Wind Power 2012 Conference, Lincoln — October 22-23, 2012

• Wind Power 2011 Conference Agenda
• Wind Power 2011 Conference Program
• Wind Power 2011 Conference Presentations

Wind Power 2010 Conference, Kearney — November 9-10, 2010

• Wind Power 2010 Conference Agenda
• Wind Power 2010 Conference Program
• Wind Power 2010 Conference Presentations

• Agenda
• Wind Power 2009 Conference Program

Renewable Energy Funding Opportunities

• Renewable Energy Funding Opportunities in Nebraska, Neil Moseman, Director, Nebreska Energy Office

• Agenda
• Wind Power 2008 Conference Program

Keynoters

• The State of Wind Energy Development: An overview of the national wind energy landscape and the 20% national wind energy goal by 2030, Susan Williams Sloan, American Wind Energy Association
• Energy and Environmental Challenges, Randy Udall, Former Director for the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (34.7 MB)

Nebraska Wind Energy Projects Update

• Omaha Public Power District’s Current Wind RFP, Christene R. Bywater, Omaha Public Power District
• Ainsworth Wind Project and Nebraska Public Power District’s current Wind RFP, Dave Rich, Nebraska Public Power District
• Crofton Wind Project, Dan Juhl, Juhl Wind, Inc.
• Elkhorn Ridge Wind Project, Patrick Dalseth, Midwest Wind Energy (16.3 MB)

Energy Efficiency Technologies

• Commercial, Residential, Institutional & Industrial New Energy Technology, Ken Black and Micah Allen, E-Source (15.3 MB)

Transmission Development

• National Transmission Overview Challenges in Meeting Goal of 20% by 2030, Lynn Coles, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Status Report on Nebraska Power Association Wind Transmission Integration Study, Clint Johannes, Nebraska Power Association

Net Metering

• Lincoln Electric System Net-Metering Pilot Program, Marc Shkolnick, Lincoln Electric System
• Nebraska Public Power District Net-Metering Policy, Dave Rich, Nebraska Public Power District

The Rural Economic Benefits of Wind Energy

• Measuring Economic Development Benefits of Wind Energy in Nebraska, Eric Lantz, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Recruiting Wind-Based Businesses to Nebraska, Dennis Hall, Nebraska Public Power District, Roger Christensen, Omaha Public Power District, Cheryl Brandenburgh, Nebraska Department of Economic Development

Wind Planning and Zoning Issues

• Wind Planning & Zoning Guides, Ron Stimmel, American Wind Energy Association (11.2 MB)
• City of Lincoln & Lancaster County Wind Zoning Policy, Mike DeKalb, City/County Planner

Wind Development and Landowner Rights

• Landowner Wind Easement Considerations, Bradley Haight, Esq. Hackstaff Gessler LLC, David Levy, Esq., Baird Holm LLP, Jeff Kirkpatrick, Esq., McHenry, Haszard, Hansen, Roth & Hupp PC LLO
• Nebraska Public Power District’s Met Tower Cost-share Program, Dave Rich, Nebraska Public Power District

Nebraska & National Energy Efficiency Programs and Incentives — Improving Use of Energy, One Watt at a Time

• Energy Conservation, Denise Kuehn, Omaha Public Power District
• Shaving the Peak Through Energy Efficiency, Marc Shkolnick, Lincoln Electric System
• Demand Side Management, Ken Black, E-Source

Nebraska Wind Outreach Activities

• Nebraska Wind Outreach Activities, Neil Moseman, Nebraska Energy Office
• Wind Working Group Report and Polls, John Hansen, Co-Chair, Nebraska Wind Working Group (14.6 MB)

Small Wind Development — Panel Discussion — Citizen Interest in Small Wind, the Challenges & Needed Policies

• Citizen Interest in Small Wind, Ron Stimmel, American Wind Energy Association
• Small Wind, Ed Toribio, Home Energy Alternatives

• Agenda
• Ainsworth Wind Energy Facility, John Richards, Nebraska Public Power District
• Harvesting Nebraska’s Wind Energy, John Hansen, Nebraska Farmers Union
• Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska Wind Experience, Billy Joe Cutler and Gary Stauffer, NMPP Energy/Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska
• Nebraska’s Public Power System, John Richards, Nebraska Public Power District
• Wind Development RFP’s (and Other Wind Development Activities), John Richards, Nebraska Public Power District
• Wind Energy Update, Larry Flowers National Renewable Energy Laboratory (26.4 MB)
• Wind Powering America’s State Wind Working Groups, Larry Flowers, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Wind Technology Center
• Wind for Schools Program Overview, Dan McGuire, NREL-Nebraska Wind for Schools Facilitator

• A nintey minute web presentation of important community wind issues.

• Nebraska Wind Resources, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• NPPD Wind Site Assessment for Ainsworth, National Wind Technology Center
• U.S. Wind and Electric Transmission, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• U.S. Wind Energy Update, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (21.0 MB)
• U.S. Wind Integration Impacts, National Wind Technology Center
• Wind for U.S. Schools, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Wind Power Vision for 2030, Renewable Energy Consulting Services, Inc.