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Blue Earth County, Minnesota Electricity Overview
Blue Earth County generates 48,401 megawatt hours from solar energy, making it 400th out of 3230 counties in the US for total megawatt hours generated using solar power.
The largest supplier in Blue Earth County by megawatt hours sold is Northern States Power Company.
Releasing 371,723,934.38 kilograms of CO2 gases, Blue Earth County has the 771st worst pollution level from electricity consumption of any county in the country and 13th worst in the state.
Blue Earth County has seen year over year increase of 6.28% for electricity generation from solar energy.
Blue Earth County is the 16 highest producer of megawatt hours per capita out of 87 counties in the state, with a population of 69,631 and recent annual megawatt hour production of 1,905,957.
With 0.61% of Blue Earth County's total electricity coming from the use of coal, the county ranks 7th out of 87 counties in the state in total megawatt hours generated from coal.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
809,633 MWh
Consumption per Capita
11.63 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
1,905,957 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
87,703 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
1,818,254 MWh
Production per Capita
27.37 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
371,723,934 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
5,338.48 kg
Recent Energy News in Mankato
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 2,781 positions to 18,210th, from last year's value of 15,429th
- In Mankato, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 3,464 positions to 16,936th, from last year's value of 13,472nd
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 945 positions to 18,210th, from last month's value of 17,265th
- In Mankato, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 1,654 positions to 16,936th, from last month's value of 18,590th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 27 positions to 628th, from last year's value of 601st
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 5.88% to 16.59 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 15.66 ¢ / kWh
- In Mankato, the residential electricity rate increased by 9.52% to 16.47 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 15.04 ¢ / kWh
- In Mankato, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 3 positions to 629th, from last year's value of 626th
- In Mankato, the residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 2 positions to 629th, from last month's value of 627th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 0.72% to 16.59 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 16.47 ¢ / kWh
- In Mankato, the residential electricity rate increased by 0.69% to 16.47 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 16.36 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 244 positions to 23,058th, from last year's value of 22,814th
- In Mankato, the commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 613 positions to 22,594th, from last month's value of 21,981st
- In Mankato, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 143 positions to 22,594th, from last year's value of 22,737th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 29 positions to 23,058th, from last month's value of 23,087th
- In Mankato, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 26 positions to 596th, from last year's value of 622nd
- In Mankato, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 8.09% to $789.2, from last month's value of $858.68
- In Mankato, the commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 6 positions to 596th, from last month's value of 590th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank dropped by 1 position to 629th, from last month's value of 628th
- In Mankato, the commercial electricity bill decreased by 1.62% to $789.2, from last year's value of $802.21
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill decreased by 0.4% to $967, from last year's value of $970.85
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill decreased by 0.11% to $967, from last month's value of $968.08
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,095 positions to 19,644th, from last year's value of 18,549th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 237 positions to 614th, from last year's value of 377th
- In Mankato, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 480 positions to 18,085th, from last year's value of 18,565th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 56 positions to 19,644th, from last month's value of 19,700th
- In Mankato, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 100 positions to 580th, from last month's value of 480th
- In Mankato, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 83 positions to 18,085th, from last month's value of 18,002nd
- In Mankato, the industrial electricity rate increased by 5.24% to 9.47 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 9 ¢ / kWh
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 1.38% to 10.33 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 10.19 ¢ / kWh
- In Mankato, the industrial electricity rate state rank dropped by 3 positions to 580th, from last year's value of 577th
- In Mankato, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 0.19% to 9.47 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 9.49 ¢ / kWh
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 0.01% to 10.33 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 10.33 ¢ / kWh
Electricity Production from Solar
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 1,038 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 166th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,680.17 MWhs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 78 positions to 82nd, from last year's value of 4th
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Mankato, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 767 positions to 1,060th, from last year's value of 293rd
- In Mankato, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 735 positions to 1,060th, from last month's value of 325th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 210 positions to 329th, from last year's value of 119th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 99.9% to 122.23 MWhs, from last year's value of 121,076.58 MWhs
- In Mankato, the natural gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 342.42 MWhs
- In Mankato, the natural gas production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 8.09 MWhs
- In Mankato, the natural gas production state rank dropped by 44 positions to 53rd, from last year's value of 9th
- In Mankato, the natural gas production state rank dropped by 41 positions to 53rd, from last month's value of 12th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 8.31% to 122.23 MWhs, from last month's value of 133.3 MWhs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank dropped by 7 positions to 10th, from last year's value of 3rd
