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 2 3 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,