Overview of InitiativesOverview of InitiativesLincoln County Regional Development Authority

Senate Select Committee on Economic Growth and EmploymentSenate Select Committee on Economic Growth and EmploymentFebruary 18, 2011

Mike Baughman, Ph.D., CEcDExecutive Director

Lincoln County Regional Development Authority(775) 315-2544

mikebaughman@charter.netg @

Topics to Be Discussed

• Organization of LCRDA• Organization of LCRDA• Current Board of Directors• Funding Sources/FY 2011 Budget• Past Major Accomplishments• Current Initiatives

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Organization of LCRDA

• Organized by Lincoln County and City of Caliente• Organized by Lincoln County and City of Caliente in early 90’s pursuant to Nevada Interlocal Cooperation Act

• Interlocal agreement between Lincoln County and City of Caliente establishes LCRDA as regional economic development entityeconomic development entity

• Nine member Board Directors• Four appointed by Lincoln County Commission• Four appointed by Caliente City Council• One appointed by other eight appointees

• LCRDA Board meetings held monthly alternating• LCRDA Board meetings held monthly alternating between teleconference and face-to-face meetings

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• Meetings typically held in Caliente

Current LCRDA Board of Directors

Appointees of the Caliente City CouncilMr. Ashley Moore (C C C )

Appointees of the Board of Lincoln County CommissionersMr. Mick Lloyd(G C(Caliente City Councilman)

Dr. Holly Gatzke(University of Nevada, Cooperative

(General Mgr., Lincoln County Power District No.1)

Mr. Carl Pyatt(University of Nevada, Cooperative Extension)

Ms. Alice Rodowick(Small Business Owner)

y(Retired Nevada Power Company Executive)

Mr. David Hurd(Small Business Owner)

Mr. Jason Pitts(Business Owner)

Mr. David Hurd(Retired Civil Contractor)

Mr. Eddie Higbee(Li l C t C i i )

At-Large Appointee (appointed by the other Board members)Mr. Jay Schofield

(Lincoln County Commissioner)

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y(Small Business Owner)

Funding Sources/FY 2011 Budget

FY 2011 R i d B d tFY 2011 Revised BudgetLincoln County Regional Development Authority

Approved 7/19/10FY10 Budget FY11 Proposed FY 11

Budget RevisedRevenuesCarryover $ 32,160.09 $ 15,000.00 $ 56,032.12ayComm. On Economic Dev. (Basic Grant) 60,000.00 50,000.00 60,000.00 Comm. On Economic Dev. (IEDC Scholarship) 1,000.00 0.00 0.00Lincoln County (Basic Support) 0.00 0.00 0.00Lincoln County (DOE Funding) 50,000.00 40,000.00 40,000.00USDA RBEG Grant 0.00 0.00 40,000.00City of Caliente 0.00 2,500.00 2,500.00Corporate S pport 10 000 00 5 000 00 5 000 00Corporate Support 10,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00Total Revenue $153,160.09 $112,500.00 $203,532.12ExpendituresRNDC 2,500.00 2,500.00 2,500.00P.O. Box Rental 45.00 45.00 45.00Travel 2,500.00 300.00 300.00IEDC Conference Reg. and Travel Expenses 6,054.76 0.00 0.00IEDC Conference Reg. and Travel Expenses 6,054.76 0.00 0.00Contract Services (Exec. Dir.) 65,000.00 60,000.00 65,000.00Target Industry Analysis, Mktg. and Prospect

Development 10,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00Website Maintenance (Charter Advertising) 2,750.00 2,750.00 2,500.00Industrial Park Planning and Design 35,000.00 0.00 3,000.00Industrial Park Improvements 0.00 35,000.00 47,000.00Al I d t i l P k El t i l E t 0 00 0 00 5 000 00Alamo Industrial Park Electrical Easement 0.00 0.00 5,000.00Micro-Loan Program 0.00 0.00 50,000.00Alamo Long-Term Care Facility Feasibility Study 5,000.00 0.00 10,000.00Host Fund 500.00 500.00 500.00Unallocated 23,810.33 1,405.00 7,687.12Total Expenditures $153,160.09 $112,500.00 $ 203,532.12

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a/ Greater than anticipated carryover resulted from deferral of delayed implementation of planned improvements to Alamo and Meadow Valley Industrial Parks.

