EIA data through August 2026 · updated 2026-10-29

Iowa electricity rates

Iowa homes paid 17.1¢ per kWh in August 2026 — +10.2% from a year earlier. That is #29 cheapest of 51; the U.S. average was 18.2¢.

IA average17.1¢Aug 2026

12-month average14.2¢

Rank (cheapest)#29of 51

Utilities25

ZIP codes1,042

Iowa electricity price trend

Iowa averageU.S. average

Aug 202617.1¢per kWh

vs. 1 year ago+10.2%15.5¢

vs. 5 years ago+17%14.6¢

Record high17.1¢Aug 2026

Avg. home bill$149872 kWh, Aug

EIA forecast, West North Central13.1¢Dec 2027

Hover or tap the chart for exact monthly values. Source: EIA-861M (monthly, latest months preliminary); forecast: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (October 2026) for the West North Central region, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.

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Utilities in Iowa

25 utilities · 3 report monthly

Monthly home price by utility

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Each line is one utility (EIA-861M, 3 utilities that report monthly); the teal line is the Iowa average. Hover or tap a line — or a row in the table — to highlight it.

	│ = IA average, same period
MidAmerican Energy Co. Investor Owned · monthly data	11.8¢Jan–Aug 2026	-18.4%	+7.4%	$87	632,436
Interstate Power and Light Co. Investor Owned · monthly data	18.6¢Jan–Aug 2026	+28.1%	+3.7%	$128	417,153
Adjustment 2024	13.0¢2024	-3.2%	—	$130	205,531
Linn County REC Cooperative	14.2¢2024	+6.1%	—	$121	30,323
City of Ames (IA) Municipal	12.1¢2024	-9.8%	—	$69	24,979
Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop Cooperative	13.6¢2024	+1.1%	—	$154	20,749
Cedar Falls Utilities Municipal	10.4¢2024	-22.3%	—	$82	17,772
Midland Power Coop Cooperative	13.6¢2024	+1.4%	—	$191	11,939
Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop Cooperative	13.8¢2024	+2.6%	—	$146	11,051
Board of Water Electric & Communications Municipal	12.6¢2024	-5.8%	—	$102	10,123
Iowa Lakes Electric Coop Cooperative	13.8¢2024	+2.8%	—	$199	9,714
North West Rural Electric Coop Cooperative	9.3¢2024	-30.9%	—	$204	9,400
Access Energy Coop Cooperative	14.9¢2024	+11.5%	—	$158	8,850
East-Central Iowa Rural Elec Coop Cooperative	13.3¢2024	-1%	—	$179	7,368
Consumers Energy Coop (IA) Cooperative	15.0¢2024	+11.9%	—	$153	6,922
MiEnergy Cooperative Cooperative	16.9¢2024	+26.1%	—	$165	6,006
Heartland Power Coop Cooperative	12.7¢2024	-5.5%	—	$194	4,351
Butler County Rural Elec Coop (IA) Cooperative	15.4¢2024	+15.1%	—	$209	3,898
Prairie Energy Coop Cooperative	14.3¢2024	+6.9%	—	$183	3,440
City of Maquoketa (IA) Municipal	13.2¢2024	-1.9%	—	$91	2,805
City of Independence (IA) Municipal	13.8¢2024	+3.1%	—	$89	2,719
Amana Society Service Co. Investor Owned · monthly data	19.3¢Jan–Aug 2026	+33.3%	+24.4%	$125	709
City of Preston Municipal	15.4¢2024	+14.8%	—	$92	521
Federated Rural Electric Assn Cooperative	11.8¢2024	-11.8%	—	$154	53
Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative Cooperative	17.0¢2024	+26.8%	—	$236	6

Bars: average home price (same color scale as the map). The thin line and “vs. IA avg.” use the Iowa average of the same period — 2024 for yearly figures, 2026 so far for monthly ones. “vs. 2024” compares this year’s monthly average with the 2024 annual average. Click a column header to sort. Small utilities that report only totals are left out.

