ALLETE, Inc. electricity rates
ALLETE, Inc. charges an average of 15.66 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $102 a month using 651 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Investor-owned utility MISO Minnesota
Where ALLETE, Inc. sits
It serves 125,896 residential customers in Minnesota. Its 15.66¢ per kilowatt-hour sits 7.6% below the Minnesota average of 16.95¢.
Consumption here is below the national norm at 651 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, which softens the effect of the rate on the final bill.
A shareholder-owned company whose rates are set by the state regulator, including an approved return on the capital it has invested. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLETE, Inc. | 15.66¢ | $102 | 651 |
| Minnesota average | 16.95¢ | $119 | 737 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where ALLETE, Inc. delivers
Its service territory covers 17 Minnesota counties, either wholly or in part. Utility boundaries follow historic franchise agreements rather than county lines, so a county appearing here does not mean every address in it is served by ALLETE, Inc..
- Aitkin
- Benton
- Carlton
- Cass
- Cook
- Crow Wing
- Hubbard
- Itasca
- Koochiching
- Lake
- Morrison
- Otter Tail
- Pine
- St Louis
- Stearns
- Todd
- Wadena
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average ALLETE, Inc. customer went 120 minutes without electricity across 1.3 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is better than the typical American utility, though the figure includes major storm days and can move sharply from one year to the next.
Optional rate plans
ALLETE, Inc. offers time-of-use pricing to residential customers. 15,596 households were enrolled, about 12.4% of its residential base.
These plans are opt-in almost everywhere. They reward households that can move laundry, dishwashing, water heating or electric vehicle charging out of the late-afternoon peak, and they cost more than the standard rate for households that cannot. How to tell which group you are in.
Rooftop solar on this system
1,014 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 9.59 megawatts. That works out to 8.1 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is above the national median, which generally tracks the retail rate more closely than it tracks sunshine. What exports are actually worth.
Other Minnesota utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 16.98¢ | $100 | 1.2 million |
| Connexus Energy | 13.66¢ | $105 | 134,095 |
| Dakota Electric Association | 14.00¢ | $100 | 108,097 |
| East Central Energy | 16.89¢ | $138 | 55,250 |
| Rochester Public Utilities | 17.91¢ | $100 | 54,943 |
ALLETE, Inc. rates: common questions
How much does ALLETE, Inc. charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 15.66 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -7.6% against the Minnesota average of 16.95¢ and -15.1% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average ALLETE, Inc. bill?
$102 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 651 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns ALLETE, Inc.?
It is classified by the EIA as a investor-owned utility. A shareholder-owned company whose rates are set by the state regulator, including an approved return on the capital it has invested.
Is ALLETE, Inc. expensive compared with other Minnesota utilities?
It ranks #12 of the 44 Minnesota utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #336 of 1369.