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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—December 13, 2011 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> C. Airport Economic Development Area <br /> (3) continued... <br /> infrastructure design contains more power <br /> conduits than would normally be provided. <br /> To further protect this power advantage, <br /> Economic Development requests your <br /> approval to study the feasibility of a <br /> Combined Cooling, Heating & Power Energy <br /> Center at Ignition Park. This study will <br /> explore not only the functional and financial <br /> viability, but also the public-private <br /> ownership options. <br /> This Energy Center option is part of BSA <br /> LifeStructures' overall Master Plan for <br /> Ignition Park, to provide the opportunity of <br /> power from a cleaner source other than coal. <br /> The Feasibility Study iterates the need to be <br /> mindful of the Park's existing advantage and <br /> to protect that advantage in multiple ways to <br /> ensure significant, valuable differentiation of <br /> Ignition Park to potential tenants. <br /> Economic Development requests <br /> Commission approval of BSA LifeStructures <br /> proposal for this study in the amount of <br /> $30,800 including reimbursables. <br /> Ms. Hathaway noted that she came out of a <br /> meeting earlier today questioning AEP about <br /> the Studebaker substation. If Data Realty <br /> grows the way they anticipate over the next <br /> ten years, it will require ten megawatts of <br /> power. There are nine megawatts of power <br /> today at the Studebaker substation. When <br /> she questioned AEP about whether the <br /> Studebaker substation could accommodate an <br /> additional five, six or seven addition data <br /> 67 <br />