CPWEA Annual Meeting to Feature Speakers From Tres Amigas and OwnEnergy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Caprock Plains Wind Energy Association
Kelly Ayers, Executive Director
(806) 983-2793
Kelly.j.ayers@gmail.com

Tres Amigas and OwnEnergy Representatives to Speak to Texas Panhandle Communities

FLOYDADA, Texas, July 30, 2010 – A free meeting with speakers from Tres Amigas, a superstation which will serve as the nation’s first renewable energy market hub, and OwnEnergy, a wind energy developer looking to help communities generate their own renewable power, will be hosted by Caprock Plains Wind Energy Association (CPWEA) on August 12th at 6p.m.

The meeting, which will serve as CPWEA’s annual membership meeting, is open to the public and will be held at the Floyd County Friends Unity Center in Muncy, Texas on Hwy 70 and FM 786 between Floydada and Lockney.

Nathan Vajdos, a developer with OwnEnergy, will be the first speaker at the event. As a wind energy developer that specializes in community wind, OwnEnergy develops projects jointly with local community partners.

“Topics in Vajdos’ presentation will include an overview of OwnEnergy, community wind, an outline of the development process; and a discussion on landowner options,” said Kelly Ayers, CPWEA’s executive director.

Also attending the meeting, Frank Barbera, director of reliability assurance with Tres Amigas, will give an update on recent progress. The idea behind the Tres Amigas SuperStation is to build the first ever interconnection that will connect America’s three power grids (Western, Eastern and Texas Interconnections), providing a reliable, efficient way to transfer renewable energies between regions.

“Attendees can expect to learn more about how this proposed superstation will work and how it could benefit communities in the Texas Panhandle,” Ayers said.

For more information about these companies please visit their respective websites at http://www.ownenergy.net and http://www.tresamigasllc.com. For more about the upcoming meeting please contact CPWEA at (806) 983-2793 or check out http://www.caprockplainswind.com to find an agenda for the event.

CPWEA is a non-profit association working to connect landowners and local businesses with the wind industry. Our goal is to recruit wind development to the region and help revitalize rural communities. Go to http://www.caprockplainswind.com to find out more about our association and how you can help support our cause.

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