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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNenana Biomass App Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 1 of 12 9/2/2008 Application Forms and Instructions The following forms and instructions are provided for 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.akenergyauthority.org/RE_Fund.html The following application forms are required to be submitted for a grant recommendation: Grant Application Form GrantApp.doc Application form in MS Word that includes an outline of 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 Worksheet Costworksheet.doc Summary of Cost information that should be addressed by applicants in preparing their application. Grant Budget Form GrantBudget.xls A detailed grant budget that includes a breakdown of costs by task and a summary of funds available and requested to complete the work for which funds are being requested. Grant Budget Form Instructions GrantBudgetInstr.pdf Instructions for completing the above grant budget form. • 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 a plan 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. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 2 of 12 9/3/2008 SECTION 1 – APPLICANT INFORMATION Name (Name of utility, IPP, or government entity submitting proposal) Nenana Native Council Type of Entity: Government entity; tribal council Mailing Address P.O. Box 356, Nenana, AK 99760 Physical Address Nenana, Alaska Telephone (907) 832-5461 Fax (907) 832-1077 Email 1.1 APPLICANT POINT OF CONTACT Name Karen Lord Title Tribal Administrator Mailing Address P.O. Box 356, Nenana, AK 99760 Telephone (907) 832-5461 Fax (907) 832-1077 Email klord@nenana.ncfd.schoolaccess.net 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 42.05, or An independent power producer, or A local government, or X A governmental entity (which includes tribal councils and housing authorities); Yes 1.2.2. Attached to this application is formal approval and endorsement for its project by its board of directors, executive management, or other governing authority. If a collaborative grouping, a formal approval from each participant’s governing authority is necessary. (Indicate Yes or No in the box ) Yes 1.2.3. As an applicant, we have administrative and financial management systems and follow procurement standards that comply with the standards set forth in the grant agreement. Yes 1.2.4. If awarded the grant, we can comply with all terms and conditions of the attached grant form. (Any exceptions should be clearly noted and submitted with the application.) Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 3 of 12 9/3/2008 SECTION 2 – PROJECT SUMMARY Provide a brief 1-2 page overview of your project. 2.1 PROJECT TYPE Describe the type of project you are proposing, (Reconnaissance; Resource Assessment/ Feasibility Analysis/Conceptual Design; Final Design and Permitting; and/or Construction) as well as the kind of renewable energy you intend to use. Refer to Section 1.5 of RFA. Feasibility analysis of biomass energy resources. 2.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Provide a one paragraph description of your project. At a minimum include the project location, communities to be served, and who will be involved in the grant project. The proposed project will develop a process and a model for community-based biomass resource assessment and analysis at the community of Nenana, Alaska. The model would compile the best available information for land cover, ownership, growth, management concerns and restrictions, and costs to produce a tool that could be used to evaluate biomass demands and proposed energy projects for feasibility and sustainability. It is envisioned that the model produced by the project will be capable of answering basic questions that arise when considering biomass energy projects, such as: • How large a project could be supported with local biomass resources? • How many acres would need to be harvested per year to support a project of a specific size? • How many acres on the surrounding landscape would be required to be managed for biomass production on a sustainable basis in the long term? • Who owns the available resource and land, and what is the amount and location of the resource by owner? • How much of the resource is actually available for harvesting and management, and where is it? • How much does the resource cost as it exists on the landscape (stumpage) • How much does it cost to get the resource from any available area to a proposed biomass energy facility? • What harvesting and transportation systems need to be analyzed or addressed? It is proposed to conduct this assessment over all land ownerships in a 5-mile radius of Nenana, although the geographic extent could be expanded in the future to accommodate local conditions. While producing a viable biomass assessment tool for Nenana, the model produced by this project can also be applied to other communities in Alaska by serving as a template, or framework, for data processing and compilation. As such, this project would interact with similar projects being proposed in applications also submitted under this