Resource Adjustment
The Minnesota Resource Adjustment includes six costs. For more information than what you find on this page, please refer to specific rate schedules.
The Energy Adjustment includes the cost of fuel we use to generate electricity to serve our retail customers, transportation costs for that fuel, and costs we incur to buy energy to supplement our own power plants, minus a base cost for energy that already is part of the per-kilowatt-hour rate you pay. Effective February 1, 2019, each service category (listed below) will have its own rate.
Service category
| Residential | |
|---|---|
| Effective Date | Class Energy Adjustment Factor (EAF) |
| April 3, 2019 | -$ .00168 per kwh |
| March 6, 2019 | -$ .00050 per kwh |
| February 8, 2019 | $ .00439 per kwh |
| Farm | |
|---|---|
| Effective Date | Class Energy Adjustment Factor (EAF) |
| April 3, 2019 | -$ .00162 per kwh |
| March 6, 2019 | -$ .00048 per kwh |
| February 8, 2019 | $ .00424 per kwh |
| General Service | |
|---|---|
| Effective Date | Class Energy Adjustment Factor (EAF) |
| April 3, 2019 | -$ .00164 per kwh |
| March 6, 2019 | -$ .00049 per kwh |
| February 8, 2019 | $ .00428 per kwh |
| Large General Service | |
|---|---|
| Effective Date | Class Energy Adjustment Factor (EAF) |
| April 3, 2019 | -$ .00148 per kwh |
| March 6, 2019 | -$ .00044 per kwh |
| February 8, 2019 | $ .00387 per kwh |
| Irrigation Service | |
|---|---|
| Effective Date | Class Energy Adjustment Factor (EAF) |
| April 3, 2019 | -$ .00149 per kwh |
| March 6, 2019 | -$ .00044 per kwh |
| February 8, 2019 | $ .00388 per kwh |
| Outdoor Lighting | |
|---|---|
| Effective Date | Class Energy Adjustment Factor (EAF) |
| April 3, 2019 | -$ .00130 per kwh |
| March 6, 2019 | -$ .00038 per kwh |
| February 8, 2019 | $ .00339 per kwh |
| OPA | |
|---|---|
| Effective Date | Class Energy Adjustment Factor (EAF) |
| April 3, 2019 | -$ .00161 per kwh |
| March 6, 2019 | -$ .00048 per kwh |
| February 8, 2019 | $ .00420 per kwh |
| Controlled Service Water Heating | |
|---|---|
| Effective Date | Class Energy Adjustment Factor (EAF) |
| April 3, 2019 | -$ .00169 per kwh |
| March 6, 2019 | -$ .00050 per kwh |
| February 8, 2019 | $ .00441 per kwh |
| Controlled Service Interruptible | |
|---|---|
| Effective Date | Class Energy Adjustment Factor (EAF) |
| April 3, 2019 | -$ .00170 per kwh |
| March 6, 2019 | -$ .00050 per kwh |
| February 8, 2019 | $ .00443 per kwh |
| Controlled Service Deferred | |
|---|---|
| Effective Date | Class Energy Adjustment Factor (EAF) |
| April 3, 2019 | -$ .00153 per kwh |
| March 6, 2019 | -$ .00045 per kwh |
| February 8, 2019 | $ .00399 per kwh |
Rates applicable to all service categories prior to February 1, 2019
| Rates for the Energy Adjustment for bills rendered on and after: | |
|---|---|
| January 4, 2019 | $ .00567 per kwh |
| December 3, 2018 | -$ .00204 per kwh |
| November 1, 2018 | -$ .00447 per kwh |
| October 2, 2018 | -$ .00359 per kwh |
| September 4, 2018 | -$ .00473 per kwh |
| August 2, 2018 | -$ .00152 per kwh |
| July 2, 2018 | -$ .00186 per kwh |
| June 1, 2018 | $ .00003 per kwh |
| May 2, 2018 | $ .00099 per kwh |
| April 2, 2018 | -$ .00053 per kwh |
| March 2, 2018 | $ .00002 per kwh |
| February 1, 2018 | -$ .00064 per kwh |
| January 3, 2018 | -$ .00179 per kwh |
| December 1, 2017 | -$ .00099 per kwh |
| November 1, 2017 | $ .00100 per kwh |
| October 2, 2017 | $ .00059 per kwh |
| September 1, 2017 | -$ .00027 per kwh |
| August 2, 2017 | $ .00109 per kwh |
| July 3, 2017 | -$ .00148 per kwh |
| June 2, 2017 | -$ .00232 per kwh |
| May 2, 2017 | -$ .00211 per kwh |
| April 3, 2017 | -$ .00208 per kwh |
| March 2, 2017 | $ .00221 per kwh |
| February 1, 2017 | $ .00272 per kwh |
| January 3, 2017 | $ .00164 per kwh |
The Transmission Cost Recovery Rider allows our company to recover costs associated with transmission additions designed to meet our customers' growing energy needs, accommodate the delivery of additional renewable energy, and enhance transmission system reliability.
