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Southwest Alaska Regional Geothermal Energy Project
Phase III Confirmation Well, Feasibility, Final Design and Permitting
Renewable Energy Grant Fund
Request for Grant Application (RFA) AEA-09-004
Alaska Energy Authority
October 2008
Business and Technical Point of Contact: Donna Vukich, General Manager
Organization Name Naknek Electric Association, Inc
Non-Profit Cooperative 501 (c) (12) Rural Electric Generation/Distribution
Street Address PO Box 118
City/State/Zip Naknek, Alaska 99633
E-mail Address dvukich@nea.coop
Phone 907 246 4261
Facsimile 907 246 6242
Cooperative Agreement and Grants
Renewable Energy Grant Fund $ 5,000,000
Proposed Cost Share $ 5,020,000
Total Project Value $ 10,020,000
Objectives of Phase III Confirmation and Final Design and Permitting
Leverage $3,000,000 in Congressionally Directed Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Project
appropriations through the Department of Energy (DOE) and $2,020,000 in local contributions for a 50%
match for a $10,200,000 Renewable Energy Grant Fund investment in Phase III: Confirmation Well,
Feasibility, Final Design and Permitting to secure:
Cost-share well design and well construction for resource confirmation, final feasibility and design of
commercially productive geothermal energy resource capacity for utility grade electric generation and district
heating applications including drilling management, scientific research data collection, reporting and
modeling, and planning and maintenance for long-term productivity,
Collaboration and cost-share opportunities with local, state, federal and the private sector to demonstrate
advanced technologies including multilateral drilling, well casing and cementing, and data collection
methods implementing diagnostics while drilling (DWD),
Deployment of low-cost drilling technologies for exploration, verification and quantification of geothermal
resources and reservoir maintenance for enhanced productivity, and the transfer of those technologies and
techniques to other potential geothermal sites in Western Alaska.
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Regional Geothermal Distribution Network
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SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGIONAL GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PROJECT
Project Summary
Naknek Electric Association, Inc. (NEA) is exploring geothermal power production to supply long-term affordable and
environmentally benign geothermal energy capacity to meet regional electrical generation and district heating
requirements of residents improving rural sustainability, employment, tourism and natural and strategic resource
development. The cooperative faces an urgent need to identify sound alternatives to diesel generation due to the
increasing and unpredictable costs of fossil fuels. These costs threaten the economic health and sustainability of the
Bristol Bay and Lake Regions of Southwest Alaska. In NEA’s service area alone the diesel fuel surcharge reflected
in electric rates charged to consumers from 2006-2007 increased by about 68% or more than $73.00 per month for a
typical residential customer. So far in 2008 utility fuel costs have surpassed 2007 records by 60% and indicate a
severe cost increase to consumers. Even more telling is the fact that over a four-year period fuel prices to the
cooperative increased 275%. Developing geothermal resources for electric generation will stabilize and lower
electric rates throughout the region where approximately 6,500 people live in 25+ isolated rural communities.
Bristol Bay is considered the “Sockeye Salmon Capital of the World” and home of the historically significant Bristol
Bay seafood industry. This resource is worth millions annually, it is sustainable, managed for optimal returns and
provides a resource base for an industry geared for a 4-6 week window of base production with very little value
added activities achieved locally. A majority of the resource is primarily processed in the region and shipped bulk
(1,000 lb totes) frozen for secondary processing, packaging, shipping and cold storage elsewhere. Since the area
has a natural economic base, lowering the cost of electricity will significantly improve the seafood industry’s
willingness to invest in processing infrastructure that will bolster local economies. Several large seafood processors
have indicated that with electric energy cost reductions their Bristol Bay processing operations could include shoulder
seasons on both sides of the peak, increased secondary processing and cold storage. Recreational, sports fishing,
tourism and oil, gas and mineral resource extraction industries are similarly poised for major development with the
availability of affordable energy.
