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If you’re wondering what CERTs is up to in your area, click on your region below to learn
more. Our event calendar is packed with events happening all over the state—including
your neck of the woods. We would also like to connect you with local groups working on
clean energy. Stay in the loop via email, Facebook, Twitter, and however else you prefer to
connect. And be sure to attend the CERTs 2013 Conference Feb. 20-21, 2013 in St. Cloud!

CERTs 2013 Conference

Learn more about the CERTs 2013 Conference
CERTs 2013 was a huge success with hundreds of attendees learning, connecting, and acting!     See presentations & photos >>

Regional Highlights

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Diana McKeown
Diana McKeown is the Metro CERT Director at Eureka Recycling. Prior to joining the CERTs team in 2007, Diana worked for over 14 years at Clean...

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Featured Event

Jun 19 Energy Efficiency for Non-Prof... in Winona
10:00am to 12:00pm
SE CERTs is helping to host an educational event in Winona focused on Energy Efficiency for Non-Profits and Small Businesses. Representatives from CERTs, EnerChange, the Center for Energy and Environment, and Minnesota...
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Upcoming Events

Jun
19
9th Annual Small Wind Conference
in Stevens Point
8:00am to 6:00pm
THE premier small wind event of 2013, featuring: A pre-conference workshop- Fundamentals of Tower Climbing and Safety Two days of outstanding conference presentations and honest dialogue Two days of the best...
Jun
19
Energy Efficiency for Non-Profits and Small Businesses
in Winona
10:00am to 12:00pm
SE CERTs is helping to host an educational event in Winona focused on Energy Efficiency for Non-Profits and Small Businesses. Representatives from CERTs, EnerChange, the Center for Energy and Environment, and Minnesota...
Jun
20
Wind montoring, performance estimation and production monitoring
in Stevens Point
1:00pm to 5:00pm
Wes Slaymaker, WES Engineering Inc., Madison, WI will offer this workshop: Options for wind resource assessment: technical (tower, sodar, lidar, meso-scale modeling, correlation) site assessments (e.g. Wisconsin...
Jun
20
Minnesota Electric Auto Association (MNEAA) Monthly Meeting
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Socialize with owners of electric vehicles (EVs) and learn more about EVs! 6:00-7:00pm Social hour. Come and enjoy a light dinner with others (food provided, small donation suggested). You also have a chance to see some...

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Clean Energy Scrapbook

There's no better group tying together the grassroots and policy wonks on energy work in Minnesota, across political and geographic boundaries.
- John Farrell
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Project Independence was a quest to put a 10kw solar photovoltaic system on Chisago Lakes Middle school. These 44 panels were to be fully funded by students and staff with no cost to the school. We began the process in 2008 when the world economy fell...
- Pat Collins
Chisago Lakes Middle School
University of Minnesota Morris understands how important CERTs is in moving our economy to local green jobs.
- Lowell Rasmussen
University of Minnesota Morris
I have been involved with CERTs since its inception and have watched it grow to a mature organization dedicated to coordinating grassroots ideas and efforts to wean this state and country from our fossil fuel addiction. There is no other group of...
- David Opsahl
Willmar Municipal Utilities

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