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KEA’s Renewable Vision

KEA’s Renewable Vision. Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. Darron Scott, President/CEO. KEA’s Vision. Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. Locally-Owned Electric Cooperative Provides Electricity to approximately 5,800 Meters Isolated Electric Grid Peak Load – 26 MW Minimum Load – 11 MW

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KEA’s Renewable Vision

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  1. KEA’s Renewable Vision Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. Darron Scott, President/CEO

  2. KEA’s Vision

  3. Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. • Locally-Owned Electric Cooperative • Provides Electricity to approximately 5,800 Meters • Isolated Electric Grid • Peak Load – 26 MW • Minimum Load – 11 MW • Diverse Power Generation Portfolio • Terror Lake Hydroelectric Plant: Two 11.5 MW Units • Pillar Mountain Wind Project: Three 1.5 MW Units • Four Diesel Generating Stations • Generator size ranges from 140 kW to 6.5 MW • Total diesel generating capacity of 33 MW

  4. KEA’s System Prior to 2009 20% Diesel 80% Hydro

  5. Pillar Mountain Wind Project • Three 1.5 MW General Electric (GE) • Wind Turbines • Operating since July 2009 Photo courtesy of Dake Schmidt

  6. Pillar Mountain and Terror Lake Hydroelectric Facility • Terror Lake Works like a battery • Lowers fuel costs • Stabilizes power costs • Lowers Emissions

  7. Load Variability

  8. Pillar Mountain Wind Project, Phase I • Approximately 98% availability • 28,472,822 kWh generated since July 2009 • 2,005,128 gallons of diesel saved • 22,559 tons of CO2 saved

  9. Net Savings to Community • At $3.30 per gallon for diesel, approximately $4.5 million net savings.

  10. KEA’s Current Power Sources • 80% Hydro • 11% Diesel • 9% Wind

  11. Generation Comparison New System Old System 11% Diesel 20% Diesel 9% Wind 80% Hydro 80% Hydro

  12. Road Work and Building the Foundation

  13. Underground and Overhead Power Lines

  14. Transportation

  15. Assembly

  16. First Completed Wind Turbine

  17. Next Steps to Vision • Terror Lake Third Hydroelectric Turbine • Additional Three Wind Turbines • Energy Storage System

  18. Terror Lake Third Hydroelectric Turbine

  19. Additional Pillar Mountain Wind Turbines

  20. Energy Storage System • Xtreme Power Battery System

  21. Expected Future KEA System 16% Wind 2% Diesel 82% Hydro

  22. KEA’s Vision

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