Taylor County, Iowa Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Taylor County, Iowa Electricity Overview
Citizens in Taylor County face an average of 0.74 outages lasting 75.7 minutes per year, compared to the US averages of 1.27 outages at 137.24 minutes per outage.
Taylor County has had a decrease of 91.19% in the use of non-renewable fuel sources for electricity generation during the course of the past 12 months.
Taylor County is home to 5,932 citizens and its power generation plants generate 348,347 megawatt hours of electricity each year, for a generation per capita average of 58.72 megawatt hours per capita per year.
When calculating by customer count, Alliant Energy is the largest electricity company in Taylor County.
Taylor County ranks 23rd highest county in the state out of 99 counties for electricity per resident produced from wind turbines. Producing 348,324 megawatt hours from wind and a population of 5,932, this averages out to 58.72 megawatt hours per person a year from wind turbines.
Taylor County is the 43rd largest producing county out of 99 counties in the state when it comes to megawatt hours generated from sustainable fuel types.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
101,537 MWh
Consumption per Capita
17.12 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
348,347 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
348,324 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
23 MWh
Production per Capita
58.72 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
8,573 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1.45 kg
Recent Energy News in Lenox
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Lenox, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 3,252 positions to 17,668th, from last year's value of 14,416th
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 1,205 positions to 20,272nd, from last year's value of 21,477th
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 131 positions to 20,272nd, from last month's value of 20,141st
- In Lenox, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 62 positions to 17,668th, from last month's value of 17,606th
- In Lenox, the residential electricity rate increased by 7.95% to 16.66 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 15.43 ¢ / kWh
- In Lenox, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 5 positions to 909th, from last year's value of 904th
- In Lenox, the residential electricity rate increased by 4.61% to 16.66 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 15.93 ¢ / kWh
- In Lenox, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 4 positions to 909th, from last month's value of 913th
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 1.13% to 17.93 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 17.73 ¢ / kWh
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 0.57% to 17.93 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 17.83 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Lenox, 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 Lenox, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 2,403 positions to 11,836th, from last month's value of 14,239th
- In Lenox, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,013 positions to 11,836th, from last year's value of 10,823rd
- In Lenox, 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 Lenox, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 17 positions to 891st, from last year's value of 908th
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 17 positions to 891st, from last month's value of 908th
- In Lenox, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 4 positions to 892nd, from last year's value of 896th
- In Lenox, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 3 positions to 892nd, from last month's value of 895th
- In Lenox, the commercial electricity rate increased by 2.52% to 12.07 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 11.78 ¢ / kWh
- In Lenox, 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 Lenox, 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 Lenox, 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 Lenox, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 801 positions to 19,732nd, from last year's value of 18,931st
- In Lenox, 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 Lenox, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 163 positions to 19,732nd, from last month's value of 19,569th
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 33 positions to 530th, from last year's value of 563rd
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 33 positions to 530th, from last month's value of 563rd
- In Lenox, 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 Lenox, 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 Lenox, the industrial electricity bill increased by 6.67% to $26,420.37, from last year's value of $24,767.43
- In Lenox, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 6 positions to 549th, from last year's value of 555th
- In Lenox, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 6 positions to 549th, from last month's value of 555th
- In Lenox, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 5.93% to $26,420.37, from last month's value of $28,085.64
- In Lenox, 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 Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 435 positions to 999th, from last year's value of 564th
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 1.5 MWhs
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production state rank dropped by 24 positions to 81st, from last year's value of 57th
- In Lenox, the distillate fuel oil production national rank increased by 2 positions to 999th, from last month's value of 1,001st
- In Lenox, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 1 position to 999th, from last year's value of 998th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 396 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 2,307th
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 1.5 MWhs
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 23 positions to 101st, from last year's value of 78th
- In Lenox, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In Lenox, 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 Lenox, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 1,482 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 1,217th
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 1909.061923076923 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 39 positions to 101st, from last year's value of 62nd
Electricity Emission from Production from Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission national rank dropped by 436 positions to 1,008th, from last year's value of 572nd
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 1909.061923076923 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Lenox, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission state rank dropped by 29 positions to 81st, from last year's value of 52nd
Lenox 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
$30,759.17 per month
- 0.45% higher than last month
- 5.06% lower than February last year
- 29.15% lower than the Iowa average
- 9.77% lower than the US average
- 530th in the state out of 915 cities
- The state rank has increased by 33 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 33 since February last year
- 19,894th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 18 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 141 since February last year
Lenox, IA Electricity Overview
On average, Lenox's residential electricity price is 12.04 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, luckily, 24.85% below the average nationwide electricity price of 16.02 cents. Lenox consumers consume 110366.49% of the electricity produced within the city boundaries and the city must import megawatt hours produced in rural areas or other nearby municipalities to make up for the excess usage. CO2 emissions per capita went up by 2.86% in the city over the most recent 12 months.
