Wind Energy Weekly

RES, PTC Victorious in House but Blocked in Senate

A day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed energy legislation that included a 15% renewable electricity standard (RES) and a four-year production tax credit (PTC) in addition to a new small-turbine tax credit, the Senate voted 53-42 to limit debate on the legislation, thus falling short of achieving the 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster.

The House passed the legislation by a strong 235-181 margin. Senators are now expected to pare out at least some of the contentious provisions and come up with a streamlined bill. Unfortunately, the energy bill has been caught up in the fierce partisan climate now prevailing in the Senate. Although wind has considerable bipartisan support, many Republicans have opposed the RES, and have also objected to the tax provisions, including the PTC extension, because of the tax increases for oil companies that were used to fund the renewable tax incentives. Thus, both of the provisions of greatest significance to renewable energy are in jeopardy. If a compromise bill can be successfully crafted over the weekend it might pass the Senate early next week. The revised measure would then have to go back to the House before being sent to the White House. The White House has vowed to veto the bill in its current form.

Following the Senate’s failure to overcome a filibuster, and in anticipation of continued negotiations on the bill, AWEA issued the following statement from Executive Director Randall Swisher:

“We are deeply disappointed by this morning’s Senate vote on energy legislation. Our nation is at a critically important crossroads on energy policy and, with this morning’s vote, the Senate seems prepared to take the wrong road.

“At a time when the country is buffeted by growing demand for electricity, higher energy costs, and climate change and energy security concerns, a cornerstone of any energy bill should be to promote renewable energy. The [RES] and the extension of clean energy tax incentives that are included in the House bill should therefore also be included in the final Senate bill. These provisions would unleash the power of renewable energy to generate new manufacturing and construction jobs, lower Americans’ home energy bills, strengthen our energy security, and help protect the planet’s climate.

“Reports suggest that Senate leaders may look to bring a revised version of this bill to the floor. We call on Senate leaders to work together to ensure that overwhelmingly popular provisions to promote renewable electricity are not left out in the cold as this effort moves forward. We will be working closely with our more than 1,200 member companies to promote passage of these critical provisions.”

Meanwhile, as Congress tackled the energy bill, two additional studies were released concluding that a 15% RES by 2020 would provide an overall cost savings for consumers. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) both analyzed the House-passed version of a 15% RES. EIA concluded that the RES would save consumers up to a total of $400 million through 2030, while ACEEE found the savings to be much higher, exceeding $30 billion by 2030 (both figures in cumulative net present value). According to both studies, while renewable energy may have higher up-front costs that could increase electricity rates, the indirect impact of lowering fuel costs would more than offset any cost increase, creating a net savings for consumers overall.

The studies found that carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions would be reduced by between 100 and 200 million-plus tons by 2030—equivalent to a 3% to 6.7% reduction in electric sector emissions.

In anticipation of the House and Senate votes, earlier in the week AWEA launched a major media campaign with national television advertising, print, and Washington, D.C., subway ads encouraging Congressional support for an RES. The television ads began to air on Monday, December 3.

“The ad campaign is part of a broader effort to focus attention on this crucial referendum on American energy policy,” said Gregory Wetstone, AWEA’s Senior Director of Government and Public Affairs. “We believe that greater public awareness will translate into more Congressional support for renewable energy sources like wind and solar power, which are overwhelmingly popular, but face well-financed opposition.” Recent national polling of likely voters found that a national RES is supported by more than 77% of Republicans, 86% of Southerners, 77% of conservatives and 92% of Democrats.

AWEA’s television advertisement ran nationally, with especially frequent play in Washington, D.C., and four strategically selected states: Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas and Nebraska. The ads called on Senators to support renewable energy and urged viewers to take action at www.PowerOfWind.com . The TV ad can be viewed at that Web site.

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Japanese Firm Marubeni Gets into U.S. Wind Business with Oak Creek Buy

Japanese trading house Marubeni Corp. announced its entry into the U.S. wind energy market with the purchase of a controlling interest in Tehachapi, Calif.-based developer and operator Oak Creek Energy Systems, Inc.

