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State · 2024 annual, monthly to Jul 2026
Iowa electricity prices and utilities
Households in Iowa paid an average of 13.40¢ per kilowatthour for electricity in 2024, 19% below the US average of 16.48¢. That ranks 36th highest of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The average residential bill was $111.54 a month on 832 kWh of monthly use (US: $142.26 on 863 kWh), the 41st highest bill. Residential sales came to 4,468 kWh per resident over the year.
In July 2026, the latest month EIA has published, the residential average was 15.99¢, up 4.4% on July 2025; the US figure for the month was 18.31¢. Monthly figures are preliminary until EIA finalises the year.
24 respondents reported residential customers in Iowa on the full Form EIA-861 for 2024, and 156 smaller utilities filed the short form, which has no residential breakdown. Investor-owned utilities account for 84.5% of the residential customers reported.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. State averages are EIA's own, from Forms EIA-861 and EIA-861M.
Residential price by month
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Year by year
| Year | Residential ¢ | US ¢ | Commercial ¢ | Industrial ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to Jul 2026 | 14.20¢ | 18.19¢ | 11.31¢ | 7.38¢ | $125.44 | 883 |
| 2025 preliminary | 13.72¢ | 17.30¢ | 11.05¢ | 7.20¢ | $117.56 | 857 |
| 2024 | 13.40¢ | 16.48¢ | 10.22¢ | 6.80¢ | $111.54 | 832 |
| 2023 | 13.31¢ | 16.00¢ | 10.33¢ | 6.91¢ | $112.60 | 846 |
| 2022 | 13.15¢ | 15.04¢ | 10.55¢ | 7.06¢ | $116.70 | 888 |
| 2021 | 12.73¢ | 13.66¢ | 10.17¢ | 6.63¢ | $109.63 | 861 |
| 2020 | 12.46¢ | 13.15¢ | 9.96¢ | 6.43¢ | $107.78 | 865 |
| 2019 | 12.46¢ | 13.01¢ | 9.99¢ | 6.60¢ | $108.04 | 867 |
| 2018 | 12.24¢ | 12.87¢ | 9.68¢ | 6.45¢ | $109.27 | 892 |
| 2017 | 12.34¢ | 12.89¢ | 9.46¢ | 6.21¢ | $102.55 | 831 |
| 2016 | 11.94¢ | 12.55¢ | 9.17¢ | 6.05¢ | $103.17 | 864 |
| 2015 | 11.63¢ | 12.65¢ | 8.92¢ | 5.90¢ | $98.53 | 847 |
| 2014 | 11.16¢ | 12.52¢ | 8.67¢ | 5.71¢ | $99.49 | 891 |
| 2013 | 11.04¢ | 12.13¢ | 8.44¢ | 5.62¢ | $100.30 | 908 |
Nominal prices. The five-year change in the residential average is +7.5%. A part-year row covers January to the latest month published, so it is not comparable with full years: winter and summer months weigh differently.
Utilities by average residential price, 2024
Every filing with at least 100 bundled residential customers in Iowa, highest average price first. Linked utilities have 1,000 or more residential customers. A multi-state utility appears with its Iowa figures only.
