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Meera Kohler

President and CEO May 27, 2011

Al Alask aska a Vi Vill llage age Ele lectric tric Co Coop

• pera

erative, tive, In Inc. c.

 53 villages  22,500 population

• Would be the 4th

largest city in Alaska after Anchorage, Fairbank s and Juneau

 94% Alaska Native  48 power plants  9 wind systems

serving 12 villages

 160+ diesel

generators

 500+ fuel tanks  5 million+ gallons

fuel burned

 7,600 services  80 Anchorage-based

employees

 95 Village technicians

 AVEC is committed to improving

• perational efficiencies and reducing

the cost of fuel for its members

 To achieve those goals we are

installing:

— New fuel efficient power plants — Interties between communities — Wind generation in available locations

 Reduc

duce e die iese sel l use se by y 25% % in in 10 Ye Year ars

— 1,250,000 gallons (2010 – 213,000 gallons)

 Reduc

duce e power wer pla lants ts by y 50% % in in 10 Ye Year ars

— Interconnect another 24 villages (1 down, 23 to go)

 Reduce

duce non-fu fuel el costs ts by 10 y 10%

— Plant costs, depreciation, interest… (done!)

• Ave

verage rage 2002 1.29

• Ave

verage rage 2003 1.47 +. +.18

• Ave

verage rage 2004 1.98 +. +.51

• Ave

verage rage 2005 2.26 +. +.28

• Ave

verage rage 2006 2.26

• Ave

verage rage 2007 2.93 +. +.67

• Ave

verage rage 2008 4.55 +1 +1.62

• Ave

verage rage 2009 3.02

• Ave

verage rage 2010 3.30

• Expec

pected ted 2011 4.50

Increase ase 2002 - 2010 $2.01 +2 +256%

$0.354 $0.515 $0.578 $0.649 $0.718 $0.779 $0.968 $1.330 $1.601 $1.610 $1.565 $1.296 $1.203 $0.842 $0.980 $0.964 $1.033 $1.097 $1.190 $1.224 $1.259 $1.208 $1.215 $1.281 $1.263 $1.088 $1.216 $1.367 $1.389 $1.160 $1.350 $1.940 $1.950 $2.270 $2.930 $4.590 $3.020 $0.000 $0.250 $0.500 $0.750 $1.000 $1.250 $1.500 $1.750 $2.000 $2.250 $2.500 $2.750 $3.000 $3.250 $3.500 $3.750 $4.000 $4.250 $4.500 $4.750 $5.000 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 1… 2… 2… 2… 2… 2… 2… 2… 2… 2… 2…

AVEC System-wide Average Fuel Prices 1973-2009

 80

80 10 100K 0KW W ma machines nes wo would displace lace 1,250,0 ,000 ga gallons

 22 units

s now w operation ational al

 12 schedul

duled ed for commissioni sioning ng in 2010-11 11

 In 2010, Wi

Wind Turbi bines nes accounted nted for

• 3.7%

7% of gross

• ss generat

ration ion

• Displaced

splaced 213,0 ,079 79 gallo lons s of fuel l

• Worth
• rth $7

$710,76 10,763. 3.

 39 vi

villages lages are in Class ass 4+ wi + wind nd regi gimes mes

 A diesel

esel ge generator erator yield lds 14 kWh/gallon /gallon

 One

e 100-kW kW turbi bine e could ld disp splace lace 15,000 ga gallons/yr llons/yr (Class ass 6-7 regi gime) me)

 Three

ree units its = = 47,000 ga gallons/yr lons/yr

 Ave

verage rage vi village lage uses s 113,000 ga gallons/yr lons/yr

• Remote lo

locatio ions

• Comple

lex x lo logi gistic ics

• Dif

iffi ficult ult envir ironm nmenta ental l condit itio ions ns

• Sm

Small ll ele lect ctri ric c lo loads

• Poor soil

ils

• Comple

lex x founda dation ions

• Turbul

ulenc ence

• Low temper

erat atur ures/I es/Icing ing

• Lim

imit ited turbin ine e optio ions s for remote vil illa lage ges

Curre rrent t Chal allenges lenges to Wi Wind d Deve velop lopment ment

AVEC Wind Projects ects

2003 2003 Selawik 2006 2006 Kasigluk – with tie line to Nunapitc tchuk 2006 2006 Tokso sook

• k Bay - wi

with tie lines to Tununak k and N Nightmute te 2008 2008 Hooper er Bay and Savoonga ga 2009 2009 Gambell and Chevak in constru tructi ction

• n, commissioning

g in process ss in 2 2010 2009 2009 Mekory

• ryuk erected,

ed, commissi sion

• ning

g in 2 2010 2010 2010 Quinhagak - in constru ruction tion 2010 2010 Shakto tooli

• lik and Toksook
• k (one

more turbine) e) 2011 2011 Emmonak/ k/Al Alaka kanuk

Kasigluk

#11

 Meteorol

rologic

• gical

al towers are collecting ing info formation ion in several location

• ns

 Evalua

uation tion of s f sites fo for fu future fu funding g in several more western n Alaskan n village sites is underway ay

 Denali Commission

ion and RUS fu funding g is declining ng

 State fu

funding g is competitiv tive e and challeng nging ing to administe ster

Wi Wind d Technicians hnicians Ar Are Being ng Tra rained ed

 One new, larger

power plant will be more efficient than two, smaller, ol der power plants

— Less fuel consumed — Reduced maintenance and

• perating costs

Higher Efficiencies

Teller Brevig Mission

• Wind and Tidal

Energies may be Available

– An intertie opens up possibilities for locations of renewable energy resources

• Lower Fuel Costs

– Renewable resources can produce energy without diesel fuel – Less diesel fuel consumed = lower fuel cost charges

 The main power plant can be built to

power multiple villages

 A modular standby power plant in a

connected village can power both villages during outages, if necessary

 New power plants are typically up to

35% more fuel efficient than most current plants

Lower Fuel Costs Fewer Fuel Deliveries

 Deliveries made to

• ne location instead of

two

 Safer Environment

—Fewer opportunities for fuel spills

 Larger tank farms =

lower storage cost per gallon

 Lower maintenance

and operating costs per gallon

 Other benefits may include:

—Telephone service could be more easily extended to individuals along the route by attachment to the poles —Availability of electric service along the route could increase the land value

 Brevig

vig Missio ion n – Teller ler

 St. Mary’s - Mt.

• t. Villag

age e

 St. Mary’s - Pilot

• t Statio

ion

 St. Micha

hael el – Stebbin ins s

 New

w Stuyah yahok k - Ekw kwok k

 Togiak

• giak - Twin

in Hills ls

 Noo

• orvik

ik - Kiana na – Selawik lawik

 Ambler

bler - Shung ungna nak k – Kobuk uk

 Upper

er Kobuk buk - Lower wer Kobuk uk

• St. Mary’s to Pilot Station

New Stuyahok to Ekwok

Stebbins to St. Michael Togiak to Twin Hills- 2 possible routes

 We must connect communities  We must improve efficiencies  We must harness renewables  We must train local people  We must use less diesel fuel  We must each use less energy

Meera Kohler Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. May 27, 2011