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Via E-mail to orant applicatlons(a7aidea.oro
Grants Administrator Shawn Calfa
Alaska Energy Authority
8'13 West Northern Lights Boulevard
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Res: Submittal of Application: Round VIII
Renewable Energy Fund Grant Program
Oear Mr. Calfa:
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency ("SEAPA") is pleased to submit the enclosed application
for Renewable Energy Grant funding. The proposed uses of grant funds is for completion of
SEAPA's Swan Lake Reservoir Expansion Project, which will enhance hydro storage capacity in
the region. The project not only benefits the communities of Petersburg, Wrangell, and
Ketchikan, but also displaces diesel and adds operational flexibility that benefits the entire
region. It will also provide additional storage for non-dispatchable sources such as wind or run -
of -the -river hydro, which could be potential future projects. One hundred percent of the energy
produced as a result of enhancing the storage capacity will be for public benefit.
SEAPA's mission, as a non-profit public corporation, is to provide the lowest wholesale power
rate consistent with sound utility planning and business practices, and exists for the long-term
benefit of its member utilities and the rate payers, providing unified regional leadership for
project development and prudent management of its interconnected power system.
SEAPA has invested two -and -a -half years of effort and $7'17,500 to date into the project.
SEAPA is req wasting grant funding of $2,797,935, which is the amount requested in the
enclosed application. The balance of $5,978,434 is SEAPA's anticipated cash match for
completion of the project; However, SEAPA will continue to pursue other funding opportunities.
SEAPA acknowledges and agrees that this project and its results era for the benefit of the
wmmunities of Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Petersburg. SEAPA will no[ deny any parson use or
benefit of the project or project results dues to race, ralig ion, color, national origin, age, physical
handicap, sex, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, or parenthood.
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Eric Wolfe will serve as the Grantee Project Manager, and I will have overall authority for the
project. If you have any questions regarding this submittal, please do not hesitate to call me at
4107/228-2281.
Sincerely,
Trey Acteson, CEO
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency
Attachments:
SEAPA Swan Lake Reservoir Expansion Project
Grant Application with Attachments in pdf format
cc: File (w/copy of attachments)
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