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Minnesota electricity rates: a cold state with small electric bills

Homes in Minnesota paid an average of 16.28¢ per kWh over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026), 9.8% below the US average of 18.04¢; 17.20¢ in August 2026 alone.1 The average residential bill was $117.67 a month in 2025, for 744 kWh.2

EIA monthly data through August 2026 (preliminary, released October 23, 2026); annual data for 2025 are final. Next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Average revenue per kWh includes fixed charges and riders; it is not a tariff rate.

Midwest region, West North Central division

Minnesota recorded the 2nd highest3 number of heating degree days among the states from 2016 to 2025, yet its average home electric bill was the 10th lowest2 in the country in 2025. Only 18.8%4 of Minnesota households heat mainly with electricity, and the largest electric bills come in July, not January. Which of the state's 1695 utilities wires your home decides the rest.

What a kilowatt-hour costs in Minnesota, by period

Minnesota homes paid an average of 16.28¢ per kWh over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, 1.76¢ per kWh less than the US average, and the 28th1 lowest of the 50 states and DC. The figure is average revenue per kWh: everything residential customers paid their utilities, fixed charges and riders included, divided by the kilowatt-hours they used. It is not a tariff line on any utility's rate sheet.

Which period you quote matters, because Minnesota's average price rises in summer and falls in winter. Over the last 12 months it was highest in June 2026 (17.52¢ per kWh) and lowest in December 2025 (14.94¢ per kWh). A single summer month therefore overstates the year: the August 2026 average was 17.20¢ per kWh, up 1.8%1 on August 2025. Monthly figures since January 2026 are preliminary.

Residential electricity price by month, Minnesota and the US, 2022–Aug 2026
Residential electricity price by month, Minnesota and the US, 2022–Aug 202610¢12¢14¢16¢18¢20222023202420252026

Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Average revenue per kWh (all charges, nominal dollars), each month; summer and winter months differ by season. Monthly EIA data through August 2026 (released October 23, 2026); months since January 2026 are preliminary.

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PeriodMinnesota (¢/kWh)United States (¢/kWh)
Jan 202212.84¢13.64¢
Feb 202213.28¢13.76¢
Mar 202213.49¢14.41¢
Apr 202213.96¢14.57¢
May 202214.60¢14.89¢
Jun 202215.10¢15.30¢
Jul 202215.25¢15.31¢
Aug 202215.26¢15.82¢
Sep 202215.53¢16.19¢
Oct 202215.07¢15.99¢
Nov 202214.18¢15.55¢
Dec 202213.15¢14.94¢
Jan 202313.25¢15.47¢
Feb 202313.63¢15.98¢
Mar 202313.94¢16.04¢
Apr 202314.71¢16.10¢
May 202315.32¢16.14¢
Jun 202315.68¢16.09¢
Jul 202315.60¢15.86¢
Aug 202315.61¢15.91¢
Sep 202315.44¢16.27¢
Oct 202315.45¢16.48¢
Nov 202314.52¢16.19¢
Dec 202314.09¢15.69¢
Jan 202414.24¢15.41¢
Feb 202414.58¢16.10¢
Mar 202414.88¢16.67¢
Apr 202415.26¢16.86¢
May 202415.86¢16.40¢
Jun 202416.54¢16.38¢
Jul 202416.50¢16.62¢
Aug 202416.45¢16.60¢
Sep 202416.45¢16.82¢
Oct 202415.96¢17.09¢
Nov 202415.01¢16.85¢
Dec 202414.10¢16.27¢
Jan 202514.51¢15.92¢
Feb 202514.60¢16.40¢
Mar 202515.09¢17.03¢
Apr 202515.08¢17.20¢
May 202515.82¢17.33¢
Jun 202517.32¢17.44¢
Jul 202516.90¢17.39¢
Aug 202516.89¢17.57¢
Sep 202517.07¢18.05¢
Oct 202516.34¢17.95¢
Nov 202515.65¢17.77¢
Dec 202514.94¢17.11¢
Jan 202614.96¢17.45¢
Feb 202615.37¢17.65¢
Mar 202615.69¢18.60¢
Apr 202616.39¢18.86¢
May 202616.95¢18.44¢
Jun 202617.52¢18.34¢
Jul 202617.45¢18.31¢
Aug 202617.20¢18.16¢

Increases have been smaller than the national ones. Over the last 12 months the residential average rose 4.2% against the 12 before, the 12th lowest increase among the states, while the US average rose 6.5%1. From 2020 to 2025 Minnesota's annual price went up 20.2%, against 31.0% for the country. Over the longer run Minnesota rose slightly faster than the country: from 7.61¢ per kWh7 in 2001 to 15.83¢ per kWh in 2025, up 108.0%, against 100.8% for the US. The annual average rose in 22 of those years; the last decline was in 20196.

Long winters, small electric bills

Minnesota averaged 8,189 heating degree days a year from 2016 to 2025, the 2nd highest3 among the states with NOAA data; the measure adds up how far and how long outdoor temperatures fall below 65°F. Yet the average Minnesota home used 744 kWh of electricity a month in 2025, 18th lowest among the states and below the US average of 874 kWh, and its bill of $117.67 was 10th lowest2.

How homes are heated helps explain it. In the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey, 18.8% of Minnesota households named electricity as their main heating fuel (12th lowest among the states), against 41.8%4 nationally. Most Minnesota homes heat with other fuels, which arrive on a separate bill.

Heating degree days against monthly electricity use per home: Minnesota among the states
Heating degree days against monthly electricity use per home: Minnesota among the states4006008001,0001,20002,5005,0007,500Alabama: 2,261, 1,145Arizona: 2,041, 1,030Arkansas: 3,082, 1,076California: 2,478, 494Colorado: 6,608, 658Connecticut: 5,510, 704Delaware: 4,258, 920Florida: 443, 1,103Georgia: 2,405, 1,077Idaho: 6,782, 933Illinois: 5,714, 717Indiana: 5,264, 938Iowa: 6,516, 861IAKansas: 4,695, 876Kentucky: 4,064, 1,094Louisiana: 1,539, 1,225Maine: 7,420, 533Maryland: 4,221, 945Massachusetts: 5,835, 596Michigan: 6,366, 635Minnesota: 8,189, 744MNMississippi: 2,078, 1,184Missouri: 4,701, 1,038Montana: 7,946, 853Nebraska: 5,967, 973Nevada: 3,494, 868New Hampshire: 6,847, 640New Jersey: 4,915, 670New Mexico: 4,268, 638New York: 5,787, 586North Carolina: 3,062, 1,044North Dakota: 8,803, 1,070NDOhio: 5,271, 874Oklahoma: 3,384, 1,064Oregon: 5,369, 866Pennsylvania: 5,358, 839Rhode Island: 5,418, 562South Carolina: 2,381, 1,067South Dakota: 7,331, 984SDTennessee: 3,525, 1,180Texas: 1,640, 1,110Utah: 6,492, 761Vermont: 7,383, 592Virginia: 3,937, 1,067Washington: 5,728, 945West Virginia: 4,770, 1,073Wisconsin: 7,076, 667WIWyoming: 7,808, 835Heating degree days →

