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Cherry County Wind Energy Association
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The Beginning
March of 2010
Cherry County Commissioners asked several individuals to serve on a Wind Energy Advisory Committee with the primary purpose to help Cherry County develop policies to become the leading county in Nebraska for wind energy production.
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Commissioners Goals for the Committee
Encourage community based development that would maximize benefits for landowners, communities, and all residents of Cherry County by:
• Strengthening and broadening the tax base.
• Being mindful of our wildlife resources.
• Providing high quality employment.
• Maintaining our quality of life.
• Growing our economy.
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Tasks to be Prioritized by Committee
• Best Landowner contract guidelines.
• Transmission line options – energy export.
• Taxation benefits/options.
• Establishment of no-build wildlife and scenery zones.
• Necessary enabling legislation/local zoning regulations.
• Options for recruiting businesses utilizing wind energy.
• Establish needs/options for capital formation of large scale projects.
• Facilitate small scale wind energy development.
• Coordinate with public power entities.
• Explore net metering options.
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Established Priorities
•Wind energy development must benefit all citizens of the County.
• Environmentally sensitive areas need to be identified early and designated as no-build zones.
•Be proactive partners with NG&P and USFWS.
•Advocate transmission line development for energy export.
• Develop a plan for an association/cooperative to bargain for enhanced landowner payments.
•Erect MET towers to collect and analyze wind data.
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Wind Conference 2010
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Opportunity Presents Itself
November 2010 – November 2011• SPP proposes a 345kV transmission line to be built south of Cherry
County.
• NPPD requests a revised plan to move line north into Cherry County, east to Hoskins, and south to Brownville.
• Committee initiated discussions with Pat Pope, COO of NPPD.
• Committee Joins NTAG.
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Association takes Life
July 2011
• Committee forms a Non-Profit Association.
– Landowners would be able to commit their acres to the project.
– Upon approval of the SPP line revision the Non-Profit would convert to a For-Profit Association.
– Assessments would be made to complete the environmental studies and erect MET towers.
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Benefits of an Association
• Collective Bargaining Power (Strength in Numbers)
• Local Control of Project
• Owning the Collected Wind Data & Environmental Studies
• Increased Cooperation on Environmental Studies
– Ability to Engage NGP, USFWS
• Developed Relationships with Regional Utilities
• Economies of Scale
• Greater Revenue Potential For All Involved
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Cherry County Wind Energy Association
Board members were elected to the newly formed CCWEA in October.
Elected Board Members
• George Johnson – Chairman
• Matt Coble – Vice-Chairman
• Tom Cooper – Treasurer
• Adam Fischer - Secretary
Other Board Members
• Todd Adamson
• Mike Burge
• John Hansen
• Gary Garvin
• Mark Adamson
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Cherry County Wind Energy Trust Fund
• Trust Fund to receive 5% of all Association revenues.
• 50% of the Trusts income will be made available for distribution with the balance reinvested to maintain its longevity.
• A separate entity run by citizens of Cherry County.
Purpose:• Funding infrastructure to support expansion of the workforce.
• Educational and Health Care Facilities.
• Support and enhance the future economic well being of Cherry County.
• Help restore Cherry County after the life of the project.
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Questions ?