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Why is my City of Coon Rapids electric bill so high?

EIA respondent: City of Coon Rapids -(IA). Reviewed October 14, 2026.

In 2025, City of Coon Rapids reported 630 residential full service customers under the EIA name City of Coon Rapids -(IA). Average revenue was 9.78¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $99.84 for 1,020 kWh.

9.78¢ is below Iowa's 2025 statewide residential average of 13.62¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 15.99¢, versus 15.31¢ a year earlier (+4.4%). The utility number is a 2025 annual average. The state number is one later month. They answer different questions.

A 2024 comparison for this service was not in the files used here. The year-over-year trend needs verification.

EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Full service

9.78¢

per kWh, 2025 average revenue

$99.84 / month at 1,020 kWh

Price — from 2024

The rate on the record

Municipal residential rates are often set by a city board, not the state commission. Needs verification. Average revenue per kilowatt-hour is total residential revenue divided by residential sales. It is not a tariff schedule.

2025 residential averages by EIA service type
Service Customers Price Monthly use Monthly bill Vs 2024 price
Full service 630 9.78¢ 1,020 kWh $99.84 —

EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Audit the full service average

Revenue 754.8 thousand dollars. Sales 7,714 MWh. Customers 630. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.

Why the bill spikes

Season

The 2025 monthly average in Iowa was 861 kWh. A hot or cold month can sit far from that. Compare kilowatt-hours with the same month last year before you blame the rate.

EIA-861 average bill file, 2025 · Reviewed October 14, 2026

A rate change

No 2024 price was available to compare. Needs verification. Iowa Utilities Commission is the public docket desk.

Iowa Utilities Commission · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Fuel and rider charges

Retail prices bundle generation, delivery, and other costs. A fuel adjustment or rider can move the total without a new base-rate case. The rider names on a City of Coon Rapids bill need verification.

EIA, prices and factors affecting electricity prices · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Time of use

No residential dynamic-pricing enrollment was reported for 2025. A time-of-use plan on your account still needs verification.

EIA-861 dynamic pricing, 2025 · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Estimated reads

Needs verification If the statement says the read is estimated, the next actual read can true the account up or down. The rule is in the utility's tariff, which is not stored here.

Rate cases and hikes

Needs verification No rate case for City of Coon Rapids has been reviewed for this page. Orders and pending dockets are public at Iowa Utilities Commission. Iowa's utility regulator was formerly the Iowa Utilities Board. Confirm the live docket site if this link has moved. Needs verification.

Iowa Utilities Commission · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Assistance

LIHEAP helps with home energy bills. Start with the federal program page and the state contact list. A City of Coon Rapids discount, budget-billing plan, or medical baseline needs verification.

LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts

LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026

How to lower the bill

  1. Read kilowatt-hours first. If use is up, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
  2. Check whether the read is actual or estimated. The true-up rule needs verification in the tariff.
  3. If a supplier or aggregator is also on the account, add that charge to the utility charge.
  4. Ask about budget billing and an income-qualified discount. Eligibility needs verification.
  5. If you are on time-of-use, move flexible load out of the expensive window. Confirm the window on the tariff.

Full service at the 2025 average price

Monthly use Estimated bill
500 kWh $48.90
750 kWh $73.35
1,000 kWh $97.80
1,500 kWh $146.70
2,000 kWh $195.60

Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.

Open the estimator · Check two months of your own bill

Questions people ask

Why is my City of Coon Rapids electric bill so high?

In 2025, City of Coon Rapids reported 630 residential full service customers under the EIA name City of Coon Rapids -(IA). Average revenue was 9.78¢ per kWh. The average monthly bill in that filing was $99.84 for 1,020 kWh. 9.78¢ is below Iowa's 2025 statewide residential average of 13.62¢. In July 2026 the state residential price was 15.99¢, versus 15.31¢ a year earlier (+4.4%). The utility number is a 2025 annual average. The state number is one later month. They answer different questions. A 2024 comparison for this service was not in the files used here. The year-over-year trend needs verification.

What was City of Coon Rapids's average residential rate?

Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the full service average was 9.78¢ per kWh. Average use was 1,020 kWh a month and the average bill was $99.84. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.

Did City of Coon Rapids raise rates?

The 2025 full service average was 9.78¢ per kWh. A 2024 comparison was not available, so whether the tariff changed needs verification.

What bill assistance can City of Coon Rapids customers ask about?

LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). City of Coon Rapids may also offer an income-qualified discount, budget billing, or a medical baseline. The current offer, income cutoff, and how to apply need verification with the state LIHEAP office and Iowa Utilities Commission.

Are data centers why this bill went up?

Large computing load is raising U.S. electricity demand, and regulators can later recover new generation and wires costs from customers. EIA has not published a dollar line that isolates data centers on this utility's residential bill. That pass-through needs verification.

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