Power Bill Facts

North Dakota electricity prices, April 2024

The month beside the same month one year before and beside the US.

Month
April 2024, final
File
Form EIA-861M
Price among 51
50th from the highest

The average residential price in North Dakota was 11.40 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in April 2024. Final

In April 2023, the price was 10.28 cents per kWh. The April 2024 price was 1.12 cents per kWh higher than the April 2023 price.

The US average was 16.86 cents per kWh in April 2024. In April 2024, North Dakota had the 50th highest average residential price among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The average bill of a residential customer for the month was $103.25, for 906 kWh. A bill for one month changes with the season.

EIA marks this month as final. EIA adjusted the months of this year to the final Form EIA-861 data.

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 figures on this page are EIA's own state averages. Monthly data through .

Average price by sector

Cents per kWh

North Dakota: average price by sector, April 2024
SectorApr 2024 cents per kWhApr 2023 cents per kWhChange percentUS, Apr 2024 cents per kWh
Residential11.4010.28+10.9%16.86
Commercial7.116.79+4.7%12.35
Industrial7.287.41-1.8%7.79
All sectors7.857.69+2.1%12.54

Sales, customers and bill

Residential, unless the row says all sectors

North Dakota: sales, customers and the residential bill, April 2024
FigureApr 2024Apr 2023Change percent
Residential sales359.9 GWh408.8 GWh-12.0%
Sales, all sectors2.3 TWh2.2 TWh+4.5%
Residential customers397,232393,923+0.8%
Average residential bill (dollars in the month)$103.25$106.69-3.2%
Average residential use (kWh in the month)9061,038-12.7%
US residential price (cents per kWh)16.8616.10+4.7%

The 25 months to April 2024

Form EIA-861M

cents per kWh05101520Apr 2022Aug 2022Dec 2022Apr 2023Aug 2023Dec 2023Apr 2024cents per kWh05101520Apr 2022Nov 2022Jun 2023Apr 2024

North Dakota, residentialUS, residential

Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.

Where the figures come from

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month). EIA status of this month: final. The series runs through July 2026. The average price is revenue divided by sales. The average bill is residential revenue divided by residential customers. The annual figures of each utility are on the North Dakota page.

Questions about April 2024 in North Dakota

What did businesses pay for electricity in North Dakota in April 2024?
The average commercial price was 7.11 cents per kWh. The average industrial price was 7.28 cents per kWh. The average for all sectors was 7.85 cents per kWh.
How much electricity did residential customers in North Dakota buy in April 2024?
Residential customers bought 359.9 GWh of electricity in April 2024. One GWh is 1,000,000 kWh. The quantity was 12.0% lower than the quantity in April 2023.
How many residential customers did North Dakota have in April 2024?
North Dakota had 397,232 residential customers in April 2024. The number was 0.8% higher than the number in April 2023. A customer is one account or one meter, not one person.