NEA’s interest in utility grade geothermal electrical energy generation took root over a decade ago when the
cooperative began researching local geothermal energy potential and found that considerable research and data
collection conducted within Katmai National Park and Preserve warranting further investigation. The park boundary
lies just a few miles from NEA’s distribution infrastructure. During preliminary discussions with federal officials, it
appeared that gaining access to a geothermal resource through park and refuge lands would be excessively
expensive and time consuming. While focusing on improved diesel generation efficiency and efforts to stabilize
electric rates NEA continued to watch for geothermal development opportunities. Current drilling technology
supports feasible development of geothermal resources at depths greater than 10,000 feet. Drilling deep to harness
hot resources close to but outside park boundaries and in close proximity to existing transportation and electric
distribution infrastructure is possible.
NEA is currently assessing local geothermal resources, commercialized geothermal power technologies and options
for a transmission system that will extend the benefit of geothermal resource development regionally. NEA has
completed research, review and assessment of thermal imagery map overlays, oil well exploration and drilling log
data, regional faults and fractures data. Soil samples were collected and chemical analysis identified minerals
commonly found in the presence of geothermal resources. NEA contracted for preliminary geological evaluation, a
shallow temperature survey and a 3D seismic survey. Final siting, design and permitting a deep drill to verify the
resource are the next steps in the project’s timeline.
Alaska has immense undeveloped natural resources and supports a secure business environment favoring resource
development. The state’s role in fostering geothermal resource development and its potential leverage and authority
are concepts central to discussions of Southwest Alaska Regional Geothermal Energy Project support and
investment. Alaska has the opportunity to partner with major oil companies operating in the state, not only for oil and
gas development as evidenced recently with the advancement, at both state and federal levels, of Governor Palin’s
plan to deliver natural gas to market in Canada and the lower 48 authorized by the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act
(AGIA) 2007, but also by leveraging state owned oil, gas and mineral resources in exchange for cooperative
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agreements supporting renewable energy development and technology transfer. Crudely put “loopholes for
boreholes” or in-kind incentives could provide the impetus for developing alternatives to fossil fuels.
Oil industry majors doing business in Alaska have the best minds, technology and equipment to access deep
resources. Investment and cooperative agreements are sought between the State of Alaska, the United States
Department of Energy, the oil industry and NEA”s Southwest Alaska Regional Geothermal Energy Project for
geothermal development strategies that apply, test and demonstrate technologies aimed at lowering the cost of
geothermal energy production in remote regions. Southwest Alaska is poised for renewable and sustainable
resource development in the seafood industry and major development in oil, gas and strategic mineral extraction
industries. This project has the potential to meet its objectives and reduce risks with cost-share, planning and
technical support from AEA.
Project Type
NEA’s Southwest Alaska Regional Geothermal Energy Project - Phase III: Confirmation Well, Feasibility, Final
Design and Permitting presents an opportunity to establish cooperative agreements with regional, state, federal and
the energy industry to develop a “hidden” geothermal reservoir with capacity to meet the today’s regional energy
requirements and with ongoing planning and development long-term energy demand.
Project Description
Southwest Alaska is poised geographically and geologically for major economic productivity. The delivery of
affordable energy allows the transformation of strategic natural resources into globally viable market commodities
providing benefit to the region, the state and the nation. NEA’s project will demonstrate base load utility grade
geothermal technologies and serve as a bellwether for cost-effective renewable energy development. The project
has the potential to broaden the knowledge base necessary for expanding geothermal utilization for electric and
heating energy requirements in rural, remote, off-the-grid regions endowed with natural resources that require energy
intense value-added manufacturing to bring them to market. Phase III is high risk and if successful will render high
returns. Cooperating with AEA will maximize the project’s success rate and provide a model for solving energy
needs in rural settings with geothermal potential.
Project development requires consideration of a number of factors involved in geothermal electric generation that
have not been tested in the operating area of the utility, nor in the state of Alaska. While geothermal energy resource
alternatives have been successfully deployed in other locations with similar resource capacity, there are permitting,
facility location and construction issues unique to the region. As with any resource exploration there are a number of
issues, some of which are unknown even in terms of the amount of time and effort required by program participants
to reach problem resolution as the project is developed. Nevertheless, the success of geothermal electric power
production in places such as California, Nevada and Iceland and the limited number of alternatives available in the
region provide a firm foundation and justifiable basis for NEA’s project development.
NEA has obtained information from site visits to Iceland, Nevada and California, and from public and private sources
regarding geothermal sites near and around Bristol Bay. The viability of geothermal power production elsewhere and
the identification of known thermal activity in the region support exploratory drilling, additional fact-finding and
feasibility analysis. In accordance, NEA has taken steps to establish the underlying information and support for
geothermal resource verification and quantification including:
Assembled data on the ground source geothermal potential identified by geological surveys in the Katmai
region by the University of Alaska
Assessed mapping and multispectral imaging conducted by NEA and the State of Alaska in the near region
defining anomalous areas
Contracted with cartographers and geologists for analysis and description of resource area boundaries and
relationships among current land uses
Arranged local survey assistance in defining and designating access corridors
Explored characteristics of neighboring communities for applications of geothermal energy and geothermal
system expansion opportunities
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Defined the economic feasibility, development potential and growth opportunities associated with reduced
energy costs and expanded energy options
Drilled 3 shallow test wells along defined anomalies to collect data and establish bedrock
Utilized University of Alaska Fairbanks geology graduate student to conduct a literature review and
recommendation, geochemistry survey, fault structures study and preliminary geothermal resource
assessment
Contracted with HDL to conduct shallow temperature survey in anomalous locations
Contracted with HDL for initial geology and determination of geothermal potential
Contracted with CGGVeritas for 3D seismic study at two anomalous locations
Lobbied local, state and federal agencies for project and policy support
Naknek Electric Association, Inc. has been investigating alternative energy sources but recognized diesel generation
as the most cost effective form of firm electric power production. That scenario has changed and for some villages,
unable to pay fuel expenses to run electric generators, schools and community infrastructure, sustainability and
cultural continuity issues are real. Alaska’s rural citizens contribute larger portions of their discretionary incomes to
pay for energy costs than their urban counterparts and are more conservative in their use. Per capita energy
consumption in rural communities is dramatically less than the average per capita consumption in non-rural areas
Out-migration is a major concern and a “eat or heat” sentiment is forcing rural populations off the land and into larger
rural hubs and urban living situations where subsistence and cultural norms are not reinforced and consequently
adding pressure to urban and suburban communities that cannot handle the dramatic population increases. The
situation is critical, a region and a culture are at risk. This situation is paralleled by unprecedented oil and gas lease
sales in Bristol Bay and strategic mining developments throughout the region that have huge energy requirements.
How and for whom energy capacity and renewable resources are exploited are questions that must be addressed.
The Department of the Interior is(DOI) working through United State Geological Survey (USGS) and DGGS (AK) and
the U.S Forestry Service to expand geothermal leasing. NEA’s project is a perfect demonstration of resource
potential in Southwest Alaska and will prove the feasibility of meeting the energy needs in regional communities, and
the seafood and resource extraction industries. With an interconnecting transmission infrastructure the development
and distribution of electricity from a renewable resource will provide power for targeted mineral, oil and gas
development and support services in area poised for major resource development.
The Risks and Benefits of Geothermal Energy Resource Development
Exploring for any natural resource entails risk. A $10,000,000 investment in the exploration phase of a successful
project to develop geothermal energy in a region sitting on billions of dollars worth of natural resources will mean:
Cost reductions for electric and home heating energy to the end user
Increasing capacity without environmental liability
Reducing carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and sulfur emissions
Reducing dependency on fossil fuel and subjection to oil market volatility
Increasing stability in the cost of power
Increasing employment, economic diversity and growth
Increasing regional value-added manufacturing of renewable and finite resources
Increasing fish taxation for local governments and the state
Increasing quality of fish with affordable icing and freezing
Increasing the ex-vessel price to fishermen
Producing hydrogen for fuel diversification by efficient use of the geothermal resource
The Southwest Alaska Regional Geothermal Energy Project will provide local economic opportunities in an area with
a high unemployment rate, approximately 16%. The Bristol Bay Regional Geothermal Energy Project will create
approximately 100 temporary jobs during construction and up to 30 full-time permanent positions requiring skilled
workers to operate and maintain the system. The region offers several University of Alaska Campus’ and a state of
the art distance learning facility at the Southwest Alaska Vocation and Education Center (SAVEC) in Dillingham
accommodating alternative energy and resource development training courses.
