Common use of Definition of Force Majeure Clause in Contracts

Definition of Force Majeure. Force Majeure" or "an event of Force Majeure" means an event that (a) is not reasonably anticipated as of the date hereof, (b) is not within the reasonable control of the Party affected by the event, (c) is not the result of such Party's negligence or failure to act, and (d) could not be overcome by the affected Party's use of due diligence in the circumstances. Force Majeure includes, but is not restricted to, events of the following types (but only to the extent that such an event, in consideration of the circumstances, satisfies the tests set forth in the preceding sentence): acts of God; civil disturbance; sabotage; strikes; lock-outs; work stoppages; action or restraint by court order or public or government authority (as long as the affected Party has not applied for or assisted in the application for, and has opposed to the extent reasonable, such court or government action). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following constitute Force Majeure: (i) Seller's ability to sell, or PacifiCorp's ability to purchase energy or capacity at a more advantageous price than is provided hereunder; (ii) the cost or availability of fuel or motive force to operate the Facility; (iii) economic hardship, including lack of money; (iv) any breakdown or malfunction of the Facility's equipment (including any serial equipment defect) that is not caused by an independent event of Force Majeure, (v) the imposition upon a Party of costs or taxes allocated to such Party under Section 5, (vi) delay or failure of Seller to obtain or perform any Required Facility Document unless due to a Force Majeure event, (vii) any delay, alleged breach of contract, or failure by the Transmission Provider, Network Service Provider or Interconnection Provider unless due to a Force Majeure event, (viii) maintenance upgrade or repair of any facilities or right of way corridors constituting part of or involving the Interconnection Facilities, whether performed by or for Seller, or other third parties (except for repairs made necessary as a result of an event of Force Majeure); (ix) Seller's failure to obtain, or perform under, the Generation Interconnection Agreement, or its other contracts and obligations to transmission owner, Transmission Provider or Interconnection Provider, unless due to a Force Majeure event; or (x) any event attributable to the use of Interconnection Facilities for deliveries of Net Output to any party other than PacifiCorp. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the increased cost of electricity, steel, labor, or transportation constitute an event of Force Majeure.

Appears in 4 contracts

Sources: Power Purchase Agreement, Power Purchase Agreement, Power Purchase Agreement

Definition of Force Majeure. Force Majeure" or "an event of Force Majeure" means an event that (a) is not reasonably anticipated as of the date hereof, (b) is not within the reasonable control of the Party affected by the event, (c) is not the result of such Party's negligence or failure to act, and (d) could not be overcome by the affected Party's use of due diligence in the circumstances. Force Majeure includes, but is not restricted to, events of the following types (but only to the extent that such an event, in consideration of the circumstances, satisfies the tests set forth in the preceding sentence): acts of God; civil disturbance; sabotage; strikes; lock-outs; work stoppages; action or restraint by court order or public or government authority (as long as the affected Party has not applied for or assisted in the application for, and has opposed to the extent reasonable, such court or government action). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following constitute Force Majeure: (i) Seller's ability to sell, or PacifiCorp's ability to purchase energy or capacity at a more advantageous price than is provided hereunder; (ii) the cost or availability of fuel or motive force to operate the Facility; (iii) economic hardship, including lack of money; (iv) any breakdown or malfunction of the Facility's equipment (including any serial equipment defect) that is not caused by an independent event of Force Majeure, ; (v) the imposition upon a Party of costs or taxes allocated to such Party under Section 5, ; (vi) delay or failure of Seller to obtain or perform any Required Facility Document unless due to a Force Majeure event, ; (vii) any delay, alleged breach of contract, or failure by the Transmission Provider, Network Service Provider or Interconnection Provider unless due to a Force Majeure event, ; (viii) maintenance upgrade or repair of any facilities or right of way corridors constituting part of or involving the Interconnection Facilities, whether performed by or for Seller, or other third parties (except for repairs made necessary as a result of an event of Force Majeure); (ix) Seller's failure to obtain, or perform under, the Generation Interconnection Agreement, or its other contracts and obligations to transmission owner, Transmission Network Service Provider or Interconnection Provider, unless due to a Force Majeure event; or (x) any event attributable to the use of Interconnection Facilities for deliveries of Net Output to any party other than PacifiCorp. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the increased cost of electricity, steel, labor, or transportation constitute an event of Force Majeure.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Power Purchase Agreement, Power Purchase Agreement, Power Purchase Agreement

