Business Meeting #25

Thursday, May 10, 2001

• Decide whether and how to update the protocol for release of NWCC documents
• To insure that NWCC activities are prioritized and well understood
• Here report from each Workgroup Chair on:

• Why the NWCC is involved in this workgroup's issue?
• What is the relevancy to the policy and market arena of this issue?
• Status of each workgroup's current funded activities, products and outstanding or proposed projects.
• Recommendations for additions or adjustment to workgroup's workplan.

• As a group, decide what adjustments need to be made to the NWCC program and plan for the remainder of 2001 and beyond.

• Industry Report, Randy Swisher, AWEA
• State Legislation Update, Matthew Brown, NCSL (invited)
• UWIG Update: Wind System Integration Impacts Study, Charlie Smith
• DOE and NREL Wind Program Updates, Peter Goldman (invited) and Stan Calvert (invited), DOE

• Why the NWCC is involved in this workgroup's issue?
• What is the relevancy to the policy and market arena of this issue?
• Status of current funded activities, products and outstanding or proposed projects including budget, schedule for completion, and recommendations for additions or adjustment to workgroup's workplan.

• Transmission Workshops (current)
• Transmission Issue Briefs (current)
• Bi-monthly RTO Issue Briefs (current)
• California ISO Case Study (current)
• Will list future proposed activities

• Why the NWCC is involved in this workgroup's issue?
• What is the relevancy to the policy and market arena of this issue?
• Status of current funded activities, products and outstanding or proposed projects including budget, schedule for completion, and recommendations for additions or adjustment to workgroup's workplan.

• Credit Trading and Wind Energy: Issues and Opportunities (current)
• Understanding Non-Residential Demand for Green Power (current)
• Presentation of Outreach and Communication Workplan (proposed)

• Questions, comments, and discussion

Avian Workgroup Dick Anderson

• Why the NWCC is involved in this workgroup's issue?
• What is the relevancy to the policy and market arena of this issue?
• Status of current funded activities, products and outstanding or proposed projects including budget, schedule for completion, and recommendations for additions or adjustment to workgroup's workplan.

• Avian Perspectives Paper (current)
• Avian Fact Sheet (current)
• Proceedings of National Avian-Wind Power Planning Meeting IV (current)
• Outreach and Communication Strategy (proposed)
• Other issues, e.g. Nocturnal and Bats M&M (under discussion)

• Questions, comments, and discussion

• Why the NWCC is involved in this workgroup's issue?
• What is the relevancy to the policy and market arena of this issue?
• Status of current funded activities, products and outstanding or proposed projects including budget, schedule for completion, and recommendations for additions or adjustment to workgroup's workplan.

• Revised and updated Permitting Handbook (current)
• Siting issues planned for discussion in MA WPA-NWCC meeting (Date TBD) (current)
• Siting Fact Sheets (proposed)

• Questions, comments, and discussion

• Why the NWCC is involved in this workgroup's issue?¨ What is the relevancy to the policy and market arena of this issue?
• Status of current funded activities, products and outstanding or proposed projects including budget, schedule for completion, and recommendations for additions or adjustment to workgroup's workplan.

• Economic Development Study Guidelines (current)
• Economic Development Case Studies (current)
• Economic Development Research Study (proposed)
• Economic Development Outreach Products (proposed)

• Questions, comments, and discussion

• Why the NWCC is involved in this workgroup's issue?
• What is the relevancy to the policy and market arena of this issue?
• Status of current funded activities, products and outstanding or proposed projects including budget, schedule for completion, and recommendations for additions or adjustment to workgroup's workplan.

• Distributed Assessment Report (current)
• Distributed Wind Stakeholder Perspectives Paper (proposed)
• Distributed Wind Issue Brief (proposed)

• Questions, comments, and discussion

• Current proposed NWCC Meeting Schedule

• NWCC NY Wind Forum, July TBD, 2001
• WPA-NWCC MA Wind Forum, date and location TBD
• NWCC Upper Midwest Wind Transmission Workshop II, Fall 2001, Loc. TBD
• NWCC Business Meeting # 26, September 26, 2001, Montana
• NWCC Business Meeting # 27, December 7, 2001, New Mexico
• What dates in 2002 do want meet on?

• Status of current activities and products including budget, schedule for completion, and recommendations for prioritization and adjustments (if any):

• State Policy Options Issue Brief (proposed)
• Updated Wind Energy Issue Papers and Briefs (proposed)
• NWCC Outreach and Member Services (on-going)

• Questions, comments, and discussion

• What issues and projects should remain a priority for the NWCC?
• Are there new or other issues not being addressed that should be?
• What adjustments if any need to be made?
• Other feed-back useful for strengthening the NWCC program.