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City of Grand Island electricity rates

What homes pay City of Grand Island for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 22,460 homes in Nebraska. EIA lists it as City of Grand Island - (NE).

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Average price
10.5¢ a kWh
Up 2.4% on a year ago
Average bill
$89 a month
Up 0.4% on a year ago
Average use
853 kWh
A month. Nebraska 957 kWh
Price rank in Nebraska
8 of 10
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, City of Grand Island homes paid 10.5¢ a kWh, against 12.7¢ across Nebraska.

City of Grand Island vs Nebraska

City of Grand IslandNebraska
Average price, 12 months to August 202610.5¢12.7¢
Price in August 202610.3¢13.5¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$89$122
Bill in August 2026$130$155
Average monthly use853 kWh957 kWh
Price change, past year+2.4%+7.2%
Price change since 2019+11%+18%

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.

Up to and including August 2026