distribution Company shall mean Consumers Energy Company and its successors and assigns.

		
	1.34
	Local Distribution Company Provided Services shall mean those services provided by the Local Distribution Company for the Transmission Provider by mutual agreement or contract.

		
	1.35
	Local Distribution Company's Representative shall be that  person(s) identified as the point of contact for day-to-day operations of the Distribution System, identified in Section 2.3.

		
	1.36
	Momentary Outage shall mean a Distribution or Transmission System (in whole or in part) interruption in service with a duration of two (2) minutes or less.

		
	1.37
	Momentary Outage Event shall mean one or more Momentary Outages within any 60-minute period that are attributable to the same root cause.

		
	1.38
	NERC shall mean the North American Electric Reliability Council or its successor.

		
	1.39
	Network Security shall mean the ability of the Transmission System to withstand sudden disturbances such as unforeseen conditions, electric short circuits or unanticipated loss of system elements consistent with reliability principles used to design, plan, operate, and assess the actual or projected reliability of an electric system that are established by any Governmental Authority, NERC or ECAR and which are implemented by Transmission Provider or required of Transmission Provider in compliance with Security Coordinator directives.

		
	1.40
	Network Security Condition shall mean a condition or situation in which, in the reasonable good faith determination of Transmission Provider, Network Security is not satisfied or is threatened.

		
	1.41
	Nominal Voltage shall mean an accepted standard voltage level offered by the Transmission Provider, at various points on the Transmission System, including but not limited to 120 kV, 138 kV and 345 kV.

		
	1.42
	Normal System Condition shall mean any operating conditions of the Transmission System other than an Emergency or Network Security Condition.

		
	1.43
	Open Access Transmission Tariff or OATT shall mean the Open Access Transmission Tariff of the Transmission Provider on file with the FERC.

		
	1.44
	Operating Committee means the committee established pursuant to Section 6.4.3 of the Operating Agreement dated April 1, 2001, as amended and restated, between Local Distribution Company and Transmission Provider.

		
	1.45
	Party or Parties shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

		
	1.46
	Person shall mean any individual, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, or governmental entity or any department or agency thereof.

		
	1.47
	Planned Outage shall mean action by (i) Local Distribution Company or Transmission Provider to take its equipment, facilities or systems out of service, partially or completely, to perform work on specific components that is scheduled in advance and has a predetermined start date and duration pursuant to the procedures set forth in Sections 3.9.1, 3.9.2, and 3.9.4.  Planned Outage shall not include the construction of new facilities or system elements, the modification of existing facilities or system elements addressed in Article 9, which includes, but is not limited to, activities associated with the construction of third party facilities or with the modifications required to accommodate third party facilities.

		
	1.48
	Planning Committee means the committee established pursuant to Section 6.4.3 of the Operating Agreement dated April 1, 2001, as amended and restated, between Local Distribution Company and Transmission Provider.

    
		
	1.49
	Protective Relay is a device which detects abnormal power system conditions and, in response, initiates automatic control action

		
	1.50
	Protective Relay System is a group of Protective Relays and associated sensing devices and communications equipment that detects system abnormalities and performs automatic control action to mitigate or reduce adverse effects of such abnormalities.

		
	1.51
	Qualified Personnel shall mean individuals trained for their positions in accordance with Good Utility Practice.

		
	1.52
	RTO means Regional Transmission Organization.

		
	1.53
	Regulated Substance means any contaminant, hazardous waste, hazardous substance, hazardous constituent, or toxic substance, as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 USC 9601 et seq, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 USC 6901 et seq, Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 USC 2601 et seq, The Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (MCLA 324.101 et seq); or any other similar statutes now or hereafter in effect.

		
	1.54
	Release shall mean, spill, leak, discharge, dispose of, pump, pour, emit, empty, inject, leach, dump, or allow to escape into or through the environment.

		
	1.55
	Revenue Quality Metering System shall mean a system which includes current and voltage instrument transformers, secondary wiring, test switches, meter transducer(s), meter and loss compensation as set forth in Article 5.

		
	1.56
	RTU - Remote Terminal Units shall mean a device connected by a communication system to one or more master computers with appropriate software placed at various locations to collect data and perform remote control.  It may also perform intelligent autonomous control of electrical systems and report the results back to the master computer(s).

		
	1.57
	Security Coordinator shall mean a NERC-approved entity that provides the security assessment and emergency operations coordination for one or more Control Areas or transmission providers and which has operational authority under NERC standards over the Transmission Provider.

		
	1.58
	Steady-State Voltage shall mean the value of a voltage after all transients have decayed to a negligible value.  The root-mean-square value in the steady-state does not vary with time.

		
	1.59
	Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) shall mean a system that provides data acquisition, supervisory control and alarm display and control from remote field locations to control centers.

		
	1.60
	Transmission Provider shall mean the Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC and its successors and assigns.

		
	1.61
	Transmission Provider's Representative(s) shall be that person(s) identified as the point for contact for day-to-day operations of the Transmission System, identified in Section 2.3.

		
	1.62
	Transmission System shall mean all the facilities of the Transmission Provider that perform a "Transmission" function, as defined in Section 1.1 of the Easement Agreement between the Parties, dated April 29, 2002, as modified by Section 3.4 of this Agreement.

		
	1.63
	Transmission System Operations Center(s) shall mean the electric Transmission System control center(s) that is/are responsible for monitoring and controlling the Transmission System in real time.

		
	1.64
	Unplanned Outage shall mean action by Local Distribution Company or Transmission Provider to take its equipment, facilities or systems out of service, partially or completely, due to an unanticipated failure, when such removal from service was not scheduled in accordance with Sections 3.9.1, 3.9.2, and 3.9.4.  Such removal from service may be automatic such as by relay-action operating circuit breakers or by operator intervention.  Momentary interruptions are excluded from the definition of Unplanned Outages.  Unplanned Outages include Forced Outages as well as Extended Outages.

ARTICLE 2.  Operational Requirements

		
	2.1
	Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Transmission Provider shall provide Local Distribution Company Interconnection Service for each Interconnection Point identified in Exhibit 1, from the Effective Date for the term of this Agreement.

		
	2.2
	The Interconnection Points between the Transmission System and Distribution System are listed in Exhibit 1.  It shall be the Transmission Provider's responsibility to annually prepare an addendum to this exhibit that shows all new or modified interconnections.  The original Exhibit 1 and all addendums shall be retained for future reference.

		
	2.3
	Local Distribution Company's Representatives and Transmission Provider's Representatives are listed in Exhibit 2, as may be modified from time to time by either Party, giving written notice of changes regarding its

Representative(s) to the other Party.

		
	2.4
	Interconnection Standards

		
	2.4.1
	The Interconnection Point(s) shall be established and maintained in accordance with Good Utility Practice and the applicable NERC, Federal, State, OATT and ECAR standards and policies for Transmission Provider service to Local Distribution Company.

		
	2.4.2
	Reactive Power. Transmission Provider and Local Distribution Company recognize and agree that they have a mutual responsibility for maintaining voltage at the Interconnection Points.  Transmission Provider is responsible for maintaining Transmission System voltage as listed in Sections 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 and reasonably compensating for reactive power losses resulting from transmission service.  The Local Distribution Company is responsible for controlling Distribution System voltage and compensating for Distribution System reactive power losses and reactive power consumed by retail customers.  The Local Distribution Company may use a combination of static and dynamic reactive resources at various locations around the Transmission Provider's system.  The Local Distribution Company's and the Transmission Provider's SCADA systems shall be used to determine the net exchange of reactive power on a total interconnections basis.  For those distribution substations where there are no SCADA facilities in place the reactive flows shall be determined from SCADA data on the connecting lines in conjunction with computer load flow simulations.  At load levels below 90% of peak the system should be designed such that the average power factor for the sum of all Interconnection Points is between 90% lagging and 90% leading (“peak” as used here shall refer to a current year's maximum MW load for the Local Distribution Company).  For load levels above 90% of peak the power factor should be at 98% (lagging or leading), or better. If the power factor falls below this minimum the Planning Committee shall review available options and determine the best method of addressing any resulting system problems.

		
	2.5(a)
	The Local Distribution Company shall comply with Transmission Provider's reasonable operating requirements or switching procedures.  The Local Distribution Company shall verbally notify the Transmission Provider if the Local Distribution Company is unable to comply with this Section at any time during the term of the Agreement.  

		
	(b)
	The Transmission Provider shall comply with Local Distribution Company's reasonable operating requirements or switching procedures.  The Transmission Provider shall verbally notify the Local Distribution Company if the Transmission Provider is unable to comply with this Section at any time during the term of the Agreement.  

		
	2.6
	Local Distribution Company shall comply with the requests, orders, directives and requirements of Transmission Provider in its role of implementing the directives of the Security Coordinator.  Any such requests, orders, directives or requirements of Transmission Provider must be (a) issued in accordance with Good Utility Practice, (b) not unduly discriminatory, (c) otherwise in accordance with applicable tariffs or applicable federal, state or local laws, (d) in conformance with NERC operating procedures, and (e) reasonably necessary to maintain the integrity of the Transmission System.

		
	2.7
	Load Shedding

		
	2.7.1
	Local Distribution Company shall comply, as part of a Control Area program, with installation of automatic underfrequency load shedding equipment and maintain compliance with the standards set forth in NERC and ECAR operating standards and policies at Transmission Provider's expense.

		
	2.7.2
	The Transmission Provider may direct the Local Distribution Company to shed load to maintain the reliability and integrity of the Transmission System, in accordance with the OATT.  The Transmission Provider and the Local Distribution Company will comply with MPSC directives and will endeavor to minimize the impact on the Local Distribution Company customers.

2.8    Not a Reservation for Transmission Service

		
	2.8.1
	Local Distribution Company, or an Eligible Customer under the OATT, shall be responsible for making arrangements under the OATT for transmission and any ancillary services associated with the delivery of capacity and/or energy purchased or produced by the Local Distribution Company, which services shall not be provided under this Agreement.

		
	2.8.2
	Local Distribution Company and Transmission Provider make no guarantees to the other under this Agreement with respect to transmission service that is available under the Transmission Provider's OATT or any other tariff under which transmission service may be available in the region.  Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute an express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the current or future availability of transmission service.  Should the Parties enter into an arrangement under the OATT or another tariff, any terms in this Interconnection Agreement that may be in conflict with that tariff shall be subordinate to the terms of that tariff.

ARTICLE 3.  Operation and Maintenance

		
	3.1
	 The Operating Committee shall develop specific methods and procedures with respect to Local Distribution Company's and Transmission Provider's systems covering at least, but not limited to, the following areas:  safety, voltage control, outage planning and implementation, service restoration, emergency operations procedures, frequency controls, environmental matters, and maintenance planning and execution.

		
	3.2
	Exhibit 5 reflects ownership changes since August 7, 2007.  Exhibit 5 Wiring Diagrams (WDs) will be updated continuously in each Party's Drawing Management System (DMS) which is shared between the Parties and approved by both Parties at least annually when Exhibit 6 is updated to show changes in ownership.  For purpose of this Section 3.2, such submission and approval of changes shall be in writing consistent with Section 11.1.  For current ownership (reflecting ownership changes since August 7, 2007), see the WDs in the DMS.  The original Exhibit 5 WDs and all updates will be retained for future reference.  

		
	3.3
	All operation and maintenance activities will be the financial responsibility of the owning Party.  All operation and maintenance activities on Jointly Owned Assets will be under the direction and control of the Party that owns the greater percentage of the major equipment at that location.  In the case where both Parties own an equal share the Local Distribution Company shall have such direction and control.  The Parties' respective share of responsibility for the costs of all operation and maintenance activities on Jointly Owned Assets shall be the same percentage as the percentage of major equipment owned by the Party in that substation as set forth in Exhibit 6 and its subsequent addendums.  All generation-related assets owned by the Local Distribution Company in a substation will be included as a part of the Local Distribution Company's assets in making this calculation. Responsibilities related to third-party owned generation-related assets will be split according to the nominal operating voltage at the point of connection of the generation circuit. At 120kV and above the third-party generation-related assets will be included as a part of the Transmission Provider's assets for purposes of making this calculation. Below 120 kV the third-party generation-related assets will be included as a part of the Local Distribution Company's assets for purposes of making this calculation. Major equipment shall be defined as main power transformers, 23 kV, 46 kV, 138 kV, and 345 kV circuit breakers, power system regulators and reclosers, and 46 kV and 138 kV capacitor banks. (Any three-phase installation of such equipment shall count as a 

single unit). Exhibit 6 will be updated with an addendum at least annually by the Transmission Provider and approved in writing by the Local Distribution Company to show all changes in equipment ownership in the joint substations.  The original Exhibit 6 and all addendums will be retained for future reference. In those substations where each Party owns assets each Party shall be financially responsible for its appropriate share of station power energy usage.

		
	3.4
	The Parties agree that the principles upon which the initial identification was made of facilities as being either Transmission or Distribution (See the definitions of "Transmission" and "Distribution" in Section 1.1 of the Amended and Restated Easement Agreement dated April 29, 2002 between the Parties) shall continue to be applied for the future unless modification is agreed to by both Parties.  Should future system modifications result in the reclassification of assets, the Parties agree to convey ownership of those assets to the appropriate Party.  However, no such reclassification shall affect how the other Sections of this Agreement are applied until there is a change in ownership of the facilities involved and until any related changes are made to this Agreement and its exhibits.  Upon such a change in ownership, the Planning Committee shall revise Exhibits 6 and/or 7 when needed to reflect the change in ownership.    The conveyed facilities shall be priced at 1.18 times the seller's net plant value but in any case shall not be less than zero dollars (i.e. no payment from seller to purchaser will occur as a result of net plant value being less than zero).  As used herein, “net plant value” shall mean the asset's original cost depreciated according to the seller's accepted accounting method. In addition, should either Party plan to abandon or otherwise take out of service any facilities which could be of use as part of the other Party's system, it shall offer to convey to the other Party such facilities before they are taken out of service under the same pricing formula outlined above.  All types of conveyances discussed in this paragraph shall be subject to the following conditions:

		
	(a)
	The Planning Committee shall within 12 months of the Effective Date of this Agreement develop appropriate timeframes and procedures for accomplishing such conveyances.

		
	(b)
	At least 12 months (or as close as feasible to 12 months) before implementing system modifications which would result in such a conveyance, the Party planning to do such modifications shall notify the other Party of such plans.  The other Party, if it wishes, shall then have 2 months within which to propose an alternative modification which is consistent with Good Utility Practice, which would reduce or eliminate the need for conveyances, and which would cost the Party seeking to do the modifications no more than the originally proposed modification.  If such an alternative is provided in a timely manner, the 

Party proposing to do the modification shall consider the alternative and shall not unreasonably refuse to pursue the alternative instead of the original proposal.

		
	(c)
	Possible impediments to timely conveying the property in question (e.g. difficulty in getting release from the conveyor's indenture) shall be referred to the Administrative Committee.  The Administrative Committee is authorized to modify the requirements of this Section with regard to such a specific proposed modification however it deems appropriate in light of the possible impediment and other circumstances.

		
	3.5
	Each Party shall operate any equipment that might reasonably be expected to have impact on the operations of the other Party in a safe and efficient manner and in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, NERC operating practices, and Good Utility Practice, and otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Each Party shall comply with the reasonable requests, orders, directives and requirements of the other Party, which are authorized under this 

Agreement.

