Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Proven Commercial Technology Environmentally-Sound; Sustainable Economic Waste-to-Energy

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Wheelabrator –a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Management –WM has been on island for more than 15 years Operate 21 facilities – 16 Waste –to-Energy – 609 MW – 5 other energy plants – 227 MW Over 30 years of operating experience Serves more than 500 municipalities Wheelabrator Experience and Qualifications

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Waste-to-Energy A key component of a well developed solid waste management plan Reduces waste volume by over 90%, conserving landfill capacity while providing renewable energy to the island U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Waste-to-energy plants generate electricity “with less environmental impact than almost any other source of electricity.”

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Provides More than Just Disposal Reduces: - greenhouse gases (European Environmental Agency Briefing , ISSN ) - dependence on imported oil Complements Hawaii’s sustainability goals and recycling Waste-to-Energy

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Waste to Energy What would the plant accept? –County municipal solid waste remaining after recycling –confidential documents/records (assured destruction) –Incidental waste tires What would the plant not accept? – Green waste – Post-sorted recyclables – Hazardous waste – Medical waste

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Location of Project

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Waste to Energy Plant (attached to County Sort Station)

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Waste to Energy Plant (not attached to County Sort Station)

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Waste-to-Energy Technology

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Environmentally-Sound Sustainable Waste-to-Energy

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Environmental Compliance Highly regulated facility – Oversight would be by: County Hawaii Department of Health (multiple branches) U.S. EPA (multiple branches) Continuous emissions monitors Extensive, annual emissions testing with DOH oversight An initial Environmental Analysis Report to be completed under the initial contract phase. If project moves forward after initial period, the permit process will occur over 1-2 year period with much public input

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Waste-to-Energy Overview Full time Environmental, Health and Safety specialist at all Wheelabrator facilities All of Wheelabrator’s facilities certified by OSHA as among the safest worksites in the Country –Voluntary Protection Program Star workplaces –New plants will be, too All workers are subject to initial and annual health screenings

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Recently Raised Issues

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Constantly improving the Technology –Fourth generation of boiler design since the 1970’s –Reduced maintanence –Improved energy per ton of trash Collaboration between Wheelabrator and Von Roll (Switzerland) –Von Roll : second largest waste-to-energy vendor in the world –Working relationship for more than 30 years Waste-to-Energy Technology “Old Technology”???

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company “No one’s building these plants anymore” Europe new waste-to-energy plants by 2020 Finland plans to triple it’s waste-to-energy capacity by 2016 A new waste-to-energy unit began operation in 2007 in Florida, with another to be completed by 2009 Expect contracts for three more plants to be issued in US in 2008 Waste-to-Energy

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Waste-to-Energy and Recycling

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Recycling needs to be addressed regardless of Disposal Method chosen by County Recycling and Waste-to-Energy are NOT mutually exclusive - Waste-to-energy and recycling are compatible and complimentary

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Economic Waste-to-Energy

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Economic Total Cost of Project includes: –Construction Cost –Operating cost (offset by tip fee and electric revenues) Wheelabrator has estimate of construction cost – working to refine and firm-up guaranteed number County does not have a firm power price yet –Power Price drives final economics

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Economics Waste-to-Energy - higher capital cost - lower operating costs New Landfill -high capital cost -high, and escalating, operating cost Trucking to West Side Landfill - low capital cost - high, and escalating, operating cost Barging to Mainland -low capital cost - high, and escalating, operating cost

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Between 1997 and 2007, oil prices increased at 14% per year. Increasing oil prices increase the cost of landfilling, trucking and barging. Increasing oil prices decrease the cost of waste- to-energy Impact of Energy Price Increases on Costs of Alternatives

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Impact of Energy Price Increases on Waste-to-Energy Income Lifetime cost of new landfill is $263 million At 1% increase in energy price, waste-to-energy lifetime cost is $251 million At 3% energy price increase, waste-to-energy lifetime cost is $169 million

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. A Waste Management Company Finishing the Process Within 180 days after signing contract: - Wheelabrator refines lump sum capital cost - County negotiates with HELCO on electric sales Both numbers are needed so County can make an informed decision. County can make a “go” or “no go” decision on cost. Within 270 days after signing contract: - Wheelabrator completes Environmental Analysis Report County makes a “go” or “no go” decision with this information County can terminate at each step -- at no cost to County