COST REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
 Service Agreement No. 2781

This COST REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is made and entered into as of May 3, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and between the VILLAGE OF WESTFIELD, a New York State municipal corporation, having an office and place of business at 23 Elm Street, Westfield New York (“Customer”) and NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, having an office and place of business at 300 Erie Boulevard West, Syracuse, New York 13202 (the “Company”).  Customer and Company may be referred to hereunder, individually, as a “Party” or, collectively, as the “Parties”.

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, Customer is proposing to install new switch structures at the existing “point of interconnection” as specified in Exhibit E attached to this Agreement (the “POI”) and to remove its existing switch structures at the POI (the “Customer Project”); and

WHEREAS, Customer and Company contemplate negotiation of an interconnection agreement with respect to the interconnection of Customer’s interconnection facilities located approximately 128 feet west of Company pole 107 as specified in Exhibit E attached to this Agreement and Company’s Dunkirk Falconer #160 - 115kV line as specified in Exhibit E attached to this Agreement (“Interconnection Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, Customer has requested that Company perform certain work, as more
specifically described below, prior to the Parties entering into an Interconnection Agreement;
and

WHEREAS, Company is willing to perform the Company Work as contemplated in this Agreement, subject to (i) reimbursement by Customer of all Company costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith, (ii) Customer’s performance of all other duties, responsibilities, and obligations set forth in this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Customer Required Actions (as defined below); and (iii) receipt of any and all “Required Approvals”, as set forth in Section 18.1, in a form acceptable to Company;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:

1.0 Certain Definitions

Wherever used in this Agreement with initial capitalization, whether in the singular or the

plural, these terms shall have the following meanings:

“Additional  Prepayment(s)”  shall  have  the  meaning  set  forth  in  Section 7.3  of  this

Agreement.

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“Affiliate” means any person or entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, any other person or entity; “control” of a person or entity shall mean the ownership of, with right to vote, 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities, equity, membership interests, or equivalent, of such person or entity.

“Agreement” means this Cost Reimbursement Agreement, including all annexes, appendices, attachments,   schedules,   and   exhibits   and   any   subsequent   written   amendments   or modifications thereto, as may be mutually agreed to and executed by the Parties.

“Applicable  Requirements”  shall  mean  all  applicable  federal,  state  and  local  laws, regulations,  rules,  ordinances,  codes,  decrees,  judgments,  directives,  or  judicial  or administrative orders, permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals and other duly authorized actions of any federal, state, local or other governmental regulatory or administrative agency, court,  commission,  department,  board,  or  other  governmental  subdivision,  legislature, rulemaking board, tribunal, or other governmental authority having jurisdiction, NYISO, NYSRC and NPCC requirements, and any applicable reliability standards.

“Balance Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of this Agreement.
“Breaching Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21.1 of this Agreement.
“CEII” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 25.4 of this Agreement.
“CIP”  shall have the meaning set forth in Section 25.4 of this Agreement.
“Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

“Company Reimbursable Costs” means the actual costs and expenses incurred by Company
and/or its Affiliates in connection with performance of the Company Work or otherwise
incurred by Company and/or its Affiliates in connection with the Project or this Agreement,
and including, without limitation, any such costs that may have been incurred by Company
and/or its Affiliates prior to the Effective Date.  These Company Reimbursable Costs shall
include, without limitation, the actual expenses for labor (including, without limitation,

internal labor), services, materials, subcontracts, equipment or other expenses incurred in the
execution of the Company Work or otherwise in connection with the Project, all applicable
overhead, overtime costs, all federal, state and local taxes incurred (including, without

limitation,  all  taxes  arising  from  amounts  paid  to  Company  that  are  deemed  to  be contributions in aid of construction), all costs of outside experts, consultants, counsel and contractors, all other third-party fees and costs, and all costs of obtaining any required permits, rights, consents, releases, approvals, or authorizations acquired by or on behalf of Company, including, without limitation, the Required Approvals.

“Company Work” means all duties, responsibilities, and obligations to be performed by Company as contemplated by Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

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“Customer” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

“Customer Required Actions” means all duties, responsibilities, and obligations to be performed by Customer as contemplated by Section 3.3 of this Agreement.

“Customer Project” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. “Damages” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1 of this Agreement.

“Day” means a calendar day, provided, that, if an obligation under this Agreement falls due
on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the obligation shall be due the next business day
worked.

“Defect Notice” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.2 of this Agreement. “Disclosing Party” shall mean the Party disclosing Proprietary Information.
“Dollars” and “$” mean United States of America dollars.

“Effective Date” shall have the meaning specified in the preamble of this Agreement.

“Environment” shall mean soil, surface waters, groundwaters, land, stream sediments, surface or subsurface strata, and ambient air.

“Environmental  Law”  shall  mean  any  environmental  or  health-and-safety-related  law, regulation, rule, ordinance, or by-law at the federal, state, or local level, whether existing as of the Effective Date, previously enforced or subsequently enacted, or any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof.

“Existing Facilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement..

“Existing Facilities Approvals” shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement.

“Facilities Approvals” shall mean the New Facilities Approvals and the Existing Facilities Approvals.

“FERC” shall mean the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

“FERC Approval Date” shall mean the date as of which FERC grants approval of this Agreement without condition or modification.

“Force Majeure Event” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23.1 of this Agreement.

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“Good Utility Practice” means any of the practices, methods, and acts engaged in or
approved by a significant portion of the electric utility industry during the relevant time
period, or any of the practices, methods, and acts which, in the exercise of reasonable
judgment in light of the facts known at the time the decision was made, could have been
expected to accomplish the desired result at a reasonable cost consistent with good business
practices, reliability, safety, and expedition.  Good Utility Practice is not intended to be
limited to the optimum practice, method, or act, to the exclusion of all others, but rather to
refer to acceptable practices, methods, or acts generally accepted in the region in which the
Project is located during the relevant time period.  Good Utility Practice shall include, but not
be limited to, NERC, NPCC,  NYISO, and NYSRC criteria, rules, guidelines, and standards,
where applicable, and as they may be amended from time to time, including the rules,
guidelines, and criteria of any successor organization to the foregoing entities.  When

applied to Customer, the term Good Utility Practice shall include standards applicable to a
utility generator connecting to the distribution or transmission facilities or system of another
utility.

“Hazardous Substances” means any pollutant, contaminant, toxic substance, hazardous material, hazardous waste, or hazardous substance, or any oil, petroleum, or petroleum product, as defined in or pursuant to the Federal Clean Water Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601, et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901, et seq., or any other Environmental Law.

“Indemnified Party” and “Indemnified Parties” shall have the meanings set forth in Section

12.1 of this Agreement.

“Initial Prepayment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2 of this Agreement.

“Interconnection Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

“IRS” shall mean the US Internal Revenue Service.

“NERC” shall mean the North American Electric Reliability Corporation or any successor organization.

“New Facilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement.

“New Facilities Approvals” shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement.
“Non-Breaching Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21.1 of this Agreement.
“Non-Disclosure Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 25.3.4 of this Agreement.

“NPCC” shall mean the Northeast Power Coordinating Council, Inc. (a reliability council under Section 202 of the Federal Power Act) or any successor organization.

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“NYISO” shall mean the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. or any successor organization thereto.

“NYPSC” shall mean the New York Public Service Commission.

“NYSRC” shall mean the New York State Reliability Council or any successor organization
thereto.

