Spreadsheet: benjamin_rogers__1221__UAE latest O&M costs from Scott
Sheet: Assumptions

List of Assumptions
1) | Base year for all costs and prices herein: current 2000 US $ (no escalation or inflation included).
2) | Primary fuel: Pipeline Quality Natural Gas delivered at 300 psig.
3) | Backup fuel: No backup fuel source.
4) | Plant operating scenario based on operating Jun-Sept., Mon-Fri., 16 hours/day at a baseload setting. Plant to not be considered available during the weekends (year round) and evenings during the off-peak season. Some maintenance outage will be required in off seasons.
5) | Type of combustion system: standard with water injection for NOx control to 25 ppmv.
6) | Assume all major schedule maintenance to be performed during off-peak season.
7) | Gas turbine scheduled maintenance intervals and costs based on GE's A&PS recommendation (3/00).
8) | Chemical treatment cost based on use of installed demin plant and inhouse cost estimating model (no water balance available). Assumes a source of 500 ppm TDS potable water.
9) | Chemical costs, GT major maintenance and 25% of annual maintenance are assumed variable with dispatch; all other costs are fixed.
10) | Variable costs are based on the above assumed plant operating scenario.
11) | Standard Scope Split between Turnkey/Startup Contractor and Owner/Operator per enclosed.
12) | Turnkey Contractor: EECC/NEPCO
13) | Sustaining project capital expenses cover only replacement of initial procurement items at end of useful life.
14) . | Labor costs assumes the addition to existing UAE staff of one O&M technician per UAE's proposed plan for the expansion.
15) | Labor costs assumes NO allocation of the existing staffing costs to the LM6000 plant addition. Same for other fixed costs such as operating expenses.
16) | Owner Functions include:
 | Revenue and Property Book Accounting including customer and fuel supplier billing
 | Tax Accounting including preparing [NAME] and US tax returns
 | Annual financial audits by outside auditors.
 | Maintaining Bank accounts and treasury functions
 | Commercial contracts and interface with Power Purchasers and Fuel Suppliers
 | Fuel purchasing & supply, logistics and scheduling
 | Government and Public Relations
 | Legal and contractual requirements
 | Project Human resources (compensation and benefits plans)
 | Interface with Lenders and Partners regarding funding and information requests
 | Budgeting, Operating and Capital planning
 | Dealing with Customs authorities with regard to imported goods and services.
17) | This O&M Estimate does not include the cost of the following items:
 | Fuel
 | Water rights and water usage costs
 | Purchased (backfeed) power and other purchased utilities
 | Insurance
 | Buildings:  Administration, Warehouse and Shop facilities
 | Operating or Environmental Permits
 | Communications facilities (internal & external)
 | Customs duties, Taxes or VAT
 | escalation, inflation or exchange rate risk
 | Emissions, discharge or waste hauling Fees
 | Security
18)  Major scheduled maintenance intervals per OEM (S&S): Hot Gas Path - 24,000 hrs; Major - 50,000 hours.
19)  EPC Contract to provide an allowance for GTG & controls familiarization and operations training to O&M staff.
20) | Does not include annual Lease Engine Membership dues.
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22) | Assume cooling tower flow rate of 8,500 gpm/GT, approach of 5, range of 10, 3 cycles of concentration.
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26) | Owner's Engineer assumed to be within the Owner's scope, NO estimate is provided.