Black Hawk County, Iowa Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Black Hawk County, Iowa Electricity Overview
In Black Hawk County, 42,187 megawatt hours of electricity are generated from non-renewable fuel sources. Black Hawk County is 17th out of 99 counties in the state for total electricity production from non-renewable fuel sources.
Consumers in Black Hawk County pay $146.05 per month for residential electricity, compared to the nationwide average bill of $138.3.
Black Hawk County continues to make strides with the decrease of non-renewable fuel source use. The county has seen a 5.17% drop in the consumption of these fuel sources for electricity generation.
Black Hawk County is the 509th most populated county in the United States.
Black Hawk County produces 1,985.19 megawatt hours from coal per year. That is 0.02 megawatt hours per person in the county and makes Black Hawk County the 10th highest ranked county out of 99 counties in the state for electricity generation from coal per capita.
Black Hawk County generates roughly 0.02 megawatt hours of electricity from natural gas per citizen living in the county. This is the 10th highest average for a county in the state.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
2,229,881 MWh
Consumption per Capita
17.12 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
49,900 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
7,713 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
42,187 MWh
Production per Capita
0.38 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
684,676,777 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
5,255.67 kg
Recent Energy News in Waterloo
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Waterloo, the residential electricity bill national rank increased by 1,212 positions to 1,578th, from last month's value of 2,790th
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 205 positions to 1,682nd, from last year's value of 1,477th
- In Waterloo, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 429 positions to 1,578th, from last year's value of 1,149th
- In Waterloo, the residential electricity bill decreased by 22.46% to $71.44, from last month's value of $92.13
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill decreased by 4.08% to $88.83, from last year's value of $92.61
- In Waterloo, the residential electricity bill decreased by 5.38% to $71.44, from last year's value of $75.5
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank increased by 2 positions to 1,682nd, from last month's value of 1,684th
- In Waterloo, the residential electricity bill state rank increased by 2 positions to 330th, from last year's value of 332nd
- In Waterloo, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 1 position to 330th, from last month's value of 329th
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill decreased by 0.38% to $88.83, from last month's value of $89.17
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Waterloo, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,129 positions to 2,131st, from last year's value of 1,002nd
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 196 positions to 1,626th, from last year's value of 1,822nd
- In Waterloo, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 325 positions to 2,131st, from last month's value of 2,456th
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 30 positions to 304th, from last year's value of 334th
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 30 positions to 304th, from last month's value of 334th
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 20 positions to 1,626th, from last month's value of 1,606th
- In Waterloo, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 7.25% to 7.2 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.76 ¢ / kWh
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 2.3% to 8.55 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 8.75 ¢ / kWh
- In Waterloo, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 2 positions to 332nd, from last month's value of 330th
- In Waterloo, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 332nd, from last year's value of 331st
- In Waterloo, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 0.96% to 7.2 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 7.27 ¢ / kWh
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 0.07% to 8.55 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 8.55 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,424 positions to 23,070th, from last year's value of 21,646th
- In Waterloo, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 614 positions to 22,006th, from last year's value of 21,392nd
- In Waterloo, the industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 528 positions to 22,006th, from last month's value of 22,534th
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 18 positions to 23,070th, from last month's value of 23,052nd
- In Waterloo, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 14.3% to $42,881.63, from last month's value of $50,034.33
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 4.53% to $56,232.31, from last year's value of $53,792.93
- In Waterloo, the industrial electricity bill increased by 5.51% to $42,881.63, from last year's value of $40,643.4
- In Waterloo, the industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 4 positions to 906th, from last year's value of 902nd
- In Waterloo, the industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 4 positions to 906th, from last month's value of 902nd
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 0.33% to $56,232.31, from last month's value of $56,045.79
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,686 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 1,017th
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,248.17 MWhs
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 80 positions to 101st, from last year's value of 21st
- In Waterloo, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 4 positions to 2,703rd, from last month's value of 2,707th
- In Waterloo, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 510 positions to 1,061st, from last year's value of 551st
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 761.21 MWhs
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 42 positions to 51st, from last year's value of 9th
- In Waterloo, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 1,060th, from last year's value of 1,055th
Electricity Production from Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 796 positions to 999th, from last year's value of 203rd
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 87.58 MWhs
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production state rank dropped by 78 positions to 81st, from last year's value of 3rd
- In Waterloo, the distillate fuel oil production national rank increased by 2 positions to 999th, from last month's value of 1,001st
- In Waterloo, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 1 position to 999th, from last year's value of 998th
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 669 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 535th
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 399.38 MWhs
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 9 positions to 14th, from last year's value of 5th
Electricity Emission from Production from Natural Gas
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank dropped by 559 positions to 1,066th, from last year's value of 507th
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 608839.0107692308 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission state rank dropped by 42 positions to 51st, from last year's value of 9th
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 2,053 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 646th
