AGENDA

Task Force On Wind Energy

Wednesday, August 26, 2009  --  8:00a.m.  -  Thursday, August 27, 2009 – 8:00a.m.

McMurray Training Center, Casper, WY

Times are tentative and subject to change without notice.  If the

Committee finishes one topic, they will proceed to the next topic.

 

Wednesday, August 26, 2009:

8:00 a.m.         Welcome and Roll Call

 

8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.   Wind and Transmission Regulation Overview

  How is Wind Leased and Developed?

8:15 am – 8:30 am

Private land wind association perspectives

Bob Whitton – Renewable Energy Alliance of Landowners

8:30 am – 8:45 am

State land leasing and development

Lynne Boomgaarden – State Lands     

8:45 am – 9:00 am

Federal land leasing and development

Janelle Wrigley – BLM

9:00 am – 9:30 am

Developing and building a wind farm

Mark Stacy – Iberdrola

9:30 am – 9:45 am

Public comment and questions for presenters about leasing and development

9:45 am – 10:00 am

Break

  Where Will Wind Development and New Transmission Occur?

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Realistically how much wind development and new transmission will occur in Wyoming

Steve Ellenbecker, Wyoming Infrastructure Authority

10:30 am – 10:45 am

Western Area Power Administration report on federal stimulus fund activities

Craig Knoell, Transmission Infrastructure Program Manager, Western Area Power Admin.

10:45 am - 11:00 am

Current Proposed Wind Projects

Tom Schroeder – Wyoming Industrial Siting Administration

11:00 am – 11:30 pm

Public comment and questions for presenters about how much and where wind and new transmission will be developed

11:30 am – 12:00 am 

Break – lunch for Task Force members served in-house

  What Are the Conflicts/Opportunities with Wind Development and New

  Transmission?

12:00 am - 12:30 pm 

Conflicts with Environmental Resources – Governor’s Office Conflict Mapping

Mary Flanderka – Wyoming Game and Fish Department

12:30 pm - 12:50 pm

What Do We Really Know about Wind/Transmission Conflicts and Wildlife

John Emmerich – Wyoming Game and Fish Department

12:50 pm – 1:15 pm

The Core Area Concept and the Governor’s Executive Order

Bob Budd – Wildlife & Natural Resource Trust

1:15 pm – 1:30 pm

National Historic Trails and Properties

Mary Hopkins – SHPO

1:30 pm – 1:45 pm

Conflicts with Neighboring Property Use/Value

Ken Lay – Northern Laramie Range Alliance

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

How are landowner conflicts mitigated by landowner associations

Bob Whitton – Renewable Energy Alliance of Landowners

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Public comment and questions for presenters about conflicts and opportunities

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Break

  How Do the State and Counties Currently Regulate Wind Development and New

  Transmissions? – Recommendations for Improvement

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm

What issues is BLM facing for new transmission and collector lines–major issues

Walt George - BLM

3:00 pm – 3:10 pm

Public Service Commission regulatory role for wind and new transmission

Steve Oxley – PSC

3:10 pm – 3:30 pm

Industrial Development Information and Siting Act

Todd Parfitt – Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm

Status of current county regulations and recommendations

Cindy DeLancey – Carbon County Attorney

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Public Comment and questions for presenters about current regulatory programs and recommendations

 

4:30 p.m.         Review of UW College of Law Research on Wind Issues

 

4:50 p.m.         Review Eminent Domain Powers for Transmission Lines - LSO

 

5:00 p.m.         Dinner

 

6:00 p.m.         Public Comment on Wind/Transmission Regulation

-comment will be limited to issues surrounding the regulation of wind energy development and which are currently being considered by the Task Force.

 

7:30 p.m.         Adjourn

 

 

 

Thursday, August 27, 2009:

8:00 a.m.         Industry Perspectives on Wind/Energy Transmission Development

                        -summary of white papers submitted to Task Force

 

9:30 a.m.         Task Force Discussion -Recommendations on Wind Energy Regulation

 

10:30 a.m.       Break

 

10:45 a.m.       Public Comment on Wind/Transmission Regulation

-comment will be limited to issues surrounding the regulation of wind energy development and which are currently being considered by the Task Force.

 

12:15 p.m.       Break

 

12:40 p.m.       Lunch – in house (continue meeting)

                        Task Force Discussion – Revenue Issues

 

1:30 p.m.         Task Force Planning

-Additional issues to consider during this interim

-Date for next meeting and length of next meeting

 

-Public Comment