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 1 position to 329th, from last month's value of 328th
Electricity Production from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
- In Mankato, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 4,421.92 MWhs
- In Mankato, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 3,170.18 MWhs
- In Mankato, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank dropped by 21 positions to 46th, from last year's value of 25th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 7.22% to 4,035.14 MWhs, from last year's value of 4,349.12 MWhs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 5.64% to 4,035.14 MWhs, from last month's value of 4,276.13 MWhs
- In Mankato, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank dropped by 14 positions to 46th, from last month's value of 32nd
- In Mankato, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production state rank dropped by 4 positions to 6th, from last year's value of 2nd
- In Mankato, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production state rank dropped by 3 positions to 6th, from last month's value of 3rd
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank dropped by 1 position to 30th, from last month's value of 29th
Electricity Production from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
- In Mankato, the biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 3,617.66 MWhs
- In Mankato, the biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 2,593.73 MWhs
- In Mankato, the biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank dropped by 21 positions to 46th, from last year's value of 25th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 7.22% to 3,301.48 MWhs, from last year's value of 3,558.31 MWhs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 5.64% to 3,301.48 MWhs, from last month's value of 3,498.65 MWhs
- In Mankato, the biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank dropped by 14 positions to 46th, from last month's value of 32nd
- In Mankato, the biogenic municipal solid waste production state rank dropped by 4 positions to 6th, from last year's value of 2nd
- In Mankato, the biogenic municipal solid waste production state rank dropped by 3 positions to 6th, from last month's value of 3rd
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank dropped by 1 position to 30th, from last month's value of 29th
Electricity Production from Coal
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average coal production national rank dropped by 130 positions to 212th, from last year's value of 82nd
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average coal production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 803.12 MWhs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average coal production state rank dropped by 9 positions to 16th, from last year's value of 7th
- In Mankato, the coal production national rank dropped by 2 positions to 212th, from last year's value of 210th
- In Mankato, the coal production national rank increased by 1 position to 212th, from last month's value of 213th
Electricity Production from Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 738 positions to 999th, from last year's value of 261st
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 42.14 MWhs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil production state rank dropped by 59 positions to 71st, from last year's value of 12th
- In Mankato, the distillate fuel oil production national rank increased by 2 positions to 999th, from last month's value of 1,001st
- In Mankato, the distillate fuel oil production national rank dropped by 1 position to 999th, from last year's value of 998th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Mankato, the total production national rank dropped by 2,333 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 366th
- In Mankato, the total production national rank dropped by 2,250 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 449th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 291 positions to 434th, from last year's value of 143rd
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 94.33% to 7,458.85 MWhs, from last year's value of 131,509.44 MWhs
- In Mankato, the total production state rank dropped by 139 positions to 154th, from last year's value of 15th
- In Mankato, the total production state rank dropped by 140 positions to 154th, from last month's value of 14th
- In Mankato, the total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 8,382 MWhs
- In Mankato, the total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last month's value of 5,772 MWhs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 13 positions to 434th, from last month's value of 421st
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 8 positions to 15th, from last year's value of 7th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 5.68% to 7,458.85 MWhs, from last month's value of 7,908.08 MWhs
Electricity Emission from Production from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
- In Mankato, the biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 86.99% to 813488.3 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 6253311.5 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 83.04% to 813488.3 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 4796125.3 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 12.17% to 5857726.938461538 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 6669687.292307692 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 5.98% to 5857726.938461538 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 6230259.746153846 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank dropped by 13 positions to 38th, from last year's value of 25th
- In Mankato, the biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank dropped by 8 positions to 38th, from last month's value of 30th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank dropped by 2 positions to 29th, from last month's value of 27th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank dropped by 1 position to 29th, from last year's value of 28th
- In Mankato, the biogenic municipal solid waste emission state rank dropped by 1 position to 3rd, from last year's value of 2nd
Electricity Emission from Production from Distillate Fuel Oil
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission national rank dropped by 694 positions to 1,008th, from last year's value of 314th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 23518.50315384615 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average distillate fuel oil emission state rank dropped by 56 positions to 71st, from last year's value of 15th
Electricity Emission from Production from Natural Gas
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank dropped by 201 positions to 325th, from last year's value of 124th
