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Electricity Cost in North Dakota

The residential electricity rate in North Dakota is 11.81¢ per kilowatt-hour (kWh), ranking #1 cheapest among all 51 US states. The national average is 17.92¢/kWh, making North Dakota 34% below average.

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11.81¢

Residential

#1

Price Rank

39.5%

Renewable

Residential Rate11.81¢/kWh
Commercial Rate7.40¢/kWh
Industrial Rate7.50¢/kWh
US Average (Residential)17.92¢/kWh
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At 11.81¢/kWh, residential electricity in North Dakota is 34% below the U.S. average of 17.92¢/kWh — the 1st cheapest residential rate among 51 states and territories tracked.

Industrial customers in North Dakota pay 7.50¢/kWh — above the 7.40¢/kWh commercial rate, an unusual inversion of the typical class structure. Renewables account for 39.5% of generation in North Dakota (16th highest nationally). The largest single source is coal at 54.5%, followed by wind at 34.7%.

In 2024, North Dakota generated about 42,557 GWh of electricity in total.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.