North Dakota electricity rates, bills and electric companies

Cost per kWh in North Dakota, by period

Three periods give three different numbers. Over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, North Dakota homes paid an average of 12.35¢ per kWh, 5.69¢ per kWh less than the US average. That is the lowest average among the 50 states and DC. For calendar 2025, the final annual figure was 11.82¢ per kWh, also the lowest³. In the single month of August 2026, homes paid 13.31¢ per kWh, tied for 3rd lowest¹ for that month; single months swing with the season, and figures for 2026 are preliminary.

Each is an average revenue per kWh: what residential customers paid their utilities in total, divided by the electricity they used. It includes fixed monthly charges, fuel adjustments and riders, but no utility's rate card shows it as a line.

North Dakota 12.35¢Hawaii 44.27¢

Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Each dot is a state. Residential revenue divided by kilowatt-hours sold over the 12 months 2025-09 to 2026-08 (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). Average revenue per kWh, all charges included; not a tariff. Period: September 2025 to August 2026.

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State	Residential ¢/kWh, 12 months
Hawaii	44.27¢
California	32.34¢
Massachusetts	30.39¢
Maine	29.60¢
Rhode Island	29.44¢
New York	28.60¢
Connecticut	27.42¢
New Hampshire	26.95¢
Alaska	26.94¢
District of Columbia	24.48¢
Vermont	23.90¢
New Jersey	23.74¢
Michigan	21.28¢
Maryland	21.18¢
Pennsylvania	20.86¢
Illinois	18.91¢
Wisconsin	18.79¢
Ohio	18.41¢
Delaware	17.98¢
Indiana	16.90¢
Virginia	16.64¢
Colorado	16.61¢
Alabama	16.44¢
Minnesota	16.28¢
Texas	15.98¢
South Carolina	15.77¢
Oregon	15.53¢
West Virginia	15.53¢
Florida	15.41¢
Arizona	15.39¢
New Mexico	15.31¢
Georgia	15.17¢
Kansas	15.13¢
Mississippi	14.85¢
North Carolina	14.79¢
South Dakota	14.28¢
Iowa	14.20¢
Washington	14.20¢
Wyoming	14.01¢
Missouri	13.97¢
Kentucky	13.94¢
Montana	13.94¢
Oklahoma	13.81¢
Tennessee	13.61¢
Arkansas	13.57¢
Nevada	13.45¢
Utah	13.26¢
Louisiana	13.02¢
Idaho	12.77¢
Nebraska	12.74¢
North Dakota	12.35¢

Of North Dakota's 3 neighbors, 0 had a lower average over the same 12 months. Montana, the cheapest of them, averaged 13.94¢ per kWh and Minnesota 16.28¢ per kWh¹.

Why the bill is not the lowest

At $126.40 a month in 2025, North Dakota's average residential bill ranked 13th lowest, well behind its first place on price. The difference is consumption: the average home used 1,070 kWh a month, 11th highest among the states, against a US average of 874 kWh. Use rose from 1,029 kWh in 2024, and the bill went up 6.8%² in the same year, from $118.38⁴.

Households' own answers to the Census Bureau's 2025 American Community Survey line up with EIA's figures. The median reported bill was about $131 (6th lowest among the states); 36.2% of households paying for electricity said their last bill was under $100, the 5th highest share, and 15.5% said $250 or more (margin of error ±1.1 percentage points⁵). These are recalled bills for one month, including taxes, so they are estimates rather than meter readings.

Under $50$50–99$100–149$150–199$200–249$250 or more

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United States

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, table B25132. Households charged for electricity, by the cost they reported for the previous month (American Community Survey 2025, 1-year). Interviews run all year, so this is a typical month, recalled by the household; households whose electricity is included in rent are left out.

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	Under $50	$50–99	$100–149	$150–199	$200–249	$250 or more
North Dakota	10.7%	25.5%	22.1%	15.7%	10.4%	15.5%
United States	5.2%	17.9%	20.7%	16.7%	13.0%	26.6%

Heating sets the peak

North Dakota averaged 8,803 heating degree days a year from 2016 to 2025, the highest among the 48 states and DC that NOAA covers, and only 380⁶ cooling degree days. Over the last 12 months, use per home peaked at 1,578 kWh in January 2026 and bottomed out at 805 kWh in June 2026, so the peak month took 2.0 times¹ as much electricity as the lowest.

808Sep

836Oct

1,084Nov

1,488Dec

1,578Jan

1,244Feb

1,181Mar

971Apr

861May

805Jun

1,077Jul

979Aug

Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential kWh sold per customer in each month. The table adds that month's average residential price. Monthly EIA data through August 2026 (released October 23, 2026); months since January 2026 are preliminary.

