4th Wind Energy & Power Markets Conference
September 23-24, 2004 - Brown Palace Hotel/Comfort Inn Complex - Denver, CO
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Today the U.S. has more than 6,300 MW of wind generating capacity. According to the American Wind Energy Association, wind power has expanded at an average 28% annually over the past five years in the United States. In spite of all of the progress, there are still significant policy, transmission, and market challenges.

Wind Energy & Power Markets will focus precisely on these issues:

  • The development of wind energy power markets

  • How wind energy can deliver real value to utilities

  • Wind energy economics

  • Transmission interconnection issues

  • The impact of RTO's

  • Project financing and risk management

  • Streamlining environmental assessment and permitting process

Topics Include:
  • Wind Resources in a Utility Portfolio -Meeting the Challenges
  • Wind Energy and Wholesale Market Design
  • Balanced Energy Plan for the Interior West
  • Canadian Federal and Provincial Policies to Promote Wind Project Development
  • Public Land Access - Bureau of Land Management Wind Energy Policy
  • Strategic Issues in Siting Wind Generation Facilities
  • Three Keys to Project Interconnection
  • Impact of Wind Farms on Utility Operations
  • An FPL Success Story - A Developer's View of Large Wind Power Projects
  • Wind Power Opportunities in the NY Wholesale Market
  • Using Retail Customer Demand to Increase the Market for Wind Energy
  • Underlying Power Market Trends and Implications for Wind Energy
  • Financing Wind Projects in the US
  • Wind Project Development and Financing - Standards and Emerging Issues
  • Maximizing the Value of Wind Generation for Utilities and Developers

Speakers and Workshop Instructors Include:

Steve Fine, Director, ICF Consulting (Conference Chairman)
Dick O'Neill, Chief Economic Advisor, FERC
Ron Lehr, American Wind Energy Association
John Dalton, Managing Director, Navigant Consulting Ltd.
Ray Brady, Manager, Lands and Realty, Bureau of Land Management
Andrew Ratzkin, Senior Counsel for Environment, Health and Safety, GE Energy
Thomas R. Fecho, Manager, Generation & Electrical Interconnection, AEP Service Corporation
Rick Veatch, Manager - Energy Markets, Energy Resources, Aquila Networks
David Lawrence, NYISO
Eric Blank, Executive Vice President and Co-Founder, Community Energy, Inc.
David Giordano, Babcock & Brown
Mark D. Safty, Partner and Chair, Project Development & Finance, Holland & Hart LLP
Gary Dorris, President, Ascend Analytics
Nate Collamer, Principal, ICF Consulting, Environment and Fuels Group
Prabu Prabhakara, Executive Consultant, ABB Inc.

Pre-Conference & Dinner Workshops

Pre-Conference Workshop - Valuing Renewable Generation Assets - How Market Fundamentals and Regulations Drive Green Premiums - Wed., Sept. 22

Dinner Workshop - Impact of Wind Generation on Transmission Grid - Thurs., Sept. 23

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