SEPA GREEN POWER PARTNERSHIP" Aligning Green Power Partners with New Renewable Energy Projects Pilot Project Summary Please return the completed summary via email to Blaine Collison, Green Power Partnership Director, collison.blaine@epa.gov / 202-343-9139 Project Name: Leipsic Wind Farm Developer Name: Iberdrola Renewables LLC. Contact: Jim O'Connor, (440) 488-9164 or Joconnor@iberdrolaren.com Renewable Energy Type: Wind Total Planned Megawatt (MW) Size: 250 Phase I: 150 Phase II: 100 Project Location: Putnam County, OH Is the project permitted?: OH If not, what is the permit status?: In suspension, with a new application scheduled to be submitted by March 31, 2013 and expected receipt of permit by end of the year 2013 What is the status of the project's site?: In Development Have land leases been filed with the county?: Yes for about 50% of the capacity What is the status of interconnection, and have system impact and facility studies been completed? (Distribution or transmission level projects are both eligible): Waiting on modified transmission plan to complete the system impact study. An integrated approach has been used to bypass existing restrictions and plan an interconnection for the project that provides enough capacity for the project, enhanced reliability for a large industrial customer near the site, and provide the electrical infrastructure expansion capability for potential additions of new industrial energy users nearby, in coordination with the Village's economic development plans. ------- Does the transmission owner (TO) or independent system operator (ISO) have a process to study the project's impact on the local or regional grid and the subsequent cost to interconnect?: yes - in process What is the status of the Environmental Impact Statement?: No BIS is needed for this site. The state permitting process is quite thorough (see http://www.opsb.ohio.gov/opsb/index.cfm/About//) and is in-process as mentioned above. Is any element of the project - technology or other - experimental or pilot-phase?: The integrated transmission interconnection approach is certainly unique, but it does not use any experimental technology. What is the long- and short-term operations program of the project? Does the renewable energy technology manufacturer have a technical support team locally available?: The project could be operational by the end of 2014. The Developer is currently operating a 304 MW project about 45 minutes away (the Blue Creek Wind Farm). For wind projects, has a meteorological tower been installed? If yes, when was the tower installed and how much data has been collected?: The first met tower was installed in April 2009. There are currently six (6) 60m met on site. Additional there is one SODAR unit. A LIDAR unit was also utilized to collect data for a 9 month period. Who has analyzed the data and what is that person's experience with respect to projects that have actually been financed?: Site data analyzed by the Iberdrola staff meteorologists who have been successful in certifying 5,000 MW of wind power in the USA. Can the turbine manufacturer be financed through "traditional" tax equity and debt in the U.S.?: Yes. Provide a short summary of how you view project finance and structure/ownership: Iberdrola Renewables would likely self finance this project. Minority shares of equity in projects can be made available as well as tax equity participation in other projects. ------- What are your ideal types of prospective institutions/partners?: Sophisticated organizations who have the desire to hedge their long term energy and carbon risk; who can contract for at least 20,000MWH/yr for at least 5 to 20 years. What is the intended off-take for the renewable power with respect to bundled or unbundled products and is there a preference? We have a preference for bundled off-take but we are flexible. ------- |