		
	3.6(a)
	Without limiting the generality of Section 3.5, Local Distribution Company shall own, operate and maintain its Distribution System in a manner in accordance with Good Utility Practice to prevent degradation of voltage or services of the Transmission System.  The Local Distribution Company shall be responsible for the costs to repair or replace the Distribution System and Local Distribution Company's Interconnection Equipment.

		
	3.6(b)
	Without limiting the generality of Section 3.5, Transmission Provider shall own, operate and maintain its Transmission System in a manner in accordance with Good Utility Practice to prevent degradation of voltage or services of Local Distribution Company's Distribution System.  The Transmission Provider shall be responsible for the costs to repair or replace the Transmission System and Transmission Provider's Interconnection Equipment.

		
	3.6(c)
	Without limiting the generality of Section 3.5, Local Distribution Company or Transmission Provider, as appropriate pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof, shall operate and maintain Jointly Owned Assets in a manner in accordance with Good Utility Practice to prevent degradation of voltage or services to either Party. 

		
	3.7(a)
	Except during an Emergency, Local Distribution Company shall not, without prior Transmission Provider authorization, operate any Transmission Provider circuit, including transformer, line or bus elements.  

Local Distribution Company shall retain the right to operate Transmission Provider equipment during an Emergency for imminent personnel safety threat, to prevent damage to equipment or to maintain the integrity of the Distribution System.  When practical, prior to operation of such equipment, Local Distribution Company shall provide notice to the Transmission Provider.  The Local Distribution Company shall not operate any Transmission System circuit if upon notice the Transmission Provider expressly refuses to grant permission to the Local Distribution Company.  Within five (5) working days of such Emergency, Local Distribution Company shall provide written explanation of such Emergency to Transmission Provider.

		
	3.7(b)
	Except during an Emergency, Transmission Provider shall not, without prior Local Distribution Company authorization, operate any Local Distribution Company circuit, including transformer, line or bus elements.  Transmission Provider shall retain the right to operate Local Distribution Company equipment, during an Emergency for imminent personnel safety threat, to prevent damage to equipment or to maintain the integrity of the Transmission System.  When practical, prior to operation of such equipment, Transmission Provider shall provide notice to Local Distribution Company.  Transmission Provider shall not operate any Distribution System circuit if upon notice the Local Distribution Company expressly refuses to grant permission to the Transmission Provider.  Within five (5) working days of such Emergency, Transmission Provider shall provide written explanation of such Emergency to Local Distribution Company.

		
	3.7(c)
	In an Emergency, joint facilities shall be operated by the Party able to first respond with Qualified Personnel.

		
	3.8
	Local Distribution Company and Transmission Provider shall design, install, test, calibrate, set, and maintain their respective Protective Relay equipment in accordance with Good Utility Practice, applicable federal, state or local laws and this Agreement, as set forth in Article 6 hereof.  In the case of jointly owned relaying equipment, the Party having direction and control pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof shall design, install, calibrate, set, and maintain Protective Relay equipment in 

accordance with Good Utility Practice.  Without limiting the generality of Section 3.5(c) above, costs for such work will be split between the Companies on a predetermined ownership percentage basis as set forth in the then-current version of Exhibit 6.

		
	3.9(a)
	If Transmission Provider reasonably determines that (i) any of Local Distribution Company's Interconnection Equipment fails to perform in a manner in accordance with Good Utility Practice or this Agreement, or (ii) Local Distribution Company has failed to perform proper testing or 

maintenance of its Interconnection Equipment in accordance with Good Utility Practice or this Agreement, Transmission Provider shall give Local Distribution Company written notice to take corrective action.  Such written notice shall be provided by Transmission Provider to Local Distribution Company's Representative as soon as practicable upon such determination.  If Local Distribution Company fails to initiate corrective action promptly, and in no event later than seven (7) days after the delivery of such notification, and if in Transmission Provider's reasonable judgment leaving Local Distribution Company's Distribution System connected with Transmission System would create an Emergency or Network Security Condition, Transmission Provider may, with as much prior verbal notification to Local Distribution Company and Distribution System Control as practicable, open only the Interconnection Point(s) needing corrective action connecting the Local Distribution Company and Transmission Provider until appropriate corrective actions have been completed by Local Distribution Company, as verified by Transmission Provider.  Prior to taking such action, Transmission Provider shall give appropriate consideration to the needs of the Local Distribution Company's end-use customers.  Transmission Provider's judgment with regard to an interruption of service under this paragraph shall be made in accordance with Good Utility Practice and subject to Section 3.1 hereto.  In the case of such interruption, Transmission Provider shall immediately confer with Local Distribution Company regarding the conditions causing such interruption and its recommendation concerning timely correction thereof.  Both Parties shall act promptly to correct the condition leading to such interruption and to restore the connection.

		
	3.9(b)
	If Local Distribution Company reasonably determines that (i) any of Transmission Provider's Interconnection Equipment fails to perform in a manner in accordance with Good Utility Practice or this Agreement, or (ii) Transmission Provider has failed to perform proper testing or maintenance of its Interconnection Equipment in accordance with Good Utility Practice or this Agreement, Local Distribution Company shall give Transmission Provider written notice to take corrective action.  Such written notice shall be provided by Local Distribution Company to Transmission Provider's Representative as soon as practicable upon such determination.  If Transmission Provider fails to initiate corrective action promptly, and in no event later than seven (7) days after the delivery of such notification, and if in Local Distribution Company's reasonable judgment leaving Transmission System connected with Local Distribution Company's Distribution System would create an Emergency, Local Distribution Company may, with as much prior verbal notification to Transmission Provider and Distribution System Control as practicable, open only the Interconnection Point(s) needing corrective action connecting the Transmission Provider and Local Distribution Company until appropriate corrective actions have been completed by Transmission Provider, as 

verified by Local Distribution Company.  Local Distribution Company's judgment with regard to an interruption of service under this paragraph shall be made in accordance with Good Utility Practice and subject to Section 3.1 hereto.  In the case of such interruption, Local Distribution Company shall immediately confer with Transmission Provider regarding the conditions causing such interruption and its recommendation concerning timely correction thereof.  Both Parties shall act promptly to correct the condition leading to such interruption and to restore the connection.

3.10    Outages

		
	3.10.1
	Outage Authority and Coordination.  In accordance with Good Utility Practice, each Party may, in close cooperation with the other, remove from service its system elements that may impact the other Party's system as necessary to perform maintenance or testing or to replace installed equipment.  Absent the existence of an Emergency, the Party scheduling a removal of a system element from service will schedule such removal on a date mutually acceptable to both Parties, in accordance with Good Utility Practice.

		
	3.10.2
	The Parties shall coordinate inspections, Planned Outages, and maintenance of their respective equipment, facilities and systems so as to minimize the impact on the availability, reliability and security of both Parties' systems and operations when the outage is likely to have a materially adverse impact on the other Party's system or the Local Distribution Company's end-use customers.  Subject to the confidentiality provisions of Article 20, on or before October 1 of each year during the term hereof, the Parties shall exchange non-binding Planned Outage schedules for the following calendar year, which shall be developed and followed in accordance with Good Utility Practice, for the Distribution System and Transmission System.  The Parties shall communicate the outage schedules as promptly as possible, provided that in no event shall such schedule be provided less than fifteen (15) days prior to a Planned Outage.  The Parties shall keep each other updated regarding any changes to such schedules.

		
	3.10.3
	Unplanned Outages

		
	3.10.3.1
	Distribution System Unplanned Outage.  In the event of an Unplanned Outage of a system element of the Distribution System adversely affecting the Transmission System, the Local Distribution Company will act in accordance with Good Utility Practice to promptly restore 

that system element to service unless the Local Distribution Company obtains concurrence from the Transmission Provider that some deferral is reasonable, and this concurrence shall not be unreasonably withheld.  The Local Distribution Company shall plan and maintain its Distribution System such that the average length of distribution system outages having a direct impact on the Transmission System shall not exceed 166 minutes per event on an annual basis.  For any year in which the average outage duration exceeds this limit, the Local Distribution Company shall develop a plan to improve the outage restoration process and reduce outages and shall obtain the Transmission Provider's concurrence with this plan.  Within forty-eight hours (48) of the beginning of any Unplanned Outage, the Local Distribution Company shall provide the Transmission Provider with a restoration plan.

		
	3.10.3.2
	Transmission System Unplanned Outage.  In the event of an Unplanned Outage of a system element of the Transmission System adversely affecting the Local Distribution Company's Distribution System, the Transmission Provider will restore the system to normal as soon as possible unless the Transmission Provider obtains concurrence from the Local Distribution Provider that some deferral is reasonable, and this concurrence shall not be unreasonably withheld.  The Transmission Provider shall plan and maintain its Transmission System such that the average length of Transmission System outages having a direct 

impact on customers of the Local Distribution Company shall not exceed 166 minutes on an annual basis.  For any year in which the average outage duration exceeds this limit, the Transmission Provider shall develop a plan to improve the outage restoration process and reduce outages and shall obtain the Local Distribution Company's concurrence with this plan.  Within forty-eight hours (48) of the beginning of any Unplanned Outage the Transmission Provider shall provide the Local Distribution Company with a restoration plan.  For any 138 kV system outage it is expected that the system will be restored to its normal configuration within seven (7) days; for any 345 kV system outage it is expected that the system will be restored to its normal configuration within thirty (30) days.  If it is expected that any Unplanned Outage will exceed these limits the Transmission Provider shall provide the Local Distribution 
Company with detailed information on measures being taken to minimize the outage time.

		
	3.10.4
	Planned Outages

		
	3.10.4.1
	Distribution System Planned Outage.  In the event of a Planned Outage of a system element of the Distribution System adversely affecting the Transmission System, the Local Distribution Company will act in accordance with Good Utility Practice to promptly restore that system element to service in accordance with its schedule for the work that necessitated the Planned Outage.

		
	3.10.4.2
	Transmission System Planned Outage.  The Transmission Provider shall review all Transmission System Planned Outages with the Local Distribution Company.  In the event of a Planned Outage of a system element of the Transmission System adversely affecting the Local Distribution Company's Distribution System, the Transmission Provider will act in accordance with Good Utility Practice to promptly restore that system element to service in accordance with its schedule for the work that necessitated the Planned Outage.

		
	3.11
	The Parties shall use best efforts in accordance with Good Utility Practice to coordinate operations in the event of any Forced or Planned Outage that affects the other Party's system.

		
	3.12
	Black Start Plan Participation.  In accordance with Good Utility Practice, Local Distribution Company agrees to participate in Transmission Provider's Black Start Plan for the Distribution System and the Transmission System, as well as any verification testing.

		
	3.13
	The Parties shall notify and make available in a timely manner, electric system modeling information necessary for the other Party to monitor, analyze, and protect its facilities in a real time environment, no less than 30 days prior to the energization of new or reconfigured network facilities.

ARTICLE 4.  Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, SCADA

		
	4.1
	If the Transmission Provider chooses to operate its own SCADA system, or to make modifications or additions to the existing system, the following terms and conditions of this Article 4 will apply.

		
	4.2
	Interconnection Points containing SCADA and communications equipment installed prior to April 1, 2001, shall be considered to satisfy the terms and conditions of this article.  For those Interconnection Points that existed prior to April 1, 2001 that did not contain SCADA and 

communications equipment, and for new Interconnection Points installed after April 1, 2001 where SCADA and communications equipment is necessary for and requested by the Transmission Provider to perform monitoring, state estimation and contingency analysis, the Local Distribution Company shall install and operate such equipment at the Transmission Provider's expense.  Each Interconnection Point or other mutually agreeable location with SCADA and communications equipment shall have one dedicated communications path to the Local Distribution Company's control center for the RTU data.  The cost of the dedicated communications path and general use station phone shall be shared on an equal basis.  Additional data paths and communications equipment requested, either emanating from the substation, the Local Distribution Company's control center, or the Transmission Provider's control center, will be at the expense of the requestor.  This data and status information may be real time or with a time delay mutually acceptable to the Parties.  The method of providing this data and control will be via an industry standard protocol such as Inter-Control Center Protocol (ICCP) or other method agreed to by the Parties.  Such data may include, but not be limited to megawatts, megavars, voltage, amperes, device status, interchange schedule error, and communication system status.

		
	4.3
	The Transmission Provider reserves the right at its expense, to require, for new, or modified Local Distribution Company Interconnection Points, installation of a Transmission Provider's RTU or installation of a dual port RTU to provide data and control directly to the Transmission Provider within the Local Distribution Company's substation.  The Local Distribution Company will assist in furnishing desired inputs for the Transmission Provider's RTU.

		
	4.4
	The operating metering system shall consist of instantaneous values of MW, MVAR, and voltage.

		
	4.4.1
	Values shall be inputted to a RTU or comparable communication device for communication with the Party having Control Area responsibility.

		
	4.4.2
	Transducers may utilize the voltage transformers and current transformer secondary circuits also utilized by the revenue metering equipment for a particular interconnection.  In such case, the performance criteria listed in Exhibit 4 of the Agreement, Metering Specifications, for the voltage transformers and the current 

transformers, shall apply.  Relaying class voltage transformers and or current transformers shall not be utilized unless mutually agreed between all the owners of the metering equipment and the Local Distribution Company.

		
	4.4.3
	Transducers shall have maximum 0.3% inaccuracy.  Transducers shall be field calibrated as necessary but at least once every ten (10) years and documentation shall be retained showing the calibration results until next calibration.

		
	4.4.4
	Telemetry shall be maintained and calibrated such that overall inaccuracy of MW, MVAR, and voltage values is less than 1.0% of full scale.

		
	4.5
	To the extent new RTUs and associated communications equipment is to be installed, the Local Distribution Company shall install or facilitate installation of the RTU and associated communications equipment as soon as practicable, provided that installation shall be accomplished within a time period of no more than 270 days following notice by Transmission Provider or prior to commissioning of any new Interconnection Points.

ARTICLE 5.  Revenue Metering

		
	5.1
	Transmission Provider shall own, operate, test and maintain any metering equipment at the Interconnection Points, as required by this Article 5 not including any metering equipment owned by the Local Distribution Company for use in metering its end-use customers.  Transmission Provider and Local Distribution Company agree that, as to all Interconnection Points in existence as of the Effective Date, no new or different metering equipment or arrangements shall be required.  For existing Interconnection Points where low-side metering exists without loss compensation, the Parties will agree to adjust the metering data in such a manner to account for any real power losses between the location of the meter and the Interconnection Point.  To the extent existing metering equipment is replaced and when new metering equipment is installed at Interconnection Points in existence as of the Effective Date, such replacements or installations shall meet the standards set in Section 5.2.  Transmission Provider shall provide, install, own, operate, test and maintain the new metering equipment located at the Interconnection Points.

		
	5.2
	The Revenue Quality Metering System shall consist of all instrument transformers (current and voltage), secondary wiring, test switches, and meter(s) required to determine the metering values for record for any given metering point.

5.2.1    Metering shall be form 9, 3-element for 4-wire systems and form 5, 2-element for 3-wire systems.

5.2.2    Meters shall measure, at a minimum, megawatt hours and megavar hours and have bi-directional capability, where applicable.  All measured values shall have individual outputs where applicable and a minimum 35-day interval data recording capability for each measured value.