RFA for several other communities in interior Alaska. Also, by producing a tool that can be used to examine the availability and sustainability of biomass resources in some detail, the project could be integrated with alternative energy resource assessments prepared by AEA and others to evaluate proposed projects. The project as proposed lies at the intersection of several professional disciplines, including forest inventories and silviculture, community and forest economics, and geographic information systems (GIS). The work will be conducted through technical assistance provided by the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) Forestry Program, with coordination, direction, and consultation provided by staff at the Nenana Native Council and Nenana community members. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 4 of 12 9/3/2008 2.3 PROJECT BUDGET OVERVIEW Briefly discuss the amount of funds needed, the anticipated sources of funds, and the nature and source of other contributions to the project. Include a project cost summary that includes an estimated total cost through construction. The proposed project comes with a funding request of $29,064.61 for staff and travel needed to compile data and prepare reports, models, and analyses. Additionally, $9,200 of archival forest inventory data, satellite imagery, and tribal council staff time and resources will be contributed as in-kind resources. (For detail, see Attachment C, Grant Budget Form and Budget Narrative) 2.4 PROJECT BENEFIT Briefly discuss the financial benefits that will result from this project, including an estimate of economic benefits(such as reduced fuel costs) and a description of other benefits to the Alaskan public. The financial benefits of this project will manifest themselves in the ability to produce timely and efficient compilation of biomass resource assessments, a critical component when evaluating proposed biomass energy projects. Subsequently, in the implementation phase of this effort, communities will substantially lower their energy costs, which, at the present time, are exorbitantly costly (up to $8.00/gallon for #1 heating fuel in some Interior Alaska villages). 2.5 PROJECT COST AND BENEFIT SUMARY Include a summary of your project’s total costs and benefits below. 2.5.1 Total Project Cost (Including estimates through construction.) $38,264.61 2.5.2 Grant Funds Requested in this application. $29,064.61 2.5.3 Other Funds to be provided (Project match) $ 9,200.00 2.5.4 Total Grant Costs (sum of 2.5.2 and 2.5.3) $38,264.61 2.5.5 Estimated Benefit (Savings) N/A 2.5.6 Public Benefit (If you can calculate the benefit in terms of dollars please provide that number here and explain how you calculated that number in your application.) N/A Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 5 of 12 9/3/2008 SECTION 3 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN Describe who will be responsible for managing the project and provide a plan for successfully completing the project within the scope, schedule and budget proposed in the application. 3.1 Project Manager Tell us who will be managing the project for the Grantee and include a resume and references for the manager(s). If the applicant does not have a project manager indicate how you intend to solicit project management Support. If the applicant expects project management assistance from AEA or another government entity, state that in this section. Will Putman, Tanana Chiefs Conference Forestry Director. Tanana Chiefs Conference is a regional non-profit Native corporation providing services to 42 communities in interior Alaska, including Nenana. 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.) Proposed schedule is for activities in data research and compilation, and village consultations through October 30, 2010, with final analyses and reports to be submitted by December 31, 2010. 3.3 Project Milestones Define key tasks and decision points in your project and a schedule for achieving them. • Creation of land cover data layer from remotely sensed imagery (satellite imagery) (12/31/2009). • Compilation of land status data (ownership layer) (12/31/2009). • Collection of information for management goals and constraints (village consultations) (10/30/2010). • Collection of best available data for biomass stocking, growth, economics, etc. (10/30/2010). • Construction of model, application development (12/31/2010) For a more detailed Project Timeline, please see the attached Attachment A. 3.4 Project Resources 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, key personnel, contractors, and suppliers as an attachment to your application. The project will be largely dependent on existing TCC Forestry staff, using expertise, data, and equipment available in-house at TCC. This expertise includes extensive experience in forest inventories and GIS data management, analysis, and application development. Information on file at TCC to be included in the project includes high-resolution satellite imagery at Nenana and forest inventory data compiled by TCC for Toghotthele Corp. (ANCSA village corporation at Nenana). Staff at the Nenana Native Council will also be involved with consultation and data collection. