Midwest Farm Energy Conference
2026-06-16 - 2026-06-17 | West Central Research and Outreach Center, 46352 State Hwy 329, Morris, MN, 56267, United States
Join the MREA at the 2026 Midwest Farm Energy Conference on June 16–17 in Morris, MN.
The theme of the conference is “The Age of Agricultural Intelligence: Ammonia, Agrivoltaics & Automation”, and will cover topics such as green ammonia as a farm fuel, electrifying the farm with robots, grazing cows under solar panels, what can we do with all the data, and much more.
Conference Details
Tuesday, June 16:

Doors open at noon; presentations begin at 1 pm.
Sessions will focus on green ammonia and agrivoltaics.
Keynote dinner and program.

Wednesday, June 17:

Doors open at 7:30 am for a light breakfast; presentations begin at 8 am.
Sessions will cover precision agriculture, electrification, and automation.
Lunch in the gardens followed by tours.

Other conference activities will include:

Electric vehicle showcase including an electric tractor.
Tour of WCROC research projects including solar agrivoltaics, agricultural robots, and newly commissioned green hydrogen/ammonia plant.
Opportunity to network with energy experts and professionals.

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Grow Solar Power Hour: Door County — June 17
2026-06-17 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Chicago)
Grow Solar is a solar group-buying and education program that makes going solar easier. Offered by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, property owners in Door County can pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable.
Join us at an upcoming Power Hour to learn more:
Wednesday, June 17 | 5:30 p.m. | Peninsula School of Art
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Grow Solar Power Hour: Green Bay Fox Valley — June 23
2026-06-23 17:30 - 18:30
Grow Solar is a solar group-buying and education program that makes going solar easier. Offered by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, property owners in the Green Bay and Fox Valley area can pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable.
Join us at an upcoming Power Hour to learn more:
Tuesday, June 23 | 5:30 p.m. | Kavarna Coffee House in Green Bay
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Grow Solar Power Hour: Central Wisconsin — June 24
2026-06-24 17:30 - 18:30 | Online
Grow Solar is a solar group-buying and education program that makes going solar easier. Offered by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, property owners in central Wisconsin can pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable.
Join us at an upcoming Power Hour to learn more:
Wednesday, June 24 | 5:30 p.m. | Virtual — attend via Zoom
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Grow Solar Power Hour: Door County — June 30
2026-06-30 15:30 - 16:30 | Online
Grow Solar is a solar group-buying and education program that makes going solar easier. Offered by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, property owners in Door County can pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable.
Join us at an upcoming Power Hour to learn more:
Tuesday, June 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Virtual — attend via Zoom
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Grow Solar Power Hour: Milwaukee Waukesha — July 2
2026-07-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Grow Solar is a solar group-buying and education program that makes going solar easier. Offered by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, property owners in the Milwaukee and Waukesha area can pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable.
Join us at an upcoming Power Hour to learn more:
Thursday, July 2 | 12 p.m. | Virtual — attend via Zoom
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Grow Solar Power Hour: East Central Iowa — July 9
2026-07-09 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
Grow Solar is a solar group-buying and education program that makes going solar easier. Offered by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, property owners in the east central Iowa area can pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable.
Join us at an upcoming Power Hour to learn more:
Thursday, July 9 | 3 p.m. | Virtual — attend via Zoom
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Grow Solar Power Hour: Green Bay Fox Valley — July 9
2026-07-09 17:30 - 18:30
Grow Solar is a solar group-buying and education program that makes going solar easier. Offered by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, property owners in the Green Bay and Fox Valley area can pool their buying power to secure significant discounts that make installing solar more affordable.
Join us at an upcoming Power Hour to learn more:
Thursday, July 9 | 5:30 p.m. | Appleton Public Library
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Midcontinent Clean Energy Summit
2026-07-28 - 2026-07-29 | Marriott Indianapolis North, 3645 River Crossing Parkway, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46240, United States
Join the MREA for the Midcontinent Clean Energy Summit on July 28–29 in Indianapolis, IN.
Attend this conference to cement your place in the unparalleled development and investment opportunities in MISO’s evolving energy landscape. This strategic event goes beyond regulatory settings, attracting broad participation from a wide variety of stakeholders looking to understand MISO from a development-forward perspective. Join an unmatched faculty of developers, policymakers, regulators, LSEs, financiers, tax equity experts, and other industry leaders as they provide inside intelligence on the dynamics shaping transmission and interconnection, utility-scale wind and solar, firm resources, storage, community solar, DERs, and the policy to get us there in one of the most capital-intensive U.S. power markets.
This is where deals are made and futures are shaped. Don’t miss your chance to gain the competitive edge — check out our agenda and secure your spot today!
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MREA Webinar Series — Home Cooling Best Practices
2026-07-28 17:30 - 18:30 | Online
WHEN: Tuesday, July 28 starting at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Online via Zoom
The MREA’s July webinar will feature Brynn Cooksey of HVAC U. Brynn will share information on what you should look out for to determine if your home is properly sealed, tips for efficient cooling and air flow in the home in the face of heat waves, and products and services you can consider if you’re looking to improve the comfort and efficiency of your home. Following the presentation, MREA’s Research and Grants Manager, Kenzie Luterbach, will share information on MREA’s Energy Coach program and share more resources on how you can benefit from the program and how you can become a coach!
Brynn Cooksey has spent 24 years in the field, building, running, and teaching from a working contractor’s perspective. As an IREC Certified Master Trainer and one of ESCO Institute’s Top 25 Most Influential HVACR Instructors, Brynn built HVAC U on a simple belief: that the best training comes from someone who’s actually done the work. He’s personally trained over 15,000 professionals across the country, from individual technicians to corporate teams, and that hands-on experience shapes everything HVAC U teaches.
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Can’t make it to the live webinar? No worries! We’ll upload the recorded webinar to YouTube the next business day so you won’t miss out.