5.2.3    Whenever feasible, any new metering facilities shall be located at the same physical location as the Interconnection Point.  If it is not reasonable to have the metering facilities and the Interconnection Point at the same physical location, the metering data will be adjusted to account for real power losses between the location of the meter and the Interconnection Point.

5.2.4    Transmission Provider shall maintain records that demonstrate compliance with all meter tests and maintenance conducted in accordance with Good Utility Practice for the life of the Interconnection Point.  Local Distribution Company shall have reasonable access to the records.

5.2.5    For installations where the metering is performed using loss compensation, the factory certified test results of the power transformer, if available, including load, no-load losses and calculated meter loss calculations, shall be recorded in a written record.  Local Distribution Company shall have reasonable access to the records.

5.2.6    Transmission Provider shall maintain records of the factory certified test results, or the utility test shop test results, showing compliance of the meters with the applicable metering test standards.

5.2.7    Transmission Provider's Metering equipment shall be tested by Transmission Provider at its own expense not less than once every year, unless an extension of the testing cycle is agreed upon by the Parties.  The accuracy of such metering equipment shall be maintained by Transmission Provider in accordance with applicable regulatory 

standards.  At the request of either Party, special tests shall be made.  If any special meter test discloses the metering device to be registering within acceptable limits of accuracy as specified herein, then the Party requesting such special meter test shall bear the expense thereof.  Otherwise, the 
expense of such test shall be borne by the owner.  Representatives of either Party shall be afforded opportunity to be present at all routine or special tests and upon occasions when any readings for purposes of settlements hereunder are taken from meters not producing an automatic record.

5.2.8    If, as a result of any test, any meter shall be found to be registering more than two (2) percent above or below one hundred (100) percent of accuracy, the account between the Parties hereto shall be corrected for a period equal to one-half of the elapsed time since the last prior test, according to the percentage of inaccuracy so found, except that if the meter shall have become defective or inaccurate at a reasonably ascertainable time since the last prior test of such meter, the correction shall extend back to such time.  No meter shall be left in service if found to be more than two (2) percent above or below one hundred (100) percent of accuracy.  Should metering equipment at any time fail to register, the energy delivered shall be determined from the best available data.  All meters shall be kept under seal, such seals to be broken only when the meters are to be tested or adjusted.

5.2.9    Test switches shall be installed to allow independent testing and/or replacement of each meter and transducer utilizing the secondary circuit so as not to interrupt the operation of other devices utilizing the secondary circuit.

5.2.10    In substations where an RTU or other remote data collecting and telecommunication device is present, meters shall have form C, 3-wire outputs with programmable values determined by the Transmission Provider for bi-directional MWHs and MVARs.

5.2.11    In the event an interconnection meter needs replacement or repair, a representative from Local Distribution Company shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be present during such repair or replacement.

ARTICLE 6.  Protective Relaying and Control

		
	6.1
	Transmission Provider and the Local Distribution Company shall, in accordance with Good Utility Practice, coordinate, review and approve all new Protective Relaying equipment, including equipment settings, Protective Relay schemes, drawings, and functionality associated with each Interconnection Point.  Protective Relaying equipment and schemes installed before the date of this agreement shall be considered to satisfy 

the terms and conditions of this Article 6.  When existing equipment or schemes are replaced or when new equipment or schemes are installed per this Article 6 or in association with new Interconnection Points, then the terms and conditions of Article 6 shall apply.  Each Party shall incur the expense for the work on its system.

		
	6.2
	To the extent that there is generation on the Distribution System which, in the reasonable judgment of either Party, may contribute material amounts of current to a fault on the Transmission System, the Local Distribution Company shall have and enforce standards to ensure the provision, installation and maintenance of relays, circuit breakers, and all other devices necessary to 

promptly remove any fault contribution of such generation to any short circuit occurring on the Transmission System and not otherwise isolated by the Transmission Provider equipment.  Such standards will be included in the Local Distribution Company's connection requirements for generation.  Transmission Provider and Local Distribution Company shall not be responsible for protection of such generation.

		
	6.3
	Transmission Provider shall own, operate, maintain and test those Protective Relay Systems that control their breakers or equivalent protective devices.  Local Distribution Company shall own, operate, maintain, and test those Protective Relay Systems that control their breakers or equivalent protective devices governed by this Article 6.  The Parties shall maintain, and, as necessary, upgrade their respective Protective Relay Systems and shall provide the other Party with access to available copies of operation and maintenance manuals and test records for all relay equipment upon request.  The Transmission Provider will provide protective relay settings for the relays that control breakers or equivalent protective devices owned by the Local Distribution Company that also protect Transmission Provider's equipment.  The Local Distribution Company will review and apply the settings.

		
	6.4
	The owner (Transmission Provider or Local Distribution Company) of the line will provide the relay communication channel necessary for line protection at its expense.  Owner will participate with other Party to test communication schemes upon request without charge.

		
	6.5
	The Parties shall test their respective relays associated with the Interconnection Points for correct calibration and operation.  Parties shall coordinate design, installation, operation, and testing of Protective Relay schemes to insure that such relays operate in a coordinated manner so as to not cause adverse operating conditions on the other Party's system.

		
	6.6
	Local Distribution Company shall be responsible for Protective Relay maintenance, calibration and functional testing of relay systems that protect Local Distribution Company's equipment associated with the Interconnection Points and that protect Transmission Provider from Local Distribution Company's Interconnection Equipment to the extent such calibration and testing are in accordance with Good Utility Practice.  All such maintenance and testing must be performed by Qualified Personnel selected by the Local Distribution Company.  In addition, Local Distribution Company shall allow Transmission Provider to conduct visual inspection of all Protective Relays and associated maintenance records directly related to the interconnection.  Related maintenance and operational records shall be maintained by the Local Distribution Company in accordance with Good Utility Practice.  Upon completion of Protective Relay calibration testing and relay functional testing, Local Distribution Company shall make available copies of test reports and related records for review by Transmission Provider upon request.  Local Distribution Company shall review test reports and document that Protective Relay System's tests and settings, as shown on such test reports, have been done in accordance with the equipment's specifications and Good Utility Practice.

		
	6.7(a)
	As Transmission Provider's system protection requirements change, Transmission Provider will upgrade its Protective Relaying System in accordance with Good Utility Practice.  If these upgrades affect the serviceability and acceptability of the Protective Relaying Systems on the Interconnection Equipment which may be installed, owned, and operated by Local Distribution Company, the Local Distribution Company must upgrade its Protective Relay Systems at its expense (unless such modifications are required in association with the addition of generation to the system in which case Section 9.8 shall apply) as necessary to bring them into compatibility with that installed by Transmission Provider.  Transmission Provider shall give Local Distribution 

Company notice of such upgrade as soon as practicable prior to the anticipated date of such upgrade. Any proposed protective system upgrades shall be reviewed by the Planning Committee in accordance with Section 7.3 (vi) hereof.

		
	6.7(b)
	As Local Distribution Company's system protection requirements change, Local Distribution Company will upgrade its Protective Relaying System in accordance with Good Utility Practice.  If these upgrades affect the serviceability and acceptability of the Protective Relaying Systems on the Interconnection Equipment which may be installed, owned, and operated by Transmission Provider, Transmission Provider must upgrade its Protective Relaying Systems at its expense (unless such modifications are required in association with the addition of generation to the system in which case Section 9.8 shall apply) as necessary to bring them into compatibility with that installed by Local Distribution Company.  Local Distribution Company shall give Transmission Provider notice of such upgrade as soon as practicable prior to the anticipated date of such 

upgrade. Any proposed protective system upgrades shall be reviewed by the Planning Committee in accordance with Section 7.3 (vi) hereof.  

		
	6.8
	Local Distribution Company shall provide necessary space to install or expand relay panels for substation system protection if requested by Transmission Provider.  Any incremental costs required to accommodate such request shall be the responsibility of the Transmission Provider.

		
	6.9
	Transmission Provider shall provide the necessary space to install or expand relay panels for substation system protection if requested by Local Distribution Company.  Any incremental costs required to accommodate such request shall be the responsibility of the Local Distribution Company.

		
	6.10
	Each Party will provide access to the other to fault recorder, sequence of events and relay information such as dial up access of digital relays.

ARTICLE 7.  Planning and Obligation to Serve

		
	7.1
	Adequacy Obligation.  Subject to applicable regulatory approvals, including adherence to Least-Cost planning requirements and principles, adherence to applicable NERC, ECAR or other regional reliability council or successor organization's reliability requirements, and all other applicable operating reliability criteria and subject to the oversight and direction of the appropriate RTO or ISO, the Transmission Provider shall operate, maintain, plan and construct its Transmission System in accordance with Good Utility Practice in order to:

		
	(i)
	deliver on a reliable basis the projected capacity and energy needs of all loads served by the Local Distribution Company's Distribution System and dependent upon the Transmission Provider's facilities for delivery of such energy to the Distribution System; 

		
	(ii)
	provide needed support to the Local Distribution Company where a transmission addition is the Least-Cost electric solution to an improvement need, including but not limited to, the reliability needs of the Local Distribution Company; and

		
	(iii)
	deliver energy from both existing and new generating facilities connected to and dependent upon Transmission Provider's transmission of such energy

		
	7.2
	With regard to planning and construction of projects which affect Local Distribution Company and Local Distribution Company's load-serving area, the Parties shall develop methods and procedures covering at least the following areas:

		
	(i)
	coordination between short-term and long-term distribution and transmission planning;

		
	(ii)
	developing and sharing computer simulation models needed to support Transmission Provider and Local Distribution Company planning activities;

		
	(iii)
	coordination of permitting (including local and state approvals) and siting;

		
	(iv)
	engineering and scheduling of new projects;

		
	(v)
	construction and inspection standards;

		
	(vi)
	information-sharing and priority-setting; and

		
	(vii)
	health and safety issues.

		
	7.3
	With respect to Local Distribution Company's load-serving area, the Planning Committee, shall:

		
	(i)
	implement the methods and procedures developed pursuant to Section 7.2;

		
	(ii)
	review planning studies and reports regarding projects needed or proposed for the area in the next five (5) years, or as determined by the Planning Committee;

		
	(iii)
	recommend additional studies or evaluation of plans;

		
	(iv)
	follow Least-Cost planning principles in recommending specific projects; 

		
	(v)
	at least once every year, prepare a planning report which shall include in priority order a list of projects proposed by either Party for the next year, the estimated costs of such projects, and the timetable for such projects, including the in-service date; and

		
	(vi)
	review proposed programmatic changes to the electric system, including protective system upgrades

		
	7.4
	If the Parties agree upon the need for any such project, they shall cooperate and coordinate in seeking all necessary regulatory approvals for such project.  Transmission Provider shall coordinate and cooperate with Local Distribution Company with respect to all communications and commitments to municipal, county, and state agencies involved in such project.

		
	7.5
	If Local Distribution Company proposes construction of a transmission project and Transmission Provider does not agree that such project is needed, Local Distribution Company shall have the right to petition an appropriate RTO, ISO or applicable regulatory agency for a declaratory ruling on whether the proposed project is needed pursuant to Transmission Provider's public-utility duty to plan and construct a reliable, adequate Transmission System.

		
	7.6
	Load Growth and Reliability Needs.  Transmission Provider is obligated to plan and install any Transmission System components that may be necessary, as determined by a Least-Cost planning process in accordance with Section 7.1 and consistent with the established and consistently applied reliability criteria of the Parties, to accommodate Local Distribution Company's planned load growth and planned reliability improvements.  Transmission Provider will construct new interconnections to Local Distribution Company facilities in accordance with Transmission Provider's planning criteria, other agreements in effect between the Parties, and 

Good Utility Practice.  Transmission Provider shall bear the responsibility for such planning and installing in accordance with this Article 7.  Transmission Provider's obligations under this Section 7.6 shall include the planning and installation of any new Interconnection Points that may be necessary to accommodate Local Distribution Company's planned load growth and planned reliability improvements.  Recovery of the cost of such additions shall be in accordance with the OATT or other applicable tariff.

		
	7.7
	Local Distribution Company shall be the first point of contact and the wire-services provider for end-use customers.

		
	7.8
	Transmission Provider shall annually submit to Local Distribution Company, no later than February 1 of each year:

		
	(i)
	Transmission Provider's plans covering the next five (5) years, or as determined by the Planning Committee, for installing Transmission System components that may be necessary to accommodate Local Distribution Company's planned load growth and reliability improvements as described in Section 7.6.  Transmission Provider's plans shall include, but not be limited to, 

cost estimates and installation schedules for Transmission System components, and shall provide specific detail sufficient to allow Local Distribution Company to compare Transmission Provider's plans with Local Distribution Company's in-service requirements to meet its planned load growth and reliability needs.

		
	(ii)
	A description of any changes to the Local Distribution Company's Distribution System that may be needed to accommodate Transmission Provider's plans set forth in Section 7.8(i) will be requested by the Transmission Provider.

		
	(iii)
	Projected voltage levels under Normal System Conditions and Transmission Provider's FERC 715 Planning criteria conditions at anticipated annual peak load and 80% of anticipated annual peak load for each Interconnection Point with planned additions for the next five (5) years, or as determined by the Planning Committee.

		
	7.9
	Local Distribution Company shall annually submit to Transmission Provider,

		
	(a)
	no later than December 1 of each year, the most recent actual summer and winter demands in megawatts (MW) and megavars (Mvar) for all Interconnection Points connected to the Transmission System at the time of the Transmission Provider's most recent seasonal system peaks (Transmission Provider must provide the Local Distribution Company the day and hour of such peak no later than September 1); and

		
	(b)
	no later than February 1 of each year:

		
	(i)
	annual peak demand forecasts in MW for each Local Distribution Company Interconnection Point to the Transmission System for the next five (5) years, or as determined by the Planning Committee, together with corresponding projected power factors; and

		
	(ii)
	planned facility (new Interconnection Points) connections to the Transmission System for the next five (5) years, or as determined by the Planning Committee.

