Solar Energy in the News
Solar Happenings in Iowa​
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2017 News Clips
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10-16-17: Iowa Solar Scoop: October 2017 (ISETA Newsletter)
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10-9-17: News Release - ISETA launches new website and logo
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10-9-17: "Iowa program to boost private solar installations exceeding expectations," Midwest Energy News
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10-5-17: "Shear: Alliant proposals create barriers to solar growth," Dubuque Telegraph Herald
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9-25-17: "Alliant's solar program is misleading," Cedar Rapids Gazette
9-22-17: "McKenna: Renewable energy works for Iowa," Quad City Times
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9-19-17: "Failing solar firm threatens industry," Cedar Rapids Gazette
9-7-17: "Iowa clean energy jobs up 7% since '15," Des Moines Business Record
9-3-17: "Winnebago tribe plans to install 1000 solar panels at reservation," Omaha World Herald
8-28-17: "Is Beyond Solar program a bit shady?" Cedar Rapids Gazette
8-28-17: "Norwalk church to save thousands per year with solar panels," Iowa Public Radio
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8-23-17: ISETA Statement on DOE Grid Study
8-22-17: "In solar trade dispute, will proposed tariffs cost industry jobs?" Iowa Public Radio
8-15-17: "Reynolds: The Red State with an Energy Blueprint," The Hill
8-15-17: "Advocates say Iowa utility's proposal could lead to fee for solar customers," Midwest Energy News
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8-14-17: "Iowa utility offers high green pricing program without adding renewables," Midwest Energy News
8-9-17: "Cedar Rapids goes solar to power drinking water stations," Cedar Rapids Gazette
8-7-17: "Midwest solar companies face uncertainty over Suniva trade complaint," Midwest Energy News
8-2-17: "Norwalk church now gettings its power from above," Radio Iowa
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7-28-17: "State legislators tour solar-powered farm near Merrill," Sioux City Journal
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7-28-17: "The energy of the future," Le Mars Daily Sentinel
7-13-17: "School district looking into solar panels," Journal Express
7-10-17: "North Liberty company wants to put solar panels on Burlington city building," KCRG TV - Cedar Rapids
7-10-17: "Committee considering solar on Burlington city building," Des Moines Register
7-9-17: "Iowa's status as renewable energy leader: How we got here and what's next," Cedar Rapids Gazette
6-8-17: "Reynolds tours Cedar Falls Utilities solar garden," Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
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6-8-17: "Solarize program offers solar energy savings to Linn County residents," Cedar Rapids Gazette
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6-2-17: "Senator Chuck Grassley stands up for Iowa's energy economy," Des Moines Register
5-26-17: "New solar field unveiled in Marshalltown," Marshalltown Times
5-19-17: "Construction for largest solar array in Iowa underway in Dubuque," KWWL TV - Waterloo
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5-1-17: "Iowa solar installers rush to get ahead of net metering changes," Midwest Energy News
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4-20-17: "Iowa ranks high nationally in renewable energy," Cedar Rapids Gazette
4-19-17: "Solar provides another option for farmers," Iowa Farmer Today
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4-5-17: "Latest Alliant DG pilot would diminish, not expand, solar in Iowa, advocates say," Midwest Energy News
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3-24-17: "To Iowa: Let's go forward with solar, not backward," Des Moines Register
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3-10-17: "Ruling will strangle Iowa's solar industry," Cedar Rapids Gazette
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