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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAEA_FDPPA_IRP_AttachmentsAEA renewable Energy Fund  Attachments    Attachments A- Resumes B- Cost Worksheet C- Grant Budget Form and Schedule D- Electronic Version of Entire Application E- Governing Body Resolution F- Certification SUMMIT BLUE CONSULTING, LLC. Summit Blue Consulting (Summit Blue) provides professional consulting services to energy companies, investors, regulators, and the utility industry. Summit Blue is comprised of a team of experienced energy industry professionals with a wide range of backgrounds and skills, including economics, engineering, market research, and policy analysis. 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Summit Blue has expertise in all data collection methods related to customer information including general data on awareness of energy efficiency (EE) measures, attitudes, barriers, and characteristics, as well as energy use and peak demand used in impact assessment. We have conducted numerous satisfaction, loyalty, and branding studies, as well as projects that map customer preferences, issues, barriers, and actions that can feed program theories, logic models, influence hypotheses, and the development of indicators that capture both the direct and indirect effects (e.g., spillover and market effects) of the program. For evaluations, Summit Blue works to develop a system that collects basic information on facilities, operating conditions, and technical details of the EE measures installed onsite at the time of delivery of service. These data serve to give program implementers and the EM&V team an accurate depiction of what occurred at each site. In addition, our team will supplement this information with other original data collection and analytic activities. This approach has proven to provide the most cost-effective and reliable EM&V datasets. Our evaluation staff has also conducted detailed impact, process, and market evaluations of a wide range of DSM and Market Transformation programs, employing a full range of data collection and analytic techniques. We have recently deployed an innovative integrated evaluation approach where evaluation data collection and analysis are built into and integrated with the program implementation process. Summit Blue professionals have conducted impact, process, and market evaluations of over 200 utility energy efficiency and load management programs for more than 40 utilities and energy agencies across North America. Summit Blue staff members have been the principal authors of EPRI guidebooks to the evaluation of utility DSM programs and the application of engineering methods and end-use metering to energy analysis. Summit Blue professionals have also presented numerous seminars and workshops on the application of engineering and statistical methods to the impact evaluation of utility, state, and regional programs. Summit Blue professionals are experienced analysts and researchers in the areas of statistical analytic methods, engineering modeling and analysis, in-field data collection and end-use metering/monitoring, and quantitative and qualitative market research and surveys, including discrete-choice modeling and conjoint analysis. Summit Blue is based in Boulder, Colorado. The company was formed in 2000 by experienced utility industry professionals, whose careers have focused on assessing markets for demand-side management and renewable energy efforts, designing and implementing effective delivery mechanisms, and evaluating programs for their energy savings impacts and efficiency of administration. Currently, we serve our clients through our staff of 60 professionals located in six offices across North America, including California, Washington, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Vermont. Additional information on our staff resources and sample publications are available at our website www.summitblue.com  Renewable Energy Fund   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. This will be identified by the IRP. 