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What is the MREC?

The MREC is a membership organization with Land Grant Universities in the upper Midwest whose mission is to support outreach, education and research on rural energy issues for the benefit of:

  • Farms and other rural energy consumers
  • Rural energy suppliers
  • Farm organizations and agricultural trade associations
  • Electrical equipment and allied industries
  • Government regulatory agencies

Follow the links in the table above to learn more about the Midwest Rural Energy Council and its mission.

Officers

                 denotes ex-officio

Executive Committee (in addition to the Officers)

                    denotes ex-officio

Directors (in addition to the Executive Committee)

  denotes ex-officio

Meetings of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors convenes on a periodic basis.  Regularly scheduled meetings are held in conjunction with the annual conference and a fall meeting in mid-September. Other meetings are scheduled as needed. 


Membership

You are welcome to become a member of the MREC.  There are two types of memberships: Full and Affiliate.  Full Memberships are available to investor-owned utilities, state-wide rural electric cooperative associations and other utilities and utility organizations.  Full memberships require a formal petition to the Board of Directors.  Interested parties should contact the MREC secretary at the address located at the bottom of this page.

Affiliate Memberships are available to other energy organizations, trade affiliates, educational institutions, individuals and entities that may desire membership.  To apply for membership, select the hot button to send an e-mail message to the MREC secretary.  Include the following information:

name
title
affiliation
address
telephone number
e-mail address
web address (if applicable)

The MREC secretary will confirm your membership and send you an invoice.  If you have any questions, contact the secretary at the address located at the bottom of this page.


Membership Dues (annual)

Full Memberships

$4300 - for statewide electric cooperative associations
$1500 - for investor owned utilities

Affiliate Memberships

$450 - Corporate Affiliate: for an organization other than an investor owned utility or statewide electric cooperative organization.