Electricity Rates in Iowa
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Electricity Companies & Statistics in Iowa
- Population see rank3,200,517
- Total Production see rank70,318,246 MWh / 21.97 MWh per capita
- Total Consumption see rank54,796,138 MWh / 17.12 MWh per capita
- Total Production from Renewable see rank43,348,558 MWh / 13.54 MWh per capita
- CO2 Emissions from Consumption see rank16,111,265,235 kg / 5,033.96 kg per capita
- Total Production from Non-Renewable see rank26,969,703 MWh / 8.43 MWh per capita
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Iowa
Iowa residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.
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Iowa Electricity Fuel Mix
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 13.21 cents per kilowatt hour compared to the US average price of 16.01 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 0.95 outages per consumer a year, with outages lasting about 88.79 minutes. The United States average for these two data points are 1.27 outages and 137.24 minutes. All in all, customers living within state use 54,796,138.33 megawatt hours for statewide electricity needs. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a customer in Iowa is $113.29 per month, while the national average is $137.21. MidAmerican Energy sells 27,533,354.01 megawatt hours in the state per year, more than any other electricity provider.
Residential Electricity Providers in Iowa
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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MidAmerican Energy | BUNDLED | 10.91 | 89.82 | 6,167,060.82 | 673,028,298 | 38,611,785.78 |
Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 17.75 | 130.53 | 3,642,669.62 | 646,641,919 | 13,927,820.13 |
Linn County REC | BUNDLED | 12.73 | 116.08 | 314,181 | 40,007,000 | |
Eastern Iowa Light & Power | BUNDLED | 13.37 | 160.24 | 301,356 | 40,294,900 | |
North West Rural Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 8.53 | 205.13 | 267,162 | 22,798,800 | |
Midland Power Coop | BUNDLED | 12.60 | 195.85 | 217,984 | 27,457,000 | |
Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 12.22 | 195.99 | 184,628 | 22,558,900 | 83,410 |
Ames Utilities | BUNDLED | 11.73 | 71.01 | 180,795 | 21,208,000 | 322,118 |
Cedar Falls Electric Utility | BUNDLED | 11.69 | 98.57 | 177,578 | 20,765,800 | 195,339.67 |
Maquoketa Valley Electric | BUNDLED | 12.52 | 141.9 | 146,956 | 18,401,900 |
Commercial Electricity Providers in Iowa
Provider | Service Type | Commercial Rate (¢) | Commercial Average Bill ($) | Commercial Sales (MWh) | Commercial Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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MidAmerican Energy | BUNDLED | 8.59 | 346.52 | 4,994,717.38 | 428,814,871 | 38,611,785.78 |
Alliant Energy | BUNDLED | 13.19 | 519.94 | 4,051,514.71 | 534,324,011 | 13,927,820.13 |
North West Rural Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 6.64 | 2,557.69 | 416,056 | 27,623,100 | |
Ames Utilities | BUNDLED | 8.71 | 793.96 | 333,957 | 29,087,500 | 322,118 |
Cedar Falls Electric Utility | BUNDLED | 8.92 | 915.45 | 269,641 | 24,058,000 | 195,339.67 |
Maquoketa Valley Electric | BUNDLED | 10.80 | 240.29 | 159,632 | 17,234,700 | |
Muscatine Water,Electric and Communications | BUNDLED | 9.01 | 693.65 | 144,151 | 12,985,100 | 554,301 |
Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 11.21 | 362.43 | 132,485 | 14,852,500 | 83,410 |
Spencer Municipal Utilities | BUNDLED | 7.97 | 539.66 | 87,812.11 | 7,000,431.44 | 41,775.82 |
Raccoon Valley Electric | BUNDLED | 9.38 | 1,436.74 | 85,501.99 | 8,017,003.7 |