Source: NOAA, Climate Prediction Center population-weighted degree days by state; EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state. Each dot is a state (horizontal: Heating degree days; vertical: kWh a month, 2025). Population-weighted heating degree days (base 65°F), annual average 2016-2025. Period: 2016 to 2025. Residential kilowatt-hours per customer per month, 2025.

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StateHeating degree dayskWh a month, 2025
Florida4431,103
Louisiana1,5391,225
Texas1,6401,110
Arizona2,0411,030
Mississippi2,0781,184
Alabama2,2611,145
South Carolina2,3811,067
Georgia2,4051,077
California2,478494
North Carolina3,0621,044
Arkansas3,0821,076
Oklahoma3,3841,064
Nevada3,494868
Tennessee3,5251,180
Virginia3,9371,067
Kentucky4,0641,094
Maryland4,221945
Delaware4,258920
New Mexico4,268638
Kansas4,695876
Missouri4,7011,038
West Virginia4,7701,073
New Jersey4,915670
Indiana5,264938
Ohio5,271874
Pennsylvania5,358839
Oregon5,369866
Rhode Island5,418562
Connecticut5,510704
Illinois5,714717
Washington5,728945
New York5,787586
Massachusetts5,835596
Nebraska5,967973
Michigan6,366635
Utah6,492761
Iowa6,516861
Colorado6,608658
Idaho6,782933
New Hampshire6,847640
Wisconsin7,076667
South Dakota7,331984
Vermont7,383592
Maine7,420533
Wyoming7,808835
Montana7,946853
Minnesota8,189744
North Dakota8,8031,070

Households' own reports agree. In the same 2025 survey, 32.1% of Minnesota households paying for electricity said their last bill was under $100, 10th highest among the states, and the median was about $140, against $169 for the US. The share reporting $250 or more was 18.0% (margin of error ±0.4 percentage points), up 3.2 percentage points8 from 2024; that change has not been tested for statistical significance. Survey bills are recalled amounts and include taxes, so they differ from EIA's revenue-based average.

July, not January, sets the peak

Minnesota homes used the most electricity in July 2026, 971 kWh on average, and the least in May 2026, 626 kWh: a ratio of 1.6 times over the last 12 months. Use has two humps, one in summer and a second in December and January; the chart shows the winter hump only a little lower than the summer one. The price per kWh moves the opposite way, lowest in December 2025 and highest in June 2026, so summer bills rise faster than use and winter bills slower. At Xcel Energy the average residential bill ran from $83.03 in April 2026 to $177.04 in July 20269. Statewide, the average bill in August 2026 was $145.27 for 844 kWh1; monthly figures for 2026 are preliminary.

Electricity use per home each month, Minnesota (Sep 2025 to Aug 2026)

Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential kWh sold per customer in each month. The table adds that month's average residential price. Monthly EIA data through August 2026 (released October 23, 2026); months since January 2026 are preliminary.

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MonthkWh per customerResidential ¢/kWh
September 202566417.07¢
October 202563216.34¢
November 202564115.65¢
December 202585414.94¢
January 202689114.96¢
February 202675315.37¢
March 202672115.69¢
April 202662916.39¢
May 202662616.95¢
June 202671117.52¢
July 202697117.45¢
August 202684417.20¢

Air conditioning is a small part of the year's total all the same. EIA's Residential Energy Consumption Survey, from 2020, put cooling at 10% of the electricity Minnesota homes used, tied for 8th lowest among the states, and space heating at 13%10. The 2024 edition of those figures is due in spring 2027.

Minnesota electric companies: one large utility and many small ones

EIA counted 169 utilities reporting customers in Minnesota in 2025. Xcel Energy, the brand of Northern States Power Company (Minnesota), serves 52.8% of the state's residential customers. After it the list fragments: Connexus Energy (5.8%), Minnesota Power (5.4%), Dakota Electric Association (4.6%) and East Central Energy (2.4%). Most of the 305 utilities with 10,000 or more residential customers are electric cooperatives, owned by their members.

Ownership averages are close together. In 2025 the investor-owned utilities' residential customers paid an average of 16.66¢ per kWh, the cooperatives' 15.22¢ per kWh and the city utilities' 15.04¢ per kWh. The spread between individual utilities is much wider: 7.31¢ per kWh, from 11.27¢ per kWh at Otter Tail Power Co to 18.58¢ per kWh5 at Rochester Public Utilities.

Minnesota utilities by average residential price, 2025
Otter Tail Power Co11.27¢
City of Moorhead11.52¢
Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Association13.11¢
Lake Region Electric Cooperative13.60¢
Stearns Cooperative Electric Association14.07¢
Connexus Energy14.11¢
Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp14.30¢
Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative14.39¢
Wild Rice Electric Cooperative14.70¢
Runestone Electric Association14.75¢
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association15.00¢
City of Owatonna15.03¢
Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative15.28¢
City of Austin15.35¢
Beltrami Electric Cooperative15.47¢
Dakota Electric Association15.63¢
Minnesota average15.83¢
Minnesota Power15.86¢
Shakopee Public Utilities Comm15.91¢
BENCO Electric Cooperative16.14¢
City of Anoka16.20¢

Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. Utilities with 10,000 or more bundled (full-service) residential customers; the 20 lowest of 30 shown. Revenue divided by kWh sold, all charges included, EIA-861 2025 final. Darker bars have their own page.