Past Major Accomplishments

• Meadow Valley Industrial Park• Meadow Valley Industrial Park• SBA Hubzone Certification• Lincoln County Land Act • Alamo Industrial Park• Lincoln County Conservation Recreation and Development

Act• Lincoln County Labor Market Surveys• Southeastern Lincoln County Habitat Conservation Plan• Lincoln County Comprehensive Economic DevelopmentLincoln County Comprehensive Economic Development

Strategy• BLM Solar Energy Zones

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Current Initiatives

• Meadow Valley Industrial Park Entrance Landscaping andMeadow Valley Industrial Park Entrance Landscaping and Signage

• Northwest Pipe Rolled Steel Pipe Mill• Alamo Industrial Park Electrical Distribution Easement• Alamo Industrial Park Phase I Improvements• Wind/Solar Marketing Initiative• Sithe Global 750 MW Natural Gas Power Plant

A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd• A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd.• Building Lincoln County Micro-Loan Revolving Loan Fund• Sithe Global 50 MW Solar PV Project• LS Power/NV Energy 500 kV Transmission Line• LS Power/NV Energy 500 kV Transmission Line• BLM/DOE Solar Energy Zone Designation PEIS• Gestamp Solar PV• Pinyon-Juniper Biomass Industrial Utilizationyo Ju pe o ass dust a Ut at o• Evergreen BioFuels, Inc.• Industrial Site Power Point Presentation/Marketing

CampaignT I d i S l PV P j

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• Toreson Industries Solar PV Project

Meadow Valley Industrial Park Entrance Landscaping and Signage

• $ 15 000 USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant• $ 15,000 USDA Rural Business Enterprise Grant• $15,000 LCRDA match• Sunrise Engineering in-kind design and specifications• Plan to seek bids from contractors building Rail City Linear

Park in Spring 2011

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Alamo Industrial Park Electrical Distribution Easement

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Alamo Industrial Park Phase I Improvements

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Wind/Solar Marketing Initiative

• Contracted with iGroups/Economic Development Marketing• Contracted with iGroups/Economic Development Marketing• $10,000 cost• Web-blast, direct-mail to approx 3,000

ind/solar/transmission de elopers and man fact rerswind/solar/transmission developers and manufacturers• 36 leads generated• Four site visits so far

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Wind/Solar Marketing Initiative

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Wind/Solar Marketing Initiative

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Wind/Solar Leads1-Off Grid Technologies, Inc. 19-Burns & McDonnell2-Grasslands Renewable Energy3-HelixWind4-A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd.5- American Electric Technologies, Inc. Headquarters

20-Anderson Drilling, a Keller Company21-Affinity Wind, LLC22-Case Foundation Company 23-Heartland Energy SolutionsHeadquarters

6-Gamesa7-ERICO8-VELUX America Inc.9- Global Blade Technology10 Case Foundation Company

gy24-CEJN Industrial Corporation25-SMA America, LLC26-3TIER Inc.27- ACCIONA Energy North America

10-Case Foundation Company11-Southwire12-Carpenter Brothers Inc13.Solar Solutions Inc.14-Engobal

gyCorp28- Milbank Manufacturing Co.29-American Transmission Co30-Gestampg

15-Cooper Power Systems16-Elixir Industries Inc. 17- Heliotex, LLC.18-Lumberg Connect GmbH

31-Integrated Electrical Services32-Quantus Energy33-BNSF Logistics, LLC.34-Exide Technologies World H d tHeadquarters35-Renewable Energy Corporation ASA36- Wanxiang New Generation Power JV37-Sustainable Energy Partners

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37-Sustainable Energy Partners

A-Power Generation Systems, Ltd.

