Post Author's Photographer By Kristin Eggen 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 us!Register here.NOW is a great time to consider solar. The REAP grant offers 25% grants for small business and farm renewable energy projects. Hear about program qualifications from Clean Energy Districts of Iowa REAP Program Manager Steve Hopkins, and get your questions answered by local experts.

By the time you finish your coffee you will:

  • Know if your business qualifies for the REAP program’s 25% grant program
  • Get your solar questions answered
  • Connect with local experts who can help you get the job done.

Join us!Registration is appreciated.


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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