Tuesday Morning, November 15, 2011

7:30  am

Conference Registration -- In Main Lobby

Time

General Session - Diamond 4-5 Ballroom

8:30 -

8:45 am

Welcome, Presentation of Colors and Pledge of Allegiance

Councilman Bruce Lear,  City of Kearney

Nebraska Wind Working Group Co-Chairs:

Former Senator Cap Dierks, Ewing

John Hansen, President, Nebraska Farmers Union

Dan McGuire, Facilitator, NREL/DOE Nebraska Wind for Schools

8:45  – 10:30 am

Nebraska Wind Power Basics

Moderator:  John Hansen, Nebraska Wind Working Group Co-Chair

Public Power 101: Dean Mueller, Division Manager , Sustainable Energy & Environmental Stewardship, Omaha Public Power District

Wind Power 101:  Dr. Jerry Hudgins, Chair, UNL Electrical Engineering Department

A Developer’s Perspective on Project Siting Issues: Tom Swierczewski, Project Developer, Midwest Wind Energy, LLC

Nebraska Public Power District’s Approach To Wind Development: John Richards, Engineer,  NPPD

10:30 -

11:00 am

Tuesday Morning Break - Exhibition Area - Crystal 2-4 Ballroom

Sponsored by Third Planet Wind

Time

Track A Session

Diamond 4-5 Ballroom

Track  B Session

Crystal 1 Ballroom

Track  C Session

Diamond 10 Ballroom

11:00 -

11:45 am

EPA  Regulation Impacts on Coal Plants

Moderator:  Shelley Sahling Zart, Vice President & General Counsel, Lincoln Electric System

Joe Citta, Jr. Corporate Environmental Manager, Nebraska Public Power District

Russ Baker, Manager, Environmental and Regulatory Affairs, Omaha Public Power District

The Legal Rules of the Road for Transmission  Right of Way for Landowners

Moderator:   David Levy, Project Developer Legal Counsel  Baird Holm LLP

John Crossley, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP

Russell Westerhold, Fraser Stryker

Moderator:  Danielle Jensen, Public & Legislative Liaison, Nebraska Energy Office

Trudy Forsyth,  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

12:00 -

1:15

Noon Luncheon - Main Diamond Ballroom

Keynote: James J. Hoecker, Senior Counsel & Energy Strategist, Hush Blackwell

Former Chairman Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1997 to 2001
“The Electron Superhighway: National Policy Prospects”

Tuesday Afternoon, November 15, 2011

Time

Track A Session

Diamond 4-5 Ballroom

Track  B Session

Crystal 1 Ballroom

Track  C Session

Diamond 10 Ballroom

1:25 -

2:10

Nebraska Wind Development Progress Report

Moderator: Cap Dierks, NWWG  Co-Chair

John O’Connor, Renewable  Energy  Program Manager, NPPD

Christene Bywater,  Project Manager, Sustainable Energy and Environmental Stewardship, OPPD

Moderator:  Ken Lempke, NPPD

Ross Knott, President, Petersburg State Bank & Boone County Economic Development Group

 AWEA Annual Small Wind Report

Moderator:  Dan McGuire NREL/WPA Nebraska Wind for Schools Facilitator

Larry Flowers, Deputy Director of Community and Distributed Wind for AWEA

2:15 -

3:00

Moderator:  Dan McGuire, NWWG  Co-Chair

James Hoecker, Senior Counsel & Energy Strategist, Husch Blackwell

Larry Flowers, Deputy Director of Community and Distributed Wind for AWEA

Dan Juhl, CEO, Juhl Wind, Inc. Woodstock, Minnesota

The Challenges of Managing a Wind Farm

Moderator:   Patrick Dalseth,  Midwest Wind Energy, LCC

Todd Moody, O & M Manager, Elkhorn Ridge, Edison Mission, Bloomfield

Matthew Winter, O & M Manager, Laredo Ridge,  Edison Mission, Petersburg

Chuck Troia, Manager, NPPD Ainsworth Wind Energy Facility

Small Wind Installers Education & Credentials &  Turbine Credentials

 Moderator:  Cap Dierks, NWWG  Co-Chair

Trudy Forsyth,  National Renewable Energy Laboratory

3:00 –

3:30

Tuesday Afternoon Break - Exhibition Area -Crystal 2-4 Ballroom

Sponsored by Fraser Stryker

Time

Track A Session

Diamond 4-5 Ballroom

Track  B Session

Crystal 1 Ballroom

Track  C Session

Diamond 10 Ballroom

3:30-

4:15

Citizen Involvement and Benefits of Transmission   

Moderator :  John Hansen, NWWG Co-Chair

Dorothy Barnett, Director of Energy & Transmission, Heartland Alliance for Regional Transmission 

Johnathan Hladik, Energy Policy Advocate, Center For Rural Affairs

Moderator:  Rich Lombardi, Lobbyist for Wind Coalition, American Communications Group

