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Chugach Electric Association, Inc.
Anchorage, Alaska
May 19, 2010
To: Butch White – Grant Administrator, AEA
From: Ron Vecera – Director of Project Development & Point of Contact for
Chugach’s Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application
Subject: RE Fund, Round 3, Grant Application No. 491
Chugach is requesting that the $600,000 funding recommendation for its grant
application be reduced. At $600,000, Chugach will not receive a grant because the total
of all grants, with Chugach’s at the margin, will exceed the $50.25 million funding limit.
Chugach requests a grant in the amount of $500,000. This amount does not cause the
overall funding constraint to be exceeded and allows Chugach to proceed with its
feasibility assessment of a transmission line for renewable energy projects on the west
side of Cook Inlet. This lower level of funding, however, will result in a more limited
scope of work, as follows:
Project Description & Tasks
The AEA recommended funding of $600,000, which was the amount requested for the
feasibility phase of the project, would have been used to determine the route, prepare a
route selection report, reach agreement on the route with participants and assess permit
and right of way requirements.
With funding of $500,000, the scope of work will be reduced. It will still include route
selection, preliminary design and feasibility, and determination of right of way and
permit requirements. However, the amount of field work that will be performed to
confirm routes will be limited, if necessary, to stay within the reduced budget.
Project Budget Overview
The revised budget for a reduced Phase 1 project would consist of:
- Route selection, preliminary design and feasibility, and determination of ROW
and permit requirements, estimated to cost $500,000. Field work will be limited
to remain within this budget.
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- Chugach will provide project supervision and other labor with an estimated cost
of $20,000 to manage these tasks.
If needed to complete Phase 1, Chugach will solicit additional funding in a future grant
application.