The transaction, which has been structured as a reorganization, will occur through a $16.6 million equity investment in newly formed holding company Oak Creek Holdings, Inc. (OCH). Marubeni will purchase preferred shares and warrants of OCH for an aggregate purchase price of $16.6 million, or $16.29 per share, representing approximately 55.4% of the outstanding shares.

Oak Creek will also enter into a development agreement that will give it the opportunity to be Marubeni’s exclusive wind energy development partner for North America. The developer and operator is one of the longest-running wind energy generators in the Tehachapi region of Southern California and currently has more than 5,000 MW of wind energy projects in its development pipeline in the Southwest, most notably the Alta Wind Energy Center project in Kern County, Calif. Development there is being undertaken by Alta Innovative Power Company, LLC, Oak Creek’s joint venture with Allco Finance Group of Sydney, Australia. When completed, the Alta Wind Energy Center will provide the generation capacity for a 1,550-MW power purchase agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE).

“We will set a new standard for large utility-grade wind energy products—and we are setting the bar high,” said Hal Romanowitz, President and COO of Oak Creek. “We are excited for this collaboration.”

The SCE contract, announced in late 2006, is equal to two major power plants for the energy-hungry Southern California region. It is considered to be one of the largest contracts of its type in the country. The Alta Wind Energy Center will be constructed over several years as transmission capacity becomes available from the Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project. In addition, the Alta joint venture is also currently constructing the Alite Wind facility in Mojave, a 24-MW project that will sell energy to California Portland Cement Co., for consumption by its Mojave cement plant.

“This is a great and unique opportunity,” said Kenji Natori, general manager of Marubeni’s new technology and renewable energy department. “Our investment will help Oak Creek fulfill its development obligations resulting from the groundbreaking 1,550-MW Southern California Edison power purchase agreement and aggressively pursue its plans for development of wind projects throughout North America.”

The investment in Oak Creek will provide Marubeni with a wind energy footprint in the rapidly growing North American renewable power market, while also supporting Marubeni’s commitment to the environment.

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205-MW, Public Power-Initiated Wind Project Goes Online

All 89 Siemens 2.3-MW wind turbines are spinning and electricity is flowing at the 205-MW White Creek facility in the Columbia River Gorge, a project that is unique in both size and financial structure.

White Creek, the development of which was initiated by four Washington State consumer-owned utilities, is believed to be the largest wind facility developed by public power entities in the U.S. The utilities are Cowlitz Public Utility District (PUD), Klickitat PUD, Lakeview Light & Power and Tanner Electric Co-op.

The project also is unique in that it utilized a “power prepay” financing structure put together by Meridian Clean Fuels. Under that structure, the public utilities, which otherwise would not have been able to take advantage of the federal production tax credit (PTC) because as nonprofit organizations they do not pay taxes in the first place, are able to gain benefit from the PTC, a key wind power policy tool. Under the arrangement, the utilities paid a lump sum for the standard predicted, “P99” amount of power delivery over the 20-year period, with any additional electricity produced paid for at the time it is delivered. The setup is the first of its kind, according to Meridian.

Under the arrangement, the utilities can take advantage of the PTC, given that “they are willing to take on a lot of the risk that owner-operators normally take,” noted Meridian Senior Vice President Tim McDonald, speaking to Wind Energy Weekly. That risk also includes an “operations expense pass-through,” under which operations costs that go over budget during the course of the 20-year contract can be passed through to the utilities. (On the flip-side, the utility does not receive savings should expenses be lower than budgeted.)

Use of the PTC will help keep the wholesale production costs about 11% lower than if tax-free bonds available to public power entities had been utilized for financing, according to Cowlitz PUD. In December 2006 White Creek was sold to White Creek Wind I, an investment group composed of affiliates of Prudential Capital Group, Lehman Brothers, and Summit Power. Total project cost is $360 million, with about $260 million of that going toward wind turbines.

