MREC Conference

Title: The 42nd Annual Rural Energy Conference & Pre-conference Seminar

Date:  March 3-5, 2004

Location: Ramada Inn Convention Center; Eau Claire, WI

Conference Brochure 

Presentations

• Break-out Sessions Summary
• The Anatomy of a Stray Voltage / Earth Current Trial from an Engineer’s Perspective, Chuck DeNardo, We Energies
• Stray Voltage Handout, Chuck Forster, Phasor Labs
• Stray Voltage Presentation, Chuck Forster, Phasor Labs
• “STRAY VOLTAGE AND DAIRY FARMS”, Dick Reines
• Handout, Stray Voltage and Dairy Farms, NRAES-149, Dick Reines
• Distributed Generation Interconnection Rules, Doug Larson, Vice President, Power System Engineering, Inc.
• Stray Voltage and Water for Dairy Cattle, A Veterinarian’s Perspective, John R. Roberts, DVM, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
• Stray Voltage Education, A Veterinarian’s Perspective, John R. Roberts, DVM, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
• Iowa State University Energy Research Update, J.D. Harmon, Ph.D., P.E., Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
• A Perspective on the Future of Wind in the U.S., John Seymour, FPL Energy
• Energy Conservation in Dairy Enterprises, Scott Sanford, Senior Outreach Specialist, Biological Systems Engineering University of Wisconsin –Madison
• Energy Conservation in Irrigation, Crop Storage & Lighting, Scott Sanford, Sr. Outreach Specialist University of Wisconsin Focus on Energy / Rural Energy Issues
• Thermal Energy Efficiency, Grain Drying, Greenhouses, Maple Syrup Production, Water Heating, Scott Sanford, Sr. Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin –Madison
• Electric Fencing – A Valuable Management Tool, Tom Cadwallader, Agricultural Development Agent, UW-Extension, Lincoln and Marathon Counties
• Electrical Fencer Installations, Tom Seidl
• Stray Voltage and Dairy Farms (NRAES 149)