Minnesota Power (ALLETE)

Minnesota Power's main residential EV option is its whole-home Time-of-Day rate, which prices electricity by when you use it rather than metering the car separately. On-peak hours run weekdays from 3pm to 8pm and cost the most, off-peak hours cost less, and a super off-peak window from 11pm to 5am costs the least, so charging overnight is the cheapest way to fuel an EV. A separately metered Residential EV Service rate is also available for drivers who want a dedicated, discounted circuit just for the car.

The two residential rebates attach to the rate you choose. Customers who buy a qualifying networked Level 2 charger can claim a $500 charger rebate, which requires enrollment in the EV time-of-use rate. Customers who install a dedicated second service and meter for the Residential EV Service rate can claim a separate $500 EV Second Service Rebate. Commercial and multifamily sites are served differently, through a demand-charge-limited commercial EV rate and the EV Make-Ready program that offsets a share of charging infrastructure costs.

Minnesota Power is a regulated investor-owned utility overseen by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, and Minnesota requires its utilities to offer an EV time-of-use rate, which is why these rate options exist. Its territory is largely rural and northern, covering Duluth, the Iron Range, and surrounding counties, where cold winters reduce real-world EV range and make access to the cheaper overnight super off-peak window especially valuable for home charging.