Electric rates

Energy costs are a big part of your household budget. It is wise to understand the price you pay for any product or service. Use the information on these pages to better understand the rates used to calculate your monthly electric service statement and to learn the requirements to qualify for other rates.

The schedules in this section do not include sales tax or applicable cost-of-energy adjustment charge. These are rate schedules that apply to many business customers and have been used as a basis for billing since the following dates:

State	Date
Minnesota	January 1, 1996
North Dakota	November 1, 2000
South Dakota	November 1, 1987

Rates mentioned in web material subject to change

On October 1, 2007, Otter Tail Power Company submitted a proposal to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) to increase base rates for electric service in Minnesota for the first time since 1986.

On November 27, 2007, the MPUC approved our request to increase rates by approximately 5.4 percent—over what customers paid in 2006, including the cost-of-energy adjustment—on an interim, or temporary, basis beginning November 30, 2007. The proposed interim rate increase will remain in effect until the MPUC decides the case in August 2008.

Some information reported on this web site does not reflect interim or final rate increases. We will update all rate information after the MPUC makes its final decision.