Common use of AVAILABILITY TEST Clause in Contracts

AVAILABILITY TEST. The Availability Test will demonstrate the ability of each gas turbine Unit to operate reliably with a [*] availability or greater. The Availability Test will be deemed satisfied when each Unit operates reliably and with a [*] availability for 12 consecutive hours per day over a period of 2 consecutive days or Buyer provides Seller written notification that the Availability Test is satisfied During each hour of the Availability Test, the Unit will be expected to operate above the applicable gas-fired, base load Guaranteed Net Equipment Electrical Output value shown in Table 1-1 of this Appendix. Credit for Unit output above the applicable value in the tables will not be allowed. No corrections to Unit output will be made unless ambient conditions exceed the test rating conditions in Section 3.1. The Availability Test will be deemed successful if the corrected net energy (kWh) value divided by the number of hours operated during the Availability Test is greater than [*] multiplied by the the applicable Guaranteed Net Equipment Electrical Output value from Tables 1-1 of this Appendix. If the gas turbine Units are available to run but cannot due to reasons beyond Seller's control, the Availability Test will be deemed satisfied when : 1) each Unit operates reliably and with a [*] availability for 40 hours, or 2) 30 calendar days have passed since Seller has made the Units available for the Availability Test. The "10 Hour Availability Test" referred to in Sections 17.1(b) and 17.2(d) of the Agreement will be deemed passed when the Unit successfully completes ten hours of continuous operation when burning natural gas and at base load.