Kossuth County, Iowa Electric Profile

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Kossuth County, Iowa Overview

With 14,828 residents within its borders and 1,330,339 megawatt hours produced a year, Kossuth County has a megawatt hour per capita production rate of 89.72 megawatt hours. The city is 324th largest megawatt hour per capita amount in the nation.

Kossuth County continues to improve with the lowering of non-renewable fuel type use for electricity production. The county has had a 75.90% decline in the consumption of these fuel types for electricity generation over the previous 12 months.

Kossuth County generates 0.01% of their electricity from non-renewable fuel sources. This equates to 0.01 megawatt hours per citizen and places Kossuth County as the 40th highest county in the state out of 99 counties for non-renewable generation per capita a year.

Kossuth County released 17,210.85 kilograms of CO2 gases due to electricity consumption, which ranks them as the 82nd highest polluting county in Iowa.

Kossuth County ranks 1112th in the county out of 3221 counties for total generation of electricity from non-renewable fuel sources, with 121 of the county's 1,330,339 megawatt hours coming from those fuels.

Kossuth County had a 85.05% decrease in CO2 emissions per capita over the course of the previous year.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Total Consumption

245,905 MWh
Consumption per Capita

16.58 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

Total Production

1,330,339 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy

1,330,218 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy

121 MWh
Production per Capita

89.72 MWh

EMISSIONS

CO2 Emissions

17,211 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita

1.16 kg

Cities within Kossuth County: Algona, IA Electricity; Bancroft, IA Electricity; Swea City, IA Electricity
Energy Production
Power Plants
Fuel Types & Emissions
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Providers In Kossuth County Cities

Algona, IA Electric Overview

On average, residents living in Algona are paying a residential electricity rate of 14.86 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 16.60% higher than the state's average rate of 12.75 cents. Non-renewable fuel sources are regularly used in electricity production in the city, resulting in about 0.02 megawatt hours being produced from these fuel sources per capita per year. With an estimated 460 residential customers, Algona Municipal Utilities is the largest electricity supplier in the city.

Algona's electricity consumption results in CO2 pollution totaling 32,570,818.31 kilograms, which is 72nd largest amount in Iowa out of 1028 cities. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per resident in the city, which is 5,936 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Algona as the 46th highest polluting city in the state. Distillate Fuel Oil makes up 94.90% of the fuel used for electricity production in Algona. Algona has one power producing plant.

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Algona

Algona residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

581^st 14.86¢ Average residential price per kWh in the city of Algona

331^st $112.22 Average residential monthly electricity bill for Algona Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Algona, Iowa

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	City Production (MWh)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Algona Municipal Utilities	BUNDLED	14.86	112.22	116	27,598.3	4,101,897.75

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Bancroft, IA Electric Overview

On average, residents living in Bancroft are paying a residential electricity rate of 7.29 cents per kilowatt hour. Luckily, this is 42.82% lower than the state's average rate of 12.75 cents. Power facilities in the city have brought about a 93.15% drop in the amount of fossil fuels used each year. Bancroft electricity customers consume 231841.56% of the electricity produced within the city limits and the city must import megawatt hours generated in rural areas or other nearby municipalities to make up for the excess usage.

Bancroft's electricity consumption results in CO2 pollution totaling 4,144,737.25 kilograms, which is 387th largest amount in Iowa out of 1028 cities. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per resident in the city, which is 5,929.52 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Bancroft as the 63rd highest polluting city in the state. Distillate Fuel Oil makes up 100.00% of the fuel used for electricity production in Bancroft. Bancroft has one power producing plant.

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bancroft

Bancroft residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in February.

Historical Electricity Rates:

1^st 7.29¢ Average residential price per kWh in the city of Bancroft

24^th $86.64 Average residential monthly electricity bill for Bancroft Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Bancroft, Iowa

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	City Production (MWh)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Bancroft Municipal Utilities	BUNDLED	7.29	86.64	5	5,349.62	389,885.3

Swea City, IA Electric Overview

On average, residents living in Swea City are paying a residential electricity rate of 12.32 cents per kilowatt hour. Luckily, this is 3.34% lower than the state's average rate of 12.75 cents. Swea City is the 427th largest city in Iowa, with a population of 566. The largest electricity provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative.

Swea City's electricity consumption results in CO2 pollution totaling 3,354,798.18 kilograms, which is 427th largest amount in Iowa out of 1028 cities. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per resident in the city, which is 5,927.21 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Swea City as the 765th highest polluting city in the state. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city limits.

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Swea City

Swea City residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

398^th 12.32¢ Average residential price per kWh in the city of Swea City

743^rd $189.23 Average residential monthly electricity bill for Swea City Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Swea City, Iowa

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	City Production (MWh)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative	BUNDLED	12.32	189.23		172,461	21,249,600

Energy Production in Kossuth County, Iowa

Monthly We report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2021 and 2020 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Annual Annual data for 2020 will be finalized in the fall of 2021. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2021 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Power Plants in Kossuth County, Iowa

Plant	City/County	State	Primary Fuel Type	Production (MWh)	Emission (kg)	Emissions per MWh
Golden PlainsInterstate Power and Light (100.00%)	Kossuth County	IA	Wind	738,911
KossuthWisconsin Power & Light Co (100.00%)	Kossuth County	IA	Wind	549,762
Lakota Wind Wind FarmIowa Lakes Electric Cooperative (100.00%)	Kossuth County	IA	Wind	36,420
Iowa Distributed Wind Generation ProjectAlgona Municipal Utilities (100.00%)	Kossuth County	IA	Wind	5,125
AlgonaAlgona Municipal Utilities (100.00%)	Algona	IA	Distillate Fuel Oil	116	89,702.54	773.3
BancroftBancroft Municipal Utilities (100.00%)	Bancroft	IA	Distillate Fuel Oil	5	3,407.82	681.56

Kossuth County, Iowa Details

Kossuth County has roughly 99.99% of its electricity produced by Wind. Distillate Fuel Oil and Natural Gas make up the next highest amounts at 115.08 megawatt hours (0.01%) and 5.92 megawatt hours (0.00%), respectively. The county's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 17,210.85 kilograms, which is 82nd largest emissions amount in Iowa out of 99 counties. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the county, which amounts to 1.16 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks the county as the 82nd highest polluting county in the state. Kossuth County has 6 electricity generation plants, which is 402nd most in the country.

WIND

99.99%

DISTILLATE FUEL OIL

0.01%

NATURAL GAS

0.00%

Of the 8 electricity providers in Kossuth County, 50.00% of them report that they offer net metering. Many net metering regulations are enacted at the state level, and Iowa has commendable regulations for consumers interested in purchasing solar panels.

The 2 companies in Kossuth County who report energy loss metrics had an average of 1.85% of energy generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. The countrywide average is 2.76%, meaning Kossuth County ranks 127th best in the United States for energy loss efficiency.