Buffalo County, Nebraska Electricity Rates & Statistics

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On average, Kearney's residential electricity rate is 10.40 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately, 28.10% less than the average nationwide electricity rate of 14.46 cents. Kearney produces 0.08% of the electricity needed in the city and must import power from neighboring cities and counties or rural area power plants. Nebraska Public Power District is the largest electricity provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold.

Kearney's top fuel source consumed for electricity production is Conventional Hydroelectric. The city produces 424 megawatt hours from this fuel source. Electricity use in the city results in the release of 286,967,957.68 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which is the 5th highest in Nebraska out of 590 cities. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per citizen CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 8,492.69 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 585th highest polluting city in Nebraska when calculating by CO2 emissions per capita. Kearney has the 5th highest number of electricity generation plants of any city in the state, with one total power plant.

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On average, Gibbon's residential electricity rate is 10.40 cents per kilowatt hour, which is, fortunately, 28.10% less than the average nationwide electricity rate of 14.46 cents. The largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Nebraska Public Power District. The state average monthly residential power bill is $109.31, while the Gibbon average is 7.80% below at $100.79 per month. This ranks the city 47th in the state for average monthly bill total.

Gibbon has zero electricity plants within its borders. The city is the 65th highest ranked city in the state out of 590 when it comes to total pollution due to electricity consumption, with the city releasing 15,961,268.83 kilograms of CO2 emissions. Averaging 8,499.08 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, the city ranks 30th worst in Nebraska for emissions per capita from electricity consumption.