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Month	kWh per customer	Residential ¢/kWh
September 2025	808	13.65¢
October 2025	836	12.81¢
November 2025	1,084	11.92¢
December 2025	1,488	11.01¢
January 2026	1,578	10.92¢
February 2026	1,244	11.64¢
March 2026	1,181	11.94¢
April 2026	971	12.35¢
May 2026	861	13.61¢
June 2026	805	14.12¢
July 2026	1,077	13.41¢
August 2026	979	13.31¢

The average price per kWh followed its own path over the same 12 months. It was lowest in January 2026, at 10.92¢ per kWh, and highest in June 2026, at 14.12¢ per kWh¹. Part of that is arithmetic: a utility's fixed monthly charge is spread over many more kilowatt-hours in a heating month, which pulls the average down. A low winter average does not make a winter bill small.

In EIA's 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey, space heating took 25% of the electricity used in North Dakota homes, 3rd highest among the states, while air conditioning took 7%⁷. The 2025 Census survey found 39.1%⁸ of households heating mainly with electricity. The RECS figures date from a pandemic year; the next state-level release is due in spring 2027.

Air conditioningSpace heatingWater heatingRefrigeratorsEverything else

North Dakota

United States

Source: EIA, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, state data. Share of household electricity by end use in 2020, the latest Residential Energy Consumption Survey with state estimates (a pandemic year; RECS 2024 consumption data are due in spring 2027). "Everything else" covers lighting, cooking, laundry, electronics and other appliances.

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	Air conditioning	Space heating	Water heating	Refrigerators	Everything else
North Dakota	7%	25%	16%	7%	46%
United States	19%	12%	12%	8%	48%

North Dakota electric companies

Four utilities serve about seven in ten homes. Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, the Xcel Energy subsidiary, had 22.2% of the state's residential customers on its wires in 2025; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co had 21.2%, Cass County Electric Cooperative 14.0% and Otter Tail Power Co 12.1%. Rural electric cooperatives serve most of the rest, led by Nodak Electric Cooperative (5.5%). There is no retail choice: 0.0%⁹ of residential customers bought from a competitive supplier, so the utility is fixed by the address.

On average the two kinds of utility are close. The three investor-owned utilities' 208,582 residential customers paid 11.95¢ per kWh in 2025; the cooperatives' 167,359 paid 11.62¢ per kWh. The spread between individual utilities is much wider. Among the 10 with 10,000 or more residential customers, averages ran from 7.25¢ per kWh at Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative to 13.54¢ per kWh at Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, a gap of 6.29¢ per kWh⁹.

Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative7.25¢

Roughrider Electric Cooperativ10.82¢

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative10.88¢

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co11.06¢

Otter Tail Power Co11.07¢

Verendrye Electric Cooperative11.19¢

North Dakota average11.82¢

Cass County Electric Cooperative12.66¢

Nodak Electric Cooperative12.69¢

Capital Electric Cooperative13.53¢

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota13.54¢

Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. Utilities with 10,000 or more bundled (full-service) residential customers. Revenue divided by kWh sold, all charges included, EIA-861 2025 final. Darker bars have their own page.

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Utility	¢/kWh
Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative	7.25¢
Roughrider Electric Cooperativ	10.82¢
Northern Plains Electric Cooperative	10.88¢
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co	11.06¢
Otter Tail Power Co	11.07¢
Verendrye Electric Cooperative	11.19¢
North Dakota average	11.82¢
Cass County Electric Cooperative	12.66¢
Nodak Electric Cooperative	12.69¢
Capital Electric Cooperative	13.53¢
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	13.54¢

The price ranking does not predict the bill. Xcel's North Dakota customers had the highest average price of the ten, yet one of the two smallest average bills, because its homes used the least electricity. Cooperative members used far more: the chart below shows several cooperatives with bills well above Xcel's despite lower prices per kWh.

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co (ND)$91.60

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (ND)$103.92

Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative (ND)$108.23

Otter Tail Power Co (ND)$120.04

Cass County Electric Cooperative (ND)$130.85

Roughrider Electric Cooperativ (ND)$136.14

Capital Electric Cooperative (ND)$139.59

Verendrye Electric Cooperative (ND)$149.51

Nodak Electric Cooperative (ND)$195.20

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative (ND)$204.08

Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.

