2026 WDEA Annual Membership Meeting in Minot

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A working meeting focused on North Dakota energy-producing communities, local-government priorities, and development of WDEA's legislative agenda for the 2027 legislative session. The business program includes the annual meeting, Treasurer's Report, county/city/school committee meetings, officer and legislative subcommittee elections, and presentations on the gross production tax study, LoadPass, energy infrastructure, large-load users, transmission, data centers, the water and energy nexus, and regional activity. The legislative priorities workshop covers Gross Production Tax, School Funding, Reserve Funding, and Value-Added Industries, with roundtables to review, modify, and approve priorities. Named participants include WDEA President Lyn James; WDEA Executive Director Alison Ritter; Brent Bogar of AE2S; Joelle VanderLinden of LoadPass; Jonathan Fortner, president of the Lignite Energy Council; Sen. Dale Patten; Brian Giggee of MDU; Brady Pelton, vice president of NDPCo; Terry Effertz, executive director of TechND; Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak, listed as invited; Reice Haase, Department of Water Resources Director; and Preston Page, president of Dakota Energy, LLC. The strategy session is open to all members, while the Executive Committee Meeting is for board members.

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