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City of Hastings electricity rates

What homes pay City of Hastings for electricity, from EIA.

Municipal utility, 11,819 homes in Nebraska. EIA lists it as City of Hastings - (NE).

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Average price
11.6¢ a kWh
Down 2.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$92 a month
Down 2.8% on a year ago
Average use
790 kWh
A month. Nebraska 957 kWh
Price rank in Nebraska
5 of 10
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, City of Hastings homes paid 11.6¢ a kWh, against 12.7¢ across Nebraska.

City of Hastings vs Nebraska

City of HastingsNebraska
Average price, 12 months to August 202611.6¢12.7¢
Price in August 202610.7¢13.5¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$92$122
Bill in August 2026$127$155
Average monthly use790 kWh957 kWh
Price change, past year-2.0%+7.2%
Price change since 2019+13%+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