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Investor-owned | 417,153 | 17.90¢ | $127.80 | 116.3 | 99.4 |
| MiEnergy Cooperative | Cooperative | 6,006 | 16.91¢ | $165.01 | 69.2 | 59.7 |
| Amana Society Service Co | Investor-owned | 709 | 15.53¢ | $124.71 | — | — |
| Butler County Rural Elec Coop | Cooperative | 3,898 | 15.43¢ | $209.37 | 85.7 | 65.6 |
| City of Preston | Municipal | 521 | 15.39¢ | $92.31 | — | — |
| Consumers Energy Coop | Cooperative | 6,922 | 15.00¢ | $152.92 | 493.5 | 95.5 |
| Access Energy Coop | Cooperative | 8,850 | 14.95¢ | $158.50 | 192.0 | 173.0 |
| Prairie Energy Coop | Cooperative | 3,440 | 14.34¢ | $183.36 | 90.9 | 74.7 |
| Linn County REC | Cooperative | 30,323 | 14.23¢ | $120.99 | 116.0 | 116.0 |
| City of Independence | Municipal | 2,719 | 13.82¢ | $89.48 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | Cooperative | 9,714 | 13.78¢ | $199.00 | 44.9 | 44.7 |
| Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop | Cooperative | 11,051 | 13.76¢ | $145.65 | 133.5 | 70.9 |
| Midland Power Coop | Cooperative | 11,939 | 13.60¢ | $191.38 | 123.5 | 105.0 |
| Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop | Cooperative | 20,749 | 13.56¢ | $153.74 | 220.0 | 99.0 |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop | Cooperative | 7,368 | 13.28¢ | $178.84 | 37.9 | 37.9 |
| City of Maquoketa | Municipal | 2,805 | 13.15¢ | $91.48 | — | — |
| Heartland Power Coop | Cooperative | 4,351 | 12.67¢ | $193.66 | 78.0 | 70.1 |
| Board of Water Electric & Communications | Municipal | 10,123 | 12.63¢ | $102.03 | 40.8 | 8.5 |
| City of Ames | Municipal | 24,979 | 12.10¢ | $68.99 | 39.2 | 18.8 |
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Investor-owned | 632,436 | 11.01¢ | $87.16 | 219.0 | 88.0 |
| Cedar Falls Utilities | Municipal | 17,772 | 10.42¢ | $81.94 | 3.2 | — |
| North West Rural Electric Coop | Cooperative | 9,400 | 9.26¢ | $203.60 | 45.4 | 45.4 |
Energy-only and delivery-only filings
These respondents bill part of the service in Iowa, so EIA's revenue figure for them is not a whole price and none is listed here.
| Respondent | Ownership | Residential customers |
|---|---|---|
| Federated Rural Electric Assn bundled, under 100 | Electric cooperatives | 53 |
| Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative bundled, under 100 | Electric cooperatives | 6 |
Reliability by utility, 2024
SAIDI: minutes of sustained interruption per customer over the year, including major event days (paler bars: the utility reported only the figure without major event days). Median across 19 Iowa filings: 85.7 minutes with major event days, 70.5 without. EIA's state total: 166.7 and 89.8 minutes, with SAIFI of 1.15 interruptions per customer. Utilities use differing calculation methods, and a single storm can dominate a small utility's year.
| Year | Median SAIDI, all events | Median SAIDI, no major events | Filings | EIA state total, all events | EIA state total, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 85.7 | 70.5 | 19 | 166.7 | 89.8 |
| 2023 | 71.3 | 57.3 | 19 | 104.9 | 70.4 |
| 2022 | 70.7 | 70.4 | 19 | — | — |
| 2021 | 109.4 | 77.6 | 19 | — | — |
| 2020 | 139.1 | 75.5 | 19 | — | — |
| 2019 | 120.9 | 87.5 | 41 | — | — |
| 2018 | 112.8 | 93.0 | 40 | — | — |
| 2017 | 70.8 | 62.1 | 40 | — | — |
| 2016 | 91.3 | 82.2 | 40 | — | — |
| 2015 | 71.0 | 62.0 | 40 | — | — |
| 2014 | 108.0 | 75.0 | 39 | — | — |
| 2013 | 97.0 | 78.1 | 40 | — | — |
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Sales | Share | ¢ per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 14.5 TWh | 26% | 13.40¢ |
| Commercial | 12.8 TWh | 23% | 10.22¢ |
| Industrial | 27.6 TWh | 50% | 6.80¢ |
| All sectors | 54.9 TWh | 9.34¢ |
Residential sales per resident: 4,468 kWh a year, on a Census population estimate of 3,238,387.
