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Minnesota Valley Electric Coop
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop served 43,682 residential customers in Minnesota in 2025 (1.7% of the state's residential customers), the 11th largest of 46 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: cooperative; balancing authority MISO.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Minnesota Valley Electric Coop's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 1,012 kWh
- At 14.39¢/kWh
- $146
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 14.39¢ sits.
Minnesota Valley Electric Coop averaged 14.39¢ per kWh against a Minnesota residential average of 15.82¢: 9.1% below the state figure. Among the 26 cooperative utilities in Minnesota with bundled residential sales, it ranks 12th from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Minnesota Valley Electric Coop home used 1,030 kWh a month at 11.81¢ and paid $122. In 2025 it used 1,012 kWh at 14.39¢ and paid $146: the price per kWh is up 21.8%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 11.81 | 14.39 |
| Use, kWh a month | 1,030 | 1,012 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 121.68 | 145.67 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 43,682 | 530,689 | 14.39 |
| Commercial | 3,689 | 259,814 | 11.64 |
| Industrial | 1,160 | 115,486 | 10.38 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 58.6% of the electricity Minnesota Valley Electric Coop sold in Minnesota in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
524 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 524installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 6.0 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 12.0installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
9 counties.
Blue EarthCarverDakotaHennepinLe SueurRiceScottSibleyWaseca
Counties in Minnesota where Minnesota Valley Electric Coop reported serving customers in 2025 (9 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 12651
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 14.39 | ¢/kWh |
| Minnesota average price | 15.82 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | -9.1 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 21.8 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 1,012 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 145.67 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 43,682 | accounts |
| Share of MN residential customers | 1.7 | % |
| Size rank in MN | 11 of 46 | by customers |
| Price rank, cooperative peers | 12 of 26 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
None shown for this page. Plan counts appear once per utility, on its largest state's bundled page; how plans are counted.
Minnesota: state average, five-year steps and every provider