Summit Presentations and Summary

National Ag-Energy Network
Ernest C. Shea, Coordinator, Ag-Energy Work Group (25x'25)»

States Meeting the Challenge: State Updates

• Colorado : Drew Bolin, Director, Governor's Office of Energy Management & Conservation
• Nevada: Peter Konesky, Nevada State Office of Energy

Lunch Keynote: Gayle Gordon, Clean and Diversified Energy Advisory Committee, Western Governors' Association»

Regional Resources: Who you need to know when organizing an Ag-Energy Network

• Ben Paulos, The Energy Foundation»
• University and Community College Partnerships: Dr. Marc Johnson, Dean of Agriculture, Colorado State University»
• Existing Networks: Larry Flowers, Wind Powering America and Department of Energy»
• Policy Support, Jim Martin, Western Resource Advocates
• Business Alliances: Craig Cox, Interwest Energy Alliance»

Mike Bowman, Chair, Intermountain Harvesting Energy Network “Community Self Development: Community Based Initiatives”»

Working Across State Lines: Regional Challenges
(5 breakout groups)

• Summary Notes from Breakout Session

Financing Locally Owned Projects

• Julia Sayre, Renewable Energy Finance Coalition
• Howard Barnes, USDA Rural Development, Electric Program»

Electric Cooperatives and Technology in Transition

• Bill Orendorff, Tri-State Generation and Transmission»
• Trent Loutensock, Highline Electric Association»
• Dan Metheny, Delta-Montrose Electric Association
• Roland Skinner, NW Rural Public Power District in Nebraska

Water and Energy in the West

• Susan Innis, Western Resource Advocates»
• Larry Flowers, Wind Powering America»
• Richard Smart, Community Hydro»

Transmission
Roger Hamilton, West Wind Wires

Biomass and Biofuels

• Gayle Gordon, Western Governors' Association»
• Joseph Duda, Colorado State Forest Service
• Craig Jones, Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation
• Richard Bain, National Renewable Energy Laboratory»

State Caucus Meetings: What Next?

• Utah»
• Wyoming»
• Kansas»
• New Mexico»
• Colorado»