Document:

AMENDMENT NO. 2

to the

POWER PURCHASE CONTRACT

Between

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY

and

ORMESA GEOTHERMAL

RAP ID 3010

This Amendment No. 2 (‘‘Amendment’’) to the above-referenced Power Purchase Contract is entered into by ORMESA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (‘‘Seller’’) and ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (‘‘Ormat’’), on the one hand, and SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, a California corporation (‘‘Edison’’), on the other hand. Seller, Ormat and Edison are sometimes referred to in this Amendment individually as a ‘‘Party’’ and jointly as the ‘‘Parties.’’

RECITALS

This Amendment is entered into with reference to the following facts, among others:

			
		A. 	On July 18, 1984, Edison and Republic Geothermal, Inc. (‘‘Republic’’) executed the Power Purchase Contract (‘‘Contract’’), whereby Edison agreed to purchase energy and capacity from a geothermal power plant (‘‘3010 Project’’) located in East Mesa, Imperial County, California. Edison identifies the 3010 Project as RAP ID 3010. The ‘‘Contract’’ is henceforth deemed to mean the Contract as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

			
		B. 	On November 6, 1984, Republic assigned all of its rights to and interests in the Contract to Ormat Systems, Inc. Edison consented to the assignment on December 19, 1984.

			
		C. 	On February 27, 1985, Ormat Systems, Inc. assigned all of its rights to and interests in the Contract to Ormesa Geothermal. Edison consented to the assignment on July 22, 1985.

			
		D. 	On December 23, 1988, Edison and Ormesa Geothermal entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Contract (‘‘Amendment No. 1’’), which increased the Contract Capacity, limited energy deliveries under the Contract and limited the Contract Capacity eligible for a Capacity Bonus Payment.

			
		E. 	On June 19, 2001, Edison and Ormesa Geothermal entered into the Agreement Addressing Renewable Energy Pricing and Payment Issues (‘‘Renewable Agreement’’).

			
		F. 	On November 30, 2001, Edison and Ormesa Geothermal entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Renewable Agreement.

			
		G. 	In a filing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (‘‘FERC’’) dated December 30, 2002, Seller represented that it is the successor to Ormesa Geothermal, following a merger between Seller and a number of its subsidiaries.

			
		H. 	In a second filing before FERC, also dated December 30, 2002, Seller represented that it is also the successor to Ormesa Geothermal II, the seller under a separate power purchase contract between Ormat Systems, Inc. and Edison dated June 13, 1984 (‘‘3012 Contract’’), that provides for the sale to Edison of electrical power generated by a separate geothermal plant (‘‘3012 Project’’), which is also located in East Mesa, Imperial County, California. Edison identifies the 3012 Project as RAP ID 3012.

			
		I. 	In 2002, Edison and Seller entered into negotiations to discuss the consolidation of the 3010 and 3012 Projects and the termination of the 3012 Contract.

			
		J. 	On or about November 22, 2002 and April 28, 2003, and subsequently on June 21, 2005, Edison and Seller entered into confidentiality agreements protecting their negotiations from public disclosure.

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		K. 	On or about May 1, 2003, Edison and Seller reached an agreement, subject to California Public Utilities Commission (‘‘CPUC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) approval, regarding the consolidation of the 3010 and 3012 Projects and the termination of the 3012 Contract. Edison withdrew its support for the consolidation and termination based upon concerns that the 3010 and 3012 Projects were interconnected with another Qualifying Facility (‘‘QF’’), Geo East Mesa (‘‘GEM’’), which had previously sold its output to Edison under a QF contract that was terminated pursuant to a Commission-approved buyout agreement. Edison alleged that, in view of the interconnection, the consolidation might improperly facilitate sales of GEM-produced power to Edison under the terms of the consolidated QF amendment. Although the Commission initially approved Edison’s and Seller’s agreement regarding the consolidation and termination on October 16, 2003 in Resolution E-3848, on January 22, 2004, the Commission granted Edison’s application for rehearing and vacated Resolution E-3848. Accordingly, the 3010 and 3012 Projects remained separate projects, subject to separate contracts.

			
		L. 	Edison contends that, since approximately June 2003, the 3010 and 3012 Projects have been interconnected with GEM generating units that are not part of the 3010 and 3012 Projects, and that the 3010 and 3012 Projects improperly sold power generated by the GEM generating units to Edison pursuant to the Contract and the 3012 Contract resulting in overpayments by Edison to Seller. Seller disputes Edison’s contentions. This dispute shall henceforth be known as the ‘‘Dispute.’’

			
		M. 	Edison protested a recertification filed by the 3012 Project with FERC disputing the project capacity amount designated by the 3012 Project. After FERC rejected Edison’s protest in part, Edison appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Court of Appeals affirmed FERC’s ruling and subsequently denied Edison’s petition for rehearing. This dispute shall henceforth be known as the ‘‘FERC Dispute.’’

			
		N. 	On or about November 6, 2005, Edison and Seller entered into an Interim Agreement (‘‘Interim Agreement’’), effective as of October 1, 2005 and attached hereto as Appendix A, whereby Edison agreed, without prejudicing either Edison’s or Seller’s position in respect of the Dispute, to permit Seller to supply electrical energy deliveries from GEM under the Contract on an interim basis. In the Interim Agreement, the sole payment to be made by Edison to Seller for GEM power is an energy-only price of 5.37 cents/kWh, which is time-differentiated by time-of-delivery period in the manner utilized for energy payments under the Contract. The Interim Agreement, which may be terminated by either Edison or Seller after May 1, 2007, was intended to bridge the interim time period until a final agreement regarding the Dispute and the FERC Dispute could be negotiated and executed by Edison and Seller.

			
		O. 	On or about May 10, 2006, Edison and Seller entered into Agreement No. 2 Addressing Renewable Energy Pricing Issues for the 3010 and 3012 Projects. Those agreements provide for a new fixed energy price starting at 6.15 cents/kWh on May 1, 2007. The agreements are silent about GEM power.

			
		P. 	Pursuant to the Contract and the 3012 Contract, the capacity payment allowance for scheduled maintenance for the 3010 and 3012 Projects may not exceed 840 hours in any twelve month period. On or about March 2006, the 3010 Project used up its allotment of maintenance hours. On July 28, 2006, Seller sent an e-mail to Edison stating that it had made a data entry error and requested an adjustment in maintenance hours credit for the 3010 Project for November 2005 through May 2006 such that the maintenance hours scheduled by Seller for the 3010 Project during that time period be applied solely to mid-peak hours. On January 9, 2007, Edison sent Seller a letter denying Seller’s request. This dispute shall henceforth be known as the ‘‘Maintenance Hours Dispute.’’

			
		Q. 	Edison and Seller have now reached a final agreement on the consolidation of the 3010 and 3012 Projects and the delivery of power from GEM to Edison which provides, among other things, for (i) the potential for Seller to deliver GEM power to Edison from a combined 

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project consisting of the 3010 and 3012 Projects and GEM, (ii) an increase in the amount of electricity to be sold to Edison from the combined project of up to 6.5 MW more than the previous amounts that were covered by the Contract and the 3012 Contract, which incremental amount will receive an energy only price as specified below, (iii) the termination of the 3012 Contract and the Interim Agreement, and (iv) the settlement of the Dispute, the FERC Dispute and the Maintenance Hours Dispute. Accordingly, Edison and Seller agree to amend the Contract as set forth herein.

			
		R. 	Concurrently with this Agreement, Edison and Seller are executing: (i) a Contract Termination Agreement that terminates the 3012 Contract (‘‘Termination Agreement’’); and (ii) a Settlement Agreement that settles the Dispute, the FERC Dispute and the Maintenance Hours Dispute between the Parties (‘‘Settlement Agreement’’).

			
		S. 	In addition, Edison has agreed that this Amendment, the Termination Agreement and the Settlement Agreement will take effect without Commission approval in exchange for Seller’s and Ormat’s agreement to, jointly and severally, indemnify Edison for certain amounts if Edison fails to obtain Commission approval for its cost recovery related to the Amendment, the Termination Agreement and the Settlement Agreement. Accordingly, Seller and Ormat have agreed to, jointly and severally, indemnify Edison as provided in Section 2.8, below.

			
		T. 	The rights and obligations of Seller under this Amendment, the Termination Agreement and the Settlement Agreement will confer benefits upon Ormat as Seller’s indirect parent corporation, and therefore, Ormat is willing to provide the indemnification set forth in Section 2.8, below.

AGREEMENT

		
	1. 	In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, as of the Effective Date (defined in Section 2.1, below), Edison and Seller agree to amend the Contract as follows:

			
		1.1 	The new RAP ID number for the amended and consolidated Contract shall be RAP ID No. 3104.

			
		1.2 	Sections 1.2a. and 1.2b. shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced as follows:

‘‘a.    Nameplate Rating:    63,000 kW including generating units at Ormesa I (3010 Project), Ormesa II (3012 Project), and Geo East Mesa Project.

b.    Location:    East Mesa, Imperial County, California, as shown in the map attached hereto as Appendix D.’’

			
		1.3 	Section 1.3 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:

‘‘1.3    Contract Capacity:    53,000 kW with the following exceptions (for the purpose of ensuring that 6.5 MW of power to be supplied by the Generating Facility will be paid a capacity price of $0/kW-year).

As expressly provided in Section 4.4.8, at Edison’s request, Seller shall make all reasonable efforts to deliver power at an average rate of delivery at least equal to a Contract Capacity of 46,500 kW during periods of Emergency.

As expressly provided in Section 4.4.9 and Appendix F, the Annual Contract Capacity Demonstration Protocol and Criteria requires Seller to demonstrate the ability to provide a Contract Capacity of 46,500 kW.

The Firm Capacity Purchase calculation, as found in Section 8.1.2.1, is based on a Contract Capacity (designated as C in the formula) of 46,500 kW. For the avoidance of doubt, the Period Performance Factor (designated as D in the same formula) is calculated based on the Contract Capacity of 53,000 kW.

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The Capacity Bonus Payment calculation, as found in Section 8.1.2.4c, is based on a Contract Capacity (designated as D in the formula) of 42,000 kW. For the avoidance of doubt, the On-Peak Capacity Factor (as found in A in the same formula) is calculated based on the Contract Capacity of 53,000 kW.’’

			
		1.4 	Section 1.4 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:

‘‘1.4    Expected annual production:    485,000,000 kWh.’’

			
		1.5 	Section 1.6 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:

‘‘1.6    Contract Term:    Period in years from October 9, 1987 until November 30, 2017.’’

			
		1.6 	Section 1.8 shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows:

‘‘Seller shall be deemed to have selected Capacity Payment Option B – Firm Capacity, as found at Section 8.1.2.

The Contract Capacity Price for purposes of calculating the capacity payment to be made to Seller pursuant to Section 8.1 shall be $174.52/kW-yr (Firm Capacity).’’

			
		1.7 	Section 2.1 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

‘‘2.1    3010 Project Adjusted Capacity Price:    The $/kW-yr capacity purchase price calculated using the Capacity Payment Schedule attached hereto as Appendix H. For the purposes of calculating the 3010 Project Adjusted Capacity Price using the Capacity Payment Schedule attached hereto as Appendix H, the Year of Initial Delivery shall be 1987 and the Contract Term shall be the time period in years beginning on October 9, 1987 and ending on the date of a reduction or deration pursuant to Section 8.1.2.5b.’’

			
		1.8 	Section 2.2 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

‘‘2.2    3012 Project Adjusted Capacity Price:    The $/kW-yr capacity purchase price calculated using the Capacity Payment Schedule attached hereto as Appendix H. For the purposes of calculating the 3012 Project Adjusted Capacity Price using the Capacity Payment Schedule attached hereto as Appendix H, the Year of Initial Delivery shall be 1988 and the Contract Term shall be the time period in years beginning on March 3, 1988 and ending on the date of a reduction or deration pursuant to Section 8.1.2.5b.’’

			
		1.9 	Section 2.9 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

‘‘2.9    Contract Capacity Price:    The Contract Capacity Price of $174.52/kW-yr, as specified in Section 1.8.’’

			
		1.10 	Section 2.10 shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

‘‘, as specified in Section 1.6.’’

			
		1.11 	Section 2.11 shall be deleted in its entirety.

			
		1.12 	Section 2.19 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

‘‘2.19    Generating Facility:    All of Seller’s generators, together with all protective and other associated equipment and improvements, necessary to produce electrical power at Ormesa I (3010 Project), Ormesa II (3012 Project) and the Geo East Mesa Project, excluding associated land, land rights, and interests in land. The Generating Facility shall be identified by Edison as RAP ID 3104.’’

			
		1.13 	Section 2.22 shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

‘‘The Interconnecting Utility for this Contract is Imperial Irrigation District (‘‘IID’’). The Seller will deliver to IID at the Highline substation.’’

			
		1.14 	Section 2.28 shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

‘‘The Point of Interconnection for this Contract is Mirage substation.’’

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		1.15 	The following definitions shall be added to Section 2:

‘‘2.40    Agreement Addressing Renewable Energy Pricing and Payment Issues:    The June 19, 2001 Agreements Addressing Renewable Energy Pricing and Payment Issues for the 3010 and 3012 Projects, as amended.

2.41    Agreement No. 2 Addressing Renewable Energy Pricing Issues:    The May 10, 2006 Agreements No. 2 Addressing Renewable Energy Pricing Issues for the 3010 and 3012 Projects.

2.42    Amendment No. 2:    Amendment No. 2 to the Contract, which was executed to consolidate the 3010 and 3012 Projects under the Contract, and to provide for Edison accepting energy deliveries from the Geo East Mesa Project under the Contract.

2.43    Capacity Attributes:    Any and all current or future defined characteristics, certificates, tags, credits, ancillary service attributes, or accounting constructs, howsoever entitled, including any accounting construct counted toward any resource adequacy requirements, attributed to or associated with any unit of generating capacity of the Generating Facility during the term of the Contract.

2.44    Effective Date of Amendment No. 2:    March 1, 2007.

2.45    Green Attributes:    Any and all credits, benefits, emissions reductions, offsets, and allowances, howsoever entitled, attributable to the generation from the Generating Facility, and its displacement of conventional energy generation. Green Attributes include but are not limited to: (i) any avoided emissions of pollutants to the air, soil or water such as sulfur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO) and other pollutants; (ii) any avoided emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) that have been determined by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or otherwise by law, to contribute to the actual or potential threat of altering the Earth’s climate by trapping heat in the atmosphere; (iii) the reporting rights to these avoided emissions, such as Green Tag Reporting Rights; and (iv) Renewable Energy Credits. Green Tag Reporting Rights are the right of a Green Tag Purchaser to report the ownership of accumulated Green Tags in compliance with federal or state law, if applicable, and to a federal or state agency or any other party at the Green Tag Purchaser’s discretion, and include without limitation those Green Tag Reporting Rights accruing under Section 1605(b) of The Energy Policy Act of 1992 and any present or future federal, state, or local law, regulation or bill, and international or foreign emissions trading program. Green Tags are accumulated on a MWh basis and one Green Tag represents the Green Attributes associated with one (1) MWh of energy.

Green Attributes do not include: (i) any energy, capacity, reliability or other power attributes from the Generating Facility; (ii) production tax credits associated with the construction or operation of the Generating Facility and other financial incentives in the form of credits, reductions, or allowances associated with the Generating Facility that are applicable to a state or federal income taxation obligation; (iii) fuel-related subsidies or ‘‘tipping fees’’ that may be paid to Seller to accept certain fuels, or local subsidies received by the Seller for the destruction of particular pre-existing pollutants or the promotion of local environmental benefits; or (iv) emission reduction credits encumbered or used by the Generating Facility for compliance with local, state, or federal operating and/or air quality permits.

2.46    Geo East Mesa or GEM Project:    The Geo East Mesa or GEM project includes the GEM 2 & 3 power plants, which are double flash facilities that each utilize: (i) one dual-admission condensing steam turbine and directly coupled generator; (ii) steam separation vessels; (iii) a cooling tower; and (iv) the balance of power plant equipment. The Geo East Mesa or GEM project also includes an 8 MW GEM bottoming geothermal power plant to be installed at or near the location of the other GEM units.

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2.47    Governmental Authority:    (i) Any federal, state, local, municipal or other government; (ii) any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, commission, or other authority lawfully exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or taxing authority or power; or (iii) any court or government tribunal.

2.48    Nameplate Rating:    The gross generating capacity of the Generating Facility less Site Use. For purposes of this Contract, Nameplate Rating is that rating specified in Section 1.2a.

2.49    Ormesa I or 3010 Project:    The geothermal project originally identifed by Edison as QFID 3010 in the Contract.

2.50    Ormesa II or 3012 Project:    The geothermal project originally identified by Edison as QFID 3012 in a June 13, 1984 Power Purchase Contract between Edison and Ormat Systems, Inc.

2.51    Renewable Energy Credit:    ‘‘Renewable energy credit’’ as that term is defined in Public Utilities Code Section 399.12(g), as may be amended from time-to-time or as further defined or supplemented by applicable law.

2.52    Resource Adequacy Benefits:    The rights and privileges attached to the Generating Facility that satisfy any entity’s resource adequacy obligations, as those obligations are set forth in any Resource Adequacy Rulings and shall include any local, zonal or otherwise locational capacity attributes associated with the Generating Facility.

2.53    Resource Adequacy Rulings:    Commission Decisions 04-01-050, 04-10-035, 05-10-042, 06-06-024, 06-07-031 and any subsequent Commission ruling or decision relating to resource adequacy, or any other resource adequacy laws, rules or regulations enacted, adopted or promulgated by any applicable Governmental Authority, as such decisions, rulings, laws, rules or regulations may be amended or modified from time-to-time during the term of the Contract.

2.54    RPS Legislation:    The State of California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, as codified at California Public Utilities Code Section 399.11 et seq., or any successor to this legislation.

2.55    Site Use:    Energy used to operate the Generating Facility’s auxiliary equipment. The auxiliary equipment includes, but is not limited to, forced and induced draft fans, cooling towers, boiler feed pumps, lubricating oil systems, plant lighting, fuel handling systems (including production pumps), injection pumps, control systems, and sump pumps.’’

			
		1.16 	The first sentence of Section 4.4.8 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

‘‘At Edison’s request, Seller shall make all reasonable efforts to deliver power at an average rate of delivery at least equal to a Contract Capacity of 46,500 kW during periods of Emergency.’’

			
		1.17 	Section 4.4.9 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

‘‘At least once per year at Edison’s request, Seller shall demonstrate the ability to provide a Contract Capacity of 46,500 kW pursuant to the Annual Contract Capacity Demonstration Protocol and Criteria attached hereto as Appendix F. If Seller fails to demonstrate the ability to provide a Contract Capacity of 46,500 kW pursuant to Appendix F, the Parties acknowledge that the damages sustained by Edison would be difficult or impossible to determine, or that obtaining an adequate remedy would be unreasonably time consuming or expensive, and therefore agree that Seller shall pay Edison liquidated damages as provided in Appendix F. The Parties agree that the liquidated damages as provided in Appendix F constitute a reasonable approximation of the harm or loss to Edison.’’

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		1.18 	New Sections 4.4.14, 4.4.15, and 4.4.16 shall be added following Section 4.4.13 as follows:

‘‘4.4.14    Seller represents and warrants that Seller has not and will not convey to any person or entity other than Edison any Green Attributes, Capacity Attributes or Resource Adequacy Benefits associated with the output from the Generating Facility throughout the term of the Contract.

Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts (which shall not involve Seller incurring out-of-pocket costs in excess of $10,000 per year) to ensure (or to support Edison’s efforts to ensure) that, throughout the term of the Contract: (i) the Generating Facility is certified by the California Energy Commission (‘‘CEC’’) as an Eligible Renewable Energy Resource (‘‘ERR’’) for purposes of the RPS Legislation; and (ii) all electrical output delivered to Edison from the Generating Facility is certified by the CEC as an ERR for purposes of the RPS Legislation.

4.4.15    Seller shall dedicate and convey any and all Green Attributes, Capacity Attributes and Resource Adequacy Benefits generated or produced by Seller during the term of the Contract to Edison, and Edison shall be given sole title to all such Green Attributes, Capacity Attributes and Resource Adequacy Benefits.

In addition, Seller shall, at its own cost, take all actions that are commercially reasonable (which shall not involve Seller incurring out-of-pocket costs in excess of $10,000 per year) and execute all documents or instruments necessary to effectuate the use of the Green Attributes, Capacity Attributes and Resource Adequacy Benefits for Edison’s sole benefit throughout the term of the Contract. Seller shall not be required to reduce the output of the Generating Facility in order to effectuate the use of the Green Attributes, Capacity Attributes and Resource Adequacy Benefits by Edison throughout the term of the Contract, other than in connection with periodic testing as may be required by the California Independent System Operator. Subject to the foregoing, such actions shall include, without limitation:

			
		(a) 	Cooperating with and encouraging the regional entity responsible for resource adequacy administration to certify or qualify the Contract Capacity for resource adequacy purposes;

			
		(b) 	Testing the Generating Facility in order to certify the Contract Capacity for resource adequacy purposes;

			
		(c) 	Complying with all current and future California Independent System Operator tariff provisions that address resource adequacy, including but not limited to provisions regarding performance obligations and penalties; and

			
		(d) 	Committing to Edison the full Contract Capacity subject to Section 1.3.

Edison will have the exclusive right, at any time or from time-to-time during the term of the Contract, to sell, assign, convey, transfer, allocate, designate, award, report or otherwise provide any and all such Green Attributes, Capacity Attributes or Resource Adequacy Benefits to third parties; provided, however, any such action shall not constitute a transfer of, or release Edison of its obligations under the Contract and Seller shall not be required to incur any out-of-pocket costs to facilitate such action.

Edison shall be responsible for any costs associated with Edison’s accounting for or otherwise claiming Green Attributes, Capacity Attributes and Resource Adequacy Benefits.

Seller grants, pledges, assigns and otherwise commits to Edison the full Contract Capacity in order for Edison to meet its resource adequacy obligations under any Resource Adequacy Rulings.

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Seller also represents, warrants and covenants to Edison that Seller:

			
		(a) 	Has not used, granted, pledged, assigned or otherwise committed; and

			
		(b) 	Will not, during the term of the Contract use, grant, pledge, assign or otherwise commit any portion of the Generating Facility to meet the resource adequacy requirements of, or to confer Resource Adequacy Benefits upon, any entity other than Edison.’’

4.4.16    Seller represents and warrants that: (i) the generating equipment at the 3010, 3012 and Geo East Mesa Projects as of the Effective Date of Amendment No. 2, which equipment is described in Appendix E, (ii) the interconnection configuration described in the drawing attached hereto as Appendix G, and (iii) any agreements or arrangements between Seller and the Imperial Irrigation District (‘‘IID’’) regarding interconnection, scheduling, transmission or retail electric service for or related to the 3010, 3012 and Geo East Mesa Projects as of the Effective Date of Amendment No. 2, shall be preserved for the entirety of the Contract unless written permission to modify such equipment, configuration, agreements or arrangements is obtained from Edison, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller may, without Edison’s consent, consolidate the agreements or arrangements with IID referenced above (and terminate existing, and enter into new, agreements in connection therewith) so long as there is no material change in the services to be provided thereunder (not including financial provisions as between Seller and IID).’’

			
		1.19 	A new Section 4.5.4 shall be added following Section 4.5.3 as follows:

‘‘Seller and Edison shall follow the maintenance outage scheduling procedure attached hereto as Appendix I.’’

			
		1.20 	Section 7.1 shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

‘‘Unless Edison and Seller agree otherwise in writing, Seller’s electricity deliveries to Edison shall be measured by an IID master meter at the Highline substation as shown on the drawing attached hereto as Appendix G. Payments to Seller will be calculated by deducting line losses from the IID master meter to the Mirage substation.’’

1.21    Section 8.1 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

‘‘8.1    Capacity Payments

Seller shall sell to Edison and Edison shall purchase from Seller capacity at the price set forth in Section 1.8. Seller shall be paid a monthly capacity payment subject to the conditions herein.’’

1.22    Section 8.1.2 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

‘‘8.1.2    Capacity Payment Option B – Firm Capacity Purchase

If Seller selects Capacity Payment Option B, Seller shall provide to Edison for the Contract Term the Contract Capacity specified in Section 1.3, and Seller shall be paid as follows:’’

			
		1.23 	The definition of the formula values A, C, & D in Section 8.1.2.1 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

‘‘Where A = Contract Capacity Price specified in Section 1.8’’

‘‘C = Contract Capacity of 46,500 kW as specified in Section 1.3’’

‘‘D = Period Performance Factor, not to exceed 1.0, is calculated using 53,000 kW for Contract Capacity as specified in Section 1.3, as follows:

		[Period kWh Purchased by Edison

Period Performance Factor =  (Limited by the Level of Contract Capacity)]                               

		[0.8 x Contract Capacity x (Period Hours minus Maintenance Hours Allowed in Section 4.5)]’’

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		1.24 	The definition of the formula values ‘‘A and D’’ in Section 8.1.2.4c shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

‘‘Where A = (1.2 x On-Peak Capacity Factor) − 1.02

Where the On-Peak Capacity Factor, not to exceed 1.0, is calculated using 53,000 kW for Contract Capacity as specified in Section 1.3, as follows:

		[Period kWh Purchased by Edison

On-Peak Capacity Factor =     (Limited by the Level of Contract Capacity)]                             

		[(Contract Capacity) x (Period Hours minus Maintenance Hours Allowed in Section 4.5)]’’

‘‘D = Contract Capacity of 42,000 kW, as specified in Section 1.3.’’

