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ARTICLE 9 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 9.1 NSP Disputes. (a) Any dispute or question which you have with respect to the application by NSP of the Bill Credits to your retail electric bill, in particular the applicable Bill Credit Rate that NSP used to determine the amount of your Bill Credits, shall be directed by you to NSP for resolution. US Solar will provide reasonable assistance to you in this respect. You acknowledge that your obligation to make your Sunscription Payments is independent of the amount of your Bill Credits. (b) All disputes arising with respect to the contract between NSP and US Solar shall be resolved by negotiation and, in the absence of a resolution, by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (“MPUC”), as per the SRC Contract. Any issue or dispute identified by you with respect to NSP’s actions with respect to the Project or the Bill Credits other than as described in Section 9.1(a) shall be referred to US Solar. If the dispute or question is not resolved to the Project Subscriber’s satisfaction, you have the right to refer the issue directly to the MPUC at the following address: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission 121 7th Place East, Suite 350 St. Paul, MN 55101 Tel: (651) 296-7124 Toll free: (800) 657-3782 Fax: (651) 297-7073 consumer.puc@state.mn.us 9.2 Disputes between Parties. (a) Any dispute or issue a Party may have arising from or related to this Agreement, which are not resolved by communications between Project Subscriber and US Solar representatives in person, over the phone, or electronically shall be submitted to the other Party in writing. Each Party shall assign an officer or senior management executive to address or negotiate a resolution with the other Party. The Parties agree to attempt to reach a resolution of such dispute within ten (10) days or such longer period as the Parties may agree. (b) We shall perform any calculation called for hereunder and do so in a commercially reasonable manner and in accordance with industry accepted standards. Any dispute regarding the results of any such calculation shall be resolved by having an independent consultant having nationally recognized credentials, such as Navigant Consulting, Inc. or Leidos, Inc., perform the calculation at the disputing party’s expense. (c) Failing resolution of any dispute by the Parties in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.2(a), such dispute shall be subject to litigation in a court of competent jurisdiction in Hennepin County, Minnesota. As a condition precedent to filing or pursuing any legal or equitable remedy, the Parties agree to participate in good faith in non-binding mediation through the use of a mutually acceptable neutral mediator. Each 52