Iowa Electricity Rates & Average Electricity Bills

Electricity Rates in Iowa

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Iowa is $113.67
  • The average electricity rate in Iowa is 13.51¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Iowa

The average residential electric bill in Iowa is $113.67 per month. Iowa is the 8th most expensive state in the country for electricity.

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Electricity Companies & Statistics in Iowa

  • Population
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    3,200,517
  • Total Production
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    72,014,603 MWh / 22.5 MWh per capita
  • Total Consumption
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    56,131,586 MWh / 17.54 MWh per capita
  • Total Production from Renewable
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    47,096,858 MWh / 14.72 MWh per capita
  • CO2 Emissions from Consumption
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    15,338,242,701 kg / 4,792.43 kg per capita
  • Total Production from Non-Renewable
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    24,917,745 MWh / 7.79 MWh per capita
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Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Iowa

Iowa residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.157/kWh$0.105/kWh$169.20/mo.$80.34/mo.
16th13.51¢Average residential price per kWh in the state of Iowa
8th$113.67Average residential monthly electricity bill for Iowa Residents

Iowa Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Iowa's Electricity Prices and Usage

Residents in Iowa enjoy a lower residential electricity rate than many people around the US, with an average state electric rate of 13.51 cents per kilowatt hour compared to the US average price of 16.73 cents. There are over 180 electric providers that call the state home, but due to the electricity market regulations in place residents most likely have only one or two electricity company choices determined by their location. The power grid in the state is faced with an average of 0.65 outages per consumer a year, with outages lasting about 58.71 minutes. The United States average for these two data points are 1.44 outages and 123.49 minutes. The state emits 4,792.43 kilograms per person of CO2 emissions, ranking it the 21st worst polluting state per capita. The state has 3,200,517 residents, which is the 32nd highest population for a state in the country. Growing 8.36% in the past year, renewable fuels continually make up a bigger amount of the fuel types used for electricity generation in Iowa.

Residential Electricity Providers in Iowa

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Rate State RankResidential Average Bill ($)Residential Average Bill State RankResidential Sales (MWh)Residential Sales State RankResidential Revenues ($)Residential Revenues State RankState Production (MWh)State Production Rank
MidAmerican EnergyBUNDLED10.933289.53416,235,372.891681,470,864138,059,880.291
Alliant EnergyBUNDLED17.77165129.161313,629,941.992645,135,305212,701,705.72
Linn County RECBUNDLED15.13127129.01130314,888347,641,162.17374
Eastern Iowa Light & PowerBUNDLED14.54111163.97148294,153.5442,758,615.82474
North West Rural Electric CooperativeBUNDLED9.458215.06164266,142.89525,155,017.37674
Midland Power CoopBUNDLED13.9093199.79160212,387.3629,530,177.22574
Iowa Lakes Electric CooperativeBUNDLED13.5286202.58162181,361.99724,515,799.73766,9987
Ames UtilitiesBUNDLED12.947775.2911181,110.6823,438,270.768331,1514
Cedar Falls Electric UtilityBUNDLED10.632985.2229176,578.29918,768,833.2711192,017.595
Maquoketa Valley ElectricBUNDLED13.9995147140143,887.621020,126,258.291074
East-Central Iowa Rural Electric CooperativeBUNDLED13.8291188.74159126,093.931117,424,591.361374
Allamakee Clayton Electric RECBUNDLED16.95159175.75154122,890.511220,830,407.76974
Access Energy Mount Pleasant IowaBUNDLED14.84118157.78145117,611.121317,453,681.381274
Muscatine Water,Electric and CommunicationsBUNDLED13.3584106.8990101,571.051413,563,790.8915662,5193
Consumers Energy IowaBUNDLED15.91149163.4314787,210.711513,874,955.981474
Heartland PowerBUNDLED12.7673202.3716186,448.311611,031,216.481974
Farmers Electric Cooperative IowaBUNDLED14.72113186.0215878,501.561711,557,671.931774
TIP Rural Electric CooperativeBUNDLED14.63112146.6113977,338.341811,314,415.451874
Lyon Rural Electric CooperativeBUNDLED11.0133301.2217575,951.33198,361,399.692974
MiEnergy CooperativeBUNDLED17.45162171.8515173,938.042012,898,642.831674

