ThirdRestated Partial RequirementsAgreement

EX-10.2 3 ex10_2.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 - THIRD RESTATED PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 1, 2008 Unassociated Document
Exhibit 10.2




Third Restated Partial
Requirements Agreement


This THIRD RESTATED PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated as of November 1, 2008, is entered into among Metropolitan Edison Company, a Pennsylvania corporation ("MetEd"), Pennsylvania Electric Company, a Pennsylvania corporation ("Penelec"), on behalf of itself and The Waverly Electric Power and Light Company, a New York corporation ("Waverly," and together with MetEd and Penelec, "Buyers"), and FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., an Ohio corporation (“Seller”), all of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp., an Ohio corporation.  The Buyers and Seller may individually be referred to as a “Party” or collectively as “Parties” in this Agreement.

WHEREAS, Buyers are electric distribution companies with an obligation to serve retail customers under New York and Pennsylvania law (hereinafter “Provider of Last Resort Obligation”);

WHEREAS, Seller is authorized to sell wholesale capacity, energy, and ancillary services to Buyers under First Revised Service Agreements Nos. 1 and 2, effective June 1, 2002 ("Service Agreements"), pursuant to Seller's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, and is authorized under the Service Agreements to require a "Confirmation Letter" to document transactions thereunder;

WHEREAS, Buyers currently obtain from Seller some or all of the wholesale capacity and energy (such resources, the "Resources") necessary to satisfy their retail Provider of Last Resort Obligation;

WHEREAS, the Parties previously entered into a Second Restated Partial Requirements Agreement, dated January 1, 2007, among the Parties (as amended, modified or supplemented prior to the date hereof, the "Requirements Agreement");

WHEREAS, in lieu of giving notice of termination of the Requirements Agreement, the Seller agrees to amend and restate the Requirements Agreement to limit the Resources that Seller is obligated to sell to Buyers, and that Buyers are able to purchase from Seller, beginning with November 1, 2008, to budgeted capacity and energy levels, and to clarify existing terms and conditions in the Requirements Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Requirements Agreement is a "Confirmation Letter" as such term is used in the Service Agreements, and the Parties desire to amend and restate their obligations under the Requirements Agreement by entering this Agreement, which also constitutes a "Confirmation Letter" as such term is used in the Service Agreements.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and conditions herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, Buyers and Seller hereby agree as follows:

 
 

 


1.  Purchase.  Buyers agree to purchase Resources from Seller (such Resources, "Seller Resources") to satisfy their Provider of Last Resort Obligation to the extent that Buyers have a need for Resources in excess of Resources otherwise committed or available to satisfy such obligation (such committed or available Resources, "Committed Resources"); provided, that for the period beginning on November 1, 2008 and ending on December 31, 2008, such Seller Resources shall not exceed 2,726 megawatts-per-hour in any hour, 2,300,000 megawatt-hours in any calendar month or 3,432 megawatts of capacity in any calendar month (collectively, the "Temporary Budgeted Amounts"); provided further, that as of January 1, 2009, such Seller Resources shall not exceed 3761 megawatts-per-hour in any hour, 19,400,000 megawatt-hours in any calendar year or 3544 megawatts of capacity in any calendar year (collectively, the "Budgeted Amounts").  For purposes of this Agreement, but except as provided by Section 4(b), Committed Resources include, but are not limited to, Resources produced by or pursuant to non-utility generation under contract to Buyers ("NUG Generation"), Buyer-owned generating facilities, existing or new purchased power contracts with persons other than Seller (including capacity, energy and related services obtained by Seller as agent for Buyers), and distributed generation.  For the avoidance of doubt, but except for any off-peak energy supplied pursuant to Section 2, Seller is not a residual supplier to Buyers for capacity and energy that exceed the Temporary Budgeted Amounts or Budgeted Amounts (as applicable), and is not required to supply Buyers with more Resources than the Temporary Budgeted Amounts or Budgeted Amounts (as applicable) to cover shortfalls in Buyers' Committed Resources that occur for any reason.

2.  Call Option for Off-Peak Power.  Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Seller and each Buyer shall execute and deliver a call option for the purchase of off-peak energy on the terms and conditions, and in the form, of the applicable form confirmations attached hereto as Exhibit A.  Each Buyer may exercise its call option only in the event of a permanent failure to supply Buyers’ purchases, by Constellation Power Source, Inc. or its assignees or successors (collectively, “CPS”), and any energy purchased pursuant to such call options may be used only to replace an equivalent amount of interrupted off-peak energy that would have been provided by CPS in the absence of its permanent failure to supply Buyers’ purchases.