All ZIP codes in Iowa

50001Ackworth 50002Adair 50003Adel 50005Albion 50006Alden 50007Alleman 50008Allerton 50009Altoona 50010Ames 50012Ames 50013Ames 50014Ames 50020Anita 50021Ankeny 50022Atlantic 50023Ankeny 50025Audubon 50026Bagley 50027Barnes City 50028Baxter 50029Bayard 50031Beaver 50032Berwick 50034Blairsburg 50035Bondurant 50036Boone 50037Boone 50038Booneville 50039Bouton 50040Boxholm 50042Brayton 50043Buckeye 50044Bussey 50046Cambridge 50047Carlisle 50048Casey 50049Chariton 50050Churdan 50051Clemons 50052Clio 50054Colfax 50055Collins 50056Colo 50057Columbia 50058Coon Rapids 50060Corydon 50061Cumming 50062Melcher Dallas 50063Dallas Center 50064Dana 50065Davis City 50066Dawson 50067Decatur 50068Derby 50069De Soto 50070Dexter 50071Dows 50072Earlham 50073Elkhart 50074Ellston 50075Ellsworth 50076Exira 50078Ferguson 50099Boone 50101Galt 50102Garden City 50103Garden Grove 50104Gibson 50105Gilbert 50106Gilman 50107Grand Junction 50108Grand River 50109Granger 50110Gray 50111Grimes 50112Grinnell 50115Guthrie Center 50116Hamilton 50117Hamlin 50118Hartford 50119Harvey 50120Haverhill 50122Hubbard 50123Humeston 50124Huxley 50125Indianola 50126Iowa Falls 50127Ira 50128Jamaica 50129Jefferson 50130Jewell 50131Johnston 50132Kamrar 50133Kellerton 50134Kelley 50135Kellogg 50136Keswick 50137Killduff 50138Knoxville 50139Lacona 50140Lamoni 50141Laurel 50142Le Grand 50143Leighton 50144Leon 50145Liberty Center 50146Linden 50147Lineville 50148Liscomb 50149Lorimor 50150Lovilia 50151Lucas 50152Luther 50153Lynnville 50154Mc Callsburg 50155Macksburg 50156Madrid 50157Malcom 50158Marshalltown 50160Martensdale 50161Maxwell 50162Melbourne 50163Melcher Dallas 50164Menlo 50165Millerton 50166Milo 50167Minburn 50168Mingo 50169Mitchellville 50170Monroe 50171Montezuma 50173Montour 50174Murray 50201Nevada 50206New Providence 50207New Sharon 50208Newton 50210New Virginia 50211Norwalk 50212Ogden 50213Osceola 50214Otley 50216Panora 50217Paton 50218Patterson 50219Pella 50220Perry 50222Peru 50223Pilot Mound 50225Pleasantville 50226Polk City 50227Popejoy 50228Prairie City 50229Prole 50230Radcliffe 50231Randall 50232Reasnor 50233Redfield 50234Rhodes 50235Rippey 50236Roland 50237Runnells 50238Russell 50239Saint Anthony 50240Saint Charles 50241Saint Marys 50242Searsboro 50243Sheldahl 50244Slater 50246Stanhope 50247State Center 50248Story City 50249Stratford 50250Stuart 50251Sully 50252Swan 50254Thayer 50255Thornburg 50256Tracy 50257Truro 50258Union 50261Van Meter 50262Van Wert 50263Waukee 50264Weldon 50265West Des Moines 50266West Des Moines 50268What Cheer 50269Whitten 50271Williams 50272Williamson 50273Winterset 50274Wiota 50275Woodburn 50276Woodward 50277Yale 50278Zearing 50301Des Moines 50302Des Moines 50303Des Moines 50304Des Moines 50305Des Moines 50306Des Moines 50307Des Moines 50308Des Moines 50309Des Moines 50310Des Moines 50311Des Moines 50312Des Moines 50313Des Moines 50314Des Moines 50315Des Moines 50316Des Moines 50317Des Moines 50318Des Moines 50319Des Moines 50320Des Moines 50321Des Moines 50322Urbandale 50323Urbandale 50324Windsor Heights 50325Clive 50327Pleasant Hill 50328Des