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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Register for Solar for Small Business Workshop

May 20, 2025

Small business owners and farmers are invited to “Solar For Small Businesses” a coffee hour conversation hosted by the Winneshiek Energy District on Tuesday, June 17 at 8am at Impact Coffee’s upstairs mezzanine. Coffee’s on …

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Free Home Energy Audits Now Available to Income-Qualifying Households

May 20, 2025

WINNESHIEK COUNTY, Iowa — The Winneshiek Energy District is excited to announce a new program offering free comprehensive home energy audits to income-qualifying households in Decorah and Winneshiek County. This initiative is designed to help …

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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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Now’s the Time: Why Alliant Residential Customers Should Consider Solar

April 30, 2025

Written by Paul Cutting, Energy Planner If you’ve been thinking about solar for your home, 2025 might be the time to move from deliberation to action. For Alliant customers in Decorah and across Northeast Iowa, …

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Electric Vehicles: It’s Not All Doom and Gloom

March 7, 2025

Paul Cutting, Energy PlannerIf you’ve been following the national news about electric vehicles (EVs) lately, you might think things are quite dire. There’s concern of the Trump administration’s attempts to eliminate funding for the buildout …

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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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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 (IRA) Fact Sheets

March 30, 2024

Starting in 2024 the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is ushering in a suite of tax credits and rebates for Americans looking to invest in clean energy. More rebate programs are anticipated to become available later …

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Decorah Family Saves by Installing Heat Pump Water Heater

October 30, 2023

Decorah’s Kim and Mary Glock recently upgraded their 50-gallon electric resistance water heater to an electric hybrid heat pump water heater, resulting in energy savings of about $650 annually. Follow along as we outline their …

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Decorah Family Cuts the Gas Line and Goes All Electric

August 7, 2023

Guest Story by Laura Peterson Earlier this month our energy utility came to shut off our natural gas connection. Usually, having your gas service cut off means either you’re moving to a new house or …

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Moving the Needle: How One Rural Congregation Electrified its Building and Secured its Future

July 27, 2023

Guest Story by Jim and Liz Fritz,Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Decorah, IowaIs it possible for a small Midwestern Lutheran congregation to go from eight natural gas furnaces to eight heat pumps and create all needed …

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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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Does Solar Increase the Resale Value of Your House?

June 15, 2023

When it comes to buying and selling a home, what exactly is the value of solar? Does having solar panels on your roof actually increase your home’s value at the time of sale? How can …

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Decorah Businesses Encouraged to Utilize Energy Efficiency Programs

May 23, 2023

Decorah Businesses Encouraged to Utilize Energy Efficiency ProgramsBy Jim Martin-Schramm, Clean Energy Districts of Iowa Policy Analyst According to a study completed in 2020, the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions in the City of …

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