Cooperative Energy Futures does things differently.

At Cooperative Energy Futures (CEF), we believe that energy should work for everyone. Our members, a diverse community across urban, suburban, and rural Minnesota, are at the heart of our clean energy projects. Together, we create fair and affordable energy solutions that eliminate upfront costs, making clean energy accessible to all. We envision a future where every household can join and benefit from the clean energy transition, supporting both economic and environmental sustainability.

Join us for our 2026 annual gathering!

IN person annual gathering
Saturday may 30, 2026
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Nordic Center at Lake Elmo Park Reserve, Lake Elmo, MN
1515 Keats Ave N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042

ONLINE annual gathering
Thursday may 28, 2026
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Join fellow CEF members from around Minnesota to celebrate CEF accomplishments, elect board members, engage with each other, enjoy lunch, and enjoy a solar cooking demonstration from one of best solar oven experts in the country. We will have a member drawing for an E-Bike AND a solar oven.

You are welcome to attend one or both of the gatherings, but must register for each!

This event is meant to serve, inform and connect with all of our members and elect board members. CEF members and non-members who want to learn more are welcome to attend! We are excited to include more interactive activities with and among members. For the in-person gathering, we will have a fun screenprinting opportunity coordinated by Pine Holtz from CEF,
in collaboration with a local art collective, Spill Paint Not Oil.
Bring a t-shirt, tote bag, handkerchief or similar item you want to print on, and have a cool CEF inspired design printed on your item!

REGISTRATION:
Registration is free for both gatherings, but please register EACH PERSON in your party separately on the Ticket page for the in-person gathering. This will allow us to make name tags for everyone and plan for food and childcare.

Click this link to nominate you or someone else for our board: https: //forms.gle/wVVSWzM9RjEeW5UXA

CEF envisions a future where teams of people in every community are working to produce, manage, and wisely use the energy that they need to thrive. We do that by equipping members to build socially-just climate solutions through projects that ensure community ownership, enable participation by households of all incomes, and create pathways into the solar workforce for local community members

CEF has financed and developed 13MW (~$16M) of low-income-accessible community solar arrays that are cooperatively-owned-and-operated across urban, suburban, and rural Minnesota.This offsets the utility bills of over 700 Minnesota households for the next 25 years and we’re just getting started!

This is our cooperative energy future.