HomeMy WebLinkAboutAppendixF1toF3CASCADE CREEK HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY GRANT APPLICATION
BLUE HOLE PROPERTIES, LLC APPENDIX F
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APPENDIX F: SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECT INFORMATION
F1: Project Maps pages 2‐5
F2: Site Photographs pages 6‐7
F3: Project Cost Estimate page 8
F4: Existing Reconnaissance‐Level Assessments
● Reconnaissance Assessment Memo (Polarconsult, 9/11/2013)
● Hydrology Memo (Polarconsult, 2/15/2013)
● Hydro Reconnaissance Memo (Summit, 11/5/2012)
● Hydro Reconnaissance Memo (Summit, 6/14/2012)
● Budgetary Quotes for Turbine/Generator Options (Canyon, 6/8/2012)
● Hydro Reconnaissance Memo (Summit, 2/16/2012)
● Renewable Strategies Report (YourCleanEnergy, 7/8/2009)
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Appendix F.1: Project Maps
Map 1: Project Location
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CASCADE CREEK HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY GRANT APPLICATION BLUE HOLE PROPERTIES, LLC APPENDIX F AEA RFA 2014‐006: ROUND 7,RENEWABLE ENERGY FUND PAGE 4 Map 3: ADF&G Anadromous Fish Atlas for Project Area (Downloaded from ADFG Website, September 11, 2013) Nearest Listed Anadromous Fish Habitat (downstream on Little Tonsina River)CascadeCreekRichardson Highway
CASCADE CREEK HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY GRANT APPLICATION BLUE HOLE PROPERTIES, LLC APPENDIX F AEA RFA 2014‐006: ROUND 7,RENEWABLE ENERGY FUND PAGE 5 Map 4: Topography in Project Area and Proposed Penstock Profile
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Appendix F.2: Site Photographs
Photograph 1: Lodge Property Looking Southbound Towards Hydro Site
Photograph 2: View of Hydro Site from Richardson Highway MP 34, approximately one mile
south of Tsaina Lodge. Hydro site is obscured by road‐side vegetation.
Approximate penstock /
access route
Image from Google Streetview, imagery ~fall 2011.
Image from Google Streetview, imagery ~fall 2011.
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Photograph 3: View of Hydro Site from Richardson Highway MP ~34.9, approximately ½ mile
north of Tsaina Lodge. Hydro site is visible to southbound travelers for approximately ½ mile
from this road cut to the lodge.
Photograph 4: Oblique Aerial View of Tsaina Lodge. Cascade Creek is at picture‐right.
Hydro Site
Tsaina Lodge
Image from Google Streetview, imagery ~fall 2011.
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Appendix F.3: Preliminary Project Cost Estimate for Cascade Creek
A preliminary cost estimate (Table 1) was developed for Cascade Creek based on the assumed
project configuration shown on the maps in section F.1, project technical data as described in
this application, preliminary estimates of material quantities, and estimated unit costs for these
materials.
Table 1: Preliminary Cascade Creek Hydroelectric Project Cost Estimate
Item Estimated Cost
Preconstruction Cost (reconnaissance, feasibility, design, permitting) $340,000
Construction
Power Line Connection (not including line extension) $40,000
Site Access Roads / Trails $100,000
Diversion / Intake Structure $270,000
Penstock $250,000
Powerhouse Building, Tailrace $130,000
Turbine / Generator $300,000
Controls / Switchgear $60,000
Construction Equipment $90,000
Shipping $80,000
Direct Construction Cost Total $1,320,000
Project Management $70,000
Construction Engineering $70,000
Total Installed Cost $1,800,000
Contingency (25%) $450,000
Project Cost Estimate $2,250,000