Citizen Involvement

Dorothy Barnett, Executive Director Climate + Energy Project

Outline

What is HART?

Southwest Power Pool involvement

How to get involved in HART

What is HARTGrassroots organization made up of non-traditional stakeholders from across the Southwest Power Pool

Landowners/Agriculture Producers

Mayors/County Commissioners

Economic Development Professionals/Chambers

Clean Energy Advocates/Educators

HART Vision & GoalsVision:

Future energy development in our states is at risk without new transmission. The path forward demands regional collaboration to ensure global competitiveness and economic prosperity in the Southwest Power Pool region

Goals:Increase awareness about the benefits of transmission and wind energy among peers and the public

Stakeholder Survey95% want more wind energy

95% want more energy efficiency

Water quality/quantity most important factor to consider when choosing energy resource

StrategiesWebinars

Material development

Public Outreach by stakeholders

Southwest Power Pool engagement

WebinarFriday, December 2nd 10:00 a.m. central

Economic Benefits of Transmission & Wind Energy featuring Delphine Hou from Brattle Group and Eric Lantz from NREL

Southwest Power Pool stakeholder engagement

Explore website - www.spp.org

Sign up for SPP mailing lists

Attend committee meetings via teleconference

Attend Regional State Committee and Board of Director meetings

Get Involved - HART

To Learn Morewww.climateandenergy.org

www.heartlandtransmission.org

Dorothy Barnett - barnett@climateandenergy.org 785.424.0444