Municipal utility · · IA

Board of Water Electric & Communications

In 2025, the average Board of Water Electric & Communications customer in Iowa was without power for 19 minutes (19 min), 80% less than the median Iowa utility.

Outage minutes per customer 19min 2025, including major storms
Excluding major storm days 11min The everyday reliability of the network
Outages per customer a year 0.27 SAIFI, 2025
Residential price 12.9¢/kWh 2025 · Iowa median 13.8¢

Reliability

Minutes in the dark, year by year

Average minutes without power per customer in Iowa (SAIDI), with and without major event days, against the median Iowa utility.

0 50 100 150 200 20182019202020212022202320242025 All days 19 No major storms 11 IA median 94

Price

Residential cents per kWh

Revenue from full-service residential customers divided by their sales, as reported to the EIA.

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 20182019202020212022202320242025 This utility 12.9 IA median 13.8

Territory

Counties served

Counties where Board of Water Electric & Communications reports customers. Open one for its full outage history.

Iowa

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2018–2025. Reliability uses the IEEE 1366 standard where the utility reports it. Residential customers in 2025: 10,105.