Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture


February 7-9, 2010
Madison, Wisconsin

The 3rd Forum on Energy Efficiency in Agriculture is right around the corner - February 7-10, 2009, at Monona Terrace Community Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

Learn how to cut energy costs with energy efficiency, new business opportunities with renewable energy production and carbon sequestration.

National agriculture leaders will speak, including Rick Tolman, CEO of the National Corn Growers Association and Roger Johnson, President of the National Farmers Union.

Regular registration for the 2010 Ag Forum and associated events ENDS January 18, 2010. We know budgets are tight, so register now at www.aceee.org/conf/10ag! You can find the program here.

Wisconsin’s Dairy Business Innovation Center (DBIC) is organizing an accompanying one-day event, on February 10 in the Profitability and Environmental Sustainability in the Dairy Industry. For details on both of these important events, visit www.aceee.org/conf/10ag.

The hotel reservation deadline at the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace is January 15th. Go to: http://www.aceee.org/conf/10ag/index.htm#when to secure your reservations at the low conference rate of $125 per night. Mention ACEEE when making your reservations.

In addition, scholarships are available for interested farm families for the DBIC one-day event only. You can receive a $50 scholarship (maximum 2 per family) if you send a brief email to maggiemfitzsimmons@gmail.com outlining why you're interested in attending and why you need financial assistance at the moment.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Grid Interconnect Map



A few of you asked questions and gave suggestions about harvesting electricity from one location and sending it to another. This map might help you understand why some of that is not possible with our current grid.