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While NEA’s interest in the project focuses on production of electricity, identification of a geothermal resource could
bring many other benefits, including hydrogen production, hot water heating to nearby communities, and the
development of spas, greenhouse projects, and other renewable resource developments and related businesses.
An initial assessment of the value (benefit) and potential applicability of a geothermal resource for the NEA system
will be developed by use of borrowed power plant data with a more thorough evaluation using formal design data and
construction cost estimates. Data from other facilities includes capital costs per kW, operating expenses (adjusted
for national and regional differences), extraction and lease costs for steam or brine and estimated transmission costs
of either brine or electricity.
Sources of comparative plant data include Icelandic facility capital costs (adjusted for local conditions), installation
costs of the California Geysers plants, and estimated capital costs developed by Unalaska for the Makushin project.
Operating costs will vary with size, and will be determined both with and without joint uses. Heat distribution
systems, steam production systems and associated equipment will generally be provided by others, included in the
total costs of the project and allocated between uses.
A preliminary assumption must be made as to additional uses of heat from a geothermal project in the NEA service
area supporting a brine transmission facility that would offset capital and operating costs. In the absence of brine
delivery to Naknek, the costs of a remote generation facility and electrical transmission line would be estimated and
compared with power generation with traditional fuel sources. Heat and/or steam generation for use by the seafood
industry during high summertime production and load periods or other potential uses, including selective area
heating, may help to offset initial capital costs and support a larger facility with concomitant economies of scale.
Following comparative studies from borrowed plant data a more definitive analysis will be developed from plant
engineering and cost estimates specific to the Bristol Bay location. The regional capability expectations will be
developed more fully upon knowledge of the magnitude of potential geothermal electrical and thermal contributions.
The benefits analysis derived from comparison of NEA system revenue requirements under traditional generation
sources would be compared with the revenue requirements likely with a geothermal resource contribution and
expanded to include other electrical system benefits and thermal gains. A present value difference will provide order
of magnitude and boundary conditions for the expectations of system savings.
Geothermal Process and Facility Engineering
The geothermal plant engineering detail follows geothermal development feasibility. Physical plant design will be
based upon test results and anticipated uses within the NEA’s service area.
Due diligence will be accomplished through preliminary engineering and cost estimation studies. Preliminary
engineering will be based on the relationships of costs of known facilities or more thoroughly planned geothermal
developments and the geothermal potential identified by the confirmation drilling program. The studies will provide
order of magnitude cost estimates for various components, estimated construction time and energy production
estimates including:
Estimated total annual operating costs
Estimated total monthly operating costs
Estimated monthly energy delivery
Estimated monthly peak delivery
Estimated hourly energy delivery profile
The costs and operating characteristics derived from preliminary engineering will be compared with resource
requirements and present value determinations providing guidance for continued engineering and additional funding
requirements. The initial engineering and cost analysis will form the feasibility test of a design-build project.
If NEA-sponsored design-build is determined infeasible as a result of preliminary engineering, restrictions on access,
system financial considerations or other factors faced by NEA, a process of seeking developer proposals and
purchase power arrangements will be developed. The geothermal potential identified within federal or state lands
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may be leased, publicly available or shared by NEA with a potential developer and subject to any drilling and testing
access granted to NEA.
