What We Keep Warm: A Poem by Paula Vega

December 8, 2025

What We Keep Warm By Paula Vega I’ve started to notice  the small things that hold heat— a sealed window,  a furnace running softer,  a house breathing easier.  It’s strange, how comfort  can be an …

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Representatives from Iowa’s Clean Energy Districts Gather Outside Cedar Rapids

December 2, 2025

Did you know that the Winneshiek Energy District is part of a growing movement of 15 energy districts across Iowa and Wisconsin?  On Friday, November 14th the Clean Energy Districts of Iowa welcomed 45 energy …

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November, Decorah: A Poem

November 16, 2025

By Paula Vega November, Decorah  The mornings come pale now,  thin sunlight over the ridge,  a soft hush in the streets.   I pass the houses with panels on their roofs and think how simple …

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Clean Energy Advocacy

July 2, 2025

Energy is a highly regulated and policy-driven industry. This is in part because it affects the livelihood of each person who flips a switch, drives a car, or holds a cell phone. In Iowa, energy …

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Iowa: Go Solar Now!

June 2, 2025

NOW IS THE TIME! NOW IS THE TIME to install solar and take advantage of current Renewable Energy Tax Credits before Iowa net metering changes or federal tax credits expire. Farms and rural businesses are …

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Meet Rorie Wiedow, Clean Energy Outreach Intern

May 30, 2025

Meet Rorie! Rorie is a Junior studying Business Administration with an emphasis on Energy Management and a minor in Environment and Sustainability at Western Colorado University! A Decorah native, Rorie joined the Winneshiek Energy District …

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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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Community Survey: Planning for Winneshiek’s Clean Energy Future

March 4, 2025

In the weeks to come WED will engage in a strategic planning process. Help us plan for the next several years of clean energy progress in Winneshiek County with this 6 minute survey. Your input …

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Solar and Heat Pumps: How Two Lansing, Iowa Churches Lower Utility Costs, Secure a More Financially Sound Future

February 17, 2025

Paul Cutting, Energy Planner, Lansing, Iowa Lansing, Iowa, located along a beautiful stretch of the Mississippi River in Northeast Iowa, is the quintessential Mississippi River town. Sporting a largely intact core of mid 19th century brick …

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Key Initiates in 2025

December 5, 2024

What is Winneshiek County’s locally-led energy district focusing on in the year ahead? Key initiatives in 2025 include: Providing one-on-one energy coaching so all Winneshiek County residents can identify their next clean energy upgrade Taking …

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Notes from the 2024 Clean Energy Forum for Local Leaders

December 5, 2024

On November 19th the Winneshiek Energy District, in partnership with the Clayton and Allamakee Energy Districts, hosted a Clean Energy Forum in Postville for local leadership in the three counties. County officials, city council members, …

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Allamakee Energy District seeks Program Coordinator

October 29, 2024

The Allamakee Energy District is seeking a part-time program coordinator. Please share widely! ED Program Coordinator – job description

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Middle Schoolers are schooling adults when it comes to climate advocacy

August 27, 2024

On Friday, October 25, ten students from the Decorah Middle School’s Climate Change Action Group (CCAG) did a presentation to a small group at the Winneshiek Energy District office. The topic? Their vision for a …

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

July 30, 2024

Kristin Eggen, Executive DirectorJuly 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 …

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WED Welcomes New Director

April 10, 2024

On April 2, 2024 the Winneshiek Energy District welcomed Kristin Eggen as the second executive director of the Winneshiek Energy District.Eggen first came to the Winneshiek Energy District as a Green Iowa AmeriCorps volunteer in …

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