13.60¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Lake Region Electric Cooperative / MN ]
Lake Region Electric Cooperative electricity rates in Minnesota
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+2.4%
vs 2024
27,496
residential customers
+10.9%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Lake Region Electric Cooperative's average effective residential rate (13.60¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.70¢ | — | 24,813 |
| 2016 | 12.06¢ | +3.1% | 25,048 |
| 2017 | 12.16¢ | +0.8% | 25,276 |
| 2018 | 11.69¢ | −3.9% | 25,669 |
| 2019 | 11.93¢ | +2.0% | 25,740 |
| 2020 | 12.26¢ | +2.8% | 26,169 |
| 2021 | 12.73¢ | +3.8% | 26,567 |
| 2022 | 11.72¢ | −7.9% | 26,691 |
| 2023 | 12.22¢ | +4.3% | 26,978 |
| 2024 | 13.28¢ | +8.7% | 27,239 |
| 2025 | 13.60¢ | +2.4% | 27,496 |
How this compares
15.83¢
Minnesota average, 2025
−14.1%
Lake Region Electric Cooperative vs MN 2025 average
−21.1%
vs US 2025 average
#33
priciest in MN
Serves 8 counties in Minnesota: Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Todd, Wadena, Wilkin. 49 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Lake Region Electric Cooperative raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Lake Region Electric Cooperative is on file with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +2.4% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Lake Region Electric Cooperative charge per kWh?
Lake Region Electric Cooperative's average effective residential rate was 13.60¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Minnesota's 2025 average was 15.83¢.
How much have Lake Region Electric Cooperative rates gone up in five years?
+10.9% between 2020 and 2025, against +24.1% for Minnesota as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Lake Region Electric Cooperative have in Minnesota?
27,496 residential customers in 2025, across 8 counties including Becker, Clay, Douglas, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)