Moines 50329Des Moines 50330Des Moines 50331Des Moines 50332Des Moines 50333Des Moines 50334Des Moines 50335Des Moines 50336Des Moines 50339Des Moines 50340Des Moines 50359Des Moines 50360Des Moines 50361Des Moines 50362Des Moines 50363Des Moines 50364Des Moines 50367Des Moines 50368Des Moines 50369Des Moines 50380Des Moines 50381Des Moines 50391Des Moines 50392Des Moines 50393Des Moines 50394Des Moines 50395Des Moines 50396Des Moines 50398Urbandale 50401Mason City 50402Mason City 50420Alexander 50421Belmond 50423Britt 50424Buffalo Center 50426Carpenter 50428Clear Lake 50430Corwith 50431Coulter 50432Crystal Lake 50433Dougherty 50434Fertile 50435Floyd 50436Forest City 50438Garner 50439Goodell 50440Grafton 50441Hampton 50444Hanlontown 50446Joice 50447Kanawha 50448Kensett 50449Klemme 50450Lake Mills 50451Lakota 50452Latimer 50453Leland 50454Little Cedar 50455Mc Intire 50456Manly 50457Meservey 50458Nora Springs 50459Northwood 50460Orchard 50461Osage 50464Plymouth 50465Rake 50466Riceville 50467Rock Falls 50468Rockford 50469Rockwell 50470Rowan 50471Rudd 50472Saint Ansgar 50473Scarville 50475Sheffield 50476Stacyville 50477Swaledale 50478Thompson 50479Thornton 50480Titonka 50482Ventura 50483Wesley 50484Woden 50501Fort Dodge 50510Albert City 50511Algona 50514Armstrong 50515Ayrshire 50516Badger 50517Bancroft 50518Barnum 50519Bode 50520Bradgate 50521Burnside 50522Burt 50523Callender 50524Clare 50525Clarion 50526Clarion 50527Curlew 50528Cylinder 50529Dakota City 50530Dayton 50531Dolliver 50532Duncombe 50533Eagle Grove 50535Early 50536Emmetsburg 50538Farnhamville 50539Fenton 50540Fonda 50541Gilmore City 50542Goldfield 50543Gowrie 50544Harcourt 50545Hardy 50546Havelock 50548Humboldt 50551Jolley 50552Knierim 50554Laurens 50556Ledyard 50557Lehigh 50558Livermore 50559Lone Rock 50560Lu Verne 50561Lytton 50562Mallard 50563Manson 50565Marathon 50566Moorland 50567Nemaha 50568Newell 50569Otho 50570Ottosen 50571Palmer 50573Plover 50574Pocahontas 50575Pomeroy 50576Rembrandt 50577Renwick 50578Ringsted 50579Rockwell City 50581Rolfe 50582Rutland 50583Sac City 50585Sioux Rapids 50586Somers 50588Storm Lake 50590Swea City 50591Thor 50592Truesdale 50593Varina 50594Vincent 50595Webster City 50597West Bend 50598Whittemore 50599Woolstock 50601Ackley 50602Allison 50603Alta Vista 50604Aplington 50605Aredale 50606Arlington 50607Aurora 50608Austinville 50609Beaman 50611Bristow 50612Buckingham 50613Cedar Falls 50616Charles City 50619Clarksville 50620Colwell 50621Conrad 50622Denver 50623Dewar 50624Dike 50625Dumont 50626Dunkerton 50627Eldora 50628Elma 50629Fairbank 50630Fredericksburg 50631Frederika 50632Garwin 50633Geneva 50634Gilbertville 50635Gladbrook 50636Greene 50638Grundy Center 50641Hazleton 50642Holland 50643Hudson 50644Independence 50645Ionia 50647Janesville 50648Jesup 50650Lamont 50651La Porte City 50652Lincoln 50653Marble Rock 50654Masonville 50655Maynard 50657Morrison 50658Nashua 50659New Hampton 50660New Hartford 50661North Washington 50662Oelwein 50664Oran 50665Parkersburg 50666Plainfield 50667Raymond 50668Readlyn 50669Reinbeck 50670Shell Rock 50671Stanley 50672Steamboat Rock 50673Stout 