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The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has regulatory authority over Investor-owned utility (IOU) rates and other service issues. IUB authority is mostly limited to service, safety, and engineering issues for the Municipal Electric (Muni) and Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) utilities in Iowa. The IUB has very limited authority for non-utility generators.
Wind-powered Electricity Generation in Iowa
Iowa Utility Electric Profile |
Utility Type |
# of Utilities |
# of Customers |
% Customers |
MWh Sales1 |
% Sales |
IOU |
2 |
1,120,896 |
72.10% |
33,866,121 |
74.48% |
Muni |
136 |
211,317 |
13.59% |
5,322,687 |
11.71% |
REC |
45 |
222,551 |
14.31% |
6,281,450 |
13.81% |
Total |
183 |
1,554,764 |
100.00% |
45,470,258 |
100.00% |
Note: (1) IOU, Muni, and REC totals exclude sales for resale. REC totals exclude sales to Generation & Transmission (G&T).
Source: 2010 Annual Utility Reports (IE-1s, EC-1s, & ME-1s) |
Iowa Electric Profile (Including Non-Utility Generation) |
Electric Generation in Iowa by Primary Energy Source |
Nameplate
Capacity (MW)1 |
Percent |
2009
Generation (MWh)2 |
Percent |
Coal |
7,630.20 |
47.60% |
37,351,436 |
72.02% |
Wind |
3,670.12 |
22.89% |
7,420,520 |
14.31% |
Natural Gas |
2,778.40 |
17.33% |
1,184,217 |
2.28% |
Fuel Oil / Petroleum |
1,126.60 |
7.03% |
85,251 |
0.16% |
Nuclear |
679.50 |
4.24% |
4,678,931 |
9.02% |
Hydro |
131.30 |
0.82% |
971,165 |
1.87% |
Other Renewables/Other |
14.60 |
.09% |
168,544 |
0.32% |
Total |
16,030.72 |
100.0% |
51,860,063 |
100.0% |
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Notes: (1) Capacity physically located in Iowa and includes non-utility generators such as merchant plants, hospitals, colleges/universities, and industrials.
(2) Generation from assets physically located in Iowa as noted in Note 1.
Sources: (1) Capacity: Wind capacity per American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) year end 2009; all other capacity per U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration Report 860. (2) Generation: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration Reports 906 and 920. |
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