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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 May 2026.

Companies on File187
Plants on File360
Total Generation5.72G MMBtu
Total Sales 4.77G kWh
Total Revenue $435.22M

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Overall National Rank

#21 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

75.2 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

516.2 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Iowa

187

Iowa
Power Plants

360

Natural Gas Rank

#37

Coal Rank

#13

Nuclear Rank

#44

Hydroelectric Rank

#26

Wind Rank

#2

Solar Rank

#35

Monthly Net Generation for Iowa

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Monthly Plant Fuel Consumption for Iowa

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Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential1.03G kWh14.14 cents/kWh$145.56M
Commercial1.06G kWh10.58 cents/kWh$112.12M
Industrial2.68G kWh6.62 cents/kWh$177.53M
Transportation0 kWh0.00 cents/kWh$0
Total4.77G kWh9.12 cents/kWh$435.22M

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to May 2026.

Production by Source for Iowa

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Largest 24 Power Plants in Iowa

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#14Arbor Hill Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoGreenfield, Iowa1.1 TWhNov 2018May 2026 Wind
#18Archer Daniels Midland Cedar RapidsArcher Daniels Midland CoCedar Rapids, Iowa1.0 TWhOct 1988May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 60.7% Natural Gas : 23.3% Bituminous Coal : 16.0%
#13Beaver Creek WindMidAmerican Energy CoOgden, Iowa1.2 TWhNov 2017May 2026 Wind
#21Diamond Trail Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoLadora, Iowa854.7 GWhNov 2020May 2026 Wind
#24Eclipse Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoAdair, Iowa821.7 GWhAug 2012May 2026 Wind
#5Emery StationInterstate Power and Light CoClear Lake, Iowa2.4 TWhApr 2004May 2026 Natural Gas
#9George Neal NorthMidAmerican Energy CoSergeant Bluff, Iowa1.6 TWhApr 1964May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 98.8% Natural Gas : 1.2%
#8George Neal SouthMidAmerican Energy CoSalix, Iowa1.7 TWhJun 1979May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9%
#6Greater Des MoinesMidAmerican Energy CoPleasant Hill, Iowa1.9 TWhApr 2003Dec 2025 Natural Gas
#17Highland Wind Project (IA)MidAmerican Energy CoPrimghar, Iowa1.1 TWhMay 2015May 2026 Wind
#15Ida Grove WindMidAmerican Energy CoIda Grove, Iowa1.1 TWhAug 2016Dec 2025 Wind
#20KeokukUnion Electric Co - (MO)Keokuk, Iowa961.8 GWhJul 1913Dec 2025 Water
#2LouisaMidAmerican Energy CoMuscatine, Iowa4.4 TWhSep 1983May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7%
#4Marshalltown Generating StationInterstate Power and Light CoMarshalltown, Iowa3.1 TWhMar 2017May 2026 Natural Gas : 99.9%
#12North EnglishMidAmerican Energy CoMontezuma, Iowa1.3 TWhNov 2018May 2026 Wind
#22O'Brien WindMidAmerican Energy CoPrimghar, Iowa851.2 GWhAug 2016Dec 2025 Wind
#7Orient Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoOrient, Iowa1.8 TWhNov 2018May 2026 Wind
#3OttumwaInterstate Power and Light CoOttumwa, Iowa3.5 TWhApr 1981May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
#11Palo Alto Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoEmmetsburg, Iowa1.4 TWhDec 2019May 2026 Wind
#23Pioneer Prairie Wind FarmPioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, LLCMcIntire, Iowa845.3 GWhSep 2008May 2026 Wind
#19Pomeroy Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoFonda, Iowa970.7 GWhNov 2007May 2026 Wind
#10Rolling Hills Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoMassena, Iowa1.6 TWhNov 2011May 2026 Wind
#16Upland PrairieInterstate Power and Light CoSpencer, Iowa1.1 TWhFeb 2019May 2026 Wind
#1Walter Scott Jr Energy CenterMidAmerican Energy CoCouncil Bluffs, Iowa6.9 TWhFeb 1954May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8%
* Data is based on the last 12 months since May 2026.
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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
#4Adair County, IA184.0 TWh0.0 Wh3.9 TWh45.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#38Adams County, IA4636.3 GWh14.0 GWh622.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#73Allamakee County, IA345.1 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#60Appanoose County, IA226.0 GWh0.0 Wh26.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#18Audubon County, IA31.5 TWh241.1 GWh1.2 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#58Black Hawk County, IA958.3 GWh42.3 GWh0.0 Wh8.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#23Boone County, IA41.2 TWh0.0 Wh1.2 TWh1.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#56Bremer County, IA5174.4 GWh68.4 MWh174.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#36Buena Vista County, IA5748.0 GWh0.0 Wh748.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#28Carroll County, IA5994.4 GWh0.0 Wh994.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#12Cass County, IA61.6 TWh115.0 MWh1.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#72Cedar County, IA4295.4 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#7Cerro Gordo County, IA72.7 TWh2.4 TWh365.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#31Cherokee County, IA1816.9 GWh0.0 Wh816.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#39Chickasaw County, IA2634.9 GWh355.3 MWh634.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#25Clay County, IA31.1 TWh4.2 GWh1.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#68Clayton County, IA42.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#37Clinton County, IA4679.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh9.0 MWh0.0 Wh
#52Crawford County, IA3263.0 GWh0.0 Wh263.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#70Dallas County, IA11.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh1.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#69Davis County, IA22.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#74Decatur County, IA145.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#45Delaware County, IA5406.1 GWh0.0 Wh406.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#59Des Moines County, IA226.5 GWh26.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#46Dickinson County, IA5403.0 GWh0.0 Wh402.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#62Dubuque County, IA66.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh6.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#71Emmet County, IA2573.0 MWh0.0 Wh374.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#51Floyd County, IA3270.3 GWh2.6 GWh267.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#20Franklin County, IA61.4 TWh0.0 Wh1.4 TWh13.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#54Greene County, IA5222.7 GWh0.0 Wh222.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#40Grundy County, IA4627.9 GWh0.0 Wh627.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#30Guthrie County, IA3821.7 GWh0.0 Wh821.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#21Hamilton County, IA41.4 TWh11.2 GWh1.3 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#14Hancock County, IA31.5 TWh0.0 Wh1.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#49Hardin County, IA3351.5 GWh0.0 Wh351.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#65Henry County, IA35.8 GWh0.0 Wh5.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#44Howard County, IA3543.8 GWh0.0 Wh543.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#11Ida County, IA21.8 TWh0.0 Wh1.8 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#29Iowa County, IA3856.1 GWh0.0 Wh854.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#64Jackson County, IA55.8 GWh-132.4 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#61Johnson County, IA58.3 GWh2.5 GWh0.0 Wh5.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#17Kossuth County, IA91.5 TWh22.4 MWh1.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#19Lee County, IA41.4 TWh207.7 GWh0.0 Wh278.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#16Linn County, IA241.5 TWh264.3 GWh0.0 Wh375.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#2Louisa County, IA24.6 TWh29.1 GWh0.0 Wh199.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#67Lucas County, IA14.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh4.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#76Lyon County, IA120.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#53Madison County, IA2248.7 GWh13.9 MWh248.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#43Mahaska County, IA1611.0 GWh0.0 Wh611.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#55Marion County, IA5213.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#3Marshall County, IA74.2 TWh3.1 TWh1.1 TWh3.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#13Mitchell County, IA71.6 TWh-48.7 MWh1.6 TWh4.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#57Monroe County, IA1112.1 GWh112.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#75Montgomery County, IA122.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#34Muscatine County, IA6768.5 GWh1.3 GWh0.0 Wh2.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#9O'Brien County, IA31.9 TWh0.0 Wh1.9 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#41Osceola County, IA8619.8 GWh44.7 GWh575.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#50Page County, IA2336.1 GWh0.0 Wh335.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#15Palo Alto County, IA51.5 TWh15.4 GWh1.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#35Plymouth County, IA1767.8 GWh0.0 Wh767.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#22Pocahontas County, IA41.3 TWh0.0 Wh1.3 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#8Polk County, IA92.0 TWh1.9 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#1Pottawattamie County, IA27.4 TWh9.7 GWh558.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#10Poweshiek County, IA101.9 TWh36.9 MWh1.9 TWh1.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#32Sac County, IA2814.7 GWh0.0 Wh814.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#63Scott County, IA36.4 GWh2.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#77Shelby County, IA11.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#27Story County, IA181.0 TWh329.0 GWh639.5 GWh5.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#47Tama County, IA6365.7 GWh956.0 kWh365.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#48Taylor County, IA4353.6 GWh0.0 Wh353.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#26Union County, IA41.0 TWh109.1 GWh808.2 GWh97.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#5Wapello County, IA23.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#33Webster County, IA5811.7 GWh2.0 GWh604.9 GWh204.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#24Winnebago County, IA71.1 TWh0.0 Wh1.1 TWh4.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#66Winneshiek County, IA34.6 GWh0.0 Wh1.9 GWh2.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#6Woodbury County, IA33.4 TWh20.2 GWh0.0 Wh7.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#42Worth County, IA7617.4 GWh13.4 GWh604.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2025.
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Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Iowa