“Party” and “Parties” shall have the meanings set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

“Preliminary Milestone Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2 of this Agreement.

“Project” means the Company Work to be performed under this Agreement.

“Project Manager” means the respective representatives of each of the Customer and Company appointed pursuant to Section 10.1 of this Agreement.

“Proprietary  Information”  means  (i)  all  financial,  technical  and  other  non-public  or

proprietary information which is furnished or disclosed by the Disclosing Party or its
Affiliates (or its or its Affiliates’ agents, servants, contractors, representatives, or employees)
to the Receiving Party or its Representative(s) in connection with this Agreement and that is
described or identified (at the time of disclosure) as being non-public, confidential or

proprietary, or the non-public or proprietary nature of which is apparent from the context of
the disclosure or the contents or nature of the information disclosed, (ii) any market sensitive
information (including, without limitation, outages scheduled on generators or transmission
lines of Company or any third party), (iii) all CEII and CIP and (iv) all memoranda, notes,
reports, files, copies, extracts, inventions, discoveries, improvements or any other thing
prepared or derived from any information described in subparts (i) through (iii) preceding.

“Receiving Party” shall mean the Party receiving Proprietary Information.

“Refund Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of this Agreement.

“Release” shall mean any releasing, spilling, leaking, contaminating, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, disposing or dumping of any Hazardous Substances into the Environment.

“Representatives” shall, for the purposes of Article 25 of this Agreement, mean the Affiliates of a Party and such Party’s and its Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, contractors, counsel and representatives.

“Required Approvals” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 18.1 of this Agreement. “Resources” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 23.1 of this Agreement.

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“Threat of Release” shall mean a substantial likelihood of a Release that requires action to prevent or mitigate damage to the Environment that may result from such Release.

“Total Payments Made” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of this Agreement.

“Work” shall mean the Customer Required Actions and/or the Company Work, as applicable.

2.0 Term

2.1 This Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date and shall remain

in full force and effect until performance has been completed hereunder, or until
terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, whichever occurs
first, provided, however, that this Agreement shall not expire or terminate until all
amounts due and owing hereunder have been paid in full as contemplated by this
Agreement.

3.0 Scope of Work

3.1 The Company’s scope of work is set forth in Exhibit A of this Agreement,

attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the “Company Work”). This Agreement does not provide for, and the Company Work shall not include, provision of generation interconnection service or transmission service.

3.2  The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Company

Work in accordance with Good Utility Practice.  Prior to the expiration of one (1)
year following completion of the Company Work, Customer shall have the right
to notify the Company in writing of the need for correction of defective Company
Work that does not meet the standard of this Section 3.2 (each, a “Defect

Notice”).  If the Company Work is defective within the meaning of the prior sentence, then, following its receipt of a timely Defect Notice with respect thereto, the Company shall promptly correct, repair or replace such defective Company Work, as appropriate, provided, that, Company shall not have any obligation to correct, repair or replace such defective Company Work unless the defect in the Company Work has (or is reasonably likely to have) a material adverse impact on the Customer’s implementation of the Customer Project.  The remedy set forth in this Section is the sole and exclusive remedy granted or available to Customer for any failure of Company to meet the performance standards or requirements set forth in this Agreement.

3.3  Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Customer shall use reasonable efforts to

perform the actions described in Exhibit C attached to this Agreement  (the

“Customer Required Actions”).  All of the Customer Required Actions shall be performed at Customer’s sole cost and expense.

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3.4 Each Party shall reasonably cooperate and coordinate with the other Party, and

with such other Party’s contractors, subcontractors and representatives, as needed

to facilitate the Company Work.

4.0 Changes in the Work

4.1 Subject  to  Section 4.2,  below, (a)  any  requests  for  material  additions,

modifications, or changes to the Work shall be communicated in writing by the Party making the request, and (b) if the Parties mutually agree to such addition, modification, or change to the applicable Work, such agreement shall be set forth in  a  written  document  signed  by  both  Parties  specifying  such  addition, modification  or  change.    Any  additional  costs  arising  from  such  addition, modification or change to the Work shall be paid by Customer as part of Company Reimbursable Costs.

4.2  The foregoing notwithstanding, the Company is not required to notify Customer

of, or to obtain the consent or agreement of the Customer for, any change to the
Company Work if such change is made in order to comply with any Applicable
Requirement(s),  Good  Utility Practice,  the Company’s applicable standards,
specifications,  requirements  and  practices,  or  to  enable  Company’s  utility
facilities  to  continue,  commence  or  recommence  commercial  operations  in
accordance  with  all  applicable  legal  and  regulatory  requirements  and  all
applicable codes and standards.  The Preliminary Milestone Schedule shall be
adjusted accordingly and any additional costs arising from such change shall be
paid by the Customer as part of Company Reimbursable Costs.

5.0 Performance and Preliminary Milestone Schedule; Conditions to Proceed

5.1 If Company Work is performed outside of normal working hours, Customer shall

be responsible for paying all actual costs incurred in connection therewith,
including, without limitation, applicable overtime costs, as part of Company
Reimbursable Costs.  For the avoidance of doubt: in no event shall the Company
be obligated or required to perform Company Work outside of normal working
hours if the Company determines, in its sole discretion, that such performance
would be unreasonable, unsafe or otherwise not in compliance with Good Utility
Practice.

5.2  The preliminary project milestone schedule for the Company Work and the

Customer Required Actions is  set  forth  in  Exhibit B, attached hereto  and
incorporated  herein  by  reference (“Preliminary  Milestone  Schedule”).    The

Preliminary Milestone Schedule is a projection only and is subject to change with or without a written adjustment to such Schedule.   Neither Party shall be liable for failure to meet the Preliminary Milestone Schedule, any milestone, or any other schedule in connection with this Agreement or the Project.

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5.3 Commencement of Company Work.    Company will proceed with the Company

Work promptly following the later of (i) the FERC Approval Date, or (ii) Company’s receipt of the Initial Prepayment.

5.4  Engineering  Commencement.    Anything  in  this  Agreement  to  the  contrary

notwithstanding, Company shall not be obligated to proceed with any engineering
activities in connection with the Company Work unless and until all of the
Company Reimbursable Costs invoiced to date have been paid in full to the
Company.

5.5  Construction Commencement.  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary

notwithstanding,   Company   shall   not   be   obligated   to   proceed   with   any construction in connection with the Company Work unless and until all of the following conditions have been satisfied:

(i)  all  Required  Approvals  for  the  Company  Work  have  been

received, are in form and substance satisfactory to the Parties, have become final and non-appealable and commencement of such construction is permitted under the terms and conditions of such Required Approvals, and

(ii) all Company Reimbursable Costs invoiced to date have been paid

in full to Company.

6.0 [Reserved]

7.0 Customer   Obligation   to   Pay   Company   Reimbursable   Costs;   Additional

Prepayments; Invoicing; Taxes

7.1  Customer shall pay or reimburse Company for all Company Reimbursable Costs

actually incurred by Company and/or its Affiliates.  Any estimates provided under
or in connection with this Agreement or the Company Work (including, without
limitation, the Initial Prepayment) shall not limit Customer’s obligation to pay
Company for all Company Reimbursable Costs actually incurred by Company
and/or its Affiliates.

