Electricity Rates in Nebraska

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

Electricity Companies & Statistics in Nebraska

  • Population
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    1,963,692
  • Total Production
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    40,510,406 MWh / 20.63 MWh per capita
  • Total Consumption
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    33,330,582 MWh / 16.97 MWh per capita
  • Total Production from Renewable
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    13,915,039 MWh / 7.09 MWh per capita
  • CO2 Emissions from Consumption
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    17,358,929,986 kg / 8,839.95 kg per capita
  • Total Production from Non-Renewable
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    26,595,367 MWh / 13.54 MWh per capita
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Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Nebraska

Nebraska residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.125/kWh$0.092/kWh$151.89/mo.$82.01/mo.
3rd10.91¢Average residential price per kWh in the state of Nebraska
12th$111.68Average residential monthly electricity bill for Nebraska Residents

Nebraska Electricity Fuel Mix

MonthlyWe report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2022 and 2021 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.
AnnualAnnual data for 2021 will be finalized in the fall of 2022. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2022 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Nebraska's Electricity Prices and Usage

The average residential electricity rate in Nebraska in 2023 is 10.91 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 28.86% lower than the national average rate of 15.34 cents. Nebraska ranks as the 3rd best priced state in the nation using average electric rate. The state is home to over 150 electric companies, but residents are usually stuck with only one or two supplier options because Nebraska has a regulated electricity market. Customers in the state have 0.45 electrical outages on average per year, with outages lasting around 31.1 minutes on average. The national averages for outages and duration are 1.58 outages and 145.81 minutes. Power production facilities in the state generate 21.54% more electricity than the state consumes, meaning the excess electricity can be exported or stored for later use. The state generates 34.35% of their electricity using sustainable fuel sources, which ranks them 17th in the United States for ratio of renewable fuel sources to non-renewable sources. The state consumes over 33,300,000 megawatt hours to meet their electricity needs, ranking the state at 34th in the country for total electricity consumption.

Residential Electricity Providers in Nebraska

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)State Production (MWh)
Omaha Public Power DistrictBUNDLED11.64110.474,011,809466,841,0009,424,463.02
Lincoln Electric SystemBUNDLED9.7084.751,364,959132,445,072278,744
Nebraska Public Power DistrictBUNDLED10.25103.52882,04990,390,68614,869,147
Norris Public Power DistrictBUNDLED8.54145.17346,50229,585,000
Southern Public Power DistrictBUNDLED8.69124.81261,80122,759,539
Loup Power DistrictBUNDLED9.89133.49260,08725,716,000146,382
Dawson Public PowerBUNDLED11.22152.06259,22029,097,374
Grand Island UtilitiesBUNDLED9.7784.12226,98322,170,913498,560.34
Fremont UtilitiesBUNDLED11.47105.96151,16717,344,045490,737
Cornhusker PowerBUNDLED10.24160.03136,31013,959,913
149 providers total

Commercial Electricity Providers in Nebraska

ProviderService TypeCommercial Rate (¢)Commercial Average Bill ($)Commercial Sales (MWh)Commercial Revenues ($)State Production (MWh)
Omaha Public Power DistrictBUNDLED8.94570.413,797,945339,406,0009,424,463.02
Lincoln Electric SystemBUNDLED7.79547.921,481,764115,406,498278,744
Nebraska Public Power DistrictBUNDLED8.15395.481,126,60791,846,87814,869,147
Loup Power DistrictBUNDLED9.57440.89210,79120,171,000146,382
Grand Island UtilitiesBUNDLED10.01363.85198,77319,906,553498,560.34
Northeast Nebraska Public PowerBUNDLED6.781,042.52180,18212,210,000
South Sioux City UtilitiesBUNDLED8.251,123.97158,84013,110,000
Cedar-Knox Public Power DistrictBUNDLED6.831,095.67143,0749,769,000
North Platte Municipal Light and WaterBUNDLED9.61496.59130,51912,538,000
Hastings UtilitiesBUNDLED9.33375.73111,23110,378,887645,552.16
148 providers total

