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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKake-Petersburg Inter-Connection Engineering Grant Application - Round V Renewable Energy FundGRANT APPLICATION KAKE-PETERSBURG INTER- CONNECTION ENGINEERING SEAPA 1900 1st Avenue, Suite 318 Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 Southeast Alaska Power Agency Ph: (907) 228-2281 s Fax: (907) 225-2287 www.seapahvdro.org August 23, 2011 Delivery Via Express Mail Butch White Grant Manager Alaska Energy Authority 813 West Northern Lights Boulevard Anchorage, Alaska 99503 Re: Submittal of Application: Round V/Renewable Energy Fund Grant Program Kake-Petersburg Inter -connection Engineering Dear Mr. White: The Southeast Alaska Power Agency ("SEAPA") is pleased to submit the enclosed application for Renewable Energy Grant funding. The proposed use of grant funds is to conduct an electrical engineering inter -connection study for the proposed inter -connection to Kake that recommends steps to be taken to ensure that the delivery of power to SEAPA's existing customers is not degraded or compromised. The community of Kake is suffering from the effects of high cost diesel generation. In 2009, Kake residents were paying about 60 cents per kWh for electrical service. Most residents of the State of Alaska pay less than 15 cents per kWh. Since 2009, oil costs and oil delivery costs have increased substantially. This engineering effort is the first step in continuing the efforts of AEA and the Southeast Conference to connect Kake to the SEAPA system. SEAPA is requesting $66,300 in Renewable Energy Grant funds, which SEAPA will match with an $11,700 contribution. The hard -dollar match is in addition to SEAPA staff (Eric Wolfe), which will contribute an estimated 120 hours to manage this engineering study. SEAPA acknowledges and agrees that this project and its results are for the benefit of the communities of Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, with the long-term objective and goal of serving the power needs of additional communities, including Kake. SEAPA will not deny any person use or benefit of the project or project results due to race, religion, color, national origin, age, physical handicap, sex, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, or parenthood. Eric Wolfe, whose resume is attached to the application, will serve as the Grantee Project Manager, and will have overall authority for the project. If you have any questions regarding this submittal, please do not hesitate to call me at 907/228-2281. Mr. Butch White August 23, 2011 Page Two Thank you for your consideration of this grant application. Sincerely, Dave Carlson, CEO The Southeast Alaska Power Agency Enclosure: Kake-Petersburg Inter -connection Engineering Grant Application with Attachments cc: File (wlcopy of attachments) Y:2011 CORRESPONDENCE/2011 0823 Letter to Butch White re Kake-Pig Inter -connection Engineedng.docx ALASKA Renewable Energy Fund Round 5 ENERGY AUTHORITY Grant Application Application Forms and Instructions The following forms and instructions are provided to assist you in preparing your application for a Renewable Energy Fund Grant. An electronic version of the Request for Applications (RFA) and the forms are available online at: http://www.akenergyauthoritV.org Grant Application GrantApp5.doc Application form in MS Word that includes an outline of Form information required to submit a complete application. Applicants should use the form to assure all information is provided and attach additional information as required. Application Cost Costworksheet Summary of Cost information that should be addressed by Worksheet 5.doc applicants in preparing their application. Grant Budget GrantBudget5. A detailed grant budget that includes a breakdown of costs by Form doc milestone and a summary of funds available and requested to complete the work for which funds are being requested. Grant Budget GrantBudgetln Instructions for completing the above grant budget form. Form Instructions structions5.doc Authorized Authorized Form indicating who is authorized to sign the grant, finance Signers Form signers reports and progress reports and provides grantee information. form5.doc • If you are applying for grants for more than one project, provide separate application forms for each project. • Multiple phases for the same project may be submitted as one application. • If you are applying for grant funding for more than one phase of a project, provide milestones and grant budget for completion of each phase. • If some work has already been completed on your project and you are requesting funding for an advanced phase, submit information sufficient to demonstrate that the preceding phases are satisfied and funding for an advanced phase is warranted. • If you have additional information or reports you would like the Authority to consider in reviewing your application, either provide an electronic version of the document with your submission or reference a web link where it can be downloaded or reviewed. REMINDER: • Alaska