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EXHIBIT B -DEFINITIONS "Accepted Industry Practice"means any of the practices, methods, specifications and acts, as the same may change from time to time, as are commonly used by independent power generation companies at similarly sized landfill gas facilities in the State of California,which in the exercise of reasonable professional judgment and in the light of the facts known at the time the decision was made, could have been expected to accomplish the desired result at a reasonable cost consistent with good business practices, reliability, safety and expedition. Accepted Industry Practice is not intended to be limited to the optimum practice, method or act to the exclusion of all others, but rather to be a range of acceptable practices, methods or acts regularly practiced by a significant portion of independent power generation companies at similarly sized landfill gas facilities in the State of California. "Accounting Period"means any period which begins on the first day of any calendar quarter and ends on the last day of such calendar quarter during the Term, except that the first Accounting Period shall commence with the Operations Date hereunder and end on the last day of the calendar quarter in which the Operations Date occurs. 'Agreement"means this Landfill Gas Purchase Agreement, including all exhibits and schedules hereto, and any amendments that may be made from time to time. "Ameresco"has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement. "Ameresco°s Facilities"means and consists of(1)facilities to process and to transport the LFG from the Transfer Point to the LFG processing equipment and the Plant at the Landfill, (2) the LFG processing equipment, and (3)the Plant, including without limitation any additional metering stations and blowers constructed or installed and owned by Ameresco. "APCD"has the meaning set forth in Article VI.A.1. "Applicable Laws"means any and all applicable Federal, State, County and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, licenses, ordinances,judgment, order decree, directive, guideline or policy (to the extent mandatory) and permits, including all Environmental Laws, or any similar form of decision or determination by, or any interpretation or administration of, any of the foregoing by any governmental authority with jurisdiction over County, the County's Facilities, Ameresco, Ameresco's Facilities, the Landfill, the Plant, the Project or the performance of the work hereunder and the transaction contemplated hereunder. °"Base LFG Flow Rate"means the flow rate (in scfm) of LFG with a Lower Heating Value of 409 Btu/cu-ft combusted by the engines the Plant comprises on the Operations Date when such engines are operating at nameplate capacity. "BTU"means a British Thermal Unit:the energy equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of air-free water one (1) degree Fahrenheit at a constant pressure of one standard atmosphere. "Completion of LFG Collection System Expansion"means completion by Ameresco of an expansion of the LFG Collection System to its satisfaction following the Effective Date and the LFG Purchase Agreement 2 Foothill Sanitary Landfill Ameresco San Joaquin LLC/San Joaquin County 1 SW-1013035-R6