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Connexus Energy electricity rates

What homes pay Connexus Energy for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 137,811 homes in Minnesota. EIA lists it as Connexus Energy.

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Average price
15.1¢ a kWh
Up 8.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$123 a month
Up 11% on a year ago
Average use
816 kWh
A month. Minnesota 745 kWh
Price rank in Minnesota
7 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Connexus Energy homes paid 15.1¢ a kWh, against 16.3¢ across Minnesota.

Connexus Energy vs Minnesota

Connexus EnergyMinnesota
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.1¢16.3¢
Price in August 202614.9¢17.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$123$121
Bill in August 2026$147$145
Average monthly use816 kWh745 kWh
Price change, past year+8.3%+4.2%
Price change since 2019+12%+25%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026