- In Mankato, the natural gas emission increased by 458.79% to 48921.32 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 8754.9 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 99.74% to 128870.49538461538 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 49009305.72461539 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the natural gas emission decreased by 85.87% to 48921.32 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 346269.56 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the natural gas emission national rank dropped by 25 positions to 310th, from last year's value of 285th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 7.56% to 128870.49538461538 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 139404.94615384616 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission state rank dropped by 7 positions to 10th, from last year's value of 3rd
- In Mankato, the natural gas emission national rank increased by 18 positions to 310th, from last month's value of 328th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank dropped by 1 position to 325th, from last month's value of 324th
- In Mankato, the natural gas emission state rank increased by 2 positions to 10th, from last month's value of 12th
- In Mankato, the natural gas emission state rank dropped by 1 position to 10th, from last year's value of 9th
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 102 positions to 245th, from last year's value of 143rd
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 79.61% to 13146043.795384616 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 64467324.720076926 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the total emission decreased by 86.96% to 1856753.72 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 14243051.46 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the total emission national rank dropped by 85 positions to 301st, from last year's value of 216th
- In Mankato, the total emission decreased by 82.59% to 1856753.72 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 10666911.9 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the total emission national rank dropped by 53 positions to 301st, from last month's value of 248th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 6% to 13146043.795384616 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 13984439.007692307 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank dropped by 4 positions to 9th, from last year's value of 5th
- In Mankato, the total emission state rank dropped by 4 positions to 11th, from last year's value of 7th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank dropped by 1 position to 245th, from last month's value of 244th
- In Mankato, the total emission state rank dropped by 2 positions to 11th, from last month's value of 9th
Electricity Emission from Production from Coal
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average coal emission national rank dropped by 131 positions to 213th, from last year's value of 82nd
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average coal emission decreased by 100% to 0 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 612843.7153846154 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average coal emission state rank dropped by 8 positions to 16th, from last year's value of 8th
Electricity Emission from Production from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
- In Mankato, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 86.99% to 994344.1 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 7643470.4 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 83.04% to 994344.1 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 5862031.7 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 12.18% to 7159446.361538461 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 8151969.484615385 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 5.98% to 7159446.361538461 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 7614774.315384615 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Mankato, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank dropped by 13 positions to 38th, from last year's value of 25th
- In Mankato, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank dropped by 8 positions to 38th, from last month's value of 30th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank dropped by 2 positions to 29th, from last month's value of 27th
- In Mankato, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank dropped by 1 position to 29th, from last year's value of 28th
- In Mankato, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission state rank dropped by 1 position to 3rd, from last year's value of 2nd
Mankato Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
16.47¢ per kWh
- 0.69% higher than last month
- 9.52% higher than February last year
- 11.28% higher than the Minnesota average
- 1.09% higher than the US average
- 629th in the state out of 630 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 3 since February last year
- 16,936th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,654 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,464 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
16.59¢ per kWh
- 0.72% higher than last month
- 5.88% higher than February last year
- 11.91% higher than the Minnesota average
- 2.09% lower than the US average
- 628th in the state out of 630 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 27 since February last year
- 18,210th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 945 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,781 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$86.62 per month
- 18.74% lower than last month
- 3.4% higher than February last year
- 12.48% lower than the Minnesota average
- 30.9% lower than the US average
- 295th in the state out of 630 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 8 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 14 since February last year
- 3,706th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 111 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,684 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$102.53 per month
- 0.23% higher than last month
- 4.84% higher than February last year
- 0.59% lower than the Minnesota average
- 22.64% lower than the US average
- 536th in the state out of 630 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 255 since February last year
- 3,298th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 276 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 685 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
12.1¢ per kWh
- 2.55% higher than last month
- 0.29% lower than February last year
- 2.6% higher than the Minnesota average
- 11.11% lower than the US average
- 505th in the state out of 630 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 16 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 6 since February last year
- 12,284th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 197 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 59 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
13.31¢ per kWh
- 0.02% lower than last month
- 0.9% higher than February last year
- 7.83% higher than the Minnesota average
- 5.76% lower than the US average
