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Montana-Dakota Utilities Co: 11.72 ¢/kWh for homes, 94,238 accounts in North Dakota
Roughly 94,238 North Dakota accounts belong to Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, classed by EIA as investor owned; the residential count is 79,354. Business and industry take 75% of the 3,113,163 MWh; homes take 25%.
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co: 806 kWh a month costs roughly $94 in energy at 11.72 ¢/kWh, +1.8% on the North Dakota average of 11.51 ¢.
Who buys power from Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Business share of energy
75%homes 25% of 3,113,163 MWh
The mix at Montana-Dakota Utilities Co runs 79,354 home accounts for 24.6% of 3,113,163 MWh, 14,799 commercial accounts for 67.0%, and 85 industrial accounts for the other 8.3%.
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co has no net-metering row in EIA-861 2024. Its 94,238 accounts therefore show "No data" in those rows instead of an estimate.
How it compares
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
11.72 ¢/kWh
5.84 ¢/kWh
$94at 806 kWh
79 minSAIDI
North Dakota average against this companyLowest in this table
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co sold 3,113,163 MWh in 2024 to 94,238 accounts; homes took 24.6% of the energy and 9,669 kWh each over the year.
EIA-861 holds 10 years of home price for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, from 9.10 ¢ in 2015 to 11.72 ¢ in 2024 (+28.7%).
Outages and home price of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co (EIA utility 12199), 2013 to 2024
Home rates at Montana-Dakota Utilities Co climbed from 8.21 ¢ in 2013 to 11.72 ¢ in 2024 (+42.6%), or 11.35 ¢ to 12.03 ¢ in 2025 dollars (+5.9%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,362 in 2013 and $1,443 in 2024. Of 17 North Dakota utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co stood 9th cheapest (8th of 20 in 2013).
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co home price since 2013: +5.9% after inflation
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co: 12.03 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 11.72 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, EIA utility 12199, year by year among North Dakota utilities
What kind of utility is Montana-Dakota Utilities Co?
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co files with EIA as an investor-owned utility. In North Dakota, investor-owned utilities serve 56% of residential customers at an average 11.8 cents per kWh. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co itself averaged 11.7 cents, 0.0 cents below its type in North Dakota.
Shutoffs: this utility reported 2,179 disconnections for nonpayment in 2024, 2.7 per 100 accounts (North Dakota: 3.7; EIA Form EIA-112). All utilities.
Reliability and meters, 2024
In 2024 the average Montana-Dakota Utilities Co customer was without power 79 minutes without major events and 83 with them. That is 4th fewest of 9 North Dakota utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median North Dakota utility reported 119 minutes.
How big is Montana-Dakota Utilities Co in North Dakota, by customer accounts?
94,238 accounts in 2024: residential 79,354, commercial 14,799, industrial 85.
How many cents per kWh does Montana-Dakota Utilities Co charge homes?
In 2024 homes paid 11.72 cents; against the North Dakota average that is +1.8%.
What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co?
SAIDI 78.5 min and SAIFI 0.95, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.79.
How many net-metered systems connect to Montana-Dakota Utilities Co?
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co files no net-metering row for its 79,354 homes, while North Dakota utilities together report 251 installations.
What would a typical Montana-Dakota Utilities Co home pay each month?
806 kWh at 11.72 cents comes to about $94, energy only.
Is Montana-Dakota Utilities Co cheaper than other North Dakota companies?
Rank 1 of 3 in North Dakota on price, +1.8% against the state average; 0 charge less than 11.72 ¢.
Why does the Montana-Dakota Utilities Co page show "No data" in places?
94,238 accounts sit behind Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, whose 2024 filing lacks no net-metering row; the other 6 rows of the coverage table are on file.
What share of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co sales do homes buy?
Homes take 24.6% of 3,113,163 MWh, commercial accounts 67.0%, industrial and other 8.3%.
What did Montana-Dakota Utilities Co charge homes in 2025?
11.06 cents per kWh, -5.6% on the 11.72 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Utilities with a similar home price
Home prices nearest to Montana-Dakota Utilities Co at 11.72 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
EIA-861 form instructions for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co: 11.72 ¢/kWh for homes, 94,238 accounts in North Dakota, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co: 11.72 ¢/kWh for homes, 94,238 accounts in North Dakota, the state price average
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Montana-Dakota Utilities Co: 806 kWh a month costs roughly $94 in energy at 11.72 ¢/kWh, +1.8% on the North Dakota average of 11.51 ¢.
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title = {Who buys power from Montana-Dakota Utilities Co: 11.72 ¢/kWh rates, 79,354 homes},
year = {2026},
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