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  • Fallon Renewable Energy Workshop
    March 11, 2010 (12:00 pm - 4:00 pm)

    NV Energy, Wind Powering America and the USDA Rural Development are conducting an interactive workshop for NV Energy customers designed to educate ranchers, farmers, agriculture customers and rural area small businesses about incentives for installing...

  • New Energy Industry Task Force
    March 12, 2010 (9:00 am - 11:00 am)
    The first meeting of the New Energy Industry Task Force will be video conferenced between the State Capitol Annex Building in Carson City and the Governors Office in the Grant Sawyer Building in Las Vegas. The meeting is open to the public.
  • Carson Valley/Dayton Renewable Energy Workshop
    March 15, 2010 (12:00 pm - 4:00 pm)

    NV Energy, Wind Powering America and the USDA Rural Development are conducting an interactive workshop for NV Energy customers designed to educate ranchers, farmers, agriculture customers and rural area small businesses about incentives for installing...

  • Yerington Renewable Energy Workshop
    March 16, 2010 (12:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
    NV Energy, Wind Powering America and the USDA Rural Development are conducting an interactive workshop for NV Energy customers designed to educate ranchers, farmers, agriculture customers and rural area small businesses about incentives for installing...
  • Elko Renewable Energy Workshop
    March 17, 2010 (12:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
    NV Energy, Wind Powering America and the USDA Rural Development are conducting an interactive workshop for NV Energy customers designed to educate ranchers, farmers, agriculture customers and rural area small businesses about incentives for installing...
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Nevada Wind Working Group
Winter 2010 Meeting Notes

Click here to review the meeting notes from the Nevada Wind Working Group's 2010 Winter Meeting.

 
History
Formed in 2001, the Nevada Wind Working Group (NWWG) is the State’s point of contact for DOE’s Wind Powering America program. Members include representatives from state and local government as well as from industry, wind power advocates and academia.

NWWG Meetings

The current Chair of the NWWG is This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . The NWWG meets on a quarterly basis. Meetings are generally held at the Nevada Commission on Economic Development offices in Carson City, Nevada. A phone-in number is provided for those who cannot attend in person. See the calendar section of this web site for the next NWWG meeting.

State Wind Outreach Team

The State Wind Outreach Team (SWOT) is an arm of the NWWG that reaches out to Nevada’s agricultural community, county commissioners, legislators, utilities, utility commissions, municipalities/communities, environmental advocates, rural development groups, educational institutions, land-owners and others.

To become a member of the SWOT, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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rich_hamilton.jpgRich Hamilton is a member of the NWWG and head of the SWOT. He has been a mountaineer for over 20 years, summiting high peaks from Alaska to the Andes. He is also a somewhat less accomplished kayaker, skier and backpacker. Seeing, first hand, the effects of global warming on glaciers in the world’s high mountains inspired Rich to take action by entering the wind industry. Rich is President of Great Basin Wind LLC with several hundred megawatts of wind projects under development.