Definition of Force Majeure. Force Majeure" or "an event of Force Majeure" means an event that (a) is not reasonably anticipated as of the date hereof, (b) is not within the reasonable control of the Party affected by the event, (c) is not the result of such Party's ’s negligence or failure to act, and (d) could not be overcome by the affected Party's ’s use of due diligence in the circumstances. Force Majeure includes, but is not restricted to, events of the following types (but only to the extent that such an event, in consideration of the circumstances, satisfies the tests set forth in the preceding sentence): acts of God; civil disturbance; sabotage; strikes; lock-outs; work stoppages; action or restraint by court order or public or government authority (as long as the affected Party has not applied for or assisted in the application for, and has opposed to the extent reasonable, such court or government action). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following constitute Force Majeure: (i) Seller's ’s ability to sell, or PacifiCorp's ’s ability to purchase energy or capacity at a more advantageous price than is provided hereunder; (ii) the cost or availability of fuel or motive force to operate the Renewable Energy Facility; (iii) economic hardship, including lack of money; (iv) any breakdown or malfunction of the Renewable Energy Facility's ’s equipment (including any serial equipment defect) that is not caused by an independent event of Force Majeure, (v) the imposition upon a Party of costs or taxes allocated to such Party under Section 5, (vi) delay or failure of Seller to obtain or perform any Required Renewable Energy Facility Document unless due to a Force Majeure event, (vii) any delay, alleged breach of contract, or failure by the Transmission ProviderPacifiCorp Transmission, Network Service Provider or Interconnection Provider PacifiCorp Transmission unless due to a Force Majeure event, (viii) maintenance upgrade or repair of any facilities or right of way corridors constituting part of or involving the Interconnection Facilities, whether performed by or for Seller, or other third parties (except for repairs made necessary as a result of an event of Force Majeure); (ix) Seller's ’s failure to obtain, or perform under, the Generation Interconnection Agreement, or its other contracts and obligations to transmission owner, PacifiCorp Transmission Provider or Interconnection ProviderPacifiCorp Transmission, unless due to a Force Majeure event; or (x) any event attributable to the use of Interconnection Facilities for deliveries of Net Output to any party other than PacifiCorp. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the increased cost of electricity, steel, labor, or transportation constitute an event of Force Majeure.Majeure.‌

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Non Firm Qualifying Facility Power Purchase Agreement

Definition of Force Majeure. Force Majeure" or "an event of Force Majeure" means an event that (a) is not reasonably anticipated as of the date hereof, (b) is not within the reasonable control of the Party affected by the event, (c) is not the result of such Party's negligence or failure to act, and (d) could not be overcome by the affected Party's use of due diligence in the circumstances. Force Majeure includes, but is not restricted to, events of the following types (but only to the extent that such an event, in consideration of the circumstances, satisfies the tests set forth in the preceding sentence): acts of God; civil disturbance; sabotage; strikes; lock-outs; work stoppages; action or restraint by court order or public or government authority (as long as the affected Party has not applied for or assisted in the application for, and has opposed to the extent reasonable, such court or government action). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following constitute Force Majeure: (i) Seller's ability to sell, or PacifiCorp's ability to purchase energy or capacity at a more advantageous price than is provided hereunder; (ii) the cost or availability of fuel or motive force to operate the Facility; (iii) economic hardship, including lack of money; (iv) any breakdown or malfunction of the Facility's equipment (including any serial equipment defect) that is not caused by an independent event of Force Majeure, (v) the imposition upon a Party of costs or taxes allocated to such Party under Section 5, (vi) delay or failure of Seller to obtain or perform any Required Facility Document unless due to a Force Majeure event, (vii) any delay, alleged breach of contract, or failure by the Transmission Provider, Network Service Provider or Interconnection Provider unless due to a Force Majeure event, (viii) maintenance upgrade or repair of any facilities or right of way corridors constituting part of or involving the Interconnection Facilities, whether performed by or for Seller, or other third parties (except for repairs made necessary as a result of an event of Force Majeure); (ix) Seller's failure to obtain, or perform under, the Generation Interconnection Agreement, or its other contracts and obligations to transmission owner, Transmission Provider or Interconnection Provider, unless due to a Force Majeure event; or (x) any event attributable to the use of Interconnection Facilities for deliveries of Net Output to any party other than PacifiCorp. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the increased cost of electricity, steel, labor, or transportation constitute an event of Force Majeure. PacifiCorp will not terminate the Agreement if Seller ceases production due to (1) the installation of a fish screen at the Facility required by a government authority; or (2) a major repair at the diversion dam that provides water for the Facility.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Power Purchase Agreement