7.2  Customer shall provide Company with a prepayment of One Hundred Nine

Thousand Three Hundred US dollars ($109,300)  (“Initial Prepayment”), such

amount representing Company’s current estimate of the Company Reimbursable
Costs to perform the Company Work.   The Company shall invoice Customer for
the Initial Prepayment; Customer shall pay such amount to Company within five

(5) Days of the invoice due date.   Unless it elects to do so in its sole discretion, Company shall not be obligated to commence any Company Work under this Agreement prior to Company’s receipt of the Initial Prepayment.

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7.3 If, during the performance of the Company Work, Company determines that one

or more additional prepayments are required before completing the Company
Work, Company may, but is not required to, request additional prepayment (each,
an “Additional Prepayment”) from Customer; any such requests will be in writing
and be accompanied by an invoice.  If an Additional Prepayment is requested and
is not received from Customer on or before the date specified in the applicable
request, or if no date is specified, within 30 days of receipt of such written
request, Company may (but shall not be obligated to) cease work upon the
depletion of the Initial Prepayment and any other Additional Prepayments made
by Customer hereunder to date, as applicable. Upon Company’s receipt of the
Additional  Prepayment  from  Customer (such  Additional  Prepayment  to  be

additional  to  the  Initial  Prepayment  and  any  other  prepayments  made  by
Customer to date), Company will recommence performance of the Company
Work.

7.4  Company may invoice Customer, from time to time, for unpaid  Company

Reimbursable Costs incurred and/or may elect, in its sole discretion, to continue
performance hereunder after the depletion of  any prepayments and invoice
Customer at a later date.  Except as otherwise expressly provided for in this
Agreement, all invoices shall be due and payable thirty (30) Days from date of
invoice.  If any payment due to Company under this Agreement is not made when
due, Customer shall pay Company interest on the unpaid amount in accordance
with Section 9.1 of this Agreement.  In addition to any other rights and remedies
available to Company, if any payment due from Customer under this Agreement
(including, without limitation, any Additional Prepayment) is not received within
five (5) Days after the applicable invoice due date, Company may suspend any or
all Company Work pending receipt of all amounts due from Customer; any such
suspension shall be without recourse or liability to Company.

7.5  If Customer claims exemption from sales tax, Customer agrees to provide

Company with an appropriate, current and valid tax exemption certificate, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Company, relieving the Company from any
obligation  to  collect  sales  taxes  from  Customer ("Sales  Tax  Exemption

Certificate").  During the term of this Agreement, Customer shall promptly
provide the Company with any modifications, revisions or updates to the Sales
Tax Exemption Certificate or to Customer's exemption status.  If Customer fails
to  provide  an  acceptable  Sales  Tax  Exemption  Certificate  for  a  particular
transaction, the Company shall add the sales tax to the applicable invoice to be
paid by Customer.

7.6 [Reserved]

7.7 Company’s invoices to Customer for all sums owed under this Agreement shall be

sent to the individual and address specified below, or to such other individual and
address as Customer may designate, from time to time,  by written notice to the
Company :

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Name: [_____________________]

Address: [_____________________]

7.8 All payments made under this Agreement shall be made in immediately available

funds.

Unless otherwise directed by the Company, payments to the Company shall be
made by wire transfer to the  account specified by the Company in the applicable
invoice.

8.0 Final Payment

8.1 Within one hundred and eighty (180) Days following the earlier of (i) the

completion of the Company Work, or (ii) the effective early termination or
cancellation date of this Agreement in accordance with any of the provisions
hereof, the Company shall perform an overall reconciliation of the total of all
Company Reimbursable Costs to the invoiced costs previously paid to Company
by Customer under this Agreement (“Total Payments Made”). If the total of all
Company  Reimbursable  Costs  actually  incurred  is  greater  than  the  Total
Payments Made, the Company shall provide a final invoice to Customer for the
balance due to the Company under this Agreement (the “Balance Amount”).  If
the Total Payments Made is greater than the total of all Company Reimbursable
Costs actually incurred, Company shall reimburse the difference to Customer
(“Refund Amount”).  The Refund Amount or Balance Amount, as applicable, shall
be due and payable upon final reconciliation but no later than sixty (60) Days
after such reconciliation.  Any portion of the Balance Amount or Refund Amount,
as applicable, remaining unpaid after that time shall be subject to interest as
calculated pursuant to Section 9.1 of this Agreement.

9.0 Interest on Overdue Amounts

9.1 If any payment due under this Agreement is not made when due, the Party

obligated to make such payment shall pay to the other Party interest on the unpaid
amount calculated in accordance with Section 35.19a of the FERC’s regulations
(18 C.F.R. 35.19a) from and including the due date until payment is made in full.

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10.0 Project Managers; Meetings

10.1 Promptly following the Effective Date, each Party shall designate a Project

Manager responsible for coordinating the Party’s Work and shall provide the
other Party with a written notice containing the name and contact information of
such Project Manager (“Project Manager”).  In no event shall any Project
Manager be authorized to amend or modify the provisions of this Agreement.
Each Party may change its Project Manager, from time to time, by written notice
to the other Party.

10.2    Each Party’s Project Manager shall attend Project meetings at times and places
 mutually agreed to by the Parties.

11.0 Disclaimer of Warranties, Representations and Guarantees

11.1 CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT IN THE

BUSINESS    OF    PERFORMING    DESIGN,    ENGINEERING    OR
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR PROFIT AND IS NOT RECEIVING ANY
FEE OR PROFIT (AS CONTRASTED WITH COST REIMBURSEMENT) FOR
ITS   PERFORMANCE   UNDER   OR   IN   CONNECTION   WITH   THIS
AGREEMENT.  THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY GRANTED TO CUSTOMER
FOR   ANY   ALLEGED   FAILURE   OF   COMPANY   TO   MEET   THE
PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  OR  REQUIREMENTS  CONTAINED  IN
THIS AGREEMENT IS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 3.2.  COMPANY
MAKES NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, OR GUARANTEES IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE EXISTING FACILITIES,
THE NEW  FACILITIES, THE  PROJECT, OR ANY  COMPANY  WORK,
WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY  AND  FITNESS  FOR  A  PARTICULAR  PURPOSE,
ALL   OF   WHICH   ARE   HEREBY   EXPRESSLY   EXCLUDED   AND
DISCLAIMED.

11.2  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Article shall survive

the completion, expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

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12.0 Liability and Indemnification

12.1     To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including, without limitation,
 the applicable provisions of any governing federal or state tariff), Customer shall
 indemnify and hold harmless, and at Company’s option, defend Company, its
 parents and Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, members, managers,
 partners,  employees,  servants,  agents,  contractors  and  representatives (each,

individually, an “Indemnified Party” and, collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”),
from  and  against  any  and  all  liabilities,  damages,  losses,  costs,  expenses
(including,  without  limitation,  any  and  all  reasonable  attorneys'  fees  and
disbursements),  causes  of  action,  suits,  liens,  claims,  damages,  penalties,
obligations, demands or judgments of any nature, including, without limitation,
for death, personal injury and property damage, for economic damage, and for
claims brought by third parties for personal injury, property damage or other
damages, incurred by any Indemnified Party to the extent arising out of or in
connection  with  this  Agreement,  the  Project,  or  any  Work (collectively,

“Damages”), except to the extent such Damages are directly caused by the gross negligence, intentional misconduct or unlawful act of the Indemnified Party as determined by a court of competent final jurisdiction.

