Wind Across America Midwest Region About the Conference Windustry Staff Conference Organizers Energy Solutions and Empowers Conference

Community and Small Wind Energy Conferences Building economic opportunities and strengthening energy independence

Midwest Region November 15-16, 2010 Crowne Plaza Hotel - Riverfront, St. Paul, Minnesota

Presented By National Partnering Sponsor Support From

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY About Windustry Conference Planning Team

Windustry, a non-profit organization, This conference is presented by Windustry in collaboration with a diverse National is celebrating its 15th year of Advisory Committee and many partners from around the Midwest Region. promoting progressive renewable Welcome to the Community Wind across America Midwest Region About the Conference Windustry Staff Conference Organizers energy solutions and empowers conference. This is one of a series of regional conferences Windustry is Lisa Daniels, Executive Director The Community Wind across America communities to develop and own wind presenting this year. We are excited to have support from the U.S. Catherine O’ Neill, Program Associate 2010 regional conference series is energy as an environmentally Samantha Smart Merritt, Development Director Department of Energy to bring local communities together to make real presented by Windustry, with support sustainable asset. Through member Mary Anne Welch, Marketing and Community Outreach Manager progress in the development of Community and Small Wind. from the U.S. Department of Energy, to supported outreach, education and David Hedrick Skarjune, Online Community Builder The key goal in Community and Small Wind is to keep the economic build economic opportunities and advocacy we work to remove the David Tidball, Office Assistant Carita Zimmerman, Administrative Manager benefits as local as possible while, as a nation, we change our energy sources. The Midwest strengthen energy security through barriers to broad community ownership Fritz Ebinger, Policy Analyst region has so much going for it to make that possible, such as rich wind resources, supportive Community and Small Wind energy of wind energy. Dan Turner, Program Analyst policies and enthusiastic people who want to see our nation strengthen its energy development. This year’s events bring independence through renewable energy. together national and regional experts National Advisory Committee Members to focus on policies and practical Peggy Beltrone, 25x'25 Steering Committee We have a dynamic cast of experts here to cover the full range of best practices for Community “how to” information on project Erik Foley-DeFiore, Penn State University Kevin Schulte, Sustainable Energy Developments, Inc. Wind energy production and we’ve deepened the Small Wind track to explore the substantial development for the Rocky Mountain, benefits of these applications for residential use, farms and small businesses. Tom Wind, Wind Utility Consulting Midwest, and Mid Atlantic region. W. Dwight Bailey, U.S. Dept. of Energy You will find ample time in all sessions for discussion, networking, and information sharing. Charles Kubert, Clean Energy States Alliance Whether you are a rural landowner, a representative of a Municipal Utility or Rural Electric Dr. James Walker, enXco Cooperative or Generation and Transmission Utility, a zoning or permitting official, an economic Elizabeth Jones, American Farm Bureau Federation Roy Butler, Four Winds Renewable Energy development professional, wind developer, educator or advocate, talking – and listening – to Mick Sagrillo, Sagrillo Power & Light each other will help us all move forward more effectively. Trudy Forsyth, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Community Wind across America is the name of our conference series; it is also a call to Roger Johnson, National Farmers Union Mona Newton, Colorado Governor’s Energy Office action. We have the ingenuity and know-how to change our energy sources. But we must Randolph Manion, Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) change business models, too. Community Wind across America is showcasing ordinary Charles Newcomb, NexGen Energy Partners, LLC people taking extraordinary action to foster new economies at a local level. We are honored to Jennifer States, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory be a part of this group. Michele Desautels, Wind Powering America, U.S. Dept. of Energy

On behalf of Windustry, the Advisory Planning Committee members, and the conference Regional Collaborating Partners and Organizations sponsors, thank you for being here. We hope this will be a valuable and enjoyable conference David Benson, Nobles County Commissioner Michael Vickerman, RENEW Wisconsin for you and that you will leave with new tools and new enthusiasm for getting your projects in David Kolsrud, Farmer, Agri-Energy LLC; DAK Renewable Energy the ground. Rodney Larkins, Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment, University of Minnesota Warmest Regards, Amy Taivalkoski, Focus on Energy Jennifer Jenkins, Distributed Wind Energy Association Dan Juhl, Juhl Wind Inc.

