Minnesota
Current Legislative Efforts to Promote Wind Energy Development
Minnesota–North Dakota–South Dakota Network Webinar Series
Part 1: Current Legislative Efforts to Promote Wind Energy Development in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
This webinar was recorded on April 21, 2009.
Speakers from each state will present on current legislative efforts and the status of policies that seek to promote wind energy development followed by a question and answer period. The goal of this webinar was to start a constructive dialogue and encourage teamwork between stakeholders in these states.
Speakers:
South Dakota: Steve Wegman, Executive Director, South Dakota Wind Energy Association, www.sdwind.org
North Dakota: Mindi Grieve, Government Relations Specialist, Environmental Law and Policy Center, www.elpc.org
The recorded webinar is available in audio format that can be played in a web browser using a broadband connnection.
Wind Energy Facility Permitting and Siting Webinar
Minnesota–North Dakota–South Dakota Network Webinar Series
Part 2: Wind Energy Facility Permitting and Siting
This webinar was recorded on June 26, 2009.
- What permits are necessary?
- Who issues permits for wind energy projects?
- How are wind energy projects sited?
- What is the process to get a permit?
Speakers:
Minnesota: Deborah Pile, MN Department of Commerce
North Dakota: Jerry Lein, ND Public Service Commission
South Dakota: Tim Binder, SD Public Utilities Commissiom
Introduction to Renewable Energy Options & Opportunities
2009
St. Paul, Minn. - The Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES) is offering a renewable energy class, which is open to the public. MRES is a non-profit dedicated to helping Minnesotans gain knowledge of and access to renewable energy technologies.
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Wind Energy Forum
2009
Wanamingo, MN - The Southwest Initiative Foundation will host a forum focusing on utility scale wind energy projects:
• Community wind economics
• Business models and finance
• Lands leases and other legal concerns
• Siting and permitting
• Environmental and health considerations
• Wind energy case studies
Presentation by Eric Lantz from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory with information and key findings of a recent study with NREL and Lawrence Berkeley on the economic impact of community wind.
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Wind Energy Facility Permitting and Siting
2009
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Minnesota–North Dakota–South Dakota Network Webinar Series
Part 2: Wind Energy Facility Permitting and Siting
- What permits are necessary?
- Who issues permits for wind energy projects?
- How are wind energy projects sited?
- What is the process to get a permit?
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Request for Proposal for Small Wind System in Mahtomedi, MN
The Mahtomedi Area Green Initiative (MAGI) is soliciting letters of interest and project proposals, including specifications and good-faith cost estimates, for the installation of a small wind turbine near the Mahtomedi High School campus in the Fall of 2009.
Hometown Wind Power Program Open House
2009
The City of Chaska will host an open house at city council chambers from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29 to provide information about the Hometown Wind Power Program.
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Minnesota Transmission Line to Carry Wind Energy
ST. PAUL, MN, April 16, 2009 — The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MN PUC) has granted the CapX2020 utilities a Certificate of Need to construct three 345-kilovolt electric transmission lines in Minnesota. The three lines will run from Fargo, SD to Monticello, MN; from Hampton, MN through Rochester, MN to La Crosse, WI; and from Brookings, SD to Hampton, MN.
Legislative Efforts to Promote Wind Energy
2009
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Windustry begins the Minnesota–North Dakota–South Dakota Network Webinar Series with Part 1: Current Legislative Efforts to Promote Wind Energy Development in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
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