Our Mission: The Midwest Renewable Energy Association promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living through education and demonstration.

Description:
Our Activities

• The Energy Fair: Each June, the MREA hosts the Energy Fair. This event is the world's largest and longest running energy education event. It offers programs for all ages and knowledge levels. The Fair is powered by working renewable energy systems.
• ReNew the Earth Institute: The ReNew the Earth Institute is the MREA’s demonstration site and educational facility. The Institute has working renewable energy systems (wind, PV, solar hot water, masonry stove), and educational displays. Visitors to the Institute can take guided and self-guided tours of the facilities and renewable energy systems.
• Workshops: The MREA hosts a series of educational and hands-on workshops throughout the year. These workshops vary in length from 1 day to 2 weeks. They are instructed by experienced renewable energy experts in small classroom settings and on site installation locations. Workshop participants come from varied backgrounds including homeowners, builders, educators, architects, engineers, and others. The MREA offers over 100 workshops per year. Participants can receive Continue Education Units for attending workshops. Some scholarships are available.
• Wisconsin Solar Tour: As a chapter of the American Solar Energy Society, the MREA hosts an October tour of homes and businesses throughout Wisconsin. Buildings on the tour demonstrate renewable energy systems, energy efficient construction, and alternative/green building techniques.
• Newsletter: ReNews is a quarterly newsletter that includes articles on energy issues, book reviews, a calendar of upcoming events, and general information on the MREA and its activities.



History:
Since 1990, the Energy Fair has shown fair goers how to change the world while having fun. Each summer the Fair transforms rural central Wisconsin into the global hot spot for renewable energy education. The Energy Fair is the world's largest renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable living educational event of its kind. Please join us this year!


Contact people:


Ellie Jackson, (phone), (email) Amy Heart, Program Director, (phone), (email)


Office fax number: (715) 592-6596

Address:


7558 Deer Rd. Custer, WI 54423 (See a map)


Web Site: http://www.midwestrenew.org

Directions:

The ReNew the Earth Institute is conveniently located just off Hwy 10, 7 miles east of Hwy 39, providing easy access to Appleton (1 1/2 hours), Chicago (4 hours), Milwaukee (3 1/2 hours), and Minneapolis-St. Paul (4 hours).

Last updated on December 6, 2011