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Rochester Public Utilities electricity rates

What homes pay Rochester Public Utilities for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 56,248 homes in Minnesota. EIA lists it as Rochester Public Utilities.

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Average price
19.5¢ a kWh
Up 6.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$115 a month
Up 8.1% on a year ago
Average use
590 kWh
A month. Minnesota 745 kWh
Price rank in Minnesota
1 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Rochester Public Utilities homes paid 19.5¢ a kWh, against 16.3¢ across Minnesota.

Rochester Public Utilities vs Minnesota

Rochester Public UtilitiesMinnesota
Average price, 12 months to August 202619.5¢16.3¢
Price in August 202620.5¢17.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$115$121
Bill in August 2026$161$145
Average monthly use590 kWh745 kWh
Price change, past year+6.0%+4.2%
Price change since 2019+28%+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.