MidAmerican Energy investor-owned utility
Iowa utility rate cases
Rates are set by the Iowa Utilities Commission. Households are represented by Office of Consumer Advocate. The average Iowa home pays about $112 a month for 832 kWh (EIA, 2024). Iowa ranks #41 of 51 for the average monthly bill.
1 pending rate case
2 utilities tracked in Iowa. Enter your ZIP on the home page to see the one that serves you.
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Alliant Energy Iowa investor-owned utility
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MidAmerican Energy natural gas rate increase
MidAmerican Energy, IA
MidAmerican customers are already paying a temporary increase while the case is reviewed; if the full 2.89 dollar a month request is approved as filed it would stay in effect, and it does not involve data centers.
+$3a month
Recent decisions
Alliant Energy individual customer rate for Vulpine Power (Google data center)
Alliant Energy Iowa, IA
This is a private contract rate for a data center developer, not a residential rate, but its minimum payment terms are meant to stop those costs from being shifted onto household bills.
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Alliant Energy individual customer rate for QTS data center
Alliant Energy Iowa, IA
This is a private contract rate for a data center developer, not a residential rate, built to keep large new loads from raising costs for everyone else.
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MidAmerican Energy 800 MW Solar Reliability Project ratemaking principles
MidAmerican Energy, IA
This case does not set rates directly, but the new solar plant it approves will eventually be paid for through customer rates, and MidAmerican has said data center growth is a major reason it is needed.
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Alliant Energy (Interstate Power and Light) electric and gas rate increase
Alliant Energy Iowa, IA
This raised the fixed monthly customer charge on a typical Alliant residential electric bill from $13 to $15.50, on top of any usage based charges.
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