Keynote Speaker 2013

April 10 at 8:30am – Memorial 100

Jason Edens

Jason Edens is the founding Director of the Renewable Energy Alliance or RREAL!  Dedicated to making solar energy accessible to people of all income levels, RREAL has been delivering solar heat and solar electricity to the residential and commercial market since 2000.  Unique among the nonprofit community, RREAL is a solar thermal manufacturer; a manufacturer who is pioneering the delivery of solar heat to low-income families on energy assistance as a lasting solution to low-income fuel poverty.  

Jason is a MN Building Contractor, and a NABCEP Certified Solar heating installer.  With a history of environmental and social justice advocacy, Jason is proud of his Master’s of Science in Environmental Studies from Bemidji State University.

An organization that was spawned at Bemidji State University, RREAL is changing the way our nation ensures the energy security of our low-income communities.  Under Jason’s leadership, RREAL is moving families from impoverished to empowered with solar energy.