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Fire Island Wind

Fire Island Wind. CIRI, through its Fire Island Wind LLC subsidiary, is developing Southcentral Alaska ’ s first utility-scale wind project. Aerial view of Fire Island photo from fact sheet. Project Overview. Located on Fire Island, near Railbelt load center, three miles west of Anchorage

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Fire Island Wind

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  1. Fire Island Wind CIRI, through its Fire Island Wind LLC subsidiary, is developing Southcentral Alaska’s first utility-scale wind project Aerial view of Fire Island photo from fact sheet

  2. Project Overview • Located on Fire Island, near Railbelt load center, three miles west of Anchorage • First power fall 2012 • Chugach Electric Association power purchase agreement 25-year term starts Jan. 1, 2013

  3. Project description • 11 General Electric 1.6 MW XLE wind turbines • 17.6 MW capacity • 32.8 percent net capacity factor • 51,000 MW-hours annually ~ 6,000 households • Offset 0.5 bcf natural gas consumption annually • On-island infra-structure: roads, electrical collection and transmission systems and operations and maintenance building with overnight facilities • Subsequent phases could include up to 33 turbines

  4. Project Status Report • Chugach is buyer for up to 100 % of first phase power • Regulatory Commission of Alaska approved inclusion of cost for FIW power in CEA’s rates • Financing complete. All contracts and permits are complete.

  5. Transmission Interconnection • 12.5 mile double-circuit transmission line • $25 million State of Alaska appropriation • Construction managed by CIRI • Land based construction contractor • Submarine based construction contractor • Transmission cable and switchgear • Chugach to own and maintain line at COD

  6. Construction Contractors • Delaney Construction Group • Northern Powerline Constructors • Cruz Construction • Local Supplemental Contractors • IBEW • GMC • Spernak • Chugach Electric • CRW, RSE, EPS, D&L, TBC • Hydro Ax, Alaska Structures • Carlos Tree Service, NW Landscaping

  7. Project Schedule • 2011 • RCA approval of power purchase agreement • Complete all commercial contracts and financing • Complete transmission-related construction contracts • Complete civil and structural BOP engineering • Order long lead-time construction materials • Complete transmission-related pre-construction field work

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  10. Project Schedule • 2012 • Complete on-island civil and electrical construction • Construct O&M facility • Deliver and erect wind turbines • Construct transmission interconnection • Project commissioning – wind turbines and intertie • Commercial operation

  11. Project supports Alaska energy goals • Sustainable energy project • Private investment • Creates many local jobs • Locally owned and operated • Local energy supply diversification • Long-term energy price stability • Environmentally responsible

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