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    Your Accredited Renewable Energy Training Provider

    Whether you want to start a career in the renewable energy field, maintain a credential, or install solar on your home, MREA has a variety of courses to advance your skills. We offer online and in-person learning options to fit your busy schedule.

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    Dedicated to growing the clean energy workforce through affordable, accessible, and accredited training.

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    A great place to start in the solar industry is the NABCEP PV Associate Program — earn your credential online or in-person.

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    To help you navigate the advanced educational requirements for NABCEP Board Certification, we’ve developed Certification Course Packages to guide your way.

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    Our online courses offer extreme flexibility for busy lifestyles and can be accessed as soon as you enroll.

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    The solar industry has a bright future ahead, and the MREA is helping turn that future into a reality through our accredited training programs. Students can feel confident investing in professional training with the MREA as we align our curriculum with industry standards that are globally recognized.

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    STEM Meets Solar: Customized PV Training for High Schoolers

    Energizing Futures MREA recently had the pleasure of partnering with Mr. Ethan Cox, Clean Energy…

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    Off-Grid PV System Design: A Guide to Load Analysis and Storage with Kris Schmid

    Hello! I’m Kris Schmid, an instructor for the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA). I’ve had…

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    Solar Plus Storage Modeling with SAM: A Guide by Paul Gillman

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    Our Instructors

    Jenny Conrardy

    Jenny Conrardy

    Arch Solar

    Jenny Conrardy has been working in the solar industry since 2019. She is a fourth-year Electrical Apprentice in Wisconsin and…

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    Nick Matthes

    Nick Matthes

    MREA Solar Project Manager

    Nick is a NABCEP certified PV Installation Professional with WI master electrician and commercial electrical inspector licenses, and has a…

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    Cris Folk

    Cris Folk

    Instructor

    Cris is a self-employed energy consultant, and owner of Master Training Specialist, LLC. He provides design, installation, maintenance, and service…

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    Dan Fink

    Dan Fink

    Buckville Energy Consulting - Masonville, CO

    Dan Fink has lived 11 miles off the grid, high in the Colorado mountains, since 1991. He has been teaching…

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    Ali Dirul

    Ali Dirul

    Founder & CEO - Ryter Cooperative Industries

    With more than 15 years of power system design engineering experience, Ali Dirul is a clean energy visionary, innovator, and…

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    Paul Gilman

    Paul Gilman

    Paul Gilman is a technical writer and trainer and has worked on projects for NREL and other clients since 2002.…

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    Alex Jarvis

    Alex Jarvis

    President, Solar Systems of Indiana, Inc. | Bloomington, IN

    Alex Jarvis has been working in the renewable energy (RE) field since 2006. He has been an instructor for the…

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    Leon Dulak

    Leon Dulak

    Leon has been the MREA’s Site Manager since 2017, working as a project manager for various renewable energy installations onsite.…

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    Clay Sterling

    Clay Sterling

    Assistant Professor, Kankakee Community College

    Clay is currently an associate professor for electrical engineering technology and renewable energy at Kankakee Community College in Kankakee IL.…

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    Mike Joyce

    Mike Joyce

    Instructor, Project Engineer, Full Spectrum Solar

    Mike is currently a PV Project Engineer for Full Spectrum Solar in Madison, WI, where he designs and manages both…

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    Kris Schmid

    Kris Schmid

    Legacy Solar, LLC

    Kris Schmid is the founder and owner of Legacy Solar, LLC, a solar energy company that has been designing and…

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    Jenny Heinzen

    Jenny Heinzen

    MREA Curriculum Director

    Email: jennyh@midwestrenew.org Phone: 751-900-2109 Jenny started her career as an Industrial Electrician, and later worked with residential wiring, farmstead rewiring, and…

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