Post Author's Photographer By Kristin Eggen April 3, 2025

LEGISLATIVE ACTION ALERT! Share widely.

The Governor’s Omnibus Energy Bill (HF 834 & SF 585) is flying under the radar in Iowa’s legislature, giving in to the lawyers and lobbyists of Iowa’s MONOPOLY INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES, and handing them unprecedented PROFIT AT THE EXPENSE OF RATEPAYERS.

  •  Many say the monopoly investor-owned utilities are already too big to regulate. Their armies of financial and legal experts out-resource the regulators, and their lobbying money captures the political process.
  •  It is possible to go down a nuclear path with strong ratepayer protections, but this bill is not that path.
  •  The Rate of Return (ROR) on utility investments should equal the Cost of Capital (COC) invested by shareholders. Unreasonably high ROEs are draining tens of millions of dollars per year from Iowa ratepayers and communities.

LEGISLATORS MUST OPPOSE the Governor’s Energy Bill (House Bill 834 & Senate File 585) and demand better consumer protections.
Use this EMAIL TEMPLATE and contact list to encourage legislators to vote NO.

LEARN MORE in this Op-Ed from the Clean Energy Districts of Iowa.


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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