Electricity Rate in North Dakota (2026): 14.12c/kWh Average
The EIA residential electricity price in North Dakota is 14.12 cents per kWh as of June 2026, 4.22c below the US average of 18.34c/kWh. The North Dakota commercial rate is 8.02c/kWh and the industrial rate is 8.32c/kWh (EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A).
North Dakota Electricity Rate: What You Need to Know
North Dakota electricity averages 14.12 cents per kWh for residential customers as of June 2026, according to the EIA Electric Power Monthly. This is 4.22c below the US average of 18.34c/kWh. The average monthly bill for North Dakota households is $126 based on typical usage of 1069 kWh.
North Dakota has some of the cheapest residential electricity in the United States - 14.12c/kWh (June 2026), consistently among the handful of lowest-priced states alongside Idaho, Utah, and Nebraska, and well below the national average of 18.34c. Two things keep it that low: abundant mine-mouth lignite coal and a fast-growing wind fleet. North Dakota holds the largest US lignite reserves, and its power plants are built next to the mines, so there is almost no fuel-transport cost - coal still generates a little over half of the state's electricity, with wind supplying around 35% and climbing, natural gas about 6%, and hydro from the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River about 5%. The market is regulated, with no residential retail choice. Generation-and-transmission cooperatives dominate: Basin Electric and Minnkota Power wholesale electricity to dozens of local distribution co-ops, while Otter Tail Power, Xcel Energy, and Montana-Dakota Utilities serve other areas as regulated utilities. Low population density paired with cold winters and heavy electric-heating load gives North Dakota one of the highest average monthly consumption figures in the country (around 1,069 kWh), but the rock-bottom per-kWh price still keeps the typical bill near $126.
Generation mix: Coal 54%, wind 35%, natural gas 6%, hydro 5%. The fuel mix is a primary driver of electricity rates - states with abundant hydro or nuclear tend to have lower rates, while states dependent on imported petroleum (Hawaii) or natural gas pay more.
Year-over-year change: North Dakota rates rose 3.0% year-over-year as of June 2026. This compares to the US average increase of 5% over the same period.
Regulated: You Cannot Switch Electricity Suppliers
Otter Tail Power / Basin Electric operates as the regulated utility in North Dakota. Retail electricity choice is not available for residential customers. Options for reducing your bill include: time-of-use rate optimization, energy efficiency upgrades, and rooftop solar.
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EIA's Form 861 census records 37 entities with 2024 retail electricity sales in North Dakota: 19 distribution utilities filing the full form, 18 small utilities filing the short form (EIA-861S). By ownership: 21 cooperative, 12 municipal, 3 investor owned, 1 federal. The state-wide average realised residential price in 2024 was 11.51 cents per kWh across 397,839 residential customers and 4,910,755 MWh of sales; EIA's latest monthly figure is 14.12c (June 2026). The largest utility by residential accounts served (bundled plus delivery-only) is Northern States Power Co - Minnesota with 82,987 (12.11c per kWh, 14.9% of state residential sales by MWh). 17 of the 19 distribution utilities have a detail page; the rest are listed here only.
| # | Utility | Ownership | Res. accounts | Residential | Commercial | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern States Power Co - Minnesotaalso MN, SD | Investor Owned | 82,987 | 12.11c | 10.83c | 5 |
| 2 | Montana-Dakota Utilities Coalso MT, WY, SD | Investor Owned | 79,354 | 11.72c | 5.84c | 29 |
| 3 | Cass County Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 51,968 | 12.45c | 10.81c | 8 |
| 4 | Otter Tail Power Coalso MN, SD | Investor Owned | 45,467 | 11.38c | 6.84c | 34 |
| 5 | Nodak Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 20,803 | 12.08c | 3.41c | 13 |
| 6 | Capital Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 19,530 | 12.31c | 10.46c | 5 |
| 7 | Verendrye Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 14,336 | 10.70c | 10.33c | 9 |
| 8 | Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop | Cooperative | 11,405 | 7.24c | 5.26c | 6 |
| 9 | Roughrider Electric Cooperativ | Cooperative | 11,183 | 10.24c | 11.55c | 8 |
| 10 | Northern Plains Electric Coop | Cooperative | 10,393 | 10.65c | 10.93c | 12 |
| 11 | North Central Elec Coop, Inc (ND) | Cooperative | 6,061 | 10.90c | 13.58c | 5 |
| 12 | Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 5,721 | 12.01c | 13.17c | 8 |
| 13 | McKenzie Electric Coop Incalso MT | Cooperative | 5,382 | 7.86c | 7.66c | 5 |
| 14 | McLean Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 3,711 | 14.25c | 12.63c | 5 |
| 15 | Slope Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 3,204 | 13.81c | 14.30c | 4 |
| 16 | Burke-Divide Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 1,789 | 7.88c | 10.84c | 6 |
| 17 | Lower Yellowstone R E A, Incalso MT | Cooperative | 799 | 8.95c | 10.29c | 2 |
| 18 | WAPA-- Western Area Power Administrationalso CA, AZ, CO, KS, MN, MT, NE, NM, NV, SD, UT, WY | Federal | 0 | n/a | 2.81c | 35 |
| 19 | Basin Electric Power Coop | Cooperative | 0 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
Small utilities filing the EIA-861S short form (18): totals across all sectors, no residential split+
| Utility | Ownership | Customers (all) | Avg price (all) | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 10,381 | 13.74c | 6 |
| City of Valley City | Municipal | 3,876 | 8.33c | 1 |
| KEM Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 3,753 | 12.34c | 5 |
| City of Grafton (ND) | Municipal | 2,273 | 12.63c | 1 |
| Cavalier Rural Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 1,611 | 16.60c | 2 |
| City of Hillsboro (ND) | Municipal | 1,016 | 8.39c | 1 |
| City of Cavalier (ND) | Municipal | 874 | 8.34c | 1 |
| City of Park River (ND) | Municipal | 865 | 12.28c | 1 |
| Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 802 | 9.07c | 3 |
| City of Northwood (ND) | Municipal | 673 | 2.91c | 1 |
| City of Lakota (ND) | Municipal | 539 | 9.27c | 1 |
| Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 422 | 14.02c | 2 |
| City of Riverdale (ND) | Municipal | 342 | 10.87c | 1 |
| City of Maddock (ND) | Municipal | 327 | 6.10c | 1 |
| City of Stanton (ND) | Municipal | 254 | 11.40c | 1 |
| City of Hope (ND) | Municipal | 205 | 8.40c | 1 |
| City of Sharon- (ND) | Municipal | 83 | 7.69c | 1 |
| Traverse Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 26 | 12.99c | 1 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 Annual, 2024 final data (public domain), retrieved 28 August 2026; prices are average realised revenue per kWh, not tariffs. Final 2024 file f8612024.zip (released 3 December 2025) from the EIA-861 detailed data files. Preliminary 2025 figures come from the early-release file f8612025er.zip (4 August 2026), which EIA has not yet validated; they are labelled as such wherever shown and never mixed into a final figure.