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THE ENERGY ISSUE<br />
A Solar<br />
Surge<br />
Jackson County group promotes energy<br />
stewardship and reaping economic value<br />
BY NANCY MAYFIELD<br />
EASTERN IOWA FARMER<br />
During a presentation<br />
to local<br />
officials in June<br />
2020, Jackson<br />
County Energy<br />
District Chair Bruce Fisher cut<br />
to the chase.<br />
“Solar power is surging,<br />
and we want to be part of that<br />
wave,” Fisher told the county’s<br />
Board of Supervisors.<br />
At the time, Fisher was seeking<br />
the board’s endorsement to<br />
join the Midwest Renewable<br />
Energy Association (MREA),<br />
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eifarmer.com FALL 2023 | EASTERN IOWA FARMER 67
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