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Northern States Power Co - Minnesota

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota served 1,243,236 residential customers in Minnesota in 2025 (47.7% of the state's residential customers), the 1st largest of 46 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: investor owned; balancing authority MISO.

The meter, one average month.

Scroll to run 30 days of Northern States Power Co - Minnesota's average residential use through a five-dial register.

Day 30 of 30

Used so far: 615 kWh
At 17.07¢/kWh: $105

An average 2025 month: 615 kWh at 17.07¢ comes to about $105, the average bill. Use is spread evenly over 30 days for the picture.

Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh

Where 17.07¢ sits.

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota averaged 17.07¢ per kWh against a Minnesota residential average of 15.82¢: 7.9% above the state figure. Among the 4 investor owned utilities in Minnesota with bundled residential sales, it ranks 4th from the lowest price.

17.07¢ this utility

15.82¢ MN avg

2020 and 2025EIA-861

Five years, same meter.

In 2020 the average Northern States Power Co - Minnesota home used 643 kWh a month at 13.74¢ and paid $88.28. In 2025 it used 615 kWh at 17.07¢ and paid $105: the price per kWh is up 24.3%.

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Minnesota, residential averages, 2020 and 2025
Measure	2020	2025
Price, ¢/kWh	13.74	17.07
Use, kWh a month	643	615
Bill, US$ a month	88.28	104.99

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota customers and sales by class in Minnesota, 2025, EIA-861 (bundled service)
Class	Customers	MWh sold	¢/kWh
Residential	1,243,236	9,174,510	17.07
Commercial	145,622	12,368,607	12.73
Industrial	472	6,758,690	9.52
Transportation	1	14,806	12.65

Who else is on the line

Homes are one class.

Homes took 32.4% of the electricity Northern States Power Co - Minnesota sold in Minnesota in 2025.

Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering

16,190 roofs.

Residential net-metered PV: 16,190installations reported for 2025
Capacity: 122.5 MWresidential, net metered
Per 1,000 homes: 13.0installations per 1,000 residential customers

Service territoryEIA-861

52 counties.

AnokaBentonBlue EarthBrownCarverChippewaChisagoClayDakotaDodgeDouglasFaribaultFreebornGoodhueHennepinHoustonKandiyohiLac Qui ParleLe SueurLincolnLyonMcLeodMeekerMower

Counties in Minnesota where Northern States Power Co - Minnesota reported serving customers in 2025 (52 in all; up to 24 listed).

EIA-8612025Utility 13781

The filing, line by line.

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Minnesota, residential class, 2025. Price basis: revenue divided by kWh sold, all residential customers.
Measure	Value	Unit
Average price	17.07	¢/kWh
Minnesota average price	15.82	¢/kWh
Difference from state average	7.9	%
Price change over 5 years	24.3	%
Typical monthly use	615	kWh
Typical monthly bill	104.99	US$
Residential customers	1,243,236	accounts
Share of MN residential customers	47.7	%
Size rank in MN	1 of 46	by customers
Price rank, investor owned peers	4 of 4	1 = lowest

Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB

9 active plans.

Time-of-use: 5more than one energy period within a month
Seasonal only: 4price changes by month, not by hour
Median fixed charge: $6US dollars per month

Active residential plans: not ended, started within the last 5 years, latest version of each plan name. Time-of-use means more than one energy period within a single month; plans whose price changes only by season are counted as seasonal.

Minnesota: state average, five-year steps and every provider