To:                  State Representatives

From:              Larry Pearce, Executive Director

David Terry, Washington Representative

Subject:           Agenda, Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition Monthly Conference Call, Friday, May 23, 2014

The Coalition’s monthly conference call is scheduled for this Friday, May 23 at 10:00 a.m. CT (9:00 MT, 8:00 PT, 11:00 ET).  The conference call number is 800-747-5150 and your access code is 3951076.  The proposed agenda for our call follows:

 

Update: Norman Bay, FERC chair nominee, Senate confirmation hearing — Larry Pearce

            Transmission follow up activities

Transmission message

 

Update: 20% Wind Energy by 2030 Report — Ed DeMeo

 

State RES/RPS challenges: Ohio — Larry Pearce

            Recent court decisions upholding state RESs

 

Senate and House National RESs Legislation  — Larry Pearce

 

Washington Update – David Terry, Larry Pearce

• 111(d) letter
• PTC and ITC update
• Draft wind energy executive action letter to the President

 

Presentation, Eastern Interconnection States’ Planning Council (EISPC), Friday, May 16, Atlanta, Georgia — Larry Pearce

 

Update: new coalition members — Larry Pearce

 

Next Conference Call — 10:00 a.m. CT, 11:00 ET a.m., Friday, June 27, 2014