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North Dakota

Montana-Dakota Utilities electricity rates

What homes pay Montana-Dakota Utilities for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 79,796 homes in North Dakota. EIA lists it as Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.

Headlines

Average price
12.1¢ a kWh
Up 11% on a year ago
Average bill
$101 a month
Up 10% on a year ago
Average use
832 kWh
A month. North Dakota 1,076 kWh
Price rank in North Dakota
4 of 9
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Montana-Dakota Utilities homes paid 12.1¢ a kWh, against 12.3¢ across North Dakota.

Montana-Dakota Utilities vs North Dakota

Montana-Dakota UtilitiesNorth Dakota
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.1¢12.3¢
Price in August 202611.5¢13.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$101$133
Bill in August 2026$113$130
Average monthly use832 kWh1,076 kWh
Price change, past year+11%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+14%+20%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.