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Port Lions Facility		  

KEA operates an isolated grid system. The main power source comes from two hydroelectric turbine generators at Terror Lake. KEA also operates four independent diesel generation facilities (Kodiak Generating Station, Nyman Power Plant, Swampy Acres Plant and Port Lions) which are a mixture of diesel reciprocating engines and a diesel-fired combined cycle generation unit. KEA added 4.5 MW of wind power in July 2009 with the completion of Phase I of the Pillar Mountain Wind Project.

Statistics as of June 30, 2010
Generation 2009 year-to-date 2010 year-to-date
Source MWH % MWH %
Pillar Mountain Wind   0% 6,726 8.9%
Terror Lake Hydro 60,075 82.7% 62,615 82.7%
Diesel Generation 12,548 17.3% 6,334 8.4%
Total 72,623 100% 75,675 100%

Terror Lake
water level: 1,396.5 feet

Pillar Mountain Wind Farm
Net kWhs generated: 12,848,178
Estimated gallons of diesel saved: 904,801

Generation Source *Generation Cost
Pillar Mountain Wind 12 cents per kWh
Terror Lake Hydroelectric 6.8 cents per kWh
**Diesel Generation 19 cents per kWh
* Costs reflect generation expense only.
**Based on diesel fuel cost of $2.25/ gal.

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