Energy Authority is subject to the Public Records Act AS 40.25, and materials submitted to the Authority may be subject to disclosure requirements under the act if no statutory exemptions apply. • All applications received will be posted on the Authority web site after final recommendations are made to the legislature. • In accordance with 3 AAC 107.630 (b) Applicants may request trade secrets or proprietary company data be kept confidential subject to review and approval by the Authority. If you want information is to be kept confidential the applicant must: o Request the information be kept confidential. o Clearly identify the information that is the trade secret or proprietary in their application. o Receive concurrence from the Authority that the information will be kept confidential. If the Authority determines it is not confidential it will be treated as a public record in accordance with AS 40.25 or returned to the applicant upon request. AEA 12-001 Application Page 1 of 14 7/1/2011 ALASA -"' ENERGY AUTHORITY Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application Round 5 SECTION 1 —'APPLICANT INFORMATION Name (Name of utili(y, IPP, or government entity submitting proposal) Southeast Alaska Power Agency ("SEAPA") Type of Entity: Joint Action Agency Fiscal Year End: June 30 Tax ID # 92-0174669 Tax Status: For -profit or ---)L-non-profit ( check one) Mailing Address Physical Address 1900 First Avenue, Suite 318 1900 First Avenue, Suite 318 Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 Telephone Fax Email (907) 228-2281 (907) 225-2287 1 sthompson@seapahydro.org 1.1 APPLICANT POINT OF CONTACT / GRANTS MANAGER Name Title Dave Carlson Chief Executive Officer Mailing Address 1900 First Avenue, Suite 318, Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 Telephone Fax Email (907) 228-2281 office (907) 225-2287 dcarlson@seapahydro.org 1.2 APPLICANT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Please check as appropriate. If you do not to meet the minimum applicant requirements, your application will be rejected. 1.2.1 As an Applicant, we are: (put an X in the appropriate box) An electric utility holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity under AS 4205, or An independent power producer in accordance with 3 AAC 107.695 (a) (1), or A local government, or A governmental entity (which includes tribal councils and housing authorities); 1.2.2. Attached to this application is formal approval and endorsement for its project by Yes its board of directors, executive management, or other governing authority. If the applicant is a collaborative grouping, a formal approval from each participant's governing authority is necessary. (indicate Yes or No in the box ) 1.2.3. As an applicant, we have administrative and financial management systems and Yes follow procurement standards that comply with the standards set forth in the grant agreement. 1.2.4. If awarded the grant, we can comply with all terms and conditions of the attached Yes grant form. (Any exceptions should be clearly noted and submitted with the application.) 1.2.5 We intend to own and operate any project that may be constructed with grant Yes funds for the benefit of the general public. AEA12-001 Grant Application Page 2 of 14 7/1//2011 Renevvab|eEnergy Fund � E�ALASM sysRs,aurxomTY Grant Application Round 5 Kake-Petersburg Inter -connection Engineering 2.2 Project Location — Petersburg Alaska and Wrangell, Alaska Location — The inter -connection point connecting the proposed Kake line (KPI) to the SEAPA transmission system will be located in or near Petersburg, Alaska. The exacl location of the new switchyard/substation has not been determined. This grant would identify necessary changes to existing equipment in Petersburg, and also identify any new voltage support and control equipment necessary for reliable delivery to Kake from the SEAPA system. Equipment design is largely independent of KPI path, but differences in equipment requirements (size and location) and new equipment costs will be organized by the three proposed paths (routes): Northern, North-Central, and Center - There is also the possibility new supplementary voltage control equipment will be required either at the switchyard located in Wrangell, Alaska or at the terminals of the under -water crossings on the transmission path from Wrangell to Petersburg. This graw, application is separate from grant(s) submitted by Wrangell Municipal Light & Power (WML&P) for voltage control equipment required by an increase in fish processing loads. That application applies to equipment located inside the WML&P control area. A map and single line drawings of the SEAPA transmission system are included as Attachment A to this application. 