Electric Rates & Providers in Wright County, MN

Wright County, Minnesota Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Wright County, MN is $128.25
  • The average electricity rate in Wright County, MN is 15.08¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Wright County, MN

The average residential electric bill in Wright County, MN is $128.25 per month. Wright County, MN is the 15th most expensive county in Minnesota for electricity.

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Wright County, Minnesota Electricity Overview

Wright County ranks 3rd out of 87 counties in Minnesota for total production of electricity from non-renewable fuel types, with 5,331,905 of the county's 5,331,905 megawatt hours coming from those fuel sources.

Wright County consumes only 31.85% of the electricity produced in the county, meaning they can store or export the excess 68.15%.

The largest supplier in Wright County by total customers is Northern States Power Company.

Wright County is ranked as the 10th largest consuming county out of 87 counties in Minnesota with over 1,600,000 megawatt hours being consumed by customers for their electricity needs.

With 148,003 residents living within the county and 5,331,905 megawatt hours produced a year, Wright County has a megawatt hour per capita production rate of 36.03 megawatt hours. This is the 489th highest megawatt hour per capita amount in the nation.

Wright County has a population of 148,003 citizens.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    1,698,140 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    11.47 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    5,331,905 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    5,331,905 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    36.03 MWh

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Otsego

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Otsego Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

14.97¢ per kWh

  • 0.82% lower than last month
  • 2.7% higher than November last year
  • 0.73% higher than the Minnesota average
  • 12.13% lower than the US average
  • 384th in the state out of 896 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 75 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 64 since November last year
  • 13,035th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 639 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,454 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

15.02¢ per kWh

  • 0.22% higher than last month
  • 6.2% higher than November last year
  • 1.88% lower than the Minnesota average
  • 8.94% lower than the US average
  • 361st in the state out of 896 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 39 since November last year
  • 14,476th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 20 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,468 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$105.26 per month

  • 6.77% lower than last month
  • 3.71% lower than November last year
  • 8.28% higher than the Minnesota average
  • 10.98% lower than the US average
  • 540th in the state out of 896 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 106 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 49 since November last year
  • 10,491st in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 2,606 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 3,446 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$126.84 per month

  • 0.27% lower than last month
  • 0.62% lower than November last year
  • 15.25% higher than the Minnesota average
  • 10.83% lower than the US average
  • 623rd in the state out of 896 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 3 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 6 since November last year
  • 10,795th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 168 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,281 since November last year

Otsego, MN Electricity Overview

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Otsego's inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 15.02 cents per kilowatt hour. Luckily, this is 2.91% lower than Minnesota's average price of 15.47 cents, which ranks the city 361st best for average electricity price out of 913 cities in Minnesota. Customers in Otsego deal with 0.59 electrical outages a year with outages lasting an average of 59 minutes. Wright-Hennepin Electric has an estimated 2,000 residential customers, which is more than all other vendors in the city.

Otsego is the 60th highest ranked city in the state out of 913 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 73,825,672.32 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 3,773.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 800th worst in Minnesota for emissions per capita. In Otsego, there are no electricity facilities. The city must depend on electricity imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Otsego

Otsego residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.165/kWh$0.114/kWh$161.48/mo.$91.20/mo.
361st15.02¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Otsego
623rd$126.84Average residential monthly electricity bill for Otsego Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Otsego, Minnesota

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Elk River UtilitiesBUNDLED17.17130.05108,270.9818,593,427.58
Northern States Power CompanyBUNDLED16.8499.998,798,442.681,481,480,124
Wright-Hennepin ElectricBUNDLED14.57134.85595,283.9286,723,052
3 providers total

Zips with electric coverage in Otsego, Minnesota include: 55330, 55362, 55376, 55374, 55301, 55327

St. Michael, MN Electricity Overview

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St. Michael's inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 16.76 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 8.37% higher than Minnesota's average price of 15.47 cents, which ranks the city 619th best average for electricity price out of 913 cities in Minnesota. Customers in the city have 0.75 electrical outages a year, with outages lasting around 76.74 minutes on average. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each. Selling an estimated 196,773.54 megawatt hours, Northern States Power Company is the largest supplier in the city.

St. Michael is the 65th highest ranked city in the state out of 913 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 68,478,829.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 3,773.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 408th worst in Minnesota for emissions per capita. In St. Michael, there are no electricity facilities. The city must depend on electricity imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in St. Michael

St. Michael residential electric rates are highest in August and the highest average bill is in August.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.179/kWh$0.121/kWh$143.98/mo.$69.18/mo.
619th16.76¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of St. Michael
411th$101.95Average residential monthly electricity bill for St. Michael Residents

Electric Companies With Service in St. Michael, Minnesota

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Northern States Power CompanyBUNDLED16.8499.998,798,442.681,481,480,124
Wright-Hennepin ElectricBUNDLED14.57134.85595,283.9286,723,052
2 providers total

Zips with electric coverage in St. Michael, Minnesota include: 55330, 55313, 55376, 55374, 55301

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Buffalo, MN Electricity Overview

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Buffalo's inhabitants purchase electricity for, on average, 16.72 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 8.07% higher than Minnesota's average price of 15.47 cents, which ranks the city 612th best for average electricity price out of 913 cities in Minnesota. Customers in Buffalo deal with 0.37 electrical outages a year with outages lasting an average of 28.23 minutes. Buffalo MN Utilities has an estimated 5,436 residential customers, which is more than all other vendors in the city.

