Commercial electricity rates in North Dakota

What businesses in North Dakota actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 6.71¢ to 8.22¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

North Dakota by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for North Dakota.

Commercial customers in North Dakota pay 39% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is wider than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in North Dakota used 12,129 kWh in August 2026. At 8.07¢ per kWh that is about $979 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, North Dakota's commercial price rose 3.7%, from 7.78¢ in September 2023 to 8.07¢. The high point was 8.22¢ in July 2026 and the low 6.71¢ in October 2024 — a spread of 23% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is typical for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was July (7.83¢) and the cheapest April (7.03¢), a seasonal swing of 11%.

North Dakota against its region

North Dakota is in EIA's West North Central division, where the commercial average was 12.07¢ in August 2026. North Dakota is 33% below that, and 1 of 7 on price within the region.

Others in the region: Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa.

States priced near North Dakota

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states