12.2  Without limiting the foregoing, Customer shall defend, indemnify and save

harmless  Company,  its  parents  and  Affiliates  and  their  respective  officers, directors, members, managers, partners, employees servants, agents, contractors, and representatives, from and against any and all liabilities, losses, costs, counsel fees, expenses, damages, judgments, decrees and appeals resulting from any charge or encumbrance in the nature of a laborer’s, mechanic’s or materialman’s lien asserted by any of Customer’s contractors, subcontractors or suppliers in connection with any Work, the Project or the Customer Project.

12.3  Without limiting the foregoing, Customer shall protect, indemnify and hold

harmless the Company and its Affiliates from and against the cost consequences of  any  tax  liability  imposed  against  or  on  Company  and/or  its  Affiliates (including, without limitation, the costs consequences of any tax liabilities resulting from a change in applicable law or from an audit determination by the IRS) as the result of or attributable to payments, and/or real or personal property transfers, made in connection with this Agreement, as well as any related interest and penalties, other than interest and penalties attributable to any delay directly caused by Company or the applicable Company Affiliate.

12.4  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company’s total cumulative

liability for all claims of any kind, whether based upon contract, tort (including negligence and strict liability), or otherwise, for any loss, injury, or damage connected with, or resulting from, this Agreement, the Project or the Work, shall not exceed the aggregate amount of all payments made to Company by Customer as Company Reimbursable Costs under this Agreement.

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12.5     Subject to the obligations set forth in Sections 12.1 through 12.3, neither Party
 shall be liable to the other Party for consequential, indirect, special, incidental,
 multiple, or punitive damages (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees or
 litigation costs) in connection with or related to this Agreement, including,
 without limitation, damage claims based on causes of action for breach of
 contract, tort (including negligence), or any other theory of recovery, whether or
 not (i) such damages were reasonably foreseeable or (ii) the Parties were advised
 or aware that such damages might be incurred.

12.6  Subject to the obligations set forth in Sections 12.1 through 12.3, neither Party

shall be liable to the other Party for claims or damages in connection with or related to this Agreement for lost profits, delays, loss of use, business interruption, or  claims  of  customers,  whether  such  claims  are  categorized  as  direct  or consequential damages, or whatever the theory of recovery, and whether or not (i) such damages were reasonably foreseeable or (ii) the Parties were advised or aware that such damages might be incurred.

12.7  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, neither Party shall be

responsible for any failure or inability to perform hereunder to the extent such failure or inability is caused by the acts or omissions of the other Party (including any contractor of such Party or any person or entity for whom such Party is legally responsible) or of any third party (other than a subcontractor of the Party that is unable or failing to perform hereunder).

For the avoidance of doubt:  Company shall have no responsibility or liability
under this Agreement for any delay in performance or nonperformance to the
extent such delay in performance or nonperformance is caused by or as a result of

(a) the inability or failure of Customer or its contractors to cooperate or to
perform any tasks or responsibilities contemplated to be performed or undertaken
by Customer under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Customer
Required Actions), (b) any unforeseen conditions or occurrences beyond the
reasonable control of Company (including, without limitation, conditions of or at
the site(s) where Work is or will be performed, delays in shipments of materials
and equipment and the unavailability of materials), (c) the inability or failure of
Customer and Company to reach agreement on any matter requiring their mutual
agreement under the terms of this Agreement, (d) any valid order or ruling by any
governmental agency or authority having jurisdiction over the subject matter of
this Agreement, or (e) suspension of Work during peak demand periods or such
other times as may be reasonably required to minimize or avoid risks to utility
system reliability in accordance with Good Utility Practice.

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12.8 Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if any Party’s

liability in connection with this Agreement is limited or capped pursuant to any
applicable law, statute, rule or regulation, then the other Party hereto shall be
entitled to elect an identical liability limitation and/or cap as if such law, statute,
rule or regulation were applicable to such Party.  The obligations under this
Article shall not be limited in any way by any limitation on Customer’s insurance.

12.9    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Article shall survive
 the completion, expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

13.0 Insurance; Employee and Contractor Claims

13.1 Prior to the commencement of any Company Work and during the term of this

Agreement, the Company, at its own cost and expense, shall procure and maintain insurance in form and amounts set forth in Exhibit D of this Agreement, or the Company may elect to self-insure one or more of the insurance coverage amounts set forth in Exhibit D of this Agreement.

13.2  Prior to the commencement of any Work and during the term of this Agreement,

the Customer, at its own cost and expense, shall procure and maintain insurance in form and amounts set forth in Exhibit D of this Agreement, or Customer may elect to self-insure one or more of such coverage amounts to the extent authorized or licensed to do so under the applicable laws of the State of New York, provided, that, the Customer provides written notice of any such election to the Company prior to the commencement of any Work under this Agreement.

13.3  Unless the Customer elects to self-insure in accordance with Section 13.2 hereof,

the Customer shall have its insurer furnish to the Company certificates of
insurance, on forms approved by the Insurance Commissioner of the State of New
York, evidencing the insurance coverage required by this Article, such certificates
to be provided prior to the commencement of any Work under this Agreement.

13.4     Each Party shall be separately responsible for insuring its own property and
 operations.

13.5  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, each Party shall be

solely responsible for the claims of its respective employees and contractors against such Party and shall release, defend, and indemnify the other Party, its Affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and representatives, from and against such claims. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,  this  Section  shall  survive  the  completion,  expiration  or  earlier termination of this Agreement.

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14.0 Assignment and Subcontracting

14.1 The Company may assign this Agreement, or any part thereof, to any of its

Affiliates provided such assignee Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.   Each Party has the right to subcontract
some or all of the work to be performed by such Party under the terms of this
Agreement.  Each Party may also use the services of its Affiliates in connection
with its performance under this Agreement.  Customer agrees that the costs and
expenses of such Affiliates or contractors charged to or incurred by Company
shall be paid by Customer as part of the Company Reimbursable Costs.

15.0 Independent Contractor; No Partnership; No Agency; No Utility Services

15.1 Company and Customer shall be independent contractors.  This Agreement shall

not be interpreted or construed to create an association, joint venture, agency
relationship, or partnership between the Parties or to impose any partnership
obligation or partnership liability upon any Party.  No Party shall have any right,
power or authority to enter into any agreement or undertaking for, or act on behalf
of, or to act as or be an agent or representative of, or to otherwise bind, the other
Party.  This Agreement is not an agreement to provide or take utility services of
any  kind,  including,  without  limitation,  interconnection  or  other  electric
transmission services.

16.0 [Reserved]

17.0 Safety

17.1 Each Party shall be solely responsible for the safety and supervision of its own

employees, representatives and contractors involved with its Work or any other
activities contemplated by this Agreement.  In connection with the performance
contemplated  by  this  Agreement,  each  Party  shall,  and  shall  require  its
representatives,  contractors,  and  employees  to,  comply  with  all  applicable
Federal, state and local health and safety requirements, rules, regulations, laws
and ordinances, including without limitation, the safety regulations adopted under
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (“OSHA”), as amended from
time to time.    While performing the Company Work, Company shall at all times
abide by Company’s safety standards and policies and Company’s switching and
tagging rules.  During the term of this Agreement, the Party owning or controlling
the applicable property or facilities shall have the authority to suspend the other
Party’s access, work or operations in and around such property or facilities in
connection with any performance under this Agreement if, in its sole judgment, at
any time hazardous conditions arise or any unsafe practices are being followed by
the other Party’s employees, agents, representatives or contractors in connection
with any such performance.

