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WIND POWER GENERATION AGENDA

Senator David Munson, Chair

Representative Jeff Monroe, Vice Chair

First Meeting LCR 1 & 2

2001 Interim State Capitol Building

July 12, 2001 Pierre, South Dakota

Thursday, July 12, 2001

8:00 a.m.

Call to Order

Determination of Quorum

Chairman?s Remarks

Committee Discussion

8:15 a.m.

Wind Energy: History, Theory, and Technology

--Jim Wilcox, Manager of Government & Regulatory Affairs, Xcel Energy

Wind Energy Tax Issues

--Bob Miller, South Dakota Electric Utility Companies

Exporting Wind Energy/Small Scale Wind Power Generation

--Jim Nichols, Lincoln County Commissioner, Lake Benton, MN

Zion Project

--Dr. Ronald Spahr, University of Illinois/Springfield

9:45 a.m.

Break

10:00 a.m.

Wind Energy Project Reports

  • Xcel Energy?Rick Halet

  • East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.?Dave Blair, General Counsel

  • City of Howard/Miner County Community Revitalization (MCCR)--Randy Parry, MCCR Executive Director

  • Rosebud Sioux Tribe--Tony Rogers and Ronald L. Neiss

  • Clipper Windpower, LLC--Ken Hach, Vice President

  • CENDAK Winds

12:00 Noon

Lunch Recess

 

 

1:15 p.m.

Reconvene

State Agency Presentations Focusing on Various Aspects of Wind Energy

  • Department of Transportation: Aeronautics/Tower Citing Issues--Bruce Lindholm and Bill Nevin

  • South Dakota State University (SDSU): Research Issues--Mike Ropp

  • Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit SDSU: Environmental Issues--Ken Higgins

  • Public Utilities Commission--Michelle Farris and Keith Senger

3:00 p.m.

Break

3:15 p.m.

Public Testimony

4:15 p.m.

Committee Discussion

Staff Directives

Set Next Meeting Date

Adjourn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members: Senator David Munson, Chair; Representative Jeff Monroe, Vice-chair; Senators Patricia de Hueck, Elmer Diedtrich, Paul Symens, and Drue Vitter; Representatives Burt Elliott, Art Fryslie, Gary Hanson, Dale Hargens, Don Hennies, Sam Nachtigal, Jim Peterson, Larry Rhoden, and Bill Van Gerpen.

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