Power Plants in Iowa
Plant | City/County | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (KG) | Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh) | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Walter Scott Jr Energy CenterSpencer Municipal Utilities (0.49%)West Bend Electric (0.06%)Eldridge Electric (0.23%)Lincoln Electric System (5.49%)MidAmerican Energy (70.66%)Montezuma, Indiana Electric Utility (0.18%)Waverly Utilities (0.17%)Central Iowa Power Cooperative (10.65%)Corn Belt Power Cooperative (4.58%)Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (3.00%)Sumner, Iowa Electric Utility (0.06%)Atlantic Municipal Utilities (1.42%)Cedar Falls Electric Utility (2.68%)Alta Municipal Utilities (0.06%)New Hampton Electric (0.24%) | Council Bluffs | Coal | 5,700,298.01 | 5,580,891,040.33 | 979.05 | ||
Louisa County | Coal | 3,612,095 | 3,696,494,042.43 | 1,023.37 | |||
Marshalltown Generating StationAlliant Energy (100.00%) | Marshalltown | Natural Gas | 3,581,966 | 1,251,818,368.36 | 349.48 | ||
Wapello County | Coal | 3,140,616.03 | 3,375,778,523.3 | 1,074.88 | |||
Emery StationAlliant Energy (100.00%) | Cerro Gordo County | Natural Gas | 2,898,339 | 1,222,868,514 | 421.92 | ||
Orient Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy (100.00%) | Orient | Wind | 1,740,522 | ||||
Highland Wind Project (IA)MidAmerican Energy (100.00%) | O'Brien County | Wind | 1,616,400 | ||||
Rolling Hills Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy (100.00%) | Cass County | Wind | 1,504,435 | ||||
Greater Des MoinesMidAmerican Energy (100.00%) | Pleasant Hill | Natural Gas | 1,475,295 | 584,053,758.26 | 395.89 | ||
Palo Alto Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy (100.00%) | Palo Alto County | Wind | 1,421,787 |
Quick Facts
During the past year, Iowa has had a 0.23% growth in population.
There was a 1.73% drop in CO2 emissions per capita during the course of the last 12 months in Iowa.
Emitting 16,111,265,235.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, Iowa comes in as the 33rd worst polluting state in the United States based on electricity emissions.
16,441,381.63 megawatt hours are generated from coal in the state of Iowa. With 3,200,517 citizens, this is 5.14 megawatt hours per person.
While most states try to decrease the use of non-renewable fuel types, Iowa's burning of these fuel types for electricity purposes has actually increased by 5.33% within the past year.
With 520,438.84 megawatt hours produced from solar power and 3,200,517 residents in Iowa, the state averages 0.16 megawatt hours produced from solar energy per capita, which gives it a ranking of 29th in the US.
County | Population | Providers | Plants | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Avg. Electric Bill |
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Adair County | 7,439 | 6 | 16 | 14.22 | $177.29/mo |
Adams County | 3,697 | 3 | 3 | 13.51 | $138.91/mo |
Allamakee County | 14,068 | 3 | 2 | 15.50 | $160.26/mo |
Appanoose County | 12,310 | 3 | 1 | 15.34 | $138.08/mo |
Audubon County | 5,657 | 6 | 2 | 12.80 | $176.39/mo |
Benton County | 25,654 | 5 | 1 | 12.93 | $156.69/mo |
Black Hawk County | 130,274 | 4 | 8 | 11.51 | $146.05/mo |
Boone County | 26,721 | 3 | 3 | 14.26 | $174.98/mo |
Bremer County | 24,863 | 6 | 4 | 14.73 | $175.61/mo |
Buchanan County | 20,598 | 4 | 1 | 12.26 | $161.29/mo |
Buena Vista County | 20,723 | 5 | 1 | 12.75 | $189.72/mo |
Butler County | 14,421 | 5 | 13.53 | $208.04/mo | |
Calhoun County | 9,962 | 3 | 13.85 | $227.91/mo | |
Carroll County | 20,756 | 6 | 4 | 14.15 | $229.35/mo |