Who serves Iowa
| Ownership | Filings | Residential customers | Share | Median ¢ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor-owned utilities | 3 | 1,050,298 | 84.5% | 15.53¢ |
| Electric cooperatives | 15 | 134,070 | 10.8% | 13.78¢ |
| Municipal utilities | 6 | 58,919 | 4.7% | 12.89¢ |
Customers as reported by each respondent. Where households buy energy from a retail supplier, the delivery utility and the supplier both report them, so shares describe filings, not households.
Counties
Each county page lists the utilities whose Form EIA-861 service territory includes it.
- Adair County 11
- Adams County 4
- Allamakee County 3
- Appanoose County 3
- Audubon County 9
- Benton County 6
- Black Hawk County 6
- Boone County 4
- Bremer County 9
- Buchanan County 6
- Buena Vista County 6
- Butler County 7
- Calhoun County 5
- Carroll County 8
- Cass County 10
- Cedar County 7
- Cerro Gordo County 6
- Cherokee County 7
- Chickasaw County 10
- Clarke County 2
- Clay County 5
- Clayton County 7
- Clinton County 5
- Crawford County 9
- Dallas County 5
- Davis County 5
- Decatur County 5
- Delaware County 6
- Des Moines County 5
- Dickinson County 6
- Dubuque County 4
- Emmet County 4
- Fayette County 6
- Floyd County 6
- Franklin County 6
- Fremont County 3
- Greene County 7
- Grundy County 6
- Guthrie County 8
- Hamilton County 11
- Hancock County 6
- Hardin County 6
- Harrison County 5
- Henry County 6
- Howard County 3
- Humboldt County 7
- Ida County 6
- Iowa County 6
- Jackson County 7
- Jasper County 4
- Jefferson County 3
- Johnson County 7
- Jones County 5
- Keokuk County 3
- Kossuth County 12
- Lee County 3
- Linn County 6
- Louisa County 4
- Lucas County 3
- Lyon County 9
- Madison County 6
- Mahaska County 5
- Marion County 5
- Marshall County 5
- Mills County 2
- Mitchell County 4
- Monona County 7
- Monroe County 3
- Montgomery County 5
- Muscatine County 8
- O'Brien County 10
- Osceola County 8
- Page County 4
- Palo Alto County 5
- Plymouth County 9
- Pocahontas County 8
- Polk County 5
- Pottawattamie County 8
- Poweshiek County 6
- Ringgold County 6
- Sac County 9
- Scott County 7
- Shelby County 8
- Sioux County 9
- Story County 6
- Tama County 7
- Taylor County 6
- Union County 6
- Van Buren County 4
- Wapello County 5
- Warren County 6
- Washington County 7
- Wayne County 4
- Webster County 10
- Winnebago County 5
- Winneshiek County 3
- Woodbury County 7
- Worth County 5
- Wright County 8
Questions and answers
What is the average electricity price in Iowa?
13.40¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers in 2024, against a US average of 16.48¢. Commercial customers averaged 10.22¢ and industrial customers 6.80¢. The latest monthly residential figure is 15.99¢ for July 2026 (preliminary).
What is the average electric bill in Iowa?
$111.54 a month for residential customers in 2024, on average use of 832 kWh a month. The US average was $142.26 on 863 kWh.
Is electricity getting more expensive in Iowa?
The average residential price was little changed in 2024 on the year before and up 7.5% on 2019. These are nominal prices, not adjusted for inflation.
How reliable is electric service in Iowa?
EIA's state total for 2024 is 166.7 minutes of interruption per customer including major event days and 89.8 minutes excluding them, across utilities reporting under any method. The median utility in the state reported 85.7 minutes including major event days.
How many electric utilities serve Iowa?
24 respondents reported residential customers in Iowa on the full Form EIA-861 for 2024; 22 of them have a bundled residential price. Another 156 small utilities filed the short form. 99 counties appear in service territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. State averages, sales and customers by year and month: Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, through July 2026. Utility rows, reliability and service territories: Form EIA-861, 2024 final release. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates. Public domain. See methodology.