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Electricity Companies & Statistics in Minnesota
- Population see rank5,717,184
- Total Production see rank57,741,195 MWh / 10.1 MWh per capita
- Total Consumption see rank66,476,444 MWh / 11.63 MWh per capita
- Total Production from Renewable see rank18,332,019 MWh / 3.21 MWh per capita
- CO2 Emissions from Consumption see rank23,606,251,412 kg / 4,129 kg per capita
- Total Production from Non-Renewable see rank39,409,940 MWh / 6.89 MWh per capita
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Minnesota
Minnesota residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
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Minnesota Electricity Fuel Mix
Minnesota's Electricity Prices and Usage
Consumers in Minnesota enjoy a lower residential electricity rate than most people around the nation, with an average state electric rate of 14.75 cents per kilowatt hour compared to the US average price of 16.02 cents. Minnesota is the 30th lowest priced state in the US by average electricity rate. There are over 170 electric vendors that operate in the state, but due to the electricity market regulations in place citizens usually have only one or two electricity supplier options determined by where they live. The state is the 36th highest generator of electricity per capita, averaging 10.1 megawatt hours generated per capita per year. The average monthly residential power bill for a resident in Minnesota is $111.73 per month, while the nationwide average is $138.3. The state has a deficiency of 8735249.205999993 megawatt hours due to the fact that residents are using 15.13% more electricity than the state's electricity facilities produce. This leads to the state needing to import additional electricity from other states. The state uses over 66,400,000 megawatt hours to meet their electricity needs, making Minnesota the 24th ranked state for total electricity consumption.
Residential Electricity Providers in Minnesota
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 16.49 | 102.3 | 9,042,026.59 | 1,490,591,907 | 29,115,104.63 |
Connexus Energy | BUNDLED | 13.48 | 108.56 | 1,279,476.24 | 172,489,288 | |
Minnesota Power | BUNDLED | 14.32 | 95.48 | 1,004,993.18 | 143,878,249 | 5,299,286.1 |
Dakota Electric Association | BUNDLED | 13.51 | 100.02 | 948,528 | 128,180,000 | |
Wright-Hennepin Electric | BUNDLED | 13.68 | 130.84 | 602,141.16 | 82,359,384 | |
East Central Energy | BUNDLED | 15.93 | 135.89 | 557,507.34 | 88,805,829 | |
Otter Tail Power Company | BUNDLED | 10.97 | 97.66 | 534,479.6 | 58,614,334 | 113,208 |
Lake Country Power | BUNDLED | 15.66 | 144.31 | 516,106 | 80,800,800 | |
Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 13.62 | 138.62 | 512,490 | 69,808,000 | |
Crow Wing Power | BUNDLED | 12.80 | 113.44 | 464,803 | 59,482,300 |
Commercial Electricity Providers in Minnesota
Provider | Service Type | Commercial Rate (¢) | Commercial Average Bill ($) | Commercial Sales (MWh) | Commercial Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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Northern States Power Company | BUNDLED | 13.36 | 968.03 | 12,518,796.11 | 1,672,312,038 | 29,115,104.63 |
Minnesota Power | BUNDLED | 13.83 | 562.76 | 1,230,630.54 | 170,187,440 | 5,299,286.1 |
Otter Tail Power Company | BUNDLED | 9.41 | 618.82 | 1,042,279.9 | 98,122,927 | 113,208 |
Dakota Electric Association | BUNDLED | 9.52 | 866.27 | 895,562 | 85,252,000 | |
Rochester Public Utilities | BUNDLED | 12.95 | 1,418.95 | 678,608.17 | 87,865,917 | 78,469.02 |
Connexus Energy | BUNDLED | 10.36 | 454 | 629,007.21 | 65,163,706 | |
Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 9.27 | 705.39 | 379,239 | 35,154,000 | |
Wright-Hennepin Electric | BUNDLED | 11.02 | 729.23 | 275,220.1 | 30,317,017 | |
East Central Energy | BUNDLED | 12.01 | 405.3 | 263,757.86 | 31,685,718 | |
City of Chaska Utilities | BUNDLED | 13.02 | 2,108.6 | 191,492 | 24,923,600 | 733 |
Power Plants in Minnesota
Plant | City/County | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (KG) | Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh) | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Becker | Coal | 6,707,663.02 | 6,338,372,947.78 | 944.95 | 12/2034 | ||
Prairie IslandNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Red Wing | Nuclear | 5,786,553 | ||||
Cohasset | Coal | 5,184,471.99 | 5,479,789,334.93 | 1,056.96 | |||
Monticello Nuclear FacilityNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Monticello | Nuclear | 4,786,424 | ||||
High BridgeNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | St. Paul | Natural Gas | 2,789,446 | 949,127,676.14 | 340.26 | ||
Riverside (MN)Northern States Power Company (100.00%) | Minneapolis | Natural Gas | 2,694,733 | 1,032,877,965.55 | 383.3 | ||
Mankato Energy CenterMEC Holdings, LLC (100.00%) | Mankato | Natural Gas | 1,753,840 | 707,472,049.05 | 403.38 | ||
Allen S KingNorthern States Power Company (100.00%) | Oak Park Heights | Coal | 1,101,761 | 1,091,714,646.98 | 990.88 | ||
Nobles 2 Wind ProjectALLETE South Wind, LLC (49.00%)Tenaska Nobles 2 Holdings, LLC, (51.00%) | Nobles County | Wind | 928,622 | ||||
Odell Wind FarmAlgonquin Power (100.00%) | Cottonwood County | Wind | 869,721 |
Quick Facts
During the course of the previous 12 months, Minnesota has seen a 3.34% decrease in the use of renewable fuel types for electricity production.
During the course of the previous year Minnesota has experienced a 11.33% reduction in coal usage, dropping from a previous total of 14,767,365.8 megawatt hours produced from coal to 13,094,851.57 megawatt hours.
Minnesota produces the 21st highest average of electricity per capita from natural gas, with the fuel type accounting for 2.29 megawatt hours a year per person.
Minnesota ranks 26th worst in the country for total generation of electricity from non-renewable energy sources, with 39,409,940.2 of the state's 57,741,195.26 megawatt hours coming from those fuel types.
As the 14th highest producer of solar powered electricity in the United States, Minnesota generates 2,035,955.76 megawatt hours.
Minnesota averages 11.63 megawatt hours consumed per year per person. The state ranks 31st in the US in electricity used per person.
County | Population | Providers | Plants | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Avg. Electric Bill |
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Aitkin County | 15,747 | 4 | 15.45 | $128.77/mo | |
Anoka County | 368,864 | 4 | 3 | 13.83 | $106.60/mo |
Becker County | 34,995 | 6 | 1 | 12.55 | $150.79/mo |
Beltrami County | 46,033 | 5 | 1 | 13.76 | $170.66/mo |
Benton County | 41,087 | 5 | 15 | 16.09 | $132.29/mo |
Big Stone County | 5,155 | 5 | 11.82 | $193.53/mo | |
Blue Earth County | 69,631 | 7 | 17 | 15.09 | $144.02/mo |
Brown County | 25,894 | 8 | 3 | 12.58 | $191.71/mo |
Carlton County | 36,145 | 5 | 6 | 15.39 | $129.17/mo |
Carver County | 110,034 | 5 | 17 | 15.16 | $134.03/mo |
Cass County | 29,917 | 7 | 2 | 13.99 | $131.87/mo |
Chippewa County | 12,509 | 7 | 11 | 12.08 | $212.74/mo |
Chisago County | 56,328 | 5 | 41 | 16.24 | $121.73/mo |
Clay County | 65,929 | 8 | 10 | 12.59 | $189.57/mo |
Clearwater County | 8,525 | 2 | 13.35 | $165.83/mo | |
