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Working Subcommittees
Several working subcommittees carry out the mission and objectives of the Utah Wind Working Group Strategic Plan. Each subcommittee is comprised of a chairperson and several members. The subcommittee chairperson provides guidance and direction to the members and is responsible for the actual organization and function of the subcommittee and reports to the Utah Wind Working Group on the progress of its activities. The subcommittee chairperson also works closely with the UWWG facilitator.
Role of Subcommittee
- Prioritizes action items for specific strategic objectives.
- Sets milestones for accomplishing the various action items.
- Meets regularly to address implementation processes, issues and progress.
- Establishes methodology for communicating to sub-committee members.
- Assigns subcommittee member's responsibility for action items.
- Adds action items if needed with approval by the UWWG's steering committee.
Duties of Subcommittee Chair
- Acts as facilitator for the members of a specific committee.
- Schedules subcommittee meetings to update subcommittee on strategic objective/action items progress.
- Coordinates the implementation of the various action items as contained in the specific strategic objective being accomplished.
- Coordinates with the facilitator of the Utah Wind Working Group on implementation issues.
- Coordinates with the other subcommittee chairs on related issues affecting the specific sub-committee's strategic objective.
- Updates the members of the Utah Wind Working Group during its regular or special meetings on activities of the subcommittee.
- Reports quarterly to UWWG facilitator who disseminates information to the working group as appropriate.
Subcommittee work assignments are voluntary, but all parties are encouraged to participate to have an equitable distribution of work.
The current working subcommittees and their respective functions are as follows:
- Education and Outreach - responsible for educating the public via media channels, town hall meetings, workshops, and meetings with individual stakeholders.
- Cost of Wind Power in Utah - responsible for creating a cost analysis of wind in Utah and to determine its economic benefits.
- Government Policy Development -responsible for promoting the establishment of government policies to encourage development of renewable energy resources including wind and for increasing the level of awareness of policy makers.
UWWG Working Subcommittees
Chairs and Members (May 2003)
Education and Outreach
Chair: Ed Stafford and Cathy Hartman
Members: Darrell Deem
Lisa Romney—Mayor's Office
Sarah Wright—UCEA
Bruce Adams—Landowner
Deanne Anderson—Salt Lake Community College
Sim Bell
JJ Adams—Landowner
Cost of Wind Power in Utah Resource Assessment (Objective 1)
Chair: Greg Probst, Mountain West Consulting
Members: Steve Sands—CH2MHiLL
JJ Adams—Landowner
Sarah Wright—UCEA
Mike Adams—Landowner
Government Policy Development (Objective 2)
Chair: Jessica Lorah, Utah Clean Energy Alliance
Members: Darin Huseby—SeaWest
Cindy Tugaw—Landowner
Greg Probst—Mountain West
Lisa Romney—Mayor's Office
Sarah Wright—Utah Clean Energy Alliance
Bruce Adams—Landowner
JJ Adams—Landowner
Mike Adams—Landowner