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This 86.1-kilowatt solar array, located on the Wernimont farm near Peosta, was installed by Eagle Point Solar in 2022. CREDIT EAGLE POINT SOLAR

Renewable energy is big in Iowa, but can growth continue?

In the past decade, renewable energy production has surged across the United States, a trend that is clearly evident in Iowa. According to an April 2024 report from Climate Central, an independent nonprofit group of scientists and communicators focused on…

Iowa City Municipal Airport receives $442k grant for solar panel project

The Iowa City Municipal Airport received a $442,800 grant to help fund the cost of…

An airplane taxis down the runway at the Iowa City Municipal Airport. The airport received $442,800 to fund a solar project that will reduce electric utility costs in half.

Solar utility projects seek approval in Johnson County

A solar utility project has its sights set in rural Johnson county, with the potential…

Site of the proposed solar utility project in Lone Tree.

ISETA to host solar event for houses of worship, nonprofits

The Iowa Solar Energy Trade Association (ISETA) is hosting the Going Solar: Houses of Worship…

Large-scale solar is the new bugaboo

Nuclear power in the 1970s became a bugaboo with the not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) citizenry and especially…

Moxie rebrands for a national image

Moxie CEO Jason Hall stands among two freshly-wrapped trucks sporting the company’s new logo and…