Nebraska Energy Office

Wind Power 2009 Conference

MONDAY MORNING - NOVEMBER 9, 2009

TIME	LOCATION	TRACK A SESSION	LOCATION	TRACK B SESSION
7:30 – 8:30	Exhibit Area	Exhibits Open Registration in West Lobby	Exhibit Area
8:30 – 8:45	Loper	Welcome, Presentation of Colors, Pledge of Allegiance Kearney Mayor Stanley Clouse Nebraska Wind Working Group Co-Chairs Senator Don Preister, Legislative District #5, Retired John Hansen, President, Nebraska Farmers Union Senator “Cap” Dierks, Legislative District #40	Loper
8:45 – 10:30	Loper	Nebraska Wind Power Basics Moderator: John Hansen, Nebraska Farmers Union Public Power 101 Shelley Sahling-Zart, Vice President and Legal Counsel Lincoln Electric System Wind Speeds and the Power Curve Jerry Hudgins, Chair, University of Nebraska Electrical Engineering Department, Lincoln Project Siting Issues From A Developer Perspective Tom Swierczewski, Project Developer, Midwest Wind Energy Nebraska Public Power District’s Approach To Wind Development John O’Connor, Renewable Energy Development Project Manager, Nebraska Public Power District	Loper
10:30 – 11:00	Exhibit Area	Morning Break	Exhibit Area
11:00 – 11:45	A, B, & C	Wind Development in Nebraska Update Moderator: Don Preister, NE Wind Working Group Co-Chair David Rich, Renewable Energy Development Manager Nebraska Public Power District Christene Bywater, Project Manager, Sustainable Energy and Environmental Stewardship, Omaha Public Power District Billy Cutsor, Project Engineer Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska	D, E, & F	Loess Hills Wind Farm, Rock Port, Missouri Moderator: Marcus Nichols, Division Manager Sustainable Energy and Environmental Stewardship Omaha Public Power District Eric Chamberlin, Manager, Wind Farms Operations, Wind Capitol Group David Schrader, Chairman, Rock Port Municipal Utility, Rockport, Missouri
12:00 – 12:45 12:45 – 1:15	Loper	Lunch Keynote Speaker: Governor Dave Heineman	Loper

MONDAY AFTERNOON - NOVEMBER 9, 2009

TIME	LOCATION	TRACK A SESSION	LOCATION	TRACK B SESSION
1:30 – 2:15	A, B, & C	The Nebraska Power Association and National Renewable Energy Laboratory “Wind Integration Task Force” Report Moderator: David Rich, Renewable Energy Development Manager, Nebraska Public Power District Clint Johannes, Chair, Nebraska Power Association Joint Planning Subcommittee Nebraska Electric G&T Cooperative, Inc. Bob Zavadil, Study Project Manager EnerNex Corporation	D, E, & F	County Planning and Zoning Issues for Large and Small Wind Moderator: Christene Bywater, Project Manager Sustainable Energy and Environmental Stewardship Omaha Public Power District John Richards, Engineer, NE Public Power District John Johnson, Madison and Pierce County Planning Administrator Keith Marvin, Planner Marvin Planning Consultants, David City
2:15 – 3:00	A, B, & C	State, Regional, & National Wind Transmission Issues Moderator: Marcus Nichols, Division Manager Sustainable Energy and Environmental Stewardship, OPPD State: Paul Malone, Transmission Strategies & Planning Manager for Nebraska Public Power District Regional: Jay Caspary, Director of Transmission Development for Southwest Power Pool National: Bob Zavadil, EnerNex Corporation	D, E, & F	Environmental & Wildlife Considerations for Wind Projects & the Permitting Process Moderator: Dave Dingman, Energy Policy Advisor Nebraska Energy Office State: Tim McCoy Nebraska Game & Parks Commission Federal: Robert Harms US Fish & Wildlife Service
3:00 – 3:30	Exhibit Area	Afternoon Break	Exhibit Area
3:30 - 4:15	A, B, & C	Nebraska Joins The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Moderator : Clint Johannes, Nebraska Power Association Jay Caspary, Director of Transmission Development, SPP Pat Pope, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, NPPD Nebraska Representative to SPP Nancy Jackson, Executive Director Climate & Energy Project	D, E, & F	Understanding Nebraska’s New Net Metering Law - LB436 Moderator: Ken Winston, Nebraska Sierra Club Kristen Gottschalk Government Relations Director Nebraska Rural Electric Association
4:15 – 5:15	A, B, & C	The Changing World of Wind Project Financing Moderator: Don Preister, NE Wind Working Group Co-Chair David Bracht, Partner, Husch, Blackwell & Sanders Mark Brasee, Partner, Fraser Stryker Jeffrey Paulson, Partner, Jeffrey C. Paulson and Associates, LTD	D, E, & F	Best Practices for Net Metering and Interconnection Standard A Regional Perspective Moderator: Ken Winston, NE Sierra Club Bradley Klein, Staff Attorney Environmental Law & Policy Center
5:15 – 7:15	Exhibit Area	Reception	Exhibit Area

