XVII. Liability

The Member shall be solely responsible for the use and disposition of electricity on the Member’s side of the point of delivery. The Member shall protect and save the Cooperative harmless and indemnified from injury or damage to persons or property occasioned by the presence, absence, use, and disposition of such electricity on the Member’s side of the point of delivery, except where said injury or damage shall be shown to have been caused by the sole negligence of the Cooperative.

The Cooperative shall not be responsible for injury to the Member or the Member’s employees in tampering with or attempting to repair or maintain any of Cooperative’s facilities on the Cooperative’s side of the point of delivery.