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Electricity prices in Iowa

What homes in Iowa pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
14.2¢ a kWh
Up 4.9% on a year ago
Average bill
$120 a month
Up 3.6% on a year ago
Average use
848 kWh
A month. US 875 kWh
Price rank
37 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Iowa homes paid 14.2¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Iowa vs the US

IowaUS
Average price, 12 months to August 202614.2¢18.0¢
Price in August 202617.1¢18.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$120$158
Bill in August 2026$149$209
Average monthly use848 kWh875 kWh
Price change, past year+4.9%+6.5%
Price change since 2019+14%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Iowa

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 72% of homes in Iowa; smaller utilities serve the rest.

MidAmerican EnergyInvestor-owned11.6¢+3.7%$94646,536
Alliant Energy (Interstate Power and Light)Investor-owned18.4¢+3.0%$136419,914

Heating fuels in Iowa: heating oil, propane.