If design-build by NEA is determined feasible following preliminary engineering, more detailed engineering will be
acquired from a qualified engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor. The contractor will provide
design, drawings and detailed specifications suitable for solicitation of construction bids. The detailed work will
include:
Generation facility engineering
Transmission line engineering
Substation engineering
Roads, foundation and well site surveys and designs
Geotechnical site work for roads, foundations and well sites
Well system engineering
Water collection and return systems civil engineering
SCADA system engineering
O&M facility engineering
Other engineering
The design will include multiple stage development information corresponding to the total geothermal potential and
possible facility expansion opportunities, as will be identified in the benefit analysis and NEA resource planning
assessments.
Action Plan
The staff and management of NEA have established the goals of maintaining financial stability and electric reliability.
To accomplish those goals, NEA plans for system growth through continual review of generation and distribution
capacity and seeks alternative or more efficient energy sources to mitigate the high cost of diesel fired internal
combustion generation.
To that end NEA has undertaken initial steps toward a geothermal future by collecting field data on identified thermal
sources and making reconnaissance visits to currently installed and operating geothermal electric production facilities
in Iceland and Northern California. The next steps include more detailed investigation of resource potential and
refining the information. NEA seeks funding local, state, federal, industry and other funding agencies to bring the
project to completion. An initial funding requirement of $5,000,000 will launch and support the drilling program to
verify a geothermal potential.
The action plan to proceed upon availability of adequate funding will include:
Step 1: Cooperative Agreements with local, state, federal and private agencies. In-kind contributions of
equipment, manpower and transportation from regional firms are being investigated to help offset costs.
Step 2: Upon completion of the confirmation phase drilling program a final engineering evaluation of economic
feasibility will be conducted.
Upon resource confirmation and qualification action will proceed to:
Step 3: Final feasibility analysis including: detailed plant engineering; site preparation and development;
permitting process requirements; and, NEA and final regional benefits assessment.
Step 4: Prepare and submit loan application documentation and obtain verification of permitting, l oan
acceptance or grant procurement.
Step 5: Finalize construction contract upon removal of contingency and proceed to project completion.
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Bristol Bay Regional Geothermal Energy Project Resource Benefits
Preliminary Geothermal Impact Analysis – First Year Full Operation
Tom Lovas - Energy Resource Economics
Annual
Energy
MWh
Annual
Cost
NEA
Avg.
Rate
$000 ¢/kWh
Naknek Electric Distribution
System Load 12 MW
Annual Load Factor 20.5 % 21,550
Annual Non-Fuel System
Cost of Service 5,993 27.8
Annual Fuel Cost 15 kWh/gal
2.50 $/gal 3,592 16.7
Naknek Average Cost per kWh
(net of fuel) 11.1
Geothermal Plant Capacity 25 MW
Plant Capacity Factor 85 %/yr 186,150
Geothermal Cost:
Nevada Facility 1.5 ¢/kWh
Alaska Differential (times 2) 3.0 ¢/kWh 21,550 646 3.0
Naknek Average Cost per kWh (all energy geothermal) 14.1
Potential Wholesale Power Sales
Net Available for Wholesale Gross MWh - NEA 164,600
Energy 30 % of avail. 49,380
Margin Requirement (NEA) 10 % 148 0.7
Naknek Average Cost per kWh (after geothermal and wholesale power sales) 13.5
Other Revenues: Offset Fuel Oil Cost 4.00 $/gal*
30.30 $/MMBtu
B Btu
Heat Load Residential 700 homes
Fuel Displaced 100 gal/mo. 110.9 -3,360
Heat Load Commercial 100 buildings
Fuel Displaced 5000 gal/mo. 792.0 -6,000
District Heat Loop 15 mi.
Capital Cost (inc. conversion) 350 $000/mi.
Fixed Cost Recovery, 30 yr., 5%, $000 342
Operating Cost, 1% Capital 52.5 $000/yr.
