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Beaubassin Mi’kmaq Wind

Prosperity Conference April 10th, 2015

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• Mi’kmaq Renewable Energy Strategy
• Assembly COMFIT projects: Chronology of Amherst/Whynots
• Mi’kmaq Resource Development Partnership (MRDP)
• Questions

Presentation Overview

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• Designed to undertake an analysis in three primary areas. Potential

projects (COMFIT), Mi’kmaq Energy Usage and Policy

• Stantec Consulting engaged in Aug 2010.
• Project Delivered in April 2011. Assembly approves final draft in July

2011.

• MRES reviewed wind and grid resources for all 13 communities and

satellite communities.

• Reviewed potential for large and small wind, Biomass, tidal and run of

river

Mi’kmaq Renewable Energy Strategy

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• Captured and Analyzed (for the first time) actual Mi’kmaq usage data from NS

power.

• MRES revealed that the Mi’kmaq (on average) use close to 2 times the power

that average Nova Scotian’s use on an annual basis.

• Became the driver for Mi’kmaq Energy Efficiency Project
• Delivered to all 13 Mi’kmaq communities from May –December 2013
• Total installs of energy efficient products equals 1640 Mi’kmaq homes.
• Over 2.0 million kwhs per year saved or $ 280,000.00 in annual savings (at current rates)

MRES continued

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September 2011: Assembly approves a plan presented by the KMKNO with agreement from the P&P committee to investigate potential wind project developers that may be seeking partnerships under the Comfit program. October: Project partner review. December 2011: Assembly agrees to enter into LOI with Juwi Wind (Whynotts Project) and Natural Forces (Amherst Project) April 12, 2012: Province approves Whynotts project. June 2012: Partnership officially signed/EA/MEKS Underway October 2013: Turbine Contract signed/EA submitted Dec 2013: Prime contractor selected August 2014: Turbines erected/Four sites October 31st: Turbines operational Nov 17th: opening ceremony

Wind Projects: Whynotts Settlement

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• December 2011: Assembly approves Natural Forces
• Three firms bidding on Amherst site. All three seek Mi’kmaq partnership
• June 2012: DOE request competing partners (Juwi/Sprott/Natural Forces) to present project proposals. DOE to review

projects and make a recommendation.

• June 2012, DOE recommends Natural Forces. Assembly reviews recommendation with all three firms
• July 2012: Assembly selects Natural Forces
• Initial site adjacent to existing Sprott turbines (Marsh)
• 2013: Province changes EA regulations affecting Amherst Corridor/Noise levels
• Sept 2013: Assembly injects project equity/Launches MRDP
• Feb 2014: MRDP/Beaubassin select new Amherst site/EA/DSS/Wind campaign/MEKS underway (July)

Wind Project: Amherst

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MI’KMAQ RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

• Officially launched in August 2013
• Set up as a General Partnership between all thirteen communities
• All profits distributed equally to 13 Mi’kmaq communities.
• Initially set up as a holding company for wind projects.
• Board of Directors (Beaubassin Mi’kmaq Wind) first meeting Feb 2014
• Directors immediately begin to develop new projects and partnerships including Compass ESS/Efficiency NS
• MRDP/Beaubassin to develop new companies, including finance and Energy Efficiency company in 2015

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THANK YOU QUESTIONS