Upcoming Seminar Schedule 12:15 Midday Break Redeveloping - PDF document

Tie Business of Wind in the M AY 4, 2017 Northwest World Trade Center Portland, OR ACCREDITATION Don't Miss Tiis Conference! OR CLE Please join our Program Chair, William H. Holmes of K&L 6.0 General Credits Gates LLP , along with the outstanding faculty he has assembled. WA MCLE Tiese topics will be covered: 2.75 Law & Legal & 3.25 Other Nexus Credit • Status of Wind Power Development in the West CA CLE • Wind Power Siting 6.25 General Credits • Utility Perspectives of Renewables • Cal ISO Expansion WHO SHOULD ATTEND • Equity, Financial Structures and Tax Considerations Attorneys/Legal Stafg • How Big Business is Putting Wind to Work, and Why It Appraisers Makes Financial Sense Architects Consultants and Engineers Developers and Planners Available Via: Energy Representatives Program Chair: Government Offjcials William H. Holmes Land Use Professionals K&L Gates LLP Tribal Members Utility Managers 5 EASY ONLINE: www.TheSeminarGroup.net 1 FAX: 866–435–3444 2 WAYS TO EMAIL: info@TheSeminarGroup.net 3 PHONE: 206–463–4400 / 800–574–4852 4 REGISTER MAIL: PO Box 523, Vashon, WA 98070 5 Raising the Bar of Continuing Legal and Professional Education

The Business of Wind in the Northwest ~ Portland, OR Thursday, May 4, 2017 9:00 Introduction and Overview 2:15 Equity, Financial Structures and Tax Considerations William H. Holmes, Program Chair K&L Gates LLP • Tax Equity • Product Tax Credits 9:10 Status of Wind Power Development in • Monetization the West • Forms of Deal Structures • Washington, Oregon and California • Cash Equity • Grid Development; Renewable Energy Goals • Debt Finance • Legal and Legislative Updates • Sponsor Equity • Wind by the Numbers ($) David L. Benson William H. Holmes K&L Gates LLP K&L Gates LLP Wendy A. Carlson, Mng. Dir., Energy Finance 10:00 Break Prudential Capital Group; Dallas, TX Gary Greenblatt, Mng. Dir. 10:15 Wind Power Siting Marathon Capital LLC; New York, NY • Key Developments 3:30 Break • Permitting; Zoning • Land and Location 3:45 How Big Business is Putting Wind to • Impairments and Expediting Siting Work, and Why It Makes Financial Sense • Eminent Domain; Easements; Valuations; Lawsuits • Corporate Renewables Procurement • Transmission • Virtual Power Purchase Agreements • Ofgshore Wind • Direct Access Ben Fairbanks • Green Tarifgs Wind Development Consultant • Early Entry to Hedge Low Cost Jesse Gronner, Vice Pres., Business Development • Google, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Microsoft, Avangrid Renewables Nike Alla Weinstein, Founder Raimund Grube, Principal Trident Winds; Seattle, WA Equilibrium Capital 11:15 Utility Perspectives of Renewables Robert D. Kahn, Ed.D., Executive Director Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition; • Changing Models Mercer Island, WA • Green Tarifgs Letha Tawney, Dir. of Utility Innovation • Independent Power Producer vs. Utility Ownership World Resources Institute; Washington, DC William R. Connors, Vice Pres., Renewable Resources 5:00 Adjourn MDU Resources Group, Inc.; Issaquah, WA Roger Garratt, Dir., Resource Acquisition Puget Sound Energy; Bellevue, WA Philip B. Jones, Commissioner Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission; Olympia, WA Upcoming Seminar Schedule 12:15 Midday Break Redeveloping Contaminated & Blighted Properties Mar. 7, 2017 ~ Los Angeles, CA 1:30 Cal ISO Expansion Insurance in the Construction Industry • What It Means to the Rest of the West Mar. 9 & 10, 2017 ~ San Diego, CA • Recent Legislation Environmental Law in the Trump Adminstration Mar. 23, 2017 ~ Seattle, WA & Live Webcast Sarah E. Edmonds, Vice Pres./Gen. Counsel PacifjCorp Transmission 10th Annual Eminent Domain Conference Robert D. Kahn, Ed.D., Executive Director Jun. 1 & 2, 2017 ~ Portland, OR Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Coalition Tie Business of Marijuana in Oregon Jun. 9, 2017 ~ Portland, OR & Live Webcast

