Rochester Public Utilities: electric rates and average bill
Rochester Public Utilities is a city utility that serves 55,728 homes in Minnesota. In 2025, its average home used 581 kWh a month and paid $107.89 (18.6¢ per kWh), less than the Minnesota average of $117.67.
- City utility
- 55,728 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Rochester Public Utilities at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Minnesota | 55,728 |
| Average home bill | $107.89 a month (Minnesota average $117.67) |
| Average price | 18.6¢ per kWh (Minnesota average 15.8¢) |
| Average home use | 581 kWh a month (Minnesota average 743) |
| Business customers | 14.0¢ per kWh, average bill $1,528.39 a month (5,234 businesses; Minnesota business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.4 outages and 24 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 0.6 outages and 33 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle Minnesota utility, 65 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 0% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 258 homes enrolled |
| Grid | MRO region; MISO market; owns power plants |
| Counties served | Olmsted |
Price rank: Rochester Public Utilities has the 43rd 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 Rochester Public Utilities. 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¢ |
| People's Cooperative Services | 21,741 | $157.98 | 17.2¢ |
| Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative | 17,664 | $136.36 | 15.3¢ |
| MiEnergy Cooperative | 15,320 | $165.74 | 16.9¢ |
Rochester Public Utilities rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Rochester Public Utilities yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Rochester Public Utilities 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.
- Rochester Public Utilities 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 Rochester Public Utilities electric bill (MN)?
In 2025, its average home used 581 kWh a month and paid $107.89 (18.6¢ per kWh), less than the Minnesota average of $117.67.
How often does the power go out with Rochester Public Utilities (MN)?
In 2025, the average Rochester Public Utilities customer had 0.4 outages and 24 minutes without power, not counting major storms (0.6 outages and 33 minutes with them).
Does Rochester Public Utilities (MN) have time-of-use rates?
Rochester Public Utilities reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 258 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Rochester Public Utilities. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.