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EXHIBIT "A"
MEMORANDUM
Board of Directors
Alaska Energy Authority
d Steve Haagenson f
Executive Director
August 11 , 2010
SUBJECT: Loan Summary
Haida Energy , Inc.
Loan Request
Borrower
Management
Use of Proceeds
Project
Collateral and Value
Haida Energy, Inc. requests a $9 ,000 ,000 35-year loan f rom the Power
Project Fund to finance a new 5 megawatt hydroelectric project located at
Reynolds Creek on Prince Wales Island in southeast Alaska .
Haida Energy, Inc.
Haida Energy , Inc. is managed by its stockholders , Haida Corporation
and Alaska Power and Telephone Company, Inc. (AP&T).
Construction and long-term financing for a new 5Mw hydroelectric power
plant.
A new 5 megawatt hydroelectric project located at Reynolds Creek on
Prince Wales Island in southeast Alaska
Deed of Trust, UCC-1 , Security Agreement and assignment of easements , permits , and power
sales agreement; first lien position on the 5Mw hydroelectric power plant constructed with the
loan proceeds . The project cost-value is $17 ,245,000 . AEA staff anticipates that state and
federal grant monies totaling $5 ,340 ,000 will be made available , subject to final terms of the
grants. Haida Corporation and AP& T plan to reduce their contribution from its current level of
$4 ,000 ,000 to $2 ,905 ,000 through use of the PPF loan , resulting in a capital structure for non-
grant funded capital of 24% equity and 76% debt as summarized below:
Finance structure
Federal -Grants
State Grants
PPF loan
Haida Energy , Inc.
Project cost
$ 1,340 ,000
4 ,000 ,000
9,000 ,000
2,905 ,000
$17 ,2 45 ,000
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Related Debt
AP& T , either direct or through its subsidiary Alaska Power Company , has a 22 year credit
history with AEA through utilization of the Power Proje ct Fund loan program . Eight loans and
one commitment are outstanding totaling $7 ,004 ,291 . Additionally AP& T is a guarantor on a
loan to Alaska Wind Power, LLC of which it is a member. The outstanding balance on this latter
loan is $143,503. All loans pay as scheduled.
Financial Information
Confidentia l financial information may be provided to Board members under separate cover.
Background
Haida Energy, Inc . was formed to construct and own a 5MW hydroelectric power plant at
Reynolds Creek on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska . Haida Energy is a newly formed
corporation . It has no operating history nor any financial wherewithal beyond that of its
stockholders , Haida Corporation (75%) and Alaska Power and Telephone Company (25%).
On October 24 , 2000, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued Haida Corporation a
license to construct, own , and operate Reynolds Creek. Under the terms of the FERC license, a
financing plan must be approved by not later than October 24 , 2010 , and construction must be
complete by October 24 , 2012 . Through a 40-year power sales agreement , one-hundred
percent of the power Reynolds Creek generates will be sold to Alaska Power Company (APC),
a wholly owned subsidiary of AP& T .
Haida Corporation is the village corporat ion of Hydaburg , Alaska and was created pursuant to
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The company is located in the geographic
region encompassed by Sealaska Corporation , a regional corporation , which was also formed
under ANCSA.
AP&T is a 50+ year old Washington based utility that was formed in Skagway , Alaska and now
serves over 30 Alaskan communities stretching from the Arctic Circle to the southernmost tip of
southeast Alaska . Through a combination of low impact hydro , wind and experimental
underwater river turbine projects , AP&T's 134 employee-owners work to further minimize its
environmental footprint while ensuring the availability of energy resources necessary in future
years . Serving over 12 ,000 households and business customers , AP& T offers an array of
services to Alaskans , from energy to cutting-edge voice , video and data communications built
on a foundation of fiber-optic , land line and wireless technologies . AP& T serves Prince of Wales
Island .
Loan Covenants
None
Recommendation
Staff approval of this loan subject to the following terms and conditions :
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August 11 , 2010
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Loan terms :
Amount:
Term :
$9,000 ,000
35 years
Interest and Payments:
(a) Zero interest rate and no payments , years one and two , and
(b) 3.33% interest rate and interest only payments , years three through five , and
(c) Statutory interest rate (on the date of AEA Board approval) and fully amortizing
periodic payments , years six through 35 .
Conditions :
1. Prior to any advance of loan proceeds , Haida Energy , Inc . shall provide the Authority
with :
a) a payment and performance bond in form, substance, and amount acceptab le to
the A uthority , or ;
b) a $9 million dollar irrevocable letter of credit in form and substance acceptable to
the Authority that insures repayment.
Provisions a) or b) shall be in place to cover all periods until the hydroelectric
project is fully operational.
