New England Wind Power Siting Workshop

• Welcome and Introductory Remarks, Hugh Saussy, Director, DOE New England Regional Office

• Introduce Facilitators: Gabe Petlin and Juliana Birkhoff, RESOLVE

• Review Agenda, Purpose and Objectives of Meeting, Gabe Petlin, RESOLVE

• Overview of the National Wind Coordinating Committee, Gabe Petlin, RESOLVE

• Current projects on line such as Searsburg, VT, Princeton and Hull, MA, small wind applications, and proposed wind developments throughout the region.

• Where the best wind resources, both for utility scale and small scale applications, are located in New England.

• Land Use Compatibility, Visual and Scenic Issues -  Jean Vissering, Landscape Architect

• Recreation Issues - J.T. Horn, Appalachian Trail Conference

• Avian-Wind Power Interaction - Paul Kerlinger, Curry and Kerlinger, LLC

• Noise and Zoning - Dick Curry, Curry and Kerlinger, LLC

• Offshore and Coastal Resource Issues - Rich Delaney, Urban Harbors Institute, invited

• Wildlife and Critical Habitat Issues - Jeff Wallin, Multiple Resource Management, invited

• How were the issues in Panel 1 raised and addressed in the siting and permitting process?

• What was process like for gaining public acceptance and permits?

• What was the outcome and resolution and of the issues?

• Audience questions and answers

Overview of Wind Permitting Frameworks in Different Settings 
Dale Osborn, Distributed Generation Systems, Inc.
Mr. Osborn will provide a brief macro-level overview of the wind permitting processes in different settings to set the context for the case study discussions that follow.

Case Study 1: Madison, NY
- Consultant to PG&E National Energy Group, invited
- John Martin, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Case Study 2: Searsburg, VT
¨ Martha Staskus, EnXco and Vermont Energy Research Associates
¨ Peter Meyers, Vermont Public Service Board

Case Study 3: Proposed Brodie Mountain, MA Project
- Dale Osborn, Distributed Generation Systems, Inc.
- Nancy Nylen, Berkshire Renewable Energy Collaborative

Synthesis Case Study 4: Projects that Did Not Get Permitted -What are the Lessons?
Nils Bolgen, Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust
An overview of some of the lessons from a variety of projects that did not receive permits, possibly including: Halibut, Block Island, and Maine.

Offshore Wind Development in New England 
Craig Olmsted, EMI
Presentation of siting issue associated with a proposed offshore wind development in Nantucket Sound and audience questions and answers.
[Moderator from Panel 1 will provide 2-3 questions from the 1st two panels as kick-off to the discussion after the presentation.]

• Where is wind development likely to proceed and what will the permitting process look like?

• What lesson have been learned that are applicable to New England?

Wisconsin Wind Projects: Gaining Public Acceptance
What are the lessons? 
Steve Ugoretz, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Environmental Perspective 
Pete Didisheim, Natural Resources Council of Maine

Industry Outlook 
John Zimmerman, EnXco and Vermont Energy Research Associates