Cass County | 13,158 | 7 | 6 | 13.05 | $147.67/mo |
Cedar County | 18,494 | 5 | 3 | 14.62 | $148.87/mo |
Cerro Gordo County | 43,185 | 3 | 5 | 16.56 | $152.80/mo |
Cherokee County | 11,606 | 4 | 3 | 12.13 | $195.20/mo |
Chickasaw County | 12,021 | 8 | 2 | 14.79 | $180.15/mo |
Clarke County | 9,736 | 2 | 14.46 | $151.12/mo | |
Clay County | 16,410 | 4 | 4 | 13.30 | $179.59/mo |
Clayton County | 17,173 | 6 | 3 | 15.70 | $154.78/mo |
Clinton County | 46,589 | 6 | 1 | 14.34 | $153.32/mo |
Crawford County | 16,555 | 6 | 3 | 13.41 | $203.21/mo |
Dallas County | 108,016 | 3 | 13.70 | $142.90/mo | |
Davis County | 9,066 | 3 | 2 | 15.75 | $170.90/mo |
Decatur County | 7,718 | 4 | 1 | 14.38 | $143.73/mo |
Delaware County | 17,508 | 5 | 5 | 13.64 | $139.61/mo |
Des Moines County | 39,069 | 5 | 1 | 14.74 | $146.61/mo |
Dickinson County | 17,536 | 5 | 5 | 13.34 | $182.24/mo |
Dubuque County | 98,677 | 3 | 5 | 13.98 | $138.27/mo |
Emmet County | 9,433 | 4 | 2 | 12.96 | $185.73/mo |
Fayette County | 19,582 | 3 | 1 | 15.38 | $153.36/mo |
Floyd County | 15,672 | 4 | 3 | 14.14 | $192.09/mo |
Franklin County | 10,056 | 4 | 4 | 13.51 | $214.62/mo |
Fremont County | 6,702 | 2 | 13.02 | $115.12/mo | |
Greene County | 8,831 | 5 | 4 | 13.42 | $188.93/mo |
Grundy County | 12,336 | 5 | 4 | 12.55 | $207.29/mo |
Guthrie County | 10,599 | 5 | 3 | 12.61 | $144.93/mo |
Hamilton County | 15,073 | 10 | 3 | 13.49 | $163.97/mo |
Hancock County | 10,837 | 3 | 2 | 13.83 | $171.57/mo |
Hardin County | 16,997 | 2 | 2 | 13.95 | $178.77/mo |
Harrison County | 14,589 | 4 | 13.14 | $233.44/mo | |
Henry County | 20,488 | 4 | 2 | 14.32 | $138.74/mo |
Howard County | 9,456 | 3 | 3 | 15.71 | $163.55/mo |
Humboldt County | 9,622 | 4 | 12.60 | $195.12/mo | |
Ida County | 6,979 | 1 | 2 | 8.53 | $205.13/mo |
Iowa County | 16,596 | 5 | 3 | 13.89 | $140.32/mo |
Jackson County | 19,499 | 6 | 5 | 13.36 | $138.94/mo |
Jasper County | 37,686 | 3 | 16.41 | $143.87/mo | |
Jefferson County | 15,846 | 2 | 13.76 | $144.32/mo | |
Johnson County | 156,420 | 4 | 5 | 13.69 | $139.89/mo |
Jones County | 20,680 | 2 | 14.11 | $138.14/mo | |
Keokuk County | 10,050 | 2 | 15.17 | $134.71/mo | |
Kossuth County | 14,823 | 9 | 8 | 13.67 | $171.32/mo |
Lee County | 33,724 | 8 | 2 | 15.70 | $135.82/mo |
Linn County | 229,033 | 5 | 10 | 14.79 | $122.89/mo |
Louisa County | 10,891 | 2 | 2 | 14.38 | $153.31/mo |
Lucas County | 8,650 | 3 | 14.90 | $143.75/mo | |
Lyon County | 11,953 | 5 | 1 | 10.49 | $265.92/mo |
Madison County | 16,414 | 7 | 2 | 14.43 | $174.24/mo |
Mahaska County | 22,132 | 2 | 1 | 14.96 | $157.91/mo |
Marion County | 33,381 | 3 | 4 | 13.61 | $161.05/mo |
Marshall County | 40,137 | 4 | 6 | 15.46 | $153.72/mo |
Mitchell County | 10,526 | 3 | 5 | 12.92 | $195.39/mo |
Monona County | 8,732 | 3 | 13.71 | $199.06/mo | |
Monroe County | 7,589 | 2 | 1 | 13.60 | $134.04/mo |
Montgomery County | 10,327 | 3 | 1 | 12.96 | $139.27/mo |
Muscatine County | 43,145 | 5 | 4 | 13.81 | $152.17/mo |
O'Brien County | 14,139 | 7 | 3 | 8.96 | $199.43/mo |
Osceola County | 6,168 | 7 | 6 | 11.87 | $223.26/mo |
Page County | 15,250 | 3 | 1 | 13.39 | $132.70/mo |
Palo Alto County | 8,996 | 4 | 3 | 12.72 | $187.86/mo |
Plymouth County | 25,543 | 5 | 1 | 8.55 | $203.89/mo |
Pocahontas County | 7,091 | 6 | 4 | 13.04 | $186.55/mo |
Polk County | 501,089 | 7 | 8 | 12.64 | $130.35/mo |
Pottawattamie County | 93,173 | 3 | 2 | 13.94 | $209.07/mo |
Poweshiek County | 18,628 | 5 | 6 | 16.19 | $132.90/mo |
Ringgold County | 4,739 | 4 | 13.73 | $140.44/mo | |
Sac County | 9,829 | 7 | 3 | 13.47 | $217.70/mo |
Scott County | 173,924 | 8 | 2 | 14.17 | $136.91/mo |
Shelby County | 11,750 | 5 | 1 | 13.94 | $205.75/mo |
