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Proposed Biomass Project

Pownal, VTSeptember 25, 2010

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Who Is Beaver Wood Energy?

Founding Partners – Tom Emero (Maine, VT Law School, 17 years)

– Bill Bousquet (Upper state NY, Norwich, 40+ years)

– Ted Verrill (Maine, Bowdoin College, Maine 35+ years)

Development Partner and Contractor

– Bechtel Development Company, Inc.

Present to answer questions after the break:

Bill Bousquet (Engineering and project design) Tim Donnelly (Air Permitting expert)

Eric Kingsley (Forestry expert)

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• 29MW Wood fired power generating facility burning clean

wood with 110,000 ton/year wood pellet manufacturingfacility located here.

• The facility will create approximately 900 jobs during

What Is the Project?

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full time indirect jobs in forestry and other businesses.

• Produces two forms of renewable energy.

• Investment of $250,000,000 in Pownal

• Project will be the cleanest biomass power plant and pelletplant in the Country.

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Beaver Wood’s

Pownal Biomass Project will.. Manufacture renewable energy using a locally-grown crop.

Significantly reduce Greenhouse Gases created by other energy sources.

Provide approximately 50 good paying clean energy jobs in Pownal at the“Integrated Facility” site.

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Provide base-load power for Vermont’s economy and renewable energygoals.

Provide high quality Wood Pellets, a source of green fuel for Vermont’shomes and businesses. 110,000 tons of wood pellets equal approximately

13 million gallons of #2 heating oil.

Cleanest emissions of any biomass power plant ever constructed in thecountry.



Why Biomass Power and Pellets? Both of these forms of renewable energy reduce our reliance on foreign

oil, natural gas, nuclear and coal.

Both reduce Green House gas Emissions and our “carbon footprint”

Both help us to stop exporting jobs by generating power here.

Both help us preserve our forests. Biggest threat is diminishing value. Our

pro ect: Increase the value of our forest by providing markets for lowest grade trees and waste

Also increases jobs in forestry

Use of waste from harvesting and use of low grade wood for making pellets also Increases forests ability to

sequester carbon

Proper harvesting and forest management improves animal habitat

2005, Vermont Legislature passed SPEED “Sustainably Priced Energy

Development Program” promoting development of in-state renewable

energy generation. 5% of load by 2012 20% of load by 2017

Biomass creates many more jobs than other renewables.

Current energy contracts expiring and the uncertain future operation of VT

Yankee, the state is in need of new, clean energy sources. 5



Biomass Provides Base-Load Power

Other than approx 10 days/year for

maintenance our facilities will provide power24/7, improving the stability and reliability of

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Biomass complements solar, wind and other

renewables.

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Virtual Overhead Photo of Project Site

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Virtual Overhead Photo of Project Site

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Virtual Overhead Photoof Integrated Power and

Pellet Project andGrandstand

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Virtual Photo of Pownal

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Virtual Photo of Grandstand and Integrated

Power and pellet Facility

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Biomass power production has a stronghistory in New England since the mid-1980s:

History of Biomass in New England

12 plants in Maine

6 plants in New Hampshire

Several in New York

2 in Vermont

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Biomass plants have a long, successful historyin Vermont:

History of Biomass in Vermont

The Ryegate facility (22MW) has been operatingin Ryegate Vermont since 1992.

The McNeil Station (50MW) has been operating inBurlington Vermont since 1984.

FIELD TRIP OCTOBER 22, 201017



Ryegate Power Station

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McNeil Plant in Burlington

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Beaver Wood plants are designed to minimize waste andmaximize output and efficiency.

Beaver Wood projects have anEFFICIENT DESIGN

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fuel source for heating homes, schools and businesses.

Plant designed to provide thermal energy to others which

could include future tenants of the Park.

Unique design unmatched in the U.S.

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Good location for forest products

Good site with regard to infrastructure –

Why Pownal?

transportation, sewer, water and electricalinterconnect and rail.

Local Northeast market for wood pellets.

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Beaver Wood will support the local forestryindustry by purchasing wood for its facilities.

Beaver Wood su orts health sustainable

Sustainable HarvestingOur Pledge

forest harvesting practices.Beaver Wood plant will create healthier

forests in Bennington County and beyond.

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No construction or demolition wood, only forest and sawmill residue Significant majority (80+%) of fuel harvested within 50 mile radius:

3.2 million acres of timberland, 79% of which is privately owned.

Current saw lo removal of a rox. 552 000 tons ear

Plenty of Pellet Feedstock and Biomass

FuelSummary of key statistics

Current pulp wood + fire wood removal of approx. 1.2 million tons/yearBWE would add approximately 200,000 tons of harvest for pellet facility

There is plenty of waste from these 3 to provide most of our fuel for the

power plant and leave approximately 50% in the woods

growth exceeds harvest by over 2.4 million tons/year.

