Electricity in Washington County, Minnesota
3 electric utilities serve homes in Washington County, Minnesota: Xcel Energy (Minnesota), Connexus Energy and East Central Energy. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $104.99 (Xcel Energy (Minnesota)) to $151.16 (East Central Energy) a month. This page covers 3 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Woodbury to Oakdale.
- 3 cities
- 3 utilities
- EIA and Census data, 2025
Electric utilities in Washington County
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. 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 |
| Connexus EnergyElectric cooperative · bill calculator | 136,082 | $113.11802 kWh, 14.1¢ | — |
| East Central EnergyElectric cooperative | 55,839 | $151.16857 kWh, 17.6¢ | — |
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). The Minnesota average was $117.67 a month.
Cities in Washington County
| City | People | City-owned utility | Solar kWh a year per kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbury | 81,558 | — | 1,354 |
| Cottage Grove | 43,604 | — | 1,304 |
| Oakdale | 30,588 | — | 1,337 |
A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.
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Who provides electricity in Washington County?
3 electric utilities serve homes in Washington County, Minnesota: Xcel Energy (Minnesota), Connexus Energy and East Central Energy. The name of your utility is on your bill.
Which cities in Washington County are on this page?
Woodbury, Cottage Grove and Oakdale.
Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).