Cook County | 5,574 | 2 | 2 | 14.79 | $144.40/mo |
Cottonwood County | 11,484 | 6 | 7 | 13.07 | $186.90/mo |
Crow Wing County | 67,948 | 5 | 1 | 13.31 | $111.24/mo |
Dakota County | 443,341 | 3 | 33 | 14.46 | $100.78/mo |
Dodge County | 20,798 | 6 | 17 | 15.65 | $127.12/mo |
Douglas County | 38,742 | 4 | 5 | 12.37 | $147.86/mo |
Faribault County | 13,933 | 3 | 6 | 14.84 | $150.99/mo |
Fillmore County | 21,179 | 10 | 6 | 14.84 | $124.01/mo |
Freeborn County | 30,882 | 6 | 6 | 14.72 | $131.61/mo |
Goodhue County | 47,503 | 5 | 28 | 13.90 | $176.18/mo |
Grant County | 6,045 | 5 | 1 | 12.06 | $159.48/mo |
Hennepin County | 1,260,121 | 4 | 9 | 15.90 | $108.41/mo |
Houston County | 18,806 | 6 | 1 | 15.38 | $152.81/mo |
Hubbard County | 21,219 | 5 | 13.10 | $146.25/mo | |
Isanti County | 40,604 | 2 | 5 | 15.18 | $126.65/mo |
Itasca County | 44,969 | 7 | 4 | 16.48 | $132.93/mo |
Jackson County | 10,016 | 6 | 10 | 11.04 | $145.02/mo |
Kanabec County | 16,004 | 2 | 2 | 15.97 | $134.76/mo |
Kandiyohi County | 43,504 | 7 | 11 | 13.45 | $150.88/mo |
Kittson County | 4,213 | 3 | 13.31 | $207.16/mo | |
Koochiching County | 12,203 | 4 | 2 | 15.14 | $145.99/mo |
Lac qui Parle County | 6,753 | 3 | 10.98 | $220.14/mo | |
Lake County | 10,835 | 6 | 1 | 14.66 | $133.37/mo |
Lake of the Woods County | 3,757 | 3 | 14.62 | $162.50/mo | |
Le Sueur County | 28,567 | 8 | 16 | 13.92 | $131.76/mo |
Lincoln County | 5,655 | 5 | 24 | 11.74 | $199.07/mo |
Lyon County | 25,477 | 7 | 13 | 11.75 | $199.33/mo |
Mahnomen County | 5,429 | 1 | 12.97 | $171.10/mo | |
Marshall County | 9,082 | 8 | 13.35 | $196.43/mo | |
Martin County | 20,070 | 8 | 7 | 11.66 | $151.53/mo |
McLeod County | 36,662 | 6 | 18 | 13.71 | $190.71/mo |
Meeker County | 23,268 | 5 | 6 | 12.35 | $173.12/mo |
Mille Lacs County | 26,397 | 3 | 1 | 15.76 | $128.80/mo |
Morrison County | 33,876 | 8 | 3 | 13.36 | $119.02/mo |
Mower County | 39,985 | 6 | 7 | 14.80 | $132.48/mo |
Murray County | 8,224 | 3 | 12 | 12.35 | $219.53/mo |
Nicollet County | 34,295 | 6 | 7 | 14.19 | $161.54/mo |
Nobles County | 22,223 | 7 | 11 | 11.96 | $224.73/mo |
Norman County | 6,500 | 5 | 1 | 12.32 | $205.71/mo |
Olmsted County | 164,020 | 4 | 15 | 15.95 | $138.03/mo |
Otter Tail County | 59,728 | 4 | 3 | 11.63 | $127.22/mo |
Pennington County | 14,063 | 2 | 1 | 12.68 | $180.33/mo |
Pine County | 28,997 | 4 | 2 | 15.89 | $132.72/mo |
Pipestone County | 9,370 | 3 | 28 | 15.81 | $124.07/mo |
Polk County | 31,303 | 10 | 2 | 12.78 | $193.84/mo |
Pope County | 11,216 | 5 | 17 | 12.82 | $164.62/mo |
Ramsey County | 536,413 | 4 | 4 | 16.50 | $102.55/mo |
Red Lake County | 3,921 | 2 | 1 | 12.66 | $179.92/mo |
Redwood County | 15,435 | 5 | 11 | 13.21 | $166.91/mo |
Renville County | 14,768 | 7 | 14 | 13.08 | $233.74/mo |
Rice County | 67,693 | 6 | 24 | 15.10 | $129.00/mo |
Rock County | 9,718 | 2 | 6 | 11.94 | $178.58/mo |
Roseau County | 15,321 | 4 | 14.39 | $192.15/mo | |
Scott County | 154,520 | 6 | 10 | 14.21 | $126.88/mo |
Sherburne County | 100,824 | 5 | 26 | 14.04 | $108.85/mo |
Sibley County | 14,948 | 10 | 3 | 13.73 | $177.57/mo |
St. Louis County | 199,532 | 13 | 6 | 15.30 | $136.26/mo |
Stearns County | 160,405 | 9 | 36 | 12.57 | $143.11/mo |
Steele County | 37,363 | 5 | 13 | 14.74 | $135.67/mo |
Stevens County | 9,669 | 4 | 3 | 12.15 | $183.69/mo |
Swift County | 9,810 | 5 | 1 | 12.22 | $183.91/mo |
Todd County | 25,121 | 6 | 12.26 | $141.70/mo | |
Traverse County | 3,362 | 2 | 10.98 | $204.35/mo | |
Wabasha County | 21,425 | 5 | 6 | 15.97 | $127.70/mo |
Wadena County | 14,009 | 5 | 11.57 | $153.25/mo | |
Waseca County | 18,972 | 8 | 17 | 15.58 | $121.60/mo |
Washington County | 275,912 | 3 | 16 | 16.16 | $103.19/mo |
