Electric companies in Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Grand Forks County, ND on the map

Outage risk in Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks County, ND, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 336 in all, 461.8 per 100,000 residents of 72,764, rank 1 of 53 North Dakota counties. Property damage in Grand Forks County, ND: $905K.

Grand Forks County, ND, no score or events: hurricane and tropical storm.

Facts about Grand Forks County, ND

Residents of Grand Forks County, ND, ACS 2023

72,7643 of 53 North Dakota counties

Households in Grand Forks County, ND

31,0452.34 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Grand Forks County, ND

52.1%16,162 owner and 14,883 renter households

Median household income in Grand Forks County, ND

$68,45031 of 53 North Dakota counties

Housing units in Grand Forks County, ND

33,7362,691 vacant or seasonal, 8.0% of the units

Homes heated by electricity in Grand Forks County, ND

46.4%14,402 homes, 14 of 53 North Dakota counties

Utilities listed for Grand Forks County, ND

33 with a home price: Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Coop Inc, Northern States Power Co - Minnesota

Lowest home price in Grand Forks County, ND

11.38 ¢/kWhOtter Tail Power Co, 6.1% below the highest

Highest home price in Grand Forks County, ND

12.11 ¢/kWhNorthern States Power Co - Minnesota

Monthly bill gap in Grand Forks County, ND

$8between the two at 1,029 kWh, $91 a year, 0.13% of the Grand Forks County, ND median income

ZIP areas touching Grand Forks County, ND

1958201 to 58278

Outage-linked storm events in Grand Forks County, ND

336NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025

Homes built before 1980 in Grand Forks County, ND

48.6%median year built 1981

Flood claims in Grand Forks County, ND

108NFIP 2015 to 2025, $470K paid

Home energy burden in Grand Forks County, ND

2.6%$1,423 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Grand Forks County, ND

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota charged Grand Forks County, ND homes 10.66 ¢/kWh in 2015. Grand Forks County, ND: 12.11 ¢ in 2024, 14% up. Grand Forks County, ND: against 20% up for the North Dakota average.

Grand Forks County, ND: a 1,029 kWh month at that price. Grand Forks County, ND: $110 in 2015, $125 in 2024. Grand Forks County, ND: $1,495 a year, 2.2% of the $68,450 median income.

Electric utilities in Grand Forks County, ND

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Bill and heat pump calculator, Grand Forks County, ND

Compare Grand Forks County, ND with its neighbours

• Walsh County sits 31 miles north of Grand Forks County, ND, with 10,488 residents against 72,764 there, 195 storm events against 336, median home built 1971 against 1981, energy burden 4.2% against 2.6%, income $69,976 against $68,450.
• Traill County sits 34 miles south of Grand Forks County, ND, with 7,980 residents against 72,764 there, 159 storm events against 336, median home built 1965 against 1981, energy burden 3.8% against 2.6%, income $88,289 against $68,450.
• Steele County sits 46 miles southwest of Grand Forks County, ND, with 1,731 residents against 72,764 there, 129 storm events against 336, median home built 1968 against 1981, energy burden 3.4% against 2.6%, income $80,313 against $68,450.
• Pembina County sits 58 miles north of Grand Forks County, ND, with 6,787 residents against 72,764 there, 123 storm events against 336, median home built 1967 against 1981, energy burden 3.7% against 2.6%, income $66,884 against $68,450.
• Cass County sits 68 miles south of Grand Forks County, ND, with 189,286 residents against 72,764 there, 281 storm events against 336, median home built 1993 against 1981, energy burden 1.7% against 2.6%, income $75,023 against $68,450.

Housing and heating in Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks County, ND: 16,410 of 33,736 homes were built before 1980 and 9,696 in 2000 or later. Grand Forks County, ND has 14,937 detached houses, 12,133 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 1,404 mobile homes, and 14,883 of 31,045 households rent.

Cost of living with electricity in Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks County, ND: electricity $1,423 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,022, 2.6% of $76,505 income. 30,735 households in Grand Forks County, ND spend about $43.7 million a year on electricity and $62.1 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Grand Forks County, ND ($19,056 a year) spend 6.4% of income, 2.4 times the all-home figure.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks County, ND: 108 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $470K paid, median paid claim $2,796.

301 of 18,706 residential structures in Grand Forks County, ND carry an NFIP contract. 386 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Grand Forks County, ND on 8 Sep 2026. Grand Forks County, ND lists 20 repetitive-loss properties.

Grand Forks County, ND: claims history, not an outage count.

Grand Forks County, ND: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Grand Forks County, ND: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Grand Forks County, ND

Grand Forks County, ND totals 9,444 heating degree days and 450 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Grand Forks County, ND is the 18th coldest of 53 counties in North Dakota: 9,444 against a median of 9,168. For cooling, Grand Forks County, ND is the 24th hottest: 450 against a median of 447.

Grand Forks County, ND: winter dominates, by 8,994 heating degree days over cooling.

Grand Forks County, ND: the 2016-2025 mean was 9,163 heating degree days, near the 9,444 normal (-3%).

Grand Forks County, ND: 46.4% of 31,045 homes heat with electricity; 53.6% use gas, oil, wood or something else.

Grand Forks County, ND: ACS B25040, 31,045 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Cities in Grand Forks County, ND

• Grand Forks electricity rates58,882 residents

ZIP codes in Grand Forks County, ND

• 58201
• 58202
• 58203
• 58204
• 58205
• 58214
• 58228
• 58231
• 58233
• 58235
• 58244
• 58251
• 58256
• 58258
• 58261
• 58266
• 58267
• 58275
• 58278