Summary of Electricity Activity in Iowa

Summary of Iowa Generation

Iowa is ranked #21 out of 51 U.S. states and territories in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

GridInfo.com electricity generation data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Feb 2025.

Companies on File189
Plants on File349
Total Generation6.51G MMBtu
Total Sales 4.78G kWh
Total Revenue $434.35M

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Overall National Rank

#21 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

72.0 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

478.9 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Iowa

189

Iowa
Power Plants

349

Natural Gas Rank

#34

Coal Rank

#17

Nuclear Rank

#44

Hydroelectric Rank

#35

Wind Rank

#2

Solar Rank

#31

Monthly Net Generation for Iowa

Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential1.44G kWh12.21 cents/kWh$175.84M
Commercial1.09G kWh10.15 cents/kWh$110.81M
Industrial2.25G kWh6.58 cents/kWh$147.70M
Transportation0 kWh0.00 cents/kWh$0
Total4.78G kWh9.09 cents/kWh$434.35M

Production by Source

Largest 24 Power Plants in Iowa

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#13Arbor Hill Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoGreenfield, Iowa1.2 TWhNov 2018Feb 2025 Wind
#15Archer Daniels Midland Cedar RapidsArcher Daniels Midland CoCedar Rapids, Iowa1.0 TWhOct 1988Feb 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 57.9% Natural Gas : 28.3% Bituminous Coal : 13.9%
#11Beaver Creek WindMidAmerican Energy CoOgden, Iowa1.4 TWhNov 2017Feb 2025 Wind
#23Diamond Trail Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoLadora, Iowa867.2 GWhNov 2020Feb 2025 Wind
#22Eclipse Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoAdair, Iowa871.5 GWhAug 2012Feb 2025 Wind
#4Emery StationInterstate Power and Light CoClear Lake, Iowa2.3 TWhApr 2004Feb 2025 Natural Gas
#18George Neal NorthMidAmerican Energy CoSergeant Bluff, Iowa914.9 GWhApr 1964Feb 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 98.7% Natural Gas : 1.3%
#20Glaciers Edge Wind ProjectEDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.Cleghorn, Iowa890.1 GWhNov 2019Feb 2025 Wind
#5Greater Des MoinesMidAmerican Energy CoPleasant Hill, Iowa2.1 TWhApr 2003Dec 2023 Natural Gas
#24Heartland Divide IIHeartland Divide IIAudubon, Iowa842.5 GWhFeb 2022Feb 2025 Wind
#8Highland Wind Project (IA)MidAmerican Energy CoPrimghar, Iowa1.7 TWhMay 2015Feb 2025 Wind
#17Ida Grove WindMidAmerican Energy CoIda Grove, Iowa939.8 GWhAug 2016Dec 2023 Wind
#3LouisaMidAmerican Energy CoMuscatine, Iowa2.9 TWhSep 1983Feb 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 98.7% Natural Gas : 1.3%
#2Marshalltown Generating StationInterstate Power and Light CoMarshalltown, Iowa3.4 TWhMar 2017Feb 2025 Natural Gas
#12North EnglishMidAmerican Energy CoMontezuma, Iowa1.4 TWhNov 2018Feb 2025 Wind
#7Orient Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoOrient, Iowa1.9 TWhNov 2018Feb 2025 Wind
#6OttumwaInterstate Power and Light CoOttumwa, Iowa2.0 TWhApr 1981Feb 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
#10Palo Alto Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoEmmetsburg, Iowa1.5 TWhDec 2019Feb 2025 Wind
#19Pioneer Prairie Wind FarmPioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, LLCMcIntire, Iowa910.3 GWhSep 2008Feb 2025 Wind
#16Pomeroy Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoFonda, Iowa988.8 GWhNov 2007Feb 2025 Wind
#9Rolling Hills Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoMassena, Iowa1.7 TWhNov 2011Feb 2025 Wind
#21Southern Hills Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoCreston, Iowa873.8 GWhFeb 2021Feb 2025 Wind
#14Upland PrairieInterstate Power and Light CoSpencer, Iowa1.1 TWhFeb 2019Feb 2025 Wind
#1Walter Scott Jr Energy CenterMidAmerican Energy CoCouncil Bluffs, Iowa6.6 TWhFeb 1954Feb 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.6%