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 6 of 12 9/3/2008 3.5 Project Communications Discuss how you plan to monitor the project and keep the Authority informed of the status. Ongoing monitoring will include internally tracking time and resources used in the project and documenting project outcomes, which can be reported to the authority on a quarterly basis utilizing the appropriate AEA forms for submission. 3.6 Project Risk Discuss potential problems and how you would address them. Potential problems could arise mostly in the form of data gaps or shortfalls. In most cases, this would be dealt with by applying professionally derived assumptions to the analysis. This would still produce a working model of biomass growth and availability that could be used to address feasibility questions, with the ability to apply scenarios, conduct sensitivity analyses, and improve the model over time with current and improved information as it becomes available. SECTION 4 – PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND TASKS • Tell us what the project is and how you will meet the requirements outlined in Section 2 of the RFA. The level of information will vary according to phase of the project you propose to undertake with grant funds. • If you are applying for grant funding for more than one phase of a project provide a plan 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. 4.1 Proposed Energy Resource Describe the potential extent/amount of the energy resource that is available. Discuss the pros and cons of your proposed energy resource vs. other alternatives that may be available for the market to be served by your project. The purpose and focus of this proposed project is to determine the extent/amount of the biomass energy resource available at the village of Nenana. Previous forest inventories and anecdotal knowledge of woody biomass resources in the vicinity of Nenana indicates a potentially significant resource, but, to date, questions as to amount, growth, sustainability and costs of biomass energy resources have not been effectively answered. In rural communities in Interior Alaska, biomass is a local energy resource that is universally available in some amount. Various constraints on other alternative resources like seasonal availability (solar), technological issues (hydro), or spotty availability (geothermal, wind) appear to emphasize biomass energy as a potentially important and readily available energy resource. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 7 of 12 9/3/2008 4.2 Existing Energy System 4.2.1 Basic configuration of Existing Energy System Briefly discuss the basic configuration of the existing energy system. Include information about the number, size, age, efficiency, and type of generation. Electrical generation is provided through GVEA and the railbelt grid. Residential and business heating relies on fuel oil and wood heating. 4.2.2 Existing Energy Resources Used Briefly discuss your understanding of the existing energy resources. Include a brief discussion of any impact the project may have on existing energy infrastructure and resources. Electrical power provided by GVEA as part of the railbelt grid. Public facilities and residential heating: Fuel oil, wood heat. Data not immediately accessible as to mix and amount. 4.2.3 Existing Energy Market Discuss existing energy use and its market. Discuss impacts your project may have on energy customers. Existing energy use and its market: Electrical production is provided by GVEA as part of railbelt grid. Space heating of public facilities is primarily with fuel oil. Fuel oil and diesel is delivered by the highway system or railroad. Wood used by residences and public facilities is supplied by wood harvested and delivered locally by individuals in the community. Impacts this project may have on energy customers in Interior Alaska: Energy customers impacted by this project are the residents of Nenana. Impacts take the form of helping to plan the long-term supply of woody biomass for residences, public facilities and future proposed biomass energy projects, thereby helping ensure the sustainability of those systems. By evaluating systems that potentially replace current use of fossil fuels, there is a potential impact to those businesses currently delivering and using fossil-based energy in the form of huge cost savings, the creation of new business models, and the possible loss of business opportunities from a shift to different energy sources. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 8 of 12 9/3/2008 4.3 Proposed System Include information necessary to describe the system you are intending to develop and address potential system design, land ownership, permits, and environmental issues. 4.3.1 System Design Provide the following information for the proposed renewable energy system: • A description of renewable energy technology specific to project location • Optimum installed capacity • Anticipated capacity factor • Anticipated annual generation • Anticipated barriers • Basic integration concept • Delivery methods N/A – An energy system is not part of the proposal. The product will be a tool to help evaluate proposed systems. 