Iowa Utilities Board is now Iowa Utilities Commission

After 38 years as the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB), the state agency is welcoming a name change on July 1, 2024, and is now the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC). In conjunction with the agency name change, Board members will now be known as Commissioners.

Additional changes to legal, physical, digital, and agency branding will be phased in over the next few months. The IUC website - now iuc.iowa.gov - also has been updated. Staff and business email addresses are in the process of being updated.

The name change is the result of legislation in Senate File 2385 and follows state government reorganization in 2023 that removed the IUB from under the umbrella of the Department of Commerce. The law does not impact the Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA), a division of the Iowa Department of Justice.

Visitors also will notice new signage outside and inside our building. While not all updates will occur today, the agency will continue to roll out physical and digital name changes including updates to the agency's electronic filing system.

With the launch of the revised IUC website and new web address, users who have bookmarked previous pages may need to update frequently accessed pages.

For questions about the Iowa Utilities Commission, contact IUC Communications Director Don Tormey at [email protected]. For questions about utility service or filing comments in open dockets pending before the IUC, contact IUC Customer Service at 515-725-7300 or [email protected].