6th Wind Energy & Power Markets Conference

6th Wind Energy & Power Markets Conference
August 23-24, 2005 - The Westin Westminister- Westminister, CO
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Today the U.S. has more than 6,700 MW of wind generating capacity. According to the American Wind Energy Association, wind power has expanded at an average 28% annually over the past five years in the United States. The wind community has set a target of 100 GW of wind electric capacity installed in the U.S. by 2020.

However, in spite of all of the progress that has been made, there are still significant policy, transmission, and market challenges. The Wind Energy & Power Markets Conference will focus precisely on these issues.

The conference will address:

The development of wind energy power markets
How wind energy can deliver real value to utilities and to end users
Wind energy economics
Transmission interconnection issues
The impact of RTOs
Project financing and risk management
Streamlining environmental assessment and the permitting process

Topics Include:

Sensibly Incorporating Wind Into Colorado's Energy Mix
Market Update in the Context of the Economics of Wind
Planning Process and Wind Development in Xcel
The Texas RPS ? Success in the Wind
Bottom to Top Growth of a Wind Farm
Deal Structuring for Wind Power
Use of RECs as an RPS Implementation Tool
Environmental Permitting and Siting Issues
New Directions for the Wind Industry
Bringing Wind Energy to the Grid: The Changing Regulatory Landscape
Challenges of Integrating Intermittent Resources into Wholesale Power Markets
Current Status of Equity Markets: Who is Buying and What Deals Are Getting Done?
Effective Wind Project Documentation
Maximizing the Value of Wind Generation for Utilities and Developers

Speakers and Workshop Instructors Include:

Greg Sopkin, Chairman, Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Mark Eilers, GE Energy
Price Hatcher, Manager, Renewable Energy Purchases, Xcel Energy
Henry Durrwachter, Senior Project Manager, TXU Energy
Gary Thompson, Director, Nebraska Public Power District
Michael Moody, Senior Power Originator, PPM Wind Power
Dan Lieberman, Director of Clean Energy Policy Design and Implementation, Center for Resource Solutions
David Tomlinson, Ecology and Environment, Inc.
Thomas Feiler, Clipper Windpower, Inc.
Brian Meloy, Attorney, Leonard, Street & Deinard
Aaron Breidenbaugh, Program Coordinator, Demand Response Programs, NYISO
Ed Feo, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Mark D. Safty, Partner and Chair, Project Development & Finance, Holland & Hart LLC
Gary Dorris, President, Ascend Analytics
David Patton, Assistant Client Services Director, R.W. Beck?s Energy Asset Consulting
Prabu Prabhakara, Executive Consultant, ABB Inc.

Attend a Dinner or Post-Conference Workshop or both

Dinner Workshop - Financing Wind Projects - Tuesday, Aug. 23

Post-Conference Workshop - Impact of Wind Generation on the Transmission Grid - Thursday, Aug. 25

Plus, Take A Tour of NREL'S National Wind Technology Center

Nestled at the base of the Rocky Mountains, just south of Boulder, Colorado, is the National Wind Technology Center, a world-class wind energy research facility operated by the U.S. Department of Energy?s National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

The focus of the work conducted at the National Wind Technology Center is on research and technology transfer. It is designed not only to be a center for research, but a technology magnet for a new industry. It is a place where NREL researchers work side by side with wind turbine developers to create the advanced wind systems of the future; where wind plant operators and utilities can come for technical assistance; and where wind turbine system and component manufacturers can come for research and test support that is second-to-none anywhere in the world. Take the tour!!! Wednesday, Aug. 24

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