2022-11-10T16:48:41-06:00 2021-12-31 411360831 OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTD 2675 LONG LAKE ROAD ST PAUL MN 55113 990 2021-01-01 061670689 CLEAN GRID ALLIANCE (FNA WIND ON THE WIRES) CLEA 6516443400 570 ASBURY STREET 201 ST PAUL MN 55104 BETH SOHOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6516443400 2022-11-07 1 BETH SOHOLT XXX-XX-XXXX GERRI A HOFF CPA P00976297 6514834521 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BETH SOHOLT 570 ASBURY STREET 201 ST PAUL MN 55104 3205697 0 X WWW.CLEANGRIDALLIANCE.ORG X 2002 MN ADVANCE RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE MIDWEST BY APPLYING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE & BUILDING SUPPORT TO EXPAND CLEAN ENERGY MARKETS 12 11 8 14 0 0 3111907 3010489 172296 180041 18700 15167 -19410 -24107 3283493 3181590 0 0 0 0 768316 900887 0 0 55479 1724249 1997642 2492565 2898529 790928 283061 2540860 2848873 110634 135586 2430226 2713287 X OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE MIDWEST BY APPLYING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND BUILDING SUPPORT TO EXPAND MARKETS. WE FOCUS ON EDUCATING KEY DECISION MAKERS THROUGH TECHNICAL, COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA WORK, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH. CGA BRINGS THE BEST OF ITS ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO CAPTURE RENEWABLE ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES: VISIONARY THINKING AND DOING, CONTINUED GROWTH IN TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE WIND, SOLAR AND ENERGY STORAGE INDUSTRIES, AN UNDERSTANDING OF STATE-BY-STATE REGULATORY AND POLICY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. CGA WORKS TO INTERCONNECT RENEWABLE ENERGY TO PROVIDE LOCAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS. 0 0 1471772 116060 PUBLIC EDUCATION. TO HELP REACH THE POINT OF BROAD ACCEPTANCE OF RENEWABLES, ONGOING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH IS CRITICAL. CGA STRIVES TO BE THE 'GO-TO' SOURCE OF RELIABLE, FACT-BASED INFORMATION ABOUT RENEWABLES IN THE MIDWEST. SPECIFICALLY: - THE CGA WEBSITE RECEIVED MORE THAN 71,000 PAGE VIEWS IN 2021. - WE CONTINUED USING NONPROFIT MEGAPHONE (NPM) TO ADMINISTER THE NONPROFIT GOOGLE ADWORDS PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM HAS DELIVERED: -215,020 AD IMPRESSIONS -NEARLY 18,000 CLICK-THROUGHS TO OUR WEBSITE -OVER $84,000 IN ADS COVERED BY THE GRANT, UP 20% FROM 2020. -UNIQUE PAGE VIEWS OF THE CGA BLOG GREW 43% WITH NEARLY 16,000 PAGE VIEWS AND 24 PUBLISHED ARTICLES TO THE BLOG. THE TOP 2021 BLOG WAS: GOVERNORS RECOGNIZE THAT TRANSMISSION IS KEY TO ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE (471 VIEWS)ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY. CGA CONTINUES TO ATTRACT NEW MEMBERS AND HAVE ROBUST PARTICIPATION FROM BOTH NEW AND EXISTING MEMBERS. CGA STAFF IS CONTINUALLY WORKING WITH BOTH NGO AND FOR-PROFIT MEMBERS TO CREATE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO APPROACH OUR WORK AND ALIGN PRIORITIES IN THE CGA FOOTPRINT. SPECIFICALLY, IN 2021 CGA: -ADDED NINE NEW MEMBERS, A 50% INCREASE OVER 2020; -RECEIVED A "CLEAN" AUDIT FOR OPERATING YEAR 2021; 371507 29296 TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION IS VITAL TO CGA'S MISSION OF DEVELOPING RENEWABLES AND REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS. EXPANDING THE DEPLOYMENT AND INTEGRATION OF COST EFFECTIVE RENEWABLES ON THE GRID INCLUDES PARTICIPATING IN STAKEHOLDER PROCESSES AND ADVOCATING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AT THE MIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR (MISO REGIONAL "GRID" OPERATOR), STIMULATING MARKET CONDITIONS THAT SUPPORT OR ENHANCE THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY ACROSS THE MISO FOOTPRINT, AND ACTIVATING OUR MEMBERS TO STRATEGIZE AND PARTICIPATE IN TRANSMISSION PLANNING, CREATING NEW MARKET RULES, AND ADDRESSING OPERATIONS ISSUES AT MISO. OUR MISO TEAM WORKED ON OVERCOMING COST BARRIERS, IMPROVING OVERALL FLEXIBILITY ON THE SYSTEM, STREAMLINING PROCESSES TO BE MORE EFFICIENT AND REDUCE TIME, LOOSEN RESTRICTIONS, AND ALLEVIATE CONGESTION. SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS FROM THE YEAR INCLUDE: -115 MISO/REGULATORY COMMENTS FILED; 170 CALLS/MEETINGS ON MISO-RELATED MATTERS; -INITIATING AND INFLUENCING THE LONG RANGE TRANSMISSION PLANNING EFFORT THAT RESULTED IN MISO'S PROPOSAL FOR 18 NEW TRANSMISSION LINES THAT WILL ENABLE 53 GW OF RENEWABLE ENERGY; -ENGAGING AND SUPPORTING THE MISO AND SPP JOINT TARGETED INTERCONNECTION QUEUE