The Energy Fair

The 32nd Annual Energy Fair

The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) is eager is welcome you to join us for The Energy Fair!  It is a place to celebrate and explore renewable energy and sustainable living.  Each year the Fair brings 11,500+ attendees together to learn about clean energy, connect with others, and take action toward a just energy transition.

Schedule:
Workshops
10:00am: “The Many Levels of Solar + Storage” - The Blue Tent
10:00am: Heating Your Home With a Masonry Mass Stove - The Orange Tent
10:00am: How to Crochet with Loops and Rounds - The Rainbow's End (Kids' Tent)
10:00am: How to Get Solar on Your School - The Yellow Tent
10:00am: Low Waste Lifestyle: A Realistic Approach - The Red Tent
10:00am: Madison to MREA on Solar E-Trike - The Pink Tent
10:00am: MadiSUN Workforce Training - The Black Tent
10:00am: Outdoor Skills – Making a Whistle or Small Container - The Bushcraft Demo Area
10:00am: Planning and Planting the Fall Garden - The Green Tent
10:00am: SIPs: An Affordable and Duplicatable Solution - The White Tent
11:00am: Careers in Clean Energy - The Green Tent
11:00am: CEJA Stories: Implementing Illinois’ Landmark Climate Justice Bill (Panel) – Forest Stage (80 min) - The Forest Stage
11:00am: Choosing Herbal Remedies for Sustainability - The White Tent
11:00am: ESS with Sol-Ark, Homegrid, & Savant - The Black Tent
11:00am: Goin’ Off (Grid) and Living More with Less - The Red Tent
11:00am: Green Burial - The Orange Tent
11:00am: Growing Insects for Food and Feed - The Purple Tent
11:00am: Hands-on Solar Power Demo - The Rainbow's End (Kids' Tent)
11:00am: Recycle Right, Wisconsin - The Pink Tent
11:00am: Smart Grid / MIcro Grid Basics - The NWTC Trailer
12:00pm: Biking Year-Round – Work, Play, & Day-to-Day - The Pink Tent
12:00pm: Choosing a Solar Installer-What Could Go Wrong? - The Orange Tent
12:00pm: Intro to Small Wind Systems - The Red Tent
12:00pm: Leadership for Kids – Story Time - The Rainbow's End (Kids' Tent)
12:00pm: NEC Art. 705 – Interconnecting your Power - The Green Tent
12:00pm: Process Intensification for Energy Systems - The Black Tent
12:00pm: Tesla Ownership, The Good and Bad - The Yellow Tent
12:00pm: The Future of Solar Energy Education - The White Tent
1:00pm: Earth Art - The Rainbow's End (Kids' Tent)
2:00pm: Comfortable and Energy Efficient Buildings - The Pink Tent
2:00pm: Fabulous Frogs & Sensational Snakes - The Rainbow's End (Kids' Tent)
2:00pm: Life is Not a Gas - The Yellow Tent
2:00pm: Outdoor Skills – Making String - The
2:00pm: Power your Home from your Car - The Red Tent
2:00pm: Rebuilding Midwestern Soil - The Blue Tent
2:00pm: Scaling and Accelerating Renewable Energy - The Orange Tent
2:00pm: Solar on Schools Power Hour - The White Tent
2:00pm: Sustainable Health: Sleep Improvement - The Green Tent
2:00pm: Wind Power Reality Check - The Black Tent
3:00pm: A Conventional Net-Zero Home - The Green Tent
3:00pm: Basic PV Training for Community Groups - The White Tent
3:00pm: Energy Efficient Plumbing - The Blue Tent
3:00pm: Feed Your Family from your Indoor Garden - The Orange Tent
3:00pm: Green Hydrogen – What’s the Big Deal? - The Pink Tent
3:00pm: How to Finance Clean Energy in Your home - The Black Tent
3:00pm: Rock Hounding For Children and Families - The Rainbow's End (Kids' Tent)
3:00pm: Solar for Beginners – A Hands-on Building Experience - The NoWhere Vans Exhibit Area
3:00pm: Stories From the Frontline: Living with Fossil Fuels - The Red Tent
3:00pm: Water Pumping Windmills - The Yellow Tent
4:00pm: Activist Street Band Supports Social Justice - The Red Tent
4:00pm: Chevy Volt, Cadillac ELR - The Black Tent
4:00pm: How to Combat Rising Energy Prices - The Yellow Tent
4:00pm: Intro to Photovoltaic Systems - The Orange Tent
4:00pm: Make Your Own Playdough - The Rainbow's End (Kids' Tent)
4:00pm: Solar Schools Save Money and Increase STEM - The White Tent
4:00pm: Taking the Book Out of Homeschooling - The Blue Tent
4:00pm: The Path to Zero Energy For New And Existing Homes - The Pink Tent
4:00pm: Vegetable Seed Saving - The Green Tent

Live Music
2:00pm: Emmitt James - Forest Stage
5:30pm: Forward! Marching Band - Main Stage
8:00pm: Tae & The Neighborly - Main Stage

5:00 pm: Clean Energy Career Fair - Purple Flag Tent (Overflow in the Blue Flag Tent)
2pm: Keynote Book Signings - Erik M. Conway at the Main Stage
11:15am & 2pm: Energy Storage System Tech Center Tours - Renew the Earth Institute
4:00 pm: Siren Shrub – Nonalcoholic Happy Hours

Rise Up Live Events
Elizabeth Turner, Energy Efficient Building Design for Electrification, 11am  
Katie Kienbaum, Empowering Energy Democracy through Distributed Energy Resources, 12pm  
Markeeta Keyes, Pursuing Energy Justice through Clean Energy Workforce Education, 2pm  
Andrew Kell, Wisconsin Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050, 3pm  
Tom Content, Putting Consumers First in the Energy Transition, 4pm  

Location: Special Events Tent

Tomorrow River Community Charter School/Waldorf Education Events
10am: How to Crochet with Loops and Rounds - Rainbow’s End

3:00 pm: Hands-on Demo with NoWhere Vans

11:00 am: Panel - CEJA Stories: Implementing Illinois’s Landmark Climate Justice Bill - Forest Stage

2:30 pm: Stevens Point Area Cooperative (SPAC) Food Tasting and Documentary Viewing

1:45 pm: Whitefeather Organic Farm Tour with Siren Shrub Tasting - Custer

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