Wells Public Utilities: Rates, Coverage Area, Emissions

Wells Public Utilities

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About Wells Public Utilities

Wells Public Utilities is headquartered in Wells, Minnesota and it serves the population there. They currently supply electricity to residential and commercial customers, with a total of 200 commercial customer accounts and 1,218 residential customer accounts signed on for their services. Wells Public Utilities averages 16.24 cents per kilowatt hour charged to their consumers for residential electricity. This is, unfortunately for their customers, 2.41% above the state's average price of 15.86 cents, ranking the company at 136th out of 174 companies in the state for lowest average electricity rate. In 2019 they sold 91.42% of their megawatt hours via normal retail sales to end users. During the same timeframe, Wells Public Utilities purchased 23,034 megawatt hours via the wholesale electricity market. In 2019, the total revenue of Wells Public Utilities was $2,603,000, which was earned exclusively through electricity sales to retail customers.

Customers of the supplier have an average monthly residential power bill of $108.18. This is 24.55% below the nationwide average bill of $143.38. The supplier generates 509th megawatt hours from non-renewable fuel sources each year. This makes them 26th out of 163 companies in the state. Production by the supplier from natural gas totals 80.27 megawatt hours, which is roughly 62.71% of their total production. Wells Public Utilities generates 128 megawatt hours from their generation facilities, which ranks them as the 74th highest generator of electricity of all 163 providers in Minnesota.

Wells Public Utilities Net Metering

Wells Public Utilities is one of 107 suppliers in Minnesota who offer net metering to their consumers. This is a positive for any customer considering installing personal solar panels, as net metering allows them to sell their excess wattage back into the grid.

Wells Public Utilities Rate & Electric Bills

Wells Public Utilities residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.174/kWh$0.122/kWh$132.81/mo.$71.48/mo.
2236th16.24¢Wells Public Utilities' Average residential price per kWh
724th$108.18Average monthly electricity bill for Wells Public Utilities' residential customers

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Wells Public Utilities Overview

  • Company Type:Municipal
  • Headquarters:101 First Street South East
    Wells, Minnesota 56097
    United States of America
  • Director/Superintendent:Jeff Amy

Wells Public Utilities Contact

Wells Public Utilities Service

  • Outage Phone:(507) 553-3197
  • States Served:
    • Minnesota
  • Counties Served:
    • Faribault County
  • Major Cities Served:

Quick Facts About Wells Public Utilities

Wells Public Utilities is the 2290th largest electricity company out of 3530 electricity companies in the country based on total megawatt hours sold.

Wells Public Utilities has no power production sources and must purchase all of the electricity they sell to customers.

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Wells Public Utilities Coverage Map

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Wells Public Utilities State Coverage

StateCustomersSales ($)State Rank Based On Revenue% of Provider's Residential Sales in State
Minnesota1,4193,445,804.86111100%

Wells Public Utilities County Coverage

CountyPopulationProvidersAvg. County Rate (¢)Avg. Electric Bill
Faribault County13,933316.32$159.87/mo

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Wells Public Utilities FAQ:

What is the phone number for Wells Public Utilities?

You can reach Wells Public Utilities by phone via (507) 553-3119 .

What percentage of Wells Public Utilities' electricity is produced from nonrenewable fuels?

Power plants owned by or associated with Wells Public Utilities produce 100.00% of their electricity using nonrenewable fuel types.

What is the average bundled bill for Wells Public Utilities customers each month?

The average monthly bundled electric bill for customers of Wells Public Utilities is $108.18. The Minnesota average bundled bill is $107.56 and the United States average is $107.56.

What is the average bundled electricity rate for Wells Public Utilities customers?

The average bundled price of electricity for consumers of Wells Public Utilities is 16.24 cents per kilowatt hour (¢/kWh).

Who is the CEO of Wells Public Utilities?

Jeff Amy is the CEO of Wells Public Utilities.

What percentage of Wells Public Utilities' electricity is generated using renewable fuels?

Power production facilities owned by or associated with Wells Public Utilities generate 0% of their electricity from renewable fuels.

Matt Hope
Last Reviewed By: Matt Hope
Published: 2024-07-06