Exhibit 10.13
POWER SALE, FUEL SUPPLY
AND SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS POWER SALE, FUEL SUPPLY AND SERVICES
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January
3, 2006 (the “Agreement Date”), is by and between
MIRANT AMERICAS ENERGY MARKETING, LP , a Delaware limited
partnership (“MAEM”), and MIRANT ZEELAND, LLC ,
a Delaware limited liability company (the “Project
Company”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Project Company owns and
operates a certain electric generating facility as set forth on
Exhibit A hereto (the “Generating Station”);
and
WHEREAS, Project Company may enter
into contracts with third parties to sell capacity, electricity,
ancillary services and/or other related products generated by, or
available from, the Generating Station;
WHEREAS, in the absence of such
third party contracts, Project Company desires to contract herein
to sell all or a portion of the capacity, electricity, ancillary
services and/or other related products generated by, or available
from, the Generating Station to MAEM, and MAEM desires to purchase
such capacity, electricity, ancillary services and/or other related
products on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS, Project Company desires
that MAEM perform certain services related to the management and
operation of the Generating Station, and MAEM desires to perform
such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing and the mutual covenants contained herein, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1.
DEFINITIONS
The following capitalized terms,
whether used in the singular or plural, shall be defined as
provided in this Article 1.
“ Agreement ” has
the meaning set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
“ Agreement Date
” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“ Asset Book ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1
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“ Asset Companies
” means any affiliates of MAEM either directly or indirectly
owned by Mirant Corporation, other than Mirant Zeeland, LLC, which
own electric generating stations in the United States.
“ Claims ” means
all claims or actions, threatened or filed, whether groundless,
false or fraudulent, that directly or indirectly relate to the
subject matter of an indemnity, and the resulting losses, damages,
expenses, attorneys’ fees and court costs, whether incurred
by settlement or otherwise, and whether such claims or actions are
threatened or filed prior to or after the termination of this
Agreement.
“ Collateral Costs
” means an amount determined on a monthly basis by MAEM, in
good faith, as the cost incurred by MAEM or Mirant North America,
LLC to post collateral in the form of cash and/or letters of credit
to third parties as required under the terms of the transactions
attributed to the Asset Book based on the weighted average of the
borrowing rates under the senior credit facilities, senior notes
and other indebtedness for borrowed money of Mirant North America,
LLC.
“ Delivery Point
” means, with respect to Products generated by, or available
from, the Generating Station, the high side of the generation
step-up transformer located at the Generating Station, where it
connects to the Transmission Provider’s transmission system;
and, with respect to Products generated by, or available from,
sources other than the Generating Station, such other point on the
Transmission Provider’s transmission system as MAEM and the
Project Company may determine.
“ Direct Contracts
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
“ DTEET Tolling
Agreement ” means the Tolling Agreement dated March 3,
2005, with respect to Zeeland Phase 2, between MAEM and DTE Energy
Trading, Inc.
“ Duke Tolling
Agreement ” means the Tolling Agreement dated May 3,
2000, with respect to Zeeland Phase 1, between MAEM and Duke Energy
Marketing America, LLC.
“ Emissions Allowances
” means authorizations under state or federal (as applicable)
air quality regulations to emit either one ton of nitrogen oxides
(“NOx”) or sulfur dioxide (“SO 2
”), in the former case between May 1 through September 30 of
any given year, and in the latter case at any time during any
applicable calendar year.
“ Event of Default
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.
“ Expenses ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.
“ FERC ” means
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or its
successor.
