Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Electricity Overview
Cerro Gordo County has emissions of 6,305.5 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases, compared to the national average of 4,162.25.
Ranking 37th in wind power generation in the state out of 99 counties, Cerro Gordo County has a total yield of 405,051 megawatt hours from wind energy.
Cerro Gordo County is ranked as the 943rd highest consumer of electricity out of 3230 counties in the country with 739,191.31 megawatt hours being consumed by customers for their electricity needs.
While the national average residential rate of electricity sits at 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, Cerro Gordo County's average price is 4.04% above that at 16.66 cents per kilowatt hour.
With total production of 3,256,560 megawatt hours, Cerro Gordo County is ranked 5th highest producer of electricity in Iowa out of 99 counties for total generation.
Cerro Gordo County has seen an increase of about 3.67% in the amount of power generated by wind turbines.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
739,191 MWh
Consumption per Capita
17.12 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
3,256,560 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
405,051 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
2,851,509 MWh
Production per Capita
75.41 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
272,303,077 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
6,305.5 kg
Recent Energy News in Mason City
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Mason City, the residential electricity bill national rank increased by 2,447 positions to 8,569th, from last month's value of 11,016th
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank increased by 891 positions to 13,343rd, from last year's value of 14,234th
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 407 positions to 13,343rd, from last month's value of 12,936th
- In Mason City, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 261 positions to 8,569th, from last year's value of 8,308th
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 46 positions to 915th, from last month's value of 869th
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 15 positions to 915th, from last year's value of 900th
- In Mason City, the residential electricity bill decreased by 23.6% to $108.15, from last month's value of $141.56
- In Mason City, the residential electricity bill state rank increased by 10 positions to 903rd, from last month's value of 913th
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill decreased by 3.02% to $130.33, from last year's value of $134.4
- In Mason City, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 7 positions to 903rd, from last year's value of 896th
- In Mason City, the residential electricity bill decreased by 0.79% to $108.15, from last year's value of $109.01
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill decreased by 0.05% to $130.33, from last month's value of $130.4
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Mason City, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 4,574 positions to 7,890th, from last month's value of 12,464th
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 705 positions to 11,991st, from last year's value of 12,696th
- In Mason City, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 1,352 positions to 7,890th, from last year's value of 9,242nd
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 82 positions to 11,991st, from last month's value of 12,073rd
- In Mason City, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 22.96% to $403.74, from last month's value of $524.04
- In Mason City, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 9 positions to 899th, from last month's value of 908th
- In Mason City, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 6.59% to $403.74, from last year's value of $432.21
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill decreased by 2% to $518, from last year's value of $528.55
- In Mason City, the commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 4 positions to 899th, from last year's value of 895th
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill decreased by 0.46% to $518, from last month's value of $520.37
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Mason City, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 801 positions to 19,732nd, from last year's value of 18,931st
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 141 positions to 19,894th, from last year's value of 19,753rd
- In Mason City, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 163 positions to 19,732nd, from last month's value of 19,569th
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 33 positions to 530th, from last year's value of 563rd
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 33 positions to 530th, from last month's value of 563rd
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 18 positions to 19,894th, from last month's value of 19,912th
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 5.06% to $30,759.17, from last year's value of $32,398.07
- In Mason City, the industrial electricity bill increased by 6.67% to $26,420.37, from last year's value of $24,767.43
- In Mason City, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 6 positions to 549th, from last year's value of 555th
- In Mason City, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 6 positions to 549th, from last month's value of 555th
- In Mason City, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 5.93% to $26,420.37, from last month's value of $28,085.64
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 0.45% to $30,759.17, from last month's value of $30,621.42
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 20 positions to 1,061st, from last year's value of 1,041st
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 4 positions to 51st, from last year's value of 47th
- In Mason City, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 1,060th, from last year's value of 1,055th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 37 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 2,666th
- In Mason City, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Mason City, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 4 positions to 101st, from last year's value of 97th
- In Mason City, 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 Mason City, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Mason City Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
16.66¢ per kWh
- 4.61% higher than last month
- 7.95% higher than February last year
- 19.12% higher than the Iowa average
- 2.23% higher than the US average
- 909th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 4 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 5 since February last year
- 17,668th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 62 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,252 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
17.93¢ per kWh
- 0.57% higher than last month
- 1.13% higher than February last year
- 17.02% higher than the Iowa average
- 5.85% higher than the US average
- 915th 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
- 20,272nd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 131 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,205 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$108.15 per month
- 23.6% lower than last month
- 0.79% lower than February last year
- 14.41% higher than the Iowa average
- 13.73% lower than the US average
- 903rd in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 10 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 7 since February last year
- 8,569th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,447 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 261 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$130.33 per month
- 0.05% lower than last month
- 3.02% lower than February last year
- 13.42% higher than the Iowa average
- 1.66% lower than the US average
- 915th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 46 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 15 since February last year
- 13,343rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 407 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 891 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
12.07¢ per kWh
- 0.11% higher than last month
- 2.52% higher than February last year
- 17.49% higher than the Iowa average
- 11.33% lower than the US average
- 892nd in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 4 since February last year
- 11,836th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,403 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,013 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
13.23¢ per kWh
- 0.19% higher than last month
- 0.97% lower than February last year
- 14.95% higher than the Iowa average
- 6.34% lower than the US average
- 891st in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 17 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 17 since February last year
- 15,693rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 225 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,680 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$403.74 per month
- 22.96% lower than last month
- 6.59% lower than February last year
- 13.91% higher than the Iowa average
- 75.87% lower than the US average
- 899th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 9 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 4 since February last year
- 7,890th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4,574 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,352 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$518 per month
- 0.46% lower than last month
- 2% lower than February last year
- 14.15% higher than the Iowa average
- 68.46% lower 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
- 11,991st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 82 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 705 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
7.32¢ per kWh
- 0.82% lower than last month
- 12.26% higher than February last year
- 12.41% higher than the Iowa average
- 25.75% lower than the US average
- 904th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 9,517th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 398 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,237 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
8¢ per kWh
- 0.84% higher than last month
- 3.59% lower than February last year
- 8.59% higher than the Iowa average
- 21.59% lower 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
- 12,759th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 497 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,488 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$26,420.37 per month
- 5.93% lower than last month
- 6.67% higher than February last year
- 25.44% lower than the Iowa average
- 13.82% lower than the US average
- 549th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 6 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 6 since February last year
- 19,732nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 163 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 801 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$30,759.17 per month
- 0.45% higher than last month
- 5.06% lower than February last year
- 29.15% lower than the Iowa average
- 9.77% lower than the US average
- 530th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 33 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 33 since February last year
- 19,894th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 18 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 141 since February last year
Mason City, IA Electricity Overview
On average, residents living within Mason City are billed a residential electricity rate of 18.01 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 35.24% above the state's average rate of 13.32 cents. This makes the city 642nd lowest for average electricity rate out of 1028 cities in Iowa. With an estimated 1,589 residential customers, Alliant Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city. The city is faced with an average of 0.74 power outages per customer per year. These outages go on for an average of 75.7 minutes. In contrast, the US average is 1.27 outages per consumer and 137.24 minutes per outage.
