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Updated May 26, 2026Utility Landscape
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU)
IOUWestern and central North Dakota, including Bismarck, Dickinson, and Williston areas
MDU has been active in incremental rate adjustments tied to infrastructure investment in the Bakken region; the NDPSC has scrutinized cost allocations between its gas and electric divisions given cross-state operations spanning multiple jurisdictions.
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power)
IOUEastern North Dakota corridor, including Fargo and Grand Forks metropolitan areas
NSP-Minnesota's integrated resource planning filings have drawn NDPSC attention regarding the pace of coal retirement at Sherburne County and corresponding transmission cost impacts on North Dakota ratepayers; regulators have pressed for explicit ND-allocated cost justifications.
Otter Tail Power Company
IOUSoutheastern North Dakota, portions of the Red River Valley
Otter Tail has pursued multi-state rate cases coordinated across North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota; NDPSC granted a partial rate increase in a recent case while rejecting certain transmission rider cost components as insufficiently documented.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
coopWholesale power supplier to distribution cooperatives across most of rural North Dakota and nine-state region
Basin Electric's ongoing capital program tied to the Dry Fork Station and transmission expansion remains a cost pressure point for member cooperatives; the cooperative's carbon capture commitments at Dry Fork have raised questions about long-term wholesale rate trajectories.
Roughrider Electric Cooperative
coopNorth-central and northwestern North Dakota, including oil patch communities
Load growth driven by Bakken oilfield electrification has strained distribution infrastructure; the cooperative has sought NDPSC approval for accelerated capital recovery mechanisms to fund substation and line upgrades in high-growth oil-producing counties.
City of Jamestown Utilities
muniJamestown and immediate surrounding area in south-central North Dakota
Jamestown operates its municipal electric system with limited NDPSC rate jurisdiction; recent capital investment in natural gas peaking capacity has prompted internal rate reviews, with the city monitoring NDPSC proceedings for cost-of-service benchmarking purposes.
Key Issues
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Coal plant transition economics: NDPSC is actively examining how the anticipated retirement timeline for Coyote Station and Basin Electric's Leland Olds units affects wholesale power costs for rural cooperatives and whether stranded asset recovery mechanisms are appropriate under North Dakota statute.
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Bakken oilfield electrification and distribution cost allocation: Rapid load growth in McKenzie, Williams, and Mountrail counties from electric submersible pump adoption has generated disputes over whether oil production customers bear full incremental infrastructure costs or whether those costs are socialized across the broader rate base.
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Carbon capture and sequestration project cost recovery: Basin Electric and MDU have filed or signaled filings seeking regulatory clarity on the recoverability of CCS-related capital expenditures, including the Project Tundra initiative at Milton R. Young Station, amid uncertainty over federal 45Q tax credit continuity.
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Transmission cost allocation and MISO tariff impacts: North Dakota utilities and large industrials have challenged MISO's Long Range Transmission Planning (LRTP) portfolio cost allocations, with NDPSC staff engaged in multi-state coordination to protect in-state ratepayers from bearing disproportionate costs of regionally sited projects.
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Rural broadband infrastructure via utility right-of-way: Legislative pressure following recent session activity has prompted NDPSC to clarify its jurisdictional role when electric cooperatives seek to deploy fiber broadband over existing easements, raising questions about pole attachment rates and cross-subsidization from electric ratepayers.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for MDU to submit updated electric rate case supporting testimony in response to NDPSC staff data requests issued in spring 2026; intervening parties including the North Dakota Industrial Commission's oil and gas division expected to file concurrently.
Estimated NDPSC evidentiary hearing on Otter Tail Power Company's pending transmission rider adjustment filing; hearing expected to address disputed methodology for allocating MISO LRTP Tranche 1 project costs to North Dakota customers.
Estimated deadline for Basin Electric Power Cooperative to file updated integrated resource plan with NDPSC reflecting revised coal retirement schedules and status of Project Tundra CCS feasibility study following 2025 federal funding reassessment.
Estimated NDPSC decision or order expected on Roughrider Electric Cooperative's application for an economic development rate and accelerated infrastructure rider for oilfield electrification projects in northwestern North Dakota; commission has indicated a decision before year-end.
Commissioner Watch
View all ↗Sheri O. Haugen-Hoffart appointmented of the North Dakota Public Service Commission.
Sheri Haugen-Hoffart departed of the North Dakota Public Service Commission.
Sheri O. Haugen-Hoffart appointmented of the North Dakota Public Service Commission.
Sheri Haugen-Hoffart departed of the North Dakota Public Service Commission.
Staff
13| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Stacy Eberl | Consumer Affairs/Public Outreach | (701) 328-2400 |
| Steve Kahl | Executive Director | (701) 328-2400 |
| Adam Renfandt | Public Utilities Analyst | (701) 328-4153 |
| Victor Schock | Director of Public Utilities | (701) 328-3397 |
| John Schuh | Commission Counsel | (701) 328-2421 |
| Pamela Thompson | Executive Assistant | (701) 328-4096 |
| Leif Clark | Grid and Rate Engineer | (701) 328-5405 |
| Konrad Crockford | Director of Compliance | (701) 328-4097 |
| Robert Frank | Public Utility Analyst | (701) 328-3408 |
| Chris Charles Hanson | Utility Rate Analyst | (701) 989-4176 |
| Brian Lee Johnson | Attorney | (701) 328-2400 |
| Matt Kluzak | Technology Director | (701) 328-2400 |
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