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Nebraska's Total Energy Consumption by
End–Use Sector

In 2010, the industrial sector consumed more than a third (42 percent) of Nebraska's total energy consumption. The other three end–use sectors comprised relatively equal portions of Nebraska's total energy consumption. Twenty–one (21) percent of the energy consumed in Nebraska was used in the transportation sector. The residential sector consumed 20 percent, and the commercial sector consumed 17 percent.

Between 2009 and 2010, the industrial sector's energy use increased 14.8 percent, the transportation sector's energy use increased 6.6 percent, the residential sector's energy use increased 3.0 percent, and the commercial sector's energy use increased 2.0 percent.

Total Energy Consumption by End–Use Sector
Nebraska, 1960 – 2010

[Trillion British Thermal Units (Btu)]

Year End–Use Sectors Total Energy
Consumption
Commercial Industrial Residential Transportation
1960 42.1 93.1 78.5 94.2 308.0
1961 43.5 94.4 80.6 96.6 315.1
1962 45.0 95.4 85.9 101.2 327.5
1963 46.4 95.8 84.6 108.3 335.1
1964 49.2 101.7 89.2 107.1 347.2
1965 52.2 98.6 95.7 102.1 348.7
1966 57.1 123.0 101.6 107.7 389.3
1967 68.7 98.5 101.6 116.4 385.2
1968 76.1 109.2 107.7 129.8 422.8
1969 88.8 116.5 118.3 132.4 456.0
1970 93.3 127.2 127.7 139.3 487.5
1971 96.6 127.8 129.0 142.8 496.2
1972 95.1 128.4 130.5 155.5 509.6
1973 89.9 146.6 122.3 163.5 522.2
1974 92.1 153.7 119.7 153.2 518.7
1975 89.6 160.7 125.6 149.9 525.8
1976 98.5 170.5 128.0 158.2 555.1
1977 98.1 164.9 125.9 168.4 557.2
1978 92.2 164.4 127.3 173.0 556.9
1979 95.3 169.3 124.7 156.1 545.4
1980 92.7 147.8 125.9 141.0 507.3
1981 94.5 132.2 119.4 131.8 477.9
1982 99.9 124.9 132.0 135.5 492.4
1983 100.8 123.9 134.1 144.3 503.1
1984 112.0 124.3 128.9 141.4 506.6
1985 108.4 122.5 128.1 141.1 500.1
1986 102.9 115.0 123.3 141.5 482.7
1987 102.0 126.5 119.4 148.0 495.9
1988 111.5 133.4 129.1 161.2 535.3
1989 112.8 135.8 132.1 153.4 534.1
1990 112.6 133.8 127.2 151.8 525.5
1991 118.7 133.1 134.8 148.3 534.9
1992 110.5 133.6 125.4 154.2 523.6
1993 111.8 149.7 139.2 151.3 552.0
1994 123.5 160.3 137.3 154.2 575.3
1995 126.8 173.3 139.7 163.7 603.5
1996 129.6 179.0 148.1 178.1 634.8
1997 128.6 191.8 146.4 181.1 647.9
1998 123.1 208.9 143.3 189.1 664.5
1999 120.5 199.5 140.3 194.4 654.6
2000 132.2 203.0 148.3 172.8 656.3
2001 130.2 206.3 154.2 162.6 653.3
2002 134.4 210.8 156.8 167.3 669.2
2003 128.4 221.3 152.5 171.0 673.1
2004 130.3 236.3 148.2 174.1 688.9
2005 131.7 239.0 154.5 173.2 698.4
2006 134.7 255.4 151.4 175.2 716.7
2007 142.6 283.8 161.7 178.3 766.3
2008 148.0 310.2 167.3 180.3 805.7
2009 141.0 306.9 160.6 170.9 779.4
2010 143.8 352.4 165.4 182.2 843.8

Sources: State Energy Data Report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Energy Office.

Note: Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding.

The table and graph were updated on January 22, 2013.
Typically, there are one to two years between updates.