Electric Rates & Providers in Clay County, IA

Clay County, Iowa Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Clay County, IA is $184.66
  • The average electricity rate in Clay County, IA is 14.30¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Clay County, IA

The average residential electric bill in Clay County, IA is $184.66 per month. Clay County, IA is the 74th most expensive county in Iowa for electricity.

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Clay County, Iowa Electricity Overview

The burning of natural gas in Clay County yields a total of 4,078.54 megawatts of electricity, propelling this county into its ranking of 19th in the state out of 99 counties.

Roughly 0.47% of Clay County's electricity is produced using non-renewable fuels, making it the 22nd highest ranked county in the state out of 99 counties for total megawatt hours generated from non-renewable fuel types.

Clay County's average residential price per kilowatt hour is 14.00% lower than the nationwide average price, at 14.30 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.62 cents.

Clay County produces 1,118,208 megawatts from wind turbines. That is enough to rank them 130th out of 3221 counties in the United States for electricity generation from wind power .

Renewable electricity fuel types account for 99.53%, or 1,118,208 megawatt hours, of Clay County's total energy generation.

Clay County released 1,435,856.57 kilograms of CO2 gases from electricity consumption, which makes them the 2829th worst polluting county in the country.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    286,835 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    17.48 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    1,123,500 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    1,118,208 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    5,292 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    68.46 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,435,857 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    87.5 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Spencer

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Spencer Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

11.46¢ per kWh

  • 3.54% lower than last month
  • 5.82% higher than November last year
  • 13.67% lower than the Iowa average
  • 32.71% lower than the US average
  • 302nd in the state out of 1,027 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 7 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since November last year
  • 2,720th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 460 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 154 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

11.33¢ per kWh

  • 0.47% higher than last month
  • 4.3% higher than November last year
  • 15.75% lower than the Iowa average
  • 31.3% lower than the US average
  • 290th in the state out of 1,027 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 19 since November last year
  • 2,139th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 7 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 57 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$116.59 per month

  • 6.14% higher than last month
  • 2.23% higher than November last year
  • 26.16% higher than the Iowa average
  • 1.39% lower than the US average
  • 883rd in the state out of 1,027 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 15 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 21 since November last year
  • 15,903rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 4,218 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 81 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$127.81 per month

  • 0.17% higher than last month
  • 2.01% higher than November last year
  • 14.7% higher than the Iowa average
  • 10.15% lower than the US average
  • 799th in the state out of 1,027 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 396 since November last year
  • 11,650th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 112 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 738 since November last year

Spencer, IA Electricity Overview

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On average, Spencer's residential electricity rate is 11.33 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 16.06% lower than the state's average price of 13.50 cents and 31.84% below the nationwide average of 16.62 cents. With an estimated 6,005 total residential customers, Spencer Municipal Utilities is the largest supplier in the city. The city generates 1,175 megawatt hours from its electrical power plants, which is the 40th most in total generation for a city in the state.

Spencer emits 4,700.43 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 22nd worst polluting city out of 1028 cities in Iowa. This adds up to total emissions of 53,077,306.75 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, making the city 35th highest for total pollution in the state. Electricity facilities in the city most often use Kerosene, which accounts for 1,175 megawatt hours (or 100.00%) of the fuel used for electricity production in the city. Spencer is home to one power generation plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Spencer

Spencer residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.125/kWh$0.090/kWh$162.72/mo.$93.28/mo.
290th11.33¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Spencer
799th$127.81Average residential monthly electricity bill for Spencer Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Spencer, Iowa

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alliant EnergyBUNDLED17.92130.293,630,631.8650,440,179
Iowa Lakes Electric CooperativeBUNDLED13.48201.23180,405.4624,322,360.09
Spencer Municipal UtilitiesBUNDLED10.0099.571,17567,255.136,727,651.68

Everly, IA Electricity Overview

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On average, Everly's residential electricity rate is 17.76 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 31.57% higher than the state's average price of 13.50 cents and 6.82% above the nationwide average of 16.62 cents. With an estimated 60 total residential customers, Alliant Energy is the largest supplier in the city. Everly is the 432nd largest city in the state, with a population of 591.

