The charged price is the base rate plus its adjustment. Adjustments carry fuel
and rider costs and are frequently most of the bill, so a comparison built on the base
rate alone is meaningless.
Period 0
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.06656
0.01299
0.07955
Period 1
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.07809
0.01299
0.09108
Period 2
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.07809
0.01299
0.09108
Period 3
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.06553
0.01299
0.07852
Period 4
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.09029
0.01299
0.10328
Period 5
Tier
Up to
Base
Adjustment
Charged $/kWh
1
no limit
0.20925
0.01299
0.22224
What it costs at different usage levels
kWh per month
Annual total
Effective $/kWh
500
$687.76
$0.1146
1000
$1,273.53
$0.1061
2000
$2,445.06
$0.1019
Effective rate includes the fixed charge, which is why it falls as usage rises.
This is a time-of-use tariff, so the result also depends on when power is used;
an average residential pattern is assumed. Details →
MidAmerican Energy Co offers a cheaper tariff at this usage.RATE GET - GENERAL ENERGY TIME-OF-USE SERVICE (Residential) comes to
$1,156.71 a year against this one's
$1,273.53 — a difference of
$117.
Eligibility rules may apply; check with the utility.
Rooftop solar on this tariff
A 7 kW system costing $21,000 before incentives would save
between $557 and $956
a year on this tariff, paying back in
22–38 years
.
No federal tax credit is included: Section 25D ended on December 31, 2025.
no sell rate filed, but this utility reports residential net metering - the range spans no export credit to full retail netting.
Compare across this state →
The utility's own description
Service under this rate is available to any Residential Iowa Customer for use in a single-family dwelling unit with an annual billed energy usage of 50,000 kWh or less. This service is not available for resale, standby or supplemental service.