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Attachment B - Application Cost Worksheet – Lake & Peninsula
Borough School & Teacher Housing Supplemental Wood Heat
Recon/Design
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. Local wood supply varies, but appears adequate to
more than meet the needs of the schools and
teacher housing
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 Railbelt1 grid, leave this section blank)
i. Number of generators/boilers/other
ii. Rated capacity of generators/boilers/other
iii. Generator/boilers/other type
iv. Age of generators/boilers/other
v. Efficiency of generators/boilers/other
b) Annual O&M cost (if system is part of the Railbelt grid, leave this section blank)
i. Annual O&M cost for labor
ii. Annual O&M cost for non-labor
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]
ii. Fuel usage
Diesel [gal]
Other
iii. Peak Load
iv. Average Load
v. Minimum Load
vi. Efficiency
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.
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vii. Future trends
d) Annual heating fuel usage (fill in as applicable)
i. Diesel [gal or MMBtu] Pedro Bay 2,000 gallons/year
Port Alsworth 2,000 gallons/year
Levelock 4,000 gallons/year
Kokhanok 6,200 gallons/year
Nondalton 12,000 gallons/year
Newhalen 18,000 gallons/year
ii. Electricity [kWh]
iii. Propane [gal or MMBtu]
iv. Coal [tons or MMBtu]
v. Wood [cords, green tons, dry tons]
vi. Other
3. Proposed System Design (Recon estimate, this grant request is for funds to
design system, including optimal size of boilers)
a) Installed capacity
Supplemental wood heat boilers
Pedro Bay 200,000 BTU/HR
Port Alsworth 200,000 BTU/HR
Levelock 350,000 BTU/HR
Kokhanok 450,000 BTU/HR
Nondalton 950,000 BTU/HR
Newhalen 950,000 BTU/HR
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 Pedro Bay $80,000
Port Alsworth $80,000
Levelock $158,000
Kokhanok $158,000
Nondalton $193,000
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Newhalen $193,000
b) Development cost $13,000 per community as part of region wide
initiative
c) Annual O&M cost of new system Pedro Bay $3,000
Port Alsworth $3,000
Levelock $4,000
Kokhanok $5,000
Nondalton $8,000
Newhalen $12,000
d) Annual fuel cost Estimated at approximately $20/MMBtu (end-use)
5. Project Benefits
a) Amount of fuel displaced for
i. Electricity
ii. Heat Pedro Bay 1440 gallons per year
Port Alsworth 1440 gallons per year
Levelock 2880 gallons per year
Kokhanok 4500 gallons per year
Nondalton 6000 gallons per year
Newhalen 9000 gallons per year
iii. Transportation
b) Price of displaced fuel Pedro Bay $64.49/MMBtu (end-use)
Port Alsworth $58.39/MMBtu (end-use)
Levelock $64.49/MMBtu (end-use)
Kokhanok $70.59/MMBtu (end-use)
Nondalton $59.26/MMBtu (end-use)
Newhalen $59.26/MMBtu (end-use)
c) Other economic benefits
d) Amount of Alaska public benefits
6. Power Purchase/Sales Price
a) Price for power purchase/sale
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7. Project Analysis
a) Basic Economic Analysis
Project benefit/cost ratio
Payback Pedro Bay 10 years
Port Alsworth 12 years
Levelock 11 years
Kokhanok 6 years
Nondalton 7 years
Newhalen 5 years
PLEASE SEE ATTACHED SPREADSHEETS FROM THE
LAKE & PENINSULA BOROUGH ENERGY PLAN SCREENING STUDY
FOR ADDITIONAL DETAIL ON THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE VALUE OF
SUPPLEMENTAL WOOD HEAT FOR LAKE & PENINSULA COMMUNITIES WHERE LOCAL
WOOD SUPPLIES APPEAR ADEQUATE