“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of, such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, net of any dividends, interest, distributions, return of capital and other amounts received or realized in respect of such Investment, up to the original amount of such Investment.
“Investment Grade Power Purchaser” means (a) a Power Purchaser that has an Investment Grade Rating or (b) a Deemed Investment Grade Power Purchaser.
“Investment Grade Rating” means, in respect of any Person, that such Person has a Credit Rating of at least BBB- by S&P or Fitch, at least Baa3 by Moody’s, or the equivalent of the foregoing if the Rating Agency is any other Rating Agency.
“Investment Grade Revenues” has the meaning given in Schedule 1.01(F).
“IP Rights” means any right to use trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights.
“ISDA Definitions”meansthe2006 ISDADefinitionspublishedbythe InternationalSwapsandDerivativesAssociation,Inc.oranysuccessorthereto,as amendedor supplemented from timeto time,or anysuccessordefinitionalbookletfor interest rate derivatives publishedfrom time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
“ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
“Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, the Letter of Credit Notice and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of the applicable Issuing Bank and relating to such Letter of Credit.
“Issuing Bank” has the meaning given such term in the preamble hereto, and includes any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, orders, principles of common law, Permits and enforceable agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
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