October 1st, 2007 Minutes of the Senate Bill 91 Task Force

Minutes of the SB07-091 Task Force on Renewable Resource Generation Development Areas Work Group Meeting, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Golden, Colorado; October 1, 2007, 2:00 p.m.

Attendance:
Task Force Members: Dave Hurlbut, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Morey Wolfson, Governor’s Energy Office; Rick Gilliam (SunEdison); Craig Cox (Interwest Energy Alliance)
Others: Dave Skiles (GEO GIS contractor); Michelle Stermer (Xcel Energy); Donna Heimiller (NREL); Mark Morley, H2OHy.PRO; Mark McGahey (Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.); Rich Mignona, Staff, Colorado Public Utilities Commission; Diane Kelty, Clear Creek Canyon; George Sherk, Clear Creek Canyon; Carol Tombari, NREL; Thomas Perry, Harvard Business School; and Ray George, NREL

The meeting was convened at 2:00 p.m.

Morey Wolfson, SB91 Task Force (TF) Member, Utilities Program Manager, Governor’s Energy Office, welcomed attendees and ask everyone to introduce themselves. The draft agenda and copies of SB91 were distributed. The group reviewed the draft agenda- no changes were offered.

Mr. Wolfson provided a brief review of the September 18 Task Force Work Group meeting, and distributed minutes of that meeting.

Mr. Skiles presented a progress report on Generation Development Areas (GDAs). He displayed several maps and received input from those present regarding how to display and characterize the maps. The maps included electric service territories, generation and transmission, wind, concentrated solar power, geothermal, biomass, enterprise zones, demographics, and hydroelectric.

The group discussed exclusion areas and areas of potential concern. It was emphasized that the distinction between the two is important. The TF Final Report will discuss the distinction, and will show areas of concern to the extent that this data can be determined, as well as exclusion zones.

The group then reviewed the proposed outline of the Final Report. Several additions were offered, and it was mentioned that an outline of the Final Report will be brought to the Task Force for consideration at the October 15 meeting.

The group then reviewed a draft agenda for the October 15 Task Force meeting, and the group offered input into the agenda.

A few announcements were made, followed by concluding comments.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
Submitted by Morey Wolfson