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Wind power is becoming a viable, reliable and cost-efficient form of energy in Washington. New products and programs are allowing Washingtonians to tap into this resource with greater benefits and results than ever before. Past and pending legislation add to the incentives available to wind power users.
If you own property, commercial or residential, or if you represent clients with real estate, or are simply interested in the possibilities of wind power, you should join us at the
Third Annual Developing Wind Power in the Northwest Conference. Wind power is a sizable addition to energy generation in Washington. Join us to learn about the possibilities, and how to put these possibilities into action.
These topics will be covered:
- Global Wind and Technologies
- Equipment and Infrastructure Development
- Financing Renewable Energy Projects in 2011 and 2012
- The Future of Wind in the Northwest
- Federal Support/Federal-State Permitting Update
- Wind Integration Issues
- Wind Projects on Indian Lands
- Washington Policy Issues
- Offtake and Power Purchasing Agreements
- Developer Uncertainties
- The Next Steps for Wind Power
Thank you to the Reception Co-Sponsors
Barokas Martin & Tomlinson and
Stoel Rives LLP.
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If you have questions call 800-574-4852 or send an email to info@theseminargroup.net
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Credits: See the credit section for full information
WA CLE - 9.75 Self-Study Hours of MCLE Credit
OR CLE - 10.25 General CLE Credits
Contractors & Engineers – May Qualify for Credit
Who Should Attend:
Attorneys
Government Officials
Engineers
Consultants
Energy Professionals
Utility Managers
Contractors
Developers
Foresters
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011
| 1:00 | Welcome and Overview - Day One |
Barokas Martin & Tomlinson
Stoel Rives LLP
| 1:10 | Global Wind and Technologies |
New Perspectives, New Technologies, and New
Economies; The Status of the Global Stage for Wind
Power; Challenges Brought on by Lower Utility
Rates; Chinese Influence; European Influence;
Impacts of Weather on Wind Projects; Newest
Technologies; “True Price” of Fossil Fuels; How Do
We Meet Expected Demand? – Renewable and Fossil
Fuel Energy; How does this Influence the Northwest?
Barokas Martin & Tomlinson
| 2:00 | Equipment and Infrastructure
Development |
Products, Markets and Infrastructure; Turbine
Supply Agreements (TSA); Balance of Plant
(BOP); Construction Contracts; Build Transfer
Agreements (BTA’s); Build Own Transfer
(BOT’s); Distressed Asset Opportunities;
International Impacts Within Wind Markets;
End of Warranty Inspection Issues
Stoel Rives LLP
| 3:00 | Financing Renewable Energy Projects
in 2011 and 2012 |
Minimum Requirements; Diligence and
Verification; Required Documents; and Sourcing
Project Finance Specialist
Cascadia Capital LLC
| 4:00 | The Future of Wind in the Northwest |
Future Tax Legislation, Aid to the Renewable Power
Industry, Impediments to Broadening the Scope
and Use of Renewable Power, Accomplishments of
the Past Few Years and the Impact of Broad Based
Renewable Power on our Foreign Policy.
Hardy Energy Consulting
| 4:45 | Adjourn and Reception – Sponsored by: |
Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011
| 9:00 | Welcome and Overview - Day Two |
Barokas Martin & Tomlinson
Stoel Rives LLP
| 9:10 | Federal Support / Federal-State
Permitting Update |
1603 Cash Grant Update; PTC; Regulatory
Authority Reorganization
Stoel Rives LLP
Stoel Rives LLP
| 10:15 | Wind Integration Issues |
How We Do It, How We May Change How We Do
It, Whether There is a Limit to How Much Wind
the Region’s Power System Can Accommodate
Senior Resource Analyst
Northwest Power & Conservation Council
| 11:15 | Wind Projects on Indian Lands |
Tribal Leases: Impediments to Developing
Projects on Tribal Lands
Stoel Rives LLP,
Seattle, WA
| 1:00 | Washington Policy Issues |
Olympia’s Experience and Take on the Future of
Wind Power; Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC)
Permitting vs. Local Permitting; Sales Tax Exemption
Chair, Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
WA Utilities and Transportation Commission
State of Washington, Dept. of Commerce
| 2:00 | Offtake and Power Purchasing Agreements |
What’s Really Happening?
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC
| 3:00 | Developer Uncertainties |
The Risks of Wind Power; Bonneville Power
Environmental Redispatch; Curtailment; Utility
Wind Integration Issues
Director, Strategy Integration
Bonneville Power Administration
Van Ness Feldman GordonDerr
| 4:00 | The Next Steps for Wind Power |
New Technology and Storage; Pumped Storage;
Community Wind Projects – Toronto Case Study;
Offshore Wind Development; Best Practices for
Working with International Wind Developers;
Potential Environmental Pitfalls
Barokas Martin & Tomlinson
Stoel Rives LLP
Franklin L. Dennis, Program Co-Chair, of Barokas Martin & Tomlinson, practices in the areas of corporate, construction, telecommunications, construction finance, international and general business law. He works with U.S. and international companies and serves as outside counsel on business, corporate and project and construction matters. He has handled matters in cases which extend from power generation projects in the hundred millions of dollars to the creation and financing of new businesses.