Faculty ~ Conference Information The Business of Wind in the Northwest William H. Holmes, Program Chair, a partner with Gary Greenblatt is a Managing Director with K&L Gates LLP, focuses on energy and infrastructure Marathon Capital LLC in New York City. He brings projects and transactions with an emphasis on wind a wealth of knowledge and contacts in the power and energy, solar energy, hydroelectric power, geothermal, utility space. Prior to joining Marathon, he was a biomass, natural gas, carbon offsets, and energy Managing Director in the Global Power and Utilities storage. His experience also extends into corporate Group for Dresdner Kleinwort. transactions, water law, and real estate law. Jesse Gronner is Vice President of Business Development for David L. Benson, a partner with K&L Gates LLP, Avangrid Renewables, the renewable business of Avangrid, Inc., a is a member of the firm's Energy, Infrastructure and diversified energy and utility company with operations in 25 states. Resources practice group. He represents investors Avangrid, Inc. operates regulated utilities and electricity generation and companies developing and financing wind, solar, through two primary lines of business. biomass, thermal, transmission, energy storage and other energy projects. Raimund Grube, a principal at Equilibrium Capital, leads the firm's renewable energy and energy Wendy A. Carlson is a Managing Director of efficiency strategies. During the last 15 years, he has Prudential Capital Group in Dallas, Texas (Energy developed projects with a total value of more than Finance Group: Power) and oversees the private $3 billion. Previously, he was President, COO and a placement activity in the firm's power projects, founding member of Element Power. utilities, and electric cooperatives. She was previously a Managing Director with Marathon Capital LLC. Philip B. Jones, a Commissioner with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission William R. Connors is Vice President, Renewable in Olympia, Washington, was appointed by Governor Resources, with MDU Resources Group, Inc. in Christine Gregoire in 2005. He previously served as Issaquah, Washington. He leads company efforts in managing director of Cutter & Buck (Europe), BV in the development, construction, and acquisition of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. unregulated renewable energy projects, especially projects using company construction services. Robert D. Kahn, Ed.D, is Executive Director of the Northwest & Intermountain Power Producers Sarah Edmonds, Vice President and General Coalition (NIPPC) in Mercer Island, Washington. Counsel with PacifiCorp Transmission, is responsible He is also Principal of Robert D. Kahn & Company for all legal and compliance matters affecting the LLC, a strategic communications agency specializing PacifiCorp transmission business. She also oversees in securing public acceptance of new technology. development of strategy and policy recommendations relating to market design and development. Letha Tawney is Director of Utility Innovation Ben Fairbanks, Wind Development Consultant, has developed and Polsky Chair for Renewable Energy at World and financed over 1000 MW and $1.5 billion in renewable energy Resources Institute in Washington, DC. She leads projects. He previously held positions with SunEdison and First Wind, the strategy for Charge, WRI's Electricity Initiative, where he was responsible for pipeline creation, M&A, permitting, to develop new business and regulatory models for interconnection and origination. utilities in the electricity sector. Roger Garratt, Director of Resource Allocation Alla Weinstein, founder of Trident Winds LLC, with Puget Sound Energy in Bellevue, Washington, founded and ran two renewable energy technology is responsible for acquiring new electric generation startups and an association, focusing on renewable supplies for PSE's resource portfolio, leading the energy projects development including PPA origination company's exploration of emerging generation and commercial construction, working with multi- technologies and other strategic opportunities. disciplinary technical personnel and subcontractors. Conference Information Course Accreditation Substitution/Cancellation Tiis course has been approved by the Oregon State Bar for 6.0 general CLE credits You may substitute another person at any time. We will refund tuition, less a $50 ( attending and live webcast ). Tiis course has been approved for 2.75 hours of law and cancellation charge , if we receive your cancellation by Friday, April 28, 2017 . legal credit and 3.25 hours of other nexus credit by the Washington MCLE board. No refunds will be given after this date. Please note that if you do not cancel by the ( attending and live webcast ). THE SEMINAR GROUP is a State Bar of California deadline and/or do not attend, you are still responsible for payment. approved MCLE provider; therefore, this course is approved for 6.25 general CLE Seminar Location credits ( attending and live webcast ). For information or accreditation in other states, Tie seminar will be held at the World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon Street, please call THE SEMINAR GROUP at (206) 463-4400 or (800) 574-4852. Building #2, Portland, Oregon, (503) 464-8688. Please call the venue for directions/questions. Guest rooms are available at a Special Rate at Hotel Rose, 50 SW Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon. Please call 866-866-7977 to reserve www. TheSeminarGroup.net and mention the Corporate Non-Negotiable Rate or the Frequent Guest Rate.