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Utility¢/kWh
Otter Tail Power Co11.27¢
City of Moorhead11.52¢
Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Association13.11¢
Lake Region Electric Cooperative13.60¢
Stearns Cooperative Electric Association14.07¢
Connexus Energy14.11¢
Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp14.30¢
Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative14.39¢
Wild Rice Electric Cooperative14.70¢
Runestone Electric Association14.75¢
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association15.00¢
City of Owatonna15.03¢
Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative15.28¢
City of Austin15.35¢
Beltrami Electric Cooperative15.47¢
Dakota Electric Association15.63¢
Minnesota average15.83¢
Minnesota Power15.86¢
Shakopee Public Utilities Comm15.91¢
BENCO Electric Cooperative16.14¢
City of Anoka16.20¢

The four largest have their own pages: Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, Minnesota Power and Dakota Electric Association.

The highest price among the big four, the smallest bill

Xcel Energy's residential customers paid 17.07¢ per kWh in 2025, 7.8% above the Minnesota average and the 6th highest of the state's 30 larger utilities. Its average bill was still the lowest of the four largest, $104.99, because its homes used 615 kWh a month. Connexus Energy, north of the Twin Cities, ran the other way: a lower average price of 14.11¢ per kWh, more use at 802 kWh, and a higher bill of $113.11. Dakota Electric's customers paid 15.63¢ per kWh for 745 kWh and averaged $116.41; Minnesota Power's paid 15.86¢ per kWh for 673 kWh, $106.805 a month.

Average monthly use per residential customer, 2025: eight Minnesota utilities
Rochester Public Utilities (MN)581
Xcel Energy (MN)615
Minnesota Power (MN)673
Dakota Electric Association (MN)745
Connexus Energy (MN)802
East Central Energy (MN)857
Lake Country Power (MN)873
Otter Tail Power Co (MN)904

Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.

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Utilityaverage monthly residential use
Rochester Public Utilities (MN)581
Xcel Energy (MN)615
Minnesota Power (MN)673
Dakota Electric Association (MN)745
Connexus Energy (MN)802
East Central Energy (MN)857
Lake Country Power (MN)873
Otter Tail Power Co (MN)904
Average monthly residential bill, 2025: the same eight utilities
Otter Tail Power Co (MN)$101.91
Xcel Energy (MN)$104.99
Minnesota Power (MN)$106.80
Rochester Public Utilities (MN)$107.89
Connexus Energy (MN)$113.11
Dakota Electric Association (MN)$116.41
East Central Energy (MN)$151.16
Lake Country Power (MN)$160.13

Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.

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Utilityaverage monthly residential bill
Otter Tail Power Co (MN)$101.91
Xcel Energy (MN)$104.99
Minnesota Power (MN)$106.80
Rochester Public Utilities (MN)$107.89
Connexus Energy (MN)$113.11
Dakota Electric Association (MN)$116.41
East Central Energy (MN)$151.16
Lake Country Power (MN)$160.13

The same pattern runs through the smaller utilities in the charts. Otter Tail Power Co, with the lowest average price of the larger utilities, serves homes that use more electricity than Xcel's, and Rochester Public Utilities, with the highest, serves homes that use less; their bills end up closer than their prices. The rural cooperatives with both a high price and high use, such as East Central Energy and Lake Country Power, have the largest bills of the group.

The change from 2024 to 2025 also differed by utility. Xcel's average price moved +0.5% and Minnesota Power's +1.3%, while Dakota Electric's rose 11.6%, and its average bill went from $100.2511 to $116.415.

Which utility serves your address

EIA's service-territory records show two or more distribution utilities in 87 of Minnesota's 87 counties, up to 12 in St. Louis County. Xcel Energy reports service in 52 counties and shares 52 of them with at least one other utility; Minnesota Power reports 17 and shares 1712. A city name or ZIP code is therefore not enough to know who sends the bill, or what it averages; the utility's own service map decides by address. The county table below lists every utility reported in each county.