Commercial Electricity Providers in Iowa

ProviderService TypeCommercial Rate (¢)Commercial Rate RankCommercial Average Bill ($)Commercial Average Bill State RankCommercial Sales (MWh)Commercial Sales State RankCommercial Revenues ($)Commercial Revenues State RankState Production (MWh)State Production Rank
MidAmerican EnergyBUNDLED8.4614338.48905,020,257.91424,568,264238,059,880.291
Alliant EnergyBUNDLED13.77149543.311364,055,992.482558,708,203112,701,705.72
North West Rural Electric CooperativeBUNDLED6.8442,980.99171486,761.93333,279,807.93374
Cedar Falls Electric UtilityBUNDLED6.343920.47158391,645.51424,848,954.15192,017.595
Ames UtilitiesBUNDLED8.5115850.63156380,484.33532,373,315.444331,1514
Muscatine Water,Electric and CommunicationsBUNDLED9.4635781.56151158,039.22614,953,656.098662,5193
Maquoketa Valley ElectricBUNDLED11.2379241.6749157,745.01717,721,823.52674
Iowa Lakes Electric CooperativeBUNDLED11.4690406.97111148,646.57817,041,706.29766,9987
Raccoon Valley ElectricBUNDLED9.54391,533.4716892,018.3698,777,607.511174
MiEnergy CooperativeBUNDLED11.7099694.3614690,107.231010,539,723.951074
Eastern Iowa Light & PowerBUNDLED11.94109272.335989,413.431110,675,769.43974
Spencer Municipal UtilitiesBUNDLED9.0319605.9914389,088.15128,043,920.061353,534.319
TIP Rural Electric CooperativeBUNDLED9.27271,400.6316773,871.23136,844,870.31674
Midland Power CoopBUNDLED11.0371999.2616267,117.43147,401,534.861574
East-Central Iowa Rural Electric CooperativeBUNDLED11.3584334.058766,010.86157,490,763.071474
Atlantic Municipal UtilitiesBUNDLED7.628433.6411558,532.05164,457,341.622268,503.966
Linn County RECBUNDLED14.32155159.272056,428.31178,082,313.031274
Lyon Rural Electric CooperativeBUNDLED9.31294,422.417350,657.18184,718,703.352074
Heartland PowerBUNDLED10.3757443.6111849,522.15195,137,451.721974
Indianola Municipal UtilitiesBUNDLED12.94130837.9715546,732.8206,049,336.9117-30372

Power Plants in Iowa

PlantCity/CountyPrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (KG)Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh)Toxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Council Bluffs Coal 6,740,5146,547,925,318.58971.43
Louisa County Coal 3,495,980.013,644,064,890.11,042.36
Marshalltown Generating StationAlliant Energy (100.00%)
Marshalltown Natural Gas 3,404,1341,178,841,236.16346.3
Cerro Gordo County Natural Gas 2,307,573961,959,812.66416.87
Orient Wind 1,839,406
Wapello County Coal 1,747,0321,907,299,956.991,091.74
Highland Wind Project (IA)MidAmerican Energy (100.00%)
O'Brien County Wind 1,661,320
Rolling Hills Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy (100.00%)
Cass County Wind 1,651,105
Palo Alto Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy (100.00%)
Palo Alto County Wind 1,488,892
Boone County Wind 1,353,683
Poweshiek County Wind 1,337,570
Woodbury County Coal 1,176,421.991,274,534,470.751,083.4
Arbor Hill Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy (100.00%)
Adair County Wind 1,157,252
Clay County Wind 1,094,481
Archer Daniels Midland Cedar RapidsArcher Daniels Midland Co (100.00%)
Cedar Rapids Coal 1,003,345440,312,490.91438.84
Pocahontas County Wind 998,196
Mitchell County Wind 897,915
Southern Hills Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy (100.00%)
Union County Wind 865,606
Diamond Trail Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy (100.00%)
Iowa County Wind 863,430
Glaciers Edge Wind ProjectEDF Renewables (100.00%)
Cherokee County Wind 857,691

Quick Facts

During the past year population has risen by 0.23% in Iowa, bringing the total number of citizens in the state to 3,200,517.

Customers in Iowa use 17.54 megawatt hours per year each, which ranks the state at 7th in the nation in electricity use per person.

As the 34th highest state for non-renewable production per capita, Iowa generates 7.79 megawatt hours per person a year.

Throughout the last 12 months Iowa had a 20.35% increase in hydroelectric power generation.

There was a 3.78% rise in CO2 emissions per capita during the previous 12 months in the state of Iowa.

Iowa generates 16,093,211.63 megawatt hours of electricity from the use of coal, making Iowa the 21st highest generator of electricity from coal in the United States.

