NW CERT: Getting the Best Wind Agreement - A Seminar for Landowners

Release Date: 06/06/2008

Contact:
Joel Haskard, Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) Co-Coordinator
U of M’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
612-625-8759
haska004@umn.edu

Northwest CERT Meeting in Partnership with the Southwest Initiative Foundation

Warren, MN—June 6, 2008—The purpose of this meeting is to educate the audience on wind rights and development choices, on how to ensure you get a fair agreement, on your options, about where to access resources for advice, and on some sense of the “big picture” and why this is an opportunity.

When: June 18th, 2008, from 6:30 to 8:30pm
Where: Marshall County Courthouse (in the old courtroom upstairs)
208 East Colvin Ave | Warren, MN 56762

Agenda:
6:30pm: Welcome – Scott Peters, Marshall County Auditor/Treasurer; Brief CERTs Announcements and Introductions – Lissa Pawlisch, CERTs Coordinator
6:40pm: The Big Picture & Opportunities – Brad Stevens, Research Manager, Energy & Environment Research Center, University of North Dakota
7:00pm: Rural Energy Development Initiative (REDI), C-BED and Disbursed Generation Study overview – Cheryl Glaeser, Southwest Initiative Foundation Program Specialist
7:20pm: Risks & Rewards: From leasing your land to owning your own project – Lisa Daniels, Windustry, Executive Director
7:40pm: Business Tactics: What to Know Getting the Best Agreement – Attorney Steven Noack, Vogel Law Firm, Fargo, North Dakota; Wind developer John Ihle; Land owner and wind developer Terry Carlson
8:30pm: Adjourn

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The Clean Energy Resource Teams are a joint program of the University of Minnesota Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, the Southwest Regional Development Commission, the Minnesota Project, Minnesota Department of Commerce, and the Green Institute. The CERTs program brings together team members from diverse backgrounds including farmers, utility representatives, state and federal government staff, educators and academics, small business owners, members of non-profit and environmental groups as well as individuals interested in energy issues. Together they work to identify and implement community-scale energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across the state. Major funding is provided by Minnesota Department of Commerce, The Blandin Foundation, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, University of Minnesota Institute for Renewable Energy and the Environment, University of Minnesota Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, and U.S. Department of Energy.