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: Cooperative Investment: SolarShare WI Co-op - The Yellow Tent
10:00am: Foraged Flower Crown - The Blue Tent
10:00am: Heating with Renewable Biomass in Wisconsin - The Green Tent
10:00am: How to Make Your own BioChar Generator - The Pink Tent
10:00am: Learning Skills to Inherit Property - The Black Tent
10:00am: Make Your Own Paint - The Rainbow's End (Kids' Tent)
10:00am: Mushrooms in the Kitchen and Apothecary - The Orange Tent
10:00am: Outdoor Skills – Fire Starting - The
10:00am: Waking the Cooperative Spirit - The Red Tent
10:00am: Zero Carbon by 2050 – A Path for Wisconsin - The White Tent
11:00am: A Barrier Free and Non-Toxic Home Explained - The Red Tent
11:00am: Climate Change & Electrification - The Pink Tent
11:00am: Farming Sunshine: Solar and Ag Land Use - The Yellow Tent
11:00am: Mending: Prolong the Life of Your Textiles - The White Tent
11:00am: Seeing the Light: Navigating Solar Myths - The Orange Tent
11:00am: Solar Resource Calculator For UW-Campus - The Black Tent
11:00am: Terrific Turtles - The Rainbow's End (Kids' Tent)
11:00am: Urban Wood Usage in our Communities - The Green Tent
11:00am: WI Sales & Use Tax Basics – Q&A - The Purple Tent
12:00pm: My Friend the Tree - The Rainbow's End (Kids' Tent)
1:00pm: An All Electric Home in Stevens Point - The Orange Tent
1:00pm: Build Your Composter and Soil - The Blue Tent
1:00pm: Building Unity for a Sustainable Future - The Pink Tent
1:00pm: Connecting with Nature Using Our 54 Senses - The Black Tent
1:00pm: Energy Burden, Energy Injustice - The Green Tent
1:00pm: How to Minimize Construction Waste - The Red Tent
1:00pm: Live Green/Leave Green - The White Tent
1:00pm: Make Your Own Ellie Pooh Journals - The Rainbow's End (Kids' Tent)
1:00pm: Solar for your Conservation Organization - The Yellow Tent
1:00pm: Tackling High Household Energy Burden in Wisc - The Purple Tent
2:00pm: A Community Approach to the Energy Transition - The Black Tent
2:00pm: A Thousand Points of Light - The White Tent
2:00pm: Heat Pump Needs an Envelope - The Yellow Tent
2:00pm: Hybrid or EV Safety, Fact or Fiction? - The Green Tent
2:00pm: Native Plants: Creating a Pollinator Oasis - The Red Tent
2:00pm: Sing Along and Circle Time - The Rainbow's End (Kids' Tent)
2:00pm: The Basics of Photovoltaics - The Pink Tent
2:00pm: The Importance of Grounding - The Orange Tent

Live Music
1:30pm: Dead Horses - Main Stage

7:30am - 9:30am: The Energy Fair 1K - Rise Up & Race
Join the MREA for the first ever Energy Fair 5K, held during The 32nd Annual Energy Fair
Race, run, jog, walk, or skip during this family-friendly event! 5K participants will be timed during this event and 1K participants will not be timed. All participants will receive shirts and medals regardless of finishing times, with unique prizes given to top finishers.

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2pm: Keynote Book Signings - Trita Parsi in the Special Event Tent
11:15am: Energy Storage System Tech Center Tours - Renew the Earth Institute

Rise Up Live Events
10:30am: Rise Up Season 4 Guests, Midwest Energy Transition Panel on the Main Stage

Tomorrow River Community Charter School/Waldorf Education Events
2pm: Sing along and Circle Time - Rainbow’s End

10:00 am: Silent Auction - Tent C

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