Nebraska · Political Subdivision

Omaha Public Power District Electricity Rates

Average residential price, customers served and derived annual usage from EIA Form 861, 2024 release.

12.36¢
Avg residential price / kWh
362.9K
Residential customers
+7.3%
vs Nebraska average
$1,312
Implied avg annual bill

Omaha Public Power District charged an average of 12.36¢ per kWh to residential customers in 2024 - close to the Nebraska average and far below the US average.

Omaha Public Power District is political subdivision - a public utility district or authority created under state law rather than a city government. Its reported average residential price is close to the Nebraska customer-weighted average (+7.3%). Its customers used near the national residential norm at about 10,615 kWh a year each.

How this price compares

Ranked by price against the 25 utilities reporting residential rates in Nebraska, Omaha Public Power District comes 21st of 25. The state's range runs from Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist at 8.44¢ to High West Energy, Inc at 14.68¢, so where a household sits inside Nebraska depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.

Against the 14 other political subdivision utilities reporting in Nebraska, which averaged 10.22¢, Omaha Public Power District is above its own ownership class within the state (+20.9%).

All figures come from the 2024 release, so no comparison mixes vintages. The state figure is customer-weighted across 25 reporting utilities.

Where Omaha Public Power District sits among Nebraska utilities

2024 average residential price across the 25 utilities reporting a rate in Nebraska

12.36¢/kWh 17th affordability percentile More affordable than 17% of 24 other utilities

Omaha Public Power District

average residential price, equal-width bands

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Source EIA Form 861 · 2024

Omaha Public Power District average residential price against three benchmarks, 2024
BenchmarkPrice / kWhDifference
Omaha Public Power District 12.36¢ -
Nebraska (customer-weighted, 25 utilities) 11.52¢ +7.3%
United States average 16.48¢ -25.0%
Political Subdivision utilities nationally (52) 11.82¢ +4.6%

Rate against consumption: Nebraska utilities

Each dot is one of the 25 Nebraska utilities reporting both a residential price and residential sales in 2024, placed by its rank percentile within that group rather than its raw value, so one very large utility cannot flatten the rest. Bubble size follows customers served, rank-scaled so a utility with millions of customers cannot swamp the rest. Omaha Public Power District is highlighted. In Nebraska the cheapest rate belongs to Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist (8.44¢) while the smallest implied annual bill belongs to City of Grand Island - (NE) ($1,047) - a household's bill is price multiplied by consumption, so the two rankings are different lists. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 25 entities by Price rank percentile (100 = most expensive in state) (X) and Consumption rank percentile (100 = heaviest use) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Costly rate, heavy useCheaper rate, heavy useCostly rate, light useCheaper rate, light use -50050100150 -50050100150 Price rank percentile (100 = most expensive in state) Consumption rank percentile (100 = heaviest use)
Each dot is one of the 25 Nebraska utilities reporting both a residential price and residential sales in 2024, placed by its rank percentile within that group rather than its raw value, so one very large utility cannot flatten the rest. Bubble size follows customers served, rank-scaled so a utility with millions of customers cannot swamp the rest. Omaha Public Power District is highlighted. In Nebraska the cheapest rate belongs to Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist (8.44¢) while the smallest implied annual bill belongs to City of Grand Island - (NE) ($1,047) - a household's bill is price multiplied by consumption, so the two rankings are different lists.

Scale and consumption

Omaha Public Power District reported 362.9K residential customers, ranking 1st of 25 utilities in Nebraska by customers served and covering 47.9% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 10,615 kWh per customer per year - near the national residential norm, implying a typical annual bill near $1,312.

Within Nebraska the median reporting utility sells about 14,407 kWh per customer, so Omaha Public Power District customers use -26.3% against their own state's middle. Consumption this light usually tracks denser housing, gas heating or a milder service territory, which softens the bill impact of a high per-kWh price.

Every utility reporting in Nebraska

All 25 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Nebraska, largest first, with Omaha Public Power District marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.

Residential utilities in Nebraska, 2024, ranked by customers served
Utility Ownership Customers Avg ¢/kWh
Omaha Public Power District (this page) Political Subdivision 362.9K 12.36¢
Lincoln Electric System Municipal 134.9K 10.86¢
Nebraska Public Power District Political Subdivision 73.7K 10.63¢
City of Grand Island - (NE) Municipal 22.8K 10.93¢
Norris Public Power District Political Subdivision 18.4K 9.61¢
Loup River Public Power Dist Political Subdivision 16.3K 10.59¢
Dawson Power District Political Subdivision 16.1K 11.41¢
Southern Public Power District Political Subdivision 15.2K 9.21¢
City of Fremont - (NE) Municipal 14.1K 11.97¢
City of North Platte Municipal 11.9K 11.36¢
City of Hastings - (NE) Municipal 11.6K 11.32¢
Cornhusker Public Power Dist Political Subdivision 7.4K 10.84¢
Northeast Power Political Subdivision 6.8K 9.73¢
Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist Political Subdivision 6.1K 9.41¢
Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist Political Subdivision 5.6K 8.44¢
City of South Sioux City Municipal 5.2K 12.90¢
Butler Public Power District - (NE) Political Subdivision 4.8K 11.10¢
Custer Public Power District Political Subdivision 4.7K 12.71¢
Perennial Public Power Dist Political Subdivision 4.1K 9.74¢
City of Lexington - (NE) Municipal 3.8K 10.01¢
South Central Public Pwr Dist Political Subdivision 3.8K 9.54¢
Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE) Cooperative 2.4K 12.04¢
Southwest Public Power Dist Political Subdivision 2.2K 10.16¢
High West Energy, Inc Cooperative 1.8K 14.68¢
Highline Electric Assn Cooperative 752 14.15¢

For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Nebraska.

Common questions about Omaha Public Power District rates

How much does Omaha Public Power District charge per kWh?
Omaha Public Power District reported an average residential price of 12.36¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.
Is Omaha Public Power District expensive compared with the rest of Nebraska?
Its average residential price is close to the Nebraska customer-weighted average of 11.52¢ per kWh, a difference of +7.3%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 25 utilities reporting residential service in Nebraska.
What is the average electricity bill for Omaha Public Power District customers?
Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 10,615 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,312 a year, or about $109 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.
Who owns Omaha Public Power District?
EIA classifies Omaha Public Power District as Political Subdivision, a public utility district or authority created under state law rather than a city government. Nationally, Political Subdivision utilities averaged 11.82¢ per kWh in the 2024 release.

What this page does and does not tell you

  • An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
  • Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.

See our methodology, why energy prices vary and understanding rate structures.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional or financial advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Rates change and averages do not describe any individual account. Consult your utility or a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Every figure on RateWatt is rendered directly from official U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, no number is typed in by an editor. Average price, customers and sales are reported by EIA Form 861 (2024). Per-customer annual usage, the implied annual bill, the customer-weighted state average and every percentage difference are RateWatt's arithmetic on those reported columns. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2025.