September 19 | Beth Soholot, Duluth News Tribune Artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, and the digital revolution are transforming America’s economy, with data centers expanding as essential infrastructure. Across the Midwest, companies are racing to build the facilities that will power the technologies and industries of today and tomorrow. To strengthen our regions instead of strainingContinueContinue reading “Local View: Data-center growth must come with clean energy”
Tag Archives: Renewable Energy
Iowa needs power and farmers need more certainty to build it
September 20 | Waylon Brown, Des Moines Register In rural Iowa, land is never just land. It is where your grandfather taught your father to straighten a fence post. It is where you learned to drive a tractor before you were old enough to drive a car. It is the field you check after aContinueContinue reading “Iowa needs power and farmers need more certainty to build it”
Renewable energy keeps Iowa’s communities vibrant
The Gazette | Steve Dodson, February 5 Renewable energy is a practical, sustainable, and financially sound solution for communities like Hiawatha. Securing strong, stable funding can be a struggle for public schools, which typically rely heavily on property owners and local families to support the education of our youth. By introducing an all-of-the-above energy strategy, projects like the Duane Arnold Energy Center andContinueContinue reading “Renewable energy keeps Iowa’s communities vibrant”
Wind turbines, lower tax bills: The data behind Iowa’s clean energy dividend
Corridor Business Journal | May 18 As Iowa lawmakers rapidly approach the end of the 2026 legislative session, conversations around renewable energy remain abundant. As these discussions continue, the Common Sense Institute (CSI)’s latest energy report reveals that Iowa’s diverse energy grid continues to keep the state competitive and sustainable. Due in part to Iowa’sContinueContinue reading “Wind turbines, lower tax bills: The data behind Iowa’s clean energy dividend”
Solar power helps keep Illinois farms alive
Illinois Farmer Today | Terry Rasmussen, May 5 Whether you’re an individual or a business, you need to constantly evolve. That’s no different for farmers and agricultural workers. I come from a line of soybean and corn farmers — back to my great-grandfather — and my family has seen times change drastically over the decadesContinueContinue reading “Solar power helps keep Illinois farms alive”
Renewable energy diversifies farm income
The Gazette | Joe Heinrich, April 10 In a world of new technologies and innovation, our nation is requiring more energy than ever before. This surge in demand is projected to grow by 30-50% between now and 2040, making every watt of electricity on the grid valuable and necessary. An all-hands-on-deck approach to solving this issue cannot be done without implementing clean energy resources alongside traditional ones. ForContinueContinue reading “Renewable energy diversifies farm income “
Guest opinion: Power is a dire need in Missouri
Southeast Missourian | March 11, Trey Wiginton As the Mayor of Marble Hill, my responsibility is to protect our community’s future by supporting growth, strengthening our local economy and ensuring responsible development. I have seen firsthand how empowering landowners to welcome solar energy projects brings meaningful benefits to our community, from private investment to long-termContinueContinue reading “Guest opinion: Power is a dire need in Missouri”
Iowa clean energy is a veterans’ success story
The Gazette | Troy Van Beek, March 1 After serving as a U.S. Navy SEAL, I joined one of the most veteran-friendly sectors in the nation: clean energy. I started Ideal Energy — a solar energy and storage company in Southeast Iowa. With over 20,000 veterans like me employed nationally in the solar industry alone, clean energyContinueContinue reading “Iowa clean energy is a veterans’ success story”
Opinion: Farmers Know Their Land Best – Trust them to Make Decisions
The Missouri Times | Jeff Risley, February 12 Today, Missouri legislators are considering legislation that would eliminate a farmer’s ability to diversify their land through solar energy development. At its core, this debate is about trust: do we trust Missouri farmers to make responsible, forward-looking decisions about their own land, or do we believe theContinueContinue reading “Opinion: Farmers Know Their Land Best – Trust them to Make Decisions”
For reliable energy we have to start building
The Gazette | Nick Boeyink, January 20 America became a strong and prosperous nation because it built things. We built farms, factories, power plants, transmission lines, and the infrastructure allowing communities to grow and families to thrive. Iowa has been a major part of that story. Today, however, our permitting system has made it farContinueContinue reading “For reliable energy we have to start building”