2025 Energy Issues Summit & Reception and Tradeshow

Description

ENERGY ISSUES SUMMIT
August 7-8, 2025 (Th 8am-4:45pm, F 8am-12pm)
Doubletree Bloomington
7800 Normandale Blvd,
Bloomington, MN 55439

Pre-conferences:
Wed. Aug. 5 (1-5pm) - Thur. Aug. 6 (8:25am-3:30pm) New Director Orientation
Wed. Aug. 6, 8:30-4pm NRECA BLC 951.1 Developing Effective Boardroom Decision Making

*Directors with their Director Gold Status will receive one credit towards their continuing education to keep their Gold status for attending our Energy Issues Summit. If you attend the pre-conference BLC, you will also receive one credit for that course. Two credits in total for attending both.

Through the support and embrace of the members, the MREA Energy Issues Summit has evolved into an exclusive environment for electric co-ops in Minnesota and the Midwest region to become informed on key issues, exchange ideas, share experiences, and talk through various co-op strategies. Co-op directors, CEOs and staff come to the Summit to learn how to address a swarm of new challenges in the energy industry that are evolving our co-op business, changing member expectations and causing regulatory models to adapt. As the agenda is formed, details will be added here.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Co-op directors, CEOs and any/all cooperative staff

AGENDA 
Thurs. August 7
7:30am            Registration & Breakfast - Grand Ballroom Foyer
8:00am            Welcome - Darrick Moe, MREA
8:05am            The Energy Transition, Hydrocarbons, and the Future of US Electricity Demand - Robert Bryce
9:10am            How Minnesota’s Largest Utility is Thinking about the Future  – President, Xcel Energy
10:10am          Break
10:30am          Safety Culture - Tim McCarthy, Sioux Valley Energy
11:30am          Lunch - Grand Ballroom Foyer
12:30pm          Nuclear Topic - Paul Wilson, Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison
1:30pm            Making Decisions on Future Energy Resources: Navigating a Transition
                           - Duane Highley, TriState G&T Assoc., Inc.
2:30pm            Break
2:50pm            A People Revolution - Leah Pitzenberger - WE WIRC Sponsored
3:50pm            Legislative/REPAC - Jenny Glumack
4:45pm            Adjourn
5-6:30pm        Reception & Tradeshow

Fri. August 8
7:00am           Breakfast - Lakes Ballroom Foyer
8:00am           Welcome Day 2
8:05am           How Data Centers are Reshaping Rural America - Ron Starner, Conway Inc.
9:05am           Jumping Into Fear - Keynote - Courtney Godfrey, KMSP Fox News reporter and anchor
10:05am         Break
10:15am         Economic Update - Antony Davies, CFC
11:15am         Energy Policy Impacts in our Industry - Perspectives from a Practitioner  - Tony Clark, Executive Director of
                        National Association of Utility Regulators

12:00pm         Adjournment - Wes Waller

COST
Please click on the register button to see pricing.

HOTEL
Doubletree Bloomington
7800 Normandale Blvd,
Bloomington, MN 55439
Reservation link

EVENT POLICIES

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MREA EVENT CODE OF CONDUCT (LINK TO FULL POLICY)
MREA is committed to providing a safe, productive and welcoming environment for all participants and staff in MREA meetings, conferences, training programs, and events both online and in-person. All event participants including but not limited to attendees, speakers, exhibitors, staff, students, guests and vendors, are expected to abide by this MREA Event Code of Conduct, and this code applies to all space and situations in which MREA meeting-related activities are being conducted, including virtual meetings and those sponsored by organizations other than MREA but held in conjunction with MREA Events. Participation constitutes agreement to comply with the Code of Conduct as a condition of attendance. 

2025 LATE REGISTRATION
All events in 2025 will be subject to a $50 late registration fee for anyone that registers less than 2 weeks prior to the published event dates.