STUDY THAT IDENTIFIED A SET OF TRANSMISSION UPGRADES THAT WOULD ADDRESS ALL THE SEAMS CONSTRAINTS RESULTING FROM NEW RESOURCES IN BOTH THE MISO AND SPP MODELS. -SECURING CHANGES TO QUARTERLY OPERATING LIMIT STUDIES THAT WOULD REDUCE LOST REVENUE FOR DEVELOPERS DUE TO TRANSMISSION CONSTRAINTS THAT WERE UNRELATED TO THEIR PROJECTS. -CONTINUING ADVOCACY IN THE LEGAL CASES RELATED TO THE CARDINAL-HICKORY CREEK TRANSMISSION LINE. 439854 34685 STATE POLICY. THROUGH STATE POLICY WORK, OUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE IS TO STIMULATE MARKET CONDITIONS THAT CREATE A DEMAND FOR RENEWABLES AND SUPPORT OR ENHANCE THE USE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH POLICY INITIATIVES AT STATE LEGISLATURES. THIS YEAR, CGA'S POLICY TEAM FOCUSED ON TAXES (REAL AND PERSONAL), SITING STANDARDS, PERMITTING REFORM, VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (PARTICULARLY FOR SOLAR FACILITIES), STATE TRANSMISSION POLICIES, RELIABILITY/RESILIENCY OF THE ELECTRIC GRID AND A NUMBER OF POLICIES THAT WOULD DRIVE DEMAND FOR UTILITY-SCALE RENEWABLE RESOURCES THROUGH UTILITY INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANS. BELOW ARE SOME KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: -16 LEGISLATIVE WINS; 208 LEGISLATOR CALLS/MEETINGS; -SUCCEEDED IN GETTING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCESS PLAN ("REAP") INCLUDED IN THE ILLINOIS CLIMATE AND EQUITABLE JOBS ACT ("CEJA"). -LED A COALITION THAT WAS ABLE TO GET PROPERTY TAX REFORM FOR SOLAR FACILITIES PASSED IN INDIANA. -DEFEATED PROPOSALS IN NORTH DAKOTA FOR RENEWABLE DEVELOPERS TO ACQUIRE FIRM CAPACITY FROM FOSSIL FUEL FACILITIES AND A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE LEVIED A SIGNIFICANT TAX (50% OF THE FEDERAL PTC) ON WIND POWER PRODUCTION. -PASSED A PROACTIVE BILL THAT PROVIDES MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TURBINE LIGHT MITIGATION TECHNOLOGY IN NORTH DAKOTA. -DEFEATED RESTRICTIVE SETBACK BILLS IN MINNESOTA AND IOWA, AND DECOMMISSIONING REQUIREMENTS FOR WIND TURBINES IN IOWA -DEFEATED AN ALTERNATIVE SPECIFIC PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR SOLAR IN MICHIGAN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE HIGHEST IN THE MIDWEST -DEFEATED VEGETATION PRACTICES IN INDIANA THAT WOULD NARROWLY PRESCRIBE THE USE OF POLLINATOR PLANTINGS ON LARGE-SALE SOLAR RESOURCES INSTEAD OF OPTIMIZING IT FOR THE LANDOWNER'S LONG-TERM USE OF THE PROPERTY. -WORKED ON 4 INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANS IN THREE STATES (MO, MI, AND MN) AND THE LONG TERM RENEWABLE RESOURCE PROCUREMENT PLAN (LTRRPP) FOR ILLINOIS -WORK ON THE XCEL ENERGY IRP RESULTED IN THE RETIREMENT OF THE SHERCO CC PLANT WITHOUT NEW NATURAL GAS.- CGA'S ADVOCACY RESULTED IN THE ADDITION OF 6,700 7,100 MW OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, STORAGE AND HYBRID PROJECTS BY 2030 ACROSS THE FOOTPRINT, AND ELIMINATED 800 MW OF COMBINED CYCLE GAS FROM XCEL ENERGY'S PLAN. 2283133 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MN IL X BETH SOHOLT 6516443400 570 ASBURY ST SUITE 201 ST PAUL MN 55104 BETH SOHOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 224389 0 23972 VANESSA TUTOS DIRECTOR (THROUGH JAN 2021) 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN BRADY REGIONAL POLICY MANAGER-EA 40.00 X 134568 0 8074 ADAM SOKOLSKI TREASURER/CHAIRPERSON (STARTING FEB) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE BULL VICE CHAIRMAN (THROUGH SEPT 2021) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH JOHNSON PHILLIPS SECRETARY/TREASURER (STARTING FEB) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE VOECK CHAIRPERSON/DIRECTOR (STARTING FEB) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON CHASE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE LUCKEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN LAMMERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT KOZIAR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRI JOHANNSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN STERLING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF DANIELSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILL EBERLE DIRECTOR (STARTING DEC 2021) 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS KUNKLE DIRECTOR (STARTING DEC 2021) 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MINDHAM DIRECTOR (STARTING SEPT 2021) 1.00 X 0 0 0 358957 0 32046 2 0 1 0 CONSERVATIVE ENERGY NETWORK 106 W ALLEGAN STREET SUITE 200 LANSING MI 48933 RENEW ENERGY SITING PROJECT FIELDWORK 1247851 NATALIE MCINTIRE 335 37TH ST PORT TOWNSEND WA 98368 POLICY AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES 146854 GA GROUP PC 1661 CAPITOL WAY BISMARCK ND 58501 PUBLIC RELATIONS 113869 INTERTRAN CONSULTING 1610 S VALENTINE WAY LAKEWOOD CO 80228 TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES 108720 4 117915 2892574 3010489 SERVICE REVENUE 900099 180041 180041 180041 15167 15167 0 117915 24107 -24107 -24107 3181590 180041 0 -8940 248361 203432 28919 16010 510771 413958 60371 36442 23231 20908 2323 69369 62432 6937 49155 39947 6181 3027 90439 90439 77880 24980 32125 20775 7785 7475 310 29953 10754 19171 28 45232 38447 6785 7335 7335 4323 1063 266 2994 3153 3153 5119 5119 CONTRACT SVCS-CONSULTIN 1729644 1356278 373366 0 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 15645 12320 3325 0 MISCELLANEOUS 5041 640 4401 0 EDUCATION AND TRAINING 200 200 0 0 -24107 -24107 2898529 2283133 559917 55479 1361289 1692469 750000 750000 396761 368242 23351 31856 62064 55758 9459 6306 2540860 2848873 110634 135586 110634 135586 X 1632521 2007602 797705 705685 2430226 2713287 2540860 2848873 283061 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 1503577 1857928 2100557 2993707 3010489 11466258 1503577 1857928 2100557 2993707 3010489 11466258 2341287 9124971 1952 3606 7932 18700 15167 47357 85700 43788 124753 172296 180041 606578 12120193 41640 0.75290 0.70720 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: SERVICE REVENUE - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 85,700. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 43,500. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 124,753. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 172,296. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 180,041. MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 288. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 0. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 825 684 1509 2921127 2922636 296132 74033 0 0 230912 267594 275149 296132 1069787 1604681 56721 69015 22792 1509 150037 57728 66899 68787 74033 267447 401171 152 1063 825 2040 62064 55758 6306 6306 X 3205697 0 3205697 -24107 -24107 3181590 2922636 0 2922636 -24107 -24107 2898529 PART X, LINE 2: ASC 740 DISCLOSURE FROM AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THEREFORE, THE STATEMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE A PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE ANY INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THIS INCLUDES POSITIONS THAT THE ENTITY IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES OR NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS IDENTIFIED NO INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. SHOULD THAT STATUS BE CHALLENGED IN THE FUTURE, ALL YEARS SINCE INCEPTION COULD BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE IRS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES REPORTED IN REVENUE ON FORM 990 -24,107. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES REPORTED IN REVENUE ON FORM 990 -24,107. GALA 117915 117915 0 0 0 0 0 24107 117915 117915 24107 24107 -24107 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BETH SOHOLT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 224389 0 0 0 0 0 10465 0 13507 0 248361 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS OF CLEAN GRID ALLIANCE ARE COMPRISED OF: - NATIONALLY PROMINENT WIND, SOLAR, AND STORAGE DEVELOPERS - TURBINE MANUFACTURERS - MEMBERS OF THE WIND, SOLAR, AND STORAGE ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN - MAJOR REGIONAL AND NATIONAL NON-PROFIT ENVIRONMENTAL, PUBLIC INTEREST, AND CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS - TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES - FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B MINUTES ARE TAKEN AT BOARD MEETINGS. ALL VOTING ITEMS GO TO A FULL-BOARD VOTE. THE COMMITTEES SERVE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ONLY TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURER AND ACCOUNTANT FOR APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS ADOPTED BY THE ORGANIZATION ON 09/18/2008. THE POLICY IS FOR ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. IT OUTLINES AREAS IN WHICH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY ARISE, THE NATURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, DISCLOSURE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR MANAGING CONFLICTS. ALL MATTERS RELATING TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MUST BE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS DISCUSSED AND SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.