TUESDAY MORNING - NOVEMBER 10, 2009

TIME	LOCATION	TRACK A SESSION	LOCATION	TRACK B SESSION
7:30 – 9:00	Exhibit Area	Breakfast Exhibits & Registration Open	Exhibit Area
9:00 – 10:30	A, B, & C	Landowner Associations, Issues, & Rights Moderator: Don Preister, NE Wind Working Group Co-Chair What Do Landowners Want To Know? John Hansen, Nebraska Wind Working Group Co-Chair Landowner Associations John Snow, Hackstaff & Gessler Nebraska Public Power District’s Site Development Process John O’Conner, Renewable Energy Development Project Manager, Nebraska Public Power District Landowner Legal Counsel Jeff Kirkpatrick, McHenry Haszard Hansen Roth & Hupp Project Developer Legal Counsel David Levy, Baird Holm LLP	D, E, & F	Small Wind & Solar Opportunities & Challenges for Renewable Electricity Moderator: Dave Dingman, Energy Policy Advisor Nebraska Energy Office Michael Shonka, Owner Solar Heat & Electric company Ed Toribio, President Energize Nebraska Robert Byrnes, Chairman Nebraska Renewable Energy Association.
10:30 – 11:00	Exhibit Area	Morning Break	Exhibit Area
11:00 – 12:00	A, B, & C	State Legislative Issues Update Moderator: John Hansen, NE Wind Working Group Co-Chair LB 568 Landowner Leases Beth Boesch, Nebraska Public Power District LB 436 Net-Metering Kristen Gottschalk, Nebraska Rural Electric Association LB 561 Eminent Domain & Power Review Board Rich Lombardi, Lobbyist, American Wind Energy Association LB561 C-BED Changes Greg Van Dyke, Vice President and Treasurer, Tenaska LR 83 – Natural Resources Study Resolution Ron Asche, CEO, Nebraska Public Power District	D, E, & F	Renewable Energy Funding Opportunities Moderator: Don Preister Nebraska Wind Working Group Co-Chair Neil Moseman, Director, Nebraska Energy Office Deb Yocum, USDA Rural Development
12:15 – 12:45 12:45 – 1:15	Loper	Lunch Keynote Speaker: Larry Flowers National Technical Director, Wind Powering America National Wind Technology Center National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO	Loper

TUESDAY AFTERNOON - NOVEMBER 10, 2009

TIME	LOCATION	TRACK A SESSION	LOCATION	TRACK B SESSION
1:30 – 2:30	A, B, & C	Maximizing The Economic Benefits Of Wind Energy Development Moderator: John Hansen, NE Wind Working Group Co-Chair Eric Lantz, Energy Analyst National Renewable Energy Laboratory David Rippe, Economic Development Consultant Nebraska Department of Economic Development Jason Sokolewicz, Economic Development Consultant Nebraska Public Power District Roberta Pinkerton, Community Economic Development Coordinator, Omaha Public Power District	D, E, & F	Wind for Schools Moderator: Larry Flowers, Wind Powering America National Renewable Energy Laboratory Dr. Jerry Hudgins Director of Wind Application Center, University of Nebraska Dan McGuire Nebraska “Wind For Schools” Facilitator National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2:30 – 3:15	A, B, & C	Bringing Wind Manufacturing & Jobs To Nebraska Moderator: Dr. Kenneth Lemke, Economist Nebraska Public Power District Kevin Strudthoff, President & CEO, Katana Summit, LLC Tony Raimondo, Jr., Behlen Manufacturing, Company C. D. Smith, National Sales Manager, Triad WindGen	D, E, & F	Wind Training Programs in Nebraska Moderator: Dan McGuire Director, “Wealth from the Wind” American Corn Growers Foundation Lyle Kathol, Dean of Applied Technology Northeast Community College, Norfolk Dennis Joyce, Carpenters Union Deanna Volkmer, Associate Dean of the Southern Panhandle Western Nebraska Community College, Sidney Foster Weyand International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
3:15 – 3:45	Loper	Wrap Up & Q & A Nebraska Wind Working Group Co-Chairs Senator Don Preister, Legislative District #5, Retired John Hansen, President, Nebraska Farmers Union Senator “Cap” Dierks, Legislative District #40