2.3 PROJECT TYPE Put X in boxes as appropriate 2.3.1 Renewable Resource Type Wind Biomass or Biofuels Hydro, including run of river X Transmission of Renewable Energy Geothermal, including Heat Pumps Small Natural Gas Heat Recovery from existing sources Hydrokinetic Solar Storage of Renewable Other (Describe) 2.3.2 Proposed Grant Funded Phase(s) for this Request (Check all that apply) — Reconnaissance and Permitting X Feasibility --Design Construction and Commissioning X Conceptual Design AEA12-X}1Grant Application Page 3of14 7/1//2011 ANED Renewable Energy Fund ALASKA 41WIj-) ENERGY AUTHORITY Grant Application Round 5 Power deliveries from SEAPA to Kake across the proposed Kake to Petersburg Intertie would affect the voltage profile across the SEAPA network if new supplementary equipment is not installed in Petersburg and possibly Wrangell, Alaska. Additionally, changes to existing equipment located in either Petersburg or Wrangell may be necessary as a result of the proposed Kake - Petersburg line. Since the May 2009, Kake- Petersburg Intertie Report (D. Hittle & Associates), substantial load growth has occurred in Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan. This project consists of engineering analysis and preliminary design work that will identify the effects on the SEAPA system that result from power deliveries to Kake. The engineering analysis will determine existing equipment changes, and new equipment rating, new equipment location, and estimations for new equipment life cycle costs. Cost estimates will include: final design, site specification, procurement, installation, commissioning, ongoing O&M costs, and future replacement costs. A final report will organize the analysis results by proposed KPI path (route). Previous electrical engineering studies such as the Kake-Petersburg Intertie Study Update by D. Hittle & Associates for the Southeast Conference, and SEAPA's internal studies (power flow and power transient) will be used as reference works. 2.5 PROJECT BENEFIT Briefly discuss the financial and public benefits that will result from this project, (such as reduced fuel costs, lower energy costs, etc.) The community of Kake is suffering from the effects of high cost diesel generation. In 2009, Kake residents were paying about 60 cents per kWh for electrical service. Most residents of the State of Alaska pay less than 15 cents perSince 2009, oil costs 2nd oil delivery costs have increased substantially. This engineering effort is the first step in continuing the efforts of AEA and the Southeast Conference to connect Kake to the SEAPA system. Benefits to the community of Kake (Net Present Value) were estimated in the previously referenced D. Hittle Report of $9.9M on an avoided diesel basis. The net present value of implementing the KPI to IPEC was estimated at $15M in the same report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAI was the engineer of record for route, voltage, and power flow analysis as part of the D. Hittle Report to the Southeast Conference titled "Kake-Petersburg Intertie Study AEA12-001 Grant Application Page 4 of 14 711 H201 I ALASKA ENERGY AUTHORITY Renewable Energy Fund Update", May 2009, a copy of which is attached as Attachment B. The resumes of John P. White, P.E. and David A. Shafer, P.E. of CAI are included in Attachment C to this This grant request is part of the larger Kake-Petersburg intertie project; a project cost estimate for the engineering analysis of the inter -connection is shown below. 2.7 COST AND BENEFIT SUMARY Include a summary of grant request and your project's total costs and benefits below. Grant Costs (Summary of funds requested) 2.7.1 Grant Funds Requested in this application. $66,300 2.7.2 Other Funds to be provided (Project match) $11,700 Project Costs & Benefits (Summary of total project costs including work to date and future cost estimates to get to a fully operational project)- This section as the entire KPI project and a total project cost worksheet is included as a reference. 2.7.4 Total Project Cost (Summary from Cost Worksheet $30M including estimates through construction) 2.7.5 Estimated Direct Financial Benefit (Savings) $1 M annually 2.7.6 Other Public Benefit (if you can calculate the benefit in Helps a struggling rural terms of dollars please provide that number here and community stay viable explain how you calculated that number in your application (Section 6.) Project Manager: Eric Wolfe, SEAPA Director of Special Projects. Mr. 11olfe's resume is included in Attachment C to this application. References: Mr. Dave Carlson, SEAPA; Mr. Joe Nelson, Petersburg Municipal Power & Light (PMP&L); Mr. Steve Henson, WML&P, Ms Jody Mitchell, Inside Passage Electric Cooperative (IPEC); Mr. Andrew Donato, Ketchilkan Public Utilities (KPU); Mr. Jim Nelson, Thomas Bay Power Authority (TBPA); and, Mr. Robert Venables, Southeast Conference. SEAPA Attn: Mr. Eric Wolfe Mm III FM, ALASKA Renewable Energy Fund EwERGvAUTHcRrrY Grant Application Round 5 Project management will be shared on an informational basis with IPEC, AEA, and SEAPA member utilities, and SEAPA will actively request feed bac k/comme nt during milestone reviews. Project management on a financial, schedule, and technical basis will be provided by Eric Wolfe of SEAPA with electrical engineering support provided by Don Phillips, SEAPA's Operations Manager. Mr. Phillips' resume is included in Attachment C to this application. Bi-weekly phone conferences will track the progress of the engineering analysis. 