3.  Agency.  Buyers may authorize Seller to act as agent for Buyers in obtaining capacity, energy and related services on Buyers' behalf when the Parties agree that such capacity, energy and related services are reasonable and economic.  Buyers shall authorize Seller to act as agent by giving Notice to Seller of such authorization, including its scope and duration.

4.  Sale.

                      (a)           Seller agrees to supply Resources not to exceed the lesser of (i) the total Resources required to meet the Buyers’ Provider of Last Resort Obligation, less any Committed Resources used to satisfy such Provider of Last Resort Obligation, or (ii) the Temporary Budgeted Amounts or Budgeted Amounts (as applicable) and any off-peak energy supplied pursuant to Section 2, in either case on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and will comply with all requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"), the New York Public Service Commission and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and with the applicable requirements of PJM Interconnection, LLC ("PJM") in supplying Seller Resources.

                      (b)           If a Buyer gives Notice to Seller that the Buyer intends to sell NUG Generation to third parties other than pursuant to the Buyer's Provider of Last Resort Obligation (such sales, "NUG Sales") at least 10 business days prior to the first such NUG Sale and if Seller does not object in writing to such NUG Sales within 5 business days of receiving the Buyer's Notice, (i) the Buyer may engage in the NUG Sales described in the Buyer's Notice; and (ii) such NUG Sales shall be excluded from the calculation of Committed Resources used to satisfy the Buyer's Provider of Last Resort Obligation, and Seller shall provide replacement energy required by the Buyer; provided, that Seller shall not be responsible for supplying capacity or capacity credits to replace any capacity or capacity credits sold by the Buyer as part of its NUG Sales.

 
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5.  Forecast of Provider of Last Resort Obligation and Committed Resources.  No later than sixty days prior to the beginning of any calendar year, Buyers shall provide Seller a forecast (“Annual Forecast”) of the Resources necessary to satisfy their Provider of Last Resort Obligation, the Seller Resources to be purchased (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not exceed the Temporary Budgeted Amounts or Budgeted Amounts, as applicable, except for any off-peak energy supplied pursuant to Section 2), and their Committed Resources for that calendar year.  The Annual Forecast will be provided in the format and detail agreed upon by the Parties.  Buyers will update the Annual Forecast no less frequently than monthly for known changes, including but not limited to the changes described in Section 4(b).

6.  (a)            Delivery Points.  Seller shall inform Buyers telephonically by 8:00 A.M. East Coast time each day on which Seller Resources are scheduled to be sold to Buyers within the following twenty-four (24) hour period of the points at which Seller shall deliver Seller Resources to Buyers (such points, the "Delivery Points").

                         (b)             Transfer of Title; Transmission and Scheduling.  Title and risk of loss for Seller Resources shall pass to Buyers at the Delivery Points.  Seller shall sell and deliver, or cause to be delivered, and Buyers shall purchase and receive, or cause to be received, Seller Resources at the Delivery Points.  Seller shall be responsible for any costs or charges imposed on or associated with Seller Resources or their delivery up to the Delivery Points, including any costs or charges associated with transmission service or scheduling services.  Buyers shall be responsible for any costs or charges imposed on or associated with Seller Resources or their receipt at and from the Delivery Points, including any costs or charges associated with transmission service or scheduling services.

7.  Price for Provider of Last Resort Service.

           (a)           Direct Sales.  MetEd and Penelec shall pay Seller $41.65 and $41.41 per megawatt-hour, respectively, for all Seller Resources.  The Parties will agree upon a transfer date for the funds remitted to Seller that will be no less frequently than monthly.

           (b)           Procurement as Agent.  Buyers shall reimburse Seller for all costs, charges and fees Seller incurs in procuring Committed Resources on Buyers' behalf under Section 3 of this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, Seller shall not charge Buyers any mark-up, profit fee, or commission for Seller's services in procuring Committed Resources pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement.

8.  Other Services Provided by Seller.  Subject to receiving any necessary approvals or waivers from FERC, (a) Seller may provide Buyers technical advice and assistance and other services as may be reasonably necessary to assist Seller in minimizing its costs of providing Seller Resources, such services including but not limited to price forecasting, risk management advice, management of congestion costs and related services, and (b) Buyers shall provide Seller with data necessary to perform such services.  No fee or charges in addition to those imposed by other terms of this Agreement shall be imposed for services provided by Seller pursuant to this Section 8.

9.  Effective Date and Term.  This Agreement shall be effective November 1, 2008 and will remain in effect until December 31, 2009.  This initial term will be automatically extended for successive periods of one year unless any Party gives sixty days' notice of termination to the other Parties prior to the end of the calendar year then in effect.  Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, such termination shall not affect or excuse the performance of transactions entered into on behalf of either Party prior to notice of termination.  This Agreement shall remain in effect until both Parties have fully performed their obligations under said transactions.

