Iowa Electricity Price History

Dataset last updated May 28, 2026 (UTC). The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes monthly state data with a reporting lag, so the series above reflects March 2026 activity. · Methodology

This monthly series shows the state-level average residential electricity price in cents per kWh and is intended for trend context.

Trend: Up from 2001-01 (7.66¢/kWh) to 2026-03 (13.42¢/kWh)

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Showing 303 of 303 months. Last 24 months

Month	Avg rate (¢/kWh)
2001-01	7.66
2001-02	7.94
2001-03	8.06
2001-04	8.66
2001-05	9.13
2001-06	8.95
2001-07	8.78
2001-08	8.86
2001-09	8.78
2001-10	8.52
2001-11	7.84
2001-12	7.78
2002-01	7.65
2002-02	7.90
2002-03	7.89
2002-04	8.16
2002-05	8.51
2002-06	8.97
2002-07	8.79
2002-08	8.85
2002-09	8.83
2002-10	8.40
2002-11	7.98
2002-12	7.85
2003-01	7.74
2003-02	7.86
2003-03	8.15
2003-04	8.72
2003-05	8.96
2003-06	9.37
2003-07	9.12
2003-08	9.06
2003-09	8.98
2003-10	8.65
2003-11	8.21
2003-12	7.96
2004-01	8.06
2004-02	8.05
2004-03	8.42
2004-04	8.70
2004-05	8.95
2004-06	9.56
2004-07	9.79
2004-08	9.98
2004-09	9.53
2004-10	9.13
2004-11	8.71
2004-12	8.67
2005-01	8.34
2005-02	8.69
2005-03	8.89
2005-04	9.25
2005-05	9.58
2005-06	9.94
2005-07	9.71
2005-08	9.96
2005-09	9.71
2005-10	9.22
2005-11	9.03
2005-12	8.70
2006-01	8.93
2006-02	9.32
2006-03	9.45
2006-04	9.59
2006-05	9.95
2006-06	9.79
2006-07	10.03
2006-08	10.20
2006-09	10.53
2006-10	9.87
2006-11	9.13
2006-12	8.69
2007-01	8.83
2007-02	8.57
2007-03	9.01
2007-04	9.61
2007-05	9.87
2007-06	9.86
2007-07	9.91
2007-08	10.04
2007-09	9.79
2007-10	9.66
2007-11	9.25
2007-12	8.83
2008-01	8.37
2008-02	8.35
2008-03	8.88
2008-04	9.45
2008-05	9.95
2008-06	10.27
2008-07	10.34
2008-08	10.70
2008-09	10.34
2008-10	10.00
2008-11	8.98
2008-12	8.99
2009-01	8.58
2009-02	8.96
2009-03	9.43
2009-04	9.94
2009-05	10.27
2009-06	10.91
2009-07	11.41
2009-08	11.31
2009-09	11.21
2009-10	9.92
2009-11	9.63
2009-12	9.36
2010-01	8.75
2010-02	9.06
2010-03	9.75
2010-04	10.72
2010-05	11.11
2010-06	10.87
2010-07	11.69
2010-08	11.67
2010-09	11.23
2010-10	10.76
2010-11	10.34
2010-12	9.71
2011-01	9.23
2011-02	9.61
2011-03	9.93
2011-04	10.39
2011-05	10.60
2011-06	11.07
2011-07	11.54
2011-08	11.22
2011-09	11.40
2011-10	11.05
2011-11	10.30
2011-12	9.66
2012-01	9.74
2012-02	9.77
2012-03	10.26
2012-04	11.23
2012-05	10.98
2012-06	11.32
2012-07	11.54
2012-08	12.03
2012-09	11.38
2012-10	10.99
2012-11	10.34
2012-12	10.16
2013-01	10.02
2013-02	10.07
2013-03	10.38
2013-04	10.68
2013-05	10.99
2013-06	11.93
2013-07	12.11
2013-08	12.30
2013-09	11.75
2013-10	11.58
2013-11	10.77
2013-12	10.33
2014-01	9.80
2014-02	10.06
2014-03	10.77
2014-04	11.48
2014-05	11.32
2014-06	12.12
2014-07	12.53
2014-08	13.25
2014-09	12.07
2014-10	11.21
2014-11	10.34
2014-12	9.96
2015-01	10.00
2015-02	10.46
2015-03	10.65
2015-04	11.65
2015-05	12.07
2015-06	13.22
2015-07	13.35
2015-08	13.66
2015-09	12.04
2015-10	11.42
2015-11	11.16
2015-12	10.38
2016-01	10.18
2016-02	10.56
2016-03	11.16
2016-04	11.40
2016-05	12.65
2016-06	13.28
2016-07	13.78
2016-08	13.99
2016-09	12.43
2016-10	11.86
2016-11	11.63
2016-12	10.37
2017-01	10.53
2017-02	10.88
2017-03	11.37
2017-04	12.01
2017-05	12.85
2017-06	13.68
2017-07	14.36
2017-08	14.43
2017-09	13.32
2017-10	11.77
2017-11	11.73
2017-12	11.21
2018-01	10.54
2018-02	11.21
2018-03	11.60
2018-04	11.80
2018-05	12.83
2018-06	13.44
2018-07	14.09
2018-08	14.18
2018-09	12.83
2018-10	12.32
2018-11	11.67
2018-12	10.65
2019-01	11.00
2019-02	11.18
2019-03	11.06
2019-04	12.66
2019-05	13.51
2019-06	14.11
2019-07	14.18
2019-08	14.31
2019-09	13.42
2019-10	12.02
2019-11	11.77
2019-12	11.13
2020-01	11.21
2020-02	11.37
2020-03	11.81
2020-04	12.16
2020-05	13.77
2020-06	13.03
2020-07	14.28
2020-08	14.16
2020-09	12.63
2020-10	12.45
2020-11	11.78
2020-12	10.80
2021-01	10.85
2021-02	11.60
2021-03	11.26
2021-04	12.32
2021-05	13.37
2021-06	13.99
2021-07	14.39
2021-08	14.58
2021-09	13.85
2021-10	12.50
2021-11	12.22
2021-12	11.52
2022-01	11.03
2022-02	11.39
2022-03	11.78
2022-04	12.16
2022-05	14.19
2022-06	15.06
2022-07	15.69
2022-08	15.37
2022-09	14.34
2022-10	13.43
2022-11	12.57
2022-12	11.25
2023-01	11.38
2023-02	11.69
2023-03	11.99
2023-04	12.62
2023-05	14.29
2023-06	15.11
2023-07	15.17
2023-08	15.17
2023-09	14.12
2023-10	13.46
2023-11	12.91
2023-12	11.95
2024-01	11.78
2024-02	12.07
2024-03	12.77
2024-04	13.01
2024-05	14.15
2024-06	14.76
2024-07	14.88
2024-08	14.78
2024-09	14.05
2024-10	13.17
2024-11	13.18
2024-12	12.30
2025-01	11.99
2025-02	12.14
2025-03	12.48
2025-04	13.34
2025-05	14.16
2025-06	15.33
2025-07	15.31
2025-08	15.58
2025-09	14.79
2025-10	13.48
2025-11	13.55
2025-12	12.60
2026-01	12.83
2026-02	12.74
2026-03	13.42