Winterset Madisonian | January 27, Rob Welch Dear Editor: Iowa’s leadership in renewable energy has delivered real benefits to rural communities including billions in private investment, stable income for landowners, and critical property tax revenue for counties and schools. That progress is now at risk. Across the state, county boards, under pressure from small butContinueContinue reading “Protect property rights, Iowa’s energy future”
Category Archives: Solar
Guest Column: Energy Security Is National Security
Dakota War College | January 23, Waylon Brown South Dakota’s leadership is right to argue that national security should be the state’s next big industry. In a recent column, Governor Rhoden outlined how South Dakota contributes to keeping America safe, from Ellsworth Air Force Base and the arrival of the B-21 bomber to leadership inContinueContinue reading “Guest Column: Energy Security Is National Security”
IL pushes clean energy forward; rural town reflects on community gains
Public News Service | Judith Ruiz-Branch, December 26, 2025 As Illinois looks to progress its clean energy goals in 2026, rural residents are speaking out about how past projects continue to benefit their communities. David Helper, a retired chiropractor and former member of the Logan County Board, said the county was an early leader inContinueContinue reading “IL pushes clean energy forward; rural town reflects on community gains”
Farmers stunned by unexpected impacts of new solar and wind farm projects: ‘Everything else pales in comparison’
MSN | Christine Dulion, December 5, 2025 A major shift is underway in rural Indiana, where farmers are discovering that solar and wind projects can offer financial stability, especially when times are tougher than ever. In Howard County, landowners who once saw renewable energy proposals derailed by local opposition are embracing private projects where they rentContinueContinue reading “Farmers stunned by unexpected impacts of new solar and wind farm projects: ‘Everything else pales in comparison’”
Solar provides predictable income stream for farms
PV Magazine | Ryan Kennedy, November 19 Solar energy projects are providing American farms and rural communities with financial stability and a new revenue source, said a report from the Solar Energy Manufacturers for America (SEMA). Modern farming is characterized by high capital investment and volatile costs for inputs like fertilizer and fuel. Solar development offers a steady, long-termContinueContinue reading “Solar provides predictable income stream for farms”
US has onshored full solar supply chain: SEIA
Utility Dive | October 30, Diana DiGangi With Corning’s Michigan silicon ingot and wafer factory now online, the United States can produce all major components of the solar supply chain, the Solar Energy Industries Association said in a Wednesday release. SEIA also said that since the end of 2024, domestic manufacturing capacity has increased “across every majorContinueContinue reading “US has onshored full solar supply chain: SEIA”
Opinion: Energy as Missouri’s New Cash Crop
The Missouri Times | James Owen, August 25 This month marks over two hundred years since Missouri’s first Constitution was ratified. Back then, agriculture, mining, and trade were the cornerstones of our territorial economy. While much has changed, one thing remains constant: Missouri’s land and natural resources continue to shape our economic future—driving growth, creatingContinueContinue reading “Opinion: Energy as Missouri’s New Cash Crop”
For many farmers, steady income from renewable energy sources like wind and solar are lifelines
Wisconsin State Farmer | Paul Mwebaze, September 3 Drive through the plains of Iowa or Kansas and you’ll see more than rows of corn, wheat and soybeans. You’ll also see towering wind turbines spinning above fields and solar panels shining in the sun on barns and machine sheds. For many farmers, these are lifelines. RenewableContinueContinue reading “For many farmers, steady income from renewable energy sources like wind and solar are lifelines”
Renewables make up 91% of the 15 GW of generation the US added in first 5 months of 2025: FERC
Utility Dive | Meris Lutz, August 27 “Solar continues to deliver new power to the grid faster and cheaper than any other source of electricity,” said Stephanie Bosh, senior vice president of communications for SEIA. Dive Brief: The United States added more than 15 GW of new electricity generation resources between January and May thisContinueContinue reading “Renewables make up 91% of the 15 GW of generation the US added in first 5 months of 2025: FERC”
T1, Corning reach deal to make fully American-made solar panels
Reuters | August 15 U.S. solar company T1 Energy (TE.N), opens new tab and specialty glass maker Corning (GLW.N), opens new tab have reached a deal that will establish a fully domestic solar supply chain, connecting polysilicon, wafers, cells, and panels manufactured in the United States, they said on Friday. The deal will help T1 satisfy growing U.S. demandContinueContinue reading “T1, Corning reach deal to make fully American-made solar panels”