Wind Power on Capitol Hill is getting set to start up this March 9-10 in Washington D.C. The event is designed to facilitation communication between wind energy leaders and legislators in Congress to discuss a number of issues related to the wind industry, including funding and development projects around the country in the coming months and years.

This gathering is a major event in the wind industry sector as it helps both initiate and promote a number of positive changes in the wind industry sector and is responsible for helping the development of wind power operations, both land-based and off-shore. This has become an area of focus in particular for many budding wind energy companies as the decisions whether or not to fund new and ongoing projects alike can mean the difference between sustainable wind power, particularly in the currently struggling economy where wind power developers are struggling to establish themselves in the fluctuating market for alternative energy sources.

Of particular note at this year’s meeting is the session to be held in the afternoon on the 10th when attendees will be welcomed to personally speak with Members of Congress from 1:00pm to 5:30pm. While this may not seem like a major opportunity to many outside viewers this is in fact the key opportunity many members of the wind industry need to help establish their views and, with luck, begin the process of change that could help transform the wind industry sector in the US both in the near and far future.

Other key notes from the conference include speakers from major alternative energy groups such as Denise Bode, the CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEC) as well as experienced lobbyists such as Steve Elmendorf, the President of Elmendorf Strategies, in order to assist developers in continuing their struggle for funding and support throughout the year. Although registration is currently closed for this event the results of the gathering should be made public later in the week and may help shed some light on where the wind industry sector is heading in 2010.