Sioux County | 35,647 | 5 | 8.56 | $202.02/mo | |
Story County | 99,673 | 5 | 15 | 15.25 | $152.83/mo |
Tama County | 17,079 | 7 | 4 | 13.64 | $167.18/mo |
Taylor County | 5,932 | 4 | 4 | 14.37 | $150.85/mo |
Union County | 12,193 | 5 | 2 | 14.94 | $148.64/mo |
Van Buren County | 7,196 | 7 | 15.13 | $158.24/mo | |
Wapello County | 35,343 | 4 | 2 | 16.46 | $146.81/mo |
Warren County | 51,862 | 5 | 1 | 13.83 | $148.99/mo |
Washington County | 22,525 | 4 | 16.56 | $138.26/mo | |
Wayne County | 6,504 | 4 | 14.35 | $141.13/mo | |
Webster County | 37,114 | 8 | 5 | 13.16 | $186.10/mo |
Winnebago County | 10,743 | 4 | 7 | 12.69 | $197.93/mo |
Winneshiek County | 20,100 | 2 | 1 | 15.88 | $161.05/mo |
Woodbury County | 105,671 | 5 | 3 | 14.18 | $209.37/mo |
Worth County | 7,450 | 4 | 7 | 14.83 | $170.19/mo |
Wright County | 12,978 | 5 | 2 | 12.84 | $200.92/mo |
In Iowa, Wind is 59.54% of the fuel utilized for electricity generation. Coal (23.38%) is also used for electricity generation, as well as Natural Gas (14.87%). Electricity use in the state results in the release of 16,111,265,235.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is 33rd largest emissions amount in the country. Additionally, the state ranks 18th worst in the nation in pollution per capita, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. Iowa has the 9th most electricity generation plants of any state in the nation, with 276 total plants. This equates to the 6th most power plants per resident in the nation.
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FAQ: Common Questions About Electricity in Iowa
How much does electricity cost in Iowa?
Anything below the Iowa average of 13.21 cents per kilowatt hour would be a good electricity rate. The rates in the state range from 5.86 cents to 23.97 cents per kilowatt hour, with Coggon, Iowa Electric Utility 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 2024, Iowa has an average electric bill of $113, and the nationwide average is $137.
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 59.54% of the fuel used in the state. Coal and Natural Gas also account for 23.38% and 14.87% respectively.
How many electric companies offer service in Iowa?
There are 178 electricity suppliers offering service in Iowa.
How many power plants are within Iowa?
There are 276 electricity plants located in Iowa.
What electricity companies are in Iowa?
State Customers Rank | Provider | State Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | MidAmerican Energy | 729,105 |
2 | Alliant Energy | 499,835 |
3 | Linn County REC | 32,965 |
4 | Ames Utilities | 27,950 |
5 | Eastern Iowa Light & Power | 23,968 |
6 | Cedar Falls Electric Utility | 19,997 |
7 | Maquoketa Valley Electric | 16,784 |
8 | Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative | 13,081 |
9 | Midland Power Coop | 12,304 |
10 | Muscatine Water,Electric and Communications | 11,705 |
What is the cheapest electricity company in Iowa?
Residential Rate Rank | Provider | Residential Rate (¢) | State Customers |
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1 | Coggon, Iowa Electric Utility | 5.86 | 361 |
2 | Denison Municipal Utilities | 7.78 | 3,301 |
3 | Laurens Municipal Power and Communications | 8.31 | 829 |
4 | Atlantic Municipal Utilities | 8.33 | 4,667 |
5 | City of Lehigh, Iowa Electric Utility | 8.34 | 267 |
6 | Spencer Municipal Utilities | 8.37 | 6,480 |
7 | Manilla, Iowa Electric Utility | 8.51 | 485 |
8 | North West Rural Electric Cooperative | 8.53 | 10,223 |
9 | Stanton, Iowa Electric Utility | 8.61 | 366 |
10 | Hawarden, Iowa Electric Utility | 8.72 | 1,314 |