Solar Prosperity At Risk Throughout Rural Iowa

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.

Rural Solar Prosperity Under Attack In Iowa; Farm Solar Ban Proposed in 2023 Legislative Session

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.

Here, Winneshiek Energy District curates original and industry content to discuss the issue, explain where the effort to ban solar farming is coming from, and what Iowa legislators need to understand.


Posted: February 2, 2023


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