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Utility	average monthly residential bill
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co (ND)	$91.60
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (ND)	$103.92
Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative (ND)	$108.23
Otter Tail Power Co (ND)	$120.04
Cass County Electric Cooperative (ND)	$130.85
Roughrider Electric Cooperativ (ND)	$136.14
Capital Electric Cooperative (ND)	$139.59
Verendrye Electric Cooperative (ND)	$149.51
Nodak Electric Cooperative (ND)	$195.20
Northern Plains Electric Cooperative (ND)	$204.08

Service areas overlap at the county level. EIA's service-territory records show two or more distribution utilities in 53 of the state's 53 counties, and 8¹⁰ in Ward County. The boundary on each utility's own map, not the county, decides which one serves a given home.

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota only (of these)Montana-Dakota Utilities Co only (of these)Cass County Electric Cooperative only (of these)Otter Tail Power Co only (of these)Nodak Electric Cooperative only (of these)Two or more of themOther utilities only

Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. Counties where each utility reports serving customers (EIA-861 service territory, 2025). A utility often serves only part of a county, and several can share one: the map shows where each one is present, not street-level boundaries. Point at a county for every utility listed there.

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County	Utilities reporting service
Adams County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Slope Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Barnes County	Cass County Electric Cooperative, Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, City of Valley City, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Benson County	Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, City of Maddock, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Billings County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, McKenzie Electric Cooperative, Goldenwest Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Bottineau County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative
Bowman County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Slope Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Burke County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative, Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative
Burleigh County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Cooperative, KEM Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Cass County	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Cass County Electric Cooperative, Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Cavalier County	Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, Cavalier Rural Electric Cooperative
Dickey County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Cass County Electric Cooperative, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Divide County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative, Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative, Sheridan Electric Cooperative
Dunn County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, McKenzie Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Eddy County	Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Emmons County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Capital Electric Cooperative, KEM Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Foster County	Otter Tail Power Co, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Golden Valley County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, McKenzie Electric Cooperative, Goldenwest Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Grand Forks County	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, City of Northwood, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Grant County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Griggs County	Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Hettinger County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative, Slope Electric Cooperative
Kidder County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Cooperative, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, KEM Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
LaMoure County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Cass County Electric Cooperative, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Logan County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative, KEM Electric Cooperative
McHenry County	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, McLean Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
McIntosh County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative, KEM Electric Cooperative
McKenzie County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, McKenzie Electric Cooperative, Lower Yellowstone R E A, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
McLean County	Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Cooperative, Verendrye Electric Cooperative, Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative, McLean Electric Cooperative, City of Riverdale, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Mercer County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative, McKenzie Electric Cooperative, City of Stanton, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Morton County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Mountrail County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Cooperative, Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative, McLean Electric Cooperative, Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Nelson County	Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, City of Lakota, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Oliver County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Pembina County	Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, City of Cavalier
Pierce County	Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Cooperative, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Ramsey County	Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, Cavalier Rural Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Ransom County	Cass County Electric Cooperative, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Renville County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative, Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative
Richland County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Cass County Electric Cooperative, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative, Traverse Electric Cooperative
Rolette County	Otter Tail Power Co, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, North Central Electric Cooperative
Sargent County	Cass County Electric Cooperative, Otter Tail Power Co, Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Sheridan County	Otter Tail Power Co, Capital Electric Cooperative, Verendrye Electric Cooperative, McLean Electric Cooperative
Sioux County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative
Slope County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, Slope Electric Cooperative, Goldenwest Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Stark County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Roughrider Electric Cooperativ, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Steele County	Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, City of Hope, City of Sharon, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Stutsman County	Otter Tail Power Co, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Towner County	Otter Tail Power Co, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Traill County	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Cass County Electric Cooperative, Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, City of Hillsboro, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Walsh County	Otter Tail Power Co, Nodak Electric Cooperative, City of Grafton, City of Park River
Ward County	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Cooperative, Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative, McLean Electric Cooperative, Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Wells County	Otter Tail Power Co, Verendrye Electric Cooperative, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
Williams County	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co, Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative, Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative, Lower Yellowstone R E A, Sheridan Electric Cooperative, WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration

A slower climb than the US since 2001

North Dakota's annual residential price was 6.47¢ per kWh¹² in 2001 and 11.82¢ per kWh in 2025, a rise of 82.7%, against 100.8% for the US over the same years. The gap widened recently: from 2020 to 2025 the state's price rose 13.2%, the 4th lowest increase among the states, while the US average rose 31.0%. The annual average went up in 22 years since 2002; the last decline was in 2018³.

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Source: EIA, Historical state data, annual sales, revenue and customers; EIA, Historical state data, monthly sales and revenue 1990-2009. Average revenue per kWh (all charges, nominal dollars), each calendar year: 2010 onward EIA-861 final annual data, 2001–2009 the sum of the monthly survey.

