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IDEA2025 | Past Event

Join with hundreds of district energy professionals for three days of educational content, the newest technologies and innovations, and unlimited opportunities to connect.

IDEA2025 will convene in Minneapolis, MN, June 2-5 for three days of education, innovation and opportunities to connect.

With a significant amount of district energy activity in urban areas like Minneapolis and St. Paul and other cities like Duluth and Rochester, district energy in Minnesota is seen as a key strategy for decarbonizing and improving urban sustainability. With ongoing investment in expanding and modernizing existing systems while implementing new ones, Minnesota is an epicenter of district energy growth with a rich history of success in the industry. Quite simply, there isn’t a better place to convene global leaders to discuss the future of our industry.

Published
09 March 2025
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2 June
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Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403

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