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Xcel Energy (North Dakota) rates

Peak hours on Xcel Energy D02: 9 am–9 pm, on weekdays, all year. Xcel Energy has 2 residential plans modeled here. For a typical North Dakota home using 1,075 kWh a month, the cheapest plan open to any household is D01, at about $154 a month.

Investor-owned 82,987 residential customers (EIA-861, 2024) Tariffs checked September 29, 2026

Typical all-in priceD01

14.3¢/kWh
D01$154/mo
D02$155/mo

Residential plans

PlanTypeFixed/moJuly pricesJanuary pricesJuly weekday windows
D01
Residential Service
Flat $21.50 13.5¢ all hours 11.9¢ all hours None
D02
Residential Time of Day
Time-of-use $21.50 Off-peak 8.3¢ · Peak 22.1¢ Off-peak 8.3¢ · Peak 17.8¢ Peak 9 am–9 pm

D02: price by hour

July weekday. Summer pricing Jun–Sep; winter Oct–May.

Off-peakPeak
8.3¢22.1¢8.3¢12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a

Xcel Energy peak hours and cheapest times

What are Xcel Energy’s peak hours?

It depends on the plan. D02: Peak 9 am–9 pm, on weekdays, all year; weekends: off-peak all day. Hours are local clock time.

When is electricity cheapest on Xcel Energy?

On summer weekdays the lowest price is D02: 9 pm–9 am next day at 8.3¢/kWh, against 22.1¢ at the peak. D01 charges the same price at every hour.

Which Xcel Energy plan is cheapest?

For a typical North Dakota home using 1,075 kWh a month, D01 at about $154 a month (14.3¢/kWh all-in, before taxes). With an EV charged at its cheapest hour, D02 gives the lowest total.

Peak and off-peak hours of every utility

Charging an EV on Xcel Energy

1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (275 kWh from the wall, EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi) at 7.2 kW, added to a typical North Dakota home’s use, on each plan’s cheapest start hour versus plugging in at 6 pm. Averaged over the year.

PlanBest startCharging, best startCharging from 6 pmWhole bill with EV
D01Any$34/mo$34/mo$188/mo
D0212 am$23/mo$44/mo$178/mo

With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is D02. Compare plans on your own usage.

Cost to charge each EV on Xcel Energy D02

1,000 miles a month at 7.2 kW, starting at 12 am, the plan’s cheapest hour, added to a typical North Dakota home’s bill. Full charge: the EPA range, at the plan’s lowest price (8.3¢/kWh). EPA efficiency, from the wall.

ModelkWh/100 mi1,000 mi a monthFull charge
Lucid Air Pure (2027)23.1$19/mo$8.03
Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (2026)24.3$20/mo$6.46
Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD (2026)24.3$20/mo$6.46
Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD (2026)24.6$20/mo$7.39
Toyota bZ (2027)25.5$21/mo$6.63
Hyundai Ioniq 6 RWD (2025)26$22/mo$7.36
Tesla Model S (2026)27.1$22/mo$9.20
Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (2026)27.5$23/mo$7.45
Nissan Leaf 75 kWh (2026)27.8$23/mo$6.97
Chevrolet Bolt (2027)28.2$23/mo$6.12
BMW i4 eDrive40 (2026)28.5$24/mo$7.86
Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (2027)29$24/mo$7.71
Volvo EX30 Single Motor (2026)29.2$24/mo$6.31
Kia EV6 Long Range RWD (2026)29.6$25/mo$7.82
Volkswagen ID.4 (2026)29.8$25/mo$7.18
Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD (2027)30$25/mo$7.90
Ford Mustang Mach-E RWD Extended Range (2026)30.7$25/mo$8.13
Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD (2027)31.1$26/mo$8.21
Tesla Model X (2026)32.2$27/mo$9.38
Chevrolet Blazer EV FWD (2027)32.3$27/mo$8.34
Honda Prologue FWD (2026)32.5$27/mo$8.29
Nissan Ariya FWD 87 kWh (2026)34.4$28/mo$8.23
Cadillac Lyriq RWD (2027)36.8$30/mo$9.93
Hyundai Ioniq 9 AWD (2027)38$31/mo$10.07
Kia EV9 Long Range RWD (2026)38$31/mo$9.60
Tesla Cybertruck AWD (2026)42.9$36/mo$11.54
Rivian R1S Premium (2027)42.9$36/mo$10.66
Rivian R1T Premium (2027)42.9$36/mo$10.66
Chevrolet Silverado EV Extended Range WT (2026)47.8$40/mo$16.78
Ford F-150 Lightning Extended Range (2025)47.9$40/mo$12.69

How Xcel Energy’s plans work

D01 (Residential Service). One price per kWh at every hour: 13.5¢ in July and 11.9¢ in January. Shifting use to other hours changes nothing on this plan; using less is the only lever. Fixed charge: $21.50 a month.

D02 (Residential Time of Day). Peak 9 am–9 pm on July weekdays; 12 of 24 hours carry the top price of 22.1¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 8.3¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 13.8¢. January weekdays range from 8.3¢ to 17.8¢. Summer pricing applies Jun–Sep; winter pricing Oct–May. Weekends differ: off-peak all day. Fixed charge: $21.50 a month.

Prices on this page are all-in per kWh, before taxes: base rates, supply and every per-kWh rider in the utility’s current tariff sheets. Your bill shows them as separate lines, and riders can change between tariff revisions.

As a cross-check, Xcel Energy billed its residential customers an average of 12.11¢ per kWh in 2024 (revenue ÷ sales, EIA-861). A plan taken from URDB is shown only if its all-in price is consistent with that figure, adjusted for North Dakota’s price change since.

Sources for each plan

PlanEffectiveSeasonsSource and status
D01
Transcribed from the utility’s tariff
September 1, 2026 Summer pricing Jun–Sep; winter Oct–May Checked September 28, 2026
NDPSC Case PU-24-376 final compliance tariff · NDPSC Case PU-24-376 rider sheets (TCR, RER) · Xcel Energy fuel cost charge
D02
Transcribed from the utility’s tariff
September 1, 2026 Summer pricing Jun–Sep; winter Oct–May Checked September 28, 2026
NDPSC Case PU-24-376 final compliance tariff · Xcel Energy North Dakota rate book, Section 4 (peak periods) · NDPSC Case PU-24-376 rider sheets (TCR, RER) · Xcel Energy fuel cost charge

Plans marked “Checked” were transcribed from the utility’s current tariff and rider sheets, all charges included, and are re-checked on the date shown in each file. Other plans come from the OpenEI U.S. Utility Rate Database (CC BY 4.0) and have not yet been checked line by line against the utility’s tariff. Always confirm the current rates on your utility’s website before switching plans.

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