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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 Apr 2024.

Companies on File189
Plants on File345
Total Generation5.87G MMBtu
Total Sales 4.25G kWh
Total Revenue $364.80M

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Overall National Rank

#21 /51 U.S. States

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

77.0 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

491.2 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in Iowa

189

Iowa
Power Plants

345

Natural Gas Rank

#36

Coal Rank

#29

Nuclear Rank

#43

Hydroelectric Rank

#34

Wind Rank

#2

Solar Rank

#33

Monthly Net Generation for Iowa

Electricity Sales Distribution

Electricity Sales, Price, and Revenue Breakdown

SalesPrice (Avg)Revenue
Residential1.03G kWh13.10 cents/kWh$135.47M
Commercial954.74M kWh9.53 cents/kWh$90.98M
Industrial2.26G kWh6.11 cents/kWh$138.35M
Transportation0 kWh0.00 cents/kWh$0
Total4.25G kWh8.58 cents/kWh$364.80M

* Data is aggregated from Jan 2001 to Apr 2024.

Production by Source

Largest 24 Power Plants in Iowa

RankPlantUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationInitial Operation DateLast UpdateFuel Types
#14Arbor Hill Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoGreenfield, Iowa1.2 TWhNov 2018Apr 2024 Wind
#21Archer Daniels Midland Cedar RapidsArcher Daniels Midland CoCedar Rapids, Iowa1.0 TWhOct 1988Apr 2024 Subbituminous Coal : 58.8% Natural Gas : 30.7% Bituminous Coal : 10.6%
#11Beaver Creek WindMidAmerican Energy CoOgden, Iowa1.5 TWhNov 2017Apr 2024 Wind
#24Diamond Trail Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoLadora, Iowa925.7 GWhNov 2020Apr 2024 Wind
#4Emery StationInterstate Power and Light CoClear Lake, Iowa2.8 TWhApr 2004Apr 2024 Natural Gas
#16George Neal NorthMidAmerican Energy CoSergeant Bluff, Iowa1.2 TWhApr 1964Apr 2024 Subbituminous Coal : 98.6% Natural Gas : 1.4%
#19George Neal SouthMidAmerican Energy CoSalix, Iowa1.1 TWhJun 1979Apr 2024 Subbituminous Coal : 98.9%
#23Glaciers Edge Wind ProjectEDF Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.Cleghorn, Iowa942.2 GWhNov 2019Apr 2024 Wind
#9Greater Des MoinesMidAmerican Energy CoPleasant Hill, Iowa1.6 TWhApr 2003Dec 2022 Natural Gas
#7Highland Wind Project (IA)MidAmerican Energy CoPrimghar, Iowa1.9 TWhMay 2015Apr 2024 Wind
#13Ida Grove WindMidAmerican Energy CoIda Grove, Iowa1.3 TWhAug 2016Dec 2022 Wind
#22KeokukUnion Electric Co - (MO)Keokuk, Iowa988.5 GWhJul 1913Dec 2022 Water
#2LouisaMidAmerican Energy CoMuscatine, Iowa3.4 TWhSep 1983Apr 2024 Subbituminous Coal : 98.8% Natural Gas : 1.2%
#20Lundgren Wind ProjectMidAmerican Energy CoOtho, Iowa1.0 TWhJul 2014Dec 2022 Wind
#3Marshalltown Generating StationInterstate Power and Light CoMarshalltown, Iowa3.4 TWhMar 2017Apr 2024 Natural Gas
#12North EnglishMidAmerican Energy CoMontezuma, Iowa1.5 TWhNov 2018Apr 2024 Wind
#18O'Brien WindMidAmerican Energy CoPrimghar, Iowa1.1 TWhAug 2016Dec 2022 Wind
#6Orient Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoOrient, Iowa1.9 TWhNov 2018Apr 2024 Wind
#5OttumwaInterstate Power and Light CoOttumwa, Iowa2.7 TWhApr 1981Apr 2024 Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
#10Palo Alto Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoEmmetsburg, Iowa1.6 TWhDec 2019Apr 2024 Wind
#17Pomeroy Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoFonda, Iowa1.1 TWhNov 2007Apr 2024 Wind
#8Rolling Hills Wind FarmMidAmerican Energy CoMassena, Iowa1.7 TWhNov 2011Apr 2024 Wind
#15Upland PrairieInterstate Power and Light CoSpencer, Iowa1.2 TWhFeb 2019Apr 2024 Wind
#1Walter Scott Jr Energy CenterMidAmerican Energy CoCouncil Bluffs, Iowa5.8 TWhFeb 1954Apr 2024 Subbituminous Coal : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.7%
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Apr 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, IA184.2 TWh0.0 Wh4.2 TWh49.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#43Adams County, IA4574.5 GWh23.9 GWh550.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#40Allamakee County, IA2683.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#59Appanoose County, IA214.5 GWh0.0 Wh14.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#21Audubon County, IA31.5 TWh159.0 GWh1.3 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#58Black Hawk County, IA952.7 GWh40.0 GWh0.0 Wh7.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#20Boone County, IA41.5 TWh0.0 Wh1.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#54Bremer County, IA5169.9 GWh64.6 MWh169.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#29Buena Vista County, IA5980.6 GWh0.0 Wh980.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#23Carroll County, IA51.2 TWh0.0 Wh1.2 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#12Cass County, IA61.8 TWh148.3 MWh1.8 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#60Cedar County, IA410.7 GWh0.0 Wh10.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#5Cerro Gordo County, IA63.3 TWh2.8 TWh446.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#31Cherokee County, IA1942.2 GWh0.0 Wh942.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#53Chickasaw County, IA2211.2 GWh1.1 GWh209.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#25Clay County, IA31.2 TWh1.9 GWh1.2 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#70Clayton County, IA42.