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Financing Locally Owned Wind Projects. Webinar Hosted by: Renewable Energy Finance Coalition Environmental Law and Policy Center Working Landscapes Windustry. Agenda. Introduction - John Covert, Working Landscapes Moderator - Lisa Daniels, Windustry
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Financing Locally Owned Wind Projects Webinar Hosted by: Renewable Energy Finance Coalition Environmental Law and Policy Center Working Landscapes Windustry
Agenda • Introduction - John Covert, Working Landscapes • Moderator - Lisa Daniels, Windustry • Rural Community Renewable Energy Bond Act S. 672- David Hiller, Office of US Senator Salazar • Bond Financing Renewable Energy - Gregory Johnson, Patton Boggs LLP • Bond Financing Renewable Energy - Lee White, George K Baum & Co. • Next Steps - Andy Olsen - Environmental Law and Policy Center
Community Wind Energy Defined • Simple and flexible concept • Any number of turbines • Connected either side of the meter • KEY: Local ownership and local benefits
Benefits of Community Wind All the benefits of large wind development, plus: • Greater stimulation of local economies • Increased local energy independence • Delayed need for new transmission lines • Increased competition in energy markets • Greater acceptance of wind power