Call for 2015 Energy Fair Food Vendors!

Connect with thousands of new customers and build your relationship with returning customers! Align your business with sustainability by serving as much local, organic, and fair trade food as possible at The Fair. Booth rates the same as 2014. Secure your spot; food vendors sign-up today!

We made a couple of changes from last year such as adding a few food vendor spaces so be sure to click on the map and check it out.

Red = Reserved     Black = Open

Connect by Exhibiting
Registering early will give you first choice for booth space and secure the early bird rate - 10% discount. Exhibitors sign up for a booth at the largest and longest running energy and sustainable living event.

Engage through a Workshop or Demonstration
Now accepting proposals! The 2014 Program Guide shows the breadth and depth of topics covered. Workshop on page 36, demonstrations on page 66-67.

Increase Your Visibility
Become a Sponsor to connect with sustainably minded attendees ready to take action or advertise in The Energy Fair Program Guide to make your mark.

For questions, please contact Allison Lindquist, 715-592-6595 ext. 115

 

We Need YOU to Grow Solar in the Midwest

As the year draws to a close, it is becoming more and more apparent that 2014 will be remembered as a landmark year for renewable energy in the U.S.

In the Midwest, clean energy has  experienced clear victories (the Minnesota Clean Energy Jobs Act, and the Iowa Supreme Court ruling on third party ownership)  and significant setbacks (the Wisconsin utility rate cases).  

An overwhelming majority of voters in the Midwest favor more clean energy and the job creation, local control and energy freedom that come with investments in clean energy.  However energy issues are significantly absent from our political dialogue in the Midwest. 

MREA is working to translate public support of clean energy into political support and we need you!  

Can we count on you to support us during this critical time?

 

Upcoming MREA Courses

New Online Course:  Batteries in Solar PV Systems

The MREA, Heatspring, and NABCEP are teaming up to bring you an intensive six-week training with solar legend Christopher LaForge. PV systems that employ batteries require significant design considerations. Whether using batteries to back up your utility grid or as the basis of a stand-alone, off-grid system, choosing the correct battery and sizing it correctly is challenging. This course provides in-depth analysis of the issues surrounding the use of batteries for PV applications. It covers battery design, specification, use, and maintenance. The course capstone project is creating the design for a battery-based solar PV system.

  • See a listing of all the videos, assignments, and tools
  • Full access to a handful of videos and assignments
  • Get a discount code for $100 off the full course

Instructor Christopher LaForge is also offering a free LOAD CALCULATOR FOR BATTERY-BASED SOLAR PROJECTS to encourage interest in battery-based PV systems.

Course Registration Page: www.heatspring.com/courses/batteries-in-solar-pv-systems

 

Solar Training Academy

The MREA’s Solar Training Academy is a series of weekend classes that will walk students through the PV design and installation process. The format of the Solar Training Academy will be MREA’s class progression that will include Basic Photovoltaics, PV Site Assessor, Intermediate PV, PV Design Lab and PV Sales and Finance.

Classes will be held one weekend each month beginning in January and concluding in early May. Topics of this training will cover PV equipment selection, utility intertied and battery based systems, batteries, mechanical and electrical integration, PV design, PV residential site assessment, National Electric Code, system commissioning, solar financials.

Participation in the Solar Training Academy will also include opportunities to meet with professionals in the solar industry.

Milwaukee:  https://www.midwestrenew.org/civicrm/event/info?id=725&reset=1
Twin Cities: https://www.midwestrenew.org/civicrm/event/info?id=726&reset=1
Normal IL:  https://www.midwestrenew.org/civicrm/event/info?id=728&reset=1

For more information, please visit www.midwestrenew.org/courses

 

MREA at the B4 Conference Feb 26-27 in Rosemont, IL

Visit MREA at the B4 Conference in Rosemont, IL to stay up-to-date on the latest and greatest in energy efficiency and building performance. Discover other exibitors who will be at the conference and educational opportunities to earn CECs/CEUs.