- 521st in the state out of 630 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 5 since February last year
- 16,208th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 354 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 145 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$789.2 per month
- 8.09% lower than last month
- 1.62% lower than February last year
- 14.95% higher than the Minnesota average
- 52.83% lower than the US average
- 596th in the state out of 630 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 6 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 26 since February last year
- 22,594th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 613 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 143 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$967 per month
- 0.11% lower than last month
- 0.4% lower than February last year
- 24.46% higher than the Minnesota average
- 41.13% lower than the US average
- 629th in the state out of 630 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 23,058th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 29 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 244 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
9.47¢ per kWh
- 5.24% higher than last month
- 0.19% lower than February last year
- 2.93% higher than the Minnesota average
- 3.91% lower than the US average
- 580th in the state out of 629 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 100 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 3 since February last year
- 18,085th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 83 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 480 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
10.33¢ per kWh
- 0.01% lower than last month
- 1.38% higher than February last year
- 10.94% higher than the Minnesota average
- 1.23% higher than the US average
- 614th in the state out of 629 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 237 since February last year
- 19,644th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 56 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,095 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$102,986.42 per month
- 6.25% higher than last month
- 1.8% lower than February last year
- 44.07% lower than the Minnesota average
- 235.95% higher than the US average
- 119th in the state out of 629 cities
- The state rank has increased by 256 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 267 since February last year
- 24,104th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 196 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 490 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$126,410.59 per month
- 0.12% lower than last month
- 0.13% higher than February last year
- 33.2% lower than the Minnesota average
- 270.83% higher than the US average
- 491st in the state out of 629 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 25,018th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 15 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 80 since February last year
Mankato Electricity Production and Emission Data
Average Electricity Emission from All Fuel Types for February, 2024
1,856,753.72 MWh
- 82.59% lower than last month
- 86.96% lower than February last year
- 75.37% lower than the Minnesota average
- 80.77% lower than the US average
- 11th in the state out of 154 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 4 since February last year
- 301st in the US out of 2,699 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 53 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 85 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Emission from All
13,146,043.8 MWh
- 6% lower than last month
- 79.61% lower than February last year
- 51.53% higher than the Minnesota average
- 12.82% higher than the US average
- 9th in the state out of 154 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 4 since February last year
- 245th in the US out of 2,699 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 102 since February last year
Average Electricity Emission from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste Fuel Types for February, 2024
813,488.3 MWh
- 83.04% lower than last month
- 86.99% lower than February last year
- 79.29% lower than the Minnesota average
- 92.3% lower than the US average
- 3rd in the state out of 6 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 38th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 8 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 13 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
5,857,726.94 MWh
- 5.98% lower than last month
- 12.17% lower than February last year
- 28.77% higher than the Minnesota average
- 48.35% lower than the US average
- 3rd in the state out of 6 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 29th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
Average Electricity Emission from Natural Gas Fuel Types for February, 2024
48,921.32 MWh
- 458.79% higher than last month
- 85.87% lower than February last year
- 98.69% lower than the Minnesota average
- 99.67% lower than the US average
- 10th in the state out of 53 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 310th in the US out of 1,066 cities
- The national rank has increased by 18 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 25 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Natural Gas
128,870.5 MWh
- 7.56% lower than last month
- 99.74% lower than February last year
- 96.57% lower than the Minnesota average
- 99.27% lower than the US average
- 10th in the state out of 53 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 7 since February last year
- 325th in the US out of 1,066 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 201 since February last year
Average Electricity Emission from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste Fuel Types for February, 2024
994,344.1 MWh
- 83.04% lower than last month
- 86.99% lower than February last year
- 79.29% lower than the Minnesota average
- 92.3% lower than the US average
- 3rd in the state out of 6 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 38th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 8 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 13 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
7,159,446.36 MWh
- 5.98% lower than last month
- 12.18% lower than February last year
- 28.77% higher than the Minnesota average
- 48.35% lower than the US average
- 3rd in the state out of 6 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 29th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
Mankato, MN Electricity Overview
The residential electricity price is 16.25 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Mankato, which is 10.16% above the average Minnesota price of 14.75 cents and 1.44% more than the US average of 16.02. The city has seen a 38.50% decrease in fossil fuels and other non-renewable fuel type usage for electricity production purposes. There has been a 8.13% increase in the amount of electricity generated from solar fields over the past year, which is an increase of 1,710 megawatt hours per year.