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18.0 Required Approvals

18.1 Subject to Section 23.3 of this Agreement, the obligations of each Party to

perform its respective Work under this Agreement are expressly contingent upon

(i) each Party receiving all licenses, permits, permissions, certificates, approvals,
authorizations, consents, franchises and releases (including, without limitation

and as applicable, the Existing Facilities Approvals, New Facilities Approvals and
Land Use Approvals) from any local, state, or federal regulatory agency or other
governmental agency or authority (which shall include the FERC and may also
include, without limitation and as applicable, the NYPSC, and from any other
third  party  that  may  be  required  for  such  Party  in  connection  with  the
performance  of  such  Party’s  obligations  under  or  in  connection  with  this
Agreement (the “Required  Approvals”), (ii)  each  Required  Approval  being

granted without the imposition of any modification or condition of the terms of
this  Agreement  or  the  subject  transactions,  unless  such  modification(s)  or
condition(s) are agreed to by both Parties in their respective sole discretion, and
(iii) all applicable appeal periods with respect to the Required Approvals having
expired without any appeal having been made or, if such an appeal has been
made, a full, final and non-appealable determination having been made regarding
same by a court or other administrative body of competent jurisdiction, which
determination disposes of or otherwise resolves such appeal (or appeals) to the
satisfaction of both Parties in their respective sole discretion.

18.2  Subject to Section 23.3 of this Agreement, if any application or request is made in

connection with seeking any Required Approval and is denied, or is granted in a
form, or subject to conditions, that either Party rejects, in its sole discretion, as
unacceptable, this Agreement shall terminate as of the date that a Party notifies
the other Party of such denial or rejection, in which event the obligations of the
Parties under this Agreement shall cease as of such date and this Agreement shall
terminate, subject to Customer’s obligation to pay Company in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 21.3 and 21.4
hereof) for all Company Reimbursable Costs.  For the avoidance of doubt:  all of
the Company’s actual costs in connection with seeking any Required Approvals
shall also be included within the meaning of the term Company Reimbursable
Costs and shall be paid for by Customer.

19.0  Environmental Protection; Hazardous Substances or Conditions

19.1    The Company shall in no event be liable to Customer, its Affiliates or contractors,
 their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, servants, or representatives,
 or any third party with respect to, or in connection with, the presence of any
 Hazardous Substances which may be present at or on any Customer or third party
 owned, occupied, used, or operated property or facility (including, without

limitation, easements, rights-of-way, or other third-party property) or which the
Company,  its  Affiliates  or  contractors,  their  respective  officers,  directors,
employees, agents, servants, or representatives may discover, release, or generate

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at or on such properties or facilities through no negligent or unlawful act of the Company, and Company hereby disclaims any and all such liability to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law.

Customer agrees to hold harmless, defend, and indemnify the Company, its
Affiliates and contractors, and their respective directors, members, managers,
partners, officers, agents, servants, employees and representatives from and
against any and all claims and/or liability in connection with, relating to, or
arising out of (i) the presence, discovery, release, threat of release or generation of
Hazardous Substances at or on any Customer- or third party- owned, occupied,
used, or operated property or facility (including, without limitation, easements,
rights-of-way, or other third-party property), or (ii) the breach of any Federal,
state, or local laws, rules, regulations, codes, or ordinances relating to the
environment (including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et
seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§
6901 et seq.) in connection with this Agreement, the Project and/or the Customer
Project, except to the extent such presence, discovery, release, threat of release,
generation or breach is or are directly and solely caused by the negligent or
unlawful act of the Company or of any person or entity for whom the Company is
legally responsible.  The obligations under this Section shall not be limited in any
way by any limitation on Customer’s insurance or by any limitation of liability or
disclaimer provisions contained in this Agreement.  The provisions of this Section
shall survive the completion, expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

19.2  Customer shall promptly inform the Company, in writing, of any Hazardous

Substances,  or  unsafe,  dangerous,  or  potentially  dangerous,  conditions  or
structures, whether above-ground or underground, that are present on, under,
over, or in any  Customer-  owned, occupied, used, controlled,  managed  or
operated facilities or property (including, without limitation, easements, rights-of-
way, or other third-party property) to be used or accessed in connection with the
Company Work or this Agreement.   Prior to Company’s commencement of the
Company Work, Customer shall be obligated to use its best efforts (including,
without limitation, the use of DIGSAFE or other similar services) to adequately
investigate the presence and nature of any such Hazardous Substances, or unsafe,
dangerous, or potentially dangerous, conditions or structures, on, under, over, or
in  any Customer-  owned, occupied, used,  controlled, managed or operated
facilities or property (including, without limitation, easements, rights-of-way, or
other third-party property) to be used or accessed in connection with the Company
Work or this Agreement and to promptly, fully, and in writing, communicate the
results thereof to the Company. Customer’s provision to the Company of the
information contemplated in this Section shall in no event give rise to any liability
or obligation on the part of the Company, nor shall Customer’s obligations under
this Agreement, or under law, be decreased or diminished thereby.

20.0 [Reserved]

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21.0 Right to Terminate Agreement

21.1 If either Party (the “Breaching Party”) (a) fails to pay any amount when due

under the terms of this Agreement or fails to comply with or perform, in any
material respect, any of the other terms or conditions of this Agreement; (b) sells

or transfers all or substantially all of its assets; (c) enters into any voluntary or
involuntary bankruptcy proceeding  or  receivership;  or (d) makes  a general

assignment for the benefit of its creditors, then the other Party  (the  “Non-

Breaching Party”) shall have the right, without prejudice to any other right or
remedy and after giving five (5) Days’ written prior notice to the Breaching Party
and a reasonable opportunity for cure (not to exceed thirty (30) Days in the case
of a failure to pay amounts when due), to terminate this Agreement, subject to
Sections 21.3 and 21.4 of this Agreement.   Subject to compliance with Section

22.1 of this Agreement, if applicable, the Non-Breaching Party shall also have the
right to pursue any and all rights it may have against the Breaching Party under
applicable law, subject to other applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement
(including, without limitation, any applicable limitations on liability contained
herein).

21.2  Subject to Sections 21.3 and 21.4 of this Agreement, this Agreement may also be

terminated upon prior written notice (i) by Company in the event that Company
Work under this Agreement is suspended or delayed for a period exceeding sixty

(60) consecutive days as the result of any continuing dispute between the Parties,
or (ii) under the circumstances contemplated by, and in accordance with, Section

18.2 of this Agreement.

21.3  In the event of any early termination or cancellation of the Company Work or this

Agreement as contemplated by any provision of this Agreement, each Party shall
discontinue its performance hereunder to the extent feasible and make every
reasonable effort to procure cancellation of existing commitments, orders and
contracts  relating  to  its  Work upon terms that  are  reasonably  expected to
minimize all associated costs, provided, however, that nothing herein will restrict
Company’s ability to complete aspects of the Company Work that Company must
reasonably  complete  in  order  to  return  its  facilities  and  its  property  to  a
configuration  in  compliance  with  Good  Utility  Practice  and  all  Applicable
Requirements  and  to  enable  such  facilities  to continue,  commence  or

recommence commercial operations.

