Deep Roots

Briana Burke, Green Iowa Education Coordinator Prairies are one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world- meaning they have a lot of different types of plants and animals that live there. However, it is also one of the most endangered ecosystems. In Iowa, it is estimated that less than 0.1% of the prairie that used to cover the state remains. In 2002, the Decorah City Council moved to convert

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Tax Credit for EV Chargers

Last month we wrote about tax credits for energy efficiency and geothermal and we’ve talked a lot about the available – and phasing out – tax credits for solar. Did you know that there are tax credits for electric vehicle chargers too? You can get up to 30% of the cost of your charger, including installation costs, capped at $1,000. This tax credit is retroactive so if you installed an

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2020 Electric Vehicle Showcase

The Decorah Farmers Market has a new booth this fall: Winneshiek Energy District’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Tent! For eight weeks, the Winneshiek Energy District is setting up a pop-up canopy at the farmers market and bringing a local EV and it’s owner to downtown Decorah. We wanted to show our community a sampling of the wide range of EV options on the market and give them a chance to ask

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Green Iowa Team Finishes Service Year

The 2019-2020 Americorps team wrapped up their service year in mid-August.  The team of 5 full-time and 3 summer members made an incredible impact in our community! Between September of 2019 and March of 2020, the team completed 52 audits across 6 counties.  They changed over 1500 lightbulbs, saving families in our community over $9000 dollars and eliminating 80 metric tons of carbon emissions. That is the equivalent of taking

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