Iowa

North Carolina

Side-by-side comparison of electricity costs, generation mix, and renewable energy data.

Reviewed by EnergyProfile Editorial Team · Updated Apr 12, 2026

Iowa	Metric	North Carolina
13.72¢/kWh	Residential	14.02¢/kWh
11.05¢/kWh	Commercial	10.25¢/kWh
7.20¢/kWh	Industrial	7.80¢/kWh
#16	Price Rank	#17
65.5%	Renewable %	13.8%

Generation Mix

Iowa

Coal

20.5%

Gas

13.9%

Hydro

1.5%

Wind

62.8%

Solar

0.9%

North Carolina

Coal

12.7%

Gas

41.1%

Nuclear

32.1%

Hydro

3.6%

Wind

0.4%

Solar

8.8%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Iowa has cheaper residential electricity at 13.72¢/kWh. The difference is 0.30¢/kWh between the two states. Iowa ranks #16 and North Carolina ranks #17 cheapest among all states.

Iowa gets 65.5% of electricity from renewables, while North Carolina gets 13.8%. Iowa leads in renewable energy adoption.

Sources: US Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.

The side-by-side above pulls the the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles data for both Iowa and North Carolina. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for Iowa versus North Carolina, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual Iowa and North Carolina detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.