CityNet Generation# Power Plants
Adair, Iowa1.8 TWh3
Audubon, Iowa1.2 TWh2
Britt, Iowa1.5 TWh3
Clear Lake, Iowa2.4 TWh1
Council Bluffs, Iowa6.9 TWh1
Emmetsburg, Iowa1.5 TWh2
Greenfield, Iowa1.2 TWh8
Ida Grove, Iowa1.8 TWh2
Keokuk, Iowa1.2 TWh2
Marshalltown, Iowa3.7 TWh4
Massena, Iowa1.6 TWh1
Montezuma, Iowa2.5 TWh4
Muscatine, Iowa5.1 TWh2
Ogden, Iowa1.2 TWh2
Orient, Iowa1.8 TWh3
Ottumwa, Iowa3.5 TWh2
Pleasant Hill, Iowa1.9 TWh2
Primghar, Iowa1.9 TWh2
Salix, Iowa1.8 TWh2
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa1.6 TWh1
* Data is based on the last 12 months since May 2026.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#8Alabama142.7 TWh115
#24Arkansas68.7 TWh158
#31Colorado53.8 TWh387
#5Illinois190.2 TWh818
#14Indiana107.9 TWh289
#28Kansas61.5 TWh226
#22Kentucky73.5 TWh103
#11Michigan125.2 TWh406
#29Minnesota58.2 TWh930
#20Mississippi77.2 TWh106
#23Missouri70.5 TWh197
#37Nebraska40.5 TWh157
#34North Dakota43.8 TWh81
#6Ohio150.5 TWh326
#18Oklahoma90.6 TWh184
#42South Dakota21.4 TWh65
#19Tennessee81.8 TWh139
#30West Virginia54.9 TWh69
#26Wisconsin64.7 TWh363
#35Wyoming43.6 TWh101
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since May 2026.