Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative: electric rates and average bill
Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative that serves 5,790 homes in North Dakota. In 2025, its average home used 1,816 kWh a month and paid $231.29 (12.7¢ per kWh), more than the North Dakota average of $126.40.
- Electric cooperative
- 5,790 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative at a glance
| Type of utility | Electric cooperative |
|---|---|
| Homes served in North Dakota | 5,790 |
| Average home bill | $231.29 a month (North Dakota average $126.40) |
| Average price | 12.7¢ per kWh (North Dakota average 11.8¢) |
| Average home use | 1,816 kWh a month (North Dakota average 1,070) |
| Business customers | 14.0¢ per kWh, average bill $227.09 a month (491 businesses; North Dakota business rates) |
| Power outages | 0.3 outages and 50 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 0.3 outages and 64 minutes with major storms (fewer minutes than the middle North Dakota utility, 65 minutes) |
| Grid | MRO region; buys its power |
| Counties served | Dickey, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Stutsman |
Price rank: Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative has the 12th lowest average price of the 16 North Dakota 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 Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana-Dakota Utilities (North Dakota)Bill calculator on this site | 79,711 | $91.60 | 11.1¢ |
| Cass County Electric Cooperative | 52,785 | $130.85 | 12.7¢ |
| Otter Tail Power | 45,437 | $120.04 | 11.1¢ |
| Northern Plains Electric Cooperative | 10,472 | $204.08 | 10.9¢ |
Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative website. 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.
- Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative website
- State regulator: North Dakota Public Service Commission
- The average electric bill in North Dakota, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative electric bill (ND)?
In 2025, its average home used 1,816 kWh a month and paid $231.29 (12.7¢ per kWh), more than the North Dakota average of $126.40.
How often does the power go out with Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative (ND)?
In 2025, the average Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative customer had 0.3 outages and 50 minutes without power, not counting major storms (0.3 outages and 64 minutes with them).
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.