Clayton County Energy District

The nonprofit Clayton County Energy District (CCED) strengthens our community by leading, implementing, and accelerating the INCLUSIVE & LOCAL transition to clean energy use.

By putting boots on the ground in Clayton County:

We positively affect the local economy by reducing energy costs.

We slow climate change by promoting wise energy use.

We include everyone.

Learn More About CCED's Home Energy Audit Program

Learn More About CCED's Personalized Energy Coaching Program

CCED News

September 2022 Virtual Lunch & Learn: How are the Community EV Chargers Working Out Re-Cap

Update: Since mid-September the McGregor station is up and running! On Thursday, September 8th, we hosted our fall virtual Lunch […]

You can borrow our Energy Wheel model to teach hands-on energy education!

We can provide our energy wheel model with a manual crank, created by one of Clayton County’s creative young minds: […]

Fall Virtual Lunch & Learn

Thanks to funds received by the Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation, 5 electric vehicle chargers were placed throughout the county in […]

Get Charged Up! EV Event Coming Soon

Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission (UERPC), in cooperation with Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC), Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation & Development, […]

A Joyful & Urgent Action Alert – 2020 & 2021 Solar Installs are eligible for a State Tax Credit

Hip! Hip! Hooray! for Energy Democracy! In the final moments of the 2022 Iowa legislative session, the Iowa Legislature acted […]

Enjoy Our Earth Day, EVs and More Social!

Join us the evening before Earth Day for a Clayton County Energy District social in Elkader! We will be set […]

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Energy Districts are at the
INTERSECTION OF
CLEAN ENERGY PROSPERITY & CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP

Our “boots on the ground” implementation, community engagement, educational outreach, and advocacy strengthen our local economy and the health of our community.

In 2025 we have:

Hosted a forum with the Clean Energy Districts of Iowa (CEDI) for Clayton County’s 3 municipal electric utilities. This forum explored current landscapes and opportunities for energy upgrades.
Began work on the $12,500 CEDI Heartland Grant. This grant funds collaborative work with neighboring energy districts, auditing equipment upgrades, and free energy services for low-income households in Clayton County.
Received a $1,200 grant from CEDI and the Midwest Building Decarbonization Coalition to promote energy-burden relief for tenants of affordable housing in Clayton County.
Used funds from a $1,000 Clayton County Foundation for the Future grant to host Part 1 and 2 of the Clayton County Energy Workforce Summit. Part 1 gathered local leaders to discuss tactics for building an effective technical assistance program. Part 2 presented the opportunity to local contractors interested in providing energy auditing services.
Began advocacy work for CEDI’s “Go Solar Now” campaign to help Iowa residents take advantage of federal tax credits and other incentives.
Madyson Larson, a science teacher at MFL MarMac, completed a 6 week externship. She primarily worked on rental energy benchmarking, educational programming, and website design.
Through CEDI’s free grant assistance program, local farmer Alex Schaefers completed installation of his new energy efficient grain dryer and Meuser Lumber installed 2 solar arrays. Their REAP grants provided 25% of the system cost.
Signed a contract with a new Energy Coach: Mitch Anderson of Anderson Electric.
Connected the City of Strawberry Point to CEDI’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program. This will provide funds to update their electricity tracking software and incorporate their new solar ordinance.
Received a $3,750 grant from Upper Mississippi Gaming Corporation to purchase a blower door test and residential energy monitors, which completes CCED’s energy auditing toolkit.