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ALASKA TIDAL ENERGY CONFERENCE. January 23 – 24, 2007 Ketchikan Alaska Ted Ferry Civic Center Board Room. STUDY AREA. 6. Proposed Northwest Transmission Line. BRITISH COLUMBIA Proposed Northwest Transmission Line (NTL). AK-BC INTERTIE. Proposed 26.5-mile transmission line:
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ALASKA TIDAL ENERGY CONFERENCE January 23 – 24, 2007 Ketchikan Alaska Ted Ferry Civic Center Board Room
AK-BC INTERTIE • Proposed 26.5-mile transmission line: Tyee Lake Hydroelectric Project to British Columbia border • Purpose: Interconnect with BCTC’s proposed Northwest Transmission Line to provide access to export markets in BC & Lower 48 for sale of Alaskan-generated electric power
STATUS OF AK-BC INTERTIE FEASIBILITY STUDY • December 2006 Draft Report – AEA Website • Preparing Draft Final Report – due March 30, 2007
HYDRO, TIDAL AND GEOTHERMAL PROJECTS: Factors Influencing Development • New transmission segments in SE Alaska & BC • Load Growth in SE Alaska • Opportunities to displace current high-cost diesel • Opportunities to bid Alaskan-generated power into calls for power in BC & Lower 48
TIDAL POWER: INFORMATION NEEDS • Location map including proposed interconnection • Project layout and description • Generation technology • Installed capacity and annual generation • Schedule and cost of power • Environmental assessment • Risk assessment
REALITIES OF THE MARKET IN BC AND LOWER 48 • Entry to the Market is the AK-BC Intertie + Interconnection with BCTC Transmission • Market opportunities include: • Sale to BC Hydro • Sale to PowerEx, marketing arm of BC Hydro for resale to Lower 48 • Sale to mining interests in NW BC to firm up run-of-river projects • Sale to utilities in Pacific Northwest & California