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' = = = = ~ : = : : : = = = = : ; = : ~ ' Mark Alexander , 'B IE E'Mary Gautreaux- Deputy Director, Senator WydenMary,This link is from April 2009 during the townhall where you and I met face to face for the first time, though I hadbeen in contact with you and your staff previously.http://www.youtube.com!watch?v=BNu240PjnT9As you know, you and I were supposed to get directly on this issue back when CREBs were available in 2009.Senator Wyden is on record supporting the proposal but asking us to work it up. ----- what happened to thisforward momentum?I visited Senator Wyden's office while I was in Washington DC in August 2009 because at the time I wasrepresenting another municipality with a pending ZESC (Holly Springs, MS). However, on the strength ofSenator Wyden's promise, Councilor Hartmann of Troutdale also visited Washington DC during the same periodin tandem with a business trip. Mr. Berick assured Councilor Hartmann of Senator's Wyden's support andparticularly the willingness of Senator Wyden to work with our conservative Senator to achieve standard energyfinancing treatment (bi-partisan cooperation). The conservative Senator from Mississippi (Senator Wicker)performed. Then, as you witnessed, Mary, I again traveled to meet Senator Wyden (eastern Oregon) andplaced both of the conservative Senator's iletters directly into Senator Wyden's hands.We are looking for the bi-partisan cooperation your team promised us all in Washington.As you know from the 3-track financing plan (1st attached, provided to you five months ago), the object wasn'tonly to finance the facilities (we had mechanisms in many directions to do that) but to also create a sustainableeconomic system - renewable energy is no more sustainable than fossil energy if the revenues are drainedfrom the local economy rather than allowing a portion of revenues to return.As your team has tracked the progress of our proposals through the DOE, the Treasury and now the USDA andknow that the proposals are now in negotiation at the level of the Federal Financing Bank and the officials abovethe Federal Programs (your team was copied), I am asking when Senator Wyden will be able to perform andprovide the Oregon facility (see second attached) with his endorsement fo r standard energy (dNPVfinancing) treatment which, in turn, will allow some revenues to return to the people. According to our 3track plan, there are many ways to return revenues to the people, but your team has not forwarded thosemechanisms yet and each opportunity closes in time. Mr. Berick's team in Washington stated that SenatorWyden's Washington DC office had prepared but did not execute the endorsement letter, though the OregonCity's LOI was provided exactly as Mr. Berick requested (third attached), and so CREBs were not awarded.Mr. Berick was aware that the engineering certificate came with support from our nation's top physicist from ournation's top military laboratory (your team, again, was copied, on those communications with the USDA and the2007 DOE hearing transcripts). The lack of CREB-award causes the opportunities for revenue for themunicipalities to constrict (one of the 3 tracks, shot). Without your assistance, the City of Wood Village will

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obtain the jobs which is good, but what about the opportunity to obtain a portion of net-revenues? What aboutthe Reynolds school children who are looking to obtain funds from this source as well (4th attached),remembering, that the school district directly asked for the Senator's help (5th and 6th attached)? Why hasn'tyour office responded to Councilor Hartmann's direct request for immediate contact (forwarded email)?What the municipalities/district will not readily understand unless explicitly clarified is that a reverse repurchasetransaction upon 3rd party assets (Which has been agreed) is not dNPV financing (what we were asking for),secured though they both are. Neither transaction involves federal program funds and neither uses publicbonds. If the Senator doesn't request standard energy (dNPV financing) treatment. the facility will stiO financethe other way and employment, industry and energy will have their boost, but the public/school children will getcomparatively little/nothing and the ZESC's goal to inject certain net-revenue assignments back into thecommunity will be largely voided.My responsibility is to demonstrate to the parties that I h a v ~ consistently requested the Senator's alreadynegotiated performance and done all in my power to honor the original proposal to send revenues back to thepublic/school children.The Senator asked me to work with you, Mary, and I believe the record is now long-established thatdemonstrates that I have approached in every reasonable way_ I have written short drafts, long drafts, workingdrafts and I have sent them in and walked them in. Your staff will certainly vouch that every approach wasfriendly, professional and efficient. So, my question today is to ask your office to please tell me how you wouldlike to provide the Senator's endorsement of standard energy (dNPV financing) treatment so that the public canobtain certain revenues in the manner proposed by the ZESC?Senator Wyden is on the record supporting all that we are asking for and promising to help me, the investors,and the people. I see this as a small staff communication breakdown that can be easily fixed. I know we allwant good things for the community.Sincerely,Marni Zollinger

On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 6:35 PM, David Hartmann wrote:Dear Senator Wyden (and staff)As a representative of Troutdale, I have a duty to represent the growing economic and development needs ofour community. These needs run deep into our community, and have not changed since I last visited youroffice last summer. In fact, Troutdale is facing evermore depleting revenue streams than a year ago, andmore jobs are at stake for our staff. This means fewer services can be provided to meet the continued basicsafety and infrastructure needs.Over the past year, developers, and particularly Wind and ZESC developers have courted our city.Additionally compounding is the recent departure of solar manufacturer XsunX from Wood Village, who spenttwo years struggling to get the needed funding, just to find out they were denied, and as a result closed theirWood Village operations and the anticipated/ needed jobs were lost. In spirit of survival during thesechallenging times, program applications have been sent, letters of intent have been issued, and growingcommunity support has continued the call for representation. With this understanding and in the absence offull BTU Parity, I need the assistance promised in April 2009 to ensure performance of our federal agencies inthe success of these technology developers; these developers represent the future of America, and can helpto provide operational revenues, educational opportunities, and provide environmental stewardship/cleanupwithin our region.Troutdale has support from five members of my council, including the voice of the Mayor, from a vote threemonths ago to acquire your support. I also have an Endorsement made up of the majority of council insupport of BTU Parity as they understand the problem renewable developers face in obtaining the necessaryinvestors. I attached the necessary records of the LOI, BTU Parity Endorsement, and local communications

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from developers and regional partners who need your support and will benefit from your representation ofthem.Three different projects stand to benefit from your BTU Parity and active endorsement and as you know, thereisn't any job in America that isn't affected by energy prices. Many businesses are failing each day that couldbe rescued by more affordable energy costs, and proper funding of energy projects. We cannot move tooquickly to correct this situation.

Your commitment last April was the inspiration and basis for my hundreds of hours of community worktowards assisting the challenges facing renewables. The knowledge we have and the concerns we face canonly be met with matched conviction by local and federal leaders for BTU Parity - I will continue to build thissupport.I cannot emphasize ho w important it is fo r your staff to call me to discuss your earliest meeting timesto support these opportunities. A year has passed since you committed and Troutdale began thejourney to assist the developers through Washington's agencies. Our community's successdepends on your support.One final note; testimonial support fo r BTU Parity at City Council last Tuesday included a presented by a retiredresident offering a dollar to combat the Lobby Money of the energy industry that continues monopoly-like controlthrough disparate federal tax and financing treatment. She called her dollar People Money. If I could send youyour part of that dollar as an attachment, I would! The People are still stronger than the lobbies when we joinforces, we have an opportunity to show that and restore constituents' faith in government - with a dollar.Please, we must answer the American call for energy independence and for jobs with your demonstration ofopen access. It will be an honor to work together on this for our developers, local sustainability, regionalenvironmental stewardship, and work opportunities for college graduates of Mount Hood Community Collegeand PSU.I await the call to arrange this meeting.Warmest regards,Councilor David Hartmann(971) 570-3021 direct

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