Exhibit 10.19
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 POTOMAC RIVER,
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”);
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 Companies
” means any Affiliates of MAEM either directly or indirectly
owned by Mirant Corporation, other than Mirant Potomac River, LLC,
which own electric generating facilities 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
Project Company may determine.
“ Direct Contracts
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.
“ Emission 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
”) 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.
“ Facility Lease Event of
Default ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in
the Participation Agreements dated as of December 18, 2000 among
Mirant Mid-Atlantic, LLC and the owners of the leased assets at the
Dickerson and Morgantown generating stations, Wilmington Trust
Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut,
National Association.
“ 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 transaction was agreed to, which is
not within the reasonable control of, or the result of
the
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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 purchase price set forth in this
Agreement. 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
coal.
“ Fuel Delivery Point
” means the physical location at the Generating Station where
MAEM shall deliver coal 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 provided in Section 8.2.
“ 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 PJM
Interconnection, LLC, 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.
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“ MAEM ” has the
meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“ MET ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 11.1(b).
“ Net Market Revenues
” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2.
“ Non-MIRMA Asset Book
” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.
“ 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.
“ Products ”
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.
“ Project Company
” has the meaning set forth in this first paragraph 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 or any Transmission
Provider) 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.
“ 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
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.
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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.
2.2
Resale of Products by MAEM .
(a)
Offers . MAEM may re-sell the Products purchased from
Project Company by submitting offers to sell the 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”).
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(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 Project
Company to MAEM;
(ii)
the limitations imposed by any
transmission service reservations for the purpose of transmitting
Power from the Generating Station;
(iii)
Project Company’s scheduled
maintenance plans, 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.
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
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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.
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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 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 neither directly purchase or sell, or contract for the
purchase or sale, nor take title to or possession and control of
any Products or Fuel. Rather, as between MAEM and Project Company,
when MAEM is acting as agent under any Direct Contract, Project
Company shall be deemed to have title and exclusive possession and
control of all Products sold to, and all Fuel purchased from, third
parties, and Project Company shall bear the risk of loss associated
with such Products and Fuel.
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(b)
Costs and Revenues . The calculation of Net Market Revenues
shall exclude any costs or revenues associated with a Direct
Contract. All such costs and revenues shall be paid and received by
Project Company. If a third party customer or other entity pays
MAEM any amounts due Project Company under a Direct Contract, MAEM
shall hold such amounts in trust for the appli