50674Sumner 50675Traer 50676Tripoli 50677Waverly 50680Wellsburg 50681Westgate 50682Winthrop 50701Waterloo 50702Waterloo 50703Waterloo 50704Waterloo 50707Evansdale 50801Creston 50830Afton 50831Arispe 50833Bedford 50835Benton 50836Blockton 50837Bridgewater 50839Carbon 50840Clearfield 50841Corning 50842Cromwell 50843Cumberland 50845Diagonal 50846Fontanelle 50847Grant 50848Gravity 50849Greenfield 50851Lenox 50853Massena 50854Mount Ayr 50857Nodaway 50858Orient 50859Prescott 50860Redding 50861Shannon City 50862Sharpsburg 50863Tingley 50864Villisca 50936Des Moines 50940Des Moines 50947Des Moines 50950Des Moines 50980Des Moines 50981Des Moines 50982Des Moines 50983Des Moines 51001Akron 51002Alta 51003Alton 51004Anthon 51005Aurelia 51006Battle Creek 51007Bronson 51008Brunsville 51009Calumet 51010Castana 51012Cherokee 51014Cleghorn 51015Climbing Hill 51016Correctionville 51018Cushing 51019Danbury 51020Galva 51022Granville 51023Hawarden 51024Hinton 51025Holstein 51026Hornick 51027Ireton 51028Kingsley 51029Larrabee 51030Lawton 51031Le Mars 51033Linn Grove 51034Mapleton 51035Marcus 51036Maurice 51037Meriden 51038Merrill 51039Moville 51040Onawa 51041Orange City 51044Oto 51046Paullina 51047Peterson 51048Pierson 51049Quimby 51050Remsen 51051Rodney 51052Salix 51053Schaller 51054Sergeant Bluff 51055Sloan 51056Smithland 51058Sutherland 51060Ute 51061Washta 51062Westfield 51063Whiting 51101Sioux City 51102Sioux City 51103Sioux City 51104Sioux City 51105Sioux City 51106Sioux City 51108Sioux City 51109Sioux City 51111Sioux City 51201Sheldon 51230Alvord 51231Archer 51232Ashton 51234Boyden 51235Doon 51237George 51238Hospers 51239Hull 51240Inwood 51241Larchwood 51242Lester 51243Little Rock 51244Matlock 51245Primghar 51246Rock Rapids 51247Rock Valley 51248Sanborn 51249Sibley 51250Sioux Center 51301Spencer 51331Arnolds Park 51333Dickens 51334Estherville 51338Everly 51340Fostoria 51341Gillett Grove 51342Graettinger 51343Greenville 51345Harris 51346Hartley 51347Lake Park 51350Melvin 51351Milford 51354Ocheyedan 51355Okoboji 51357Royal 51358Ruthven 51360Spirit Lake 51363Superior 51364Terril 51365Wallingford 51366Webb 51401Carroll 51430Arcadia 51431Arthur 51432Aspinwall 51433Auburn 51436Breda 51439Charter Oak 51440Dedham 51441Deloit 51442Denison 51443Glidden 51444Halbur 51445Ida Grove 51446Irwin 51447Kirkman 51448Kiron 51449Lake City 51450Lake View 51451Lanesboro 51452Lidderdale 51453Lohrville 51454Manilla 51455Manning 51458Odebolt 51459Ralston 51460Ricketts 51461Schleswig 51462Scranton 51463Templeton 51465Vail 51466Wall Lake 51467Westside 51501Council Bluffs 51502Council Bluffs 51503Council Bluffs 51510Carter Lake 51520Arion 51521Avoca 51523Blencoe 51525Carson 51526Crescent 51527Defiance 51528Dow City 51529Dunlap 51530Earling 51531Elk Horn 51532Elliott 51533Emerson 51534Glenwood 51535Griswold 51536Hancock 51537Harlan 51540Hastings 51541Henderson 51542Honey Creek 51543Kimballton 51544Lewis 51545Little Sioux 51546Logan 51548Mc Clelland 51549Macedonia 51550Magnolia 51551Malvern 51552Marne 51553Minden 51554Mineola 51555Missouri Valley 51556Modale 51557Mondamin 51558Moorhead 51559Neola 