2026 MREC Conference

**Hotel Reservations**: Due to unexpected construction work, the Radisson Hotel is fully booked for the dates of the 2026 MREC Conference (Feb 11-13). We have secured 20 extra rooms at the Home2Suites by Hilton at 210 Jay St, La Crosse, WI 54601 (1.5 blocks from the Radisson at $139/night). Shuttles to and from the Radisson will be provided. Please call 608-881-6666 to make new reservations or follow this LINK.

Register now to the 2026 MREC Pre-Conference and Conference. The Pre-Conference will have Nate Melby, CIO at Dairyland Power Cooperative, presenting about Dairyland’s VoltWrite Artificial Intelligence
journey and Paul Ortmann presenting about AI use for stray voltage investigation. The Conference will have various topics at the intersection of energy issues and agriculture. Donwload our Brochure below to know more about these exciting topics.

• When: February 11 (pre-conference), February 12-13 (Conference), 2026
• Where: Radisson Hotel La Crosse Wisconsin (200 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse, WI 54601)
• Registration
• Brochure

2026 Intro/Testing Stray Voltage Course

Save the date for Intro and Testing Stray Voltage Courses!

• When: May 5 (Intro) to May 7, 2026
• Where: Arlington Ag Research Station, N695 Hopkins Road Arlington WI 53911

More details to come!

Past Conferences and Presentations

• The 2025 Annual MREC Conference and Pre-Conference was held from February 12 – 14, 2025 and it was a success! Visit our Archives to download the presentations and take a look at the Agenda.

Archives of the brochures and presentations from previous annual MREC conferences can be found here.

Credit for Professional Training

• If you participated in an educational opportunity hosted by the Midwest Rural Energy Council and would like information on how to document instructional hours for professional training credit, click here.  You can get documentation for participation in the MREC Annual Conference or the Stray Voltage Investigator’s Training held in May in Wisconsin.