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Nodak Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Nodak Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 20,828 homes in North Dakota. EIA lists it as Nodak Electric Coop Inc.

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Average price
13.3¢ a kWh
Up 8.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$210 a month
Up 14% on a year ago
Average use
1,577 kWh
A month. North Dakota 1,076 kWh
Price rank in North Dakota
2 of 9
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Nodak Electric Cooperative homes paid 13.3¢ a kWh, against 12.3¢ across North Dakota.

Nodak Electric Cooperative vs North Dakota

Nodak Electric CooperativeNorth Dakota
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.3¢12.3¢
Price in August 202614.9¢13.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$210$133
Bill in August 2026$187$130
Average monthly use1,577 kWh1,076 kWh
Price change, past year+8.6%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+15%+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