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North Dakota

Otter Tail Power electricity rates

What homes pay Otter Tail Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 45,452 homes in North Dakota. EIA lists it as Otter Tail Power Co.

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Average price
11.2¢ a kWh
Up 1.9% on a year ago
Average bill
$122 a month
Up 4.1% on a year ago
Average use
1,091 kWh
A month. North Dakota 1,076 kWh
Price rank in North Dakota
8 of 9
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Otter Tail Power homes paid 11.2¢ a kWh, against 12.3¢ across North Dakota.

Otter Tail Power vs North Dakota

Otter Tail PowerNorth Dakota
Average price, 12 months to August 202611.2¢12.3¢
Price in August 202611.6¢13.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$122$133
Bill in August 2026$104$130
Average monthly use1,091 kWh1,076 kWh
Price change, past year+1.9%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+17%+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.