Electricity prices in Minnesota
What homes in Minnesota pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 16.3¢ a kWh
- Up 4.2% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $121 a month
- Up 5.0% on a year ago
- Average use
- 745 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 24 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Minnesota homes paid 16.3¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Minnesota vs the US
| Minnesota | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 16.3¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 17.2¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $121 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $145 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 745 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +4.2% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +25% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 17.20¢ |
| July 2026 | 17.45¢ |
| June 2026 | 17.52¢ |
| May 2026 | 16.95¢ |
| April 2026 | 16.39¢ |
| March 2026 | 15.69¢ |
| February 2026 | 15.37¢ |
| January 2026 | 14.96¢ |
| December 2025 | 14.94¢ |
| November 2025 | 15.65¢ |
| October 2025 | 16.34¢ |
| September 2025 | 17.07¢ |
| August 2025 | 16.89¢ |
| July 2025 | 16.90¢ |
| June 2025 | 17.32¢ |
| May 2025 | 15.82¢ |
| April 2025 | 15.08¢ |
| March 2025 | 15.09¢ |
| February 2025 | 14.60¢ |
| January 2025 | 14.51¢ |
| December 2024 | 14.10¢ |
| November 2024 | 15.01¢ |
| October 2024 | 15.96¢ |
| September 2024 | 16.45¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Minnesota, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $145 |
| July 2026 | $169 |
| June 2026 | $124 |
| May 2026 | $106 |
| April 2026 | $103 |
| March 2026 | $113 |
| February 2026 | $116 |
| January 2026 | $133 |
| December 2025 | $128 |
| November 2025 | $100 |
| October 2025 | $103 |
| September 2025 | $113 |
| August 2025 | $138 |
| July 2025 | $156 |
| June 2025 | $121 |
| May 2025 | $98 |
| April 2025 | $92 |
| March 2025 | $110 |
| February 2025 | $120 |
| January 2025 | $133 |
| December 2024 | $117 |
| November 2024 | $96 |
| October 2024 | $95 |
| September 2024 | $111 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Minnesota, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Natural gas price
Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $18.06 |
| July 2026 | $17.28 |
| June 2026 | $14.79 |
| May 2026 | $12.13 |
| April 2026 | $10.70 |
| March 2026 | $12.24 |
| February 2026 | $13.03 |
| January 2026 | $11.17 |
| December 2025 | $9.43 |
| November 2025 | $7.99 |
| October 2025 | $10.04 |
| September 2025 | $16.07 |
| August 2025 | $18.13 |
| July 2025 | $17.31 |
| June 2025 | $14.33 |
| May 2025 | $12.82 |
| April 2025 | $11.07 |
| March 2025 | $11.09 |
| February 2025 | $11.12 |
| January 2025 | $11.28 |
| December 2024 | $10.62 |
| November 2024 | $11.05 |
| October 2024 | $14.07 |
| September 2024 | $16.14 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Minnesota, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in Minnesota
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 70% of homes in Minnesota; smaller utilities serve the rest.
| Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Minnesota)Investor-owned | 17.2¢ | +1.8% |
| Connexus EnergyCooperative | 15.1¢ | +8.3% |
| ALLETEInvestor-owned | 16.7¢ | +7.8% |
| Dakota Electric AssociationCooperative | 15.8¢ | +5.0% |
| Rochester Public UtilitiesMunicipal | 19.5¢ | +6.0% |
| East Central EnergyCooperative | 17.9¢ | +3.2% |
| Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric AssociationCooperative | 15.6¢ | +5.0% |
| Otter Tail PowerInvestor-owned | 11.9¢ | +5.8% |
Heating fuels in Minnesota: heating oil, propane.