Lake Region Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Lake Region Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 27,496 homes in Minnesota. In 2025, its average home used 1,052 kWh a month and paid $143.05 (13.6¢ per kWh), more than the Minnesota average of $117.67.
- Electric cooperative
- 27,496 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Lake Region Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Minnesota | 27,496 |
| Average home bill | $143.05 a month (Minnesota average $117.67) |
| Average price | 13.6¢ per kWh (Minnesota average 15.8¢) |
| Average home use | 1,052 kWh a month (Minnesota average 743) |
| Business customers | 11.0¢ per kWh, average bill $521.81 a month (2,077 businesses; Minnesota business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.9 outages and 121 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.6 outages and 227 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Minnesota utility, 65 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing and critical peak pricing; 39 homes enrolled |
| Grid | MRO region; MISO market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin |
Price rank: Lake Region Electric Cooperative has the 13th lowest average price of the 44 Minnesota utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Lake Region Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xcel Energy (Minnesota)Bill calculator on this site | 1,243,236 | $104.99 | 17.1¢ |
| ALLETE | 126,520 | $106.80 | 15.9¢ |
| Otter Tail Power | 50,219 | $101.91 | 11.3¢ |
| Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light | 45,155 | $123.31 | 14.3¢ |
| Stearns Cooperative Electric Association | 26,275 | $177.36 | 14.1¢ |
| City of Moorhead | 18,556 | $97.26 | 11.5¢ |
| Runestone Electric Association | 14,349 | $175.87 | 14.8¢ |
| Wild Rice Electric Cooperative | 14,001 | $181.79 | 14.7¢ |
| Itasca-Mantrap Cooperative Electrical Association | 11,412 | $126.98 | 13.1¢ |
| City of Alexandria | 8,871 | $91.04 | 12.0¢ |
Lake Region Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Lake Region Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Lake Region Electric Cooperative rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Lake Region Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
- The average electric bill in Minnesota, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Lake Region Electric Cooperative electric bill (MN)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,052 kWh a month and paid $143.05 (13.6¢ per kWh), more than the Minnesota average of $117.67.
How often does the power go out with Lake Region Electric Cooperative (MN)?
In 2025, the average Lake Region Electric Cooperative customer had 0.9 outages and 121 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.6 outages and 227 minutes with them).
Does Lake Region Electric Cooperative (MN) have time-of-use rates?
Lake Region Electric Cooperative reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing and critical peak pricing; 39 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Lake Region Electric Cooperative. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.