Metering and Dispatch Capabilities Clause Samples

The 'Metering and Dispatch Capabilities' clause defines the requirements and standards for measuring energy output and controlling the operation of energy-generating assets. It typically outlines the types of metering equipment that must be installed, the accuracy standards to be met, and the protocols for real-time communication with grid operators or dispatch centers. This clause ensures that energy production can be accurately tracked and that assets can respond promptly to dispatch instructions, thereby supporting grid reliability and compliance with regulatory or contractual obligations.
Metering and Dispatch Capabilities. ‌ (a) The Supplier shall have a Metering Plan approved by the Buyer and shall deliver a copy to the Buyer for its approval no later than ninety (90) days prior to the earlier of the Milestone Date for Commercial Operation and the anticipated Commercial Operation Date. The Buyer shall review the Metering Plan submitted by the Supplier and either approve the Metering Plan or provide the Supplier with its comments within forty-five (45) days after receipt. The Buyer shall, when considering whether to approve the Metering Plan, have regard to those Electricity matters in the Metering Plan that have received System Operator approval. If, within fifteen (15) days after the Buyer has delivered its comments on the Metering Plan to the Supplier, the Parties are not able to agree on the final terms of the Metering Plan, the Parties shall submit the matter for determination by an Independent Engineer agreed upon by the Parties, acting reasonably, whose determination on the terms of the Metering Plan shall be final and binding on the Parties (and from whose determination there shall be no recourse to the dispute resolution provisions of this Agreement).‌ (b) The Supplier covenants and agrees to provide, at its expense, individual meters and ancillary metering and monitoring equipment for the Facility as required by the IESO Market Rules and sufficient to calculate the output of Electricity from the Facility net of any Station Service Loads and inclusive of any loss adjustment factors. The Buyer may obtain access internally to the revenue-quality interval meter data of the Facility provided to the Buyer under the IESO Market Rules to calculate the output of Electricity from the Facility net of any Station Service Loads and inclusive of any loss adjustment factors, or, if required, the Supplier shall provide the Buyer, for the purposes of this Agreement, the right to view, download and request such revenue-quality interval meter data of the Facility by establishing an Associated Relationship with the Buyer at the Delivery Point of the Facility within the Buyer’s “Meter Data Management” or “MDM” or “Meter Data Distribution” or “MDD” systems or their successors, at no cost to the Buyer. (c) The Supplier will provide the Buyer with a commissioning report for all Revenue Meter(s) referenced in the Metering Plan prior to any use of metering data for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement. The Buyer retains the right to audit, at any time during the Term, on reasonable no...
Metering and Dispatch Capabilities. (a) The Supplier shall have a Metering Plan approved by the Buyer and shall deliver a copy to the Buyer for its approval no later than ninety (90) days prior to the earlier of the Milestone Date for Commercial Operation and the anticipated‌