			
		1.25 	Section 8.1.2.5 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

‘‘Capacity Reduction

			
		a. 	The Contract Capacity values specified in Section 1.3 may be reduced as a result of a change in Operating Option pursuant to Section 5.2. In addition, the Contract Capacity values specified in Section 1.3 may be derated by Edison pursuant to Section 8.1.2.2a.

			
		b. 	If the Contract Capacity values specified in Section 1.3 are reduced pursuant to Section 5.2 or derated pursuant to Section 8.1.2.5a such that the Contract Capacity of 53,000 kW is reduced or derated below 46,500 kW, then, subject to Section 9.3, Seller shall refund to Edison with interest at the current published Federal Reserve Board three months prime commercial paper rate, a capacity reduction payment (‘‘Capacity Reduction Payment’’). The Capacity Reduction Payment that Seller shall refund to Edison will be based on the sum of (i) the Capacity Reduction Payment for the 3010 Project for the period prior to the Effective Date of Amendment No. 2, calculated as set forth in Section 8.1.2.5c (ii) the Capacity Reduction Payment for the 3012 Project for the period prior to the Effective Date of Amendment No. 2, calculated as set forth in Section 8.1.2.5d, and (iii) the Capacity Reduction Payment for the period after the Effective Date of Amendment No. 2, calculated as set forth in Section 8.1.2.5e.

			
		c. 	The Capacity Reduction Payment for the 3010 Project for the period prior to the Effective Date of Amendment No. 2 shall be an amount equal to the difference between (i) the accumulated Monthly Capacity Payments paid by Edison to the 3010 Project in respect of the 3010 Project Reduction Amount (as defined below) pursuant to Capacity Payment Option B from October 9, 1987 to the Effective Date of Amendment No. 2, and (ii) the total capacity payments which Edison would have paid to the 3010 Project in respect of the 3010 Project Reduction Amount (as defined below) during that time period if based on the 3010 Project Adjusted Capacity Price.

The 3010 Project Reduction Amount shall be 31.5/46.5 of the quantity, in kW, by which the Contract Capacity of 53,000 kW is reduced or derated below 46,500 kW.

			
		d. 	The Capacity Reduction Payment for the 3012 Project for the period prior to the Effective Date of Amendment No. 2 shall be an amount equal to the difference between (i) the accumulated Monthly Capacity Payments paid by Edison to the 3012 Project in respect of the 3012 Project Reduction Amount (as defined below) pursuant to Capacity Payment Option B from March 3, 1988 to the Effective Date of Amendment No. 2, and (ii) the total capacity payments which Edison would have paid to the 3012 Project in respect of the 3012 Project Reduction Amount (as defined below) during that time period if based on the 3012 Project Adjusted Capacity Price.

The 3012 Project Reduction Amount shall be 15/46.5 of the quantity, in kW, by which the Contract Capacity of 53,000 kW is reduced or derated below 46,500 kW.

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		e. 	The Capacity Reduction Payment for the period after the Effective Date of Amendment No. 2 shall be an amount equal to the difference between (i) the accumulated Monthly Capacity Payments paid by Edison to the Generating Facility in respect of the Generating Facility Reduction Amount (as defined below) pursuant to Capacity Payment Option B after the Effective Date of Amendment No. 2, and (ii) the total capacity payments which Edison would have paid to the Generating Facility in respect of the Generating Facility Reduction Amount (as defined below) during that time period if based on the weighted average of the 3010 Project Adjusted Capacity Price and the 3012 Project Adjusted Capacity Price, weighted based on the original Contract Capacities of the 3010 and 3012 Projects (31,500 kW and 15,000 kW, respectively).

The Generating Facility Reduction Amount shall be the quantity, in kW, by which the Contract Capacity of 53,000 kW is reduced or derated below 46,500 kW.

			
		1.26 	Sections 8.1.2.6 and 8.1.2.7 shall be deleted in their entirety.

			
		1.27 	Section 8.3 shall be amended by adding the following at the beginning thereof:

‘‘Subject to the last paragraph of this Section 8.3,’’

Section 8.3 shall be further amended by adding the following new paragraph at the end thereof:

‘‘Energy pricing for the Generating Facility is subject to the Agreement Addressing Renewable Energy Pricing and Payment Issues for the 3010 Project until May 1, 2007. On and after May 1, 2007, the energy pricing for the Generating Facility will be subject to the Agreement No. 2 Addressing Renewable Energy Pricing Issues for the 3010 Project.’’

1.28    Section 9.3.2 shall be deleted in its entirety.

			
		1.29 	Section 15.1 shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof:

‘‘Insurance will cover the Generating Facility as described in Section 2.19.’’

			
		1.30 	Appendix D to this Amendment shall be added as Appendix D to the Contract.

			
		1.31 	Appendix E to this Amendment shall be added as Appendix E to the Contract.

			
		1.32 	Appendix F to this Amendment shall be added as Appendix F to the Contract.

			
		1.33 	Appendix G to this Amendment shall be added as Appendix G to the Contract.

			
		1.34 	Appendix H to this Amendment shall be added as Appendix H to the Contract.

			
		1.35 	Appendix I to this Amendment shall be added as Appendix I to the Contract.

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OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, as of the Effective Date (defined in Section 2.1, below), the Parties further agree as follows:

		
	2. 	Effective Date and Termination

			
		2.1 	This Amendment shall become binding when it is executed by duly authorized representatives of each of the Parties, except that the entirety of Section 1 above (including Sections 1.1 through 1.35) shall only become effective, as of March 1, 2007, on the first day on which each of the following has occurred (‘‘Effective Date’’): (i) execution of the Termination Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix B by duly authorized representatives of Edison and Seller; (ii) execution of the Settlement Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix C by duly authorized representatives of Edison and Seller; and (iii) payment by Seller to Edison of the sum of $1,150,000 (one million one hundred fifty thousand dollars) as provided in this Amendment and the Settlement Agreement.

			
		2.2 	Concurrently with the execution of this Amendment, Edison and Seller shall execute the Termination Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix B.

			
		2.3 	Seller shall pay Edison the sum of $1,150,000 (one million one hundred fifty thousand dollars) within five (5) days after the execution of this Amendment.

			
		2.4 	Concurrently with the execution of this Amendment, Edison and Seller shall execute the Settlement Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix C.

			
		2.5 	Edison will issue a final version of the draft letter regarding the William R. Gould Power Plant attached hereto as Appendix K within five (5) days after the Effective Date of this Amendment.

			
		2.6 	The Interim Agreement attached hereto as Appendix A shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, as of March 1, 2007, on the Effective Date of this Amendment.

			
		2.7 	Effective on the Effective Date of this Amendment, the accumulated scheduled maintenance allowance hours for the Generating Facility pursuant to Section 4.5.3 of the Contract, as of March 1, 2007, shall be the prorated combination of the 3010 and 3012 Projects’ maintenance hours. The calculation will be based on the contribution of each of the 3010 and 3012 Projects’ original Contract Capacities toward the Contract Capacity of 46,500 kW (31,500 kW and 15,000 kW respectively), their original contract capacity pricing ($170/kW-yr and $184/kW-yr respectively), and the balance of their scheduled maintenance allowance as of March 1, 2007. An example of the calculation is found attached hereto in Appendix J.

			
		2.8 	Seller and Ormat shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold Edison harmless from and against any rate or other disallowance by the Commission resulting from Edison’s entry into (but not administration of) this Amendment, the Settlement Agreement or the Termination Agreement; provided that Seller’s and Ormat’s joint and several liability under this Section 2.8 shall be limited to $4,600,000 (four million six hundred thousand dollars); and provided further that Seller’s and Ormat’s obligations under this Section 2.8 shall expire on the earlier of: (a) the date on which the Commission issues a decision, no longer subject to appeal, approving this Amendment, the Settlement Agreement and the Termination Agreement (subject to Edison’s prudent administration thereof) without modification or conditions unacceptable to Edison, in its reasonable discretion, or (b) the date that is three (3) years after the Effective Date of this Amendment.

			
		2.9 	Edison agrees to make a timely and appropriate request for Commission approval of this Amendment, which may be in its next Energy Resource Recovery Application, and to diligently and in good faith pursue such Commission approval, including timely and properly 

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responding to requests for information and taking any reasonable actions as requested by the Commission. Edison agrees to keep Seller informed as to the status of such request for Commission approval and to cooperate in good faith with Seller in connection with such request for Commission approval. Notwithstanding anything in this Amendment to the contrary, Edison shall have no obligation to seek rehearing or to appeal a Commission decision which disallows the recovery by Edison of any amounts paid or to be paid under this Amendment, fails to approve this Amendment, or which contains findings with conditions or modifications unacceptable to any Party.

			
		2.10 	Effective on the Effective Date of this Amendment, the Parties agree that there will be no Capacity Bonus Payment for the Generating Facility pursuant to Section 8.1.2.4 of the Contract for the months of January through May of 2007. The Parties further agree that Seller shall be on probation pursuant to Section 8.1.2.2a of the Contract for the period beginning on March 1, 2007 and ending on October 1, 2007.

		
	3. 	Except as amended herein, all terms, covenants and conditions in the Contract shall remain in full force and effect.

		
	4. 	Terms or words that are capitalized and not defined in this Amendment shall have the same meaning as in the Contract.

		
	5. 	None of the provisions of this Amendment, including this Section, shall be considered waived by any Party except when such waiver is given in writing. The failure of any Party to insist in any one or more instances upon strict performance of any of the provisions of this Amendment or to take advantage of any of its rights hereunder shall not be construed as waiver of any such provisions or the relinquishment of any such rights for the future, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect.

		
	6. 	This Amendment shall not be amended, changed, modified, abrogated, or superseded by a subsequent agreement unless such subsequent agreement shall be in the form of a written instrument signed by all Parties.

		
	7. 	This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller shall not assign any rights or delegate any duties under the Contract, as modified by this Amendment, except as provided in Section 24 of the Contract.

		
	8. 	If any provision or provisions of this Amendment shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby so long as the economic and legal substance of this Amendment are not affected in a manner materially adverse to any Party.

		
	9. 	The headings in this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

		
	10. 	This Amendment, the Termination Agreement and the Settlement Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement of the Parties as to the subject matter of this Amendment, the Termination Agreement and the Settlement Agreement and shall supersede any and all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, correspondence, undertakings, and agreements between the Parties concerning the particular subject matter of this Amendment, the Termination Agreement and the Settlement Agreement.

		
	11. 	This Amendment is the result of negotiation and each Party has participated in the preparation of this Amendment. Accordingly, any rules of construction to the effect that any ambiguity shall be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Amendment.

		
	12. 	This Amendment shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to choice of law provisions that might apply the laws of a different jurisdiction.

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	13. 	This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute a single document. This Amendment may be executed by signature via facsimile transmission which shall be deemed the same as an original signature.

		
	14. 	Each Party represents and warrants that the person who signs below on behalf of such Party has authority to execute this Amendment on behalf of the Party for whom such person signs.

		
	15. 	Each notice which any Party gives under or in connection with this Amendment shall be in writing and shall be deemed given as follows: (i) notice by facsimile or hand delivery shall be deemed given at the close of business on the day actually received, if received during business hours on a business day, and otherwise shall be deemed given at the close of business on the next business day; (ii) notice by overnight mail or courier service shall be deemed given on the next business day after it was sent out; and (iii) notice by first class United States mail shall be deemed given two (2) business days after the postmarked date.

Notice shall be addressed to the Parties as follows:

			
		If to Edison: 	Southern California Edison Company

Renewable and Alternative Power Department

Manager, Contract Administration

2244 Walnut Grove Avenue

Rosemead, California 91770

Facsimile: (626) 302-9622

		With a copy to:

		Southern California Edison Company

Law Department

Manager, Power Procurement Section

2244 Walnut Grove Avenue

Rosemead, California 91770

Facsimile: (626) 302-1904

			
		If to Seller: 	Ormesa LLC c/o Ormat Nevada, Inc.

6625 Neil Road

Reno, Nevada 89511

Facsimile: (775) 356-9039

			
		If to Ormat: 	Ormat Technologies, Inc.

6625 Neil Road

Reno, Nevada 89511

Facsimile: (775) 356-9039

		
	16. 	The execution of, and entry into, this Amendment by Ormat does not in any way make Ormat a party to or otherwise obligate, or subject to liability, Ormat under the Contract or any other agreement or instrument other than this Amendment. Ormat’s obligations under this Amendment are limited to those obligations set forth in Section 2.8 hereof; provided that Sections 2.1 and 3 through 17 of this Amendment are also binding on and/or applicable to Ormat.

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	17. 	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly authorized representatives on the dates indicated below the signatures.

				
	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY,

 a California corporation			ORMESA LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company
	By:   			By:   
	        Name: Pedro J. Pizarro			        Name:
	        Title:    Senior Vice President, PPBU			        Title:
	        Date:			        Date:

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

By:   

         Name:

         Title:

        Date:

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		APPENDIX A 
	 

	 
		Interim Agreement
 

		
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

		

	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				       Appendix A 
				

			 	
				
				  Interim Agreement
				

			 

 

   

	 
		
	 

	 
		November 8, 2005
	 

	 
		Mr. Kevin Payne
 Director, QF
		Resources
	 

	 
		 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue
	 

	 
		 Rosemead, CA 91770
	 

	 
		Re: Interim Agreement between Ormesa LLC and
		Southern California Edison Company to Accept Electrical Energy Deliveries from
		Geo East Mesa Generating Units 2 and 3 on an Interim Basis (QFIDs 3010.
		3012)
	 

	 
		Dear Mr. Payne:
	 

	 
		Attached is an executed Interim Agreement.
		Please be aware that in executing and performing under the Interim Agreement,
		Ormesa LLC does not concede any of Edison’s arguments or assertions in
		connection with our pending dispute and reserves all of its rights in
		connection therewith. Ormesa views the Interim Agreement as an interim
		settlement between Ormesa and Edison in which the status quo concerning the
		dispute is tolled.
	 

	 
		As the Interim Agreement indicates, it is
		our mutual desire to resolve the dispute promptly with a amicable long-term
		settlement agreement.
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  Regards,
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	 	 	 	 
	
				
				  /s/ Hezy Ram
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				

			 
	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		ORMESA LLC
	 

	 
		980 Greg Street • Sparks, Nevada
		89431-6039 • Telephone (775) 356-9029 • Facsimile (775)
		356-9039
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
		Bruce L. McCarthy
	 

	 
		Manager, QF Contract Management 
 QF
		Resources 
 (626) 302-8667 
 FAX: (626)  302-9622
	 

	 
		November 3, 2005 
	 

	 
		Via Certified Mail
	 

	 
		Mr. Hezy Ram
 Executive Vice
		President
 ORMAT Nevada Inc.
 980 Greg Street 
 Sparks, NV
		89431
	 

	 
		Dear Mr. Ram:
	 

	 
			
				
				  SUBJECT:
				

			 	
				
				  Interim Agreement between Ormesa LLC
				  and Southern California Edison Company to Accept Electrical Energy Deliveries
				  from Geo East Mesa Generating Units 2 and 3 on an Interim Basis, (QFIDs 3010,
				  3012)
				

			 

 

	 
		The purpose of this letter is to memorialize
		an agreement (“Agreement”) between Ormesa LLC (“Ormesa”)
		and Southern California Edison Company (“SCE”) whereby SCE agrees to
		accept electrical energy deliveries from Geo East Mesa (“GEM”)
		generating units numbers 2 and 3, which are depicted in the attached
		East Mesa Electrical Schematic [from
		mid-August 2005] (“GEM electrical
		generation”) on an interim basis under the terms of the “Ormesa
		I” power purchase agreement (QFID 3010) (the “Ormesa I PPA”), as
		modified by the terms of this Agreement. By this Agreement, SCE and Ormesa also
		agree to modify the measurement per the attached Exhibit A, for payment
		purposes, of electrical generation under the Ormesa I PPA and the “Ormesa
		II” power purchase agreement (QFID 3012) (“Ormesa II
		PPA”).
	 

	 
		The sole payment to be made by SCE to Ormesa
		for GEM electrical generation is an energy-only price of 5.37 cents per
		kilowatt-hour. This energy-only price shall be time-differentiated by
		time-of-delivery period in the manner utilized for energy payments in the
		Ormesa I PPA. There will be no capacity or other payments for GEM electrical
		generation. The capacity payments for Ormesa I and II shall be determined
		according to the Ormesa I and II PPAs, but the kWh amount used to determine the
		capacity and energy payments under these PPAs shall be derived as described in
		Exhibit A, section 1.01(b). Ormesa hereby conveys to SCE all environmental
		attributes, capacity attributes and resource adequacy benefits associated with
		all electrical generation under the Ormesa I and Ormesa II PPAs, including the
		GEM electrical generation. SCE may count such electrical generation toward any
		renewable energy procurement requirements and resource adequacy rulings or
		requirements applicable to SCE.
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
		Mr. Hezy Ram 
	 

	 
		ORMAT Nevada Inc.
	 

	 
		October 24, 2005
	 

	 
		Page 2
	 

	 
		For purposes of this Agreement, and the
		Ormesa I and II PPAs, GEM electrical generation, and electrical generation from
		Ormesa I and II under the Ormesa I and II PPAs, shall be calculated as
		described in the attached Exhibit A. Ormesa shall provide to SCE prompt and
		unimpeded access to the SCE meters installed at Ormesa I, Ormesa II, and the
		IID Highline Substation depicted on the attached East Mesa Electrical Schematic [from mid-August 2005]
		(“Schematic”), for purposes
		of administration of this Agreement and to all electronic and other records and
		files necessary for SCE to determine GEM electrical generation in an accurate
		and timely fashion.
	 

	 
		Ormesa represents and warrants that the
		existing generating equipment, production and injection well equipment, and
		interconnection configuration described in the attached Schematic for Ormesa I,
		Ormesa II, and GEMs, (“Configuration”) as well as any agreements or
		arrangements between Ormesa and Imperial Irrigation District regarding
		interconnection, scheduling, transmission or retail electric service for or
		related to the projects or loads currently affiliated with the Ormesa I PPA and
		the Ormesa II PPA (collectively, the “IID Agreements”) shall be
		preserved for the entirety of this Agreement unless written permission to
		modify the Configuration or the IID Agreements is obtained from SCE, whose
		permission shall not be unreasonably withheld.
	 

	 
		Ormesa represents and warrants that it has
		full authority to convey the GEM electrical generation. SCE and Ormesa each
		represent and warrant that the execution and performance of this Agreement are
		within its powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action and do not
		violate any of the terms and conditions of its governing documents or any
		contracts to which it is a party.
	 

	 
		This Agreement shall be effective as of
		November 1, 2005. SCE shall have the right, in its sole and absolute discretion
		to terminate this Agreement at any time on written notice given under the terms
		of the PPA, which termination shall be effective as follows: (i) on the first
		day of the calendar month immediately following the date on which notice is
		given provided such notice is given on or before the 25th day of a calendar
		month, (ii) the first day of the second calendar month after the date such
		notice is given if the notice is given after the 25th day of a calendar
		month. Ormesa shall have the right, in its sole and absolute discretion to
		terminate this Agreement at any time on written notice given under the terms of
		the PPA, which termination shall be effective, subject to the proviso below, as
		follows: (i) on the first day of the calendar month immediately following the
		date on which notice is given provided such notice is given on or before the
		25th day of a
		calendar month, (ii) the first day of the second calendar month after the date
		such notice is given if the notice is given after the 25th day of the calendar
		month, provided that no such termination by Ormesa shall be effective before
		May 1, 2007.
	 

	 
		Except as expressly provided herein, the
		Ormesa I PPA and the Ormesa II PPA shall not be modified and shall remain in
		full force and effect.
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
		Mr. Hezy Ram
	 

	 
		ORMAT Nevada Inc.
	 

	 
		October 24, 2005
	 

	 
		Page 3
	 

	 
		Ormesa and SCE desire to replace this
		Agreement with a long-term agreement for, among other things, the supply to SCE
		of GEM electrical generation. Ormesa and SCE shall promptly attempt to
		negotiate this long-term agreement. However, no such long-term agreement shall
		be binding upon either of the parties until a definitive agreement is
		negotiated and executed by authorized representatives of both SCE and Ormesa.
		SCE and Ormesa expressly preserve all of their respective rights, remedies,
		claims and defenses arising from or relating to the delivery to SCE of GEM
		electrical generation during periods before the effective date of this
		Agreement and after the effective date of any termination of this
		Agreement.
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  Sincerely,
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  
 /s/ Bruce McCarthy
				

			 	 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				

			 
	
				
				  Bruce McCarthy
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  Southern California Edison
				  Company
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  By: 
				

			 	
				
				  
 /s/ Kevin M. Payne
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Kevin M. Payne

				  Director, QF Resources
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
				
				  Date:
				

			 	
				
				  11/3/05
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  Ormesa LLC
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  By:
				

			 	
				
				  
 ORMAT FUNDING CORP.
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  By: 
				

			 	
				
				  
 /s/ Raj Raviv
				

			 	
				
				   ( Raj Raviv)
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  [Print Name]
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
				
				  Title 
				

			 	
				
				  VICE PRESIDENT
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	 	 	 	 	 
	
				
				  Date 
				

			 	
				
				  11/6/2005
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
			
				
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				  Edison
				

			 	
				
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				  Information
				

			 

 

	 
		EXHIBIT A
	 

	 
		Monthly Contract Energy Payment
		Calculation
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		The contents of this document are subject
		to restrictions on disclosure.
	 

	 
			
				
				  Exhibit A
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Contract Energy Payment
				  Calculation
				

			 
	
				
				  Page 1
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
			
				
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				  Edison
				

			 	
				
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				  Information
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		EXHIBIT A
	 

	 
		Table of Contents
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  EXHIBIT A
				

			 	
				
				  1
				

			 
	
				
				  Table of Contents
				

			 	
				
				  2
				

			 
	
				
				  SCE’S OBLIGATIONS
				

			 	
				
				  3
				

			 
	
				
				  1.01
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Payments
				

			 	
				
				  3
				

			 
	
				
				  (a)
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Energy Payment
				  Formula:
				

			 	
				
				  3
				

			 
	
				
				  (b)
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Calculated Amounts:
				

			 	
				
				  4
				

			 
	
				
				  1.02
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  TOD Periods
				

			 	
				
				  8
				

			 
	
				
				  1.03
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Energy Payment Allocation
				  Factors
				

			 	
				
				  9
				

			 
	
				
				  Attachment 1
				

			 	
				
				  10
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		The contents of this document are subject
		to restrictions on disclosure.
	 

	 
			
				
				  Exhibit A
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Contract Energy Payment
				  Calculation
				

			 
	
				
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				  Edison
				

			 	
				
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		EXHIBIT A
	 

	 
		Monthly Contract Energy Payment
		Calculation
	 

	 
		SCE’S OBLIGATIONS
	 

	 
			
				
				  1.01
				

			 	
				
				  Payments.
				

			 

 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  (a)
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Energy Payment
				  Formula:
				

			 

 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  (i)
				

			 	
				
				  For the purpose of calculating
				  monthly Energy Payments, Calculated Amounts shall be time-differentiated
				  according to the time period and season of delivery (“TOD Periods”)
				  set forth in Section 1.02 and weighted by the Energy Payment Allocation Factors
				  set forth in Section 1.03 of this Exhibit A and adjusted for losses to Mirage
				  Substation.
				

			 

 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  (ii)
				

			 	
				
				  As set forth in Section 1.02 of this
				  Exhibit A, TOD Periods for the winter season shall be mid-peak, off-peak and
				  super off-peak and TOD Periods for the summer season shall be on-peak, mid-peak
				  and off-peak.
				

			 

 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  (iii)
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Energy Payments shall equal
				  the sum of the monthly TOD Period Energy Payments for all TOD Periods in the
				  month. Each monthly TOD Period Energy Payment shall be calculated pursuant to
				  the following formula, where “n” is the TOD Period being
				  calculated:
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  TOD PERIODn ENERGY
				  PAYMENT = EP x EF x
				

			 	
				
				  LastHour
				

				
				  S
				

				
				  FirstHour
				

			 	
				
				  CAh
				

			 

 

	 
		Where:
	 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  EP =
				

			 	
				
				  Energy Price is $0.0537 in
				  $/kWh.
				

			 

 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  EF =
				

			 	
				
				  Energy Payment Allocation Factor for
				  the TOD Period being calculated as set forth in Section 1.03 of this Exhibit
				  A.
				

			 

 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  CAh =
				

			 	
				
				  The hour, ‘h’, Calculated
				  Amounts as defined in Section 1.01(b) in this Exhibit A for the TOD Period
				  being calculated in kWh.
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
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		to restrictions on disclosure.
	 

	 
			
				
				  Exhibit A
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Contract Energy Payment
				  Calculation
				

			 
	
				
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				  (b)
				

			 	
				
				  Calculated Amounts:
				

			 

 

	 
		The energy deliveries, in kWh, to SCE from
		Seller (“Calculated Amounts”) in each TOD hour shall be determined as
		follows for each project:
	 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  (i)
				

			 	
				
				  Ormesa I:
				

			 

 

	 
		CALCULATED AMOUNTS FOR ORMESA I =
		(MB- F1 x LF) x AF 
	 

	 
		Where:
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  MB
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Ormesa I meter ‘MB’ as shown in Attachment 1 of this Exhibit A
				

			 
	
				
				  F1
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Ormesa I Factor as set forth in
				  Section 1.01(b)(i)1).
				

			 
	
				
				  LF
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Load Factor as set forth in Section
				  1.01(b)(iv).
				

			 
	
				
				  AF
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  TOD Loss Adjustment Factor as set
				  forth in Section 1.01(b)(v).
				

			 

 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1)
				

			 	
				
				  Ormesa I Factor:
factor
				  ‘F1’ in Section 1.01(b)(i). 
				

				
				  ORMESA I FACTOR = MB/
				  (MB + MC) 
				

			 

 

	 
		Where:
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  MB
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Ormesa I meter ‘MB’ as shown in Attachment 1 of this Exhibit A 
				

			 
	
				
				  MC
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Ormesa II meter ‘MC’ as shown in Attachment 1 of this Exhibit A
				

			 

 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  (ii)
				

			 	
				
				  Ormesa II:
				

			 

 

	 
		CALCULATED AMOUNTS FOR ORMESA II =
		(MC- F2x LF) x AF
		
	 

	 
		Where:
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  MC
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Ormesa II meter ‘MC’ as shown in Attachment 1 of this Exhibit A
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		The contents of this document are subject
		to restrictions on disclosure.
	 

	 
			
				
				  Exhibit A
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Contract Energy Payment
				  Calculation
				

			 
	
				
				  Page 4 
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 	
			 
				Southern California
				Edison
			 

		  	
			 
				Confidential Information
				
			 

		  

	 
			
				
				  F2
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Ormesa II Factor as set forth in
				  Section 1.01(b)(ii)l).
				

			 
	
				
				  LF
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Load Factor Four as set forth in
				  Section 1.01(b)(iv).
				

			 
	
				
				  AF
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  TOD Loss Adjustment Factor as set
				  forth in Section 1.01(b)(v).
				

			 

 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1)
				

			 	
				
				  Ormesa II Factor:
factor
				  ‘F2’ in Section 1.01(b)(ii). 
				

			 

 

	 
		ORMESA II FACTOR = MC/
		(MC + MB) 
	 

	 
		Where:
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  MC
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Ormesa II meter ‘MC’ as shown in Attachment 1 of this Exhibit A
				

			 
	
				
				  MB
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Ormesa I meter ‘MB’ as shown in Attachment 1 of this Exhibit A
				

			 
	
				
				  MA
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Master meter ‘MA’as shown in Attachment 1 of this Exhibit A.
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  (iii)
				

			 	
				
				  GEM:
				

			 

 

	 
		CALCULATED AMOUNTS FOR GEM = GN x AF
	 

	 
		Where:
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  GN
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  GEM Net Energy as set forth in
				  Section 1.01(b)(iii)1).
				

			 
	
				
				  AF
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  TOD Loss Adjustment Factor as set
				  forth in Section 1.01(b)(v).
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1)
				

			 	
				
				  GEM Net Energy:
 factor
				  ‘GN’ in Section 1.01(b)(iii). 
				

			 

 

	 
		GEM NET ENERGY IS:  
	 

	 
		The greater of:
	 

	 
		 = [MA-(MB +
		MC)], or
	 

	 
		= Zero (0).
	 

	 
		The contents of this document are subject
		to restrictions on disclosure.
	 

	 
			
				
				  Exhibit A
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Contract Energy Payment
				  Calculation
				

			 
	
				
				  Page 5
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
			
				
				  Southern California
				  Edison
				

			 	
				
				  Confidential
				  Information
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		Where:
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  MA 
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Master meter ‘MA’
				  as shown in Attachment 1 of this Exhibit A.
				

			 
	
				
				  MB 
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Ormesa I meter ‘MB’
				  as shown in Attachment 1 of this Exhibit A.
				

			 
	
				
				  MC 
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Ormesa II meter ‘MC’ as shown in Attachment 1 of
				  this Exhibit A.
				

			 

 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  (iv)
				

			 	
				
				  Load Factor to account for
				  hours when Metered Energy at the Highline Substation SCE meter (“Master
				  Meter”) is not greater than SCE Metered Energy from Ormesa I and II: 
				

				
				  factor ‘LF’ in Section
				  1.01(b)(i), (ii), and (iii).
				

			 

 

	 
		LOAD FACTOR IS:
	 

	 
		The
		greater of:
	 

	 
		=
		(MB+MC-MA), or 
	 

	 
		= Zero (0). 
	 

	 
		Where:
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  MB
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Ormesa I meter ‘MB’ as shown in Attachment 1 of
				  this Exhibit A.
				

			 
	
				
				  MC
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Ormesa II meter ‘MC’ as shown in Attachment 1 of
				  this Exhibit A.
				

			 
	
				
				  MA
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Metered Energy in kWh, from SCE
				  Master meter ‘MA’
				  as shown in Attachment 1 of this Exhibit A.
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  The contents of this document are
				  subject to restrictions on disclosure.
				

			 
	
				
				  Exhibit A
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Contract Energy Payment
				  Calculation
				

			 
	
				
				  Page 6
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
			
				
				  Southern California
				  Edison
				

			 	
				
				  Confidential
				  Information
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  (v)
				

			 	
				
				  TOD Adjustment Factor for Losses to
				  Mirage Substation for the calculation month:
				

				
				   factor ‘AF’ in Section
				  1.01(b)(i), (ii), and (iii).
				

			 

 

	 
		TODn LOSS ADJUSTMENT
		FACTOR:
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  LastHour
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  LastHour
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  = {
				

			 	
				
				  ∑
				

			 	
				
				  (S1+S2)}/{
				

			 	
				
				  ∑
				

			 	
				
				  (A1 +
				  A2)}
				

			 
	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  FirstHour
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  FirstHour
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 

 

	 
		Where:
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  S1
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Scheduled Energy for Ormesa I as set
				  forth in IID Geothermal Statement for the calculation month to SCE.
				

			 
	
				
				  S2
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Scheduled Energy for Ormesa II as
				  set forth in IID Geothermal Statement for the calculation month to SCE.
				

			 
	
				
				  A1 
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Actual Energy for Ormesa I as set
				  forth in IID Geothermal Statement for the calculation month to SCE.
				

			 
	
				
				  A2 
				

			 	
				
				  =
				

			 	
				
				  Actual Energy for Ormesa II as set
				  forth in IID Geothermal Statement for the calculation month to SCE
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  The contents of this document are
				  subject to restrictions on disclosure.
				

			 
	
				
				  Exhibit A
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Contract Energy Payment
				  Calculation
				

			 
	
				
				  Page 7
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
			
				
				  Southern California
				  Edison
				

			 	
				
				  Confidential
				  Information
				

			 

		
		   
		

			
				
				  1.02
				

			 	
				
				  TOD Periods.
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  Time of Delivery Periods
				  (“TOD Periods”)
				

			 
	
				
				  TOD Period
				

			 	
				
				  Summer

				   Jun 1st –
				  Sep30th
				

			 	
				
				  Winter
  Oct 1st – May 31st
				

			 	
				
				  Applicable Days
				

			 
	
				
				  On-Peak
				

			 	
				
				   Noon – 6:00 p.m.
				

			 	
				
				   Not Applicable.
				

			 	
				
				  Weekdays except Holidays.
				

			 
	
				
				  Mid-Peak
				

			 	
				
				   8:00 a.m.– Noon
				

			 	
				
				  8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
				

			 	
				
				  Weekdays except Holidays.
				

			 
	
				
				   6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
				

			 	
				
				  Weekdays except Holidays.
				

			 
	
				
				  Off-Peak
				

			 	
				
				   11:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m.
				

			 	
				
				   6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
				

			 	
				
				  Weekdays except Holidays.
				

			 
	
				
				   9:00 p.m. – Midnight
				

			 	
				
				  Weekdays except Holidays.
				

			 
	
				
				   Midnight – Midnight
				

			 	
				
				   6:00 a.m. – Midnight
				

			 	
				
				  Weekends and Holidays
				

			 
	
				
				  Super-Off-Peak
				

			 	
				
				   Not Applicable.
				

			 	
				
				   Midnight – 6:00 a.m.
				

			 	
				
				  Weekdays, Weekends and
				  Holidays
				

			 

 

	 
		“Holiday” is defined as New
		Year’s Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor
		Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
	 

	 
		When any Holiday listed above falls on a
		Sunday, the following Monday will be recognized as an off-peak period. No
		change will be made for Holidays falling on Saturday.
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		The contents of this document are subject
		to restrictions on disclosure.
	 

	 
			
				
				  Exhibit A
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Contract Energy Payment
				  Calculation
				

			 
	
				
				  Page 8
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  Southern California
				  Edison
				

			 	
				
				  Confidential
				  Information
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		1.03 Energy Payment Allocation Factors.
	 

	 
		Energy Payment Allocation
		Factors
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  Season
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  TOD Period
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Calculation
				  Method
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Energy Payment 

				  Allocation Factor
				

			 
	
				
				  Summer
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  On-Peak
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Fixed Value.
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1.4251
				

			 
	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Mid-Peak
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  (Total # hours in month -

				  (1.4251 x # Summer On-Peak hours in
				  month)-
 (0.8526 x # Summer Off-Peak
				  hours in month)) /
 #Summer Mid-Peak
				  hours in month
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Calculated Value
				

			 
	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Off-Peak
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Fixed Value.
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0.8526
				

			 
	
				
				  Winter
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Mid-Peak
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Fixed Value.
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1.2185
				

			 
	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Off-Peak
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  (Total # hours in month -

				  (1.2185 x # Winter Mid-Peak hours in
				  month)-
 (0.7760 x # Winter
				  Super-Off-Peak hours in month)) /
 #Winter Off-Peak hours in month
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Calculated Value
				

			 
	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Super-Off-Peak
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Fixed Value.
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0.7760
				

			 

 

	 
		The contents of this document are subject
		to restrictions on disclosure.
	 

	 
			
				
				  Exhibit A
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Contract Energy Payment
				  Calculation
				

			 
	
				
				  Page 9
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
			
				
				  Southern California
				  Edison
				

			 	
				
				  Confidential
				  Information
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		Attachment 1
	 

	 
		Ormesa/GEM Meter Configuration
	 

	 
		
 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  *** End of Exhibit A
				  ***
				

			 

 

	 
		The contents of this document are subject
		to restrictions on disclosure.
	 

	 
			
				
				  Exhibit A
				

			 	
				
				  Monthly Contract Energy Payment
				  Calculation
				

			 
	
				
				  Page 10
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

   

	 
			
				
				  Southern California
				  Edison
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		
 
 
 
 
 
 

		
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

		APPENDIX B 
	 

	 
		Form of Termination
		Agreement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

		
 
 
 
 
 
 

	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				       Appendix B 
				

			 	
				
				  Form of Termination
				  Agreement
				

			 

 

CONTRACT TERMINATION AGREEMENT

between

ORMESA LLC

and

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY

(RAP ID 3012)

This Contract Termination Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) is entered into by ORMESA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (‘‘Seller’’) and SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, a California corporation (‘‘Edison’’). Seller and Edison are sometimes referred to herein individually as a ‘‘Party’’ and collectively as the ‘‘Parties.’’

RECITALS

This Agreement is entered into with reference to the following facts, among others:

			
		A. 	On June 13, 1984, Edison and Ormat Systems, Inc. (‘‘Ormat’’) entered into a Power Purchase Contract (‘‘PPC’’), under which Ormat delivered to Edison, in exchange for compensation, electrical power generated by a geothermal project (‘‘3012 Project’’) located in East Mesa, Imperial County, California. Edison identifies the 3012 Project as RAP ID 3012. The ‘‘PPC’’ is henceforth deemed to mean the PPC as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time.

			
		B. 	On April 30, 1987, Ormat assigned all of its rights to and interests in the PPC to Ormat Energy Systems, Inc. (‘‘Ormat Energy’’). On that date, Ormat Energy also assigned all of its rights to and interests in the PPC to Ormesa Geothermal II. On July 28, 1987, Edison consented to the assignments.

			
		C. 	On June 19, 2001, Edison and Ormesa Geothermal II entered into the Agreement Addressing Renewable Energy Pricing and Payment Issues (‘‘Renewable Agreement’’).

			
		D. 	On November 30, 2001, Edison and Ormesa Geothermal II entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Renewable Agreement.

			
		E. 	In a filing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (‘‘FERC’’) dated December 30, 2002, Seller represented that it is the successor to Ormesa Geothermal II, following a merger between Seller and a number of its subsidiaries.

			
		F. 	In a separate filing before FERC, also dated December 30, 2002, Seller represented that it is the successor to Ormesa Geothermal, the seller under a separate power purchase contract between Republic Geothermal, Inc. and Edison dated July 18, 1984 (‘‘3010 Contract’’), that provides for the sale to Edison of electrical power generated by a separate geothermal plant (‘‘3010 Project’’), which is also located in East Mesa, Imperial County, California. Edison identifies the 3010 Project as RAP ID 3010.

			
		G. 	In 2002, the Parties entered into negotiations to discuss the consolidation of the 3010 and 3012 Projects and the termination of the PPC.

			
		H. 	On or about November 22, 2002 and April 28, 2003, and subsequently on June 21, 2005, the Parties entered into confidentiality agreements protecting their negotiations from public disclosure.

			
		I. 	On or about May 1, 2003, the Parties reached an agreement, subject to California Public Utilities Commission (‘‘CPUC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) approval, regarding the consolidation of the 3010 and 3012 Projects and the termination of the PPC. Edison withdrew its support for the consolidation and termination based upon concerns that the 3010 and 3012 Projects were interconnected with another Qualifying Facility (‘‘QF’’), Geo East Mesa (‘‘GEM’’), which had previously sold its output to Edison under a QF contract that was terminated pursuant to a Commission-approved buyout agreement. Edison alleged that, in view of the interconnection, the consolidation might improperly facilitate sales of GEM-produced power to Edison under 

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the terms of the consolidated QF contract. Although the Commission initially approved the Parties’ agreement regarding the consolidation and termination on October 16, 2003 in Resolution E-3848, on January 22, 2004, the Commission granted Edison’s application for rehearing and vacated Resolution E-3848. Accordingly, the 3010 and 3012 Projects remained separate projects, subject to separate contracts.

			
		J. 	Edison contends that, since approximately 2003, the 3010 and 3012 Projects have been interconnected with GEM generating units that are not part of the 3010 and 3012 Projects, and that the 3010 and 3012 Projects improperly sold power generated by the GEM generating units to Edison pursuant to the 3010 Contract and the PPC resulting in overpayments by Edison to Seller. Seller disputes Edison’s contentions. This dispute shall henceforth be known as the ‘‘Dispute.’’

			
		K. 	Edison protested a recertification filed by the 3012 Project with FERC disputing the project capacity amount designated by the 3012 Project. After FERC rejected Edison’s protest in part, Edison appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Court of Appeals affirmed FERC’s ruling and subsequently denied Edison’s petition for rehearing. This dispute shall henceforth be known as the ‘‘FERC Dispute.’’

			
		L. 	On or about November 6, 2005, the Parties entered into an Interim Agreement (‘‘Interim Agreement’’), effective as of October 1, 2005, whereby Edison agreed, without prejudicing either Party’s positions in respect of the Dispute, to permit Seller to supply electrical energy deliveries from GEM under the 3010 Contract on an interim basis. In the Interim Agreement, the sole payment to be made by Edison to Seller for GEM power is an energy-only price of 5.37 cents/kWh, which is time-differentiated by time-of-delivery period in the manner utilized for energy payments under the Contract. The Interim Agreement, which may be terminated by either Party after May 1, 2007, was intended to bridge the interim time period until a final agreement regarding the Dispute and the FERC Dispute could be negotiated and executed by the Parties.

			
		M. 	On or about May 10, 2006, the Parties entered into Agreement No. 2 Addressing Renewable Energy Pricing Issues for the 3010 and 3012 Projects. Those agreements provide for a new fixed energy price starting at 6.15 cents/kWh on May 1, 2007. The agreements are silent about GEM power.

			
		N. 	Pursuant to the 3010 Contract and the PPC, the capacity payment allowance for scheduled maintenance for the 3010 and 3012 Projects shall not exceed 840 hours in any twelve month period. On or about March 2006, the 3010 Project used up its allotment of maintenance hours. On July 28, 2006, Seller sent an e-mail to Edison stating that it had made a data entry error and requested an adjustment in maintenance hours credit for the 3010 Project for November 2005 through May 2006 such that the maintenance hours previously scheduled by Seller for the 3010 Project during that time period be applied solely to mid-peak hours. On January 9, 2007, Edison sent Seller a letter denying Seller’s request. This dispute shall henceforth be known as the ‘‘Maintenance Hours Dispute.’’

			
		N. 	The Parties have now reached a final agreement on the consolidation of the 3010 and 3012 Projects and the delivery of power from GEM to Edison which provides, among other things, for (i) the potential for Seller to deliver GEM power to Edison from a combined project consisting of the 3010 and 3012 Projects and GEM, (ii) an increase in the amount of electricity to be sold to Edison from the combined project of up to 6.5 MW more than the previous amounts that were covered by the 3010 Contract and the PPC, which incremental amount will receive an energy only price, (iii) the termination of the PPC and the Interim Agreement, and (iv) the settlement of the Dispute, the FERC Dispute and the Maintenance Hours Dispute. Accordingly, the Parties agree to terminate the PPC as set forth herein.

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		O. 	Concurrently with this Agreement, the Parties and Ormat Technologies, Inc. are executing Amendment No. 2 to the 3010 Contract (‘‘Amendment No. 2’’) to effectuate the consolidation of the 3010 and 3012 Projects under the 3010 Contract; and the Parties are executing a Settlement Agreement that settles the Dispute, the FERC Dispute and the Maintenance Hours Dispute between the Parties (‘‘Settlement Agreement’’).

AGREEMENT

In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

		
	1. 	TERMINATION OF THE PPC

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the PPC, on the Effective Date (as defined below), the PPC shall terminate as of March 1, 2007. The ‘‘Effective Date’’ is the first day on which each of the following has occurred: (i) execution of this Agreement by duly authorized representatives of both of the Parties; (ii) payment by Seller to Edison of the sum of $1,150,000 (one million one hundred fifty thousand dollars) as provided in Amendment No. 2 and the Settlement Agreement; (iii) execution of Amendment No. 2 by duly authorized representatives of the Parties and Ormat Technologies, Inc.; and (iv) execution of the Settlement Agreement by duly authorized representatives of both of the Parties.

		
	2. 	INDEMNIFICATION

Upon termination of the PPC and continuing thereafter, Seller shall indemnify and hold Edison harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, demands, losses, expenses, debts, accounts, obligations, costs, expenses, liens, actions or causes of action and other liabilities (including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees and costs) of any nature suffered or incurred by Edison that arise out of or relate to or are in connection with any claims or judgment brought or obtained by any third party or other person claiming rights as a Seller under the PPC.

		
	3. 	RELEASES

Upon termination of the PPC and continuing thereafter, Seller, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its successors and assigns by operation of law or otherwise, releases and forever discharges Edison, and each of its past, present and future shareholders, officers, directors, employees, representatives, insurers, attorneys, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations and/or other affiliates, and successors and assigns, whether by operation of law or otherwise, from any and all claims arising out of or relating to Edison’s performance, failure to perform, breach of covenants and warranty, or any other claims relating to the PPC or termination of the PPC by Edison, including but not limited to, any obligation to purchase energy or capacity under the PPC; provided that this release shall not affect Edison’s and/or Seller’s rights and/or obligations under Sections 2.7, 2.8 and 2.10 of Amendment No. 2. This release does not extend to payment for power deliveries by Seller to Edison in the ordinary course of business under the PPC before the effective date of the PPC termination, which deliveries have not been paid for by Edison as of the effective date of the PPC termination.

Upon termination of the PPC and continuing thereafter, Edison, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its successors and assigns by operation of law or otherwise, releases and forever discharges Seller, and each of its past, present and future shareholders, officers, directors, employees, representatives, insurers, attorneys, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations and/or other affiliates, and successors and assigns, whether by operation of law or otherwise, from any and all claims arising out of or relating to Seller’s performance, failure to perform, breach of covenants and warranty, or any other claims relating to the PPC or termination of the PPC by Edison, including but not limited to, any obligation to sell energy or capacity under the PPC; provided that this release shall not affect Edison’s and/or Seller’s rights and/or obligations under Sections 2.7, 2.8 and 2.10 of Amendment No. 2.

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Seller and Edison expressly waive and relinquish all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California in any way relating to the foregoing releases as set forth in the two preceding paragraphs and do so understand and acknowledge the significance and consequences of such specific waiver of Section 1542. Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California states as follows:

‘‘A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.’’

		
	4. 	NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES

The Parties do not intend to create rights in, or grant remedies to, any third party as a beneficiary of this Agreement or of any duty, covenant, obligation or understanding established under this Agreement.

		
	5. 	ENTIRETY

This Agreement, Amendment No. 2 and the Settlement Agreement constitute the full and complete understanding of the Parties concerning the subject matter contained therein, and any prior agreements, representations, and understandings are hereby terminated and canceled in their entireties and are of no further force and effect.

		
	6. 	NON-WAIVER

None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be considered waived by a Party except when such waiver is given in writing. The failure of any Party at any time or times to enforce any right or obligation with respect to any matter arising in connection with this Agreement shall not constitute waiver as to future enforcement of that right or obligation or of any other right or obligation of this Agreement.

		
	7. 	AMENDMENT, FURTHER ASSURANCES

Any amendments or modifications to this Agreement shall be in writing and agreed to by each Party. Each Party agrees to execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take any further actions that may be reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

		
	8. 	SECTION HEADINGS

Section headings appearing in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be construed as interpretation of text.

		
	9. 	CONSTRUCTION

			
		(a) 	Neither Party to this Agreement shall be deemed to have drafted any part of this Agreement, and no ambiguity in the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed against any Party for having drafted any part of this Agreement.

			
		(b) 	The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement is and will be the product of each Party’s concessions and unique circumstances.

		
	10. 	GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be interpreted, governed, and construed under the laws of the State of California as if executed and to be performed wholly within the State of California (without giving effect to choice of laws provisions that might apply the laws of a different jurisdiction).

		
	11. 	COUNTERPARTS AND EXECUTION

This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute a single instrument. This Agreement may be executed by signature via facsimile transmission which shall be deemed the same as an original signature.

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	12. 	SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

		
	13. 	EFFECTIVE DATE

This Agreement shall become binding when it is executed by duly authorized representatives of each of the Parties, except that the PPC shall terminate as provided in Section 1.

		
	14. 	NOTICES

Each notice which any Party gives under or in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given as follows: (i) notice by facsimile or hand delivery shall be deemed given at the close of business on the day actually received, if received during business hours on a business day, and otherwise shall be deemed given at the close of business on the next business day; (ii) notice by overnight mail or courier service shall be deemed given on the next business day after it was sent out; and (iii) notice by first class United States mail shall be deemed given two (2) business days after the postmarked date.

Notice shall be addressed to the Parties as follows:

			
		If to Edison: 	Southern California Edison Company

Renewable and Alternative Power Department

Manager, Contract Administration

2244 Walnut Grove Avenue

Rosemead, California 91770

Facsimile: (626) 302-9622

		With a copy to:

		Southern California Edison Company

Law Department

Manager, Power Procurement Section

2244 Walnut Grove Avenue

Rosemead, California 91770

Facsimile: (626) 302-1904

			
		If to Seller: 	Ormesa LLC c/o Ormat Nevada, Inc.

6625 Neil Road

Reno, Nevada 89511

Facsimile: (775) 356-9039

		
	15. 	COMMISSION APPROVAL

Edison agrees to make a timely and appropriate request for Commission approval of this Agreement, which may be in its next Energy Resource Recovery Application, and to diligently and in good faith pursue such Commission approval, including timely and properly responding to requests for information and taking any reasonable actions as requested by the Commission. Edison agrees to keep Seller informed as to the status of such request for Commission approval and to cooperate in good faith with Seller in connection with such request for Commission approval. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Edison shall have no obligation to seek rehearing or to appeal a Commission decision which disallows the recovery by Edison of any amounts paid or to be paid under this Agreement, fails to approve this Agreement, or which contains findings with conditions or modifications unacceptable to any Party.

		
	16. 	SIGNATURE CLAUSE

Each Party represents and warrants that the person who signs below on behalf of such Party has authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of such Party without the further concurrence or approval of any person, entity or court, and that all requisite approvals and consents to enter into, and bind such Party to, this Agreement have been obtained.

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	17. 	SIGNATURES

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives on the dates indicated below the signatures.

				
	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY,

 a California corporation			ORMESA LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company
	By:   			By:   
	         Name: Pedro J. Pizarro			         Name:                                             
	         Title:    Senior Vice President, PPBU			         Title:                                                          
	         Date:                                                          			         Date:                                                

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		APPENDIX C 
	 

	 
		Form of Settlement
		Agreement
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

		
 
 
 
 
 
 

	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				       Appendix C 
				

			 	
				
				  Form of Settlement
				  Agreement
				

			 

 

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

This Settlement Agreement (the ‘‘Agreement’’) is entered into by and between ORMESA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (‘‘Ormesa’’), on the one hand, and SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, a California corporation (‘‘Edison’’), on the other hand. Ormesa and Edison are sometimes referred to in this Agreement individually as a ‘‘Party’’ and jointly as the ‘‘Parties.’’

