Common use of Minimum Schedules Clause in Contracts

Minimum Schedules. The Contractor may be required to schedule or have scheduled a minimum amount of energy at times to meet minimum power system or water delivery requirements. Western may also require the Contactor to schedule energy up to ten (10) percent of the Contractor’s Available Capacity for the current hour and next hour, if necessary, during low load hours when system frequency is high to meet power system minimum requirements. Western may require the Contractor to schedule a minimum amount of energy during Off-Peak Hours in order to allow Reclamation to comply with required minimum water releases. The number of kilowatt-hours to be taken during the Off-Peak Hours to meet minimum requirements will not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the Contractor’s monthly energy allocation, subject to critical conditions pertaining to reservoir drawdown, Outages, or river operations.