Buffalo is the 69th highest ranked city in the state out of 913 when it comes to total pollution from electricity use, with the city emitting 60,830,240.91 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 3,773.35 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 69th worst in Minnesota for emissions per capita. In Buffalo, there are no electricity facilities. The city must depend on electricity imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Buffalo

Buffalo residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.187/kWh$0.117/kWh$146.14/mo.$72.97/mo.
612th16.72¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Buffalo
542nd$114.39Average residential monthly electricity bill for Buffalo Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Buffalo, Minnesota

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Buffalo MN UtilitiesBUNDLED17.45116.0445,766.27,984,847.48
Wright-Hennepin ElectricBUNDLED14.57134.85595,283.9286,723,052
2 providers total

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

MonthlyWe report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2023 and 2022 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.
AnnualAnnual data for 2022 will be finalized in the fall of 2023. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2023 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Power Plants in Wright County, Minnesota

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PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Monticello Nuclear FacilityNorthern States Power Company (100.00%)
Monticello MN Nuclear 5,331,905211
1 power plant total

There is 1 Nuclear Power Plant in Wright County, Minnesota

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Monticello Nuclear FacilityNorthern States Power Company (100.00%)
Monticello MN Nuclear 5,331,905211
1 power plant total

Wright County, Minnesota Production Fuel Makeup

NUCLEAR
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
Nuclear
100.00%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Wright County's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 0 kilograms, which is 80th largest amount in Minnesota out of 87 counties. This total also results in a ranking of 80th highest in the state for emissions per citizen with an average of 0 kilograms of emissions per person. Electricity generating facilities in the county primarily use Nuclear, which accounts for 100.00% (or 5,331,905 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the county. Wright County is home to one power producing plant.

Wright County, Minnesota Net Metering

Wright County has 4 out of 5 providers reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. The state of Minnesota has great state level net metering legislation.

Energy Loss

There are 3 providers in Wright County that report energy loss. Combined, these 3 providers average a yearly energy loss of 2.35% of electricity produced. The US average for energy loss is 2.43% and the state average is 1.62%, resulting in a rank of 295th best in the country and a state rank of 28th best out of 3221 and 87 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in Wright County:

  • Albertville, Minnesota:
    • Northern States Power Company: 71.20%
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 28.80%
  • Annandale, Minnesota:
    • Northern States Power Company: 87.94%
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 12.06%
  • Buffalo, Minnesota:
    • Buffalo MN Utilities: 81.59%
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 18.41%
  • Clearwater, Minnesota:
    • Stearns Electric: 1.89%
    • Northern States Power Company: 64.40%
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 33.71%
  • Cokato, Minnesota:
    • Northern States Power Company: 94.59%
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 5.41%
  • Delano, Minnesota:
    • Delano Municipal Utilities: 95.01%
    • Northern States Power Company: 1.97%
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 3.02%
  • Hanover, Minnesota:
    • Northern States Power Company: 81.15%
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 18.85%
  • Howard Lake, Minnesota:
    • Northern States Power Company: 56.81%
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 43.19%
  • Maple Lake, Minnesota:
    • Northern States Power Company: 32.18%
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 67.82%
  • Monticello, Minnesota:
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 10.49%
    • Northern States Power Company: 89.51%
  • Montrose, Minnesota:
    • Northern States Power Company: 87.69%
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 12.31%
  • Otsego, Minnesota:
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 79.31%
    • Northern States Power Company: 5.58%
    • Elk River Utilities: 15.11%
  • Rockford, Minnesota:
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 64.78%
    • Northern States Power Company: 35.22%
  • St. Michael, Minnesota:
    • Northern States Power Company: 84.83%
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 15.17%
  • Waverly, Minnesota:
    • Wright-Hennepin Electric: 15.40%
    • Northern States Power Company: 84.60%

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

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Wright County, Minnesota?

By total megawatt hours sold, Northern States Power Company is the largest electricity supplier in Wright County, Minnesota.

Which electricity companies offer service in Wright County, Minnesota?

How many power plants are in Wright County, Minnesota?

There is one electricity plant located in Wright County, Minnesota

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

Wright County, Minnesota has 5 electricity companies operating in the area.

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2025-07-22