The Member Appreciation Open House featured CEO Brad Dolinski on the grill, door prizes and a variety of vendors
highlighting energy savings equipment and processes. About 155 enjoyed brats and hamburgers with all the fixin’s, and browsed the vendor stations in the headquarters garage. To follow up on any of the vendors, contact Drew Francisco at andrewf@nieci.com or call him at (218) 743-1313.

Star Energy Services (an engineering unit formed by Todd-Wadena and Sterns electric cooperatives to serve co-ops in
Minnesota) teamed up with Briggs and Stratton brought outage solutions with batteries that can charge from the grid or from solar (left) and whole house units.

Loren Larson from Electro Industries, Monticello, brought a NorAire® heat pump boiler that is 200-250% efficient (l) and Mini-Boiler especially good for radiant floor or baseboard operation

Jeff Borling of Great River Energy shared information on the GRE Resource Plan to meet the state mandate to be carbon free by 2040, large battery development to even out loads and how much the business model has changed as GRE has moved from mainly generation to mainly transmission.

David Rossini came in from Colorado to explain Zero Homes goal to use local contractors to design systems for the
efficiency and comfort of the home. The review is done remotely over the phone.
Steffes from North Dakota brought literature on their electric thermal storage (ETS) products using ceramic bricks and
hydronic furnace that transfers stored heat to water for space heating. The company also has remote temperature control via
the internet.