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Dakota Electric Association electricity rates

What homes pay Dakota Electric Association for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 110,333 homes in Minnesota. EIA lists it as Dakota Electric Association.

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Average price
15.8¢ a kWh
Up 5.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$119 a month
Up 7.6% on a year ago
Average use
754 kWh
A month. Minnesota 745 kWh
Price rank in Minnesota
5 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Dakota Electric Association homes paid 15.8¢ a kWh, against 16.3¢ across Minnesota.

Dakota Electric Association vs Minnesota

Dakota Electric AssociationMinnesota
Average price, 12 months to August 202615.8¢16.3¢
Price in August 202614.6¢17.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$119$121
Bill in August 2026$140$145
Average monthly use754 kWh745 kWh
Price change, past year+5.0%+4.2%
Price change since 2019+20%+25%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.