Maximizing Investment Recovery on Power Plant Closures

Gregg EpsteinPerry Videx. LLC

May 10, 2013New Orleans, LA

Revenue Streams

Sale in placeSale for relocationSale of systemsSale of components AuctionScrapDemo

Why Access the Secondary Market?

• Built to last • Dollar savings • Time savings • Global Market • Wide availability

Sale in Place

• Brayton Point, MA / Kincaid, IL / Elwood, IL• Bartonville, IL / Canton, IL

Entire Site Sale for Relocation

• Unlikely for coal-based plants• Routine in other industries• Only 3rd world

Sale of Components and Systems

• Air compressors • Ash handling • Centrifuges • Coal Handling • Coal pulverizing • Diesel generators • Railcar unloading • Small cooling towers• Smaller tanks (under 12’)

Price Factors• Age• Size• Condition• Adaptability• Maintenance• Brand• Accessibility• Geography• Compliance

Price Chart - Components

• Air compressors - $5,000 to $50,000 • Ash handling - $10,000 to $40,000 • Centrifuges - $50,000 to $150,000 • Coal Handling - $10,000 to $40,000 • Coal pulverizing - $75,000 to $100,000 • Diesel generators - $20,000 to $200,000 • Small cooling towers - $20,000 to $85,000 • Smaller tanks - $5,000 to $50,000

• Full retail, loaded to transport• Cost of removal, commissions, marketing

Gas Sells – Coal/Steam Does Not

PV gas turbine sales 2011-2012• 40.0 mw - $4.5 million US to Mexico • 14.5 mw - $3.5 million Turkey to India • 13.4 mw - $3 million Denmark to India • 7.2 mw - $3 million US to Mexico • 6.4 mw - $1.6 million US to Colombia • 1 mw - $550,000 Netherlands to India

PV steam turbine sales 2011-2012• 8.4 mw - $102,000 US to US

Auction• Compressors • Diesel generators • Electrical/switchgear • Labs • Maintenance/shop• Motor Control Centers • Pumps • Rolling stock • Small transformers

Scrap of Non-Salable Material

• Condensers • Copper wiring • Dust collectors/ESPs • Pipe • Rail • Small transformers • Structural steel • Transformers • Turbines/Generators

Scrap Pricing

• 90% steel, 1000s of tons.

• Scrap steel $200/ton• Scrap stainless - $950 - $1500/ton • Scrap copper - $6700/ton• Cost of harvest

Demolition

• Boilers• Cooling towers• Structures• Stacks• Scrap revenues

Where is the Value?

• Overseas• Innovative sales techniques• Direct sales• Alternative uses• Alternative industries• Find the one buyer