“ Force Majeure ”
means an event or circumstance which prevents one Party from
performing its obligations, which event or circumstance was not
anticipated as of the date the
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transaction was agreed to, which is not within
the reasonable control of, or the result of the negligence of, the
claiming Party, and which, by the exercise of due diligence, the
claiming Party is unable to overcome or avoid or cause to be
avoided. Force Majeure shall not be based on (i) the loss of
MAEM’s markets; (ii) MAEM’s inability economically to
use or resell the Product purchased hereunder; (iii) the loss or
failure of Project Company’s supply; or (iv) Project
Company’s ability to sell the Product at a price greater than
the Contract Price. Neither Party may raise a claim of Force
Majeure based in whole or in part on curtailment by a Transmission
Provider unless (i) such Party has contracted for firm transmission
with a transmission provider for the Product to be delivered to or
received at the Delivery Point and (ii) such curtailment is due to
“force majeure” or “uncontrollable force”
or a similar term as defined under the Transmission
Provider’s tariff; provided, however, that existence of the
foregoing factors shall not be sufficient to conclusively or
presumptively prove the existence of a Force Majeure absent a
showing of other facts and circumstances which in the aggregate
with such factors establish that a Force Majeure as defined in the
first sentence hereof has occurred.
“ Fuel ” means
fuel oil or natural gas, as applicable.
“ Fuel Delivery
Point(s) ” means the Fuel Oil Delivery Point and/or
Natural Gas Delivery Point, as applicable.
“ Fuel Oil Delivery
Point ” means the physical location at the Generating
Station where MAEM shall fuel oil to Project Company.
“ Generating Station
” has the meaning provided in the recitals.
“ Good Utility
Practices ” mean any of the practices, methods or acts
engaged in or approved by a significant portion of the electric
energy industry with respect to similar facilities during the
relevant time period which in each case, in the exercise of
reasonable judgment in light of the facts known or that should have
been known at the time a decision was made, could have been
expected to accomplish the desired result at reasonable cost
consistent with good business practices, reliability, safety, law,
regulation, environmental protection and expedition. Good Utility
Practices are not intended to be limited to the optimum practices,
methods or acts to the exclusion of all others, but rather to
delineate the acceptable practices, methods or acts generally
accepted in such industry.
“ Gross Revenues
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.
“ Implementation Order
” means the Implementing Order Regarding Transfer of Letters
of Credit, Guarantees and Certain Collateral Securing Trading
Obligations Transferred Pursuant to the Plan, dated December 9,
2005, issued by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern
District of Texas, Forth Worth Division in the chapter 11 cases of
Mirant Corporation and its affiliated debtors, styled as In
re Mirant Corporation, et al. , Chapter 11 Case No.
03-46590 (DML) Jointly Administered.
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“ Interest Rate ”
means, for any date, two percent (2%) over the per annum rate of
interest equal to the prime lending rate as may from time to time
be published in the Wall Street Journal under “Money
Rates”; provided that the Interest Rate shall never exceed
the maximum interest rate permitted by applicable law.
“ ISO ” means the
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., or its
successor.
“ ISO FERC Tariff
” means the Open Access Transmission and Energy Markets
Tariff for the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator,
Inc., as amended from time to time, as on file with and approved by
the FERC.
“ MAEM ” has the
meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“ MET ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 11.1(b).
“ Natural Gas Delivery
Point ” means the meter at the Generating Station where
MAEM shall deliver natural gas to Project Company.
“ Net Market Revenues
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.
“ Offer ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“ Party ” means
any of MAEM or Project Company. In the context where MAEM is
referenced as a “Party,” a reference to the
“other Party” shall mean Project Company. In the
context where Project Company is referenced as a
“Party,” a reference to the “other Party”
shall mean MAEM. References to “either Party” or the
“Parties” shall have comparable meanings.
“ Plan ” means
the Amended and Restated Second Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of
Reorganization for Mirant Corporation and its Affiliated Debtors,
dated September 30, 2005, confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Northern District of Texas, Forth Worth Division, on
December 9, 2005, in the chapter 11 cases of Mirant Corporation and
its affiliated debtors, styled as In re Mirant Corporation,
et al. , Chapter 11 Case No. 03-46590 (DML) Jointly
Administered.
