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South Dakota Electricity Utilities & Rates

67 electric utilities serve South Dakota · EIA Form 861 2025, with monthly prices through August 2026

Utilities
67
Customers
607,169
Electricity sold
15,768 GWh
Residential rate (2025)
13.32¢
Avg residential bill
$131/mo
Residential price (August 2026)
15.15¢

Average South Dakota electricity prices, 2025

Customer classAvg priceAvg monthly useAvg monthly bill
Residential13.32¢984 kWh$131.10
Commercial10.61¢5,672 kWh$601.69
Industrial8.65¢59,953 kWh$5,187.09

EIA Form 861 average-bill tables for 2025: total class revenue divided by sales and customers as filed. Prices are average realized rates, blending fixed and variable charges - not any single tariff.

Latest monthly prices (EIA-861M, preliminary)

PeriodResidentialCommercialIndustrialAll sectors
August 202615.15¢11.71¢9.43¢12.42¢
2026 year-to-date14.58¢11.68¢9.45¢12.27¢

Electric utilities serving South Dakota

UtilityOwnershipCustomers in stateSales (GWh)Residential rate
Northern States Power Co - MinnesotaInvestor Owned107,9852,30013.13¢
Adjustment 202598,0172,42013.44¢
Black Hills Power, Inc.Investor Owned82,9001,52715.12¢
NorthWestern Energy - (SD)Investor Owned65,3961,65613.35¢
Sioux Valley SW Elec CoopCooperative26,16482013.94¢
Southeastern Electric Coop Inc - (SD)Cooperative24,42884012.98¢
West River Electric Assn IncCooperative21,33234915.16¢
Watertown Municipal UtilitiesMunicipal14,4973959.29¢
City of Brookings - (SD)Municipal12,56834210.69¢
Otter Tail Power CoInvestor Owned12,02756411.42¢
Black Hills Electric Coop, IncCooperative11,47816614.79¢
Montana-Dakota Utilities CoInvestor Owned8,44412912.99¢
Butte Electric Coop, IncCooperative7,472116—
Central Electric Coop, Inc - (SD)Cooperative7,39734714.67¢
City of Pierre - (SD)Municipal7,39316210.94¢
Moreau-Grand Electric Coop IncCooperative7,161102—
Northern Electric Coop, IncCooperative6,93830011.43¢
West Central Electric Coop Inc - (SD)Cooperative6,815132—
Rosebud Electric Coop IncCooperative5,69791.311.88¢
MidAmerican Energy CoInvestor Owned5,3333168.90¢
City of Vermillion - (SD)Municipal5,08775.3—
Bon Homme Yankton El Assn, IncCooperative4,19097.1—
Clay-Union Electric CorpCooperative3,91778.5—
Whetstone Valley Elec Coop IncCooperative3,69897.8—
Dakota Energy Coop IncCooperative3,64524216.28¢
Codington-Clark Elec Coop, IncCooperative3,494168—
Lake Region Electric Assn, Inc - (SD)Cooperative3,464189—
City of Madison - (SD)Municipal3,36196.112.41¢
Oahe Electric Coop IncCooperative3,28233310.54¢
City of Sioux Falls - (SD)Municipal2,959106—
Charles Mix Electric Assn, IncCooperative2,66166.0—
Cam Wal Electric Coop, IncCooperative2,60360.8—
FEM Electric Assn, IncCooperative2,164175—
Winner Municipal UtilityMunicipal1,86137.4—
Union County Electric Coop IncCooperative1,68529.8—
City of Fort Pierre - (SD)Municipal1,48730.9—
City of FlandreauMunicipal1,43044.5—
City of Volga - (SD)Municipal1,29070.912.79¢
Nebraska Public Power DistrictPolitical Subdivision1,27735.810.08¢
City of BeresfordMunicipal1,26131.9—
City of Elk PointMunicipal1,04416.4—
City of Miller - (SD)Municipal98220.7—
Kingsbury Electric Coop, IncCooperative91028.7—
Douglas Electric Coop, IncCooperative82325.1—
City of Groton - (SD)Municipal73716.0—
City of Parker - (SD)Municipal69010.1—
City of Tyndall - (SD)Municipal64714.0—
City of Arlington - (SD)Municipal63110.4—
City of Howard - (SD)Municipal62816.7—
City of Wessington SpringsMunicipal61411.0—
City of Aurora - (SD)Municipal5666.3—
City of Onida - (SD)Municipal4947.2—
City of Plankinton - (SD)Municipal4739.4—
City of Burke - (SD)Municipal4646.5—
City of Estelline - (SD)Municipal4307.4—
City of Colman - (SD)Municipal40210.5—
City of Big Stone City - (SD)Municipal40113.8—
City of McLaughlin - (SD)Municipal3345.7—
City of White - (SD)Municipal3093.8—
City of Bryant - (SD)Municipal2894.2—
City of HeclaMunicipal2832.9—
City of Faith - (SD)Municipal2764.9—
Town of Langford- (SD)Municipal1913.1—
Town of Pickstown - (SD)Municipal1822.9—
City of Badger - (SD)Municipal831.5—
WAPA-- Western Area Power AdministrationFederal25350—
Heartland Consumers Power DistPolitical Subdivision317.5—

Cheapest residential electricity in South Dakota (2025)

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-861 (2025) and EIA-861M (monthly, preliminary).

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