Power Plants in Nebraska

PlantCity/CountyPrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (KG)Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh)Toxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Gerald GentlemanNebraska Public Power District (100.00%)
Lincoln County Coal 7,537,5737,351,211,194.62975.28
Nebraska CityOmaha Public Power District (100.00%)
Otoe County Coal 7,276,272.017,182,939,542.32987.17
Cooper Nuclear StationNebraska Public Power District (100.00%)
Nemaha County Nuclear 5,623,588
North OmahaOmaha Public Power District (100.00%)
Omaha Coal 1,769,062.011,832,352,873.911,035.78
Grande Prairie Wind FarmBHE Renewables (100.00%)
Holt County Wind 1,523,509
Whelan Energy CenterNebraska City Utilities (3.10%)Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (24.79%)Heartland Consumers Power District (24.79%)Hastings Utilities (42.68%)Grand Island Utilities (4.65%)
Adams County Coal 1,500,951.991,843,480,428.181,228.21
Rattlesnake Creek Wind ProjectEnel Green Power (100.00%)
Dixon County Wind 1,122,281
Milligan 1 Wind FarmMilligan 1 Wind, LLC (100.00%)
Saline County Wind 1,100,636
SheldonNebraska Public Power District (100.00%)
Lancaster County Coal 1,044,8891,193,499,150.591,142.23
Plum Creek Wind Project (NE)Plum Creek Wind, LLC (100.00%)
Lincoln Wind 979,999
117 power plants total

Quick Facts

Nebraska is the 37th largest producer of electricity in the US, producing 40,510,406.33 megawatt hours.

Electricity consumption per person in Nebraska amounts to 16.97 megawatt hours per year.

More people call Nebraska home now than a year ago, as the state's population has risen by 0.11% during that time.

Omaha Public Power District is the largest provider in Nebraska when calculated by megawatt hours sold.

Nebraska produces 13.54 megawatt hours of electricity per person in the state from non-renewable electricity fuel sources. They are the 11th highest state in the nation for non-renewable generation per capita.

Nebraska is the 42nd largest producing state of solar energy.

CountyPopulationProvidersPlantsResidential Rate (¢)Residential Avg. Electric Bill
Adams County31,284358.87$124.16/mo
Antelope County6,3103510.21$141.42/mo
Arthur County472212.28$272.56/mo
Banner County605412.81$147.24/mo
Blaine County34619.78$198.22/mo
Boone County5,4133210.22$159.03/mo
Box Butte County10,821512.28$261.06/mo
Boyd County1,812310.80$126.20/mo
Brown County2,7522112.19$148.21/mo
Buffalo County49,8403211.14$149.48/mo
Burt County6,7053213.71$206.79/mo
Butler County8,3543110.12$144.80/mo
Cass County26,5463111.59$110.22/mo
Cedar County8,401428.13$118.81/mo
Chase County3,694511.70$127.80/mo
Cherry County5,5056111.64$198.75/mo
Cheyenne County9,5754113.99$134.52/mo
Clay County6,10448.89$145.02/mo
Colfax County10,608710.44$151.46/mo
Cuming County9,0353310.36$157.16/mo
Custer County10,625769.85$196.15/mo
Dakota County21,284319.16$123.28/mo
Dawes County8,383312.98$196.56/mo
Dawson County24,0314311.19$151.29/mo
Deuel County1,8784113.45$129.63/mo
Dixon County5,632338.91$125.60/mo
Dodge County37,2496312.28$152.89/mo
Douglas County578,7711411.64$110.47/mo
Dundy County1,90059.91$131.48/mo
Fillmore County5,5615110.50$187.15/mo
Franklin County2,914428.72$124.62/mo
Frontier County2,5124112.72$118.90/mo
Furnas County4,6556212.06$103.82/mo
Gage County21,706318.59$142.96/mo
Garden County1,726213.12$198.62/mo
Garfield County1,8893111.47$170.56/mo
Gosper County1,8112311.61$126.76/mo
Grant County718112.14$284.27/mo
Greeley County2,219419.96$177.44/mo
Hall County62,616428.85$120.15/mo
Hamilton County9,37658.82$127.25/mo
Harlan County3,2162111.76$104.26/mo
Hayes County891310.03$132.45/mo
Hitchcock County2,630411.34$126.49/mo
Holt County10,1754210.76$128.37/mo
Hooker County714310.22$213.84/mo
Howard County6,46139.05$180.19/mo
Jefferson County7,213419.44$141.71/mo
Johnson County5,2984111.71$110.10/mo
Kearney County6,63938.76$124.73/mo
Keith County8,3123111.07$142.13/mo
Keya Paha County9461112.34$145.03/mo
Kimball County3,5832214.23$136.18/mo
Knox County8,434329.87$126.29/mo
Lancaster County320,301398.83$129.97/mo
Lincoln County34,9065311.18$152.92/mo
Logan County86519.78$198.22/mo
Loup County66519.78$198.22/mo
Madison County35,5535110.02$143.84/mo
McPherson County475210.05$207.92/mo
Merrick County7,68768.90$129.66/mo
Morrill County4,595613.16$164.00/mo
Nance County3,389410.16$157.36/mo
Nemaha County7,0254211.62$110.55/mo
Nuckolls County4,12538.89$145.97/mo
Otoe County15,9164411.62$110.35/mo
Pawnee County2,564211.58$110.21/mo
Perkins County2,865311.14$143.61/mo
Phelps County8,97249.18$121.29/mo
Pierce County7,266619.53$133.07/mo
Platte County34,1233510.21$157.83/mo
Polk County5,223319.53$154.31/mo
Red Willow County10,7246112.56$115.42/mo
Richardson County7,8933211.57$109.65/mo
Rock County1,321112.34$145.03/mo
Saline County14,395638.62$143.93/mo
Sarpy County188,4641211.64$110.47/mo
Saunders County22,0084111.10$121.55/mo
Scotts Bluff County36,2298212.54$162.15/mo
Seward County17,605218.60$144.43/mo
Sheridan County5,150312.57$236.98/mo
Sherman County2,986311.07$178.32/mo
Sioux County1,081514.07$155.15/mo
Stanton County5,877410.12$158.06/mo
Thayer County5,053728.60$144.33/mo
Thomas County56219.78$198.22/mo
Thurston County6,8065112.25$182.30/mo
Valley County4,0312111.52$176.35/mo
Washington County20,6992111.92$123.31/mo
Wayne County9,590539.07$127.26/mo
Webster County3,442448.90$145.58/mo
Wheeler County735410.72$160.26/mo
York County14,1645110.44$184.80/mo