“ Products ” or
“Product” means electric capacity, energy, ancillary
services and/or any other related products, which are or may become
commercially recognized in the ISO markets during the term of this
Agreement.
“ Purchased Power
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.
“ Scheduling ” or
“ Schedule ” means the acts of MAEM and/or its
designated representatives of notifying, requesting and confirming
to its counterparties and their designated representatives
(including, but not limited to, the ISO) the quantity and type of
Products to be delivered on any given day or days during the period
of delivery at a specified Delivery Point.
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“ Service Fee ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.
“ Third Party Contracts
” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).
“ Transmission
Providers ” means the entity or entities transmitting or
transporting Products on behalf of Project Company or MAEM to or
from the Delivery Point including, but not limited to, the ISO or a
regional transmission organization.
“ Transportation
Providers ” means the entity or entities transporting
Fuel on behalf of Project Company or MAEM to or from the Generating
Station.
ARTICLE 2.
PRODUCT SALES
2.1
Intercompany Product
Sales .
(a)
Transactions
. With the exception of any Direct
Contracts as described in Section 4.1, Project Company shall sell
and deliver, and MAEM shall purchase and receive, or cause to be
received, at the Delivery Point, all Products generated by, and/or
available from, the Generating Station. MAEM shall resell such
Products as described in Section 2.2. MAEM shall pay Net Market
Revenues to Project Company, on a monthly basis, for all Products
purchased by MAEM hereunder. In selling Products generated by, or
available from, the Generating Station, MAEM shall attempt to
maximize Net Market Revenues for Project Company.
(b)
Transmission and
Scheduling . Project
Company shall be responsible for delivery of Products to the
Delivery Point. MAEM shall arrange and be responsible for
transmission service at and from the Delivery Point. MAEM shall
serve as Scheduling agent on behalf of Project Company to Schedule
and deliver Products with respect to all transaction involving the
Generating Station.
(c)
Title, Risk of Loss and
Indemnity . The following
provision shall apply to all transactions involving the Generating
Station except for Direct Contracts as described in Section 4.1. As
between the Parties, Project Company shall be deemed to be in
exclusive possession and control (and be responsible for any
damages or injury caused thereby) of the Products prior to delivery
thereof at the Delivery Point, and MAEM shall be deemed to be in
exclusive possession and control (and be responsible for any
damages or injury caused thereby) of the Products at and after
delivery thereof at the Delivery Point. Project Company warrants
that it will deliver to MAEM all Products free and clear of all
liens, claims and encumbrances arising prior to delivery thereof at
the Delivery Point. Title to and risk of loss related to delivered
Products shall transfer from Project Company to MAEM at the
Delivery Point. Each Party shall indemnify, defend and hold
harmless each other Party from any Claims arising from any act or
incident occurring during the period when possession, control and
title to Products is vested or deemed to be vested in the
indemnifying Party, except to the extent such Claims arise from
such other Party’s breach of this Agreement or its gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
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2.2
Resale of Products by
MAEM .
(a)
Offers . MAEM may resell the Products purchased from
Project Company by submitting offers to sell such Products in the
day-ahead and/or real-time markets administered by the ISO
(“Offers”).
(b)
Third Party Contracts
. In addition to submitting Offers,
MAEM may resell the Products purchased from Project Company by
entering into bilateral contracts, forward sales, financial
transactions (including, but not limited to, hedges, swaps,
contracts for differences and options), tolling agreements, power
purchase agreements and other transactions (“Third Party
Contracts”).
(c)
Costs and Revenues
. All costs and revenues associated
with Offers and Third Party Contracts will be charged, or paid, to
Project Company as such costs and revenues are actually incurred or
received by MAEM, as further described in the calculation of Net
Market Revenues pursuant to Section 8.2.
