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1 Harvesting the Wind for Puerto Rico Finca de Viento Santa Isabel Collie Powell, Senior Project Developer September 28, 2010 San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 Agenda About Pattern Energy Pattern and Puerto Rico Basics of Wind Farms Finca de Viento Santa Isabel: From concept to reality 1

3 About Pattern Energy

4 Pattern Energy Pattern is Committed to Renewables and Transmission Pattern is an independent, fully integrated energy company that develops, constructs, owns and operates clean energy and transmission assets in the United States, Canada and Latin America Riverstone Holdings LLC Riverstone is an energy focused private equity firm with the largest renewable energy fund in the world Riverstone is committing a significant amount of capital to support and expand Pattern s business Pattern will be the sole wind energy platform for Riverstone in North America Growth Projected Strong & Steady 4 GW of wind projects in various development stages Annual growth of MW 5 large-scale transmission projects in development 3

5 Projects the Pattern Team Brought To Operation Combine Hills Wessington Springs Butler Ridge Bear Creek Buena Vista Cedar Creek GSG Crescent Ridge Mendota Hills Allegheny Jersey Atlantic Kumeyaay Aragonne Caprock Blue Canyon Wind Majestic Sweetwater I-V South Trent Gulf Wind 4

6 Pattern Energy - Gulf Wind Project Kenedy County, Texas 283 MW 5

7 Pattern Wind Energy Projects and Pipeline St. Joseph Hatchet Ridge Tres Vaqueros Spring Valley Wessington Springs II Haldimand Chatham- Kent Ripley / Westfield Stateline Pomfret Seldom Seen Galloo Island Ecogen Penn Wind Pole Canyon Majestic II Legend Ocotillo Aragonne II Sand Hills Panhandle Puerto Rico In Construction (Wind) Santa Isabel Wind Projects South America Operating Projects El Arrayan Gulf Wind I Gulf Wind II Bahia Blanca 6

8 Pattern Energy Hatchet Ridge Shasta County, California MW 7

9 Pattern Energy and Puerto Rico

10 Why Puerto Rico? Commercially Viable Wind Resource - Trade winds and peak hours Availability of Compatible Land - Wind and agricultural preservation Urgent need to develop renewable energy sources - No existing large scale renewable energy project yet operational Utility willingness to work with developers - Access to the energy grid

11 Why Puerto Rico? Government support - Energy Public Policy and Legislation - Progressive Regulatory Framework - Long-term visible and transparent support Attractive Growth Opportunities - Relationship with U.S. provides for stable macro economic and currency environment - Increasingly strong financial sector provides for attractive long-term financing - Well understood electric sector and investment grade off taker

12 Finca de Viento - Santa Isabel Location: Santa Isabel 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with PREPA to provide 75 MW Power equivalent to 20,000-30,000 homes $215 million estimated investment Up to 65 turbines 6 to 9 months construction period Direct jobs: Construction ; operation 7-10 Substantial Economic benefits: Municipal and State Taxes, Port of Ponce, other 11

13 In Progress: Environmental Document, Initial Engineering and Community Outreach Development of a robust Environmental Impact Statement in accordance with applicable laws and regulations which include the following studies, among others, and initial engineering work: Birds Flora and Fauna Bats Agricultural Viability Socioeconomic and Location Visual Impact Noise Traffic Archeological Phase IA/IB Environmental Justice Launch of a comprehensive community outreach program 12

14 Santa Isabel Wind Farm Proposed Timeline Permitting Process Fall 2010 Start of Construction Spring 2011 Commercial Operation Fall

15 Wind Farms: A snapshot

16 Basic Components of a Wind Farm

17 Components of a Wind Turbine 16

18 Finca de Viento - Santa Isabel A view from the Ground Up

19 Base RMT Inc. All rights reserved, 2010

20 Parts RMT Inc. All rights reserved, 2010

21 Building the Pieces RMT Inc. All rights reserved, 2010

22 Building the Pieces RMT Inc. All rights reserved, 2010

23 Building the Pieces RMT Inc. All rights reserved, 2010

24 Aerial View of Turbine Installation

25 Wind Energy Energy for Generations Is an inexhaustible resource, Preserves lands for agricultural use, Creates new industries and job opportunities, Produces energy with stable production costs, Benefits the environment and helps fight climate change, Will make Puerto Rico a showcase for the rest of the region. 24

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