Minnesota - North Dakota - South Dakota Network

The Minnesota - North Dakota - South Dakota Network promotes dialogue between stakeholders in each state on polices affecting sustainable wind development and is facilitated by Windustry. The Network is a forum for information-sharing, networking, and best-practice dialogue aimed at evolving the policy climate in the Dakotas to create a more progressive climate for development of Community Wind. Windustry works to reach out to all interested communities and agencies in North and South Dakota and share how Minnesota has been able to achieve a good, and growing, level of success in developing Community Wind. We facilitate conference calls, webinars and meetings in order to work collaboratively with our colleagues in the Dakotas and serve a catalyst function for community ownership business models.

North Dakota Resources

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South Dakota Resources

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Minnesota Resources

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Wind Energy Facility Permitting and Siting Webinar

Minnesota–North Dakota–South Dakota Network Webinar Series

Part 2: Wind Energy Facility Permitting and Siting

This webinar was recorded on June 26, 2009.

  • What permits are necessary?
  • Who issues permits for wind energy projects?
  • How are wind energy projects sited?
  • What is the process to get a permit?

Speakers:

Minnesota: Deborah Pile, MN Department of Commerce
North Dakota: Jerry Lein, ND Public Service Commission
South Dakota: Tim Binder, SD Public Utilities Commission

The complete recorded webinar is available in a ReadyTalk format that can be played in a web browser using Flash and a broadband connnection.

Current Legislative Efforts to Promote Wind Energy Development

Minnesota–North Dakota–South Dakota Network Webinar Series

Part 1: Current Legislative Efforts to Promote Wind Energy Development in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

This webinar was recorded on April 21, 2009.

Speakers from each state will present on current legislative efforts and the status of policies that seek to promote wind energy development followed by a question and answer period. The goal of this webinar was to start a constructive dialogue and encourage teamwork between stakeholders in these states.

Speakers:

South Dakota: Steve Wegman, Executive Director, South Dakota Wind Energy Association, www.sdwind.org
North Dakota: Mindi Grieve, Government Relations Specialist, Environmental Law and Policy Center, www.elpc.org

The recorded webinar is available in audio format that can be played in a web browser using a broadband connnection.