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North Dakota electric companies, rates and outages

EIA counts 15 utilities in North Dakota, serving 485,894 accounts for a population of 779,361.

A view of the Tatanka Wind Farm in Dickey County, North Dakota during an early April shower
Wind Turbines during a Rainstorm. Photo by USFWS Mountain-Prairie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

In 2025 North Dakota homes paid 11.81 ¢/kWh: rank 51 of 51, 31.7% below the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 11.51 ¢).

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How it compares

North Dakota prices
Customer sector2024GapRank
Residential11.51 ¢/kWh-30.2% against the U.S.51 of 511 is highest
Commercial7.19 ¢/kWh-43.6% against the U.S.51 of 511 is highest
Industrial7.25 ¢/kWh-10.8% against the U.S.37 of 511 is highest

Electric companies in North Dakota

North Dakota home prices, 2024; lowest filled.

North Dakota companies
CompanyHome accountsAverage priceReliabilityNet metering
Mountrail-Williams Elec CoopLowest price11,4057.24 ¢/kWh$74 a month at 1,029 kWh147 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.120.2 MW9 systems
McKenzie Electric Coop Inc5,3827.86 ¢/kWh$81 a month at 1,029 kWh210 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.61No data
Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc1,7897.88 ¢/kWh$81 a month at 1,029 kWhNo data0.0 MW2 systems
Roughrider Electric Cooperativ11,18310.24 ¢/kWh$105 a month at 1,029 kWhNo dataNo data
Northern Plains Electric Coop10,39310.65 ¢/kWh$110 a month at 1,029 kWh262 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.90No data
Verendrye Electric Coop Inc14,33610.70 ¢/kWh$110 a month at 1,029 kWh37 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.700.1 MW9 systems
North Central Elec Coop, Inc6,06110.90 ¢/kWh$112 a month at 1,029 kWhNo dataNo data
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co79,35411.72 ¢/kWh$121 a month at 1,029 kWh79 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.95No data
Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc5,72112.01 ¢/kWh$124 a month at 1,029 kWh187 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.62No data
Nodak Electric Coop Inc20,80312.08 ¢/kWh$124 a month at 1,029 kWh108 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.020.3 MW22 systems
Capital Electric Coop, Inc19,53012.31 ¢/kWh$127 a month at 1,029 kWhNo dataNo data
Cass County Elec Coop Inc51,96812.45 ¢/kWh$128 a month at 1,029 kWh24 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.390.8 MW201 systems
Slope Electric Coop Inc3,20413.81 ¢/kWh$142 a month at 1,029 kWhNo dataNo data
McLean Electric Coop, Inc3,71114.25 ¢/kWh$147 a month at 1,029 kWhNo data0.1 MW8 systems

North Dakota: 2025 and 2026

North Dakota, data to July 2026.

North Dakota 2025 average price
11.81 ¢/kWh+2.6% against 2024, U.S. +5.0%
North Dakota 2025 rank
51 of 51same place as 2024
North Dakota January to Jul 2026
12.36 ¢/kWh+7.4% on Jan-Jul 2025
North Dakota Last 12 months
12.32 ¢/kWhto July 2026
North Dakota July 2026
13.41 ¢/kWh+0.8% against July 2025
North Dakota 2025 costliest month
Jun 13.71 ¢cheapest Jan 9.95 ¢, a 38% spread
North Dakota Typical 2025 bill
$127 a monthtop Dec $164, low Apr $104

The North Dakota residential price averaged 11.81 ¢/kWh in 2025, +2.6% on 2024: North Dakota ran 2.4 points slower than the nation. From January to July 2026 the North Dakota average is 12.36 ¢, +7.4% on 2025, close to the U.S. change. Seasonality in North Dakota: 2025 peaked in June at 13.71 ¢ and bottomed in January at 9.95 ¢. A typical residential account in North Dakota paid about $1,522 for energy over 2025, from $104 in April to $164 in December; use per account ran 890 to 1,491 kWh a month.

North Dakota price by month, 2024 to Jul 2026

Price by month, North Dakota: 12 rows
Month202420252026 to Jul
Jan9.959.9510.92
Feb10.5310.2311.64
Mar10.5111.1111.95
Apr11.4011.7212.35
May13.1013.1013.61
Jun13.6713.7114.12
Jul12.9413.3113.41
Aug12.7312.97No data
Sep12.8513.66No data
Oct12.0812.82No data
Nov11.3111.93No data
Dec10.2311.02No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What a typical North Dakota account paid each month

North Dakota: use per account times price, energy only.

