Network Facts
North Dakota's electric distribution cooperatives serve in every county in the state.
They receive power from generation and transmission cooperatives. Members
of electric cooperatives have a share in the ownership of the entire network and
are allocated credits for their patronage over time.
Distribution Cooperatives
- Seventeen distribution cooperatives serve 250,000 North Dakotans through 196,000 meters
- Own 65,000 miles of distribution power lines
- Sell the majority of all retail electricity in North Dakota
- Invested more than $1 billion in distribution facilities
- Employ more than 700 people
- Operate as non-profit, member-owned enterprises
Generation & Transmission Cooperatives
- Five generation and transmission cooperatives operate in North Dakota
- Own 7,300 miles of transmission line
- Represents the majority of all coal-based generation
- Invested more than $5 billion in North Dakota's energy industry
- Employ approximately 1,850 people in North Dakota
- Invested more than $2 billion in environmental equipment and controls.