RENO, NV--(Marketwire - April 6, 2010) - Ram Power, Corp. (
The term sheet, which was approved by IID's board of directors, is the culmination of IID's Request for Proposal No. 703 initiated in 2009. Ram Power's proposal was selected from several competing offers by other geothermal developers. The term sheet will be used as the basis for the PPA, the geothermal lease and other associated agreements between Ram Power and IID. The prepaid option in the PPA allows IID to provide the equivalent of debt financing to the Project at IID's low bond financing interest rate.
In making the announcement, Dan Schochet, Ram Power's Executive Vice President, said, "This Project, which is structured to benefit from various federal incentives, represents the first step for Ram Power to join in a true public-private joint venture to utilize the strengths of IID as a publically owned utility along with the experience of Ram Power to develop the vast amount of base load, cost effective geothermal energy resources in the Imperial Valley." Schochet went on to say that, "This Project, as well as others planned to follow, will provide significant benefits to the residents of the Imperial Valley by creating high paying jobs and contributing to the overall economic development of the region."
About the Imperial Irrigation District
IID is a community-owned utility, providing irrigation water and electric power to the lower southeastern portion of California's desert.
About Ram Power, Corp.
Ram Power is a renewable energy company based in Reno, Nevada, engaged in the business of acquiring, exploring, developing, and operating geothermal properties and has interest in geothermal projects in the United States, Canada, and Latin America.
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Contact Information:
Steven Scott, Director of Investor Relations
Ram Power, Corp.
Phone: 775-398-3711
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