Louisa County, IA: Electric Rates From 2 Providers

Louisa County, Iowa Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

Can You Save With Wind?

You’ve heard of solar, but did you know that you can power your home and business with wind?

Louisa County, Iowa Electricity Overview

Louisa County generates 1996.53% additional megawatt hours than the county consumes, leading to the need to export the leftover amount.

While the national average residential electricity rate sits at 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour, Louisa County's average rate is 10.05% lower than at 14.41 cents per kilowatt hour.

The 3,691,905 megawatt hours of electricity created by non-renewable fuel ranks Louisa County at 297th in the United States out of 3230 counties in non-renewable power production.

Natural gas makes up 0.94% of the electricity production in Louisa County, giving it a ranking of 12th out of 99 counties in Iowa for total natural gas generation.

Louisa County is the 746th largest producing county out of 3230 counties in the nation when it comes to megawatt hours generated from renewable fuel types.

With 216,435 megawatt produced from solar power and 10,891 citizens in Louisa County, the county averages 19.87 megawatt hours produced from solar per capita, which gives it a ranking of 53rd in the country out of 3230 counties.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    186,420 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    17.12 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    3,908,340 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    216,435 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    3,691,905 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    358.86 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    179,735,983 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    16,503.17 kg

Recent Energy News in Columbus Junction

To see recent electricity news for cities in Louisa County, select the city, year, and month you want to see news for below.

Top Headlines

Residential Electricity Prices

Commercial Electricity Prices

Industrial Electricity Prices

Columbus Junction 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

Columbus Junction, IA Electricity Overview

Coverage Map Placeholder

Citizens who call Columbus Junction home spend, on average, 17.67 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 32.71% more than Iowa's average price of 13.32 cents, resulting in the city ranking 584th out of 1028 cities in Iowa for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 0.74 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 75.7 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages per year and 137.24 minutes per outage. Selling an estimated 2,950.58 megawatt hours, Alliant Energy is the largest supplier in the city.

Columbus Junction is the 158th highest ranked city in Iowa out of 1028 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 10,957,617.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 67th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 36,493.13 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Columbus Junction

Columbus Junction 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.
584th17.67¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Columbus Junction
886th$132.48Average residential monthly electricity bill for Columbus Junction Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Columbus Junction, Iowa

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alliant EnergyBUNDLED18.01130.313,589,309.84646,363,552
Eastern Iowa Light & PowerBUNDLED13.37160.24301,35640,294,900

Wapello, IA Electricity Overview

Coverage Map Placeholder

Citizens who call Wapello home spend, on average, 17.81 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 33.75% more than Iowa's average price of 13.32 cents, resulting in the city ranking 605th out of 1028 cities in Iowa for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 0.74 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 75.7 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages per year and 137.24 minutes per outage. Selling an estimated 1,879.82 megawatt hours, Alliant Energy is the largest supplier in the city.

Wapello is the 170th highest ranked city in Iowa out of 1028 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 9,837,185.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 880th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 32,761.66 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Wapello

Wapello 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.
605th17.81¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Wapello
868th$131.59Average residential monthly electricity bill for Wapello Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Wapello, Iowa

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alliant EnergyBUNDLED18.01130.313,589,309.84646,363,552
Eastern Iowa Light & PowerBUNDLED13.37160.24301,35640,294,900

You’ve heard of solar, but did you know that you can power your home and business with wind?

Morning Sun, IA Electricity Overview

Coverage Map Placeholder

Citizens who call Morning Sun home spend, on average, 18.01 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity. Sadly, this is 35.24% more than Iowa's average price of 13.32 cents, resulting in the city ranking 642nd out of 1028 cities in Iowa for best average electricity rate. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 0.74 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting about 75.7 minutes. The US averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages per year and 137.24 minutes per outage. With an estimated 42 residential customers, Alliant Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city.

Morning Sun is the 389th highest ranked city in Iowa out of 1028 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 3,582,298.01 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This total also equates to a ranking of 267th worst in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no power production sources, resulting in the need to import the 11,930.45 megawatt hours that citizens here consume.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Morning Sun

Morning Sun 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 Morning Sun
444th$130.31Average residential monthly electricity bill for Morning Sun Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Morning Sun, Iowa

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

You’ve heard of solar, but did you know that you can power your home and business with wind?

Electricity Production in Louisa County, Iowa

Power Plants in Louisa County, Iowa

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Louisa County IA Coal 3,691,9053,768,215,076.051,020.67
Wapello Solar LLCWapello Solar LLC (100.00%)
Louisa County IA Solar 216,435

Louisa County, Iowa Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

When considering electricity production, Louisa County's top fuel type is Coal, making up 93.52%, or 3,655,001.43 megawatt hours of production in the county. Taken together with Solar (5.54%) and Natural Gas (0.94%), these three fuel types make up 100.00% county electricity generation. Electricity use in the county results in the release of 179,735,983.35 kilograms of CO2 pollution per year, which is 1265th highest in the United States out of 3230 counties. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 16,503.17 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation the county is the 87th highest polluting county in the nation. Louisa County is home to 2 power producing plants, which is 47th most in the state.

COAL
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
93.52%
SOLAR
Solar
5.54%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
0.94%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.00%

Louisa County, Iowa Net Metering

Of the 2 electric companies in Louisa County, 2 of them report that they offer net metering. The state has commendable net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other types of electricity generation more attractive.

Energy Loss

The 2 companies in Louisa County who report energy loss metrics had an average of 2.19% of electricity generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. With a United States average energy loss of 2.87%, Louisa County is ranked as the 188th best county in the US for energy loss efficiency.

Power Companies in Louisa County, Iowa

Providers In Each City in Louisa County:

  • Columbus City, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Columbus Junction, Iowa:
    • Eastern Iowa Light & Power: 7.27%
    • Alliant Energy: 92.73%
  • Cotter, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Fredonia, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 80.52%
    • Eastern Iowa Light & Power: 19.48%
  • Grandview, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Letts, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Morning Sun, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Oakville, Iowa:
    • Eastern Iowa Light & Power: 22.66%
    • Alliant Energy: 77.34%
  • Wapello, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 95.72%
    • Eastern Iowa Light & Power: 4.28%

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

FAQ

How many power plants are located in Louisa County, Iowa?

Louisa County, Iowa has 2 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

What electricity company is the largest provider in Louisa County, Iowa?

By total customer count, Alliant Energy is the largest electricity company in Louisa County, Iowa.

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

There are 2 electricity suppliers offering service in Louisa County, Iowa.

What electricity companies offer service in Louisa County, Iowa?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Alliant Energy5,107
2Eastern Iowa Light & Power3,410

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2024-04-22