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#37Clinton County, IA2796.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#51Crawford County, IA3253.4 GWh0.0 Wh253.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#69Davis County, IA22.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh2.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#71Decatur County, IA1369.6 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#46Delaware County, IA5422.5 GWh0.0 Wh422.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#62Des Moines County, IA27.5 GWh7.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#44Dickinson County, IA5517.7 GWh0.0 Wh517.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#65Dubuque County, IA65.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh5.5 GWh0.0 Wh
#67Emmet County, IA23.3 GWh0.0 Wh2.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#50Floyd County, IA3334.9 GWh761.0 MWh334.1 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#11Franklin County, IA51.8 TWh0.0 Wh1.8 TWh11.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#52Greene County, IA5247.2 GWh0.0 Wh247.2 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#30Grundy County, IA4943.9 GWh0.0 Wh943.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#38Guthrie County, IA3793.3 GWh0.0 Wh793.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#18Hamilton County, IA41.6 TWh24.2 GWh1.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#15Hancock County, IA31.7 TWh0.0 Wh1.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#48Hardin County, IA3406.5 GWh0.0 Wh406.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#63Henry County, IA27.2 GWh0.0 Wh6.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#42Howard County, IA3592.3 GWh0.0 Wh592.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#10Ida County, IA22.1 TWh0.0 Wh2.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#34Iowa County, IA3926.9 GWh0.0 Wh925.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#66Jackson County, IA53.6 GWh-136.6 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#57Johnson County, IA561.5 GWh32.8 GWh0.0 Wh5.4 GWh0.0 Wh
#13Kossuth County, IA91.7 TWh124.7 MWh1.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#26Lee County, IA41.2 TWh181.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#28Linn County, IA231.1 TWh343.3 GWh519.6 MWh8.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#4Louisa County, IA23.6 TWh39.7 GWh0.0 Wh240.9 GWh0.0 Wh
#73Lyon County, IA140.8 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#47Madison County, IA2408.5 GWh24.4 MWh408.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#41Mahaska County, IA1621.0 GWh0.0 Wh621.0 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#56Marion County, IA5100.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#2Marshall County, IA74.5 TWh3.5 TWh1.0 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#17Mitchell County, IA51.6 TWh-76.9 MWh1.6 TWh1.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#55Monroe County, IA1113.8 GWh113.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#74Montgomery County, IA128.4 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#45Muscatine County, IA6452.5 GWh671.6 MWh0.0 Wh3.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#6O'Brien County, IA32.9 TWh0.0 Wh2.9 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#39Osceola County, IA8710.0 GWh47.2 GWh662.8 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#72Page County, IA1129.6 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#16Palo Alto County, IA41.7 TWh0.0 Wh1.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#35Plymouth County, IA1855.9 GWh0.0 Wh855.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#19Pocahontas County, IA41.5 TWh0.0 Wh1.5 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#14Polk County, IA91.7 TWh1.6 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#1Pottawattamie County, IA26.5 TWh11.0 GWh690.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#9Poweshiek County, IA92.1 TWh60.4 MWh2.1 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#32Sac County, IA2940.9 GWh0.0 Wh940.9 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#61Scott County, IA37.9 GWh297.9 MWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#27Story County, IA181.2 TWh416.2 GWh713.2 GWh3.3 GWh0.0 Wh
#64Tama County, IA56.9 GWh-44.5 MWh7.4 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#49Taylor County, IA4393.6 GWh0.0 Wh393.5 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#33Union County, IA3928.7 GWh82.4 GWh846.3 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#7Wapello County, IA22.7 TWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#22Webster County, IA51.3 TWh23.4 GWh1.0 TWh225.0 GWh0.0 Wh
#24Winnebago County, IA71.2 TWh0.0 Wh1.2 TWh5.2 GWh0.0 Wh
#68Winneshiek County, IA22.7 GWh0.0 Wh2.7 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
#8Woodbury County, IA32.2 TWh16.2 GWh0.0 Wh7.8 GWh0.0 Wh
#36Worth County, IA7833.2 GWh15.6 GWh817.6 GWh0.0 Wh0.0 Wh
* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Dec 2022.
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Top 20 Electricity Producing Cities in Iowa

