fire island wind
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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. Project Overview. Located on Fire Island, near Railbelt load center, three miles west of Anchorage - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Fire Island WindCIRI, 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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Project Schedule
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Project Schedule2012
• 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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