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Greg WorthamGreg WorthamWest Texas Wind Energy ConsortiumWest Texas Wind Energy Consortium

WindenergieWindenergie--Boom USABoom USAGermanyGermany--USA Wind ConferenceUSA Wind Conference

Berlin, GermanyBerlin, GermanyFebruary 14, 2008February 14, 2008

West Texas Wind Energy ConsortiumWest Texas Wind Energy Consortium

CountiesCountiesSchool districtsSchool districtsCitiesCitiesEconomic Economic development leadersdevelopment leadersRanchersRanchersFarmersFarmersCollegesColleges

Small businessSmall businessHeavy industryHeavy industryElectric coElectric co--opsopsWind developersWind developersChambers of commerceChambers of commerce100,000+ square miles 100,000+ square miles of north & west Texasof north & west Texas

Global PerspectiveGlobal PerspectiveGermany Germany –– 22,247 MW22,247 MWUSA USA –– 16,818 MW16,818 MWSpain Spain –– 15,145 MW15,145 MWIndia India –– 8,000 MW8,000 MWChina China –– 6,050 MW6,050 MWWest Texas West Texas –– 5,600 MW5,600 MWDenmark Denmark –– 3,125 MW3,125 MWItaly Italy –– 2,7262,726France France –– 2,454 MW2,454 MWCalifornia California –– 2,439 MW2,439 MWUnited Kingdom United Kingdom –– 2389 MW2389 MWNolan County Nolan County –– 2,150 MW2,150 MWPortugal Portugal –– 2,150 MW2,150 MW

USA Wind EnergyUSA Wind Energy

AWEA statisticsAWEA statistics

Texas under construction: 1,240 Texas under construction: 1,240 MW (AWEA)MW (AWEA)

1. West Texas 1. West Texas –– 5,600 MW5,600 MW2. California 2. California –– 2,439 MW2,439 MWNolan County Nolan County –– 2,150 MW2,150 MW3. Minnesota 3. Minnesota –– 1299 MW1299 MW4. Iowa 4. Iowa –– 1273 MW1273 MW5. Washington state 5. Washington state –– 1163 MW1163 MW6. Colorado6. Colorado –– 1067 MW1067 MW7. Oregon 7. Oregon –– 885 MW885 MWHorse Hollow Horse Hollow –– 760 MW760 MWMcCamey region McCamey region –– 750 MW750 MW8. Illinois 8. Illinois –– 699 MW699 MW9. Oklahoma9. Oklahoma –– 689 MW689 MWBuffalo Gap 1Buffalo Gap 1--22--3 3 –– 604 MW604 MWScurry County Scurry County –– 597 MW597 MWSweetwater Wind 1Sweetwater Wind 1--5 5 –– 584 MW584 MWTaylor County Taylor County –– 500 MW500 MW10. New Mexico10. New Mexico –– 496 MW496 MW11. New York 11. New York –– 425 MW425 MW12. Kansas12. Kansas –– 364 MW364 MW

Texas Wind EnergyTexas Wind EnergyNolan CountyNolan CountyMcCameyMcCamey regionregionScurryScurry--Borden countiesBorden countiesTaylor CountyTaylor CountyShackelford CountyShackelford CountyTexas PanhandleTexas PanhandleHoward CountyHoward CountyPermian BasinPermian BasinTexas MountainsTexas MountainsRed River ValleyRed River ValleyCross Timbers regionCross Timbers region

Regional Project BenefitsRegional Project BenefitsLandowner revenueLandowner revenueTax revenueTax revenueEmploymentEmploymentSmall businessSmall businessIndustryIndustry

Texas ActionTexas ActionPresentations Presentations to thousands to thousands of community of community leaders & landownersleaders & landownersStrategy sessions Strategy sessions across entire regionacross entire regionRepresentation of Representation of region at US & region at US & international exposinternational exposWind project VIP toursWind project VIP toursInternational mediaInternational media

Local initiative Local initiative conferencesconferences

West Texas Wind Energy West Texas Wind Energy Trade FairTrade FairWind Law InstituteWind Law InstituteTexas Wind Industrial Texas Wind Industrial Network SummitNetwork SummitMonthly programsMonthly programsTown hall meetings across Town hall meetings across regionregionLocal strategy sessions Local strategy sessions across regionacross regionUSUS--Mexico Border Energy Mexico Border Energy SummitSummit

Local initiatives & project facilitationLocal initiatives & project facilitation

$ 2 Billion$ 2 Billion--plus in 2008 plus in 2008 project construction project construction directly attributable to directly attributable to grass roots initiativesgrass roots initiatives$ 6 Billion in $ 6 Billion in Panhandle projects Panhandle projects working directly with working directly with region to maximize region to maximize local economic local economic benefits 2008benefits 2008--20402040

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Texas Texas –– supply chain leadersupply chain leader

Texas logisticsTexas logisticsMidway USAMidway USARailroads, interstates, Railroads, interstates, major transmission linesmajor transmission linesIndustries: oil & gas, wind, Industries: oil & gas, wind, nuclear, coal, gypsum, nuclear, coal, gypsum, cement, cotton, ranching, cement, cotton, ranching, education, transportationeducation, transportationWind MW: 5,600 MW Wind MW: 5,600 MW heading to 30,000 MWheading to 30,000 MW55--state region at 7 GWstate region at 7 GWWind energy colleges & Wind energy colleges & universitiesuniversities

