Northern Plains Electric Cooperative

About Northern Plains Electric Cooperative

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative is an electric cooperative providing electricity in 48 cities throughout North Dakota including Jamestown, Rugby, Carrington, Belcourt CDP, and Harvey. Recently filed reports by the company showed a customer base of 11,886 customer accounts, 180 of which are industrial properties, 1,448 are commercial customers and 10,258 are residential customers. On average, Northern Plains Electric Cooperative charges their consumers a residential electricity rate of 11.09 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 0.63% above the state's average price of 11.03 cents. They sold 5,743 megawatt hours in 2022 through wholesale channels to other electricity suppliers. The electricity they sourced was made up of megawatt hours purchased on wholesale channels. They purchased 449,583 on the wholesale market. The total revenue for the company for 2022 from electricity sales was $42,362,000, with $385,000 coming from wholesale electricity sales and $41,681,000 from retail sales to end users.

The North Dakota average monthly residential electric bill is $109.94, while the Northern Plains Electric Cooperative average is 62.46% higher at $192.82 per month. Northern Plains Electric Cooperative ranks 32nd in the state for average monthly bill amount. The provider currently does not produce any of the electricity that they sell. Instead, they must purchase that electricity at wholesale rates and then resell it to end users.