Douglas County, NE: Electricity Rates, Providers & More

Douglas County, Nebraska Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Douglas County, NE is $114.18
  • The average electricity rate in Douglas County, NE is 12.61¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Douglas County, NE

The average residential electric bill in Douglas County, NE is $114.18 per month. Douglas County, NE is the 6th most expensive county in Nebraska for electricity.

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Douglas County, Nebraska Electricity Overview

Douglas County ranks 457th out of 3221 counties in the US for total production of electricity from non-renewable fuels, with 1,068,199.36 of the county's 1,129,492.02 megawatt hours coming from those fuel sources.

With 586,327 residents living within the county and 1,129,492.02 megawatt hours produced per year, Douglas County has a megawatt hour per capita production of 1.93 megawatt hours. This is the 1422nd largest megawatt hour per capita amount in the United States.

Douglas County is ranked as the 60th largest consumer of electricity out of 3221 counties in the country with over 10,600,000 megawatt hours being consumed by consumers for their electricity needs.

Douglas County consumes 842.47% more megawatt hours than it generates.

Douglas County comes in as the 31st worst pollution level due to electricity use in the United States, releasing 5,696,286,311.79 kilograms of CO2 gases.

Douglas County is 1170th in the US rankings for total megawatt hours produced from renewable energy, with 61,292.66 megawatt hours generated from sustainable sources.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    10,645,075 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    18.16 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    1,129,492 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    61,293 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    1,068,199 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    1.93 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    5,696,286,312 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    9,715.2 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Omaha

To see the most recent electricity rates and production changes for cities in Douglas County, select the city below. If you would like to get access to monthly historical data, please contact us directly by submitting a request.

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Omaha Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

13.28¢ per kWh

  • 8.63% higher than last month
  • 3.58% higher than November last year
  • 8.43% higher than the Nebraska average
  • 22.04% lower than the US average
  • 431st in the state out of 586 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 65 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 66 since November last year
  • 6,694th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,740 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,386 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

12.45¢ per kWh

  • 0.31% higher than last month
  • 4.16% higher than November last year
  • 6% higher than the Nebraska average
  • 24.52% lower than the US average
  • 435th in the state out of 586 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 15 since November last year
  • 5,234th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 123 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 80 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$69.76 per month

  • 27.12% lower than last month
  • 10.43% lower than November last year
  • 21.72% lower than the Nebraska average
  • 41% lower than the US average
  • 24th in the state out of 586 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 184 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 56 since November last year
  • 779th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 6,528 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 965 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$108.84 per month

  • 0.62% lower than last month
  • 1.62% lower than November last year
  • 1.58% lower than the Nebraska average
  • 23.48% lower than the US average
  • 189th in the state out of 586 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 4 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 13 since November last year
  • 4,201st in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 100 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,321 since November last year

Omaha, NE Electricity Overview

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Omaha's residents pay an average residential electricity rate of 12.45 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.10% above the average Nebraska rate of 11.84 cents, a potentially frustrating situation for citizens of the city. The city has seen a 31.96% drop in non-renewable fuel type usage in their electric production plants. Consumers in Omaha deal with 0.45 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 57.9 minutes.

Coming in as the worst ranked city out of 590 cities in Nebraska, Omaha emits 4,824,667,198.25 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. Averaging 9,944.77 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks 3rd highest in Nebraska for emissions per capita. Electricity producing plants in the city primarily use Coal, which accounts for 82.18% (or 888,202.51 megawatt hours) of the fuel types used for electricity production in the city. Other fuel types used include Natural Gas at 15.62% and Other Biomass Gas at 1.16%. There are 3 power producing plants in Omaha, which is the highest number of plants in a city in the state.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Omaha

Omaha residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.141/kWh$0.091/kWh$179.70/mo.$69.76/mo.
435th12.45¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Omaha
189th$108.84Average residential monthly electricity bill for Omaha Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Omaha, Nebraska

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Omaha Public Power DistrictBUNDLED12.60112.181,067,654.023,887,174489,921,000

Zips with electric coverage in Omaha, Nebraska include: 68104, 68116, 68022, 68134, 68135, 68164, 68107, 68144, 68137, 68111, 68154 and 22 other zip code(s).

Ralston, NE Electricity Overview

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Ralston's residents pay an average residential electricity rate of 12.45 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.10% above the average Nebraska rate of 11.84 cents, a potentially frustrating situation for citizens of the city. Omaha Public Power District is the largest electricity provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The city experiences an average of 0.45 electrical outages per consumer each year. These outages last for an average of 57.9 minutes. In comparison, the US average is 1.44 outages per customer and 123.49 minutes an outage.