51560Oakland 51561Pacific Junction 51562Panama 51563Persia 51564Pisgah 51565Portsmouth 51566Red Oak 51570Shelby 51571Silver City 51572Soldier 51573Stanton 51575Treynor 51576Underwood 51577Walnut 51579Woodbine 51591Red Oak 51593Harlan 51601Shenandoah 51603Shenandoah 51630Blanchard 51631Braddyville 51632Clarinda 51636Coin 51637College Springs 51638Essex 51639Farragut 51640Hamburg 51645Imogene 51646New Market 51647Northboro 51648Percival 51649Randolph 51650Riverton 51651Shambaugh 51652Sidney 51653Tabor 51654Thurman 51656Yorktown 52001Dubuque 52002Dubuque 52003Dubuque 52004Dubuque 52030Andrew 52031Bellevue 52032Bernard 52033Cascade 52035Colesburg 52036Delaware 52037Delmar 52038Dundee 52039Durango 52040Dyersville 52041Earlville 52042Edgewood 52043Elkader 52044Elkport 52045Epworth 52046Farley 52047Farmersburg 52048Garber 52049Garnavillo 52050Greeley 52052Guttenberg 52053Holy Cross 52054La Motte 52056Luxemburg 52057Manchester 52060Maquoketa 52064Miles 52065New Vienna 52066North Buena Vista 52068Peosta 52069Preston 52070Sabula 52071Saint Donatus 52072Saint Olaf 52073Sherrill 52074Spragueville 52075Springbrook 52076Strawberry Point 52077Volga 52078Worthington 52079Zwingle 52099Dubuque 52101Decorah 52132Calmar 52133Castalia 52134Chester 52135Clermont 52136Cresco 52140Dorchester 52141Elgin 52142Fayette 52144Fort Atkinson 52146Harpers Ferry 52147Hawkeye 52149Highlandville 52151Lansing 52154Lawler 52155Lime Springs 52156Luana 52157Mc Gregor 52158Marquette 52159Monona 52160New Albin 52161Ossian 52162Postville 52163Protivin 52164Randalia 52165Ridgeway 52166Saint Lucas 52168Spillville 52169Wadena 52170Waterville 52171Waucoma 52172Waukon 52175West Union 52201Ainsworth 52202Alburnett 52203Amana 52204Amana 52205Anamosa 52206Atkins 52207Baldwin 52208Belle Plaine 52209Blairstown 52210Brandon 52211Brooklyn 52212Center Junction 52213Center Point 52214Central City 52215Chelsea 52216Clarence 52217Clutier 52218Coggon 52219Prairieburg 52220Conroy 52221Guernsey 52222Deep River 52223Delhi 52224Dysart 52225Elberon 52227Ely 52228Fairfax 52229Garrison 52231Harper 52232Hartwick 52233Hiawatha 52235Hills 52236Homestead 52237Hopkinton 52240Iowa City 52241Coralville 52242Iowa City 52243Iowa City 52244Iowa City 52245Iowa City 52246Iowa City 52247Kalona 52248Keota 52249Keystone 52251Ladora 52252Langworthy 52253Lisbon 52254Lost Nation 52255Lowden 52257Luzerne 52301Marengo 52302Marion 52305Martelle 52306Mechanicsville 52307Middle Amana 52308Millersburg 52309Monmouth 52310Monticello 52313Mount Auburn 52314Mount Vernon 52315Newhall 52316North English 52317North Liberty 52318Norway 52320Olin 52321Onslow 52322Oxford 52323Oxford Junction 52324Palo 52325Parnell 52326Quasqueton 52327Riverside 52328Robins 52329Rowley 52330Ryan 52332Shellsburg 52333Solon 52334South Amana 52335South English 52336Springville 52337Stanwood 52338Swisher 52339Tama 52340Tiffin 52341Toddville 52342Toledo 52344Troy Mills 52345Urbana 52346Van Horne 52347Victor 52348Vining 52349Vinton 52351Walford 52352Walker 52353Washington 52354Watkins 52355Webster 52356Wellman 52358West Branch 52359West Chester 52361Williamsburg 52362Wyoming 