Northern States Power Co - Minnesota electricity rates
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota charges an average of 16.98 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $100 a month using 588 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Investor-owned utility MISO Minnesota
Where Northern States Power Co - Minnesota sits
It is the dominant supplier in Minnesota, serving 1.2 million residential customers, so its pricing effectively sets what the state average looks like. At 16.98¢ per kilowatt-hour it tracks the Minnesota average of 16.95¢ closely, which is what you would expect from a utility large enough to shape that average itself.
Its customers use very little electricity by national standards, 588 kilowatt-hours a month against 871 nationally. Dense housing, a mild climate or heating that runs on gas rather than electricity all push consumption down, and any of them can leave a household with a modest bill despite a high rate.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 16.98¢ | $100 | 588 |
| 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 Northern States Power Co - Minnesota delivers
Its service territory covers 52 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 Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
- Anoka
- Benton
- Blue Earth
- Brown
- Carver
- Chippewa
- Chisago
- Clay
- Dakota
- Dodge
- Douglas
- Faribault
- Freeborn
- Goodhue
- Hennepin
- Houston
- Kandiyohi
- Lac Qui Parle
- Le Sueur
- Lincoln
- Lyon
- McLeod
- Meeker
- Mower
- Murray
- Nicollet
- Nobles
- Norman
- Olmsted
- Pine
- Pipestone
- Polk
- Pope
- Ramsey
- Redwood
- Renville
- Rice
- Rock
- Scott
- Sherburne
- Sibley
- Stearns
- Steele
- Todd
- Wabasha
- Waseca
- Washington
- Watonwan
- Wilkin
- Winona
- Wright
- Yellow Medicine
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average Northern States Power Co - Minnesota customer went 309 minutes without electricity across 1.47 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.
Optional rate plans
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota offers time-of-use pricing to residential customers. 16,042 households were enrolled, about 1.3% 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
13,411 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 100.65 megawatts. That works out to 10.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connexus Energy | 13.66¢ | $105 | 134,095 |
| ALLETE, Inc. | 15.66¢ | $102 | 125,896 |
| Dakota Electric Association | 14.00¢ | $100 | 108,097 |
| East Central Energy | 16.89¢ | $138 | 55,250 |
| Rochester Public Utilities | 17.91¢ | $100 | 54,943 |
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota rates: common questions
How much does Northern States Power Co - Minnesota charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 16.98 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is +0.2% against the Minnesota average of 16.95¢ and -7.9% 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 Northern States Power Co - Minnesota bill?
$100 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 588 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns Northern States Power Co - Minnesota?
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 Northern States Power Co - Minnesota expensive compared with other Minnesota utilities?
It ranks #5 of the 44 Minnesota utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #202 of 1369.