State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2024
Release Date:
November 10, 2025
Next Release:
November 2026
North Dakota Electricity Profile 2024
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Coal | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 9,684 | 40 |
| Electric utilities | 6,756 | 32 |
| IPP & CHP | 2,928 | 37 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 42,557,243 | 34 |
| Electric utilities | 32,737,889 | 28 |
| IPP & CHP | 9,819,354 | 36 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 36,304 | 7 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 29,973 | 13 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 27,555 | 24 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.7 | 4 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 1.4 | 4 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 1,424 | 6 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 29,769,698 | 38 |
| Full service provider sales | 29,769,698 | 37 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 0 | 0 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 183,212 | 45 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 7.93 | 51 |
| Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms. | ||
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