Post Author's Photographer By Kristin Eggen July 2, 2025

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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 policy is overseen largely by the Legislature and the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC), a governor-appointed board of 3 individuals. The mission of the IUB is to “regulate utilities to ensure that reasonably priced, reliable, environmentally responsible, and safe utility services are available to all Iowans.”

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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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