Otter Tail Power Co: rates, outages and net metering

Otter Tail Power Co is an investor owned utility serving 63,326 customer accounts in Minnesota; 50,118 of them are residential. It connects 1.5 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.2 times the national median.

At 842 kWh a month a Otter Tail Power Co home pays about $95 in energy: 11.33 ¢/kWh, 26.6% below the Minnesota average of 15.45 ¢.

It connects 1.5 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 0.2 times the national median.

Rooftop solar on the Otter Tail Power Co grid

Net-metered homes per 1,000: 1.50.2x the national median of 8.7

Net metering stands out at Otter Tail Power Co: 73 residential installations on 50,118 home accounts, 1.5 per 1,000. That is place 15 of 16 Minnesota utilities and 0.2 times the national median (8.7). All installations together total 3.2 MW, an average of 26.2 kW each, and 36 MWh went back to the utility.

How it compares

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Otter Tail Power Co, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Otter Tail Power CoLowest in this table	11.33 ¢/kWh	9.31 ¢/kWh	$95at 842 kWh	142 minSAIDI
Minnesota average against this company, which is 1 of 16 on price	+4.12 ¢/kWhcompany 26.6% below	+2.84 ¢/kWhcompany 23.4% below	+$35a month at 842 kWh	-79 mincompany 79 above
Lake Region Electric Cooperative	13.28 ¢/kWhcompany 14.6% below	10.47 ¢/kWhcompany 11.1% below	$11216 more than company	102 mincompany 39 above

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Otter Tail Power Co: 2025

No 2025 early-release row for Otter Tail Power Co; 2024 stays the latest year.

Otter Tail Power Co 2024 against Minnesota 2025: -4.49 ¢11.33 ¢ for Otter Tail Power Co in 2024, 15.82 ¢ for Minnesota in 2025

Otter Tail Power Co has no 2025 early-release row; for its 50,118 home accounts the latest year is 2024, at 11.33 ¢/kWh and 142 SAIDI minutes.

Carbon context

Otter Tail Power Co serves 50,118 homes in Minnesota. At 842 kWh a month that is about 286 kg of CO₂, or 3,428 kg a year, at the Minnesota plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Minnesota generation mix.

Otter Tail Power Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 11.33 ¢ in 2024

9.50 ¢ in 2015, 11.33 ¢ in 2024 (+19.4%); Minnesota 12.12 to 15.45 ¢.

Otter Tail Power Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Otter Tail Power Co	Gap to Minnesota residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	9.50	-2.62	-3.15
2016	10.13	-2.54	-2.42
2017	10.15	-2.89	-2.74
2018	10.34	-2.80	-2.53
2019	10.72	-2.32	-2.29
2020	10.33	-2.84	-2.82
2021	11.83	-1.67	-1.83
2022	11.63	-2.62	-3.41
2023	11.07	-3.66	-4.93
2024	11.34	-4.11	-5.14

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Otter Tail Power Co SAIDI, 2015-2024

53 min in 2015, 142 in 2024.

Otter Tail Power Co SAIDI by year, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Otter Tail Power Co, no major events	Otter Tail Power Co, all events
2015	53	53
2016	73	148
2017	60	90
2018	75	86
2019	102	102
2020	108	108
2021	66	83
2022	120	235
2023	96	96
2024	142	155

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 141.7 min

141.7 min, 1.42x the median reporter, rank 437 of 673.

min

Company, no major events141.7
Company, with major events155.0

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Analyst note

From 9.50 ¢ in 2015 to 11.34 ¢ in 2024, a move of +19.4%: Otter Tail Power Co lagged its state (+27.5%) by 8.1 points, and -10.9 points against the U.S. Otter Tail Power Co's sharpest move came in 2021, +14.4%. The high is 11.83 ¢ (2021) and the low 9.50 ¢ (2015). 2024: +2.4% here, +4.9% for the Minnesota average. SAIDI at Otter Tail Power Co (major events excluded) rose from 53 minutes in 2015 to 142 in 2024, +166%; worst year 2024 at 142. Otter Tail Power Co filed SAIDI under the national median in 6 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 142 minutes, +42 from that year's median. 2022: 235 minutes with major events, 120 without, the widest gap of any year. Otter Tail Power Co has 0 cheaper and 15 higher-priced Minnesota peers among 16 with 20,000+ homes. Next higher-priced, Lake Region Electric Cooperative, bills 13.28 ¢ (+1.94).

Cheaper by 26.6% than Minnesota, slower to restore: 142 minutes is 1.4 times the national median.

Home accounts at Otter Tail Power Co went from 48,026 in 2015 to 50,118 in 2024, +4.4%. Business customers paid 0.82 times the home price in 2024 (9.31 against 11.34 ¢); the ratio was 0.84 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.80 in 2015 to 1.12 in 2024, between 0.80 and 1.62.

