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Loomis Advances Wind Power


David Loomis
Illinois State University hosted the Second Annual “Advancing Wind Power in Illinois” Conference at the Interstate Center in Bloomington on June 25 and 26. The 80-member Illinois Wind Working Group organized the conference, which is part of the Department of Energy's Wind Power America. David Loomis, Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Illinois Wind Working Group, emceed the conference, which featured over 35 speakers from the Department of Energy, Renewable Energy Policy Project, Great Lake Wind Collaborative, the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs and many other organizations. The conference covered all aspects of wind energy, from small residential wind systems to large wind farms. Click Read More for more photos.

Over 375 people attended the two-day event and represented a 20% increase over last year attendance. The conference was made possible by sponsoring organizations and a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Loomis serves as Executive Director of ISU's Institute for Regulatory Policy Studies, which was created in 1997 and is housed in the Department of Economics. It serves the electricity, natural gas, and telecommunications industries and the regulatory community.

For more information and conference presentations, visit: www.wind.ilstu.edu 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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