ARTICLE 8.  Transmission Service Level

		
	8.1
	Subject to applicable regulatory approvals, including adherence to Least-Cost planning requirements and principles, adherence to applicable NERC, ECAR or other regional reliability council or successor 

organization's reliability requirements, and all other applicable operating reliability criteria and subject to the oversight and direction of the appropriate RTO or ISO, the Transmission Provider shall operate, maintain, plan and construct its Transmission System in accordance with Good Utility Practice to provide the following service levels:

		
	(i)
	A minimum Steady-State Voltage of 0.97 Per Unit (PU) at all Interconnection Points with Local Distribution Company with all influential Transmission Provider facilities in service (no contingency conditions);

		
	(ii)
	A minimum Steady-State Voltage of 0.92 PU at all Interconnection Points with the Local Distribution Company influenced by one or more Transmission Provider facilities out of service (contingency conditions);

		
	(iii)
	A maximum Steady-State Voltage of 1.05 PU at all Interconnection Points with the Local Distribution Company during all operating conditions;

		
	(iv)
	An adequate Transmission System that shall not load Local Distribution Company facilities above normal ratings during peak load conditions with all influential Transmission Provider facilities in service (no contingency conditions);

		
	(v)
	An adequate Transmission System that shall not load Local Distribution Company facilities above emergency ratings during peak load conditions with one or more influential Transmission Provider facilities out of service (contingency conditions); 

		
	(vi)
	On a three-year rolling average, experience no more than 0.357 Momentary Outage Events per 138 kV line protective zone (system average) and 0.743 Momentary Outage Events per 345 kV line protective zone (system average) per year. As used in this Article 8 the term “year” shall mean calendar year; and the term “line protective zone” is illustrated and defined as follows: Any given electrical fault on a transmission line will trip specific circuit breakers in a normally functioning system.  All of the possible line fault locations that will trip these specific circuit breakers constitute the same line protective zone.  Physically, a line protective zone consists of the conductors located between the current transformers that provide sensing to trip the circuit breakers for a line fault; 

		
	(vii)
	Experience no more than three (3) Momentary Outage Events on any given 138 kV line protective zone and two (2) Momentary Outage Events on any given 345 kV line protective zone per year;

		
	(viii)
	On a three-year rolling average, experience no more than 0.21 Unplanned Outages per 138 kV line protective zone (system average) and 0.18 Unplanned Outages per 345 kV line protective zone (system average) per year;

		
	(ix)
	Experience no more than four (4) Unplanned Outages on any given 138 kV line protective zone and three (3) Unplanned Outages on any given 345 kV line protective zone per year;

		
	(x)
	Should the Transmission Provider fail to meet any of the requirements of Section 8.1(vi) or 8.1(viii) by more than 10% two years in a row, the Transmission Provider shall pay, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, to the Local Distribution Company, an amount equal to one half of one percent (0.5%) of the annual revenue paid by the Local Distribution Company under the applicable transmission tariff; such liquidated damages amount shall be based upon the revenue received in the second year of such failure.  Such liquidated damages amount shall be increased by one half of a percent (0.5%) for each additional 10% by which the Transmission Provider fails to meet the any of the given outage targets, up to a maximum of 4.0% of the annual revenue.  Outage events affecting 15% or more of transmission line protective zones within a 24-hour period will not be counted toward the requirements of Section 8.1. 

If transmission service does not meet the requirements of this Article 8, Transmission Provider shall present an action plan acceptable to the Local Distribution Company within sixty (60) days of non-compliance of this Article 8 to restore transmission service to the minimum standards as described in this Article 8 in a timely manner.  Should the Transmission Provider fail to correct the deficiency(s) within one year of notification from the Local Distribution Company, the Local Distribution Company shall have the right to take corrective action at the Transmission Provider's expense. The Local Distribution Company shall defer taking such actions for corrective measures normally requiring longer than one year to complete, provided the Transmission Provider is diligently pursuing such measures. 

		
	8.2
	Should the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) adopt service quality standards that the Local Distribution Company must meet that are more stringent than current historical performance; and should the 

transmission service level provided by the Transmission Provider directly or indirectly influence the Local Distribution Company's ability to meet such standards, the Local Distribution Company will promptly notify the Transmission Provider of such proposal and the Transmission Provider shall have an opportunity to participate either as a party or in cooperation with the Distribution Company, in any related MPSC hearings or proceedings. Subject to the foregoing and to any required approval by  FERC, the Transmission Provider shall be responsible for meeting its proportional share of the adopted service quality standard and for any penalties that might be assessed if the standards are not met.

		
	8.3
	Transmission Provider shall be responsible for those compensable disruptions/interruptions caused by the Transmission Provider's Transmission System to those Local Distribution Company customers under Special Manufacturing Contracts in existence at the time of execution of this document as set forth in Exhibit 3, including any contractual payments due.

ARTICLE 9.  New Construction and Modification

		
	9.1
	Subject to this Article 9, Transmission Provider may construct additional Transmission System elements or modify the existing Transmission System and Local Distribution Company may construct additional Distribution System elements or modify the existing Distribution System.  All such modifications and construction provided for herein, shall be conducted in accordance with Good Utility Practice and all applicable NERC and ECAR Standards.  The Party that modifies the system elements or constructs new system elements is obligated to maintain the transmission, distribution and communications capabilities of the other Party in accordance with Good Utility Practice to avoid or minimize any adverse impact on the other Party.  The Parties shall look to the operating history of the Local Distribution Company in the relevant geographic 

area prior to the Effective Date of this Agreement, where available, in determining what constitutes Good Utility Practice.

		
	9.2
	Notwithstanding the foregoing, no modifications to or new construction of facilities or access thereto, including but not limited to rights-of-way, fences, and gates, shall be made by either Party which might reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon the other Party with respect to operations or performance under this Agreement, without providing the other Party with sufficient information regarding the work prior to commencement to enable such Party to evaluate the impact of the proposed work on its operations.  The information provided must be of sufficient detail to satisfy reasonable Transmission Provider or Local 

Distribution Company review and operational requirements.  Each Party shall use reasonable efforts to minimize any adverse impact on the other Party.

		
	9.3
	If any Party intends to install any new facilities, equipment, systems, or circuits or any modifications to existing or future facilities, equipment, systems or circuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon the operation of the other Party, the Party desiring to perform said work shall, in addition to the requirements of Section 9.2, provide the other Party with drawings, plans, specifications and other necessary documentation for review at least 60 days prior to the start of the construction of any such installation.  This notice period shall not apply to modifications or new installations made to resolve or prevent pending Emergency or Network Security Conditions.

		
	9.4
	The Party reviewing any drawings, plans, specifications, or other necessary documentation for review shall promptly review the same and provide any comments to the performing Party no later than 30 days prior to the start of the construction of any installation. Unless system modifications are required in association with the addition of generation to the system (in which case Section 9.8 hereof shall apply) all such reviews shall be performed at no cost to either Party.  The performing Party shall incorporate all requested modifications to the extent required in accordance with Good Utility Practice and compliance with this Agreement.

		
	9.5
	Within 180 days following placing in-service of any modification or construction subject to this Article 9, the Party initiating the work shall provide “as built” drawings, plans and related technical data to the other Party.  Approval or review of any document referenced herein shall not relieve the initiating Party of its responsibility for the design or construction of any proposed facility, nor shall it subject the other Party to any liability, except with respect to the confidentiality provisions of Article 20.

		
	9.6
	Each Party shall, at its own expense, have the right to inspect or observe all maintenance activities, equipment tests, installation work, construction work, and modification work to the facilities of the other Party that could have a material effect upon the facilities or operations of the first Party.

		
	9.7
	Construction and installation of any facility shall meet all or exceed all environmental permitting requirements, reviews or approvals as required by Federal, State or local law prior to the installation of such facilities.  The Parties agree to coordinate environmental permitting related 

activities such as site review for regulated resources, permit application and project oversight (e.g. monitoring as applicable).

		
	9.8
	Whenever system modifications are required to connect generating facilities to either the Local 

Distribution Company's or the Transmission Provider's system it is expected that the party installing the generating facilities will normally be responsible for much or all of the associated costs.  The Parties agree to cooperate in sharing information regarding such projects and to individually make arrangements with the party adding the generation to obtain payment of all related costs as appropriate.

ARTICLE 10.  Access to Facilities

		
	10.1
	The Parties hereby agree to provide each other reasonable access to their respective property as may be necessary and appropriate to enable each Party to operate and maintain its respective facilities and equipment on such property.  Such right of access shall be provided in a manner so as not to unreasonably interfere with either Party's ongoing business operations, rights, and obligations.

		
	10.2
	Each Party shall provide the other Party keys, access codes or other access methods necessary to enter the other Party's facilities to exercise rights under this Agreement.  Access shall only be granted to Qualified Personnel.

ARTICLE 11.  Notifications and Reporting

		
	11.1
	Unless otherwise provided, any notice required to be given by either Party to the other Party in connection with this Agreement shall be given in writing:  (a) personally; (b) by facsimile transmission (if sender thereafter sends such notice to recipient by any of the other methods provided in this Section 11.1; (c) by registered or certified U.S. mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (d) by reputable overnight carrier, with acknowledged receipt of delivery; or (e) any other method mutually agreed by the Parties in writing.  Notice shall be deemed given on the date of receipt personally.  Notice sent by facsimile shall be deemed given on the date the transmission is confirmed by sender's facsimile machine, so long as the facsimile is sent on a business day during normal business hours of the recipient.  Otherwise, the notice shall be deemed given on the next succeeding business day.  Notice provided by mail or overnight courier shall be deemed given at the date of acceptance or refusal of acceptance shown on such receipt.

		
	11.2
	Notice to the Transmission Provider shall be to the Transmission Provider's Representative, at the addresses identified in Exhibit 2.  Notice to the Local Distribution Company shall be to the Local Distribution Company's Representative, at the addresses identified in Exhibit 2.

		
	11.3
	Each Party shall provide prompt notice describing the nature and extent of the condition, the impact on operations, and all corrective action, to the other Party of any Emergency or Network Security Condition which may be reasonably anticipated to affect the other Party's equipment, facilities or operations.  Either Party may take reasonable and necessary action, both on its own and the other Party's system, equipment, and facilities, to prevent, avoid or mitigate injury, danger, damage or loss to its own equipment and facilities, or to expedite restoration of service; provided however, that the Party taking such action shall give the other Party prior notice, if at all possible, before taking any action on the other Party's system, equipment, or facilities.

		
	11.4
	In the event of an Emergency or Network Security Condition contemplated by Section 11.3, each Party shall provide the other with such information, documents, and data necessary for operation of the Transmission System and Distribution System, including, without limitation, such information which is to be supplied to any Governmental Authority, NERC, ECAR, or Transmission System Operations Center or Distribution System Control Center.

		
	11.5
	In order to continue interconnection of the Distribution System and Transmission System, each Party shall promptly provide the other Party with all relevant information, documents, or data regarding the Distribution System and the Transmission System that would be expected to affect the Distribution System or Transmission System, and which is reasonably requested by NERC, ECAR, or any Governmental Authority.

11.6.    For routine maintenance and inspection activities on either Parties system that will require major equipment or system outages, and could impact the other Party's system, the Party performing the same shall provide the other Party with not less than seventy-two (72) hours prior notice, if practicable; provided that the provisions of Section 3.9 remain applicable to the outages, and said notice is in addition to, and does not substitute for, the requirements of Section 3.9 (maintenance and inspection activities in generating plant substations require 20 working days notification).
		
	11.7
	Transmission Provider shall notify Local Distribution Company prior to entering Local Distribution Company's facilities for routine measurements, inspections and meter reads in accordance with the requirements of Section 11.6.  Local Distribution Company shall notify Transmission Provider prior to entering Transmission Provider's facilities, including switchyards, for routine maintenance, operations, measurements, inspections and meter reads, in accordance with the requirements of Section 11.6.

		
	11.8
	Each Party shall provide prompt verbal notice to the other Party of any system alarm that applies to the other Party's equipment, unless the system alarm is automatically sent to the other Party.

		
	11.9
	Each Party shall provide a report or a copy of the data from a system events recorder, SCADA system sequence of events or digital fault recorder that applies to the other Party's equipment.

		
	11.10
	Each Party agrees to immediately notify the other Party verbally, and then in writing, of any labor dispute or anticipated labor dispute of which its management has actual Knowledge that might reasonably be expected to affect the operations of the other Party with respect to this Agreement.

ARTICLE 12.  Safety

		
	12.1
	Each Party agrees that all work performed by either Party that may reasonably be expected to affect the other Party shall be performed in accordance with Good Utility Practice and all applicable laws, regulations, safety standards, practices and procedures and other requirements pertaining to the safety of Persons or property, (including, but not limited to those of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the National Electrical Safety Code and those developed or accepted by Transmission Provider and Local Distribution Company for use on their respective systems) when entering or working in the other Party's property or facilities or switching area.  A Party performing work within the boundaries of the other Party's facilities must abide by the safety rules applicable to the site.

		
	12.2
	Each Party shall be solely responsible for the safety and supervision of its own employees, agents, representatives, and subcontractors.

		
	12.3
	Transmission Provider shall immediately report any injuries that occur while working on the Local Distribution Company's property or facilities or switching area to appropriate agencies and the Local Distribution Company's Site Representative.  Local Distribution Company shall 

immediately report any injuries that occur while working on the Transmission Provider's property or facilities or switching area to appropriate agencies and the Transmission Provider's Site Representative.  Each Party will provide the other with its clearing/tagging/lockout procedures.  For clearances requested or initiated by the Local Distribution Company on the Local Distribution Company's equipment that utilizes the Transmission Provider's equipment as an isolation device, Local Distribution Company procedures shall govern.  For clearances requested or initiated by the Transmission Provider on the Transmission Provider's' equipment that utilizes the Local Distribution Company's equipment as an isolation device, Transmission Provider procedures shall govern.  Under no circumstances shall either Party remove the other Party's protective tags without proper authorization.

ARTICLE 13.  Environmental Compliance and Procedures

		
	13.1
	Release Prevention and Response.  Each Party shall notify the other Party, verbally within 24 hours upon discovery of any Release of any Regulated Substance caused by the Party's operations or equipment that impacts the property or facilities of the other Party, or which may migrate to, or adversely impact the property, facilities or operations of the other Party and shall promptly furnish to the other Party copies of any reports filed with any governmental agencies addressing such events.  Such verbal notification shall be followed by written notification within five (5) days.  The Party responsible for the Release of any Regulated Substance on the property or facilities of the other Party, or which may migrate to, or adversely impact the property, facilities or operations of the other Party shall be responsible for:  (1) the cost and completion of reasonable remediation or abatement activity for that Release, and; (2) required notifications to governmental agencies and submitting of all reports or filings required by environmental laws for that Release.  Advance written notification (except in Emergency situations, in which verbal, followed by written notification, shall be provided as soon as practicable) shall be provided to the other Party by the Party responsible for any remediation or abatement activity on the property or facilities of the other Party, or which may adversely impact the property, facilities, or operations of the other Party.  Except in Emergency situations such remediation or abatement activity shall be performed only with the consent of the Party owning the affected property or facilities.

		
	13.2
	The Parties agree to coordinate, to the extent necessary, the preparation of site plans, reports, environmental permits, clearances and notifications required by federal and state law or regulation, including but 

not limited to Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC), Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPP), Act 451 Part 31 Part 5 Rules, CERCLA, EPCRA, TSCA, soil erosion and sedimentation control plans (SESC) or activities, wetland or other water-related permits, threatened or endangered species reviews or management and archeological clearances or notifications required by any regulatory agency or competent jurisdiction.  Notification of permits applied for and/or received will occur in a timeframe manner suitable to the interests of both Parties.

ARTICLE 14.  Billings and Payment

		
	14.1
	Any invoices payable under this Agreement shall be provided to the other Party under this Agreement during the preceding month.  Invoices shall be prepared within a reasonable time after the first day of each month.  Each invoice shall delineate the month in which services were provided, shall fully describe the services rendered and shall be itemized to reflect the services performed or provided.  The invoice shall be paid within twenty (20) days of the invoice date, or 

the first business day thereafter if the payment date falls on other than a business day.  All payments shall be made in immediately available funds payable to the other Party, or by wire transfer to a bank of the Party being paid, provided that payments expressly required by this Agreement to be mailed shall be mailed in accordance with Section 14.2.

