Iowa electricity prices, May 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In May 2025, residential customers in Iowa paid an average of 14.16¢ per kilowatthour, little changed on the same month a year earlier (14.15¢). The US average for the month was 17.37¢; Iowa was 18% below that. It ranked 37th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 944,118 MWh, down 3.5% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $90.95 on 642 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 | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change | US, May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 14.16¢ | 14.15¢ | +0.1% | 17.37¢ |
| Commercial | 10.61¢ | 9.99¢ | +6.2% | 12.93¢ |
| Industrial | 6.60¢ | 6.20¢ | +6.5% | 8.29¢ |
| All sectors | 9.14¢ | 8.89¢ | +2.8% | 13.13¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 944.1 GWh | 978.1 GWh | -3.5% |
| Sales, all sectors | 4.4 TWh | 4.3 TWh | +1.8% |
| Residential customers | 1,469,914 | 1,448,964 | +1.4% |
| Average residential bill | $90.95 | $95.52 | -4.8% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 642 | 675 | -4.9% |
| US residential price | 17.37¢ | 16.40¢ | +5.9% |
The two years to May 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Iowa in May 2025?
14.16¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.61¢ for commercial and 6.60¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 14.15¢ in May 2024, a change of +0.1%. Residential sales changed by -3.5% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$90.95, on average use of 642 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.