Electricity rates — Rochester Public Utilities
Rochester Public Utilities's customers paid 17.9¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861). Its newest schedule here took effect in 2023, over 3 years before this check, so none of its 4 priceable plans is quoted as a current price; they are listed with their years. Checked October 8, 2026.
Every priced Rochester Public Utilities plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Residential Service - Dual Fuel Rateflat rate · in effect since January 2015 · needs a dual-fuel or interruptible system | $745.20 | — | 6.2¢ |
| Residential Service - High Efficiency HVAC Ratepriced by season · tiered · in effect since January 2015 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,359.36 | +$614.16 | 11.3¢ |
| Residential Service Ratepriced by season · in effect since January 2015 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,442.00 | +$696.80 | 12.0¢ |
| Residential - Time of Usetime-of-use · in effect since January 2023 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,498.86 | +$753.66 | 12.5¢ |
What Rochester Public Utilities's customers were billed in 2024
None of Rochester Public Utilities's plans here is a current price to set beside what its customers were billed, so EIA's figures below are this page's only statement of it.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Municipal |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Minnesota | 54,943 |
| Share of Minnesota's households | 2% |
| Average use per home | 560 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $100.35 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 17.9¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | not available |
Rochester Public Utilities in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
4 plans on file, at 1,000 kWh a month
Residential Service - Dual Fuel Rate — $745.20 a year, 6.2¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries no standing charge. In effect since January 2015. Too old to quote as a current price.
Residential Service - High Efficiency HVAC Rate — $1,359.36 a year, 11.3¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $16.40 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2015. Too old to quote as a current price.
Residential Service Rate — $1,442.00 a year, 12.0¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $16.40 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2015. Too old to quote as a current price.
Residential - Time of Use — $1,498.86 a year, 12.5¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $20.50 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2023. Too old to quote as a current price.
How Rochester Public Utilities's plans are structured
Of 4 priceable plans: 1 tiered, 1 time-of-use, 2 priced by season, 1 flat-rate.
Fixed monthly charges run from $16.40 to $20.50.
Rochester Public Utilities's published schedules
EIA-861 lists Rochester Public Utilities serving homes in Minnesota and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 4 of its 4 published residential schedules can be priced.