		
	14.2
	Any payments required to be made by Local Distribution Company under this Agreement shall be made to Transmission Provider at the following address:

Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC
P.O. Box 673971
Detroit, MI 48267-3971
                

Any payments required to be made by Transmission Provider under this Agreement shall be made to Local Distribution Company at the following address:

Consumers Energy Company
One Energy Plaza
Jackson, MI  49201
Attention:  Treasurer

		
	14.3
	The rate of interest on any amount not paid when due shall be equal to the Interest Rate in effect at the time such amount became due.  Interest on delinquent amounts shall be calculated from the due date of the invoice to the date of the payment.  When payments are made by mail, invoices shall be considered as having been paid on the date of receipt by the other Party.  Nothing contained in this article is intended to limit either Party's remedies under Article 21 of this Agreement.

		
	14.4
	Payment of an invoice shall not relieve the paying Party from any responsibilities or obligations it has under this Agreement, nor shall such payment constitute a waiver of any claims arising hereunder.

		
	14.5
	If all or part of any bill is disputed by a Party, that Party shall promptly pay the amount that is not disputed and provide the other Party a reasonably detailed written explanation of the basis for the dispute pursuant to Article 26.  While the dispute is being resolved, the Parties shall continue to provide services and pay all invoiced amounts not in dispute.  Following resolution of the dispute, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to receive the disputed amount, as finally determined to be payable, along with interest accrued at the Interest Rate through the date on which payment is made, within ten (10) business days of such resolution.

		
	14.6
	Subject to the Confidentiality provisions of Article  20, within two (2) years following a calendar year, during normal business hours, Local Distribution Company and Transmission Provider shall have the right to audit each other's accounts and records pertaining to transactions under this Agreement that occurred during such calendar year at the offices where such accounts and records are maintained; provided that the audit shall be limited to those portions of such accounts and records that reasonably relate to the services provided to the other Party under this Agreement for said calendar year.  The Party being audited shall be entitled to review the audit report and any supporting materials.  To the extent that audited information includes Confidential Information, the auditing Party shall keep all such information confidential pursuant to Article  

20.

		
	14.7
	Neither Party shall be responsible for the other Party's costs of collecting amounts due under this Agreement, including attorney fees and expenses and the expenses of arbitration.

ARTICLE 15.  Applicable Regulations and Interpretation

		
	15.1
	Each Party's performance under this Agreement is subject to the condition that all requisite governmental and regulatory approvals for such performance are obtained in form and substance satisfactory to the other Party in its reasonable judgment.  Each Party shall exercise Due Diligence and shall act in good faith to secure all appropriate approvals in a timely fashion.

		
	15.2
	This Agreement and all rights, obligations, and performances of the Parties hereunder, are subject to present or future state or federal laws, regulations, or orders properly issued by state or federal bodies having jurisdiction.  When not in conflict with or pre-empted by Federal law, this Agreement shall be interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Michigan, exclusive of its conflicts of law principles.

ARTICLE 16.  Force Majeure

		
	16.1
	An event of Force Majeure means any act of God, labor disturbance, act of the public enemy, war, insurrection, riot, fire, storm or flood, explosion, breakage or accident to machinery or equipment, any curtailment, order, regulation or restriction imposed by governmental military or lawfully established civilian authorities, or any other cause beyond a Party's reasonable control.  A Force Majeure event does not include an act of negligence or intentional wrongdoing.

		
	16.2
	If either Party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by Force Majeure, to carry out its obligations under this Agreement, then, during the continuance of such inability, the obligation of such Party shall be suspended except that Transmission Provider's and Local Distribution Company's obligation under Section 16.3 of this Agreement to provide protection shall not be suspended.  The Party relying on Force Majeure shall give written notice of Force Majeure to the other Party as soon as practicable after such event occurs.  Upon the conclusion of Force Majeure, the Party heretofore relying on Force Majeure shall, with all reasonable dispatch, take all necessary steps to resume the obligation previously suspended.

		
	16.3
	Any Party's obligation to make payments already owing shall not be suspended by Force Majeure.

ARTICLE  17.  Indemnification And Limitation on Liability

		
	17.1
	Each Party shall at all times assume all liability for, and shall indemnify and save the other Party harmless from any and all damages, losses, claims, demands, suits, recoveries, costs, legal fees, expenses for injury to or death of any Person or Persons whomsoever, or for any loss, destruction of or damage to any property of third persons, firms, corporations or other entities that occurs on its own system and that arises out of or results from, either directly or indirectly, its own facilities or facilities controlled by it, unless caused by the sole negligence, or intentional wrongdoing, of the other Party.

		
	17.2
	EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 8.3, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, REVENUE OR GOOD WILL, INTEREST, LOSS BY REASON OF SHUTDOWN OR NON-OPERATION OF 

EQUIPMENT OR MACHINERY, INCREASED EXPENSE OF OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT OR MACHINERY, COST OF PURCHASED OR REPLACEMENT POWER OR SERVICES OR CLAIMS BY CUSTOMERS, WHETHER SUCH LOSS IS BASED ON CONTRACT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.

ARTICLE  18.  Insurance

18.1       The Parties agree to maintain, at their own cost and expense, the following insurance coverages for the life of this Agreement in the manner and amounts, at a minimum, as set forth below:

		
	(a)
	Workers' Compensation Insurance in accordance with all applicable State, Federal, and Maritime Law.

		
	(b)
	Employer's Liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000 per accident.

		
	(c)
	Commercial General Liability or Excess Liability Insurance in the amount of $25,000,000 per occurrence.

		
	(d)
	Automobile Liability Insurance for all owned, non-owned, and hired vehicles in the amount of $5,000,000 each accident.

		
	2.
	 A Party may, at its option, [A] be an approved self-insurer by the State of Michigan for the insurances required in 1.(a) and (d); and [B] maintain such deductibles and/or retentions under the insurance required in 1.(b) and (c) as is maintained by other similarly situated companies engaged in a similar business.  The Parties agree that all amounts of self-insurance, retentions

and/or deductibles are the responsibility of, and shall be borne by, the Party whom makes such an election.

		
	3.
	Within fifteen (15) days of the Effective Date and thereafter when requested, in writing, but not more than once every 12 months, during the term of this Agreement (including any extensions) each Party shall provide to the other Party properly executed and current certificates of insurance or evidence of approved self-insurance status with respect to all insurance required to be maintained by such Party under this Agreement.  Certificates of insurance shall provide the following information:

		
	(a)
	Name of insurance company, policy number and expiration date.

		
	(b)
	The coverage maintained and the limits on each, including the amount of deductibles or retentions, which shall be for the account of the Party maintaining such policy.

		
	(c)
	The insurance company shall endeavor to provide thirty (30) days prior written notice of cancellation to the certificate holder.

ARTICLE  19.  Several Obligations

		
	19.
	Except where specifically stated in this Agreement to be otherwise, the duties, obligations and liabilities of the Parties are intended to be several and not joint or collective.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall ever be construed to create an association, trust, partnership, or joint venture or to impose a trust or partnership duty, obligation or liability or agency relationship on or with regard to either Party.  Each Party shall be individually and severally liable for its own obligations under this Agreement.

ARTICLE  20.  Confidentiality

		
	20.1(a)
	“Confidential Information” shall mean any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information of a plan, specification, pattern, procedure, design, device, list concept, policy or compilation relating to the present or planned business of a Party, which is designated in good faith as Confidential by the Party supplying the information, whether conveyed orally, electronically, in writing, through inspection or otherwise.  Confidential Information shall include, without limitation, all information relating to a Party's technology, research and development, business affairs, and pricing, customer-specific load data that constitutes a trade secret, 

and any information supplied by either of the Parties to the other prior to the execution of this Agreement.

		
	(b)
	General.  Each Party will hold in confidence any and all Confidential Information unless (1) compelled to disclose such information by judicial or administrative process or other provisions of law or as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, or (2) to meet obligations imposed by FERC or by a state or other federal entity or by membership in NERC or ECAR (including other Transmission Providers).  Information required to be disclosed under (b)(1) or (b)(2) above, does not, by itself, cause any information provided by Local Distribution Company to Transmission Provider to lose its confidentiality.  To the extent it is necessary for either Party to release or disclose such information to a third party in order to perform that Party's obligations herein, such Party shall advise said third party of the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement and use its best efforts to require said third party to agree in writing to comply with such provisions.  Transmission Provider will develop and file with FERC standards of conduct relating to the sharing of a market-related Confidential Information with and by Transmission Provider employees.

		
	(c)
	Term:  During the term of this Agreement, and for a period of three (3) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement, except as otherwise provided in this Article 20, each Party shall hold in confidence and shall not disclose to any Person Confidential Information.

		
	(a)
	Standard of Care:  Each Party shall use at least the same standard of care to protect Confidential Information it receives as that it uses to protect its own Confidential Information from unauthorized disclosure, publication or dissemination.

		
	20.2
	Scope:  Confidential Information shall not include information that the receiving Party can demonstrate:  (1) is generally available to the public other than as a result of disclosure by the receiving Party (2) was in the lawful possession of the receiving Party on a non-confidential basis prior to receiving it from the disclosing Party; or (3) was supplied to the receiving Party without restriction by a third party, who, to the Knowledge of the receiving Party, after due inquiry was under no obligation to the disclosing Party to keep such information confidential; (4) was independently developed by the receiving Party without reference to Confidential Information of the disclosing Party; (5) is, or becomes, publicly known, through no wrongful act or omission of the receiving Party or breach of this Agreement; or (6) is required, in accordance with Section  20.1(b) of this Agreement, to be disclosed by any federal or 

state government or agency or is otherwise required to be disclosed by law or subpoena, or is necessary in any legal proceeding establishing rights and obligations under this Agreement.  Information designated as Confidential Information will no longer be deemed confidential if the Party that designated the information as confidential notifies the other Party that it no longer is confidential.

		
	20.3
	Order of Disclosure.  If a court or a government agency or entity with the right power, and apparent authority to do so requests or requires either Party, by subpoena, oral deposition, interrogatories, requests for production of documents, administrative order, or otherwise, to disclose Confidential Information, that Party shall provide the other Party with prompt notice of such request(s) or requirement(s) so that the other Party may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the terms of this Agreement.  The notifying Party shall have no obligation to oppose or object to any attempt to obtain such production except to the extent requested to do so by the disclosing Party and at the disclosing Party's expense.  If either Party desires to object or oppose such production, it must do so at its own expense.  The disclosing Party may request a protective order to prevent any Confidential Information from being made public.  Notwithstanding the absence of a protective order or waiver, the Party may disclose such Confidential Information which, in the opinion of its counsel, the Party is legally compelled to disclose.  Each Party will use reasonable effort to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded any Confidential Information so furnished.

		
	20.4
	Use of Information or Documentation.  Each Party may utilize information or documentation furnished by the disclosing Party and subject to Section 20.1 in any proceeding under Article 26 or in an administrative agency or court of competent jurisdiction addressing any dispute arising under this Agreement, subject to a confidentiality agreement with all participants (including, if applicable, any arbitrator) or a protective order.

		
	20.5
	Remedies Regarding Confidentiality.  The Parties agree that monetary damages by themselves will be inadequate to compensate a Party for the other Party's breach of its obligations under this article.  Each Party accordingly agrees that the other Party is entitled to equitable relief, by way of injunction or otherwise, if it breaches or threatens to breach its obligations under this article.

ARTICLE 21.  Breach, Default and Remedies

		
	21.1
	General.  A breach of this Agreement (“Breach”) shall occur upon the failure by a Party to perform or observe a material term or condition of this Agreement.  A default of this Agreement (“Default”) shall occur upon the failure of a Party in Breach of this Agreement to cure such Breach in accordance with Section 21.4.

		
	21.2
	Events of Breach.  A Breach of this Agreement shall include:

		
	(a)
	The failure to pay any amount when due;

		
	(b)
	The failure to comply with any material term or condition of this Agreement, including but not limited to any material Breach of a representation, warranty or covenant made in this Agreement;

		
	(c)
	A Party's abandonment of its work or the facilities contemplated in this Agreement;

		
	(d)
	If a Party:  (1) becomes insolvent; (2) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy under any provision of any federal or state bankruptcy law or shall consent to the filing of any bankruptcy or reorganization petition against it under any similar law; (3) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (4) consents to the appointment of a receiver, trustee or liquidator;

		
	(e)
	Failure of either Party to provide information or data to the other Party as required under 

this Agreement, provided the Party entitled to the information or data under this Agreement requires such information or data to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement.

		
	21.3
	Continued Operation.  Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, in the event of a Breach or Default by either Party, the Parties shall continue to operate and maintain, as applicable, facilities and appurtenances that are reasonably necessary for the Transmission Provider to operate and maintain the Transmission System, or the Local Distribution Company to operate and maintain the Distribution System, in a safe and reliable manner.

		
	21.4
	Cure and Default.  Upon the occurrence of an event of Breach, the non-Breaching Party, when it becomes aware of the Breach, shall give written notice of the Breach to the Breaching Party and to any other Person a Party to this Agreement identifies in writing to the other Party in advance.  Such notice shall set forth, in reasonable detail, the nature of the Breach, and where known and applicable, the steps necessary to 

cure such Breach.  Upon receiving written notice of the Breach hereunder, the Breaching Party shall have thirty (30) days, to cure such Breach.  If the breach is such that it cannot be cured within thirty (30) days, the Breaching Party will commence in good faith all steps as are reasonable and appropriate to cure the Breach within such thirty (30) day time period and thereafter diligently pursue such action to completion.  In the event the Breaching Party fails to cure the Breach, or to commence reasonable and appropriate steps to cure the Breach, within thirty (30) days of becoming aware of the Breach, the Breaching Party will be in Default of the Agreement.  In the event of a Default, the non-Defaulting Party has the right to take whatever action at law or equity as may be permitted under this Agreement.

		
	21.5
	Right to Compel Performance.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an event of Default, the non-Defaulting Party shall be entitled to Commence an action to require the Defaulting Party to remedy such Default and specifically perform its duties and obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, and exercise such other rights and remedies as it may have in equity or at law.

ARTICLE 22.  Term

		
	22.1
	Term.  This Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date and shall continue in full force and effect so long as any Interconnection Point is connected to the Transmission System, except that it may be terminated by mutual agreement of the Parties.

		
	22.2
	Material Adverse Change.

		
	(a)
	In the event of a material change in law or regulation that adversely affects, or may reasonably be expected to adversely affect, either Party's performance under this Agreement, including but not limited to the following:

		
	(i)
	this Agreement is not accepted for filing by the FERC without material modification or condition;

		
	(ii)
	NERC or ECAR prevents, in whole or in part, either Party from performing any provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; or

		
	(iii)
	The FERC, the United States Congress, any state, or any federal or state regulatory agency or commission implements any change in any law, regulation, rule or practice which 

materially affects or is reasonably expected to materially affect either Party's ability to perform under this Agreement.

The Parties will negotiate in good faith any amendment or amendments to the Agreement necessary to adapt the terms of this Agreement to such change in law or regulation, and the Transmission Provider shall file such amendment or amendments with FERC.

		
	(b)
	If the Parties are unable to reach agreement on any such amendments, then the Parties shall continue to perform under this Agreement to the maximum extent possible, taking all reasonable steps to mitigate any adverse effect on each other resulting from the Event.  If the Parties are unable to reach agreement on any such amendments, Transmission Provider shall have the right to make a unilateral filing with FERC to modify this Agreement pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act and Local Distribution Company shall have the right to make a unilateral filing with FERC to modify this Agreement pursuant to Section 206 of the Federal Power Act.  Each Party shall have the right to protest any such filing by the other Party and to participate fully in any proceeding before FERC.