Everly emits 4,585.12 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 511th worst polluting city out of 1028 cities in Iowa. This adds up to total emissions of 2,709,807.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, making the city 426th highest for total pollution in the state. The city is home to zero power plants.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Everly

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.220/kWh$0.129/kWh$222.09/mo.$86.68/mo.
1019th17.76¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Everly
785th$127Average residential monthly electricity bill for Everly Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Everly, Iowa

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alliant EnergyBUNDLED17.92130.293,630,631.8650,440,179

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Royal, IA Electricity Overview

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On average, Royal's residential electricity rate is 17.76 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 31.57% higher than the state's average price of 13.50 cents and 6.82% above the nationwide average of 16.62 cents. With an estimated 17 total residential customers, Alliant Energy is the largest supplier in the city. Royal is the 478th largest city in the state, with a population of 502.

Royal emits 4,585.12 kilograms of CO2 pollution per resident in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 511th worst polluting city out of 1028 cities in Iowa. This adds up to total emissions of 2,301,731.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, making the city 471st highest for total pollution in the state. The city is home to zero power plants.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Royal

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.220/kWh$0.129/kWh$222.09/mo.$86.68/mo.
1019th17.76¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Royal
785th$127Average residential monthly electricity bill for Royal Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Royal, Iowa

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alliant EnergyBUNDLED17.92130.293,630,631.8650,440,179

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Clay County, Iowa Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Clay County, Iowa

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Clay County IA Wind 1,118,208822
Crosswind Energy Project
Clay County IA Wind 57,8347722
Clay County IA Natural Gas 5,725225,581,948.4922975.017
Spencer IA Kerosene 1,17511,610,332.811,370.51

Clay County, Iowa Production Fuel Makeup

WIND
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
99.53%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
0.36%
KEROSENE
Kerosene
0.10%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.00%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Releasing 1,435,856.57 kilograms of CO2 emissions, Clay County ranks 68th worst out of 99 counties in Iowa for total pollution from electricity consumption. Additionally, the county ranks 2825th worst in the country for pollution per capita, which could be argued to be the more important metric. They average 87.5 kilograms of emissions per person. Electricity producing facilities in the county mainly use Wind, which accounts for 99.53% (or 1,118,208 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity generation in the county. When taken together with Natural Gas (0.36%) and Kerosene (0.10%), these three fuel sources make up 100.00% of the county's electricity production. Clay County has 4 electricity plants, which is 21st most in Iowa.

Clay County, Iowa Net Metering

Of the 4 electricity suppliers in Clay County, 3 of them report that they offer net metering. Citizens of Iowa have decent net metering regulations that allow them to take advantage of additional benefits of personal solar.

Energy Loss

The average energy loss for companies in Clay County is 1.98%. This includes data from 3 companies, including Alliant Energy, Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative, and North West Rural Electric Cooperative. The countrywide average energy loss is 2.43%. This earned Clay County a rank of 213th best in the nation out of 3221 counties.

Providers In Each City in Clay County:

  • Dickens, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Everly, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Fostoria, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Gillett Grove, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Greenville, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Peterson, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Rossie, Iowa:
    • Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative: 21.80%
    • Alliant Energy: 78.20%
  • Royal, Iowa:
    • Alliant Energy: 100.00%
  • Spencer, Iowa:
    • Spencer Municipal Utilities: 84.23%
    • Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative: 11.43%
    • Alliant Energy: 4.34%
  • Webb, 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 Clay County, Iowa?

There are 4 electricity suppliers serving customers in Clay County, Iowa.

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Clay County, Iowa?

The largest electricity provider in Clay County, Iowa by megawatt hours sold is Alliant Energy.

How many power plants are in Clay County, Iowa?

There are 4 active power plants located in Clay County, Iowa

What electricity companies offer service in Clay County, Iowa?

Ginalyn Gelera
Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera
Published: 2025-06-04