Another feature of the arrangement: utilities have the option to repurchase the project after 10 years.

McDonald expects there to be more such deals, even with investor-owned utilities, which can benefit in ways beyond the PTC. As for public-power entities, “We know that smart people are already working on similar structures, so we do think it’s going to be repeated,” said McDonald, specifically citing the Sacramento Municipal Utility District as an example.

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Lieberman-Warner Climate-Change Bill Approved by Committee

Culminating an all-day markup session, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on December 5 approved legislation that caps greenhouse gas emissions beginning in 2012 and ratchets the cap down over time to achieve an approximate 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels by 2050 (65% below 1990 levels).

After members worked through dozens of amendments, the committee approved the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (S. 2191) by a vote of 11-8, with Virginia Senator John Warner the only Republican voting in favor of the bill. It is expected that the bill could go to the Senate floor as early as March.

Under the legislation, in order to emit greenhouse gases, entities would have to acquire pollution allowances, a portion of which the federal government would allocate for free to certain key industries including fossil fuel electricity generators, load serving utilities, among others. Fossil fuel generators receive 19% of the overall allowance pool in 2012, with the share gradually reduced to zero after 2030. Allowances not distributed for free will be auctioned.

The number of allowances given to a particular electric generator would be based on that generator’s historic emissions, meaning that renewable energy resources like wind will not receive allowances. AWEA and other renewable energy proponents advocate altering this approach so that allowances would be distributed based on megawatts-hours (MWh) generated. The latter approach, known as “output-based allocation,” would treat all megawatt-hours equally and would provide renewable energy generators with allowances that could be sold to others to raise revenue for additional renewable projects or retired in order to accelerate emission reductions. One section of the bill would provide allowances on an output basis to generators coming online after January 1, 2008. However, the provision specifically applies only to fossil fuel generation.

The revenue from the auction, which would be controlled by a new quasi-governmental board called the Climate Change Credit Corp., would be split up among a variety of areas including assistance to retail energy ratepayers, worker retraining, a climate change adaptation and national security program, and energy technology deployment.

The energy technology deployment section would receive 52% of the auction proceeds. Of this, 32% goes to “zero or low carbon emitting energy technologies” and 25% goes to the newly added “sustainable energy program.” The Sustainable Energy Program was inserted into the bill by Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) at the insistence of Senator Bernard Sanders (I-VT). AWEA supported efforts to ensure a portion of the auction proceeds were provided specifically to renewable resources. Renewable energy projects would be eligible for assistance under both programs, but an individual project can only get funding from one or the other.

Other approved amendments relevant to renewable energy include required studies by the Environmental Protection Agency and National Academy of Sciences on the impact such allocations would have on accelerating deployment of renewable energy projects. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D – MN), the lead sponsor, has committed to working with AWEA and others to strengthen this provision before the bill comes to the floor. Also approved, Senators Sanders and Carper joined together to offer an amendment that would provide manufacturers assistance for up to 30% of the cost of establishing, expanding, equipping, or retooling a facility to manufacture for renewable energy.

AWEA Executive Director Randall Swisher, meanwhile made the following statement with regard to the legislation:

“The U.S. wind energy industry congratulates the Senate for moving forward with climate change legislation but urges lawmakers to aim much more aggressively for the cost-effective, early emissions reductions that renewable energy can provide today and secure for tomorrow.

“Wind power is now a mainstream option for new power generation. Other renewable energy technologies are also growing fast. Climate change legislation should therefore promote accelerated transition to these readily available technologies, which will not only help lower emissions but also generate mega-savings for the economy by reducing spending on fuel for electricity generation over the coming decades.

“The American Wind Energy Association and the U.S. wind energy industry appreciate the efforts of Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer and Senators Sanders, Carper and Klobuchar to secure provisions that acknowledge the important role that renewable resources can play in addressing climate change and doing so cost-effectively. The modest, but important, changes made to the bill to benefit renewable energy move the debate in the right direction. AWEA looks forward to working with these and other legislators on additional improvements to the bill to recognize the key role renewable energy technologies will have in achieving emission reduction mandates and to provide clear incentives for deployment of renewables, putting them to work now to fight global warming and strengthen our economy.”

