North Dakota households paid an average of 13.31¢ per kWh in August 2026, 27% below the US average and +2.6% on a year earlier. That ranks #48 of 51, most expensive first.
Source EIA, residential retail priceLatest month August 2026
Average residential priceND
13.31¢/kWh
Typical bill
$133/mo
Average use
1,076kWh
EV, 1,000 mi
$34/mo
Thirteen months of prices
Average residential price by month, ¢/kWh (EIA). Highest 14.12¢ in June 2026, lowest 10.92¢ in January 2026. Download the data (CSV)
Utilities and rate plans
Each utility’s current residential tariffs, transcribed from its tariff sheets, with periods, tiers, fixed charge and a typical bill. Customer counts from EIA-861 (2025).
Each row prices a utility’s standard plan for a typical home. The North Dakota average of 12.35¢/kWh (EIA, 12 months) is what every household in the state actually paid, including utilities not modeled here and discounted low-income bills, so it can sit below every row.
MDU's rates include a 26.1% interim increase from September 1, 2026, subject to refund while its rate case is decided.
Against the national average and states with similar prices
Average residential ¢/kWh, August 2026 (EIA).
North Dakota13.31¢
United States18.16¢
Utah13.31¢
Idaho13.37¢
Tennessee13.42¢
Nebraska13.54¢
Charging an electric car in North Dakota
Driving a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD 1,000 miles a month takes 275 kWh from the wall (EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi), about $34 at the state average. A 25.5 mpg gasoline car covering the same distance at $4.17 a gallon (Midwest (PADD 2) average, October 2026) costs about $163.
On a time-of-use plan, charging in the cheapest hours beats the flat average. The table shows, for each utility, the plan with the lowest total bill for a typical North Dakota home that adds 1,000 EV miles a month, averaged over the year, and what plugging in at 6 pm would cost instead.
Over the last 12 months the average price was 12.35¢ per kWh and the average home used 1,076 kWh a month, so a typical North Dakota household spent about $133 a month on electricity, or $1,595 a year. Use is 23% above the US average of 875 kWh a month, peaking in January at 1,578 kWh.
The state average hides the real spread. Utilities in the same state charge different prices, and on a time-of-use plan the same kWh costs more in the peak hours than off-peak; each utility page shows by how much. Open Xcel Energy’s page to see its plans, prices by hour and fixed charge, or run the calculators below with North Dakota preloaded.
Natural gas for homes averaged $0.97 per therm over the 12 months to August 2026 (EIA, all charges included), and a typical gas-heated home uses about 702 therms a year for heating. The heat pump calculator compares that with electric heating on your plan.
A south-facing, 20° rooftop array in North Dakota produces about 1,343 kWh per installed kW a year (NREL PVWatts at the state’s population center). What that is worth depends on your utility’s export rule, shown on each utility’s page.
North Dakota electricity: common questions
How much does electricity cost in North Dakota?
Homes in North Dakota paid an average of 13.31¢ per kWh in August 2026, against 18.16¢ for the US, which ranks the state #48 of 51 from most expensive. Over the last 12 months the average was 12.35¢. These are EIA averages of what households actually paid, fixed charges included; your utility and plan set your own price.
What is the average electric bill in North Dakota?
About $133 a month ($1,595 a year): the average North Dakota home used 1,076 kWh a month over the last 12 months at an average 12.35¢/kWh. Use peaks in January, at 1,578 kWh.
Are electricity prices going up in North Dakota?
North Dakota's average residential price was 13.31¢/kWh in August 2026, 2.6% higher than a year earlier. Over the last ten years the 12-month average has changed by +2.2% a year, against +3.7% a year for the US.
How much does it cost to charge an electric car in North Dakota?
Driving 1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD takes 275 kWh from the wall, about $34 at the state's average home price, against about $163 of gasoline for a 25.5 mpg car. On a time-of-use plan, charging overnight can cost less than that.
Do North Dakota utilities offer time-of-use plans?
Yes. Xcel Energy offers D02 (peak 9 am–9 pm on summer weekdays); MDU offers Rate 16 (peak noon–8 pm on summer weekdays). Each utility's page shows every period and price.