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Clean Energy Districts of Iowa

USDA Should Avoid Killing Rural Solar Prosperity and Wastefully Subsidizing Big Business in REAP

October 10, 2026 by Andrew Johnson |
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CEDI Celebrates USDA REAP-TAG Successes, Advocates for REAP in Washington, D.C.

August 20, 2026 by Kristine Kopperud |
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RATE SHOCK: Alliant’s Small Business and Local Government Ratepayers See Greater Increases Than Rate Case Allows

April 29, 2026 by James Martin-Schramm, Senior Policy Analyst |
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2026 Update: Solar Tax Credits for Businesses, Local Government, and Nonprofits

April 6, 2026 by Andrew Johnson |
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Delays in New REAP Guidelines Delay REAP Projects

March 18, 2026 by Steve Hopkins |
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Energy Fellow Tamara Marcus presents “Using EECBG Funds for Resilience Hub Development in Your Community”

January 16, 2026 by Kristine Kopperud |
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Iowa Finance Authority Add Green Building Certification Incentives to Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program

December 11, 2025 by Joleen Jansen |
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CITIZEN SCIENCE OPPORTUNITY: Help CEDI Calculate the Actual Impact of Rate Increases

November 18, 2025 by Kristine Kopperud |
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CEDI Urges Stronger Cost Controls, Fair Returns in Alliant Energy Wind Case

November 3, 2025 by James Martin-Schramm, Senior Policy Analyst |
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“Why is Iowa so behind?” A Roundtable on Energy Burden

October 31, 2025 by Joleen Jansen |
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Solar Door Remains Open for Businesses and Non-Taxable Entities (mostly, for a while, with caveats!)

September 29, 2025 by Andrew Johnson |
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“Green Up West Union” Geothermal Network Becomes National Case Study

September 5, 2025 by Kristine Kopperud |
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DON’T MISS THESE DEADLINES for Federal Tax Credits!

August 28, 2025 by Andrew Johnson |
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THERE’S STILL TIME: How Nonprofits, Local Governments, and Other Non-Taxable Entities Can Go Solar

August 26, 2025 by Kristine Kopperud |
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Clayton County, Iowa, installs 76kW Solar System Utilizing $49K in Federal Direct-Pay Incentives

August 14, 2025 by Joleen Jansen |

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CEDI JULY 2025 Newsletter

July 2, 2025 by Kristine Kopperud |
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Allamakee County Business Completes 2025 REAP Grant Project

July 1, 2025 by Steve Hopkins |

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CEDI Newsletter May 2025

May 12, 2025 by Kristine Kopperud |
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CEDI March 2025 Newsletter

March 1, 2025 by Kristine Kopperud |
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Alliant Energy Customers Experience High Costs: CEDI Performs Analysis of Iowa’s 2023 Utility Rates

December 27, 2024 by James Martin-Schramm, Senior Policy Analyst |
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CEDI ANNUAL ANALYSIS of Iowa Utility Rates (2023)

December 27, 2024 by James Martin-Schramm, Senior Policy Analyst |
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CEDI Offers BRIEFS for 2025 Iowa Energy Policy Priorities

December 27, 2024 by Andrew Johnson |
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Alliant’s Electric Rate Increase: The Rest of the Story

November 20, 2024 by James Martin-Schramm, Senior Policy Analyst |
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PRESS RELEASE: REAP-TAG Program Seeks Referrals

August 15, 2024 by Steve Hopkins |
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CEDI is offering free energy coaching to assist farms and small businesses in applying for USDA grant funding for renewable energy or energy efficiency improvement projects.

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Clean Energy Resources for Local Officials and Communities

April 10, 2024 by Andrew Johnson |
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EDITORIAL: Legislature Could Greenlight MidAmerican Nuclear; Sock Ratepayers With The Bill

March 24, 2024 by Craig Mosher |
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CEDI Is Hiring!

March 20, 2024 by Andrew Johnson |
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CEDI Launches a Newsletter!

March 18, 2024 by Kristine Kopperud |
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IRA Resources from Rewiring America

February 13, 2024 by Kristine Kopperud |
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Greenpenny Bank (Decorah) Calls For Deposits to Finance More Solar!

January 27, 2024 by Andrew Johnson |
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2023-2024: Important Years for Energy Efficiency in Iowa

January 5, 2024 by James Martin-Schramm, Senior Policy Analyst |
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Clean Energy Districts of Iowa Receives $250,000 USDA Grant

January 5, 2024 by Andrew Johnson |
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Excellent Tool: A Consumer Solar Energy Guide

December 21, 2023 by Joleen Jansen |
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A Solar Energy Guide for Consumers

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Good Shepherd Church in Decorah Offsets High Gas Energy Bills with Solar Power and Heat Pumps

August 8, 2023 by Paul Cutting |

Is it possible for a small Midwestern Lutheran congregation to go from eight natural gas furnaces to eight heat pumps and create all needed energy, via solar, needed to run them in only 4 years? It is possible, and it’s happening right now!

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Iowa Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Community Fund Program to prioritize energy efficiency

August 1, 2023 by Andrew Johnson |
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2023 Iowa EECBG funding for smaller cities not eligible for formula funding will prioritize energy efficiency projects.

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Decorah Businesses Encouraged to Utilize Energy Efficiency Programs

June 23, 2023 by James Martin-Schramm, Senior Policy Analyst |

Details on how businesses may apply for Alliant Energy's Small Business Energy Solutions Program to target lighting and refrigeration upgrades

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Black Hills Rate Case

November 29, 2022 by Andrew Johnson |

CEDI has agreed to join a settlement agreement between Black Hills Energy (BHE) and the Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA) to increase natural gas base rates.

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Farm Energy Planning Fact Sheet

November 10, 2022 by Andrew Johnson |
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