Electricity Generation by Iowa Counties

State RankCounty# Power PlantsNet Generation
Past 12 Months
Net Generation
from Natural Gas
Net Generation
from Wind
Net Generation
from Solar
Net Generation
from Nuclear
#3Adair County, IA184.0 TWh0.0 Wh3.9 TWh44.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#45Adams County, IA4535.9 GWh15.0 GWh520.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#42Allamakee County, IA2631.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#58Appanoose County, IA225.8 GWh0.0 Wh25.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#18Audubon County, IA31.5 TWh227.5 GWh1.3 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#57Black Hawk County, IA948.9 GWh33.1 GWh0.0 Wh8.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#19Boone County, IA41.4 TWh0.0 Wh1.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#55Bremer County, IA5103.9 GWh106.4 MWh102.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#37Buena Vista County, IA5751.8 GWh0.0 Wh751.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#28Carroll County, IA5994.7 GWh0.0 Wh994.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#10Cass County, IA61.7 TWh105.1 MWh1.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#60Cedar County, IA47.9 GWh0.0 Wh7.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#5Cerro Gordo County, IA62.7 TWh2.3 TWh370.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#30Cherokee County, IA1890.1 GWh0.0 Wh890.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#39Chickasaw County, IA2663.0 GWh165.9 MWh660.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#23Clay County, IA31.1 TWh5.7 GWh1.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#67Clayton County, IA42.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#36Clinton County, IA2786.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#51Crawford County, IA3268.1 GWh0.0 Wh268.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#68Davis County, IA22.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#70Decatur County, IA1135.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#49Delaware County, IA5342.1 GWh0.0 Wh342.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#69Des Moines County, IA2669.0 MWh669.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#46Dickinson County, IA5383.0 GWh0.0 Wh382.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#62Dubuque County, IA65.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh5.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#66Emmet County, IA23.0 GWh0.0 Wh2.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#52Floyd County, IA3259.0 GWh756.0 MWh258.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#17Franklin County, IA51.5 TWh0.0 Wh1.5 TWh13.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#53Greene County, IA5210.0 GWh0.0 Wh210.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#35Grundy County, IA4792.3 GWh0.0 Wh792.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#32Guthrie County, IA3871.6 GWh0.0 Wh871.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#20Hamilton County, IA41.4 TWh21.3 GWh1.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#15Hancock County, IA31.7 TWh0.0 Wh1.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#47Hardin County, IA3371.6 GWh0.0 Wh371.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#65Henry County, IA34.7 GWh0.0 Wh4.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#44Howard County, IA3574.2 GWh0.0 Wh574.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#11Ida County, IA21.7 TWh0.0 Wh1.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#33Iowa County, IA3868.2 GWh0.0 Wh867.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#64Jackson County, IA55.2 GWh45.7 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#59Johnson County, IA510.8 GWh3.0 GWh0.0 Wh5.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#13Kossuth County, IA91.7 TWh185.8 MWh1.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#26Lee County, IA41.1 TWh198.7 GWh0.0 Wh47.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#22Linn County, IA231.2 TWh312.4 GWh223.0 MWh122.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#4Louisa County, IA23.1 TWh36.1 GWh0.0 Wh222.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#72Lyon County, IA113.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#50Madison County, IA2322.4 GWh44.1 MWh322.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#43Mahaska County, IA1610.6 GWh0.0 Wh610.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#54Marion County, IA5133.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#2Marshall County, IA74.4 TWh3.5 TWh834.6 GWh401.0 MWh0.0 Wh
#12Mitchell County, IA51.7 TWh-99.2 MWh1.7 TWh3.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#56Monroe County, IA176.3 GWh76.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#73Montgomery County, IA113.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#41Muscatine County, IA6638.9 GWh836.8 MWh0.0 Wh3.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#6O'Brien County, IA32.5 TWh0.0 Wh2.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#38Osceola County, IA8671.3 GWh43.1 GWh628.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#71Page County, IA178.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#16Palo Alto County, IA41.6 TWh0.0 Wh1.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#34Plymouth County, IA1803.5 GWh0.0 Wh803.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#21Pocahontas County, IA41.4 TWh0.0 Wh1.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#7Polk County, IA92.3 TWh2.2 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#1Pottawattamie County, IA27.1 TWh6.4 GWh538.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#8Poweshiek County, IA92.0 TWh48.1 MWh2.0 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#31Sac County, IA2878.0 GWh0.0 Wh878.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#61Scott County, IA36.3 GWh1.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#75Shelby County, IA16.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#25Story County, IA181.1 TWh394.5 GWh652.1 GWh3.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#63Tama County, IA55.6 GWh459.0 kWh5.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#48Taylor County, IA4349.2 GWh0.0 Wh349.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#29Union County, IA4970.4 GWh72.1 GWh873.8 GWh24.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#9Wapello County, IA22.0 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#27Webster County, IA51.0 TWh17.9 GWh805.8 GWh211.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#24Winnebago County, IA81.1 TWh0.0 Wh1.1 TWh5.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#74Winneshiek County, IA210.0 MWh0.0 Wh10.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#14Woodbury County, IA31.7 TWh12.1 GWh0.0 Wh7.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#40Worth County, IA7651.7 GWh16.1 GWh635.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh

Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Iowa

CityNet Generation# Power Plants
Adair, Iowa1.7 TWh3
Audubon, Iowa1.3 TWh2
Britt, Iowa1.6 TWh3
Cedar Rapids, Iowa1.1 TWh8
Clear Lake, Iowa2.3 TWh1
Council Bluffs, Iowa6.6 TWh1
Emmetsburg, Iowa1.5 TWh1
Greenfield, Iowa1.2 TWh8
Ida Grove, Iowa1.7 TWh2
Keokuk, Iowa1.0 TWh2
Marshalltown, Iowa3.9 TWh4
Massena, Iowa1.7 TWh1
Montezuma, Iowa2.6 TWh4
Muscatine, Iowa3.5 TWh2
Ogden, Iowa1.4 TWh2
Orient, Iowa1.9 TWh3
Ottumwa, Iowa2.0 TWh2
Pleasant Hill, Iowa2.2 TWh2
Primghar, Iowa2.5 TWh2
Spencer, Iowa1.1 TWh3

Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#7Alabama144.5 TWh102
#26Arkansas61.3 TWh118
#30Colorado57.7 TWh341
#5Illinois185.4 TWh545
#17Indiana97.0 TWh271
#27Kansas59.1 TWh197
#22Kentucky68.8 TWh85
#11Michigan125.9 TWh375
#29Minnesota58.3 TWh889
#19Mississippi73.2 TWh92
#23Missouri68.5 TWh177
#37Nebraska38.1 TWh146
#34North Dakota43.6 TWh72
#6Ohio145.4 TWh291
#18Oklahoma94.5 TWh159
#42South Dakota20.3 TWh61
#20Tennessee73.1 TWh114
#31West Virginia52.5 TWh66
#24Wisconsin65.6 TWh323
#35Wyoming42.2 TWh93

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Feb 2025