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Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council Drafi Natural Gas Plan of Operation and Governance Credit and collection processes concerning billing will remain the sole responsibility of the selected Supplier(s) and the local distribution company as provided by state Iaw. Under no circumstances shall NOPEC have any responsibility for payment of any bills. . Unless otherwise specified in the Supply Contract, all billing shall be based on the meter.readings generated by meters of the distribution company at the customer facilities. Consumer bills shall be rendered monthly. Customers are required to remit and comply witlz the payment terms of the natural gas distribution utility and/or the Supplier. Billing may take place through the distribution company at the Supplier's option. In the event that necessary billing data is not received from the distribution company in time to prepare monthly bills, the Supplier reserves the right to issue a bill based on an estimate of the participating customer's usage for that billing period. Any over-charge or under- charge will be accounted for in the next billing period for which actual meter data is available. 2.5.4.3 Standard Terms and Conditions Pertaining to Individual Account Service The. following customer protection provisions are anricipated to be contained i,n a Supply Contract. A. - -Title: Title to and risk of loss with respect to the natural- gas wi11 transfer from Supplier to participating customers at the point-of-sale which is the customer side of ?the meter. _ ?.? ..-. :T. : B:= ` Jnitiation af Supply -Service: _ Natural- Gas<deliveries pursuan.t -to the?-Supp4y Contract will begin on the first meter reading date following the scheduled initiation of service date for each rate class or customer group, or individual customer as described in the Supply Contract, or as soon as necessary arrangements can be made with the distribution company thereafter and will end on the last meter reading date prior to the expiration date. The Supplier has the right to request a"special" meter reading by the distribution company to initiate energy delivery and agrees to accept all costs (if any) for such meter reading. The participating customer also has such a right, and similazly would bear the costs (if any) of such special meter reading. C: Standard Limitation of Liability: Recognizing that natural gas provided under the Supply Contract shall be ultimately delivered by the distribution company, to the extent permitted by law, the Supplier shall not be liable for any damage to a participating customer's equipment or facilities, or any economic losses, resulting directly or indirectly from any service interruption, discontinuance of service, inegular service or similar problems beyond the Supplier's reasonable control. To the extent pemutted by Iaw, except as expressly stated in the Sugply Contract, the Supplier will make no representation or warranty, express or implied (including warranty of inerchantablity or of fitness for a particular purpose), with respect to the provision of services and natural gas. COL 281320.2 76130/16064 13