1. CROWN HYDRO for our clean energy future

2. Presentation overview CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future Current electricity sources Environmental impact Public health impact Individual demand Governmental standards and incentives Independent power producers Impoundment v. diversion, energy mix Location of Crown Hydro History of hydro on the river Thorough, collaborative process Primary and ancillary benefits President Obama: New Energy Economy crisis solution details context

3. Electricity sources CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future

4. . Coal: environmental impact CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future U.S. DOE and EPA: coal plants emit 40% of carbon dioxide in U.S., the primary cause of global climate change Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: threatens human populations and ecosystems with worsening heat waves, floods and droughts ABC News/Stanford University: 88% of Americans believe global warming threatens future generations Fox News: 82% of Americans believe in global warming

5. . Coal: public health impact CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future Sierra Club: coal-fired power plants are the largest man-made source of mercury pollution in the U.S., and the largest contributor of hazardous air pollutants MN Department of Health: one in five women of childbearing age have high enough levels of mercury in their bodies to cause birth defects American Lung Association: 24,000 people a year die prematurely because of pollution from coal-fired power plants

6. Individuals: demand clean energy CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future “The most important thing individuals can do to combat the climate crisis is to buy clean electricity for their homes.” -Al Gore, winner Nobel Peace Prize, 2007 Policy 6.2.1 Minneapolis will… encourage analysis and implementation of sustainable energy generation within the city including energy produced by renewable fuels…

7. Elected leaders: set standards, incentives Minnesota: 25% by 2025 – Renewable Energy Standard Minnesota: incentive for hydro energy U.S.: production tax credit for hydro energy CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future

8. Crown Hydro: Independent Power Producer Crown Hydro is proposing to create a small, run-of-river, hydro energy facility under the west bank of the Mississippi, downtown Minneapolis It will have two 1.7 megawatt turbines placed 42 feet below ground It will run only at times of average and above-average river flow – about 60% of the year It will generate enough electricity for at least 2,000 households It is clean, renewable, still, silent, and invisible The same amount of energy from coal would emit 18,000 tons of CO 2 per year CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future

9. Large hydro: impoundment / dam CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future Manitoba Hydro: 5000 megawatts of clean, renewable energy Dam creates height difference that generates mechanical energy Ecological impact - erosion, flooding Electricity transmitted from Canada

10. Small hydro: diversion / run-of-river CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future Crown Hydro: 2 megawatts of clean renewable energy Water is diverted from and returned to river with natural elevation drop that generates energy No harmful ecological impact Locally-produced, sustainable Used where it is produced, less energy lost in transmission

11. We need all renewable energy sources Hydro: cheapest existing infrastructure Wind: larger potential in Minnesota need transmission lines from rural areas Solar: great potential small-scale production here Biomass: cleaner than coal or natural gas Geothermal in development CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future

12. View from above CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future intake tailrace

13. View from river CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future

14. View from downtown CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future

15. History: a working river CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future Father Hennepin names Falls saw mill to build Fort Snelling Crown Roller Mill built Sioux, Ojibwe land lumber, then flour milling tunnel collapse, undermined falls first hydro electric plant in U.S. 16801821 1850-60’s 186918761879 1882-1933 1895-19681897-1987 Main Street station Lower Dam station Hennepin Island 1908-present Corps of Engineers stabilizes apron, spillway

16. Crown Hydro development: an in-depth approval process CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future Minneapolis plans Mill Ruins Park with hydro, added capacity is denied for NSP 1980’s community input, new site selected. MPRB negotiations 2000-2009 RDF grant awarded, private financing secured 2002 Power Purchase Agreement with Xcel Energy 2003 Crown Hydro applies for FERC license 1990 environmental, engineering, water flow studies 1991-1999 Crown Hydro is awarded FERC license 1999 future study historic resources impact future lease from MPRB future final FERC approval

17. Partnership with the parks Crown Hydro is asking to lease the required land from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for the term of the FERC license Crown Hydro pays 100% of costs for equipment, construction, maintenance, insurance, and takes over stewardship of the raceway tunnels Crown Hydro will pay $300,000 to the MPRB each year MPRB Comprehensive Plan: 89% of residents support corporate partnerships as a source of additional revenue CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future

18. Benefit CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future Clean, renewable energy for at least 2,000 homes – that’s more than 1% of households in Minneapolis The same amount of energy from coal would emit 18,000 tons of CO 2 each year

19. Parks: $3 million over next 10 years in new revenue for Minneapolis parks Jobs and infrastructure: private investment in infrastructure, constructed and run with Union Labor Stewardship: strengthen tunnels, provide stringent inspections and full insurance and indemnification for park board Even more clean energy: state and national model for small hydro Ancillary benefits CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future

20. Water flow: Will Crown Hydro impair the aesthetics of the falls? Historic site: Will Crown Hydro impair historic resources? Private use of public land: Is this an appropriate private use of public land? Questions from neighbors CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future

21. Engineers retained by the MPRB, using information provided to them by University of Minnesota St. Anthony Falls Lab, have determined the total impact of Crown Hydro’s water diversion will not be visually discernable MPRB will have the discretion and authority to shut off diversion to maintain flow Average water flow over the St. Anthony Falls is 12,000 cfs The current demonstration intake structure diverts about 150-250 cubic feet per second of water. The Crown Hydro intake structure will be adjustable for water flow, and cannot exceed the maximum diversion of 1,000 cfs. A transducer that measures the water level in the river will transmit a continuous signal that will reduce diversion as flow decreases, and shut off completely when flow declines toward 1000 cfs. Water Flow: Will it impair the aesthetics of the falls? CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future

22. The project is sited within the St. Anthony Falls National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Historic District, inside the St. Anthony Falls Waterpower area, and the West Bank Milling Area The FERC license requires that Crown Hydro work with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to develop a plan to determine if there is historic impact and to define that historic impact It there is historic impact, Crown Hydro must work the SHPO, with input from the Federal HSPC and the Minneapolis HPC, to determine if and how it can be mitigated – and vital historic resources protected – by appropriate measures in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Historic Site: Will it impair historic resources? CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future

23. Typically the use of public land is required for clean, renewable hydro projects like Crown Hydro, as many waterways are public assets. The Mississippi River is under the jurisdiction of the state. As an independent power producer, the energy will be sold to a public utility, and subject to the same consumer protections Minnesota statute 103G.535 says “the public health, safety, and welfare of the state is promoted by the use of state waters to produce hydroelectric power” and further “a political subdivision… may provide by a lease or development agreement for the development and operation of… hydroelectric power generation plants by an individual, a corporation, an organization, or other legal entity” Crown Hydro has offered generous public revenue sharing CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future Private use of public land: Is Crown Hydro an appropriate use?

24. Crown Hydro will provide clean, renewable, locally-produced, distributed energy. This project honors the proud history of the Mississippi River, represents an important infrastructure investment for our future, will generate millions of dollars for parks, and create good Union jobs. It is safe, sustainable, and unobtrusive. Right idea, right time CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future

25. Small hydro- big difference To learn more visit www.CrownHydro.net “There's no better driver that pervades all aspects of our economy than a new energy economy. That's going to be my #1 priority.” -Barack Obama CROWN HYDRO a clean energy future