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The Cordova Renewable Energy Workgroup
P.O. Box 1225
Cordova, Alaska 99574
907-424-7738
John T. Kelsey
Chair, AEA Board
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503 October 6, 2008
Dear Chairman Kelsey,
I am writing to support three proposals for the Renewable Energy Fund from Cordova.
The C.R.E.W. is a group of individuals and community organizations that came together
this year to address the high energy costs in our community. This summer we made a list
of 78 energy projects and ranked them in priority. The top 3 projects are being submitted
to you this funding cycle. These address our immediate needs for heating fuel this
winter, our mid range electric generation needs and our long range electric generation
needs. The supported projects are as follow.
Project Title: Cordova Winter Firewood Supply Project. Applicant: Native Village of
Eyak. Description: Solves immediate need for heating fuel this winter by providing
3,521 cords of firewood to the community. It will displace 312,633 gallons of fuel oil
and will provide an economic benefit of $1,578,797 in fuel oil savings to our community.
This addresses the immediate crisis of how we are going to heat our homes this winter.
Project Title: Orca Power Plant Heat Recovery Unit. Applicant: Cordova Electric
Cooperative. Description: Solves mid term energy production problem by improving
efficiency of diesel power generation by 6.7%. It will displace 36,239 gallons of fuel oil
annually and will provide an annual economic benefit of $140,245 in fuel oil savings.
Project Title: Humpback Creek Hydroelectric Facility Intake and Diversion Dam
Construction. Applicant: Cordova Electric Cooperative. Description: Solves long term
needs of community for electric production by renovating a 1.25 MWH hydroelectric
facility. It will displace 293,040 gallons of fuel oil annually and will provide an
economic benefit of $925,085 in fuel oil savings to our community annually.
I urge you to favorably review these needed projects for the community of Cordova. If
you have any questions, about these projects or our process, please give me a call.
Sincerely:
the C.R.E.W.
Bruce Cain, Coordinator
110 Nicholoff Way
P.O. Box 1388
Cordova, Alaska 99574-1388
P (907) 424-7738 * F (907) 424-7739
www.nveyak.org
10,000 years in our Traditional Homeland, Prince William Sound, the Conger River Delta, & the Gulf of Alaska
John T. Kelsey
Chair, AEA Board
Alaska Energy Authority
813 West Northern Lights Blvd.
Anchorage, AK 99503 October 6, 2008
Dear Chairman Kelsey,
I am writing to urge your support for two critical energy projects that are being submitted by the
Cordova Electric Cooperative. These are of critical importance to the future viability of our
community.
1. Construction of the Humpback Creek hydro -electric facility.
This facility was taken out of service by a fire and a flood two years ago. The facility was
redesigned to handle the high flow environment of this system. However, we need funding
assistance to complete the renovations and get it back in service. Every day we delay bringing
this energy supplier on-line costs our community thousands of dollars in excess energy costs.
2. Purchase an accompanying heat recovery unit for our high -efficiency, low -emissions diesel
generator.
This project will install an innovative Organic Rankine Cycle heat recovery unit on our new high
efficiency diesel generator. We are working to eliminate our reliance on diesel. However, for
the short term, getting more efficiency out of our diesel production is a critical part of the
solution. We need to start saving now and this project gets us on that track.
These proposals are part of a coordinated community effort. The Native Village of Eyak
Traditional Council and the Cordova Electric Cooperative Board have passed resolutions
supporting an MOA where our organizations are working together on projects of mutual benefit
to our community. The humpback creek hydro and the heat recovery efficiency unit at the Orca
power plant are two of the top projects that our community ranked this summer as the highest
priority for our community.
I urge you to favorably review these needed projects. If you have any questions, please give me
a call.
Sincerely:
NATIVE VILLAGE OF EYAK TRAQITIONAL COUNCIL
Bruce Cain, Executive Directo