Times are EDT - Green Energy Ohio invites you to participate in the second of a series of webinars designed to educate Ohioans on clean energy technologies and the incentives that drive their adoption across the Buckeye State.

Times are EDT - The Great Lakes Wind Collaborative (GLWC) Regional Transmission Workgroup invites you to join a two hour discussion on transmission cost allocation, particularly as it pertains to the connection of wind energy facilities to the grid.

Times are EDT - This webinar hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy is for those considering launching or supporting energy efficiency or renewable energy programs involving both public and private parties.

Times are CDT - Have you ever wondered what the Midwest's energy future looks like? Join the Great Plains Institute for a free introductory webinar on the Energy Choice Simulator to find out. The Energy Choice Simulator (ECS) is a user friendly and open source energy model that provides a portrait of future energy trends and their environmental impact in the Midwest.

Times are Eastern - The ASES Small Wind Division bi-monthly webinar series continues on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 (11:30 am-1 pm PT; 2:30 pm-4:00 pm ET) with an overview and status update on the Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC). The webinar will be presented by SWCC's Executive Director Larry Sherwood.

Times are ET - Please join Windustry and the Great Lakes Regional Wind Energy Institute for a webinar on Tuesday May 18th at 11am ET to discuss environmental assessments for land based wind energy development in and near communities along the Great Lakes.

Attendees will learn about:

• Current research efforts in the region on public opinions regarding wind energy in communities next to and near the Great Lakes;
• The recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wind turbine guidelines committee recommendations;
• Environmental assessments from the environmental consultant perspective.

Times are EDT - The Great Lakes Wind Collaborative (GLWC) Economic Development Workgroup invites you to join Suzanne Tegen, Senior Energy Analyst at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), and David G. Loomis, Associate Professor of Economics at Illinois State University and Chair of the GLWC Economic Development Workgroup, for a 75 minute webinar to learn how to use the Jobs and Economic Development Impacts (JEDI) model and hear how a JEDI analysis can demonstrate the economic benefits of wind energy in your state, region or community.

Times are ET - We will be discussing potential policies and methods for financing clean technology and job creation in the new green economy. Two different organizations are presenting material, both aimed at developing financing mechanisms and strategies to increase access to capital and the green economy, especially for low-income communities and communities of color.

Times are EDT - You will learn how to use online maps to download renewable energy resource data for an area you select. And you will learn how to use Web-based geographical information system (GIS) tools developed at the DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to support biomass, geothermal, solar, and wind projects.

Times are EDT - Wyoming is known as the "Energy State," and for good reason. With an abundance of natural resources, Wyoming consistently ranks high in traditional, and now emerging, energy sources. Including wind. Wyoming was ranked by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) as seventh highest state for wind potential capacity in the United States.