The Much Anticipated, Alaska Regional Integrated Resource Plan

"Public comments are welcomed on the RIRP Draft Report. Please send those comments electronically

to May Clark at mclark@aidea.org by Wednesday, January 6, 2010. The comments will be sent to Black & Veatch for consideration." Jim Strandberg, Project Manager (NGP Photo)


Alaska RIRP Draft Report – December 4, 2009
This outline provides a description of what is included in each part of the draft report and a link to each part. (Word version of this outline) If you have difficulty opening the individual reports on this page, please go to our ftp site at ftp.aidea.orgIf clicking on this link does not redirect you, paste ftp.aidea.org in the address bar from your Microsoft My Documents Window. If a sign-on screen comes up, just hit the enter key, no password is required. The reports are located in the folder: Alaska_RIRP_Final_Report_120409. Alaska RIRP Draft Report – Part 1 of 6 (1.6 MB) Cover Disclaimer/Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures Section 1 – Executive Summary Alaska RIRP Draft Report – Part 2 of 6 (628 kb) Section 2 – Project Overview and Approach Section 3 – Situational Assessment Section 4 – Description of Existing System Section 5 – Economic Parameters Section 6 – Forecast of Electrical Demand and Consumption Section 7 – Fuel and Emissions Allowance Price Projections Section 8 – Reliability Criteria Section 9 – Capacity Requirements Alaska RIRP Draft Report – Part 3 of 6 (1.03 MB) Section 10 – Supply-Side Options Section 11 – DSM/EE Resources Alaska RIRP Draft Report – Part 4 of 6 (1.19 MB) Section 12 – Transmission Projects Alaska RIRP Draft Report – Part 5 of 6 (1.12 MB) Section 13 – Summary of Results Section 14 – Implementation Risks and Uncertainties Section 15 – Conclusions and Recommendations Section 16 – Near-Term Implementation Action Plan (2010-2012) Alaska RIRP Draft Report – Part 6 of 6 (1.43 MB) Appendix A – Susitna Analysis (HDR, Inc.) Appendix B – Transmission Stability Analysis (to be included in Final Report) Appendix C – Financial Analysis (Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation) Appendix D – Existing Generation Units Appendix E – Regional Load Forecast Appendix F – Detailed Results – Scenario 1A Appendix G – Detailed Results – Scenario 1B Appendix H – Detailed Results – Scenario 2A Appendix I – Detailed Results – Scenario 2B
Presentation of Preliminary Results – Regional Integrated Resource Plan (RIRP) for the Alaska Railbelt, December 10, 2009 Meeting
PowerPoint Presentation Audio Recordings #1 Introductions Jim Strandberg, AEA (wav) (MP3) #2 Situational Assessment, Methodology Considerations, Key Assumptions Kevin Harper & Myron Rollins – Black & Veatch (wav) (MP3) #3 Susitna Analysis Bob Butera , HDR (wav) (MP3) #4 Financing the Future Dick Schober & Jeb Spengler, Seattle-Northwest Securities(wav) (MP3) #5 Questions and Answers (wav) (MP3)
Formation of the Greater Railbelt Energy and Transmission Corporation (GRETC)
Letter of Support from Utilities’ Board Directors to the Governor (April 9, 2009) Railbelt Board Task Force Meeting (May 12, 2009) Railbelt Generation and Transmission Systems, Alaska’s Railbelt Energy Future (pdf) AEA Written Comments to Task Force Current draft of Senate Bill 143-Committee Substitute (July 20, 2009) A utility-based approach to GRETC (produced by Chugach Electric Assn., City of Seward and Matanuska Electric Assn.) (Nov 2009) Unifying Graphic for Railbelt Restructuring (Nov 2009) The Business Case for GRETC (Nov 2009)

Advisory Work Group Meetings, Coordination Conference Calls
10-08-09 Black & Veatch Presentation 8-26-09 Black & Veatch Presentation 8-26-09 Work Group Meeting Summary 8-18-09 Coordination Conference Call Minutes 8-11-09 Coordination Conference Call Minutes 8-04-09 Coordination Conference Call Minutes 7-29-09 Work Group Meeting Summary 6-17-09 Work Group Meeting Summary 5-25-09 Coordination Conference Call Minutes 5-19-09 Coordination Conference Call Minutes 5-12-09 Black & Veatch Presentation 5-07-09 Coordination Conference Call Minutes
Technical Conference July 7 & 8, 2009
To view DVD (MPEG4) presentations, you may need to download QuickTime.http://www.apple.com/quicktime RIRP TECHNICAL CONFERENCE Day One – July 7, 2009 Keynote Speaker Joe Balash, Special Assistant to Governor, Energy, State of Alaska DVD Project Overview: Objectives and Scope; Work Plan; Schedule; Issues Facing the Railbelt – Kevin Harper, Black & Veatch DVD Alaska’s Railbelt Generation and Transmission System, a Primer Mark Fouts, Chugach Electric Association DVD Potential Role of Renewables Chris Rose, Renewable Energy Alaska Project-REAP DVD Lunch time speaker Pat Galvin, Commissioner, State of Alaska, Department of Revenue DVD Financing the Future Panel – Jeb Spengler, Seattle Northwest Securities; Paul Bloom, Goldman Sachs; Ken Vassar, Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot DVD Fuel Portfolio, Coal Steve Denton, Usibelli Coal Mine DVD RIRP TECHNICAL CONFERENCE Day Two – July 8, 2009 Railbelt Hydro Potential Eric Yould, Wood Canyon Group, Inc. DVD1 DVD2 Railbelt Geothermal Potential Paul Thompson, Ormat Technologies, Inc. DVD (not availagble at this time) Railbelt DSM Mark Foster, MAFA DVD Natural Gas Panel – Facilitator Jim Gooding, Black & Veatch; Kevin Banks, State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources; Harold Heinze, Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority; Carri Lockhart, Marathon Oil Co.; Colleen Starring, Enstar Natural Gas Co.; John Zager, Chevron; Dan Clark, Conoco Phillips DVD Lunch time speaker Kevin Banks, State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resource DVD Why We Should Plan and Build Together Group Discussion DVD
Resource Documents
Mar 1983	Power Project Development and Financing in Alaska
Dec 1982	Selection of Electric Energy Generation Alternative for Consideration in Railbelt Electric Energy Plans Volume II
Mar 1978	Alaskan Electric Power, An Analysis of Future Requirements and Supply for the Railbelt Region
Black & Veatch Consultant
Final Contract
Jim Strandberg, P.E., Project Manager Tel. (907) 771-3069 Fax (907) 771-3044 E-mail: jstrandberg@aidea.org