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Interview Joyce McLean CanWEA Chair Director Strategic Issues, T , oronto Hydro Joyce McLean is the director of strategic issues at Toronto Hydro, a public utility based in Toronto, ON (416-542-3000). She has served as Chairman of the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s (CanWEA) Board of Directors since November 2006. Wind Today interviewed McLean in May. T us about your personal and professional ell your prof ofessional involv olvement industry involvement with the wind industry. I’ve been involved in environmental issues for more than 25 years. I attended my first CanWEA conference in 1999 and have participated in every annual conference since. Working for Toronto Hydro, I was involved from the hydro side in the collaboration between Toronto Hydro and WindShare Cooperative when we established a wind turbine on the city’s waterfront. I’ve also taken a role in the Community Power Fund in Ontario, which aims to advance all forms of renewables under community ownership with less corporate involvement. As an example, First Nations communities are interested in developing and collaborating on wind projects—the Community Power Fund helps support initial startup for such community-owned energy projects. Recently I’ve begun working with a cross-border initiative, the Great Lakes Wind Collaborative developed by the Great Lakes Commission. In early May, the collaborative held a meeting in Buffalo, NY where 250 people came together to advance policies and strategies to facilitate wind power development in the Great Lakes region. ev hav ke What events or policies have been key in the dev development of wind energy in Canada? The key federal incentive, the ecoENERGY for Renewable Power program offered through Natural Resources Canada, provides financial incentives to encourage the production of new electricity from renewable energy sources. EcoENERGY has been very helpful in Canada and we want to see it expanded and extended. Tax-based measures are helpful, but limited in scope because only a portion of the industry can make use of them. Provincial commitments to procure wind energy are at least as important, if not more important, than the ecoENERGY incentive. While ecoENERGY has helped get some provinces to make these commitments, it is also true that without these commitments, ecoENERGY would only facilitate wind development in Alberta. One challenge from a national perspective is that the federal government and provinces have differing roles in the support for wind power. The federal government can provide incentives, and the provinces procure power. The two entities need to work more effectively together. As CanWEA Chair tell us about the changes , ou‘ve corporate you‘ve seen in public and corporate percepenergy. tions about wind energy. There is a high level of support for wind power across the country. However, because of the number of projects, we have local concerns primarily related to setbacks and sound. The fact that CanWEA is asked to clarify on these particular points is a good problem—it shows that we have the eyes and ears of municipal leaders who want to encourage wind power development. We also have the support of most communities. In the past few years, CanWEA has increased its communications and public affairs involvement, providing material to assist members who talk to community decision-makers. Born: Toronto, ON| Education: Journalism degree, Langara College, Vancouver, BC | Career: Greenpeace Great Lakes campaigner; Ontario Environment Ministers’ senior policy advisor; Writer; Commentator; Consultant ; Toronto Hydro Corporation, Director, Strategic Issues | Family: One Daughter | Hobbies: Cycling, Traveling, Nature walks, Photography 46 WIND TODA Y Third Quarter 2008

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Wind Today - Q3 2008 Contents 24th Annual CanWEA Conference and Trade Show Vancouver, BC, Conference Host City CanWEA Banquet/Awards WINDPOWER 2008 Review WINDPOWER 2008 Awards AWEA Fall Symposium 2008 Solano Wind Project Large Wind Turbine Manufacturers Forum Manufacturers of Wind Turbines Installed in the United States Wind Turbine Manufacturers Installed Capacity Prince Wind Energy Project Education and Training for A New Wind Frontier Joyce McLean Jim Walker Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions . . . from the Turbine OEM Perspective . . . from the Component OEM Perspective . . . from the Base Industry Perspective . . . from the Investor Perspective U.S. Wind Industry Installations Exceed 20,000 MW 20% by 2030 Summary Analysis Global Wind Turbine Procurement: Strategies and Contract Structures Wind Turbine Acquisition WT News: Association News WT News: Government WT News: Canada WT News: United States WT News: International MMS Close to Issuing Leases for Offshore Testing of Renewable Resources Expert Says Turbine Related Deaths May Cause Significant Impact to Bat Population Windpower Turbines Spinning Again on Prince Edward Island Map: Wind Turbine, Tower, and Blade Manufacturers in the United States A Look at Regional Entities U.S. Installed Wind Capacity State Wind Resource Rankings Wind Resource Maps (Wisconsin and Maine) Bruce Bailey, AWS Truewind John Keating, Canadian Hydro Composotech Crane Service Inc. GPCo Inc. Morgan AM&T 3M Bennett International Group Wind Farms Completed in the United States Wind Farms Under Construction in the United States Glossary Product Surveys Calendar Ad Index

Wind Today - Q3 2008

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