Douglas County, NE: Electricity Rates, Providers & More

Douglas County, Nebraska Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Douglas County, Nebraska Electricity Overview

Douglas County ranks 412th out of 3230 counties in the US for total production of electricity from non-renewable fuels, with 1,495,787.9 of the county's 1,555,275.99 megawatt hours coming from those fuel sources.

Within the previous year Douglas County has experienced a 16.40% reduction in coal usage, going from a previous total of 1,545,261.05 megawatt hours produced from using coal to 1,291,870.36 megawatt hours.

Douglas County averages 0.1 megawatt hours per person produced from renewable electricity sources, which is 31st highest in the state out of 93counties.

While the national average residential electricity rate is 16.12 cents per kilowatt hour, Douglas County's average is 24.30% below that at 12.20 cents per kilowatt hour.

Douglas County is ranked as the largest consuming county out of 93 counties in the state with 10,052,055.75 megawatt hours being used by customers who live there.

The average monthly residential electric expense in Douglas County is 1.42% lower than the state average monthly residential expense.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    10,052,056 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    17.14 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    1,555,276 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    59,488 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    1,495,788 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    2.65 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    5,743,687,042 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    9,796.05 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 April, 2024

12.27¢ per kWh

  • 3.38% lower than last month
  • 0.24% higher than April last year
  • 3.5% higher than the Nebraska average
  • 27.46% lower than the US average
  • 462nd in the state out of 586 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 35 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 33 since April last year
  • 4,420th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,824 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,696 since April last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

12.22¢ per kWh

  • 0.02% higher than last month
  • 4.14% higher than April last year
  • 6.22% higher than the Nebraska average
  • 24.18% lower than the US average
  • 487th in the state out of 586 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since April last year
  • 5,170th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 206 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 863 since April last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for April, 2024

$78.41 per month

  • 9.51% lower than last month
  • 0.57% lower than April last year
  • 12.49% lower than the Nebraska average
  • 30.45% lower than the US average
  • 199th in the state out of 586 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 99 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 30 since April last year
  • 2,677th in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 592 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,110 since April last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$109.52 per month

  • 0.03% lower than last month
  • 1.17% lower than April last year
  • 0.64% lower than the Nebraska average
  • 19.51% lower than the US average
  • 206th in the state out of 586 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since April last year
  • 5,952nd in the US out of 31,696 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 221 since April last year

Omaha, NE Electricity Overview

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Omaha's residents pay an average residential electricity rate of 12.22 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 6.22% above the average Nebraska rate of 11.51 cents, a potentially frustrating situation for citizens of the city. Residents in the city pay an average monthly residential electric bill of $109.52. This is 1.35% below the state average bill of $111.02. The largest supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold is Omaha Public Power District.

Coming in as the worst ranked city out of 590 cities in Nebraska, Omaha emits 4,896,847,940.85 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. Averaging 10,093.56 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the city ranks highest in Nebraska for emissions per capita. Electricity producing plants in the city primarily use Coal, which accounts for 85.75% (or 1,291,870.36 megawatt hours) of the fuel types used for electricity production in the city. Other fuel types used include Natural Gas at 12.79% and Distillate Fuel Oil at 0.74%. 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 April and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.140/kWh$0.091/kWh$179.70/mo.$71.70/mo.
487th12.22¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Omaha
206th$109.52Average 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 DistrictBUNDLED12.20109.441,494,027.993,867,560472,031,000
1 providers total

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 12.22 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 6.22% above the average Nebraska rate of 11.51 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 0.57 electrical outages per consumer each year. These outages last for an average of 63.8 minutes. In comparison, the US average is 1.45 outages per customer and 171.11 minutes an outage.

Electricity consumption in Ralston has byproducts of 53,549,164.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 29th highest amount of any city in the state. This total equates to 8,298.34 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, ranking the city 43rd 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 April and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.140/kWh$0.091/kWh$179.70/mo.$71.70/mo.
487th12.22¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Ralston
206th$109.52Average 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 DistrictBUNDLED12.20109.443,867,560472,031,000
1 providers total

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Valley, NE Electricity Overview

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Valley's residents pay an average residential electricity rate of 12.22 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 6.22% above the average Nebraska rate of 11.51 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 0.57 electrical outages per consumer each year. These outages last for an average of 63.8 minutes. In comparison, the US average is 1.45 outages per customer and 171.11 minutes an outage.

Electricity consumption in Valley has byproducts of 24,745,639.08 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 50th highest amount of any city in the state. This total equates to 8,298.34 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, ranking the city 516th 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 April and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.140/kWh$0.091/kWh$179.70/mo.$71.70/mo.
487th12.22¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Valley
206th$109.52Average 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 DistrictBUNDLED12.20109.443,867,560472,031,000
1 providers total

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Electricity Production in Douglas County, Nebraska

MonthlyWe report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2023 and 2022 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 2022 will be finalized in the fall of 2023. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2023 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.

Power Plants in Douglas County, Nebraska

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
North OmahaOmaha Public Power District (100.00%)
Omaha NE Coal 1,482,868.991,578,623,687.291,064.57
Elk City StationOmaha Public Power District (100.00%)
Douglas County NE Landfill Gas 48,74730,800,342.26631.84
Missouri River Wastewater TreatmentOmaha City of (100.00%)
Omaha NE Other Biomass Gas 12,5017,423,025.29593.79
Jones StreetOmaha Public Power District (100.00%)
Omaha NE Distillate Fuel Oil 11,15914,108,070.191,264.28
4 power plants total

Douglas County, Nebraska Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Douglas County is the 30th worst ranked county in the country when it comes to total pollution from electricity consumption, with the county releasing 5,743,687,041.5 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. Averaging 9,796.05 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen, the county ranks 337th worst for emissions per capita. Over 83.06% 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 192,758.54 megawatt hours (12.39%) of electricity production and Landfill Gas makes up 48,747 megawatt hours (3.13%) of total production in the county. Douglas County has the 618th most power producing plants of any county in the nation, with 4 total power plants.

COAL
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
Coal
83.06%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
12.39%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
3.13%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.72%
OTHER BIOMASS GAS
Other Biomass Gas
0.69%

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 3.54% of the total electricity transmitted by the one company that reports energy loss. The nationwide average energy loss is 2.87%. This earned Douglas County a rank of 2nd 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 District31,286

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: 2024-07-26