Board of Water Electric & Communications
Municipal electric utility · Iowa · #1,048 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #13143
Board of Water Electric & Communications is a municipal electric utility serving 11,727 customers in Iowa. In 2025 it sold 874 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $67.90M in revenue, an average realized rate of 7.77¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 12.89¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, retail marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 10,105 | 101 | $13.03M | 12.89¢ | |
| Commercial | 1,606 | 143 | $14.02M | 9.77¢ | |
| Industrial | 16 | 629 | $40.85M | 6.49¢ | |
| Total | 11,727 | 874 | $67.90M | 7.77¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (833 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11,563 | 868 | $61.80M | 11.94¢ |
| 2022 | 11,705 | 870 | $63.10M | 12.06¢ |
| 2023 | 11,695 | 854 | $65.29M | 12.58¢ |
| 2024 | 11,724 | 875 | $66.44M | 12.63¢ |
| 2025 | 11,727 | 874 | $67.90M | 12.89¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 19 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.27 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 71 minutes
As reported for Iowa under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 755 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 969 GWh
Winter peak demand: 124 MW
Energy losses: 2.9% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 24.6% of 11,304 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 44 installations, 2.5 MW of capacity
Counties served
Muscatine, IA
Other large utilities in Iowa
- MidAmerican Energy Co - 838,069 customers, residential 11.08¢
- Interstate Power and Light Co - 506,498 customers, residential 17.77¢
- Corridor Energy Cooperative - 35,447 customers, residential 14.18¢
- City of Ames - (IA) - 28,239 customers, residential 12.12¢
- Eastern Iowa Light & Power Coop - 23,856 customers, residential 14.81¢
- Cedar Falls Utilities - 20,245 customers, residential 11.56¢
- Maquoketa Valley Rrl Elec Coop - 17,339 customers, residential 13.80¢
- Iowa Lakes Electric Coop - 13,257 customers, residential 13.78¢
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #13143 in the EIA frame.