electricity rates

Candidates differ on whether Public Service Commission has done enough to keep energy affordable

An electric transmission substation in Bismarck on April 17, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota electricity rates are the lowest in the country. The six candidates vying for two seats on the state agency that regulates utilities have different ideas on how to keep it that way. The two incumbents, Jill Kringstad…

Xcel cuts electric rate increase for North Dakota customers in half

Public Service Commission members Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, left, and Randy Christmann take part in a meeting in Bismarck on Jan. 8, 2025. The commission is considering a rate increase for Xcel Energy. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Xcel Energy has agreed to cut a proposed electricity rate increase for North Dakota customers. The agreement that…