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Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 11,539 homes in North Dakota. EIA lists it as Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop.

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Average price
7.8¢ a kWh
Up 8.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$114 a month
Up 5.8% on a year ago
Average use
1,454 kWh
A month. North Dakota 1,076 kWh
Price rank in North Dakota
9 of 9
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative homes paid 7.8¢ a kWh, against 12.3¢ across North Dakota.

Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative vs North Dakota

Mountrail-Williams Electric CooperativeNorth Dakota
Average price, 12 months to August 20267.8¢12.3¢
Price in August 20269.4¢13.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$114$133
Bill in August 2026$95$130
Average monthly use1,454 kWh1,076 kWh
Price change, past year+8.1%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+8.9%+20%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026