CEO FALL CONFERENCESeptember 4-6, 2024Thumper Pond Resort, Ottertail, MN
W 11:30am lunch, 1pm golf, 6pm reception, 7pm dinnerTh 7:30-3:30pm, 6pm reception, 7pm dinnerF 8-11am
Wednesday September 411:00 Check in for golf11:30 Lunch1:00 Golf - sponsored by MREA vendor members6:00 Suppliers welcome reception7:00 Dinner - Golf Prizes/Award Presentation
GOLF TEAMSRules of the Scramble:(1) The highest score a foursome can get is par.(2) Each member of the foursome must use three drives.Send your team names to Karen Miller at Karen@mrea.org
Thursday September 57:00 Breakfast & registration7:30 CEO conference committee meeting8:00 Welcome: CLAC Chair Adam Tromblay, Nobles Cooperative Electric8:15 Power Theft - Bitcoin Example: Kevin Holen, North Star Electric Cooperative, Inc.8:30 The Economy and the impact of Rural America: Chris Shaffner, CoBank9:15 The Future of Load Control & future aggregation under FERC policies: Jeff Haase, Great River Energy10:15 Break10:30 What's Small, Modular, and Reacts with Uranium - SMRs: Jason Herbert, DPC11:30 Lunch12:15 MREA Program updates1:00 RUS Environmental Review and new ERA Update: Luke Theriot, NRECA1:45 Lessons learned from a DOR property tax court case: Syd Briggs, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric2:00 Break2:15 Government Affairs update and planning (includes net metering strategy)3:30 Impacts of electricity service and energy policy on business: Jim Schultz, MN Private Business Council Moderates a panel of business leaders4:30 Adjourn 6:00 Group dinner
Friday September 67:15 Breakfast8:00 Elect CLAC members by district8:15 Workforce planning related to new cannabis and paid family leave laws: Josh Heggemm, Pemberton Law9:15 Supply Industry update and transformer standards impact: Chris Pederson, RESCO & Travis Baldwin, ERMCO9:45 Break10:00 G&T Panel - Resource planning under 2040 Becky Kern, Basin Jon Brekke, GRE Ron Franz, DPC Todd Sailer, MPC11:00 Roundtable12:00 Evaluations and adjournment12:00-2:00 CLAC Meeting
COST$443 Education member$543 Non education member
HOTEL Thumper Pond Resort 300 Thumper Pond RoadOttertail, MN 56571(218) 367-2000 MREA Rate per night: $119.95
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