Utilities

Browse the links below to learn more about the utilities that serve Minnesota and the programs they offer. You should contact your utility to find out more about their programs and how they apply to your needs. You can also learn about a variety of utility programs at the Minnesota Energy Challenge resources page.

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Getting Started

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Conservation Improvement Program (CIP): Each electric and natural gas utility in Minnesota is required to develop its own Conservation Improvement Plan to raise awareness about energy conservation, to reduce residential and business utility bills, to generate research and development of efficient technologies, and to promote new energy resource development. Learn more by reading our CIP FAQ and by visiting the Minnesota Department of Commerce Energy Info Center.

Energy Data & Statistics: The Minnesota Department of Commerce collects information from a wide variety of sources. Learn more here.

Green Pricing refers to an option that all Minnesota utilities must offer their customers who want to purchase power from renewable sources. Learn more here.

MN Regulation: To learn more about the regulation of Minnesota electric and gas utilities, visit the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

 

National and Regional Associations

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American Public Power Association

American Public Gas Association

Mid-Continent Area Power Pool

Midwest Independent System Operator

 

Municipal Utilities and Power Agencies

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Heartland Consumers Power District

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association

Minnesota Rural Electricity Association

Missouri River Energy Services (Missouri Basin Municipal Power Agency)

Moorhead Public Service

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency

Shakopee Public Utilities

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency – A project by the Missouri River Energy Services.

 

Cooperative Utilities

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Basin Electric Power Association

Dairyland Power Cooperative

East River Electric Power Co-op

Great River Energy

L&O Power Co-op

Minnkota Power Co-op

 

Investor-Owned Utilities

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Alliant Energy – Interstate Power

Minnesota Power

Otter Tail Power Company

Xcel Energy (NSP)

 

Natural Gas Utilities

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Alliant Energy – Interstate Power

CenterPoint Energy Minnegasco

Greater Minnesota Gas

Great Plains Natural Gas Company

Minnesota Energy Resources (formerly Aquila Inc dba Peoples Natural Gas – MN & Northern MN Utilities)

Xcel Energy (NSP)

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