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RFP: NorthWestern Energy Seeking South Dakota Wind Energy

NorthWestern Energy is seeking bids to supply its South Dakota electric customers with locally produced wind power.

The company issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking wind energy from projects totaling 20-50 MW of installed capacity for a 10- or 20-year period. Bids are due in late February, with a decision due in early summer.

“Renewable energy development is very important to South Dakota's economic base,” said Mike Hanson, president and CEO. “Our purchase of cost-effective renewable wind energy not only provides our customers with a reliable source of electricity produced right here in South Dakota, it enables the growth of an industry that both benefits and complements our traditional rural agricultural lifestyle.”

For more information about the process or to receive a copy of the RFP, interested bidders should contact the RFP facilitator, Lands Energy Consulting, phone (206) 726-3695, email slewis@landsenergy.com .

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Pawlenty, Richardson Launch Governors Windpower Coalition

Inviting their fellow governors to join them, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D) on December 7 announced the formation of the “Governors Windpower Coalition” as a means of promoting the increased use of wind energy in America.

The two governors announced the coalition’s objectives in a bipartisan letter inviting other governors to join the coalition. Those objectives include initiating interstate collaboration, exchanging information on wind technology and policy, commissioning research on critical wind policy issues, and seeking recommendations on federal and regional policy.

“ America is at a tipping point,” Pawlenty said. “Our country is too dependent on imported sources of energy, and greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow too quickly. Governors and states have a tremendous opportunity to lead the country toward a cleaner, more independent, more secure energy future.”

Wind energy advocates welcomed the formation of the coalition. “We applaud Governor Pawlenty for once again taking the lead on advancing clean wind power for the nation,” said Wind on the Wires Executive Director Beth Soholt. “The wind industry is poised to lead the country to a bright energy future that includes significant economic benefits for all states, but as Governors Richardson and Pawlenty have identified, there are issues on which the states must coordinate. At the top of the list is collaboration on transmission-related policies. We stand ready to roll up our sleeves and actively work with the Governors Windpower Coalition to achieve our mutual wind power goals.”

The governors said the coalition is modeled after the successful Governors’ Ethanol Coalition, which now includes 30 member states. The Windpower Coalition will not receive funding from any industry sources.

“Wind power holds tremendous potential for clean renewable energy for our country, and leading states—like New Mexico and Minnesota—are now harnessing that power in order to meet their renewable portfolio standard commitments,” Richardson said. “As the highest per-capita wind energy user in the nation, New Mexico is fully invested in wind power. This coalition has the potential to bring together states with abundant wind resources with states with a large demand for renewable energy, and with states where wind technology is developed—to create a powerful lobby on behalf of clean energy.”

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Ohio Group Seeks Out Wind Industry to Meet Value-Chain Needs

Ohio just put up a big Welcome banner for the wind industry value chain.

A recent conference organized by Ohio economic development organization WIRE-Net sought to connect suppliers in the state with the wind industry, with the ultimate goal of getting the state to provide a significant number of links to wind’s tight supply chain.

About 50 Ohio companies attended the Great Lakes Wind Network Supply Chain Forum to learn more about the wind power industry and network with featured guest Clipper Windpower. The event was so successful that Ed Weston, WIRE-Net’s wind energy director, intends to repeat the event on a quarterly basis, with a different wind industry company featured at each one. “I was delighted with the turnout,” Weston told Wind Energy Weekly. “It exceeded our expectations.”

Indeed, companies attending the event, to which Weston had to “turn people away,” could potentially make up a significant chunk of the value chain. The list of participants, among others, included eight foundries, seven machine shops, five forges, five fabrication shops, five electrical and electronics companies, four gear producers, four fasteners, and four materials suppliers. In addition to learning more about the wind industry through the presentation of Todd Windeknecht, Clipper’s strategic commodity leader, attendees had the chance to network and meet one-on-one with Clipper.