 
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10.  Regulatory Out Termination.  In the event that a Party’s obligations under this Agreement are materially and adversely affected by a change in law, rule, regulation, or other action by a governmental authority or regulatory agency, the adversely affected Party may terminate this Agreement upon sixty days' written notice to the other Party.

11.  Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to the choice of law rules thereof.

12.  Execution in Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original instrument, but all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become binding when all counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to each Party hereto.  Delivery of an executed signature page counterpart by telecopies or e-mail shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart.

13.  Representation and Warranties. Each Party represents and warrants that it has full authority and right to enter into this Agreement.

14.  Effect of Agreement.  This Agreement supersedes and replaces all prior agreements among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, including the Requirements Agreement, that certain Restated Partial Requirements Agreement dated January 1, 2003 among the Parties, that certain Notice of Termination Tolling Agreement dated November 1, 2005 among the Parties, and that certain Notice of Termination Tolling Agreement dated April 7, 2006 among the Parties.

15.  Notice.  All notices and other communications under this Agreement ("Notices") shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (a) when delivered personally or by prepaid overnight courier, with a record of receipt, (b) the fourth day after mailing if mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or (c) the day of transmission, if sent by facsimile, telecopy or e-mail (with a copy promptly sent by prepaid overnight courier with record of receipt or by certified mail, return receipt requested), to the Parties at the following addresses or telecopy numbers (or to such other address or telecopy number as a Party may have specified by notice given to the other Parties pursuant to this provision):

If to Buyers:

Dean W. Stathis
2800 Pottsville Pike
P.O. Box 16001
Reading, PA 19612
Email:                  ***@***
Tel. No.:              (610) 921-6766
Fax No.:               ###-###-####

with copies (which shall not constitute Notice) to:

Linda R. Evers, Esq.
2800 Pottsville Pike
P.O. Box 16001
Reading, PA 19612
Email:                  ***@***
Tel. No.:               ###-###-####
Fax No.:               ###-###-####


 
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If to Seller:

FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.
341 White Pond Dr.
Akron, OH  44320
Attention:  Lisa Medas
Email:                  ***@***
Tel. No.:              (330) 315-6848
Fax No.:               ###-###-####

with a copy (which shall not constitute Notice) to:

Michael Beiting, Esq.
FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44308
Email:                  ***@***
Tel. No.:               ###-###-####
Fax No.:               ###-###-####


[Signature pages follow]

 
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           IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the Parties as of the date first above written.


FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.


By:           /s/ Ali Jamshidi
 
Name:  Ali Jamshidi
 
Title:  Vice President


[Signature Page to Third Restated
Partial Requirements Agreement]

 
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           IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the Parties as of the date first above written.


Metropolitan Edison Company
Pennsylvania Electric Company
The Waverly Electric Power and Light Company


By:           /s/ Richard R. Grigg
 
Name:  Richard R. Grigg
 
Title:  President



[Signature Page to Third Restated
Partial Requirements Agreement]

 
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EXHIBIT A

FORMS OF CALL OPTION CONFIRMATION

[Attached]

 
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Date: 
October 31, 2008
 
From:                         
Attn:                           
Tel:                             
Fax:                           
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.
Contract Administration
(234) 466-1840
(330) 315-7316
   
To:                                
Attn: 
Title:
Tel:
Fax:
Metropolitan Edison Company
Dean W.Stathis
Director, Regulated Commodity Sourcing
(610) 921-6766
(610) 939-8542
   
Re: Electricity Transaction 
 
Dear Dean:

           The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the transaction (the “Transaction”) entered into between Metropolitan Edison Company and FirstEnergy Solutions Corp on the Trade Date specified below.

Economic Terms.  
The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

Trade Date:  
October 31, 2008

Option Buyer: 
Metropolitan Edison Company

Option Seller:
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.

Product: 
Firm LD Energy

Quantity: 
650 MW per hour

Total Quantity:  
up to 3,031,600 MWh total in any calendar year

Delivery Point:
Seller shall inform Buyer telephonically by 8:00 A.M. East Coast time each day on which Seller Resources are scheduled to be sold to Buyers within the following twenty-four (24) hour period of the points at which Seller shall deliver Seller Resources to Buyers (such points, the "Delivery Points").   

