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Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota served 94,137 residential customers in South Dakota in 2025 (21.1% of the state's residential customers), the 1st largest of 21 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.
- Used so far
- 771 kWh
- At 13.13¢/kWh
- $101
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 13.13¢ sits.
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota averaged 13.13¢ per kWh against a South Dakota residential average of 13.38¢: 1.8% below the state figure. Among the 6 investor owned utilities in South Dakota with bundled residential sales, it ranks 4th from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Northern States Power Co - Minnesota home used 793 kWh a month at 11.93¢ and paid $94.53. In 2025 it used 771 kWh at 13.13¢ and paid $101: the price per kWh is up 10.1%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 11.93 | 13.13 |
| Use, kWh a month | 793 | 771 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 94.53 | 101.24 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 94,137 | 870,760 | 13.13 |
| Commercial | 13,820 | 1,059,544 | 10.79 |
| Industrial | 28 | 370,155 | 8.46 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 37.9% of the electricity Northern States Power Co - Minnesota sold in South Dakota in 2025.
Service territoryEIA-861
10 counties.
HansonHutchinsonLakeLincolnMcCookMinerMinnehahaMoodySanbornTurner
Counties in South Dakota where Northern States Power Co - Minnesota reported serving customers in 2025 (10 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 13781
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 13.13 | ¢/kWh |
| South Dakota average price | 13.38 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | -1.8 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 10.1 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 771 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 101.24 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 94,137 | accounts |
| Share of SD residential customers | 21.1 | % |
| Size rank in SD | 1 of 21 | by customers |
| Price rank, investor owned peers | 4 of 6 | 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.
South Dakota: state average, five-year steps and every provider