Electricity in Mankato, Minnesota
6 electric utilities serve homes in Blue Earth County, where Mankato is: Xcel Energy (Minnesota), Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, BENCO Electric Cooperative, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, South Central Electric Association and City of Lake Crystal. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $104.99 (Xcel Energy (Minnesota)) to $216.54 (South Central Electric Association) a month. The Minnesota average was $117.67.
- 46,529 people (2025 estimate)
- Blue Earth County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Mankato
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Blue Earth County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Minnesota | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xcel Energy (Minnesota)Investor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,243,236 | $104.99615 kWh, 17.1¢ | $162.11 |
| Minnesota Valley Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 43,682 | $145.671,012 kWh, 14.4¢ | — |
| BENCO Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 18,500 | $157.87978 kWh, 16.1¢ | — |
| Steele-Waseca Cooperative ElectricElectric cooperative | 10,788 | $161.25980 kWh, 16.5¢ | — |
| South Central Electric AssociationElectric cooperative | 4,657 | $216.541,396 kWh, 15.5¢ | — |
| City of Lake CrystalCity utility | 1,080 | $133.97669 kWh, 20.0¢ | — |
1 smaller utility with fewer than 1,000 homes is also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The Minnesota average was $117.67 a month for 743 kWh (15.8¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Mankato
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Mankato makes about 1,321 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 7,925 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Mankato
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates, or the bill calculator to check your own bill.
- Help paying the electric bill in Minnesota: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
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Who provides electricity in Mankato, MN?
6 electric utilities serve homes in Blue Earth County, where Mankato is: Xcel Energy (Minnesota), Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative, BENCO Electric Cooperative, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric, South Central Electric Association and City of Lake Crystal. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Mankato, MN?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $104.99 (Xcel Energy (Minnesota)) to $216.54 (South Central Electric Association) a month. The Minnesota average was $117.67 a month for 743 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills). A small part of Mankato is in 2 other counties, not shown here.