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

Project Schedule

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