Calendar of Wind Power-Related Events

NARUC Winter Committee Meetings

Date: 2/5/2012 to 2/8/2012

Location: Washington, DC

Contact: Michelle Malloy, NARUC

Source: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Renaissance Washington Hotel

Join regulatory colleagues at the two preeminent utility regulatory conferences in Washington—the NARUC Winter Committee Meetings and the National Electricity Forum. Policymakers from all over the utility spectrum, including energy, telecommunications, and water, will attend. These events offer in-depth, timely analysis of public policy issues related specifically to the utility sectors.

AWEA Wind Power on Capitol Hill

Date: 2/7/2012 to 2/8/2012

Location: Washington, DC

Contact: American Wind Energy Association

Phone: (202) 383-2512

NASEO/ASERTTI State Energy Policy and Technology Outlook Conference

Date: 2/7/2012 to 2/10/2012

Location: Washington, DC

Contact: Shemika Spencer, NASEO

Phone: (703) 299-8800

Source: National Association of State Energy Officials

Fairmont Hotel

Siting, Zoning, and Taxing Wind Farms in Illinois

Date: 2/8/2012

Location: Normal, IL

Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 201 Broadway Avenue

This conference is designed to discuss issues of importance regarding large wind farms to county board and zoning board members.

National Electricity Forum

Date: 2/8/2012 to 2/9/2012

Location: Washington, DC

Renaissance Hotel

The 2012 National Electricity Forum is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) and is held annually in conjunction with the NARUC Winter Committee Meetings.

Presenters and participants at the 2012 Forum will address cutting-edge issues and discuss how collaboration can successfully modernize the nation's electricity infrastructure. The Forum will feature national thought leaders from all sectors of the electric power industry, academia, policymakers, equipment manufacturers, consumers, and other affected parties. The first three panels will include futurists, senior DOE officials, industry representatives, state utility regulators, and business leaders who will provide their perspectives on what the world will look like in 2035 and discuss their visions for the 21st Century electricity industry and its successful execution.

UWIG Workshop on Variable Generation Forecasting Applications to Utility Planning and Operations

Date: 2/8/2012 to 2/9/2012

Location: Tucson, AZ

Contact: Sandy Smith, UWIG Conference and Communications Coordinator

Phone: (865) 218-4600, ext. 6141

Source: Utility Wind Integration Group

Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa

This workshop is intended for utility and wind industry personnel associated with producing and using variable generation plant output forecasts for power system planning and operation.

Status of Offshore Wind Planning in New England: Reviewing the Building Blocks of an Emerging Industry

Date: 2/10/2012

Location: Waltham, MA

Source: Environmental Business Council of New England, Inc.

Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center, 1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000

7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST
This meeting will focus on bringing participants up to speed with federal and state planning efforts with an eye toward assessing the timeframe for business development opportunities for various industry sectors in New England.

Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo North America

Date: 2/14/2012 to 2/16/2012

Location: Long Beach, CA

Contact: Jan Simpson

Phone: 918-831-9736

Long Beach Convention Center

WPA Webinar: Recent Workforce Development Activities

Date: 2/15/2012

3:00 p.m. EST (1:00 p.m. MST)
This free webinar is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America 2012 webinar series. The webinar will provide a review of some of the outcomes of DOE's recent workforce development projects that focused on creating educational opportunities to prepare students across the country for jobs in the wind energy industry. The webinar is free; no registration is required. Log-in information is below.

Audio Access

Toll-free #: 800-988-9387

Toll #: 1-773-756-4665

Participant passcode: 5263973

Web Access

URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=RW9341550&p=5263973&t=c

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URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/

Conference number: RW9341550

Audience passcode: 5263973

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• March 21: Development Markets for Wind Energy

New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable

Date: 2/17/2012

Location: Boston, MA

Foley Hoag LLP, 155 Seaport Boulevard, 13th Floor

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST
Topics are, "Implementing Bold State Energy-Related Environmental Regulations, Policies, and Programs in Massachusetts and Connecticut" and "The Future of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)." The roundtable is free and open to the public with no advance registration.

Offshore Wind Power

Date: 2/22/2012 to 2/24/2012

Location: Boston, MA

UWIG Distributed Wind/Solar Interconnection Workshop

Date: 2/22/2012 to 2/24/2012

Location: Golden, CO

Contact: Sandy Smith, UWIG Conference and Communications Coordinator

Phone: (865) 218-4600, ext. 6141

Source: Utility Wind Integration Group

This 2-day workshop, with an optional virtual tour of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Energy Systems Integration Facility, will answer your questions about interconnecting wind and solar plants and other distributed generation applications to electric distribution systems and integrating large-scale renewable generation into the transmission system. This event is sponsored by the Utility Wind Integration Group, American Public Power Association, Western Area Power Administration, U.S. Department of Energy Wind and Water Program, and the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Program.

Good Jobs, Green Jobs Conference

Date: 2/23/2012 to 2/24/2012

Location: Atlanta, GA

The conference is the nation's leading forum sharing ideas and strategies to build a green economy that creates good jobs and preserves America's economic and environmental security.

AWEA Wind Project Siting Seminar

Date: 2/28/2012 to 2/29/2012

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Contact: American Wind Energy Association

Phone: (202) 383-2512

The seminar will address the relationship between proposed wind development and the potential impact on the surrounding environment. Exploring sound, visual impacts, stakeholder interests, and wildlife interactions, the seminar program will discuss the legal implications of wind projects and alternative strategies to reduce environmental effects. This event also explains how to successfully navigate the wind project siting process. This event will allow collaboration between wind professionals, foster an environment where they can share successes and challenges, and give attendees additional tools and knowledge that can be applied directly after the seminar.

Tribal Webinar: Unwinding Transmission Policies

Date: 2/29/2012

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MT
This webinar is part of a series provided by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, DOE's Tribal Energy Program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Green Power Partnership Program, and Western Area Power Administration (WAPA). The webinars promote tribal energy sufficiency and foster economic development and employment on tribal lands through the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.

Tribes interested in responding to utility-offered renewable RFPs and/or interested in learning more about the competitive power market, utility staff, and other stakeholders should attend.

There is no charge to participate in the webinar. However, you must register.

This webinar will answer the following questions: What is transmission policy, how is it established, and who are the players? How is transmission policy enforced, and who does it? What are some of the policy issues today, and what is their potential impact on transmission resources, i.e. Order 1000 (Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation)?

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