Platinum Sponsor

The law firm of Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP advises clients in the development, construction, financing and acquisition of traditional and renewable energy projects throughout the United States. To date, the firm has represented wind and solar developers in over 1,500 megwatts under development; biofuel developers in 1 billion gallons in annual production; and various biomass and landfill gas facilities in over 1 million MMBtu of production.

Gold Sponsors

Fraser Stryker is a Nebraska-based full service law firm headquartered in Omaha. Fraser Stryker counsels developers, utilities, vendors and landowners in the financing, site acquisition, construction, and regulatory representation for renewable energy projects. Please visit us at www.FraserStryker.com.

The Nebraska Energy Office is a state code agency with a mission to promote the efficient, economic and environmentally responsible use of energy. The Energy Office provides a wealth of information on wind energy and the state’s ample resources a www.neo.ne.gov . Low-interest loans are also available for the installation of residential scale wind turbines.

MPRE offers complete life-cycle management of utility grade wind generation projects. Our partnerships and strategic alliances with manufactures, vendors and logistic entities are positioned to offer proven and technically advanced turn key “utility-grade distributed wind generation” systems.

TradeWind Energy, LLC is a leading developer of wind energy in Kansas and surrounding Midwestern states with a wind project pipeline of over 10,000 MWs. Their management team has a strong combination of independent power producer industry experience and a physical presence in, and focus on Midwest wind energy markets.

juwi a leading wind developer, is devoted to providing clean energy. juwi offices have been located in Lawrence, KS since 2002. With the support of our Germany parent company, we bring over 12 years of wind energy expertise.

Third Planet Windpower is a dedicated team of wind energy professionals developing projects throughout the United States. Our Nebraska Development Team currently has three projects in development totaling over 400MW’s. We’re proud to be sponsoring the Nebraska Wind Energy Conference for a second year.

Silver Sponsors

Nebraska Public Power District and Omaha Public Power District
value wind power in the state and recognize the importance of attracting and retaining businesses that support it. We remain steadfast in supporting our wind industry while keeping rates low for Nebraskans.

Financial opportunities & loans for wind turbines are available with State Bank of Table Rock at 2.5% Financial incentives, tax credits, tax exemptions, may be available to you. Call us at 402-484-5444

JEO is a multi-disciplined firm providing engineering, architecture, surveying and planning services. Founded in 1937, JEO has offices throughout Nebraska and Iowa. JEO employs over 130 professionals to serve clients, including municipalities, counties, state and federal agencies, and private clients.

NEEA represents landowners and businesses, promoting wind energy development through public-private partnerships aimed at reducing taxes. Rembolt Ludtke provides wide ranging legal services to businesses and individuals throughout Nebraska.
www.NebraskaEnergyExport.org
www.RemboltLudtke.com

Bronze Sponsors

Lanyards Sponsor

Student Sponsor

Baird Holm attorneys counsel developers, landowners, contractors and manufacturers regarding a wide variety of wind energy issues in Nebraska and throughout the Midwest. www.bairdholm.com

Exhibitors

American Corn Growers Association

Anemometry Specialists

BNSF

Dakota Fluid Power

E & A Consulting

Energize Nebraska

enXco

Fraser Stryker

Georestore.com

HDR

Husch Blackwell Sanders

Hytorc

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

ITC Great Plains

JEO Consulting

JW Prairie Wind Power LLC

Mid-Plains Renewable Energy

Nebraska Farmers Union

Nebraska Wind Working Group

NPPD

Olsson Associates

OPPD

Table Rock Bank

Third Planet Wind

TradeWind Energy

USDA Rural Development

Westwood Professional Services

Wieland Electric

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