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. Land ownership is a key component to be included in the models and analyses that are the product of this proposed project. Please see Attachment B for a map of known land status near Nenana. 4.3.3 Permits Provide the following information as it may relate to permitting and how you intend to address outstanding permit issues. • List of applicable permits • Anticipated permitting timeline • Identify and discussion of potential barriers Being a planning/feasibility analysis project, completion of this project itself would not involve permitting. However, part of the analysis conducted through this project would be to study and consider the permitting and costs incurred for compliance with a number of regulatory sources: • Forest Practices (State of Alaska Forest Practices Act) • Wetlands permitting (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). • Air Quality (State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation). Permitting requirements as they relate to biomass energy focus around regulations that apply to forest harvesting, transportation to access harvesting, and air quality regulations that will apply to emissions from burning wood in rural Alaskan communities. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 9 of 12 9/3/2008 4.3.4 Environmental Address whether the following environmental and land use issues apply, and if so how they will be addressed: • Threatened or Endangered species • Habitat issues • Wetlands and other protected areas • Archaeological and historical resources • Land development constraints • Telecommunications interference • Aviation considerations • Visual, aesthetics impacts • Identify and discuss other potential barriers A key component of the model to be developed with this project is a compilation of the best information available for the above mentioned issues. One of the phases of this project is to prepare, through research and community consultation, information on management constraints, through which many of the issues listed would be addressed. The landscape use planning aspects of this project should, and will, consider T&E species, habitat, wetlands, cultural resources, development constraints, and visual impacts on management scenarios considered by the model. The goals of the model would be to consider, in as detailed and specifically spatial a way as possible, the effect of various levels and options of biomass harvest on affected resources and conditions. A Forest Stewardship Plan was prepared by TCC Forestry for Toghotthele Corp. in 1998, which includes extensive forest inventory information collected at that time and previously. There is a Nenana Sanitation Master Plan prepared in 2006 and on file TCC’s Office of Environmental Health (OEH). The determination of the existence of other planning documents and relevant data is a critical component of the information gathering aspects of the proposed project. 4.4 Proposed New System Costs (Total Estimated Costs and proposed Revenues) The level of cost information provided will vary according to the phase of funding requested and any previous work the applicant may have done on the project. Applicants must reference the source of their cost data. For example: Applicants Records or Analysis, Industry Standards, Consultant or Manufacturer’s estimates. 4.4.1 Project Development Cost Provide detailed project cost information based on your current knowledge and understanding of the project. Cost information should include the following: • Total anticipated project cost, and cost for this phase • Requested grant funding • Applicant matching funds – loans, capital contributions, in-kind • Identification of other funding sources • Projected capital cost of proposed renewable energy system • Projected development cost of proposed renewable energy system Please see Grant Budget Form and Budget Narrative, Attachment C. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 10 of 12 9/3/2008 4.4.2 Project Operating and Maintenance Costs Include anticipated O&M costs for new facilities constructed and how these would be funded by the applicant. • Total anticipated project cost for this phase • Requested grant funding N/A 4.4.3 Power Purchase/Sale The power purchase/sale information should include the following: • Identification of potential power buyer(s)/customer(s) • Potential power purchase/sales price - at a minimum indicate a price range • Proposed rate of return from grant-funded project N/A 4.4.4 Cost Worksheet Complete the cost worksheet form which provides summary information that will be considered in evaluating the project. Please the Cost Worksheet Form, Attachment D. 4.4.5 Business Plan Discuss your plan for operating the completed project so that it will be sustainable. Include at a minimum proposed business structure(s) and concepts that may be considered. The goal of the project is to produce a tool to address sustainability issues for current and proposed biomass energy projects. Sustainability issues include the need to manage for the biological productivity of biomass in the long term, but also an assessment of the economic sustainability of a proposed system with cost and productivity information. Proposed projects, or the implementation of systems to support biomass projects, have to consider the necessity for building the economic infrastructure to support the project. This includes the staffing and business structures to run a facility, but also the businesses required to accomplish the harvest and transport of biomass resources to a facility. Existing entities such as the Native Council and Toghotthele Corp. could be leveraged to build the required businesses, or businesses could be created from scratch and promoted. 