Dubuque County, Iowa Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Dubuque County, Iowa Electricity Overview
Alliant Energy is the largest provider in Dubuque County when calculated by megawatt hours sold.
Dubuque County's average residential price per kilowatt hour is 12.49% lower than the nationwide average price, at 14.02 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.02 cents.
Dubuque County has had a 3.15% increase in the use of renewable fuel sources for electricity production during the last 12 months.
Non-renewable fuels are used in the generation of 4.09% of the megawatt hours produced in Dubuque County, ranking it 41st in the state out of 99 counties for total megawatt hours generated from non-renewable sources.
Dubuque County is home to 98,677 citizens and its power generation facilities produce 5,592.94 megawatt hours of electricity a year, for a production per capita average of 0.06 megawatt hours per capita.
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Dubuque County totals $138.55. In contrast, the Iowa average bill is $113.66
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
1,689,040 MWh
Consumption per Capita
17.12 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
5,593 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
5,364 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
229 MWh
Production per Capita
0.06 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
505,671,627 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
5,124.51 kg
Recent Energy News in Dubuque
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Dubuque, the residential electricity bill national rank increased by 2,447 positions to 8,569th, from last month's value of 11,016th
- In Dubuque, 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 Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 361 positions to 13,343rd, from last month's value of 12,982nd
- In Dubuque, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 798 positions to 8,569th, from last year's value of 7,771st
- In Dubuque, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 544 positions to 903rd, from last year's value of 359th
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 15 positions to 915th, from last year's value of 900th
- In Dubuque, the residential electricity bill decreased by 23.6% to $108.15, from last month's value of $141.56
- In Dubuque, the residential electricity bill state rank increased by 10 positions to 903rd, from last month's value of 913th
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill decreased by 3.02% to $130.33, from last year's value of $134.4
- In Dubuque, the residential electricity bill decreased by 0.79% to $108.15, from last year's value of $109.01
- In Dubuque, 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 Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 1,680 positions to 15,693rd, from last year's value of 17,373rd
- In Dubuque, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 2,403 positions to 11,836th, from last month's value of 14,239th
- In Dubuque, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,013 positions to 11,836th, from last year's value of 10,823rd
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 225 positions to 15,693rd, from last month's value of 15,468th
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 17 positions to 891st, from last year's value of 908th
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 17 positions to 891st, from last month's value of 908th
- In Dubuque, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 4 positions to 892nd, from last year's value of 896th
- In Dubuque, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 3 positions to 892nd, from last month's value of 895th
- In Dubuque, the commercial electricity rate increased by 2.52% to 12.07 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.78 ¢ / kWh
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 0.97% to 13.23 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.36 ¢ / kWh
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 0.19% to 13.23 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.2 ¢ / kWh
- In Dubuque, the commercial electricity rate increased by 0.11% to 12.07 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 12.06 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 2,488 positions to 12,759th, from last year's value of 10,271st
- In Dubuque, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 3,237 positions to 9,517th, from last year's value of 6,280th
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 497 positions to 12,759th, from last month's value of 12,262nd
- In Dubuque, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 398 positions to 9,517th, from last month's value of 9,119th
- In Dubuque, the industrial electricity rate increased by 12.26% to 7.32 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 6.52 ¢ / kWh
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 3.59% to 8 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 8.3 ¢ / kWh
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 0.84% to 8 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.93 ¢ / kWh
- In Dubuque, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 2 positions to 904th, from last month's value of 906th
- In Dubuque, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 904th, from last year's value of 905th
- In Dubuque, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 0.82% to 7.32 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 7.38 ¢ / kWh
Electricity Production from Coal
- In Dubuque, the coal production national rank dropped by 2 positions to 212th, from last year's value of 210th
- In Dubuque, the coal production national rank increased by 1 position to 212th, from last month's value of 213th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 1,276 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 1,427th
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 398 MWhs
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 74 positions to 101st, from last year's value of 27th
- In Dubuque, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Dubuque, 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 Dubuque, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Electricity Production from Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 512 positions to 999th, from last year's value of 487th
