Northwest Wisconsin Wind Energy Forum David Donovan St. Croix Casino Turtle Lake, WI May 25, 2006

3 History of Wind – Xcel Energy Xcel Energy North Renewables Current Level  Biomass  65 MW  Hydro  245 MW  Wind -  600 MW now 1300 MW by MW by 2010  New Renewable Portfolio Std.  6 percent  12 percent  How to Meet in the future  Wind, Wind and More Wind

4 Xcel Energy’s Wind Future Available Resource  Wisconsin’s Wind Resource  Large Developments  Small Developments  Distributed Generation

5 Xcel Energy’s Wind Future Programs Available for D.G.  Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy  Incentives  Contact Information  Interconnection Process  Contact Host Utility Early  PSC 119 Administrative Code

6 Other Information Wind Resource Map American Wind Energy Association

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