1. Beth Soholt
Director
Wisconsin Public Utility Institute Wind Energy – Prospects for Growth in Wisconsin Madison, WI February 27, Wind Power Expansion: You Can’t Be Pro-Wind and Anti-Transmission

2. Background on Wind on the Wires
Organized in 2001 to overcome the barriers to bringing wind power to market in the Midwest.
Members include wind developers, turbine manufacturers, American Wind Energy Association (wind industry trade association), non-profit advocacy organizations, businesses that provide goods and services to the wind industry.
Work in 3 areas: technical, regulatory, education/outreach
Technical – work with electric utilities and Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO – regional “grid” operator) on transmission planning for wind
Regulatory – involved in cases where states are approving new transmission lines that will advance wind power
Education/outreach – speak to many people and groups about our work and issues
Support – Foundations and membership dues.

3. Wind on the Wires Members green – non-profit
Wind on the Wires Members green – non-profit blue – developers pink – goods/services providers
American Wind Energy Association
BP Alternative Energy
Clipper Windpower
D.H. Blattner & Sons
Environmental Law & Policy Center
enXco
FPL Energy
Fredrikson & Byron
Fresh Energy
GE Energy
Horizon Wind Energy
Intertribal Council on Utility Policy
Izaak Walton League of America
John Deere
M.A. Mortenson
National Wind
Navitas/Gamesa Energy
PPM Energy/Iberdrola
Rahn Group
RENEW Wisconsin
RES-Americas, Inc.
Stoel Rives
Suzlon Wind Energy
Vestas
Windlogics
Windustry

4. Western Resource Advocates
West Wind Wires
MISO
Renewable NW Project
Renewable NW Project
Wind on the Wires
Wind on the Wires
Wind Power NY
MISO
Interwest Energy Alliance
CEERT
CEERT
Western Resource Advocates
The Wind Coalition
Renewable Northwest Project (WA, OR, ID, MT)
Interwest Energy Alliance (AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT, WY)
The Wind Coalition (NM, TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, KS, MO)
Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies (CA)
Wind on the Wires (ND, SD, NE, MI, MN, IA, IN, WI, IL)
Wind Power New York (NY)
Western Resource Advocates
West Wind Wires (CA, OR, WA, MT, ID,
AZ, NM, CO, UT, NV, WY)
Midwest Indep. Trans. Sys. Operators (MISO) (ND, SD, NE,
MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, MI, IN, OH, KY, Manitoba)

5. What’s driving the renewables/transmission case in the Midwest?
Climate change – public policy
State RPS/promise of federal RPS?
Need for new infrastructure for load growth, renewables, to reduce congestion
Midwest Governors Association (MGA) Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Platform for the Midwest 2007

6. MGA Platform
12 MGA states - IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI
Milestones* % electric energy consumed % electric capacity
10% by ,000 MW 20,000 MW
20% by ,000 MW 45,000 MW
25% by ,000 MW 60,000 MW
30% by ,000 MW 80,000 MW
* The milestones were calculated from the electric energy consumed by state (base and growth rates projected from EIA data), applying the milestone percentage, and then calculating a required wind installed capacity (rated nameplate) by applying an approximate net annual wind capacity factor for each state.

8. Challenges to Achieving Wind Vision in the Midwest
Shared regional vision on wind build out
Large amount of transmission needed
Potential operating impacts – studies underway
MAPP/MISO seam between Dakotas and MISO
Cost allocation for new transmission
Identify entities to build transmission
Utilities, ITC’s, wind developers
Cooperation and planning between states to implement transmission plans
MISO unlike ERCOT and CAISO where ISO borders same as state borders
Bottom line:
Need the political will and nuts & bolts implementation of wind vision components

9. Challenges for Wisconsin to Achieve Wind Vision
Transmission
Siting/permitting
Transporting wind turbines
Moderate wind speed

10. Transmission Work Underway in the Midwest to Achieve the Wind Vision
MISO Generator Interconnection Queue reform (helpful near-term)
Transmission planning and build out
CapX 2020 Initiative
16,000 MW of wind in MISO Transmission Expansion Plan (MTEP)
40,000 MW of wind in MTEP ’07 (renewables case)
Joint Coordinated System Plan – transmission needed for 20% wind in MISO/SPP/TVA/PJM

11. Visit: www.windonthewires.org
Contact Information
Visit:
Phone:
Beth Soholt (651)
Wind on the Wires
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 203
Saint Paul, Minnesota