Post Author's Photographer By Kristin Eggen December 5, 2024

What is Winneshiek County’s locally-led energy district focusing on in the year ahead?

Key initiatives in 2025 include:

  1. Providing one-on-one energy coaching so all Winneshiek County residents can identify their next clean energy upgrade
  2. Taking a community-centric approach to eliminating energy burden
  3. Supporting locally owned energy by educating and advocating for a Decorah municipal electric utility
  4. Amplifying Clean Energy stories through events, communications, and celebrations
  5. Initiating a new strategic plan to guide county-wide impact in the years to come
Want to join the energy district movement? Get involved by volunteering, attending an event, or donate to this grassroots effort.

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Kristin Eggen

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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