Watonwan County | 11,223 | 3 | 2 | 13.13 | $188.44/mo |
Wilkin County | 6,495 | 5 | 11.55 | $143.92/mo | |
Winona County | 49,889 | 5 | 13 | 15.61 | $143.79/mo |
Wright County | 148,003 | 6 | 23 | 14.30 | $124.44/mo |
Yellow Medicine County | 9,616 | 5 | 3 | 11.43 | $224.36/mo |
Minnesota's electricity generating facilities mainly use Natural Gas, which accounts for 15,387,119.51 megawatt hours (or 26.65%) of the fuel used for electricity generation in the state. Taken together with Wind (24.96%) and Coal (22.68%), the three fuel types make up 74.29% of the production in the state. The state is the 22nd highest ranked state when it comes to total CO2 pollution, with the state consuming enough electricity to account for 23,606,251,412.18 kilograms of CO2 emissions. The state also ranks 28th highest in pollution per resident, averaging 4,129 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per citizen. Minnesota has 703 power generation plants within the state. This is the 5th highest number of power plants within a state and the 3rd highest number of plants per capita in the country.
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FAQ: Common Questions About Electricity in Minnesota
Where does Minnesota get its electricity?
The primary fuel source used for electricity generation in Minnesota is Natural Gas, making up 26.65% of the fuel used in the state. Additionally, Wind accounts for 24.96% and Coal accounts for 22.68%.
How much does electricity cost in Minnesota?
The average cost per kilowatt hour of electricity in Minnesota in 2024 is 14.75 cents.
Which electricity company is the largest provider in Minnesota?
By total megawatt hours sold, Northern States Power Company is the largest electricity supplier in Minnesota.
How many power plants are in Minnesota?
There are 703 active electricity plants in Minnesota.
What power companies offer service in Minnesota?
State Customers Rank | Provider | State Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Northern States Power Company | 1,358,696 |
2 | Minnesota Power | 151,186 |
3 | Connexus Energy | 144,795 |
4 | Dakota Electric Association | 115,395 |
5 | Otter Tail Power Company | 63,239 |
6 | East Central Energy | 61,155 |
7 | Rochester Public Utilities | 59,177 |
8 | Wright-Hennepin Electric | 56,027 |
9 | Lake Country Power | 50,786 |
10 | Crow Wing Power | 46,779 |
What is the average electric bill in Minnesota?
The average electricity bill in Minnesota in 2024 is $112 while the countrywide average is $138.
How many electric companies offer service in Minnesota?
Minnesota has 166 electricity suppliers operating in the area.
Does Minnesota have a deregulated electricity market?
Minnesota has a regulated electricity market, rather than a deregulated market. This means that consumers in the state usually have only one or two electricity provider options when it comes time to choose who they purchase electricity from.
What is the cheapest electricity company in Minnesota?
Residential Rate Rank | Provider | Residential Rate (¢) | State Customers |
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1 | St James, Minnesotta Electric Utility | 7.55 | 2,254 |
2 | City of Madison Utilities | 8.09 | 982 |
3 | Litchfield Public Utilities | 8.68 | 3,275 |
4 | Nashwauk Public Utilities | 9.10 | 548 |
5 | Gilbert City Utilities | 9.17 | 983 |
6 | Lanesboro, Minnesota Electric Utility | 9.24 | 638 |
7 | Windom, Minnesota Electric Utility | 9.28 | 2,516 |
8 | Marshall Municipal Utilities | 9.31 | 6,852 |
9 | Benson Municipal Utilities | 9.33 | 1,826 |
10 | Ceylon, Minnesota Electric Utility | 9.37 | 217 |