Clean Energy Development Authority
Colorado has an interest and role in ensuring that renewable energy and transmission projects in Colorado progress in a timely manner. The Clean Energy Development Authority (CEDA) was established by the legislature in 2007 to help facilitate this development. GEO’s Director, Tom Plant, is the Chair of the Authority.
Authority Board Members
- Chairman: Tom Plant, Director, Governor’s Energy Office
- Vice Chairman: Don Elliman, Director of Economic Development
- Secretary: Sam Weaver, appointed by the President of the Senate
- Cary Kennedy, State Treasurer
- John Stulp, Commissioner of Agriculture
- Lee White, appointed by the Governor
- Jeffrey Nathanson, appointed by the Speaker of the House
- Lola Spradley, appointed by the Minority Leader of the House
- Joel Bladow, appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate
Next Meeting:
CEDA is currently working to remedy statutory language that limits its ability to finance projects. CEDA meetings are expected to be less frequent until a remedy is achieved. Contact Morey Wolfson at Morey.Wolfson@state.co.us to be added to the CEDA distribution list.
Past Meetings:
Wednesday, April 1,2009
Denver Art Museum- North Lecture Room 100 West 14th Avenue Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Presentations:
- Presentation to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission's Information Meeting Regarding SB07-100 (PDF 3.4 MB)
Presented by Matthew Brown, InterEnergy Solutions, REDI Project Manager - Colorado Long Range Transmission Planning Group 2008 Study Update (PDF 785 KB)
Presented by Andy Leoni, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association - Working Group for Investment in Economic Electric Systems (PDF 94 KB)
Presented by Jim Hoecker, WIRES Counsel - NREL Support for Colorado REDI (PDF 160 KB)
Presented by Dr. David Hurlbut, National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Presentation to the Colorado Clean Energy Development Authority (PDF 443 KB)
Presented by Morey Wolfson, The Governor's Energy Office - Preliminary Scope of Work - REDI Project (PDF 216 KB)
Presented by Saeed Barhagi, Navarro - Senate Bill 100 Information Filing (PDF 759 KB)
Presented by Xcel Energy - REDI Economic and Regulatory Analysis (PDF 200 KB)
Presented by Bahman Daryanian, R.W. Beck - Partnering for Southern Colorado's Power Needs (PDF 595 KB)
Presented by the San Luis Valley Electric System Improvement Project - REDI Environmental, Land Use and Siting Research (PDF 1.8 MB)
Presented by Loren Hettinger, Worley Parsons
Thursday September 18, 2008
Agenda (PDF 30 KB)
Minutes (PDF 24 KB)
- Renewable Energy Development Infrastructure REDI (PDF 1,084 KB)
Presented by Morey Wolfson of the Governor's Energy Office - Westside Projects/Studies to Watch on Transmission and Renewables (PDF 46 KB)
Presented by Thomas Carr of the Western Interstate Energy Board
Thursday July 24, 2008
Western Developments and Ideas on CEDA's Role (PDF 245 KB)
Presented by Doug Larson of the Western Interstate Energy Board
Wednesday April 23, 2008
Agenda (PDF 33 KB)
Minutes (PDF 29 KB)
- SLV Electric System Improvement Project (PDF 390 KB)
- Briefing on the Colorado Coordinated Planning Group (PDF 821 KB)
Presented by Morey Wolfson - The Governor's Energy Office - Public Service Update SB 100 & Energy Dockets ( PDF 200 KB)
- High Plains Express Initiative (PDF 184 KB)
Presented by Jerry Vaninetti - Trans-Elect Development Company, LLC - Update on Renewable Energy and Transmission Policies in the West (PDF 237 KB)
Presented by Thomas Carr - Western Interstate Energy Board - Wyoming-Colorado Intertie Project Update (PDF 279 KB)
Presented by Jerry Vaninetti - Trans-Elect Development Company, LLC
February 11, 2008
Presentations:
- Transmission Project Update (PDF 451 KB)
Presented by Jerry Vaninetti - Colorado Trans-Elect Development Company, LLC - Colorado Coordinated Planning Group’s Long Range Transmission Planning Group (PDF 877 KB)
Presented by Morey Wolfson - The Governor's Energy Office
December 18, 2007
Presentations:
- Eastern Plains Transmission Project (PDF 921 KB)
Presented by Joel Bladow - Tri-State G&T - Western Grid Developments (PDF 511 KB)
Presented by Doug Larson - Western Interstate Energy Board - A Summary of the SB91 Task Force Report (PDF 3,365 KB)
Presented by Morey Wolfson - The Governor's Energy Office - Enabling Renewables via Transmission (PDF 999 KB)
Presented by Jerry Vaninetti - Colorado Trans-Elect Development Company, LLC
November 1, 2007
Agenda (PDF 36 KB)
Minutes (PDF 50 KB)
Presentations:
- Transmission Overview (PDF 884 KB)
Presented by Doug Larson - Western Interstate Energy Board - Presentation to Colorado Clean Energy Authority (PDF 60 KB)
Presented by James K. Tarpey - Holland & Hart, LLP - Enabling Renewables via Transmission WCI & HPX Examples (PDF 999 KB)
Presented by Jerry Vaninetti - Colorado Trans-Elect Development Company, LLC - Eastern Plains Transmission Project (PDF 711 KB)
Presented by Joel Bladow - Tri-State G&T - The SB91 Task Force on Renewable Resource Generation Development Areas (PDF 1170 KB)
Presented by Morey Wolfson - The Governor's Energy Office