Who delivers electricity in each county of Minnesota
Who delivers electricity in each county of MinnesotaAitkin County: Minnesota Power, East Central Energy, Lake Country Power and 2 moreAnoka County: Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, City of AnokaBecker County: Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Wild Rice Electric Cooperative and 4 moreBeltrami County: Otter Tail Power Co, Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Roseau Electric Cooperative and 3 moreBenton County: Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power, East Central EnergyBig Stone County: Otter Tail Power Co, Agralite Electric Cooperative, Traverse Electric Cooperative and 1 moreBlue Earth County: Xcel Energy, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, BENCO Electric Cooperative and 4 moreBrown County: Xcel Energy, New Ulm Public Utilities Comm, South Central Electric Association and 4 moreCarlton County: Minnesota Power, Lake Country Power, Moose Lake Water & Light CommCarver County: Xcel Energy, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative and 2 moreCass County: Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Country Power and 4 moreChippewa County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Kandiyohi Power Cooperative and 5 moreChisago County: Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, East Central EnergyClay County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative and 6 moreClearwater County: Otter Tail Power Co, Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Wild Rice Electric Cooperative and 4 moreCook County: Minnesota Power, Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, City of Grand MaraisCottonwood County: Nobles Cooperative Electric, Federated Rural Electric Association, South Central Electric Association and 5 moreCrow Wing County: Minnesota Power, Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp, Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative and 1 moreDakota County: Xcel Energy, Dakota Electric Association, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative and 1 moreDodge County: Xcel Energy, People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative and 4 moreDouglas County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative and 4 moreFaribault County: Xcel Energy, BENCO Electric Cooperative, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative and 5 moreFillmore County: People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, MiEnergy Cooperative and 7 moreFreeborn County: Xcel Energy, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric and 1 moreGoodhue County: Xcel Energy, Dakota Electric Association, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric and 3 moreGrant County: Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Runestone Electric Association and 3 moreHennepin County: Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association and 3 moreHouston County: Xcel Energy, MiEnergy Cooperative, City of Caledonia and 2 moreHubbard County: Minnesota Power, Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Association and 2 moreIsanti County: Connexus Energy, East Central EnergyItasca County: Minnesota Power, Lake Country Power, Beltrami Electric Cooperative and 4 moreJackson County: Nobles Cooperative Electric, Federated Rural Electric Association, South Central Electric Association and 3 moreKanabec County: East Central Energy, City of MoraKandiyohi County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Stearns Cooperative Electric Association and 6 moreKittson County: Otter Tail Power Co, P K M Electric CooperativeKoochiching County: Minnesota Power, Lake Country Power, Beltrami Electric Cooperative and 2 moreLac qui Parle County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Minnesota Valley Cooperative L&P Association and 3 moreLake County: Minnesota Power, Lake Country Power, Cooperative Light & Power and 2 moreLake of the Woods County: North Star Electric Cooperative, Roseau Electric Cooperative, City of BaudetteLe Sueur County: Xcel Energy, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, BENCO Electric Cooperative and 5 moreLincoln County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Nobles Cooperative Electric and 4 moreLyon County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Nobles Cooperative Electric and 4 moreMcLeod County: Xcel Energy, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association and 4 moreMahnomen County: Otter Tail Power Co, Wild Rice Electric Cooperative, Clearwater-Polk Electric CooperativeMarshall County: Otter Tail Power Co, Roseau Electric Cooperative, Red Lake Electric Cooperative and 5 moreMartin County: Fairmont Public Utilities Comm, Federated Rural Electric Association, South Central Electric Association and 2 moreMeeker County: Xcel Energy, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association and 3 moreMille Lacs County: Connexus Energy, East Central Energy, Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative and 1 moreMorrison County: Minnesota Power, East Central Energy, Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp and 4 moreMower County: Xcel Energy, People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative and 3 moreMurray County: Xcel Energy, Nobles Cooperative Electric, Federated Rural Electric Association and 4 moreNicollet County: Xcel Energy, BENCO Electric Cooperative, City of Saint Peter and 2 moreNobles County: Xcel Energy, Nobles Cooperative Electric, Federated Rural Electric Association and 6 moreNorman County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Red River Valley Cooperative Power Association and 3 moreOlmsted County: Xcel Energy, Rochester Public Utilities, People's Cooperative Services and 3 moreOtter Tail County: Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative and 5 morePennington County: Otter Tail Power Co, Red Lake Electric Cooperative, City of Thief River FallsPine County: Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power, East Central Energy and 2 morePipestone County: Xcel Energy, Nobles Cooperative Electric, Lyon Electric Cooperative and 1 morePolk County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Wild Rice Electric Cooperative and 8 morePope County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Stearns Cooperative Electric Association and 2 moreRamsey County: Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, City of North St PaulRed Lake County: Otter Tail Power Co, Red Lake Electric Cooperative, Clearwater-Polk Electric CooperativeRedwood County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Nobles Cooperative Electric and 6 moreRenville County: Xcel Energy, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, McLeod Cooperative Power Association and 5 moreRice County: Xcel Energy, Dakota Electric Association, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative and 2 moreRock County: Xcel Energy, Nobles Cooperative Electric, Sioux Valley SW Electric Cooperative and 1 moreRoseau County: Otter Tail Power Co, North Star Electric Cooperative, Roseau Electric Cooperative and 2 moreSt. Louis County: Minnesota Power, Lake Country Power, Hibbing Public Utilities Comm and 9 moreScott County: Xcel Energy, Dakota Electric Association, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative and 2 moreSherburne County: Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, East Central Energy and 3 moreSibley County: Xcel Energy, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, BENCO Electric Cooperative and 6 moreStearns County: Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association and 6 moreSteele County: Xcel Energy, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, City of Owatonna and 2 moreStevens County: Otter Tail Power Co, Runestone Electric Association, Agralite Electric Cooperative and 2 moreSwift County: Otter Tail Power Co, Kandiyohi Power Cooperative, Minnesota Valley Cooperative L&P Association and 3 moreTodd County: Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power Co and 6 moreTraverse County: Otter Tail Power Co, Traverse Electric CooperativeWabasha County: Xcel Energy, People's Cooperative Services, Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association and 1 moreWadena County: Minnesota Power, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Association and 2 moreWaseca County: Xcel Energy, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric and 2 moreWashington County: Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, East Central Energy and 1 moreWatonwan County: Xcel Energy, Federated Rural Electric Association, South Central Electric Association and 3 moreWilkin County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative and 3 moreWinona County: Xcel Energy, People's Cooperative Services, MiEnergy Cooperative and 1 moreWright County: Xcel Energy, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, City of Elk River and 4 moreYellow Medicine County: Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Minnesota Valley Cooperative L&P Association and 4 more

Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. Counties where each utility reports serving customers (EIA-861 service territory, 2025). A utility often serves only part of a county, and several can share one: the map shows where each one is present, not street-level boundaries. Point at a county for every utility listed there.