52401Cedar Rapids 52402Cedar Rapids 52403Cedar Rapids 52404Cedar Rapids 52405Cedar Rapids 52406Cedar Rapids 52407Cedar Rapids 52408Cedar Rapids 52409Cedar Rapids 52410Cedar Rapids 52411Cedar Rapids 52497Cedar Rapids 52498Cedar Rapids 52499Cedar Rapids 52501Ottumwa 52530Agency 52531Albia 52533Batavia 52534Beacon 52535Birmingham 52536Blakesburg 52537Bloomfield 52540Brighton 52542Cantril 52543Cedar 52544Centerville 52548Chillicothe 52549Cincinnati 52550Delta 52551Douds 52552Drakesville 52553Eddyville 52554Eldon 52555Exline 52556Fairfield 52557Fairfield 52560Floris 52561Fremont 52562Hayesville 52563Hedrick 52565Keosauqua 52566Kirkville 52567Libertyville 52568Martinsburg 52569Melrose 52570Milton 52571Moravia 52572Moulton 52573Mount Sterling 52574Mystic 52576Ollie 52577Oskaloosa 52580Packwood 52581Plano 52583Promise City 52584Pulaski 52585Richland 52586Rose Hill 52588Selma 52590Seymour 52591Sigourney 52593Udell 52594Unionville 52595University Park 52601Burlington 52619Argyle 52620Bonaparte 52621Crawfordsville 52623Danville 52624Denmark 52625Donnellson 52626Farmington 52627Fort Madison 52630Hillsboro 52631Houghton 52632Keokuk 52635Lockridge 52637Mediapolis 52638Middletown 52639Montrose 52640Morning Sun 52641Mount Pleasant 52642Rome 52644Mount Union 52645New London 52646Oakville 52647Olds 52648Pilot Grove 52649Salem 52650Sperry 52651Stockport 52652Swedesburg 52653Wapello 52654Wayland 52655West Burlington 52656West Point 52657Saint Paul 52658Wever 52659Winfield 52660Yarmouth 52701Andover 52720Atalissa 52721Bennett 52722Bettendorf 52726Blue Grass 52727Bryant 52728Buffalo 52729Calamus 52730Camanche 52731Charlotte 52732Clinton 52733Clinton 52734Clinton 52736Clinton 52737Columbus City 52738Columbus Junction 52739Conesville 52742De Witt 52745Dixon 52746Donahue 52747Durant 52748Eldridge 52749Fruitland 52750Goose Lake 52751Grand Mound 52752Grandview 52753Le Claire 52754Letts 52755Lone Tree 52756Long Grove 52757Low Moor 52758Mc Causland 52759Montpelier 52760Moscow 52761Muscatine 52765New Liberty 52766Nichols 52767Pleasant Valley 52768Princeton 52769Stockton 52771Teeds Grove 52772Tipton 52773Walcott 52774Welton 52776West Liberty 52777Wheatland 52778Wilton 52801Davenport 52802Davenport 52803Davenport 52804Davenport 52805Davenport 52806Davenport 52807Davenport 52808Davenport 52809Davenport

Averages, not a quote. Prices here are what each utility’s residential customers paid on average (revenue ÷ kWh sold, fixed charges included), as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Your own rate depends on your plan, season and usage — check your bill or your utility’s tariff.

Questions

What is the average electricity rate in Iowa?

17.1¢ per kWh for residential customers in August 2026 (EIA-861M, preliminary); the 12-month average is 14.2¢.

How does Iowa compare with other states?

Iowa ranks #29 cheapest of 51 states and D.C. The U.S. average was 18.2¢ in August 2026.

Which utility in Iowa has the lowest rates?

Among the larger utilities (over 10,000 homes), Cedar Falls Utilities averaged 10.4¢ per kWh in 2024. Rates depend on the plan; check the utility’s tariff.