RECITALS

This Agreement is entered into with reference to the following facts, among others:

			
		A. 	On July 18, 1984, Edison and Republic Geothermal, Inc. as ‘‘Seller’’ executed the Power Purchase Contract (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the ‘‘3010 Contract’’), whereby Edison agreed to purchase energy and capacity from a geothermal power plant (the ‘‘3010 Project’’) located in East Mesa, Imperial County, California. Edison identifies the 3010 Project as RAP ID 3010. On November 6, 1984, Republic Geothermal, Inc. assigned all of its rights to and interests in the 3010 Contract to Ormat Systems, Inc. Edison consented to the assignment on December 19, 1984. On February 27, 1985, Ormat Systems, Inc. assigned all of its rights to and interests in the 3010 Contract to Ormesa Geothermal. Edison consented to the assignment on July 22, 1985. In a filing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (‘‘FERC’’) dated December 30, 2002, Ormesa represented that it is the successor to Ormesa Geothermal, following a merger between Ormesa and a number of its subsidiaries.

			
		B. 	Among other things, the 3010 Contract provides that Edison shall pay Seller an energy payment for electric energy deliveries from the 3010 Project pursuant to an energy payment option selected by Seller. The 3010 Contract also specifies that Edison shall pay Seller a separate capacity payment for the electric power production capacity from the 3010 Project that Seller dedicates to Edison.

			
		C. 	On June 13, 1984, Edison and Ormat Systems, Inc. as ‘‘Seller’’ entered into a Power Purchase Contract (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the ‘‘3012 Contract’’), whereby Edison agreed to purchase energy and capacity from another geothermal power plant (the ‘‘3012 Project’’) located in East Mesa, Imperial County, California. Edison identifies the 3012 Project as RAP ID 3012. On April 30, 1987, Ormat Systems, Inc. assigned all of its rights to and interests in the 3012 Contract to Ormat Energy Systems, Inc. On that date, Ormat Energy Systems, Inc. also assigned all of its rights to and interests in the 3012 Contract to Ormesa Geothermal II. On July 28, 1987, Edison consented to the assignments. In a filing before FERC dated December 30, 2002, Ormesa represented that it is the successor to Ormesa Geothermal II, following a merger between Ormesa and a number of its subsidiaries.

			
		D. 	Among other things, the 3012 Contract provides that Edison shall pay Seller an energy payment for electric energy deliveries from the 3012 Project pursuant to an energy payment option selected by Seller. The 3012 Contract also specifies that Edison shall pay Seller a separate capacity payment for the electric power production capacity from the 3012 Project that Seller dedicates to Edison.

			
		E. 	In 2002, the Parties entered into negotiations to discuss the consolidation of the 3010 and 3012 Projects and the termination of the 3012 Contract. On or about November 22, 2002 and April 28, 2003, and subsequently on June 21, 2005, the Parties entered into confidentiality agreements protecting their negotiations from public disclosure.

			
		F. 	On or about May 1, 2003, the Parties reached an agreement, subject to California Public Utilities Commission (‘‘CPUC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) approval, regarding the consolidation of the 3010 and 3012 Projects and the termination of the 3012 Contract. Edison withdrew its support for the consolidation and termination based upon concerns that the 3010 and 3012 Projects were interconnected with another Qualifying Facility (‘‘QF’’), Geo East Mesa (‘‘GEM’’), which had previously sold its output to Edison under a QF contract that was 

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terminated pursuant to a Commission-approved buyout agreement. Edison alleged that, in view of the interconnection, the consolidation might improperly facilitate sales of GEM-produced power to Edison under the terms of the consolidated QF contract. Although the Commission initially approved the Parties’ agreement regarding the consolidation and termination on October 16, 2003 in Resolution E-3848, on January 22, 2004, the Commission granted Edison’s application for rehearing and vacated Resolution E-3848. Accordingly, the 3010 and 3012 Projects remained separate projects, subject to separate contracts.

			
		G. 	Edison contends that, since approximately 2003, the 3010 and 3012 Projects have been interconnected with GEM generating units that are not part of the 3010 and 3012 Projects, and that the 3010 and 3012 Projects improperly sold power generated by the GEM generating units to Edison pursuant to the 3010 and 3012 Contracts resulting in overpayments by Edison to Ormesa. Ormesa disputes Edison’s contentions. The dispute described in this Recital G shall henceforth be known as the ‘‘Dispute.’’

			
		H. 	On February 3, 2004, Ormesa filed an application with FERC for recertification that the net capacity of the 3012 Project is 16.57 MW (FERC Docket No. QF86-681-005). In March 4, 2004, Edison protested Ormesa’s application for recertification. On April 16, 2004, FERC granted Ormesa’s application for recertification that the net capacity of the 3012 Project is 15.22 MW. FERC also ruled that the 3012 Project could sell an additional 1.35 MW purchased from another QF without jeopardizing its QF status. Ormesa and Edison both requested rehearing from FERC. On September 22, 2004, FERC denied rehearing. On November 22, 2004, Edison filed a petition for review of FERC’s orders to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Case No. 04-1396). On March 24, 2006, the Court of Appeals affirmed FERC’s rulings. On May 8, 2006, Edison filed a petition for panel rehearing which was denied by the Court of Appeals on June 2, 2006. This dispute described in this Recital H shall henceforth be known as the ‘‘FERC Dispute.’’

			
		I. 	On or about November 6, 2005, the Parties entered into an Interim Agreement (‘‘Interim Agreement’’), effective as of October 1, 2005, whereby Edison agreed, without prejudicing either Party’s positions in respect of the Dispute, to permit Ormesa to supply electrical energy deliveries from GEM under the 3010 Contract on an interim basis. In the Interim Agreement, the sole payment to be made by Edison to Ormesa for GEM power is an energy-only price of 5.37 cents/kWh, which is time-differentiated by time-of-delivery period in the manner utilized for energy payments under the 3010 Contract. The Interim Agreement, which may be terminated by either Party after May 1, 2007, was intended to bridge the interim time period until a final agreement regarding the Dispute and the FERC Dispute could be negotiated and executed by the Parties.

			
		J. 	Pursuant to the 3010 and 3012 Contracts, the capacity payment allowance for scheduled maintenance for the 3010 and 3012 Projects may not exceed 840 hours in any twelve month period. On or about March 2006, the 3010 Project used up its allotment of maintenance hours. On July 28, 2006, Ormesa sent an e-mail to Edison stating that it had made a data entry error and requested an adjustment in maintenance hours credit for the 3010 Project for November 2005 through May 2006 such that the maintenance hours scheduled by Ormesa for the 3010 Project during that time period be applied solely to mid-peak hours. On January 9, 2007, Edison sent Ormesa a letter denying Ormesa’s request. The dispute described in this Recital J shall henceforth be known as the ‘‘Maintenance Hours Dispute.’’

			
		K. 	The Parties have now reached a final agreement on the consolidation of the 3010 and 3012 Projects and the delivery of power from GEM to Edison which provides, among other things, for (i) the potential for Ormesa to deliver GEM power to Edison from a combined project consisting of the 3010 and 3012 Projects and GEM, (ii) an increase in the amount of electricity to be sold to Edison from the combined project of up to 6.5 MW more than the 

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previous amounts that were covered by the 3010 Contract and the 3012 Contract, which incremental amount will receive an energy only price, (iii) the termination of the 3012 Contract and the Interim Agreement, and (iv) the settlement of the Dispute, the FERC Dispute and the Maintenance Hours Dispute.

			
		L. 	By this Agreement, the Parties wish to settle and resolve the Dispute, the FERC Dispute and the Maintenance Hours Dispute as specified in this Agreement and to avoid further litigation with respect to the 3010 and 3012 Contracts and GEM deliveries.

			
		M. 	Concurrently with this Agreement, the Parties and Ormat Technologies, Inc. are executing Amendment No. 2 to the 3010 Contract (‘‘Amendment No. 2’’) to effectuate the consolidation of the 3010 and 3012 Projects under the 3010 Contract; and the Parties are executing a Contract Termination Agreement that terminates the 3012 Contract (‘‘Termination Agreement’’).

AGREEMENT

In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

		
	1. 	Effective Date

This Agreement shall become binding when it is executed by duly authorized representatives of each of the Parties, except that the entirety of Sections 4 and 5 below shall only become effective at 12:01 a.m. on the first day on which each of the following has occurred (‘‘Effective Date’’): (i) execution of Amendment No. 2 by duly authorized representatives of the Parties and Ormat Technologies, Inc.; (ii) execution of the Termination Agreement by duly authorized representatives of the Parties; and (iii) payment by Ormesa to Edison of the sum of $1,150,000 (one million one hundred fifty thousand dollars) as provided in Amendment No. 2 and this Agreement.

		
	2. 	Other Agreements

Concurrently with this Agreement, the Parties and Ormat Technologies, Inc. shall execute Amendment No. 2 and the Parties shall execute the Termination Agreement.

		
	3. 	Settlement Payment

Ormesa shall pay Edison the sum of $1,150,000 (one million one hundred fifty thousand dollars) within five (5) days after the execution of Amendment No. 2.

		
	4. 	Mutual Releases

Effective upon the Effective Date, Edison (on behalf of itself, its predecessors, successors, and assigns by operation of law or otherwise), on the one hand, and Ormesa (on behalf of itself, its predecessors, successors, and assigns by operation of law or otherwise), on the other hand, shall be deemed to have released, and forever discharged, as of the Effective Date, each other and each other’s present and former affiliates, parents, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, employees, agents, representatives, attorneys, insurers, predecessors, assigns, and successors in interest, from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, regulatory challenges, liabilities, breaches of contract, offsets, defenses, demands, losses, and damages of any kind whatsoever, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, suspected or unsuspected, which may now exist or which may hereafter accrue, arising out of, relating to, concerning, or connected with: (1) the Dispute; (2) the FERC Dispute; provided that Edison reserves the right to enforce, on a prospective basis from and after November 23, 2004 – the date on which FERC’s denial of Ormesa’s application for rehearing with respect to FERC’s order on Ormesa’s application for recertification of the 3012 Project became final – the QF certifications of the 3010 Project, the 3012 Project and any other generating facility, consistent with FERC precedent; and (3) the Maintenance Hours Dispute and the use, scheduling and/or crediting of maintenance hours for 

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the 3010 and 3012 Projects, prior to the Effective Date; provided this release shall not affect the Parties’ rights and/or obligations pursuant to Sections 2.7, 2.8 and 2.10 of Amendment No. 2.

Edison’s prospective release associated with the FERC Dispute, as set forth in subclause (2) above, shall apply to the generating facilities owned or controlled by Ormesa, as well as to the generating facilities owned or controlled by any affiliate of Ormesa. Edison’s reservation of rights in subclause (2) above is without prejudice to any defenses or counterclaims that Ormesa or its affiliates may assert.

		
	5. 	Waiver of Civil Code § 1542

Each of the Parties believes it is fully familiar with the facts giving rise to this Agreement and the releases contained herein, and agrees that this Agreement shall remain fully effective and binding as to each of them even if the facts turn out to be different from what they now believe them to be. Each of the Parties further acknowledges that the releases set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement extend to claims which are presently unknown as well as to known claims. As to the specific matters released in Section 4, each of the Parties waives the benefits of California Civil Code § 1542, which provides:

‘‘A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor.’’

This waiver of California Civil Code § 1542 applies to the specific matters released in Section 4 of this Agreement only, and is not intended to create a general release as to all claims, or potential claims, related to the 3010 and 3012 Contracts or between the Parties.

		
	6. 	Confidentiality

			
		6.1 	The terms and conditions of this Agreement are confidential. Therefore, except for disclosing that the Dispute, the FERC Dispute and the Maintenance Hours Dispute have been settled and except as otherwise provided in this Section, each of the Parties agrees, for a period of three (3) years from the Effective Date, not to voluntarily disclose the terms and conditions of this Agreement to any third party without the prior written consent of the other Party. The Parties, or any of them, may make such disclosures as are required by law, after taking reasonable precautions to protect the confidentiality of relevant materials, and may make Securities and Exchange Commission filings which describe this settlement only in summary terms or otherwise by revealing only the minimum detail required by applicable law and in a manner consistent with the confidential nature of this Agreement. If any Party is served with a subpoena, request for production, or other form of discovery (‘‘Discovery Request’’) which requires disclosure of the Agreement or any of its terms or conditions, such Party shall promptly give written notice thereof to the other Party and, unless otherwise expressly required, shall not comply with the Discovery Request until the other Party has had a reasonable opportunity (not to exceed the deadline set by applicable law for compliance with the Discovery Request) to challenge it. In addition, the Parties may disclose this Agreement and its terms and conditions to the following persons, provided that the disclosing Party shall be responsible for any disclosure by the recipients (other than courts and public agencies) that is not authorized by this Agreement:

			
		a. 	the Commission and its divisions and state and federal tax authorities, and attorneys and consultants representing any of the Parties in proceedings pending or to be commenced before such authorities, to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law or to the extent reasonably necessary in any regulatory proceeding specifically related to the 3010 and 3012 Contracts and the Interim Agreement or the Parties’ performance under the 3010 and 3012 Contracts and the Interim Agreement, provided that in making such disclosures, the disclosing Party shall take such steps as are reasonable to maintain the confidentiality of the Agreement and its terms and conditions with respect to third parties other than such authorized regulatory authorities, attorneys, and consultants;

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		b. 	the Parties’ accountants, lawyers, and their staffs, to the extent necessary in connection with the preparation, review, or audit of financial records or financial statements and to the extent necessary to comply with applicable tax and securities laws and regulations; and

			
		c. 	a court (under seal or mutually satisfactory protective order, if permitted by the court) and to attorneys of the Parties and other professionals in connection with any action to enforce this Agreement pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 664.6, or suit for breach thereof.

			
		6.2 	The Parties agree that monetary damages would not be sufficient to compensate a Party hereto for any breach of the provisions of Section 6.1, and further agree that equitable remedies, including injunctive relief, would be appropriate to enforce those provisions.

		
	7. 	Representations and Warranties by Edison

Edison represents and warrants that: (i) it has not assigned or transferred, or purported to assign or transfer, voluntarily, involuntarily, or by operation or law, any claims, causes of action, or rights alleged in, arising out of, or relating to any of the matters being released pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement; and (ii) the person signing this Agreement in a representative capacity on its behalf has full authority to do so without the need to obtain any consent or approval which has not been obtained.

		
	8. 	Representations and Warranties by Ormesa

Ormesa represents and warrants that: (i) it has not assigned or transferred, or purported to assign or transfer, voluntarily, involuntarily, or by operation of law, any claims, causes of action, or rights alleged in, arising out of, or relating to any of the matters being released pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement; and (ii) the person signing this Agreement in a representative capacity on its behalf has full authority to do so without the need to obtain any consent or approval which has not been obtained.

		
	9. 	Further Cooperation

The Parties agree to cooperate promptly and fully in providing and/or executing such additional documents and taking such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Agreement. Edison further agrees to make a timely and appropriate request for Commission approval of this Agreement, which may be in its next Energy Resource Recovery Application, and to diligently and in good faith pursue such Commission approval, including timely and properly responding to requests for information and taking any resonable actions as requested by the Commission. Edison agrees to keep Ormesa informed as to the status of such request for approval and to cooperate in good faith with Ormesa in connection with such request for Commission approval. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Edison shall have no obligation to seek rehearing or to appeal a Commission decision which disallows the recovery by Edison of any amounts paid or to be paid under this Agreement, fails to approve this Agreement, or which contains findings with conditions or modifications unacceptable to any Party.

		
	10. 	Review of Agreement and Construction

The Parties acknowledge that their designated representatives have read and understand this Agreement and further acknowledge that, in entering into this settlement, they have been advised by attorneys of their choice. Further, each Party has cooperated and participated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement. Hence, in any construction to be made of this Agreement, the same shall not be construed against any Party on the basis that the Party was the drafter.

		
	11. 	Unique Circumstances; No Effect on Other Parties and Agreements

The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement is and will be the product of each Party’s concessions and unique circumstances, and that this Agreement is not intended to set a precedent for Edison’s transactions with sellers or other power suppliers or other facilities.

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	12. 	No Admission

Each Party acknowledges that neither this Agreement nor Amendment No. 2 or the Termination Agreement (nor any of the provisions contained in this Agreement, Amendment No. 2 or the Termination Agreement) constitute an admission of liability as to any claim, and each Party expressly denies any such liability. Neither this Agreement nor Amendment No. 2 or the Termination Agreement constitutes a finding of fact with respect to any matters that may exist or may arise between the Parties or their affiliates, nor may they be used by any Party as evidence for any purpose, except solely for the enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement, Amendment No. 2 and/or the Termination Agreement.

		
	13. 	No Other Representations

Each of the Parties acknowledges that no other Party or any other person has made any promises, representations, or warranties which are not expressly contained in this Agreement, Amendment No. 2 or the Termination Agreement to induce any of the Parties to enter into this Agreement, Amendment No. 2 and the Termination Agreement, and the Parties acknowledge that they have not entered into this Agreement, Amendment No. 2 or the Termination Agreement in reliance on any promises, representations, or warranties not contained therein. This Agreement, Amendment No. 2 and the Termination Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matters of this Agreement, Amendment No. 2 and the Termination Agreement and shall supersede any previous communications on these subjects.

		
	14. 	Successors and Assigns

Each provision of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding on, the successors and assigns of the Parties.

		
	15. 	Amendments

This Agreement shall not be amended or modified by any of the Parties, except by an instrument in writing executed by both Parties.

		
	16. 	Waiver

None of the provisions of this Agreement, including this Section, shall be considered waived by either Party except when such waiver is given in writing. The failure of either Party to insist in any one or more instances upon strict performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement or to take advantage of any of its rights hereunder shall not be construed as waiver of any such provisions or the relinquishment of any such rights for the future, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect.

		
	17. 	Governing Law and Construction

This Agreement shall be interpreted, governed, and construed under the laws of the State of California as if executed and to be performed wholly within the State of California (without giving effect to choice of laws provisions that might apply the laws of a different jurisdiction).

		
	18. 	Expenses

Except as provided in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall pay its own costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with the Dispute, the FERC Dispute, the Maintenance Hours Dispute and the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement, Amendment No. 2 and the Termination Agreement and their implementation, including but not limited to costs and expenses incurred in preparing stipulations, making motions, and obtaining Commission approval of this Agreement.

		
	19. 	Execution and Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute a single instrument. This Agreement may be executed by signature via facsimile transmission which shall be deemed the same as an original signature.

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	20. 	Headings

The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience and reference purposes only, and shall not be construed as the actual terms of the Agreement.

		
	21. 	Notices

Each notice which any Party gives under or in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given as follows: (i) notice by facsimile or hand delivery shall be deemed given at the close of business on the day actually received, if received during business hours on a business day, and otherwise shall be deemed given at the close of business on the next business day; (ii) notice by overnight mail or courier service shall be deemed given on the next business day after it was sent out; and (iii) notice by first class United States mail shall be deemed given two (2) business days after the postmarked date.

Notice shall be addressed to the Parties as follows:

			
		If to Edison: 	Southern California Edison Company

Renewable and Alternative Power Department

Manager, Contract Administration

2244 Walnut Grove Avenue

Rosemead, California 91770

Facsimile: (626) 302-9622

		With a copy to:

		Southern California Edison Company

Law Department

Manager, Power Procurement Section

2244 Walnut Grove Avenue

Rosemead, California 91770

Facsimile: (626) 302-1904

			
		If to Ormesa: 	Ormesa LLC c/o Ormat Nevada, Inc.

6625 Neil Road

Reno, Nevada 89511

Facsimile: (775) 356-9039

		
	22. 	Signatures

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives on the dates indicated below the signatures.

				
	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY,

 a California corporation			ORMESA LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company
	By:   			By:   
	    Name: Pedro J. Pizarro			    Name:                                                      
	    Title:    Senior Vice President, PPBU			    Title:                                                                           
	    Date:                                                                          			    Date:                                                       

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		East Mesa Lease Map 
 

		
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

		

	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
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		Equipment of Consolidated
		Projects
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

		
 
 
 
 
 
 

	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
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		Equipment of Consolidated
		Projects
	 

	 
		3010 Project Equipment 
	 

	 
		Ormesa 1
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  Unit
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  KW rating
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  KVA
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Generator Brand
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Generator Serial No.
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Application
				

			 
	
				
				  OEC 1
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  12,000
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  15,000
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Brush
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  410063
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Binary
				

			 
	
				
				  OEC 32
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1,200
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Ormat
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  527-5
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Binary
				

			 
	
				
				  OEC 2
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  10,000
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  12,500
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Kato
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  15013-01
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Binary
				

			 
	
				
				  OEC 31
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1,200
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Ormat
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  534-4
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Binary
				

			 

 

	 
		Ormesa 1E
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 

	 	
			 
				Unit
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				KW rating
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				KVA
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Generator Brand
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Generator Serial No.
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Application
			 

		  
	
			 
				OEC1
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				1,200
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Ormat
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				534-3
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Binary
			 

		  
	
			 
				OEC 2
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				1,200
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Ormat
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				527-6
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Binary
			 

		  
	
			 
				OEC 3
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				1,200
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Ormat
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				BB 550-1
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Binary
			 

		  
	
			 
				OEC 4
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				1,200
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Ormat
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				BB 550-10
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Binary
			 

		  
	
			 
				OEC 5
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				1,200
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Loher
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				5-106-397
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Binary
			 

		  
	
			 
				OEC 6
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				1,200
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Ormat
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				BB 636-3
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Binary
			 

		  
	
			 
				OEC 7
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				1,200
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Ormat
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				BB 650-20
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Binary
			 

		  
	
			 
				OEC 8
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				1,200
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Ormat
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				527-4
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Binary
			 

		  
	
			 
				OEC 9
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				1,200
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Ormat
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				527-3
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Binary
			 

		  
	
			 
				OEC 10
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				1,200
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Ormat
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				527-1
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
				Binary
			 

		  
	
			 
				OEC 11
			 

		  	
			 
				 
			 

		  	
			 
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		    Appendix
		E
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		-1-
	 

	
                        Southern California Edison
 

 

 

  APPENDIX F

Annual Contract Capacity Demonstration Protocol and Criteria

    

 

 

	
                             Appendix F
 	
                        Annual Contract Capacity Demonstration Protocol and 

                        Criteria
 

 

 

	
                        Southern California Edison
 

APPENDIX F

ANNUAL CONTRACT CAPACITY DEMONSTRATION PROTOCOL AND CRITERIA

	
                        1)
 	
                        Annual Contract Capacity Demonstration Date:
 

	
                         
 	
                        a)
 	
                        An Annual Contract Capacity Demonstration (“Capacity Demonstration”) shall be held on a non-holiday weekday, within the Peak Months, that is agreed to by Edison and Seller. If, by June 1 of a particular year, Edison and Seller have not agreed upon a date for the Capacity Demonstration, Edison shall select a date for that year. At its discretion, Edison may request that the Capacity Demonstration be held on a non-holiday weekday in a non-Peak Month.
 

	
                         
 	
                        b)
 	
                        Either Party may request to reschedule the originally scheduled Capacity Demonstration date upon one week’s written Notice sent by facsimile transmission or e-mail to the other Party. However, the Capacity Demonstration may only be rescheduled once per year. Moreover, once the Capacity Demonstration has commenced, subject to Section 7b below, it cannot be terminated or rescheduled for any reason whatsoever. 
 

	
                        2)
 	
                        Capacity Demonstration Period:
 

The Capacity Demonstration period shall commence at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the selected day and end at 6:00 p.m. of the same day.

	
                        3)
 	
                        Satisfactory Demonstration:
 

	
                         
 	
                        a)
 	
                        Seller shall operate at a rate of delivery (net of line losses to the Point of Interconnection as specified below) which is equal to or greater than a Contract Capacity of 46,500 kWh/h, as specified in Sections 1.3 and 4.4.9 of the Contract, during each and every Edison metering interval within the Capacity Demonstration period. 
 

	
                         
 	
                        b)
 	
                        For the Capacity Demonstration, the rate of delivery (kWh/h) means the energy (kWh) recorded by the Testing Tools, as defined in Section 4 below, within an Edison metering interval times the number of intervals within an hour, adjusted for the Interconnecting Utility loss factors. The Interconnecting Utility is Imperial Irrigation District (“IID”). For example, a 15-minute energy recording would be multiplied by four to obtain the rate of delivery in kWh/h units, and then multiplied by 0.97 to adjust for a 3% IID loss factor.
 

 

 

	
                             Appendix F
 	
                        Annual Contract Capacity Demonstration Protocol and 

                        Criteria
 

 

 

	
                        Southern California Edison
 

During the Capacity Demonstration, the IID loss factors to be utilized shall be those published for the period of the Capacity Demonstration, or those for the prior year if the current year loss factors are not available before the Capacity Demonstration begins.

	
                        4)
 	
                        Testing Tools:
 

The rate of delivery for the Capacity Demonstration is to be determined using Edison’s meter, installed and maintained at Seller’s expense, as shown on Appendix H and Edison’s data recorder. 

	
                        5)
 	
                        Representation and Access:
 

	
                         
 	
                        a)
 	
                        Edison representatives (normally one to three) may attend the setup and operation of the Capacity Demonstration.
 

	
                         
 	
                        b)
 	
                        Edison representatives may also, concurrently with the Capacity Demonstration, conduct a site inspection of the Generating Facility and associated facilities, systems and equipment.
 

	
                         
 	
                        c)
 	
                        Edison shall have access to and copies of control room logs, control system display screens, and instrumentation data before, during and after the Capacity Demonstration.
 

	
                         
 	
                        d)
 	
                        Generating Facility personnel may be present during both the Capacity Demonstration and site inspection at the Seller’s option.
 

	
                        6)
 	
                        Cost of Capacity Demonstration:
 

Each Party shall bear its own costs of the Capacity Demonstration.

