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Oct 08 2008 14:16 HP LASERJET FAX P.1
To whom it may concern:
NANA Regional Corporation (NRC) is taking an aggressive move in pursuing renewable
energy via the "Renewable Energy Project" proposal for the Alaska Energy Authority.
Recent surveys has shown that the NANA Region residents are supportive of renewable
energy development and are willing to participate in: bringing forthrenewable energy
Projects. High energy costs are motivating NANA Region residents to look for new
energy sources and identifying ways to harness these energy sources for their
communities.
NRC is committed to helping the Northwest Arctic Borough develop a comprehensive
feasibility study, design and constrnetion program of wind -diesel power generation
facilities in Buckland, Deering, and Noorvik. NRC will help develop these projects by
providing services of Projects Manager Sonny Adams, Lands Director Abraham Snyder
and Assistant Director Jeff Nelson. The wind -diesel project team will be supported by
senior management; the President's office and Vice President Waiter Sampson.
As the landowner of many potential wind energy generation sites in the NANA Region,
NRC will be working with the Northwest Arctic Borough and its consultants on wind -
diesel program. NRC will also provide access to its land for wind -diesel project activities
and wind turbine sites. NANA Pacific and other consultants will provide expertise in the
development of the construction and business plan. NRC also plans on working with
some of the NANA Strategic Energy Plan members. These participants include Kotzebue
Electric Association, Ipnatchiaq Electric Company, the City of Buckland, Maniilaq
Association and village councils in Deering, Buckland, and Noorvik.
As an in -kind contribution, NRC will provide land access and gravel for the wind -diesel
projects. Gravel provision has yet to be determined due to site locations of the wind
turbines. NRC has already committed $150,000 for regional wind energy resource
assessment studies and feasibility analysis, including the installation of meteorological
towers in Deering, Buckland, and Noorvik.
Finally, NANA Pacific and WH Pacific, affiliates of NANA Regional Corporation, will
be providing support services to wind -diesel project participants; such as
project/construction management, technical and planning services, and procurement.
Sincerely,
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Marie N. Greene, President
NANA Regional Corporation
NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. + P.O. Box 49 Kotzebue, Aiaska 99752 • T:(907) 4422-3301 • F:(907) 442-2866
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