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Fire Island WindCIRI, through its Fire Island Wind LLC subsidiary, is developing Southcentral Alaska’s first utility-scale wind project
Aerial view of Fire Island photo from fact sheet
Project Overview
• Located on Fire Island, near Railbelt load center, three miles west of Anchorage
• First power fall 2012
• Chugach Electric Association power purchase agreement 25-year term starts Jan. 1, 2013
Project description
• 11 General Electric 1.6 MW XLE wind turbines
• 17.6 MW capacity
• 32.8 percent net capacity factor
• 51,000 MW-hours annually ~ 6,000 households
• Offset 0.5 bcf natural gas consumption annually
• On-island infra-structure: roads, electrical collection and transmission systems and operations and maintenance building with overnight facilities
• Subsequent phases could include up to 33 turbines
Project Status Report• Chugach is buyer for up to 100 % of first phase
power
• Regulatory Commission of Alaska approved inclusion of cost for FIW power in CEA’s rates
• Financing complete. All contracts and permits are complete.
Transmission Interconnection
• 12.5 mile double-circuit transmission line
• $25 million State of Alaska appropriation
• Construction managed by CIRI
• Land based construction contractor
• Submarine based construction contractor
• Transmission cable and switchgear
• Chugach to own and maintain line at COD
Construction Contractors
•Delaney Construction Group
•Northern Powerline Constructors
•Cruz Construction
Local Supplemental Contractors
• IBEW
• GMC
• Spernak
• Chugach Electric
• CRW, RSE, EPS, D&L, TBC
• Hydro Ax, Alaska Structures
•Carlos Tree Service, NW Landscaping
Project Schedule
2011
•RCA approval of power purchase agreement
•Complete all commercial contracts and financing
•Complete transmission-related construction contracts
•Complete civil and structural BOP engineering
•Order long lead-time construction materials
•Complete transmission-related pre-construction field work
Project Schedule
2012
• Complete on-island civil and electrical construction
• Construct O&M facility
• Deliver and erect wind turbines
• Construct transmission interconnection
• Project commissioning – wind turbines and intertie
• Commercial operation
Project supports Alaska energy goals
Sustainable energy project
• Private investment
• Creates many local jobs
• Locally owned and operated
• Local energy supply diversification
• Long-term energy price stability
• Environmentally responsible