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 3.38 MWhs
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production state rank dropped by 44 positions to 81st, from last year's value of 37th
- In Dubuque, the distillate fuel oil production national rank increased by 2 positions to 999th, from last month's value of 1,001st
- In Dubuque, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 1 position to 999th, from last year's value of 998th
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Dubuque, 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 Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 4 positions to 51st, from last year's value of 47th
- In Dubuque, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 1,060th, from last year's value of 1,055th
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 666 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 538th
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 394.62 MWhs
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 7 positions to 14th, from last year's value of 7th
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 1,543 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 1,156th
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 3869.4120769230767 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 51 positions to 101st, from last year's value of 50th
Electricity Emission from Production from Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission national rank dropped by 507 positions to 1,008th, from last year's value of 501st
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 3869.4120769230767 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Dubuque, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission state rank dropped by 44 positions to 81st, from last year's value of 37th
Dubuque 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 544 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 798 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 is the same 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 361 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 increased by 9 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 1,365 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
$30,759.17 per month
- 0.45% higher than last month
- 5.06% lower than February last year
- 29.15% lower than the Iowa average
- 9.77% lower than the US average
- 530th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 33 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 33 since February last year
- 19,894th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 18 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 141 since February last year
Dubuque, IA Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity price for Dubuque is about 17.37 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 30.46% more than the average Iowa rate of 13.32 cents and 8.46% higher than the nationwide average of 16.02. The city has a shortage of 1,010,965.69 megawatt hours because of customers using 18666.49% more electricity than the city's electricity facilities generate. This results in the need to import supplemental electricity. Solar facilities in the city produce 5,364 megawatt hours, which is 99.04% of the city's electricity generation.
Emitting 303,616,418.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, Dubuque is the 11th worst out of 1028 cities in the state for total emissions from electricity use. Additionally, the city ranks 1003rd highest in the state in emissions per person, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. There are 3 power producing plants in the city, which is the 5th most plants in a city in the state. Dubuque's power plants most often use Solar, which makes up 99.04% of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Dubuque
Dubuque residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Dubuque, Iowa
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 18.01 | 130.31 | 5,364 | 3,589,309.84 | 646,363,552 |
Maquoketa Valley Electric | BUNDLED | 12.52 | 141.9 | 146,956 | 18,401,900 |
Zips with electric coverage in Dubuque, Iowa include: 52001, 52002, 52003, 52068
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Asbury, IA Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity price for Asbury is about 17.78 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 33.55% more than the average Iowa rate of 13.32 cents and 11.02% higher than the nationwide average of 16.02. The electricity grid in the city deals with an average of 0.74 outages per customer per year, with outages lasting around 75.7 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages a year and 137.24 minutes per outage. Alliant Energy has an estimated 170 residential customers, more than all other electricity providers who operate in the city.
Emitting 29,783,955.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, Asbury is the 67th worst out of 1028 cities in the state for total emissions from electricity use. Additionally, the city ranks 267th highest in the state in emissions per person, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. Within Asbury, there are no electricity generating facilities. The inhabitants must depend on electricity generated outside of the city limits.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Asbury
Asbury residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Asbury, Iowa
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 18.01 | 130.31 | 3,589,309.84 | 646,363,552 | |
Maquoketa Valley Electric | BUNDLED | 12.52 | 141.9 | 146,956 | 18,401,900 |
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Dyersville, IA Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity price for Dyersville is about 17.63 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 32.38% more than the average Iowa rate of 13.32 cents and 10.05% higher than the nationwide average of 16.02. The electricity grid in the city deals with an average of 0.74 outages per customer per year, with outages lasting around 75.7 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages a year and 137.24 minutes per outage. Alliant Energy has an estimated 358 residential customers, more than all other electricity providers who operate in the city.
