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North Dakota Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
14.12¢ /kWh
▲ 3.0%vs. last year
Commercial
8.02¢ /kWh
▼ 0.2%vs. last year
Industrial
8.32¢ /kWh
▲ 8.1%vs. last year

Data current through June 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →
$131per month▲ 6.7% vs. the year before

12.30¢/kWh × 1,064 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to June 2026 — the 36th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
North Dakota
$131
U.S. average
$156
South Dakota
$138
Minnesota
$119
Montana
$113

North Dakota is $25 a month below (-16.0%) the U.S. average of $156. Average monthly bill, July 2025 – June 2026.

How North Dakota makes its electricity

Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →
Renewable
41.3%
Carbon-free
41.3%
Largest source
Coal 53%
North Dakota electricity generation by source, July 2025 – June 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas5.1%2,255 GWh
Coal53.4%23,508 GWh
Nuclear0.0%0 GWh
Wind35.5%15,652 GWh
Solar0.0%0 GWh
Hydro5.8%2,535 GWh
Other0.2%99 GWh

44 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to June 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

North Dakota electricity prices in context

North Dakota's residential electricity rate was 13.61¢/kWh in May 2026, the 46th most expensive among the 50 states and DC. This is 4.83¢/kWh below the national average of 18.44¢/kWh, placing the state 26.2% lower than the US figure. All three neighboring states charge more: Minnesota at 16.95¢/kWh, South Dakota at 15.73¢/kWh, and Montana at 14.67¢/kWh.

Over the past five years the rate has climbed 13.8%, from 11.96¢/kWh in May 2021, while over the past twenty years it has risen 80.7%, from 7.53¢/kWh in May 2006. Since records began in January 2001, when the rate was 5.60¢/kWh, it has increased 143%. The current rate sits just below the state's record high of 13.71¢/kWh set in June 2025 and far above its record low of 5.60¢/kWh in January 2001.

The average residential bill stands at $130 per month, notably lower than the national average of $155, despite the higher monthly consumption of 1,062 kWh against the national figure of 871 kWh. This reflects North Dakota's below-average rate offsetting above-average usage. Commercial and industrial rates are 7.38¢/kWh and 8.27¢/kWh respectively.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
6.4¢8.4¢11¢13¢15¢Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26ResidentialIndustrialCommercial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
2.2¢5.4¢8.6¢12¢15¢Jan '01May '07Oct '13Feb '20Jun '26ResidentialIndustrialCommercial

Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.

Residential

Jan '01
5.60¢
Now
14.12¢
Change
▲ 152.1%
Range
5.60–14.12¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
June 202614.128.028.32
May 202613.617.388.27
April 202612.357.058.21
March 202611.957.468.07
February 202611.648.088.27
January 202610.927.517.95
December 202511.027.287.37
November 202511.937.407.55
October 202512.826.947.56
September 202513.667.727.71
August 202512.977.517.50
July 202513.317.797.62

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in North Dakota?
Residential electricity in North Dakota costs 14.12¢ per kilowatt-hour as of June 2026, the 45th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 8.02¢ and industrial customers 8.32¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in North Dakota?
North Dakota's residential rate of 14.12¢/kWh is -21.2% versus the U.S. average of 17.92¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical North Dakota home consumes 1,064 kWh a month against a national average of 870 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $131.
›Have electricity prices in North Dakota gone up?
Residential electricity in North Dakota has moved +152.1% since 2001, reaching 14.12¢/kWh in June 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +3.0%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring North Dakota?
Of the states bordering North Dakota, Montana has the lowest average monthly bill at $113 and South Dakota the highest at $138. North Dakota averages $131 a month, against a U.S. average of $156.