| The Transmission Cost Recovery Rider from November 1, 2017 to present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Energy Charge per kwh | Demand Charge per kw | |
| Large General Service (a) | N/A | -$ 0.650 |
| Controlled Service (b) | -$ 0.00032 | N/A |
| Lighting (c) | -$ 0.00113 | N/A |
| All Other Service | -$ 0.00173 | N/A |
| The Transmission Cost Recovery Rider from September 1, 2016 to October 31, 2017 | ||
| Energy Charge per kwh | Demand Charge per kw | |
| Large General Service (a) | N/A | $ 0.937 |
| Controlled Service (b) | $ 0.00041 | N/A |
| Lighting (c) | $ 0.00158 | N/A |
| All Other Service | $ 0.00246 | N/A |
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(a) Rate schedules 10.04 Large General Service, 10.05 Large General Service Time of Day, 14.02 Real Time Pricing Rider, and 14.03 Large General Service Rider (b) Rate schedules 14.01 Water Heating, 14.04 Interruptible Load (CT Metering), 14.05 Interruptible Load (Self-Contained Metering), 14.06 Deferred Load, and 14.07 Fixed Time of Delivery (c) Rate schedules 11.03 Outdoor Lighting (energy only) and 11.04 Outdoor Lighting |
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The Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) surcharge represents our investment in energy-efficiency programs that help our customers save energy.
The CIP surcharge is based on the total kwh our customers use.
| CIP surcharge factor for bills rendered: | |
|---|---|
| On or after November 1, 2018 | $0.00600 per kwh |
| CIP surcharge factor for bills rendered: | |
|---|---|
| From October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018 | $0.00536 per kwh |
| From October1, 2016, through September 30, 2017 | $0.00275 per kwh |
As of January 2014 the Environmental Cost Recovery Rider (ECRR) allows our company to recover costs that we incur to meet state or federal environmental quality requirements for our electric generating facilities. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved our request for an ECRR to include the costs associated with an air-quality control system (AQCS) at Big Stone plant in South Dakota. The AQCS will allow Big Stone Plant to meet federal air quality requirements.
The ECRR factor is multiplied by our customers' monthly bills. It does not apply to any Mandatory Riders, sales tax, or any local assessments.
| Environmental Cost Recovery Rider factor for bills rendered: | |
|---|---|
| On or after December 1, 2018 | 0.0 percent |
| From November 1, 2017, through November 30, 2018 | -0.935 percent |
| From September 1, 2016, through October 31, 2017 | 6.927 percent |
The Renewable Resource Adjustment allows our company to recover costs previously offset by production tax credits associated with our renewable energy facilities. The energy generated by these facilities reduces the amount of fossil fuel and purchased energy necessary to meet our customers' needs.
| The Renewable Resource Cost Recovery Rider from November 1, 2018 to present | ||
|---|---|---|
| Energy Charge per kwh | Demand Charge per kw | |
| Large General Service (a) | $0.00164 | $0.217 |
| All Other Service | $0.00244 | N/A |
| The Renewable Resource Cost Recovery Rider from November 1, 2017 to October 31, 2018 | ||
| Energy Charge per kwh | Demand Charge per kw | |
| Large General Service (a) | $0.00037 | $0.104 |
| All Other Service | $0.00054 | N/A |
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(a) Rate schedules 10.04 Large General Service, 10.05 Large General Service Time of Day, 14.02 Real Time Pricing Rider, and 14.03 Large General Service Rider |
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Our EITE Surcharge Rate applies to customers who do not qualify for the EITE (energy-intensive trade-exposed) Rate. Minnesota's energy policy supports lower electric rates for energy-intensive trade-exposed customers. We automatically exclude customers who receive Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds from the EITE Surcharge Rate.
| EITE Surcharge Rate for bills rendered: | |
|---|---|
| On or after June 1, 2018 | $0.00055 per kWh |
