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Iowa's Electric Profile

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.

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Iowa Utility Electric Profile (2011)
Utility Type
# of Utilities
# of Customers
% Customers
MWh Sales1
% Sales
IOU
2
1,124,278
72.09%
45,641,903
78.15%
Muni
136
212,227
13.61%
6,261,070
10.72%
REC
45
223,057
14.30%
6,499,518
11.13%
Total
183
1,559,562
100.00%
58,402,491
100.00%

Note:  (1) IOU, Muni, and REC totals exclude sales for resale.  REC totals exclude sales to Generation & Transmission (G&T).

Source:  2011 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
2010
Generation (MWh)2
Percent
Coal
7,447.50
47.27%
41,282,937
71.79%
Wind
3,665.40
23.26%
9,170,337
15.95%
Natural Gas
2,692.00
17.08%
1,312,195
2.28%
Fuel Oil / Petroleum
1,126.60
7.15%
154,297
0.27%
Nuclear
679.50
4.31%
4,450,640
7.74%
Hydro
131.30
0.83%
948,168
1.65%
Other Renewables/Other
14.60
0.09%
190,146
0.33%
Total
15,756.90
100.0%
57,508,721
100.0%

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, includes non-utility generators such as merchant plants, hospitals, colleges/universities, and industrials.

Sources: (1) Capacity:  Energy Information Administration (EIA) Report 860. (2) Generation:  Energy Information Administration (EIA) Reports 906 and 920.

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