Connexus Energy: 13.66 ¢/kWh for homes, 30 minutes of SAIDI

Roughly 146,640 Minnesota accounts belong to Connexus Energy, classed by EIA as cooperative; the residential count is 134,095. Its SAIDI of 30 minutes is 0.30 times the national median reporter (99).

Connexus Energy: 772 kWh a month costs roughly $105 in energy at 13.66 ¢/kWh, -11.6% on the Minnesota average of 15.45 ¢.

Its SAIDI of 30 minutes is 0.30 times the national median reporter (99).

Connexus Energy: outage minutes

SAIDI against national median: 0.30x30 minutes against 99

Reliability is the sharpest contrast for Connexus Energy: 30 minutes a year without power per customer, 0.30 times the national median of 99. Among 15 Minnesota utilities that report SAIDI it ranks 3 (1 = fewest minutes); the Minnesota median is 62.

SAIFI adds the frequency view: 0.33 interruptions a customer a year, 0.32 times the national median (1.01), with 92 minutes per interruption.

How it compares

Connexus Energy
Connexus Energy, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Connexus EnergyLowest in this table	13.66 ¢/kWh	10.60 ¢/kWh	$105at 772 kWh	30 minSAIDI
Minnesota average against this company, which is 4 of 16 on price	+1.79 ¢/kWhcompany 11.6% below	+1.55 ¢/kWhcompany 12.7% below	+$14a month at 772 kWh	+32 mincompany 32 below
Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn	13.88 ¢/kWhcompany 1.6% below	11.74 ¢/kWhcompany 9.7% below	$1072 more than company	57 mincompany 27 below

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Connexus Energy: 2025

Connexus Energy: +3.3% on 2024 for homes, Minnesota +2.4%.

Connexus Energy home price, 2025: 14.11 ¢/kWh+3.3% on 2024, early release
Connexus Energy SAIDI, 2025: 38 min+27% on 2024, early release
Connexus Energy against Minnesota, 2025: +0.9 pointsConnexus Energy +3.3%, Minnesota +2.4%, price in Minnesota 15.82 ¢

Connexus Energy reported 14.11 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +3.3% on its 2024 figure of 13.66, while the Minnesota average moved +2.4%. Its SAIDI is 38 minutes against 30 in 2024.

Carbon context

Connexus Energy serves 134,095 homes in Minnesota. At 772 kWh a month that is about 262 kg of CO₂, or 3,142 kg a year, at the Minnesota plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Minnesota generation mix.

Connexus Energy charts

Residential price since 2015: 13.66 ¢ in 2024

12.97 ¢ in 2015, 13.66 ¢ in 2024 (+5.3%); Minnesota 12.12 to 15.45 ¢.

Connexus Energy residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Connexus Energy	Gap to Minnesota residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	12.97	+0.85	+0.32
2016	13.35	+0.68	+0.80
2017	13.68	+0.64	+0.79
2018	13.33	+0.19	+0.46
2019	13.44	+0.40	+0.43
2020	13.56	+0.39	+0.41
2021	13.93	+0.43	+0.27
2022	13.80	-0.45	-1.24
2023	13.56	-1.17	-2.44
2024	13.66	-1.79	-2.82

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Connexus Energy SAIDI, 2015-2024

24 min in 2015, 30 in 2024.

Connexus Energy SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Connexus Energy, no major events
2015	24
2016	30
2017	32
2018	37
2019	29
2020	27
2021	28
2022	27
2023	26
2024	30

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 30.1 min

30.1 min, 0.30x the median reporter, rank 87 of 673.

min

Company, no major events30.1
Company, with major events181.3

Connexus Energy, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 12.97 ¢ in 2015 to 13.66 ¢ in 2024, a move of +5.3%: Connexus Energy lagged its state (+27.5%) by 22.2 points, and -25.0 points against the U.S. Connexus Energy's sharpest move came in 2016, +2.9%. The high is 13.93 ¢ (2021) and the low 12.97 ¢ (2015). 2024: +0.7% here, +4.9% for the Minnesota average. SAIDI at Connexus Energy (major events excluded) rose from 24 minutes in 2015 to 30 in 2024, +26%; worst year 2018 at 37. Against the national median, Connexus Energy came in lower on SAIDI in 10 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 30 minutes, -69 from the median. 2024: 181 minutes with major events, 30 without, the widest gap of any year. Connexus Energy has 3 cheaper and 12 higher-priced Minnesota peers among 16 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp, bills 13.33 ¢ (-0.33). Next higher-priced, Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn, bills 13.88 ¢ (+0.22).

The data favor customers here: bills run 11.6% under the Minnesota norm, and 30 outage minutes sit 70% under the national median.

Home accounts at Connexus Energy went from 117,666 in 2015 to 134,095 in 2024, +14.0%. Business customers paid 0.78 times the home price in 2024 (10.60 against 13.66 ¢); the ratio was 0.77 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.34 in 2015 to 0.33 in 2024, between 0.29 and 0.47.

