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POWERING ALASRA'S FUTURE
November 10, 2009
Mr. Butch White
Grant Administrator
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Re: Ormat's application for support of geothermal exploration at Mount Spurr
Dear Mr. White:
This letter is to support the Ormat application for a $2 million grant from the Alaska
Renewable Energy Fund. The development of a 50 MW geothermal plant on Mt. Spurr
would be an excellent increment of true renewable energy.
We support this project for the following reasons:
1) Alaska must build up to 1,000 MWs of new generation in the next
twenty years in the Railbelt to replace aging power stations
2) Chugach, as well as other energy providers, has committed to
obtaining much of our future energy supply from renewable
sources.
This project meets those needs.
We urge that the AEA grant Ormat Resources $2 million to share some of the high
exploration costs inherent in a project of such nature.
Sincerely,
Bradley W. E ans
Chief Executiv f cer
Chugach Electric Association, Inc.
5601 Election Drive, P O. Box 196300, Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6300 • 1907) 563-7494 Fax 19071 562-0027 • 18001 4787494
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