Iowa electricity rates
- Average bill
- $117.30
- All-in price
- 13.62¢
- Average use
- 860.9 kWh
- Customers
- 1,460,591
EIA-861 Average Bill, residential, 2025, released October 7, 2026. July 2026 residential price in Table 5.6.A was 15.99¢/kWh. July 2025 was 15.31¢/kWh. Table retrieved October 10, 2026.
Bundled and energy utilities
Larger utilities, sorted by the 2025 all-in price of the primary service. Delivery-only utilities are in the next section.
| Utility | Service | ¢/kWh | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy Co | Bundled | 11.21¢ | $92.85 | 639,558 |
| Cedar Falls Utilities | Bundled | 11.56¢ | $96.58 | 17,746 |
| City of Ames - (IA) | Bundled | 12.12¢ | $72.36 | 25,123 |
| Board of Water Electric & Communications | Bundled | 12.89¢ | $107.43 | 10,105 |
| Midland Power Coop | Bundled | 13.66¢ | $202.01 | 12,083 |
| Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop | Bundled | 13.80¢ | $153.48 | 11,161 |
| Corridor Energy Cooperative | Bundled | 14.18¢ | $125.74 | 30,992 |
| Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop | Bundled | 14.81¢ | $177.31 | 20,472 |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | Bundled | 17.77¢ | $131.38 | 419,451 |
Lowest in this list: MidAmerican Energy Co at 11.21¢/kWh. Highest: Interstate Power and Light Co at 17.77¢/kWh.
Delivery-only utilities
Delivery charges reported to EIA. In Texas, this is the wires utility, separate from the retail plan.
No delivery-only utility in this state is in the ranking above.
EIA state adjustment
Form EIA-861 includes a balancing row for Iowa, utility number 99999. The sales file names that row Adjustment 2025. It is not a company, the ownership field is blank, and the service-territory file lists no counties. The bundled figure on that row is 13.99¢/kWh, $124.65 a month, at 891.1 kWh, across 160,083 customers. Read the adjustment row.
Smaller utilities (17)
Listed for reference and left out of the rankings above. Most serve fewer than 10,000 residential customers.
- Iowa Lakes Electric Coop
- North West Rural Electric Coop
- Access Energy Coop
- East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop
- Consumers Energy Coop - (IA)
- MiEnergy Cooperative
- Heartland Power Coop
- Butler County Rural Elec Coop - (IA)
- Prairie Energy Coop
- City of Maquoketa - (IA)
- City of Independence - (IA)
- Amana Society Service Co
- City of Coon Rapids -(IA)
- City of Preston - (IA)
- Federated Rural Electric Assn
- Palmetto Solar, LLC
- Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative