The Midwest Rural Energy Council, MREC (formerly the Wisconsin Farm Electric Council), is a non-profit organization based in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The council was founded in 1954 as a cooperative program between the investor-owned utilities, rural electric cooperatives, and the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Engineering Department. In December 1997, the board approved the merger with utilities in Minnesota and the University of Minnesota. The merger became effective March 26, 1999.
The mission of the MREC is to initiate, develop, support, and coordinate education, research and communication programs on significant and emerging rural energy issues for the consumer, energy suppliers, and allied industries through cooperative efforts of its members.
Both the University of Wisconsin Department of Biological Systems Engineering and University of Minnesota Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering have ex- officio representatives on the MREC Executive Committee. They are Doug Reinemann and Kevin Janni, respectively.
The MREC publishes a number of brochures, reports, and a quarterly newsletter. Titles include:
The MREC 2000 Conference will be February 24 and 25, 2000, at the Ramada Inn and Convention Center in Eau Claire, WI. More information about MREC and the 2000 Conference, and MREC publications are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.mrec.org or by contacting Mark Raabe, MREC, 460 Henry Mall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, phone: (608) 262-5062.
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