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electric cooperative · EIA utility 55959
Roughrider Electric Cooperativ
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
Roughrider Electric Cooperativ serves 11,183 residential customers in North Dakota as an electric cooperative, according to its 2024 Form EIA-861 filing, with a service territory that touches 8 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 10.24¢ per kilowatthour, 11% below the North Dakota average of 11.51¢ and 38% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $124.70 a month on average use of 1,218 kWh a month. Across North Dakota the average bill was $118.38 on 1,029 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2024; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is up 2.9% on 2019, against up 11.7% for North Dakota as a whole, and little changed on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 10.82¢.
Compared with North Dakota, the US and other electric cooperatives
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Electric cooperatives, US median | North Dakota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 10.24¢ | 13.74¢ | 11.51¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $124.70 | $149.95 | $118.38 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,218 | 1,126 | 1,029 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +0.7% | — | +4.5% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +2.9% | — | +11.7% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 263.0 | 95.7 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 147.0 | 93.4 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 14 filings by electric cooperatives in North Dakota, the median price was 10.80¢. In North Dakota this utility's price ranks 13 of 17, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
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Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | North Dakota ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 10.82¢ | 11.81¢ | $136.14 | 1,258 | 11,246 | 784.2 GWh |
| 2024 | 10.24¢ | 11.51¢ | $124.70 | 1,218 | 11,183 | 762.9 GWh |
| 2023 | 10.17¢ | 11.01¢ | $126.50 | 1,244 | 11,065 | 759.7 GWh |
| 2022 | 9.92¢ | 10.92¢ | $132.36 | 1,334 | 11,037 | 754.3 GWh |
| 2021 | 10.28¢ | 10.85¢ | $122.62 | 1,193 | 11,000 | 716.1 GWh |
| 2020 | 10.18¢ | 10.44¢ | $124.68 | 1,224 | 10,940 | 716.1 GWh |
| 2019 | 9.95¢ | 10.30¢ | $130.36 | 1,310 | 10,858 | 788.3 GWh |
| 2018 | 10.06¢ | 10.25¢ | $130.30 | 1,295 | 10,890 | 768.5 GWh |
| 2017 | 9.33¢ | 10.29¢ | $117.60 | 1,261 | 10,833 | 747.7 GWh |
| 2016 | 8.90¢ | 10.16¢ | $106.84 | 1,200 | 10,728 | 727.9 GWh |
| 2015 | 8.33¢ | 9.62¢ | $104.50 | 1,254 | 10,516 | 794.6 GWh |
| 2014 | 8.05¢ | 9.15¢ | $115.72 | 1,438 | 9,930 | 781.9 GWh |
| 2013 | 7.93¢ | 9.12¢ | $113.43 | 1,431 | 9,302 | 698 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Month by month
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Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 11,183 | 163.4 GWh | 21% | $16,734,000 | 10.24¢ |
| Commercial | 3,927 | 328.2 GWh | 43% | $37,904,000 | 11.55¢ |
| Industrial | 77 | 271.3 GWh | 36% | $23,006,000 | 8.48¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 806.2 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 806.2 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 122 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for Roughrider Electric Cooperativ in 2024. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
Counties in its service territory
- Billings County
- Dunn County
- Golden Valley County
- Hettinger County
- Mercer County
- Oliver County
- Slope County
- Stark County
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in North Dakota
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountrail-Williams Elec Coop | Cooperative | 11,405 | 7.24¢ | $102.95 | 282.3 | 146.8 |
| Northern Plains Electric Coop | Cooperative | 10,393 | 10.65¢ | $194.53 | 262.4 | 262.4 |
| Verendrye Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 14,336 | 10.70¢ | $137.13 | 36.7 | 36.7 |
| Capital Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 19,530 | 12.31¢ | $124.53 | 37.2 | 37.2 |
| North Central Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | 6,061 | 10.90¢ | $201.99 | — | — |
| Nodak Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 20,803 | 12.08¢ | $175.93 | 108.2 | 108.2 |
| Dakota Valley Elec Coop Inc | Cooperative | 5,721 | 12.01¢ | $213.40 | 223.0 | 186.7 |
| McKenzie Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | 5,407 | 7.86¢ | $134.10 | 256.9 | 209.7 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Roughrider Electric Cooperativ?
Residential customers paid an average of 10.24¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with North Dakota?
The North Dakota average residential price in 2024 was 11.51¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Roughrider Electric Cooperativ was 11% below the state figure. Among 17 utility filings with a bundled residential price in North Dakota, it had the 13th highest.
What is the average Roughrider Electric Cooperativ bill?
$124.70 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,218 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The North Dakota average was $118.38 on 1,029 kWh.
How reliable is Roughrider Electric Cooperativ service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for Roughrider Electric Cooperativ.
Is the Roughrider Electric Cooperativ price rising?
The average residential price was little changed in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 2.9% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 10.82¢.
Which counties does Roughrider Electric Cooperativ serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 8 counties: Billings County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Slope County, ND and Stark County, ND. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Roughrider Electric Cooperativ", utility number 55959; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.