(d)
Strategies
. MAEM’s strategies with
respect to all Offers, Third Party Contracts and all Scheduling
activities shall be consistent with:
(i)
the operating parameters and
limitations of the Generating Station, as provided by the Project
Company to MAEM;
(ii)
the limitations imposed by any
transmission service reservations for the purpose of transmitting
Products from the Generating Station;
(iii)
Project Company’s scheduled
maintenance plans with respect to the Generating Station, as agreed
to between the Parties;
(iv)
the availability of the Generating
Station (including Fuel handling and storage facilities), as
communicated by Project Company to MAEM;
(v)
the ISO FERC Tariff and other ISO
rules and procedures in effect from time to time;
(vi)
applicable requirements of any
Transmission Provider and/or Transportation Provider;
(vii)
Fuel availability;
(viii)
Good Utility Practices;
(ix)
any environmental limitations
applicable to the Generating Station; and
(x)
operating protocols agreed to from
time to time by the Parties.
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ARTICLE 3.
FUEL SERVICES
3.1
All Requirements Fuel
Supply . With the
exception of any Direct Contracts as described in Section 4.1, MAEM
shall procure and supply to Project Company, on an exclusive basis,
all Fuel required by the Generating Station in accordance with Good
Utility Practices and the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Project Company shall reimburse MAEM for such Fuel at MAEM’s
actual cost. MAEM has entered into or will enter into Fuel hedges
and trading activities (including, but not limited to, physical and
financial hedges, swaps and options) in connection with
MAEM’s Fuel supply obligations pursuant to this Section 3.1.
The costs and revenues associated with such Fuel hedging and
trading activities will be attributed to the Asset Book and charged
to, or paid to, Project Company as such costs and revenues are
actually incurred or received by MAEM, as further described in the
calculation of Net Market Revenues pursuant to Section
8.2.
3.2
Transportation and
Scheduling . MAEM shall
schedule or arrange for scheduling services with its Transportation
Providers to deliver Fuel to the Fuel Delivery Point. MAEM shall
manage Fuel imbalances on behalf of Project Company and all costs
and revenues associated with Fuel imbalances will be attributed to
the Asset Book and charged to, or paid to, Project Company as such
costs and revenues are actually incurred or received by
MAEM.
3.3
Title, Risk of Loss and
Indemnity . As between
the Parties, MAEM shall be deemed to be in exclusive possession and
control (and be responsible for any damages or injury caused
thereby) of the Fuel prior to delivery thereof at the Fuel Delivery
Point, and Project Company shall be deemed to be in exclusive
possession and control (and be responsible for any damages or
injury caused thereby) of the Fuel at and after delivery thereof at
the Fuel Delivery Point. MAEM warrants that it will deliver to
Project Company all Fuel free and clear of all liens, claims and
encumbrances arising prior to delivery thereof at the Fuel Delivery
Point. Title to and risk of loss related to delivered Fuel shall
transfer from MAEM to Project Company at the Fuel Delivery Point.
Each Party shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each other
Party from any Claims arising from any act or incident occurring
during the period when possession, control and title to Products is
vested or deemed to be vested in the indemnifying Party, except to
the extent such Claims arise from such other Party’s breach
of this Agreement or its gross negligence or willful
misconduct.
ARTICLE 4.
DIRECT CONTRACTS
4.1
Direct Contracts
.
(a)
Agency Services
. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in Sections 2.1 or 3.1 of this Agreement, Project Company
may enter into contracts to (i) sell the Products available from
the Generating Station directly to a third party rather than
selling such Products to MAEM and/or (ii) purchase Fuel required by
the Generating Station directly from a third party rather than
purchasing such Fuel from MAEM (collectively “Direct
Contracts”). Project Company hereby appoints
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MAEM as its agent in administering any Direct
Contract including, but not limited to, Scheduling, billing,
settlements with the ISO (if applicable) and other services
required by Project Company pursuant to the terms of such Direct
Contract. Project Company shall continue to pay MAEM the Service
Fee for the agency services provided by MAEM during the term of a
Direct Contract. As agent, MAEM shall nei