Iowa Utility Association

Alliant Energy's free Farm Energy Assessment can help you manage your energy bills. By having an Alliant Energy agriculture representative assess energy use on your farm, you can pinpoint areas of energy waste and get tailored energy-saving solutions. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3OiVxuH.

On Global Wind Day, we’re celebrating the power of wind energy! We’re proud that wind development has helped maintain affordable rates and made Iowa a wind energy leader.

Did you know our member utility providers may offer rebate programs that reward customers for energy efficiency? Contact your utility provider to learn more.

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Natural gas is one of the safest and most reliable forms of energy, but it's important to know what to do if you smell gas. Black Hills Energy outlines steps to keep you and your family safe: https://bit.ly/4u0iRfA.

Iowa's electric grid is being upgraded. The plan guiding that work is 10 years old.

The decisions driving today's construction were made long before the current conversation about data centers started. This infrastructure was planned for Iowa's farms, factories, homes and businesses.

The federal government's most recent study on electricity prices found that states where electricity use is growing fastest are seeing prices fall, not rise. Iowa is one of those states.

The planning is working.

-- Chaz Allen, Executive Director, Iowa Utility Association

Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Retail Electricity Price Trends and Drivers: Data Update, April 2026

June is National Homeownership Month. Take a moment to make sure you’re doing what you can to save money, conserve energy and care for your home.

Alliant Energy is making Iowa and Wisconsin a little brighter and greener one tree at a time. Through its One Million Trees initiative, Alliant has pledged to plant 1 million trees by 2030 — and is well on its way, with January marking over 600,000 trees planted. Alliant continues to work toward this goal by offering landscaping trees at a discounted cost, replacing trees after timber harvests and storms, and partnering with Trees Forever to support tree-planting projects in communities throughout Iowa and Wisconsin. Learn more about its efforts to plant one tree per customer here: https://bit.ly/3Qo0hzM.

Today we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the safety and freedom of our country.

With summer planting projects getting underway, remember to call 811 before you dig to ensure gas or electric lines are not hit. This includes digging for new fences, mailboxes and trees.

The U.S. Department of Energy just published a national study on electricity prices. Iowa showed up on the right side of every chart.

As electricity demand grew across the country, states that grew the most generally saw prices fall. Iowa was one of them. (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory / Brattle Group, April 2026.)