Iowa

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This November 17 dispatch from a British tabloid reads out some state treasurers' claim that businesses will suffer under a proposed rule that requires them to tell investors how they're managing the energy transition.

A proposal making its way through the Iowa legislature would impose new monthly fees on homes and businesses that own solar power systems, adding years to the payoff period before customers' utility-bill savings would cover the cost of adding solar.

The Green New Deal that some Democrats are now championing is unlike anything this country has ever done before. But scientists have been studying policies like these for decades. And their research can tell us a bit about what might happen if we pass this sweeping new vision for climate action and economic equality.

Though still an industrial metropolis, Chicago is actively becoming a clean energy innovation hub for microgrids, electric cars and next generation battery research. But the startup momentum in the energy sector isn’t matched with enough venture capital enthusiasm.

Energy Efficiency:

Source: ACEEE

Buildings:
Score 4.00 / 9

Utilities:
Score 4.00 / 20

Transportation:
Score 3.50 / 12

Source: DSIRE

Energy Efficiency Programs:
61 Incentives and Policies

Solar Power:

Source: DSIRE

Renewable Energy Programs:
34 Incentives and Policies

Solar Energy Programs:
17 Incentives and Policies

Source: YPCCC

86%

of people in Iowa support funding research into renewable energy sources in 2020.

(Same as the national average)
(est. 2,062,903 of 2,402,468 adults)

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last updated 8/31/2021

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