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 13 Hydro +/-, and 20 Diesel +/- ii. Rated capacity of generators/boilers/other 28.5 MW Diesel, 64.2 MW Hydro iii. Generator/boilers/other type iv. Age of generators/boilers/other Mixed, Hydro 1920’s to 1980’s vintage v. Efficiency of generators/boilers/other .35% Diesel, .86% Hydro, fuel to wire including transformer 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 ,but in excess of $4M (regional) ii. Annual O&M cost for non-labor Unknown, but in excess of $10M (regional) c) Annual electricity production and fuel usage (fill in as applicable) (if system is part of the Railbelt grid, leave this section blank) i. Electricity [kWh] 229,154 MWh ii. Fuel usage Diesel [gal] Unknown at this time, will be identified by IRP Other Unknown at this time, will be identified by IRP iii. Peak Load Unknown but in excess of 50 MW for Region iv. Average Load Total 2006 consumption for Region 229,154 MWh v. Minimum Load Unknown at this time, will be identified by IRP vi. Efficiency Unknown at this time, will be identified by IRP vii. Future trends Loads increasing due to oil fired boilers exchanged for electric element d) Annual heating fuel usage (fill in as applicable) i. Diesel [gal or MMBtu] Unknown at this time, will be identified by IRP                                                              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 at this time, will be identified by IRP iii. Propane [gal or MMBtu] Unknown at this time, will be identified by IRP iv. Coal [tons or MMBtu] Unknown at this time, will be identified by IRP v. Wood [cords, green tons, dry tons] Unknown at this time, will be identified by IRP vi. Other   3. Proposed System Design a) Installed capacity Unknown at this time, will be identified by IRP 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 a) Total capital cost of new system Unknown at this time, will be identified by IRP b) Development cost c) Annual O&M cost of new system d) Annual fuel cost 5. Project Benefits a) Amount of fuel displaced for i. Electricity Unknown at this time, will be identified by IRP ii. Heat iii. Transportation b) Price of displaced fuel c) Other economic benefits d) Amount of Alaska public benefits 6. Power Purchase/Sales Price a) Price for power purchase/sale Varies, $.068/kWh wholesale, less for interruptible 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 a) Basic Economic Analysis Project benefit/cost ratio Unknown at this time, will be identified by IRP Payback AEA Renewable Energy Grant Proposal Budget Worksheet       AEA renewable Grant Proposal FDPPA IRP Schedule     Four Dam Power Pool Board Meeting Minutes (November 7, 2008) Resolution to submit AEA Renewable Grant Application to Issue IRP ••• :-:OV-07-2008 .-­.:. 04:19 PM eIfY,HALL 907 225 5075 P.01/01 RESOLUTION NO 2008-021 OF THE FOUR DAM POOL POWER AGENCY RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY GRANT APPLICATION FOR AN INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN WHEREAs.rhe Four Dam Pool Power Agency Is a Joint Action Agency organized pursuant to State Statute: and WHEREAS,fhe Four Dam Pool Power Agency is undergoing Restructuring whereby the Terror Lake and Solomon Gulch hydroelectric projects will be sold or transferred to Kodiak Electric Association and Copper Valley Electric Association, respectively; and WHEREAS, the restructured Joint Actton Agency will continue to own the Tyee Lake and Swan Lake projects in Southeast Alaska which provides renewable hydroelectric power to Ketchikan. Wrangell and Petersburg; and WHEREAS, the name of the Agency wflt be changed to the Southeast Alaska Power Agency at closing which is expected to take place in January, 2009: and WHEREAS, the Swan-Tyee Intertie Is under construction with an expected completion date of December, 2009; and WHEREAS, in anticipation of the completion of the Swan-Tyee Intertie, the Four Dam Pool Power Agency has been developing an operating plan for the interconnected Swan Lake and Tyee Lakn projects; and WHEREAS, the Four Dam Pool Power Agency recognizes that additIonal hydroelectric resources will be needed In the future to meet loads In Petersburg. Wrangell and Ketchikan as well as other loads served over planned transmission lines including the Kake-Petersburg Intertie project; and WHEREAS, the Four Darn Pool Power Agency recognizes the need for Integrated Resource Planning; and WHEREAS, the Four Dam Pool Power Agency is in compliance with all federal, state, and local laws including credit and federal tax obligatIons; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, the Four Dam Pool Power Agency Board of Directors approves the application for project funding In the amount of $300.000 of which the Four Dam Pool will provide a 200/0 match ($60,000); and BE IT RESOLVED, the Four Dam Pool Power Agency Board of Directors authorizes Dave Carlson, Chief Executive Officer, as the point of contact to represent the applicant for purposes of this application. Approved and signod this _ ]+4day of November, 2008. BY: Attest: --__-­fA /J-1J~~rB~in, Chairman Robert Wilkinson. SecretaryfTreasurer , / I 3: 13PM