Farm girl takes a leap of faith and rents in a small town. Finding out through extremely high energy bills that the place was not energy efficient, her husband and her have to find a way to move to make ends meet. Explore Tess’s connection to Energy through her time on the farm with a CoOp to wishing for more transparency of utility disclosure when looking to rent.

We believe stories such as Tess’s need to be told as we build a case to protect Iowan’s ratepayers. Without protections for energy efficiency and transparency of electric usage, we will continue to find Iowans making difficult decisions- which impact our community as a whole.

Your Dubuque County Energy District appreciates the time Tess gave to present this story, our funding through the ReAmp network to make this possible, and our partners with the Clean Energy Districts of Iowa to engage communities in an equitable transition to 100% clean and renewable energy sources.