Electricity use in Lenox results in the release of 7,644,524.87 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 215th largest emissions amount in Iowa out of 1028 cities. This total equates to 5,154.77 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, ranking the city 45th worst in Iowa for emissions per capita from electricity consumption. The city has one electricity generation plant. Lenox has about 100.00% of its electricity produced from Distillate Fuel Oil.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lenox
Lenox residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Lenox, Iowa
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 18.01 | 130.31 | 3,589,309.84 | 646,363,552 | |
| Lenox, Iowa Electric Utility | BUNDLED | 11.70 | 118.46 | 23 | 7,181.05 | 840,133.65 |
| Southwest Iowa REC | BUNDLED | 13.09 | 140.42 | 73,268.6 | 9,589,831.82 |
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Bedford, IA Electricity Overview
On average, Bedford's residential electricity price is 11.07 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, luckily, 30.87% below the average nationwide electricity price of 16.02 cents. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is MidAmerican Energy. The average residential power bill for a customer in the city is $88.81 per month.
Electricity use in Bedford results in the release of 6,989,849.78 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 228th largest emissions amount in Iowa out of 1028 cities. The city also ranks 267th highest in the state in pollution per resident, averaging 5,139.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per capita. This is, most likely, the more important of the two metrics. The inhabitants of Bedford have to use power from outside city limits because they don't have any electricity facilities in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bedford
Bedford residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Bedford, Iowa
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy | BUNDLED | 11.07 | 88.81 | 6,026,295.35 | 667,229,354 |
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Clearfield, IA Electricity Overview
On average, Clearfield's residential electricity price is 15.90 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 0.74% below the average nationwide price of 16.02 cents. The power grid in the city is faced with an average of 0.74 outages per consumer per year, with outages lasting about 75.7 minutes per outage. The national averages for outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages each year and 137.24 minutes a outage. Alliant Energy sells an estimated 1,026.41 megawatt hours in the city each year, which is more than all other providers.
Electricity use in Clearfield results in the release of 2,076,396.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 525th largest emissions amount in Iowa out of 1028 cities. The city also ranks 267th highest in the state in pollution per resident, averaging 5,139.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per capita. This is, most likely, the more important of the two metrics. The inhabitants of Clearfield have to use power from outside city limits because they don't have any electricity facilities in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Clearfield
Clearfield residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Clearfield, Iowa
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 18.01 | 130.31 | 3,589,309.84 | 646,363,552 | |
| Southwest Iowa REC | BUNDLED | 13.09 | 140.42 | 73,268.6 | 9,589,831.82 |
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Electricity Production in Taylor County, Iowa
Power Plants in Taylor County, Iowa
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Contrail Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy (100.00%) | Taylor County | IA | Wind | 332,646 | ||||
August Wind FarmAugust Wind Energy, LLC (100.00%) | Taylor County | IA | Wind | 8,175 | ||||
BirchBirch Power LLC (100.00%) | Taylor County | IA | Wind | 7,503 | ||||
| Lenox | IA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 23 | 29,410.95 | 1,278.74 |
Taylor County, Iowa Details
Electricity use in Taylor County results in the release of 8,572.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is 2932nd largest emissions amount in the United States out of 3230 counties. This total results in 1.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the county ranks 2912th highest in the country for emissions per capita from electricity consumption. Around 99.99% of Taylor County's electricity is generated using Wind. Taylor County has 4 electricity producing plants, which is 679th most in the US.
Providers In Each City in Taylor County:
- Bedford, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
- Blockton, Iowa:
- United Electric Cooperative (Missouri): 6.11%
- Alliant Energy: 93.89%
- Clearfield, Iowa:
- Southwest Iowa REC: 42.86%
- Alliant Energy: 57.14%
- Conway, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 97.88%
- Southwest Iowa REC: 2.12%
- Gravity, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
- Lenox, Iowa:
- Lenox, Iowa Electric Utility: 86.72%
- Alliant Energy: 3.13%
- Southwest Iowa REC: 10.16%
- New Market, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
- Sharpsburg, Iowa:
- Alliant Energy: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many electric companies offer service in Taylor County, Iowa?
There are 4 electricity providers offering service in Taylor County, Iowa.
How many power plants are located in Taylor County, Iowa?
Taylor County, Iowa has 4 active power plants producing electricity for the county and surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Taylor County, Iowa?
By total revenue, Alliant Energy is the largest electricity provider in Taylor County, Iowa.
What electricity companies offer service in Taylor County, Iowa?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alliant Energy | 1,423 |
| 2 | Southwest Iowa REC | 773 |
| 3 | Lenox, Iowa Electric Utility | 737 |
| 4 | United Electric Cooperative (Missouri) | 385 |
