Iowa electricity prices, December 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In December 2025, residential customers in Iowa paid an average of 12.60¢ per kilowatthour, up 2.4% on the same month a year earlier (12.30¢). The US average for the month was 17.24¢; Iowa was 27% below that. It ranked 43rd highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,444,861 MWh, up 2.6% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $122.82 on 975 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 | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Change | US, Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 12.60¢ | 12.30¢ | +2.4% | 17.24¢ |
| Commercial | 10.26¢ | 10.09¢ | +1.7% | 13.63¢ |
| Industrial | 6.40¢ | 6.16¢ | +3.9% | 8.53¢ |
| All sectors | 8.94¢ | 8.83¢ | +1.2% | 13.73¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.4 TWh | 1.4 TWh | +2.6% |
| Sales, all sectors | 5.2 TWh | 4.9 TWh | +7.5% |
| Residential customers | 1,482,096 | 1,455,992 | +1.8% |
| Average residential bill | $122.82 | $119.03 | +3.2% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 975 | 967 | +0.8% |
| US residential price | 17.24¢ | 16.27¢ | +6.0% |
The two years to December 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Iowa in December 2025?
12.60¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.26¢ for commercial and 6.40¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 12.30¢ in December 2024, a change of +2.4%. Residential sales changed by +2.6% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$122.82, on average use of 975 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.