Lisa Daniels Windustry Executive Director

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Lisa Daniels Windustry Executive Director

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Monday, November 15, 2010 Community Wind 12:30-2:00 pm Lunch (Great River Ballroom 2 & 3) We will focus on the large and mid-sized Stories from the Field Event highlights: commercial wind turbines and projects Speakers: • Peter Harris, Science Projects Coordinator, Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center 7:30-8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast that feature local ownership and • Anne Morse, Sustainability Coordinator, Winona County • Linda Grover, Director, Winona County Economic Development Authority 7:30 am-8:30 pm Exhibition with wind energy manufacturers, equipment suppliers, consultants, advocacy participation and are generally larger groups, and service providers than 100kW. Local ownership may 2:00-3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions either be a private enterprise or a public 9:25-10:40 am Plenary Session – Speakers present stories of success from the region Community Wind Small Wind endeavor. Emerging Business Models and Policies (Great River Ballroom 1) Examples of How Small Wind Can Work 12:30-2:00 pm Networking Lunch Fitting wind energy economically into a local, legal, and regulatory environment is challenging. Learn about business models for You (Kellogg 2 & 3) 5:30-7:30 pm Reception in Exhibition Hall such as “third party ownership” that can help wind projects raise up-front capital and reduce long-term financial risk. Also This session will give an overview of case studies of 5:30 pm Women of Wind Energy will meet in the Exhibit Hall Small Wind learn about policies that would most efficiently and effectively support Community Wind projects. successful Small Wind projects. Here the focus will be home, farm, and Moderator: Moderator: small business applications, generally • Ellen Anderson, State Senator, Minnesota District 66 • Amy Taivalkoski, Wind Site Assessment Program Speakers: Lead, Focus on Energy systems smaller than 100kW. • Paul White, President, Project Resources Corporation Speakers: • Kevin Schulte, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Sustainable Energy Developments Inc. • Ry Thompson, , Installer, Seventh Generation Energy • Craig Lewis, Executive Director, FIT Coalition Systems • Rick Adamski, Farmer, EMS Vestas V15 35kW system 7:30-8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast (among the Exhibits) Transmission and Wind Power (Great River Ballroom 4) owner Learn about the transmission grid, how it is managed, and how this affects putting wind energy on the wires. Learn 8:30-9:25 am Welcome and Opening Remarks (Great River Ballroom 2 & 3) • Jerry Hendrickson, Village Trustee, Cascade, about ideas for overcoming transmission grid limitations. Speakers: •David Kolsrud, Farmer, Agri-Energy LLC; DAK Renewable Energy Minnesota • Lisa Daniels, Executive Director, Windustry Moderator: • Colleen Landkamer, Minnesota State Director, USDA Rural Development • Beth Soholt, Director, Wind on the Wires Speakers: 9:25-10:40 am Plenary Session (Great River Ballroom 2 & 3) • Tom Wind, Owner, Wind Utility Consulting Harvesting Wind across America – Success Stories • Bob Gough, Secretary, Intertribal Coup (Council on Utility Policy) Representatives from the region summarize their road to success for their Community and Small Wind energy project, describing the benefits, the collaborative • Randy Porter, Executive Consultant, Power System Engineering efforts to get them in the ground, and the unique challenges they faced. • Jarred Miland, Manager Transmission Services, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.

Moderator: • Lisa Daniels, Executive Director, Windustry 3:30-4:00 pm Afternoon Break (among the Exhibits) Speakers: • Pete Sandberg, Assistant Vice President for Facilities, St. Olaf College • Jeffrey L. Nelson, General Manager, East River Electric Power Cooperative 4:00-5:30 pm Concurrent Sessions • Jeffrey L. Vercauteren, Attorney, Cullen Weston Pines & Bach LLP Community Wind Small Wind • Shannon R. Mortenson, City Clerk/Treasurer, City of Kennedy, Minnesota Innovative Utilities and Public Power (Great River Ballroom 1) Best Practices for Siting Wind Turbines Utility representatives detail how clean energy is incorporated in their portfolios. (Kellogg 2 & 3) 10:40-11:00 am Morning Break (among the Exhibits) This session will cover the considerations that Moderator: determine the proper siting of a Small Wind electric 11:00 am-12:30 pm Concurrent Sessions • To be determined system, such as wind site assessment, tower and Community Wind Small Wind Speakers: turbine selection, and more. Financing and Policy for Community Wind Roundtable (Great River Ballroom 1) Small Wind – How to Get Started • Jeffrey L. Nelson, General Manager, East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. Up-to-date information on financing opportunities, incentives, and government policies that are critical to your wind (Kellogg 2 & 3) • Nancy Pellowski, Corp Strategy & Planning Consultant, Xcel Energy Moderator: project. This session will give an introduction to the Small Wind • Wesley Hompe, PE, Staff Electrical Engineer, Willmar Municipal Utilities • Mick Sagrillo, Sagrillo Power & Light • Dan Hayes, Manager of Renewable Energy Programs and Agency Communications, SMMPA Speakers: Moderator: track, discuss the various motives behind Small Wind • Amy Taivalkoski, Wind Site Assessment Program • Kevin Schulte, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Sustainable Energy Developments, Inc. projects, the applications and end-uses and the Landowner Options for Community Wind (Great River Ballroom 4) Lead, Focus on Energy Speakers: approximate costs involved. The various state grant Tactics and models for ways landowners can improve their equity stake in wind development. • John Backus, St. Croix Valley Sustainability Solutions • Sakis Decossard, Sr. Project Manager, OwnEnergy programs and other funding opportunities will also be Moderator: LLC • James F. Duffy, Partner, Nixon Peabody, LLP discussed. • Jeremy Peters, Government Relations Representative, National Farmers Union • Daniel A. Yarano, Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Moderator: Speakers: • John J. Brand, Chief Financial Officer, Juhl Wind Inc. • Mick Sagrillo, Sagrillo Power & Light • Rodger Kershner, Partner, Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC Speakers: • Katie Cole, Attorney, Fredrikson and Byron P.A. • Amy Taivalkoski, Wind Site Assessment Program Lead, • Peggy Beltrone, President, Exergy Development Group Focus on Energy 5:30-7:30 pm Networking Reception (among the Exhibits) • Lise Trudeau, Engineer, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Minnesota Office of Energy Security

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Community Wind 10:20 -11:50 am Concurrent Sessions We will focus on the large and mid-sized Community Wind Small Wind Event highlights: commercial wind turbines and projects Project Development Workshop (Great River Ballroom 1) How to Select an Installer (Kellogg 2 & 3) that feature local ownership and 7:30- 8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast among the exhibits Is your vision feasible? This session covers the financial feasibility of your project. Aspects include the quality of your Issues to consider and questions to ask an installer 7:30 am-5:00 pm Exhibition with wind energy manufacturers, equipment suppliers, consultants, advocacy participation and are generally larger wind resource and the development of a year-by-year breakdown of the financials through the project's life. before continuing with your project. This session will than 100kW. Local ownership may groups, and service providers Moderator: also highlight the North American Board of Certified either be a private enterprise or a public Energy Practitioners (NABCEP), which raises industry 12:00-1:00 pm Networking Lunch • Dan Turner, Program Analyst, Windustry endeavor. Speakers: standards and promotes consumer confidence. Highlights from throughout the conference are brought together to provide a wrap-up 3:00-4:30 pm • Tom Wind, Owner, Wind Utility Consulting Moderator: round table discussion on Community Wind • Alice Orrell, Energy Analyst, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory • Mick Sagrillo, Sagrillo Power & Light • Larry Sinesio, Vice President of Business Development, WindLogics Speakers: Small Wind • Chad Palmer, Marketing/Sales Manager, Wind Turbine Perspectives on Permitting Wind Projects (Great River Ballroom 4) Here the focus will be home, farm, and Industries Like any large construction project, wind projects require multiple permits. Learn about the permitting process from small business applications, generally • Steve Wilke, Sales and Customer Service Manager, multiple perspectives. systems smaller than 100kW. Bergey Windpower Company Moderator: • Ry Thompson, Installer, Seventh Generation Energy • Doug Peterson, President, Minnesota Farmers Union Systems Speakers: 7:30- 8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast (among the Exhibits) • David Benson, Nobles County Commissioner 8:30-10:00 am Concurrent Sessions • Michael Vickerman, Executive Director, RENEW Wisconsin • Adam Sokolski, Business Developer, Iberdrola Community Wind Small Wind Making the Finances Work: State and Federal Incentives (Great River Ballroom 1) ‘So Many Turbines – Or Are There?’ 12:00-1:00 pm Lunch (Great River Ballroom 2 & 3) Learn about programs and policies that can help finance a wind project, specifically Minnesota’s CBED program and a (Kellogg 2 & 3) 1:15-2:45 pm Concurrent Sessions variety of federal programs. A look at the flood of new turbines on the market, Community Wind Small Wind and why you might want to stay away from some. Moderator: Wind Developers Panel (Great River Ballroom 1) Small Wind Turbine and Installer Certification • Sarah Johnson Phillips, Attorney, Stoel Rives LLC Moderator: Developers join in a panel discussion on a wide variety of topics: starting out a project, facing hurdles along the way, (Kellogg 2 & 3) Speakers: • Steve Wilke, Sales and Customer Service Manager, permitting challenges, and the current status of installed projects. This session will highlight the Small Wind • Lisa Noty, Business & Cooperative Specialist, Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture Bergey Windpower Company Certification Council, which provides a common • Lowell Rasmussen, Vice Chancellor, Finance and Facilities, University of Minnesota, Morris Speakers: Moderator: North American standard for reporting turbine energy • Mick Sagrillo, Sagrillo Power & Light • Lisa Daniels, Executive Director, Windustry and sound performance, and helps small wind Mid-Sized Wind Turbines (Great River Ballroom 4) • Amy Taivalkoski, Wind Site Assessment Program Speakers: technology gain mainstream acceptance. Hear how the characteristics of turbines with a capacity rating of 100-1000kW meet the needs of Community Wind Lead, Focus on Energy • Dan Juhl, Chairman and CEO, Juhl Wind Inc. projects. • Paul White, President, Project Resources Corporation Moderator: • Trudy Forsyth, Senior Project Leader, National Wind Moderator: • Sakis Decossard, Sr. Project Manager, OwnEnergy • Charlie Daum, Director of Development, Geronimo Wind Energy, LLC Technology Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory • Trudy Forsyth, Senior Project Leader, National Wind Technology Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Speakers: Speakers: • Brent Summerville, Technical Director, Small Wind • Pierre Pesnel, Managing Director, Vergnet Americas Certification Council • Mason Sorenson, Upper Midwest Sales Manager, Nordic Windpower • Mick Sagrillo, Sagrillo Power and Light • Brett Pingree, Vice President, Americas, Northern Power Systems • Brian D. Kuhn, Founder and Executive VP of Development, Aeronautica Windpower, LLC 3:00-4:30 pm Concurrent Sessions • Melanie McKinney, North American Wind Turbine Sales, Unison/DXP Yes in my Community! (Great River Ballroom 1) Small Wind Project Economics (Kellogg 2 &3) 10:00 -10:20 am Morning Break (among the Exhibits) Successfully introducing a wind project to your community requires a deep awareness of your neighbors’ concerns and Understand how your wind resource, wind turbine questions. Learn how to involve them early, talk honestly about the economic benefits, permitting, siting, and gain social selection and other factors affect the ultimate long- acceptance. These issues plus other highlights from throughout the conference are brought together to provide a term economics of your Small Wind project. This wrap-up round table discussion on Community Wind. session will discuss operation and maintenance Moderator: costs, payback versus return on investment and what • Lisa Daniels, Executive Director, Windustry makes a project economically successful. Speakers: Moderator: • Arne Kildegaard, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Economics & Management, University of Minnesota, Morris • Mick Sagrillo, Sagrillo Power & Light • David Osterberg, Executive Director, Iowa Policy Project Speakers: • Lise Trudeau, Engineer, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Minnesota Office of Energy • Jim Yockey, Executive Director, Seventh Generation Energy Systems

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National Partnering Sponsor Minnesota Office of Energy Security Bronze Sponsors Southwest Initiative Foundation fully evaluate the option. Western personnel and contract Reception Sponsors 85 Seventh Place East, Suite 500 15 3rd Avenue NW staff conduct and shape renewable energy training Nordic Windpower Exergy Development Group Ryan Companies US, Inc. • St. Paul, MN 55101-2198 Hutchinson, MN 55350 workshops and webinars. They also actively participate 125 University Avenue 220 Third Avenue North 50 South Tenth Street, Suite 300 Contact: Energy Information Line Contact: Cheryl Glaeser in many renewable energy organizations, including the Berkeley, CA 94710 Great Falls, MT 59401 Minneapolis, MN 55403-2012 Phone: (651) 296-5175; (800) 657-3710 Phone: (320) 587-4848 Solar Electric Power Association, Utility Wind Interest Contact: Phillip Dickinson, Director of Sales and Contact: Peggy Beltrone, President Contact: Gary Prinsen, Vice President Construction Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Group, U.S. DOE Wind Powering America Program, and Marketing Phone: (208) 336-9793 Phone: (612) 492-4300 Web: www.energy.mn.gov Web: www.swifoundation.org others to make the latest in renewable development and Phone: (510) 665-9463 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] activities available to our customers. Email: [email protected] The Minnesota Office of Energy Security (MOES) is Web: www.exergydevelopmentgroup.com The Southwest Initiative Foundation is a regional Web: www.ryancompanies.com Web: www.nordicwindpower.com working to move Minnesota toward a sustainable energy community foundation dedicated to advancing Since Exergy Development Group was founded in 2001, The Wedge Community Coop/WedgeShare Carstensen Contracting, Inc. future, managing energy assistance funds, advocating in southwest Minnesota through leadership, relationship Nordic Windpower is a technology developer and the company has pioneered innovative renewable 2105 Lyndale Avenue South 1507 7th St. SE. PO Box 754 the public interest on energy utility rates and facility building, program development and philanthropy. manufacturer of innovative, two-bladed wind turbines. energy strategies and solutions. Focusing mainly on Minneapolis, MN 55405 Pipestone, MN 56164 siting. MOES provides information and assistance to To learn more, visit www.swifoundation.org. The Nordic’s N1000, a simple, light-weight 1MW wind deploying commercially successful, socially beneficial and Contact: Sarah Wovcha, Board of Directors, WedgeShare Contact: Ricky P. Carstensen, President residents, builders, utilities, non-profits and policy-makers Foundation is helping wind energy companies market turbine is known for its unsurpassed ease of installation environmentally responsible wind energy projects, Committee Chair Phone: (507) 825-2026 on home improvements, financial assistance, renewable their services through REDI Resources, an online and maintenance, exceptional reliability, and low cost of Exergy has emerged as one of the major independent Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] technologies, policy initiatives, and utility regulations. directory featuring companies all over the United States energy generation. Nordic’s vision is to be the leading renewable energy development companies in the United Web: www.wedge.coop Web: www.carstensencontracting.com who serve Minnesota’s clean energy industry. With plans utility scale wind turbine provider for community wind, States. Exergy moves its projects from conception to Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation to expand into other technologies in the future, the Founded in 1974, the Wedge Co-op is a natural and In 2008, Ryan Companies US, Inc and Carstensen on-site generation and small wind farms. Nordic’s • commercial operation, and is developing new and 8750 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 720 directory is currently focused on wind energy. Check out organic food co-operative with more than 14,500 Contracting, Inc. came together to provide our customers technology dates back to a 20-year $75 million advanced renewable energy technologies as part of this Chicago 60631 the site now at www.rediresources.org. member-owners. In 1997, the Wedge Board of Directors with effective, single-source wind power solutions. Ryan investment in R&D by the Swedish Government in 1975. comprehensive strategy. The veteran Exergy Contact: Sales Information created WedgeShare, a charitable giving program based and Carstensen offer a number of services in-house from Since acquiring the technology and receiving its first management team has over 125 years of collective Phone: (773) 328-5077 University of Minnesota – Institute on the on Cooperative Principle #7: Concern for Community. development assistance and preconstruction to civil major funding in 2007, the Company has invested more renewable energy industry experience and proven • Email: [email protected] Environment WedgeShare reflects the member-owner's collective engineering, financing and on-site project and field than $36 million in technology innovation and on-the-ground success. Exergy is headquartered in Boise, Web: www.suzlon.com St. Paul RiverCentre passion for shared values of concern for the environment, management. We have experienced concrete teams and commercialization. Nordic Windpower is US based, with Idaho with a corporate office in Helena, Montana. Contact: Stephanie Szurek health and wellness, local control of profits and the self-perform all earthwork services. Both companies' corporate offices in Berkeley, California, manufacturing in Suzlon technology transforms wind as a valuable asset Phone: (612) 626-1202 development of sustainable agriculture. Each year, headquarters are in Minnesota and the companies have Pocatello, Idaho, and engineering design in Bristol UK. into clean energy that is competitive and local. Record Fredikson and Byron, PA Email: [email protected] Wedge member-owners select local organizations that the capacity to work in any geographic market. The company installations of over 9000MW globally in 2009, 200 South Sixth Street, Suite 4000 Web: www.iree.umn.edu/e3 benefit from our success through a WedgeShare grant to Ryan/Carstensen partnership brings value to our customers despite the economic crisis, proves the validity of Minneapolis, MN 55402-1425 fund initiatives and ongoing work to express these because of our ability to customize a project plan to your Suzlon’s business model and a world leader in turbine Contact: Dan Yarano E3 2010: The Midwest's Premier Energy, Economic and Silver Sponsors values in the community aligning with the Wedge goals and priorities. supply. But our most valuable asset is truly our Phone: (612) 492-7149 Environmental Conference takes place Tuesday, co-operative values. •Juhl Wind, Inc. partnerships. Leveraging relationships between the Email: [email protected] November 30 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre. Join us for 996 190th Avenue communities, utilities, and the financial world is what keynote addresses by Daniel Kammen and US Web: www.fredlaw.com Wind Powering America Woodstock, MN 56186 keeps our customers satisfied. The S88 – 2.1MW wind Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary Nicole • Donors For over a decade, Fredrikson & Byron’s Renewable 1617 Cole Boulevard Contact: Christine Colemer, Administrative Assistant turbine is Suzlon’s premier machine for the North Lamb-Hale, as well as networking, breakout sessions, Energy Group has played a leading role in the Golden, CO 80401 The Blandin Foundation Phone: (507) 777-4310 American market. Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation, with exhibits and a poster session. The goal of E3 is to share development, financing, and acquisition of wind projects Contact: Ruth Baranowski, Communications Coordinator 100 North Pokegama Avenue Email: [email protected] headquarters in Chicago, serves North America with just knowledge and discoveries in the area of renewable in the heart of America’s wind corridor. We’ve helped Phone: (303) 384-6973 Grand Rapids, MN 55744 Web: www.juhlwind.com under 2000MW across 17 states. energy and the environment while bringing together the develop more than 1,000 MW of projects through the Email: [email protected] Contact: Wade Fauth, Grants Director Inquiries: [email protected] world's leading researchers and experts. New this year, Juhl Wind is an established leader in Community-Based United States, and are assisting in another 6,000 MW Web: www.windpoweringamerica.gov Phone: (218) 326-0523 December 1 will feature a workshop about wind energy Wind Power development and management, focused on under development. We work with commercial and Email: [email protected] WindLogics in the Upper Midwest, with