Electricity providers in Grant County, North Dakota
- Annual file
- Form EIA-861, 2024 final
- ZIP Codes in the county
- 12
Providers
| Utility | Type | Residential customers | Average price cents per kWh | Average bill dollars per month | SAIDI minutes, with major event days | SAIDI minutes, without major event days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana-Dakota Utilities Co | Investor-owned utility | 79,354 | 11.72 | $94.40 | 83.1 | 78.5 | Add |
| Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop IncSmall utility: EIA has no residential price | Electric cooperative | 10,381 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| WAPA: Western Area Power AdministrationNo residential sales in EIA's file | Federal power agency | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
The order is by residential customers in North Dakota. Each figure is for all customers of the utility in North Dakota. EIA has no figure for one county. A small utility files a short form with totals only, so it has no residential price.
Revenue for all sectors of the small utilities that file the short form, 2024:
- Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Coop Inc: 13.74 cents per kWh
Average price of electricity to ultimate consumers represents the cost per unit of electricity sold and is calculated by dividing electric revenue from ultimate consumers by the corresponding sales of electricity.
The average price of electricity to ultimate consumers reported in this publication by sector represents a weighted average of consumer revenue and sales, and does not equal the per kWh rate charged by the electric power industry participant to the individual consumers.
EIA's words. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Technical notes, section "Form EIA-861" (March 2024). "This publication" is the Electric Power Monthly.
In plain words: the average price is revenue divided by sales. It is not the rate on a rate schedule. The annual figures on this page are for 2024. Monthly data through .
Grant County beside North Dakota and the US
Form EIA-861, 2024
| Figure | Utilities that list Grant County, median | North Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price (cents per kWh) | 11.72 | 11.51 | 16.48 |
| Average monthly bill (dollars per month) | $94.40 | $118.38 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI with major event days (minutes, median of utilities) | 83.1 | 95.7 | 184.5 |
| SAIDI without major event days (minutes, median of utilities) | 78.5 | 93.4 | 99.8 |
| Utilities (number) | 3 | 17 | 1,413 |
3 utilities list Grant County in the service territory that they reported to EIA for 2024. The table at the top of this page shows each one.
The average residential price of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co was 11.72 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in 2024.
The North Dakota average was 11.51 cents per kWh in 2024. The US average was 16.48 cents per kWh. Each price is for all customers of the utility in North Dakota, not for the county only.
WAPA: Western Area Power Administration lists the county too. It reported no residential sales in North Dakota under its own name.
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co reported outage minutes (SAIDI) for 2024. With major event days, its figure was 83.1 minutes for each customer. The median for all North Dakota utilities was 95.7 minutes.
The Census Bureau estimate of the population of the county is 2,206. EIA has no count of customers for one county. The utility and the state utility commission have the service area for an address.
Outage minutes that the utilities reported
SAIDI, Form EIA-861, 2024
Minutes without power for each customer in 2024, with major event days. A pale bar is the figure without major event days. Each figure is for the whole system of the utility, not for Grant County only.
ZIP Codes in Grant County
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
A ZIP Code can cross a county line. Each link opens the lookup for that ZIP Code.
Counties near Grant County
Counties that share a ZIP Code with Grant County
- Adams County, ND
- Corson County, SD
- Dunn County, ND
- Hettinger County, ND
- Mercer County, ND
- Morton County, ND
- Oliver County, ND
- Perkins County, SD
- Sioux County, ND
- Stark County, ND
Next in the list of North Dakota counties
- Eddy County 4 utilities
- Emmons County 4 utilities
- Foster County 3 utilities
- Golden Valley County 5 utilities
- Grand Forks County 5 utilities
- Griggs County 4 utilities
- Hettinger County 4 utilities
- Kidder County 6 utilities
- LaMoure County 5 utilities
- Logan County 4 utilities
Official channels
- North Dakota Public Service CommissionThe home page of the state utility commission of North Dakota.
- LIHEAP Clearinghouse: energy assistance office searchThe search page for local offices of the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
- EIA: Form EIA-861 annual data filesThe page of the annual files: revenue, sales, customers, reliability and service territories of each utility.
- EIA: Form EIA-861M monthly data filesThe page of the monthly files: the figures of each state and of the monthly sample of utilities.
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. The state utility commission and the utilities have the service area maps.
Cite this page
Power Bill Facts. Electricity providers in Grant County, North Dakota. https://powerbillfacts.com/county/north-dakota/grant/ Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (2024), service territory and sales files. Data through . Page made .
Where the figures come from
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory, sales, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025. ZIP Codes: Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area to county relationship file. These are US government works in the public domain.
Questions about electricity in Grant County
- Which utility for Grant County has the most customers?
- Montana-Dakota Utilities Co had 79,354 residential customers in North Dakota in 2024. That is the largest number among the 3 utilities. The number is for the state. EIA has no number for one county.
- What is the average monthly bill of the utilities for Grant County?
- The average monthly bill of a residential customer of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co was $94.40 in 2024. The other utilities on the list have no figure. The North Dakota average was $118.38. The US average was $142.26.
- How many minutes without power did the utilities for Grant County report?
- 1 utility on the list reported outage minutes for 2024. Without major event days, the figure was 78.5 minutes for each customer. With major event days, the figure was 83.1 minutes. Each figure is for the whole system of a utility, not for the county only.
- How many ZIP Codes are in Grant County?
- 12 ZIP Code areas have land in Grant County, from the Census Bureau file for 2020. A ZIP Code can cross a county line. The ZIP Code lookup on the home page shows the utilities for one ZIP Code.