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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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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Project Schedule
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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
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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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