Electricity rates — Minnesota Power Inc
Minnesota Power Inc's customers were billed 15.7¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included, by the utility's own report to the EIA — about $102 a month at their average 651 kWh. The published schedules here, priced as recorded, come to 12.8¢, 18% less, so no plan price on this page can be verified as a bill and none is quoted as one. Schedules retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Minnesota Power Inc plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| RIDER FOR STANDBY SERVICE (Residential Secondary Distribution)demand charge · in effect since January 2014 · older schedule, not ranked | $197.31 | — | 1.6¢ |
| Residential Electric Vehicle Servicetime-of-use · in effect since March 2025 · needs an electric vehicle | $989.98 | +$792.67 | 8.2¢ |
| Residential Electric Vehicle Service (Renewable Energy Option)time-of-use · in effect since March 2025 · needs an electric vehicle | $989.98 | +$792.67 | 8.2¢ |
| Residential Dual Fuel Interruptible Electric Serviceflat rate · in effect since March 2025 · needs a dual-fuel or interruptible system | $1,219.92 | +$1,022.61 | 10.2¢ |
| Residential-Generalflat rate · in effect since March 2025 · under what its customers were billed (EIA-861); not ranked | $1,475.40 | +$1,278.09 | 12.3¢ |
| Residential - Space Heatingflat rate · in effect since March 2025 · needs electric heating | $1,475.40 | +$1,278.09 | 12.3¢ |
| Residential-Seasonalflat rate · in effect since March 2025 · needs a seasonal residence | $1,608.12 | +$1,410.81 | 13.4¢ |
What Minnesota Power Inc's customers were billed in 2024
At 651 kWh a month, Minnesota Power Inc's median open plan comes to 12.8¢ per kWh, 18% below the 15.7¢ its customers were billed in 2024, riders included. The schedules as recorded leave out money those customers pay — often a fuel or power-supply adjustment reset month by month — so the plan prices below are a floor, not a bill, and none is ranked.
In dollars: Minnesota Power Inc's average home used 651 kWh a month and paid $101.99 for it. The median open schedule, priced as recorded, bills that use at $83.20 — $18.79 a month less than those customers actually paid. The bill analyzer prices a household's own use on any of these schedules.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Minnesota | 125,896 |
| Share of Minnesota's households | 5% |
| Average use per home | 651 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $101.99 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 15.7¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 12.8¢ |
ALLETE, Inc. in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
6 plans on file, at 1,000 kWh a month
RIDER FOR STANDBY SERVICE (Residential Secondary Distribution) — $197.31 a year, 1.6¢ per kWh effective, demand-charged. It carries no standing charge. In effect since January 2014. Too old to quote as a current price.
Residential Electric Vehicle Service — $989.98 a year, 8.2¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $6.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since March 2025. Restricted: needs an electric vehicle.
Residential Electric Vehicle Service (Renewable Energy Option) — $989.98 a year, 8.2¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $6.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since March 2025. Restricted: needs an electric vehicle.
Residential Dual Fuel Interruptible Electric Service — $1,219.92 a year, 10.2¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $16.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since March 2025. Restricted: needs a dual-fuel or interruptible system.
Residential-General — $1,475.40 a year, 12.3¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $9.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since March 2025. Not ranked: as recorded it comes to well under what customers were billed.
Residential - Space Heating — $1,475.40 a year, 12.3¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $9.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since March 2025. Restricted: needs electric heating.
How Minnesota Power Inc's plans are structured
Of 7 priceable plans: 2 time-of-use, 1 with demand charges, 4 flat-rate.
Fixed monthly charges run from $6.00 to $16.00.
Minnesota Power Inc's published schedules
EIA-861 lists Minnesota Power Inc serving homes in Minnesota and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 7 of its 8 published residential schedules can be priced.
A further 1 published schedule could not be priced, mostly export-only net-metering rates. They are listed with the reason rather than hidden.