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Wind Plant - Project Data Summary
Year of Construction  2008
Project Location
CURACAO
Project Size - Nameplate Capacity (MW) 78,0
Turbine Size (KW) 6000
Number of Turbines 13
Construction Cost ($/KW) $1.400
Annual Direct O&M Cost ($/KW) $15,50
Money Value (Dollar Year) 2007
Project Construction Cost $109.200.000
  Local Spending $12.768.382
Total Annual Operational Expenses $18.150.080
  Direct Operating and Maintenance Costs $1.209.000
    Local Spending $919.739
  Other Annual Costs $16.941.080
    Local Spending $517.400
      Debt and Equity Payments  $0
      Property Taxes $309.400
      Land Lease $208.000
Local Economic Impacts - Summary Results
Jobs
Earnings
Output
  During construction period
     Direct Impacts
81
$4,75
$12,48
       Construction Sector Only
79
$4,58
       Manufacturing Sector Only
1
$0,12
       Other Industry Sectors
1
$0,04
     Indirect Impacts
26
$1,17
$3,49
     Induced Impacts
44
$1,71
$5,59
     Total Impacts (Direct, Indirect, Induced)
151
$7,63
$21,56
  During operating years (annual)
     Direct Impacts
13
$0,65
$1,57
       Plant Workers Only
7
$0,40
       Non-Plant Workers
6
$0,25
     Indirect Impacts
3
$0,13
$0,41
     Induced Impacts
6
$0,22
$0,70
     Total Impacts (Direct, Indirect, Induced)
21
$1,00
$2,68
Notes:  Earnings and Output values are millions of dollars in year 2007 dollars.  Jobs are full-time equivalent for one year.
Plant workers includes field technicians, administration and management.
Economic impacts "During operating years" represent impacts that occur from plant operations/expenditures.
The analysis does not include impacts associated with spending of plant "profits" and assumes no tax abatement. 
Totals may not add up due to independent rounding.
Detailed Wind Plant Project Data Costs
CURACAO
Construction Costs 
Cost
Local Share
  Materials
    Construction (concrete rebar, equip, roads and site prep) $5.736.977
90%
    Transformer $1.449.236
0%
    Electrical (drop cable, wire, ) $679.642
100%
    HV line extension $1.249.342
100%
    Materials Subtotal $9.115.197
  Labor
    Foundation $499.737
100%
    Erection $499.737
75%
    Electrical $549.710
75%
    Management/supervision $299.842
0%
    Labor Subtotal $1.849.026
  Construction Subtotal $10.964.223
Equipment Costs
  Turbines $59.983.560
0%
  Blades $19.994.520
0%
  Towers $12.558.000
0%
  Equipment Subtotal $92.536.080
Other Costs
  HV Sub/Interconnection $3.997.894
100%
  Engineering $1.310.400
0%
  Legal Services $101.556
100%
  Land Easements $0
100%
  Site Certificate $289.847
100%
  Other Subtotal $5.699.697
Total Project Costs $109.200.000
Wind Plant Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs
Cost
Local Share
Personnel
  Field Salaries $312.553
100%
  Administrative $32.357
100%
  Management $85.257
100%
  Personnel Subtotal $430.167
Materials and Services
  Vehicles $32.875
100%
  Misc. Services $55.326
80%
  Fees, Permits, Licenses $11.099
100%
  Misc. Materials $44.887
100%
  Insurance $156.782
0%
  Fuel (gals) $23.595
100%
  Tools and Misc. Supplies $330.377
100%
  Spare Parts Inventory $123.891
2%
  Materials and Services Subtotal $778.833
Debt Payment (average annual) $12.667.200
0%
Equity Payment - Individuals $0
100%
Equity Payment - Corporate $3.756.480
0%
Property Taxes $309.400
100%
Land Lease $208.000
100%
Total Annual Operating and Maintenance Costs $18.150.080
Other Parameters
Financial Parameters
  Debt Financing
  Percentage financed
80%
0%
  Years financed (term)
10
  Interest rate
10%
  Equity Financing
  Percentage equity
20%
  Individual Investors (percent of total equity)
0%
100%
  Corporate Investors (percent of total equity)
100%
0%
  Return on equity (annual interest rate)
16%
  Repayment term (years)
10
Tax Parameters
  Local Property/Other Tax Rate (percent of taxable value)
1,0%
  Assessed value  (percent of construction cost)
85,0%
  Taxable Value (percent of assessed value)
33,3%
  Taxable Value
$30.940.000
  Local Taxes
$309.400
100%
Land Lease Parameters
  Land Lease Cost (per turbine)
$16.000
  Land Lease (total cost)
$208.000
  Lease Payment recipient (F = farmer/household, O = Other)
F
100%
Payroll Parameters
Base Wage per Hour
  Field Salaries (technicians, other)
$20,00
  Administrative
$14,49
  Management
$38,19

Source: Job and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) Model