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Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
In its Form EIA-861 filing for 2024, Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative, an electric cooperative, reported 14,546 residential customers in Minnesota, with a service territory that touches 3 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 17.58¢ per kilowatthour, 14% above the Minnesota average of 15.45¢ and 6.7% above the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $122.87 a month on average use of 699 kWh a month. Across Minnesota the average bill was $110.06 on 712 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 237.3 minutes per customer with major event days included and 157.2 minutes with them excluded, calculated under IEEE 1366 standard. The median among Minnesota utilities reporting was 76.7 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 209% above that median.
The average price is up 21.7% on 2019, against up 18.5% for Minnesota as a whole, and up 2.7% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 17.50¢.
Compared with Minnesota, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 17.58¢ | 13.74¢ | 15.45¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $122.87 | $149.95 | $110.06 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 699 | 1,126 | 712 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +2.7% | — | +4.9% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +21.7% | — | +18.5% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 237.3 | 263.0 | 76.7 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 157.2 | 147.0 | 56.9 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 26 filings by electric cooperatives in Minnesota, the median price was 14.35¢. In Minnesota this utility's price ranks 4 of 44, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
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Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Minnesota ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 17.50¢ | 15.82¢ | $129.96 | 743 | 14,603 | 210.9 GWh |
| 2024 | 17.58¢ | 15.45¢ | $122.87 | 699 | 14,546 | 193.3 GWh |
| 2023 | 17.11¢ | 14.73¢ | $123.71 | 723 | 14,482 | 195.5 GWh |
| 2022 | 15.23¢ | 14.25¢ | $116.61 | 766 | 14,414 | 205.9 GWh |
| 2021 | 15.50¢ | 13.50¢ | $115.25 | 744 | 14,210 | 199.9 GWh |
| 2020 | 14.90¢ | 13.17¢ | $112.73 | 757 | 14,051 | 199.3 GWh |
| 2019 | 14.45¢ | 13.04¢ | $109.23 | 756 | 13,980 | 204.6 GWh |
| 2018 | 13.79¢ | 13.14¢ | $103.91 | 753 | 13,930 | 203.2 GWh |
| 2017 | 14.16¢ | 13.04¢ | $100.79 | 712 | 13,850 | 193.5 GWh |
| 2016 | 13.41¢ | 12.67¢ | $93.34 | 696 | 13,786 | 191.6 GWh |
| 2015 | 12.99¢ | 12.12¢ | $91.98 | 708 | 13,708 | 192.7 GWh |
| 2014 | 12.96¢ | 12.01¢ | $100.33 | 774 | 13,634 | 205.3 GWh |
| 2013 | 12.76¢ | 11.81¢ | $96.80 | 759 | 13,569 | 201.5 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 14,546 | 122 GWh | 63% | $21,446,700 | 17.58¢ |
| Commercial | 1,319 | 37.7 GWh | 20% | $4,890,300 | 12.96¢ |
| Industrial | 113 | 33.6 GWh | 17% | $4,019,000 | 11.96¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 203.5 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 203.5 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 41 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under IEEE 1366 standard. SAIFI: 10.41 interruptions per customer with major event days, 1.22 without; CAIDI 22.8 minutes per interruption. EIA's Minnesota total across all reporting utilities was 219.6 minutes with major event days and 92.2 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 207.9 | 169.7 | 1.35 | 1.27 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2024 | 237.3 | 157.2 | 10.41 | 1.22 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2023 | 153.6 | 153.6 | 1.18 | 1.18 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2022 | 1,324.6 | 143.8 | 3.76 | 1.86 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2021 | 174.0 | 147.8 | 1.81 | 1.29 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2020 | 715.2 | 160.3 | 2.83 | 1.80 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2019 | 223.2 | 120.6 | 1.83 | 1.34 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2018 | 202.2 | 106.4 | 1.46 | 1.14 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2017 | 100.4 | 100.4 | 0.91 | 0.91 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2016 | 484.1 | 181.9 | 2.97 | 2.24 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2015 | 131.7 | 131.7 | 1.38 | 1.38 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2014 | 165.9 | 93.4 | 1.36 | 1.11 | IEEE 1366 |
| 2013 | 183.0 | 142.0 | 1.41 | 1.31 | IEEE 1366 |
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Minnesota
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runestone Electric Assn | Cooperative | 14,282 | 14.36¢ | $161.18 | 68.3 | 52.0 |
| Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 13,948 | 14.35¢ | $168.00 | 168.0 | 168.0 |
| Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 17,848 | 15.15¢ | $128.53 | 86.4 | 49.5 |
| BENCO Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 18,361 | 15.03¢ | $141.60 | 143.9 | 141.8 |
| Itasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn | Cooperative | 11,200 | 13.44¢ | $122.07 | 149.4 | 106.7 |
| Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric | Cooperative | 10,725 | 15.63¢ | $146.81 | 41.0 | 41.0 |
| Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 20,732 | 14.40¢ | $159.45 | 117.7 | 95.8 |
| MiEnergy Cooperative | Cooperative | 21,230 | 16.66¢ | $157.27 | 91.4 | 65.4 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative?
Residential customers paid an average of 17.58¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Minnesota?
The Minnesota average residential price in 2024 was 15.45¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative was 14% above the state figure. Among 44 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Minnesota, it had the 4th highest.
What is the average Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative bill?
$122.87 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 699 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Minnesota average was $110.06 on 712 kWh.
How reliable is Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative service?
It reported 237.3 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 157.2 minutes excluding them, with 10.41 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative price rising?
The average residential price was up 2.7% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 21.7% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 17.50¢.
Which counties does Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 3 counties: Aitkin County, MN, Crow Wing County, MN and Mille Lacs County, MN. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Mille Lacs Energy Cooperative", utility number 12546; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.