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Summary of Electricity Activity in Iowa

Summary of Iowa Generation

Iowa is ranked #20 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 2025.

Companies on File191
Plants on File354
Total Generation6.55G MMBtu
Total Sales 4.64G kWh
Total Revenue $412.29M

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Overall National Rank

#20 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

74.1 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

512.6 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Iowa

191

Iowa
Power Plants

354

Natural Gas Rank

#37

Coal Rank

#13

Nuclear Rank

#44

Hydroelectric Rank

#32

Wind Rank

#2

Solar Rank

#35

Monthly Net Generation for Iowa

Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential1.04G kWh13.48 cents/kWh$140.10M
Commercial1.13G kWh10.43 cents/kWh$117.43M
Industrial2.47G kWh6.26 cents/kWh$154.76M
Transportation0 kWh0.00 cents/kWh$0
Total4.64G kWh8.89 cents/kWh$412.29M

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Oct 2025.

Production by Source

Largest 24 Power Plants in Iowa

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#15Arbor Hill Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoGreenfield, Iowa1.1 TWhNov 2018Oct 2025 Wind
#18Archer Daniels Midland Cedar RapidsArcher Daniels Midland CoCedar Rapids, Iowa994.6 GWhOct 1988Oct 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 59.8% Natural Gas : 24.6% Bituminous Coal : 15.6%
#13Beaver Creek WindMidAmerican Energy CoOgden, Iowa1.3 TWhNov 2017Oct 2025 Wind
#23Diamond Trail Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoLadora, Iowa840.6 GWhNov 2020Oct 2025 Wind
#5Emery StationInterstate Power and Light CoClear Lake, Iowa2.2 TWhApr 2004Oct 2025 Natural Gas
#8George Neal NorthMidAmerican Energy CoSergeant Bluff, Iowa1.7 TWhApr 1964Oct 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.2% Natural Gas : 0.8%
#11George Neal SouthMidAmerican Energy CoSalix, Iowa1.6 TWhJun 1979Oct 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0%
#24Glaciers Edge Wind ProjectEDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.Cleghorn, Iowa823.3 GWhNov 2019Oct 2025 Wind
#6Greater Des MoinesMidAmerican Energy CoPleasant Hill, Iowa2.2 TWhApr 2003Dec 2024 Natural Gas
#9Highland Wind Project (IA)MidAmerican Energy CoPrimghar, Iowa1.6 TWhMay 2015Oct 2025 Wind
#16Ida Grove WindMidAmerican Energy CoIda Grove, Iowa1.1 TWhAug 2016Dec 2024 Wind
#20KeokukUnion Electric Co - (MO)Keokuk, Iowa888.3 GWhJul 1913Dec 2024 Water
#2LouisaMidAmerican Energy CoMuscatine, Iowa4.3 TWhSep 1983Oct 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.2% Natural Gas : 0.8%
#3Marshalltown Generating StationInterstate Power and Light CoMarshalltown, Iowa3.5 TWhMar 2017Oct 2025 Natural Gas : 99.9%
#14North EnglishMidAmerican Energy CoMontezuma, Iowa1.3 TWhNov 2018Oct 2025 Wind
#21O'Brien WindMidAmerican Energy CoPrimghar, Iowa875.9 GWhAug 2016Dec 2024 Wind
#7Orient Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoOrient, Iowa1.8 TWhNov 2018Oct 2025 Wind
#4OttumwaInterstate Power and Light CoOttumwa, Iowa2.8 TWhApr 1981Oct 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
#12Palo Alto Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoEmmetsburg, Iowa1.4 TWhDec 2019Oct 2025 Wind
#22Pioneer Prairie Wind FarmPioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, LLCMcIntire, Iowa845.7 GWhSep 2008Oct 2025 Wind
#19Pomeroy Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoFonda, Iowa965.9 GWhNov 2007Oct 2025 Wind
#10Rolling Hills Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoMassena, Iowa1.6 TWhNov 2011Oct 2025 Wind
#17Upland PrairieInterstate Power and Light CoSpencer, Iowa1.1 TWhFeb 2019Oct 2025 Wind
#1Walter Scott Jr Energy CenterMidAmerican Energy CoCouncil Bluffs, Iowa6.1 TWhFeb 1954Oct 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8%
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Oct 2025.
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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, IA183.9 TWh0.0 Wh3.9 TWh44.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#41Adams County, IA4630.7 GWh14.0 GWh616.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#75Allamakee County, IA239.2 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#57Appanoose County, IA226.6 GWh0.0 Wh26.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#15Audubon County, IA31.5 TWh312.2 GWh1.2 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#56Black Hawk County, IA948.9 GWh35.1 GWh0.0 Wh8.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#23Boone County, IA41.3 TWh0.0 Wh1.3 TWh1.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#53Bremer County, IA5180.2 GWh104.2 MWh179.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#36Buena Vista County, IA5748.4 GWh0.0 Wh748.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#27Carroll County, IA5995.0 GWh0.0 Wh994.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#12Cass County, IA61.6 TWh110.0 MWh1.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#61Cedar County, IA46.0 GWh0.0 Wh5.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#7Cerro Gordo County, IA62.6 TWh2.2 TWh363.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#31Cherokee County, IA1823.3 GWh0.0 Wh823.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#39Chickasaw County, IA2642.2 GWh258.4 MWh641.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#24Clay County, IA31.1 TWh6.8 GWh1.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#67Clayton County, IA42.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#38Clinton County, IA3725.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#50Crawford County, IA3287.5 GWh0.0 Wh287.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#71Dallas County, IA1739.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh739.0 MWh0.0 Wh
