OATI Microgrid Lights
From the American flag to a glowing game of Tetris, the OATI Microgrid Technology Center illuminates a variety of unique light displays to about 172,000 commuters every day. Located in Bloomington, MN, this building is powered by several renewable energy resources, and consists of four office floors, a wraparound roof, and an over 100-foot-tall LED wall.
January 2025
21 | National Hugging Day
20 | MLK Day/Presidential Inauguration
19 | Popcorn Day
18 | Timberwolves vs. Cavaliers
17 | Benjamin Franklin’s Birthday
16 | International Hot and Spicy Food Day
15 | Timberwolves
14 | Refillable Water Bottle Day
13 | Vikings Playoffs
12 | Stick to Your New Year’s Resolution Day
11 | Timberwolves
10 | National Houseplant Appreciation Day
03 - 09 | Tribute to Jimmy Carter
02 | Timberwolves vs. Celtics
01 | New Years
December 2024
31 | New Year’s Eve
30 | Rhizome Day
29 | Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers
28 | Bill of Rights History Day
27 | Colorful Lights Day
26 | National Thank-You Note Day
25 | Christmas Day
24 | Christmas Eve
23 | Write a Friend Month
22 | Vikings vs. Seattle Seahawks
21 | Winter Solstice
20 | International Human Solidarity Day
19 | Mill Day
18 | Language Day
17 | Wright Brothers Day
16 | Vikings vs. Chicago Bears
15 | Full Moon
14 | Tea Day
13 | Violin Day
12 | World Choral Day
11 | Birthday of UNICEF
10 | Nobel Prize Day
09 | Inner Tranquility Day
08 | Vikings vs. Atlanta Falcons
07 | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
06 | St. Nicholas Day
05 | Vegetable Garden Day
04 | International Cheetah Day
03 | Giving Tuesday
02 | Cyber Monday
01 | Vikings vs. Arizona Cardinals
November 2024
30 | Small Business Saturday
29 | Black Friday
28 | Thanksgiving
27 | Golden Hour Day
26 | Chia Pet Day
25 | Pen Day
24 | Vikings vs Chicago Bears
23 | National Jukebox Day
22 | Love Your Freckles Day
21 | World Hello Day
20 | Hug Day
19 | Play Monopoly Day
18 | Apple Cider Day
17 | Vikings vs Tennessee Titans
16 | National Button Day
15 | National Recycling Day
14 | National Spicy Guacamole Day
13 | World Kindness Day
12 | Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
11 | Veterans Day
10 | Vikings vs Jacksonville Jaguars
09 | Go to an Art Museum Day
05 - 08 | United States Presidential Election
04 | Check Your Blood Pressure Day
03 | Vikings vs Indianapolis Colts
02 | el Dia de los Muertos
01 | el Dia de los Muertos
October 2024
31 | Halloween
30 | National Candy Corn Day
29 | National Cat Day
28 | National First Responder’s Day
27 | Ladder Day
26 | National Pumpkin Day
25 | International Artist’s Day
24 | Vikings vs. Rams
23 | Global Sloth Day
22 | National Nut Day
21 | National Apple Day
20 | Vikings vs. Lions
19 | National New Friends Day
18 | National Necktie Day
17 | National Pasta Day
16 | National Sports Day
15 | International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day
14 | Indigenous People’s Day
13 | USA Navy Birthday
12 | I Love Yarn Day
11 | Tulip Day
10 | World Mental Health Day
09 | Fire Prevention Day
08 | Dyslexia Day
07 | World Architecture Day
06 | Vikings in London
05 | World Meningitis Day
04 | World Smile Day
03 | Water Ice Discovered on Moon
02 | International Day of Non-Violence
01 | World Vegetarian Day
September 2024
30 | Orange Shirt Day
29 | Vikings vs Packers
28 | National Public Lands Day
27 | Native American Day
26 | Play Tennis Day
25 | World Dream Day
24 | National Punctuation Day
23 | International Day of Sign Language
22 | September Equinox
21 | International Coastal Cleanup Day
20 | International Day of University Sport
19 | Bicycle Day
18 | Airforce Day
17 | Constitution Day
16 | International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
15 | World Engineers Day
14 | Farmers’ Market Day
13 | Programmers Day
12 | National Video Games Day
11 | Anniversary of September 11th
10 | World Suicide Prevention Day
09 | Teddy Bear Day
08 | Minnesota vs New York
07 | National Hummingbird Day
06 | National 401k Day
05 | International Day of Charity
04 | National Wildlife Day
03 | Back to School
02 | Labor Day
01 | Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance
August 2024
31 | Piano Day
30 | Polka Dots Day
29 | U of M Football Opener
28 | 2024 Summer Paralympics Opening Day
27 | Day of Laughter
26 | National Dog Day
25 | Grapevine Cultivation Day
24 | National Waffle Day
23 | Day of Rivers and Creeks
22 | MN State Fair Opens
21 | Senior Citizens Day
20 | Coral Reef Conservation Day
19 | World Humanitarian Day
18 | National Honeybee Day
17 | Lightning Awareness Day
16 | Yoga Day
15 | India Independence Day
14 | World Lizard Day
13 | International Left-Handers Day
12 | World Elephant Day
11 | End of Olympics
10 | World Lion Day
09 | International Day of Indigenous People
08 | Sunset Appreciation Day
07 | Palm Tree Conservation Day
06 | Solar Energy Education Day
05 | National Blogger Day
04 | National Friendship Day
03 | National Watermelon Day
02 | Tropical Birds Day
01 | World Lung Cancer Day
July 2024
31 | World Ranger Day
30 | National Park and Recreation Month
29 | Rain Day
28 | World Hepatitis Day
27 | National Day of the Cowboy
26 | Sarcoma Awareness Month
25 | World Drowning Prevention Day
24 | Amelia Earhart Day
23 | National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
22 | Mango Day
21 | Lake Superior Day
20 | Space Exploration Day
19 | National Urban Beekeeping Day
18 | World Listening Day
17 | National Hot Dog Day
16 | National Cherry Day
15 | Celebrate Picnic Month
14 | Shark Awareness Day
13 | National Barbershop Music Appreciation Day
12 | July Gardening Day
11 | National State Fair Food Day
10 | Global Energy Independence Day
09 | Tom Hanks Birthday
08 | National Blueberry Day
07 | National Day of Rock ‘n’ Roll
06 | International Day of Cooperatives
05 | Mechanical Pencil Day
04 | Independence Day
03 | National Eat Your Beans Day
02 | World UFO Day
01 | World Bronchiectasis Day
June 2024
30 | Food Truck Day
29 | International Day of the Tropics
28 | Paul Bunyan Day
27 | PTSD Awareness Day
26 | National Coconut Day
25 | Day of the Seafarer
24 | Midsummer
23 | Pink Flamingo Day
22 | World Rainforest Day
21 | World Day of Music
20 | Summer Begins
19 | Watch Day
18 | Go Fishing Day
17 | Eat Your Vegetables Day
16 | Father’s Day
15 | Global Wind Day
14 | Flag Day
13 | Weed Your Garden Day
12 | Red Rose Day
11 | Corn on the Cob Day
10 | Egg Roll Day
09 | World APS Day
08 | World Ocean Day
07 | Prince’s Birthday
06 | D-Day Invasion Anniversary
05 | World Environment Day
04 | Cheese
03 | Stanley Cup
02 | Cancer Survivors Day
01 | Trails Day