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

For every person in the state there are 8,839.95 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This adds up to total emissions of 17,358,929,985.66 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, making the state the 31st highest for total emissions in the US. Coal makes up 49.08% of the fuel sources used for electricity production in Nebraska. Other fuel types used include Wind at 30.90% and Nuclear at 13.88%. Nebraska has 117 power generation plants, which is the 31st most in the country and 12th most when considering facilities per person in the state.

COAL
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
49.08%
WIND
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
30.90%
NUCLEAR
Nuclear
Nuclear
13.88%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
3.03%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
2.54%
OTHER
Other
0.56%

Nebraska Net Metering

Of the 149 electricity suppliers in Nebraska, 62 of them report that they offer net metering. The state has highly restricted net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other types of electricity generation more realistic.

Energy Loss

There are 19 companies in Nebraska that reported energy loss, including Omaha Public Power District, Lincoln Electric System, and Nebraska Public Power District. Together, these 19 providers average a yearly energy loss of 3.28% of electricity generated. The national average for energy loss is 2.45%, which earns a rank of 25th best in the country for Nebraska in this category.

Solar Taxes And Rebates

Encouraging residents to consider installing solar panels can definitely be a challenge due to high installation costs. Governments can help ease costs by issuing rebates and tax breaks to their residents. Nebraska offers very limited state tax credits to citizens who purchase solar. The state has no all encompassing rebate program, but local rebates are available to many residents who wish to install private solar at their home. Fortunately, Nebraska offers a 100% tax exemption to homeowners who wish to purchase solar panels at their home. The state currently does not offer a sales tax exemption for the purchase of private solar panels, leaving citizens out in the cold for this one.

State Level Initiatives

Customers who are shopping for electricity options that are powered by renewable sources will have better luck if there are state level legislation that encourage green energy usage. Many states require renewable fuel sources to make up a percentage of the fuel used for electricity production. These stipulations are known as Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS). Nebraska, unfortunately, has no standards in place. In addition, there are currently no low income solar programs to assist low income families to install solar panels.

FAQ: Common Questions About Electricity in Nebraska

How much does electricity cost in Nebraska?

A good electricity rate in Nebraska would be anything below the state average of 10.91 cents per kilowatt hour. Anything below that amount would be better than most other rates in the state. Currently, the different rates in the state range from 3.82 cents per kilowatt hour up to 18.99 cents per kilowatt hour.

Where does Nebraska get its electricity?

Coal is the primary fuel source used for electricity production in Nebraska, making up 49.08% of production. Wind and Nuclear also make up 30.90% and 13.88% respectively.

What electricity company is the largest provider in Nebraska?

The largest electricity supplier in Nebraska by megawatt hours sold is Omaha Public Power District.

What is the average electric bill in Nebraska?

In 2023, Nebraska has an average electricity bill of $112.

Does Nebraska have a deregulated electricity market?

No, the state has a regulated market, where residents' electricity company options are usually determined by their location or state legislation.

What is the cheapest electricity company in Nebraska?

How many electric companies offer service in Nebraska?

Nebraska is home to 149 electricity providers offering service in the area.

How many power plants are located in Nebraska?

There are 117 electricity plants in Nebraska.

What electricity companies are in Nebraska?

Fernando García
Last Reviewed By: Fernando García
Published: 2022-09-24