Total Annual Cost 394
Avoided Fuel Cost 902.9 -8,966
Avoided Cost, Equivalent ¢/kWh* -3.4
Naknek Net Average Cost per kWh (after credit for heat sales) 10.1
* 1 kWh = 3413 Btu
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Project Facility, Management and Team
Facility
Naknek Electric Association, Inc. is a 501 (C) (12) member owned cooperative electric utility with an elected board of
directors. The original plant was first energized December 21, 1960. Naknek Electric Association, Inc. provides
management and services to INN Electric Cooperative, Inc. (INN) and through an agreement with the Denali
Commission provides oversight services to Manokotak Power Company.
Current operations:
10.5 MW generation plant
90 miles of distribution
Service to three communities
District heating to school, clinic, ambulance garage, pool, residences and NEA facility
1,049 meters
Service agreement with two neighboring utilities
Service to large power seafood processors
Service to government consumers, United States Air Force, Federal Aviation Administration,
United States Fish & Wildlife Service, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, United States Weather
Service, National Park Service, Bristol Bay Borough
Service to Bristol Bay commercial fishing, sport fishing and tourist industry
19,500 MWH sold in 2006
The generation plant facility consists of a steel building containing ten diesel generator sets, control panels and
feeder switchgear, situated on 3.66 acres owned by the association. All fuel, battery, cooling, ventilation, recaptured
heat systems and all other associated equipment is also housed in the generation building which is adjacent to a
recently upgraded substation. The generators are fueled from a 1.5 million gallon capacity, Department of
Environmental Conservation (DEC) compliant tank farm located directly behind the generation plant, also situated on
NEA property.
Project Management
THE MISSION: Naknek Electric Association, Inc. is committed to the mission of providing superior electric service,
accomplished through the efforts of a highly skilled, motivated and safety conscious workforce with
the support services, technologies and facilities to ensure the association’s members enjoy the
benefits at the lowest price consistent with sound management.
NEA has a competent and dedicated team of professionals capable of administrating and implementing the project’s
plan including operation and maintenance upon completion. Among their qualifications is an outstanding safety
record. As of August 31, 2007 there has been no lost time in 2,054 days, an exemplary record and confirmed by 10
consecutive years of Safety Achievement Awards from the Alaska Power Association (APA). Recently, management
and employees collaborated to become the first small “bush” cooperative in Alaska to earn Rural Electric Safety
Accreditation (RECAP) from National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Some of the guidelines
establishing accreditation exceed local, state and federal requirements. The cooperative underwent two stringent
evaluations based on a three-year review period and successfully demonstrated that its management and employee
safety practices provide a safe and healthful work environment. Team efforts were rewarded when they accepted the
award at Alaska Power Association’s Annual Meeting in 2006 and received insurance premium discounts resulting in
substantial savings for the cooperative.
NEA management understands the need for a prosperous economy and to ensure it the cooperative includes
enhancing economic development in its strategic goals. Work re-establishing the Bristol Bay Borough Chamber of
Commerce and guidance provided to a small fisherman’s cooperative earned NEA the 2005 Silver Switch Award
presented by the National Food and Energy Council in recognition of the association’s economic development
program.
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In an effort to offset salaries at NEA and ensure economic and operational success of neighboring utilities, the
cooperative provides management and services to INN Electric Cooperative, Inc. and training and oversight services
to Manokotak Power Company, the latter through an agreement with the Denali Commission. These activities and
relationships are supported by a well trained and experienced board (Certified NRECA Credentialed Cooperative
Directors), are deployed by management that is strong on leadership with a long-term vision, and employees
dedicated to their work and community.
NEA’s financial management is sound as evidenced in its ability to reduce spending and aggressivel y seek additional
load, minimizing the economic decline. The cooperative, as a Rural Utilities Service borrower complies with
government standard accounting and reporting practices and consistently receives unqualified opinions from
auditors.
