Iowa Utilities Commission Filings Database from 2009

State of Iowa provides an electronic filing system for documents filed with or issued by the Iowa Utilities Commission since January 2, 2009. Information is organized by docket and filing type, including permits, motions, objections, inspections, comments, applications, tariffs, orders, petitions, franchises, certificates, and consumer complaints.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in consumer complaints and petitions over time to identify recurring utility service issues.
• Track the frequency and outcomes of applications and tariff filings across different utility dockets.
• Monitor regulatory activity by categorizing documents like orders, certificates, and franchises by docket number.
• Study the relationship between inspection reports and subsequent motions or objections within a case.

Strengths

• Documents cover filings from January 2, 2009 onward, providing over 15 years of regulatory history.
• Data is organized by docket and filing, enabling structured search and case-level analysis.
• Includes a diverse range of document types such as orders, tariffs, petitions, and consumer complaints.

Limitations

• Data is provided in HTML format only, which complicates automated extraction and quantitative analysis.
• The dataset scope is limited to Iowa, limiting applicability for multi-state or national regulatory studies.
• Sample data and concrete metrics like row count or file size are unavailable, obscuring the dataset's scale.

Provenance

Source

State of Iowa, Iowa Utilities Commission.

Collection Method

Documents filed with or issued by the commission via its Electronic Filing System.

Time Range

From January 2, 2009 onward.

Freshness

Last updated on March 7, III.

Geography

Iowa, United States.