		
	22.3
	Survival.  The applicable provisions of this Agreement shall continue in effect after expiration, cancellation or termination hereof to the extent necessary to provide for final billings, billing adjustments and the determination and enforcement of liability and indemnification obligations arising from acts or events that occurred while this Agreement was in effect.

ARTICLE 23.  Assignment/Change in Corporate Identity

		
	23.1
	Transmission Provider Assignment Rights.  Transmission Provider may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Local Distribution Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided however, that Transmission Provider may assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior consent of Local Distribution Company and may assign this Agreement to any entity(ies) in connection with a merger, consolidation, or reorganization, provided that the surviving entity(ies) or assignee owns the Transmission System, agrees in writing to be bound by all the obligations and duties of Transmission Provider provided for in this Agreement and the assignee's creditworthiness is equal to or higher than that of Transmission Provider.

		
	23.2
	Local Distribution Company Assignment Rights.  Local Distribution Company may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Transmission Provider, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided however, that Local Distribution Company may, without the consent of Transmission Provider, and by providing prior reasonable notice under the circumstances to Transmission Provider, assign, this Agreement to any entity(ies) in connection with a merger, consolidation, or reorganization, provided that the surviving entity(ies) or assignee owns the Local Distribution Company, agrees in writing to be bound by all the obligations and duties of Local Distribution Company provided for in this Agreement and the assignee's creditworthiness is equal to or higher than that of Local Distribution Company.

		
	23.3
	Assigning Party to Remain Responsible.  Any assignments authorized as provided for in this article will not operate to relieve the Party assigning this Agreement or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder of the responsibility of full compliance with the requirements of this Agreement unless (a) the other Party consents, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, 

and (b) the assignee agrees in writing to be bound by all of the obligations and duties of the assigning Party provided for in this Agreement.

		
	23.4
	This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof are binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

ARTICLE 24.  Subcontractors

		
	24.1
	Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the Parties from utilizing the services of subcontractors as they deem appropriate; provided, however, the Parties agree that, where applicable, all said subcontractors shall comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

		
	24.2
	Except as provided herein, the creation of any subcontract relationship shall not relieve the hiring Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement.  Each Party shall be fully responsible to the other Party for the acts and/or omissions of any subcontractor it hires as if no subcontract had been made.  Any obligation imposed by this Agreement upon the Parties, where applicable, shall be equally binding upon and shall be construed as having application to any subcontractor.

		
	24.3
	No subcontractor is intended to be or shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.

		
	24.4
	The obligations under this Article 26 shall not be limited in any way by any limitation on subcontractor's insurance.

		
	24.5
	Each Party shall require its subcontractors to comply with all federal and state laws regarding insurance requirements and shall maintain standard and ordinary insurance coverages.

ARTICLE 25.  Dispute Resolution

Any dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to this Contract or the breach thereof shall be brought to the Administrative Committee. If the Administrative Committee can resolve the dispute, such resolution shall be reported in writing to and shall be binding upon the Parties.  If the Administrative Committee cannot resolve the dispute within a reasonable time, the senior officer of Local Distribution Company or the senior officer of Transmission Provider may, by written notice to the senior officer of the other Party and the members of the Administrative Committee, withdraw the matter from consideration by the Administrative Committee and submit the same for resolution to the senior officers of the Parties.  If the senior officers of the Parties agree to a resolution of the matter, such resolution shall be reported in writing to, and shall be binding upon, the Parties; but if said senior officers fail to resolve the matter within five (5) Business Days after its submission to them, then the Parties agree to try in good faith to settle the dispute by mediation administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Mediation Rules before resorting to litigation.  

ARTICLE 26.  Miscellaneous Provisions

		
	26.1
	This Agreement shall constitute the entire Agreement between the Parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof.  In all other respects, special contracts or superseding rate schedules shall govern Transmission Provider's transmission service to Local Distribution Company.

		
	26.2
	No failure or delay on the part of Transmission Provider or Local Distribution Company in exercising any of its rights under this Agreement, no partial exercise by either Party of any of its rights under this Agreement, and no course of dealing between the Parties shall constitute a waiver 

of the rights of either Party under this Agreement.  Any waiver shall be effective only by a written instrument signed by the Party granting such waiver, and such shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent failure to comply therewith.

		
	26.3
	Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any other Person except the Parties hereto any rights, interests, obligations or remedies hereunder.

		
	26.4
	In the event that any clause or provision of this Agreement or any part hereof shall be held to be invalid, void, or unenforceable by any court or Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction, said holding or action shall be strictly construed and shall not affect the validity or effect of any other provision hereof, and the Parties shall endeavor in good faith to replace such invalid or unenforceable provisions with a valid and enforceable provision which achieves the purposes intended by the Parties to the greatest extent permitted by law.

		
	26.5
	The article and section headings herein are inserted for convenience only and are not to be construed as part of the terms hereof or used in the interpretation of this Agreement.

		
	26.6
	In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.  Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise.  The word “including” in this Agreement shall mean including without limitation.

		
	26.7
	This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original.

		
	26.8
	Each Party shall act as an independent contractor with respect to the provision of services hereunder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Transmission Provider and Local Distribution Company have caused this instrument to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written.

CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY

By:  _/s/ Garrick J. Rochow ________________
Name:  Garrick J. Rochow
Title:         Vice President of Energy Delivery

MICHIGAN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION COMPANY, LLC

By: ITC Holdings Corp., its manager

By:  _/s/ Gregory Ioanidis____________________
Name:  Gregory Ioanidis
Title:         Vice President 

EXHIBIT 1 - Interconnection Points (Substations) Addendum 7,       Final 11/28/12

Substation

		
	1
	Abbe

		
	2
	Acme (04/10)

		
	3
	Alcona

		
	4
	Alder Creek

		
	5
	Alger

		
	6
	Algoma

		
	7
	Alma

		
	8
	Almeda

		
	9
	Alpena

		
	10
	Alpine

		
	11
	Amber

		
	12
	American Bumper

		
	13
	Arthur (06/06)

		
	14
	Aubil Lake

		
	15
	Backus

		
	16
	Bagley

		
	17
	Bangor

		
	18
	Baraga (12/07)

		
	19
	Bard Road

		
	20
	Barnum Creek

		
	21
	Barry

		
	22
	Bass Creek

		
	23
	Batavia

		
	24
	Bay Road

		
	25
	Bayberry

		
	26
	Beals Road

		
	27
	Becker

		
	28
	Beecher

		
	29
	Begole

		
	30
	Bell Road

		
	31
	Bennington

		
	32
	Beveridge

		
	33
	Bilmar

		
	34
	Bingham

		
	35
	Birchwood (06/12)

		
	36
	Black River

		
	37
	Blackman

		
	38
	Blackstone

		
	39
	Blinton

		
	40
	Blue Water

		
	41
	Bluegrass

		
	42
	Boardman

		
	43
	Boxboard

		
	44
	Bricker

		
	45
	Brickyard

		
	46
	Briggs & Stratton

		
	47
	Broadmoor

		
	48
	Bronco

		
	49
	Broughwell

		
	50
	Buck Creek 

		
	51
	Bullock

		
	52
	Busch Road (02/08)

		
	53
	Calhoun 

		
	54
	Camelot Lake 

		
	55
	Campbell 138

		
	56
	Canal

		
	57
	Cannon

		
	58
	Carpenter Rd (08/06)

		
	59
	Carter

		
	60
	Cedar Springs

		
	61
	Cement City

		
	62
	Chase

		
	63
	Cheesman

		
	64
	Chicago

		
	65
	Churchill

		
	66
	Clare

		
	67
	Claremont

		
	68
	Clearwater

		
	69
	Cleveland

		
	70
	Club

		
	71
	Cobb

		
	72
	Cochran

		
	73
	Cole Creek

		
	74
	Colony Farm

		
	75
	Convis

		
	76
	Cork Street

		
	77
	Cornell

		
	78
	Cottage Grove

		
	79
	Covert

		
	80
	Cowan Lake

		
	81
	Crahen (10/07)

		
	82
	Croton

		
	83
	David

		
	84
	Dean Road

		
	85
	Deja

		
	86
	Delaney

		
	87
	Delhi

		
	88
	Denso Jackson

		
	89
	Derby

		
	90
	Discovery Way (04/11)

		
	91
	Dorr Corners

		
	92
	Dort

		
	93
	Dow Corning

		
	94
	Dowling

		
	95
	Drake Road

		
	96
	Duffield Rd

		
	97
	Dupont

		
	98
	Duquite

		
	99
	Dutton

		
	100
	East Paris 

		
	101
	East Tawas

		
	102
	Easton

		
	103
	Edenville

		
	104
	Ellis

		
	105
	Emmet

		
	106
	Englishville

		
	107
	Eureka

		
	108
	Farr Road

		
	109
	Felch Road

		
	110
	Filer City

		
	111
	Fillmore

		
	112
	Forty Fourth Street

		
	113
	Foundry

		
	114
	Four Mile 

		
	115
	Gaines (05/06)

		
	116
	Gallagher

		
	117
	Garfield

		
	118
	Gaylord

		
	119
	Geddes (04/08)

		
	120
	Gleaner

		
	121
	Grand Blanc BOC

		
	122
	Gray Road (04/10)

		
	123
	Greenwood

		
	124
	Grey Iron

		
	125
	Grodi Road

		
	126
	Grout 

		
	127
	Hackett

		
	128
	Hagadorn

		
	129
	Hager Park

		
	130
	Halsey

		
	131
	Haring

		
	132
	Harvard Lake (06/09)

		
	133
	Hazelwood

		
	134
	Hemphill

		
	135
	Hendershot

		
	136
	Higgins

		
	137
	Hillman Cogen

		
	138
	Hodenpyl

		
	139
	Holland Road

		
	140
	Hotchkiss

		
	141
	HSC

		
	142
	Hubbard Lake (12/07)

		
	143
	Hubbardston Road (06/10)

		
	144
	Hudsonville

		
	145
	Hughes Road

		
	146
	Hull Street

		
	147
	Iosco

		
	148
	Island Road

		
	149
	Jamestown

		
	150
	Karn 138

		
	151
	Kentwood

		
	152
	Keystone

		
	153
	Kinderhook (05/07)

		
	154
	Kipp Road

		
	155
	Kraft

		
	156
	Lafayette

		
	157
	Laundra (05/07)

		
	158
	Lawndale

		
	159
	Layton

		
	160
	Leoni

		
	161
	Letts Road

		
	162
	Lewiston

		
	163
	Lindbergh

		
	164
	Livingston Peaker

		
	165
	Lovejoy

		
	166
	Ludington

		
	167
	Malleable (decomm 10/07)

		
	168
	Manlius

		
	169
	Marquette

		
	170
	McGulpin

		
	171
	MCV

		
	172
	Meadowbrooke

		
	173
	Mecosta

		
	174
	Michigan    

		
	175
	Michigan Power (MPLP)

		
	176
	Milham

		
	177
	Mio

		
	178
	Monitor

		
	179
	Moore Road

		
	180
	Morrow

		
	181
	Mullins

		
	182
	Neff Road

		
	183
	Nineteen Mile Road

		
	184
	North Belding

		
	185
	North Corunna

		
	186
	Northern Fibre

		
	187
	Nugent Sand

		
	188
	Oakland

		
	189
	Oceana

		
	190
	Orr Road (03/09)

		
	191
	Packard

		
	192
	Palisades

		
	193
	Parkville (08/12)

		
	194
	Parr Road

		
	195
	Parshallville

		
	196
	Pasadena

		
	197
	Pavilion

		
	198
	Pearline (06/11)

		
	199
	Pettis Road

		
	200
	Pigeon River/Rondo

		
	201
	Pingree (10/08)

		
	202
	Piston Ring

		
	203
	Plaster Creek

		
	204
	Plum (07/10)

		
	205
	Plymouth Street

		
	206
	Plywood

		
	207
	Port Calcite

		
	208
	Port Sheldon

		
	209
	Porter

		
	210
	Portsmouth

		
	211
	Price Road (09/07)

		
	212
	Progress Street

		
	213
	Race Street

		
	214
	Raisin

		
	215
	Ransom

		
	216
	Ratigan (CWIP)

		
	217
	Renaissance

		
	218
	Rice Creek

		
	219
	Riggsville

		
	220
	Rivertown

		
	221
	Riverview

		
	222
	Rockport/Presque Isle

		
	223
	Roedel Road

		
	224
	Rogue River (06/07)

		
	225
	Saginaw River

		
	226
	Samaria

		
	227
	Sanderson

		
	228
	Savidge

		
	229
	Scott Lake

		
	230
	Seamless East/Seamless

		
	231
	Simpson (08/12)

		
	232
	Sonoma (05/06)

		
	233
	Spaulding

		
	234
	Spruce Road

		
	235
	Stacey

		
	236
	Stamping Plant

		
	237
	Sternberg Road (05/11)

		
	238
	Steelcase

		
	239
	Stonegate

		
	240
	Stover

		
	241
	Stronach

		
	242
	Summerton

		
	243
	Thetford 138

		
	244
	Tihart

		
	245
	Tinsman

		
	246
	Tippy

		
	247
	Titus Lake

		
	248
	Trillium (06/07)

		
	249
	Trowbridge

		
	250
	Twelfth Street

		
	251
	Twilight

		
	252
	Twining

		
	253
	Upjohn 

		
	254
	Van Atta

		
	255
	Van Buren (06/08)

		
	256
	Vanderbilt

		
	257
	Vernon

		
	258
	Verona

		
	259
	Vevay

		
	260
	Viking Lincoln

		
	261
	Vrooman

		
	262
	Wackerly

		
	263
	Warner

		
	264
	Warren

		
	265
	Washtenaw

		
	266
	Wayland

		
	267
	Weadock

		
	268
	Wealthy Street

		
	269
	West Fenton (05/07)

		
	270
	Wexford

		
	271
	White Lake

		
	272
	White Road

		
	273
	Whiting

		
	274
	Whittemore

		
	275
	Willard

		
	276
	Withey Lake (05/06)

		
	277
	Zeeland

Changes, relative to previous revisions (addendums), are shown in bold type.

New interconnections have (month/year) in-service date after substation name if their in-service date was after May of 2002.

Note, this list of substations is not necessarily a list of the true points of facility ownership change between the Transmission Provider and the Local Distribution Company.  This also is not a complete listing of all Local Distribution Company substations that have a 138 kV high-side supply voltage

EXHIBIT 2 - Contact Information For Local Distribution Company's
Representatives and Transmission
Provider's Representatives

Local Distribution Company

Consumers Energy Company
4000 Clay Ave SW, PO Box 201
Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0201

Attn: Executive Manager of System Planning and Control

Transmission Provider

Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC:
27175 Energy Way
Novi, MI 48377

Attn:    Legal Department - Contracts 
EXHIBIT 3

	
									
	SPECIAL MANUFACTURING CONTRACTS INFLUENCED BY TRANSMISSON SYSTEM

	 

	CUSTOMER
	 
	SUBSTATION
	 
	PAYMENT PER DISRUPTION EVENT

	 
	 
	 
	 
	INTERRUPTION
	 
	VOLTAGE  SAG

	 

	GM
	 
	BUICK STEWART
	 
	$150,000
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE

	 
	 
	MALLEABLE
	 
	$150,000
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE

	 
	 
	FLORENCE ST.
	 
