Bright Box Program Offers No-Contact Energy and Carbon Savings

by Jessica Hegdahl, Audit Coordinator There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and when it will be safe for the Winneshiek Energy District to resume in-home energy assessments. So we got creative! We are excited to share that Decorah’s Green Iowa AmeriCorps team is pioneering a no-contact home energy reduction program called Bright Box.  Our full home energy assessment includes a combination of combustion appliance safety testing, insulation analysis, a

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The City of West Union Embarks on a New Project to Study and Advance West Union’s Local Energy Opportunities

By Joel Zook, Energy Planner, and Joleen Jansen, Program Coordinator Clayton County Energy District The City of West Union was recently awarded an Iowa Economic Development Authority/Iowa Energy Center grant to study the current public geothermal loop system and hopefully advance this community geothermal system from a pilot project to a source of clean energy prosperity for West Union. Winneshiek Energy District is leading this project and is excited to

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