SEPA GREEN POWER PARTNERSHIP" Aligning Green Power Partners with New Renewable Energy Projects Pilot Project Summary Project Name: Iowa Renewable Power, LLC Developer Name: Sievers Family Farms, LLC Contact Information: Norma McDonald, Norma.McDonaid@ows.be Renewable Energy Type: Biomass (Anaerobic Digestion/Biogas using Manure) Total Planned Megawatt (MW) Size: 2 Phase I: 1.3 Phase II: 0.7 Project Location: New Liberty, IA Is the project permitted?: Yes If not, what is the permit status?: What is the status of the project's site?: Under construction Have land leases been filed with the county?: Land is owned by Developer What is the status of interconnection, and have system impact and facility studies been completed? (Distribution or transmission level projects are both eligible): Interconnection with Alliant Energy- study completed. Project awarded cost sharing grant from Alliant of $200,000. 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?: Project does not impact TO or ISO. What is the status of the Environmental Impact Statement?: Completed in 2010. Finding of no significant impact. Is any element of the project - technology or other - experimental or pilot-phase?: No. 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 will be operated primarily with on-site personnel of Iowa Renewable Power. They have received preliminary training, and will complete their training during the startup and commissioning of the facility. The technology provider, Organic Waste Systems, has a technical support team in Ohio. For wind projects, has a meteorological tower been installed? If yes, when was the tower installed ------- and how much data has been collected?: N/A Who has analyzed the data and what is that person's experience with respect to projects that have actually been financed?: N/A Can the turbine manufacturer be financed through "traditional" tax equity and debt in the U.S.?: N/A Provide a short summary of how you view project finance and structure/ownership: What are your ideal types of prospective institutions/partners?: Beef/Meat processors, Agricultural Industry Suppliers, Restaurants/Food Distributors that sell Beef Products. Since this project uses the manure from 4800 beef cattle, and the project will enable the production to have a negative carbon footprint, these partners would be a natural fit. What is the intended off-take for the renewable power with respect to bundled or unbundled products and is there a preference? The renewable power can be sold bundled or unbundled. ------- |