Iowa Counties Comparison

CountyPopulationProvidersPlantsResidential Rate (¢)Residential Rate State RankResidential Rate National RankResidential Avg. Electric BillResidential Bill State RankResidential Bill National Rank
Polk County501,0897111.6310220$101.43/mo478
Linn County229,0335516.14842,190$129.93/mo14525
Scott County173,9248113.81331,078$125.97/mo13451
Johnson County156,4207214.50411,452$137.06/mo19719
Black Hawk County130,2747111.287168$106.74/mo5111
Dallas County108,016612.4014449$114.09/mo9201
Woodbury County105,6718213.73301,050$194.66/mo892,944
Story County99,6736316.05812,166$151.74/mo411,284
Dubuque County98,6773115.01611,670$141.88/mo26915
Pottawattamie County93,1737112.3812439$131.59/mo15569
Warren County51,862612.3913441$109.58/mo6161
Clinton County46,5896115.17681,761$154.37/mo451,393
Cerro Gordo County43,1856216.47892,261$157.13/mo481,523
Muscatine County43,1456114.89561,616$155.63/mo461,459
Marshall County40,1374216.07832,174$153.40/mo421,343
Des Moines County39,0695115.62762,037$149.40/mo371,184
Jasper County37,686614.81531,570$125.38/mo12442
Webster County37,11413112.5716498$135.01/mo16662
Sioux County35,64789.83340$184.90/mo752,727
Wapello County35,3437117.12952,387$148.16/mo361,134
Lee County33,7248116.43872,248$139.60/mo23823
Marion County33,3816112.3311427$115.63/mo10235
Boone County26,7213115.17671,760$177.14/mo682,572
Benton County25,654614.75521,554$173.51/mo652,453
Plymouth County25,543819.75236$194.11/mo872,935
Bremer County24,863915.23691,786$163.94/mo531,881
Washington County22,525416.82932,327$139.30/mo22807
Mahaska County22,1325111.499195$96.93/mo352
Carroll County20,756914.54451,473$208.96/mo953,091
Buena Vista County20,723813.63291,014$183.09/mo732,697
Jones County20,680315.12661,734$141.43/mo24898
Buchanan County20,5987114.22371,271$177.08/mo672,570
Henry County20,488415.67772,051$146.05/mo311,047
Winneshiek County20,100217.54982,458$166.55/mo572,034
Fayette County19,582416.68902,302$162.00/mo501,769
Jackson County19,4996114.61491,506$143.05/mo27951
Poweshiek County18,6288215.30731,824$123.92/mo11424
Cedar County18,494515.57752,015$150.30/mo391,213
Dickinson County17,536514.35391,377$188.38/mo792,833
Delaware County17,5085114.83541,579$143.79/mo28976
Clayton County17,173617.08942,383$162.03/mo511,773
Tama County17,079714.45401,431$169.77/mo612,266
Hardin County16,9972114.94571,637$181.16/mo712,669
Iowa County16,5965215.24701,793$148.00/mo351,128
Crawford County16,555914.53441,465$192.94/mo842,896
Madison County16,414713.63281,013$147.26/mo331,086
Clay County16,4104114.32381,364$184.59/mo742,718
Jefferson County15,846215.32741,839$153.43/mo431,345
Floyd County15,672715.04631,690$185.71/mo772,735
Page County15,250614.62501,512$112.32/mo7186
Hamilton County15,07310114.50421,454$166.20/mo562,014
Kossuth County14,82312414.52431,462$172.73/mo632,426
Mills County14,658310.975112$89.12/mo119
Harrison County14,589713.5624983$200.82/mo943,047
Butler County14,421815.00601,664$198.92/mo923,027
O'Brien County14,13910110.15449$180.92/mo702,664
Allamakee County14,0683117.13962,390$169.02/mo592,205
Cass County13,15810113.5423975$145.59/mo301,030
Wright County12,9788113.5725991$190.35/mo802,853
Grundy County12,3368112.7917593$198.30/mo913,015
Appanoose County12,310316.77922,318$143.83/mo29978
Union County12,1935215.73792,068$150.84/mo401,244
Chickasaw County12,02111116.45882,255$185.35/mo762,730
Lyon County11,953811.338173$273.95/mo983,207
Shelby County11,750814.61481,504$195.44/mo902,960
Cherokee County11,6067112.8918626$176.82/mo662,561
Louisa County10,8912215.29721,817$156.07/mo471,482
Hancock County10,8374214.71511,542$170.61/mo622,340
Winnebago County10,7434213.2220808$194.52/mo882,941
Guthrie County10,5997113.5826995$153.83/mo441,359
Mitchell County10,5263213.4722935$191.74/mo822,872
Montgomery County10,327612.5315483$112.78/mo8188
Franklin County10,0567113.88341,104$224.55/mo973,161
Keokuk County10,050515.87802,113$136.56/mo17707
Calhoun County9,962614.97581,652$214.70/mo963,120
Sac County9,82910213.78321,069$194.02/mo862,933
Clarke County9,736216.05822,169$157.41/mo491,535
Humboldt County9,622713.0519717$165.80/mo551,989
Howard County9,4563117.43972,448$169.07/mo602,210
Emmet County9,4334114.09351,205$191.39/mo812,867
Davis County9,066317.64992,478$177.35/mo692,577
Palo Alto County8,9967113.76311,059$188.09/mo782,828
Greene County8,831514.59471,498$192.58/mo832,888
Monona County8,732615.06641,701$193.96/mo852,931
Lucas County8,650316.32862,230$149.46/mo381,189
Decatur County7,718415.69782,058$147.36/mo341,089
Monroe County7,589515.28711,810$136.86/mo18713
Worth County7,450415.08651,710$167.73/mo582,105
Adair County7,4396314.87551,600$181.75/mo722,677
Van Buren County7,196716.77912,317$165.14/mo541,956
Pocahontas County7,0919113.59271,000$172.92/mo642,435
Ida County6,979419.67130$199.92/mo933,037
Fremont County6,702514.10361,209$95.06/mo247
Wayne County6,504416.17852,197$147.11/mo321,082
Osceola County6,1686311.266164$288.01/mo993,209
Taylor County5,9327115.00591,663$137.06/mo20720
Audubon County5,6579113.2821838$162.12/mo521,780
Ringgold County4,739415.03621,687$141.53/mo25902
Adams County3,6976114.59461,496$137.54/mo21738