	
                        7)
 	
                        Remedial Action for Failing the Capacity Demonstration:
 

	
                         
 	
                        a)
 	
                        Should the Seller fail to operate at a rate of delivery (net of line losses to the Point of Interconnection as specified above) which is equal to or greater than a Contract Capacity of 46,500 kWh/h, as specified in Sections 1.3 and 4.4.9 of the Contract, during each and every Edison metering interval during the Capacity Demonstration period, Seller shall pay to Edison as liquidated damages $50/kW based on the difference between 46,500 kWh/h and Seller’s lowest rate of delivery during any Edison metering interval during the Capacity Demonstration period.
 

	
                         
 	
                        b)
 	
                        If the Seller fails to demonstrate Contract Capacity of a 46,500 kW due to an abnormal and unforeseeable operating condition, as verified and determined at Edison’s sole discretion, an additional Capacity Demonstration may be scheduled, provided there is time remaining within the current year’s Peak Months or such other month as Edison may select.
 

 

 

	
                             Appendix F
 	
                        Annual Contract Capacity Demonstration Protocol and 

                        Criteria
 

 

 

   

	 
			
				
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				  Edison
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		
 
 
 
 
 
 

		
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

		APPENDIX G 
	 

	 
		Metering One Line
 

		
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

		

	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  Appendix G 
				

			 	
				
				  Metering One Line
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
		
		  ORMSEA Metering One Line
		

		
		  
 
		

		
		   
		

	 

	 
		 
	 

   

	 	
			 
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		APPENDIX H 
	 

	 
		Capacity Payment Schedule

		
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

		
 

	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  Appendix H 
				

			 	
				
				  Capacity Payment
				  Schedule
				

			 

 

APPENDIX H

TABLE P

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY

ANNUAL CAPACITY PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR STANDARD OFFER NO. 2

FOR FIRM POWER PURCHASES

 

	
                        Line
 No.
 	
                         
 	
                        Year of
 Initial
 Delivery
 	
                         
 	
                        $/kW – yr. (Based on 80% CF)
 Contract Term (Years)
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                        1
 	
                         
 	
                        5
 	
                         
 	
                        10
 	
                         
 	
                        15
 	
                         
 	
                        20
 	
                         
 	
                        25
 	
                         
 	
                        30
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                        (1)
 	
                         
 	
                        (2)
 	
                         
 	
                        (3)
 	
                         
 	
                        (4)
 	
                         
 	
                        (5)
 	
                         
 	
                        (6)
 	
                         
 	
                        (7)
 	
                         
 
	
                        1.
 	
                         
 	
                        1982
 	
                         
 	
                        66
 	
                         
 	
                        74
 	
                         
 	
                        85
 	
                         
 	
                        97
 	
                         
 	
                        106
 	
                         
 	
                        113
 	
                         
 	
                        118
 	
                         
 
	
                        2.
 	
                         
 	
                        1983
 	
                         
 	
                        70
 	
                         
 	
                        80
 	
                         
 	
                        92
 	
                         
 	
                        105
 	
                         
 	
                        114
 	
                         
 	
                        121
 	
                         
 	
                        127
 	
                         
 
	
                        3.
 	
                         
 	
                        1984
 	
                         
 	
                        76
 	
                         
 	
                        86
 	
                         
 	
                        100
 	
                         
 	
                        113
 	
                         
 	
                        123
 	
                         
 	
                        131
 	
                         
 	
                        137
 	
                         
 
	
                        4.
 	
                         
 	
                        1985
 	
                         
 	
                        81
 	
                         
 	
                        93
 	
                         
 	
                        108
 	
                         
 	
                        122
 	
                         
 	
                        132
 	
                         
 	
                        141
 	
                         
 	
                        147
 	
                         
 
	
                        5.
 	
                         
 	
                        1986
 	
                         
 	
                        87
 	
                         
 	
                        100
 	
                         
 	
                        117
 	
                         
 	
                        131
 	
                         
 	
                        143
 	
                         
 	
                        152
 	
                         
 	
                        158
 	
                         
 
	
                        6.
 	
                         
 	
                        1987
 	
                         
 	
                        94
 	
                         
 	
                        107
 	
                         
 	
                        127
 	
                         
 	
                        142
 	
                         
 	
                        154
 	
                         
 	
                        163
 	
                         
 	
                        170
 	
                         
 
	
                        7.
 	
                         
 	
                        1988
 	
                         
 	
                        101
 	
                         
 	
                        117
 	
                         
 	
                        137
 	
                         
 	
                        153
 	
                         
 	
                        166
 	
                         
 	
                        176
 	
                         
 	
                        184
 	
                         
 
	
                        8.
 	
                         
 	
                        1989
 	
                         
 	
                        109
 	
                         
 	
                        128
 	
                         
 	
                        149
 	
                         
 	
                        165
 	
                         
 	
                        179
 	
                         
 	
                        189
 	
                         
 	
                        198
 	
                         
 

 

 

  	Appendix H, Amendment No.2 
	 
	Table P 

 

  
	 	
			 
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				Edison
			 

		  

	 
		
 
 
 
 
 
 

		
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

		APPENDIX I 
	 

	 
		Maintenance Outage Scheduling
		Procedures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

		
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				       Appendix I 
				

			 	
				
				  Maintenance Outage Scheduling
				  Procedures
				

			 

 

	
                        Qualifying Facility
 Maintenance Outage Scheduling Procedures
 

 

	
                        I.
 	
                        Applicability
 

The Qualifying Facility Maintenance Outage Scheduling Procedures (“Maintenance Procedures”) apply to the scheduling of an outage on a QF generating facility as a result of planned maintenance to keep the generating facility in suitable operating condition. A maintenance outage, whether full or partial, must be scheduled prior to the actual event and must be of a predetermined duration. These Maintenance Procedures are applicable only to firm capacity contracts with a provision for maintenance credit.

	
                        II.
 	
                        Contract Provisions
 

Presented in this section is a general overview of the standard contract provisions concerning scheduled maintenance, as well as some of SCE’s administrative principles derived from these provisions. The standard provisions may not be found in all QF contracts. The QF should always refer to its contract for any variations in the scheduled maintenance provisions. In the event of a conflict between the QF’s contract and the overview in this Section II, the QF’s contract shall govern.

	
                         
 	
                        A.
 	
                        Many Standard Offer and negotiated firm capacity contracts establish the following notification requirements for scheduled outages:
 

 

	
       
 	
      Outage Duration
 	
                        Notification Required
 
	
                         
 	
                        Less than 1 day
 	
                        24 hours
 
	
                         
 	
                        1 day or more (except Major Overhaul)
 	
                        1 week
 
	
                         
 	
                        Major Overhaul*
 	
                        6 months
 

Notification requirements in each contract will be strictly enforced.

*A Major Overhaul is a one-day-or-more maintenance outage that is scheduled six months or more in advance. During a Major Overhaul, the unit may not carry any load, except for testing purposes. A Major Overhaul may not be scheduled to occur during peak months, currently June, July, August, and September.

	
                         
 	
                        B. 
 	
                        Many Standard Offer and negotiated firm capacity contracts provide for adjustments to firm capacity and bonus payments for scheduled maintenance. The adjustments may be summarized as follows:
 

 

	 	
                        TOU Period Performance Factor
 	
                        =
 	
                        TOU Preiod kWhs
 
	 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                        0.8 x Contract Capacity x (TOU Period Hours – TOU Allowable Maintenance Hrs)
 

and

 

	 	
                        TOU Period Capacity Factor
 	
                        =
 	
                        TOU Preiod kWhs
 
	 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                        Contract Capacity x (TOU Period Hours – TOU Allowable Maintenance Hrs)
 

SCE calculates Allowable Maintenance Hours (i.e., maintenance credit or capacity credit) as follows, by TOU period:

Allowable Maintenance Hours (TOU period) = Sum of the Hourly Credit Values for the TOU period

 

 

	
  Note:  These procedures are subject to change as necessary.
 

	
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Hourly Credit Value is defined in Section IV-B-1.

	
                         
 	
                        C.
 	
                        Many Standard Offer and negotiated firm capacity contracts also set the following allowances for scheduled maintenance:
 

	
                         
 	
                        1.
 	
                        Scheduled maintenance shall not exceed a total of 30 on-peak hours in a calendar year.
 

	
                         
 	
                        2.
 	
                        Scheduled maintenance, not including Major Overhauls, shall not exceed a total of 840 hours in any 12-month period.
 

	
                         
 	
                        3.
 	
                        Unused hours from the 840-hour allotment may be accumulated up to a maximum of 1080 hours to be used for Major Overhauls.
 

The hours from the 840-hour allotment may be used on a non-consecutive basis by scheduling separate maintenance outages. This is in direct contrast to the accumulated hours, which can only be used consecutively once a year. Moreover, all maintenance hours must be used in one-hour increments.

The 30-on-peak-hour allotment is part of, not in addition to, the 840-hour allotment. The number of available hours in the on-peak allotment shall never be more than the number of unused hours in the 840-hour allotment.

	
                         
 	
                        D.
 	
                        Many Standard Offer and negotiated firm capacity contracts further require the QF to make reasonable efforts to scheduled routine maintenance outside the Peak Months, currently June, July, August, and September.
 

	
                        III.
 	
                        Scheduling Procedure
 

	
                         
 	
                        A.
 	
                        All maintenance outages must be reported to SCE in advance. The QF is solely responsible for meeting the advance notice requirement.
 

	
                         
 	
                        B.
 	
                        Notifications of maintenance schedule and requests for maintenance credit should be directed to SCE via the Web-based QF Outage Scheduling System (“Web Scheduler”) at:
 

http://www3.sce.com/sscc/qf/qf.nsf

If the Web Scheduler is unavailable, notifications of maintenance schedule and requests for maintenance credit should be e-mailed to SCE at GenerationOutage@sce.com. 

	
                         
 	
                        C.
 	
                        Please have the following information ready when scheduling maintenance:
 

RAP ID (QFID)

Web Scheduler Password

Unit Number (if applicable)

Outage Period*

Date and time the unit is expected to be taken off-line

Date and time the unit is expected to return to service

Scheduled Output**

Capacity output, in kW, which will be on-line during Outage Period

Reason for Outage

Capacity Credit Period***

Date and time maintenance credit is requested to begin

 

 

  	Note:  These procedures are subject to change as necessary.

	
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Date and time maintenance credit is requested to end

*If capacity credit is requested for an outage, the Outage Period must be the same as the Capacity Credit Period. If the Outage Period is different from the Capacity Credit Period, no credit will be given.

**For QFs which track Maintenance Hours separately for each generating unit, please provide the expected Scheduled Output for the unit being scheduled for maintenance.

***The Capacity Credit Period information is not applicable if the QF requests that no credit be applied to the outage.

	
                         
 	
                        D.
 	
                        After an outage has been scheduled through the Web Scheduler, a confirmation of receipt can be printed for verification. The QF is solely responsible for data accuracy.
 

	
                         
 	
                        E.
 	
                        SCE’s Real-Time Generation Desk and/or local switching center should also be informed of the maintenance outage. The Real-Time Generation Desk telephone number is (626) 307-4410.
 

	
                        IV.
 	
                        Maintenance Credit Evaluation
 

After a request for maintenance credit has been submitted, evaluation of maintenance credit does not take place until SCE receives the QF’s Production Output data. Production Output, in kWh per hour, is defined as the QF’s power delivery on which its capacity payment is calculated. Once the Production Output data is available, SCE calculates the maintenance credit (and the associated allotment debit) following these steps:

	
                         
 	
                        A.
 	
                        A Benchmark Capacity shall be determined for every scheduled maintenance outage. Benchmark Capacity is defined as the highest hourly Production Output, not to exceed Contract Capacity, at or after the time of outage notification, and before the start of the outage. If the outage is rescheduled, the most recent notification time shall be used in defining Benchmark Capacity. If the outage is extended, or its Scheduled Output is updated, the previous notification time shall be used in defining Benchmark Capacity.
 

In the special case of a less-than-one-day maintenance outage that directly follows another less-than-one-day maintenance outage, Benchmark Capacity of the outage that follows is defined as the highest hourly Production Output, not to exceed Contract Capacity, between these two outage periods. In the event of back-to-back, less-than-one-day outages, Benchmark Capacity for the second outage shall be zero.

	
                         
 	
                        B.
 	
                        For each hour in the Outage Period, an Hourly Credit Value and Hourly Debit Value shall be calculated:
 

	
                         
 	
                        1.
 	
                        Hourly Credit Value is based on the difference between Benchmark Capacity and Production Output for the hour, or the difference between Benchmark Capacity and Scheduled Output for the hour, whichever difference is smaller.
 

Hourly Credit Value = ( Delta / Benchmark Capacity ) * 1 hour

where Delta is the greater of

Benchmark Capacity minus the greater of Scheduled Output or Production Output 

 

 

  	Note:  These procedures are subject to change as necessary.

	
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or 

zero

	
                         
 	
                        2.
 	
                        Hourly Debit Value is based on the difference between Benchmark Capacity and Scheduled Output for the hour, unless this difference is less than Scheduled Output Deviation for the hour, in which case Hourly Debit Value shall be based on the deviation amount. (Scheduled Output Deviation is defined as the absolute difference between Production Output and Scheduled Output.)
 

Hourly Debit Value = Normalized Delta * 1 hour

where Normalized Delta is the greatest of

( Benchmark Capacity - Scheduled Output ) / Benchmark Capacity 

or

( Scheduled Output - Production Output ) / Scheduled Output 

or

( Production Output - Scheduled Output ) / Production Output

In case of division by zero, the value being calculated shall be zero.

	
                         
 	
                        C.
 	
                        For each hour in the Outage Period, the Hourly Credit Value shall be applied, by TOU, to the Performance Factor and/or the Capacity Factor, according to Section II-B, and the associated Hourly Debit Value shall be deducted, by TOU where applicable, from the appropriate allotment(s) in Section II-C. Once the allotment balance reaches zero or becomes negative (i.e., the hours available for scheduled maintenance have been exhausted), no more Hourly Credit Values shall be applied to the Performance or Capacity Factor.
 

	
                         
 	
                        D.
 	
                        After all the Hour Credit Values and Hourly Debit Values have been applied, the final monthly TOU Allowable Maintenance Hours and allotment balances shall be rounded to the nearest whole number. However, all intermediate computations leading up to the final result shall be carried out with appropriate numeric precision.
 

Note:  The above description of the evaluation process assumes that the outage request was properly submitted with sufficient advance notice and was approved by SCE. Any deviation from the proper scheduling protocol can result in reduced maintenance credit or increased allotment debit.

	
                        V.
 	
                        Other Procedures and Administrative Principles
 

	
                         
 	
                        A.
 	
                        A maintenance outage, except for a Major Overhaul, may be rescheduled if the request to reschedule is received by SCE via the Web Scheduler no later than 5:00 a.m. on the day before the outage was previously scheduled to begin. For example, if the outage was previously scheduled to begin on Monday, the request to reschedule must be received by SCE no later than 5:00 a.m. on Sunday. The new outage must also meet the notification requirements stated in Section II-A. An outage may be rescheduled more than once.
 

	
                         
 	
                        B.
 	
                        A Major Overhaul may be rescheduled provided:
 

 

 

  	Note:  These procedures are subject to change as necessary.

	
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                        1.
 	
                        The scheduling requirements for the original outage have been met;
 

	
                         
 	
                        2.
 	
                        The rescheduled outage begins six months or more after the original (first) outage notification date and time;
 

	
                         
 	
                        3.
 	
                        The notification to reschedule is made at least one week before the outage was previously scheduled to begin; and
 

	
                         
 	
                        4.
 	
                        There is at least a one-month period between the notification to reschedule and the commencement of the rescheduled outage.
 

A Major Overhaul may be rescheduled more than once.

	
                         
 	
                        C.
 	
                        All maintenance outages may be extended by notifying SCE of the extension via the Web Scheduler no later than 5:00 a.m. on the day before the outage was previously scheduled to end. For example, if the outage was previously scheduled to end on Monday, the request for extension must be received by SCE no later than 5:00 a.m. on Sunday. An outage may be extended more than once.
 

Note: For less-than-one-day outages, the extension cannot result in a total outage duration greater than 23 hours.

	
                         
 	
                        D.
 	
                        If the scheduled maintenance is canceled, a cancellation notice is required and must be received by SCE via the Web Scheduler no later than 5:00 a.m. on the day before the outage was scheduled to begin.
 

	
                         
 	
                        E.
 	
                        The Scheduled Output should always follow the Production Output as closely as possible. If a change in the Production Output is anticipated or occurs during a maintenance outage prior to 5:00 a.m. on the day before the outage is scheduled to end, the Scheduled Output should be updated as soon as possible via the Web Scheduler. Multiple updates can be submitted if necessary. Scheduled Output cannot be updated after the outage is over.
 

	
                         
 	
                        F.
 	
                        SCE’s Real-Time Generation Desk and/or local switching center should also be informed of any changes in the outage schedule.
 

	
                         
 	
                        G.
 	
                        A maintenance outage must not overlap another outage already scheduled on the same unit.
 

	
                         
 	
                        H.
 	
                        Maintenance credit will be given from the 840-hour allotment unless the QF notifies SCE of the outage (Major Overhaul) six months or more in advance. If notice is given at least six months in advance, the credit will be given from the accumulated hours. Should the QF use up all of its available accumulated hours during a Major Overhaul, additional credit may be taken from the 840-hour allotment, up to the allowable limit, provided a written request has been submitted to SCE.
 

	
                         
 	
                        I.
 	
                        In determining the beginning and ending of an outage, all times are rounded to the nearest hour. For examples, 11:29 = 11:00 and 11:30 = 12:00. For a less-than-one-day outage, the rounding shall never result in a duration of more than 23 hours. Also, 24:00 will be treated as 00:00 of the following day. For example, 1/1/2000 24:00 will become 1/2/2000 00:00.
 

	
                        VI.
 	
                        Non-Compliance
 

A material failure to comply with the Maintenance Procedures will result in loss of claimed maintenance credits. SCE also reserves the right to seek recovery of any and all losses it incurs as a result of a QF’s 

 

 

  	Note:  These procedures are subject to change as necessary.

	
                        Southern California Edison
 	
                        Page 5
 	
                        April 4, 2007
 

 

	
                        Qualifying Facility
 Maintenance Outage Scheduling Procedures
 

 

failure to comply with these Maintenance Procedures, including, but not limited to, recovery of imbalance charges paid by SCE. In addition, repeated failure to comply with the Maintenance Procedures may be deemed by SCE to be a material breach of contract and SCE may seek to rely on such repeated failure as justifying contract termination.

 

 

  	Note:  These procedures are subject to change as necessary.

	
                        Southern California Edison
 	
                        Page 6
 	
                        April 4, 2007
 

 

   

	 
			
				
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		APPENDIX J 
	 

	 
		Maintenance Hour Allowance for Capacity
		Credit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

		
 
 
 
 
 
 

	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				       Appendix J 
				

			 	
				
				  Maintenance Hour Allowance for
				  Capacity Credit
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
		APPENDIX J
	 

	 
		Maintenance Hour Allowance for Capacity
		Credit
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Contract Capacity
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Capacity Price
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Maint Allowance 

				  Balance as of 

				  12/31/06 (hrs)
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Maint Hr factor
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Maint Allowance 

				  Balance w/
 Consolidation as 

				  of 12/31/06 (hrs)
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  Ormesa I
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  31,500
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  $
				

			 	
				
				  170.00
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  365
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0.659889094
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  241
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  Ormesa II
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  15,000
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  $
				

			 	
				
				  184.00
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  194
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0.340110906
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  66
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  Consolidated
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  46,500
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  $
				

			 	
				
				  174.52
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1.000000000
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  307
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  Ormesa 1 (QFID 3010)
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Hours
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Ormesa II (QFID 3012)
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  HOURS
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  From
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  To
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Allowed
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Annual Used
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Balance
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  From
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  To
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Allowed
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Annual Used
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Balance
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  1/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  2/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  98
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  671
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  169
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  2/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  36
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  420
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  420
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  2/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  3/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  75
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  739
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  101
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  2/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  3/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  47
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  433
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  407
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  3/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  4/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  108
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  840
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  3/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  4/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  37
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  444
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  396
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  4/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  5/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  840
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  4/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  5/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  37
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  443
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  397
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  5/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  6/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  15
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  840
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  5/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  6/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  72
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  466
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  374
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  6/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  7/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  840
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  6/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  7/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  46
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  512
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  328
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  7/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  8/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  16
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  735
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  105
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  7/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  8/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  13
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  462
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  348
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  8/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  9/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  44
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  723
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  117
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  8/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  9/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  53
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  463
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  377
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  9/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  10/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  739
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  101
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  9/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  10/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  495
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  435
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  10/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  11/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  62
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  797
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  43
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  10/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  11/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  84
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  450
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  390
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  11/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  12/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  74
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  545
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  195
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  11/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  12/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  170
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  611
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  229
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  12/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  81
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  573
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  267
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  12/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  87
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  682
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  158
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  1/1/2007
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  2/1/2007
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  365
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1/1/2007
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  2/1/2007
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  194
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  Consolidated of Ormesa I &
				  II
				

			 	 	
				
				  HOURS
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  From
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  To
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Allowed
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Annual Used
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Balance
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  1/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  2/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  77
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  586
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  254
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  2/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  3/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  65
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  635
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  205
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  3/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  4/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  84
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  705
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  135
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  4/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  5/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  13
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  705
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  135
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  5/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  6/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  34
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  713
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  127
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  6/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  7/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  16
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  728
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  112
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  7/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  8/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  15
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  652
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  188
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  8/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  9/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  47
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  635
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  205
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  9/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  10/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  625
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  215
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  10/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  11/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  69
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  679
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  161
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  11/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  12/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  107
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  633
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  207
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
	
				
				  12/1/2006
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  1/1/2007
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  83
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  610
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  230
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 
										
	
				
				  1/1/2007
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  2/1/2007
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  307
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
		NOTE: Major Overhaul hours allowed for both Ormesa I and II,
		as of December 31, 2006, are at the maximum allotment of 1,080 hours at each
		facility. Therefore, the Major Overhaul hours balance for the Consolidation of
		3010 and 3012 is 1,080 hours. If either Ormesa I or II utilize maintenance
		hours from this category, prior to the Effective Date, a similar calculation as
		above will be performed to determine the Consolidation Major Overhaul hours
		balance.
	 

	 
			
				
				   Appendix
				  J
				

			 	
				
				  -1-
				

			 	
				
				  Maintenance Hour Allowance for
				  Capacity Credit
				

			 

 

	 
		 
	 

	 
	 

	 

	 
		APPENDIX J 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
				

				
				  EDISON
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  RAP ID:
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  3010
				

			 
	
				
				  Payment from:
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  12/01/2006
				

			 
	
				
				  Payment to:
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  01/01/2007
				

			 
	
				
				  Contract Manager:
				

			 	
				
				  Number of days:
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  31
				

			 
	
				
				  P.O. Box 800
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Michele Walker
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Statement ID:
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  51318
				

			 
	
				
				  Rosemead, CA
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  626-302-8908
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  Date prepared:
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				  01/26/2007
				

			 
	
				
				  91770
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 	
				
				   
				

			 

 

	 
		MAINTENANCE HOURS ALLOWANCE
		
	 

	 
		UNIT: 1 
	 

	 
		ANNUAL 
	 

	 
		MAINTENANCE HOURS ALLOWED: 840 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  PAYMENT
 FROM
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  TO
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  ALLOWED
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  ON 
 PEAK
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  MID
 PEAK
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  OFF 
 PEAK
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  SUP OFF 
 PEAK
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  ANNUAL 
 USED
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  PERIOD END 
 BALANCE
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
																		
																		
																		
	
				
				  01/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  02/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  98
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  44
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  33
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  21
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  671
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  169
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
	
				
				  02/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  03/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  75
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  40
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  21
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  14
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  739
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  101
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
	
				
				  03/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  04/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  108
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  41
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  41
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  26
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  840
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
	
				
				  04/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  05/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  840
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
	
				
				  05/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  06/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  15
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  8
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  3
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  4
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  840
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
	
				
				  06/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  07/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  840
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
	
				
				  07/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  08/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  16
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  16
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  735
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  105
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
	
				
				  08/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  09/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  44
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  10
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  15
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  19
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  723
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  117
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
	
				
				  09/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  10/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  739
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  101
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
	
				
				  10/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  11/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  62
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  27
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  20
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  15
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  797
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  43
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
	
				
				  11/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  12/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  74
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  31
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  27
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  16
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  645
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  195
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
	
				
				  12/01/2006
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  01/01/2007
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  81
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  0
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  35
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  29
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  17
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  573
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  267
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 

 

	 
		MAJOR OVERHAUL
	 

	 
		MAJOR OVERHAUL HOURS ALLOWED: 1080 
	 

	 
		 
	 

	 
			
				
				  ROLLOVER
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  UNUSED ANNUAL HOURS
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  YEAR END BALANCE
				

			 
																	
																	
																	
	
				
				  2003
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  677
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  1080
				

			 
	
				
				  2004
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  754
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  1080
				

			 
	
				
				  2005
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  267
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  1080
				

			 
	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 
	
				
				  PAYMENT 
 FROM
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  TO
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  ALLOWED
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  ON 
 PEAK
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  MID 
 PEAK
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
				  OFF 
 PEAK
				

			 	
				
				  
				

			 	
				
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		Outages shall not exceed 30 peak hours for
		the peak months or 840 hours (35 days) in any 12 month period. 
	 

