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North Dakota electricity prices, May 2024

Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Final

In May 2024, residential customers in North Dakota paid an average of 13.10¢ per kilowatthour, up 11.5% on the same month a year earlier (11.75¢). The US average for the month was 16.40¢; North Dakota was 20% below that. It ranked 40th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Residential sales were 302,100 MWh, down 4.2% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $99.53 on 760 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.

EIA marks this month as final. Final monthly figures are benchmarked to the annual Form EIA-861 census of utilities.

13.10¢residential, per kWh+11.5% on May 2023
$99.53average residential bill for the monthon 760 kWh
302.1 GWhresidential sales-4.2% on a year earlier
40thhighest residential price of 51US 16.40¢

Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.

Price by sector

SectorMay 2024May 2023ChangeUS, May 2024
Residential13.10¢11.75¢+11.5%16.40¢
Commercial7.20¢6.88¢+4.7%12.32¢
Industrial7.21¢7.31¢-1.4%7.87¢
All sectors7.96¢7.78¢+2.3%12.47¢

Sales and customers

MeasureMay 2024May 2023Change
Residential sales302.1 GWh315.4 GWh-4.2%
Sales, all sectors2.4 TWh2.2 TWh+8.0%
Residential customers397,751394,340+0.9%
Average residential bill$99.53$93.97+5.9%
Average residential use, kWh760800-5.0%
US residential price16.40¢16.14¢+1.6%

The two years to May 2024

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Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.
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Questions and answers

What was the average electricity price in North Dakota in May 2024?

13.10¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 7.20¢ for commercial and 7.21¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as final.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

The residential average was 11.75¢ in May 2023, a change of +11.5%. Residential sales changed by -4.2% over the same period.

What was the average residential bill that month?

$99.53, on average use of 760 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Final" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the North Dakota page.