National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where he has conducted analysis on various aspects of electricity supply related to wind energy since 1992. He has worked on issues such as the value of accurate wind forecasting, modeling wind plant variability, and the reliability contribution of wind power plants. Kevin Porter is a Senior Analyst with Exeter Associates Inc., a consulting firm based in Silver Spring, Maryland. Mr. Porter has been active in renewable energy analysis and research since 1984. His scope of work and expertise includes the technical and economic status of renewable energy technologies; design and implementation of state and federal renewable energy policies and transmission issues for renewable energy technologies. Brian Parsons is the Project Manager for wind energy applications at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. He has been at NREL for 18 years. He has focused on wind energy for the past 10 years, with his current areas of interest including wind technology and market status, electricity policy, the operational impacts of wind power plants, and transmission. James Caldwell became Policy Director for the American Wind Energy Association in May 2001. Prior to joining AWEA, he had 40 years of experience in the energy business, including positions as Refinery Operations Manager at a refinery in Carson, California now owned by British Petroleum; Chief Executive of ARCO Solar Inc., and an independent consultant and project developer with experience in most alternative energy technologies.