Electricity in Linn County, Iowa
5 electric utilities serve homes in Linn County, Iowa: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power and Light), Corridor Energy Cooperative, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Cooperative, Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric Cooperative and East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $125.74 (Corridor Energy Cooperative) to $186.49 (East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative) a month. This page covers 2 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Cedar Rapids to Marion.
- 2 cities
- 5 utilities
- EIA and Census data, 2025
Electric utilities in Linn County
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Iowa | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alliant Energy (Interstate Power and Light)Investor-owned utility · bill calculator | 419,451 | $131.38739 kWh, 17.8¢ | $175.33 |
| Corridor Energy CooperativeElectric cooperative | 30,992 | $125.74887 kWh, 14.2¢ | — |
| Eastern Iowa Light & Power CooperativeElectric cooperative | 20,472 | $177.311,197 kWh, 14.8¢ | — |
| Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 11,161 | $153.481,112 kWh, 13.8¢ | — |
| East-Central Iowa Rural Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 7,417 | $186.491,420 kWh, 13.1¢ | — |
1 smaller utility with fewer than 1,000 homes is also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861). The Iowa average was $117.30 a month.
Cities in Linn County
| City | People | City-owned utility | Solar kWh a year per kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | 137,935 | — | 1,360 |
| Marion | 42,732 | — | 1,352 |
A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.
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Who provides electricity in Linn County?
5 electric utilities serve homes in Linn County, Iowa: Alliant Energy (Interstate Power and Light), Corridor Energy Cooperative, Eastern Iowa Light & Power Cooperative, Maquoketa Valley Rural Electric Cooperative and East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill.
Which cities in Linn County are on this page?
Cedar Rapids and Marion.
Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).