12.12¢
per kWh, 2025
[ City of Ames / IA ]
City of Ames electricity rates in Iowa
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+0.2%
vs 2024
25,123
residential customers
+4.5%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at City of Ames's average effective residential rate (12.12¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.24¢ | — | 22,810 |
| 2016 | 10.70¢ | −4.8% | 23,122 |
| 2017 | 12.04¢ | +12.5% | 23,445 |
| 2018 | 11.67¢ | −3.1% | 23,946 |
| 2019 | 11.64¢ | −0.3% | 23,943 |
| 2020 | 11.60¢ | −0.3% | 24,342 |
| 2021 | 11.55¢ | −0.4% | 24,900 |
| 2022 | 11.73¢ | +1.6% | 24,889 |
| 2023 | 12.19¢ | +3.9% | 24,832 |
| 2024 | 12.10¢ | −0.7% | 24,979 |
| 2025 | 12.12¢ | +0.2% | 25,123 |
How this compares
13.62¢
Iowa average, 2025
−11.0%
City of Ames vs IA 2025 average
−29.7%
vs US 2025 average
#21
priciest in IA
Serves 1 county in Iowa: Story. 6 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is City of Ames raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for City of Ames is on file with the Iowa Utilities Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +0.2% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does City of Ames charge per kWh?
City of Ames's average effective residential rate was 12.12¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Iowa's 2025 average was 13.62¢.
How much have City of Ames rates gone up in five years?
+4.5% between 2020 and 2025, against +11.1% for Iowa as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does City of Ames have in Iowa?
25,123 residential customers in 2025, across 1 county including Story, 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)