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								    9.2 Force Majeure. Except for the payment of money when due, performance by 
<br />either Party hereunder shall not be deemed to be in default, or considered to be a 
<br />default, where delays or defaults are due to force majeure events beyond the 
<br />control of such Party, including, without limitation, war, insurrection, strikes, 
<br />lockouts, riots, floods, earthquakes, fires, casualties, acts of God, acts of the public 
<br />enemy, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, government imposed moratorium 
<br />legislation, actions of failures to act by any regulatory authority with jurisdiction 
<br />over SCE (including the CPUC), freight embargoes, lack of transportation, 
<br />weather -caused delays, inability to secure necessary labor, materials or tools, 
<br />delays of any contractor, subcontractor or supplier, that are not attributable to the 
<br />fault of the Party claiming an extension of time. An extension of time for any such 
<br />force majeure cause shall be for the period of the enforced delay and shall 
<br />commence to run from the date of occurrence of the delay; provided, however, that 
<br />the Party claiming the existence of the delay first provides the other party with 
<br />written notice of the occurrence of the delay; within ten (10) days of the 
<br />commencement of such occurrence of a force majeure event and, thereafter, takes 
<br />prompt and reasonable action within its control to remedy such force majeure 
<br />event. 
<br />9.3 Further Assurances. Each Party hereto agrees to execute and deliver to the 
<br />other Party such further documentsor instruments as may be necessary or 
<br />appropriate in order to carry out the intentions of the Parties as contained in this 
<br />Agreement. 
<br />9.4 Binding Effect; Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall 
<br />inure to the benefit of, the heirs, successors and assigns of the Parties hereto. 
<br />Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall have no right to assign this Agreement 
<br />or any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement. 
<br />9.5 Severability:If any provision of this Agreement shall be unenforceable or invalid, 
<br />the same shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the 
<br />provisions of this Agreement are intended to be and shall be severable. 
<br />9.6 Survival. The covenants, agreements, obligations, indemnities and releases 
<br />contained in Sections 3.4 5, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall survive 
<br />the termination of this Agreement. 
<br />9.7 Governing Laws. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and 
<br />enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California without reference 
<br />to its conflicts of laws provisions. 
<br />9.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which 
<br />shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the 
<br />same instrument. 
<br />9.9 Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted under this 
<br />Agreement shall be in writing and shall be either personally delivered or 
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