Definition of Force Majeure. Force Majeure" or "an event of Force Majeure" means an event that (a) is not reasonably anticipated as of the date hereof, (b) is not within the reasonable control of the Party affected by the event, (c) is not the result of such Party's ’s negligence or failure to act, and (d) could not be overcome by the affected Party's ’s use of due diligence in the circumstances. Force Majeure includes, but is not restricted to, events of the following types (but only to the extent that such an event, in consideration of the circumstances, satisfies the tests set forth in the preceding sentence): acts of God; fire; explosion; civil disturbance; sabotage; strikes; lock-outs; work stoppages; or action or restraint by court order or public or government authority (as long as the affected Party has not applied for or assisted in the application for, and has opposed to the extent reasonable, such court or government action). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following constitute Force Majeure: (i) Seller's ’s ability to sell, or PacifiCorp's Buyer’s ability to purchase energy purchase, Net Output or capacity RECs at a more advantageous price than is provided hereunder; (ii) the cost or availability or unavailability of fuel or motive force to operate the Facility; (iii) economic hardship, including lack of money; (iv) any breakdown or malfunction of the Facility's Facility equipment (including any serial equipment defect) that is not directly caused by an independent event of Force Majeure, ; (v) the imposition upon a Party of costs or taxes allocated to such Party under Section 5, ; (vi) delay or failure of Seller to obtain or perform any Required Facility Document unless due to a Force Majeure event, (vii) any delay, alleged breach of contract, or failure by the Transmission Provider, Network Service Provider or Interconnection Provider unless due to a Force Majeure event, (viii) maintenance upgrade or repair of any facilities or right of way corridors constituting part of or involving the Interconnection Facilities, whether performed by or for Seller, or other third parties (except for repairs made necessary as a result of an event of Force Majeure); (ix) Seller's failure to obtain, or perform under, the Generation Interconnection Agreement, or its other contracts and obligations to transmission owner, Transmission Provider or Interconnection Provider, unless due to a Force Majeure event; or (x) any event attributable to the use of Interconnection Facilities for deliveries of Net Output to any party other than PacifiCorp. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the increased cost of electricity, steel, labor, or transportation constitute an event of Force Majeure.Document;

