Olmsted County, MN: 3 Electric Providers

Olmsted County, Minnesota Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Olmsted County, MN is $139.63
  • The average electricity rate in Olmsted County, MN is 17.01¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Olmsted County, MN

The average residential electric bill in Olmsted County, MN is $139.63 per month. Olmsted County, MN is the 33rd most expensive county in Minnesota for electricity.

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Olmsted County, Minnesota Electricity Overview

The usage of renewable fuels for electricity production in Olmsted County rose by 36.75% last year.

Olmsted County emits 3,683.54 kilograms per capita of CO2 equivalent gases, compared to the Minnesota average of 3,742.71.

Olmsted County is ranked as the 7th highest consuming county out of 87 counties in the state with over 1,800,000 megawatt hours being consumed by customers for their electricity needs.

Olmsted County is home to 164,020 residents and its power generation plants generate 278,344.35 megawatt hours of electricity a year, for a production per capita average of 1.7 megawatt hours per capita.

The burning of natural gas in Olmsted County yields a total of 186,635.31 megawatts of electricity, propelling this county into its ranking of 468th out of 3221 counties in the country.

Solar power usage in Olmsted County has risen by 81.39% year over year, with 33,456 megawatt hours being generated from solar in the past year compared to 18,444 the 12 months before.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    1,882,490 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.48 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    278,344 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    53,678 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    224,666 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    1.7 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    604,174,687 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    3,683.54 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Rochester

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Rochester Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

18.19¢ per kWh

  • 2.77% lower than last month
  • 8.55% higher than November last year
  • 22.41% higher than the Minnesota average
  • 6.78% higher than the US average
  • 864th in the state out of 896 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 15 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 7 since November last year
  • 23,173rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,192 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,988 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

17.85¢ per kWh

  • 0.67% higher than last month
  • 6.83% higher than November last year
  • 16.64% higher than the Minnesota average
  • 8.25% higher than the US average
  • 879th in the state out of 896 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 17 since November last year
  • 23,666th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 567 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,648 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$79.95 per month

  • 9.65% lower than last month
  • 0.2% lower than November last year
  • 17.75% lower than the Minnesota average
  • 32.38% lower than the US average
  • 27th in the state out of 896 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 414 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 6 since November last year
  • 1,859th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 2,679 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 695 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$99.31 per month

  • 0.01% lower than last month
  • 1.11% higher than November last year
  • 9.76% lower than the Minnesota average
  • 30.18% lower than the US average
  • 124th in the state out of 896 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 62 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since November last year
  • 2,475th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 155 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 348 since November last year

Rochester, MN Electricity Overview

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The average residential electricity rate for Rochester is about 17.85 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 879th out of 913 cities in the state. There has been a 65.02% rise in the use of renewable energy (like solar, wind or hydro power) in Rochester over the course of the previous year. It's great to see these fuel sources slowly replace fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas. There has been a 773.36% increase in the amount of electricity generated from solar power over the past year, which is an increase of 15,413 megawatt hours each year.

Electricity use in Rochester results in the release of 452,914,603.28 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is the 3rd largest emissions amount in the state out of 913 cities. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per resident in the city, which amounts to 3,715.64 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this measurement Rochester is the 27th highest polluting city in Minnesota. Around 52.57% of Rochester's electricity is generated using Natural Gas. Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste and Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste make up the next highest totals for a fuel type at 21,532.74 megawatt hours (13.56%) and 17,617.1 megawatt hours (11.09%), respectively. Rochester has 7 electricity generation plants, which is the 2nd most for a city in Minnesota.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Rochester

Rochester residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.195/kWh$0.126/kWh$142.69/mo.$66.14/mo.
879th17.85¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Rochester
124th$99.31Average residential monthly electricity bill for Rochester Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Rochester, Minnesota

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Rochester Public UtilitiesBUNDLED18.04101.441,296371,200.4566,965,325

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Stewartville, MN Electricity Overview

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The average residential electricity rate for Stewartville is about 16.58 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 7.33% higher than the state's average price of 15.45 cents and 0.05% less than the nationwide average of 16.59 cents. The largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is People's Cooperative Services. The power grid in the city deals with an average of 1 outages per customer per year, with outages lasting around 69.42 minutes per outage. The United States averages for these two data points are 1.44 outages each year and 123.49 minutes each outage.

Coming in at as the 129th worst ranked city out of 913 cities in the state, Stewartville releases 24,385,490.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. This total also equates to a ranking of 297th worst in the state for pollution per person with an average of 3,683.61 kilograms of emissions per person. The city has no electricity producing plants within its borders.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Stewartville

Stewartville residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.183/kWh$0.129/kWh$183.56/mo.$111.19/mo.
595th16.58¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Stewartville
724th$141.75Average residential monthly electricity bill for Stewartville Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Stewartville, Minnesota

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
People's Cooperative ServicesBUNDLED16.89142.91224,300.1337,885,872.14

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Byron, MN Electricity Overview

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The average residential electricity rate for Byron is about 16.74 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 616th out of 913 cities in the state. The city has had a 27.30% drop in the use of renewable fuels, such as solar or wind energy, compared to fossil fuel sources, like coal and natural gas. Solar fields in the city generate 1,441 megawatt hours, which is 100.00% of the city's electricity production.

