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Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc February 20, 2014 FERC P-14066 Hoonah, Alaska GARTINA FALLS HYDRO PROJECT

Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc February 20, 2014 FERC P-14066 Hoonah, Alaska

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Page 1: Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc February 20, 2014 FERC P-14066 Hoonah, Alaska

Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc

February 20, 2014

FERC P-14066Hoonah, Alaska

GARTINA FALLS HYDRO PROJECT

Page 2: Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc February 20, 2014 FERC P-14066 Hoonah, Alaska

Hoonah, Alaska

Hydro Project

Gartina Falls Hydro Project: 4.5 Miles Outside of Hoonah

Hoonah: 20 min Flight Time from Juneau

Juneau, AK

Hoonah, AK

Page 3: Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc February 20, 2014 FERC P-14066 Hoonah, Alaska

Project Success

2010 thru 2011—Collected Information

Official Project Start—October, 2011

FERC License January, 2013

Road Construction in 2013

Project Construction in 2014

$1.3 Million to License

$6.9 Million to Build

FERC License in

1-yr-3 mo

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Why Gartina Falls is GOOD! Reasonable Expectations

100% Grant Funded Elevation Change over

Short Distance Close to Existing Road

System/Grid Local Construction Year-Round Flow Community/Agency Support

Page 5: Inside Passage Electric Cooperative, Inc February 20, 2014 FERC P-14066 Hoonah, Alaska

Project Performance

Run-of-River

450KW Peak Output

Diesel Cost = 31¢ a Kwh

Annual Diesel Fuel Use= 331,000 gal.

Hydro reduces Fuel Use ~100,000 gal.

Annual Fuel Savings of $400,000

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2013 Construction

New ½ Mile Access Road to Intake Area

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2013 Construction

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2014 Construction

•Construct Intake •Construct Powerhouse•Install Penstock•Install Electric Controls•Build 4.5 Mi. Powerline.

May-Nov.

• Complete Road to Powerhouse

Feb.-

May

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Project plan

Intake Diversion

Powerhouse

Gartina Falls Hydroelectric Project, Hoonah, FERC P-14066