Post Author's Photographer By Kristin Eggen November 3, 2022

Andy Johnson, Executive Director

We wroteback in Juneabout how the clean grid of the future can indeed be an increasingly reliable and resilient grid. It was an effort to counter the narrative that reliability will only come through continued reliance on aging (and in fact, increasingly unreliable) coal plants. That narrative continues to be promoted by MidAmerican Energy, whose parent companyBerkshire Hathaway Energy ranks nationally in the bottom fiveof the largest 30 investor-owned utilities for decarbonization efforts, including continued reliance on coal.
With summer in rear view mirror, we continue to learn about how well large-scale renewables can perform even during peak demand, and how a resilient Iowa grid really will depend on transitioning away from fossil fuels. The webinarThe Clean Energy Future Is Here: How Renewable Energy Is Building The Reliable Grid Of The Future“? presented in part by the Clean Energy Districts of Iowa “? is an excellent discussion with the experts. Webinar presenter Michael Goggin also put together a complementaryfact sheet on a clean, reliable, and resilient 21stcentury Iowa grid, and a blog post from our friends at the Iowa Environmental Council shows howwind pulled its weightthrough some of the hottest days this summer.


Kristin Eggen first came to the Winneshiek Energy District as a Green Iowa AmeriCorps member in 2015. Eight years later, she is thrilled to lead the grassroots clean energy movement in Winneshiek County. Kristin deeply appreciates rural communities, Northeast Iowa, community sustainability, and nonprofit management. She uses The Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter methodology and graphic recording services to drive strategic conversations around community sustainability, justice, fundraising, and nonprofit health.

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