Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutResSupportlettersRdVFP RESOLUTION 12- A RESOLUTION OF THE ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH ASSEMBLY SUPPORTING THE SUBMITTAL OF A RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT GRANT APPLICATION FROM THE CITY OF FALSE PASS ELECTRIC UTILITY TO THE ALASKA ENERGY AUTHORITY’S RENEWABLE ENERGY FUND ROUND V GRANT PROGRAM. WHEREAS, the Aleutians East Borough provides assistance to six communities in the district that includes the community of False Pass; and, WHEREAS, the Aleutians East Borough is committed to reducing dependence on diesel fuel and contribute to the reduction of air pollution and its affect on climate change; and, WHEREAS, the Aleutians East Borough seeks to implement long term renewable energy projects that result in sustainable and measurable energy savings to Aleutian East Borough Communities; and, WHEREAS, the Aleutians East Borough is working with the community of False Pass to implement the renewable energy project recommendations contained in the 2010 AEB Renewable Energy Assessment; and, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Aleutians East Borough Assembly supports submittal of the renewable energy grant entitled “False Pass Tidal Energy Reconnaissance and Feasibility Study” by the City of False Pass Electric Utility to the Alaska Energy Authority in order to reduce dependence on diesel fuel resulting in a sustained and measurable energy savings; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Aleutians East Borough hereby agrees to provide project management and grant administration as an in-kind contribution to the project. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE ALEUTIANS EAST BOROUGH ASSEMBLY on this ___day of August, 2011. ____________________________ Stanley Mack, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________ Tina Anderson, Clerk Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association  234 Gold Street • Juneau, Alaska 99801 • (907) 586.0161• Fax: (907) 586.0165 August 23, 2011 Subject: State of Alaska, Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) Round V Grant Submission False Pass Tidal Energy Study To Whom It May Concern: Bering Pacific Seafoods, a wholly owned subsidiary by Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association (APICDA), installed mooring dolphins in False Pass in 1999. The cost of installation was $338,000.00. APICDA will allow the use of that infrastructure to aid in the expeditious determination of the tidal/current resource in the False Pass area. Furthermore, APICDA will allow for up to $63,000 in project match for the use of APICDA’s marine vessels and skipper assets to allow for numerical current modeling of False Pass to determine circulation patterns and likely locations for viable power extraction; deployment of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling (ADCP) equipment at sites of interest over a full lunar cycle to ground truth the modeling work and select a proposed project site(s); and perform detailed multi-beam bathymetry, side-scan sonar, magnetometer; and sub-bottom profiling at the site and through the likely corridor for power transmission to confirm the selection of a site for project development. We urge the AEA to approve this project application and help False Pass become more energy self-sufficient in the near future. Sincerely, Larry Cotter, CEO Isanotski Corporation 101 Isanotski Drive P.O. Box 9 False Pass, AK 99583 907-548-2217, FAX 548-2317 E-mail: isanotskicorp@justemail.net March 4, 2011 Re: Letter Supporting City of False Pass Ocean Current Energy Project The Isanotski Corporation of False Pass, Alaska wholeheartedly supports the False Pass Ocean Current Energy Project, currently being developed by the City of False Pass. The Isanotski Corporation understands that renewable forms of energy are critical to the sustainability of the community of False Pass. This project will play an important role in the communities support infrastructure for the area fisheries. The False Pass Ocean Current Energy project is a fitting undertaking for our small isolated community. The ocean current energy that flows through Isanotski Strait, right at the door step of our community, is legendary, and tapping into this tremendous resource makes perfect sense for this community and for the entire region. We hope that the implementation of this project will help develop this ocean current technology for use in other coastal communities around the State. The residents of False Pass are ready to begin to move beyond dependence on fossil fuels. The False Pass Ocean Current Energy project will play a key role in our sustained energy portfolio. We urge the funding agencies to approve this project application and help False Pass and the Aleutians region become more energy self sufficient in the future. Sincerely, Nancy Dushkin, President Isanotski Corporation Economic development and advocacy for Southwest Alaska Economic Development District (EDD) and Alaska Regional Development Organization (ARDOR) August 25, 2011 Butch White, Grant Manager Alaska Energy Authority 813 West Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage, AK. 99503 Dear Mr. White, The Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference (SWAMC) supports the submittal of a Renewable Energy Project Grant Application entitled “False Pass Tidal Energy Reconnaissance and Feasibility Study” by the False Pass Electric Utility to the Alaska Energy Authority’s Renewable Energy Round V Grant Program. The high cost of diesel fuel and electricity in False Pass results in a decreased standard of living for residents, higher costs for local government service provision and local business, and hinders economic development. Tidal energy holds enormous potential for Alaska’s coastal communities, and the success of this project could help Alaska’s more remote and rural villages become less dependent on costly diesel fuel. We recognize and support the importance of implementing long term renewable energy projects in False Pass that result in sustainable and measurable energy savings to the community. This project fits into SWAMC’s 2008 Comprehensive Energy Policy and our current goals to make Southwest Alaska communities more energy independent. Please consider funding this very important renewable energy project for False Pass. Thank you. Sincerely, Andy Varner, Executive Director Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference 3300 Arctic Boulevard, Suite 203 Anchorage, AK 99503 p: 907.562.7380 f: 907.562.0438 www.swamc.org Alaska Peninsula Aleutian Chain Bristol Bay Kodiak Island Pribilof Islands