Nebraska's Total Energy Consumption by
Fuel Type and by Sector

Nebraska used 654.9 trillion British thermal units (Btu) in 2005, 0.6 percent more than the 651.0 trillion Btu used in 2004.  Total energy consumption is consumption of primary resources and end-use energy.  Unless otherwise noted, total energy consumption refers to total primary energy consumption adjusted for net interstate sales of electricity.  Net interstate sales represent the difference between the energy in electricity sold, including the associated losses, and the energy input at electric utilities in Nebraska.

In 2005, 690.8 trillion Btu of primary energy resources were consumed, a decrease of 1.7 percent from 2004.  Primary resource consumption is shown in the tables below for each sector and each fuel.  Primary resource consumption includes energy used in the generation of electricity whether that electricity is used in Nebraska or not.

Total end-use consumption is shown in the tables below for each sector and each fuel.  End-use energy consumption refers to the energy content of electricity and other fuels at the point of use by consumers.  In other words, consumption excludes energy used in the generation of electricity whether that electricity is used in Nebraska or not (the electric power sector's consumption).

Other petroleum products include sixteen (16) separate products, all of which are assigned to the industrial sector.  The sixteen products are:  aviation gasoline blending components; crude oil; motor gasoline blending components; natural gasoline, including isopentane; pentanes plus; petrochemical feedstocks, naphtha; petrochemical feedstocks, other oils; petrochemical feedstocks, still gas; petroleum coke; plant condensate; special naphthas; still gas; unfinished oils; unfractionated streams; waxes; and miscellaneous.  Miscellaneous products vary from inexpensive (absorption oils similar to kerosene) to very expensive (hydraulic fluids) products.  The greater part of the miscellaneous product line consists of finished petrochemicals, especially the aromatic hydrocarbons:  benzene, toluene, and the xylenes.

Additional information is available for the residential sector, the commercial sector, the industrial sector, the transportation sector, and the electric utility sector and several individual fuels:  coal, diesel fuel, electricity, ethanol-blended fuel, motor gasoline, natural gas, petroleum by product, and petroleum by sector.  Information for the total state consumption by end-use sectors and by fuel type is also available.

Nebraska's Total Energy Consumption by Fuel Type and by Sector
2003, 2004, and 2005
[Trillion British Thermal Units (Btu)]

Sectors

Commercial¹

Industrial²

Residential³

Transportation⁴

-

    Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Energy

Sectors

Commercial¹

Industrial²

Residential³

Transportation⁴

Sectors

Commercial¹

Industrial²

Residential³

Transportation⁴

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

Notes:  A hyphen (-) indicates not applicable.  Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding.
¹ Commercial Sector:  An asterisk (*) indicates a Btu value less than 0.05 and a physical unit value less than 0.5.  Hydroelectric Power is conventional hydroelectricity and does not include pumped-storage hydroelectricity.  Natural Gas includes supplemental gaseous fuels.  Electrical System Energy Losses are incurred in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity plus plant use and unaccounted-for electrical system energy losses.  Small amounts of solar thermal and photovoltaic energy consumed in the commercial sector cannot be separately identified and are included in residential consumption.
² Industrial Sector:  An asterisk (*) indicates a Btu value less than 0.05 and a physical unit value less than 0.5.  Hydroelectric Power is conventional hydroelectricity and does not include pumped-storage hydroelectricity.  Natural Gas includes supplemental gaseous fuels.  Other Petroleum is the subtotal of 16 petroleum products.  Other is geothermal, wind, photovoltaic, and solar thermal energy.  Electrical System Energy Losses are incurred in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity plus plant use and unaccounted-for electrical system energy losses.
³ Residential Sector:  An asterisk (*) indicates a Btu value less than 0.05 and a physical unit value less than 0.5.  Natural Gas includes supplemental gaseous fuels.  Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Energy includes small amounts of solar thermal and photovoltaic energy consumed by the commercial sector that cannot be separately identified.  Electrical System Energy Losses are incurred in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity plus plant use and unaccounted-for electrical system energy losses.
⁴ Transportation Sector:  An asterisk (*) indicates a Btu value less than 0.05 and a physical unit value less than 0.5.  Natural Gas includes supplemental gaseous fuels.  Transportation use of natural gas is gas consumed in the operation of pipelines, primarily in compressors, and, since 1990, is also gas consumed as vehicle fuel.  Ethanol blended into motor gasoline, which is accounted for under Motor Gasoline, is shown separately here to display the use of renewable energy by the transportation sector and is included only once in the total.  Electrical System Energy Losses are incurred in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity plus plant use and unaccounted-for electrical system energy losses.
⁵ Electric Power Sector:  An asterisk (*) indicates a Btu value less than +0.05 and greater than -0.05 and a physical unit value less than +0.5 and greater than -0.5.  Natural Gas includes supplemental gaseous fuels.  Heavy Oil, prior to 1980, is based on oil used in steam plants.  Since 1980, Heavy Oil includes fuel oil nos. 4, 5, and 6 and residual fuel oils.  Light Oil, prior to 1980, is based on oil used in internal combustion and gas turbine engine plants.  Since 1980, light oil includes fuel oil nos. 1 and 2, kerosene, and jet fuel.  Hydroelectric Power is conventional hydroelectricity and pumped-storage hydroelectricity.  Pumped-storage hydroelectricity cannot be separately identified, from 1960 through 1989.  Other is electricity generated for distribution from wind, photovoltaic, and solar thermal energy.  The total, if applicable, from 1989, includes net imports of electricity generated from nonrenewable energy sources not shown in other columns.  Electricity Net Imports is electricity traded with Canada and Mexico.
⁶ LPG stands for liquefied petroleum gases.

These tables were updated on June 24, 2008.  Typically, there are two years between updates.

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