Sweeping Plains > Iowa

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Resources: A measure of total energy production and consumption per capita

Market: The cost of consumption, measured in electricity prices and gasoline taxes

Infrastructure: Capacity to generate and refine energy sources; miles of pipelines

22nd Resources
18th Market
26th Infrastructure

Natural gas supplies almost one-fourth of Iowa's total energy demand. The state does not have any natural gas production of its own, but it does contain four natural gas storage fields with a combined capacity of almost 300 billion cubic feet.

The state ranks relatively high in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) consumption due to its heavy use for agricultural purposes and for residential heating.

state-iowa

Production trillion btu

0
Oil
0
Gas
0
Coal
48
Wind
0.00
Solar
3
Hydro
476
Biofuel
46
Nuclear

net energy Production trillion btu

-934
+573 Produced
1,507 Consumed

Consumption trillion btu

408
Oil
266
Gas
423
Coal
364
Renewable
46
Nuclear

Gasoline Tax total state + federal, 2014

IA
$0.50
USA
$0.46

Key Policies

  • Requires all electric utilities to offer green power options. Requires the state's two investor-owned utilities to own or to contract for a combined total of 105 megawatts of renewable generating capacity.

  • Allows the statewide use of conventional motor gasoline.

  • Requires a permit and surety bond for oil and gas well drilling.

Electricity net production, trillion btu

+57
7.86¢
IA
8.81¢
USA

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Resources: A measure of total energy production and consumption per capita

Market: The cost of consumption, measured in electricity prices and gasoline taxes

Infrastructure: Capacity to generate and refine energy sources; miles of pipelines