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Electricity prices in Nebraska

What homes in Nebraska pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
12.7¢ a kWh
Up 7.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$122 a month
Up 5.6% on a year ago
Average use
957 kWh
A month. US 875 kWh
Price rank
50 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Nebraska homes paid 12.7¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Nebraska vs the US

NebraskaUS
Average price, 12 months to August 202612.7¢18.0¢
Price in August 202613.5¢18.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$122$158
Bill in August 2026$155$209
Average monthly use957 kWh875 kWh
Price change, past year+7.2%+6.5%
Price change since 2019+18%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including August 2026

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including August 2026

Utilities in Nebraska

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 76% of homes in Nebraska; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Omaha Public Power DistrictPublic power district13.9¢+7.2%$126376,340
Lincoln Electric SystemMunicipal11.7¢+6.1%$96139,277
Nebraska Public Power DistrictPublic power district11.4¢+2.4%$10574,719
City of Grand IslandMunicipal10.5¢+2.4%$8922,460
Norris Public Power DistrictPublic power district9.7¢+2.5%$14819,657
Loup River Public Power DistrictPublic power district11.5¢+7.1%$14116,631
Dawson Power DistrictPublic power district11.8¢+4.4%$14816,205
Southern Public Power DistrictPublic power district9.4¢+3.1%$12415,371
City of FremontMunicipal12.9¢+7.0%$11314,234
City of HastingsMunicipal11.6¢-2.0%$9211,819

Heating fuels in Nebraska: heating oil, propane.