Outages and home price of Otter Tail Power Co (EIA utility 14232), 2013 to 2024

Otter Tail Power Co customers lost power for 142 minutes in 2024, up from 65 in 2013 (+118%). Its best year was 2015 (53 min), its worst 2024 (142 min), across 12 filed years. Against a Minnesota median of 57 minutes in 2024, Otter Tail Power Co was above the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Otter Tail Power Co home paid 11.63 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 11.89 ¢ in 2013, −2.2%; the bill itself went 8.61 ¢ to 11.34 ¢ (+31.7%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $1,427 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,396 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 6th cheapest of 99 in 2013, 4th of 45 in 2024 among Minnesota utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Otter Tail Power Co outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 142 in 2024

Otter Tail Power Co at 142 min in 2024 and the Minnesota median at 57.

Otter Tail Power Co home price since 2013: −2.2% after inflation

Otter Tail Power Co: 11.63 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 11.34 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Otter Tail Power Co, EIA utility 14232, year by year among Minnesota utilities

Otter Tail Power Co 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Otter Tail Power C	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Otter Tail Pow	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Otter Tail Pow	Minnesota median SAIDI
2013	8.61	11.89	6 of 99	65	1.16	16 of 35	66
2014	9.85	13.40	20 of 99	64	1.24	17 of 39	74
2015	9.50	12.90	13 of 100	53	0.80	19 of 41	67
2016	10.13	13.59	14 of 98	73	1.20	18 of 45	89
2017	10.15	13.33	14 of 99	60	1.19	16 of 43	68
2018	10.34	13.25	18 of 99	75	1.23	24 of 49	80
2019	10.72	13.50	23 of 114	102	1.13	37 of 48	79
2020	10.33	12.86	4 of 43	108	1.40	21 of 31	62
2021	11.83	14.05	9 of 43	66	0.95	17 of 33	66
2022	11.63	12.80	9 of 43	120	1.62	26 of 33	67
2023	11.07	11.69	5 of 43	96	1.38	27 of 34	59
2024	11.34	11.63	4 of 45	142	1.12	33 of 36	57

Otter Tail Power Co, EIA utility 14232: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Minnesota real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 63,3262.2% of Minnesota total
Residential accounts: 50,1181.9% of Minnesota homes
Commercial accounts: 13,19720.8% of the base
Residential rate: 11.33 ¢/kWhplace 1 of 16, -26.6% against the state
Commercial rate: 9.31 ¢/kWhplace 3 of 34, -23.4% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 141.7 minbetter than 35% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 1.121.11x the median
SAIDI with major events: 155.0 min8.6% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 3.2 MW121 installations
Counties served: 30Minnesota plus 2 more
Average residential use: 10,110 kWh/yr842 a month
Implied monthly bill: $95-$43 on the U.S. rate, 842 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +19.4%9.50 to 11.34 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +166%53 min in 2015, 142 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Otter Tail Power Co

Otter Tail Power Co sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Minnesota ¢/kWh
Residential	50,118	11.33	-4.12
Commercial	13,197	9.31	-2.84

Year by year, Otter Tail Power Co

Year	Home accounts, Otter Tail Power Co	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	48,026	9.50	8.00	0.84	53	0.80
2016	48,186	10.13	8.45	0.83	73	1.20
2017	48,477	10.15	8.46	0.83	60	1.19
2018	48,497	10.34	8.54	0.83	75	1.23
2019	48,909	10.72	8.87	0.83	102	1.13
2020	49,403	10.33	8.61	0.83	108	1.40
2021	49,741	11.83	9.69	0.82	66	0.95
2022	49,840	11.63	9.85	0.85	120	1.62
2023	49,999	11.07	9.52	0.86	96	1.38
2024	50,118	11.34	9.31	0.82	142	1.12

Peers of Otter Tail Power Co in Minnesota, place 1 of 16 on home price

Utility near Otter Tail Power Co on price	SAIDI min, gap to Otter Tail Power Co	Home ¢, gap to Otter Tail Power Co	Gap % to Otter Tail Power Co	Accounts, Otter Tail Power Co = 1
1. Otter Tail Power Co (this utility)	142	11.33	-	1.00
2. Lake Region Electric Cooperative	-39	+1.94	+17.1%	0.47
3. Crow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp	-68	+2.00	+17.6%	0.76
4. Connexus Energy	-112	+2.32	+20.5%	2.32

Who buys Otter Tail Power Co's electricity

Class at Otter Tail Power Co	Accounts	Of Otter Tail Power Co accounts	Of Otter Tail Power Co MWh sold	kWh a year per Otter Tail Power Co account
Residential	50,118	79.1%	18.6%	10,110
Commercial	13,197	20.8%	37.2%	76,902
Industrial and other	11	0.02%	44.3%	109,974,818

