Electricity in Grand Forks, North Dakota
3 electric utilities serve homes in Grand Forks County, where Grand Forks is: Northern States Power Company - Minnesota, Otter Tail Power and Nodak Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $103.92 (Northern States Power Company - Minnesota) to $195.20 (Nodak Electric Cooperative) a month. The North Dakota average was $126.40.
- 60,365 people (2025 estimate)
- Grand Forks County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Grand Forks
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Grand Forks County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in North Dakota | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern States Power Company - MinnesotaInvestor-owned utility | 83,434 | $103.92767 kWh, 13.5¢ | — |
| Otter Tail PowerInvestor-owned utility | 45,437 | $120.041,084 kWh, 11.1¢ | — |
| Nodak Electric CooperativeElectric cooperative | 20,715 | $195.201,538 kWh, 12.7¢ | — |
2 smaller utilities with fewer than 1,000 homes are also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The North Dakota average was $126.40 a month for 1,070 kWh (11.8¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Grand Forks
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Grand Forks makes about 1,282 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 7,693 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Grand Forks
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates.
- Help paying the electric bill in North Dakota: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about North Dakota: North Dakota electric rates and all North Dakota utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. Other cities: Bismarck, Dickinson, Fargo, Mandan, Minot, Williston.
Who provides electricity in Grand Forks, ND?
3 electric utilities serve homes in Grand Forks County, where Grand Forks is: Northern States Power Company - Minnesota, Otter Tail Power and Nodak Electric Cooperative. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Grand Forks, ND?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $103.92 (Northern States Power Company - Minnesota) to $195.20 (Nodak Electric Cooperative) a month. The North Dakota average was $126.40 a month for 1,070 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills).