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

Help Us Help Others – Replace our Ride!!

We are teaming up with the Winneshiek Energy District and the Decorah Green Iowa AmeriCorps team to raise money for […]

A “Cutting Edge” Transition

Dave Fulks, a new and motivated business owner of Elkader, recently completed a LED light transition in his archery shop. […]

WANTED: Sustaining Members for a Sustainable Future!

The Clayton County Energy District is laser focused on building our community mission by facilitating fair access to local and […]

Dyersville Solar & Energy Efficiency Tour

The Dubuque County Energy District is hosting a Solar & Energy Efficiency Tour in Dyersville on Saturday, April 27th. Check […]

A gathering of Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, clean energy leaders on 4/15/19 at Schera’s Restaurant, Elkader, IA
Back Row L to R: Larry Gritton, Andy Johnson, Jim Martin-Schramm, Jim Osterhaus, Steve Falck, Raki Ginnakouros, Larry Grimstad
Front Row L to R: Ed Wulfekuhle, Amy Bouska, Abby Finkenauer, MJ Smith, Joleen Jansen

Clean Energy Districts of Iowa hosted a Learning Session with Iowa’s First Congressional District Representative Abby Finkenauer

Representatives from Howard, Dubuque, Winneshiek, Delaware and Clayton County Energy Districts met with Iowa’s First Congressional District Representative Abby Finkenauer on […]

Thank you Guttenberg for opening the town to clean & local energy with net metering policy & energy efficiency opportunity

The Clayton County Energy District is very grateful to the City of Guttenberg City Manager, Denise Scheider, Mayor Bill Frommelt […]

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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.