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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 Oct 2024.

Companies on File189
Plants on File349
Total Generation6.20G MMBtu
Total Sales 4.37G kWh
Total Revenue $386.15M

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Overall National Rank

#21 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

69.4 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

459.2 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Iowa

189

Iowa
Power Plants

349

Natural Gas Rank

#37

Coal Rank

#20

Nuclear Rank

#44

Hydroelectric Rank

#36

Wind Rank

#2

Solar Rank

#34

Monthly Net Generation for Iowa

Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential966.80M kWh13.28 cents/kWh$128.35M
Commercial1.06G kWh10.11 cents/kWh$107.14M
Industrial2.34G kWh6.43 cents/kWh$150.66M
Transportation0 kWh0.00 cents/kWh$0
Total4.37G kWh8.84 cents/kWh$386.15M

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Oct 2024.

Production by Source

Largest 24 Power Plants in Iowa

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#13Arbor Hill Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoGreenfield, Iowa1.1 TWhNov 2018Oct 2024 Wind
#16Archer Daniels Midland Cedar RapidsArcher Daniels Midland CoCedar Rapids, Iowa975.8 GWhOct 1988Oct 2024 Subbituminous Coal : 56.9% Natural Gas : 29.5% Bituminous Coal : 13.7%
#11Beaver Creek WindMidAmerican Energy CoOgden, Iowa1.4 TWhNov 2017Oct 2024 Wind
#20Diamond Trail Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoLadora, Iowa844.5 GWhNov 2020Oct 2024 Wind
#3Emery StationInterstate Power and Light CoClear Lake, Iowa2.6 TWhApr 2004Oct 2024 Natural Gas
#18Glaciers Edge Wind ProjectEDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.Cleghorn, Iowa873.5 GWhNov 2019Oct 2024 Wind
#5Greater Des MoinesMidAmerican Energy CoPleasant Hill, Iowa2.1 TWhApr 2003Dec 2023 Natural Gas
#7Highland Wind Project (IA)MidAmerican Energy CoPrimghar, Iowa1.7 TWhMay 2015Oct 2024 Wind
#17Ida Grove WindMidAmerican Energy CoIda Grove, Iowa939.8 GWhAug 2016Dec 2023 Wind
#21KeokukUnion Electric Co - (MO)Keokuk, Iowa834.9 GWhJul 1913Dec 2023 Water
#24Ledyard Windpower, LLCDuke Energy Renewables ServicesLakota, Iowa810.2 GWhNov 2022Oct 2024 Wind
#4LouisaMidAmerican Energy CoMuscatine, Iowa2.6 TWhSep 1983Oct 2024 Subbituminous Coal : 98.6% Natural Gas : 1.4%
#2Marshalltown Generating StationInterstate Power and Light CoMarshalltown, Iowa3.3 TWhMar 2017Oct 2024 Natural Gas
#12North EnglishMidAmerican Energy CoMontezuma, Iowa1.3 TWhNov 2018Oct 2024 Wind
#22O'Brien WindMidAmerican Energy CoPrimghar, Iowa834.6 GWhAug 2016Dec 2023 Wind
#6Orient Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoOrient, Iowa1.8 TWhNov 2018Oct 2024 Wind
#9OttumwaInterstate Power and Light CoOttumwa, Iowa1.6 TWhApr 1981Oct 2024 Subbituminous Coal : 99.5%
#10Palo Alto Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoEmmetsburg, Iowa1.5 TWhDec 2019Oct 2024 Wind
#19Pioneer Prairie Wind FarmPioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, LLCMcIntire, Iowa860.6 GWhSep 2008Oct 2024 Wind
#15Pomeroy Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoFonda, Iowa978.7 GWhNov 2007Oct 2024 Wind
#8Rolling Hills Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoMassena, Iowa1.7 TWhNov 2011Oct 2024 Wind
#23Southern Hills Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoCreston, Iowa828.8 GWhFeb 2021Oct 2024 Wind
#14Upland PrairieInterstate Power and Light CoSpencer, Iowa1.1 TWhFeb 2019Oct 2024 Wind
#1Walter Scott Jr Energy CenterMidAmerican Energy CoCouncil Bluffs, Iowa5.7 TWhFeb 1954Oct 2024 Subbituminous Coal : 99.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.7%
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Oct 2024.
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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, IA183.9 TWh0.0 Wh3.9 TWh43.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#45Adams County, IA4480.1 GWh15.0 GWh465.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#40Allamakee 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 GWh1.2 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#57Black Hawk County, IA946.3 GWh32.5 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
#11Cass 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
#4Cerro Gordo County, IA63.0 TWh2.6 TWh372.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#30Cherokee County, IA1873.5 GWh0.0 Wh873.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#44Chickasaw County, IA2498.0 GWh165.9 MWh495.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#22Clay County, IA31.1 TWh5.7 GWh1.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#68Clayton County, IA42.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#35Clinton County, IA2776.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#51Crawford County, IA3268.1 GWh0.0 Wh268.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#69Davis 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, IA5338.7 GWh0.0 Wh338.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#66Des Moines County, IA23.3 GWh3.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#47Dickinson 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
#67Emmet County, IA23.3 GWh0.0 Wh2.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#52Floyd County, IA3259.0 GWh756.0 MWh258.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#16Franklin 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
#33Grundy County, IA4785.4 GWh0.0 Wh785.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#36Guthrie County, IA3758.4 GWh0.0 Wh758.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#20Hamilton County, IA41.4 TWh21.3 GWh1.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#15Hancock County, IA31.6 TWh0.0 Wh1.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#46Hardin County, IA3383.1 GWh0.0 Wh383.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#64Henry County, IA34.7 GWh0.0 Wh4.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#42Howard County, IA3564.4 GWh0.0 Wh564.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#10Ida County, IA21.7 TWh0.0 Wh1.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#32Iowa County, IA3845.4 GWh0.0 Wh844.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#65Jackson County, IA54.6 GWh45.7 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#59Johnson County, IA510.8 GWh3.0 GWh0.0 Wh5.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#9Kossuth County, IA91.7 TWh185.8 MWh1.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#26Lee County, IA41.1 TWh213.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#24Linn County, IA231.1 TWh310.1 GWh223.0 MWh37.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#5Louisa County, IA22.8 TWh35.1 GWh0.0 Wh226.8 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
#41Mahaska County, IA1589.0 GWh0.0 Wh589.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#54Marion County, IA5130.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#2Marshall County, IA74.3 TWh3.4 TWh834.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#12Mitchell County, IA51.6 TWh-99.2 MWh1.6 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
#43Muscatine County, IA6522.5 GWh923.8 MWh0.0 Wh3.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#6O'Brien County, IA32.5 TWh0.0 Wh2.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#38Osceola County, IA8659.3 GWh44.3 GWh614.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#71Page County, IA178.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#14Palo Alto County, IA41.6 TWh0.0 Wh1.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#34Plymouth County, IA1781.9 GWh0.0 Wh781.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#21Pocahontas County, IA41.4 TWh0.0 Wh1.3 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#7Polk County, IA92.3 TWh2.2 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#1Pottawattamie County, IA26.3 TWh7.6 GWh538.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#8Poweshiek County, IA91.9 TWh48.1 MWh1.9 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#31Sac County, IA2870.7 GWh0.0 Wh870.7 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 TWh397.8 GWh643.5 GWh3.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#63Tama County, IA55.6 GWh459.0 kWh5.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#48Taylor County, IA4360.9 GWh0.0 Wh360.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#29Union County, IA4907.7 GWh72.1 GWh828.8 GWh6.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#13Wapello County, IA21.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#27Webster County, IA51.0 TWh17.9 GWh805.8 GWh208.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#23Winnebago 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
#17Woodbury County, IA31.5 TWh12.4 GWh0.0 Wh7.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#39Worth County, IA7651.7 GWh16.1 GWh635.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2023.
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Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Iowa

