“Would you like to put a dot on my map?”

“Would you like to put a dot on my map?”

Kristin Eggen, Executive Director July 2024 The Winneshiek Energy District spent July 9-13 talking to residents at the Winneshiek County Fair. We ate nachos, handed out lightbulbs, and shared information about heat pumps. Our question for passerbyers was “Will you put a dot on my map?” The large poster paper with a thick yellow axis and circular stickers wasn’t really a “map,” or at least not the kind that can

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Electric Vehicle Owner Story: Patrick Smith and Lor Miller

Electric Vehicle Owner Story: Patrick Smith and Lor Miller

This spring and summer we bring you “Electric Vehicle Owner Stories,” a series of interviews with northeast Iowa EV owners.  Name: Patrick Smith and Lor Miller Vehicle: 2019 Tesla Model 3 Purchased on: April 17, 2019 How many miles do you drive annually? 11,000 miles Thinking back to when you first considered an EV, what were your biggest concerns? Have those concerns lived up to what you had anticipated? My

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