Alan R. Merkle, Program Co-Chair, a partner with Stoel Rives LLP, currently serves as Chair of the Firm and practices primarily in the areas of infrastructure, energy, construction and design, and government contracts. He represents public and private owners, developers, engineers, architects, contractors, manufacturers and suppliers in a wide array of business matters. He is experienced in the drafting, negotiation and administration of contracts. He also handles bid protests, claims, litigation, arbitration, mediation and other alternative dispute resolution matters for a broad range of clients.
Erin L. Anderson, Of Counsel with Stoel Rives LLP, practices in the firm’s Natural Resources and Land Use Practice Group. She has extensive experience in representing property owners, municipal entities, and developers, including energy facility developers, in permitting major projects. Her experience on behalf of property owners includes planning, negotiating development agreements, and successful defense of issued permits on appeal.
Sydney D. Berwager is the Director, Strategy Integration at the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). In this Corporate Strategy role, he manages the staff who are leading and coordinating BPA’s response to new electric industry challenges to include: climate change and related national and state initiatives; rapid growth of wind resources in BPA’s control area; integrated resource and transmission planning.
Alexis Broadbent is a project finance specialist and leads the project finance execution team at Cascadia Capital LLC, which focuses on renewable energy and infrastructure projects. Prior to joining Cascadia Capital, he worked at Macquarie Bank in London and has acted as financial advisor on over 20 project finance transactions. He has experience in the major sectors of project finance, including energy generation, transport, social infrastructure, Public Private Partnerships, and projects in emerging markets.
Ken Dragoon joined the Northwest Power and Conservation Council in fall of 2010 as Senior Resource Analyst. From 2006-2010 he was the Research Director of the Renewable Northwest Project (RNP). He worked in various analytical and planning roles at PacifiCorp from 1996 to 2006, and at the Bonneville Power Administration from 1982 to 1996.
Randall W. Hardy is a Principal with Hardy Energy Consulting. He provides advice to utilities, wind/renewable generators, and other organizations in the current rapidly changing electricity environment. His experience has covered regulatory, legislative and transactional work, including thirteen years as CEO managing two large electric utilities – Seattle City Light and Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). He has dealt with the full range of challenges companies face in today’s electricity markets, from dramatically downsizing formerly large workforces to developing flexible, innovative marketing strategies to resolving complex wind integration problems.
Gregory F. Jenner is a partner in the Tax practice group of Stoel Rives LLP. Before returning to Stoel Rives in 2008, he served both as Acting Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Tax Policy (2004) and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy (2002-2004). As Acting Assistant Secretary, he directed the Treasury’s Office of Tax Policy, which is responsible for providing the Administration with policy analysis, advice and recommendations relating to all aspects of domestic and international issues of Federal taxation.
James O. Luce is the Chair of the Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC), first appointed by Governor Locke in 2001 and reappointed by Governor Gregoire. He worked as a legislative aide to the late U.S. Senator Henry M. Jackson and as Economic Programs Manager for the City of Everett before beginning the practice of law with the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office. He was appointed as an Assistant General Counsel for the Bonneville Power Administration in 1977 where he was involved in the passage and implementation of the Northwest Power Act.
Malcolm C. McLellan, a member with Van Ness Feldman GordonDerr, practices in the areas of administrative and commercial law representing users of natural resources. His practice focuses on the regulation of electricity, transmission, and Alaskan fisheries. He has an intricate knowledge of the technical, legal and business considerations facing electric utilities, as well as a depth of practical experience gained from working with the operators of interconnected electric systems and marketers in the Western Interconnection.
Peter D. Mostow, is a partner with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC, specializes in guiding private and public clients through the federal, state, and local siting and environmental permitting processes for wind, geothermal, solar, ocean, hydroelectric power plants, and biofuel facilities.
Michael P. O’Connell, a partner with Stoel Rives LLP, in the Environment, Land Use and Natural Resource practice group, focuses his practice on natural resources, environmental, energy, water rights and Indian law matters involving project development.
This seminar is approved for the following homestudy credits:
WA MCLE
This course has been approved by the Washington State Bar Association for 9.75 self-study hours of Washington MCLE credit.
OR CLE
This course is approved by the Oregon State Bar for 10.25 General CLE credits. The Seminar Group is an Accredited Sponsor.
Contractors & Engineers
Contractors and engineers may qualify for continuing education hours through the American Institute of Constructors & Construction Management Association of America.
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