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Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 MINNESOTA ELECTRIC RATE BOOK - MPUC NO. 2 STANDARD CONTRACT FOR SOLAR*REWARDS COMMUNITY (Continued) Section No. 9 1 st Revised Sheet No. 71 f. The Community Solar Garden must comply with the Service Territory Requirement, g. Each Subscriber to the Community Solar Garden must be a retail customer of the Company and each must be located in the same county or a county contiguous to the Community Solar Garden Location, and, h. Customers who are exempt from the Solar Energy Standard (SES) under Minn. Stat. § 216B.1691, subd. 2(f)d, shall not participate in or subscribe to Community Solar Gardens. "CSG Application System" or "Community Solar Gardens Application and Subscriber Management System" is the interactive, internet website -based interface maintained by or on behalf of the Company through which the Community Solar Garden Operator may establish qualifications, provide information and complete documents necessary for acceptance in the Company's Solar*Rewards Community Program, and may enter or change the Monthly Subscription Information reflecting updated information for each Subscriber, including any changes to any Subscriber's name, account number, address, and Community Solar Garden Allocation. "Date of Commercial Operation" shall mean the first day of the first full calendar month upon which commercial operation is achieved following completion of all Interconnection Agreement requirements and processes. "House Power" shall mean the electricity needed to assist in the PV System's generation, including system operation, performance monitoring and associated communications, except for energy directly required for the local control and safe operation of the PV System. It also means other electricity used by the Community Solar Garden, such as for perimeter lighting, a visitor's center or any other structures or facilities at the Community Solar Garden Site. "Interconnection Agreement" shall mean the Interconnection Agreement in Section 10 of the Company's rate book. "Monthly Subscription Information" shall mean the information stored within the CSG Application System, as timely entered or changed by the Community Solar Garden Operator via the CSG Application System, setting forth the name, account number and service address each Subscriber holding Subscriptions in the Community Solar Garden, and the Community Solar Garden Allocation applicable to each such Subscriber's Subscription, reflecting each Subscriber's allocable portion of photovoltaic energy produced by the Community Solar Garden during a particular Production Month. "Production Meter" shall mean the meter which will record the energy generated by the PV System only and which will be reported on the Solar Garden Operator's bill. The readings on the Production Meter showing the energy generated by the PV System will also be used to determine the RECs generated by the PV System. "Production Month" shall mean the calendar month during which photovoltaic energy is produced by the Community Solar Garden's PV System and delivered to the Company at the Production Meter. (Continued on Sheet No. 9-72) Date Filed: 07-21-16 By: Christopher B. Clark Effective Date: 08-11-16 President, Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation Docket No. E002/M-13-867 Order Date: 06-21-16 LT