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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…

Coggon Solar LLC submits application in Linn County

Coggon Solar LLC has submitted its application to Linn County Planning & Development for a…

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Solar farm next best thing

The irony of what is happening in Palo with a proposed large-scale solar farm is…

Area residents decry NextEra solar farm proposal near Palo

NextEra Energy’s proposed plan to build a large-scale solar farm at and around the now-shuttered…

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The solar revolution

By Casey Cook | Guest Column Two keys to an effective solar policy are to…

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Here comes the sun

Brandon Puccio of Marion has long tried to be a good steward of the Earth,…

Clean energy already provides reliable baseload power

By Katie Rock | Guest Column Our energy system is in the midst of a…

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Closing DAEC won’t help climate change

CBJ Editorial It has been interesting to note the increasing number of elected officials and…

Washington County goes all in on solar

By Emery Styron [email protected] Farmer Ken Reed says he was just making a good business…