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Power Purchase Agreement

Definition of Force Majeure. Force Majeure" or "an event of Force Majeure" means an event that (a) is not reasonably anticipated as of the date hereof, (b) is not within the reasonable control of the Party affected by the event, (c) is not the result of such Party's negligence or failure to act, and (d) could not be overcome by the affected Party's use of due diligence in the circumstances. Force Majeure includes, but is not restricted to, events of the following types (but only to the extent that such an event, in consideration of the circumstances, satisfies the tests set forth in the preceding sentence): acts of God; civil disturbance; sabotage; strikes; lock-outs; work stoppages; action or restraint by court order or public or government authority (as long as the affected Party has not applied for or assisted in the application for, and has opposed to the extent reasonable, such court or government action). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following constitute Force Majeure: (i) Seller's ability to sell, or PacifiCorp's ability to purchase energy or capacity at a more advantageous price than is provided hereunder; (ii) the cost or availability of fuel or motive force to operate the Facility; (iii) economic hardship, including lack of money; (iv) any breakdown or malfunction of the Facility's equipment (including any serial equipment defect) that is not caused by an independent event of Force Majeure, (v) the imposition upon a Party of costs or taxes allocated to such Party under Section 5, (vi) delay or failure of Seller to obtain or perform any Required Facility Document unless due to a Force Majeure event, (vii) any delay, alleged breach of contract, or failure by the Transmission Provider, Network Service Provider or Interconnection Provider unless due to a Force Majeure event, (viii) maintenance upgrade or repair of any facilities or right of way corridors constituting part of or involving the Interconnection Facilities, whether performed by or for Seller, or other third parties (except for repairs made necessary as a result of an event of Force Majeure); (ix) Seller's failure to obtain, or perform under, the Generation Interconnection Agreement, or its other contracts and obligations to transmission owner, Transmission Provider or Interconnection Provider, unless due to a Force Majeure event; or (x) any event attributable to the use of Interconnection Facilities for deliveries of Net Output to any party other than PacifiCorp. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the increased cost of electricity, steel, labor, or transportation constitute an event of Force Majeure.Majeure.‌

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Power Purchase Agreement

Definition of Force Majeure. Force Majeure" or "an event of Force Majeure" means an event that (a) is not reasonably anticipated as of the date hereof, (b) is not within the reasonable control of the Party affected by the event, (c) is not the result of such Party's negligence or failure to act, and (d) could not be overcome by the affected Party's use of due diligence in the circumstances. Force Majeure includes, but is not restricted to, events of the following types (but only to the extent that such an event, in consideration of the circumstances, satisfies the tests set forth in the preceding sentence): acts of God; civil disturbance; sabotage; strikes; lock-outs; work stoppages; and action or restraint by court order or public or government authority Governmental Authority (as long as the affected Party has not applied for or assisted in the application for, and has opposed to the extent reasonable, such court or government action). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following constitute Force Majeure: (i) Seller's ability to sell, or PacifiCorp's ability to purchase energy energy, capacity or capacity Green Tags at a more advantageous price than is provided hereunder; (ii) the cost or availability of fuel or motive force to operate the Facility; (iii) economic hardship, including lack of money; (iv) any breakdown or malfunction of the Facility's Wind Turbines or other equipment (including any serial equipment defect) that is not caused by an independent event of Force Majeure, (v) the imposition upon a Party of costs or taxes allocated to such Party under Section 5, (vi) delay or failure of Seller to obtain or perform any Required Facility Document unless due to a Force Majeure event, (vii) any delay, alleged breach of contract, or failure by the Transmission Provider, Network Service Provider or Interconnection Provider unless due to a Force Majeure event, (viii) maintenance upgrade or repair of any facilities or right of way corridors constituting part of or involving the Interconnection Facilities, whether performed by or for Seller, or other third parties (except for repairs made necessary as a result of an event of Force Majeure); (ix) Seller's failure to obtain, or perform under, the Generation Interconnection Agreement, or its other contracts and obligations to transmission owner, Transmission Provider or Interconnection Provider, unless due to a Force Majeure event; or (x) any event attributable to the use of Interconnection Facilities for deliveries of Net Output to any party other than PacifiCorp. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the increased cost of electricity, steel, labor, or transportation constitute an event of Force Majeure.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Pro Forma Draft

