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Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority Alaska Energy Authority SB 23 AIDEA Development Project Financing for a Liquefied Natural Gas Production and Distribution System Mark Davis, AIDEA Deputy Director of Infrastructure Development January 31, 2013 – Juneau, AK

Status Report • • Project Goal Project Team Approach to Project Finance Schedule and Milestones AIDEA and AEA 2

Project Goals • Provide lowest cost energy to most Interior Alaska consumers as soon as possible • Get gas first to Interior Alaska while assuring long-term access to gas from liquefaction plant for all Alaskans • Utilize private sector mechanisms as much as possible AIDEA and AEA 3

$30. 00 $4. 00 $28. 00 $3. 75 $26. 00 $3. 50 $24. 00 $3. 25 $3. 00 $22. 00 $ per Mcf of Gas Key Assumptions • 9 Bcf LNG Plant • LNG plant bifurcated into two sections (industry and utility) • $50 million capital cost reduction applied to the 4. 5 Bcf utility section • Regas, storage, & distribution costs are presented as a range $4. 25 $2. 75 $20. 00 $2. 50 $18. 00 $2. 25 $16. 00 Regas, Storage, and Distribution $14. 00 $12. 00 $1. 75 $1. 50 $10. 00 $1. 25 $8. 00 Trucking $6. 00 Expected Utility Price per Mcf • Wholesale LNG: $10. 33 • Natural Gas to Home: $13. 63$18. 59 $2. 00 $1. 00 $0. 75 Liquefaction Plant $4. 00 $2. 00 $0. 50 $0. 25 Natural Gas $0. 00 Wholesale Natural Gas LNG to the Home AIDEA and AEA 4 Fuel Oil $ Per Gallon of Fuel Oil LNG Lowers Energy Costs $32. 00

Project Description • Natural gas will be liquefied on the North Slope and trucked to Interior Alaska • Primary LNG demand anticipated to be Fairbanks and North Pole • LNG will be temporarily stored and regasified in Interior Alaska • Natural gas distribution system with storage to supply natural gas for heating AIDEA and AEA 5

LNG Trucking Value Chain Gas Supply North Slope Liquefaction Plant Space Heating Seasonal Storage Distribution Electric Trucking Regasification AIDEA and AEA Industrial 6

Project Team • AEA – Gene Therriault: Deputy Director, State Energy Policy Development – Kirk Warren: Technical Engineer – Nick Szymoniak: Project Economist • AIDEA – Mark Davis: Deputy Director, Infrastructure Development – Jim Strandberg: Energy Development Finance Officer AIDEA and AEA 7

Collaboration Structure • AEA is leading the policy development of the project – Ensure that project goals are defined and consistent with the public interest – Engage the public, industry and elected officials • AIDEA is developing the financing of the project – Examine finance options and commercial structure in collaboration with private party participants – Utilize available finance tools to meet project goals AIDEA and AEA 8

Expert Consultation • Engineering consultant – Expect hiring by January 31 – Provide technical project support • Project management consultant – Anticipate hiring in February • Financial consultant – Mark Gardiner of Western Financial Group – Retained in November AIDEA and AEA 9

Financing Options for North Slope LNG Plant • • The North Slope LNG Plant may be funded from multiple sources, the example used here is just one possibility This analysis investigates the impact of an AIDEA SETS Loan interest rate on the final price The AIDEA SETS Loan is currently expected to be 3% and is compared with lower rates The finance payback period could be between 15 and 30 years AIDEA and AEA 10

Plant Financing AIDEA and AEA 11

Project Finance Overview • $325 million for project in Governor's finance plan • AIDEA financing can be applied to different parts of the LNG supply chain • AIDEA will use this finance package to leverage private investment AIDEA and AEA 12

Governor’s Finance Package • $50 million General Fund appropriation – Directly reduces the cost of LNG • $150 million AIDEA bonds – 3% interest rate (projected rate based on current market rates) • $125 million SETS capitalization – 3% interest rate – Flexibility to provide optimal commercial structure • $325 million total package • $30 million natural gas storage credit – $15 million tax credit per qualifying storage tank – Created through previous legislative action AIDEA and AEA 13

Schedules and Milestones AIDEA and AEA 14

AIDEA and AEA Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority Alaska Energy Authority 813 West Northern Lights Blvd. Anchorage, Alaska 99503 (907) 771 -3000 (888) 300 -8534 (Toll Free in Alaska) www. aidea. org www. akenergyauthority. org AIDEA and AEA 15