The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA) was founded in 1991 "to promote the design, construction, manufacture, marketing, sales, use and education of the general public in the practices of renewable energy sources in the Great Lakes Bioregion," and to help other 501(c)(3) organizations achieve these goals. Our focus since then has been to promote, educate and advocate for:

• Solar, wind, hydro, biomass and other clean, sustainable energy technologies;
• Energy efficient materials and practices;
• Passive solar building design;
• Public awareness of alternative fuel vehicles; and
• Distributed generation utilizing clean fuels particularly hydrogen.

GLREA was originally headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan, where its members, with funding support from the Michigan Public Service Commission, installed a 600 kilowatt (kW) wind turbine to serve local residents and businesses in one of the country's early green-pricing programs.