Montana-Dakota Utilities: electric rates and average bill
Montana-Dakota Utilities is an investor-owned utility that serves 19,626 homes in Montana. In 2025, its average home used 773 kWh a month and paid $95.31 (12.3¢ per kWh), less than the Montana average of $110.80.
- Investor-owned utility
- 19,626 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Montana-Dakota Utilities at a glance
| Type of utility | Investor-owned utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Montana | 19,626 |
| Average home bill | $95.31 a month (Montana average $110.80) |
| Average price | 12.3¢ per kWh (Montana average 13.0¢) |
| Average home use | 773 kWh a month (Montana average 853) |
| Business customers | 11.0¢ per kWh, average bill $425.93 a month (5,768 businesses; Montana business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.2 outages and 146 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.2 outages and 146 minutes with major storms (about the same as the middle Montana utility, 157 minutes) |
| Grid | MRO region; SPP and MISO market; owns power plants |
| Counties served | Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Wibaux |
Price rank: Montana-Dakota Utilities has the 6th lowest average price of the 10 Montana utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Montana-Dakota Utilities. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| NorthWestern EnergyBill calculator on this site | 333,713 | $101.97 | 14.4¢ |
| Lower Yellowstone REA | 3,247 | $106.75 | 9.2¢ |
Montana-Dakota Utilities rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Montana-Dakota Utilities yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Montana-Dakota Utilities rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Montana-Dakota Utilities website
- State regulator: Montana Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in Montana, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Montana-Dakota Utilities electric bill (MT)?
In 2025, its average home used 773 kWh a month and paid $95.31 (12.3¢ per kWh), less than the Montana average of $110.80.
How often does the power go out with Montana-Dakota Utilities (MT)?
In 2025, the average Montana-Dakota Utilities customer had 1.2 outages and 146 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.2 outages and 146 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Montana-Dakota Utilities. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.