Mr. Jeffrey Ciachurski reports
GREENBRIAR CAPITAL CORP -- CONTRACTS AND BUSINESS UPDATE
Greenbriar Capital Corp. has provided an update on its contracts
and land banking activities. Greenbriar has only 13,824,227 common shares outstanding,
yet holds over $2-billion in power contracts.
Greenbriar's main contract is a 35-year, 100-megawatt solar
energy contract which permits the company to sell 100 megawatts of solar-generated
electrical capacity to the Puerto Rico Energy Power Authority. Annual production of the
plant is based on the U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory
solar radiation studies, which give the company's Montalva site the capacity to produce 237 million
kilowatt-hours per year of electrical energy from the 100-megawatt contract. The
contract price is public information, and starts at 15 cents per kilowatt-hour and escalates at
2 per cent per year, with a weighted average price of 21 cents per kilowatt-hour. In addition, the
company retains the renewable energy certificates which are contracted for in Puerto
Rico at an average price of three cents per kilowatt-hour flat rate. Annual production when
built is $58.88-million (U.S.) per year for 35 years to total $1.99-billion (U.S.). Additionally,
the U.S. government provides a 30-per-cent U.S. federal tax credit on the entire capital cost of
the project, which can be fully monetized through a wide range of U.S.-based tax-motivated
investors. In essence, the U.S. government pays for 30 per cent of the capital costs of all solar
projects. With only 13.82 million shares outstanding, the 100-megawatt contract
provides each share of the company with $144 of revenue over the life of the contract, or
$4.12 per year per single share.
The company will finance the project with project level financing and not through
dilution of the company's shares. The company's management includes three individuals
who have personally built and financed over $2.5-billion of profitable operating solar,
wind and geothermal projects during the past 15 years.
The company's 80-megawatt wind energy project in Utah was in mediation, where the company was
awarded the project plus $4.4-million (U.S.) in cash of damages from the utility. The
mediation was non-binding, and the company is close to filing its claim with the Utah
Public Service Commission for adjudication. The contract is worth $300-million over 20
years.
The company owns 688 building lots spread over 161 acres in Tehachapi, Calif.
Greenbriar has approached several government agencies, and there is a need for housing
for the two major military installations located nearby, including the 1.1-million-acre
China Lake Naval Weapons Center and the famous Edwards Air Force Base. The
Department of Defence is recently out of the housing business and is relying on private
developers to construct suitable housing. Tehachapi is considered a safe and attractive
city compared with other cities and towns in the region.
We seek Safe Harbor.
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