21.4  In the event of any early termination or cancellation of the Company Work or this

Agreement as contemplated by any provision of this Agreement, Customer shall also pay Company for:

(i)  all Company Reimbursable Costs for Company Work performed on or before the effective date of termination or cancellation;

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(ii) all other Company Reimbursable Costs incurred by Company and/or its

Affiliates in connection with the Company Work prior to the effective date of termination or cancellation,  including, without limitation, for materials, equipment, tools, construction equipment and machinery, engineering and other items, materials, assets or services which cannot reasonably be avoided, mitigated or cancelled;

(iii)   all Company Reimbursable Costs incurred to unwind Company Work
that was performed prior to the effective date of termination or cancellation to
the  extent  reasonably  necessary  to  return  Company’s  facilities  to  a
configuration in compliance with Good Utility Practice and all Applicable
Requirements;

(iv)   all  Company  Reimbursable  Costs  arising  from  cancellation  costs relating to orders or contracts entered into in connection with the Company Work prior to the effective date of termination or cancellation; and

(v)    all Company Reimbursable Costs arising from demobilization expenses incurred  by  Company  and/or  its  Affiliates  which  cannot  be  reasonably avoided or mitigated.

22.0 Dispute Resolution

22.1  Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be the subject of good-faith
 negotiations between the Parties.  Following the occurrence of a dispute, each
 Party shall designate one or more representatives with the authority to negotiate
 the  particular  matter  in  dispute  for  the  purpose  of  participating  in  such
 negotiations.  Unless a Party identifies exigent circumstances reasonably requiring
 expedited resolution of the dispute by a court or agency with jurisdiction over the
 dispute, any dispute that is not resolved through good-faith negotiations after a
 negotiation period of not less than thirty (30) Days may be submitted by either
 Party for resolution to a court or to an agency with jurisdiction over the dispute.
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, any dispute arising under this Agreement may be
 submitted to non-binding arbitration or any other form of alternative dispute
 resolution upon the written agreement of both Parties to participate in such an
 alternative dispute resolution process.

23.0 Force Majeure

23.1 A “Force Majeure Event” shall include fire, flood, windstorm, adverse weather

conditions, emergencies, explosion, terrorism, riot, war, sabotage, pandemics
epidemics, infectious disease outbreaks or other public health emergencies, crises
or  restrictions,  including,  without  limitation,  quarantines  or  other  related
employee or contractor restrictions, acts of God, strikes or labor slow-downs,
court injunction or order, federal and/or state law or regulation, delays by
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necessary in connection with the Company Work or the Customer Required
Actions, order by any federal  or state regulatory agency, or other causes,
conditions or circumstances beyond the affected Party’s reasonable control.
Without limiting the foregoing, a “Force Majeure Event” shall also include

unavailability of personnel, equipment, supplies, or other resources (“Resources”) due to diversion of such Resources for other utility-related duties in connection with an emergency or other similar contingency, including, without limitation, storms or other adverse weather conditions.

If a Force Majeure Event should occur and impair the ability of either or both
Parties to perform its, or their, respective, obligations hereunder, then, to the
extent affected by such Force Majeure Event, the performance of this Agreement,
with the exception of payment obligations, shall be suspended for the duration of
such Force Majeure Event.  At the conclusion of a Force Majeure Event, the price
and time for performance under this Agreement shall be adjusted as reasonably
necessary to overcome the effect of the delay occasioned by such Force Majeure
Event.  The foregoing notwithstanding and with the exception of payment
obligations, if, as the direct or indirect result of any Force Majeure Event, the
Parties’  continued  performance  hereunder  becomes  irreparably  impaired  or
prevented, the Parties may mutually agree to terminate this Agreement; provided,
however, that, notwithstanding any such termination, Customer shall pay the
Company all of the Company Reimbursable Costs in accordance with Sections

21.3 and 21.4 of this Agreement.

23.2  Within thirty (30) Days after the cessation of any delay occasioned by a Force

Majeure Event, the affected Party shall give written notice to the other Party specifying the estimated impact of the delay.

23.3  For the avoidance of doubt:  to the extent any Party has a payment obligation

pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, such payment obligation shall not be
subject to or conditioned upon such Party receiving funding or reimbursement
from any third party (and any failure to secure such funding or reimbursement
shall not constitute a Force Majeure Event), nor shall any such obligation be
conditioned upon the other Party executing any certificates or other instruments
not expressly and specifically required by the terms of this Agreement.

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24.0 Compliance with Law

24.1 Each Party shall comply, at all times, with all Applicable Requirements in

connection with this Agreement and performance of its Work hereunder. Such
compliance shall include, among other things, compliance with all applicable
wage and hour laws and regulations and all other laws and regulations dealing
with or relating to the employment of persons, and the payment of contributions,
premiums, and taxes required by such laws and regulations.  For the avoidance of
doubt: neither Party shall be required to undertake or complete any action or
performance under this Agreement that is inconsistent with such Party’s standard
safety practices, its material and equipment specifications, its design criteria and
construction procedures, its labor agreements, Good Utility Practice and/or any
Applicable Requirement(s).

25.0 Proprietary and Confidential Information

25.1 Each  Party  acknowledges  that,  in  the  course  of  the  performance  of  this

Agreement, it may have access to Proprietary Information of the other Party.

25.2  GENERAL RESTRICTIONS. Upon receiving Proprietary Information, the Receiving

Party) and its Representative shall keep in strict confidence and not disclose to
any person (with the exception of the Representatives of the Receiving Party, to
the extent each such Representative has a need to know in connection herewith
and agrees to comply with the terms of this Article) any of the Disclosing Party’s
Proprietary Information except as otherwise provided by the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.  The Receiving Party and its Representatives shall not use such
Proprietary Information except for the purposes identified herein without the prior
written approval of the Disclosing Party.  The Receiving Party shall be solely
liable for any breach of this Article to the extent caused by its Representatives.
Customer agrees that any Proprietary Information will be used solely for the
Project or the Customer Project and will not be used, either directly or indirectly,
for the Customer's financial gain and/or commercial advantage or in violation of
any applicable laws, rules or regulations.

25.3  EXCEPTIONS. Subject to Section 25.4 hereof, the Receiving Party shall not be

precluded from, nor liable for, disclosure or use of Proprietary Information that:

25.3.1   is in or enters the public domain, other than by a breach of this
 Article; or

25.3.2   is known to the Receiving Party or its Representatives at the time
 of first disclosure hereunder, or thereafter becomes known to the
 Receiving  Party  or  its  Representatives  subsequent  to  such
 disclosure without similar restrictions from a source other than the
 Disclosing Party, as evidenced by written records; or

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25.3.3   is  developed  by  the  Receiving  Party  or  its  Representatives
 independently  of  any  disclosure  under  this  Agreement,  as
 evidenced by written records; or

25.3.4   is disclosed more than three (3) years after first receipt of the
 disclosed Proprietary Information, or three (3) years after the

termination or expiration of this Agreement, whichever occurs later (the “Non-Disclosure Term”); or

25.3.5   is disclosed following receipt of the Disclosing Party’s written
 consent to the disclosure of such Proprietary Information; or

25.3.6   is necessary to be disclosed, in the reasonable belief of the
 Receiving Party or its Representatives, for public safety reasons,
 provided, that, Receiving Party has attempted to provide as much
 advance notice of the disclosure to the Disclosing Party as is
 practicable under the circumstances.

