In 2021, the average price for the state was 9 cents per kilowatthour. The industrial sector's average price was the lowest at 7 cents per kilowatthour, and the residential sector's average price was the highest at 11 cents. The commercial sector's average price was 9 cents.
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Nebraska Energy Statistics
Electricity Prices in Nebraska
by End–Use Sector
| Year | End–Use Sectors | Annual Average |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Industrial | Residential | ||
| 2021 | $0.0881 | $0.0727 | $0.1076 | $0.0885 |
| 2020 | $0.0890 | $0.0739 | $0.1081 | $0.0898 |
| 2019 | $0.0886 | $0.0766 | $0.1078 | $0.0909 |
| 2018 | $0.0884 | $0.0761 | $0.1071 | $0.0903 |
| 2017 | $0.0886 | $0.0767 | $0.1098 | $0.0908 |
| 2016 | $0.0881 | $0.0770 | $0.1085 | $0.0906 |
| 2015 | $0.0868 | $0.0760 | $0.1061 | $0.0891 |
| 2014 | $0.0874 | $0.0748 | $0.1041 | $0.0885 |
| 2013 | $0.0861 | $0.0745 | $0.1032 | $0.0875 |
| 2012 | $0.0839 | $0.0702 | $0.1005 | $0.0838 |
| 2011 | $0.0799 | $0.0644 | $0.0933 | $0.0789 |
| 2010 | $0.0764 | $0.0601 | $0.0895 | $0.0752 |
| Year | End–Use Sectors | Annual Average |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Industrial | Residential | ||
| 2009 | $0.0734 | $0.0576 | $0.0853 | $0.0721 |
| 2008 | $0.0669 | $0.0516 | $0.0788 | $0.0658 |
| 2007 | $0.0640 | $0.0478 | $0.0760 | $0.0629 |
| 2006 | $0.0620 | $0.0456 | $0.0742 | $0.0608 |
| 2005 | $0.0598 | $0.0443 | $0.0715 | $0.0588 |
| 2004 | $0.0585 | $0.0429 | $0.0697 | $0.0571 |
| 2003 | $0.0582 | $0.0418 | $0.0687 | $0.0565 |
| 2002 | $0.0577 | $0.0389 | $0.0674 | $0.0555 |
| 2001 | $0.0566 | $0.0377 | $0.0651 | $0.0540 |
| 2000 | $0.0556 | $0.0362 | $0.0653 | $0.0531 |
| 1999 | $0.0561 | $0.0358 | $0.0653 | $0.0532 |
| 1998 | $0.0560 | $0.0360 | $0.0646 | $0.0531 |
| 1997 | $0.0560 | $0.0362 | $0.0639 | $0.0530 |
| 1996 | $0.0567 | $0.0368 | $0.0630 | $0.0532 |
| 1995 | $0.0562 | $0.0385 | $0.0638 | $0.0540 |
| 1994 | $0.0577 | $0.0400 | $0.0631 | $0.0549 |
| 1993 | $0.0590 | $0.0404 | $0.0625 | $0.0555 |
| 1992 | $0.0586 | $0.0407 | $0.0628 | $0.0553 |
| 1991 | $0.0575 | $0.0416 | $0.0610 | $0.0548 |
| 1990 | $0.0588 | $0.0419 | $0.0623 | $0.0558 |
| Year | End–Use Sectors | Annual Average |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Industrial | Residential | ||
| 1989 | $0.0578 | $0.0421 | $0.0616 | $0.0554 |
| 1988 | $0.0554 | $0.0385 | $0.0595 | $0.0530 |
| 1987 | $0.0561 | $0.0387 | $0.0598 | $0.0534 |
| 1986 | $0.0565 | $0.0390 | $0.0590 | $0.0533 |
| 1985 | $0.0573 | $0.0392 | $0.0591 | $0.0536 |
| 1984 | $0.0561 | $0.0374 | $0.0593 | $0.0529 |
| 1983 | $0.0569 | $0.0400 | $0.0611 | $0.0545 |
| 1982 | $0.0489 | $0.0378 | $0.0490 | $0.0462 |
| 1981 | $0.0480 | $0.0330 | $0.0515 | $0.0453 |
| 1980 | $0.0439 | $0.0297 | $0.0452 | $0.0402 |
| 1979 | $0.0356 | $0.0241 | $0.0393 | $0.0336 |
| 1978 | $0.0330 | $0.0223 | $0.0369 | $0.0315 |
| 1977 | $0.0305 | $0.0206 | $0.0348 | $0.0293 |
| 1976 | $0.0279 | $0.0199 | $0.0318 | $0.0271 |
| 1975 | $0.0238 | $0.0169 | $0.0278 | $0.0235 |
| 1974 | $0.0203 | $0.0143 | $0.0247 | $0.0207 |
| 1973 | $0.0184 | $0.0135 | $0.0225 | $0.0191 |
| 1972 | $0.0183 | $0.0128 | $0.0236 | $0.0194 |
| 1971 | $0.0173 | $0.0122 | $0.0223 | $0.0183 |
| 1970 | $0.0166 | $0.0117 | $0.0212 | $0.0175 |
Sources: State Energy Price and Expenditure Report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.
The table and graph were updated on January 9, 2024.
Typically, there are one to two years between updates.