	 
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                        Southern California Edison
 

 

 

APPENDIX K

Draft Letter and

Specifications for Gould Facility

 

 

	
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APPENDIX K

DRAFT Letter

[Month Day ], 2007

VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL

Mr. Stuart Hemphill

Director of Renewable and Alternative Power

Southern California Edison Company

P.O. Box 800

2244 Walnut Grove Avenue

Rosemead, CA  91770

RE:    Installation of the William R. Gould Power Plant and Sale of Power to SCPPA

Dear Mr. Hemphill:

I am writing this letter on behalf of OrCal Geothermal Inc. (“OrCal”) to request Southern California Edison Company’s (“Edison”) confirmation of certain matters related to the new William R. Gould Power Plant (“Gould Plant”). By way of background, OrCal’s lenders hold as security certain assets, including (i) the Power Purchase Contract between Southern California Edison Company (“Edison”) and Heber Geothermal Company (“HGC”), executed on August 26, 1983, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Power Purchase Contract, executed as of December 11, 1984, and Amendment No. 2 to the Power Purchase Contract, executed as of August 7, 1995 (“HGC PPA”); and (ii) the Power Purchase Contract between Edison and Second Imperial Geothermal Company (“SIGC”), executed on August 16, 1985, as amended by Amendment
No. 1 to the Power Purchase Contract, executed as of October 23, 1987, Amendment No. 2 to the Power Purchase Contract, executed as of July 27, 1990, and Amendment No. 3 to the Power Purchase Contract, executed as of November 24, 1992 (“SIGC PPA”). 

As we have discussed, OrHeber 2 Inc., an affiliate of OrCal, plans to install and own the Gould Plant. The Gould Plant is comprised of geothermal generating units located at or near the site of the HGC facility that sells its power to Edison pursuant to the HGC PPA

 

 

	
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(“HGC Facility”) and a geothermal generating unit located at or near the site of the SIGC facility that sells its power to Edison pursuant to the SIGC PPA (“SIGC Facility”). A technical description of the Gould Plant, and its interconnection and metering arrangements is attached hereto. OrHeber 2 Inc. will sell the combined output from the Gould Plant units, in excess of various site requirements, to the Southern California Public Power Authority (“SCPPA”).

OrCal and OrHeber 2 Inc. request that Edison confirm in writing our prior discussions that the installation and continued operation of the Gould Plant in accordance with the specifications attached hereto, and the sale of the output therefrom to SCPPA, does not constitute a default under either the Heber PPA or the SIGC PPA. Similarly, OrCal and OrHeber 2 Inc. request Edison to confirm that the Gould Plant is not considered to be part of the generating facilities covered by either the HGC PPA or the SIGC PPA. Your signature below will confirm the foregoing; provided that, Edison will fully reserve its rights to withdraw its confirmation of the foregoing: (i) in the event that that the Gould Plant is not operated in accordance with the attached specifications; or (ii) in the event of any amendments or modifications to the Heber PPA or the SIGC PPA, and further fully reserves its
rights to seek to apply to the Heber PPA, the Heber Facility, the SIGC PPA and/or the SIGC Facility any decisions(s) by any court, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or other governmental authority related to the issues in the appeal currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, SCE v. FERC, Case No. 04-1396. Edison shall have the right, at reasonable times, upon reasonable advance notice and in accordance with reasonable plant safety and security protocols, to inspect the HGC Facility, SIGC Facility and Gould Plant from time to time for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the attached specifications. 

Thank you very much for your assistance and cooperation with this matter.

Very truly yours,

 

Hezy Ram

 

	
                        SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        

                        By: 
 	
                          
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                        Stuart Hemphill,

            Director of Renewable and Alternative Power
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        
 cc:
 	
                        
 Bruce McCarthy
 Joseph Karp
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 

 

 

	
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APPENDIX K

SPECIFICATIONS FOR GOULD FACILITY

The proposed Gould Generating Facility will consist of two plants, Gould 1 and Gould 2 and will operate in parallel with two geothermal plants currently selling their entire output to Edison as qualifying facilities identified as follows.

 

	
                        1.
 	
                        Heber 
 	
                        QF 3001
 
	
                        2.
 	
                        Second Imperial 
 	
                        QF 3021
 

These specifications describe equipment and administrative procedures that must be installed and implemented to ensure that energy created by the Gould plant is accounted for separately, that it will not be intermingled with the QF energy accounting for the Heber and Second Imperial Projects, and that Gould plant operation will not disadvantage energy production from the existing QF units. 

These specifications also describe various wells, cooling towers and pumps associated with QF 3001, QF 302l and the Gould plant. It is acknowledged that these items may be replaced, modified or supplemented with additional equipment in the ordinary course of business (for example, as field conditions, technology or equipment operating parameters change over time) and that such changes will not be considered to be inconsistent with these specifications.

QF 3001 is located at “portion of the East half of Tract 45, APN 054-250-36-01, 20 acres, Township 16 South, Range 14 East, SBB&M”. The address is 895 Pitzer Road, Heber, California. QF 3001 is comprised of one (1) Mitsubishi 52 MW turbine generator, eleven (11) production wells, nineteen (19) injection wells, six (6) cell Marley counter flow cooling tower, two (2) 900 hp main circulating water pumps, four (4) 900 hp brine return booster pumps and three (3) 3500 hp injection pumps. 

 

 

	
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The 11 artesian flow directionally drilled production wells with no pumps installed are located on an island adjacent to the facility and are dedicated to QF 3001. The injection wells and pumps associated with QF 3001 are supplied by the QF 3001 project. There is no installed backup power or capability to supply the injection pump power from any other source other than the QF 3001 facility.

QF 3021 is located at “portion of the East half of Tract 44, APN 054-250-31-01, 39.99 Acres, Township 16 South, Range 14 East, SBB&M”. The address is 855 Dogwood Road, Heber, California. QF 3021 is comprised of six (6) Ormat Energy Converter (OEC) 4.5 MW turbine generators and six (6) 3.5 MW OEC turbine generators for a total of 48 MW nameplate, twelve (12) production wells with 800 hp down hole pumps, eleven (11) injection wells, two (2) Hamon six (6) cell counter flow cooling towers, six (6) 450 hp main cooling water pumps and five (5) 700 hp injection pumps.

The production wells associated with QF 3021 can be supplied either from the QF 3021 project or from the Gould 2 project. The 13.2kv feeders for the production pumps supplied by the Gould 2 project, and previously supplied by the IID, are located on the 1200 amp bus connecting the Gould 2 generator to the IID Heber Imperial Substation. Synchronized transfer switches for the production pumps allow for switching between the Gould 2 13.2kv source and the Heber 2 13.8kv source. QF 3021 does not utilize any injection pumps in order to inject its geothermal brine into the injection wells. 

The Gould plant located near QF 3001 (Gould 1) shall consist of one (1) 7 MW OEC turbine generator, one (1) 3.5 MW OEC turbine generator and one (1) OEC turbine driving mechanically a 3000 hp booster pump and four (4) cell Marley counter flow cooling tower with three (3) 350 hp main cooling water pumps. There are no production or injection wells for Gould 1. The heat source for Gould 1 is the injected brine, at nominally 212 F, from Heber 1.

Energy from this plant shall pass through the existing revenue meter and will be counted with the QF 3001 energy. To provide for the separation of energy from these two sources, new 

 

 

	
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revenue metering shall be installed at the Gould 1 facility. IID shall subtract the Gould energy from the total measured at the existing revenue meter. Ormat shall add an additional set of test switches to the Gould facility metering PT and CT circuits and provide adequate panel space to enable SCE to add their own revenue meter. Ormat shall install and maintain a dedicated analog telephone line within the metering cabinet to provide for reading the meter. The meter shall be a Landis Gyr model 2510 or equivalent. The meter and socket shall be supplied and maintained by SCE. SCE shall be provided access to the meter for reading and maintenance. 

The Gould plant located near QF 3021 (Gould 2) shall consist of one (1) 16MW OEC turbine generator and three (3) cell Marley counter flow cooling tower with three (3) 300 hp main cooling water pumps. 

The energy from this plant shall be delivered to the IID system through an interconnection which is separate from the interconnection supporting QF 3021. The interconnection which shall be used for the Gould 2 plant is currently used part of the time to supply the needs for the field production pumping load for 3021. The interconnection for QF 3021 can also be connected to the field production pumping load associated with 3021. In general, the pumps are not simultaneously connected to both interconnections except for a few seconds during switching. Ormat shall install logic in their control system to prevent the systems being interconnected for more than 1.5 seconds for switching to prevent the intermingling of energy between the systems. Ormat shall provide the logic diagrams and wiring diagrams (if applicable) to SCE and shall forward changes and updates as they occur in the future as long as
the plants are physically capable of cross feeding energy. Ormat shall provide access to SCE to examine the operation of the system and shall demonstrate the proper operation of the logic to prevent anything other than momentary interconnection of the systems on request. 

 

 

	
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                        Draft Letter and Specifications for Gould FacilityAMENDED AND RESTATED BYE-LAWS

OF

QUANTA CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LTD.

(As amended and restated by resolution of the Members adopted

on June 7, 2007)

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

	
                        Bye-Law
 	
                        Page
 
	
                        1.
 	
                        Interpretation
 	
                        1
 
	
                        2.
 	
                        Board of Directors
 	
                        6
 
	
                        3.
 	
                        Management of the Company
 	
                        6
 
	
                        4.
 	
                        Power to appoint chief executive officer
 	
                        7
 
	
                        5.
 	
                        Power to appoint manager
 	
                        7
 
	
                        6.
 	
                        Power to authorise specific actions
 	
                        7
 
	
                        7.
 	
                        Power to appoint attorney
 	
                        7
 
	
                        8.
 	
                        Power to appoint and dismiss employees
 	
                        8
 
	
                        9.
 	
                        Power to borrow and charge property
 	
                        8
 
	
                        10.
 	
                        Power to purchase shares of the Company
 	
                        8
 
	
                        11.
 	
                        Election of Directors
 	
                        9
 
	
                        12.
 	
                        Defects in appointment of Directors
 	
                        11
 
	
                        13.
 	
                        Removal of Directors
 	
                        12
 
	
                        14.
 	
                        Vacancies on the Board
 	
                        13
 
	
                        15.
 	
                        Notice of meetings of the Board
 	
                        13
 
	
                        16.
 	
                        Quorum at meetings of the Board
 	
                        14
 
	
                        17.
 	
                        Meetings of the Board
 	
                        14
 
	
                        18.
 	
                        Unanimous written resolutions
 	
                        15
 
	
                        19.
 	
                        Contracts and disclosure of Directors’ interests
 	
                        15
 
	
                        20.
 	
                        Remuneration of Directors
 	
                        16
 
	
                        21.
 	
                        Power to delegate to a committee
 	
                        16
 
	
                        22.
 	
                        Officers of the Company
 	
                        17
 
	
                        23.
 	
                        Appointment of Officers
 	
                        17
 
	
                        24.
 	
                        Remuneration of Officers
 	
                        17
 

 

 

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                        25.
 	
                        Duties of Officers
 	
                        17
 
	
                        26.
 	
                        Chairman of meetings
 	
                        18
 
	
                        27.
 	
                        Register of Directors and Officers
 	
                        18
 
	
                        28.
 	
                        Obligations of Board to keep minutes
 	
                        19
 
	
                        29.
 	
                        Indemnification of Directors and Officers of the Company
 	
                        19
 
	
                        30.
 	
                        Waiver of claim by Member
 	
                        20
 
	
                        31.
 	
                        Notice of annual general meeting
 	
                        21
 
	
                        32.
 	
                        Notice of special general meeting
 	
                        21
 
	
                        33.
 	
                        Accidental omission of notice of general meeting
 	
                        21
 
	
                        34.
 	
                        Meeting called on requisition of Members
 	
                        21
 
	
                        35.
 	
                        Short notice
 	
                        22
 
	
                        36.
 	
                        Postponement of Meetings
 	
                        22
 
	
                        37.
 	
                        Quorum For General Meeting
 	
                        22
 
	
                        38.
 	
                        Adjournment of meetings
 	
                        23
 
	
                        39.
 	
                        Attendance at meetings
 	
                        23
 
	
                        40.
 	
                        Written resolutions
 	
                        23
 
	
                        41.
 	
                        Attendance of Directors
 	
                        24
 
	
                        42.
 	
                        Voting at meetings
 	
                        24
 
	
                        43.
 	
                        Voting on show of hands
 	
                        25
 
	
                        44.
 	
                        Decision of chairman
 	
                        25
 
	
                        45.
 	
                        Demand for a poll
 	
                        25
 
	
                        46.
 	
                        Seniority of joint holders voting
 	
                        26
 
	
                        47.
 	
                        Instrument of proxy
 	
                        27
 
	
                        48.
 	
                        Representation of corporations at meetings
 	
                        27
 
	
                        49.
 	
                        Rights of shares
 	
                        27
 
	
                        50.
 	
                        Limitation on voting rights of Controlled Shares
 	
                        29
 
	
                        51.
 	
                        Power to issue shares
 	
                        31
 
	
                        52.
 	
                        Variation of rights and alteration of share capital
 	
                        33
 
	
                        53.
 	
                        Registered holder of shares
 	
                        33
 

 

 

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                        54.
 	
                        Death of a joint holder
 	
                        34
 
	
                        55.
 	
                        Share certificates
 	
                        34
 
	
                        56.
 	
                        Calls on shares
 	
                        35
 
	
                        57.
 	
                        Forteiture of shares
 	
                        35
 
	
                        58.
 	
                        Contents of Register of Members
 	
                        35
 
	
                        59.
 	
                        Inspection of Register of Members
 	
                        36
 
	
                        60.
 	
                        Determination of record dates
 	
                        36
 
	
                        61.
 	
                        Instrument of transfer
 	
                        36
 
	
                        62.
 	
                        Restrictions on transfer
 	
                        37
 
	
                        63.
 	
                        Transfers by joint holders
 	
                        38
 
	
                        64.
 	
                        Lien on Shares
 	
                        39
 
	
                        65.
 	
                        Registration on bankruptcy
 	
                        40
 
	
                        66.
 	
                        Declaration of dividends by the Board
 	
                        40
 
	
                        67.
 	
                        Other distributions
 	
                        40
 
	
                        68.
 	
                        Reserve fund
 	
                        40
 
	
                        69.
 	
                        Deduction of amounts due to the Company
 	
                        41
 
	
                        70.
 	
                        Unclaimed dividends
 	
                        41
 
	
                        71.
 	
                        Interest on dividend
 	
                        41
 
	
                        72.
 	
                        Issue of bonus shares
 	
                        41
 
	
                        73.
 	
                        Records of account
 	
                        41
 
	
                        74.
 	
                        Financial year end
 	
                        42
 
	
                        75.
 	
                        Financial statements
 	
                        42
 
	
                        76.
 	
                        Appointment of Auditor
 	
                        42
 
	
                        77.
 	
                        Remuneration of Auditor
 	
                        42
 
	
                        78.
 	
                        Vacation of office of Auditor
 	
                        42
 
	
                        79.
 	
                        Access to books of the Company
 	
                        43
 
	
                        80.
 	
                        Report of the Auditor
 	
                        43
 
	
                        81.
 	
                        Notices to Members of the Company
 	
                        43
 
	
                        82.
 	
                        Notices to joint Members
 	
                        44
 

 

 

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                        83.
 	
                        Service and delivery of notice
 	
                        44
 
	
                        84.
 	
                        The Seal
 	
                        44
 
	
                        85.
 	
                        Manner in which seal is to be affixed
 	
                        44
 
	
                        86.
 	
                        Determination to wind up Company
 	
                        44
 
	
                        87.
 	
                        Winding-up/distribution by liquidator
 	
                        45
 
	
                        88.
 	
                        Alteration of Bye-laws
 	
                        45
 

 

 

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BYE - LAWS

of

QUANTA CAPITAL HOLDINGS, LTD.

INTERPRETATION

	
                        1.
 	
                        Interpretation
 

(1) In these Bye-laws the following words and expressions shall, where not inconsistent with the context, have the following meanings respectively:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        “Act” means the Companies Act 1981 as amended from time to time;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        “Affiliate” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (c)
 	
                        “Auditor” includes any individual or partnership;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (d)
 	
                        “Board” means the Board of Directors appointed or elected pursuant to these Bye-laws and acting by resolution in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws or the Directors present at a meeting of Directors at which there is a quorum;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (e)
 	
                        “Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which banks in Hamilton, Bermuda or The City of New York, United States are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (f)
 	
                        “Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any federal statute from time to time in effect that has replaced such statute, and any reference in these Bye-laws to a provision of the Code or a rule or regulation promulgated thereunder means such provision, rule or regulation as amended from time to time or any provision of a federal law, or any federal rule or regulation, from time to time in effect that has replaced such provision, rule or regulation;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (g)
 	
                        “Common Shares” means the common shares, par value U.S.$ 0.01 per share, of the Company and includes a fraction of a Common Share;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (h)
 	
                        “Company” means the company for which these Bye-laws are approved and confirmed;
 

 

 

	
                         
 	
                        (i)
 	
                        “Controlled Shares” of any Person means all Common Shares and shares of any other class or classes of shares of the Company conferring voting rights owned by such Person, whether:
 

	
                         
 	
                        (i)
 	
                        directly;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (ii)
 	
                        with respect to Persons who are U.S. Persons, by application of the attribution and constructive ownership rules of Sections 958(a) and 958(b) of the Code; or,
 

	
                         
 	
                        (iii)
 	
                        beneficially owned directly or indirectly within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (j)
 	
                        “debenture” means debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and any other such debt securities of the Company whether constituting a charge on the assets of the Company or not;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (k)
 	
                        “Director” means a director of the Company;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (l)
 	
                        “dividend” includes a bonus or capitalization issue of shares;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (m)
 	
                        “Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended from time to time or any federal statute from time to time in effect that has replaced such statute, and any reference in these Bye-laws to a provision of the Exchange Act or a rule or regulation promulgated thereunder means such provision, rule or regulation as amended from time to time or any provision of a federal law, or any federal rule or regulation, from time to time in effect that has replaced such provision, rule or regulation;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (n)
 	
                        “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to a repurchase of any shares of the Company in accordance with these Bye-laws, (i) if such shares are listed on a securities exchange (or quoted in a securities quotation system), the average closing sale price of such shares on such exchange (or in such quotation system), or, if such shares are listed on (or quoted in) more than one exchange (or quotation system), the average closing sale price of the shares on the principal securities exchange (or quotation system) on which such shares are then traded, or, if such shares are not then listed on a securities exchange (or quotation system) but are traded in the over-the-counter market, the average of the latest bid and asked quotations for such shares in such market, in each case for the last five trading days immediately preceding the day on which
notice of the repurchase of such shares is sent pursuant to these Bye-laws or (ii) if no such closing sales prices or quotations are available because such shares are not publicly traded or otherwise, the fair value of such shares as determined by one independent nationally recognized investment banking firm chosen by the
 

 

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Company and reasonably satisfactory to the Member whose shares are to be so repurchased by the Company, provided that the calculation of the Fair Market Value of the shares made by such appointed investment banking firm (i) shall not include any discount relating to the absence of a public trading market for, or any transfer restrictions on, such shares, and (ii) such calculation shall be final and the fees and expenses stemming from such calculation shall be borne by the Company or its assignee, as the case may be;

	
                         
 	
                        (o)
 	
                        “Formula” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Bye-law 50;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (p)
 	
                        “Member” means the person registered in the Register of Members as the holder of shares in the Company and, when two or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the person whose name stands first in the Register of Members as one of such joint holders or all of such persons as the context so requires;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (q)
 	
                        “notice” means written notice as further defined in these Bye-laws unless otherwise specifically stated;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (r)
 	
                        “Officer” means any person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (s)
 	
                        “Person” means any individual, company, corporation, firm, partnership, trust or any other business, entity or person, whether or not recognized as constituting a separate legal entity;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (t)
 	
                        “Preferred Shares” means the preferred shares, par value U.S. $0.01 per share, of the Company and includes a fraction of a Preferred Share;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (u)
 	
                        “Register of Directors and Officers” means the Register of Directors and Officers referred to in Bye-law 27;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (v)
 	
                        “Register of Members” means the Register of Members referred to in Bye-law 58;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (w)
 	
                        “Secretary” means the person appointed to perform any or all the duties of secretary of the Company and includes any deputy or assistant secretary;
 

 

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                        (x)
 	
                        “Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933 as amended from time to time or any federal statute from time to time in effect which has replaced such statute, and any reference in these Bye-laws to a provision of the Securities Act or a rule or regulation promulgated thereunder means such provision, rule or regulation as amended from time to time or any provision of a federal law, or any federal rule or regulation, from time to time in effect that has replaced such provision, rule or regulation;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (y)
 	
                        “share” means a share of any class of shares in the capital of the Company (including, where the context so admits, Common Shares) and includes a fraction of a share;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (z)
 	
                        “subsidiary”, with respect to any Person, means a company more than fifty percent (50%) (or, in the case of a wholly owned subsidiary, one hundred percent (100%)) of the outstanding Voting Shares of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more other subsidiaries, or any such Person and one or more other subsidiaries;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (aa)
 	
                        “9.5% Shareholder” means a Person who owns, in the aggregate, (i) directly, (ii) with respect to Persons who are U.S. Persons, by application of the attribution and constructive ownership rules of Sections 958(a) and 958(b) of the Code or (iii) beneficially, directly or indirectly within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, shares of the Company representing more than nine and one half percent (9.5%) of the total combined voting rights attaching to the issued Common Shares and the issued shares of any other class or classes of shares of the Company;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (bb)
 	
                        “Unadjusted Basis”, when used with respect to the aggregate voting rights held by any Member, refers to the determination of such rights without reference to the provisions relating to the adjustment of voting rights contained in Bye-law 50;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (cc)
 	
                        “United States” means the United States of America and dependent territories or any part thereof;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (dd)
 	
                        “United States 25% Shareholder” means a U.S. Person who owns, directly or by application of the constructive ownership rules of Sections 958(a) and 958(b) of the Code, shares representing either (i) twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total combined voting rights attaching to the issued Common Shares and the issued shares of any other class or classes of shares of the Company or (ii) twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total combined value of the issued Common Shares and any other issued shares of the Company, in each case determined pursuant to Section 957 of the Code;
 

 

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                        (ee)
 	
                        “U.S. Person” means (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation or partnership that is, as to the United States, a domestic corporation or partnership, (iii) an estate that is subject to United States federal income tax on its income regardless of its source, and (iv) a trust if a U.S. court can exercise primary supervision over the trust’s administration and one or more U.S. persons are authorized to control all substantial decisions of the trust; and
 

	
                         
 	
                        (ff)
 	
                        “Voting Share” of any Person means any share in such Person conferring voting rights on the holder thereof (other than such voting rights as would exist solely in relation to a proposal to alter or vary the rights attaching to such shares solely upon the future occurrence of a contingency or voting rights attaching solely by virtue of the provisions of the Act).
 

(2) In these Bye-laws, where not inconsistent with the context:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        words denoting the plural number include the singular number and vice versa;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        words denoting the masculine gender include the feminine gender;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (c)
 	
                        words importing persons include companies, associations or bodies of persons whether corporate or not;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (d)
 	
                        the word:
 

	
                         
 	
                        (i)
 	
                        “may” shall be construed as permissive;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (ii)
 	
                        “shall” shall be construed as imperative; 
 

	
                         
 	
                        (e)
 	
                        a resolution shall be a “special resolution” when it has been passed by the affirmative vote of Members holding not less than sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the voting power of the then outstanding shares entitled to vote, cast by such Members in person or, in the case of such Members as are corporations, by their respective duly authorized representative or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy, at a General Meeting of which not less than twenty-one (21) clear days’ Notice, specifying (without prejudice  to the power contained in these Bye-laws to amend the same) the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution, has been duly given; 
 

	
                         
 	
                        (f)
 	
                        a resolution shall be an “ordinary resolution” when it has been passed by a simple majority of votes cast, in person, by a representative or by proxy, at a General Meeting of which not less than twenty-one (21) clear days’ Notice has been duly given; 
 

 

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                        (g)
 	
                        a special resolution shall be effective for any purpose for which an ordinary resolution is expressed to be required under any provision of these Bye-laws or the Act; and
 

	
                         
 	
                        (h)
 	
                        unless otherwise provided herein words or expressions defined in the Act shall bear the same meaning in these Bye-laws.
 

(3) Expressions referring to writing or written shall, unless the contrary intention appears, include facsimile, printing, lithography, photography and other modes of representing words in a visible form.

(4) Headings used in these Bye-laws are for convenience only and are not to be used or relied upon in the construction hereof.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

	
                        2.
 	
                        Board of Directors
 

The business of the Company shall be managed and conducted by the Board.

	
                        3.
 	
                        Management of the Company
 

(1) In managing the business of the Company, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Company as are not, by statute or by these Bye-laws, required to be exercised by the Company in general meeting subject, nevertheless, to these Bye-laws, the provisions of any statute, and to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Company in general meeting.

(2) No regulation or alteration to these Bye-laws made by the Company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the Board which would have been valid if that regulation or alteration had not been made.

(3) The Board may procure that the Company pays to Members or third parties all expenses incurred in promoting and incorporating the Company.

 

 

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                        4.
 	
                        Power to appoint chief executive officer
 

The Board may from time to time appoint one or more Persons to the office of chief executive officer of the Company who shall, subject to the control of the Board, supervise and administer all of the general business and affairs of the Company.

	
                        5.
 	
                        Power to appoint manager
 

The Board may appoint a Person to act as manager of the Company’s day to day business and may entrust to and confer upon such manager such powers and duties as it deems appropriate for the transaction or conduct of such business.

	
                        6.
 	