	$150,000
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE

	 
	 
	GRAND BLANC BOC
	 
	$100,000
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE

	 
	 
	GREY IRON
	 
	$150,000
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE

	 
	 
	STAMPING PLANT
	 
	$100,000
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE

	 

	DELPHI
	 
	HOLLAND RD.
	 
	$150,000
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE

	 

	 NOTES FOR GM & DELPHI:

	 
	1. NO PAYMENTS FOR VOLTAGE AGS.
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	2. CUMULATIVE ANNUAL PAYMENT IS CAPPED AT $3,000,000.
	 
	 

	 
	3. INITIAL TERM OF GM AND DELPHI CONTRACTS EXPIRE IN 2005.
	 
	 

	 
	4. CONTRACTS MAY BE EXTENDED TO 2010 BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT.
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 EVENT #

	
									
	DOW CORNING
	CARTER
	 
	($15,000
	 
	$(15,000)
	 
	no events

	 
	 
	 
	$15,000
	 
	—
	 
	1st /yr

	 
	 
	 
	$15,000
	 
	$15,000
	 
	2nd/yr

	 
	 
	 
	$55,000
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE
	 
	3rd/yr

	 

	DOW CORNING
	DOW CORNING
	 
	        ($25,000
	 
	$(25,000)
	 
	no events

	 
	 
	 
	$25,000
	 
	—
	 
	1st /yr

	 
	 
	 
	$35,000
	 
	$25,000
	 
	2nd/yr

	 
	 
	 
	$105,000
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE
	 
	3rd/yr

	 

	HEMLOCK
	HSC
	 
	        ($40,000
	 
	$(20,000)
	 
	no events

	SEMICONDUCTOR
	 
	$40,000
	 
	—
	 
	1st /yr

	 
	 
	 
	 
	$60,000
	 
	$20,000
	 
	2nd/yr

	 
	 
	 
	 
	$150,000
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE
	 
	3rd/yr

	 

	HEMLOCK
	SILICON
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE
	 
	$(15,000)
	 
	no events

	SEMICONDUCTOR
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE
	 
	—
	 
	1st /yr

	 
	 
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE
	 
	—
	 
	2nd/yr

	 
	 
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE
	 
	—
	 
	3rd/yr

	 
	 
	 
	NOT APPLICABLE
	 
	$15,000
	 
	4th/yr

	 

	NOTES FOR DOW CORNING & HEMLOCK SEMICONDUCTOR:

	 
	1. IF NO EVENTS IN A YEAR, PAYMENT IS MADE TO CONSUMERS.

	 
	2. MAXIMUM # OF PAYABLE EVENTS/YR IS 3 FOR INTERRUPTIONS & 1 FOR SAGS.

	 
	3. WEATHER RELATED EVENTS ARE NOT PAYABLE.

EXHIBIT 4 - Metering Specifications

Performance criteria:

		
	1.
	Meters shall meet or exceed the latest version of ANSI C12.16 (Standard for Solid State Electricity Meters) specifications for solid state metering.

		
	2.
	Current transformers used for metering shall meet or exceed an accuracy class of 0.3%.  Secondary connected burdens shall not exceed rated burden of any current transformer.  Current transformers shall comply with most current applicable ANSI Standards including C57.13 (IEEE Standard Requirements for Instrument Transformers) and C12.11 (Instrument Transformers for Revenue Metering 10 kV BIL through 350 kV BIL).  Meter installations shall comply with manufacturer's accuracy and burden class information on the nameplate of each device.

		
	3.
	Voltage transformers used for metering shall meet or exceed an accuracy class of 0.3%.  Secondary connected burdens shall not exceed rated burden of any voltage transformer.  Voltage transformers shall comply with most current applicable ANSI Standards including C57.13 (IEEE Standard Requirements for Instrument Transformers), and C12.11 (Instrument Transformers for Revenue Metering 10 kV BIL through 350 kV BIL).  Meter installations shall comply with manufacturer's accuracy and burden class information on the nameplate of each device.

		
	4.
	PT secondary circuits shall have a disconnect switch installed which provides a visible air gap for worker safety, and which allows for attachment of a protective safety tag.

EXHIBIT 5
Addendum 5 - Final 11/28/12

For ownership changes since August 7, 2007, refer to the drawings in each Party's Drawing Management System (DMS), as discussed in Section 3.2 of this Agreement.

The WDs of the following substations have been revised since the last update of 11/28/11 (Addendum 4):

Consumers Energy (CE)    Michigan Electric Transmission Company (METC)
Alma                    Bullock
Batavia                Claremont
Beecher                Cobb
Bullock                Cornell
Claremont                McGulpin
Cobb Plant                Tippy
Cornell                    Twining
Croton                    Verona
Delhi                    Whiting
Emmet
Four Mile
Gaylord
Lawndale
McGulpin
Moore Road
Morrow
Riverview
Saginaw River
Spaulding
Stover
Tippy
Twining
Verona
Weadock
Wealthy Street
Wexford
Whiting

EXHIBIT 6 - Jointly Owned Assets Ownership by Percent of Major Equipment Addendum 7 - Final 11/28/12

	
	
	Substations

	Jointly Owned Assets

	 Percentage Split by Major Equipment Count

	
										
	Substation Name 
	Distribution
	Transmission
	Generation Owned by Local Distribution Company
	Third-Party Assets
	Last Revision Date 

	Alma
	66.67
	

	33.33
	

	 
	 
	10/24/2003

	Bard Road
	41.67
	

	58.33
	

	 
	 
	6/10/2010

	Batavia
	63.64
	

	36.36
	

	 
	 
	10/24/2003

	Beals Road
	84.62
	

	15.38
	

	 
	 
	6/10/2010

	Beecher
	82.50
	

	17.50
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2011

	Bingham
	90.91
	

	9.09
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2011

	Black River
	66.67
	

	25.93
	

	 
	7.40
	

	11/28/2011

	Blackstone
	70.83
	

	29.17
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2011

	Bullock
	76.00
	

	24.00
	

	 
	 
	11/20/2008

	Claremont
	68.00
	

	32.00
	

	 
	 
	5/1/2002

	Cobb Plant
	47.22
	

	25.00
	

	27.78
	

	 
	5/1/2002

	Cornell
	66.67
	

	33.33
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2011

	Croton
	54.54
	

	31.82
	

	 
	 
	6/10/2010

	Delhi
	61.90
	

	38.10
	

	 
	 
	10/24/2003

	Dort2
	68.18
	

	31.82
	

	13.64
	

	 
	11/28/2011

	Emmet
	92.31
	

	7.69
	

	 
	 
	5/1/2002

	Eureka
	88.89
	

	11.11
	

	 
	 
	6/10/2010

	Felch Road
	83.33
	

	16.67
	

	 
	 
	3/31/2006

	Four Mile
	73.33
	

	26.67
	

	 
	 
	3/16/2006

	Gaylord
	44.44
	

	44.44
	

	11.12
	

	 
	11/20/2008

	Halsey
	76.92
	

	23.08
	

	 
	 
	10/24/2003

	Hemphill
	64.29
	

	35.71
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2011

	HSC
	33.33
	

	66.67
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2011

	Iosco
	83.33
	

	16.67
	

	 
	 
	5/30/2007

	Lawndale
	70.59
	

	29.41
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2012

	Marquette
	62.5
	

	37.50
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2012

	
										
	McGulpin
	55.56
	

	44.44
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2011

	Mecosta
	86.67
	

	13.33
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2011

	Milham
	70.59
	

	29.41
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2012

	Moore Road3
	64.65
	

	10.00
	

	 
	25.35
	

	8/7/2007

	Morrow1 
	63.33
	

	30.00
	

	6.67
	

	 
	11/28/2012

	North Belding
	66.67
	

	33.33
	

	 
	 
	10/24/2003

	Oakland
	87.50
	

	12.50
	

	 
	 
	10/24/2003

	Ransom
	88.89
	

	11.11
	

	 
	 
	1/5/2005

	Rice Creek
	92.86
	

	7.14
	

	 
	 
	10/24/2003

	Riggsville
	75.00
	

	25.00
	

	 
	 
	11/20/2008

	Riverview
	93.75
	

	6.25
	

	 
	 
	10/24/2003

	Saginaw River
	42.86
	

	57.14
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2012

	Spaulding
	60.00
	

	40.00
	

	 
	 
	3/31/2006

	Stover
	85.71
	

	14.29
	

	 
	 
	11/20/2008

	Stronach2
	66.67
	

	33.33
	

	 
	 
	5/24/2004

	Tihart
	66.67
	

	33.33
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2012

	Tippy
	33.33
	

	66.67
	

	 
	 
	11/13/2002

	Twining
	76.92
	

	23.08
	

	 
	 
	5/1/2002

	Verona
	60.87
	

	39.13
	

	 
	 
	3/31/2006

	Weadock
	35.14
	

	24.32
	

	40.54
	

	 
	3/16/2006

	Wealthy Street
	86.11
	

	13.89
	

	 
	 
	3/16/2006

	Wexford
	92.86
	

	7.14
	

	 
	 
	11/28/2011

	White Lake
	81.25
	

	18.75
	

	 
	 
	10/24/2003

	Whiting
	31.58
	

	31.58
	

	36.84
	

	 
	8/7/2007DAL 3.31.2013 EX 10.1

EXHIBIT 10.1

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 2013 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PROGRAM 
AWARD AGREEMENT

Date of this Agreement:
Grant Date:
[Name]

This Award Agreement,[including Appendix A hereto] (the “Agreement”) describes some of the terms of your award (the “Award”) under the Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Program (which is subject to the Delta Air Lines, Inc. 2007 Performance Compensation Plan (the “2007 Performance Plan”)) (the “2013 LTIP”). Your Award is subject to the terms of the 2013 LTIP and this Agreement. Capitalized terms that are used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meaning set forth in the 2013 LTIP. In order for this Award to remain effective, you must accept the Award in accordance with Section 9 below on or before the date that is 30 calendar days after the date of this Agreement (the “Acceptance Date”). If you do not accept the Award as required, the Award and this Agreement will become void and of no further effect as of 5:00 pm Eastern Time on the Acceptance Date.   

1.Summary of Award.  Your Award will include Restricted Stock, a Performance Award and a Nonqualified Stock Option (the “Option”) as described below.  Terms applicable to your Award, including the lapsing of the Restrictions on your Restricted Stock, the vesting and form of payment, if any, of your Performance Award and the exercisability of your Option, are included in the 2013 LTIP.  [Terms applicable to the vesting, exercisability and payout of your Award upon a Termination of Employment are included in Appendix A to this Agreement.]

(a)    Restricted Stock.  You are hereby awarded, on the Grant Date above (the “Grant Date”), Restricted Stock for [NUMBER] shares of Delta Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

(b)    Performance Award.  You are hereby awarded, on the Grant Date, a Performance Award in a dollar amount equal to 50% of your total 2013 LTIP Target Award.  The total dollar amount of your Performance Award, at the target level, is set forth in the 2013 Annual Executive Compensation Statement provided to you by the Company, which relevant parts thereof are made a part of this Agreement and are incorporated into this Agreement by reference.   

[(c)    Non-Qualified Stock Option.  You are hereby awarded, on the Grant Date, an Option exercisable for [NUMBER] of shares of Delta Common Stock. The exercise price of the Option will be the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the Grant Date.]   

2.    Restrictive Covenants.  In exchange for the Award, you hereby agree as follows:

(a)    Trade Secrets.  You hereby acknowledge that during the term of your employment with Delta Air Lines, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Delta”), you have acquired and will continue to acquire knowledge of secret, confidential and proprietary information regarding Delta and its business that fits within the definition of “trade secrets” under the law of the State of Georgia, including, without limitation, information regarding 

Delta's present and future operations, its financial operations, marketing plans and strategies, alliance agreements and relationships, its compensation and incentive programs for employees, and the business methods used by Delta and its employees, and other information which derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy (each, a “Trade Secret”).  You hereby agree that for so long as such information remains a Trade Secret as defined by Georgia law, you will hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of Delta and shall not directly or indirectly make use of, on your own behalf or on behalf of others, any Trade Secret, or transmit, reveal or disclose any Trade Secret to any person, concern or entity.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to limit the protections of any applicable law protecting trade secrets.  

(b)    Confidential or Proprietary Information.  You further agree that you will hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of Delta, and, during the term of your employment with Delta and for the two year period after such employment terminates, shall not directly or indirectly use or disclose, any Confidential or Proprietary Information, as defined hereinafter, that you acquire (whether or not developed or compiled by you and whether or not you were authorized to have access to such Confidential or Proprietary Information) during the term of, in the course of, or as a result of your employment by Delta.  Subject to the provisions set forth below, the term “Confidential or Proprietary Information” as used in this Agreement means the following secret, confidential and proprietary information of Delta not otherwise included in the definition of Trade Secret:  all marketing, alliance, advertising and sales plans and strategies; all pricing information; all financial, advertising and product development plans and strategies; all compensation and incentive programs for employees; all alliance agreements, plans and processes; all plans, strategies, and agreements related to the sale of assets; all third party provider agreements, relationships, and strategies; all business methods and processes used by Delta and its employees; all personally identifiable information regarding Delta employees, contractors, and applicants; and all lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers maintained by Delta.  The term “Confidential or Proprietary Information” does not include information that has become generally available to the public by the act of one who has the right to disclose such information.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed, to limit the protections of any applicable law protecting confidential or proprietary information.  

(c)    Employee/Customer Non-Solicitation Agreement.  During the term of your employment with Delta and during the [two/one]-year period following the termination of such employment, you will not directly or indirectly (on your own behalf or on behalf of any other person, company, partnership, corporation or other entity), (i) employ or solicit for employment any individual who is a management or professional employee of Delta for employment with any entity or person other than Delta or solicit, encourage or induce any such person to terminate his or her employment with Delta or (ii) induce or attempt to induce any customer, supplier, licensee or other business relation of Delta to cease doing business with Delta, or in any way interfere with the relationship between Delta and any customer, supplier, licensee or other business relation of Delta.  The restrictions set forth in clause (i) above shall be limited to those Delta management or professional employees who: (A) were employed by Delta during your employment in a supervisory or administrative job and (B) with whom you had material professional contact during your employment with Delta.

        

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(d)    Non-Competition Agreement.  

		
	(i)
	You acknowledge and agree the following:

		
	(A)
	Delta competes in a worldwide air transportation market that includes passenger transportation and services, air cargo services, repair and maintenance of aircraft and staffing services for third parties, and vacation wholesale, refinery and private jet operations, and Delta's business plan is increasingly international in scope;

		
	(B)
	the airlines listed below are particular competitors to Delta, and employment or consulting with any of the listed entities would create more harm to Delta than relative to your possible employment or consulting with other entities; and 

		
	(C)
	the restrictions imposed by this paragraph will not prevent you from earning a livelihood, given the large number of worldwide and domestic passenger and cargo air carriers not included in the list below.  