4.4.6 Analysis and Recommendations Provide information about the economic analysis and the proposed project. Discuss your recommendation for additional project development work. This proposed project includes the development of tools designed to aid in the economic analysis of proposed biomass energy projects, including the development of scenarios to aid in determining the optimal size of proposed projects and sensitivity analyses to determine where the weak points in the available information are. Renewable Energy Fund Grant Application AEA 09-004 Grant Application Page 11 of 12 9/3/2008 SECTION 5– PROJECT BENEFIT Explain the economic and public benefits of your project. Include direct cost savings, and how the people of Alaska will benefit from the project. The benefits information should include the following: • Potential annual fuel displacement (gal and $) over the lifetime of the evaluated renewable energy project • Anticipated annual revenue (based on i.e. a Proposed Power Purchase Agreement price, RCA tariff, or avoided cost of ownership) • Potential additional annual incentives (i.e. tax credits) • Potential additional annual revenue streams (i.e. green tag sales or other renewable energy subsidies or programs that might be available) • Discuss the non-economic public benefits to Alaskans over the lifetime of the project The overall benefit of the project is based on the objective and realistic evaluation of the extent, sustainability, and cost of biomass resources around Nenana. Completion of this project would also result in a model and working template guiding future analyses in other locations. The people of Alaska will benefit from this project by the promotion of cost-effective implementation of sustainable renewable energy systems in rural Alaska, helping to ensure that government funds spent to promote energy self-sufficiency are used effectively. SECTION 6 – GRANT BUDGET Tell us how much your total project costs. Include any investments to date and funding sources, how much is requested in grant funds, and additional investments you will make as an applicant. Include an estimate of budget costs by tasks using the form - GrantBudget.xls Cost of the project for the community biomass assessment at Nenana is $38,264.61. This includes $29,064.61 in requested funds and $9,200 in contributed in-kind resources and staffing. For more specific budget detail and narrative please see the AEA Grant Budget form and Budget Narrative, Attachment C. Attachment AProject Timeline, July 1, 2009 - December 31, 2010 Objectives/Activities: Work assigned to: Completed by: Final Product: Reported out to:1. Creation of land cover data layerTCC Forestry staff12/31/2009GIS data layerAEA, Tribal Council2. Compilation of land status data TCC Forestry staff12/31/2009GIS data layer AEA, Tribal Council(ownership)Consultant3. Village consultationsTCC Forestry staff,10/30/2010Compiled data, directionAEA, Tribal CouncilTribal staff4. Collection of best available dataTCC Forestry staff10/30/2010Compiled dataAEA, Tribal Council for stocking, growth, economics.5. Construction of model, TCC Forestry staff12/31/2010Final productAEA, Tribal Councilapplication development Attachment C Grant Budget Form and Budget Narrative Alaska Energy Authority - Renewable Energy FundAttachment C-1, Grant Budget FormBUDGET INFORMATIONBUDGET SUMMARY:Milestone or TaskFederal FundsState FundsLocal Match Funds (Cash)Local Match Funds (In-Kind)Other FundsTOTALS1. Creation of land cover data layer$6,400.00$8,000.00$14,400.002. Compilation of land status data$3,200.00$3,200.003. Village consultations$9,864.61$1,200.00$11,064.614. Collection of best available data $3,200.00$3,200.00 for stocking, growth, economics5. Construction of model, $3,200.00$3,200.00 application development6. Analysis/reporting$3,200.00$3,200.00$29,064.61Total:$38,264.61Milestone # or Task #BUDGET CATAGORIES:123456TOTALSDirect Labor and Benefits$6,400.00$3,200.00$8,880.00$3,200.00$3,200.00$3,200.00$28,080.00Travel, Meals, or Per Diem$2,184.61$2,184.61Equipment$8,000.00$8,000.00Supplies$0.00Contractual Services$0.00Construction Services$0.00Other Direct Costs$0.00TOTAL DIRECT CHARGES$14,400.00$3,200.00$11,064.61$3,200.00$3,200.00$3,200.00$38,264.61RFA AEA09-004 Budget Form Attachment C-2 Project Budget Narrative: TCC Forestry staff $26,880.00 grant funds @80 per hour x 336 hours The TCC Forestry program currently has 3 professional foresters on staff, 2 of whom hold the professional status of Certified Forester. Tasking for the project will be spread among