NEA’s recent projects are highlighted below. The cooperative has weathered difficult economic times in the region
because of dedicated professionals with decades of experience in electric generation, distribution, district heating,
personnel, project management and grant administration. Since 1997 the cooperative has accomplished the
following
Grants Administered in the Past Ten Years:
Management of $750,000 award from FEMA for ice storm damage
Administered a $500,000 Denali Commission grant for generation upgrade and the purchase of a
3512(b) Caterpillar engine
Administered a $2.6 million Rural Utilities Service High Cost Energy award purchasing and
installing two 3512(b) Caterpillar engines, switchgear and a substation upgrade
Administered a $350,000 Denali Commission grant for a 3D seismic study
Construction:
Tank farm upgrade to meet DEC leak detection and the installation of a new 500,000 gallon tank
Changed out 4 engines and increased capacity from 7,685 kW to 10,337 kW
Substation capacity increase of 5 MVA
Completed a 2,400 square foot plant and administration office addition
Currently working on the construction of a vehicle maintenance building
Recaptured Heat:
Provides 100% of Bristol Bay Borough School District’s needs since the early 1970’s
Provides 100% of Camai Community Health Center and 8 surrounding residences’ heating needs
since 1983
Provide 80% of Kvimarvik Swimming Pool since 1999
THE TEAM:
NEA Board of Directors
David Jedlicka – President Steven Jones - Director
Herbert Mitchell – Vice President Nanci Lyon - Director
Dale Peters – Secretary/Treasurer Tom Deck - Director
Pete Hill – Director
Donna Vukich – NEA General Manager
22 years electric utility experience
10 years as General Manager of NEA
5 years a Finance Manager
Manages $16,000,000 portfolio
Implemented $2.7 million RUS High Energy Cost Grant
Engineering interface
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Managed tank farm and generation upgrade
Lead on Regional Geothermal Project
Geothermal Energy Course Instructor at University of Alaska Campus in King Salmon, Alaska
Darrell Aspelund – NEA Plant Supervisor
Over 30 years experience in electric generation
Responsible for scheduling, engine overhauls and plant maintenance
Engineering interface
Lead on tank farm and generation upgrade
Received Alaska Power Association’s 2006 Hatcher-Williams-Turkington Employee Service Award
Kevin Coissart – NEA Line Supervisor
12 years experience as lineman
Lead construction and maintenance of distribution system
Transmission construction project experience
Experience operations and maintenance supervisor
Engineering interface
Peggy Saia – NEA Chief Financial Officer/Office Manager
Supervises office staff, accounts payable and accounts receivable
Government interface on utility issues
Performs all government and industry reporting requirements
Principle safety and loss control administrator
Bill Edwards – NEA Heat Recovery Systems and Contract Liaison
30 years electric generation experience including diesel generation
Installation and maintenance of recaptured heat systems
Service agreement liaison with INN Electric Cooperative and Manokotak Power Company
Power & Control Engineering
Robert Dryden, P.E.
PO Box 2338
Sitka, AK 99835
907 747 3657 (tel) - rdryden@aol.com
Kemppel, Huffman and Ellis, P.C.
255 East Fireweed Lane - Suite 200
Anchorage, AK 99503
907 277 1604 (tel) - 907 2762493 (fax) - rrk@khe.com
Coastal Surveyors
Ralph Mancuso
PO Box 181
Naknek, AK 99633
907 246 4408 (tel)
907 246 4408 (fax) – ralph@coastalsurveyors.com
Energy and Resource Economics
Tom Lovas
5840 Azalea Drive
Anchorage, Alaska, 99516-4362
907 345 5116 (tel)
907 351 7846 (cell) - tlovas@acsalaska.net
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Egli Air Haul, Inc
Sam Egli
PO Box 169
King Salmon, Alaska
907 246 3554
907 439 6119 - www.egliair.com
Phase I and II Engineering and Exploration Consultants:
Hattenberg, Dilley and Linnell, LLC – Engineering Consultants
Laurie Dilley
3335 Arctic Blvd - Suite 100
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
907 564 2120 (tel) - 907 564 2122 (fax) - info@hdlalaska.com
CGGVeritas – Seismic
Joe Pagliero, Project Manager
2450 Cinnabar Loop
Anchorage, Alaska 99507
907 276 6037 (tel) - 907 276 6034 (fax) - 907 27 8680 - joe.pagliero@cggveritas.com