Mason City emits 5,139.6 kilograms of CO2 pollution per capita due to electricity consumption, which makes it the 267th worst polluting city out of 1028 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 140,747,820.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Electricity companies servicing Mason City must turn to power produced in nearby cities and rural areas, since no power production takes place in the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Mason City
Mason City residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Mason City, Iowa
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 18.01 | 130.31 | 3,589,309.84 | 646,363,552 |
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Clear Lake, IA Electricity Overview
On average, residents living within Clear Lake are billed a residential electricity rate of 18.01 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 35.24% above the state's average rate of 13.32 cents. This makes the city 642nd lowest for average electricity rate out of 1028 cities in Iowa. With an estimated 754 residential customers, Alliant Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city. The city is faced with an average of 0.74 power outages per customer per year. These outages go on for an average of 75.7 minutes. In contrast, the US average is 1.27 outages per consumer and 137.24 minutes per outage.
Clear Lake emits 5,139.6 kilograms of CO2 pollution per capita due to electricity consumption, which makes it the 67th worst polluting city out of 1028 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 39,436,115.72 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Electricity companies servicing Clear Lake must turn to power produced in nearby cities and rural areas, since no power production takes place in the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Clear Lake
Clear Lake residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Clear Lake, Iowa
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 18.01 | 130.31 | 3,589,309.84 | 646,363,552 |
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Rockwell, IA Electricity Overview
On average, residents living within Rockwell are billed a residential electricity rate of 11.38 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 14.51% below the state's average rate of 13.32 cents. The average monthly residential electric bill for a citizen in the city is $112.38 per month. MidAmerican Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold.
Rockwell emits 5,139.6 kilograms of CO2 pollution per capita due to electricity consumption, which makes it the 880th worst polluting city out of 1028 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 4,810,661.32 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Electricity companies servicing Rockwell must turn to power produced in nearby cities and rural areas, since no power production takes place in the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Rockwell
Rockwell residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Rockwell, Iowa
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Rural Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 12.91 | 227.79 | 30,793.46 | 3,974,466.03 | |
| MidAmerican Energy | BUNDLED | 11.07 | 88.81 | 6,026,295.35 | 667,229,354 |
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Electricity Production in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Power Plants in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emery StationAlliant Energy (100.00%) | Cerro Gordo County | IA | Natural Gas | 2,849,664 | 1,197,103,267.78 | 420.09 | ||
Hawkeye Power Partners LLCNextEra Energy (100.00%) | Cerro Gordo County | IA | Wind | 200,299 | ||||
Cerro Gordo Wind FarmCerro Gordo Wind Farm (100.00%) | Cerro Gordo County | IA | Wind | 169,228 | ||||
CED Mason City WindConsolidated Edison Development (100.00%) | Cerro Gordo County | IA | Wind | 35,524 | ||||
Lime CreekAlliant Energy (100.00%) | Cerro Gordo County | IA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 1,845 | 2,547,343.96 | 1,380.67 |
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Details
Approximately 272,303,076.52 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in Cerro Gordo County due to electricity consumption. This total results in 6,305.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the county ranks 876th highest in the United States for pollution per capita. Natural Gas is the primary fuel type in Cerro Gordo County, with 87.51% of electricity generation coming from the fuel source. Other fuel types used include Wind at 12.44% and Distillate Fuel Oil at 0.06%. Cerro Gordo County has 5 power producing plants, which is 560th most in the country.
Providers In Each City in Cerro Gordo County:
- Clear Lake, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Dougherty, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 94.51%
- Franklin Rural Electric Cooperative: 5.49%
- Mason City, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Meservey, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Plymouth, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Rock Falls, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Rockwell, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 83.04%
- Franklin Rural Electric Cooperative: 16.96%
- Swaledale, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Thornton, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Ventura, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
What electricity companies offer service in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alliant Energy | 22,903 |
| 2 | Franklin Rural Electric Cooperative | 404 |
| 3 | Prairie Energy | 102 |
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa?
The largest electricity company in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa by megawatt hours sold is Alliant Energy.
How many electric companies offer service in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa?
There are 3 electricity suppliers operating in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa.
How many power plants are in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa?
There are 5 active power plants in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
