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WED and UERPC Lead Regional Electric Vehicle Collaborative

August 30, 2021

Electric vehicles (EVs) are the future, and the future is coming quickly to Northeast Iowa. Winneshiek Energy District and Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission have teamed up to lead a regional partnership that will accelerate …

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Rural Power Energy Lunch Recap

August 29, 2021

Piper Wood, Americorps Member Last Tuesday, the Winneshiek Energy District hosted Erik Hatlestad of CURE Minnesota to discuss the Rural Power Coalition and its goals to secure federal investment that will aid in the rural …

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Iowa Needs Renewables, and Renewables Need Transmission

July 30, 2021

This message was central to comments submitted by the Clean Energy Districts of Iowa in a new investigative docket on transmission opened by the Iowa Utilities Board, , INU-2021-0001. Unfortunately, we are seeing growing headwinds …

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Black Hills Rate Case: What You Need to Know Now

July 29, 2021

By Joel Zook, Energy Planner, and Andy Johnson, Executive Director On June 1, 2021 Black Hill Energy filed a rate increase request with the Iowa Utilities Board. Black Hills serves approximately 4,300 customers in Winneshiek …

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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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Home Electrification Energy Lunch Recap

June 28, 2021

By Max Walker, Green Iowa Americorps memberIn last week’s energy lunch, Winneshiek Energy District’s energy planner, Joel Zook, covered the possibility of mitigating the severity of climate change through home electrification. There are two other …

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What Happens in Texas… Doesn’t Stay in Texas: Iowa Customers Set to See Higher Natural Gas Bills

June 28, 2021

By Joel Zook The Polar Vortex of 2021 wasan anomaly compared to normal years.The polar vortex is far above the polar jet stream in the stratosphere and typically doesn’t interact with it. When the polar …

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Free Electrification Assessments for Co-op Customers

June 28, 2021

Winneshiek Energy District is excited to trial a limited number of First-Step Electrification Assessments and In-depth Electrification Audits in collaboration with Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative and MiEnergy, with funding from the Beneficial Electrification League. Customers of …

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Energy Lunch Recap: SOO Green Line

June 28, 2021

Written by Max WalkerThe Winneshiek Energy District held an energy lunch for a presentation on the SOO Green High Voltage Direct Current Link, or SOO Green Line. The SOO Green Line is an electrical transmission …

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Life With Renewables

May 31, 2021

By Jim FritzI was a sophomore in high school for the first Earth Day. We had a whole day devoted to it with speakers, activities, etc. Our biology teacher (I nearly became a biology teacher …

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Legislature Nixes Solar Tax Credit; Clean Energy Districts of Iowa Calls on Governor to Keep Iowa’s Promise to Waitlisted Solar Owners

May 25, 2021

The Iowa Legislature failed to extend Iowa’s solar tax credits during the 2021 session. The immediate impact is an expiration of the Iowa credit at the end of 2021. Hundreds of existing solar owners on …

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Watts Cooking?

April 26, 2021

Martin Donovan, Green Iowa Americorps When you’re cooking up ways to increase the efficiency of your home, upgrading your stove to an induction cooktop could be a fun and useful thing to consider. Unlike electric …

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Clock is Ticking: Contact Your Legislators Today on HF221

April 8, 2021

From our friends at Iowa Solar Solar Energy Trade AssociationWith the legislative session scheduled to end April 30th, it’s crucial House File 221 starts to move through the process before time runs out. HF221 would …

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Action Alert Update: Iowa’s Solar Tax Credit, Natural Gas Protectionism

March 31, 2021

Andy Johnson, Executive Director Iowa’s solar tax credit has been critical to the growth of locally-owned solar in Winneshiek County and throughout Iowa. Thanks to oversubscription and linkage with a phasing out federal credit, its …

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Applications for the Green Iowa Program Open!

March 30, 2021

Join the Winneshiek Energy District’s Green Iowa Americorps team!Applications are now open for both summer and full 11 month terms. WED Americorps members provide valuable energy efficiency services to households in our community, create and …

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