2. A non-cancelable take or pay power sales agreement between Haida Energy, Inc.
and Alaska Power Company , in form and substance acceptable to the Authority , that
provides a minimum debt service coverage of 1:1 and assigned to the Authority for
security purposes .
3 . Standard PPF loan conditions and requirements.
4 . Borrower to provide evidence of following minimum investment: $2 ,905 ,000 borrower
cash , exclu sive of grants .
5 . Executed project management agreement, in form and substance acceptable to
A EA.
6 . Award of, and compliance with , all grant terms .
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Collateral:
1. Deed of Trust , UCC-1 , Security Agreement and assignment of leases , easements
and permits ; recorded first lien position on the 5MW hydroelectric power plant , its
equipment and appurtenances and all replacements thereof, and all revenue
generated from the power it produces .
2 . Assignment for security purposes on the Power Sales Agreement between Haida
Energy , Inc. and Alaska Power Company .
ALASKA ENERGY AUTHORITY
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE ALASKA ENERGY AUTHORITY
REGARDING A LOAN BY THE AUTHORITY TO HAIDA
ENERGY, INC.
WHEREAS , Haida Energy , Inc. has applied to the Alaska Energy Authority (the
"Authority ") for a loan in the amount of $9 ,000,000 with a term of 35 years under the Authority 's
Power Project Fund program (AS 42.45 .01 0) at the interest rate established under AS
42.45 .01 O(f)(2)(B) (the "Loan ");
WHEREAS, the nature , purpose and terms of the Loan are described in the
memorandum from Authority staff attached as Exhibit "A" hereto (the "Memorandum");
WHEREAS, staff of the Authority has recommended that the Authority make the
Loan , subject to certain conditions , as described in the Memorandum ;
WHEREAS, AS 42.45.01 OU) provides , inter alia, that the Legislature must
approve a project and the amount of a loan from the Power Project Fund before the Authority
may en ter into a loan for a project for which a loan of $5 million or more is requested ;
WHEREAS, the legislative approval required under AS 42.45 .01 OU) for the
Reynolds Creek hydroelectric project and a $9 million loan from the Power Project Fund was
provided in sec . 6 , ch. 70 , SLA 201 0;
WHEREAS, 3 AAC 106 .11 O(d) requires that a loan from the Power Project Fund
be approved by the Authority 's Board if the subject loan will exceed $2 ,000 ,000 ;
WHEREAS, 3 AAC 106.110(d) requires that the approval or disapproval of a
Power Project Fund loan be in the form of a written determination that contains the findings
required by 3 AAC 106 .11 0 ;
WHEREAS , Author it y staff have re commended findings required by 3 AAC
106.11 O(d), as further set out in the Loan Request Memorandum dated July 28 , 2010 , and the
Loan Summary Memorandum dated August 11 , 2010 , copies of which are attached as Exhibits
C and B , respectively , and incorporated by reference ;
WHEREAS, AS 42.45 .01 O(f)(2)(8) enables the Authority to impose an interest
rate below the statutory formula rate , if the Authority determines that the reduced rate allows a
project to meet financial feasibility c riteria established in regulations ;
WHEREAS, 3 AAC 106.110(b)(1 )(G), inter alia, enables the Authority to make a
written determination of the rate of interest necessary for the project to be financially feasible ;
WHEREAS, Authority staff made a written determination in Exhibit B that the
loan for the Reynolds Creek hydroe lectric project should have a reduced interest rate for the
first five years of t he Loan ; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Authority that the Authority make the
Loan , subject to conditions recommended by staff as described in the Memorandum .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ALASKA ENERGY
AUTHORITY AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The written findings recommended by staff, required by 3 AAC
106.11 O(d), and contained in the Memorandum and in the Loan Request Memorandum dated
July 28 , 2010 , and the Loan Summary Memorandum dated August 11 , 2010 (E xhib it B), are
adopted and incorporated by reference as part of t his Resolution .
Section 2. The Authority 's Loan from the Power Project Fund to Haida Energy ,
Inc. for the Reynolds Creek hydroelectric project is approved , subject to the conditions
recommended by staff as set forth in the Memorandum .
Section 3. This Resolution is the f inal decision of the Author ity regarding the
requested loan from the Power Project Fund for the Reynolds Creek hydroelectric project.
Section 4 . The Executive Director of the Authority and the Deputy Director-Credit
of the Authority are authorized to take such actions as may be necessary or convenient to
consummate the Loan including , without limitation , issuing a commitment with respect to the
Loan . The Executive Director is authorized to approve non -material changes in the terms and
conditions of the Loan as the Executive Director, in his discretion , determines appropriate .
(S •EA L)
'ATTES l
DATED at Anchorage , Alaska on this
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AEA Resolution No . 2010--01
of August , 2010 .
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