Hi,
Did anyone contact Robert L. McConnell? He had a guest commentary in
yesterday's June 24th Dominion Post. He has the right characteristics;
he's a retired associate professor emeritus of electrical engineering
from WVU. He explained, "I have not worked with the load-flow analysis
programs, however, I have done a lot of modeling and simulation." He
prefers small independent systems over large inter-dependent systems,
and he also opposes the construction of the transmission lines on the
…
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If nobody has contacted him, I'll try to locate him and find out if he'd
be interested. He's in Independence, WV.
Also, this Saturday I talked to Edie Jett, she sent us a NIETC Update
back on May 22. She'd be very interested in working with us.
Jonathan
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Jim says this is ready to send to national. Let me know if anything
else is needed.
________________________________
From: Grubb, Karen
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:54 PM
To: 'Paul Wilson'
Subject: RE: Subcommittee on TrAIL
This is very helpful. Thank you. I am preparing the new matter form
and will be sending it to you by tomorrow. Will you take care of
getting our legal chair's signature, if needed?
Karen
________________________________
From: Barbara Fallon [mailto:…
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Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:48 AM
To: Grubb, Karen; James Kotcon; William V. DePaulo, Esq.;
wjreilly99(a)yahoo.com; Jonathan Rosenbaum
Subject: Re: Subcommittee on TrAIL
For the budget write up the language that Paul provided.
The Chapter is providing $2500 toward the TrAIL campaign. The SES
recently awarded a $5000 grant (pending CGC approval.) The cost for
expert witnesses should be minimized because the intention of the energy
committee is to share this cost with neighboring environmental groups.
The fundraising committee will appeal to donors for contributions
through out the campaign. Grant writing will be pursued.
Budget
Legal Fees....
$5000
Expert Witnesses....
5000
Publicity expenses....
1000
Travel, phone and copying costs to committee members.... 1000
Total:
$12,000
-----Original Message-----
From: ec-bounces(a)osenergy.org [mailto:ec-bounces@osenergy.org] On Behalf
Of James Kotcon
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 8:16 PM
To: ec(a)osenergy.org; Barbara Fallon
Subject: [EC] Energy Committee Motion and notes
Attached are the notes I wrote down of the call tonight.
On the call were Barbara Fallon, Jim Kotcon, Duane Nichols , Jonathon
Rosenbaum, Will Reilly, Pat Reilly, and Karen Grubb
1. Jim Kotcon moved, Duane Nichols seconded, that the Energy Committee
recommend the following to the Chapter ExCom:
A. That the Chapter seek approval to intervene in the Allegheny
Transmission line case (PSC Case No 07-0508-E-CN) in order to preserve
rights for additional participation in the case to the extent funds are
available.
B. That the Energy Committee allocate $2500 from the 2007 budget for
expenses on the case, with additional fundraising to be conducted
including grant-writing (Barb Fallon) and direct appeals to donors (Jim
Kotcon).
C. That the Chapter ExCom authorize use of the Chapter Foundation
account, or establish a new Foundation account for purposes of receiving
donations for this campaign and related Energy Committee activities.
Motion carried.
2. Bill DePaulo will contact Aaron Isherwood, Will Burns in PA (Energy
Conservation Coalition of PA), and Rob Marmet in Virginia (Piedmont
Environmental Council) to explore opportunities to share expert
witnesses.
3. Jim Kotcon will contact additional potential experts to solicit bids
for evaluation by the Energy Committee.
4. Karen Grubb will head a subcommittee to draft a more detailed
campaign plan. Jim Kotcon, Will Reilly and Jonathon Rosenbaum indicated
they would serve, and Barbara will circulate a call for additional
volunteers via e-mail. (A date for this subcommittee to meet should be
set soon.)
5. Bill says other groups that intervene can decide later to file a
joint brief and sponsor testimony with SC. Also, Bill DePaulo will be
out of the country from July 1 until after the deadline, so intervention
needs to be submitted very soon.
JBK
P.S. If anyone has any suggestions for names of potential expert
witnesses, please send them to me. It is useful for a limited number of
people on the Energy Committee (not more than two) to make these initial
calls so we do not end up with different experts negotiating with
different members of the same committee.
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I am leaving for Seattle and won't be back until July 2. Keep up the very good work
Barbara
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I will be on the intervention sub-committee. I will be the fundraiser person.
----- Original Message ----
From: "Grubb, Karen" <kgrubb(a)fairmontstate.edu>
To: ec(a)osenergy.org
Cc: mdavis(a)hsc.wvu.edu
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 2:33:03 PM
Subject: Re: [EC] Fw: WV grant - SES meeting outcome
That’s wonderful Barbara!
