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Electric utilities serving Sibley County, Minnesota
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
Sibley County, Minnesota, appears in the Form EIA-861 service territory of 9 utilities for 2024; Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Minnesota Valley Electric Coop and BENCO Electric Cooperative are the largest by residential customers statewide.
Their average residential prices ran from 13.98¢ to 16.98¢ per kilowatthour, with a median of 15.03¢, against a Minnesota average of 15.45¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its Minnesota customers, not for this county alone.
The median SAIDI they reported was 143.9 minutes per customer including major event days; the median among all Minnesota utilities reporting was 76.7.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 15,356. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole Minnesota operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Co - Minnesota | Investor-owned | 1,230,057 | 16.98¢ | $99.82 | 308.7 | 110.4 |
| Minnesota Valley Electric Coop | Cooperative | 43,412 | 13.98¢ | $132.46 | 61.0 | 41.9 |
| BENCO Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 18,361 | 15.03¢ | $141.60 | 143.9 | 141.8 |
| McLeod Cooperative Power Assn short form | Cooperative | 7,064 | — | — | — | — |
| Brown County Rural Elec Assn short form | Cooperative | 4,566 | — | — | — | — |
| City of Le Sueur short form | Municipal | 2,338 | — | — | — | — |
| Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn short form | Cooperative | 1,881 | — | — | — | — |
| City of Arlington short form | Municipal | 1,143 | — | — | — | — |
| City of Winthrop short form | Municipal | 792 | — | — | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in Minnesota. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available; their all-sector revenue per kWh was McLeod Cooperative Power Assn 12.95¢, Brown County Rural Elec Assn 12.64¢, City of Le Sueur 9.35¢, Renville-Sibley Coop Pwr Assn 8.98¢, City of Arlington 13.79¢, City of Winthrop 13.02¢. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing Sibley County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 15.03¢ median | 15.45¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $132.46 median | $110.06 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 143.9 median | 76.7 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 110.4 median | 56.9 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 9 | 46 | 1,413 |
Outage minutes reported
SAIDI for 2024 across each utility's whole system, including major event days (paler bars: only the figure without major event days was reported). Not a measure of outages in Sibley County itself.
Population: 15,356 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 3,784 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Minnesota counties
- Renville County 8
- Rice County 5
- Rock County 4
- Roseau County 5
- Scott County 5
- Sherburne County 6
- St. Louis County 12
- Stearns County 9
- Steele County 5
- Stevens County 5
- Swift County 6
- Todd County 9
All 87 counties and every Minnesota utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Sibley County?
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, BENCO Electric Cooperative, McLeod Cooperative Power Assn, Brown County Rural Elec Assn and City of Le Sueur and 3 more list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in Sibley County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 13.98¢ to 16.98¢ per kilowatthour across their Minnesota customers in 2024; the state average was 15.45¢.
How reliable is power in Sibley County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county. The utilities listed reported a median of 143.9 minutes of interruption per customer in 2024 including major event days and 110.4 minutes excluding them.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.