Support Renewable Energy Education – Join MREAYour membership directly supports renewable energy education in the Midwest. As a member, you receive a variety of benefits, including free admission to The Energy Fair. View Membership Benefits here.
Fill out the form below, or join / renew by phone – call our Development Director, Gina Miresse, at 715-592-6595 ext. 113.
Let’s build an advanced solar and electric vehicle education program to deploy clean, local energy!
For 28 years, the Midwest Renewable Energy Association has helped people take leadership and deliver the economic and environmental benefits of clean energy investment to our communities. With your support we will expand our public engagement and professional training programs by building an advanced electric vehicle charging demonstration and training lab, powered by solar energy.
The future is electric, and we need to ensure that it is local and renewable!
WHAT WE DOWe believe education is the key to creating a clean energy future. At the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA), we promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through education and demonstration. In particular, we have initiatives focused on the development of robust markets for renewables and a history of success in public engagement and inspiring positive energy and climate action.
Together with partners around the Midwest, we work to expand renewable energy adoption through innovative programs, renewable energy training, and educational events. We are currently achieving our mission through six initiatives:
1. The Energy Fair
2. Midwest Grow Solar Partnership
3. ReNew the Earth Institute (REI)
4. Professional Training
5. MREA Site Assessment Certificate
6. Solar University Network (SUN)
Right now we have an opportunity to expand our efforts by joining the nationwide push for electric transportation and advanced energy storage: All powered by clean energy.
Your support will help us install a solar carport on our newly-constructed, advanced electric vehicle charging demonstration!
The site features a 480V electric service powering an ABB Terra 53 DC fast charger and a fleet of ClipperCreek workplace chargers with advanced monitoring and load balancing software; representing the state of the art in electric vehicle charging. It will allow us to expand our training programs and host the largest gathering of electric vehicles in the Midwest during our annual event, The Energy Fair.
We are seeking $45,000 to construct a 20kW solar canopy for our newly built electric vehicle charging demonstration and training lab. We have the infrastructure to demonstrate the potential of electric transportation. Now, we need to power it with solar.
The new 3-phase solar canopy would expand our on-site training labs, allowing us to provide hands-on experience with commercial solar equipment. It would provide a beautiful structure that inspires the thousands of visitors who come to our campus each year. And, it would demonstrate the potential of marrying these two promising technologies.
This project has already brought us new partners interested in an advanced, resilient distributed and clean electric grid. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has already helped drive this project forward, including:
To make a gift, please fill out the form below. Thank you in advance for your support!
If you’d prefer to donate by phone – call our Development Director, Gina Miresse, at 715-592-6595 ext. 113.
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