#69Davis County, IA22.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#73Decatur County, IA186.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#45Delaware County, IA5415.2 GWh0.0 Wh415.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#58Des Moines County, IA215.2 GWh15.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#47Dickinson County, IA5361.0 GWh0.0 Wh360.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#60Dubuque County, IA66.7 GWh27.2 MWh0.0 Wh6.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#68Emmet County, IA22.1 GWh0.0 Wh1.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#51Floyd County, IA3274.6 GWh432.0 MWh274.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#21Franklin County, IA61.4 TWh0.0 Wh1.3 TWh11.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#52Greene County, IA5212.2 GWh0.0 Wh212.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#34Grundy County, IA4789.2 GWh0.0 Wh789.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#32Guthrie County, IA3814.4 GWh0.0 Wh814.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#19Hamilton County, IA41.4 TWh21.7 GWh1.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#14Hancock County, IA31.5 TWh0.0 Wh1.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#46Hardin County, IA3361.7 GWh0.0 Wh361.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#66Henry County, IA34.3 GWh0.0 Wh4.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#44Howard County, IA3570.7 GWh0.0 Wh570.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#11Ida County, IA21.8 TWh0.0 Wh1.8 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#30Iowa County, IA3841.6 GWh0.0 Wh840.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#65Jackson County, IA55.4 GWh-418.4 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#59Johnson County, IA510.2 GWh2.7 GWh0.0 Wh5.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#18Kossuth County, IA91.4 TWh2.7 MWh1.4 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#20Lee County, IA41.4 TWh209.5 GWh0.0 Wh255.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#17Linn County, IA241.4 TWh277.8 GWh0.0 Wh361.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#2Louisa County, IA24.5 TWh33.4 GWh0.0 Wh206.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#70Lucas County, IA11.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh1.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#48Madison County, IA2330.0 GWh19.6 MWh329.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#43Mahaska County, IA1586.6 GWh0.0 Wh586.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#54Marion County, IA5170.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#3Marshall County, IA74.5 TWh3.6 TWh860.7 GWh2.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#13Mitchell County, IA51.6 TWh-96.6 MWh1.6 TWh4.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#55Monroe County, IA1110.5 GWh110.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#76Montgomery County, IA17.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#37Muscatine County, IA6730.2 GWh1.3 GWh0.0 Wh2.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#8O'Brien County, IA32.5 TWh0.0 Wh2.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#42Osceola County, IA8625.8 GWh43.8 GWh581.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#74Page County, IA244.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#16Palo Alto County, IA51.5 TWh15.0 GWh1.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#35Plymouth County, IA1777.4 GWh0.0 Wh777.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#22Pocahontas County, IA41.3 TWh0.0 Wh1.3 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#9Polk County, IA92.3 TWh2.2 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#1Pottawattamie County, IA26.7 TWh10.9 GWh584.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#10Poweshiek County, IA101.9 TWh43.1 MWh1.9 TWh1.6 GWh0.0 Wh
#33Sac County, IA2799.4 GWh0.0 Wh799.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#62Scott County, IA35.7 GWh570.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#77Shelby County, IA12.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#28Story County, IA18983.6 GWh359.6 GWh590.8 GWh4.7 GWh0.0 Wh
#64Tama County, IA55.6 GWh-13.3 MWh5.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#49Taylor County, IA4325.9 GWh0.0 Wh325.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#29Union County, IA4978.9 GWh70.0 GWh812.9 GWh96.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#6Wapello County, IA22.9 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#72Warren County, IA1446.0 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#25Webster County, IA51.0 TWh20.9 GWh804.2 GWh205.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#26Winnebago County, IA71.0 TWh0.0 Wh997.8 GWh5.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#63Winneshiek County, IA35.6 GWh0.0 Wh2.7 GWh3.1 GWh0.0 Wh
#5Woodbury County, IA33.2 TWh13.7 GWh0.0 Wh7.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#40Worth County, IA7633.8 GWh12.2 GWh621.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2024.
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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, Iowa2.2 TWh1
Council Bluffs, Iowa6.1 TWh1
Emmetsburg, Iowa1.4 TWh2
Greenfield, Iowa1.2 TWh8
Ida Grove, Iowa1.8 TWh2
Keokuk, Iowa1.1 TWh2
Marshalltown, Iowa4.0 TWh4
Massena, Iowa1.6 TWh1
Montezuma, Iowa2.4 TWh4
Muscatine, Iowa5.1 TWh2
Ogden, Iowa1.3 TWh2
Orient, Iowa1.8 TWh3
Ottumwa, Iowa2.9 TWh2
Pleasant Hill, Iowa2.2 TWh2
Primghar, Iowa2.5 TWh2
Salix, Iowa1.6 TWh2
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa1.7 TWh1
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Oct 2025.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#8Alabama140.8 TWh115
#25Arkansas65.3 TWh150
#30Colorado56.3 TWh367
#5Illinois189.4 TWh653
#13Indiana107.8 TWh285
#27Kansas62.6 TWh223
#22Kentucky71.6 TWh98
#11Michigan126.2 TWh387
#28Minnesota60.6 TWh913
#19Mississippi78.6 TWh103
#23Missouri69.8 TWh187
#36Nebraska39.6 TWh154
#35North Dakota42.5 TWh75
#6Ohio145.4 TWh313
#18Oklahoma91.1 TWh179
#42South Dakota21.9 TWh62
#21Tennessee72.8 TWh137
#31West Virginia51.1 TWh66
#24Wisconsin66.7 TWh329
#32Wyoming45.2 TWh100

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