Coming in at as the 136th worst ranked city out of 913 cities in the state, Byron releases 22,449,557.51 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Additionally, the city ranks 830th highest in the state for pollution per person, which could be argued to be the more important metric. They average 3,609.25 kilograms of emissions per person. The city has one electricity plant within its borders. Byron's primary fuel source is Solar, with 100.00% of electricity production coming from the fuel source.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Byron

Byron residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.181/kWh$0.130/kWh$147.53/mo.$93.25/mo.
616th16.74¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Byron
584th$121.22Average residential monthly electricity bill for Byron Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Byron, Minnesota

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Northern States Power CompanyBUNDLED16.97100.128,717,991.561,479,270,893
People's Cooperative ServicesBUNDLED16.89142.91224,300.1337,885,872.14

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Olmsted County, Minnesota Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Olmsted County, Minnesota

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Franklin Heating StationFranklin Heating Station (100.00%)
Rochester MN Natural Gas 60,566.271711,189,527.8926184.7533
Saint Marys Hospital Power PlantSt Mary's Hospital (100.00%)
Olmsted County MN Natural Gas 55,055.811812,946,137.3624235.1532
Olmsted County MN Natural Gas 48,3992121,493,332.5621444.0924
Rochester MN Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste 39,541.27419,632,505.154496.514
Rochester MN Natural Gas 38,6572323,051,953.1220596.3214
Westside SolarWestside Solar, LLC (Ecofin) (100.00%)
Rochester MN Solar 17,406811
Hwy 14 Holdco Solar CSGClearway Energy (100.00%)
Olmsted County MN Solar 7,0558411
Rochester MN Other Biomass Gas 2,6052964,232.262370.152
Tweite Community Solar LLCTweite Community Solar LLC (100.00%)
Olmsted County MN Solar 2,06926211
Novel DeCook Solar CSGREA Investments, LLC (100.00%)
Olmsted County MN Solar 1,86133711
Novel Byron Solar CSGREA Investments, LLC (100.00%)
Olmsted County MN Solar 1,84734111
Novel Bartel Solar CSGREA Investments, LLC (100.00%)
Olmsted County MN Solar 1,77737011
Lange SolarArcadia Solar, LLC (100.00%)
Byron MN Solar 1,44144311
Rochester MN Distillate Fuel Oil 343026,447.6334777.8728
4710 HostingEpic Hosting, LLC (100.00%)
Rochester MN Distillate Fuel Oil 303419,706.0840656.8741

Olmsted County, Minnesota Production Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
67.05%
SOLAR
Solar
Solar
12.02%
NON-BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
7.74%
BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
6.33%
PURCHASED STEAM
Purchased Steam
5.25%
OTHER
Other
1.61%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Electricity use in Olmsted County results in the release of 604,174,687.16 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, which is 535th highest in the country out of 3221 counties and 9th highest in the state out of 87 counties. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 3,683.54 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This calculation ranks Olmsted County as the 37th highest polluting county in Minnesota. Natural Gas makes up 67.05% of the fuel types used for electricity production in Olmsted County. Solar and Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste make up 12.02% and 7.74% of generation, respectively. Olmsted County has the 19th highest power producing plants of any county in the state, with 15 total power plants.

Olmsted County, Minnesota Net Metering

Olmsted County has 3 out of 3 companies reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. Minnesota has great regulations in place for consumers who are interested in taking advantage of net metering with personal solar panels.

Energy Loss

There are 3 providers in Olmsted County that report energy loss, including Rochester Public Utilities, People's Cooperative Services, and Northern States Power Company. Combined, these 3 electricity providers average a yearly energy loss of 2.35% of electricity produced. The countrywide average is 2.43%, resulting in Olmsted County having a rank of 296th best in the United States for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Olmsted County:

  • Byron, Minnesota:
    • People's Cooperative Services: 41.80%
    • Northern States Power Company: 58.20%
  • Dover, Minnesota:
    • People's Cooperative Services: 100.00%
  • Eyota, Minnesota:
    • People's Cooperative Services: 100.00%
  • Oronoco, Minnesota:
    • People's Cooperative Services: 100.00%
  • Rochester, Minnesota:
    • Rochester Public Utilities: 100.00%
  • Stewartville, Minnesota:
    • People's Cooperative Services: 100.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Olmsted County, Minnesota?

The largest electricity supplier in Olmsted County, Minnesota by total customer count is Rochester Public Utilities.

Which electricity companies offer service in Olmsted County, Minnesota?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Rochester Public Utilities60,229
2People's Cooperative Services12,146
3Northern States Power Company5,532

How many power plants are within Olmsted County, Minnesota?

Olmsted County, Minnesota has 15 active electricity plants generating electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

How many electric companies offer service in Olmsted County, Minnesota?

Olmsted County, Minnesota is home to 3 electricity providers serving customers in the area.

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2025-05-01