National Agricultural Electric Code Seminar- February 15, 2006

**click Topics for Presentation Documents

• Review of Updates to MWPS 28- Farm Buildings Wiring Handbook
  LaVerne Stetson, USDA-ARS, University of Nebraska, Emeritus

• Review of Bonding and Underground Service Distribution Requirements (NEC articles 230.4, 547.9 and 250.32)
  Don Nemeth, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Division, Board of Electricity

• Equipotential Planes: NEC Requirements, State Rules and Requlations, Issues from the Field
  Mark Cook, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and Electrical Inspector
  Jim Biesteveld, Dunn County Electric Cooperative
  Mike Stringfellow, PowerCet Engineering
  Don Nemeth, Minnesota DLI
  LaVerne Stetson, USDA-ARS, University of Nebraska, Emeritus

• Review of Agricultural Buildings Wiring Issues Being Discussed in the 2008 Code Committee
  Barry Bauman, Alliant Energy and ASABE representative to the NEC code panel

• Wiring Requirements and Power Quality Issues for Variable Frequency Controllers
  Bob Fick, Alliant Energy
  Doug Reinemann, University of Wisconsin- Madison

44th Annual Rural Energy Conference - February 16-17, 2006

• Overview of Transmission Projects in the Upper Midwest
  Mark Williamson, Vice President of Major Projects, American Transmission Company

• Electric Distribution Comparison- US, Europe and the Middle East
  Tom Nigon, Power Plus Engineering

• Transmission and Distribution Technology
  Dr. Chris DeMarco, UW-Madison, Department of Electrical Engineering and Power Systems Engineering Center

• EPRI Stray Voltage Programs
  Doug Door, EPRI-PEAC

• Interconnecting Distributed Generation to the Grid in Wisconsin
  Paul Helgeson, Senior Engineer, Renewables and Small Scale Generation, PSCW

• From Biomass to Hydrogen to Electrons: MG&E Pilot Project
  Randy Cortright, Virent Energy Systems