Pier 66 Shore Power Project
Additional Construction Funding
Item No.: 10b_Supp
Meeting Date: June 13, 2023
• Opened in 1999
• Single berth facility and homeport to
Norwegian Cruise Line and Oceania
vessels
• Upgraded to accommodate newest NCL
vessels in 2018
• Recent P66 Interior Modernization
further enhanced areas jointly used by
cruise and Bell Harbor Conference Center
• Cruise contributes 5,500 jobs and nearly
$900M in total business revenue
annually
Pier 66 Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal
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Maritime Climate and Air Action Plan:
• Implement the Seattle Waterfront Clean
Energy Strategy
• Install cruise shore power at Pier 66 by
2024, six years ahead of the Northwest
Ports Clean Air Strategy goal
• Work with cruise lines to make 100% of
homeport calls shore power-capable and
plug in by 2030, if not before
• Incorporate sustainability best practices
into leases and agreements
Shore Power is a Key Environmental Strategy
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• 93 percent of electricity in Seattle comes from low carbon, low-
cost sources, like hydroelectricity
• Ships that use Seattle’s clean electricity instead of fossil fuels at
berth reduce CO
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and air pollutants
– 2019: shore power use reduced about 2,900 metric tonnes of CO
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– 2021: shore power use reduced about 1,700 metric tonnes of CO
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– 2022: shore power use reduced about 2,200 metric tonnes of CO
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• Cruise lines are demonstrating commitment to use shore power
at Terminal 91 with higher connection rates in recent years:
• At Pier 66, many ships are shore power-equipped and expect to
connect once a connection is available
Environmental Benefits and Successes
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2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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Project Components
Four key segments:
• Segments 1 & 2: Landside infrastructure at
Terminal 46. Cost sharing with Seattle City
Light on Segment 1
• Segment 3: Approximately 1-mile
submersible cable in Elliott Bay
• Segment 4: Shore power equipment and
infrastructure on Pier 66. Two shore power
connection points with cable management
system to offer connection flexibility
Segment 4
Segment 2
Segment 1
Project Status/Authorization Request
• Pre-procurements executed for submarine cable and electrical
equipment. Both in production now
• 100% design complete, contract advertised, and bids opened 5/16
• Two bids received; low bid 23% over the Engineer’s Estimate
• Requesting additional funding to allow for execution of major works
contract including WSST & adequate contingencies
Total amount of this request: $6,000,000
Total project budget: $44,000,000
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Project Budget
• Project budget is $44M which is offset by several sources:
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• Seattle City Light (SCL) contribution for system
expansion ($3.13M)
• Grant and State Funding ($4.9M)
• Norwegian Cruise Line contribution in negotiation
Next Steps
• Execute major works contract
• Cable delivery scheduled for July 2023
• Shore power funding agreement and possible lease amendment with
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings: Q3, 2023 (separate action)
• Onsite construction, testing & commissioning: Q3, 2023 – Q2, 2024
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Questions?
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