Lake Country Power electricity rates
Lake Country Power charges an average of 17.90 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $148 a month using 829 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Member-owned cooperative MISO Minnesota
Where Lake Country Power sits
It serves 47,204 residential customers in Minnesota. Its 17.90¢ per kilowatt-hour runs 5.6% above the Minnesota average of 16.95¢.
Consumption is close to the national norm at 829 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, so the rate translates fairly directly into the bill.
Owned by the customers it serves, with directors elected by members. Co-ops are frequently outside state rate regulation. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Country Power | 17.90¢ | $148 | 829 |
| 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 Lake Country Power delivers
Its service territory covers 8 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 Lake Country Power.
- Aitkin
- Carlton
- Cass
- Itasca
- Koochiching
- Lake
- Pine
- St Louis
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average Lake Country Power customer went 373 minutes without electricity across 2.31 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is worse than typical. Overhead lines through wooded or storm-exposed terrain are the usual explanation, and the fix is vegetation management and circuit automation, both of which are recovered through rates.
Rooftop solar on this system
279 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 2.8 megawatts. That works out to 5.9 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is below the national median. A low retail rate reduces what solar displaces, and export compensation set at avoided cost rather than the retail rate reduces it further. 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 |
| Otter Tail Power Co | 11.33¢ | $95 | 50,118 |
| Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp | 13.33¢ | $108 | 44,698 |
| Minnesota Valley Electric Coop | 13.98¢ | $132 | 43,412 |
Lake Country Power rates: common questions
How much does Lake Country Power charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 17.90 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is +5.6% against the Minnesota average of 16.95¢ and -2.9% 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 Lake Country Power bill?
$148 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 829 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns Lake Country Power?
It is classified by the EIA as a member-owned cooperative. Owned by the customers it serves, with directors elected by members. Co-ops are frequently outside state rate regulation.
Is Lake Country Power expensive compared with other Minnesota utilities?
It ranks #3 of the 44 Minnesota utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #154 of 1369.