Iowa electricity prices, October 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In October 2025, residential customers in Iowa paid an average of 13.48¢ per kilowatthour, up 2.4% on the same month a year earlier (13.17¢). The US average for the month was 17.97¢; Iowa was 25% below that. It ranked 44th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,039,370 MWh, up 9.9% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $94.71 on 703 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 | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | Change | US, Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 13.48¢ | 13.17¢ | +2.4% | 17.97¢ |
| Commercial | 10.43¢ | 9.98¢ | +4.5% | 13.49¢ |
| Industrial | 6.27¢ | 6.36¢ | -1.4% | 8.65¢ |
| All sectors | 8.89¢ | 8.72¢ | +1.9% | 13.66¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Oct 2025 | Oct 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1 TWh | 945.9 GWh | +9.9% |
| Sales, all sectors | 4.6 TWh | 4.4 TWh | +6.2% |
| Residential customers | 1,479,193 | 1,454,164 | +1.7% |
| Average residential bill | $94.71 | $85.65 | +10.6% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 703 | 651 | +8.0% |
| US residential price | 17.97¢ | 17.09¢ | +5.1% |
The two years to October 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Iowa in October 2025?
13.48¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.43¢ for commercial and 6.27¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 13.17¢ in October 2024, a change of +2.4%. Residential sales changed by +9.9% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$94.71, on average use of 703 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.