Typical bill by month, North Dakota: 12 rows
Month20252026 to Jul
Jan162172
Feb154145
Mar128141
Apr104120
May104117
Jun107114
Jul126144
Aug124No data
Sep111No data
Oct107No data
Nov130No data
Dec164No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What North Dakota power is made of

In plain words. Coal is the biggest source in North Dakota (53%), and the power made there is dirtier than the U.S. average per kWh. Plants with 5 MW are planned to retire by 2030. New plants with 250 MW are under construction.

In 2025 North Dakota plants of 1 MW or more made 42.9 TWh. The biggest sources: coal 52.7%, wind 35.9%, natural gas 6.5%. For comparison, coal makes 16.6% of U.S. generation. Wind, solar and hydro together: 40.6% (22.6% for the U.S.). North Dakota plants only; imports and rooftop solar are not counted.

North Dakota, share of net generation, %

  • Coal 52.7
  • Natural gas 6.5
  • Nuclear
  • Hydro (conventional) 4.7
  • Wind 35.9
  • Utility-scale solar
  • Petroleum 0.1
  • Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste
  • Other 0.2

Fuel groups: prices guide.

North Dakota, share of net generation and operating capacity: 7 rows
SourceNorth Dakota share of generation, %U.S. share, %North Dakota generation, TWhNorth Dakota capacity, MW
Coal52.716.622.604,023
Natural gas6.540.92.781,546
Hydro (conventional)4.75.52.00583
Wind35.910.415.394,729
Petroleum0.10.40.0367
Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste0.01.40.0010
Other0.20.40.0715

EIA-923 and EIA-860 for North Dakota, 2025 data, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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North Dakota plant pipeline

North Dakota, megawatts: 6 rows
North Dakota plantsMW
Operating, utility-scale10,973
Battery storage0
Retiring 2026 to 20305
Retiring after 20300
Under construction250
Planned2,441

EIA-860 generators in North Dakota, 2025 data.

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North Dakota carbon per kWh

North Dakota plants emitted 1,288 lb of CO₂ per MWh in 2023 (0.584 kg per kWh), against 767 lb for the U.S. An average North Dakota home using 1,069 kWh a month accounts for about 625 kg of CO₂ a month at that rate. The rate is for North Dakota plants, not your supplier.

state and national values: 4 rows
MeasureNorth DakotaU.S.
CO₂, lb per MWh1,288.4767.2
CO₂, kg per kWh0.5840.348
NOx, lb per MWh1.3260.452
SO2, lb per MWh1.6030.359

EPA eGRID2023 for North Dakota, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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North Dakota weather

A normal year in North Dakota brings 9,619 heating and 423 cooling degree-days (1991 to 2020). 2025 had 8,818 heating (8% below normal) and 475 cooling (12% above normal).

North Dakota degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, North Dakota, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows
North Dakota yearHeating (HDD)Cooling (CDD)Normal HDDNormal CDD
201583505019619423
201680034899619423
201788284759619423
201896585269619423
2019102013929619423
202088605339619423
202183736979619423
202298565319619423
202389575659619423
202481875199619423
202588184759619423

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for North Dakota, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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North Dakota meters and time-of-use rates

60.9% of North Dakota home meters are advanced (AMI) meters: 262,293 of 430,594. 5 of 6 reporting utilities offer a home time-of-use rate, and 34,955 home accounts are enrolled in dynamic pricing programs.

EIA-861 meters in North Dakota, data year 2024, pulled 2 Oct 2026: homes.

Flood claims and flood insurance in North Dakota

North Dakota: 243 NFIP flood claims with a loss date in 2015 to 2025, $1.3M paid, median paid claim $3,504; 53rd of 55 states and territories by dollars paid. The peak year was 2019 with 121 claims. FEMA counts 1.8% of North Dakota residential structures as insured, 15th of 51, and the policy file shows 5,729 NFIP policies in force on 8 Sep 2026. Floods damage substations and lines, and in North Dakota this is claims history, not an outage count.

North Dakota counties with the most NFIP flood claims
Top counties in North DakotaClaims 2015-2025PaidClaims per 1,000 homes
Grand Forks County108$470K5.8
Cass County56$159K1.2
Ward County18$114K0.8
Emmons County11$94K4.3
Walsh County7$74K1.5

North Dakota: flood claims by state, flood claims by county. 243 North Dakota claims as of 8 Sep 2026, OpenFEMA NFIP; counts under 5 hidden.

North Dakota charts

Price by sector, North Dakota

Home 11.51, business 7.19, industry 7.25 ¢ in 2024.