speakers from industry, Wind Powering America is a commitment to drastically wind farm projects throughout the United States. Juhl • community wind developers, turbine manufacturers, and Web: www.blandinfoundation.org 1021 Bandana Blvd. East, Suite 111 academe, state government, national labs and the increase the use of wind energy in the United States. Wind pioneered community-based wind farms, providing finance companies to successfully complete development St. Paul, MN 55108 Department of Energy. This initiative will establish new sources of income fore Blandin Foundation, Minnesota’s largest rural-based private local ownership of medium-to-large scale wind farms. and financing of wind projects, as well as acquire Contact: Larry Sinesio, Vice President of Business American farmers, Native Americans, and other rural foundation is located in Grand Rapids, Minn. Its mission The Company has completed 16 wind farm projects and renewable energy assets throughout the United States. Development Western Area Power Administration landowners and me the growing demand for clean is to strengthen rural Minnesota communities, especially provides every aspect of development from ownership, Our work extends to the supply chain, where we help • Phone: (651) 556-4200 P.O. Box 281213 sources of electricity. Through Wind Powering America, the Grand Rapids area, through grants, leadership general consultation, construction, operations companies make strategic vertical acquisitions of Email: [email protected] Lakewood, CO 80228 the United States will achieve targeted regional econom- development programs and public policy initiatives. management, maintenance and oversight. With its manufacturing companies (turbines, blades, towers, and Web: www.windlogics.com Contact: Randy Manion, Renewable Program Manager ic development, enhance our power generation options, acquisition of Next Generation Power Systems, Juhl Wind gearboxes) to advance their interests in the market. Phone: (720) 962-7423 protect the local environment, and increase our energy now provides full sales and service to smaller, on-site WindLogics combines deep operating expertise with Email: [email protected] and national security. wind and solar projects in addition to our larger leading scientific analysis to help meet the most North American Windpower Thank you to RE-AMP for advertising and media support Web: www.windpoweringamerica.gov Community Wind Farms. Juhl Wind, based in Woodstock, demanding requirements for project planning, P.O. Box 2180 of this Conference – contact www.reamp.org. Minnesota is a public company traded under the symbol development and operation. As an independent business Waterbury, CT 06478 Western Area Power Administration (Western) is one of “JUHL”. unit of NextEra Energy, the largest renewable energy Contact: Dave Mendelson, Advertising Sales Director four power marketing administrations in the US owner/operator in North America, WindLogics helps Phone: (800) 325-6745 x248 Department of Energy. Western markets and delivers landowners, community-based energy developers and Email: [email protected] reliable, cost-based hydroelectric power and related other industry participants exceed stakeholder Web: www.nawindpower.com services to its wholesale customers in a 15-state region expectations over the entire life of their renewable of the central and western U.S. Western's Renewable North American Windpower is the most widely read, and power initiatives. Resources program encourages the voluntary use of only monthly, magazine focused on the fast-growing renewable resources by its customers. The goal of the US/Canadian utility scale wind energy industry. NAW sponsors who are exhibiting program is to identify customers that desire renewable • also publishes the most widely read wind-focused email resources in their generation mix and provide the newsletter and web site. technical and marketing assistance required for them to 8 9 Sponsors