Now, who wants to be on the intervention subcommittee and when and where can we meet? Subcommittee members please see http://nyri.info/info.htm for inspiration, …
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Paul said he wanted the completed New Matter Form to submit by Friday. I assume he meant June 22. That is two days from now. I am pretty much free this week, but planned to go to DC this weekend.
We need a budget, expert witnesses, co-plaintiffs, and what cooperation we can expect from VA and PA attorneys. Am I right in thinking these all need to be accomplished this week?
I am attaching my new matter form document with updates from tonight’s call in bold.
Thanks, Karen
From: ec-bounces(a)osenergy.org [mailto: ec-bounces(a)osenergy.org ] On Behalf Of Barbara Fallon
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:26 AM
To: ec(a)osenergy.org
Cc: mdavis(a)hsc.wvu.edu
Subject: [EC] Fw: WV grant - SES meeting outcome
Well, well, well.....
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Jason Marsden <jcmarsden(a)gmail.com>
To: Barbara Fallon <brbr_fallon(a)yahoo.com>
Cc: Stephen Crowley <scrow(a)sover.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:58:28 PM
Subject: WV grant - SES meeting outcome
Hello Barbara,
The Smart Energy Solutions CIC just completed its monthly meeting and we did approve the $5,000 grant to the West Virginia chapter toward expert witnesses as proposed.
This grant will also require the CGC's approval, and they may or may not concur with our recommendation, but in either case you should be hearing from them soon, as they are scheduled to meet June 28.
I have copied Steve Crowley, SES-CIC chair, on this message since I will be out of the country for the next 29 days and unable to stay abreast of CGC's decision.
Best of luck and a pleasure getting acquainted this past week!
Best wishes,
Jason
--
Jason Marsden
Executive Director
Wyoming Conservation Voters
www.wyovoters.org
(307) 265-0870
PO Box 2664
Casper , Wyo. 82602-2664
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An estimated budget for the TrAIL Allegheny campaing is $12,000. Depending on how the campaign goes this expense can and will escalate. So far we have $7500. The Chapter budget affords us $2500 and we recently received a $5000 grant from National SES sources (pending CGC approval.)
I am the chair of the energy committee, but I am also forming a fundraising sub-committee. Now that we have gotten approval from the Chapter to intervene before the PSC we have to make haste and raise funds to …
[View More]meet the financial challenges ahead.
Currently Karen Grubb and Jim Kotcon are completing the New Matters Form. This document will be sent to National for their approval of our intervention. We have a deadline of July 11 to file for intervention, but our councel, Bill DePaulo needs to have the paperwork completed and signed by him by June 29.
We cannot begin our fundraising until we have been given approval to intervene by National. The is fothcoming. Now I am looking for a few people to serve on the fundraising committee with me. We will primarily be soliciting funds from doners, writing grants, having bake sales! and anything else the committee agrees to do. National provides fundraising training. I will look into this training. Perhaps a few people can attend. With fundraising there are lots of rules. Right now I need a few volunteers.
I am not a fundraiser. I am a grant writer. I know that the campaign needs funds, so this is why I heading the fundraising committee. You do not have to be an experienced fundraiser to be on this committee. You will however, be an experienced fundraiser when we are done.
best Regards,
Barbara
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Well, well,well.....
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Jason Marsden <jcmarsden(a)gmail.com>
To: Barbara Fallon <brbr_fallon(a)yahoo.com>
Cc: Stephen Crowley <scrow(a)sover.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:58:28 PM
Subject: WV grant - SES meeting outcome
Hello Barbara,
The Smart Energy Solutions CIC just completed its monthly meeting and we did approve the $5,000 grant to the West Virginia chapter toward expert witnesses as proposed.
This grant will also require the …
[View More]CGC's approval, and they may or may not concur with our recommendation, but in either case you should be hearing from them soon, as they are scheduled to meet June 28.
I have copied Steve Crowley, SES-CIC chair, on this message since I will be out of the country for the next 29 days and unable to stay abreast of CGC's decision.
Best of luck and a pleasure getting acquainted this past week!
Best wishes,
Jason
--
Jason Marsden
Executive Director
Wyoming Conservation Voters
www.wyovoters.org
(307) 265-0870
PO Box 2664
Casper, Wyo. 82602-2664
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Just this:
Bill says other groups that intervene can decide later to file a joint
brief and sponsor testimony with SC. Also, Bill DePaulo will be out of
the country from July 1 until after the deadline, so intervention needs
to be submitted very soon.
