National Wind Coordinating Committee
National Wind Coordinating Committee
National Wind Coordinating Committee
National Wind Coordinating Collaborative

Midwestern Wind Energy: Moving It to Markets

Presentations
July 31 – August 1, 2008
Dearborn, Michigan

The following presentations were given at the conference:

Opening Remarks

  • Governor Jennifer Granholm, State of Michigan

NWCC Transmission Workgroup Overview

Midwestern Wind Power Context

  • Barry Matchett, Co-Legislative Director, Environmental Law and Policy Center

National Wind Power Context

  • Ed DeMeo, President, Renewable Energy Consulting Services, Inc.
  • Hans Detweiler, Manager of State Legislation and Policy, American Wind Energy Association

Midwestern Governors Association Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Platform

A) An overview of the 2007 MGA Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Platform for the Midwest
  • Jesse Heier, Washington Director, Midwestern Governors Association
B) Report from the MGA Renewable Energy and Transmission Advisory Council on steps being taken to implement platform goals
  • Mike Bull, Regional Policy Manager, Wind on the Wires
  • Kristine Schmidt, Director, Transmission Business Development, Xcel Energy
  • Tom Stanton, Coordinator, Michigan Renewable Energy Program
C) Panel discussion of how to implement these initiatives
  • Moderator: David Hadley, Vice President of State Regulatory Relations, MISO
  • Graham Edwards, Chief Executive Officer, Midwest ISO
  • Don Furman, Senior Vice President for Development, Transmission, and Policy, Iberdrola Renewables
  • Will Kaul, Vice President of Transmission, Great River Energy
  • Beth Soholt, Director, Wind on the Wires
  • Paul Sotkiewicz, Senior Economist, PJM Interconnection
  • Joe Welch, Chairman, President, and CEO, ITC Holdings Corporation

Context for Transmission and Wind Power in the Midwest

A) MISO, PJM, and MAPP markets
  • Clair Moeller, Vice President of Transmission Asset Management, MISO
  • Paul Sotkiewicz, Senior Economist, PJM Interconnection
  • Ed Weber, Transmission System Planning Manager, Upper Great Plains Region, Western Area Power Administration
B) Utility perspectives on markets
C) Midwestern studies

Governors Energy Leadership: The Western Example

  • Doug Larson, Executive Director, Western Interstate Energy Board

Meeting the Midwestern Governors’ Energy Goals: State and Regional Perspectives

  • Moderator: Abby Arnold, NWCC Facilitator
  • John Flynn, Managing Director, Transmission Strategy & Business Services, American Electric Power
  • Ray Hammarlund, Director, Energy Programs Division, Kansas Corporation Commission
  • John Norris, Chairman, Iowa Utilities Board and President, MISO States
  • Victoria Pebbles, Program Director, Great Lakes Commission
  • Steven Transeth, Commissioner, Michigan Public Service Commission

Implementing the Midwestern Governors’ Goals

 
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