City of Moorhead - (MN)
Municipal electric utility · Minnesota · #718 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #12894
City of Moorhead - (MN) is a municipal electric utility serving 20,766 customers in Minnesota. In 2025 it sold 412 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $42.47M in revenue, an average realized rate of 10.30¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 11.52¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 1 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, distribution, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 18,556 | 188 | $21.66M | 11.52¢ | |
| Commercial | 2,203 | 158 | $18.34M | 11.61¢ | |
| Industrial | 7 | 66.2 | $2.47M | 3.73¢ | |
| Total | 20,766 | 412 | $42.47M | 10.30¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (844 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 20,459 | 419 | $40.10M | 10.81¢ |
| 2022 | 20,407 | 434 | $41.03M | 10.69¢ |
| 2023 | 20,286 | 429 | $41.91M | 10.98¢ |
| 2024 | 20,404 | 408 | $41.36M | 11.38¢ |
| 2025 | 20,766 | 412 | $42.47M | 11.52¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 15 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.44 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 33 minutes
As reported for Minnesota under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 1.1 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 432 GWh
Winter peak demand: 77 MW
Energy losses: 4.8% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 40.3% of 21,312 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 44 installations, 1.0 MW of capacity
Counties served
Clay, MN
Other large utilities in Minnesota
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota - 1,594,256 customers, residential 16.50¢
- ALLETE, Inc. - 153,192 customers, residential 15.86¢
- Connexus Energy - 148,716 customers, residential 14.11¢
- Otter Tail Power Co - 134,544 customers, residential 11.19¢
- Dakota Electric Association - 117,913 customers, residential 15.63¢
- East Central Energy - 68,154 customers, residential 17.60¢
- Rochester Public Utilities - 60,963 customers, residential 18.58¢
- Wright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn - 57,130 customers, residential 15.00¢
All Minnesota utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #12894 in the EIA frame.