2025 MREC Rural Energy Conference
Pre-Conference Workshop – Wednesday February 12, 2025
- Download Pre-Conference Agenda
- Presentations:
- Bioelectricity, Doug Reinemann
- IEEE Standard 1695, Paul Ortmann
Conference Presentations
Thursday February 13, 2025
Main Session
- Energizing Livestock Biosecurity: The Role of Rural Energy Providers and H5 Influenza Insights – Abby Schuft, University of Minnesota
- Electric Vehicle Strategy and Solutions – David Farmer, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
- Investing in reliability: The future of energy generation – Jeremy Woeste, Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Breakouts
Track 1: Wiring
- Interesting Stray Voltage Discoveries – Adam Boese, Dustin Davis, & Jeff Nilssen, Xcel Energy
- Load Management Using Battery and Solar, Jeffrey Springer, Dairyland Power Cooperative
- Use of Artificial Intelligence in the dairy industry, Doug Reinemann, UW-Madison
- The evaluation and mitigation of ground fault over-voltage from DER-powered circuit, Wei Ren, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Track 2: Renewable Energy
- Use of Ammonia in Agricultural Equipment – Will Northrop, University of Minnesota
- Utility Focused Water Heating Regulatory Update and Load Management Opportunities
– Tim Gauhan, Rheem - Strategic Farm Electrification: The E-Farm– Eric Buchanan, University of Minnesota
- USDA REAP Grants: What you need to know and how they can benefit your farm or rural business – Bethany Reinholtz, GDS Associates, Inc. and Corey Kuchta, Wisconsin Public Service
Friday February 14, 2025
- Dairy Manure Digestor to RNG Feasibility Discussion – Ryan Crowe, CI Score Solution
- Decarbonization of Off-road Construction Sites – Ray Gallant, Volvo
- Navigate Macroeconomic and Agricultural Trends – Abbi Prins, CoBank