Electricity consumption in Ralston has byproducts of 55,086,518.68 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 29th highest amount of any city in the state. This total equates to 8,536.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, ranking the city 358th highest in Nebraska for emissions per capita. The city is home to zero electricity producing plants.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Ralston

Ralston residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.141/kWh$0.091/kWh$179.70/mo.$69.76/mo.
435th12.45¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Ralston
189th$108.84Average residential monthly electricity bill for Ralston Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Ralston, Nebraska

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Omaha Public Power DistrictBUNDLED12.60112.183,887,174489,921,000

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Valley, NE Electricity Overview

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Valley's residents pay an average residential electricity rate of 12.45 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.10% above the average Nebraska rate of 11.84 cents, a potentially frustrating situation for citizens of the city. Omaha Public Power District is the largest electricity provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold. The city experiences an average of 0.45 electrical outages per consumer each year. These outages last for an average of 57.9 minutes. In comparison, the US average is 1.44 outages per customer and 123.49 minutes an outage.

Electricity consumption in Valley has byproducts of 25,456,066.75 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 49th highest amount of any city in the state. This total equates to 8,536.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, ranking the city 358th highest in Nebraska for emissions per capita. The city is home to zero electricity producing plants.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Valley

Valley residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.141/kWh$0.091/kWh$179.70/mo.$69.76/mo.
435th12.45¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Valley
189th$108.84Average residential monthly electricity bill for Valley Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Valley, Nebraska

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Omaha Public Power DistrictBUNDLED12.60112.183,887,174489,921,000

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Douglas County, Nebraska Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Douglas County, Nebraska

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Omaha NE Coal 1,056,495.0141,169,472,323.3541,106.944
Douglas County NE Landfill Gas 48,747130,800,342.261631.841
Missouri River Wastewater TreatmentOmaha City of (100.00%)
Omaha NE Other Biomass Gas 13,09117,758,739.131592.681
Omaha NE Distillate Fuel Oil 11,159114,108,070.1911,264.283

Douglas County, Nebraska Production Fuel Makeup

COAL
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
78.64%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
14.95%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
4.32%
OTHER BIOMASS GAS
Other Biomass Gas
1.11%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.99%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Douglas County is the 31st worst ranked county in the country when it comes to total pollution from electricity consumption, with the county releasing 5,696,286,311.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. Averaging 9,715.2 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the county ranks 346th worst for emissions per capita. Over 78.64% of electricity in Douglas County comes from generation using Coal. Natural Gas and Landfill Gas are the second and third most used fuels for electricity generation. Natural Gas is used to make 168,837.84 megawatt hours (14.95%) of electricity production and Landfill Gas makes up 48,747 megawatt hours (4.32%) of total production in the county. Douglas County has the 711th most power producing plants of any county in the nation, with 4 total power plants.

Douglas County, Nebraska Net Metering

Omaha Public Power District is the only provider we have covering Douglas County. Fortunately for residents they do offer net metering options, making personal solar power installs more economically attractive. Oftentimes net metering regulations are enacted at the state level, and Nebraska has restricted laws and regulations for consumers interested in purchasing solar panels.

Energy Loss

Energy loss in Douglas County is about 3.58% of the total electricity transmitted by the one company that reports energy loss. The nationwide average energy loss is 2.43%. This earned Douglas County a rank of 4th best in the state out of 93.

Power Companies in Douglas County, Nebraska

Providers In Each City in Douglas County:

  • Bennington, Nebraska:
    • Omaha Public Power District: 100.00%
  • Boys Town, Nebraska:
    • Omaha Public Power District: 100.00%
  • Omaha, Nebraska:
    • Omaha Public Power District: 100.00%
  • Ralston, Nebraska:
    • Omaha Public Power District: 100.00%
  • Valley, Nebraska:
    • Omaha Public Power District: 100.00%
  • Waterloo, Nebraska:
    • Omaha Public Power District: 100.00%

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

What electricity companies offer service in Douglas County, Nebraska?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Omaha Public Power District31,724

Which electricity company is the largest provider in Douglas County, Nebraska?

The largest electricity supplier in Douglas County, Nebraska by total revenue is Omaha Public Power District.

How many power plants are in Douglas County, Nebraska?

There are 4 active electricity plants in Douglas County, Nebraska

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Last Reviewed By: King Manalo
Published: 2025-06-04