Emitting 21,976,910.05 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, Dyersville is the 96th worst out of 1028 cities in the state for total emissions from electricity use. Additionally, the city ranks 880th highest in the state in emissions per person, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. Within Dyersville, there are no electricity generating facilities. The inhabitants must depend on electricity generated outside of the city limits.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Dyersville
Dyersville residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Dyersville, Iowa
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 18.01 | 130.31 | 3,589,309.84 | 646,363,552 | |
Maquoketa Valley Electric | BUNDLED | 12.52 | 141.9 | 146,956 | 18,401,900 |
Zips with electric coverage in Dyersville, Iowa include: 52040, 52041, 52078
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Electricity Production in Dubuque County, Iowa
Power Plants in Dubuque County, Iowa
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West Dubuque SolarAlliant Energy (100.00%) | Dubuque | IA | Solar | 5,364 | ||||
John Deere Dubuque WorksJohn Deere Dubuque Works (100.00%) | Dubuque County | IA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 127 | 97,863.64 | 770.58 | ||
Cascade | IA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 50 | 34,670.84 | 693.42 | |||
Alliant SBD 9301 Prairie FarmsIndustrial Energy Applications Inc (100.00%) | Dubuque | IA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 36.26 | 40,523.4 | 1,117.58 | ||
Alliant SBD 9205 A Y McDonaldIndustrial Energy Applications Inc (100.00%) | Dubuque | IA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 15.68 | 18,076.25 | 1,152.82 |
Dubuque County, Iowa Details
Coming in as the 614th worst ranked county in the United States, Dubuque County emits 505,671,626.89 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption each year. Additionally, the county ranks 1289th worst in the United States for emissions per citizen, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 5,124.51 kilograms of emissions per person. The county is home to 5 electricity producing plants, which is the 560th most power plants within a county out of the nation's 3230 counties. Dubuque County has about 95.91% of its electricity generated from Solar.
Providers In Each City in Dubuque County:
- Asbury, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 95.89%
- Maquoketa Valley Electric: 4.11%
- Balltown, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Bankston, Iowa:
- Maquoketa Valley Electric: 100.00%
- Bernard, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Cascade, Iowa:
- Cascade Electric Utility: 75.05%
- Maquoketa Valley Electric: 24.95%
- Centralia, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Dubuque, Iowa:
- Maquoketa Valley Electric: 11.60%
- Alliant Energy: 88.40%
- Durango, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Dyersville, Iowa:
- Maquoketa Valley Electric: 6.94%
- Alliant Energy: 93.06%
- Epworth, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 89.88%
- Maquoketa Valley Electric: 10.12%
- Farley, Iowa:
- Maquoketa Valley Electric: 29.46%
- Alliant Energy: 70.54%
- Graf, Iowa:
- Maquoketa Valley Electric: 100.00%
- Holy Cross, Iowa:
- Maquoketa Valley Electric: 24.90%
- Alliant Energy: 75.10%
- Luxemburg, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- New Vienna, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Peosta, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 59.33%
- Maquoketa Valley Electric: 40.67%
- Rickardsville, Iowa:
- Maquoketa Valley Electric: 34.50%
- Alliant Energy: 65.50%
- Sageville, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Sherrill, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
- Worthington, Iowa:
- Maquoketa Valley Electric: 10.06%
- Alliant Energy: 89.94%
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FAQ
How many power plants are located in Dubuque County, Iowa?
There are 5 active electricity plants in Dubuque County, Iowa
Which electricity company is the largest provider in Dubuque County, Iowa?
By total customer count, Alliant Energy is the largest electricity provider in Dubuque County, Iowa.
What electricity companies offer service in Dubuque County, Iowa?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Alliant Energy | 9,440 |
2 | Maquoketa Valley Electric | 4,016 |
3 | Cascade Electric Utility | 841 |
How many electric companies offer service in Dubuque County, Iowa?
Dubuque County, Iowa has 3 electricity companies operating in the area.