Linn County REC in Iowa: 14.23 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar

Linn County REC is a cooperative utility serving 34,734 customer accounts in Iowa; 30,323 of them are residential. Its home price sits 6.2% over the Iowa average and ranks 4th of 5 among larger utilities.

At 850 kWh a month a Linn County REC home pays about $121 in energy: 14.23 ¢/kWh, 6.2% above the Iowa average of 13.40 ¢.

Its home price sits 6.2% over the Iowa average and ranks 4th of 5 among larger utilities.

Linn County REC on price: 6.2% over Iowa

Home price against Iowa: +6.2%4th place of 5, cheapest first

Home price is where Linn County REC departs furthest from the Iowa pattern: 14.23 ¢ against a state average of 13.40 ¢, 4th place of 5 among Iowa utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is MidAmerican Energy Co at 11.01 ¢ (-3.22 ¢ from here), the most expensive Interstate Power and Light Co at 17.90 ¢ (+3.67 ¢).

A home using 850 kWh a month pays about $121 in energy here; at the Iowa average the same use would cost $114, a difference of +$7 a month.

How it compares

Linn County REC
Linn County REC, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Linn County REC	14.23 ¢/kWh	13.84 ¢/kWh	$121at 850 kWh	116 minSAIDI
Iowa average against this company, which is 4 of 5 on priceLowest in this table	-0.83 ¢/kWhcompany 6.2% above	-3.62 ¢/kWhcompany 35.4% above	-$7a month at 850 kWh	-48 mincompany 48 above
Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop	13.56 ¢/kWhcompany 5.0% above	11.92 ¢/kWhcompany 16.1% above	$115$6 less than company	99 mincompany 17 above

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Linn County REC: 2025

Linn County REC: -0.4% on 2024 for homes, Iowa +1.6%.

Linn County REC home price, 2025: 14.18 ¢/kWh-0.4% on 2024, early release
Linn County REC SAIDI, 2025: 135 min+16% on 2024, early release
Linn County REC against Iowa, 2025: -2.0 pointsLinn County REC -0.4%, Iowa +1.6%, price in Iowa 13.62 ¢

Linn County REC reported 14.18 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, -0.4% on its 2024 figure of 14.23, while the Iowa average moved +1.6%. Its SAIDI is 135 minutes against 116 in 2024.

Carbon context

Linn County REC serves 30,323 homes in Iowa. At 850 kWh a month that is about 243 kg of CO₂, or 2,916 kg a year, at the Iowa plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Iowa generation mix.

Linn County REC charts

Residential price since 2015: 14.23 ¢ in 2024

12.31 ¢ in 2015, 14.23 ¢ in 2024 (+15.6%); Iowa 11.63 to 13.40 ¢.

Linn County REC residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Linn County REC	Gap to Iowa residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	12.31	+0.68	-0.34
2016	12.12	+0.18	-0.43
2017	12.06	-0.28	-0.83
2018	11.47	-0.77	-1.40
2019	11.55	-0.91	-1.46
2020	11.81	-0.65	-1.34
2021	12.25	-0.48	-1.41
2022	12.73	-0.42	-2.31
2023	14.25	+0.94	-1.75
2024	14.23	+0.83	-2.25

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Linn County REC SAIDI, 2015-2024

96 min in 2015, 116 in 2024.

Linn County REC SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Linn County REC, no major events
2015	96
2016	102
2017	95
2018	157
2019	118
2020	154
2021	138
2022	114
2023	126
2024	116

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 116.0 min

116.0 min, 1.17x the median reporter, rank 387 of 673.

min

Company, no major events116.0
Company, with major events116.0

Linn County REC, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

Linn County REC billed homes 12.31 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 14.23 ¢ in 2024, +15.6% in all, and tracked the Iowa average (+15.2%) within 0.3 points. Linn County REC's sharpest move came in 2023, +11.9%. The high is 14.25 ¢ (2023) and the low 11.47 ¢ (2018). 2024: -0.1% here, +0.7% for the Iowa average. SAIDI at Linn County REC (major events excluded) rose from 96 minutes in 2015 to 116 in 2024, +21%; worst year 2018 at 157. Against the national median, Linn County REC came in lower on SAIDI in 1 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 116 minutes, +17 from the median. 2020: 3483 minutes with major events, 154 without, the widest gap of any year. Linn County REC has 3 cheaper and 1 higher-priced Iowa peers among 5 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop, bills 13.56 ¢ (-0.67). Next higher-priced, Interstate Power and Light Co, bills 17.90 ¢ (+3.67).

A 6.2% premium over Iowa, with outage minutes at 1.17x the national median.

