12.69¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Nodak Electric Coop / ND ]
Nodak Electric Coop electricity rates in North Dakota
CO-OP BOARD SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+5.0%
vs 2024
20,715
residential customers
+8.0%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
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Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Nodak Electric Coop's average effective residential rate (12.69¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.67¢ | — | 18,264 |
| 2016 | 11.26¢ | +5.5% | 18,721 |
| 2017 | 11.58¢ | +2.8% | 19,186 |
| 2018 | 11.62¢ | +0.3% | 19,359 |
| 2019 | 11.59¢ | −0.3% | 19,707 |
| 2020 | 11.75¢ | +1.4% | 19,935 |
| 2021 | 11.99¢ | +2.0% | 20,050 |
| 2022 | 11.74¢ | −2.1% | 20,244 |
| 2023 | 11.89¢ | +1.3% | 20,588 |
| 2024 | 12.08¢ | +1.6% | 20,803 |
| 2025 | 12.69¢ | +5.0% | 20,715 |
How this compares
11.82¢
North Dakota average, 2025
+7.4%
Nodak Electric Coop vs ND 2025 average
−26.4%
vs US 2025 average
#6
priciest in ND
Serves 13 counties in North Dakota: Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey, Steele, Traill, Walsh. 72 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Nodak Electric Coop's average residential rate has gone from 10.67¢ to 12.69¢ per kWh: +18.9% over 10 years, or about +1.7% a year. It rose in 8 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +5.5% in 2016. The largest drop was −2.1% in 2022.
For a home using 1,070 kWh a month, the North Dakota average, Nodak Electric Coop's 2025 rate works out to about $1,629 a year, $112 more than at North Dakota's average rate of 11.82¢. Of the 17 North Dakota utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 6th most expensive.
Nodak Electric Coop served 18,264 homes in 2015 and 20,715 in 2025 (+13.4%), about 5% of North Dakota's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Nodak Electric Coop's rates
Nodak Electric Coop is a member-owned electric cooperative. A board elected by its members sets its rates. In some states the North Dakota Public Service Commission also reviews co-op rates, but most co-op rate changes do not go through a commission rate case, so watch the co-op's own member notices and board meetings.
Commission contact: North Dakota Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Nodak Electric Coop raising rates in 2026?
Nodak Electric Coop's rates are set by its member-elected board, not through a rate case at the North Dakota Public Service Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +5.0% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Nodak Electric Coop charge per kWh?
Nodak Electric Coop's average effective residential rate was 12.69¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). North Dakota's 2025 average was 11.82¢.
How much have Nodak Electric Coop rates gone up in five years?
+8.0% between 2020 and 2025, against +9.5% for North Dakota as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Nodak Electric Coop have in North Dakota?
20,715 residential customers in 2025, across 13 counties including Barnes, Benson, Cass, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)