On February 22, 2010, nearly 105 people joined Fredrikson & Byron’s Energy Team for the Midwest Wind Development Conference in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Key wind industry professionals, financiers, developers, and landowners listened to a distinguished group of Fredrikson & Byron and wind industry professionals who provided them with tools to effectively develop or finance projects that capture the financial benefits of a community-based wind project. We are pleased to provide a summary of the day below, along with PowerPoint presentations from the sessions. If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive energy news information and event invitations, please click here.

Morning Sessions

Welcome and Wind Market Overview
Dan Yarano, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

How to Secure a Financeable Wind Site
Katie Cole, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Utilizing State & Federal Incentives to Finance Your Wind Project
Alex Mertens, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Current Issues Involving Transmission in the Midwest

Moderator: Todd Guerrero, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Panel:

Mike Bull, Xcel Energy
Dave Grover, ITC Holdings
JT Smith, P.E.,  Midwest ISO
Terry Wolf, Missouri River Energy Services

Luncheon & Keynote Address

Update on South Dakota Energy Issues
Hunter Roberts, Energy Policy Director, Governor’s Office of Economic Development,
State of South Dakota

Afternoon Sessions

Negotiating a Wind Power Purchase Agreement That Banks Will Finance
Dan Yarano, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Current Permitting and Environmental Challenges
Mollie Smith, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Christy Brusven, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Developing and Financing Wind Projects: Landowner/Developer/Utility Perspectives

Moderator: Dan Yarano, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

Panel:

Mike Bull, Xcel Energy
David Drescher, John Deere Renewables
Blake Nixon, Geronimo Wind
Leon Steinberg, National Wind
Jacob Susman, OwnEnergy
Paul White, Project Resources Corporation