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South 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 South Dakota paid an average of 12.08¢ per kilowatthour, up 6.6% on the same month a year earlier (11.33¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; South Dakota was 24% below that. It ranked 40th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 595,542 MWh, up 1.8% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $163.32 on 1,352 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 | 12.08¢ | 11.33¢ | +6.6% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 10.57¢ | 10.05¢ | +5.2% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 8.49¢ | 8.18¢ | +3.8% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 10.85¢ | 10.25¢ | +5.9% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 595.5 GWh | 585 GWh | +1.8% |
| Sales, all sectors | 1.3 TWh | 1.3 TWh | +1.1% |
| Residential customers | 440,623 | 430,654 | +2.3% |
| Average residential bill | $163.32 | $153.84 | +6.2% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,352 | 1,358 | -0.4% |
| 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 South Dakota in January 2025?
12.08¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 10.57¢ for commercial and 8.49¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 11.33¢ in January 2024, a change of +6.6%. Residential sales changed by +1.8% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$163.32, on average use of 1,352 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 South Dakota page.