Traer Municipal Utilities: Rates, Coverage Area, Emissions

Traer Municipal Utilities

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About Traer Municipal Utilities

Traer Municipal Utilities supplies electricity in Traer, Iowa. There are 1,148 customers of the company. Roughly 86.76% of them are residential customers and 13.24% of them are commercial accounts. Traer Municipal Utilities' consumers are billed an average residential electricity rate of 13.51 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 3.95% higher than the average state price of 13.00 cents and 16.34% below the national average of 16.15. About 15,560 megawatt hours were sold by the provider to retail customers in 2019. Of the megawatt hours they sourced, 6,127 of them were generated by power production plants owned by Traer Municipal Utilities and 10,938 megawatt hours were obtained on the wholesale electricity market. Traer Municipal Utilities earned $1,662,000 in 2019, which they earned entirely through sales to retail customers.

The average monthly residential power bill for a consumer of Traer Municipal Utilities is $89.44 per month. Traer Municipal Utilities is the 88th largest electricity company out of 177 providers in the state based on number of customers. Electricity production from renewable fuel types by the company totals 5,794 megawatt hours, which ranks the company 24th in the state out of the 177 companies we track. The supplier's electricity generating facilities produce 0.46 megawatt hours by burning natural gas. This amount ranks them as the 438th highest in the nation out of 3530 companies for total natural gas production.

Traer Municipal Utilities Net Metering

Luckily, Traer Municipal Utilities offers net metering choices to their consumers. Net metering allows individuals to sell kilowatt hours back to the grid, making the purchase of solar and other electricity sources more economically viable.

Traer Municipal Utilities Rate & Electric Bills

Traer Municipal Utilities residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.143/kWh$0.106/kWh$116.54/mo.$71.64/mo.
1297th13.51¢Traer Municipal Utilities' Average residential price per kWh
375th$89.44Average monthly electricity bill for Traer Municipal Utilities' residential customers

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Traer Municipal Utilities Overview

  • Company Type:Municipal
  • Headquarters:649 2nd Street
    Traer, Iowa 50675
    United States of America
  • Director/Superintendent:Pat Stief

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Traer Municipal Utilities Service

  • States Served:
    • Iowa
  • Counties Served:
    • Tama County
  • Major Cities Served:
    • Traer

Quick Facts About Traer Municipal Utilities

With production of 5,625 megawatt hours, Traer Municipal Utilities is ranked 533rd for total production of all suppliers in the United States.

Traer Municipal Utilities is ranked 102nd in the nation out of 3530 providers for total percentage of electricity output coming from sustainable sources.

Traer Municipal Utilities Production, Sales, and Emissions by Fuel Types

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Traer Municipal Utilities State Coverage

StateCustomersSales ($)State Rank Based On Revenue% of Provider's Residential Sales in State
Iowa1,1491,708,444.59105100%

Traer Municipal Utilities County Coverage

CountyPopulationProvidersAvg. County Rate (¢)Avg. Electric Bill
Tama County17,079714.46$169.44/mo

Power Plants Owned by Traer Municipal Utilities

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions/MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Tama County IA Wind 5,794
Traer IA Distillate Fuel Oil 712,288.771,755.54
Tama County IA Distillate Fuel Oil -17615,409.2687.55

Traer Municipal Utilities Production Fuel Makeup

WIND
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
100.00%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
0.01%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
-3.01%

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Traer Municipal Utilities FAQ:

What percentage of Traer Municipal Utilities' electricity is generated using renewable fuels?

Traer Municipal Utilities generates 100.00% of their electricity from renewable fuels.

Who is the CEO of Traer Municipal Utilities?

Pat Stief is the CEO of Traer Municipal Utilities.

What percentage of Traer Municipal Utilities' electricity is generated using nonrenewable fuel types?

Electric production facilities owned by or associated with Traer Municipal Utilities generate 3.00% of their electricity from nonrenewable fuel types.

How many power plants are owned by or associated with Traer Municipal Utilities?

Traer Municipal Utilities is associated with or owns 3 power plants.

What is the average bundled electricity rate for Traer Municipal Utilities customers?

Customers of Traer Municipal Utilities, on average, have an electricity bundled rate 13.51 cents per kilowatt hour (¢/kWh).

What is the phone number for Traer Municipal Utilities?

You can reach Traer Municipal Utilities by phone via (319) 478-8760.

How much is the average bundled bill for Traer Municipal Utilities customers each month?

The average monthly bundled electric bill for customers of Traer Municipal Utilities is $89.44. The Iowa average bundled bill is $107.39 and the nationwide average is $107.39.

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2022-08-01