Outages and home price of Connexus Energy (EIA utility 689), 2013 to 2024

Connexus Energy outage time held near 31 to 30 minutes a customer from 2013 to 2024 (−2%). The low came in 2014 at 23, the high in 2018 at 37; 12 years were filed. The Minnesota median in 2024 was 57 minutes, so Connexus Energy ran below it.

Home rates at Connexus Energy went from 12.33 ¢ in 2013 to 13.66 ¢ in 2024 (+10.8%), which is 17.04 ¢ to 14.02 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−17.7%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $2,044 in 2013 and $1,682 in 2024. Of 45 Minnesota utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Connexus Energy stood 16th cheapest (75th of 99 in 2013).

Connexus Energy outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 30 in 2024

Connexus Energy at 30 min in 2024 and the Minnesota median at 57.

Connexus Energy home price since 2013: −17.7% after inflation

Connexus Energy: 14.02 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 13.66 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Connexus Energy, EIA utility 689, year by year among Minnesota utilities

Connexus Energy 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Connexus Energy	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Connexus Energ	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Connexus Energ	Minnesota median SAIDI
2013	12.33	17.04	75 of 99	31	0.42	5 of 35	66
2014	12.88	17.52	80 of 99	23	0.35	5 of 39	74
2015	12.97	17.62	82 of 100	24	0.34	7 of 41	67
2016	13.35	17.91	78 of 98	30	0.35	11 of 45	89
2017	13.68	17.97	78 of 99	32	0.44	8 of 43	68
2018	13.33	17.09	73 of 99	37	0.47	13 of 49	80
2019	13.44	16.93	80 of 114	29	0.35	13 of 48	79
2020	13.56	16.86	28 of 43	27	0.40	6 of 31	62
2021	13.93	16.55	32 of 43	28	0.37	7 of 33	66
2022	13.80	15.18	26 of 43	27	0.29	7 of 33	67
2023	13.56	14.33	20 of 43	26	0.29	9 of 34	59
2024	13.66	14.02	16 of 45	30	0.33	10 of 36	57

Connexus Energy, EIA utility 689: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Minnesota real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 146,6405.1% of Minnesota total
Residential accounts: 134,0955.2% of Minnesota homes
Commercial accounts: 12,1128.3% of the base
Residential rate: 13.66 ¢/kWhplace 4 of 16, -11.6% against the state
Commercial rate: 10.60 ¢/kWhplace 8 of 34, -12.7% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 30.1 minbetter than 87% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.330.32x the median
SAIDI with major events: 181.3 min83.4% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 14.0 MW1,459 installations
Counties served: 8all in Minnesota
Average residential use: 9,267 kWh/yr772 a month
Implied monthly bill: $105-$22 on the U.S. rate, 772 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +5.3%12.97 to 13.66 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +26%24 min in 2015, 30 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Connexus Energy

Connexus Energy sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Minnesota ¢/kWh
Residential	134,095	13.66	-1.79
Commercial	12,112	10.60	-1.55

Year by year, Connexus Energy

Year	Home accounts, Connexus Energy	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	117,666	12.97	10.00	0.77	24	0.34
2016	119,241	13.35	10.29	0.77	30	0.35
2017	120,470	13.68	10.43	0.76	32	0.44
2018	121,711	13.33	10.15	0.76	37	0.47
2019	123,966	13.44	10.57	0.79	29	0.35
2020	125,058	13.56	10.78	0.80	27	0.40
2021	127,501	13.93	10.94	0.79	28	0.37
2022	130,048	13.80	10.75	0.78	27	0.29
2023	132,260	13.56	10.46	0.77	26	0.29
2024	134,095	13.66	10.60	0.78	30	0.33

Peers of Connexus Energy in Minnesota, place 4 of 16 on home price

Utility near Connexus Energy on price	SAIDI min, gap to Connexus Energy	Home ¢, gap to Connexus Energy	Gap % to Connexus Energy	Accounts, Connexus Energy = 1
1. Otter Tail Power Co	+112	-2.32	-17.0%	0.43
2. Lake Region Electric Cooperative	+72	-0.38	-2.8%	0.21
3. Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp	+44	-0.33	-2.4%	0.33
4. Connexus Energy (this utility)	30	13.66	-	1.00
5. Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn	+27	+0.22	+1.6%	0.19
6. Minnesota Valley Electric Coop	+12	+0.32	+2.3%	0.32
7. Dakota Electric Association	-13	+0.34	+2.5%	0.80

Who buys Connexus Energy's electricity

Class at Connexus Energy	Accounts	Of Connexus Energy accounts	Of Connexus Energy MWh sold	kWh a year per Connexus Energy account
Residential	134,095	91.4%	60.6%	9,267
Commercial	12,112	8.3%	30.5%	51,575
Industrial and other	433	0.30%	9.0%	424,769