PRA Contract
The Third Restated Partial Requirements Contract dated as of November 1, 2008 among Seller, Buyer and Pennsylvania Electric Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, on behalf of itself and The Waverly Electric Power and Light Company, a New York corporation

Term:
From November 01, 2008 to and including the earlier of (a) the termination of the PRA Contract and (b) December 31, 2009




 
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Delivery Period:
Hour Ending (HE) 0100 through (HE) 0700  and Hour Ending (HE) 2300 through (HE) 2400 Monday through Friday, Hour Ending (HE) 0100 through (HE) 2400 Saturday, Sunday and NERC Holidays, Eastern Prevailing Time (EPT)

Strike Price: 
USD 41.65 per MWh

Exercise Period:
If exercising the option, Buyer will contact Seller before 10:00 AM EPT 1 business day prior to the start of the delivery period.  Once this option is exercised, delivery will continue through the end of the Term.

Scheduling: 
All scheduling will be completed on or before the time specified in the applicable tariff.

Special Conditions:
The Buyer agrees to only exercise this option upon permanent failure to supply by Buyer's third party supplier, Constellation Power Source Inc.  This option can only be exercised up to the amount of the unsupplied energy as a result of the failure to supply or the maximum hourly Quantity whichever is less.


Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing by executing this Confirmation and returning such Confirmation, in its entirety, to us at facsimile number
(330) 315-7316, Attention:  Credit Risk.


Yours sincerely,                                                                                              Accepted and agreed to:
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.                                                                         Metropolitan Edison Company



By:  /s/ Ali Jamshidi                                                                                         By:  /s/ Dean W. Stathis
 
Name:  Ali Jamshidi                                                                                      Name:  Dean W. Stathis

Title:  Vice President                                                                                      Title:   Director, Regulated Commodity Sourcing


 
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Date: 
October 31, 2008
 
From:                         
Attn:                           
Tel:                             
Fax:                           
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.
Contract Administration
(234) 466-1840
(330) 315-7316
   
To:                                
Attn: 
Title:
Tel:
Fax:
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Dean W.Stathis
Director, Regulated Commodity Sourcing
(610) 921-6766
(610) 939-8542
   
Re: Electricity Transaction 
 
Dear Dean:

           The purpose of this communication (this “Confirmation”) is to confirm the terms and conditions of the transaction (the “Transaction”) entered into between Pennsylvania Electric Company and FirstEnergy Solutions Corp on the Trade Date specified below.

Economic Terms. 
The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates are as follows:

Trade Date: 
October 31, 2008

Option Buyer:
Pennsylvania Electric Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, on behalf of itself and The Waverly Electric Power and Light Company, a New York corporation

Option Seller: 
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.

Product: 
Firm LD Energy

Quantity: 
650 MW per hour

Total Quantity: 
up to 3,031,600 MWh total in any calendar year

Delivery Point:
Seller shall inform Buyer telephonically by 8:00 A.M. East Coast time each day on which Seller Resources are scheduled to be sold to Buyers within the following twenty-four (24) hour period of the points at which Seller shall deliver Seller Resources to Buyers (such points, the "Delivery Points").

PRA Contract
The Third Restated Partial Requirements Contract dated as of November 1, 2008 among Seller, Buyer and Metropolitan Edison Company, a Pennsylvania corporation.

Term:
From November 01, 2008 to and including the earlier of (a) the termination of the PRA Contract and (b) December 31, 2009.


 
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Delivery Period:
Hour Ending (HE) 0100 through (HE) 0700  and Hour Ending (HE) 2300 through (HE) 2400 Monday through Friday, Hour Ending (HE) 0100 through (HE) 2400 Saturday, Sunday and NERC Holidays, Eastern Prevailing Time (EPT)
 
Strike Price:                USD 41.41 per MWh

Exercise Period:
If exercising the option, Buyer will contact Seller before 10:00 AM EPT 1 business day prior to the start of the delivery period. Once this option is exercised delivery will continue through the end of the Term.

Scheduling:
All scheduling will be completed on or before the time specified in the applicable tariff.

Special Conditions:
The Buyer agrees to only exercise this option upon permanent failure to supply by Buyer’s third party supplier, Constellation Power Source Inc. This option can only be exercised up to the amount of the unsupplied energy as a result of the failure to supply or the maximum hourly Quantity whichever is less.


Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing by executing this Confirmation and returning such Confirmation, in its entirety, to us at facsimile number ###-###-####, Attention:  Credit Risk.


Yours sincerely,                                                                                                   Accepted and agreed to:
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.                                                                              Pennsylvania Electric Company



By:   /s/ Ali Jamshidi                                                                                              By: /s/ Dean W. Stathis

Name:  Ali Jamshidi                                                                                            Name: Dean W. Stathis

Title:   Vice President                                                                                           Title:  Director, Regulated Commodity Sourcing

 

 
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