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38 electric utilities serve North Dakota (EIA-861, 2025): 3 investor-owned utilitys, 22 electric cooperatives, 12 municipal utilitys, 1 federal power agency. Together they serve 375,941 residential customers; 89 residential customers were on net metering at year-end 2025.
Largest utilities in North Dakota
Investor-owned utility · 1,420,807 residential customers · North Dakota
Applications: Own online portal – Xcel Energy Minnesota DER Interconnection Portal
Interconnection process and documents →Investor-owned utility · 120,678 residential customers · North Dakota
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 52,785 residential customers · North Dakota
Interconnection process and documents →Investor-owned utility · 104,750 residential customers · North Dakota
Applications: Own online portal – Otter Tail Simplified Application (Smartsheet form)
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 20,715 residential customers · North Dakota
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 19,650 residential customers · North Dakota
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 14,357 residential customers · North Dakota
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 11,485 residential customers · North Dakota
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 11,246 residential customers · North Dakota
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 10,472 residential customers · North Dakota
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 6,088 residential customers · North Dakota
Interconnection process and documents →Electric cooperative · 5,790 residential customers · North Dakota
Interconnection process and documents →Export compensation among the researched North Dakota utilities: NEM. Rules differ by utility – see each utility page.
North Dakota interconnection rule
North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC)
Interconnection ruleN.D. Admin. Code ch. 69-09-07 (Small Power Production and Cogeneration, PURPA implementation), esp. 69-09-07-11 Interconnection costs – Small Power Production and Cogeneration · source
Applies toSales/purchases between PURPA qualifying facilities and 'electric public utilities' under PSC jurisdiction (NDCC 49-03-01.5) - investor-owned utilities (Xcel/NSP, MDU, Otter Tail). Rural electric cooperatives and munis are not PSC rate-regulated.
Application formNo statewide interconnection application/standard in the Administrative Code; utility-specific tariffs and forms.
FeesQF pays interconnection costs the commission may assess on a nondiscriminatory basis; reimbursement may be spread over time (69-09-07-11). No fee caps.
Export compensationNEM – N.D. Admin. Code 69-09-07-09(3)(a)
QFs <=100 kW design capacity entitled to net energy billing (meter reverses); utility may recover production-monitoring metering costs. Applies to PSC-regulated IOUs only; Legislative Council committee objection filed 1991 (rule remains). Netting period (monthly/annual) set in utility tariffs.
Rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities are not covered by the PSC net billing rule or any state interconnection standard; they follow their own policies and federal PURPA obligations.
- N.D. Admin. Code ch. 69-09-07: https://ndlegis.gov/information/acdata/pdf/69-09-07.pdf (retrieved 2026-11-13)
- N.D. Admin. Code Art. 69-09 index: https://ndlegis.gov/information/acdata/html/69-09.html (retrieved 2026-11-13)
All 38 utilities in North Dakota
- Xcel Energy (Minnesota)83,434
- Montana-Dakota Utilities79,711
- Cass County Electric Cooperative Inc.52,785
- Otter Tail Power45,437
- Nodak Electric Cooperative Inc.20,715
- Capital Electric Cooperative, Inc.19,650
- Verendrye Electric Cooperative Inc.14,357
- Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative11,485
- Roughrider Electric Cooperativ11,246
- Northern Plains Electric Cooperative10,472
- North Central Electric Cooperative, Inc.6,088
- Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative Inc.5,790
- McKenzie Electric Cooperative Inc.5,367
- McLean Electric Cooperative, Inc.3,706
- Slope Electric Cooperative Inc.3,214
- Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative Inc.1,804
- Lower Yellowstone R E A, Inc.680
- Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative Inc.0
- Northern Electric Cooperative, Inc.0
- Sheridan Electric Cooperative, Inc.0
- KEM Electric Cooperative Inc.0
- City of Valley City0
- Traverse Electric Cooperative, Inc.0
- City of Grafton0
- Goldenwest Electric Cooperative, Inc.0
- Cavalier Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.0
- City of Hillsboro0
- City of Park River0
- City of Cavalier0
- City of Northwood0
- City of Lakota0
- City of Riverdale0
- City of Maddock0
- City of Stanton0
- WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration0
- City of Hope0
- City of Sharon0
- Basin Electric Power Cooperative0
Residential customers in North Dakota per EIA-861 (2025). Customer counts = bundled + delivery-only service (EIA-861 Part A + Part D). Service territory is reported by county; a county can be served by several utilities.
$500 / month
Unlimited interconnection applications. 12-month agreement, signed online. The agreement starts the day you sign; first invoice right away, then monthly.
- Unlimited interconnection applications
- Single-line diagram and site plan for every application
- Pre-submission check against the utility’s requirements
- Homeowner e-signature link for the authorization
- Filing in your utility portal accounts or by the utility’s method
- Utility questions, corrections and resubmissions
- Follow-up through approval, inspection and PTO
- Customer list, exports, API and webhooks
Applications are typically submitted within 2 business days after complete documents. Utility review times are set by each utility.