### Question
How does the law define life-of-the-unit, firm power contractual arrangement?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 7651a*, **life-of-the-unit, firm power contractual arrangement** is defined as:

> a unit participation power sales agreement under which a utility or industrial customer reserves, or is entitled to receive, a specified amount or percentage of capacity and associated energy generated by a specified generating unit (or units) and pays its proportional amount of such unit's total costs, pursuant to a contract either—


(A) for the life of the unit

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 7651a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 85-AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER IV&ndash;A-ACID DEPOSITION CONTROL**

