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Time to Nominate 2008 Wind Co-op of the Year Date: 12/8/2008 to 1/5/2009Location: COPhone: (720) 962-7423 Nominations for Wind Cooperative of the Year for 2008 (MS Word 57 KB)
are now being accepted. All electric cooperatives that are members of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association are eligible, and their is no cost to nominate.
The Wind Cooperative of the Year Award is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program.
The 2008 winner will be recognized at the NRECA TechAdvantage Conference in New Orleans, La., Feb. 11-14, 2009. All nominations are due by close of business on Jan. 5th, 2009. Date: 1/5/2009Location: Lansing , MIPhone: (517) 241-6020 Michigan Public Service Commission. 6545 Mercantile Way, Hearing Room D. 9:00 a.m.
The meeting will also be teleconferenced: (877) 336-1828 Access Code: 4500531#.
Agenda
- Funding Update
- Disclosure of Financial Interest Discussion
- Presentation from Midwest ISO
- Presentation from ITC
- Presentation from Michigan State University Land Policy Institute
- Planning Discussion
- Determination of Location for January 19, 2008 Meeting
- Public Comments
Please see the Web site for presentations and more information. Date: 1/12/2009 to 1/13/2009Location: San Diego , CAPhone: (202) 383-2512 Wind Power Siting and Environmental Issues: Webinar Date: 1/14/2009Location: COPhone: (303) 425-6800 10 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. MST
Examine site-specific and cumulative issues related to wind energy generation. Topics will include environmental benefits associated with wind, public perception and engagement, siting and regulatory framework, environmental and siting challenges. Reserve your place early.
Sponsors include: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, American Public Power Association — DEED program, Western Area Power Administration, U.S. DOE Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Utility Wind Integration Group, American Wind Energy Association — AWEA Utility Working Group,
National Wind Coordinating Collaborative. Date: 1/20/2009Location: Austin , TXThe University of Texas at Austin, School of Law. Austin Convention Center. This special half-day Wind Energy Primer is designed to provide landowners, ranchers, municipal and school board officials, and new entrants to the field with an overview of the economics of wind power and the wind industry, including development and leasing from the landowner's perspective, and background explanations on transmission, CREZ, the role of ERCOT, and more. This primer also offers special sessions on community and distributed wind generation of interest to landowners, school boards, municipalities and commercial enterprises considering generation power for their own use. There will be lots of opportunity for Q&A.
We invite all Primer registrants to continue on with the main Wind Energy Institute Program over the next two days, which will cover many of these issues in greater depth. See registration form to register for both programs. New Mexico Wind Working Group Quarterly Meeting Date: 1/20/2009Location: Santa Fe , NMPhone: 505-476-3323 1220 S. Saint Francis Dr., Wendell Chino Building, Porter Hall. 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Both meetings scheduled in December were cancelled due to inclement weather conditions. The meeting is now scheduled for January 20th. During this meeting we will discuss our areas of interest then prioritize the topics to generate a group focus.
For preparation purposes, please RSVP with Jeremy Lewis. Massachusetts Wind Working Group Meeting: Financing Municipal Wind Projects Date: 1/21/2009Location: Westborough , MAPhone: (413) 545-4359 Massachusetts Technology Center. 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Presented by Ed Bodmer, an expert in financial modeling for renewable energy projects, and KEMA, a consultant to the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust. The workshop will address public, private, and hybrid approaches to ownership, management, financing, and risk; the use of financial modeling to help evaluate and compare the alternative approaches for specific projects and optimize benefits for the municipality; and important questions municipalities considering wind projects should ask themselves. Date: 1/21/2009 to 1/22/2009Location: Austin , TXThe University of Texas at Austin, School of Law. Austin Convention Center. Join energy attorneys, developers, renewable energy experts, county officials, landowners, and engineers at the 2009 Wind Energy Institute. A nationally-recognized faculty — drawn from attorneys, developers, engineers, and key Texas policymakers — will provide you with the latest technological, business, and legal information regarding wind development. Topics include emerging issues, market conditions, CREZ developments, dispatch priority, citing issues, and more. Distributed Wind Interconnection Workshop Date: 1/21/2009 to 1/22/2009Location: Golden , COPhone: 315-751-2638 Electric Power Training Center. The Wind Interconnection Workshop (PDF 219 KB) Download Adobe Reader is back, this year focusing on interconnecting wind turbines — and other forms of distributed generation — to electric cooperative and public power distribution systems.
Instructors will also discuss wind energy regulations from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Attendees will be able to tour the Electric Power Training Center (EPTC) and observe a demonstration of EPTC's miniature power system, including the wind farm simulator. An optional tour of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's National Wind Technology Center is scheduled for Jan. 23.
Registration costs $300 and is limited to the first 30 registrants. Register online or contact Bob Putnam, CH2M Hill, for more information.
The workshop is sponsored by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, American Public Power Association, American Wind Energy Association, Utility Wind Interconnection Group, Western Area Power Administration and DOE's Wind and Hydropower Techologies Program. Date: 1/25/2009 to 1/27/2009Location: Billings , MTThe Harvesting Clean Energy Conference is the Northwest's premiere gathering to advance rural economic development through clean energy production. Clean energy offers practical, profitable opportunities for our farmers, ranchers, rural utilities and towns, tribes, and regional economy.
The conference charts the future of rural clean energy in the Northwest. Discussions focus on the steps to successful project development, including financing, to cut costs on the farm and produce power or feedstocks for market. Technologies covered include wind power, biofuels, biopower, geothermal, solar, and energy efficiency.
Harvesting Clean Energy is designed for Northwest farmers and agriculture leaders, tribes, rural utilities and economic development officials, lenders, elected officials and public agencies, as well as energy developers and consultants. Michigan Wind Working Group Meeting Date: 1/27/2009Location: MIMichigan Public Service Commission, Hearing Room A. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Call in number: (877) 336-1829
Pass code: 2022874#
Agenda
- Off-shore Wind
- Wind Energy Resource Zone Board
- RPS Plans
- Net Metering and Interconnection
- Wind Energy Conference, March 3 - 4 at Cobo Hall
People with disabilities requiring additional services (such as materials in alternative format) in order to participate in the meeting should call the Commission's Executive Secretary at (517) 241-6160.
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