Which utilities serve each county of Minnesota
Aitkin County5Minnesota Power, East Central Energy, Lake Country Power, Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative, Aitkin Public Utilities Comm
Anoka County3Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, City of Anoka
Becker County7Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Wild Rice Electric Cooperative, Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Association, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative, City of Detroit Lakes, City of Lake Park
Beltrami County6Otter Tail Power Co, Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Roseau Electric Cooperative, Red Lake Electric Cooperative, North Itasca Electric Cooperative, Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative
Benton County3Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power, East Central Energy
Big Stone County4Otter Tail Power Co, Agralite Electric Cooperative, Traverse Electric Cooperative, City of Ortonville
Blue Earth County7Xcel Energy, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, BENCO Electric Cooperative, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, South Central Electric Association, Brown County Rural Electric Association, City of Lake Crystal
Brown County7Xcel Energy, New Ulm Public Utilities Comm, South Central Electric Association, Brown County Rural Electric Association, Redwood Electric Cooperative, Sleepy Eye Public Utility Comm, Springfield Public Utils Comm
Carlton County3Minnesota Power, Lake Country Power, Moose Lake Water & Light Comm
Carver County5Xcel Energy, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, City of Chaska, McLeod Cooperative Power Association
Cass County7Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Country Power, Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp, Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Association, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative
Chippewa County8Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Kandiyohi Power Cooperative, Minnesota Valley Cooperative L&P Association, Agralite Electric Cooperative, Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association, City of Granite Falls, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Chisago County3Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, East Central Energy
Clay County9Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, City of Moorhead, Wild Rice Electric Cooperative, Red River Valley Cooperative Power Association, City of Barnesville, Hawley Public Utilities Comm, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Clearwater County7Otter Tail Power Co, Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Wild Rice Electric Cooperative, Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Association, Red Lake Electric Cooperative, Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative, Bagley Public Utilities Comm
Cook County3Minnesota Power, Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, City of Grand Marais
Cottonwood County8Nobles Cooperative Electric, Federated Rural Electric Association, South Central Electric Association, Brown County Rural Electric Association, Redwood Electric Cooperative, City of Windom, City of Mountain Lake, City of Westbrook
Crow Wing County4Minnesota Power, Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp, Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative, Brainerd Public Utilities
Dakota County4Xcel Energy, Dakota Electric Association, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association
Dodge County7Xcel Energy, People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association, City of Kasson, City of Blooming Prairie
Douglas County7Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Stearns Cooperative Electric Association, Runestone Electric Association, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative, City of Alexandria
Faribault County8Xcel Energy, BENCO Electric Cooperative, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, Federated Rural Electric Association, Blue Earth Light & Water, City of Wells, Heartland Power Cooperative
Fillmore County10People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, MiEnergy Cooperative, Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm, City of Rushford, Preston Public Utilities Comm, City of Harmony, Lanesboro Public Utility Comm, City of Mabel, City of Peterson
Freeborn County4Xcel Energy, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, Heartland Power Cooperative
Goodhue County6Xcel Energy, Dakota Electric Association, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association, City of Lake City, Kenyon Municipal Utilities
Grant County6Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Runestone Electric Association, Traverse Electric Cooperative, City of Elbow Lake, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Hennepin County6Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, City of Elk River, City of Anoka
Houston County5Xcel Energy, MiEnergy Cooperative, City of Caledonia, City of Spring Grove, City of Eitzen
Hubbard County5Minnesota Power, Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Association, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative, Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative
Isanti County2Connexus Energy, East Central Energy
Itasca County7Minnesota Power, Lake Country Power, Beltrami Electric Cooperative, Grand Rapids Public Util Comm, North Itasca Electric Cooperative, City of Nashwauk, Keewatin Public Utilities
Jackson County6Nobles Cooperative Electric, Federated Rural Electric Association, South Central Electric Association, City of Jackson, City of Lakefield, City of Alpha
Kanabec County2East Central Energy, City of Mora
Kandiyohi County9Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Stearns Cooperative Electric Association, Kandiyohi Power Cooperative, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, Willmar Municipal Utilities, McLeod Cooperative Power Association, Agralite Electric Cooperative, Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association
Kittson County2Otter Tail Power Co, P K M Electric Cooperative
Koochiching County5Minnesota Power, Lake Country Power, Beltrami Electric Cooperative, North Star Electric Cooperative, North Itasca Electric Cooperative
Lac qui Parle County6Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Minnesota Valley Cooperative L&P Association, City of Madison, H-D Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Lake County5Minnesota Power, Lake Country Power, Cooperative Light & Power, Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, City of Two Harbors
Lake of the Woods County3North Star Electric Cooperative, Roseau Electric Cooperative, City of Baudette
Le Sueur County8Xcel Energy, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, BENCO Electric Cooperative, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, City of Saint Peter, New Prague Utilities Comm, City of Le Sueur, City of Kasota
Lincoln County7Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Nobles Cooperative Electric, Minnesota Valley Cooperative L&P Association, Lyon Electric Cooperative, Sioux Valley SW Electric Cooperative, City of Tyler
Lyon County7Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Nobles Cooperative Electric, City of Marshall, Minnesota Valley Cooperative L&P Association, Redwood Electric Cooperative, Lyon Electric Cooperative
Mahnomen County3Otter Tail Power Co, Wild Rice Electric Cooperative, Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative
Marshall County8Otter Tail Power Co, Roseau Electric Cooperative, Red Lake Electric Cooperative, P K M Electric Cooperative, City of Warren, City of Stephen, City of Alvarado, City of Newfolden
Martin County5Fairmont Public Utilities Comm, Federated Rural Electric Association, South Central Electric Association, Truman Public Utilities Comm, City of Ceylon
McLeod County7Xcel Energy, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, McLeod Cooperative Power Association, Hutchinson Utilities Comm, Glencoe Light & Power Comm, City of Brownton
Meeker County6Xcel Energy, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, McLeod Cooperative Power Association, Litchfield Public Utilities, City of Grove City
Mille Lacs County4Connexus Energy, East Central Energy, Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative, Princeton Public Utils Comm
Morrison County7Minnesota Power, East Central Energy, Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp, Stearns Cooperative Electric Association, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative, City of Pierz, City of Randall
Mower County6Xcel Energy, People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, MiEnergy Cooperative, City of Austin, Heartland Power Cooperative
Murray County7Xcel Energy, Nobles Cooperative Electric, Federated Rural Electric Association, South Central Electric Association, Redwood Electric Cooperative, Lyon Electric Cooperative, Sioux Valley SW Electric Cooperative
Nicollet County5Xcel Energy, BENCO Electric Cooperative, City of Saint Peter, Brown County Rural Electric Association, Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association
Nobles County9Xcel Energy, Nobles Cooperative Electric, Federated Rural Electric Association, City of Worthington, Sioux Valley SW Electric Cooperative, Adrian Public Utilities Comm, City of Round Lake, City of Brewster, City of Rushmore
Norman County6Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Red River Valley Cooperative Power Association, City of Ada, City of Halstad, City of Shelly
Olmsted County6Xcel Energy, Rochester Public Utilities, People's Cooperative Services, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, MiEnergy Cooperative, Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association
Otter Tail County8Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Runestone Electric Association, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative, City of Wadena, City of Henning, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Pennington County3Otter Tail Power Co, Red Lake Electric Cooperative, City of Thief River Falls
Pine County5Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power, East Central Energy, Lake Country Power, Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Co
Pipestone County4Xcel Energy, Nobles Cooperative Electric, Lyon Electric Cooperative, Sioux Valley SW Electric Cooperative
Polk County11Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Wild Rice Electric Cooperative, Red Lake Electric Cooperative, Red River Valley Cooperative Power Association, City of East Grand Forks, Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative, P K M Electric Cooperative, City of Fosston, City of Nielsville, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Pope County5Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Stearns Cooperative Electric Association, Runestone Electric Association, Agralite Electric Cooperative
Ramsey County3Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, City of North St Paul
Red Lake County3Otter Tail Power Co, Red Lake Electric Cooperative, Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative
Redwood County9Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Nobles Cooperative Electric, Minnesota Valley Cooperative L&P Association, South Central Electric Association, Brown County Rural Electric Association, Redwood Electric Cooperative, Redwood Falls Public Util Comm, Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association
Renville County8Xcel Energy, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, McLeod Cooperative Power Association, Minnesota Valley Cooperative L&P Association, Brown County Rural Electric Association, Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association, City of Olivia, City of Fairfax
Rice County5Xcel Energy, Dakota Electric Association, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association
Rock County4Xcel Energy, Nobles Cooperative Electric, Sioux Valley SW Electric Cooperative, City of Luverne
Roseau County5Otter Tail Power Co, North Star Electric Cooperative, Roseau Electric Cooperative, City of Roseau, City of Warroad
Scott County5Xcel Energy, Dakota Electric Association, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, Shakopee Public Utilities Comm, New Prague Utilities Comm
Sherburne County6Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, East Central Energy, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, City of Elk River, Princeton Public Utils Comm
Sibley County9Xcel Energy, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, BENCO Electric Cooperative, McLeod Cooperative Power Association, Brown County Rural Electric Association, City of Le Sueur, Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power Association, City of Arlington, City of Winthrop
St. Louis County12Minnesota Power, Lake Country Power, Hibbing Public Utilities Comm, North Star Electric Cooperative, Cooperative Light & Power, City of Virginia, City of Ely, Proctor Public Utilities Comm, City of Mountain Iron, City of Gilbert, City of Biwabik, City of Buhl
Stearns County9Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, Stearns Cooperative Electric Association, Runestone Electric Association, Kandiyohi Power Cooperative, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, City of Sauk Centre, Melrose Public Utilities
Steele County5Xcel Energy, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, City of Owatonna, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, City of Blooming Prairie
Stevens County5Otter Tail Power Co, Runestone Electric Association, Agralite Electric Cooperative, Traverse Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Swift County6Otter Tail Power Co, Kandiyohi Power Cooperative, Minnesota Valley Cooperative L&P Association, Agralite Electric Cooperative, City of Benson, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Todd County9Xcel Energy, Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power Co, Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Stearns Cooperative Electric Association, Runestone Electric Association, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative, City of Staples
Traverse County2Otter Tail Power Co, Traverse Electric Cooperative
Wabasha County4Xcel Energy, People's Cooperative Services, Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association, City of Lake City
Wadena County5Minnesota Power, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Association, Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative, City of Wadena
Waseca County5Xcel Energy, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, City of Waseca, City of Janesville
Washington County4Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, East Central Energy, City of North St Paul
Watonwan County6Xcel Energy, Federated Rural Electric Association, South Central Electric Association, Brown County Rural Electric Association, City of St James, City of Madelia
Wilkin County6Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, Traverse Electric Cooperative, City of Breckenridge, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Winona County4Xcel Energy, People's Cooperative Services, MiEnergy Cooperative, City of St Charles
Wright County7Xcel Energy, Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association, City of Elk River, Meeker Cooperative Light & Power Association, McLeod Cooperative Power Association, City of Buffalo, Delano Municipal Utilities
Yellow Medicine County7Xcel Energy, Otter Tail Power Co, Minnesota Valley Cooperative L&P Association, Lyon Electric Cooperative, City of Granite Falls, H-D Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration

Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory. Distribution utilities that report customers in the county (EIA-861 2025 service territory), largest first. Several utilities can serve parts of the same county; for a specific address, the utilities' own service-area maps decide.

Wind is the largest source

Wind turbines produced 25.5% of the electricity generated in Minnesota in 2025, more than any other source, ahead of coal (24.1%) and nuclear power (22.5%). Coal's share fell 19.2 percentage points since 2015 while wind gained 8.3 percentage points, natural gas 6.3 percentage points and solar 5.0 percentage points14.

Where Minnesota's electricity is generated: 2025 against 2015
Minnesota, 2025
Minnesota, 2015
United States, 2025

Source: EIA, Net generation by state by type of producer by energy source. Share of net generation by all power plants located in the state (utilities and independent producers), by energy source. Electricity crosses state lines, so this is what the state produces, not exactly what its customers consume. Pumped storage is a net user of power and is left out.

Show the numbers
Natural gasCoalNuclearHydroWindSolarPetroleumOther
Minnesota, 202519.3%24.1%22.5%1.3%25.5%5.0%0.0%2.3%
Minnesota, 201513.0%43.3%21.1%1.5%17.2%0.0%0.0%3.9%
United States, 202540.9%16.6%17.7%5.5%10.4%6.8%0.4%1.7%

The state's power plants produced 58.8 terawatt-hours in 2025, the equivalent of 90%14 of Minnesota's retail electricity sales; the difference comes from power plants in other states.

Businesses and industry

Commercial customers paid an average of 12.56¢ per kWh over the last 12 months, 9.4% below the US average. Industrial customers paid 9.65¢ per kWh, 8.3% above the US average, and theirs was the fastest-rising of the three main sectors: 5.7% against the previous 12 months, compared with 3.0% for businesses and 4.2%1 for homes. Industrial averages are lower than residential ones because large users take power at higher voltage and in larger volumes.

Minnesota and its neighbors

Of Minnesota's 5 neighbors, 3 had a lower residential price over the last 12 months; North Dakota was the lowest at 12.35¢ per kWh and Michigan, across Lake Superior, the highest at 21.28¢ per kWh1. The table sets price beside heating demand, electric heating and use.

Price, heating demand, electric heat, use and bill: Minnesota, its neighbors and the US
Michigan21.28¢6,36612.1%635$127.17
Wisconsin18.79¢7,07618.6%667$120.60
United States18.04¢–41.8%874$150.68
Minnesota16.28¢8,18918.8%744$117.67
South Dakota14.28¢7,33133.0%984$131.10
Iowa14.20¢6,51624.5%861$117.30
North Dakota12.35¢8,80339.1%1,070$126.40

Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; NOAA, Climate Prediction Center population-weighted degree days by state; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, house heating fuel, table B25040; EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state. Residential ¢/kWh, 12 months: 2025-09 to 2026-08; Heating degree days: 2016 to 2025; Electric main heat: 2025; kWh a month, 2025: 2025; Monthly bill, 2025: 2025.

Meters, rooftop solar and outages

Smart meters are nearly universal: 93.6% of residential meters were advanced meters in 2025. Time-varying pricing is less common, at 3.2% of residential customers statewide, and differs by utility: 15.9% of Minnesota Power's residential customers and 12.5% of Connexus Energy's were enrolled, against 1.6% at Xcel Energy. Minnesota had 26,695 net-metered residential solar installations, 10.215 per 1,000 residential customers.

Customers averaged 182 minutes without power in 2025 counting major storms and 94 minutes excluding them, with 1.18 interruptions per customer. Xcel Energy's customers averaged 226 minutes, Dakota Electric's 29 minutes16. For the other states' minutes, see the power outages ranking.

