City of Maquoketa electricity rates
City of Maquoketa charges an average of 13.15 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $91 a month using 696 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility MISO Iowa
Where City of Maquoketa sits
It is a smaller system, serving 2,805 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. Its 13.15¢ per kilowatt-hour sits 7% below the Iowa average of 14.14¢.
Consumption here is below the national norm at 696 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, which softens the effect of the rate on the final bill.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Maquoketa | 13.15¢ | $91 | 696 |
| Iowa average | 14.14¢ | $119 | 850 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where City of Maquoketa delivers
Its service territory covers 2 Iowa counties, either wholly or in part. Utility boundaries follow historic franchise agreements rather than county lines, so a county appearing here does not mean every address in it is served by City of Maquoketa.
- Clinton
- Jackson
Rooftop solar on this system
8 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 0.21 megawatts. That works out to 2.9 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is below the national median. A low retail rate reduces what solar displaces, and export compensation set at avoided cost rather than the retail rate reduces it further. What exports are actually worth.
Other Iowa utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| MidAmerican Energy Co | 11.01¢ | $87 | 632,436 |
| Interstate Power and Light Co | 17.90¢ | $128 | 417,153 |
| Butler County Rural Elec Coop | 15.43¢ | $209 | 3,898 |
| Prairie Energy Coop | 14.34¢ | $183 | 3,440 |
| City of Independence | 13.82¢ | $89 | 2,719 |
City of Maquoketa rates: common questions
How much does City of Maquoketa charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 13.15 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -7.0% against the Iowa average of 14.14¢ and -28.7% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average City of Maquoketa bill?
$91 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 696 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Maquoketa?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of Maquoketa expensive compared with other Iowa utilities?
It ranks #14 of the 20 Iowa utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #755 of 1369.