3.2 Project Schedule Include a schedule for the proposed work that will be funded by this grant. (You may include a chart or table attachment with a summary of dates below.) The total duration from contract signing to release of the final report is estimated to take four (4) months. The project cannot start until issuance of the Southeast Alaska IRP (SE IRP) SEAPA subsection, scheduled at this time to occur during November 2011. Allowing for holiday float, the Kake-Petersburg Inter -connection Analysis would then be complete by May 2012. For specific task durations, please see the next section. 3.3 Project Milestones Define key tasks and decision points in your project and a schedule for achieving them. The Milestones must also be included on your budget worksheet to demonstrate how you propose to manage the project cash flow. (See Section 2 of the RFA or the Budget Form.) Project Definition, Scope, and Milestones go hand and hand, so in order to review the milestones, a project scope is included here: Kake-Petersbura Inter -connection Analysis: When completed, this document will form the preliminary design criteria for the improvement of the Southeast Alaska electrical transmission system to meet the anticipated loads from the SE IRP study and the incorporation of Kake into the SEAPA system. This work is neither a final design of the KPI, nor a final design of the permanent inter -connection. This work develops the design criteria for the inter -connection and estimates costs of delivery associated with the future inter -connection based on three (3) proposed paths (routes): Northern, North- Central, and Center -South. This analysis does not include expected KPI maintenance costs; rather it is the effects on the SEAPA system and the necessary changes to substation and existing distribution system to ensure that the reliable delivery of power to SEAPA's existing customer is not compromised or degraded by the Kake — Petersburg Kake to Petersburg Transmission Line Inter -connection Design. Includes scope and cost I . Determine the system improvements on the existing facilities to maintain reliable service to Wrangell and Petersburg (see system details below). 2. Determine location of the Kake substation and what is needed in it (conceptual — footprint -layout) so engineering efforts can begin when funding becomes 3. Determine the Petersburq substation needs based on the alternative routes. AEA12-001Grant Application Page Sof14 7UV2011 /ZEEP"ALASKA Renewable Energy Fund 111111111119_; ENERGY AUTHORITY Grant Application Round 5 4. Complete construction cost estimates for substation station and related system improvements. 5. Scope of this effort estimating for submittal can be route independent or assume most costly route and note system differences. All Study and Preliminary engineering work completed in 2012. System Improvement Details: Wrangell and Petersburg system improvements includes scope and cost to: • Make operating voltage recommendation for Petersburg. • Acknowledge and incorporate SE IRP load forecast for Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan, and Kake in study. • Recommend capacitor/line compensation/reactor/SVC solution for this section of SEAPA's system. Specify the components — for cost estimation purposes. Assume voltage stays at 69 kV. Construction cost estimate. Milestones 1) System Improvements: Preliminary reference materials reviewed and modify existing models of the KPI and SEAPA system. Review SE IRP load forecasts using a 69 kV operating voltage, and set Petersburg and Wrangell delivery voltages such that the overall SEAPA system is balanced using existing Tyee and Swan Lake excitation/control parameters. 1.5 Months concurrent with Task 2. Subcategory milestones identified as system improvements bullets above and tracked with bi-weekly phone calls. 2) Kake Substation footprint layout and design criteria, Month 1. 3) Petersburg station needs Month 2.5. 4-5) Month 3.5. 6) Final Report end of Month 4. Kake Petersburg Interconnection Engineering 15 System Improvements: Preliminary reference Task 1 materials reviewed and modify existing models of the KPI and SEAPA system_ Task 2 Kake Substation footprint layout and design criteria Task 3 Petersburg Station Needs Task 4&5 Engineering cost estimates and project definitions task 6 Final Reoort 3.4 Project Resources 15 day increments, end of period 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 Describe the personnel, contractors, equipment, and services you will use to accomplish the project. Include any partnerships or commitments with other entities you have or anticipate will be needed to complete your project. Describe any existing contracts and the selection process you may use for major equipment purchases or contracts. Include brief resumes and references for known, keypersonnel, contractors, and suppliers as an attachment to your application. The entire project will be contracted out on a T&M basis. No travel is expected except for one (1) site visit by the contractor, and one (1) client -to -contractor office visit (West Coast); SEAPA will supply project management and travel expenses. AEA12-001 Grant Application Page 7 of 14 7/1//2011 BOND Renewable Energy Fund /~�=ALASKA ~ ENERGY AUTHORITY Grant Application Round Phone conversations, schedule milestone transmittal, and milestone documentati review. Draft and final report review. Model result review. I 3.6 Project Risk Discuss potential problems and how you would address them. There is little to no risk associated with this project. The study will help alleviate the existing concern that the addition of the KPI to the system will degrade system reliability This grant would fund electrical engineering analysis necessary to complete the proposed KPI inter -connection. If the KPI is constructed, then approximately 2,500 MWh of diesel generation will be displaced using excess hydrogenation from the SEAPA system (2010 load data). As loads grow, additional diesel generation will be displaced as long as the SEAPA system has surplus. It is anticipated that new generation facilities will be added into the system in the future to meet existing SEAPA and future interconnected utility loads. Kake has three (3) 800 kW diesel-electric generators. The output from these generators would be displaced with hydroelectric generation from the SEAPA system. AEA12'O01Grant Application Page 8of14 7M//2011 /MOOE) ALASKA Renewable Energy Fund 4011L', ENERGY AUTHORITY Grant Application Round 5 I any impact the project may have on existing energy infrastructure and resources. I On average, SEAPA can generate up to 200,000 MWh per year with shortages supplemented by diesel generation. The system in general lacks sufficient storage to either supply all winter loads currently experienced, or capture the full inflow cycle without spill even though the full range of reservoir storage is utilized. The Kake loads are small enough such that for most of the year on an energy basis, most of the existing Kake diesel generation will be displaced. Voltage and control issues are another matter. The existing SEAPA network is currently "voltage short" due to increased fish processing loads and increased winter heating loads. This analysis addresses the delivery issues outside of inflow and storage constraints related to power (MW) transfers. SEAPA currently charges 6.8 cents/kWh for power to all three of its member communities. The rate is set each year and will likely increase in the future as additional generation resources are financed and constructed. A Power Sales Agreement and/or transmission wheeling agreement between Kake and SEAPA will need to be negotiated. Discussions cannot proceed without this inter -connection study. This study would identify ratings, modifications, and or replacement specifications for transformers, voltage regulators, static VAR compensators, switchgear and breakers, hydro -generator excitation systems, etc., such that the SEAPA system can supply Kake without detrimental delivery problems to SEAPA's existing utility members. There woul,p- be no change to the Power Capacity (MW) of the installed SEAPA generation equipment - Modest increases at the substation level may occur (10%-15%) on an MVA, VAR or PF basis. 4.3.2 Land Ownership Identify potential land ownership issues, including whether site owners have agreed to the project or how you intend to approach land ownership and access issues. 0 11 1=0 *FI MMMM1 J - 0 0 . I lication. AEA1 2-001 Grant Application Page 9 of 14 711/12011 ALASKA 4l ENERGY AUTHORITY Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application Round 5 This grant application will identify Kake-Petersburg inter -connection costs, but total KPI costs are documented by reference: Total KPI project construction cost excluding inter- connection, line O&M, and ancillary service costs, $30M; Source: May 2009 in the previously referenced D. Hittle Report. This grant application covers substation and existing system modification engineering analysis, $78k. The actual substation design, substation and system modifications, and ongoing substation maintenance costs will be determined in part or for the most part by AEA12-}O1Grant Application Page 1Uof14 7U//2011 /Z=D, ALASKA ME—, ENERGY AUTHORITY Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application Round 5 This study identifies the necessary inter -connection equipment and therefore downstream inter -connection O&M costs associated with deliveries to Kake. A potential future SEAPA Power Sales or transmission tariff agreement with Kake-IPEC would in part or in whole recapture the expected O&M inter -connection costs. At this time, future inter- connection construction costs for the Kake-Petersburg Intertie are expected to be funded by the State of Alaska. Kake would be a power purchaser through IPEC. The power supplier could be SEAPA or Metlakatia if the Metlakatla inter -connection with Ketchikan is completed. The rate charged for power would be negotiated between IPEC and SEAPA, or IPEC and Metlakatia. In all cases, the SEAPA transmission