Electric Department

ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT

The City of Tipton Electric Utility is the oldest municipal electric utility in Iowa, established in 1880. Its power plant, which began operation in 1882, is recognized as the oldest operating municipal power plant west of the Mississippi River.

In 1882, a Corliss steam engine was in the former Tipton Town Hall at Fifth and Lynn Streets supplied electricity to light the downtown business district. That same year, the Tipton Advertiser proudly proclaimed Tipton as “likely the first village in the world wholly lighted by electricity.”

Today, the City of Tipton purchases energy through the Resale Power Group of Iowa (RPGI), along with contracted power from NextEra Energy. Electricity is transmitted over lines owned by ITC Midwest and administered by RPGI, to the Tipton Substation.  From the Tipton Substation, the city owns, maintains and upgrades its’ electrical infrastructure to its customers. The city also maintains ownership interest in generation at the Louisa Generation Plant, located south of Muscatine, Iowa
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The Electric Utility operates three electric generation facilities. Two are located near Electric Department office and together provide 9 megawatts of generation capacity. The third is a solar generation site, located on the south side of the city with a capacity of 1 megawatt.
The City of Tipton Electric Utility proudly serves more than 1,822 customers.
  
Contact Us

Jon Walsh
Electric Superintendent

Phone:
Office: 563-886-6187
Email: jwalsh@tiptoniowa.org

Mailing Address:
407 Lynn Street
Tipton, IA  52772

Office Location:         
200 W 4^th Street
Tipton, IA 52772

Hours:
Monday through Friday
7:30 am to 4:00 pm