                        Power to authorise specific actions
 

The Board may from time to time and at any time authorise any Director, Officer or other Person or body of Persons to act on behalf of the Company for any specific purpose and in connection therewith to execute any agreement, document or instrument on behalf of the Company.

	
                        7.
 	
                        Power to appoint attorney
 

The Board may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney appoint any company, firm, Person or body of Persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Board, to be an attorney of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Board) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit and any such power of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Board may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to sub-delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions so vested in the attorney. Such attorney may, if so authorised under the seal of the Company, execute any deed or instrument under their personal seal with the same effect as the affixation of the seal of the Company.

 

 

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                        8.
 	
                        Power to appoint and dismiss employees
 

The Board may appoint, suspend or remove any manager, secretary, clerk, agent or employee of the Company and may fix their remuneration and determine their duties.

	
                        9.
 	
                        Power to borrow and charge property
 

The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and may issue debentures, debenture stock and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or any third party.

	
                        10.
 	
                        Power to purchase shares of the Company
 

	
                         
 	
                        (1)
 	
                        Exercise of power to repurchase shares of the Company or to discontinue the Company
 

The Board may exercise all the powers of the Company to purchase all or any part of its own shares pursuant to Sections 42 and 42A of the Act or to discontinue the Company to a named country or jurisdiction outside Bermuda pursuant to Section 132G of the Act or any successor to such provisions.

	
                         
 	
                        (2)
 	
                        Unilateral repurchase right
 

Subject to Section 42A of the Act, if the Board in its absolute and unfettered discretion, on behalf of the Company, determines that share ownership by any Member may result in adverse tax, regulatory or legal consequences to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of the Members, the Company will have the option, but not the obligation, to repurchase all or part of the shares held by such Member (to the extent the Board, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, determines it is necessary to avoid or cure such adverse consequences) for immediately available funds in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of such shares on the date the Company sends the Repurchase Notice referred to below (the “Repurchase Price”); provided, that the Board will use its best efforts to exercise this option equally among similarly

 

 

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situated Members (to the extent possible under the circumstances). In that event, the Company will also be entitled to assign its repurchase right to a third party or parties including the other Members, with the consent of such assignee. Each Member shall be bound by the determination by the Company to repurchase or assign its right to repurchase such Member’s shares and, if so required by the Company, shall sell the number of shares that the Company requires it to sell.

In the event that the Company or its assignee(s) determines to repurchase any such shares, the Company shall provide each Member concerned with written notice of such determination (a “Repurchase Notice”) at least seven (7) calendar days prior to such repurchase or such shorter period as each such Member may authorize, specifying the date on which any such shares are to be repurchased and the Repurchase Price. The Company may revoke the Repurchase Notice at any time before it (or its assignee(s)) pays for the shares. Neither the Company nor its assignee(s) shall be obliged to give general notice to the Members of any intention to purchase or the conclusion of any purchase of shares. Payment of the Repurchase Price by the Company or its assignee(s) shall be by wire transfer and made at a closing to be held no less than seven (7) calendar days after receipt of the
Repurchase Notice by the Member.

	
                         
 	
                        (3)
 	
                        Restrictions on repurchases
 

If the Company redeems or purchases shares pursuant to this Bye-law 10, it shall do so only in a manner it believes would not result, upon consummation of such redemption or purchase, in (i) any Person becoming or continuing to be a 9.5% Shareholder; or (ii) any Person becoming or continuing to be a United States 25% Shareholder.

	
                        11.
 	
                        Election of Directors
 

(1) Unless otherwise provided by statute, regulation, stock exchange or self-regulatory organisation rule, the election and removal of Directors shall be governed by the following provisions. 

 

 

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(2) The Board of Directors shall be elected or appointed in the first place at the statutory meeting of the Company and thereafter, except in the case of a casual vacancy, at the annual general meeting or at any special general meeting called for that purpose. At any general meeting the Members may authorise the Board to fill any vacancy in their number left unfilled at a general meeting. 

(3) Only Persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as Directors. Nominations of Persons for election to the Board of the Company may be made at a meeting of Members called for the election of directors, or at the discretion of the Board, by any nominating committee or Person appointed by the Board, by any Member of the Company entitled to vote for the election of Director at the meeting who complies with the Notice procedures set forth in this Bye-Law. Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of the Board, shall be made pursuant to timely Notice to the Secretary of the Company. To be timely, a Member’s Notice shall be delivered to or mailed and received at the Office of the Company not less than sixty (60) days prior to such meeting. Such Member’s Notice to the Secretary shall set forth
(a) as to each Person whom the Member proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a Director, (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of the Person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the Person, (iii) the class and number of shares of Common Shares of the Company which are beneficially owned by the Person, (iv) any other information relating to the Person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations for proxies for election of Directors pursuant to Schedule 14A of the Exchange Act, and (v) the consent of each nominee to serve as a Director, if so elected; and (b) as to the Member giving the Notice (i) the name and record address of the Member and (ii) the class and number of shares of capital stock of the Company which are beneficially owned by the Member. The Company may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve
as a Director of the Company. No Persons shall be eligible for election as a Director of the Company unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.

 

 

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(4) The Chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedure, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded. 

(5) The Directors shall (subject to any resolution of the Members to the contrary) have the power from time to time and at any time to appoint any Person as a Director to fill a casual vacancy on the Board, provided, however, that the number of Directors so appointed shall not exceed any maximum number determined from time to time by the Members in a General Meeting. Any Director so appointed by the Board shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been chosen and shall then be eligible for re-election at that meeting. 

(6) A Director shall not be required to hold any shares of the Company by way of qualification and a Director (as the case may be) who is not a Member shall be entitled to receive Notice of and to attend and speak at any General Meeting of the Company and of all classes of shares of the Company. 

(7) A retiring Director shall be eligible for  re-election.

	
                        12.
 	
                        Defects in appointment of Directors
 

All acts done bona fide by any meeting of the Board or by a committee of the Board or by any person acting as a Director shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director.

 

 

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                        13.
 	
                        Removal of Directors
 

(1) Subject to any provision to the contrary in these Bye-laws, the Members may, at any special general meeting convened for that purpose and held in accordance with these Bye-laws, remove any Director provided that the notice of any such meeting convened for the purpose of removing a Director shall contain a statement of the intention so to do and be served on such Director not less than 14 days before the meeting and at such meeting such Director shall be entitled to be heard on the motion for such Director’s removal.

(2) A vacancy on the Board created by the removal of a Director under the provisions of subparagraph (1) of this Bye-law may be filled by the Members at the meeting at which such Director is removed. A Director so appointed shall hold office until the next annual general meeting or until such Director’s successor is elected or appointed or such Director’s office is otherwise vacated and, in the absence of such election or appointment, the Board may fill any such vacancy in accordance with Bye-law 14. 

(3) Subject to any provision to the contrary in these Bye-laws, a Director maybe removed for any reason prior to the expiration of such Director’s period of office or in any agreement between the Company and such Director by the unanimous vote of the Directors other than the Director in question at a board meeting duly convened and held in accordance with these Bye-laws.

(4) A vacancy on the Board created by the removal of a Director under paragraph (3) of this Bye-law maybe filled by the Board in accordance with Bye-law 14. A Director so appointed shall hold office until the next annual general meeting or until such Director’s successor is elected or appointed or such Director’s office is otherwise vacated. 

 

 

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                        14.
 	
                        Vacancies on the Board
 

(1) The Board shall have the power from time to time and at any time to appoint any person as a Director to fill a vacancy on the Board occurring as the result of the death, disability, disqualification or resignation of any Director or if such Director’s office is otherwise vacated. A Director so appointed by the Board shall hold office until the next succeeding annual general meeting or until such Director’s successor is elected or appointed or such Director’s office is otherwise vacated.

(2) The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy in its number but, if and so long as its number is reduced below the number fixed by these Bye-laws, or such greater number as may have been determined by the Members, as the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at meetings of the Board, the continuing Directors or Director may act only for the purpose of (i) summoning a general meeting of the Company or (ii) preserving the assets of the Company.

(3) The office of Director shall be vacated if the Director:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        is removed from office pursuant to these Bye-laws or is prohibited from being a Director by law;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        is or becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (c)
 	
                        is or becomes of unsound mind or dies; or
 

	
                         
 	
                        (d)
 	
                        resigns his or her office by notice in writing to the Company.
 

	
                        15.
 	
                        Notice of meetings of the Board
 

(1) The Chairman or Deputy Chairman, or any two (2) Directors may, and the Secretary on the requisition of the Chairman or Deputy Chairman, or any two (2) Directors shall, at any time summon a meeting of the Board by at least three (3) Business Days’ notice to each Director, unless such Director consents to shorter notice.

 

 

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(2) Notice of a meeting of the Board shall specify the general nature of the business to be considered at such meeting and shall be deemed to be duly given to a Director if it is given to such Director in person or otherwise communicated or sent to such Director by registered mail, courier service, cable, telex, telecopier, facsimile or other mode of representing words in a legible and non-transitory form at such Director’s last known address or any other address given by such Director to the Company for this purpose. If such notice is sent by next-day courier, cable, telex, telecopier or facsimile, it shall be deemed to have been given the Business Day following the sending thereof and, if by registered mail, five (5) Business Days following the sending thereof.

(3) Meetings of the Directors may be held within or outside of Bermuda, except not in the United States or the United Kingdom.

	
                        16.
 	
                        Quorum at meetings of the Board
 

The quorum necessary for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Board shall be a majority of the Directors then in office, present in person or represented or such greater number as the Members shall determine.

	
                        17.
 	
                        Meetings of the Board
 

(1)  The Board may meet for the transaction of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it sees fit.

(2) Directors may participate in any meeting of the Board by means of such telephone, electronic or other communication facilities from anywhere in the world except the United States and the United Kingdom as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

 

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(3) A resolution put to the vote at a duly constituted meeting of the Board at which a quorum is present and acting throughout shall be carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast and in the case of an equality of votes, the resolution shall fail.

	
                        18.
 	
                        Unanimous written resolutions
 

A resolution in writing signed by all the Directors which may be in counterparts, shall be as valid as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Board duly called and constituted, such resolution to be effective on the date on which the last Director signs the resolution and delivers such resolution to the Company at its address, provided that none of the Directors signs in the United States or the United Kingdom. 

	
                        19.
 	
                        Contracts and disclosure of Directors’ interests
 

(1) Any Director, or any Director’s firm, partner or any company with whom any Director is associated, may act in a professional capacity for the Company and such Director or such Director’s firm, partner or such company shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if such Director were not a Director, provided that nothing herein contained shall authorise a Director or Director’s firm, partner or such company to act as Auditor of the Company.

(2) A Director who is directly or indirectly interested in a contract or proposed contract or arrangement with the Company shall declare the nature of such interest as required by the Act.

(3) Following a declaration being made pursuant to this Bye-law, and unless disqualified by the chairman of the relevant Board meeting, a Director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or arrangement in which such Director is interested and may be counted in the quorum at such meeting.

 

 

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                        20.
 	
                        Remuneration of Directors
 

The remuneration, if any, of the Directors shall be determined by the Board. In addition, each Director shall be paid his reasonable traveling, hotel and incidental expenses in attending and returning from meetings of the Board or committees appointed by the Board, or any Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting of the Members, and shall be paid all expenses properly and reasonably incurred by him in the conduct of the Company’s business or in the discharge of his duties as a Director. Any question as to the reasonableness of expenses as provided herein shall be a matter to be determined by the Board. 

COMMITTEES

	
                        21.
 	
                        Power to delegate to a committee
 

The Board may appoint one or more Board committees and may delegate any of its powers to any such committee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such committees may include:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        an Investment Committee, which shall advise the Board and Company on the investment of the Company’s assets;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        an Audit Committee, which shall, among other things, advise the Board with respect to the Company’s financial reporting responsibilities and related matters;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (c)
 	
                        a Compensation Committee, which shall, among other things, advise the Board with respect to compensation of Officers; and
 

	
                         
 	
                        (d)
 	
                        a Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee which shall advise the Board on all corporate governance matters.
 

All Board committees shall conform to such directions as the Board shall impose on them, provided that each member shall have one (1) vote, and each committee shall have the right as it deems appropriate to retain outside experts. Each committee may adopt rules for the conduct of its affairs, including rules governing the adoption of resolutions by unanimous written consent, and the place, time, and notice of meetings, as such committee shall consider advisable and as shall not be inconsistent with these Bye-laws or with any applicable resolution adopted by the Board. Each committee shall cause minutes to be made of all meetings of such committee 

 

 

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and of the attendance thereat and shall cause such minutes and copies of resolutions adopted by unanimous consent to be promptly inscribed or incorporated by the Secretary in the Company’s minute book. All Board committee meetings shall take place outside of the United States and the United Kingdom, and none of the members of a Board committee shall participate in a Board committee meeting from within the United States or the United Kingdom. 

OFFICERS

	
                        22.
 	
                        Officers of the Company
 

The Officers of the Company shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a Chairman, a Deputy Chairman, a Secretary and such additional Officers as the Board may from time to time determine all of whom shall be deemed to be Officers for the purposes of these Bye-laws.

	
                        23.
 	
                        Appointment of Officers
 

(1) The Board shall, as soon as possible after each annual general meeting elect one of its number to be Chairman of the Company and another of its number to be Deputy Chairman.

(2) The Secretary, the Chief Executive Officer and any additional Officers shall be appointed by the Board from time to time.

	
                        24.
 	
                        Remuneration of Officers
 

The Officers shall receive such remuneration as the Board may from time to time determine.

	
                        25.
 	
                        Duties of Officers
 

The Officers shall have such powers and perform such duties in the management, business and affairs of the Company as may be delegated to them by the Board from time to time.

 

 

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                        26.
 	
                        Chairman of meetings
 

The Chairman shall act as chairman at all meetings of the Members and of the Board at which such person is present. In his absence the Deputy Chairman, if present, shall act as chairman and in the absence of both of them a chairman shall be appointed or elected by those present at the meeting and entitled to vote

	
                        27.
 	
                        Register of Directors and Officers
 

(1) The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books at its registered office a Register of Directors and Officers and shall enter therein the following particulars with respect to each Director and the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman, provided each such person is a Director, and the Chief Executive Officer and Secretary, that is to say:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        first name and surname; and
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        address.
 

(2) The Board shall, within the period of fourteen days from the occurrence of:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        any change among its Directors and in the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Chief Executive Officer or Secretary; or
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        any change in the particulars contained in the Register of Directors and Officers, 
 

cause to be entered on the Register of Directors and Officers the particulars of such change and the date on which such change occurred.

(3) The Register of Directors and Officers shall be open to inspection at the office of the Company on every Business Day, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, so that not less than two hours in each Business Day be allowed for such inspection.

 

 

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MINUTES

	
                        28.
 	
                        Obligations of Board to keep minutes
 

The Board shall cause minutes to be duly entered in books provided for the purpose:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        of all elections and appointments of Officers;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        of the names of the Directors present at each meeting of the Board and of any committee appointed by the Board; and
 

	
                         
 	
                        (c)
 	
                        of all resolutions and proceedings of general meetings of the Members, meetings of the Board, meetings of managers and meetings of committees appointed by the Board.
 

INDEMNITY

	
                        29.
 	
                        Indemnification of Directors and Officers of the Company
 

The Directors, Secretary and other Officers for the time being of the Company and the liquidator or trustees (if any) for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Company and every one of them, and their heirs, executors and administrators, shall be indemnified and secured harmless out of the assets of the Company from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them, their heirs, executors or administrators, shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, or in their respective offices or trusts, and none of them shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the others of them or for joining in any receipts for the sake of conformity, or for the acts of or the solvency or honesty of any
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insufficiency or deficiency of any security upon which any moneys of or belonging to the Company shall be placed out on loan or invested, or for any other loss, misfortune or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective offices or trusts, or in relation thereto, PROVIDED THAT this indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to any of said persons.

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        Every Director and Officer of the company shall be indemnified out of the funds of the Company against all liabilities incurred by him as such Director or Officer of the Company in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgement is given in his favour, or in which he is acquitted, or in connection with any application under the Companies Acts in which relief from liability is granted to him by the court. Such funds shall be advanced to such Director or Officer on his incurring liability prior to judgement provided that should he be found guilty of a criminal or other offence for which he cannot by law be indemnified he shall reimburse the Company the funds advanced.
 

	
                        30.
 	
                        Waiver of claim by Member
 

Each Member agrees to waive any claim or right of action such Member might have, whether individually or by or in the right of the Company, against any Director or Officer on account of any action taken by such Director or Officer, or the failure of such Director or Officer to take any action in the performance of his duties with or for the Company, PROVIDED THAT such waiver shall not extend to any matter in respect of fraud or dishonesty which may attach to such Director or Officer.

 

 

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MEETINGS

	
                        31.
 	
                        Notice of annual general meeting
 

The annual general meeting of the Company shall be held in each year at such time and place as the Chairman or any two Directors or any Director and the Secretary or the Board shall appoint. At least ten days’ written notice of such meeting shall be given to each Member stating the date, place and time at which the meeting is to be held, that the election of Directors will take place thereat, and as far as practicable, the other business to be conducted at the meeting.

	
                        32.
 	
                        Notice of special general meeting
 

The Chairman or any two Directors or any Director and the Secretary or the Board may convene a special general meeting of the Company whenever in their judgement such a meeting is necessary, upon not less than five days’ written notice which shall state the time, place and the general nature of the business to be considered at the meeting.

	
                        33.
 	
                        Accidental omission of notice of general meeting
 

The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non-receipt of notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings at that meeting.

	
                        34.
 	
                        Meeting called on requisition of Members
 

Notwithstanding anything herein, the Board shall, on the requisition of Members holding at the date of the deposit of the requisition not less than one-tenth of such of the paid-up share capital of the Company as at the date of the deposit carries the right to vote at general meetings of the Company, forthwith proceed to convene a special general meeting of the Company and the provisions of section 74 of the Act shall apply. The Board shall convene any such special general meeting on a date that is within 70 days of the date the requisition is delivered to the Company’s head office to the attention of the Secretary of the Company.

 

 

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                        35.
 	
                        Short notice
 

A general meeting of the Company shall, notwithstanding that it is called by shorter notice than that specified in these Bye-laws, be deemed to have been properly called if it is so agreed by (i) all the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat in the case of an annual general meeting; and (ii) by a majority in number of the Members having the right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than 95% in nominal value of the shares giving a right to attend and vote thereat in the case of a special general meeting.

	
                        36.
 	
                        Postponement of Meetings
 

The Board may postpone any general meeting called in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws (other than a meeting requisitioned under Bye-law 34) provided that notice of postponement is given to each Member before the time for such meeting. Fresh notice of the date, time and place for the postponed meeting shall be given to each Member in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws.

	
                        37.
 	
                        Quorum For General Meeting
 

At any general meeting of the Company two or more persons present in person and representing in person or by proxy in excess of 50% (on an Unadjusted Basis) of the total issued and outstanding Common Shares throughout the meeting shall form a quorum for the transaction of business; provided, that if the Company shall at any time have only one Member, one Member present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day two (2) weeks later, at the same time and place or to such other day, time or place as the Chairman (if there be one) or failing him any Director in attendance may determine. Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date and time, fresh notice of the date, time and place for the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member
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                        38.
 	
                        Adjournment of meetings
 

The chairman of a general meeting may, with the consent of the Members at any general meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed), adjourn the meeting. Unless the meeting is adjourned to a specific date and time, fresh notice of the date, time and place for the resumption of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each Member in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws.

	
                        39.
 	
                        Attendance at meetings
 

Members may participate in any general meeting by means of such telephone, electronic or other communication facilities as permit all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other simultaneously and instantaneously, and participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no member may participate in any general meeting while that member (or, if any member is an entity, its representative) is physically present in the United States or the United Kingdom.

	
                        40.
 	
                        Written resolutions
 

(1) Subject to subparagraph (6), anything which may be done by resolution of the Company in general meeting or by resolution of a meeting of any class of the Members of the Company, may, without a meeting and without any previous notice being required, be done by resolution in writing signed by, or, in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, all the Members who at the date of the resolution would be entitled to attend the meeting and vote on the resolution.

(2) A resolution in writing may be signed by, or, in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, all the Members, or any class thereof, in as many counterparts as may be necessary.

 

 

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(3) For the purposes of this Bye-law, the date of the resolution is the date when the resolution is signed by, or, in the case of a Member that is a corporation whether or not a company within the meaning of the Act, on behalf of, the last Member to sign and any reference in any Bye-law to the date of passing of a resolution is, in relation to a resolution made in accordance with this Bye-law, a reference to such date.

(4) A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law is as valid as if it had been passed by the Company in general meeting or by a meeting of the relevant class of Members, as the case may be, and any reference in any Bye-law to a meeting at which a resolution is passed or to Members voting in favour of a resolution shall be construed accordingly.

(5) A resolution in writing made in accordance with this Bye-law shall constitute minutes for the purposes of sections 81 and 82 of the Act.

(6) This Bye-law shall not apply to:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        a resolution passed pursuant to section 89(5) of the Act; or
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        a resolution passed for the purpose of removing a Director before the expiration of his term of office under these Bye-laws.
 

	
                        41.
 	
                        Attendance of Directors
 

The Directors of the Company shall be entitled to receive notice of and to attend and be heard at any general meeting.

	
                        42.
 	
                        Voting at meetings
 

Subject to the provisions of the Act and these Bye-laws, any question proposed for the consideration of the Members at any general meeting shall be decided by the affirmative votes of a majority of the votes cast in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws and in the case of an equality of votes the resolution shall fail.

 

 

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                        43.
 	
                        Voting on show of hands
 

At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall, in the first instance, be voted upon by a show of hands and, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares and subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws, every Member present in person and every person holding a valid proxy at such meeting shall be entitled to one vote and shall cast such vote by raising his or her hand.

	
                        44.
 	
                        Decision of chairman
 

At any general meeting a declaration by the chairman of the meeting that a question proposed for consideration has, on a show of hands, been carried, or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, or an entry to that effect in a book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Company shall, subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws, be conclusive evidence of that fact.

	
                        45.
 	
                        Demand for a poll
 

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the immediately preceding two Bye-laws, at any general meeting of the Company, in respect of any question proposed for the consideration of the Members (whether before or on the declaration of the result of a show of hands as provided for in these Bye-laws), a poll may be demanded by any of the following persons:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        the chairman of such meeting; or
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        at least two Members present in person or represented by proxy; or
 

	
                         
 	
                        (c)
 	
                        any Member or Members present in person or represented by proxy and holding between them not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the Members having the right to vote at such meeting; or
 

	
                         
 	
                        (d)
 	
                        any Member or Members present in person or represented by proxy holding Common Shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all Common Shares.
 

 

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(2) Where, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Bye-law, a poll is demanded, subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being lawfully attached to any class of shares, including any limitation on the voting power of any Controlled Shares pursuant to Bye-law 50, every Person present at such meeting shall have one vote for each share of which such Person is the holder or for which such person holds a proxy and such vote shall be counted in the manner set out in paragraph (4) of this Bye-law or in the case of a general meeting at which one or more Members are present by telephone in such manner as the chairman of the meeting may direct and the result of such poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded and shall replace any previous resolution upon the same matter which has been the subject of a show of hands.

(3) A poll demanded in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Bye-law, for the purpose of electing a chairman or on a question of adjournment, shall be taken forthwith and a poll demanded on any other question shall be taken in such manner and at such time and place as the chairman may direct and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded may be proceeded with pending the taking of the poll.

(4) Where a vote is taken by poll each person present and entitled to vote shall be furnished with a ballot paper on which such person shall record his or her vote in such manner as shall be determined at the meeting having regard to the nature of the question on which the vote is taken, and each ballot paper shall be signed or initialled or otherwise marked so as to identify the voter and the registered holder in the case of a proxy. At the conclusion of the poll the ballot papers shall be examined and counted by a committee of not less than two Members or proxy holders appointed by the chairman for the purpose and the result of the poll shall be declared by the chairman.

	
                        46.
 	
                        Seniority of joint holders voting
 

In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members.

 

 

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                        47.
 	
                        Instrument of proxy
 

The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of Form “A” in the Schedule hereto, under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or if the appointor is a corporation, either under its seal, or under the hand of a duly authorised officer or attorney. The decision of the chairman of any general meeting as to the validity of any instrument of proxy shall be final.

	
                        48.
 	
                        Representation of corporations at meetings
 

A corporation which is a Member may by written instrument authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Members and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which such person represents as that corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the chairman of the meeting may accept such assurances as he or she thinks fit as to the right of any person to attend and vote at general meetings on behalf of a corporation which is a Member.

SHARE CAPITAL AND SHARES

	
                        49.
 	
                        Rights of shares
 

(1) The share capital of the Company shall initially be divided into (i) Common Shares and (ii) Preferred Shares in such numbers as may be determined by the Board of Directors.

(2) The holders of Common Shares shall, subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        be entitled to one vote per Common Share or, in the case of Controlled Shares, if applicable, a fraction of a vote per Controlled Share as determined pursuant to Bye-law 50;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        be entitled to such dividends as the Board may from time to time declare;
 

 

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                        (c)
 	
                        in the event of a liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary or for the purpose of a reorganisation or otherwise or upon any distribution of capital, be entitled to share equally and ratably in the assets of the Company, if any, remaining after the payment of all debts and liabilities of the Company and the liquidation preference of any outstanding Preferred Shares; and
 

	
                         
 	
                        (d)
 	
                        generally be entitled to enjoy all of the rights attaching to shares.
 

