Peoples Energy Cooperative
UtilitiesMinnesota, United States11-50 Employees
Peoples Energy Cooperative is a member-owned distribution electric cooperative that provides safe, reliable, and affordable electricity and related energy services. It serves 24,500 residential, business, and agricultural accounts across a service area of about 1,090 square miles in six counties surrounding Rochester, Minnesota. The cooperative owns 29 substations, 2,965 miles of distribution line, and 121 miles of 69 kV transmission line, and it purchases most of its wholesale power from Dairyland Power Cooperative. Based in Oronoco, Minnesota, it is a mid-sized utility organized as a member-owned cooperative. In August 2025, Gwen Stevens was named chief executive officer.