the 3 staff, all of whom are capable of any of the tasks involved. The Forestry Program Director will be the overall manager of this project and have the day-to-day oversight and responsibility for fulfilling the goals and objectives of this project. The Director is also a recognized expert in GIS implementation and technologies, and will directly develop and manage that aspect of the project. Hourly rate includes fringe and administrative costs. Tribal Staff $0 grant funds @25 per hour x 48 hours Tribal staff will work with TCC Forestry staff to coordinate consultation with the Tribal Council and community members as the project proceeds. Travel $1,667.64 grant funds Three trips are planned for TCC staff to consult with Tribal Council staff and community members and to transfer information about the project. Each trip will be 2 days and include 2 TCC staff. Amount is based on round trip airfares from Fairbanks to McGrath ($750 round trip/person) and TCC’s standard village per diem rate of $125/day. TCC Indirect on Travel $516.97 grant funds @31% of direct travel costs Indirect rates imposed on TCC Forestry to cover administrative costs are currently charged at 31%. Indirect rates on labor are already included in the hourly rates for TCC Forestry staff, so travel costs are the only costs subject to the indirect charges. Data $0 grant funds TCC will provide access to information on file relevant to the project, including archival forest inventory data and satellite imagery. The satellite imagery is QuickBird high-resolution optical imagery acquired from DigitalGlobe in 2003 and processed by TCC in a cooperative project with the State Division of Forestry. Access to the imagery is restricted by a license agreement with DigitalGlobe, but TCC and affiliated villages are licensees of the imagery. This dataset has an acquisition value of $3,000 - $4,000 with $4,000 - $5,000 added value from image processing*, and is considered matching funds for this project. TOTAL DIRECT PROJECT COST: $29,064.61 * Image processing includes collection of ground control points (GCPs) with a helicopter, geo- referencing the image with removal of terrain distortion by orthorectification with the GCPs, color-balancing, metadata creation and maintenance, and storage and maintenance of the imagery in a geodatabase. Renewable Energy Fund Attachment D Application Cost Worksheet Please note that some fields might not be applicable for all technologies or all project phases. Level of information detail varies according to phase requirements. 1. Renewable Energy Source The Applicant should demonstrate that the renewable energy resource is available on a sustainable basis. Annual average resource availability. To be determined by proposed project. Unit depends on project type (e.g. windspeed, hydropower output, biomasss fuel) 2. Existing Energy Generation a) Basic configuration (if system is part of the Railbelt 1 grid, leave this section blank) i. Number of generators/boilers/other unknown ii. Rated capacity of generators/boilers/other unknown iii. Generator/boilers/other type unknown iv. Age of generators/boilers/other unknown v. Efficiency of generators/boilers/other unknown b) Annual O&M cost (if system is part of the Railbelt grid, leave this section blank) i. Annual O&M cost for labor unknown ii. Annual O&M cost for non-labor unknown c) Annual electricity production and fuel usage (fill in as applicable) (if system is part of the Railbelt grid, leave this section blank) Nenana’s system is on railbelt grid. i. Electricity [kWh] ii. Fuel usage Diesel [gal] Other iii. Peak Load iv. Average Load v. Minimum Load vi. Efficiency vii. Future trends d) Annual heating fuel usage (fill in as applicable) i. Diesel [gal or MMBtu] unknown 1 The Railbelt grid connects all customers of Chugach Electric Association, Homer Electric Association, Golden Valley Electric Association, the City of Seward Electric Department, Matanuska Electric Association and Anchorage Municipal Light and Power. RFA AEA 09-004 Application Cost Worksheet revised 9/26/08 Page 1 Renewable Energy Fund ii. Electricity [kWh] unknown iii. Propane [gal or MMBtu] unknown iv. Coal [tons or MMBtu] unknown v. Wood [cords, green tons, dry tons] unknown vi. Other unknown 3. Proposed System Design (N/A) a) Installed capacity b) Annual renewable electricity generation i. Diesel [gal or MMBtu] ii. Electricity [kWh] iii. Propane [gal or MMBtu] iv. Coal [tons or MMBtu] v. Wood [cords, green tons, dry tons] vi. Other 4. Project Cost (N/A) a) Total capital cost of new system b) Development cost c) Annual O&M cost of new system d) Annual fuel cost 5. Project Benefits (N/A) a) Amount of fuel displaced for i. Electricity ii. Heat iii. Transportation b) Price of displaced fuel c) Other economic benefits d) Amount of Alaska public benefits 6. Power Purchase/Sales Price (N/A) a) Price for power purchase/sale RFA AEA 09-004 Application Cost Worksheet revised 9/26/08 Page 2 Renewable Energy Fund RFA AEA 09-004 Application Cost Worksheet revised 9/26/08 Page 3 7. Project Analysis (N/A) a) Basic Economic Analysis Project benefit/cost ratio Payback Attachment E Tribal Resolution Attachment F TCC Forestry Staff Resumés