RELIABLE, & AFFORDABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS Alaska Energy Authority Intro SAFE, RELIABLE, & AFFORDABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS Katie Conway External Affairs Director Alaska Energy Authority BIA Providers Conference November 28, 2018 REDUCING THE COST OF ENERGY IN ALASKA

AEA’s mission is to reduce the cost of energy in Alaska SAFE, RELIABLE, & AFFORDABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS AEA’s mission is to reduce the cost of energy in Alaska AEA is charged with a mammoth task: to help Alaska communities develop, finance, operate and maintain energy infrastructure for improved safety, reliability and affordability of consumer energy (so called to differentiated electricity and heat from the state’s extractive energy sector) Our mission is to reduce the cost of energy in Alaska. Our work includes programs and initiatives that identify and implement energy solutions that meet the discrete needs of Alaska’s many communities. We are the state of Alaska’s energy policy and planning lead, and we are a funding conduit for both state and federal dollars. We provide soup to nuts technical assistance, helping communities and utilities select, design, construct, pay for, and operate projects over the long term for maximum economic life of energy infrastructure.

AEA takes a community-centered approach with: Technical assistance Energy planning Resource assessment Project identification Funding Training O&M AEA manages a huge, broad portfolio of work ranging from the state’s renewable energy grant fund program, through which the state has invested nearly $260 million since 2008, to owning generation and transmission assets within the state’s populous corridor, to community and regional energy planning, funding and financing tools, and every type of technical assistance you can imagine related to community power and heat. Perryville, AK

AEA works with communities to provide safe, reliable and affordable energy solutions. There isn’t a utility in the state that AEA hasn’t touched in some way AEA programs and projects are in nearly every community Our staff have first hand knowledge of your power system and infrastructure AEA is a resource that communities can use to develop good projects

First… a few things we all know

Rural AK pays a high cost of energy Venetie, AK (energy prices from 1/5/17)

Diesel is primary power in 90% of rural Alaska Shaktoolik, AK

Integrating renewables is complicated

AEA’s dedicated team of engineers, economists, project managers, loan officers and planners are available to assist Alaska’s cities, boroughs, utilities, tribal entities, schools and private businesses navigate the complexities of energy projects across the project lifespan, from initial conceptualization to implementation and long-term maintenance. Working closely with other state and federal entities, AEA provides project development, finance and general trouble-shooting technical assistance related to: · Bulk fuel storage · Power-house efficiency · Power Cost Equalization (PCE) · Utility management & training · Renewable energy development · Energy use analysis, tracking, & reporting · Community and regional energy planning · Building efficiency · Project management · Permitting assistance · Multi-agency coordination · Operations & maintenance analysis · Generation, transmission & distribution · Resource assessment & feasibility studies

AEA can help you with: Bulk fuel storage Building efficiency Powerhouse efficiency Project management Power cost equalization (PCE) Permitting assistance Utility management & training Multi-agency coordination Electrical emergency assistance Operations & maintenance analysis Renewable energy development Generation, transmission, & distribution Energy use analysis, tracking & reporting Resource assessment & feasibility studies Community and regional energy planning

AEA Staff at BIA Providers this week: Devany Plentovich, AEEE Program Manager Bryan Carey, Hydro Group Manager Hydropower in Alaska Biomass Jeff Williams, PCE Program Manager Dan Smith, Assistant Project Manager (Renewables) Power Cost Equalization Betsy McGregor, Project Development & Community Assistance Manager Combined Heat and Power Alan Fetters, Rural Assistance Manager VW Settlement Diesel powerhouses Neil McMahon, Planning Manager Josh Craft, Wind & EETF Programs Manager Optimizing utilities Wind energy, picking the right project Cady Lister, Deputy Director & Chief Economist Solar Energy, Rural Power System Upgrade program changes

ALASKA ENERGY AUTHORITY SAFE, RELIABLE, & AFFORDABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS ALASKA ENERGY AUTHORITY 813 West Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Phone: (907) 771-3000    Fax: (907) 771-3044 Toll Free 888-300-8534