North Dakota price by sector 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearResidentialCommercialIndustrialGap to U.S. residential
20159.628.838.07-3.03
201610.169.157.98-2.39
201710.299.197.63-2.60
201810.259.107.98-2.62
201910.309.017.94-2.71
202010.449.027.26-2.71
202110.859.177.37-2.81
202210.928.457.28-4.12
202311.017.387.37-4.99
202411.517.197.25-4.97

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Largest utilities, SAIDI

Median of 8 reporters here: 127.5 minutes.

min

  • Montana-Dakota Utilities Co78.5
  • Cass County Elec Coop Inc24.5
  • Nodak Electric Coop Inc108.2
  • Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop146.8
  • Verendrye Electric Coop Inc36.7
  • McKenzie Electric Coop Inc209.7
  • Northern Plains Electric Coop262.4
  • Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc186.7
  • U.S. median99.5

North Dakota, SAIDI of the largest North Dakota utilities: EIA-861 survey.

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Median SAIDI by year, 2015-2024

116 minutes in 2015, 128 in 2024.

Median SAIDI by year, North Dakota, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearNorth Dakota medianGap to U.S. median reporter
2015116+15
2016163+61
2017154+59
2018135+34
2019122+24
2020173+76
2021103+7
2022147+44
2023143+44
2024128+29

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Who serves each county

North Dakota counties shaded by utilities listing them; the table shows the top twelve.

North Dakota counties by number of electric utilitiesBurkeFosterHettingerLoganOliverStarkRoletteSlopeSteeleTownerDivideEmmonsNelsonGriggsRenvilleLaMourePierceWellsSheridanKidderBarnesEddyRichlandStutsmanRansomBottineauWilliamsDunnMcKenzieMcLeanMercerWardSargentBillingsMcHenryGrand ForksRamseyTraillBensonMountrailDickeyCassBurleighGolden ValleyCavalierWalshAdamsMcIntoshMortonBowmanGrantPembinaSioux

1 utility 2 3 4 or more

North Dakota counties: first 12 of 53 rows
CountyUtilitiesNames
Ward8Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc; McLean Electric Coop, Inc; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co; Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop; Northern States Power Co - Minnesota; Otter Tail Power Co; Verendrye Electric Coop Inc; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Dickey6Cass County Elec Coop Inc; Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co; Northern Electric Coop, Inc; Otter Tail Power Co; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
McHenry6McLean Electric Coop, Inc; North Central Elec Coop, Inc; Northern States Power Co - Minnesota; Otter Tail Power Co; Verendrye Electric Coop Inc; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
McLean6Capital Electric Coop, Inc; McLean Electric Coop, Inc; Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop; Otter Tail Power Co; Verendrye Electric Coop Inc; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Mountrail6Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc; McLean Electric Coop, Inc; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co; Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop; Otter Tail Power Co; Verendrye Electric Coop Inc
Barnes5Cass County Elec Coop Inc; Nodak Electric Coop Inc; Northern Plains Electric Coop; Otter Tail Power Co; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Cass5Cass County Elec Coop Inc; Nodak Electric Coop Inc; Northern States Power Co - Minnesota; Otter Tail Power Co; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Kidder5Capital Electric Coop, Inc; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co; Northern Plains Electric Coop; Otter Tail Power Co; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
LaMoure5Cass County Elec Coop Inc; Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co; Otter Tail Power Co; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Mercer5Basin Electric Power Coop; McKenzie Electric Coop Inc; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co; Roughrider Electric Cooperativ; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Pierce5North Central Elec Coop, Inc; Northern Plains Electric Coop; Otter Tail Power Co; Verendrye Electric Coop Inc; WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Renville5Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co; North Central Elec Coop, Inc; Otter Tail Power Co; Verendrye Electric Coop Inc

53 rows from EIA-861 Service Territory, Census 2023 county outlines.

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Analyst note

North Dakota residential power was 49th highest of 51 in 2015 at 9.62 ¢ and is 51st in 2024 at 11.51 ¢, so the state slid down 2 places. The U.S. figure went 12.65 to 16.48 ¢ while North Dakota went +19.6%. The biggest annual move was 2016 at +5.6%; the latest year, 2024, came in at +4.5% against +3.0% for the U.S. Business customers paid 8.83 ¢ in 2015 and 7.19 ¢ in 2024, a gap to homes of -0.79 ¢ then and -4.32 ¢ now; industry went from 8.07 to 7.25 ¢ (-10.2%). Reliability changed little at the 5 North Dakota utilities that report in both years: their median SAIDI went from 116 minutes in 2015 to 108 in 2024, -7%, against a U.S. median reporter of 99. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co is the largest by accounts with 94,238, 19.4% of the 485,894 accounts in North Dakota, and the top three hold 36.3%.

