11.21¢
per kWh, 2025
[ MidAmerican Energy / IA ]
MidAmerican Energy electricity rates in Iowa
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+1.8%
vs 2024
639,558
residential customers
+8.4%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at MidAmerican Energy's average effective residential rate (11.21¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.75¢ | — | 568,142 |
| 2016 | 10.23¢ | +4.9% | 574,953 |
| 2017 | 10.55¢ | +3.1% | 583,485 |
| 2018 | 10.30¢ | −2.4% | 591,461 |
| 2019 | 10.28¢ | −0.2% | 596,559 |
| 2020 | 10.34¢ | +0.6% | 604,126 |
| 2021 | 10.75¢ | +4.0% | 611,635 |
| 2022 | 11.01¢ | +2.4% | 618,886 |
| 2023 | 11.00¢ | −0.1% | 624,956 |
| 2024 | 11.01¢ | +0.1% | 632,436 |
| 2025 | 11.21¢ | +1.8% | 639,558 |
How this compares
13.62¢
Iowa average, 2025
−17.7%
MidAmerican Energy vs IA 2025 average
−34.9%
vs US 2025 average
#23
priciest in IA
MidAmerican Energy files with the EIA as MidAmerican Energy Co (utility ID 12341).
Serves 55 counties in Iowa: Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clinton, Crawford, Dallas, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Hamilton, Hardin, Harrison, Humboldt, Ida, Jasper, Johnson, Kossuth, Lyon, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Mills, Monona, Monroe, Montgomery, Muscatine, O'Brien, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Sac, Scott, Shelby, Sioux, Taylor, Warren, Washington, Webster, Woodbury, Wright. 507 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is MidAmerican Energy raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for MidAmerican Energy is on file with the Iowa Utilities Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +1.8% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does MidAmerican Energy charge per kWh?
MidAmerican Energy's average effective residential rate was 11.21¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Iowa's 2025 average was 13.62¢.
How much have MidAmerican Energy rates gone up in five years?
+8.4% between 2020 and 2025, against +11.1% for Iowa as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does MidAmerican Energy have in Iowa?
639,558 residential customers in 2025, across 55 counties including Adair, Adams, Audubon, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Iowa Utilities Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)