This document provides an executive summary of the proposed 6.7 MW Napa Solar Farm project in Napa County, California. It outlines key details of the project such as the location on a 50-acre closed landfill site, the use of approximately 50,000 solar photovoltaic modules, and plans to sell the generated electricity to Pacific Gas and Electric under a long-term power purchase agreement. The environmental benefits of the project and job creation are also highlighted. Finally, it provides an overview of the project team, status, and anticipated milestones to have the solar farm completed and operational by 2010.
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1. Napa Sol Far
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A 6.7 MW Sol Micr
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Napa C ount C al or USA
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Executive Summary
A Project of t Gr Tech Power Gr
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A Renewabl Ener Devel
e gy opm entCom pany
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e enewabl ener pr
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long-term Power Pur chase A gr ent Wit Headquart s l ed in Las Vegas, Nevada and
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Project Developm entoffice l ed on M ar Isl
ocat e and, Val ejo, Cal
l ifornia t principal ar civil and
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environm ent engineer wit over 25 year of business and ent epr
al s h s r eneurial experience in t cl
he ean
technology industry.
3. Pr ect Descr ion:
oj ipt
The Napa Solar Farm is a pr oposed 6.7-M W sol el r power gener ion facil y l ed adjacentt t Cit of
ar ect ic at it ocat o he y
A m erican Canyon in t unincor at ar of Napa Count Cal nia. The pr
he por ed ea y, ifor oposed ut it
il y-scal cent al
e r
power at wil consist of appr
st ion l oxim at y 50,000 sol phot
el ar ovol aic m odul
t es, assem bl int l ge-scal sol ar ays
ed o ar e ar r
and gr ound-m ount on st suppor st uct es on a fixed-axis. The pr
ed eel t r ur oject wil be const uct on a 50-acr vacant
l r ed e
par of l t was for er y a r
cel and hat m l egionall andfil sit ser
l e ving t Cit of Napa, V al ejo, and A m er
he ies l ican Canyon and
t Count of Napa and owned by t Napa-V al ejo Wast M anagem entA ut it
he y he l e hor y.
The Pr ojectDeveloper is t Green Tech Power Group (GTPG) who wil l
he l ease t 50-acr sit fr t Napa-
he e e om he
V al ejo Wast M anagem entA ut it and int connect t Napa Sol Far t t ut it gr owned by t l
l er hor y er he ar m o he il y id he ocal
ut it Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PGE). GTPG is t Ener Ser
il y, he gy vice Providerand wil buil own and
l d,
oper e t sol far .
at he ar m
El r y gener ed fr t Napa Sol Far wil be sol by GTPG t PGE under a l
ect icit at om he ar m l d o ong-t m Power Purchase
er
Agreem ent (PPA ) in or for PGE t m eet t st e-m andat Renewabl Ener Por fol St
der o he at ed e gy t io andar (RPS) of 20% by
d
2010 and 33% st t in year2011 t year 2020. Renewabl Ener Cer ificat (REC’ s) under A B32 wil be
ar ing o e gy t es l
t ansfer ed t PGE.
r r o
The envir onm ent benefit of t 6.7-MW Sol Power Micr
al s his ar o-Ut it Pr
il y oject fort A ut it ser
he hor y vice ar incl t
ea ude he
avoidance of t fol owing gl
he l obalwar ing pol ut s: 60,000 l of Sm og (NO X ); 52,000 l of A cid Rain (SO 2); 80
m l ant bs. bs.
m il ion l of Car
l bs. bon Em issions (CO 2). A l of t is equival t r oving 7,500 car pl ing 12,000 acr of
l his ent o em s; ant es
t ees; and pr
r oviding 3,200 hom es wit el r power
h ect ical .
In addit t t ener savings and envir
ion o he gy onm ent benefit t pr
al s, his oject wil al cr e bet
l so eat ween 75-100 Gr Col ar
een l
Jobs – wit 60-75 par -t e jobs dur t inst l ion and const uct phase and 25-30 per anentjobs post
h t im ing he al at r ion m
const uct for t oper ion and m aint
r ion he at enance of t sol power facil y.
his ar it
4. Pr ect Sit
oj e:
The Napa Solar Farm is locat on an 80-acr cl
ed e osed sanit y l
ar andf lsit owned by t Napa-Valej Wast
il e he l o e
Managem ent Aut it a gover ent ent y com pr
hor y, nm al it ised of t C it of Napa, Valej & Am er
he ies l o, ican C anyon and
t C ount of Napa and oper ing under a Joint Power Agr
he y at s eem ent (JPA). The Pr ect Sit is l
oj e ocat in t
ed he
unincor at ar of Napa C ount adj
por ed ea y acent t t C it of Am er
o he y ican C anyon cit l it appr
y im s, oxim at y 45 m il
el es
nor h of San Fr
t ancisco, C al or
if nia.
