New Jersey Wind Working Group

Kickoff Meeting #1

Rowan University , Rowan Hall

Glassboro , New Jersey

October 6, 2006

Strengths identified within the open discussion at the meeting:

Queues for PV represent that there are a lot of people interested in clean energy , potential customers

Rebate factor a huge incentive on a small scale, small municipalities

Customers interested in energy independence, farm residential

Good net metering laws

Medium sized business interested in energy returns vs. paying utility

Distributed resource reduces strain on grid

On site energy generation (no T and D losses)

Existing wind resources

Interest in NJ in LEED certified buildings

Investment in jobs in local community region

High household per capita income in NJ

High retail electricity costs

Aids national energy security goal

Viable proven REC market

Environmental benefits of wind (co2 reduction in global warming)

Some awareness built for REC's (hybrid systems)

Stabilizing cost of energy

Low cost to get involved

High profile in renewable

Icon of stewardship

Combo of solar wind (365 days of renewable energy) Gov BPV extremely supportive of wind 150 M for soc been charge economic development

Emergency power is off grid