Home accounts at Linn County REC went from 24,098 in 2015 to 30,323 in 2024, +25.8%. Business customers paid 0.97 times the home price in 2024 (13.84 against 14.23 ¢); the ratio was 0.99 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.11 in 2015 to 1.50 in 2024, between 1.11 and 1.82.

Outages and home price of Linn County REC (EIA utility 11053), 2013 to 2024

Yearly SAIDI at Linn County REC: 95 minutes in 2013, 116 in 2024, a rise of 22%. The low came in 2017 at 95, the high in 2018 at 157; 12 years were filed. The Iowa median in 2024 was 66 minutes, so Linn County REC ran above it.

Home rates at Linn County REC went from 12.01 ¢ in 2013 to 14.23 ¢ in 2024 (+18.4%), which is 16.60 ¢ to 14.60 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−12.0%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,992 in 2013 and $1,752 in 2024. Of 21 Iowa utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Linn County REC stood 15th cheapest (40th of 73 in 2013).

Linn County REC outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 116 in 2024

Linn County REC at 116 min in 2024 and the Iowa median at 66.

Linn County REC home price since 2013: −12.0% after inflation

Linn County REC: 14.60 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 14.23 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Linn County REC, EIA utility 11053, year by year among Iowa utilities

Linn County REC 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Linn County REC	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Linn County REC	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Linn County REC	Iowa median SAIDI
2013	12.01	16.60	40 of 73	95	1.29	14 of 21	79
2014	12.03	16.36	43 of 74	111	1.41	22 of 22	71
2015	12.31	16.73	42 of 74	96	1.11	17 of 22	53
2016	12.12	16.26	38 of 74	102	1.29	20 of 22	79
2017	12.06	15.85	33 of 73	95	1.46	15 of 20	62
2018	11.47	14.71	28 of 73	157	1.13	21 of 21	93
2019	11.55	14.54	28 of 79	118	1.70	18 of 24	85
2020	11.81	14.70	7 of 21	154	1.74	12 of 12	64
2021	12.25	14.56	12 of 21	138	1.59	12 of 12	73
2022	12.73	14.01	12 of 21	114	1.59	13 of 13	68
2023	14.25	15.05	17 of 21	126	1.82	13 of 13	55
2024	14.23	14.60	15 of 21	116	1.50	13 of 13	66

Linn County REC, EIA utility 11053: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Iowa real prices.

What kind of utility is Linn County REC?

Linn County REC files with EIA as a cooperative utility. In Iowa, cooperatives serve 11% of residential customers at an average 13.4 cents per kWh, 1% below investor-owned utilities in Iowa. Linn County REC itself averaged 14.2 cents, 0.8 cents above its type in Iowa.

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Shutoffs for nonpayment, 2024

Shutoffs: this utility reported 368 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 1.3 per 100 accounts (Iowa: 3.2; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.

Reliability and meters, 2024

In 2024 the average Linn County REC customer was without power 116 minutes without major events and 116 with them. That is 7th fewest of 7 Iowa utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Iowa utility reported 66 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 30,323 residential meters.

EIA-861 2024, retrieved 2026-10-01. Iowa reliability, best and worst utilities, utility report card.

Facts

Customer accounts: 34,7342.0% of Iowa total
Residential accounts: 30,3232.1% of Iowa homes
Commercial accounts: 4,21412.1% of the base
Residential rate: 14.23 ¢/kWh4th place of 5, +6.2% against the state
Commercial rate: 13.84 ¢/kWh10th place of 10, +35.4% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 116.0 minbetter than 43% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.501.48x the median
SAIDI with major events: 116.0 min0.0% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 6.7 MW702 installations
Counties served: 6all in Iowa
Average residential use: 10,203 kWh/yr850 a month
Implied monthly bill: $121-$19 on the U.S. rate, 850 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +15.6%12.31 to 14.23 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +21%96 min in 2015, 116 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Linn County REC

Linn County REC sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Iowa ¢/kWh
Residential	30,323	14.23	+0.83
Commercial	4,214	13.84	+3.62

Year by year, Linn County REC

Year	Home accounts, Linn County REC	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	24,098	12.31	12.23	0.99	96	1.11
2016	24,610	12.12	12.09	1.00	102	1.29
2017	25,337	12.06	12.01	1.00	95	1.46
2018	25,807	11.47	11.48	1.00	157	1.13
2019	26,328	11.55	11.61	1.01	118	1.70
2020	27,026	11.81	12.21	1.03	154	1.74
2021	28,068	12.25	12.73	1.04	138	1.59
2022	28,721	12.73	13.17	1.03	114	1.59
2023	29,455	14.25	14.27	1.00	126	1.82
2024	30,323	14.23	13.84	0.97	116	1.50

