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Northern States Power Co - Minnesota

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota serves 1,577,476 customers across 3 states. Average residential rate is 16.38¢ per kWh, for a monthly bill of $99.40. 29.4% of generation capacity is from renewable sources (2024 data).

CEO
Bob Frenzel
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Phone
(800) 895-4999
Website
xcelenergy.com
Founded
2000
Parent
Xcel Energy
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1,083rd of 1,266 providers
16.38¢
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota's avg residential price per kWh
14.7% above the US average of 14.28¢
$99.40
Average monthly residential bill
24.5% below the US average bill of $131.63
Total customers
1,577,476
2024 data
Annual sales
32.1 TWh
States served
3
Renewable mix
29.4%
of owned capacity
Type
Investor-owned utility

Power generation mix

Nameplate capacity by fuel type for plants operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. 29.4% of capacity is from renewable sources.

Fuel Plants Capacity Annual generation Share of capacity
NG 7 3.1 GW 7.1 TWh 29.4%
WND 16 2.4 GW 7.7 TWh 22.2%
SUB 2 2.3 GW 7.6 TWh 21.5%
NUC 2 1.9 GW 11.9 TWh 17.5%
SUN 2 460 MW 0 MWh 4.3%
WAT 18 271 MW 792.9 GWh 2.5%
DFO 1 188 MW 62.2 GWh 1.8%
MSW 2 48 MW 231.6 GWh 0.4%
WDS 1 47 MW 154.9 GWh 0.4%

States served

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota serves customers in 3 states for 2024. Click any state to compare with other providers there.

State Total customers Residential customers Avg residential rate Total sales
Minnesota 1,375,256 1,230,057 16.98¢ 27.7 TWh
South Dakota 105,798 92,204 13.87¢ 2.2 TWh
North Dakota 96,422 82,987 12.11¢ 2.1 TWh

Customers and sales by sector

Breakdown of Northern States Power Co - Minnesota's 2024 sales by customer sector (residential, commercial, industrial, transportation).

Sector Customers Sales Revenue Avg rate
Residential 1,405,248 10.2 TWh $1,676,255,000 16.38¢
Commercial 171,696 14.2 TWh $1,790,162,000 12.61¢
Industrial 531 7.6 TWh $736,896,000 9.66¢
Transportation 1 15.3 GWh $1,949,000 12.71¢

Power plants operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota

Plants where Northern States Power Co - Minnesota is the operator of record, sorted by capacity. Source: EIA-860 plant inventory.

Plant State Fuel Capacity Generation CO₂ Status
Sherburne County MN SUB 1.7 GW 6.7 TWh 6.8 M tonnes Operating
Prairie Island MN NUC 1.2 GW 7.1 TWh — Operating
Monticello Nuclear Facility MN NUC 685 MW 4.8 TWh — Operating
High Bridge MN NG 644 MW 2.4 TWh 989.2 k tonnes Operating
Allen S King MN SUB 598 MW 928.4 GWh 989.0 k tonnes Operating
Riverside (MN) MN NG 586 MW 2.5 TWh 948.1 k tonnes Operating
Black Dog MN NG 563 MW 1.8 TWh 822.1 k tonnes Operating
Angus Anson SD NG 406 MW 232.3 GWh 160.7 k tonnes Operating
Blue Lake MN NG 362 MW 63.1 GWh 47.9 k tonnes Operating
Dakota Range Wind SD WND 304 MW — — Operating
Wheaton WI NG 298 MW 30.9 GWh 0 kg Operating
Inver Hills MN NG 284 MW 78.2 GWh 0 kg Operating
Sherco Solar II MN SUN 237 MW — — Operating
Sherco Solar I MN SUN 223 MW — — Operating
Freeborn Wind Farm MN WND 218 MW 755.8 GWh — Operating
Nobles Wind Project MN WND 201 MW 746.0 GWh — Operating
Crowned Ridge Wind II Energy Center SD WND 201 MW 776.4 GWh — Operating
Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm MN WND 200 MW 816.8 GWh — Operating
Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 MN WND 200 MW 806.8 GWh — Operating
Courtenay Wind Farm ND WND 200 MW 694.6 GWh — Operating
Pleasant Valley Wind Farm MN WND 200 MW 746.8 GWh — Operating
French Island WI DFO 188 MW 62.2 GWh 31.6 k tonnes Operating
Border Winds Wind Farm ND WND 150 MW 583.3 GWh — Operating
Grand Meadow MN WND 101 MW 325.9 GWh — Operating
Lake Benton II MN WND 100 MW 431.4 GWh — Operating
Northern Wind MN WND 100 MW 319.6 GWh — Operating
Mower County Wind Energy Center MN WND 99 MW 316.0 GWh — Operating
Jim Falls WI WAT 60 MW 120.5 GWh — Operating
Jeffers Wind 20 LLC MN WND 50 MW 192.0 GWh — Operating
Bay Front WI WDS 47 MW 154.9 GWh 25.5 k tonnes Operating
Wissota WI WAT 39 MW 132.9 GWh — Operating
Cornell WI WAT 35 MW 72.9 GWh — Operating
Holcombe WI WAT 34 MW 93.6 GWh — Operating
Community Wind North LLC MN WND 30 MW 109.4 GWh — Operating
Wilmarth MN MSW 25 MW 97.0 GWh 96.2 k tonnes Operating
St Croix Falls WI WAT 23 MW 83.1 GWh — Operating
Red Wing MN MSW 23 MW 134.6 GWh 131.4 k tonnes Operating
Chippewa Falls WI WAT 22 MW 58.9 GWh — Operating
Rock Aetna Power Partners MN WND 20 MW 79.3 GWh — Operating
Hennepin Island MN WAT 14 MW 43.4 GWh — Operating
Dells WI WAT 12 MW 43.1 GWh — Operating
Big Falls WI WAT 8 MW 32.8 GWh — Operating
Cedar Falls (WI) WI WAT 6 MW 33.1 GWh — Operating
Menomonie WI WAT 5 MW 24.2 GWh — Operating
Ladysmith Dam WI WAT 3 MW 10.3 GWh — Operating
Apple River WI WAT 2 MW 11.2 GWh — Operating
Saxon Falls WI WAT 2 MW 9.1 GWh — Operating
Superior Falls MI WAT 1 MW 9.2 GWh — Operating
Thornapple WI WAT 1 MW 2.2 GWh — Operating
Trego WI WAT 1 MW 7.3 GWh — Operating

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About this provider

Xcel Energy provides electric and natural gas service to 3.7 million electric customers and 2.1 million natural gas customers across eight states.

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota is a investor-owned utility serving customers in 3 states . Its EIA utility ID is 13781. Data on this page is from EIA Form 861 and the EIA-860 plant inventory.

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