Typical Controlled-Service Rates for Break-even Calculations

Price per kilowatt-hour

The rates per kilowatt-hour (kWh) shown below reflect calculated bill charges divided by the typical kWh usage for residential and small commercial customers in October 2022. The cost per kWh is an all-in cost and includes energy, customer, and facilities charges, as well as all applicable riders including cost-of-energy. Use these as an approximate price when calculating a break-even comparison for fossil fuels.

Residential customer costs

Rate code	Rate name	Average annual kWh use	Minnesota kWh	North Dakota kWh	South Dakota kWh
165/170	Large Dual Fuel (with CT metering)	15,180	$0.07391	$0.06075	$0.05921
168/169	Large Dual Fuel (ancillary load)	15,180	$0.07455	$0.06075	$0.06142
185/190	Small Dual Fuel	15,470	$0.07008	$0.05277	$0.03709
191	Controlled Water Heating	2,300	$0.10938	$0.08807	$0.09141
195/197	Deferred Load	13,400	$0.08522	$0.06652	$0.06201
301/302	Fixed Time of Delivery	15,350	$0.05452	$0.05671	$0.04840

Small Commercial customer costs

Rate code	Rate name	Average annual kWh use	Minnesota kWh	North Dakota kWh	South Dakota kWh
165/170	Large Dual Fuel (with CT metering)	28,401	$0.06696	$0.05572	$0.05273
168/169	Large Dual Fuel (ancillary load)	28,401	$0.06858	$0.05572	$0.05493
185/190	Small Dual Fuel	21,730	$0.06902	$0.05148	$0.05020
191	Controlled Water Heating	4,130	$0.09375	$0.07869	$0.07584
195/197	Deferred Load	24,000	$0.08207	$0.06417	$0.05887
301/302	Fixed Time of Delivery	33,400	$0.05163	$0.05479	$0.04555

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Typical controlled-service rates for break-even calculations