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Ida County, Iowa Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Ida County, IA is $199.76
  • The average electricity rate in Ida County, IA is 9.63¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Ida County, IA

The average residential electric bill in Ida County, IA is $199.76 per month. Ida County, IA is the 93rd most expensive county in Iowa for electricity.

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Ida County, Iowa Electricity Overview

Of all of the US counties, Ida County is 80th in megawatt hours produced from wind power.

Over the past 12 months, Ida County has seen a 7.25% drop in the use of renewable fuel types for electricity production.

The largest electricity supplier in Ida County by megawatt hours sold is MidAmerican Energy.

Ida County generates 100.00% of its electricity from renewable fuel types, or 243.61 megawatt hours per citizen per year.

Ida County is the 6th highest producing county out of 99 counties in Iowa when it comes to megawatt hours generated using renewable fuel types.

Ida County generates 1293.73% additional megawatt hours than the county consumes, leading to the need to export the excess.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    121,988 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    17.48 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    1,700,185 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    1,700,185 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    243.61 MWh

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Ida Grove

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Ida Grove Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

9.86¢ per kWh

  • 2.69% lower than last month
  • 5.9% higher than November last year
  • 25.77% lower than the Iowa average
  • 42.14% lower than the US average
  • 16th in the state out of 1,027 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since November last year
  • 530th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 49 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

10.04¢ per kWh

  • 0.46% higher than last month
  • 1.94% higher than November last year
  • 25.34% lower than the Iowa average
  • 39.12% lower than the US average
  • 19th in the state out of 1,027 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 3 since November last year
  • 593rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 30 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 99 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$103.04 per month

  • 1.5% higher than last month
  • 5.99% higher than November last year
  • 11.49% higher than the Iowa average
  • 12.85% lower than the US average
  • 375th in the state out of 1,027 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 480 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 16 since November last year
  • 9,697th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 68 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,824 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$125.15 per month

  • 0.39% higher than last month
  • 0.1% higher than November last year
  • 12.31% higher than the Iowa average
  • 12.02% lower than the US average
  • 400th in the state out of 1,027 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since November last year
  • 10,331st in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 31 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,023 since November last year

Ida Grove, IA Electricity Overview

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On average, Ida Grove's residential electricity rate is 10.04 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately, 39.60% less than the average nationwide electricity rate of 16.62 cents. The electricity grid in the city has an average of 0.9 outages per customer per year, with outages lasting around 93.12 minutes per outage. The countrywide averages of these two data points are 1.44 outages each year and 123.49 minutes a outage. MidAmerican Energy has an estimated 164 residential customers, which is more than all other electricity providers who operate in the city.

Ida Grove has zero electricity plants within its borders. The city is the 163rd highest ranked city in the state out of 1028 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city releasing 9,454,521.52 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 4,585.12 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, the city ranks 76th worst in Iowa for emissions per capita from electricity consumption.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Ida Grove

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.116/kWh$0.082/kWh$172.07/mo.$91.12/mo.
19th10.04¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Ida Grove
400th$125.15Average residential monthly electricity bill for Ida Grove Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Ida Grove, Iowa

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
MidAmerican EnergyBUNDLED10.9388.636,166,336.92673,981,281
North West Rural Electric CooperativeBUNDLED9.43213.63264,739.2124,956,534.05

Holstein, IA Electricity Overview

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On average, Holstein's residential electricity rate is 10.07 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately, 39.44% less than the average nationwide electricity rate of 16.62 cents. The electricity grid in the city has an average of 0.9 outages per customer per year, with outages lasting around 93.12 minutes per outage. The countrywide averages of these two data points are 1.44 outages each year and 123.49 minutes a outage. MidAmerican Energy has an estimated 119 residential customers, which is more than all other electricity providers who operate in the city.

Holstein has zero electricity plants within its borders. The city is the 214th highest ranked city in the state out of 1028 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city releasing 6,854,757.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 4,585.12 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, the city ranks 76th worst in Iowa for emissions per capita from electricity consumption.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Holstein

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.117/kWh$0.082/kWh$171.23/mo.$89.65/mo.
20th10.07¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Holstein
396th$123.32Average residential monthly electricity bill for Holstein Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Holstein, Iowa

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
MidAmerican EnergyBUNDLED10.9388.636,166,336.92673,981,281
North West Rural Electric CooperativeBUNDLED9.43213.63264,739.2124,956,534.05

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Battle Creek, IA Electricity Overview

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On average, Battle Creek's residential electricity rate is 10.90 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately, 34.46% less than the average nationwide electricity rate of 16.62 cents. Customers in Battle Creek experience 0.9 power outages per year with outages lasting on average 93.12 minutes. The US average monthly residential electricity bill is $146.54, while the Battle Creek average is 40.75% less at $86.82 per month.

Battle Creek has zero electricity plants within its borders. The city is the 342nd highest ranked city in the state out of 1028 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city releasing 3,833,161.97 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 4,585.12 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, the city ranks 511th worst in Iowa for emissions per capita from electricity consumption.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Battle Creek

Battle Creek residential electric rates are highest in August and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.138/kWh$0.080/kWh$154.62/mo.$49.61/mo.
264th10.90¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Battle Creek
247th$86.82Average residential monthly electricity bill for Battle Creek Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Battle Creek, Iowa

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
MidAmerican EnergyBUNDLED10.9388.636,166,336.92673,981,281

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

Power Plants in Ida County, Iowa

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Ida County IA Wind 939,7971022
Ida County IA Wind 760,3882422

Ida County, Iowa Production Fuel Makeup

WIND
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
100.00%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Ida County's top fuel source consumed for electricity production is Wind. The county produces 1,700,185 megawatt hours from this fuel source. Electricity use in the county results in the release of 0 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is 2928th largest amount in the country out of 3221 counties and 90th highest in Iowa out of 99 counties. More telling of the county's pollution reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 0 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in the county being the 2928th ranked county in the nation for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. Ida County is home to 2 electricity producing plants, which is 47th highest in the state.

Ida County, Iowa Net Metering

Approximately 100.00% of the electric suppliers in Ida County offer net metering to their customers. The state has decent net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other alternative types of electricity generation more affordable.

Energy Loss

The 2 companies in Ida County who report energy loss metrics had an average of 1.94% of energy generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. With a nationwide average energy loss of 2.43%, Ida County is ranked as the 199th best county in the United States for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Ida County:

  • Arthur, Iowa:
    • MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
  • Battle Creek, Iowa:
    • MidAmerican Energy: 100.00%
  • Galva, Iowa:
    • North West Rural Electric Cooperative: 17.28%
    • MidAmerican Energy: 82.72%
  • Holstein, Iowa:
    • MidAmerican Energy: 86.92%
    • North West Rural Electric Cooperative: 13.08%
  • Ida Grove, Iowa:
    • North West Rural Electric Cooperative: 13.90%
    • MidAmerican Energy: 86.10%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many power plants are located within Ida County, Iowa?

There are 2 power plants located in Ida County, Iowa

Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Ida County, Iowa?

By total megawatt hours sold, MidAmerican Energy is the largest electricity supplier in Ida County, Iowa.

How many electric companies offer service in Ida County, Iowa?

There are 2 electricity providers offering service in Ida County, Iowa.

Which electricity companies offer service in Ida County, Iowa?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1MidAmerican Energy4,459
2North West Rural Electric Cooperative1,827

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