Russ Gasper, Executive Director, Nebraska Department of Aeronautics

National Perspectives on Small Wind

Moderator:  Michael Shonka,  Sustainability Instructor, Metro Community College

Trudy Forsyth,  NREL

Larry Flowers, Deputy Dir. of Community and Distributed Wind for AWEA

4:25–

5:15

NPPD Springview II Wind Farm

 Moderator:  Adam Herink, Bluestem, LLC

David Rich, Sustainable Energy  Manager, Nebraska Public Power District

Rich Walters, General Manager, Ainsworth KBR Rural Public Power District

Deb Yocum, USDA Rural Development

Moderator:  John Hansen, NWWG Co-Chair

Darrel Hayak, Saline County Wind Assn, LLC

John Snow, Hackstaff Law Group, LLC Denver, Colorado

County Planning and Zoning Issues

For Large and Small Wind

Moderator:  Graham Christensen, NEFU

John Richards, Engineer, NPPD

Keith Marvin, Marvin Planning Consultants

Robert Byrnes, Chairman Nebraska Renewable Energy Association

5:15 -7:30

Tuesday Evening Reception - Exhibition Area - Crystal 2-4 Ballroom

Wednesday Morning November 16, 2011

Time

Track A Session

Diamond 4-5 Ballroom

Track  B Session

Crystal 1 Ballroom

Track  C Session

Diamond 10 Ballroom

7:30 am

Conference Registration -- In Main Lobby

7:30 – 9:00 am

Exhibits & Registration Open – Crystal 2-4 Ballroom

9:00 – 10:00 am

Exciting New Electrical Storage Possibilities 

That Help Firm Up Wind Energy Reliability

Moderator:  Christene Bywater,  Project Manager, Sustainable Energy and Environmental Stewardship, Omaha Public Power District

Dan Juhl, CEO, Juhl Wind, Inc. Woodstock, Minnesota 

Mike Matheson, Senior Engineer Generation Strategist,  Nebraska Public Power District

Landowner Association Wind Recruitment Strategies

Moderator:  Graham Christensen Public Affairs Director, NE Farmers Union

David Vavra, Saline County Wind Association, LLC

George Johnson, Chairman, Cherry County Wind Energy Association

Wind for Schools

Moderator:  Dan McGuire NREL/WPA Nebraska Wind for Schools Facilitator

Larry Flowers, Deputy Director, Distributed and Community Wind, AWEA

Joel Jacobs, Associate Director, UNL Wind Application Center

Chad Johnson, Community Relations/Education Specialist, NPPD

10:00 – 10:30 am

Wednesday Morning Break - Exhibition Area - Crystal 2-4 Ballroom

Sponsored by Third Planet Wind

10:30 – 11:50 am

Moderator: John Hansen, NWWG Co-Chair

     Dan Juhl, CEO, Juhl Wind, Inc. Woodstock, Minnesota

Larry Flowers, Deputy Director, Distributed and Community Wind, AWEA

Adam Herink, Bluestem, LLC

Jim Hotovy, NPPD, Transmission Services Consultant

State & Federal Environmental & Wildlife Considerations for Wind Projects & the Permitting Process

Moderator:  Ginger Willson, Director Nebraska Energy Office

Stephen Bruckner, Partner, Fraser Stryker PC LLO

David Levy, Project Developer Legal Counsel, Baird Holm, LLP

Michael Montgomery, Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP

Wind Training Programs and Higher Education Serving Nebraska’s Wind Industry

Moderator:  Joel Jacobs, Associate Director, UNL Wind Application Center

Lyle Kathol, Dean of Applied Technology Northeast Community College, Norfolk

John Pierce,  Program Chair of Energy Generation Operations, Systems Technology, Southeast Community College

Foster Weyand, International Brotherhood of  Electrical Workers

12:00 – 1:15 pm

Wednesday Lunch - Main Diamond Ballroom

Keynote:  Nick Brown, CEO & President, Southwest Power Pool

Wednesday Afternoon, November 16, 2011              

Time

Track A Session

Diamond 4-5 Ballroom

Track  B Session

Crystal 1 Ballroom

Track  C Session

Diamond 10 Ballroom

1:25 –

2:30 pm

 Growing the Grid

The Wind Farm to Market Highway

Moderator:  Jason Fortik, Vice President, Power Supply Division, Lincoln Electric System

Nick Brown, CEO & President, Southwest Power Pool 

Paul Malone,  Nebraska Public Power District 

Larry Flowers, Deputy Director, Distributed and Community Wind, AWEA

Wind Energy Education for Public Schools

Teacher Training in Wind Energy Basics 

Dr. Jerry Hudgins, Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Joel Jacobs, Associate Director, UNL Wind Application Center

Break

2:30 –

3:00  pm

Wednesday Afternoon Break - Exhibition Area -Crystal 2-4 Ballroom

Sponsored by Trade Wind Energy

3:00 –

3:45 pm

 Nebraska Transmission Advocacy Group

Moderator:  Dan Lenihan, Manager, Transmission and Distribution Planning, Omaha Public Power District

Andy Pollock, Nebraska Energy Export Association

Paul Malone, Nebraska Public Power District

Carl Monroe, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Southwest Power Pool

Wind Energy Education for Public Schools Teacher Training in Wind Energy Basics

(Continued)

Dr. Jerry Hudgins, Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Joel Jacobs, Associate Director, UNL Wind Application Center

3:45-pm

Diamond 4-5 Ballroom                  General Wrap Up, Comments, & Topics For Next Time