HomeMy WebLinkAboutPedro Bay Letter of SupportBRISTOL BAY NATIVE ASSOCIATION
P.O. Box 31.0
DILLINGHAM, ALASKA 99576
PHONE (907) 842-5257
September 20, 2012
Tribal Councils
Pedro Bay Village Council
Served by BBNA:
P.O. Box 47020
Aleknagik
Pedro Bay, Alaska 99647 - "
Chignik Bay
Chignik Lagoon
RE: Letter of Support —Pedro Bay Knutsen Creek Hydroelectric Project —AEA Renewable
Chignik Lake
Energy Fund (Round 6)
Clarks Point
Curyung
Dear Keith:
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Ekuk
The Bristol Bay Native Association is writing to express full support of the application
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submitted by the Pedro Bay Village Council for the design and permitting of the Knutsen
Creek Hydroelectric Project.
Igiugig
Iliamna
Pedro Bay currently relies on diesel to generate electricity, and a combination of wood
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and fuel oil for heating. This project would replace nearly 100 percent of the diesel
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burned for electricity, and a significant amount of fuel oil currently burned to heat public
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buildings. Pedro Bay often has to fly fuel in, as barge service in the Iliamna Lake region
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has not been reliable or cost effective. As a result, electricity costs in recent years have
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been very high, approaching $1.00 per kWh. This project will help lower and stabilize
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the cost of electricity, helping to improve the sustainability of Pedro Bay.
Manokotak
Naknek
The Bristol Bay Native Association, as a point of contact for regional energy planning,
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again expresses full support of the application and recognizes there is broad local support
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for the project as well.
Nondalton
Pedro Bay Sincerely,
Perryville
Pilot Point
Port Heiden
al �Andersen
Portage Creek
President and Chief Executive Officer
South Naknek
Togiak
Twin Hills
Ugashik