ADB Hoist Rings Mfg. Bergey Windpower Co. Geronimo Wind Energy National Farmers Union believes that good opportunities collaborative efforts of the Southwest Initiative energy and energy efficiency programs provide financing 5740 Hunt Road 2200 Industrial Boulevard 7650 Edinborough Way, Suite 725 in production agriculture are the foundation of strong Foundation, Clean Energy Resource Teams, the that helps small businesses and farmers reduce energy Valdosta, GA 31606 Norman, OK 73069 Edina, MN 55435 farm and ranch families, and strong farm and ranch fami- Minnesota Project, and Windustry. For more information, costs and build and promote a cleaner planet. We also Contact: Joe Scolaro. Director of Sales Contact: Mike Bergey, President Contact: Blake Nixon, President lies are the basis for thriving rural communities. Vibrant visit www.REDIresources.org. provide financing to improve rural water and sewer Phone: (229) 253-8928 Phone: (405) 364-4212 Phone: (952) 988-9000 rural communities, in turn, are vital to the health, security services, essential community facilities, home loans, Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] and economic well-being of our entire national economy. Renewable Energy SD, LLC home repairs, healthcare, broadband and electricity. To Web: www.adbhoistrings.com Web: www.bergey.com Web: www.geronimowind.com 810 Excelsior Boulevard learn more, contact a Rural Development specialist in Northwest Technical College Excelsior, MN 55331 your area. ADB Hoist Rings is a woman owned business and the Bergey Windpower Co. (BWC) was founded in 1977 and Geronimo Wind is a utility-scale wind energy developer 905 Grant Avenue SE Contact: Dave Schmit, Vice President of Business leading manufacturer of hoist rings and lifting devices. our turbines have been installed in all 50 U.S. States and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Geronimo Wind’s Bemidji, MN 56601 Development Vergnet Americas We provide hardware used many industries including, more than 100 countries. BWC 1kW and 10kW wind vision is to spread the benefits of wind energy across the Contact: Grant Foss Phone: (952) 474-4908 ext. 101 Vergnet Eolien power generation, construction, manufacturing, turbines are known for their mechanical simplicity, Midwest by developing wind farms that are farmer- Phone: (218) 333-6643 Email: [email protected] 1 rue des Châtaigniers aerospace, defense and many others. Our headquarters robustness, and reliability and they carry the longest friendly, community-driven, and good for the environment. Email: [email protected] Web: www.renewableenergysd.com 45140 Ormes and manufacturing facility is located in Valdosta, GA. warranties in the industry. BWC will introduce a 5kW Founded in 2004 with roots in agriculture and investing, Web: www.ntcmn.edu Contact: Pierre Pesnel, Managing Director Vergnet Our full-time engineering staff is ready to help design a turbine in 2011. BWC turbines are sold through a Geronimo Wind has quickly grown into a major presence Renewable Energy SD,LLC is a leading Midwest consult- Americas tool to fit your next lifting project. network of over 600 dealers worldwide and through in the Midwest wind energy industry with a development Northwest Technical College is located in Bemidji, ing, sales and installation company for mid class electrici- Phone: (+33) 238-523-970 selected Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores. Information portfolio of more than 4,000 MW, which is enough wind Minnesota. More than books and classes – NTC is a ty producing wind turbines. We are the exclusive Email: [email protected] Aeronautica Windpower on products, applications, and typical projects can be energy to power more than 1.5 million American homes. warm learning environment on a beautiful, modern Distributor in Minnesota for Polaris America and Enertech Web: www.vergnet.fr 11 Resnik Road found at the BWC web site: http://www.bergey.com Geronimo Wind was honored to be a major contributor of campus. Our history dates back to the early 1960’s when Wind turbines; Polaris being 39.9Kw and Enertech Plymouth, MA 02360 the Wind Energy Center this year, and is working diligently NTC was a two-year “vo-tech” school. Today, it’s a 34kW. 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With options goal and mission is to assist farmers, producers, schools, distributed generation projects. Since 2001, more than Web: www.aeronauticawind.com Phone: ((952) 995-2072 St. Paul, MN 55114 for online learning, flexible class schedules and even the municipalities and commercial businesses learn that 415 units have been installed worldwide, and the first Email: [email protected] Contact: Joe Rand opportunity to experience university life through NTC’s wind energy is the ideal solution to becoming energy turbine will be installed in the U.S. (Rhode Island) in Aeronautica Windpower is a US-owned company that Web: www.braunintertec.com Phone: (877) 917-0079 partnership with Bemidji State University, you’ll find independent and reduce costs; all while maximizing December 2010. Vergnet Americas is expanding to the manufacturers American made mid-scale wind turbines. Email: [email protected] everything you need to have a positive college experience. investment dollars! 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