State peers

Other Minnesota utilities members might otherwise face

All 46 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Minnesota, largest first, with Dakota Electric Association marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.

For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Minnesota.

Rate comparison

Member price against the state

Ranked by price against the 46 utilities reporting residential rates in Minnesota, Dakota Electric Association comes 21st of 46. The state's range runs from City of Marshall - (MN) at 9.70¢ to City of Lake Crystal - (MN) at 20.97¢, so where a household sits inside Minnesota depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.

Against the 25 other cooperative utilities reporting in Minnesota, whose customer-weighted average is 14.76¢, Dakota Electric Association is close to its own ownership class within the state (-5.2%).

Where this co-op sits on price

Territory and usage

Scale and consumption

Dakota Electric Association reported 108.1K residential customers, ranking 4th of 46 utilities in Minnesota by customers served and covering 4.6% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 8,595 kWh per customer per year - -13.6% against the Minnesota median of 9,946 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $1,203.

Ownership class peers

Cooperative utilities with similar residential prices

Beyond Minnesota, these indexable cooperative utilities report the closest residential averages to Dakota Electric Association in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.

FAQ

Common questions about Dakota Electric Association member rates

How much does Dakota Electric Association charge per kWh?

Dakota Electric Association reported an average residential price of 14.00¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.

Is Dakota Electric Association expensive compared with the rest of Minnesota?

Its average residential price is below the Minnesota customer-weighted average of 15.89¢ per kWh, a difference of -11.9%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 46 utilities reporting residential service in Minnesota.

What is the average electricity bill for Dakota Electric Association customers?

Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 8,595 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,203 a year, or about $100 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.

Who owns Dakota Electric Association?

EIA classifies Dakota Electric Association as Cooperative, a not-for-profit utility owned by the members it serves, typically in rural territory. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Cooperative utilities was 13.78¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.

Limitations

What this page does and does not tell you

• An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
• Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.

See our methodology and comparing utility costs across states .

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.