Peers of Linn County REC in Iowa, 4th place of 5 on home price

Utility near Linn County REC on price	SAIDI min, gap to Linn County REC	Home ¢, gap to Linn County REC	Gap % to Linn County REC	Accounts, Linn County REC = 1
1. MidAmerican Energy Co	-28	-3.22	-22.6%	21.26
2. City of Ames	-97	-2.13	-15.0%	0.81
3. Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop	-17	-0.67	-4.7%	0.69
4. Linn County REC (this utility)	116	14.23	-	1.00
5. Interstate Power and Light Co	No data	+3.67	+25.8%	14.51

Who buys Linn County REC's electricity

Class at Linn County REC	Accounts	Of Linn County REC accounts	Of Linn County REC MWh sold	kWh a year per Linn County REC account
Residential	30,323	87.3%	58.7%	10,203
Commercial	4,214	12.1%	10.9%	13,631
Industrial and other	197	0.57%	30.4%	811,990

Linn County REC: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Linn County REC	Iowa context	Linn County REC detail
Linn County REC home meters on AMI	100.0%	Iowa 45.9%	30,323 of 30,323 meters
Homes with daily digital access	30,323	Iowa figure not published	100% of the 30,323 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Linn County REC homes	Offered	8 of 18 Iowa utilities offer one	30,323 homes on dynamic pricing, 100.00% of 30,323
Net-metered installations	702	91% residential	21.1 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.6 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Linn County REC

kWh	Share of a 850 kWh month	Cost a month at 14.23 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	29%	$35.57	-$5.63	$427
500	59%	$71.15	-$11.25	$854
750	88%	$106.72	-$16.88	$1,281
1,000	118%	$142.29	-$22.51	$1,708
1,500	176%	$213.44	-$33.76	$2,561
2,000	235%	$284.59	-$45.01	$3,415

Outage record, Linn County REC

Measure, Linn County REC	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	116.0	116.0	1.93 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.499	1.499	0.67 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	77.4	77.4	1.29 h

Territory of Linn County REC

6 Iowa counties, region MRO:

Iowa other states: 6 of 6 counties of Linn County REC drawn

Linn County REC: 6 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Benton
Cedar
Iowa
Johnson
Jones
Linn

Questions on Linn County REC

How big is Linn County REC in Iowa, by customer accounts?

34,734 accounts in 2024: residential 30,323, commercial 4,214, industrial 197.

How many cents per kWh does Linn County REC charge homes?

In 2024 homes paid 14.23 cents; against the Iowa average that is +6.2%.

What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Linn County REC?

SAIDI 116.0 min and SAIFI 1.50 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.17, CAIDI 77 min.

How many net-metered systems connect to Linn County REC?

702 installations with 6.7 MW, of which residential installations number 640.

What would a typical Linn County REC home pay each month?

850 kWh at 14.23 cents comes to about $121, energy only.

Is Linn County REC cheaper than other Iowa utilities?

Rank 4 of 5 in Iowa on price, +6.2% against the state average; 3 charge less than 14.23 ¢.

How much of the Linn County REC load is business?

Homes take 58.7% of 526,804 MWh, commercial accounts 10.9%, industrial and other 30.4%; the 4,214 commercial accounts use 13,631 kWh each, 1.3 times a home.

Does Linn County REC have smart meters or TOU rates?

30,323 of 30,323 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Linn County REC offers a home time-of-use rate; 30,323 customers use dynamic pricing, 100.00% of its homes.

Since 2015, has Linn County REC become cheaper than other Iowa utilities?

3rd cheapest of 5 in 2015, 4th of 5 in 2024; its price rose 15.6% while Iowa rose 15.2%.

What did Linn County REC charge homes in 2025?

14.18 cents per kWh, -0.4% on the 14.23 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Linn County REC at 14.23 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

NorthWestern Energy LLCMontana, 14.23 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
Delaware Electric CooperativeDelaware, 14.22 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ below
Okefenoke Rural El Member CorpGeorgia, 14.24 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ above
Evergy Kansas South, IncKansas, 14.25 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

5 home plan records, energy charges: 5.0 to 25.6 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 2, e.g. Reasidential All Electric Time of Day
Tiered: 2, e.g. Residential Service - Rate Code 1

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Linn County REC in Iowa: 14.23 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar

EIA-861 annual report entry for Linn County REC in Iowa: 14.23 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Linn County REC in Iowa: 14.23 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Linn County REC in Iowa: 14.23 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar, the state price average