“If we can find suppliers we can partner with, we'll do it,” Windeknecht told the group.

In case Windeknecht and the rest of the gathering harbored any uncertainty about the state’s interest in attracting the industry, attendees also had the chance to hear from Chad Smith of the Ohio Department of Development and Michael Jung from the office of Governor Ted Strickland (D), who spoke on Ohio’s commitment to wind.

The success of the day, noted Weston, “speaks to the level of interest and density of wind-capable manufacturers” in the state. The next event, he said, will take place in the first quarter of 2008.

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Former President Bush Gets a Wind Turbine for Maine Residence

When former President George H.W. Bush arrives at his annual destination next summer, his stay will be partly powered by wind energy.

Last month a 33-foot-tall wind turbine was installed to generate electricity for the Maine oceanfront home of Bush and his wife, Barbara.

Bush’s new Skystream 3.7 wind turbine, a product of Southwest Windpower, connects to the grid, with excess power to be taken by the utility. When the former president returns to the residence next summer, he should see a credit on his bill.

“The president’s installation is a great demonstration to the potential of small residential wind systems,” said Southwest Windpower Vice President of Business Development Andy Kruse. “With as many as 13 million homes in America that have enough land and the proper wind resource, good legislative support will grow this segment of the wind energy industry into a large provider of distributed energy.”

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Wind Energy News Roundup
FERC technical conference on interconnection queue issues coming up The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is holding a technical conference on December 11 to discuss possible methods to address the current challenges of interconnection queue management—an issue having a major impact on the wind energy industry. A free Web cast of the conference will be available at www.ferc.gov. For more information, go here. Direct Energy powers Texas city with stable rate, 50% load offset The city of Coppell, Texas announced it has added renewable energy commitments as part of its sustainability plan through an agreement with Direct Energy. As part of the one-year retail electric service agreement with Direct Energy, 50% of the city’s annual electricity consumption will be offset with wind power-generated electricity. As a result of its purchase of renewable energy, the city will reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by over 4,000 tons. For its part, Direct Energy has committed to purchase all renewable energy offtakes and associated renewable energy credits (RECs) through long-term contracts with five West Texas wind farms. TOP
Conference Wrap: Transmission Issues Examined in Windy South Dakota
Over 350 people including a U.S. Senator convened for a December conference in South Dakota that examined the topic of how to get the needed transmission built to tap the state’s vast wind resources, suggesting a growing understanding of the topic’s importance. At the event, Steve Lindenberg, acting program manager for the Department of Energy’s wind and hydropower technologies program, and Charlie Smith, executive director of the Utility Wind Integration Group, both highlighted the technical feasibility of large wind penetrations, with Lindenberg speaking on the topic of wind contributing 20% to the electricity portfolio. Tom Feiler of Clipper Windpower discussed why large-scale projects with dedicated transmission are likely to be market winners, given changes in the wind industry such as block turbine purchases and long lead times for transmission. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) shared his thoughts on what wind needs from Congress and what the South Dakota political leadership needs to do to move wind forward. TOP

Reminder-- Sign Up to Exhibit at the Asset Management Workshop

For the most conducive environment to meet vendors, suppliers and other experts in the industry at the Asset Management Workshop, January 17-18, sign up to exhibit now! Don’t delay; there are a limited number of spaces left in the exhibition area where refreshments and lunch will be served.

Contact Lori Rugh at lrugh@awea.org or (661) 821-2149 or Mike Swinburne at mswinburne@awea.org or (202) 383-2502 for more details.

For more information about this workshop, go to: http://www.awea.org/events/am2008/

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Reminder -- WINDPOWER 2008 Exhibitor Meeting
January 8, 2008 -- George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas

For sponsors and exhibitors of all sizes, the WINDPOWER 2008 Exhibitor Meeting is the perfect opportunity to ensure you get maximum exposure, the best possible value and a smooth on-site exhibiting experience.

