IOWA SHOULD KEEP UTILITIES FROM CHARGING CUSTOMERS FOR THINGS THEY DON’T NEED
Editorial by: Andy Johnson, Executive Director of the Clean Energy Districts of Iowa, which serves twelve Iowa county-level Clean Energy Districts covering roughly a third of Iowa’s population. The Districts support local ownership of and prosperity from the clean energy transition. Alliant Energy electricity rates feel like a runaway train to Iowa ratepayers, and over 70 Alliant-served towns…
Old Holiday Lights? We’ll Take Them!
With the holidays well on their way, ’tis the season for hanging up those pretty wires and bulbs that make every neighborhood sparkle. But what do you do with those lights that are broken, don’t match, or are just taking up space in your basement? Well, once again the Jackson County Energy District and Friends of Jackson County…
UPDATE: Solar Tax Credits See Likely Return!
The Iowa Legislature completed their final day in this session weeks after their scheduled adjourning. It seemed very unlikely that the extension of rural solar tax credit funding would have happened. However, against all odds, the Legislature passed an extension of the Solar Tax Credit funding to those applicants who had applied prior to the…
Denied Solar Tax Credits May See Funding in Iowa Legislature
A recent announcement (simplified) by State Rep. Chuck Isenhart of Dubuque on Solar Tax Credits in Iowa: “Are you one of the hundreds of homeowners in Iowa who have been told you are not getting the tax credit you were promised when you installed a solar array on your roof by 2021? Well, a sun…
Grow Solar Jackson County Reaches 100 kW Before Finish
Bulk-Purchase Program Finds Success Even During Pandemic Homeowners and businesses in Jackson County contracted 102.18 kW ofsolar power through the Grow Solar Jackson County program, which officially ended this past fall.The program surpassed its 50 kW benchmark milestone, leading to $216,000 in localinvestments. The initiative emphasized solar education and volume purchasing to make solarmore affordable…
Holiday Light Recycling 2021
It’s that time of year! The Jackson County Energy District and Friends of Jackson County Conservation are once again accepting your old, outdated, or unwanted Holiday/Christmas lights for recycling. You can drop these old lights off at either of these locations before January 15th, 2022: 1) City of Bellevue, Public Work’s Building, 207 Rose Street,…
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Renewable Watt – Up to $99
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Renewable Kilowatt – $100 – $249
$150 supports a low-income household LED Retrofit
Renewable Megawatt $250 – $999
$250 covers all the costs of a home efficiency upgrade for a low-income family performed by our Green IA AmeriCorps team
Renewable Gigawatt $1000 – $4999
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Energy District Founder’s Club $5000
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We understand life can keep us busy and so we want make it easier for you! You now have the option to become a sustaining member with the JacksonCED and set up an automatic, monthly donation of a flat amount. Sustaining members put CONSTANT boots on the ground here in Jackson County!
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