West Texas wind projects West Texas wind projects ––leading Western Hemisphereleading Western HemisphereHorse Hollow Horse Hollow –– 760 MW 760 MW –– WorldWorld’’s largest s largest ––USA #1USA #1Buffalo Gap Buffalo Gap –– 597 MW 597 MW ––USA #2USA #2Sweetwater Sweetwater –– 584 MW 584 MW ––USA #3USA #3Proposals in West Texas Proposals in West Texas for 3 GW & 4 GW wind for 3 GW & 4 GW wind projects by 2012projects by 2012

2008 construction in West Texas2008 construction in West TexasBuffalo Gap 4Buffalo Gap 4--55--66Sweetwater 6Sweetwater 6InadaleInadalePyronPyronTrent SouthTrent SouthTurkey TrackTurkey TrackLoraineLoraineLone WolfLone WolfSpadeSpade

Turbine types Turbine types –– West TexasWest Texas

Mitsubishi 1.0 MWMitsubishi 1.0 MWSuzlonSuzlon 1.25 MW1.25 MWGE Wind 1.5 MWGE Wind 1.5 MWVestasVestas 1.8 MW1.8 MWGamesaGamesa 2.0 MW2.0 MWDeWindDeWind 2.0 MW2.0 MWSiemens 2.3 MWSiemens 2.3 MWClipper 2.5 MWClipper 2.5 MWVestasVestas 3.0 MW3.0 MW

Operations, Manufacturing, Operations, Manufacturing, ResearchResearch

ConstructionConstructionWind project operationsWind project operationsManufacturingManufacturingAncillary businessesAncillary businessesCounty initiativesCounty initiativesTSTC wind energy TSTC wind energy technician trainingtechnician trainingGE Wind Capture Center GE Wind Capture Center –– AmericasAmericasLone Star Wind Alliance Lone Star Wind Alliance U.S. DOE wind tunnelU.S. DOE wind tunnel

Sweetwater prototype center Sweetwater prototype center ––Sweetwater Wind Energy Sweetwater Wind Energy Engineering Technology Center Engineering Technology Center (SWEET)(SWEET)

Wind company examples Wind company examples ––local operationslocal operations

GE WindGE WindBabcock & BrownBabcock & BrownFPL EnergyFPL EnergyAES WindAES WindAEP WindAEP WindAirtricityAirtricity –– e.one.onDeWindDeWindBlattnerBlattnerRES AmericasRES Americas

SecondWindSecondWindMortensonMortensonThird Planet Third Planet WindpowerWindpowerPower PartnersPower PartnersWind Energy Turbine Wind Energy Turbine ServicesServicesUpwind SolutionsUpwind SolutionsSiemensSiemensNorthwindNorthwind

More wind company examplesMore wind company examples

Crane Service Inc.Crane Service Inc.MitsubishiMitsubishiSun ElectricSun ElectricInvenergyInvenergyWindkraftWindkraft NordNord WKNWKNMFG blade repairMFG blade repairSpecialized wind Specialized wind energy law firmsenergy law firms

Texas wind components industryTexas wind components industryTurbines (Round Rock)Turbines (Round Rock)Steel fabrication (Brownwood)Steel fabrication (Brownwood)Tower prep (Coleman)Tower prep (Coleman)Carbon fiber (Abilene)Carbon fiber (Abilene)Tower steel (Fort Worth, Tower steel (Fort Worth, El Paso)El Paso)Bolts, clamps, steel base Bolts, clamps, steel base (Nacogdoches, Corpus)(Nacogdoches, Corpus)Blades (Gainesville, Juarez)Blades (Gainesville, Juarez)Blade repair (Sweetwater)Blade repair (Sweetwater)Generators (Round Rock)Generators (Round Rock)Harbors (Houston, Corpus Harbors (Houston, Corpus Christi, Beaumont)Christi, Beaumont)Cement (Maryneal)Cement (Maryneal)Concrete (Mitchell County)Concrete (Mitchell County)

Industry & workforceIndustry & workforceWestern HemisphereWestern Hemisphere’’s largest s largest & most skilled wind energy & most skilled wind energy workforceworkforceLeading wind science & Leading wind science & technology colleges & technology colleges & universitiesuniversitiesLone Star Wind Alliance Lone Star Wind Alliance ––wind blade test facility wind blade test facility ––Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiSWEET Center SWEET Center –– field field prototypes of turbines & wind prototypes of turbines & wind assessment assessment –– TSTCTSTCWorkforce training Workforce training –– ‘‘Training Training TexasTexas’’ initiativeinitiativeWorkforce recruitment Workforce recruitment ––www.GreenCollarVets.orgwww.GreenCollarVets.org

Unlimited opportunity Unlimited opportunity ––bold commitmentbold commitment

Top North American Top North American wind resourcewind resourceAccess to all North Access to all North American gridsAmerican gridsIndustrial trainingIndustrial training

Interested landowners Interested landowners & local officials& local officialsTransportation link to Transportation link to North North American windAmerican windregionregionTransmission accessTransmission accessBold Texas target: Bold Texas target: 25,000 new MW25,000 new MW

Texas proTexas pro--wind attitudewind attitude

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Greg WorthamGreg Worthamwww.WestTexasWind.uswww.WestTexasWind.us

119 E. 3119 E. 3rdrd St., Ste. 301St., Ste. 301Sweetwater, TX 79556Sweetwater, TX 79556USAUSA0101--325325--236236--94999499texaswind@wtconnect.comtexaswind@wtconnect.com