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Lee County, Iowa Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Lee County, Iowa Electricity Overview

Lee County emitted 18,463,584.17 kilograms of CO2 gases due to electricity consumption, which ranks it as the 2603rd highest polluting county in the US.

The largest electricity company in Lee County by megawatt hours sold is Alliant Energy.

Lee County produces 4.71 megawatt hours of electricity per person in the county from non-renewable electricity fuel sources. They are the 14th highest county in Iowa for non-renewable generation per capita.

Lee County produces the 227th highest amount of electricity per capita from natural gas out of 3230 counties in the US, with the fuel type accounting for 0.02 megawatt hours a year per person.

Lee County is home to 33,724 residents and its power generation plants generate 1,053,666 megawatt hours of electricity per year, for a generation per capita average of 31.24 megawatt hours per capita.

Lee County has emissions of 547.49 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases. It is the 2786th highest polluting county in the US by per capita emissions.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    577,249 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    17.12 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    1,053,666 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    894,804 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    158,862 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    31.24 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    18,463,584 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    547.49 kg

Recent Energy News in Fort Madison

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Fort Madison 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

Fort Madison, IA Electricity Overview

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Fort Madison has an average residential electricity rate of 18.01 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 35.24% more than the average state rate of 13.32 cents and 12.43% higher than the nationwide average of 16.02. The largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Alliant Energy. Consumers in the city deal with 0.74 electrical outages per year, with outages lasting about 75.7 minutes on average. The national averages for these data points are 1.27 outages at 137.24 minutes each.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Fort Madison averages 5,139.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which is sufficient to rank them 267th highest in the state out of 1028 cities for emissions efficiency. Total emissions in the city are 53,143,416.72 kilograms, which is the 41st worst total amount of pollution for all cities in Iowa. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Fort Madison

Fort Madison residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.220/kWh$0.129/kWh$222.09/mo.$86.68/mo.
642nd18.01¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Fort Madison
444th$130.31Average residential monthly electricity bill for Fort Madison Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Fort Madison, Iowa

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alliant EnergyBUNDLED18.01130.313,589,309.84646,363,552

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Keokuk, IA Electricity Overview

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Keokuk has an average residential electricity rate of 18.01 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 35.24% more than the average state rate of 13.32 cents and 12.43% higher than the nationwide average of 16.02. The city saw an unwelcome 3.09% decline in the usage of renewable fuel types, such as solar and wind energy, compared to fossil fuel types, like coal or natural gas. The city ranks 6th out of 1028 cities in Iowa for megawatt hours generated per resident from the use of coal

Keokuk residents average 547.49 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of Keokuk from electricity use is 5,462,317.02 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 271st highest amount in the state. Roughly 84.92% of Keokuk's electricity is generated using Conventional Hydroelectric. When taken together with Natural Gas (14.94%) and Petroleum Coke (0.08%), these three fuels make up 99.95% of the city electricity generation. Keokuk has 2 power generation plants in the city. This is the 10th most plants in a city in the state.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Keokuk

Keokuk residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.220/kWh$0.129/kWh$222.09/mo.$86.68/mo.
642nd18.01¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Keokuk
444th$130.31Average residential monthly electricity bill for Keokuk Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Keokuk, Iowa

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alliant EnergyBUNDLED18.01130.313,589,309.84646,363,552

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Donnellson, IA Electricity Overview

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Donnellson has an average residential electricity rate of 17.74 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 33.25% more than the average state rate of 13.32 cents and 10.78% higher than the nationwide average of 16.02. Alliant Energy is the largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold. With a population of 960 residents, the city is the 299th most populated city in Iowa.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Donnellson averages 5,139.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen due to electricity use, which is sufficient to rank them 67th highest in the state out of 1028 cities for emissions efficiency. Total emissions in the city are 4,934,011.61 kilograms, which is the 296th worst total amount of pollution for all cities in Iowa. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Donnellson

Donnellson residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.220/kWh$0.129/kWh$222.09/mo.$86.68/mo.
595th17.74¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Donnellson
857th$131.19Average residential monthly electricity bill for Donnellson Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Donnellson, Iowa

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Access Energy Mount Pleasant IowaBUNDLED13.03147.01119,21815,534,800
Alliant EnergyBUNDLED18.01130.313,589,309.84646,363,552

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Electricity Production in Lee County, Iowa

Power Plants in Lee County, Iowa

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Keokuk IA Conventional Hydroelectric 894,804
Roquette AmericaRoquette America (100.00%)
Keokuk IA Natural Gas 158,86233,702,022.79212.15

Lee County, Iowa Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Lee County residents average 547.49 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen from electricity use, which is sufficient to rank them 62nd worst in the state out of 99 in this category. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total pollution of the county from electricity consumption is 18,463,584.17 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 60th highest amount in the state and 2786th in the country. Around 84.92% of electricity in Lee County comes from production using Conventional Hydroelectric. Natural Gas and Petroleum Coke have the second and third highest total usage, respectively, for electricity generation. Natural Gas is used to make 157,435 megawatt hours (14.94%) of electricity production and Petroleum Coke accounts for 882.04 megawatt hours (0.08%) of total production in the county. Lee County has 2 electricity producing plants, which is 47th highest in the state.

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
84.92%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
14.94%
PETROLEUM COKE
Petroleum Coke
0.08%
COAL
Coal
0.05%

Lee County, Iowa Net Metering

There are 3 companies in Lee County supplying electricity. Of those 3, only one of them offers some type of net metering option for their customers, which makes solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. Consumers in Iowa have commendable net metering regulations that encourage the installation of solar panels.

Energy Loss

Lee County electricity suppliers who report energy loss average roughly 1.97% of their energy lost per year. The US average energy loss is 2.87%. This earned Lee County a rank of 36th best in the state out of 99.

Providers In Each City in Lee County:

  • Donnellson, Iowa:
    • Access Energy Mount Pleasant Iowa: 2.65%
    • Alliant Energy: 47.35%
    • Empire District Electric: 50.00%
  • Fort Madison, Iowa:
    • Empire District Electric: 49.57%
    • Alliant Energy: 50.43%
  • Franklin, Iowa:
    • Empire District Electric: 50.02%
    • Alliant Energy: 49.98%
  • Houghton, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Keokuk, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 50.33%
    • Ameren Missouri: 49.67%
  • Montrose, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 36.94%
    • Ameren Missouri: 26.72%
    • Empire District Electric: 36.33%
  • St. Paul, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • West Point, Iowa:
    • West Point Utility System: 49.95%
    • Empire District Electric: 50.05%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many power plants are in Lee County, Iowa?

There are 2 power plants in Lee County, Iowa

What electricity companies offer service in Lee County, Iowa?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Alliant Energy16,273
2Access Energy Mount Pleasant Iowa1,747
3West Point Utility System782

How many electric companies offer service in Lee County, Iowa?

There are 3 electricity companies operating in Lee County, Iowa.

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Lee County, Iowa?

By total revenue, Alliant Energy is the largest electricity supplier in Lee County, Iowa.

Fernando García
Last Reviewed By: Fernando García
Published: 2024-05-13