Electric companies in Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Blue Earth County, MN on the map

Outage risk in Blue Earth County, MN

Blue Earth County, MN, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 102 in all, 147.0 per 100,000 residents of 69,386, rank 39 of 87 Minnesota counties. Property damage in Blue Earth County, MN: $442K, with 2 direct injuries or deaths.

Blue Earth County, MN, no score or events: hurricane and tropical storm.

Electric utilities in Blue Earth County, MN

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Blue Earth County, MN

Residents of Blue Earth County, MN, ACS 2023

69,38613 of 87 Minnesota counties

Households in Blue Earth County, MN

27,1832.55 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Blue Earth County, MN

61.8%16,787 owner and 10,396 renter households

Median household income in Blue Earth County, MN

$72,62337 of 87 Minnesota counties

Housing units in Blue Earth County, MN

29,5442,361 vacant or seasonal, 8.0% of the units

Homes heated by electricity in Blue Earth County, MN

18.4%5,001 homes, 43 of 87 Minnesota counties

Utilities listed for Blue Earth County, MN

66 with a home price: Minnesota Valley Electric Coop, BENCO Electric Cooperative, South Central Electric Assn

Lowest home price in Blue Earth County, MN

13.98 ¢/kWhMinnesota Valley Electric Coop, 33.3% below the highest

Highest home price in Blue Earth County, MN

20.97 ¢/kWhCity of Lake Crystal

Monthly bill gap in Blue Earth County, MN

$50between the two at 712 kWh, $598 a year, 0.82% of the Blue Earth County, MN median income

ZIP areas touching Blue Earth County, MN

1456001 to 56090

Outage-linked storm events in Blue Earth County, MN

102NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025

Homes built before 1980 in Blue Earth County, MN

53.2%median year built 1977

Flood claims in Blue Earth County, MN

32NFIP 2015 to 2025, $753K paid

Home energy burden in Blue Earth County, MN

2.5%$1,169 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Blue Earth County, MN

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota charged Blue Earth County, MN homes 12.60 ¢/kWh in 2015. Blue Earth County, MN: 16.98 ¢ in 2024, 35% up. Blue Earth County, MN: against 27% up for the Minnesota average.

Blue Earth County, MN: a 712 kWh month at that price. Blue Earth County, MN: $90 in 2015, $121 in 2024. Blue Earth County, MN: $1,451 a year, 2.0% of the $72,623 median income.

Cost of living with electricity in Blue Earth County, MN

Blue Earth County, MN: electricity $1,169 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,124, 2.5% of $83,651 income. 27,110 households in Blue Earth County, MN spend about $31.7 million a year on electricity and $57.6 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Blue Earth County, MN ($23,478 a year) spend 6.3% of income, 2.5 times the all-home figure.

Housing and heating in Blue Earth County, MN

Blue Earth County, MN: 15,716 of 29,544 homes were built before 1980 and 8,323 in 2000 or later. Blue Earth County, MN has 17,559 detached houses, 6,728 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 1,267 mobile homes, and 10,396 of 27,183 households rent.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Blue Earth County, MN

Blue Earth County, MN: 32 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $753K paid, median paid claim $23,064.

50 of 24,141 residential structures in Blue Earth County, MN carry an NFIP contract. 75 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Blue Earth County, MN on 8 Sep 2026. Blue Earth County, MN lists 6 repetitive-loss properties.

Blue Earth County, MN: claims history, not an outage count.

Blue Earth County, MN: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Blue Earth County, MN: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Blue Earth County, MN

Blue Earth County, MN totals 7,777 heating degree days and 683 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Blue Earth County, MN is the 81st coldest of 87 counties in Minnesota: 7,777 against a median of 8,243. For cooling, Blue Earth County, MN is the 2nd hottest: 683 against a median of 558.

Blue Earth County, MN: winter dominates, by 7,094 heating degree days over cooling.

Blue Earth County, MN: 7,493 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 7,777 on the normal, 4% under.

In Blue Earth County, MN, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 18.4% of 27,183, in a 7,777 degree-day climate.

Blue Earth County, MN: ACS B25040, 27,183 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Bill and heat pump calculator, Blue Earth County, MN

Compare Blue Earth County, MN with its neighbours

• Nicollet County sits 15 miles northwest of Blue Earth County, MN, with 34,350 residents against 69,386 there, 82 storm events against 102, median home built 1979 against 1977, energy burden 3.3% against 2.5%, income $80,362 against $72,623.
• Le Sueur County sits 22 miles northeast of Blue Earth County, MN, with 28,936 residents against 69,386 there, 87 storm events against 102, median home built 1973 against 1977, energy burden 3.1% against 2.5%, income $90,218 against $72,623.
• Sibley County sits 31 miles north of Blue Earth County, MN, with 14,933 residents against 69,386 there, 81 storm events against 102, median home built 1962 against 1977, energy burden 4.6% against 2.5%, income $76,082 against $72,623.
• Waseca County sits 25 miles east of Blue Earth County, MN, with 18,958 residents against 69,386 there, 93 storm events against 102, median home built 1970 against 1977, energy burden 3.3% against 2.5%, income $75,052 against $72,623.
• Faribault County sits 38 miles south of Blue Earth County, MN, with 13,909 residents against 69,386 there, 61 storm events against 102, median home built 1952 against 1977, energy burden 4.5% against 2.5%, income $64,391 against $72,623.

Cities in Blue Earth County, MN

• Mankato electricity rates44,882 residents

ZIP codes in Blue Earth County, MN

• 56001
• 56010
• 56024
• 56034
• 56037
• 56048
• 56055
• 56062
• 56063
• 56065
• 56068
• 56078
• 56080
• 56090