PROGRAM TERMS AND CONDITIONS


Welcome to the MGE Connect® Program (“Program”). By becoming a Participant of the Program, you may reduce stress on the grid in your electricity service area. By participating in the Program, you may be eligible to receive the Reward described below, subject to these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). To become a Participant in the Program, you must submit an application to, and have it accepted by, Sponsor and the Utility (as each is defined below).


YOU MUST BE AN EXISTING USER OF THE VENDOR SERVICE TO BECOME A PARTICIPANT. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY. THIS PROGRAM IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.


Binding Agreement. By applying for the Program, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms, even if your application is not accepted or approved by the Sponsor (as defined below) and the Utility. Failure to comply with these Terms may result in your disqualification from the Program. The decisions of the Sponsor and the Utility regarding your eligibility to participate are final and binding in all respects. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Participant for, among other things: (1) tampering or attempting to tamper with the operation of the Program; or (2) violating these Terms or the terms and conditions of use of any of Sponsor Parties’ property or service. Any false information provided within the context of the Program by any Participant is a violation of these Terms and may result in the immediate disqualification of a Participant and forfeiture of any Reward.


About the Program. Applicants whose applications to participate in the Program are accepted by Utility (“Participants”) and who fully comply with these Terms may receive the incentive set forth below (“Reward”) to be provided to you by Utility. To receive the Reward, you must be accepted as a Participant by the Sponsor and Utility [and your participation must not be withdrawn or terminated]. Participants may also help reduce stress on the electric grid.


Definitions. In the context of these Terms,



Application Consent by Participant. By submitting an application to enroll as a Participant, you authorize the Sponsor Parties to 1) collect and exchange data related to your identity, your opt-in or opt-out status, your energy usage and/or energy production, your Utility account, your electric bill, and operational data about your Devices (collectively, “Program Data”), solely for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the Program and operating the Program; 2) review and analyze all of your Program Data for the purposes of the Sponsor Parties fulfilling their obligations under the Program and applicable law, improving the Program and as otherwise permitted by applicable law, and to exchange conclusions with each other and publish results based on those conclusions, provided that they treat all such Program Data in accordance with their respective privacy policies;

3) automatically adjust your Devices, as required by the Program at times indicated by Utility (as described below) or for general system testing purposes; 4) send you emails, text messages, pre- recorded messages and other notifications related to the Program and other related programs,

including about your enrollment status and Program-related adjustments to your Devices; 5) send you emails, text messages, pre-recorded messages and other notifications related to surveys about the Program and to share your responses to such surveys among themselves; 6) summarize the results of the Program in publicly-available studies, provided that any Program Data included in such studies will be anonymous such that you are not individually identifiable.


Eligibility and Enrollment. You may apply to become a Participant and participate in the Program if you meet the following eligibility criteria and do the following: