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Loudoun County, VirginiaPlanning Commission Public Hearing

December 17, 2009

Powering a Better Tomorrow

GEP/S Hybrid Energy ParkZMAP 2009-0005, SPEX 2009-0009 & CMPT 2009-0001

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Who are Green Energy Partners?

We’re Loudoun-based

Because We’re Local…

We communicate.Our reputation hinges on

our track record of working with all stakeholders.

We are responsive to the community.

Community Outreach

Meetings Town of Leesburg Goose Creek Advisory Board Loudoun County Economic Development Commission Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce Sustainable Loudoun Piedmont Environmental Council Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Expos Cascades Green Expo Exhibit Sustainable Loudoun Expo at GW University

Website – www.loudounpower.com - open accessible (Facebook, Twitter, Blog)

- used to communicate updates and public input

Local Office – open door policy with numerous individual citizen meetings

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A Unique LocationIndustrial Area

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Luck Stone Quarry Overlay

Loudoun Water Treatment Plant (future)

Leesburg Airport Noise overlay

Electrical transmission lines

Gas Transmission Lines

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Existing Resources Two underground natural

gas lines on site. Lines from the Gulf Coast,

Ohio Valley and liquid natural gas port.

Redundancy allows a unique facility that will not need to burn oil or diesel.

Natural Gas Transmission

Two 230 KV and One 500KV Electrical transmission Lines

North/South and East/West Transmission Distribution

Between two major substations serving Loudoun County

Electrical Transmission Lines

What Are We Proposing?

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Combined Cycle (Natural Gas and Steam) generator.

Natural Gas peak energy generation.

Virginia’s Largest Solar array.

Wastewater effluent re-use.

Best Available Technology facility.

Low Stack Design.

Benefits

Transition off of coal.Electrical generation near demand.Puts Loudoun in forefront of renewable

energy by constructing Virginia’s largest solar array.

Unique Economic Development Opportunities.

Significant annual tax revenue to Loudoun County.

Educational Opportunities.Energy reliability for the Local Community.Reduces energy importation.

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Economic Impact

No taxpayer-funded infrastructure costs.Up to $12 million in annual local tax revenue and

25 permanent jobs.Creates 1,200 jobs and $183 million in indirect

benefit to Loudoun County’s economy during the three years of construction.

A recurring multi-million dollar benefit to Loudoun County’s tax base.

~Churma Economics & Analytics ,“The Economic and Fiscal Benefit of a Proposed Energy Generating Plant in Loudoun County, VA.” November 12, 2009

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Environmental

Air Quality - Best Available Control Technology

Water Quality - Chesapeake Bay cleanup

BMP/LID – 81% of the site is porousWetlands - No onsite impactsVery Steep Slopes - No Onsite ImpactsNoise - Sound Attenuation conditions

of approvalVisual - Low profile, topographically

concealedForest Resources - Replacing low

quality area with high quality reforestation

Air Quality “This plant will be designed with the most

advanced air pollution control technology to reduce air discharges as any plant in the [United States], western Europe or Japan. This control system is deemed to be the best technology available by the US EPA and the South Coast Air Quality management District in Los Angeles, CA (considered by many to be the premier regulatory agency for controlling smog in the US).”

~ MACTEC ,“Revised Air Quality Study of Green Energy Partners/Stonewall Solar and Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant at Leesburg VA,” November 20, 2009

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Compliance with DEQ permitting requirements:

Frequency of Monitoring: Monthly for first three years to establish baseline. Potentially quarterly thereafter, dependent upon baseline data.

Monitoring Program: • Toxicity• Flow• pH• Temperature• Dissolved Oxygen• Copper, Iron, Chloride, Hardness• Oil and Grease• Chemical Oxygen Demand• Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons• Other parameters deemed necessary as part of the

permit process

On-Site Water Quality Monitoring

Cleaning up the Bay

• Re-using 2 billion gallons per year of Leesburg’s waste water.

• Using treated effluent removes nitrates and phosphates from the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.

• Zero discharge of water reuse from the energy plant into streams.12

Plume Abatement

Visible plume is caused by ambient conditions of low temperature and high humidity

Visible Plume Abatement reduces the visible plume by adding hot dry air to the saturated air leaving the cooling tower

Abatement included in Conditions of Approval

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GEP vs. Coal GEP can displace coal power with clean Natural

Gas. Coal plants are the biggest mercury contributors

to the environment. Approximately 1,100 such units at more than 450 existing power plants emit 48 tons of mercury into the air each year. They also release arsenic, lead, aluminum, antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, calcium, chromium, cobalt, copper, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, potassium, selenium, silver, sodium, strontium, tin, vanadium and zinc, all of which are considered hazardous to the environment.

New combined cycle power facilities decrease emission rates for mercury and other heavy metals by 100 %, sulfur-dioxides by nearly 100 % and nitrogen oxides by more than 95%.

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Impacts on Energy Supply

“In all of the system models that were studied the Green Energy Partners … proposed …generator resulted in a large reduction (between 18% and 21%) in reliance on external power to be delivered through the transmission system to serve the load in the Loudoun County and Leesburg area.”

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Costs of Energy in Loudoun

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As demand increases and without additional supplies, energy prices rise.

Creating energy where it’s needed reduces cost.

Increases Passed on to Users:

NOVEC 62% (‘02-’08)Dominion Power 18%

(2008)

What Will You See?

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What Will You See?

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FAA Approved

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a “Determination of No Hazard to Air Navigation.”

“The aeronautical study revealed that the structure does not exceed obstruction standards and would not be a hazard to air navigation. …”

~ Aeuronautical Study No. 2009-AEA-2612-GE

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National Security

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A diversified, centralized and efficient energy system around our nation’s capital.

Forecasted long-term growth in energy demand.

New efficient generation will keep costs down.

“… the geographical dispersion of generators not only improves their overall reliability, it makes the entire distribution network more secure and resilient to accidental power disruption, systems failure, or intentional attack. … The U.S. government has also acknowledged the ability of renewable distributed generation to deter major power outages and provide consistent power supply.”

~ Benjamin K. Sovacool on behalf of the Piedmont Environmental Council before the State Corporation Commission of Virginia.

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Regulatory Approvals and Compliance Loudoun County Rezoning and Special

Exception Local Body Government Certification Town of Leesburg Effluent agreement Federal Aviation Administration VA DEQ Department of Environmental

Quality

Pre-construction Air Permit

New Source Review Permit

Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit

Army Corps of Engineers

Tidal and Non-tidal Wetlands

Wetlands/Streams/Subaqueous Land

• National Park Service

• U.S. Forest Service

• U.S. EPA

• Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination Permit

• Oil Pollution Act Compliance

• Solid and Hazardous Wastes

• Natural Heritage resources

• Cultural and Archeological Resources

• Geology and Mineral Resources

• Pesticides and Herbicides

Potomac River Basin Commission Virginia Health Department Virginia State Air Pollution Control

Board VDOT VA State Corporation Commission Loudoun County Site Plan

Approval

Loudoun County Erosion and Sediment Control Plan

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

U.S. Department of Energy

Pennsylvania-Jersey-Maryland Interconnection Market (the local Regional Transmission Organization)12-24 months to receive the various required State and Federal permits and approvals

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• Create a prototypical energy facility to be located near demand

• Utilize treated effluent that cleans up waterways

• Decrease demand for coal power importation via high-tension lines

• Increase local grid reliability

• Utilize existing natural gas and electric infrastructure

• Low stack design

• Utilizing property topography to decrease visual impact

• Plume eliminator technology to reduce visual impact

• Sound suppresser technology to reduce noise impacts

• 100% natural gas

• Energy independence reliant on proven natural U.S. reserves

• Economic development diversification

• Significant increase in local tax revenue

Green Energy Partners Goals

Thank You!

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