17.63¢
per kWh, 2025
[ East Central Energy / MN ]
East Central Energy electricity rates in Minnesota
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+4.4%
vs 2024
55,839
residential customers
+17.5%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at East Central Energy's average effective residential rate (17.63¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.17¢ | — | 48,061 |
| 2016 | 15.62¢ | +3.0% | 48,470 |
| 2017 | 16.00¢ | +2.4% | 48,931 |
| 2018 | 15.46¢ | −3.4% | 49,471 |
| 2019 | 15.46¢ | +0.0% | 49,796 |
| 2020 | 15.01¢ | −2.9% | 50,879 |
| 2021 | 15.98¢ | +6.5% | 51,655 |
| 2022 | 15.61¢ | −2.3% | 52,366 |
| 2023 | 15.79¢ | +1.1% | 54,802 |
| 2024 | 16.89¢ | +7.0% | 55,250 |
| 2025 | 17.63¢ | +4.4% | 55,839 |
How this compares
15.83¢
Minnesota average, 2025
+11.4%
East Central Energy vs MN 2025 average
+2.3%
vs US 2025 average
#4
priciest in MN
Serves 10 counties in Minnesota: Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Washington. 50 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, East Central Energy's average residential rate has gone from 15.17¢ to 17.63¢ per kWh: +16.2% over 10 years, or about +1.5% a year. It rose in 6 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +7.0% in 2024. The largest drop was −3.4% in 2018.
For a home using 743 kWh a month, the Minnesota average, East Central Energy's 2025 rate works out to about $1,572 a year, $160 more than at Minnesota's average rate of 15.83¢. Of the 46 Minnesota utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 4th most expensive.
East Central Energy served 48,061 homes in 2015 and 55,839 in 2025 (+16.2%), about 2% of Minnesota's residential electricity customers.
Who sets East Central Energy's rates
East Central Energy is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is East Central Energy raising rates in 2026?
East Central Energy's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +4.4% from 2024 to 2025.
What does East Central Energy charge per kWh?
East Central Energy's average effective residential rate was 17.63¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Minnesota's 2025 average was 15.83¢.
How much have East Central Energy rates gone up in five years?
+17.5% between 2020 and 2025, against +24.1% for Minnesota as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does East Central Energy have in Minnesota?
55,839 residential customers in 2025, across 10 counties including Aitkin, Benton, Chisago, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)