A solar energy is installed in 2016 in Iowa City. Linn and Johnson each have more than 601 solar installations since a state tax credit took effect in 2012. (The Gazette)
CEDAR RAPIDS — Eastern Iowa — especially Linn and Johnson counties — leads the state in solar energy installations based on tax credits awarded by the state.
Washington, Winneshiek and Dubuque counties each have between 401 and 600 solar energy installations that received Solar Energy System Tax Credit Awards. Linn and Johnson each have more than 601, according to a year-end report from the Iowa Department of Revenue.
“Although installations have been widespread, the prevalence is geographically concentrated in Eastern Iowa,” the department said in the annual report on the state’s…