5. Pr ect Business Pr
oj oponents
o Green Tech Power Group (GTPG): Project Developer Owner
, ,
Oper or of Napa Sol Farm ; al Ener Service Pr
at ar so gy ovider.
o Napa-Vallejo Waste Management Authority (NV WM A )
o Land owner and Lessor wil l
: l ease 50+ acr of cl
es osed landfil sit t GTPG
l e o
o Host Cust er exist
om : ing cust er of PG& E and wil pur
om l chase m inim alpower
fr GTPG
om
o Pacific Gas and Electric (PGE): Off-taker and purchaser of
el ricit pr
ect y oduced by t Napa Sol Farm
he ar
o Long term (20-25 year Power Pur
) chase A gr ent(PPA )
eem
o California Renewabl Port io St
e fol andar (20% by 2010; 33% by 2020)
d
o California Feed-in-Tariff
6. Business Model
Manufacturer
PG& E Equipment, Installer
installation,
PPA warranties
$ - Receives revenue from sale of
Napa-Vallejo Napa Sales & panels, inverters
Waste Land Lease Solar Farm O&M revenue - Provides warranties for
Management equipment and performance
(Green Tech
Authority Power Group) Financing
(NVWMA) $
- Land O wner - Provides Design/ Solar
Third Party
- Host C ust er
om Construction EPC Services Investor
- Leases Land t G TPG
o - Provides Capital
- Purchase m in. power
- Provides O&M - Receives low-risk ROI from
electricity sales, federal ITC
- Shares Revenue
& MACRS
Stream
- Green Tags
- ARRA Grants
7. Pr ect St us
oj at
Sit Cont ol
e r :
Project Developer (GTPG) is oper ing under an Excl
at usive Rightto
Negot e wit t Napa-V al ejo Wast M anagem ent A ut it
iat h he l e hor y,
appr oved Jul 29, 2009 by Boar of Dir or under sol sour
y d ect s e ce
cont act
r .
A ut it pr
hor y ovided Sit Capabil y A ssessm entfor Sol Far use
e it ar m
Use Per it
m :
Use Per it t be fil wit t Count of Napa Pl
m o ed h he y anning Depar m ent
t
under a negot ed, expedit pr
iat ed ocessing t el (90 days) for r
im ine eview,
publ hear and appr
ic ing oval
Negat Decl at
ive ar ion under CEQA det m ined by Legal Counsel of
er
Napa
Building Per it can be pr
m ocessed concur ent y
r l
Sit Pl
e ans, PV Layout and dr
, awings com pl ed and r
et eady for filing
Two pr im inar m eet
el y ings wit Pl
h anning and Legal Counselon pr ocess
A ut it appr
hor y oved Consentt Fil Use Per it on Nov 2, 2009
o e m
8. Pr ect St us
oj at
Sol Panel M anufact er scr
ar ur eening
Screened pricing and t specs fr 3 PV m anufact er
ech om ur s
(Japan, China, Ger any) for l
m ogist equipm entdel y
ics, iver
schedul et
es, c.
Pr im inar sol panel sit l
el y ar e ayoutand sizing com pl ed in-
et
house based on various technologies (for Use Per it
m
purposes)
Pr im inar Engineer
el y ing com pl ed
et
In-house capabil ies for Civil Topo, Sur
it , vey, St uct al PV
r ur ,
Syst s
em
Identified local El r Engineer for int -connectser
ect ical s er vices
Local Napa Gener Cont act ident
al r or ified
Bonding capacit based on pr im inar inst l ion est at
y el y al at im es
Wil pr
l ovide const uct costest at based on final
r ion im es
engineering, sit design, and Use Per it and Buil
e m ding Per it
m
requir ent
em s
9. Pr ect Mil ones
oj est
Napa Solar Farm: American Canyon Landfill Site, Napa County, California USA
2009 2010
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep O ct
Consent to File Use Permit 2-NovX
Fil Use Per it App w/Napa
e m 20-Nov X
Use Per it Review
m 20-Dec X
C EQ A Review 20-Dec X
Publ Hear on Use Per it
ic ing m 22-Feb X
Buil ding/Use Per it Appr
m oval 26-Feb X
File PPA Request w/PGE 20-Nov X
Subm it Pr ect Viabil y For s
oj it m 20-Nov X
Appr ove PPA/Feed In Tar f if 20-Jan X
File Interconnet App w/PGE 7-Dec X
Subm it Engineer ing/Int conn.
er 18-Jan X
PG E Review of Int connect App.
er 180 d.
Int connect Appr
er oval 30-Jul X
Equipment Delivery 120 d.
Mat ial Handl
er s ing 8-Feb X X
Sol PV & BO S
ar 8-Feb X X
Installation of Solar PV System 4 m o.
C onst uct St t e Wor
r ion ar /Sit k 1-Apr X
PanelAssem bl y/Fabr ion
icat 15-Apr X
Inst l ion and G r Int t
alat id er ie 120 d. X
C onst uct C om pl ed
r ion et 15-Aug X
C om m issioning by PG E 30-Aug X
Project Placed in Service 30-Aug X
Subm it ARRA C l aim For sm 1-Sep X
Paym ent by Dept of Tr
. easury 60 d. X
The Napa Sol Far can be com pl ed in year 2010 given t
ar m et he
above Project M il ones which is based on pr
est oject equipm ent
ed
del y schedul and appr
iver es oved gover ent per it
nm al m s.