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Omaha Public Power District electricity rates

What homes pay Omaha Public Power District for electricity, from EIA.

Public power district utility, 376,340 homes in Nebraska. EIA lists it as Omaha Public Power District.

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Average price
13.9¢ a kWh
Up 7.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$126 a month
Up 8.1% on a year ago
Average use
906 kWh
A month. Nebraska 957 kWh
Price rank in Nebraska
1 of 10
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Omaha Public Power District homes paid 13.9¢ a kWh, against 12.7¢ across Nebraska.

Omaha Public Power District vs Nebraska

Omaha Public Power DistrictNebraska
Average price, 12 months to August 202613.9¢12.7¢
Price in August 202614.4¢13.5¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$126$122
Bill in August 2026$176$155
Average monthly use906 kWh957 kWh
Price change, past year+7.2%+7.2%
Price change since 2019+23%+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