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State Solar Tax Credit Danger: Apply NOW

January 12, 2017

If you have installed a solar system recently but not yet sent in your state tax credit application, we suggest you do so immediately. First, talk to your installer to check whether they submitted it …

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Recap: Farm Solar Workshop

October 1, 2015

We had a great turnout at the The 2015 Farm Solar Workshop! With this level of interest we’ll likely be doing it again in the near future! (We even got great press — check out …

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Energy District Proposes Shared Solar in Winneshiek County

July 16, 2015

What’s up with all this talk of “community solar” or a “Winneshiek Shared Solar field”, anyway? We’re glad you asked. As we explain in our recent article in Iowa County magazine, solar electricity production is …

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Winneshiek County Leads in Solar!

March 20, 2015

Winneshiek County topped all other Iowa counties in residential solar installations in 2014, according to figures from the Iowa Department of Revenue. The county is likely in the top five for commercial installations (click on …

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Oneota Coop Begins Solar Installation

October 24, 2013

If you see lots of movement on the roof of the Oneota Community Food Co-op in the coming weeks, don’t be surprised.The Co-op is currently installing a 20,000 watt solar array on the roof of …

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Hidden Solar Panels on Decorah Businesses

June 4, 2013

If the sun shines on a solar panel but no one’s there to see it, does it make a watt?Ok, so that’s not so much an ancient proverb, but I think it’s fitting in our …

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Solar PV At Record Low

March 27, 2013

There has never been a better time for installing a solar photovoltaic array on your house. Prices on solar panels have dropped steeply over the past few years, with more and more panels being produced. …

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Decorah Partnership Trades Solar Carbon LOCALLY

January 28, 2013

Decorah is on the map again for efforts in sustainable energy and climate change.This time the focus is not on the renewable energy itself but on the “solar renewable energy credits” (or SRECs) associated with …

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Net-Zero Home Open House and Film Premiere

November 21, 2012

The Winneshiek Energy District will host an open house of its Net-Zero Home retrofit project, preceded by a short film screening and discussion, on Saturday, December 1st. The documentary film screening and project discussion will …

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