Help paying a Minnesota electric bill

Minnesota received $125.3 million from the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal 2026, $52.41 per occupied home, the 9th highest amount among the states; the first release for fiscal 2027 was $111.3 million17. The program covers heating fuel as well as electricity. The help paying your electric bill guide explains how it works and what else is available.

Electric utilities serving Minnesota (2025)
Xcel EnergyInvestor-owned1,243,23617.07¢$104.99615
Connexus EnergyCooperative136,08214.11¢$113.11802
Minnesota PowerInvestor-owned126,52015.86¢$106.80673
Dakota Electric AssociationCooperative109,14815.63¢$116.41745
East Central EnergyCooperative55,83917.63¢$151.16857
Rochester Public UtilitiesMunicipal55,72818.58¢$107.89581
Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric AssociationCooperative54,58215.00¢$140.42936
Otter Tail Power CoInvestor-owned50,21911.27¢$101.91904
Lake Country PowerCooperative47,38618.34¢$160.13873
Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light CompCooperative45,15514.30¢$123.31862
Minnesota Valley Electric CooperativeCooperative43,68214.39¢$145.671,012
Lake Region Electric CooperativeCooperative27,49613.60¢$143.051,052
Stearns Cooperative Electric AssociationCooperative26,27514.07¢$177.361,261
People's Cooperative ServicesCooperative21,74117.19¢$157.98919
Beltrami Electric CooperativeCooperative20,92915.47¢$179.051,157
Shakopee Public Utilities CommMunicipal18,97015.91¢$105.55664
City of MoorheadMunicipal18,55611.52¢$97.26844
BENCO Electric CooperativeCooperative18,50016.14¢$157.87978
Freeborn Mower Electric CooperativeCooperative17,66415.28¢$136.36893
MiEnergy CooperativeCooperative15,32016.90¢$165.74981
Mille Lacs Energy CooperativeCooperative14,60317.50¢$129.96743
Runestone Electric AssociationCooperative14,34914.75¢$175.871,192
Wild Rice Electric CooperativeCooperative14,00114.70¢$181.791,237
City of Elk RiverMunicipal11,93516.27¢$123.77761
City of AnokaMunicipal11,62416.20¢$91.96568
City of OwatonnaMunicipal11,59715.03¢$97.67650
Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical AssociationCooperative11,41213.11¢$126.98969
City of ChaskaMunicipal11,19416.75¢$112.27670
City of AustinMunicipal10,82015.35¢$95.86625
Steele-Waseca Cooperative ElectricCooperative10,78816.46¢$161.25980
Todd-Wadena Electric CooperativeCooperative9,389 all13.36¢ all customers––
Kandiyohi Power CooperativeCooperative9,079 all14.25¢ all customers––
City of AlexandriaMunicipal8,87111.99¢$91.04759
Meeker Cooperative Light & Power AssociationCooperative8,59314.03¢$197.711,409
Willmar Municipal UtilitiesMunicipal8,52113.77¢$93.07676
Hibbing Public Utilities CommMunicipal8,323 all16.50¢ all customers––
City of Detroit LakesMunicipal8,206 all11.03¢ all customers––
Grand Rapids Public Util CommMunicipal7,610 all12.15¢ all customers––
New Ulm Public Utilities CommMunicipal7,448 all14.11¢ all customers––
McLeod Cooperative Power AssociationCooperative7,089 all15.25¢ all customers––
Nobles Cooperative ElectricCooperative7,060 all13.18¢ all customers––
Brainerd Public UtilitiesMunicipal7,01412.10¢$80.11662
North Star Electric CooperativeCooperative6,984 all15.82¢ all customers––
City of BuffaloMunicipal6,759 all15.84¢ all customers––
Roseau Electric CooperativeCooperative6,748 all14.21¢ all customers––
Hutchinson Utilities CommMunicipal6,73111.02¢$77.85706
City of North St PaulMunicipal6,715 all15.31¢ all customers––
Cooperative Light & PowerCooperative6,557 all15.81¢ all customers––
Fairmont Public Utilities CommMunicipal5,880 all12.18¢ all customers––
City of MarshallMunicipal5,8649.85¢$88.09894
Red Lake Electric CooperativeCooperative5,844 all14.35¢ all customers––
Federated Rural Electric AssociationCooperative5,73312.81¢$159.911,248
North Itasca Electric CooperativeCooperative5,665 all19.42¢ all customers––
Goodhue County Cooperative Electric AssociationCooperative5,282 all15.30¢ all customers––
City of Thief River FallsMunicipal5,274 all12.00¢ all customers––
City of VirginiaMunicipal4,990 all14.10¢ all customers––
Minnesota Valley Cooperative L&P AssociationCooperative4,94613.23¢$284.942,154
Red River Valley Cooperative Power AssociationCooperative4,889 all12.84¢ all customers––
City of Saint PeterMunicipal4,707 all13.53¢ all customers––
City of WorthingtonMunicipal4,66712.16¢$79.65655
Arrowhead Electric CooperativeCooperative4,667 all17.11¢ all customers––
South Central Electric AssociationCooperative4,65715.51¢$216.541,396
Brown County Rural Electric AssociationCooperative4,566 all13.92¢ all customers––
City of East Grand ForksMunicipal4,530 all10.16¢ all customers––
Redwood Electric CooperativeCooperative4,482 all12.66¢ all customers––
Agralite Electric CooperativeCooperative4,34813.74¢$191.281,392
Clearwater-Polk Electric CooperativeCooperative4,330 all15.42¢ all customers––
City of WasecaMunicipal4,224 all12.89¢ all customers––
P K M Electric CooperativeCooperative4,087 all14.28¢ all customers––
Lyon Electric CooperativeCooperative3,954 all12.67¢ all customers––
New Prague Utilities CommMunicipal3,777 all10.42¢ all customers––
Delano Municipal UtilitiesMunicipal3,570 all13.12¢ all customers––
Litchfield Public UtilitiesMunicipal3,388 all9.23¢ all customers––
City of Lake CityMunicipal3,374 all10.95¢ all customers––
Sioux Valley SW Electric CooperativeCooperative3,37113.54¢$282.822,089
Princeton Public Utils CommMunicipal2,958 all12.54¢ all customers––
City of KassonMunicipal2,897 all12.90¢ all customers––
Redwood Falls Public Util CommMunicipal2,892 all13.14¢ all customers––
City of LuverneMunicipal2,619 all11.54¢ all customers––
Glencoe Light & Power CommMunicipal2,5899.25¢$65.42707
City of WindomMunicipal2,583 all10.23¢ all customers––
City of WadenaMunicipal2,509 all10.54¢ all customers––
City of Sauk CentreMunicipal2,445 all11.43¢ all customers––
City of Le SueurMunicipal2,346 all9.75¢ all customers––
City of St JamesMunicipal2,262 all10.41¢ all customers––
Traverse Electric CooperativeCooperative2,256 all11.65¢ all customers––
City of ElyMunicipal2,122 all8.69¢ all customers––
City of Two HarborsMunicipal2,079 all16.28¢ all customers––
Sleepy Eye Public Utility CommMunicipal2,039 all11.00¢ all customers––
Blue Earth Light & WaterMunicipal2,017 all5.45¢ all customers––
City of JacksonMunicipal2,015 all13.83¢ all customers––
Aitkin Public Utilities CommMunicipal2,009 all13.48¢ all customers––
City of MoraMunicipal1,957 all11.99¢ all customers––
Melrose Public UtilitiesMunicipal1,927 all7.93¢ all customers––
City of St CharlesMunicipal1,904 all15.41¢ all customers––
Renville-Sibley Cooperative Power AssociationCooperative1,890 all9.48¢ all customers––
City of BreckenridgeMunicipal1,848 all10.26¢ all customers––
City of BensonMunicipal1,840 all10.20¢ all customers––
City of CaledoniaMunicipal1,685 all13.84¢ all customers––
City of Granite FallsMunicipal1,567 all11.87¢ all customers––
City of BarnesvilleMunicipal1,561 all10.34¢ all customers––
City of Grand MaraisMunicipal1,540 all12.93¢ all customers––
City of RoseauMunicipal1,499 all12.35¢ all customers––
Proctor Public Utilities CommMunicipal1,475 all12.58¢ all customers––
City of WellsMunicipal1,381 all13.78¢ all customers––
Spring Valley Pub Utils CommMunicipal1,359 all17.62¢ all customers––
City of OrtonvilleMunicipal1,340 all10.91¢ all customers––
City of MadeliaMunicipal1,272 all15.91¢ all customers––
City of OliviaMunicipal1,263 all12.20¢ all customers––
City of WarroadMunicipal1,255 all9.87¢ all customers––
City of Mountain IronMunicipal1,249 all10.81¢ all customers––
Springfield Public Utils CommMunicipal1,245 all14.24¢ all customers––
City of AdaMunicipal1,210 all11.04¢ all customers––
City of JanesvilleMunicipal1,209 all13.72¢ all customers––
Hawley Public Utilities CommMunicipal1,190 all14.88¢ all customers––
Kenyon Municipal UtilitiesMunicipal1,157 all12.71¢ all customers––
City of ArlingtonMunicipal1,147 all14.32¢ all customers––
City of StaplesMunicipal1,138 all13.69¢ all customers––
City of WarrenMunicipal1,130 all8.21¢ all customers––
City of Lake CrystalMunicipal1,08020.01¢$133.97669
City of Mountain LakeMunicipal1,068 all12.22¢ all customers––
City of Blooming PrairieMunicipal1,042 all13.25¢ all customers––
City of LakefieldMunicipal1,011 all10.64¢ all customers––

Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final; utilities with 1,000 or more residential customers. Price, bill and kWh are for bundled (full-service) residential customers: revenue divided by kWh, all charges included. Small utilities that file EIA's short form report all customers together (marked "all customers").

Questions and answers

What is the average electricity rate in Minnesota?

Minnesota homes paid an average of 16.28¢ per kWh over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), all charges included, 9.8% below the US average. The 2025 annual average was 15.83¢ per kWh6. In the single month of August 2026 it was 17.20¢ per kWh1, higher because summer months carry the year's highest prices.

What is the average electric bill in Minnesota?

$117.67 a month in 2025 for 744 kWh, $33.01 less a month than the US average2, according to EIA. Over the last 12 months the computed average was $121.32; in August 2026, a summer month, it was $145.271.

What is the average heating bill per month in Minnesota?

EIA publishes no state heating bill. For electricity, 18.8% of Minnesota households reported electricity as their main heating fuel in the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, against 41.8%4 nationally, and in EIA's 2020 household survey space heating was 13%10 of the electricity Minnesota homes used. The other households heat mainly with other fuels, billed separately and not covered here.

Which electric company serves my address in Minnesota?

It depends on the street, not the city name. Xcel Energy serves 52.8% of the state's residential customers; cooperatives such as Connexus Energy and Dakota Electric Association, Minnesota Power5 and city utilities serve the rest. In 8712 of Minnesota's 87 counties EIA lists two or more utilities, so the utility's own service map is the final answer.

Can I choose my electricity provider in Minnesota?

No. In 2025, 0.0%5 of Minnesota's residential customers bought from a competitive supplier: the local utility both delivers and sells the electricity, and its price is the one you pay.

More on electricity in and around Minnesota

Utility pages: Xcel Energy, Connexus Energy, Minnesota Power and Dakota Electric Association.

Neighboring states: Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Put Minnesota side by side with another state in the comparison tool, or estimate a bill with your own kWh in the bill calculator.

Minnesota in the rankings
RankingValueRank
Cheapest electricity by state16.28¢28th of 51 (1 = lowest)
Average electric bill by state$117.6742nd of 51
Average electricity usage by state74434th of 51
Electricity price increases by state+4.2%40th of 51
Commercial electricity rates by state12.56¢26th of 51 (1 = lowest)
Industrial electricity rates by state9.65¢33rd of 51 (1 = lowest)
Power outages by state18238th of 51
Renewable electricity by state33.6%17th of 51
Rooftop solar on net metering by state10.235th of 51

Sources

  1. EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
  2. EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state; table Average_Bill_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
  3. NOAA, Climate Prediction Center population-weighted degree days by state; table daily state files, base 65°F; 2016-2025 annual sums; 1981-2010 CPC normals; released November 13, 2026. ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
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  14. EIA, Net generation by state by type of producer by energy source; table annual_generation_state.xlsx; 1990-2025; released September 14, 2026. www.eia.gov
  15. EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
  16. EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
  17. HHS, LIHEAP funding releases to states; table FY2027 first release; FY2026 final; FY2027 first release (October 9, 2026); FY2026 total; released October 9, 2026. acf.gov

Margins of error (±) are at the 90% confidence level. A difference is called significant only when it passes the Census Bureau's test at that level. How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.