1. ALASKA TIDAL ENERGY CONFERENCE January 23 – 24, 2007 Ketchikan Alaska Ted Ferry Civic Center Board Room

2. 6 STUDY AREA

3. Proposed Northwest Transmission Line

4. BRITISH COLUMBIA Proposed Northwest Transmission Line (NTL)

5. AK-BC INTERTIE Proposed 26.5-mile transmission line: Tyee Lake Hydroelectric Project to British Columbia border Purpose: Interconnect with BCTC’s proposed Northwest Transmission Line to provide access to export markets in BC & Lower 48 for sale of Alaskan-generated electric power

6. STATUS OF AK-BC INTERTIE FEASIBILITY STUDY December 2006 Draft Report – AEA Website Preparing Draft Final Report – due March 30, 2007

7. HYDRO, TIDAL AND GEOTHERMAL PROJECTS: Factors Influencing Development New transmission segments in SE Alaska & BC Load Growth in SE Alaska Opportunities to displace current high- cost diesel Opportunities to bid Alaskan-generated power into calls for power in BC & Lower 48

8. TIDAL POWER: INFORMATION NEEDS Location map including proposed interconnection Project layout and description Generation technology Installed capacity and annual generation Schedule and cost of power Environmental assessment Risk assessment

9. REALITIES OF THE MARKET IN BC AND LOWER 48 Entry to the Market is the AK-BC Intertie + Interconnection with BCTC Transmission Market opportunities include: –Sale to BC Hydro –Sale to PowerEx, marketing arm of BC Hydro for resale to Lower 48 –Sale to mining interests in NW BC to firm up run- of-river projects –Sale to utilities in Pacific Northwest & California

10. FUTURE GENERATION

11. 6 STUDY AREA