Anything in this Article or this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Receiving Party or its Representative(s) may disclose Proprietary Information of
the other Party to the extent the Receiving Party or its Representative(s) is
required to do so by law, by a court, or by other governmental or regulatory
authorities; provided, however, that, if permitted to do so by applicable law, the
Receiving Party shall give the Disclosing Party written notice of any such
required disclosure prior to such disclosure being made so that the Disclosing
Party may seek a protective order with respect to such Proprietary Information.
Receiving Party will reasonably cooperate with the Disclosing Party’s efforts to
obtain such protective order.

25.4  Each Party acknowledges that information and/or data disclosed under this

Agreement may include information or data that the Disclosing Party deems or
determines to be “Critical Energy / Electric Infrastructure Information”  consistent
with applicable FERC rules and policies (“CEII”) and critical infrastructure

protection information consistent with applicable NERC standards and procedures
(“CIP”).  Receiving Party shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, strictly
comply with any and all laws, rules and regulations (including, without limitation,
FERC and NERC regulations, rules, orders, standards, procedures and policies)
applicable to any such CEII and/or CIP disclosed by or on behalf of Disclosing
Party or that relates to any of Disclosing Party’s or Disclosing Party’s Affiliates’
facilities.

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Neither the Receiving Party nor its Representatives shall divulge any such CEII or
CIP to any person or entity, directly or indirectly, unless permitted to do so by law
and unless the Receiving Party has first obtained, in each case, the express
specific written consent of the Disclosing Party and any affected Affiliate of the
Disclosing Party.  In any event, to the extent that the Receiving Party or any of its
Representatives seeks or is ordered to submit any such CEII or CIP to FERC, a
state regulatory agency, court or other governmental body, the Receiving Party
shall, in addition to obtaining the Disclosing Party’s and its Affiliate’s prior
written consent (as applicable), seek a protective order or other procedural

protections to ensure that such information is accorded CEII or CIP status, as applicable, and is otherwise treated as confidential.

In the case of any Proprietary Information that is CEII or CIP, Receiving Party’s
obligations and duties under this Article shall survive until (i) the expiration of the
Non-Disclosure Term, (ii) the date on which such CEII or CIP, as applicable, is
no longer required to be kept confidential under applicable law, or (iii) the date as
of which the Disclosing Party provides written notice to the Receiving Party that
such CEII or CIP, as applicable, is no longer required to be kept confidential,
whichever is later.  With respect to CEII and CIP, in the event of any conflict or
inconsistency between this Section and any other term or provision of this
Agreement, this Section shall govern in connection with such CEII and CIP, as
applicable.

25.5  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, all assets,

equipment and facilities procured or constructed by or on behalf of Company, and all plans, designs, specifications, drawings and other materials and documents created or prepared by or for Company, in connection with the Work, and all title, copyright, intellectual property and other rights therein, shall be and remain the sole property of Company.

25.6 This Article shall survive any completion, expiration or earlier termination of this

Agreement.

26.0 Effect of Applicable Requirements; Governing Law

26.1 If and to the extent a Party is required to take, or is prevented or limited in taking,

any action or performance with respect to this Agreement by any Applicable Requirement(s), such Party shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement as a result of such compliance with the Applicable Requirement(s).

26.2  This Agreement is made and shall be interpreted, construed, governed, and

enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference
to such State’s conflict-of-laws doctrine, and applicable Federal law.  The
Company and Customer agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts
in the State of New York, or the Federal District courts in such State, as permitted
by law, with respect to any matter or dispute arising out of this Agreement.

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27.0 Miscellaneous

27.1 NOTICES; FORM AND ADDRESS.  All notices, invoices and other communications

from either Party to the other hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
received (i) upon actual receipt when personally delivered (provided, that, if the
date of receipt is not a Day, then the date of receipt shall deemed to be the
immediately succeeding Day), (ii) upon acknowledgment of receipt if sent by
facsimile (provided, that, if the date of acknowledgement is not a Day, then the
date of receipt shall deemed to be the immediately succeeding Day), (iii) upon the
expiration of the third (3rd) Day after being deposited in the United States mails,
postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, or (iv) upon the expiration of one (1)
Day after being deposited during the regular business hours for next-day delivery
and prepaid for overnight delivery with a national overnight courier, addressed to
the other Party at the following address:

To Customer: [_________________]

Attn: [________________]
[____________________]
[____________________]
Phone: [(___) _________]
Email: [__________]

To Company: Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

Attn:  Kevin Reardon

Director, Commercial Services 170 Data Drive

Waltham, MA 02451 781-906-3988

Email: kevin.reardon@nationalgrid.com

Either Party may change its address by giving the other Party notice thereof in conformity with this Section.  Any payments made under this Agreement, if made by mail, shall be deemed to have been made on the date of receipt thereof.

27.2  EXERCISE OF RIGHT.  No failure or delay on the part of either Party in exercising

any right, power, or privilege hereunder, and no course of dealing between the Parties, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power, or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege.

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27.3 HEADINGS; CONSTRUCTION.  The descriptive headings of the several Articles,

sections, and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
do not constitute a part of this Agreement.  Such headings shall not in any way
define or affect the meaning, construction, or scope of any of the provisions
hereof.  Each Party and its counsel have participated fully in the review and
preparation of this Agreement; this Agreement shall be considered to have been
drafted by both Parties.  Any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities or
inconsistencies are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not apply in
interpreting this Agreement.  The language in this Agreement shall be interpreted
as to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against either Party.

27.4  INCORPORATION OF SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS.  The schedules, attachments and

exhibits referenced in and attached to this Agreement shall be deemed an integral
part hereof to the same extent as if written in whole herein.  In the event that any
inconsistency or conflict exists between the provisions of this Agreement and any
schedules,  attachments  or  exhibits  attached  hereto,  the  provisions  of  this
Agreement shall supersede the provisions of any such schedules, attachments or
exhibits.

27.5  PRIOR  AGREEMENTS;  MODIFICATIONS.    This  Agreement  and  the  schedules,

attachments and exhibits attached hereto constitute the entire agreement between
the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous
understandings, commitments, or representations concerning such subject matter.
Each Party acknowledges that the other Party has not made any representations
other than those that are expressly contained herein, if any.  This Agreement may
not be amended or modified in any way, and none of its provisions may be
waived, except by a writing signed by an authorized representative of the Party
against whom the amendment, modification, or waiver is sought to be enforced.
The Project Managers shall not be authorized representatives within the meaning
of this Section.

27.6  SEVERABILITY.  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be

interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof shall be prohibited by, or determined to be invalid under, applicable  law,  such  provision  shall  be  ineffective  to  the  extent  of  such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

27.7  NOUNS AND PRONOUNS.  Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in

this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine, or neuter
forms, and the singular forms of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and
vice versa.

27.8     NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer
 on any person, other than the Parties, any rights or remedies under or by reason of
 this Agreement.

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27.9 VALIDITY.  Each Party hereby represents that the provisions of this Agreement

constitute valid and legally binding obligations of such Party and are enforceable in accordance with their terms.

27.10  COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each
 of which shall be considered an original.  The exchange of copies of this
 Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or other electronic transmission
 (including,  without  limitation,  by  e-mailed  PDF)  shall  constitute  effective
 execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the Parties and may be used in lieu
 of the original Agreement for all purposes.  Signatures of the Parties transmitted
 by facsimile or other electronic means (including, without limitation, by e-mailed
 PDF) shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

[Signatures are on following page.]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has executed this Agreement by its duly authorized representative as of the Effective Date.

