Black Hawk County, Iowa Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Black Hawk County, Iowa Electricity Overview
Black Hawk County produces 83.06% of its electricity from non-renewable fuel sources, resulting in a ranking of 16th out of 99 counties in the state for total electricity production from non-renewable fuel sources.
The largest electricity supplier in Black Hawk County by megawatt hours sold is MidAmerican Energy.
Renewable electricity fuel sources account for 16.94%, or 8,200 megawatt hours, of Black Hawk County's total energy generation.
At an average residential price of 11.32 cents per kilowatt hour in the county compared to the nationwide average 16.17 cents per kilowatt hour, customers in Black Hawk County benefit from a 30.02% discount from the nationwide average rate.
Black Hawk County generates roughly 0.01 megawatt hours of electricity using natural gas per citizen living in the county. This is the 208th highest average in the country.
With a population of 130,274 residents, Black Hawk County is the 5th largest county in the state.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
2,226,644 MWh
Consumption per Capita
17.09 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
48,418 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
8,200 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
40,218 MWh
Production per Capita
0.37 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
633,241,257 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
4,860.84 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Waterloo
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Waterloo Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for May, 2024
12.21¢ per kWh
- 15.93% higher than last month
- 0.06% higher than May last year
- 14.16% lower than the Iowa average
- 25.93% lower than the US average
- 275th in the state out of 1,027 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 17 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 7 since May last year
- 4,884th in the US out of 31,764 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,895 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 673 since May last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
11.02¢ per kWh
- 0.01% higher than last month
- 0.71% higher than May last year
- 18.1% lower than the Iowa average
- 31.76% lower than the US average
- 266th in the state out of 1,027 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 7 since May last year
- 2,438th in the US out of 31,764 cities
- The national rank has increased by 37 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 180 since May last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for May, 2024
$76.44 per month
- 13.82% higher than last month
- 0.26% lower than May last year
- 21.1% lower than the Iowa average
- 38.46% lower than the US average
- 244th in the state out of 1,027 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 14 since last month
- The state rank is the same since May last year
- 1,983rd in the US out of 31,764 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 4 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 59 since May last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$88.65 per month
- 0.02% lower than last month
- 3.25% lower than May last year
- 21.17% lower than the Iowa average
- 35.16% lower than the US average
- 250th in the state out of 1,027 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since May last year
- 2,202nd in the US out of 31,764 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 315 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 643 since May last year
Waterloo, IA Electricity Overview
Waterloo's residents are billed an average residential electricity price of 11.02 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, thankfully, 18.01% below the state's average rate of 13.44 cents. MidAmerican Energy has an estimated 5,396 total residential customers, which is more than all other vendors who operate in the city. More electricity is consumed within Waterloo than is produced, with electricity consumption amounting to 6466.71% of production.
Waterloo's top fuel consumed for electricity production is Natural Gas. The city generates 64.16% of the total production in the city from this fuel type. Solar and Distillate Fuel Oil are the second and third most used fuels for electricity generation. Solar makes up 33.60% of electricity generation and Distillate Fuel Oil accounts for 2.24% of total production in the city. The city has the 5th most electricity generation plants of any city in the state, with 3 total power plants. Waterloo residents average 4,815.67 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity consumption. This adds up to total emissions of 320,507,151.08 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city 10th highest for total emissions in Iowa.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Waterloo
Waterloo residential electric rates are highest in August and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Waterloo, Iowa
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy | BUNDLED | 11.15 | 88.58 | 17,591 | 5,987,214.9 | 667,475,988 |
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Cedar Falls, IA Electricity Overview
Cedar Falls' residents are billed an average residential electricity price of 12.27 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, thankfully, 8.66% below the state's average rate of 13.44 cents. The average residential electricity bill for a resident in the city is $99.85 per month. Generation from non-renewable fuel sources accounts for 0.7 megawatt hours per person in the city.
