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MidAmerican Energy Co
MidAmerican Energy Co served 639,558 residential customers in Iowa in 2025 (43.8% of the state's residential customers), the 1st largest of 25 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: investor owned; balancing authority MISO.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of MidAmerican Energy Co's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 828 kWh
- At 11.21¢/kWh
- $92.85
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 11.21¢ sits.
MidAmerican Energy Co averaged 11.21¢ per kWh against a Iowa residential average of 13.72¢: 18.3% below the state figure. Among the 3 investor owned utilities in Iowa with bundled residential sales, it ranks 1st from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average MidAmerican Energy Co home used 826 kWh a month at 10.34¢ and paid $85.36. In 2025 it used 828 kWh at 11.21¢ and paid $92.85: the price per kWh is up 8.5%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 10.34 | 11.21 |
| Use, kWh a month | 826 | 828 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 85.36 | 92.85 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 639,558 | 6,354,998 | 11.21 |
| Commercial | 105,357 | 5,078,259 | 8.87 |
| Industrial | 1,523 | 19,377,447 | 6.47 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 20.6% of the electricity MidAmerican Energy Co sold in Iowa in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
4,965 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 4,965installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 44.1 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 7.8installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
55 counties.
AdairAdamsAudubonBlack HawkBremerBuchananBuena VistaButlerCalhounCarrollCassCerro GordoCherokeeChickasawClintonCrawfordDallasFloydFranklinFremontHamiltonHardinHarrisonHumboldt
Counties in Iowa where MidAmerican Energy Co reported serving customers in 2025 (55 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 12341
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 11.21 | ¢/kWh |
| Iowa average price | 13.72 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | -18.3 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 8.5 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 828 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 92.85 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 639,558 | accounts |
| Share of IA residential customers | 43.8 | % |
| Size rank in IA | 1 of 25 | by customers |
| Price rank, investor owned peers | 1 of 3 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
4 active plans.
- Time-of-use
- 2more than one energy period within a month
- Seasonal only
- 2price changes by month, not by hour
- Median fixed charge
- $9.25US dollars per month
Active residential plans: not ended, started within the last 5 years, latest version of each plan name. Time-of-use means more than one energy period within a single month; plans whose price changes only by season are counted as seasonal.