Otter Tail Power Co among Minnesota investor owneds

Otter Tail Power Co and its neighbours on price	SAIDI min, gap to Otter Tail Power Co	Home ¢, gap to Otter Tail Power Co	Accounts, Otter Tail Power Co = 1
1. Otter Tail Power Co (MN, this utility)	142	11.33	1.00
2. ALLETE, Inc. (MN)	-22	+4.33	2.41

Otter Tail Power Co: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Otter Tail Power Co	Minnesota context	Otter Tail Power Co detail
Otter Tail Power Co home meters on AMI	93.0%	Minnesota 87.5%	62,688 of 67,423 meters
Home meters, AMR (drive-by read)	296	Minnesota figure not published	0.4% of meters
Homes with daily digital access	0	Minnesota figure not published	0% of the 50,118 home accounts
Time-of-use rate for Otter Tail Power Co homes	Offered	21 of 37 Minnesota utilities offer one	17,383 homes on dynamic pricing, 34.68% of 50,118
Net-metered installations	121	60% residential	1.5 homes per 1,000 accounts, 26.2 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Otter Tail Power Co

kWh	Share of a 842 kWh month	Cost a month at 11.33 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	30%	$28.34	-$12.86	$340
500	59%	$56.67	-$25.73	$680
750	89%	$85.01	-$38.59	$1,020
1,000	119%	$113.35	-$51.45	$1,360
1,500	178%	$170.02	-$77.18	$2,040
2,000	237%	$226.69	-$102.91	$2,720

Outage record, Otter Tail Power Co

Measure, Otter Tail Power Co	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	141.7	155.0	2.36 h
SAIFI interruptions	1.120	1.280	0.89 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	126.5	121.1	2.11 h

Territory of Otter Tail Power Co

30 Minnesota counties plus 2 other states, region MRO:

Minnesota other states: 75 of 75 counties of Otter Tail Power Co drawn

Otter Tail Power Co: 75 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Becker
Beltrami
Big Stone
Cass
Chippewa
Clay
Clearwater
Douglas
Grant
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Lac Qui Parle
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Norman
Otter Tail
Pennington
Polk
Pope
Red Lake
Redwood
Roseau
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wilkin
Yellow Medicine

Questions on Otter Tail Power Co

How many customers does Otter Tail Power Co serve in Minnesota?

63,326 accounts in 2024: residential 50,118, commercial 13,197, industrial 11.

What is the average residential rate of Otter Tail Power Co?

In 2024 homes paid 11.33 cents; against the Minnesota average that is -26.6%.

How reliable is Otter Tail Power Co by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 141.7 min and SAIFI 1.12 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.42, CAIDI 126 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Otter Tail Power Co grid?

121 installations with 3.2 MW, of which residential installations number 73.

What is the monthly bill at Otter Tail Power Co for average use?

842 kWh at 11.33 cents comes to about $95, energy only.

How does Otter Tail Power Co rank on price within Minnesota?

Rank 1 of 16 in Minnesota on price, -26.6% against the state average; 0 charge less than 11.33 ¢.

How much of the Otter Tail Power Co load is business?

Homes take 18.6% of 2,731,295 MWh, commercial accounts 37.2%, industrial and other 44.3%; the 13,197 commercial accounts use 76,902 kWh each, 7.6 times a home.

Does Otter Tail Power Co have smart meters or TOU rates?

62,688 of 67,423 home meters are AMI, 93.0%. Otter Tail Power Co offers a home time-of-use rate; 17,383 customers use dynamic pricing, 34.68% of its homes.

Since 2015, has Otter Tail Power Co become cheaper than other Minnesota utilities?

2nd cheapest of 14 in 2015, 1st of 16 in 2024; its price rose 19.4% while Minnesota rose 27.5%.

Has Otter Tail Power Co filed 2025 data with EIA?

Its latest filing year is 2024, with 142 SAIDI minutes and 11.33 cents for homes.

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Otter Tail Power Co at 11.33 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

City of BryanTexas, 11.38 ¢/kWh, 0.05 ¢ above
Jackson Electric Member CorpGeorgia, 11.38 ¢/kWh, 0.05 ¢ above
South Carolina Public Service AuthoritySouth Carolina, 11.38 ¢/kWh, 0.05 ¢ above
Provo City CorpUtah, 11.39 ¢/kWh, 0.06 ¢ above

Rate plans on file

9 home plan records, energy charges: 4.8 to 11.3 ¢/kWh.

Time-of-use: 8, e.g. Off Peak Water Heating (Rate code 191)
Tiered: 2, e.g. Farm Service (Rate code 361)
Demand charge: 3, e.g. Residential Demand Control Service( Rate Code 241)

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

Primary sources for Otter Tail Power Co: rates, outages and net metering

EIA-861 annual report entry for Otter Tail Power Co: rates, outages and net metering, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Otter Tail Power Co: rates, outages and net metering, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Otter Tail Power Co: rates, outages and net metering, the state price average