Mankato emits 5,408.5 kilograms of CO2 pollution per person in the city from electricity use, which makes it the 7th worst polluting city out of 915 cities in Minnesota based on emissions per capita. This results in a total pollution amount from electricity use of 237,638,890.84 kilograms of CO2 emissions. The city has the highest power producing plants of any city in the state, with 9 total power plants. Mankato has approximately 93.41% of its electricity generated by Natural Gas. Also used is Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste at 2.56% and Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste at 2.09% of production.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Mankato
Mankato residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
672nd16.25¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Mankato
590th$112.17Average residential monthly electricity bill for Mankato Residents
Electric Companies With Service in Mankato, Minnesota
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benco Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 14.85 | 151.3 | 220,025 | 32,678,000 | |
| Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 16.59 | 102.51 | 88,583 | 9,013,807.61 | 1,495,562,718 |
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Eagle Lake, MN Electricity Overview
The residential electricity price is 16.46 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Eagle Lake, which is 11.59% above the average Minnesota price of 14.75 cents and 2.75% more than the US average of 16.02. The largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Northern States Power Company. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 0.77 outages per consumer per year, with outages lasting about 80.86 minutes per outage. The countrywide averages for outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages per year and 137.24 minutes each outage.
Eagle Lake citizens average 4,122 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity use, which ranks them 58th highest in Minnesota out of 915 in this category. Total emissions in the city are 13,157,434.12 kilograms, which is the 204th worst total amount of pollution for all cities in the state. Electricity companies who provide service in Eagle Lake have to rely on electricity generated in nearby towns or rural areas, since zero electricity generation happens within the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Eagle Lake
Eagle Lake residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
693rd16.46¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Eagle Lake
526th$106.26Average residential monthly electricity bill for Eagle Lake Residents
Electric Companies With Service in Eagle Lake, Minnesota
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benco Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 14.85 | 151.3 | 220,025 | 32,678,000 | |
| Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 16.59 | 102.51 | 9,013,807.61 | 1,495,562,718 |
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Lake Crystal, MN Electricity Overview
The residential electricity price is 19.77 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Lake Crystal, which is 34.05% above the average Minnesota price of 14.75 cents and 23.43% more than the US average of 16.02. The power grid in the city deals with an average of 0.77 outages per customer each year, with outages lasting around 80.86 minutes per outage. The national averages for outages and outage time frames are 1.27 outages per year and 137.24 minutes each outage. Selling an estimated 7,495.67 megawatt hours each year, Lake Crystal, Minnesota Electric Utility is the largest electricity provider in the city.
Lake Crystal citizens average 4,121.8 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity use, which ranks them 831st highest in Minnesota out of 915 in this category. With total emissions of 10,477,618.94 kilograms, the city ranks 224th highest in Minnesota for total pollution from electricity consumption, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. The city has one power producing plant. Lake Crystal's power plants mainly use Distillate Fuel Oil, which accounts for 100.00% of the fuel sources used for electricity generation in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lake Crystal
Lake Crystal residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
909th19.77¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Lake Crystal
725th$135.23Average residential monthly electricity bill for Lake Crystal Residents
Electric Companies With Service in Lake Crystal, Minnesota
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benco Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 14.85 | 151.3 | 220,025 | 32,678,000 | |
| Lake Crystal, Minnesota Electric Utility | BUNDLED | 20.68 | 132.26 | 5 | 8,169.59 | 1,689,452 |
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Electricity Production in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
Power Plants in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mankato Energy CenterMEC Holdings, LLC (100.00%) | Mankato | MN | Natural Gas | 1,753,840 | 707,472,049.05 | 403.38 | ||
| Mankato | MN | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | 88,583 | 156,655,517.88 | 1,768.46 | 12/2027 | ||
Archer Daniels Midland MankatoArcher Daniels Midland Co (100.00%) | Mankato | MN | Coal | 11,568 | 8,827,311.48 | 763.08 | ||
Eastwood SolarEastwood Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Mankato | MN | Solar | 10,320 | ||||
Koppelman Sun CSGNordic Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Blue Earth County | MN | Solar | 9,155 | ||||
Corvus Community SolarCorvus Community Solar (100.00%) | Mankato | MN | Solar | 8,024 | ||||
Novel - OYA of Mapleton CSGNovel-OYA Six LLP (100.00%) | Mapleton | MN | Solar | 5,880 | ||||
Mapleton Community SolarBHE Renewables (100.00%) | Mapleton | MN | Solar | 4,977 | ||||
POET Biorefining Lake CrystalPoet Biorefining Lake Crystal (100.00%) | Blue Earth County | MN | Natural Gas | 3,560 | 2,119,068.11 | 595.24 | ||
Schull CSGSchull CSG LLC (100.00%) | Blue Earth County | MN | Solar | 2,291 | ||||
Primrose Solar, LLCGeronimo Energy (100.00%) | Mankato | MN | Solar | 2,040 | ||||
FastSun 14 CSGEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Blue Earth County | MN | Solar | 1,684 | ||||
School Sisters CSGSchool Sisters CSG LLC (100.00%) | Blue Earth County | MN | Solar | 1,682 | ||||
MN CSG 2019-16 LLCMN CSG 2019-16 LLC (100.00%) | Mankato | MN | Solar | 1,413 | ||||
USS Peach Solar LLCUSS Peach Solar LLC (100.00%) | Mankato | MN | Solar | 935 | ||||
| Lake Crystal | MN | Distillate Fuel Oil | 5 | 1,259.41 | 251.88 |
Blue Earth County, Minnesota Details
Blue Earth County emits 5,338.48 kilograms of CO2 pollution per person in the county from electricity consumption, which makes it the 4th highest polluting county out of 87 counties in Minnesota based on emissions per capita. This equals a total pollution amount of 371,723,934.38 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Natural Gas makes up 92.12% of the fuel types used for electricity generation in Blue Earth County. Solar (2.54%) is also used in the generation of electricity, as well as Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (2.52%). Blue Earth County has 16 power plants, which is 11th most in Minnesota.
NATURAL GAS
92.12%
SOLAR
2.54%
NON-BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
2.52%
BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
2.06%
COAL
0.61%
OTHER
0.15%
Providers In Each City in Blue Earth County:
- Amboy, Minnesota:
- Benco Electric Cooperative: 100.00%
- Eagle Lake, Minnesota:
- Benco Electric Cooperative: 7.69%
- Northern States Power Company: 92.31%
- Good Thunder, Minnesota:
- Northern States Power Company: 100.00%
- Lake Crystal, Minnesota:
- Lake Crystal, Minnesota Electric Utility: 84.39%
- Benco Electric Cooperative: 15.61%
- Madison Lake, Minnesota:
- Northern States Power Company: 66.18%
- Benco Electric Cooperative: 33.82%
- Mankato, Minnesota:
- Benco Electric Cooperative: 19.80%
- Northern States Power Company: 80.20%
- Mapleton, Minnesota:
- Northern States Power Company: 100.00%
- Pemberton, Minnesota:
- Northern States Power Company: 77.40%
- Steele Waseca Cooperative Electric: 22.60%
- Skyline, Minnesota:
- Northern States Power Company: 71.13%
- Benco Electric Cooperative: 28.87%
- St. Clair, Minnesota:
- Northern States Power Company: 100.00%
- Vernon Center, Minnesota:
- Benco Electric Cooperative: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
How many power plants are within Blue Earth County, Minnesota?
There are 16 active power plants located in Blue Earth County, Minnesota
What electricity companies offer service in Blue Earth County, Minnesota?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern States Power Company | 38,418 |
| 2 | Benco Electric Cooperative | 6,694 |
| 3 | Lake Crystal, Minnesota Electric Utility | 1,241 |
| 4 | Steele Waseca Cooperative Electric | 494 |
| 5 | South Central Electric Association | 116 |
What electricity company is the largest provider in Blue Earth County, Minnesota?
By total revenue, Northern States Power Company is the largest electricity company in Blue Earth County, Minnesota.
How many electric companies offer service in Blue Earth County, Minnesota?
Blue Earth County, Minnesota is home to 5 electricity companies offering service in the area.
Published: 2024-04-26