At this meeting you will be able to:

Meet with AWEA staff and iron out details pertaining to sponsorships and exhibiting
Scope out the convention center and it’s location relative to transportation and lodging
Meet with service providers and vendors
Arrange special requests and confirm unique requirements
Tour hotels and local venues while you are in town

The WINDPOWER 2008 Exhibitor Meeting is a great time to meet the teams that you’ll be interacting with for the WINDPOWER exhibition. You’ll see the convention center first-hand, have opportunities to set appointments with the various service providers and vendors, and have some extra time for one-on-one meetings with these representatives. You may event want to build in a little extra time before or after the meeting to visit local special event or reception venues or for additional meetings.

** Please note that AWEA is hosting a dinner banquet directly following the meeting. It’s a great chance to learn what others are doing to get the most out of the show.

You must RSVP by
Friday, December 14!

For questions or to request an RSVP form, please contact Mike Swinburne at mswinburne@awea.org or (202) 383-2502.

A special discounted hotel rate of $99 per night at the Hilton Americas Hotel as been arrange specifically for the exhibitor meeting. AWEA will book your reservation for you based on the information you provide on the RSVP form.

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Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Working Group Meeting January 16th, San Diego, Asset Management Workshop

O&M Working Group Meeting
Tuesday, January 16 th, 2008
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Westin Horton Plaza - California Ballroom C

Prior to the Asset Management Workshop in San Diego, the O&M Working Group will continue their efforts toward enabling industry members to improve the productivity of wind energy projects through more efficient operation of wind farms.

The charter of the O&M Working Group is to develop operations and maintenance guidelines that can be followed by operators and owners of wind projects and used in technician training programs. The group meets up to three times a year and conducts an online forum with the following sub-categories: blades, gearboxes, generators, electronics, and safety.

Participation in the Working Group is open to AWEA Corporate, Utility, Government and Educational members. To join this group, contact John Dunlop, Senior Technical Services Engineer (O&MWorkingGroup@awea.org, 612.377.3270)

** You must RSVP to attend this meeting

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Education Working Group Meeting
January 18th, San Diego, Asset Management Workshop

Education Working Group Meeting
Friday, January 18 th, 2008
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (lunch provided)
The Westin Horton Plaza - Pavilion

Following the Asset Management Workshop in San Diego, the Education Working Group will work with wind industry members and individuals from the educational community to promote:

K through 12 wind energy education
Junior and Community College job and career training
Undergraduate and graduate academic and career development
AWEA’s Educational Scholarship Program

The group meets up to three times a year and interacts through emails and an online eCommunity forum.

To join this group, contact Stephen Miner, Conference & Education Director (sminer@awea.org, 202.383.2504)

** You must RSVP to attend this meeting

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AWEA Event Calendar

AWEA Wind Power Asset Management Workshop
January 17 – 18, 2008
San Diego, CA
http://www.awea.org/events/am2008/

AWEA Wind Project Siting Workshop
February 14 – 15, 2008
Austin, TX
http://www.awea.org/events/projectsiting08/

AWEA and CanWEA Wind & Transmission Workshop
March 18 – 19, 2008
Detroit, MI
://www.awea.org/events/transmission08/

WINDPOWER 2008 Conference & Exhibition
June 1 – 4, 2008
Houston , Texas
www.windpowerexpo.org

For more information, visit www.awea.org/events .

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AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION
1101 14TH Street NW, 12th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 383-2500
Fax: (202) 383-2505
Web: http://www.awea.org
eMail: windmail@awea.org

Greg Wetstone
Senior Director of Government and Public Affairs

Tom Gray
Director of Communications

Mary Childress
Finance and Administration Director

Stephen Miner
Conference & Education Director

Jeff Anthony
Manager of Utility Programs and Policy

Kathy Belyeu
Manager of Industry Information
Services

Stefanie Brown
Deputy Director, Exhibition & Meetings

Marissa Bundy
Conference & Education Assistant

Chris Craig
Marketing Manager

William York
Staff Accountant

Consultant:
Ron Lehr
AWEA Western Regional Representative