HOW do Lake Country Power’s electric rates compare with other utilities?
Lake Country Power’s rates are very competitive with other electric cooperatives in northern Minnesota. One significant difference between Lake Country Power and investor-owned utilities (like Minnesota Power), or city-owned utilities, is that the other utilities average between 35 and 55 customers per mile of line. Lake Country Power averages less than six members per mile. The costs for line construction and system maintenance are the same, but we have fewer consumers per mile to pay for the line, the power, customer service support, materials and equipment.
