City of Brookings electricity rates
City of Brookings charges an average of 11.12 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $90 a month using 807 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility WACM South Dakota
Where City of Brookings sits
It is a smaller system, serving 10,544 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 11.12¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in South Dakota, 29.3% under the statewide average of 15.73¢.
Consumption is close to the national norm at 807 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, so the rate translates fairly directly into the bill.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Brookings | 11.12¢ | $90 | 807 |
| South Dakota average | 15.73¢ | $138 | 981 |
| 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 City of Brookings delivers
Its service territory covers one county in South Dakota.
- Brookings
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average City of Brookings customer went 11 minutes without electricity across 0.14 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is markedly better than typical. Short outage durations usually mean an underground or heavily automated network, and they are expensive to achieve, which is part of why reliable systems often carry higher delivery charges.
Other South Dakota utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | 13.87¢ | $103 | 92,204 |
| Black Hills Power, Inc. | 14.37¢ | $110 | 60,951 |
| Watertown Municipal Utilities | 9.30¢ | $80 | 11,633 |
| Black Hills Electric Coop, Inc | 14.76¢ | $164 | 9,227 |
| Otter Tail Power Co | 10.93¢ | $112 | 9,048 |
City of Brookings rates: common questions
How much does City of Brookings charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 11.12 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -29.3% against the South Dakota average of 15.73¢ and -39.7% 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 City of Brookings bill?
$90 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 807 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Brookings?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of Brookings expensive compared with other South Dakota utilities?
It ranks #14 of the 20 South Dakota utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #1182 of 1369.