About the MREA’s Webinar Series:
Join the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) for a free, monthly webinar series exploring the renewable energy and sustainability topics you want to learn more about. These interactive sessions take place on the last Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. and are hosted virtually for easy access from anywhere.
The MREA was founded from our historic Energy Fair event — an annual gathering that brought together thousands of attendees to explore sustainability, clean energy, and actionable solutions for a greener future. While the Fair has since been retired, its spirit of education, connection, and action lives on. This monthly webinar series continues that legacy by creating space for learning, discussion, and community around today’s most relevant clean energy and sustainability topics.
These webinars are free and open to all. We do encourage participants to become MREA members to help support our work and ensure we can continue offering accessible education and advocacy across the Midwest.
Be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter to get updates on upcoming webinar topics, speaker announcements, and opportunities to suggest future subjects or organizations you’d like to hear from.

AESP Flex Connect
2026-09-01 - 2026-09-03 | Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Canada
The MREA is proud to support AESP Flex Connect on September 1–3 in Montreal, Canada.
Co-located with the AESP Canada Annual Meeting, Flex Connect promises to be electric this year, focusing on the collective power of demand flexible solutions. Get ready for the latest on integrated planning, customer engagement, and more. Join AESP to learn how energy efficiency, demand flexibility, and emerging technologies can work together to reduce demand, optimize performance, and deliver greater value.
Why Attend:

Flex in Action: Real-world stories and proven approaches showing how demand flexibility, DER integration, and efficiency combine to deliver measurable benefits for customers and the grid
Flex Foundations: Sessions on rate design, DER-enabling technologies, and strategic alignment that power scalable demand flexibility across programs and platforms
Flex Labs: Hands-on, how-to workshops packed with practical tools, DER deployment tactics, and skill-building you can use right away
Networking opportunities to build partnerships that drive meaningful impact across the clean energy industry

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2026 MnSEIA Gateway to Solar Conference
2026-09-29 - 2026-09-30 | InterContinental Minneapolis – St. Paul Airport, 5005 Glumack Dr, Minneapolis, MN, 55450, United States
Join the MREA at the 2026 MnSEIA Gateway to Solar Conference on September 29–30, 2026 in Minneapolis, MN.
The Gateway to Solar Conference, hosted by the Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA), is one of the Midwest’s biggest and best solar + storage conferences. Each year solar installers and developers, manufacturers, distributors, financiers, engineers, utilities, job trainers, trade unions, non-profits, government agencies, and more gather for quality networking and education.
Meet industry professionals from across the state and country, hear from state officials, regulators, and legislators, and gain in-depth insight into Minnesota’s booming market and where it’s headed during this exciting two-day conference.
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Mayfield Renewables' Education Summit
2026-09-29 - 2026-09-30 | David Rubenstein Forum, 1201 E 60th St, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
The MREA is thrilled to support Mayfield Renewables’ third annual Education Summit this fall! Join us at this unique industry gathering dedicated to technical education, and let’s build safer systems while unlocking the full potential of PV+ESS and microgrids in the C&I solar-plus-storage space.
This year’s Summit will be a 2-day event. There will be four classrooms, each with four classes. Up to 5 NABCEP CEUs will be available on each day of training. Three main themes will be covered in the education sessions: PV & ESS codes and standards, PV & ESS design best practices, and microgrid feasibility, planning, and development.
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Chicago Build 2026
2026-10-28 - 2026-10-29 | McCormick Place, West Building, 2301 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Join the MREA for Chicago Build 2026 on October 28–29 in Chicago, IL.
Chicago Build offers a totally unique experience over the two days, featuring:

30,000+ attendees from contractors, architects, realtors, civil engineers, developers, government, house builders and construction professionals
450+ incredible speakers across 13 conference tracks
AIA CES approved workshops
The Festival of Construction with DJs, musicians, live performances, food and drinks tastings, entertainment and more
Architect’s Hub with project displays of upcoming projects from leading architects
Exclusive networking parties with key decision-makers
The USA’s largest networking event for Women in Construction and Diversity in Construction
An inclusive Ambassador Program supporting Women in Construction and Diversity in Construction
350+ exhibitors showcasing the latest services, products and innovations

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