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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 January 26, 2012
Generation 2010 year-to-date 2011 year-to-date
Source MWH % MWH %
Pillar Mountain Wind 1,423 9.7% 1,307 9.5%
Terror Lake Hydro 12,555 85.7% 11,998 87.1%
Diesel Generation 675 4.6% 468 3.4%
Total 14,653 100% 13,773 100%

Terror Lake
water level: 1389.48 feet

Pillar Mountain Wind Farm
Net kWhs generated from July 2009 thru this January: -- 32,490,046
Estimated gallons of diesel saved: -- 2,288,031

Generation Source *Generation Cost
Pillar Mountain Wind 12 cents per kWh
Terror Lake Hydroelectric 6.8 cents per kWh
**Diesel Generation 25.38 cents per kWh
* Costs reflect generation expense only.
**Based on diesel fuel cost of $3.00/ gal.

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