Definition of Force Majeure. Force Majeure" or "an event of Force Majeure" means an event that (a) is not reasonably anticipated as of the date hereof, (b) is not within the reasonable control of the Party affected by the event, (c) is not the result of such Party's negligence or failure to act, and (d) could not be overcome by the affected Party's use of due diligence in the circumstances. Force Majeure includes, but is not restricted to, events of the following types (but only to the extent that such an event, in consideration of the circumstances, satisfies the tests set forth in the preceding sentence): acts of God; civil disturbance; sabotage; strikes; lock-outs; work stoppages; and action or restraint by court order or public or government authority Governmental Authority (as long as the affected Party has not applied for or assisted in the application for, and has opposed to the extent reasonable, such court or government action). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following constitute Force Majeure: (i) Seller's ability to sell, or PacifiCorp's ability to purchase energy energy, capacity or capacity Green Tags at a more advantageous price than is provided hereunder; (ii) the availability of sufficient wind or the cost or availability of other fuel or motive force to operate the Facility; (iii) economic hardship, including lack of money; (iv) any breakdown or malfunction of the Facility's Wind Turbines or other equipment (including any serial equipment defect) that is not caused by an independent event of Force Majeure, (v) the imposition upon a Party of costs or taxes allocated to such Party under Section 5, (vi) delay or failure of Seller to obtain or perform any Required Facility Document unless due to a Force Majeure event, (vii) any delay, alleged breach of contract, or failure by the Transmission Provider, Network Service Provider or Interconnection Provider unless due to a Force Majeure event, (viii) maintenance upgrade or repair of any facilities or right of way corridors constituting part of or involving the Interconnection Facilities, whether performed by or for Seller, or other third parties (except for repairs made necessary as a result of an event of Force Majeure); (ix) Seller's failure to obtain, or perform under, the Generation Interconnection Agreement, or its other contracts and obligations to transmission owner, Transmission Provider or Interconnection Provider, unless due to a Force Majeure event; or (x) any event attributable to the use of Interconnection Facilities for deliveries of Net Output to any party other than PacifiCorp. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the increased cost of electricity, steel, labor, or transportation constitute an event of Force Majeure.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Power Purchase Agreement

Definition of Force Majeure. Force Majeure" or "an event of Force Majeure" means an event that (a) is not reasonably anticipated as of the date hereof, (b) is not within the reasonable control of the Party affected by the event, (c) is not the result of such Party's ’s negligence or failure to act, and (d) could not be overcome by the affected Party's ’s use of due diligence in the circumstances. Force Majeure includes, but is not restricted to, events of the following types (but only to the extent that such an event, in consideration of the circumstances, satisfies the tests set forth in the preceding sentence): acts of God; fire; explosion; civil disturbance; sabotage; strikes; lock-outs; work stoppages; action or restraint by court order or public or government authority (as long as the affected Party has not applied for or assisted in the application for, and has opposed to the extent reasonable, such court or government action). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following constitute Force Majeure: (i) Seller's ’s ability to sell, or PacifiCorp's ’s ability to purchase purchase, energy or capacity Green Tags at a more advantageous price than is provided hereunder; (ii) the cost or availability of fuel or motive force to operate the Facility; (iii) economic hardship, including lack of money; (iv) any breakdown or malfunction of the Facility's Facility Wind Turbines or other equipment (including any serial equipment defect) that is not directly caused by an independent event of Force Majeure, (v) the imposition upon a Party of costs or taxes allocated to such Party under Section 5, (vi) delay or failure of Seller to obtain or perform any Required Facility Document unless due to a Force Majeure eventDocument, (vii) any delay, alleged breach of contract, or failure by the Transmission Provider, Network Service Provider or Interconnection Provider unless due to a Force Majeure event, provider (viii) maintenance upgrade or repair of any facilities or right of way corridors constituting part of or involving the Interconnection Facilities, whether performed by or for Seller, or other third parties (except for repairs made necessary as a direct result of an event of Force Majeure); (ix) Seller's failure to obtain, or perform under, the Generation Interconnection Agreement, or its other contracts and obligations to transmission ownerTransmission Owner, Transmission Provider or Interconnection Provider, unless due to a Force Majeure event; or (x) any event attributable to the use of Transmission Owner Interconnection Facilities for deliveries of Net Output to any party other than PacifiCorp. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the increased cost of electricity, steel, labor, or transportation constitute an event of Force Majeure.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Power Purchase Agreement