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 704280.7095384615 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 88 positions to 101st, from last year's value of 13th
Electricity Emission from Production from Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission national rank dropped by 825 positions to 1,008th, from last year's value of 183rd
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 95441.69876923077 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Waterloo, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission state rank dropped by 77 positions to 81st, from last year's value of 4th
Waterloo Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
9.45¢ per kWh
- 1.11% lower than last month
- 1.38% higher than February last year
- 32.43% lower than the Iowa average
- 42.01% lower than the US average
- 326th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 4 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 3 since February last year
- 1,843rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 313 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 935 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
10.93¢ per kWh
- 0.1% higher than last month
- 0.47% lower than February last year
- 28.63% lower than the Iowa average
- 35.45% lower than the US average
- 324th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 10 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 10 since February last year
- 1,849th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 215 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 241 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$71.44 per month
- 22.46% lower than last month
- 5.38% lower than February last year
- 24.43% lower than the Iowa average
- 43.01% lower than the US average
- 330th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 1,578th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,212 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 429 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$88.83 per month
- 0.38% lower than last month
- 4.08% lower than February last year
- 22.69% lower than the Iowa average
- 32.97% lower than the US average
- 334th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 1,682nd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 205 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
7.2¢ per kWh
- 7.25% lower than last month
- 0.96% lower than February last year
- 29.93% lower than the Iowa average
- 47.11% lower than the US average
- 332nd in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 2,131st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 325 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,129 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
8.55¢ per kWh
- 0.07% lower than last month
- 2.3% lower than February last year
- 25.72% lower than the Iowa average
- 39.48% lower than the US average
- 304th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 30 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 30 since February last year
- 1,626th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 20 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 196 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$265.3 per month
- 16.48% lower than last month
- 6.32% lower than February last year
- 25.15% lower than the Iowa average
- 84.14% lower than the US average
- 333rd in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 2,780th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 620 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 783 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$343.17 per month
- 0.43% lower than last month
- 4.43% lower than February last year
- 24.38% lower than the Iowa average
- 79.11% lower than the US average
- 334th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 4,210th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 23 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 482 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
5.07¢ per kWh
- 10.81% lower than last month
- 2.11% lower than February last year
- 22.15% lower than the Iowa average
- 48.58% lower than the US average
- 332nd in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 4 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 3 since February last year
- 3,495th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 499 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,843 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
6.25¢ per kWh
- 0.15% lower than last month
- 1.68% lower than February last year
- 15.2% lower than the Iowa average
- 38.77% lower than the US average
- 326th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 5 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 8 since February last year
- 2,619th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 458 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 578 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$42,881.63 per month
- 14.3% lower than last month
- 5.51% higher than February last year
- 21.01% higher than the Iowa average
- 39.88% higher than the US average
- 906th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 4 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 4 since February last year
- 22,006th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 528 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 614 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$56,232.31 per month
- 0.33% higher than last month
- 4.53% higher than February last year
- 29.52% higher than the Iowa average
- 64.96% higher than the US average
- 908th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 23,070th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 18 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,424 since February last year
Waterloo, IA Electricity Overview
Waterloo's residents are billed an average residential electricity price of 11.07 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, thankfully, 16.85% below the state's average rate of 13.32 cents. The average residential electricity bill for a resident in the city is $88.81 per month. Generation from non-renewable fuel sources accounts for 0.17 megawatt hours per person in the city.
Waterloo's top fuel consumed for electricity production is Natural Gas. The city generates 61.52% of the total production in the city from this fuel type. Solar and Distillate Fuel Oil are the second and third most used fuels for electricity generation. Solar makes up 31.33% of electricity generation and Distillate Fuel Oil accounts for 7.15% of total production in the city. The city has the 5th most electricity generation plants of any city in the state, with 3 total power plants. Waterloo residents average 5,206.72 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity consumption. This adds up to total emissions of 346,532,921.32 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city 10th highest for total emissions in Iowa.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Waterloo
Waterloo residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Waterloo, Iowa
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy | BUNDLED | 11.07 | 88.81 | 16,574 | 6,026,295.35 | 667,229,354 |
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Cedar Falls, IA Electricity Overview
Cedar Falls' residents are billed an average residential electricity price of 11.69 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, thankfully, 12.18% below the state's average rate of 13.32 cents. The Iowa average monthly residential electricity bill is $113.66, while the Cedar Falls average is 13.27% lower at $98.57 per month. This ranks the city 320th in the state for average monthly bill total. The largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Cedar Falls Electric Utility.
