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Southern Public Power District electricity rates

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

Public power district utility, 15,371 homes in Nebraska. EIA lists it as Southern Public Power District.

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Average price
9.4¢ a kWh
Up 3.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$124 a month
Up 1.9% on a year ago
Average use
1,312 kWh
A month. Nebraska 957 kWh
Price rank in Nebraska
10 of 10
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Southern Public Power District homes paid 9.4¢ a kWh, against 12.7¢ across Nebraska.

Southern Public Power District vs Nebraska

Southern Public Power DistrictNebraska
Average price, 12 months to August 20269.4¢12.7¢
Price in August 202612.2¢13.5¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$124$122
Bill in August 2026$155$155
Average monthly use1,312 kWh957 kWh
Price change, past year+3.1%+7.2%
Price change since 2019+0.1%+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