I attached the latest version of my notes. I didn't know I volunteered
to head the subcommittee, but I guess I can.
Karen
-----Original Message-----
From: ec-bounces(a)osenergy.org [mailto:ec-bounces@osenergy.org] On Behalf
Of James Kotcon
…
[View More]Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 8:16 PM
To: ec(a)osenergy.org; Barbara Fallon
Subject: [EC] Energy Committee Motion and notes
Attached are the notes I wrote down of the call tonight.
On the call were Barbara Fallon, Jim Kotcon, Duane Nichols, Jonathon
Rosenbaum, Will Reilly, Pat Reilly, and Karen Grubb
1. Jim Kotcon moved, Duane Nichols seconded, that the Energy Committee
recommend the following to the Chapter ExCom:
A. That the Chapter seek approval to intervene in the Allegheny
Transmission line case (PSC Case No 07-0508-E-CN) in order to preserve
rights for additional participation in the case to the extent funds are
available.
B. That the Energy Committee allocate $2500 from the 2007 budget for
expenses on the case, with additional fundraising to be conducted
including grant-writing (Barb Fallon) and direct appeals to donors (Jim
Kotcon).
C. That the Chapter ExCom authorize use of the Chapter Foundation
account, or establish a new Foundation account for purposes of receiving
donations for this campaign and related Energy Committee activities.
Motion carried.
2. Bill DePaulo will contact Aaron Isherwood, Will Burns in PA (Energy
Conservation Coalition of PA), and Rob Marmet in Virginia (Piedmont
Environmental Council) to explore opportunities to share expert
witnesses.
3. Jim Kotcon will contact additional potential experts to solicit bids
for evaluation by the Energy Committee.
4. Karen Grubb will head a subcommittee to draft a more detailed
campaign plan. Jim Kotcon, Will Reilly and Jonathon Rosenbaum indicated
they would serve, and Barbara will circulate a call for additional
volunteers via e-mail. (A date for this subcommittee to meet should be
set soon.)
JBK
P.S. If anyone has any suggestions for names of potential expert
witnesses, please send them to me. It is useful for a limited number of
people on the Energy Committee (not more than two) to make these initial
calls so we do not end up with different experts negotiating with
different members of the same committee.
P.P.S. Please let me know if I missed anything, or if anyone has other
recollections of our actions tonight.
_______________________________________________
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EC(a)osenergy.org
http://osenergy.org/mailman/listinfo/ec
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The items in 5 were not listed in any order, and won't necessarily all
apply. They are some ideas Jim had on the drive back to Fairmont from
DOE, and I don't think will be included on the New Matter Form. Here is
the list amended based on Jonathan's comments. Did I get the gist of
your comments correctly?
Karen
________________________________
From: ec-bounces(a)osenergy.org [mailto:ec-bounces@osenergy.org] On Behalf
Of Jonathan Rosenbaum
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 3:49 AM
To: …
[View More]Energy Committee
Subject: Re: [EC] New Matter Form - AP TrAIL
I realize this was thrown together quickly, but, in 5, I would like some
enlightenment about the details of what these minimum conditions imply
in a compromise. Would all these conditions have to apply? "H" should
be at the top of the list of compromises, though maybe that's why it's
at the bottom, however, is "H" really a compromise, or more along the
lines of what we should minimally expect from WV power companies (and
every power company) regardless of whether we are pursuing the Trail Co
case or not? Based on what I heard at the public meeting here in
Morgantown, it sounds very unlikely that buried lines would be an option
in a compromise. If any power line is going to be built as a result of
a compromise using existing routes, conservation is definitely going to
have to be part of the package deal, and I would suggest that the
recipients of this electricity are either going to have to conserve or
pay up for that privilege, i.e. "D" could be amended to reflect that
recipients in congested areas get to pay for the "cheap energy"
infrastructure we've built for them "by them" here in WV if they choose
to use electricity that a carbon tax could be applied to. Just like a
toll road, those who use it, get to pay for its creation and upkeep.
However, if the recipients choose to receive clean "renewable" energy
via these lines, then any extra costs to them would be waived.
Jonathan
Grubb, Karen wrote:
Jim suggested I write these down and send them out as a starting point
for what needs to be accomplished before intervention can be approved.
Karen
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Sorry for the short notice. Please call in to a conference call tonight at 7:00. We need to talk about the New Matters Form, Funding, and what our discussion will entail for the ExCom confernece call on Tuesday night. Re: Allegheny
Number 866.501.6174
Conference Code: 1005700
Hope you can join us...
Barbara
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