Membership: Wisconsin Biodiesel Association

Membership Benefits

Membership in the Wisconsin Biodiesel Association will include all persons and entities who have interest in promoting the WBA Mission. All members receive voting rights and all are represented to the Board of Directors.

The WBA has created different Classes of Membership to encourage involvement from all supporters of biodiesel and other renewable fuels. Provisions have been made in the dues structure to tailor these Classes of Membership to provide proportional representation to all based upon the Members’ varying degrees of financial commitment to the organization.

WBA Benefits Received According to Class of Membership

Class of Membership	(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(v)
Individual Members	X	X
Associate Members	X	X	X
Supporting Members	X	X	X	X+
Sustaining Members	X	X	X	X	X
Biodiesel Producer I	X	X	X	X
Biodiesel Producer II	X	X	X	X	X
Biodiesel Producer III	X	X	X	X	X
Biodiesel Producer IV	X	X	X	X	X

Receive newsletter, meeting notices, and other communications from WBA
Retain voting rights as a member of WBA
Designated seat on Board of Directors for this class of membership. (Individual Members are represented by an “at-large” seat on the Board of Directors and are qualified for election to the seat.)
Receive benefit of promotional opportunities, such as advertising, articles, press releases, and/or weblink placed on website; invitation to make presentation to WBA meetings and other events and functions; etc. Although this promotional benefit of membership may be made available to others, the Supporting Members class of membership can expect to receive a special “advertising/promo” package that will appeal to these Members’ desire to network and reach out to potential customers/clients in the biodiesel arena.
Seat with voting rights on the WBA Legislative Affairs Committee. All Members have representation on the LAC by virtue of their Board Representation. Members who specifically value participation in the Gov’t Affairs & Education effort can gain a seat at the table while contributing to the extraordinary costs involved.

Please read further for a more complete description of the Classes of Membership and of the dues structure for each Class.

WBA Membership Levels

Biodiesel Producer

The Producer category of membership includes all members involved in the commercial production of biodiesel in Wisconsin with interest in promoting the commercial development, production, marketing, distribution, and utilization of biodiesel and other renewable biofuels. The Biodiesel Producer membership is divided into four classes. Each Class will be represented with one seat on the Board of Directors of the WBA.

The Biodiesel Producer Member will receive the WBA newsletter and other correspondence from the WBA and will be offered discounts on any WBA activities. In addition to all other benefits of membership, each Biodiesel Producer Member in classes II, III, and IV will receive a seat on the Legislative Affairs Committee in accordance with the by-laws.

Membership Dues: $2,500 plus Volume Dues

Annual dues for each of four Biodiesel Producer Classes will be calculated at a threshold amount of $2,500 per year with an additional Volume Dues requirement based upon a per gallon annual surcharge. The Volume Dues fee will be based upon the nameplate production capabilities of the member or the actual annual production in Wisconsin, whichever is deemed larger.

The Volume Dues schedule is presented as follows:

Producer Classes	Total Nameplate Volume or Volume Produced and Marketed During Current Year Jan - Dec (Whichever is deemed greater)	Volume Dues
Class I Producer	100,000 -1,000,000	$0.00 per gallon (No Volume Dues Required)
Class II Producer	1,000,001 to 10,000,000	$0.00040 per gallon ($4,000 max)
Class III Producer	10,000,001 to 30,000,000	$0.00030 per gallon ($9,000 max)
Class IV Producer	Over 30,000,000	$0.00025 per gallon

Examples:

North Prairie Productions, LLC, at 45 million per year would pay $2,500 per year dues plus $11,250 per year in Volume Dues for a total of $13,750 per year.
Sanimax at 20 million gallons per year would pay $2,500 per year dues plus $6,000 per year in Volume Dues for a total of $8,500 per year.
A small producer (less than 1 million gallons but more than 100,000 gallons per year) would pay $2,500 per year.

Voting Rights

As with all classes of members, the Biodiesel Producer Classes will be afforded one vote for every $500 contributed toward annual dues.

Sustaining Members

Membership Dues: $2,500 per year

The Sustaining Member category of membership includes individuals, allied commercial industry representatives and trade association representatives with interest in promoting the commercial development, production, marketing, distribution, and utilization of biodiesel and other renewable biofuels. Sustaining Members class of membership will be represented with one seat on the Board of Directors of the WBA.

The Sustaining Member will receive the WBA newsletter and other correspondence from the WBA and will be offered discounts on any WBA activities. In addition to this and all other benefits of membership, each Sustaining Member will receive a seat on the Legislative Affairs Committee in accordance with the by-laws.

Voting Rights

Sustaining Members will have 10 votes available to them as members in good standing of this class of membership.

Supporting Members

Membership Dues: $750 per year

The Supporting Member category of membership includes individuals, allied commercial industry representatives and trade association representatives with interest in promoting the commercial development, production, marketing, distribution, and utilization of biodiesel and other renewable biofuels. These Supporting Members will be encouraged to participate in all activities of the association, including regular membership meetings and other networking opportunities. This Class of Membership will be especially encouraged by the WBA to work closely with the organization in creating internal advertising and networking opportunities that support their interest in accessing WBA Membership as potential clients and customers.

The Supporting Member will receive the WBA newsletter and other correspondence from the WBA and will be offered discounts on any WBA activities.

Voting Rights

In accordance with the formula specified for Biodiesel Producers, Supporting Members will be afforded three votes available to them as members in good standing of this class of membership.

Associate Members

Membership Dues: $500 per year

The Associate Member category of membership includes individuals, allied commercial industry representatives and trade association representatives with interest in promoting the commercial development, production, marketing, distribution, and utilization of biodiesel and other renewable biofuels. These Associate Members will be encouraged to participate in all activities of the association, including regular membership meetings and other networking opportunities.

The Associate Member will receive the WBA newsletter and other correspondence from the WBA and will be offered discounts on any WBA activities. The Associate Members Class of Membership will be represented with one seat on the Board of Directors of the WBA.

Voting Rights

Associate Members will have one (1) vote available to them as members in good standing of this class of membership.

Individual Members

Membership Dues: $250 per year

The Individual Member category of membership includes individuals who have interest in promoting the commercial development, production, marketing, distribution, and utilization of biodiesel and other renewable biofuels. The Individual Member will receive the WBA newsletter and other correspondence from the WBA and will be offered discounts on any WBA activities. The Individual Members Class of membership will not be represented with a designated seat on the Board of Directors of the WBA, as is provided with the other classes. Members in good standing of the Individual Members class of membership will be qualified to serve as members of the Board and can be nominated for election to any at-large seat.

Voting Rights

Individual Members will have one (1) vote available to them as members in good standing of this class of membership.

Join the Wisconsin Biodiesel Association:

Please download and fill out the membership application form. Further instructions are on the form.

Membership Application - PDF
Membership Application - Word Doc

For additional membership information please contact:

Jeff Pieterick, President
Wisconsin Biodiesel Association
PO Box 8365
Madison , WI 53708

608.819.1367
jpieterick@npnrg.com

Please act quickly, and join today! We need your involvement and your support to create a strong voice for biodiesel and other renewable biofuels in Wisconsin.

Vision Statement

The vision of WBA is that Wisconsin biodiesel producers, marketers and distributors will provide, through a network of readily accessible retail outlets, biodiesel fuel that consistently meets recognized quality standards so that all Wisconsin citizens benefit from the economic returns, improved air quality and energy independence achieved through use of renewable biodiesel fuels.

608.819.1367 -- PO Box 8365 -- Madison, WI 53708