CityNet Generation# Power Plants
Adair, Iowa1.6 TWh3
Audubon, Iowa1.2 TWh2
Britt, Iowa1.6 TWh3
Cedar Rapids, Iowa1.0 TWh8
Clear Lake, Iowa2.6 TWh1
Council Bluffs, Iowa5.7 TWh1
Emmetsburg, Iowa1.5 TWh1
Greenfield, Iowa1.2 TWh8
Ida Grove, Iowa1.7 TWh2
Keokuk, Iowa1.1 TWh2
Marshalltown, Iowa3.8 TWh4
Massena, Iowa1.7 TWh1
Montezuma, Iowa2.5 TWh4
Muscatine, Iowa3.1 TWh2
Ogden, Iowa1.4 TWh2
Orient, Iowa1.8 TWh3
Ottumwa, Iowa1.6 TWh2
Pleasant Hill, Iowa2.2 TWh2
Primghar, Iowa2.5 TWh2
Spencer, Iowa1.1 TWh3
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Oct 2024.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#7Alabama143.0 TWh102
#27Arkansas61.8 TWh118
#28Colorado59.1 TWh340
#5Illinois184.2 TWh538
#18Indiana92.4 TWh271
#29Kansas58.2 TWh197
#23Kentucky66.0 TWh85
#11Michigan122.5 TWh374
#30Minnesota56.6 TWh889
#20Mississippi72.6 TWh92
#22Missouri68.3 TWh176
#37Nebraska38.3 TWh146
#34North Dakota42.8 TWh72
#6Ohio145.0 TWh290
#17Oklahoma93.5 TWh159
#42South Dakota19.3 TWh60
#19Tennessee77.0 TWh114
#31West Virginia51.7 TWh66
#24Wisconsin64.0 TWh323
#35Wyoming41.1 TWh92

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Oct 2024