CityNet Generation# Power Plants
Adair, Iowa1.8 TWh3
Audubon, Iowa1.3 TWh2
Britt, Iowa1.7 TWh3
Clear Lake, Iowa2.8 TWh1
Council Bluffs, Iowa5.8 TWh1
Emmetsburg, Iowa1.6 TWh1
Greenfield, Iowa1.3 TWh8
Ida Grove, Iowa2.1 TWh2
Keokuk, Iowa1.2 TWh2
Marshalltown, Iowa4.1 TWh4
Massena, Iowa1.7 TWh1
Montezuma, Iowa2.7 TWh4
Muscatine, Iowa3.9 TWh2
Ogden, Iowa1.5 TWh2
Orient, Iowa1.9 TWh3
Ottumwa, Iowa2.7 TWh2
Pleasant Hill, Iowa1.6 TWh2
Primghar, Iowa2.9 TWh2
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa1.2 TWh1
Spencer, Iowa1.2 TWh3
* Data is based on the last 12 months since Apr 2024.
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Electricity Generation for Neighboring States

National RankStateNet Generation# Power Plants
#6Alabama151.4 TWh102
#26Arkansas66.3 TWh117
#28Colorado62.0 TWh338
#5Illinois197.7 TWh484
#18Indiana97.9 TWh266
#29Kansas61.9 TWh195
#25Kentucky67.8 TWh84
#11Michigan128.5 TWh366
#30Minnesota59.8 TWh880
#20Mississippi78.1 TWh92
#22Missouri71.7 TWh176
#36Nebraska42.2 TWh145
#34North Dakota45.0 TWh72
#7Ohio149.4 TWh289
#17Oklahoma98.0 TWh159
#42South Dakota19.5 TWh60
#19Tennessee86.6 TWh114
#31West Virginia55.4 TWh64
#24Wisconsin67.9 TWh308
#32Wyoming46.0 TWh91

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