Story County, Iowa Electric Profile

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Story County, Iowa Overview

Power facilities in Story County saw a 47.58% increase in the use of non-renewable fuel sources during the course of the previous 12 months, surely a step in the wrong direction.

Story County is 10th out of 99 counties in Iowa for megawatt hours per capita produced from coal, averaging 0.46 megawatt hours per person.

Customers in Story County experience an average of 1.71 outages lasting 169.76 minutes each year, compared to the national averages of 1.21 outages at 122.99 minutes each.

Story County is the 9th largest county in the state.

Story County produces roughly 0.46 megawatt hours of electricity with natural gas per resident living in the county. This is the 230th highest average in the United States.

Story County ranks 229th out of 3221 counties in the country in megawatt hours generated from coal use over the past year.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Total Consumption

1,634,118 MWh
Consumption per Capita

16.58 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

Total Production

990,114 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy

653,456 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy

336,658 MWh
Production per Capita

10.05 MWh

EMISSIONS

CO2 Emissions

419,687,333 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita

4,259.19 kg

Cities within Story County: Ames, IA Electricity; Nevada, IA Electricity; Huxley, IA Electricity
Energy Production
Power Plants
Fuel Types & Emissions
Energy Loss
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Ames, IA Electric Overview

Ames averages a residential electricity rate of 11.71 cents per kilowatt hour spent by their citizens. Luckily, this is 8.10% less than the state's average price of 12.75 cents, ranking the city at 329th out of 1028 cities in Iowa for best average electricity rate. The city's use of renewable fuel sources for electricity production is 0.36 megawatt hours per capita, which ranks the city 13th in Iowa out of 1028 cities. Roughly 0.02% of the city's electricity production comes from solar power sources, with a total of 79 megawatt hours produced using the power of the Sun.

Ames's main fuel source consumed for electricity generation is Natural Gas. The city generates 291,042.68 megawatt hours, or 80.77% of the total generation in the city, from this fuel type. Coal and Other Biomass Solids account for 12.50% and 6.63% of electricity generation, respectively. Approximately 454,249,477.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted in the city because of electricity consumption. This total also equates to a ranking of 5th highest in the state for pollution per citizen from electricity consumption. Ames is home to 5 electricity plants, which is the 2nd highest out of any city in the state.

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Ames

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

Historical Electricity Rates:

329^th 11.71¢ Average residential price per kWh in the city of Ames

6^th $75.43 Average residential monthly electricity bill for Ames Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Ames, Iowa

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	City Production (MWh)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Ames Utilities	BUNDLED	11.60	68.89	246,346	173,423	20,123,000
Consumers Energy Iowa	BUNDLED	14.35	153.97		81,210	11,655,200
Midland Power Coop	BUNDLED	12.17	182.49		205,061	24,953,000

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Nevada, IA Electric Overview

Nevada averages a residential electricity rate of 14.35 cents per kilowatt hour spent by their citizens. Regrettably, this is 12.59% more than the state's average price of 12.75 cents, ranking the city at 555th out of 1028 cities in Iowa for best average electricity rate. The average monthly residential electric bill for a customer in the city is $153.97 per month. Consumers Energy Iowa is the largest supplier in the city based on total residential customers.

Nevada is home to no power plants. On average, the city citizens emit 5,927.21 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, which makes it the 109th worst polluting city out of 1028 cities in Iowa based on emissions per capita. A total of 41,045,896.41 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city a year.

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Nevada

Nevada residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.

Historical Electricity Rates:

555^th 14.35¢ Average residential price per kWh in the city of Nevada

628^th $153.97 Average residential monthly electricity bill for Nevada Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Nevada, Iowa

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	City Production (MWh)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Consumers Energy Iowa	BUNDLED	14.35	153.97		81,210	11,655,200

Huxley, IA Electric Overview

Huxley averages a residential electricity rate of 14.35 cents per kilowatt hour spent by their citizens. Regrettably, this is 12.59% more than the state's average price of 12.75 cents, ranking the city at 555th out of 1028 cities in Iowa for best average electricity rate. The average monthly residential electric bill for a customer in the city is $153.97 per month. Consumers Energy Iowa is the largest supplier in the city based on total residential customers.

