Pay by Credit Card
Dakota Electric now offers payment by credit card, debit card or electronic check online or by telephone at 1-888-935-4850. No more check writing, postage, late fees or trips to the mailbox. Plus, you can pay 24 hours a day. (Convenience fee applies. Please see fee structure below.)

Convenience fee
Dakota Electric has partnered with an online credit/debit card payment service provider, who will process your payment on our behalf. A convenience fee of $3.75 for any payment up to $500 will apply. If you pay more than $500, an additional $3.75 fee will be charged. (You will have the option of canceling your transaction after seeing or hearing the exact convenience fee amount.)

The fee for payment via electronic check is $3.75.

The fee is collected and retained by our online credit/debit payment service provider. Dakota Electric does not receive any of the money charged for using a credit card or electronic check.

You may use this service to make a partial payment on your bill, but you will be charged a separate fee each time.

How to pay
There are two easy ways to use your credit/debit card or electronic check to pay your energy bill:

Online
If this is your first time paying online with a credit card or check, here are step-by-step instructions to make it easy for you. Note that you will still have the option to cancel the payment after you enter your credit card information.

• Click here to go to the payment site.
• Enter information for your service address in the designated fields. Required fields are marked with a red triangle.
• You must enter all seven digits of your Dakota Electric account number. The account number is located at the top of your electric bill.
• Enter your credit card or checking account information.
• Enter the amount you wish to pay.
• Click on Complete Payment to see the amount that will be charged to your credit card or checking account, including the convenience fee.
• The page that appears will show your energy payment, the convenience fee, and the total amount that will be charged to your credit/debit card or checking account. This page also gives you the option of accepting or canceling the transaction. This is your last chance to cancel.
• If you accept, you will receive a payment confirmation page listing your billing information and a confirmation number. Please note the confirmation number in case you have any questions later.

Security
Our online credit/debit card payment service uses 128-bit encryption, one of the industry’s most secure transaction environments.

By phone
You can also make credit card, debit card or electronic check payments by calling
1-888-935-4850. The same fee structure will apply (see above).

For more information
If you have other questions or need more information about paying your energy bill by credit/debit card or electronic check, please e-mail Customer Service or call 651-463-6212 Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Note: One-time credit card payments are accepted through QuikPay.

Credit card bill payment can be combined with Budget Billing, to average your bills so you don't have extreme seasonal highs and lows.