Iowa Production Fuel Makeup

WIND
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
62.39%
COAL
Coal
Coal
Coal
22.35%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
12.18%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
1.40%
SOLAR
Solar
1.34%
OTHER
Other
0.35%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

In Iowa, Wind is 62.39% of the fuel utilized for electricity generation. Coal (22.35%) is also used for electricity generation, as well as Natural Gas (12.18%). Electricity use in the state results in the release of 15,338,242,701.21 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is 33rd largest emissions amount in the country. Additionally, the state ranks 21st worst in the nation in pollution per capita, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. Iowa has the 8th most electricity generation plants of any state in the nation, with 78 total plants. This equates to the 7th most power plants per resident in the nation.

Iowa Net Metering

About 39.55% of the electric companies in Iowa offer net metering to their consumers. The state has decent net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other types of electricity generation more feasible.

Energy Loss

The average energy loss for providers in Iowa is 1.66%. This includes data from 21 providers, including MidAmerican Energy, Alliant Energy, and Linn County REC. The national average is 2.43%, resulting in Iowa having a rank of 9th best in the country for energy loss efficiency.

Solar Taxes And Rebates

States that want to support solar panel installs at private residences can do this by passing solar related tax and rebate incentives. With over $2000 or 20% in tax credits for solar purchases, Iowa has decent options for state solar tax credits. Offering no rebates for solar panel purchases, the state is currently dropping the ball for its citizens who want to install private solar panels. Iowa offers consumers a 100% tax exemption that lasts less than 10 years. There is currently a 100% sales tax exemption in place for the install of solar panels.

State Level Initiatives

Policies enforced at the state level affect whether customers who are looking for renewable energy sources can easily find alternatives. States that have Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) have requirements in place for electric suppliers who sell electricity in the state. These standards dictate that a percentage of electricity must be produced from green energy. Sadly, Iowa only has limited or discretionary standards program set up. In addition, there are currently no low income solar programs to assist low income families to install solar panels.

Learn about going solar in Iowa, find out which system size is best for you, compare local installers and see which incentives are available in your area.

FAQ: Common Questions About Electricity in Iowa

How much does electricity cost in Iowa?

Anything below the Iowa average of 13.51 cents per kilowatt hour would be a good electricity rate. The rates in the state range from 6.12 cents to 25.14 cents per kilowatt hour, with Coon Rapids Municipal Utilities currently having the lowest rates.

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Iowa?

By total customer count, MidAmerican Energy is the largest electricity company in Iowa.

What is the average electric bill in Iowa?

In 2025, Iowa has an average electric bill of $114, and the nationwide average is $147.

Does Iowa have a deregulated electricity market?

No, Iowa has a regulated electricity market where consumers often have only a single supplier choice for their electricity needs.

Where does Iowa get its electricity?

The primary fuel type used for electricity production in Iowa is Wind, making up 62.39% of the fuel used in the state. Coal and Natural Gas also account for 22.35% and 12.18% respectively.

How many electric companies offer service in Iowa?

There are 177 electricity suppliers offering service in Iowa.

How many power plants are within Iowa?

There are 78 electricity plants located in Iowa.

What electricity companies are in Iowa?

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2025-07-29