Iowa electricity prices, February 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In February 2025, residential customers in Iowa paid an average of 12.14¢ per kilowatthour, little changed on the same month a year earlier (12.07¢). The US average for the month was 16.43¢; Iowa was 26% below that. It ranked 41st highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,438,619 MWh, up 18.8% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $118.86 on 979 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
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. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | Change | US, Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 12.14¢ | 12.07¢ | +0.6% | 16.43¢ |
| Commercial | 10.05¢ | 9.26¢ | +8.5% | 12.98¢ |
| Industrial | 6.55¢ | 5.96¢ | +9.9% | 8.24¢ |
| All sectors | 9.04¢ | 8.42¢ | +7.4% | 13.18¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Feb 2025 | Feb 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.4 TWh | 1.2 TWh | +18.8% |
| Sales, all sectors | 4.8 TWh | 4.3 TWh | +10.4% |
| Residential customers | 1,469,473 | 1,441,827 | +1.9% |
| Average residential bill | $118.86 | $101.36 | +17.3% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 979 | 840 | +16.5% |
| US residential price | 16.43¢ | 16.10¢ | +2.0% |
The two years to February 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Iowa in February 2025?
12.14¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.05¢ for commercial and 6.55¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 12.07¢ in February 2024, a change of +0.6%. Residential sales changed by +18.8% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$118.86, on average use of 979 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Iowa page.