Commercial AuditPlus+ Program Expands to Serve Five-Counties

July 6, 2026

The Winneshiek Energy District is proud to announce that the Commercial AuditPlus+ program is now available to commercial utility customers in two additional counties – Clayton and Fayette – serving the five county region. Commercial AuditPlus+ …

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WED Launches Commercial AuditPLUS+ Program

February 26, 2026

The Winneshiek Energy District now offers Commercial AuditPLUS+, a program for northeast Iowa commercial utility customers in Howard, Winneshiek, and Allamakee counties. Commercial AuditPLUS+ is described as a program that goes beyond a traditional energy …

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IEDA Awards WED $160,000 for Small Business Energy Monitoring

December 3, 2025

The Iowa Economic Development Authority recently awarded the Winneshiek Energy District $160,000 to support the project “Audit to Action: Innovative Energy Management for Small Business Growth”.  The two-year project will help small commercial energy users …

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Choosing a Solar Contractor

July 2, 2025

Get at least two Bids Start local, but get at least two, possibly more, bids for your project so you can compare quotes, recommendations, and ask for clarifications. Contractors are busy and may not be …

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CEDI offers Assistance to Farms & Small Businesses to Apply for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Grants

May 8, 2025

Clean Energy Districts of Iowa (CEDI), a nonprofit consortium of Energy Districts based in 14 counties in Iowa, is offering free energy coaching to assist farms and small businesses in applying for USDA grant funding …

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Free Energy Coaching Available for Farms and Small Businesses

August 27, 2024

Clean Energy Districts of Iowa (CEDI), a nonprofit consortium of Energy Districts based in 13 counties in Iowa, is offering free energy coaching to assist farms and small businesses in applying for USDA grant funding …

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Inflation Reduction Act

July 2, 2023

Update: On July 4. 2025 the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law, repealing a significant portion of the Inflation Reduction Act.  The Inflation Reeducation Act is landmark federal legislation that advances key priories of …

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Secret Solar

July 23, 2021

Piper Wood, Green Iowa AmeriCorps Member In 2013, the Winneshiek Energy District featured some solar partners in Decorah that had “hidden solar’ in the community, to bring awareness to the lesser known but highly important …

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