1.3 million tons of saw logs

1.1 million tons of pulp and lower quality wood

Sustainability : Modeling the impact on standing timber within a 50 mile radius over

20 years starting today, the standing timber inventory would increase 27 million tons

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The economic impact of the Pownal Beaver Wood

Energy “Integrated Facility” is both local and regional:

Regional Economic Impact

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Bennington County is home to 6% of the population of Vermont

2000- 2009 Bennington County population declined 1.5%

Local and Regional Economy &

DemographicsKey summary statistics

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2000-2009 Bennington County lost 11.2% of its jobs

Pownal lost 19.5%

County compared to the State Pownal and Bennington County have lost jobs in the last decade at a much higher rate

than the State

Our project can help reverse these trends!

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Regional Economic Impact

“Integrated Facility” Total construction cost: $250 million

Employ approximately 50 people Annual Payroll $3.4 million (PLUS)

Annual purchase of $9.9 million in goods and services (with 3rd party contractors) (PLUS)

Annual urchase 18.2 million in forest roducts from local lo ers

Created by Economic Consulting, Inc. Westford, Vermont

Total local yearly expenditures $31.5 million

JOBS

During 26 month construction phaseo Creation of more than 960 jobs in state, 770 of which will be in Bennington County

Operation Phase (2014 and following years)o Creation of more than 140 jobs in VT, 120 of which will be in Bennington County (including the

50 at the site)

o Payrolls within Vermont will increase by over $8 million annually

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Power Plant Employment Estimates

NUMBER POSITION BASE PAY(2009)

1 Plant Manager $115,000

1 Plant Engineer $90,000

4 Shift Supervisor $60,000

Jobs at Power Plant - base pay, does notinclude overtime or benefits (health, 401k)

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4 Control room operator $55,000

4 Power Plant Operator $50,000

3 Wood yard operator $50,000

1 Electrical Maintenance $50,000

3 Mechanical Maintenance Technician $45,000

1 Instrument & Controls Technician $50,000

3 Administration $40,000



Pellet Plant Employment Estimates

NUMBER POSITION BASE PAY(2009)

1 Pellet Plant Manager $110,000

1 Sales Manager $90,000

4 Shift Supervisor $60,000

Jobs at Pellet Plant - base pay, does notinclude overtime or benefits (health, 401k)

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Operator 55,000

1 Instrument & Controls Technician $50,000

3 Wood yard operator $50,000

2 Mechanical Maintenance Technician $45,000

3 Bagging operator $40,000

3 Bagging operator assistant $30,000

3 Administration $40,000



State Tax Revenues Construction Phase

o Tax payments to the state will increase about $2.7 million during construction (sales tax,income taxes, corporate income taxes and other state taxes

Operation Phase

o Total annual increase of state taxes (sales tax, income tax, corporate income tax,

statewide school property tax) estimated 2.3 million

Regional Economic ImpactCreated by Economic Consulting, Inc.

Pownal Municipal Property Tax Revenues

$525,000 net revenue from property taxes (45% of property tax receipts)

For example, if your home is valued for tax purposes at $161,000 you will experience atax reduction of $280.00 per year.

Wages

Construction Phase

o Wages paid in the State will rise by $36 million

Operation Phase – beginning in 2014

o Wage gain in the State will total over $8 million

(wages then grow with general wage inflation)

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The 2009 average annual daily traffic on RTE 7 at the site was over 7000 vehicles.

Project will have approximately 82 trucks per day delivering fuel and pellet feed stock, 14

trucks per day delivering finished pellets. This equals 96 trucks per day – about 1.4%increase in traffic.

The level of service, both northbound and southbound will retain the highest level of service,

which is a Grade A.

Neither a left nor a ri ht turn lane is warranted.

TrafficCreated by RSG Inc Transportation, White River Junction, Vermont

Site lines – northbound and southbound distances exceed the minimum requirements.

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Tube Count Daily Traffic Volume

2009 AADT = 7000

Tube Count Avg = 7560

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water• River water will be used unless low flows then well water will

be used. (approx 20% of the time)

• Daily water use 150-430 gals/min (based on outside temp)

• 82% of water is used for cooling which is simply evaporated

WATER

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• After evaporation and other plant uses remaining water (15%)

is discharged into a leach field.

• Materials left in water are what was originally in the water at

a higher concentration• Entire process is closely scrutinized during the permitting

process to ensure water remaining is not environmentally

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Manufacture renewable energy using a locally-grown crop.

Significantly reduce Greenhouse Gases created by other energy sources.

Provide approximately 50 good paying clean energy jobs in Pownal at the“Integrated Facility” site.

Beaver Wood’sPownal Biomass Project will..

Provide base-load power for Vermont’s economy and renewable energy goals.

Provide high quality Wood Pellets, a source of green fuel for Vermont’s homesand businesses. 110,000 tons of wood pellets equal approximately 13 milliongallons of #2 heating oil.

Cleanest emissions of any biomass power plant ever constructed in the country.

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Beaver Wood looks forward to working withthe town of Pownal and keeping an open

dialogue with residents.

Going Forward

Please contact us with any questions atwww.beaverwoodenergy.com

Break then Question and Answers

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