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Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co served 79,711 residential customers in North Dakota in 2025 (19.9% of the state's residential customers), the 2nd largest of 17 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: investor owned; balancing authority MISO.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 828 kWh
- At 11.06¢/kWh
- $91.60
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 11.06¢ sits.
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co averaged 11.06¢ per kWh against a North Dakota residential average of 11.81¢: 6.3% below the state figure. Among the 3 investor owned utilities in North Dakota with bundled residential sales, it ranks 1st from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Montana-Dakota Utilities Co home used 818 kWh a month at 10.29¢ and paid $84.19. In 2025 it used 828 kWh at 11.06¢ and paid $91.60: the price per kWh is up 7.5%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 10.29 | 11.06 |
| Use, kWh a month | 818 | 828 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 84.19 | 91.6 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 79,711 | 792,068 | 11.06 |
| Commercial | 14,946 | 2,425,467 | 5.6 |
| Industrial | 87 | 240,983 | 7.36 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 22.9% of the electricity Montana-Dakota Utilities Co sold in North Dakota in 2025.
Service territoryEIA-861
29 counties.
AdamsBillingsBottineauBowmanBurkeBurleighDickeyDivideDunnEmmonsGolden ValleyGrantHettingerKidderLaMoureLoganMcIntoshMcKenzieMercerMortonMountrailOliverRenvilleRichland
Counties in North Dakota where Montana-Dakota Utilities Co reported serving customers in 2025 (29 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 12199
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 11.06 | ¢/kWh |
| North Dakota average price | 11.81 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | -6.3 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 7.5 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 828 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 91.6 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 79,711 | accounts |
| Share of ND residential customers | 19.9 | % |
| Size rank in ND | 2 of 17 | by customers |
| Price rank, investor owned peers | 1 of 3 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
None shown for this page. Plan counts appear once per utility, on its largest state's bundled page; how plans are counted.
North Dakota: state average, five-year steps and every provider