City of Brookings: electric rates and average bill
City of Brookings is a city utility that serves 10,769 homes in South Dakota. In 2025, its average home used 880 kWh a month and paid $94.09 (10.7¢ per kWh), less than the South Dakota average of $131.10.
- City utility
- 10,769 homes
- EIA data, 2025
City of Brookings at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in South Dakota | 10,769 |
| Average home bill | $94.09 a month (South Dakota average $131.10) |
| Average price | 10.7¢ per kWh (South Dakota average 13.3¢) |
| Average home use | 880 kWh a month (South Dakota average 984) |
| Business customers | 11.2¢ per kWh, average bill $237.31 a month (1,629 businesses; South Dakota business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.1 outages and 13 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 0.1 outages and 13 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle South Dakota utility, 65 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Grid | MRO region; SPP market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Brookings |
Price rank: City of Brookings has the 5th lowest average price of the 21 South Dakota 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 City of Brookings. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Valley SW Electric Cooperative | 22,989 | $176.42 | 13.9¢ |
| Otter Tail Power | 9,094 | $123.34 | 11.4¢ |
| City of Volga | 1,094 | $118.87 | 12.8¢ |
City of Brookings rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for City of Brookings yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the City of Brookings 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.
- City of Brookings website
- State regulator: South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
- The average electric bill in South Dakota, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average City of Brookings electric bill (SD)?
In 2025, its average home used 880 kWh a month and paid $94.09 (10.7¢ per kWh), less than the South Dakota average of $131.10.
How often does the power go out with City of Brookings (SD)?
In 2025, the average City of Brookings customer had 0.1 outages and 13 minutes without power, not counting major storms (0.1 outages and 13 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of City of Brookings. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.