Harvesting The Winds of Change

Registration 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

Welcome 9:00 a.m.-9:10 a.m.

Sean D. Logan, Director-Ohio Department of Natural Resources/ Larry Long, Executive Director-County commissioners Association Of Ohio

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9:10a.m.-9:25 a.m.

The Honorable Nancy H. Rogers Ohio Attorney General

Overview of Ohio's Coordinated Wind Energy Development Resources

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9:25 a.m.-9:40 a.m.

Mark Shanahan, Governor's Energy Advisor

The Governor's Advanced Energy Strategy

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9:40 a.m.-9:50 a.m.

Innovations In Residential and Farm Wind Development: A Consumer Perspective

Janine L. Migden-Ostrander-Ohio Consumer's Counsel

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9:40 a.m.-10:20 p.m.

Ohio's New Wind Siting Law for Projects overSMW

Kim Wissman, Executive Director - Ohio Power Siting Board (and staff)

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10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

The Law of Winds: Legal Rights of Lessors and Developers.

David Nash, Esq. -McMahon De Gulis, LLP, Cleve land,OH

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11:00 a.m.-noon

Tax, Land Use and Siting Issues Surrounding, Small and Utility-sized Wind Developments:
A County View

Moderator: Dale Arnold Ohio Farm Bureau Fed­ eration, Energy Policy Director; Panel: The Honor­ able Nick Selvaggio, Champaign County Prosecu­ tor; The Honorable Gerald Heaton, Logan County Prosecutor; Steve Dever, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cuyahoga County; Joe Logan, Legisla­ tive Director, Ohio Farmer's Union

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12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

Lunch

On your own. Box lunches avaiiable for purchase on premises.
(Representatives of wind development firms will be staffing static displays)

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1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.rn.

Plugging in the Turbines: Interconnection with Utility Providers, Power Purchase Agreements and Net Metering

Moderator: Terrnce O'Donnell, Esq.- Bricker & Eckler, Columbus, OH; Panel: Janice Stroup Kar­ lak,Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, David Groberg, Vice President, Invenergy Wind, LLC., Paul A. Colbert Esq. , Assiociate General Counsel, Duke Energy, Columbus, OH; Jay Godfrey, Ameri­can Electric Power

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2:30 p.m.-2:50 p.m.

The AMPOhio Bowling Green Wind Farm: A Case Study

Pam Sullivan, Vice President of Marketing, AMP Ohio

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2:50 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Break

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3:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m.

Site Planning to Avoid Damage to Wildlife Moderator: Sean D. Logan, Director, Ohio Department of Natural Resources;

Panel: Megan Seymour, US Fish & Wildlife Service; Keith Lott, Wind Biologist, Ohio Department of Natural Resources; Ralf Kruger, Head of International Projects, JUWI/JW Great Lakes, Mainz, Germany

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4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Financing Alternatives for Wind Projects Moderator: Sherry Hubbard, Chief, Ohio Energy Office, Ohio Department of Development;

Panel:
John Wilhelm, Business Development Director, John Deere Wind Energy, Johnson, IA; Andrew Redinger, Managing Director, Key Bane Capital, Cleveland, OH; Kimberly Gibson, Ohio Air Quality Development Authority

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5:00 p.m.

Conclusion

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Our Thanks To:
County Commissioners Association of Ohio Green Energy Ohio
Ohio Farm Bureau
Ohio Farmer's Union
Ohio Municipal League
Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association Ohio Township Association