A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. is a Nasdaq-A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. is a Nasdaqlisted (ticker: APWR) alternative energy company based in Shenyang, an industrial hub in Northeast China. With 17 projects completed since 2003 and more than 10 currently in-process, A-Power is the largest provider of distributedin process, A Power is the largest provider of distributed power generation systems in China, focusing on energy-efficient and environmentally friendly projects of 25MW to 400MW both in China and overseas.

In 2008, A-Power entered the wind energy market and has built China's largest wind turbine manufacturing facility. Located in Shenyang, with technologies licensed from German Fuhrlander AG and Denmark-based Norwin, theGerman Fuhrlander AG and Denmark based Norwin, the facility has a total annual production capacity of 1,125MW. In March 2009, A-Power entered into an agreement to establish a Joint Venture partnership with GE Drivetrain Technologies to produce wind turbine gearboxes in ec o og es to p oduce d tu b e gea bo esShenyang.

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A-Power Generation Systems, Ltd.

• June 22 2010 meeting in Las Vegas with COO• June 22, 2010 meeting in Las Vegas with COO• July 31, 2010 and January 4, 2011 site visits to Coyote

SpringsLooking to de elop energ park• Looking to develop energy park:• 321,000 sq. ft. turbine manufacturing facility• PV solar manufacturing facility

t f t• support manufacturers• Research and development• Approximately 300 employees to start

• January 25, 2011 meeting in Las Vegas to negotiate 64 acre site purchase agreement

• Possible solar PV generation on adjoining acreage

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Coyote Springs Renewable Ventures

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Sithe Global Power 50 MW Solar ProjectFlat Top Mesa Solar Project

Fact Sheet• Project Description

The Flat Top Mesa Project is a 50 MW solar photovoltaic (“PV”) power plant proposed in southwest Nevada in Lincoln County. The plant would be one of the largest PV plants in the world. The project would be built on approximately 450 acres of private property located 5 miles west of the city of Mesquite. PV technology uses panels consisting of rows of solar cells which convert the sunlight striking the cells into low voltage direct current (“DC”) electricity. Solar cells are mounted in rows onto panels, and covered with a protective coating that protects the cells from the elements, but allows sunlight to pass through. The panels are mounted in arrays that are connected to a voltage inverter that converts the DC current into alternating currentconnected to a voltage inverter that converts the DC current into alternating current (“AC”) electricity. The AC current output from a number of inverters is then passed through a transformer which increases the AC voltage for connection to the transmission system.

• The Project DeveloperThe project is being developed by Sithe Global Power, a privately owned international p j g p y p ypower plant developer with headquarters in New York and development offices in Houston. The project development team has a strong background in generation development. For information on Sithe Global see: www.sitheglobal.com

• Benefits to the Surrounding CommunityEmployment will average approximately 200 union construction workers for the 15

th t ti i d ith k l t f 300 k Omonth construction period, with a peak employment of over 300 workers. Once operational, the project will have 2-4 full time employees.

• Water UsageThe PV project uses no water in the production of electricity, and uses only a small amount of water for seasonal washing of the panels, which makes it an ideal technology for a dry desert environment

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technology for a dry desert environment.

Building Lincoln County Micro-Loan Revolving Loan Fund

• $25 000 USDA RBEG Grant• $25,000 USDA RBEG Grant• $25,000 LCRDA Match• Micro-loans $500-$5,000• Existing businesses (distressed, expanding)• Startups• Will require business training (business plan)• January 6, 2011 micro-loan program launch (press release)• Six requests for loan program information and application

packetpacket• Four loan applications received• Two $5,000 loans approved

Will seek to develop small business incubator in• Will seek to develop small business incubator in conjunction with micro-loan program

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BLM/DOE Solar Energy Zone Designation PEIS

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Gestamp Solar PV Project: Dry Lake Valley

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For Additional Information

Mike Baughman, Ph.D., CEcDExecutive Director

Lincoln County Regional Development AuthorityP.O. Box 851

Caliente, Nevada 89001(775) 315-2544(775) 315-2544

mikebaughman@charter.net

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