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Dakota Electric Association electricity rates

What homes pay Dakota Electric Association for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 110,081 homes in Minnesota. EIA lists it as Dakota Electric Association.

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Average price
15.9¢ a kWh
Up 6.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$119 a month
Up 8.3% on a year ago
Average use
749 kWh
A month. Minnesota 742 kWh
Price rank in Minnesota
5 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Dakota Electric Association homes paid 15.9¢ a kWh, against 16.2¢ across Minnesota.

Dakota Electric Association vs Minnesota

Dakota Electric AssociationMinnesota
Average price, 12 months to July 202615.9¢16.2¢
Price in July 202615.7¢17.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$119$120
Bill in July 2026$183$169
Average monthly use749 kWh742 kWh
Price change, past year+6.3%+4.1%
Price change since 2019+21%+24%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.