Cedar Falls' top fuel consumed for electricity production is Natural Gas. The city generates 80.72% of the total production in the city from this fuel type. Solar and Coal are the second and third most used fuels for electricity generation. Solar makes up 7.58% of electricity generation and Coal accounts for 5.97% of total production in the city. The city has the 3rd most electricity generation plants of any city in the state, with 4 total power plants. Cedar Falls residents average 5,401.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity consumption. This adds up to total emissions of 218,762,857.25 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city 15th highest for total emissions in Iowa.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Cedar Falls, Iowa
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Falls Electric Utility | BUNDLED | 11.69 | 98.57 | 9,290 | 177,578 | 20,765,800 |
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Evansdale, IA Electricity Overview
Evansdale's residents are billed an average residential electricity price of 11.07 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, thankfully, 16.85% below the state's average rate of 13.32 cents. MidAmerican Energy is the largest provider in the city based on residential customer count. Residents in the city pay an average monthly residential electricity bill of $88.81. This is 35.78% lower than the nationwide average of $138.3.
Evansdale has zero electricity plants. About 5,139.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen are released in the city due to electricity use, making them the 267th worst polluter in the state out of 1028 cities. At 5,139.6 kilograms per person and 4,599 residents in the city, the city emits 23,636,999.37 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Evansdale
Evansdale residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Evansdale, Iowa
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy | BUNDLED | 11.07 | 88.81 | 6,026,295.35 | 667,229,354 |
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Electricity Production in Black Hawk County, Iowa
Power Plants in Black Hawk County, Iowa
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Northern IowaUniversity of Northern Iowa (100.00%) | Cedar Falls | IA | Natural Gas | 21,436 | 9,349,018.91 | 436.14 | ||
ElectrifarmMidAmerican Energy (100.00%) | Waterloo | IA | Natural Gas | 11,286 | 9,373,067.32 | 830.5 | ||
Streeter StationCedar Falls Electric Utility (100.00%) | Cedar Falls | IA | Natural Gas | 8,683 | 9,829,250.9 | 1,132.01 | ||
Waterloo Solar (IA)MidAmerican Energy (100.00%) | Waterloo | IA | Solar | 5,192 | ||||
Cedar Falls Solar FarmEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Cedar Falls | IA | Solar | 2,521 | ||||
Gas Turbine (IA)Cedar Falls Electric Utility (100.00%) | Cedar Falls | IA | Natural Gas | 607 | 1,413,889.82 | 2,329.31 | ||
Waterloo LundquistMidAmerican Energy (100.00%) | Waterloo | IA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 96 | 70,675.18 | 736.2 | ||
| La Porte City | IA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 79 | 68,452.69 | 866.49 |
Black Hawk County, Iowa Details
Black Hawk County's top fuel consumed for electricity production is Natural Gas. The county generates 74.22% of the total production in the county from this fuel type. Solar and Coal are the second and third most used fuels for electricity generation. Solar makes up 15.46% of electricity generation and Coal accounts for 3.98% of total production in the county. The county has the 346th most electricity generation plants of any county in the nation, with 8 total power plants. Black Hawk County is the 7th worst ranked county in the state out of 99 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the county releasing 684,676,776.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. This total equates to 5,255.67 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which ranks the county 1240th worst in the US for pollution per capita.
Providers In Each City in Black Hawk County:
- Cedar Falls, Iowa:
- Cedar Falls Electric Utility: 100.00%
- Dunkerton, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 87.14%
- East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative: 12.86%
- Elk Run Heights, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
- Evansdale, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
- Gilbertville, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
- Hudson, Iowa:
- Cedar Falls Electric Utility: 1.52%
- MidAmerican Energy: 98.48%
- La Porte City, Iowa:
- La Porte City Utilities: 100.00%
- Raymond, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
- Waterloo, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are located within Black Hawk County, Iowa?
Black Hawk County, Iowa has 8 active power plants generating electricity for the county and surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Black Hawk County, Iowa?
The largest electricity company in Black Hawk County, Iowa by total customer count is Cedar Falls Electric Utility.
How many electric companies offer service in Black Hawk County, Iowa?
Black Hawk County, Iowa has 4 electricity suppliers serving customers in the area.
What electricity companies offer service in Black Hawk County, Iowa?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar Falls Electric Utility | 14,215 |
| 2 | La Porte City Utilities | 1,206 |
| 3 | East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative | 449 |
| 4 | Grundy County Rural Electric Cooperative | 92 |
