Connexus Energy

Connexus's two EV rate options are the main tool for EV owners who want to cut charging costs, and both let you charge at off-peak prices. The EV Time-of-Day rate prices a portion of home use by period: peak runs 4pm to 8pm on weekdays at 22.5 cents per kWh, an intermediate block covers 8am to 4pm every day, and 8pm to 8am is off-peak at 7.25 cents per kWh, with taxes and a Power Cost Adjustment added. Connexus lists no peak period on weekends or on six major holidays. The separately metered EV Subscription rate instead treats 9pm to 9am as off-peak year round, covered by a $30 per month subscription for 600 kWh or $50 per month for 1,200 kWh, with peak use at 22.5 cents per kWh.

Both EV rates pair with the residential charger rebate, which covers up to 50 percent of project cost or $500, whichever is less, for a battery electric vehicle and $100 for a plug-in hybrid, for a qualifying Level 2 charger with an off-peak meter socket. Enrollment in an EV rate is required to claim it, applications are due by December 31, 2026, and the whole-house Time-of-Day program is excluded. Businesses installing Level 2 charging can apply for a separate rebate of $500 to $1,000 per station, with applications due by December 15, 2026.

Because Connexus is a member-owned cooperative rather than an investor-owned utility, its board sets rates directly and the Minnesota PUC does not regulate them, so program terms can change by board action rather than a rate case. Its wholesale power comes from Great River Energy. Service is concentrated in the suburban and exurban counties north of Minneapolis and St. Paul.