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North Dakota electricity prices, January 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In January 2025, residential customers in North Dakota paid an average of 9.95¢ per kilowatthour, little changed on the same month a year earlier (9.95¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; North Dakota was 38% below that. It ranked 51st highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 647,628 MWh, up 5.7% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $161.49 on 1,623 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
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
| Sector | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change | US, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 9.95¢ | 9.95¢ | 0.0% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 7.19¢ | 7.66¢ | -6.1% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 7.17¢ | 7.28¢ | -1.5% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 7.80¢ | 8.03¢ | -2.9% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 647.6 GWh | 612.7 GWh | +5.7% |
| Sales, all sectors | 2.9 TWh | 2.7 TWh | +6.7% |
| Residential customers | 398,982 | 396,371 | +0.7% |
| Average residential bill | $161.49 | $153.79 | +5.0% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,623 | 1,546 | +5.0% |
| US residential price | 15.94¢ | 15.41¢ | +3.4% |
The two years to January 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in North Dakota in January 2025?
9.95¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 7.19¢ for commercial and 7.17¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 9.95¢ in January 2024, a change of 0.0%. Residential sales changed by +5.7% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$161.49, on average use of 1,623 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 "Preliminary" 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.