Business Meeting #28

8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

Registration (Tentatively $25)

Plenary Session

9:00 a.m.

Welcome
Bob Hoppie or Gerry Galinato, Idaho Energy Division

9:10 a.m.

Federal Renewable Energy developments
Don Dixon, Senator Crapo’s Office

Idaho Wind legislative viewpoint
Representative George Eskridge (Coeur d’Alene), Senator Joe Stegner (Lewiston)

9:30 a.m.

What are you? Small Medium or Large:
Larry Flowers, NREL

Track A - Small and Medium Wind Development Processes and Issues

Moderator: Dick Larsen, Idaho Department of Water Resources (Coeur d’Alene) Gary Seifert, National Engineering And Environmental Laboratory (Lewiston)

9:40 a.m.

Overview (10 minutes)
Larry Flowers, NREL (Coeur d’Alene) Gerald Fleischman, Idaho Energy Division (Lewiston)

9:50 a.m.

Discussion points 

• Where can I get wind turbines? 

• What turbines are available in the small to medium size range?

• What problems might I have connecting to the grid? 

• What are my options for selling power? 

• What kind of return can I expect from small to medium wind generation systems? 

• What permits will I need to get to put up a wind turbine? 

• What kind of problems will my neighbors have with my turbine or turbines? 

• How much land do I need for medium scale wind?

• Will net metering help me? 

Panel 

• Bergey dealer, Bergey Wind Power 

• Lee Pittmon (Runs 25 kW net-metered turbine in North Idaho) 

• Robert Preus, Alternate Renewable Energy 

• Mike Heckler, Windland 

• Dan Hennis, Aero & Auto 

• Tom Lienhard, Avista Utilities 

• Gary Seifert, INEEL (Coeur d’Alene)

10:30 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.

Small and Medium Wind Track Continues

Track B - Large Scale Wind Development Processes and Issues

Moderator: Dave Warren, Last Mile Electric Coop (Coeur d’Alene)
Dick Larsen, Idaho Department of Water Resources (Lewiston)

9:40 a.m.

Overview: Brian Parsons, NREL

• Should I measure my own wind or should I sign up with a developer? 

• How much land do I need? 

• Can I make a project where part of the project is on state or federal land? 

• How can I sell my power? 

• What are the economies of scale of large wind · Who should I talk to first about wind farm development? 

• How hard is it to get through all the permitting for a wind farm? 

• How do I negotiate to sell my power? 

• What funding sources are available for large-scale wind power development? 

• Are there any other ways the federal or state government will help me build a wind farm (production tax credit, etc.) 

• What does is the Idaho Legislature thinking about wind power development 

Panel

• Bill Eastlake, Idaho Public Utilities Commission 

• David Benson, SW Minnesota Energy Task Force 

• Dave Luck, enXco 

• Anne Walsh. FPL Energy (Lewiston only) 

• Roald Doskeland, Windland 

• Jay Haley, EAPC Architects and Engineers

10:30 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.

Large Scale Wind Track continues

Lunch 12:15 p.m.

Master of Ceremonies: Curtis Framel, U.S. Department of Energy

Creating Wind Coops
Dave Kolsrud, Corner Stone Farmers Cooperative

Wrap up 1:20 p.m.

Bob Ford (Coeur d’Alene) Idaho Department of Commerce
Heather Rhoades-Weaver (Lewiston) Northwest Sustainable Energy and Economic Development

Informal discussions

1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

This time allocated for informal discussions between workshop participants and panel members

• These meetings are open to the public

• Agendas to be determined

2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday May 22

Coeur d’Alene Inn Meeting Rooms, Coeur d’Alene

Thursday, May 23

Red Lion Hotel Meeting Rooms, Lewiston

• Idaho Energy Division 

• Avista Utilities 

• Kootenai Electric Coop 

• U.S. Department of Energy 

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory 

• Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory 

• Idaho Farm Bureau 

• Idaho Rural Council 

• Idaho Department of Commerce 

• Idaho Association of Counties 

• Bonneville Power Administration