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

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CCED News

Next up: Farm Energy Breakfast

The Clayton County Energy District will hold its quarterly, “around the county” Clean Energy Breakfast, on Friday, March 23rd at The […]

Energy Efficiency killing bill may hit the Senate Floor soon

Energy Efficiency killing bill – omnibus energy bill SF2311 could be debated this coming week. SF 2311 makes many changes, […]

Attention Clayton County Energy District Immediate Action is Needed

SSB 3093/HSB 595 Action Alert Clayton County Energy District encourages all Iowans to immediately call your legislators (NEIA , and statewide ) and […]

Clayton County Energy District provides FREE Home Energy Assessments

For the third year, the Clayton County Energy District (CCED) in partnership with Green Iowa Americorps will continue to offer […]

An LED Transition brings a bright boost to Moser’s Pharmacy & Elkader Floral

Two years ago, electric utility company, Alliant Energy completed a free energy assessment for the iconic Moser building located on […]

CCED gives away a pile of LED bulbs at Shepherd of the Hills

Last week, on December 13th and 14th, the Clayton County Energy District conducted a special LED light bulb giveaway in […]

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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.