(3) The Board is authorised, subject to limitations prescribed by law, to issue the Preferred Shares in series, to establish from time to time the number of Preferred Shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights to the Preferred Shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The terms of any series of Preferred Shares shall be set forth in a Certificate of Designation in the minutes of the Board.

The authority of the Board with respect to each series of Preferred Shares shall include, but not be limited to, determination of the following:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        the number of Preferred Shares constituting that series and the distinctive designation of that series;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        the rate of dividend, and whether (and if so, on what terms and conditions) dividends shall be cumulative (and if so, whether unpaid dividends shall compound or accrue interest) or shall be payable in preference or in any other relation to the dividends payable on any other class or classes of shares or any other series of the Preferred Shares;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (c)
 	
                        whether that series shall have voting rights in addition to the voting rights provided by law and, if so, the terms and extent of such voting rights;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (d)
 	
                        whether the Preferred Shares may be redeemed and, if so, the terms and conditions on which they may be redeemed (including, without limitation, the dates upon or after which they may be redeemed and the price or prices at which they may be redeemed, which price or prices may be different in different circumstances or at different redemption dates);
 

	
                         
 	
                        (e)
 	
                        whether the Preferred Shares shall be issued with the privilege of conversion or exchange and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange (including, without limitation the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange or any terms for adjustment thereof);
 

 

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                        (f)
 	
                        the amounts, if any, payable upon the Preferred Shares in the event of voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company in preference of shares of any other class or series and whether the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to participate generally in distributions on the Common Shares under such circumstances;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (g)
 	
                        the amounts, if any, payable upon the Preferred Shares in the event of involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company in preference to shares of any other class or series and whether the Preferred Shares shall be entitled to participate generally in distributions on the Common Shares under such circumstances;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (h)
 	
                        sinking fund provisions, if any, for the redemption or purchase of the Preferred Shares (the term “sinking fund” being understood to include any similar fund, however designated); and
 

	
                         
 	
                        (i)
 	
                        any other relative rights, preferences, limitations and powers of that series.
 

(4) If the Preferred Shares confer any voting rights that entitle the Preferred Shares to vote generally with the Common Shares, the Preferred Shares shall also be subject to Bye-law 50 in the same manner as are the Common Shares and shall be included with the Common Shares in determining the limitation on voting rights pursuant to Bye-law 50 for both the Common Shares and the Preferred Shares.

	
                        50.
 	
                        Limitation on voting rights of Controlled Shares
 

(1) Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares, on a poll at a general meeting every Member of record present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for each Common Share registered in his name in the register; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that, subject to the following provisions of this Bye-law 50, if and for so long as the number of issued Controlled Shares of any Person would constitute more than nine and one half  percent (9.5%) of the total combined voting rights attaching to the issued Common Shares of the Company (calculated after giving effect to any prior reduction in voting rights attaching to Common Shares of other Persons as provided in this Bye-law 50), each such issued Controlled Share, regardless of the identity of the registered holder thereof, shall confer only a fraction of a vote as determined by the following
formula (the “Formula”):

(T  -  C)  ÷  (9.525  x  C) 

 

 

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                        Where:
 	
                         
 	
                        “T” is the aggregate number of votes conferred by all the issued Common Shares immediately prior to that application of the Formula with respect to such issued Controlled Shares, adjusted to take into account each reduction in such aggregate number of votes that results from a prior reduction in the exercisable votes conferred by any issued Controlled Shares pursuant to Bye-law 50(4) as at the same date; and

                         “C” is the number of issued Controlled Shares attributable to such Person.

                         
 

 (2) The Directors may, by notice in writing, require any Member to provide, within not less than ten (10) Business Days, complete and accurate information to the registered office or such other place as the Directors may designate in respect of any or all of the following matters:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        the number of Common Shares in which such Member is legally or beneficially interested;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        the Persons who are beneficially interested in Common Shares in respect of which such Member is the registered holder;
 

	
                         
 	
                        (c)
 	
                        the relationship, association or affiliation of such Member with any other Member or Person whether by means of common control or ownership or otherwise; or
 

	
                         
 	
                        (d)
 	
                        any other facts or matters which the Directors may consider relevant to the determination of the number of Controlled Shares attributable to any Person.
 

(3) If any Member does not respond to any notice given pursuant to Bye-law 50(2) above within the time specified therein or the Directors shall have reason to believe that any information provided in relation thereto is incomplete or inaccurate, the Directors may determine that the votes attaching to any Common Shares registered in the name of such Member shall be disregarded for all purposes until such time as a response (or additional response) to such notice reasonably satisfactory to the Directors has been received as specified therein.

 

 

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(4) The Formula shall be applied successively as many times as may be necessary to ensure that no Person shall be a 9.5% Shareholder at any time. For the purposes of determining the votes exercisable by Members as at any date, the Formula shall be applied to the shares of each Member in declining order based on the respective numbers of total Controlled Shares attributable to each Member. Thus, the Formula will be applied first to the votes of shares held by the Member to whom the largest number of total Controlled Shares is attributable and thereafter sequentially with respect to the Member with the next largest number of total Controlled Shares. In each case, calculations are made on the basis of the aggregate number of votes conferred by the issued Common Shares as of such date, as reduced by the application of the Formula to any issued Common Shares of any Member with a larger
number of total Controlled Shares as of such date.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Bye-law 50 above, having applied the provisions thereof as best as they consider reasonably practicable, the Directors may make such final adjustments to the aggregate number of votes attaching to the Common Shares of any Member that they consider fair and reasonable in all the circumstances to ensure that no Person shall be a 9.5% Shareholder at any time.

(6) This Bye-law 50 shall only be effective for and at such times when the Company shall have eleven (11) or more Members holding Common Shares.

	
                        51.
 	
                        Power to issue shares
 

(1) Subject to the provisions of these Bye-laws and to any rights attaching to issued shares of the Company, the unissued shares of the Company (whether forming part of the original share capital or any increased share capital) shall be at the disposal of the Board, which may issue, offer, allot, exchange or otherwise dispose of shares or options, warrants or other rights to purchase shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares (including any

 

 

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 employee benefit plan providing for the issuance of shares or options or rights in respect thereof), at such times, for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as it may determine (including, without limitation, such preferred or other special rights or restrictions with respect to dividend, voting, liquidation or other rights of the shares as may be determined by the Board).

(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Bye-law, the Company shall not issue any shares in a manner that the Board believes would cause, by reason of such issuance, any Person to become or continue to be a 9.5% Shareholder.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Bye-law, the restrictions of this Bye-law 51(2) shall not apply to any issuance of shares to a person acting as an underwriter in the ordinary course of its business, purchasing such shares pursuant to a purchase agreement to which the Company is a party, for resale.

(3) The Board shall, in connection with the issue of any share, have the power to pay such commission and brokerage as may be permitted by law.

(4) The Company shall not give, whether directly or indirectly, whether by means of loan, guarantee, provision of security or otherwise, any financial assistance for the purpose of or in connection with a purchase or subscription made or to be made by any person of or for any shares in the Company, but nothing in this Bye-law shall prohibit transactions permitted pursuant to Sections 39A, 39B, and 39C of the Act.

 

 

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                        52.
 	
                        Variation of rights and alteration of share capital
 

(1) While the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound-up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of the votes cast at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of that class in accordance with Section 47(7) of the Act. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith.

(2) The Company may from time to time by resolution of the Members change the currency denomination of, increase, alter or reduce its share capital in accordance with the provisions of Sections 45 and 46 of the Act. Where, on any alteration of share capital, fractions of shares or some other difficulty would arise, the Board may deal with or resolve the same in such manner as it thinks fit including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the issue to Members, as appropriate, of fractions of shares and/or arranging for the sale or transfer of the fractions of shares of Members.

	
                        53.
 	
                        Registered holder of shares
 

(1) The Company shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of any share as the absolute owner thereof and accordingly shall not be bound to recognise any equitable or other claim to, or interest in, such share on the part of any other person.

 

 

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(2) Any dividend, interest or other moneys payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque or draft sent through the post directed to the Member at such Member’s address in the Register of Members or, in the case of joint holders, to such address of the holder first named in the Register of Members, or to such person and to such address as the holder or joint holders may in writing direct. If two or more persons are registered as joint holders of any shares any one can give an effectual receipt for any dividend paid in respect of such shares.

	
                        54.
 	
                        Death of a joint holder
 

Where two or more persons are registered as joint holders of a share or shares then in the event of the death of any joint holder or holders the remaining joint holder or holders shall be absolutely entitled to the said share or shares and the Company shall recognise no claim in respect of the estate of any joint holder except in the case of the last survivor of such joint holders.

	
                        55.
 	
                        Share certificates
 

(1) Every Member shall be entitled to a certificate under the seal of the Company (or a facsimile thereof) specifying the number and, where appropriate, the class of shares held by such Member and whether the same are fully paid up and, if not, how much has been paid thereon. The Board may by resolution determine, either generally or in a particular case, that any or all signatures on certificates may be printed thereon or affixed by mechanical means.

(2) The Company shall be under no obligation to complete and deliver a share certificate unless specifically called upon to do so by the person to whom such shares have been allotted.

(3) If any such certificate shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Board to have been worn out, lost, mislaid or destroyed the Board may cause a new certificate to be issued and request an indemnity for the lost certificate if they see fit.

 

 

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                        56.
 	
                        Calls on shares
 

The Board may from time to time make such calls as it thinks fit upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on the shares allotted to or held by such Members.

	
                        57.
 	
                        Forfeiture of Shares
 

(1) If any Member fails to pay, on the day appointed for payment thereof, any call in respect of any share allotted to or held by such Member, the Board may, at anytime thereafter during such time as the call remains unpaid direct the Secretary to forward such Member a notice in writing in the form, or as near there to as circumstances admit, of Form “B” in the Schedule hereto.

(2) If the requirement of such notice are not complied with, any such share may at anytime thereafter before the payment of such call and the interest due in respect thereof be forfeited by a resolution of the Board to that effect, and such share shall thereupon become the property of the Company and maybe disposed of as the Board shall determine.

(3) A Member whose share or shares have been forfeited as aforesaid shall, notwithstanding such forfeiture, be liable to pay to the Company all calls owing on such share or shares at the time of the forfeiture and all interest due thereon.

REGISTER OF MEMBERS

	
                        58.
 	
                        Contents of Register of Members
 

The Board shall cause to be kept in one or more books a Register of Members and shall enter therein the following particulars:

	
       
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        the name and address of each Member, the number and, where appropriate, the class of shares held by such Member and the amount paid or agreed to be considered as paid on such shares;
 

	
       
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        the date on which each person was entered in the Register of Members;
 

	
       
 	
                        (c)
 	
                        the date on which any person ceased to be a Member for one year after such person so ceased; and
 

	
       
 	
                        (d)
 	
                        the country where such Member is resident.
 

 

 

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                        59.
 	
                        Inspection of Register of Members
 

The Register of Members shall be open to inspection at the registered office of the Company on every Business Day, subject to such reasonable restrictions as the Board may impose, so that not less than two hours in each business day be allowed for inspection. The Register of Members may, after notice has been given by advertisement in an appointed newspaper to that effect, be closed for any time or times not exceeding in the whole thirty days in each year.

	
                        60.
 	
                        Determination of record dates
 

Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bye-laws, the Board may fix any date as the record date for:

	
                         
 	
                        (a)
 	
                        determining the Members entitled to receive any dividend; and
 

	
                         
 	
                        (b)
 	
                        determining the Members entitled to receive notice of and to vote at any general meeting of the Company.
 

TRANSFER OF SHARES

	
                        61.
 	
                        Instrument of transfer
 

(1) Shares may be transferred either by an instrument of transfer in the form of Form “C” in the Schedule hereto (or as near thereto as circumstances admit) or in such other common form as the Board may accept or by such electronic means as may be consistent with the rules or regulations of any exchange or quotation system on which shares are listed or quoted provided that shares may only be transferred without a written instrument if transferred by an appointed agent or otherwise in accordance with the Act. Any physical instrument of transfer shall be signed by or on behalf of the transferor and transferee provided that, in the case of a fully paid share, the Board may accept the instrument signed by or on behalf of the transferor alone. The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of such share until the same has been transferred to the transferee in the Register of Members.

(2) The Board may refuse to recognise any instrument of transfer unless it is accompanied by the certificate in respect of the shares to which it relates and by such other 

 

 

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evidence as the Board may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer.

	
                        62.
 	
                        Restrictions on transfer
 

(1) Subject to the Act, this Bye-law 62 and such other of the restrictions contained in these Bye-laws and elsewhere as may be applicable, and except, in the case of any shares other than the Common Shares, as may otherwise be provided by the terms of issuance thereof, any Member may sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of shares of the Company at the time owned by it and, upon receipt of a duly executed form of transfer in writing, the Directors shall procure the timely registration of the same. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer for any reason they shall notify the proposed transferor and transferee within thirty days of such refusal.

(2) The Directors shall decline to register a transfer of shares if the Directors have reason to believe that the effect of such transfer would be that any Person would become or continue to be a 9.5% Shareholder or a United States 25% Shareholder.

(3) The Directors may, in their absolute and unfettered discretion, decline to register the transfer of any shares if the Directors have reason to believe (i) that such transfer may expose the Company, any subsidiary thereof, any Member or any Person ceding insurance to the Company or any such subsidiary to adverse tax or regulatory treatment in any jurisdiction or (ii) that registration of such transfer under the Securities Act or under any blue sky or other U.S. state securities laws or under the laws of any other jurisdiction is required and such registration has not been duly effected (PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in this case (ii) the Directors shall be entitled to request and rely on an opinion of counsel to the transferor or the transferee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Directors, that no such approval or consent is required and no such violation would occur, and the
Directors shall not be obligated to register any transfer absent the receipt of such an opinion).

(4) Without limiting the foregoing, the Board shall decline to approve or register a transfer of shares unless all applicable consents, authorisations, permissions or approvals of any 

 

 

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governmental body or agency in Bermuda, the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction required to be obtained prior to such transfer shall have been obtained.

(5) The registration of transfers may be suspended at such time and for such periods as the Directors may from time to time determine; PROVIDED THAT such registration shall not be suspended for more than forty-five days in any period of three hundred and sixty five (365) consecutive days.

(6) The Directors may require any Member, or any Person proposing to acquire shares of the Company, to certify or otherwise provide information in writing as to such matters as the Directors may request for the purpose of giving effect to Bye-laws 10(2), 51(2), 62(2) and 62(3), including as to such Person’s status as a U.S. Person, its Controlled Shares and other matters of the kind contemplated by Bye-law 50(2). Such request shall be made by written notice and the certification or other information requested shall be provided to such place and within such period (not less than ten (10) Business Days after such notice is given unless the Directors and such Member or proposed acquiror otherwise agree) as the Directors may designate in such request. If any Member or proposed acquiror does not respond to any such request by the Directors as requested, or if the Directors have
reason to believe that any certification or other information provided pursuant to any such request is inaccurate or incomplete, the Directors may decline to register any transfer or to effect any issuance or purchase of shares to which such request relates.

(7) The restrictions on transfer authorized by this Bye-law 62 shall not be imposed in any circumstance in a way that would interfere with the settlement of trades or transactions in the Common Shares entered into through the facilities of the PORTAL market; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company may decline to register transfers in accordance with these Bye-laws or resolutions of the Board after a settlement has taken place.

	
                        63.
 	
                        Transfers by joint holders
 

 

 

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The joint holders of any share or shares may transfer such share or shares to one or more of such joint holders, and the surviving holder or holders of any share or shares previously held by them jointly with a deceased Member may transfer any such share or shares to the executors or administrators of such deceased Member.

	
                        64.
 	
                        Lien on Shares
 

(1) The Company shall have a first and paramount lien and charge on all shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other Person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Bye-law. The registration of a transfer of any such share shall operate as a waiver of the Company’s lien (if any) thereon. The Company’s lien (if any) on a share shall extend to all dividends or other monies payable in respect thereof.

(2) The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any shares on which the Company has a lien, but no sale shall be made unless a sum in respect of which the lien exists is then presently payable, nor until the expiration of fourteen days after a notice in writing stating and demanding payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable, has been given to the relevant Member, or the Person, of which the Company has notice, entitled thereto by reason of such Member’s death or bankruptcy. Effective upon such sale, any certificate representing such shares prior to such sale shall become null and void, whether or not it was actually delivered to the Company.

(3) To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise some Person to transfer the shares sold to the purchaser thereof. The purchaser shall be registered as the holder of the shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the sale.

 

 

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(4) The proceeds of such sale shall be received by the Company and applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and the residue, if any, shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the shares before the sale) be paid to the Person entitled to the shares at the date of the sale.

TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

	
                        65.
 	
                        Registration on bankruptcy
 

Any Person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the bankruptcy of any Member may be registered as a Member upon such evidence as the Board may deem sufficient or may elect to nominate some Person to be registered as a transferee of such share, and in such case the Person becoming entitled shall execute in favour of such nominee an instrument of transfer in the form, or as near thereto as circumstances admit, of Form “C” in the Schedule hereto. On the presentation thereof to the Board, accompanied by such evidence as the Board may require to prove the title of the transferor, the transferee shall be registered as a Member but the Board shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as it would have had in the case of a transfer of the share by that Member before such Member’s bankruptcy.

DIVIDENDS AND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS

	
                        66.
 	
                        Declaration of dividends by the Board
 

Subject to any rights or restrictions at the time lawfully attached to any class of shares and subject to these Bye-laws, the Board may, in accordance with Section 54 of the Act, declare a dividend to be paid to the Members, in proportion to the number of shares held by them, and such dividend may be paid in cash or wholly or partly in specie in which case the Board may fix the value for distribution in specie of any assets.

	
                        67.
 	
                        Other distributions
 

The Board may declare and make such other distributions (in cash or in specie) to the Members as may be lawfully made out of the assets of the Company.

	
                        68.
 	
                        Reserve fund
 

 

 

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The Board may from time to time before declaring a dividend set aside, out of the surplus or profits of the Company, such sum as it thinks proper as a reserve fund to be used to meet contingencies or for equalising dividends or for any other special purpose.

	
                        69.
 	
                        Deduction of amounts due to the Company
 

The Board may deduct from the dividends or distributions payable to any Member all monies due from such Member to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

	
                        70.
 	
                        Unclaimed dividends
 

Any dividend unclaimed for a period of six (6) years from the date of declaration of such dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company and the payment by the Board of any unclaimed dividend, interest or other sum payable on or in respect of the shares into a separate account shall not constitute the Company a trustee in respect thereof.

	
                        71.
 	
                        Interest on dividend
 

No dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company.

	
                        72.
 	
                        Issue of bonus shares
 

Subject to Bye-law 51(2), the Board may resolve to capitalise any part of the amount for the time being standing to the credit of any of the Company’s share premium or other reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution by applying such sum in paying up unissued shares to be allotted as fully paid bonus shares pro rata to the Members.

ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

	
                        73.
 	
                        Records of account
 

The Board shall cause to be kept proper records of account with respect to all transactions of the Company and in particular with respect to:

	
                         
 	
      (a)
 	
                        all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt and expenditure relate;
 

 

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                        (b)
 	
                        all sales and purchases of goods by the Company; and
 

	
                         
 	
                        (c)
 	
                        the assets and liabilities of the Company.
 

Such records of account shall be kept at the registered office of the Company or, subject to Section 83(2) of the Act, at such other place as the Board thinks fit and shall be available for inspection by the Directors during normal business hours.

	
                        74.
 	
                        Financial year end
 

The financial year end of the Company may be determined by resolution of the Board and failing such resolution shall be December 31st in each year.

	
                        75.
 	
                        Financial statements
 

Subject to any rights to waive laying of accounts pursuant to Section 88 of the Act, financial statements as required by the Act shall be laid before the Members in general meeting.

AUDIT

	
                        76.
 	
                        Appointment of Auditor
 

Subject to Section 88 of the Act, at the annual general meeting or at a subsequent special general meeting in each year, an independent representative of the Members shall be appointed by them as Auditor of the accounts of the Company. Such Auditor may be a Member but no Director, Officer or employee of the Company shall, during his or her continuance in office, be eligible to act as an Auditor of the Company.

	
                        77.
 	
                        Remuneration of Auditor
 

The remuneration of the Auditor shall be fixed by the Directors.

	
                        78.
 	
                        Vacation of office of Auditor
 

If the office of Auditor becomes vacant by the resignation or death of the Auditor, or by the Auditor becoming incapable of acting by reason of illness or other disability at a time when the Auditor’s services are required, the Board may fill any casual vacancy in the office of the auditor.

 

 

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                        79.
 	
                        Access to books of the Company
 

The Auditor shall at all reasonable times have access to all books kept by the Company and to all accounts and vouchers relating thereto, and the Auditor may call on the Directors or Officers of the Company for any information in their possession relating to the books or affairs of the Company.

	
                        80.
 	
                        Report of the Auditor
 

(1) Subject to any rights to waive laying of accounts or appointment of an Auditor pursuant to Section 88 of the Act, the accounts of the Company shall be audited at least once in every year.

(2) The financial statements provided for by these Bye-laws shall be audited by the Auditor in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The Auditor shall make a written report thereon in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and the report of the Auditor shall be submitted to the Members in general meeting.

(3) The generally accepted auditing standards referred to in paragraph (2) of this Bye-law shall be those of the United States of America and the financial statements and the report of the Auditor shall disclose this fact.

NOTICES

	
                        81.
 	
                        Notices to Members of the Company
 

A notice may be given by the Company to any member either by delivering it to such Member in person or by sending it to such Member’s address in the Register of Members or to such other address given in writing for the purpose. For the purposes of this Bye-law, a notice may be sent by mail, courier service, cable, telex, telecopier, facsimile or other mode of representing words in a legible and non-transitory form.

 

 

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                        82.
 	
                        Notices to joint Members
 

Any notice required to be given to a Member shall, with respect to any shares held jointly by two or more persons, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the Register of Members and notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such shares.

	
                        83.
 	
                        Service and delivery of notice
 

Any notice shall be deemed to have been served at the time when the same would be delivered in the ordinary course of transmission and, in proving such service, it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice was properly addressed and prepaid, if posted, and the time when it was posted, delivered to the courier or to the cable company or transmitted by telex, facsimile or other method as the case may be.

SEAL OF THE COMPANY

	
                        84.
 	
                        The Seal
 

The seal of the Company shall be in such form as the Board may from time to time determine. The Board may adopt one or more duplicate seals for use outside Bermuda.

	
                        85.
 	
                        Manner in which seal is to be affixed
 

The seal of the Company shall not be affixed to any instrument except attested by the signature of a Director and the Secretary or any two Directors, or some other person appointed by the Board for the purpose, provided that any Director, or Officer, may affix the seal of the Company attested by such Director or Officer’s signature only to any authenticated copies of these Bye-laws, the incorporating documents of the Company, the minutes of any meetings or any other documents required to be authenticated by such Director or Officer.

	
                        86.
 	
                        Determination to wind up Company
 

The Company may be wound up voluntarily by resolution of the Members.

 

 

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WINDING-UP

	
                        87.
 	
                        Winding-up/distribution by liquidator
 

If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a resolution of the Members, divide amongst the Members in specie or in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may, for such purpose, set such value as he or she deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how such division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities or assets whereon there is any liability.

ALTERATION OF BYE-LAWS

	
                        88.
 	
                        Alteration of Bye-laws
 

Any amendment to these Bye-laws or to the Company’s Memorandum of Association shall be approved by the Board and decided on by an ordinary resolution of the Members; provided however, that any proposed amendment to Bye-laws 10, 11, 29, 30, 50, 62, and 88 shall be approved by the Board and by a special resolution of the Members.

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SCHEDULE - FORM A (Bye-law 47)

_____________________

P R O X Y

I/We 

of 

the holder(s) of                                           
            share(s) in the above-named company hereby appoint                                           
            or failing him/her                                           
            or failing him/her                                           
             as my/our proxy to vote on my/our behalf at the general meeting of the Company to be held on the             day of         , 20    , and at any adjournment thereof.

	
                        Dated this                           
day of
                  , 20                 

      

*GIVEN under the seal of the Company

*Signed by the above-named

 

	
       
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 

Witness

 

*Delete as applicable.

 

 

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SCHEDULE - FORM B (Bye-law 57)

NOTICE OF LIABILITY TO FORFEITURE FOR NON-PAYMENT OF CALL

You have failed to pay the call of [amount of call] made on the       day of           , 20     last, in respect of the [number] share(s) [numbers in figures] standing in your name in the Register of Members of the Company, on the         day of         , 20    last, the day appointed for payment of such call. You are hereby notified that unless you pay such call together with interest thereon at the rate of             per annum computed from the said          day of           , 20    last, on or before the         day of           , 20    next at the place of business of the Company the share(s) will be liable to be forfeited.

	
                        Dated this                           
day of
                  , 20                 

      

[Signature of Secretary]

By order of the  Board

 

 

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SCHEDULE - FORM C (Bye-law 61)

TRANSFER OF A SHARE OR SHARES

FOR VALUE RECEIVED                                           
                                           
                                         [amount] 

                                         
                                          
                                          
                                        [transferor] 

hereby sell assign and transfer unto                                           
                                  
                         [transferee] 

of                                           
                                          
                                         
                                       [address] 

                                          
                                          
                                       
                             [number of shares] 

shares of                                           
                                          
                                     
            [name of Company]

Dated ___________________

 

          ___________________

 

	
       
 	
                         
 	
                        (Transferor)
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        In the presence of:
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        (Witness)
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                        (Transferee)
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        In the presence of:
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 
	
                        (Witness)
 	
                         
 	
                         
 	
                         
 

 

 

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