Connexus Energy among Minnesota cooperatives

Connexus Energy and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Connexus Energy	Home ¢, gap to Connexus Energy	Accounts, Connexus Energy = 1
1. Lake Region Electric Cooperative (MN)	+72	-0.38	0.21
2. Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp (MN)	+44	-0.33	0.33
3. Connexus Energy (MN, this utility)	30	13.66	1.00
4. Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn (MN)	+27	+0.22	0.19
5. Minnesota Valley Electric Coop (MN)	+12	+0.32	0.32
6. Dakota Electric Association (MN)	-13	+0.34	0.80
7. Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn (MN)	-6	+0.93	0.38
8. East Central Energy (MN)	+54	+3.23	0.42
9. Lake Country Power (MN)	+158	+4.24	0.35

Connexus Energy: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Connexus Energy	Minnesota context	Connexus Energy detail
Connexus Energy home meters on AMI	99.8%	Minnesota 87.5%	134,095 of 134,350 meters
Homes with daily digital access	134,095	Minnesota figure not published	100% of the 134,095 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Connexus Energy homes	Offered	21 of 37 Minnesota utilities offer one	16,457 homes on dynamic pricing, 12.27% of 134,095
Net-metered installations	1,459	97% residential	10.6 homes per 1,000 accounts, 9.6 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Connexus Energy

kWh	Share of a 772 kWh month	Cost a month at 13.66 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	32%	$34.15	-$7.05	$410
500	65%	$68.29	-$14.11	$820
750	97%	$102.44	-$21.16	$1,229
1,000	129%	$136.59	-$28.21	$1,639
1,500	194%	$204.88	-$42.32	$2,459
2,000	259%	$273.17	-$56.43	$3,278

Outage record, Connexus Energy

Measure, Connexus Energy	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	30.1	181.3	0.50 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.327	0.851	3.06 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	92.1	213.0	1.54 h

Territory of Connexus Energy

8 Minnesota counties, region MRO:

Minnesota other states: 8 of 8 counties of Connexus Energy drawn

Connexus Energy: 8 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Anoka
Chisago
Hennepin
Isanti
Mille Lacs
Ramsey
Sherburne
Washington

Questions on Connexus Energy

How many customers does Connexus Energy serve in Minnesota?

146,640 accounts in 2024: residential 134,095, commercial 12,112, industrial 433.

What is the average residential rate of Connexus Energy?

In 2024 homes paid 13.66 cents; against the Minnesota average that is -11.6%.

How reliable is Connexus Energy by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 30.1 min and SAIFI 0.33 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.30, CAIDI 92 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Connexus Energy grid?

1,459 installations with 14.0 MW, of which residential installations number 1,415.

What is the monthly bill at Connexus Energy for average use?

772 kWh at 13.66 cents comes to about $105, energy only.

How does Connexus Energy rank on price within Minnesota?

Rank 4 of 16 in Minnesota on price, -11.6% against the state average; 3 charge less than 13.66 ¢.

What share of Connexus Energy sales do homes buy?

Homes take 60.6% of 2,051,230 MWh, commercial accounts 30.5%, industrial and other 9.0%; the 12,112 commercial accounts use 51,575 kWh each, 5.6 times a home.

At Connexus Energy, are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?

134,095 of 134,350 home meters are AMI, 99.8%. Connexus Energy offers a home time-of-use rate; 16,457 customers use dynamic pricing, 12.27% of its homes.

Has Connexus Energy moved up the Minnesota price list since 2015?

11th cheapest of 14 in 2015, 4th of 16 in 2024; its price rose 5.3% while Minnesota rose 27.5%.

Where does Connexus Energy stand among 8 peers?

Place 3 of 9 on home price at 13.66 ¢ (Minnesota cooperatives); median 13.98 ¢, cheapest member 13.28 ¢.

What did Connexus Energy charge homes in 2025?

14.11 cents per kWh, +3.3% on the 13.66 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Connexus Energy at 13.66 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Brunswick Electric Member CorpNorth Carolina, 13.66 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
Entergy Texas Inc.Texas, 13.66 ¢/kWh, 0.00 ¢ below
Beauregard Electric Coop, IncLouisiana, 13.70 ¢/kWh, 0.04 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

6 home plan records, energy charges: 4.3 to 12.9 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 3, e.g. Interruptible Space Heating Cycled Air Conditioning (Metered)

Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).

Primary sources for Connexus Energy: 13.66 ¢/kWh for homes, 30 minutes of SAIDI

EIA-861 annual report entry for Connexus Energy: 13.66 ¢/kWh for homes, 30 minutes of SAIDI, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Connexus Energy: 13.66 ¢/kWh for homes, 30 minutes of SAIDI, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Connexus Energy: 13.66 ¢/kWh for homes, 30 minutes of SAIDI, the state price average