Pine Prairie Energy Center, LLC
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Effective Date: 09/01/2007, Docket: RP07-563-000, Status: Effective
Original Sheet No. 121 Original Sheet No. 121 : Effective
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
(Continued)
4.8 Qualification of Prospective Replacement Customer. A
prospective Replacement Customer must be on PPEC's approved
bidders list before bids may be posted on the Internet Web Site,
must satisfy all requirements of the applicable Rate Schedule and
the General Terms and Conditions of this FERC Gas Tariff and must
have executed a Capacity Release Umbrella Agreement. To be on the
approved bidders list, the prospective Replacement Customer must
satisfy PPEC's credit requirements as outlined in Section 3 of the
General Terms and Conditions, and, if applicable, provide the
information required by Section 3 of the General Terms and
Conditions. PPEC will apply its creditworthiness criteria to
assess the submission. Such credit appraisal shall be reevaluated
and updated every three (3) months. The prospective Replacement
Customer shall remain on the approved bidders list until such
prospective Replacement Customer (i) notifies PPEC to the
contrary, (ii) no longer meets the credit qualifications
established in Section 3 of the General Terms and Conditions, or
(iii) is suspended from the approved bidders list in the event,
and for such time as, such Replacement or Prearranged Replacement
Customer fails to pay part or all of the amount of any bill for
service in accordance with Section 14 of the General Terms and
Conditions. PPEC will waive the creditworthiness requirement on a
non-discriminatory basis for Replacement Customers and permit them
to submit bids, if the Releasing Customer provides PPEC with a
guarantee or other form of credit assurance in form and substance
satisfactory to PPEC of all financial obligations of the
Replacement Customer with respect to the capacity being released
by Releasing Customer prior to the commencement of service to the
Replacement Customer. PPEC shall not award capacity release
offers to a prospective Replacement Customer until and unless the
Customer meets PPEC's creditworthiness requirements applicable to
all services that it receives from PPEC, including the service
represented by the capacity release.
4.9 Nominations. Following its selection, and prior to
the flow of Gas, the Replacement Customer shall be permitted to
submit nominations pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
applicable Rate Schedule and the General Terms and Conditions of
this FERC Gas Tariff.
4.10 Billing. The Replacement Customer shall be billed
and make payments to PPEC in accordance with the applicable Rate
Schedule, other provisions of this FERC Gas Tariff and of its
Storage Service Agreement incorporating its bid terms. In
accordance with the terms of the release, the Replacement Customer
shall pay or be liable for the usage charges (plus all applicable
surcharges, Fuel Reimbursement, taxes, penalties, etc.) applicable
under the relevant Rate Schedule attributable to its usage of the
released capacity. PPEC shall continue to bill the Releasing
Customer all applicable charges under its existing Storage Service
Agreement, excluding usage charges (plus all applicable
surcharges, Fuel Reimbursement, taxes, penalties, etc.) billed to
the Replacement Customer and attributable to Replacement
Customer's usage of the released capacity. Invoices sent to the
Releasing Customer shall reflect a credit equal to any reservation
charges (plus all surcharges applicable thereto) being billed