Indiana Wind Working Group February 5 2010 Indiana

Indiana Wind Working Group February 5, 2010

Indiana Wind Working Group Agenda – February 5, 2010 • • Introductions Structural change to group efforts Eastern Wind Integration & Transmission Study Wind farm economic analysis/Wind turbine demand study Supply chain database Great Lakes regional efforts Recent News Upcoming Events

Time for a change… �Moving away from committee format �Encourage those still interested in moving forward with concepts developed to contact their chair �Focus on the economic development aspects of wind �How can we better promote the policy, infrastructure, permitting, manufacturing, and educational attributes of Indiana to make the wind industry flourish in our state?

EWITS �Eastern Wind Integration & Transmission Study (EWITS) �NREL, w/ private partners, modeled four scenarios �Rigorous tech review to model the resource, analyze transmission requirements, and how that wind can then be integrated onto the grid with other generation sources �ww. nrel. gov/wind/systemsintegration/ewits. html

Local Wind Economic Development Analysis � Multiple phases (estimation, rectification, and publication) � Initial phase: Gross estimates utilizing JEDI model � complete � roughly shows that just over $2. 1 billion has been invested in these projects; potential investment is $8. 2 billion � Approximately $370 million spent locally during construction � Annually operating expenses expected to be near $360 million of which $3. 1 million returns to the landowners in lease payments and $6. 6 million will be spent locally on operations and maintenance � Second phase: Attempt to verify that the information is in the ballpark � Consultation with developers, local officials, and landowners � All information remains anonymous � Third phase: Take accumulated data and produce paper � Will be sent to those involved for review prior to phase four publication and distribution � Will contribute Wind Turbine Demand Study for the Great Lakes’ region � Need to something similar for small wind

Supply Chain Database (Supplier Insight) • Sponsored by Conexus Indiana and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation • Mechanism for suppliers to register their capabilities and streamline business connections – Must have Indiana address to register as supplier – Global entities can register as a buyer – Two training dates next week (will notify if interested) • http: //app. suppliergateway. com/conexus ***Please wait until Monday to access the website***

Great Lakes Regional Efforts • Great Lakes Wind Collaborative – – – http: //www. glc. org/energy/wind/publications. html Best Practices Paper Offshore Siting Principles for Wind Development in Great Lakes Wind Turbine Demand Study Atlas • Great Lakes Regional Wind Energy Institute – Upcoming events: • Wind Turbine Syndrome webinar (Feb 11 th at 11 am EST) – https: //www. mymeetings. com/nc/join/; Conference number: PW 1627857; Audience passcode: 9348502 • Annual Meeting (March 1 st and 2 nd) – Here in Indy this year! – Strong speaker line up – Need strong Indiana presence; RSVP to me by Mon. Feb 22 nd

Indiana News • Record year in 2009 for big wind – 905 MW brought online (up to 1036 MW) • Second only to Texas for the year; Third in percentage increase • APE review for small wind – Looking over energy production data • • WIndiana 2010 planning (July 21 -22; Convention Center) Legislation active in the statehouse Anemometer Loan Program Manufacturing ramping up – Brevini; Vela Gear win federal tax incentives – Windstream Technologies building in New Albany

Upcoming Events • • • Look to www. energy. in. gov for strong listing of events 2/10/2010 Southern Indiana Renewable Energy Network meeting (http: //sirensolar. org/ ) 2/11/2010 Wind Turbine Syndrome: Myths and Facts Webinar 2/12/2010 Powering the Global Supply Chain (http: //www. krannert. purdue. edu/centers/dcmme_gscmi/conferences/index. html) 2/17/2010 NREL Economic Development Case Studies Webinar (http: //www. windwebinars. govtools. us/) 2/17 -18/2010 AWEA Wind Power Siting Workshop (http: //www. awea. org/events/projectsiting 10/) 2/22 -25/2010 Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo (http: //www. renewableenergyworld. com/rea/partner/renewable-energy-worldnorth-america/events/renewable-energy-world-conference-expo-north-america ) 3/2 -3/2010 AWEA Wind and Transmission Workshop (http: //www. awea. org/events/transmission 10/) 5/24 -26/2010 Windpower 2010 (http: //2010. windpowerexpo. org/)