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Dakota Electric Association
Dakota Electric Association served 109,148 residential customers in Minnesota in 2025 (4.2% of the state's residential customers), the 4th largest of 46 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: cooperative; balancing authority MISO.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Dakota Electric Association's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 745 kWh
- At 15.63¢/kWh
- $116
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 15.63¢ sits.
Dakota Electric Association averaged 15.63¢ per kWh against a Minnesota residential average of 15.82¢: 1.2% below the state figure. Among the 26 cooperative utilities in Minnesota with bundled residential sales, it ranks 19th from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Dakota Electric Association home used 772 kWh a month at 13.58¢ and paid $105. In 2025 it used 745 kWh at 15.63¢ and paid $116: the price per kWh is up 15.1%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 13.58 | 15.63 |
| Use, kWh a month | 772 | 745 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 104.83 | 116.41 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 109,148 | 975,589 | 15.63 |
| Commercial | 8,357 | 883,882 | 11.37 |
| Industrial | 408 | 6,800 | 16.85 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 52.3% of the electricity Dakota Electric Association sold in Minnesota in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
1,742 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 1,742installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 17.0 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 16.0installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
4 counties.
DakotaGoodhueRiceScott
Counties in Minnesota where Dakota Electric Association reported serving customers in 2025 (4 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 25177
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 15.63 | ¢/kWh |
| Minnesota average price | 15.82 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | -1.2 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 15.1 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 745 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 116.41 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 109,148 | accounts |
| Share of MN residential customers | 4.2 | % |
| Size rank in MN | 4 of 46 | by customers |
| Price rank, cooperative peers | 19 of 26 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
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Minnesota: state average, five-year steps and every provider