At 11.51 ¢/kWh, North Dakota residential power is among the cheapest in the country: 51st of 51, 4.97 ¢ below the U.S. figure. Since 2015 the residential price moved +19.6% against +30.3% nationally, so North Dakota has slipped behind the national trend by 10.6 points.

Businesses pay 4.32 ¢ less than households here (-37.5%); business is under home price in 51 of 51. SAIDI for the typical reporter is 127.5 minutes across 8 utilities, above the national 99.5. Three utilities serve 58.6% of accounts.

By revenue, North Dakota electricity splits 23.9% residential, 34.4% commercial and 41.6% industrial; by kWh the split is 16.5%, 38.0% and 45.5%. Industrial accounts are the largest revenue source here. Home accounts are 81.9% of 485,894 accounts and use 1,029 kWh a month, a commercial account 12,209 and an industrial one 103,934.

Facts

Residents (ACS 2023)
779,361325,079 households
Electric accounts
485,894623 per 1,000 residents
Residential price
11.51 ¢/kWh-4.97 ¢ against the U.S.
Commercial price
7.19 ¢/kWh-5.56 ¢ against the U.S.
Industrial price
7.25 ¢/kWh-0.88 ¢ against the U.S.
Residential since 2015
+19.6%-10.6 points vs U.S.
Retail sales
29.8 TWh38,198 kWh a resident
Utilities listed
1514 cooperative, 1 investor owned
Median SAIDI
127.5 min8 utilities, 1.28x U.S.
Net-metered capacity
2 MW251 installations
Top three utilities
58.6%of utility accounts
Business minus home
-4.32 ¢-37.5% of the home price
Counties with 2+ utilities
52 of 53most: Ward, 8 utilities

Data tables

North Dakota: price by year

YearHomeBusinessIndustryHome vs U.S.
20159.628.838.07-3.03
201610.169.157.98-2.39
201710.299.197.63-2.60
201810.259.107.98-2.62
201910.309.017.94-2.71
202010.449.027.26-2.71
202110.859.177.37-2.81
202210.928.457.28-4.12
202311.017.387.37-4.99
202411.517.197.25-4.97

Questions on North Dakota

How many cents per kWh do North Dakota homes pay?

11.51 cents in 2024, which is -4.97 cents against the U.S. figure.

Did North Dakota electricity get more expensive after 2015?

It went from 9.62 to 11.51 cents, +19.6% in total, -10.6 points against the U.S.

How many utilities does EIA list for North Dakota?

15 utilities have North Dakota as their largest state, and 8 of them report SAIDI.

How much solar net metering exists in North Dakota?

2 MW over 251 installations.

How many electric accounts does North Dakota have per 1,000 residents?

623: 485,894 accounts for 779,361 residents.

Do North Dakota businesses pay more than households?

Businesses pay 7.19 ¢ and homes 11.51 ¢, a difference of -4.32 ¢.

What did North Dakota residential electricity cost in 2025?

North Dakota averaged 11.81 cents per kWh, +2.6% against 11.51 in 2024, and 51 of 51 among states.

Are North Dakota residential electricity prices rising in 2026?

North Dakota is +0.3 points against the U.S.: 12.36 cents from January to July 2026, +7.4% on 2025.

When in 2025 did North Dakota residential power cost most, June or January?

June at 13.71 cents in North Dakota; January was the lowest at 9.95, a 38% spread.

Does North Dakota residential power cost less than the national average in 2026?

5.86 cents below the national average; North Dakota 12.36 cents over January to July 2026, +7.4% on 2025.

States with a similar home price

Closest to North Dakota at 11.51 ¢/kWh, by 2024 average home price.

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How North Dakota ranks and compares

North Dakota is 1st cheapest of 51 on price (11.81 ¢); 13th of 44 on outage minutes (85 min); 44th cleanest grid (1,288 lb CO2 per MWh); 32nd highest income burden (2.00%).

All rankings, price, income and outages explorer, compare two states.

Help paying the bill in North Dakota

North Dakota has $23.6 million in federal energy-assistance money for FY2026, shutoff rules and phone lines. Open the North Dakota help page.

Counties in North Dakota ranked: highest and lowest energy burden, storm reports and old homes, county by county.

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In 2025 North Dakota homes paid 11.81 ¢/kWh: rank 51 of 51, 31.7% below the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 11.51 ¢).

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