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State Capitol Room 102
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1182
(907) 465-2689
Fax: (907) 465-3472
1-800-665-2689
REPRESENTATIVE PAUL SEATON
MOUSE DISTRICT 30
September 17th, 2014
Shawn Calfa
Grants Administrator
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503
Dear Mr. Calfa:
270 W Pioneer Ave. Suite B
Homer, Alaska 99603
(907) 235-2921
Fax: (907) 235-4008
1-800-665-2689
This letter is in support of Homer Electric Association's request for funding for the Grant Lake
Hydroelectric Project through the State's Renewable Energy Grant Program.
The Grant Lake Hydroelectric Project, near Moose Pass, would supply 19,500 MWh per year of
low impact, low cost hydroelectric energy. The displacement of conventional generation with
hydro power would conserve Cook Inlet gas supplies and assist in securing long term price
stability.
The Project would increase HEA's renewable energy portfolio by 44 percent and assist in
meeting the State of Alaska's renewable energy goal to produce 50 percent of Alaska's electrical
energy from renewable resources by 2025.
Homer Electric Association, through its subsidiary Kenai Hydro, has completed a comprehensive
series of field studies that are part of the requirements to obtain a Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) license for this project. These studies have been presented to Stakeholders
and state and federal agencies. The results of these studies are currently being incorporated into
a FERC license application.
I appreciate the efforts of Homer Electric Association to bring renewable energy to the Kenai
Peninsula and believe the Grant Lake Hydroelectric Project deserves favorable consideration in
the Round VIII segment of the Alaska Energy Authority's Renewable Energy Grant Program.
Sincerely,
Representative Paul Seaton
www.housemtkiority.org/seaton
Rep.Paul.Seaton@akleg.gov