		
	(ii)
	During the term of your employment with Delta and for the [two/one]-year period following the termination of such employment, you will not on your own behalf or on behalf of any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation or business organization, entity or enterprise, whether as an employee, consultant, partner, or in any other capacity provide services that are the same or similar to the services of the type conducted, authorized, offered, or provided by you on the Grant Date (or within two years prior to your termination of employment), to any of the following entities, or the successors thereto, including any successor by merger or acquisition, which you hereby acknowledge are all competitors of Delta:  AMR Corporation, American Airlines, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., United Air Lines, Inc., United Continental Holdings, Inc., US Airways Group, Inc., US Airways, Inc., JetBlue Airways Corporation, AirTran Holdings, LLC, or AirTran Airways, Inc.  This restriction will apply to the territory over which you have responsibility on the Grant Date (or had responsibility for at the time of your termination), which territory you acknowledge to be co-extensive with the cities encompassed by Delta's worldwide route structure, as it exists as of the Grant Date or the date of your termination, as appropriate. 

(e)    Return of Property.  You hereby agree that all property belonging to Delta, including records, files, memoranda, reports, personnel information (including benefit files, training records, customer lists, operating procedure manuals, safety manuals, financial statements, price lists and the like), relating to the business of Delta, with which you come in contact in the course of your employment (hereinafter “Delta's Materials”) shall, as between the parties hereto, remain the sole property of Delta.  You hereby warrant that you shall promptly return all originals and copies of Delta's Materials to Delta at the time your employment terminates.

        

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(f)    Cooperation.  You hereby agree that you shall, both during and after your employment with Delta, to the extent requested in writing and reasonable under the circumstances, cooperate with and serve in any capacity requested by Delta in any pending or future litigation in which Delta has an interest, and regarding which you, by virtue of your employment with Delta, have knowledge or information relevant to the litigation.  

(g)    Clawback.  If you are an officer of Delta at or above the Vice President level, you hereby agree that if the Committee determines that you have engaged in fraud or misconduct that caused, in whole or in part, the need for a required restatement of Delta's financial statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Committee will review all incentive compensation awarded to or earned by you, including, without limitation, your Award, with respect to fiscal periods materially affected by the restatement and may recover from you all such incentive compensation to the extent the Committee deems appropriate after taking into account the relevant facts and circumstances.  Any recoupment hereunder may be in addition to any other remedies that may be available to Delta under applicable law, including, disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.  

3.    Dispute Resolution.

(a)    Arbitration.  You hereby agree that except as expressly set forth below, all disputes and any claims arising out of or under or relating to the Award or this Agreement, including without limitation any dispute or controversy as to the validity, interpretation, construction, application, performance, breach or enforcement of this Agreement, shall be submitted for, and settled by, mandatory, final and binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association.  Unless an alternative locale is otherwise agreed in writing by the parties to this Agreement, the arbitration shall be conducted in the City of Wilmington, Delaware.  The arbitrator will apply Delaware law to the merits of any dispute or claim without reference to rules of conflicts of law.  Any award rendered by the arbitrator shall provide the full remedies available to the parties under the applicable law and shall be final and binding on each of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns and judgment may be entered thereon in any court having jurisdiction.  You hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Delaware, with venue in Wilmington, for any action or proceeding arising from or relating to any arbitration under this Agreement.  The prevailing party in any such arbitration shall be entitled to an award by the arbitrator of all reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in connection with the arbitration.  However, Delta will pay all fees associated with the American Arbitration Association and the arbitrator.  All parties must initial here for this Section 3 to be effective:

__________________  [NAME]    

__________________ Delta Air Lines, Inc.-Robert L. Kight-Vice President-Global HR Services & Labor Relations

(b)    Injunctive Relief in Aid of Arbitration; Forum Selection.  You hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions contained in Section 2 of this Agreement are reasonably necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of Delta, and that any 

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breach of any of these provisions will result in immediate and irreparable injury to Delta for which monetary damages will not be an adequate remedy.  You further acknowledge that if any such provision is breached or threatened to be breached, Delta will be entitled to seek a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or other equitable relief in aid of arbitration in any court of competent jurisdiction without the necessity of posting a bond, restraining you from continuing to commit any violation of the covenants, and you hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of Delaware, with venue in Wilmington, which shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any claim for a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction or other equitable relief brought against you by Delta in aid of arbitration.  

(c)    Consequences of Breach.  Furthermore, you acknowledge that, in partial consideration for the Award described in the 2013 LTIP and this Agreement, Delta is requiring that you agree to and comply with the terms of Section 2 and you hereby agree that without limiting any of the foregoing, should you violate any of the covenants included in Section 2 above, you will not be entitled to and shall not receive any Awards under the 2013 LTIP and this Agreement and any outstanding Awards will be forfeited.  

     (d)    Tolling.  You further agree that in the event the enforceability of any of the restrictions as set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement are challenged and you are not preliminarily or otherwise enjoined from breaching such restriction(s) pending a final determination of the issues, then, if an arbitrator finds that the challenged restriction(s) is enforceable, any applicable time period related to the challenged restriction set forth in such Section shall be deemed tolled upon the filing of the arbitration or action seeking injunctive or other equitable relief in aid of arbitration, whichever is first in time, until the dispute is finally resolved and all periods of appeal have expired. 

(e)    Governing Law.  Unless governed by federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws of that State.  

(f)    Waiver of Jury Trial.  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT.  THIS INCLUDES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DISPUTE CONCERNING ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENT (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN), OR ACTION OF DELTA OR YOU, OR ANY EXERCISE BY DELTA OR YOU OF OUR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.  YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR DELTA TO ISSUE AND ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT.

4.    Validity; Severability.  In the event that one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such holding shall not affect any other provisions in this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provisions had never been contained herein.  The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.

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5.    Authority of the Committee.  You acknowledge and agree that the Committee has the sole and complete authority and discretion to construe and interpret the terms of the 2013 LTIP and this Agreement.  All determinations of the Committee shall be final and binding for all purposes and upon all persons, including, without limitation, you and Delta, and your heirs and successors.  The Committee shall be under no obligation to construe this Agreement or treat the Award in a manner consistent with the treatment provided with respect to other Awards or Participants.
6.        Amendment.  This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by written agreement signed by you and Delta; provided, however, you acknowledge and agree that Delta may unilaterally amend the clawback provision set forth in Section 2(g) of this Agreement to the extent required to be in compliance with any applicable law or regulation or Delta's internal clawback policy, as it may be amended from time to time.
7.    Acknowledgement.  By signing this Agreement:  (a) you acknowledge that you have had a full and adequate opportunity to read this Agreement and you agree with every term and provision herein, including without limitation, the terms of Sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; (b) you acknowledge that you have received and had a full and adequate opportunity to read the 2013 LTIP; (c) you agree, on behalf of yourself and on behalf of any designated beneficiary and your heirs, executors, administrators and personal representatives, to all of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the 2013 LTIP; and (d) you consent to receive all material regarding any awards under the 2013 LTIP, including any prospectuses, electronically with an e‐mail notification to your work e‐mail address.
8.     Entire Agreement.  This Agreement, together with the 2013 LTIP (the terms of which are made a part of this Agreement and are incorporated into this Agreement by reference), constitute the entire agreement between you and Delta with respect to the Award. 
9.    Acceptance of this Award.  If you agree to all of the terms of this Agreement and would like to accept this Award, you must sign and date the Agreement where indicated below and, if you do not accept the Award electronically, return an original signed version of this Agreement to Mary Steele, either by hand or by mail to Department 936, P.O. Box 20706, Atlanta, Georgia 30320, as set forth on page 1 of this Agreement.  If you have any questions regarding how to accept your Award, please contact Ms. Steele at (404) 715-6333.  Delta hereby acknowledges and agrees that its legal obligation to make the Award to you shall become effective when you sign this Agreement.
10.    Electronic Signature.  All references to signatures and delivery of documents in this Agreement can be satisfied by procedures that the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents, including this Agreement.  Your electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, your manual signature.  Any such procedures and delivery may be effected by a third party engaged by the Company to provide administrative services related to the 2013 LTIP.

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You and Delta, each intending to be bound legally, agree to the matters set forth above by signing this Agreement, all as of the date set forth below.

DELTA AIR LINES, INC.

By_________________________
Name: Robert L. Kight
Title:    Vice President-Global HR Services & Labor            Relations

PARTICIPANT

_________________________
[NAME]

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Date

    

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[APPENDIX A  
The terms of this Appendix A shall apply to the Award set forth in the Agreement to which this Appendix is attached.  Capitalized terms that are used but not otherwise defined in the Agreement have the meaning set forth in the 2013 LTIP and the 2007 Performance Plan.   

RESTRICTED STOCK
1.    Lapse of Restrictions/Forfeiture upon Termination of Employment.   The Restricted Stock and the Restrictions set forth in the 2013 LTIP are subject to the following terms and conditions, which terms and conditions shall supersede and replace Sections 4(a)(v) and (vi) of the 2013 LTIP.
(a)    Qualifying Termination of Employment.  Upon a Participant's Qualifying Termination of Employment (as such term is hereinafter defined), with respect to any portion of the Restricted Stock subject to the Restrictions, the Restrictions shall lapse and be of no further force or effect as of the dates set forth in Section 4(a)(iv) of the 2013 LTIP in the same manner and to the same extent as if the Participant's employment had continued.
(b)    Disqualifying Termination of Employment.  Upon a Participant's Disqualifying Termination of Employment (as such term is hereinafter defined), any portion of the Restricted Stock subject to the Restrictions shall be immediately forfeited.
(c)    Death or Disability.  Upon a Participant's Termination of Employment due to death or Disability, the Restrictions shall immediately lapse and be of no further force or effect as of the date of such Termination of Employment.
(d)    Change in Control.  Notwithstanding the forgoing and subject to Section 5 of the 2013 LTIP, upon a Participant's Termination of Employment by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason on or after a Change in Control but prior to the second anniversary of such Change in Control, any Restrictions in effect shall immediately lapse on the date of such Termination of Employment and be of no further force or effect as of such date.
2.    Definitions.
(a)    “Qualifying Termination of Employment” means a Participant's Termination of Employment (i) by the Company without Cause or (ii) by the Participant with or without Good Reason or by reason of Retirement.
(b)    Disqualifying Termination of Employment” means a Participant's Termination of Employment by the Company for Cause. 
PERFORMANCE AWARD
1.    Accelerated Vesting/Forfeiture upon Termination of Employment-Excluding Return on Invested Capital).  The portion of the Performance Award attributable to Average Annual Operating Income Margin and Customer Service Performance is subject to the following terms and conditions, which terms and conditions shall supersede and replace Section 4(b)(vii) of the 2013 LTIP. 

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(a)    Qualifying Termination of Employment.  Upon a Participant's Qualifying Termination of Employment, the Participant will remain eligible for any unpaid Performance Award attributable to Average Annual Operating Income Margin and Customer Service Performance, which award will vest and become payable under Section 4(b)(v) of the 2013 LTIP in the same manner and to the same extent as if the Participant's employment had continued.
(b)    Disqualifying Termination of Employment.  Upon a Participant's Disqualifying Termination of Employment, the Participant will immediately forfeit any unpaid portion of the Performance Award attributable to Average Annual Operating Income Margin and Customer Service Performance as of the date of such Termination of Employment.
(c)    Death or Disability.  Upon a Participant's Termination of Employment due to death or Disability, the portion of the Participant's Performance Award attributable to Average Annual Operating Income Margin and Customer Service Performance will immediately become vested at the target level and such amount will be paid in cash as soon as practicable thereafter to the Participant or the Participant's estate, as applicable.
2.    Accelerated Vesting/Forfeiture upon Termination of Employment-Return on Invested Capital.  The portion of the Performance Award attributable to Return on Invested Capital is subject to the following terms and conditions, which terms and conditions shall supersede and replace Section 4(b)(viii) of the 2013 LTIP.  
(a)    Qualifying Termination of Employment.  Upon a Participant's Qualifying Termination of Employment, the Participant will remain eligible for any unpaid Performance Award attributable to Return on Invested Capital, including any Earned Awards, which award will vest and become payable under Section 4(b)(v) of the 2013 LTIP in the same manner and to the same extent as if the Participant's employment had continued. 
(b)    Disqualifying Termination of Employment.  Upon a Participant's Disqualifying Termination of Employment, the Participant will immediately forfeit any unpaid portion of the Performance Award attributable to Return on Invested Capital, including any Earned Awards, as of the date of such Termination of Employment.
(c)    Death or Disability.  Upon a Participant's Termination of Employment due to death or Disability, the Participant will be eligible to receive:  (i)    payment of any Earned Awards, which Earned Awards will immediately become vested and such amount will be paid in cash as soon as practicable thereafter to the Participant or the Participant's estate, as applicable and (ii) with respect to any remaining ROIC Installment(s) outstanding as of the date of the Participant's Termination of Employment, the Participant's ROIC Installment(s) will immediately become vested at the target level and such amount will be paid in cash as soon as practicable thereafter to the Participant or the Participant's estate, as applicable.
 3.    Change in Control.  Notwithstanding the forgoing and subject to Section 5 of the 2013 LTIP, upon a Participant's Termination of Employment by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason on or after a Change in Control but prior to the second anniversary of such Change in Control, the Participant's outstanding Performance Award shall immediately 

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become vested at the target level (or, with respect to any Earned Award, at the level at which it was earned) and such amount will be paid in cash to the Participant as soon as practicable. With respect to any Participant who incurs a Termination of Employment by the Company without Cause or who resigns for Good Reason prior to a Change in Control, if a Change in Control occurs thereafter during the Performance Period, such Participant's Performance Award, ROIC Installments and Earned Awards, if any, will immediately become vested and be paid in cash to the Participant as soon as practicable.  This paragraph 3 shall supersede and replace Section 4(b)(ix) of the 2013 LTIP.]
[OPTION
1.    Change in Exercisability and Exercise Period upon Termination of Employment.  The exercisability of the Option and the exercise period set forth in the 2013 LTIP is subject to the following terms and conditions:
  
(a)    Qualifying Termination of Employment.  Upon a Participant's Qualifying Termination of Employment, any portion of the Option that is not exercisable at the time of such Qualifying Termination of Employment (i) will vest and become exercisable, if applicable, under Section 4(d)(iv) of the 2013 LTIP in the same manner and to the same extent as if the Participant's employment had continued and (ii) the entire then exercisable portion of the Option, as applicable, shall be exercisable during the period:  (A) beginning on the applicable Option vesting date and (B) ending on the earlier of (1) the later of the third anniversary of (I) such Termination of Employment or (II) the applicable Option vesting date or (2) the Expiration Date.  

(b)     Disqualifying Termination of Employment.  Upon a Participant's Disqualifying Termination of Employment, any unexercised portion of the Option shall be immediately forfeited, including any portion that was then exercisable. 

(c)      Death or Disability.  Upon a Participant's Termination of Employment due to death or Disability, any portion of the Option that is not exercisable at the time of such Termination of Employment shall vest and become exercisable and the then exercisable portion of the Option shall be exercisable during the period:  (i) beginning on the date of such Termination of Employment and (ii) ending on the earlier of (A) the third anniversary of such Termination of Employment or (B) the Expiration Date.

 (d)    Change in Control.  Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to Section 5 of the 2013 LTIP, upon a Participant's Termination of Employment by the Company without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason on or after a Change in Control but prior to the second anniversary of such Change in Control, any portion of the Option that is not exercisable at the time of such Termination of Employment shall vest and become exercisable, and the entire then exercisable portion of the Option shall be exercisable during the period (i) beginning on the date of such Termination of Employment and (ii) ending on the earlier of (A) the third anniversary of such Termination of Employment or (B) the Expiration Date.]] 

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