MREA InformationAbout UsThe Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) is a non-profit 501(C)3 tax exempt organization. We were founded in 1990, with a mission to promote renewable energy around the Midwest.Contact Us
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MREA Receives $3.3 Million Award!We did it! The MREA Recently Received a DOE Grant to Train Instructors Throughout the Midwest.The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced late last week that it had selected the MREA to provide solar energy training and resources to technical and community college instructors across the Midwest. With $3.3 million in funding over five years, we will work with training partners in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, and Minnesota to offer instructor training institutes, provide instructional resources, and organize a network of Midwest solar training programs. This effort is part of a national initiative by the DOE, in which eight other organizations have been funded to advance similar efforts in other regions of the country. The trainings and resources will help advance instruction about solar electric and solar heating and cooling technologies, increasing the quality and availability of training programs across the U.S. Dr. Tehri Parker, our executive director, is excited about this ‘new era’ of solar training. “Training in solar electric and solar thermal technologies belongs in every technical and community college across the country. It should be a fundamental component of degree programs that focus on electrical engineering, HVAC, plumbing, and related fields.” We offer courses in solar electric, solar thermal, small wind energy, and green building at our training center, the ReNew the Earth Institute, here in Custer, Wisconsin. The MREA has 38 instructors that serve the more than 2,000 people a year that participate in our nationally accredited training programs. The award from the DOE will allow us to strengthen our partnerships throughout the Midwest and serve the growing demand for instructor training. To find out more about the Department of Energy’s solar market transformation initiative, including the solar installer instructor training network, visit www.eere.energy.gov.
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Our Members The MREA currently has over 3200 active members from around the world representing 39 states and 3 foreign countries. There are a variety of membership levels designed to accommodate different needs and budgets - from students to businesses. Join the MREA today.
Our Funding We believe that corporate support is a vital ingredient in promoting our agenda. Even though MREA's positions or programs are developed internally and are not influenced by our corporate sponsors, our credibility may be questioned by people who perceive such contributions as an expression of mutual endorsement. Our credibility is our most important asset. For that reason the MREA has developed a Corporation Donation Policy.
Corporate Donation Policy
MREA also receives funding from Focus on Energy , 800-762-7077. Focus on Energy is a public-private partnership offering energy information and services to energy utility customers throughout Wisconsin .
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The MREA is an equal opportunity organization. MREA programs are open to all individuals regardless of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, or sexual preference. |
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