VILLAGE OF WESTFIELD

NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION

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LIST OF ATTACHMENTS, SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit A Scope of Company Work

Exhibit B Preliminary Milestone Schedule

Exhibit C Customer Required Actions

Exhibit D Insurance Requirements

Exhibit E Existing Point of Interconnection

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Exhibit A: Scope of Company Work

The Company Work shall consist of the following:

1.  Perform engineering work, studies and other tasks necessary to develop a project plan  to :

•   Remove existing conductors between Company pole 107 located between Company
 structures 106 and 107 and Customer’s existing switch Structure located at  as identified
 on Exhibit E attached hereto (the “Existing Facilities”).

•   Install new conductors and related hardware and materials (the “New Facilities”) between
 Company pole 107  and pole 67 located as shown on Exhibit E attached hereto.

2.  Subject to Sections 5.3, 5.4 and 5.5 of this Agreement, design, engineer, procure, construct, test

and place into service the New Facilities to be owned by Company.

3.  Prepare, file for, and use reasonable efforts to obtain all required permits, licenses, consents,

permissions,  certificates,  approvals,  and  authorizations  from  all  local,  state  and  federal governmental agencies (including, without limitation and as applicable, the NYPSC and FERC), NYISO  and any other third parties for Company to construct, install, commission, own, use, operate, and maintain the New Facilities (the “New Facilities Approvals”).

Prepare, file for, and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all required permits, licenses, consents, permissions, certificates, approvals, and authorizations from all local, state or federal governmental agencies (including, without limitation and as applicable, the NYPSC and FERC), NYISO and any other third parties for Company to decommission, dismantle and remove the Existing Facilities (the “Existing Facilities Approvals”).

4. Subject to Sections 5.7 of the Agreement, decommission, dismantle and remove the Existing

Facilities.

5.  Prepare, file for, and use reasonable efforts to obtain any other Required Approvals that must be

obtained by Company to enable it to perform the work contemplated by this Exhibit.

6.  Inspect, review, witness, examine and test, from time to time, Company’s work contemplated

herein  and  conduct  other  project  management,  administration  and  oversight  activities  in connection with the work contemplated by this Exhibit.

7.  Review, from time to time, permitting, licensing and other materials relating to the work

contemplated herein, including, without limitations, all documents and materials related to any Required Approvals.

8. Retain and use outside experts, counsel, consultants, and contractors in furtherance of the work

contemplated herein.

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9.  Perform any other reasonable tasks necessary or advisable in connection with the work
 contemplated by this Exhibit (including, without limitation, any changes thereto).

The Company Work may be performed in any order as determined by the Company.  For the
avoidance of doubt:  the Company shall not have any responsibility for seeking or acquiring any
real property rights in connection with the Company Work, the Project, the Customer Project or
this  Agreement  including,  without  limitation,  licenses,  consents,  permissions,  certificates,
approvals, or authorizations, or fee, easement or right of way interests.  Neither this Agreement
nor the Company Work include granting, securing or arranging for Customer or any third party
to have access rights in, through, over or under any real property owned or controlled by the
Company;  any such access rights would be the subject of separate written agreements.

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Exhibit B: Preliminary Milestone Schedule

PRELIMINARY MILESTONE SCHEDULE

Task

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Milestone

Execute Agreement Make Initial

Prepayment
Completion of

engineering and

design, permitting, and licensing.

Commence

procurement of materials

Commence

construction of the New Facilities

[Commence removal
of Existing Facilities]

Estimated
Timeframe

April 2023
April 2023

April 2023

April 2023

May 2023

May 2023

Responsible Party

Customer/Company
 Customer

Company

Company

Company

Company

The dates above represent the Parties’ preliminary schedule, which is subject to adjustment, alteration, and extension.  The Company does not and cannot guarantee or covenant that any outage necessary in connection with any Work will occur when scheduled, or on any other particular date or dates, and shall have no liability arising from any change in the date or dates of such outages.  For the avoidance of doubt:  potential or estimated delays in the issuance or receipt of Required Approvals are not included in such preliminary schedule.

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Exhibit C: Customer Required Actions

The Customer Required Actions shall consist of the following:

1.  Customer shall prepare, file for, and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all
 Required Approvals necessary to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

2.  If and to the extent applicable or under the control of the Customer, provide complete and
 accurate information regarding the Customer Project and all applicable data, drawings and
 specifications.

3.  Other responsibilities and access deemed necessary by Company to facilitate performance of
 the Company Work.

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Exhibit D:  Insurance Requirements

•  Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance as required by the State of

New York.  If required, coverage shall include the U.S. Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and the Jones Act.

• Commercial General Liability (Including Contractual Liability), covering all activities

and operations to be performed by it under this Agreement, with the following minimum

limits:

(A)  Bodily Injury - $1,000,000/$1,000,000

Property Damage - $1,000,000/$1,000,000
OR

(B)  Combined Single Limit - $1,000,000
 OR

(C)  Bodily Injury and Property Damage per Occurrence - $1,000,000
 General Aggregate & Product Aggregate - $2,000,000 each

•  Automobile Liability - covering all owned, non-owned and hired vehicles used in

connection with all operations, work or services to be performed by or on behalf of either Party under or in connection with this Agreement with minimum limits of: Combined Single Limit - $1,000,000 per occurrence.

•  Umbrella or Excess Liability, coverage with a minimum limit of $ 4,000,000.

•  Any combination of Commercial General Liability, Automobile Liability and Umbrella

or Excess Liability can be used to satisfy the limit requirement for these coverages.

1.  Upon request, either Party shall promptly provide the requesting Party with either evidence of

insurance or certificates of insurance evidencing the insurance coverage above.  Customer shall provide such certificates or evidence of insurance to Company  at the following address:

To:  National Grid c/o Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation

Attention: National Grid Risk & Insurance

300 Erie Blvd, West A-4

Syracuse NY 13202

Company shall provide such certificates or evidence of insurance to Customer at the following
address:

To: [______________________]

[______________________]
[______________________]

2.   Should any of the above-described policies be cancelled before the expiration date thereof, notice will
 be delivered in accordance with the policy provisions.

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3.   If a party fails to secure or maintain any insurance coverage, or any insurance coverage is canceled
 before the completion of all services provided under this Agreement, and such party fails immediately
 to procure such insurance as specified herein, then the non-defaulting party has the right but not the
 obligation to procure such insurance and, at its option, either bill the cost thereof to the defaulting
 party or deduct the cost thereof from any sum due the defaulting party under this Agreement.

4.   To the extent requested, each Party shall furnish to the other Party copies of any accidents report(s)
 sent to the  furnishing Party’s insurance carriers covering accidents or incidents occurring in
 connection with or as a result of the performance of the Work under this Agreement.

5.   Each Party shall comply with any governmental and/or site-specific insurance requirements even if
 not stated herein.

6.   By the date that such coverage is required, each Party represents to the other Party that it will have
 full policy limits available and shall notify the other Party in writing when coverages required herein
 have been reduced as a result of claim payments, expenses, or both.

7.   Customer shall name the Company as an additional insured for all coverages except Workers’
 Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance in order to provide the Company with protection
 from liability arising out of activities of Customer relating to the Project and associated Work.

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Exhibit E:  Existing Point of Interconnection

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