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Period	North Dakota (¢/kWh)	United States (¢/kWh)
2001	6.47¢	8.58¢
2002	6.39¢	8.44¢
2003	6.49¢	8.72¢
2004	6.79¢	8.95¢
2005	6.99¢	9.45¢
2006	7.14¢	10.40¢
2007	7.30¢	10.65¢
2008	7.51¢	11.26¢
2009	7.58¢	11.51¢
2010	8.13¢	11.54¢
2011	8.58¢	11.72¢
2012	9.06¢	11.88¢
2013	9.12¢	12.13¢
2014	9.15¢	12.52¢
2015	9.62¢	12.65¢
2016	10.16¢	12.55¢
2017	10.29¢	12.89¢
2018	10.25¢	12.87¢
2019	10.30¢	13.01¢
2020	10.44¢	13.15¢
2021	10.85¢	13.66¢
2022	10.92¢	15.04¢
2023	11.01¢	16.00¢
2024	11.51¢	16.48¢
2025	11.82¢	17.23¢

Against the US, the latest readings are close. The last 12 months were 6.6% above the 12 before (US: 6.5%), and in August 2026 the residential price was +2.6% against August 2025, from 12.97¢ per kWh to 13.31¢ per kWh (US: +3.4%¹).

Businesses pay the least of any state

North Dakota's commercial customers paid an average of 7.58¢ per kWh over the last 12 months, the lowest in the country and 45.3% below the US average. Across all sectors the state averaged 8.58¢ per kWh, also the lowest. Industrial customers paid 7.99¢ per kWh, 10.3% below the US average and 16th lowest¹, a less extreme position.

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Residential12.35¢ 18.04¢

Commercial7.58¢ 13.87¢

Industrial7.99¢ 8.91¢

All sectors8.58¢ 14.15¢

Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Average revenue per kWh: what each customer class paid in total divided by what it used. Industrial customers take power at higher voltage and in large, steady volumes, so their average is lower. Monthly EIA data through August 2026 (released October 23, 2026); months since January 2026 are preliminary.

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Sector	North Dakota (¢/kWh)	United States (¢/kWh)
Residential	12.35¢	18.04¢
Commercial	7.58¢	13.87¢
Industrial	7.99¢	8.91¢
All sectors	8.58¢	14.15¢

Commercial accounts here are large users. The average one used 12,253 kWh a month in 2025, 3rd highest among the states and nearly twice the US average of 6,406 kWh, so the average commercial bill of $902.41 ranked 13th highest² despite the lowest price. In August 2026, commercial prices were +8.0% and industrial prices +6.6%¹ against a year earlier; single months are preliminary and volatile.

Coal and wind, with power to spare

Coal generated 52.7% of North Dakota's electricity in 2025, the 5th highest share among the states, down from 74.6% in 2015. Wind made 35.9%, up 18.4 percentage points over the decade and 6th highest. Natural gas (6.5%) and hydropower (4.7%) supplied most of the rest; the state had no nuclear generation and its solar share rounded to 0.0%¹³.

Natural gasCoalNuclearHydroWindSolarPetroleumOther

North Dakota, 2025

North Dakota, 2015

United States, 2025

Source: EIA, Net generation by state by type of producer by energy source. Share of net generation by all power plants located in the state (utilities and independent producers), by energy source. Electricity crosses state lines, so this is what the state produces, not exactly what its customers consume. Pumped storage is a net user of power and is left out.

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	Natural gas	Coal	Nuclear	Hydro	Wind	Solar	Petroleum	Other
North Dakota, 2025	6.5%	52.7%	0.0%	4.7%	35.9%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
North Dakota, 2015	1.9%	74.6%	0.0%	5.6%	17.5%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
United States, 2025	40.9%	16.6%	17.7%	5.5%	10.4%	6.8%	0.4%	1.7%

The state's power plants generated 42.9 terawatt-hours in 2025, the equivalent of 142% of its own retail electricity sales (11th highest ratio; US 109%¹³). The surplus leaves the state over the regional grid.

Meters, rooftop solar and outages

68.3% of residential meters were smart meters in 2025, 10th lowest among the states. 8.7% of residential customers were on a time-varying rate (12th highest). Rooftop solar is rare: EIA counted 89 net-metered residential installations, 0.2 per 1,000 customers, the 3rd lowest¹⁴ rate.

The average customer was without power for 204 minutes in 2025 counting major events and 73 minutes without them, with 1.14¹⁵ interruptions. Utilities report these figures under the IEEE 1366 standard; the power outages ranking compares every state.

Help paying a North Dakota electric bill

North Dakota received $23.6 million from the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal 2026, $67.03 per occupied home, the 3rd highest amount among the states; the first release for fiscal 2027 was $20.8 million¹⁶. The program pays heating and electric bills for eligible households. The guide to help paying an electric bill explains how to apply and other options.