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Iowa electricity prices, September 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In September 2025, residential customers in Iowa paid an average of 14.79¢ per kilowatthour, up 5.3% on the same month a year earlier (14.05¢). The US average for the month was 18.08¢; Iowa was 18% below that. It ranked 37th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,116,993 MWh, down 1.4% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $111.95 on 757 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 | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Change | US, Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 14.79¢ | 14.05¢ | +5.3% | 18.08¢ |
| Commercial | 11.66¢ | 10.67¢ | +9.3% | 13.99¢ |
| Industrial | 8.90¢ | 7.83¢ | +13.7% | 9.02¢ |
| All sectors | 10.92¢ | 10.07¢ | +8.4% | 14.21¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.1 TWh | 1.1 TWh | -1.4% |
| Sales, all sectors | 4.8 TWh | 4.5 TWh | +5.8% |
| Residential customers | 1,475,551 | 1,450,566 | +1.7% |
| Average residential bill | $111.95 | $109.76 | +2.0% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 757 | 781 | -3.1% |
| US residential price | 18.08¢ | 16.82¢ | +7.5% |
The two years to September 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Iowa in September 2025?
14.79¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 11.66¢ for commercial and 8.90¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 14.05¢ in September 2024, a change of +5.3%. Residential sales changed by -1.4% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$111.95, on average use of 757 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.