Press Release- Jul 12, 2007
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2007
Contact:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370
Megan Castle, 303.866.2262
RENEWABLE ENERGY MAPPING TASK FORCE MEMBERS NAMED
Gov. Bill Ritter today announced he has appointed seven Coloradans to the Renewable Resource Generation Development Area Task Force established by Senate Bill 07-91.
In addition, eight other members of the task force have been designated or appointed by Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald and House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, and one member was designated by Energy Office Director Tom Plant.
The panel will produce maps detailing the opportunities for renewable energy development in Colorado. The maps and supporting materials will be delivered to the Governor's Office and the General Assembly by Dec. 31. The Governor's Energy Office will provide staffing services to the task force.
The first meeting of the task force is scheduled for Aug 6. For additional information about the task force, contact Morey Wolfson, utilities program manager, Governor's Energy Office, at morey.wolfson@state.co.us.
Gov. Ritter appointed the following people to the task force:
Dan McClendon of Montrose, general manager of Delta-Montrose Electrical Association.
Frank Prager of Englewood, vice president of environmental policy for Excel Energy.
Rick Gilliam of Broomfield, director of western states policy with SunEdison.
Ronald L. Lehr of Englewood, a former Public Utility Commission chairman and current wind energy consultant.
George R. Smart of Fort Collins, chief of engineering for the Bureau of Reclamation¿s Colorado Big Thompson project.
Tony P. Frank of Denver, director of renewable energy development for the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union.
John R. Bleem of Fort Collins, a division manager for the Platte River Power Authority.
Appointees by Senate President Fitz-Gerald and House Speaker Romanoff:
Craig Cox, Interwest Energy Alliance (appointed by the Governor, the Senate President, and the House Speaker).
Mac McLennan, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (appointed by the House Speaker).
John Nielsen, Western Resource Advocates (appointed by the House Speaker).
Ron Larson, Colorado Renewable Energy Society (appointed by the Senate President).
Barbara Walker, Independent Bankers of Colorado (appointed by the Senate President).
Sam Mamet, Executive Director, Colorado Municipal League.
Glenn Gibson, Larimer County Commissioner (designated by Colorado Counties Inc.).
David Hurlbut, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (designated by the director of NREL).
Morey Wolfson, Governor's Energy Office (designated by the Director of the Governor's Energy Office).