State electricity profile · 2024
Nebraska Electricity
11.53¢/kWh is the residential rate in Nebraska, 30% below the US average. Commercial and industrial rates, plus the generation mix, are broken out below from EIA filings.
- 11.53¢/kWh
- Residential rate
- -30.0%
- vs US average
- 36%
- Renewable
- 905.4K
- Customers
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The verdict · 2024
Nebraska's residential electricity runs 11.53¢/kWh - 30% below the 16.48¢/kWh national average, cheaper than 94% of states, with 36% of its power from renewables.
Rate is the EIA state average across all 905.4K residential customers, a benchmark for comparing states, not the rate on any single bill. Source: EIA Form-861.
What Nebraska's Electricity Data Tells Us
Households in Nebraska are billed 11.53¢/kWh on average for residential power, per 2024 EIA data, across a base of 905.4K metered households, placing the state 30% below the national residential average of 16.48¢/kWh. Commercial customers pay 8.39¢/kWh with industrial power priced at 7.66¢/kWh, reflecting the cost differentials that come from voltage level, load factor, and contract length across EIA Form-861 survey respondents. Residential customers consumed 10.4M MWh over the year, generating about $1.2B in utility revenue, a useful yardstick for sizing local demand against the grid mix that serves it.
coal dominates Nebraska's generation mix, supplying 43.9% of in-state production, with wind providing 32.0% and nuclear supplying 16.4%. Across solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass, renewables account for 35.8% of electricity generated in Nebraska, a figure that matters because each renewable megawatt-hour displaces fuel costs that otherwise flow through to retail bills. A portfolio this clean typically carries lower marginal generation costs once capacity is built, though transmission upgrades can offset part of the saving.
Looking back across EIA records, residential prices in Nebraska moved from 10.84¢/kWh in 2016 to 11.53¢/kWh in 2024, a 6.4% shift over that window. Comparable-priced neighbors include Idaho, North Dakota, Louisiana, which gives a peer set for sanity-checking local quotes. For anyone negotiating a supplier contract, weighing an energy-efficiency upgrade, or modeling a household budget, the combination of current rate, multi-year trend, and generation mix offers a sturdier footing than any single data point on its own.
-30.0%
vs the US residential average
94%
of states have higher residential rates
36%
renewable share, above the US mix
905.4K
residential customers served
How Nebraska compares
Cents per kWh, EIA Form 861. Pick a benchmark above to compare Nebraska against the US average or a peer state.
Residential Price History
| Year | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.53¢/kWh | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 11.20¢/kWh | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 10.79¢/kWh | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.75¢/kWh | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.80¢/kWh | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.77¢/kWh | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 10.70¢/kWh | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.97¢/kWh | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.84¢/kWh | - |
Energy Generation Mix
How Nebraska generates its electricity. Renewable sources account for 35.8% of generation.
- Coal43.9%
- Windrenewable32.0%
- Nuclear16.4%
- Natural Gas3.7%
- Hydrorenewable3.2%
- Solarrenewable0.7%
- Petroleum0.1%
Market Overview
Residential Revenue
$1.2B
Commercial Revenue
$1.1B
Residential Sales
10.4M MWh
Residential Customers
905.4K
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Using Nebraska's numbers
This is the state average, use it as a benchmark, not a quote for your address.
- Nebraska sits 30% below the national average, see exactly where it lands among all 50 states. See the rankings
- Check the multi-year trend before you judge the rate, a low price rising fast can cost more over a decade than a steady one. Nebraska price trend
- Compare Nebraska side by side with the US average and peer states using the tool above, then estimate your own bill from your monthly kWh. Cost calculator
Figures are EIA state averages by sector. Your actual rate depends on your utility, plan, and usage, see our disclaimer.
Energy Guides
Understanding Electricity Rates
What ¢/kWh means and how your bill is calculated
Why Prices Vary by State
Generation mix, regulation, and geography
US Energy Sources Explained
How each fuel source powers the grid
Renewable vs Fossil Fuel Costs
LCOE comparison and the cost crossover
Cheapest States for Electricity
Which states pay the least and why
Primary source data for Nebraska
Every figure on this page traces to these official federal datasets.
- 📊 EIA State Energy Profile, Nebraska State energy database
- ⚡ EIA Electric Power Monthly Generation and price statistics
- 🌿 EPA eGRID Power-grid emissions database
- ☀️ NREL solar resource maps Solar potential by location
- 💨 NREL wind resource maps Wind potential by location
- ⚛️ NRC reactor data Nuclear operating status
- ⚡ FERC market data Transmission and market prices
- 🏛️ NARUC commissions State public utility commissions
- 📖 EIA energy mapping system Interactive federal energy map
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