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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 |
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa

The House Farm Bill On Solar: Reasonable Elements, and One Important Fix Needed

May 7, 2026 by Andrew Johnson |
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa

2026 Update: Solar Tax Credits for Businesses, Local Government, and Nonprofits

April 6, 2026 by Andrew Johnson |
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa

Delays in New REAP Guidelines Delay REAP Projects

March 18, 2026 by Steve Hopkins |
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa

Solar Door Remains Open for Businesses and Non-Taxable Entities (mostly, for a while, with caveats!)

September 29, 2025 by Andrew Johnson |
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa

THERE’S STILL TIME: How Nonprofits, Local Governments, and Other Non-Taxable Entities Can Go Solar

August 26, 2025 by Kristine Kopperud |
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa

Greenpenny Bank (Decorah) Calls For Deposits to Finance More Solar!

January 27, 2024 by Andrew Johnson |
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa

Excellent Tool: A Consumer Solar Energy Guide

December 21, 2023 by Joleen Jansen |
Clean Energy Districts of Iowa

A Solar Energy Guide for Consumers

Does Solar Increase the Resale Value of Your Home?

June 23, 2023 by Paul Cutting |

Recouping the value of solar at resale boils down to helping your buyer (and your realtor!) understand its value.

Solar Prosperity At Risk Throughout Rural Iowa

February 2, 2023 by Andrew Johnson |

Recent years have witnessed a significant rise of anti-solar activism around Iowa (and the Midwest), and the sentiment is spreading to the Legislature. Efforts are afoot that would effectively ban commercial and utility-scale solar throughout the state, and kill a new rural industry, job-creator, and prosperity engine before it even gets off the ground. SSB 1077 would ban solar from most Iowa farms, and kill many if not most utility solar projects.

Solar Suitability Rating High Throughout Iowa

November 3, 2022 by Andrew Johnson |

We need more large-scale solar to complement the high penetration of large-scale wind in Iowa

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