About Us
Wind on the Wires staff welcome your questions, comments and correspondence about these exciting, important issues. Please contact us at:
Wind on the Wires
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 203
St. Paul, MN 55104
651.644.3400
Who We Are
Wind on the Wires, launched in 2001, is a collaborative organization. Our Board of Directors and members are comprised of wind developers, environmental organizations, wind energy experts, tribal representatives, clean energy advocates, and businesses providing goods and services to the wind industry. We are a key regional partner of the American Wind Energy Association, and work closely with them on wind power and transmission issues; www.awea.org.
What We Do
Our mission is simple: overcome the barriers to bring wind energy to market. This includes both better use of existing transmission and getting more transmission constructed, as well as a number of other public policy, siting and other issues. We focus on three primary areas:
- Technical Issues – We work with utilities, the Midwest Independent System Operator (a regional transmission “grid” operator: www.midwestiso.org), and other stakeholders on comprehensive, integrated, forward-looking transmission planning. We also work with stakeholders to understand the operating impacts of integrating wind into the electrical power system.
- Regulatory Issues – We regularly intervene in state Certificate of Need proceedings for new transmission lines to support wind and participate in a number of other regulatory matters.
- Education and Outreach – Our staff and consultants provide education on technical and regulatory issues to a wide variety of stakeholders, from farmer/landowners to developers to governors’ offices and a wide range of others.
Connecting the Midwest
Our footprint includes the nine states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Office Location
Wind on the Wires
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 203
St Paul, MN 55104
(651) 644-3400
WOW Staff and Consultants
Beth Soholt
Director, Wind on the Wires
Sean Brady
Regional Policy Manager - East
*Chicago Office - (312) 867-0609
Josh Gackle
Regional Policy Manager – West
Kelley Welf
Communications Manager
Kevin Borgia
Manager, Public Policy and Membership
*Chicago Office - (773) 878-9463
Christopher Zumski Finke
Policy Associate
Matthew Schuerger, P.E.
Technical Consultant
Natalie McIntire
Technical/Policy Consultant
Linda Brewster
Office Manager
WOW Board of Directors
Board Chair
Joe De Vito
Renewable Energy Systems Americas, Inc.
Vice Chair
Rebecca Stanfield
Natural Resources Defense Council
Secretary
Sarah Johnson Phillips
Stoel Rives
Treasurer
Brian Lammers
Horizon Wind Energy
Board Members
Seth Dunn
GE Energy
Steve Frenkel
Union of Concerned Scientists
Bob Gough
Intertribal Council on Utility Policy
Susan Innis
Vestas
Vanessa Kellogg
EDP Renewables
Ian Krygowski
enXco
Jason Minalga
Invenergy
Michael Noble
Fresh Energy
Melissa Seymour
Iberdrola Renewables
Susan Williams Sloan
American Wind Energy Association
Beth Soholt
Wind on the Wires
Michael Vickerman
RENEW Wisconsin
Members and Supporters
American Wind Energy Association
(trade association)
www.awea.org
BP Alternative Energy
(wind developer)
www.bp.com
Blattner Energy
(renewable construction)
www.blattnerenergy.com
Clean Line Energy
(transmission developer)
www.cleanlineenergy.com
Clipper Windpower
(turbine manufacturer and wind developer)
www.clipperwind.com
Edison Mission Energy
(wind developer)
www.edison.com
Element Power
(wind developer)
www.elpower.com
Environmental Law & Policy Center
(non-profit advocacy organization)
www.elpc.org
enXco
(wind developer)
www.enxco.com
E.ON Climate & Renewables
(wind developer)
www.eon.com
Exelon Wind
(wind developer)
http://www.exeloncorp.com/energy/generation/wind.aspx
Fredrikson & Byron
(law firm)
www.fredlaw.com
Fresh Energy
(non-profit advocacy organization)
www.fresh-energy.org
Gamesa Energy
(turbine manufacturer and wind developer)
www.windpower.com
GE Energy
(turbine manufacturer)
www.ge.com
Geronimo Wind Energy
(developer)
www.geronimowind.com
Horizon Wind Energy
(wind developer)
www.horizonwind.com
Iberdrola Renewables
(wind developer)
www.iberdrolausa.com
Infinity Wind Power
(wind developer)
www.infinitywind.com
Intertribal Council on Utility Policy
(tribes)
www.intertribalcoup.org
Invenergy LLC
(wind developer)
www.invenergyllc.org
Izaak Walton League of America
(non-profit advocacy organization)
www.iwla.org
Juwi
(wind developer)
www.juwi.com
National Farmers Union
(non-profit advocacy organization)
www.nfu.org
National Wind
(wind developer)
www.nationalwind.com
Natural Resouces Defense Council
(non-profit advocacy organization)
www.nrdc.org
NextEra Energy, Inc
(wind developer)
www.nexteraenergy.com
Oak Creek Energy Systems
(wind developer)
www.oces.com
OwnEnergy
(wind developer)
www.ownenergy.net
Project Resources Corporation
(wind developer)
www.projectresources.net/
RENEW Wisconsin
(non-profit advocacy organization)
www.renewwisconsin.org
RES – Americas, Inc.
(wind developer)
www.res-americas.com
Renewable Solutions
(wind developer)
www.clearwind.com
Stoel Rives
(law firm)
www.stoel.com
Terra-Gen
(wind developer)
www.terra-genpower.com
TradeWind Energy
(wind developer)
www.tradewindenergy.com
Union of Concerned Scientists
(non-profit advocacy organization)
www.ucsusa.org
Vestas
(turbine manufacturer)
www.vestas.com
WindLogics
(wind resource analysis)
www.windlogics.com
Windustry
(non-profit advocacy organization)
www.windustry.org
Winthrop and Weinstine
(law firm)
www.winthrop.com