Cedar Falls' top fuel consumed for electricity production is Natural Gas. The city generates 79.03% of the total production in the city from this fuel type. Petroleum Coke and Solar are the second and third most used fuels for electricity generation. Petroleum Coke makes up 8.19% of electricity generation and Solar accounts for 7.45% of total production in the city. The city has the 3rd most electricity generation plants of any city in the state, with 4 total power plants. Cedar Falls residents average 4,992.56 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity consumption. This adds up to total emissions of 202,198,609.56 kilograms of CO2 emissions, ranking the city 15th highest for total emissions in Iowa.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Cedar Falls, Iowa
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Falls Electric Utility | BUNDLED | 12.18 | 99.86 | 7,246 | 182,085.84 | 22,169,516.76 |
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Evansdale, IA Electricity Overview
Evansdale's residents are billed an average residential electricity price of 11.02 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, thankfully, 18.01% below the state's average rate of 13.44 cents. The city deals with an average of 0.92 power outages per customer per year. These outages last an average of 94.9 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.45 outages per consumer and 171.11 minutes per outage. The largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is MidAmerican Energy.
Evansdale has zero electricity plants. About 4,758.39 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen are released in the city due to electricity use, making them the 81st worst polluter in the state out of 1028 cities. At 4,758.39 kilograms per person and 4,599 residents in the city, the city emits 21,883,852.11 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Evansdale
Evansdale residential electric rates are highest in August and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Evansdale, Iowa
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy | BUNDLED | 11.15 | 88.58 | 5,987,214.9 | 667,475,988 |
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Electricity Production in Black Hawk County, Iowa
Power Plants in Black Hawk County, Iowa
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Northern IowaUniversity of Northern Iowa (100.00%) | Cedar Falls | IA | Natural Gas | 20,580 | 9,780,441.76 | 475.24 | ||
ElectrifarmMidAmerican Energy (100.00%) | Waterloo | IA | Natural Gas | 11,611 | 8,649,496.32 | 744.94 | ||
Streeter StationCedar Falls Electric Utility (100.00%) | Cedar Falls | IA | Natural Gas | 7,469 | 8,020,110.96 | 1,073.79 | ||
Waterloo Solar (IA)MidAmerican Energy (100.00%) | Waterloo | IA | Solar | 5,911 | ||||
Cedar Falls Solar FarmEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Cedar Falls | IA | Solar | 2,289 | ||||
| La Porte City | IA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 98 | 77,638.98 | 792.23 | |||
Waterloo LundquistMidAmerican Energy (100.00%) | Waterloo | IA | Distillate Fuel Oil | 69 | 60,081.31 | 870.74 | ||
Gas Turbine (IA)Cedar Falls Electric Utility (100.00%) | Cedar Falls | IA | Distillate Fuel Oil | -223 | 452,018.14 | -2,026.99 |
Black Hawk County, Iowa Details
Black Hawk County's top fuel consumed for electricity production is Natural Gas. The county generates 73.47% of the total production in the county from this fuel type. Solar and Petroleum Coke are the second and third most used fuels for electricity generation. Solar makes up 16.94% of electricity generation and Petroleum Coke accounts for 5.20% of total production in the county. The county has the 290th most electricity generation plants of any county in the nation, with 8 total power plants. Black Hawk County is the 8th worst ranked county in the state out of 99 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the county releasing 633,241,257.26 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. This total equates to 4,860.84 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which ranks the county 1339th worst in the US for pollution per capita.
Providers In Each City in Black Hawk County:
- Cedar Falls, Iowa:
- Cedar Falls Electric Utility: 100.00%
- Dunkerton, Iowa:
- East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative: 12.86%
- MidAmerican Energy: 87.14%
- Elk Run Heights, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
- Evansdale, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
- Gilbertville, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
- Hudson, Iowa:
- Cedar Falls Electric Utility: 1.52%
- MidAmerican Energy: 98.48%
- La Porte City, Iowa:
- La Porte City Utilities: 100.00%
- Raymond, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
- Waterloo, Iowa:
- MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are located within Black Hawk County, Iowa?
Black Hawk County, Iowa has 8 active power plants generating electricity for the county and surrounding areas.
What electricity company is the largest supplier in Black Hawk County, Iowa?
The largest electricity company in Black Hawk County, Iowa by total customer count is MidAmerican Energy.
How many electric companies offer service in Black Hawk County, Iowa?
Black Hawk County, Iowa has 5 electricity suppliers serving customers in the area.
What electricity companies offer service in Black Hawk County, Iowa?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MidAmerican Energy | 34,109 |
| 2 | Cedar Falls Electric Utility | 14,869 |
| 3 | La Porte City Utilities | 1,262 |
| 4 | East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative | 470 |
| 5 | Grundy County Rural Electric Cooperative | 95 |