Definition of Force Majeure. Force Majeure" or "an event of Force Majeure" means an event that (a) is not reasonably anticipated as of the date hereof, (b) is not within the reasonable control of the Party affected by the event, (c) is not the result of such Party's ’s negligence or failure to act, and (d) could not be overcome by the affected Party's ’s use of due diligence in the circumstances. Force Majeure includes, but is not restricted to, events of the following types (but only to the extent that such an event, in consideration of the circumstances, satisfies the tests set forth in the preceding sentence): acts of God; civil disturbance; sabotage; strikes; lock-outs; work stoppages; action or restraint by court order or public or government authority (as long as the affected Party has not applied for or assisted in the application for, and has opposed to the extent reasonable, such court or government action). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following constitute Force Majeure: (i) Seller's ’s ability to sell, or PacifiCorp's ’s ability to purchase energy or capacity at a more advantageous price than is provided hereunder; (ii) the cost or availability of fuel or motive force to operate the Facility; (iii) economic hardship, including lack of money; (iv) any breakdown or malfunction of the Facility's ’s equipment (including any serial equipment defect) that is not caused by an independent event of Force Majeure, (v) the imposition upon a Party of costs or taxes allocated to such Party under Section 5, (vi) delay or failure of Seller to obtain or perform any Required Facility Document unless due to a Force Majeure event, (vii) any delay, alleged breach of contract, or failure by the Transmission Provider, Network Service Provider or Interconnection Provider unless due to a Force Majeure event, (viii) maintenance upgrade or repair of any facilities or right of way corridors constituting part of or involving the Interconnection Facilities, whether performed by or for Seller, or other third parties (except for repairs made necessary as a result of an event of Force Majeure); (ix) Seller's ’s failure to obtain, or perform under, the Generation Interconnection Agreement, or its other contracts and obligations to transmission owner, Transmission Provider or Interconnection Provider, unless due to a Force Majeure event; or (x) any event attributable to the use of Interconnection Facilities for deliveries of Net Output to any party other than PacifiCorp. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the increased cost of electricity, steel, labor, or transportation constitute an event of Force Majeure.Majeure.‌

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Power Purchase Agreement

Definition of Force Majeure. Force Majeure" or "an event of Force Majeure" means an event that (a) is not reasonably anticipated as of the date hereof, (b) is not within the reasonable control of the Party affected by the event, (c) is not the result of such Party's negligence or failure to act, and (d) could not be overcome by the affected Party's use of due diligence in the circumstances. Force Majeure includes, but is not restricted to, events of the following types (but only to the extent that such an event, in consideration of the circumstances, satisfies the tests set forth in the preceding sentence): acts of God; civil disturbance; sabotage; strikes; lock-outs; work stoppages; action or restraint by court order or public or government authority (as long as the affected Party has not applied for or assisted in the application for, and has opposed to the extent reasonable, such court or government action). Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following constitute Force Majeure: (i) Seller's ability to sell, or PacifiCorp's ability to purchase energy or capacity at a more advantageous price than is provided hereunder; (ii) the cost or availability of fuel or motive force to operate the Facility; (iii) economic hardship, including lack of money; (iv) any breakdown or malfunction of the Facility's equipment (including any serial equipment defect) that is not caused by an independent event of Force Majeure, (v) the imposition upon a Party of costs or taxes allocated to such Party under Section 5, (vi) delay or failure of Seller to obtain or perform any Required Facility Document unless due to a Force Majeure event, (vii) any delay, alleged breach of contract, or failure by the Transmission Provider, Network Service Provider or Interconnection Provider unless due to a Force Majeure event, (viii) maintenance upgrade or repair of any facilities or right of way corridors constituting part of or involving the Interconnection Facilities, whether Facilities performed by Seller or for Seller, or other third parties an agent of Seller (except for repairs made necessary as a result of an event of Force Majeure); (ix) Seller's failure to obtain, or perform under, the Generation Interconnection Agreement, or its other contracts and obligations to transmission owner, Transmission Provider or Interconnection Provider, unless due to a Force Majeure event; or (x) any event attributable to the use of Interconnection Facilities for deliveries of Net Output to any party other than PacifiCorp. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the increased cost of electricity, steel, labor, or transportation constitute an event of Force Majeure.;

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Power Purchase Agreement