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

The best AC is actually a heat pump – from Rewiring America

*An email article from our friends at Rewiring America Heat pumps are the heroes of summer We talk about heat […]

Your Community and Your Energy District – Guttenberg

*photo credit: City of Guttenberg, Iowa Facebook page In our series “Your Community and Your Energy District,” we highlight our partnerships […]

Local, Clean-Energy Champions Wanted!

Clayton County Energy District Board Member Wanted! The Clayton County Energy District is looking for members to join our Board. […]

Green Meets Green Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to Jane Metcalf who won the Black + Decker Air Fryer + Toaster Oven! Thank you to everyone who […]

We’re looking for candidates for our upcoming Extreme Clean Energy Makeover Project!

We are needing an immediate response to move forward with our Extreme Clean Energy Makeover Project! Our funder(s) are excited […]

Bringing awareness to our county’s energy burden

In February, we (the CCED) hosted an Energy Burden Relief Open House + Listening Post at Keystone AEA in Elkader. […]

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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.