State average · reviewed October 14, 2026

Why are North Dakota electric bills so high?

In July 2026 the average residential price in North Dakota was 13.41¢ per kWh, compared with 13.31¢ in July 2025 (+0.8%). The 2025 average monthly bill was $126.40 for 1,070 kWh. A single household can sit far from those averages because of usage, a rider, or a different utility.

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA-861 2025 average bill · Reviewed October 14, 2026

July 2026: 13.41¢; +0.8% vs July 2025
2025 average bill: $126.40; 1,070 kWh a month
2025 average price: 11.82¢; 400,162 residential customers

Full service and delivery

Among distribution utilities in this extract, delivery-only residential customers were 0.0% of bundled plus delivery customers. A high share means many households buy energy from someone else. A low share means most reported customers are still full service. This is not a legal map of retail choice. Needs verification for a specific address.

Calculated from EIA-861 2025 residential customer counts · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Utilities

Utility	Customers	Average shown	Price
Xcel Energy Minnesota	1,420,807	Full service	16.50¢
Montana-Dakota Utilities	120,678	Full service	11.47¢
Otter Tail Power	104,750	Full service	11.19¢
Cass County Elec Coop	52,785	Full service	12.66¢
Nodak Electric Coop	20,715	Full service	12.69¢
Capital Electric Coop	19,650	Full service	13.53¢
Verendrye Electric Coop	14,357	Full service	11.19¢
Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop	11,485	Full service	7.25¢
Roughrider Electric Cooperativ	11,246	Full service	10.82¢
Northern Plains Electric Coop	10,472	Full service	10.88¢
North Central Elec Coop	6,088	Full service	10.94¢
Dakota Valley Elec Coop	5,790	Full service	12.74¢
McKenzie Electric Coop	5,392	Full service	8.03¢
Lower Yellowstone R E A	3,927	Full service	9.15¢
McLean Electric Coop	3,706	Full service	14.64¢
Slope Electric Coop	3,214	Full service	14.27¢
Burke-Divide Electric Coop	1,804	Full service	8.61¢

No residential customers in the 2025 extract

These 20 EIA respondents touch North Dakota and reported no residential sales in the files used here. Their profiles stay online so an old link does not 404, and they are left out of the sitemap so they are not indexed as thin pages.

Basin Electric Power Coop · Cooperative
Cavalier Rural Elec Coop, Inc · Cooperative
City of Cavalier - (ND) · Municipal
City of Grafton - (ND) · Municipal
City of Hillsboro - (ND) · Municipal
City of Hope - (ND) · Municipal
City of Lakota - (ND) · Municipal
City of Maddock - (ND) · Municipal
City of Northwood - (ND) · Municipal
City of Park River - (ND) · Municipal
City of Riverdale - (ND) · Municipal
City of Sharon- (ND) · Municipal
City of Stanton - (ND) · Municipal
City of Valley City · Municipal
Goldenwest Electric Coop, Inc · Cooperative
KEM Electric Coop Inc · Cooperative
Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc · Cooperative
Sheridan Electric Coop, Inc · Cooperative
Traverse Electric Coop, Inc · Cooperative
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration · Federal

A bill at the July 2026 state average

Monthly use	At 13.41¢/kWh
500 kWh	$67.05
750 kWh	$100.58
1,000 kWh	$134.10
1,500 kWh	$201.15
2,000 kWh	$268.20

This uses the statewide average, not your utility's tariff. Fixed charges make low-use bills diverge. Needs verification against the bill.

Regulator and assistance

Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.

North Dakota Public Service Commission

LIHEAP contacts for North Dakota are on the federal list. A utility's own discount needs verification.