Huxley is home to no power plants. On average, the city citizens emit 5,927.21 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, which makes it the 765th worst polluting city out of 1028 cities in Iowa based on emissions per capita. A total of 25,155,059.12 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city a year.

Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Huxley

Huxley residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.

Historical Electricity Rates:

555^th 14.35¢ Average residential price per kWh in the city of Huxley

628^th $153.97 Average residential monthly electricity bill for Huxley Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Huxley, Iowa

Provider	Service Type	Residential Rate (¢)	Residential Average Bill ($)	City Production (MWh)	Residential Sales (MWh)	Residential Revenues ($)
Consumers Energy Iowa	BUNDLED	14.35	153.97		81,210	11,655,200

Energy Production in Story 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 Story County, Iowa

Plant	City/County	State	Primary Fuel Type	Production (MWh)	Emission (kg)	Emissions per MWh
FPL Energy Story Wind LLCNextEra Energy (100.00%)	Story County	IA	Wind	553,834
Ames Electric Services Power PlantAmes Utilities (100.00%)	Ames	IA	Natural Gas	246,169	145,848,993.36	592.48
Iowa State UniversityIowa State University (100.00%)	Ames	IA	Natural Gas	99,846	39,766,196.15	398.28
NCAH Central Utility PlantNational Animal Disease Center (100.00%)	Ames	IA	Natural Gas	14,047.32	3,134,507.19	223.14
Michelangelo Wind 1 LLCMichelangelo Wind 1 LLC (100.00%)	Story County	IA	Wind	10,814
Optimum Wind 7 LLCOptimum Wind 7 LLC (100.00%)	Story County	IA	Wind	10,424
Michelangelo Wind 3 LLCMichelangelo Wind 3 LLC (100.00%)	Story County	IA	Wind	10,401
Optimum Wind 6 LLCOptimum Wind 6 LLC (100.00%)	Story County	IA	Wind	10,347
Optimum Wind 3 LLCOptimum Wind 3 LLC (100.00%)	Story County	IA	Wind	9,614
Optimum Wind 5 LLCOptimum Wind 5 LLC (100.00%)	Story County	IA	Wind	9,569
Optimum Wind 4 LLCOptimum Wind 4 LLC (100.00%)	Story County	IA	Wind	9,121
Story City Wind ProjectHamilton Wind Energy LLC (100.00%)	Story County	IA	Wind	5,365
Story CityStory Electric (100.00%)	Story City	IA	Distillate Fuel Oil	307	210,243.78	684.83
Ames GTAmes Utilities (100.00%)	Ames	IA	Distillate Fuel Oil	177	554,437.17	3,132.41
IA - City of Ames - Airport RoadForefront Solar (100.00%)	Ames	IA	Solar	79

Story County, Iowa Details

Story County's main fuel source consumed for electricity generation is Wind. The county generates 629,489 megawatt hours, or 63.58% of the total generation in the county, from this fuel type. Natural Gas and Coal account for 29.40% and 4.55% of electricity generation, respectively. Emitting 419,687,332.57 kilograms of CO2 emissions, the county is the 726th worst in the nation for total emissions from electricity use. This total also equates to a ranking of 58th highest in the state for emissions per resident with an average of 4,259.19 kilograms of emissions per person. Story County has 15 power generation plants, which is highest in the state.

WIND

63.58%

NATURAL GAS

29.40%

COAL

4.55%

OTHER BIOMASS SOLIDS

2.41%

DISTILLATE FUEL OIL

0.05%

OTHER

0.01%

There are 4 companies in Story County offering electricity. Of those 4, 3 of them offer some type of net metering option for their consumers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. Iowa has commendable regulations in place for consumers who are interested in taking advantage of net metering with personal solar panels.

Energy loss in Story County is about 3.83% of the total energy transmitted by the 2 companies that operate in the county and also report energy loss. The nationwide average for energy loss is 2.76% while the state average is 1.85%, resulting in a rank of 1010th best in the United States and a state rank of 73rd best out of 3221 and 99 counties, respectively.