system would be required for delivery of this powerlenergy. The basis for the cost worksheet comes from the D. Hittle Report of May 2009. Additional data has been acquired from our participation in the AEA sponsored SE IRP. Costs associated with the grant request come from SEAPA experience acquired from our system modeling contracts of 2009 and 2010. Our grant request estimate was verified with electrical engineering consultant phone conversations and e-mails. AEA12'001Grant Application Page 11of14 7/1//2011 Renewable Energy Fund ENERGY AUTHORITY Grant Application Round G WW. me P'M now, 0 1100041M. WIN* Kake to the SEAPA system. Benefits to the community of Kake (net present value) were estimated in the previously referenced D. Hittle Report of $9.9M on an avoided diesel basis. The net present value of implementing the KPI to IPEC was estimated at $15M in the same report. Additional non -monetary benefits of this project: Completion of the propose,± engineering analysis would confirm the assumption that operating the Kake line woulf not inhibit or degrade delivery from SEAPA to the existing SEAPA member utilities. Annual avoided diesel generation 190,000 gallons of diesel fuel ($855,000) excluding the anticipated reduction in diesel plant O&M costs. Ownership and Operation of the KPI is not defined at this time. It is expected, regardless of ownership, that the rate charged for power would include the KPI O&M costs. SEAPA will fund future inter -connection costs associated with inter -connection equipment located in SEAPA substations and switchyards. SEAPA is 80% complete with a 2011 SEAPA system analysis that combines municipal short circuit studies, transient event analysis, and steady state voltage and power flow studies. This work must be appended for addition of the Kake Line (KPI) and any AEA12'O01Grant Application Page 12of14 7U02011 ALA Renewable Energy Fund ORK-) ) ENERGY AUTHORITY Grant Application Round 5 associated ancillary service cost increases associated with Kake delivery nee • to •e identified. Additionally, the ongoing results from the SE IRP load forecasts need to be integrated into KPI planning and KPI inter -connection studies. This grant, if approved, would tie all three previous works into a coherent inter -connection plan. The three (3) previous works are as follows: 1) D. Arittle Report 2) SEAPA system electrical engineering analysis 3) SE IRP load forecast results and transmission plan SEAPA held a meeting with its board of directors on August 18, 2011. The board of directors signed a resolution authorizing this grant request. The Resolution and Minutes of the meeting are included in the attachments to this application. The Inside Passage Electric Cooperative (IPEC), and the communities of Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Petersburg are very committed to moving this project forward with their full support. Letters of support are attached. Provide a narrative summary regarding funding sources and your financial commitment to the project. The SEAPA board of directors has approved $11,700 for payment of consultant fees consistent with the funds stated in section 2.7.2. SEAPA will bear project management costs and project management travel costs outside of the $11,700 (15% match) funds. A. Contact information, resumes of Applicant's Project Manager, key staff, partners, consultants, and suppliers per application form Section 3.1 and 3.4. Applicants are asked to separate resumes submitted with applications, if the individuals do not want their resumes posted. B. Cost Worksheet per application form Section 4.4.4. AEA1 2-001 Grant Application Page 13 of 14 7/1//2011 /Iftw3D ALASKA Renewable Energy Fund t , ENERGY AUTHORITY Grant Application Round 5 C. Grant Budget Form per application form Section 9. D. Letters demonstrating local support per application form Section 8. E. An electronic version of the entire application on CD per RFA Section 1.7. F. Authorized Signers Form. G. Governing Body Resolution or other formal action taken by the applicant's governing body or management per RFA Section 1.4 that: - Commits the organization to provide the matching resources for project at the match amounts indicated in the application. - Authorizes the individual who signs the application has the authority to commit the organization to the obligations under the grant. - Provides as point of contact to represent the applicant for purposes of this application. - Certifies the applicant is in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local, laws including existing credit and federal tax obligations. H. CERTIFICATION The undersigned certifies that this application for a renewable energy grant is truthful and correct, and that the applicant is in compliance with, and will continue to comply with, all federal and state laws including existing credit and federal tax obligations and that they can indeed commit the entity to these obligations. Print Name Dave Carlson Signature _ A Title Chief Executive Officer Date August c�3 , 2011 AEA12-001 Grant Application Page 14 of 14 7/1H2011