Nebraska's Total Energy Expenditures by Fuel Type
Nebraska's total expenditures on energy increased 16.2 percent to $8,091.4 million (or $8.1 billion) from 2009 to 2010. The first table below shows that, in 2010, $4,620.5 million (or $4.6 billion) was spent on petroleum, $1,112.3 million (or $1.1 billion) was spent on natural gas, $366.3 million was spent on coal, $126.2 million was spent on renewable energy, and $71.7 million was spent on nuclear fuel. Ethanol and wood and waste make up the cost associated with renewable energy since there are no direct fuel costs for hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, photovoltaic, or solar thermal energy.
Expenditures on petroleum were over half (57.1 percent) of Nebraska's total expenditures on energy in 2010 with natural gas comprising the other major portion (13.8 percent). Four and five–tenths percent (4.5%) of Nebraska's expenditures were spent on coal, 1.6 percent was spent on renewable energy, and 0.9 percent was spent on nuclear fuel.
Petroleum is divided into ten fuels or categories of fuels, as shown in the second table below: motor gasoline (48.7 percent of petroleum), distillate fuel (40.8 percent), propane (5.1 percent), lubricants (2.2 percent), jet fuel (1.7 percent), asphalt and road oil (1.1 percent), other petroleum (0.13 percent), aviation gasoline (0.13 percent), kerosene (0.02 percent), and residual fuel (0.002 percent). Other petroleum includes 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.
Petroleum products are listed in the second table below to conserve space. The expenditures in both tables are in nominal dollars to provide a better comparison.
| Year | Primary Energy Resources | Total Primary Energy Expenditures |
Electric Utility Fuel |
Electricity Purchased by End Users |
Total Energy Expenditures |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | Natural Gas |
Nuclear Fuel | Petroleum | Ethanol | Wood and Waste |
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| 1970 | $9.8 | $104.1 | $0.0 | $405.7 | $0.0 | $0.3 | $519.8 | ($22.3) | $170.3 | $667.8 |
| 1971 | $10.9 | $115.7 | $0.0 | $417.3 | $0.0 | $0.3 | $544.2 | ($24.9) | $187.9 | $707.2 |
| 1972 | $13.6 | $130.7 | $0.0 | $450.6 | $0.0 | $0.5 | $595.5 | ($32.8) | $191.9 | $754.6 |
| 1973 | $16.0 | $134.4 | $1.1 | $519.2 | $0.0 | $0.6 | $671.3 | ($39.5) | $203.7 | $835.5 |
| 1974 | $19.6 | $150.9 | $7.0 | $703.8 | $0.0 | $0.6 | $881.9 | ($53.2) | $226.0 | $1,054.8 |
| 1975 | $28.4 | $184.3 | $11.0 | $777.5 | $0.0 | $0.7 | $1,001.8 | ($68.1) | $271.2 | $1,204.9 |
| 1976 | $51.4 | $200.6 | $12.9 | $900.3 | $0.0 | $0.8 | $1,165.9 | ($82.2) | $326.6 | $1,410.3 |
| 1977 | $63.7 | $236.1 | $16.0 | $964.3 | $0.0 | $0.9 | $1,281.0 | ($92.6) | $363.4 | $1,551.8 |
| 1978 | $70.7 | $227.2 | $16.6 | $1,041.7 | $0.0 | $1.0 | $1,357.2 | ($99.7) | $412.0 | $1,669.5 |
| 1979 | $93.8 | $291.2 | $27.5 | $1,291.9 | $0.0 | $1.2 | $1,705.7 | ($133.8) | $447.6 | $2,019.5 |
| 1980 | $119.3 | $354.1 | $27.7 | $1,566.2 | $0.0 | $3.0 | $2,070.3 | ($164.7) | $550.6 | $2,456.2 |
| 1981 | $118.9 | $395.7 | $36.3 | $1,691.6 | $3.4 | $3.3 | $2,252.6 | ($154.8) | $628.9 | $2,726.7 |
| 1982 | $117.4 | $499.6 | $66.2 | $1,645.5 | $7.9 | $3.9 | $2,348.4 | ($181.3) | $644.5 | $2,811.7 |
| 1983 | $130.5 | $542.5 | $41.1 | $1,597.0 | $14.2 | $3.5 | $2,343.0 | ($169.7) | $816.8 | $2,990.1 |
| 1984 | $163.3 | $567.2 | $35.5 | $1,532.8 | $15.5 | $4.3 | $2,334.1 | ($191.7) | $826.9 | $2,969.3 |
| 1985 | $135.8 | $523.7 | $28.7 | $1,540.7 | $15.3 | $4.3 | $2,263.8 | ($158.2) | $841.2 | $2,946.8 |
| 1986 | $118.3 | $408.4 | $51.7 | $1,237.9 | $11.9 | $3.1 | $1,843.3 | ($166.7) | $846.3 | $2,522.9 |
| 1987 | $114.1 | $383.6 | $57.1 | $1,336.7 | $15.5 | $2.5 | $1,924.9 | ($167.6) | $864.2 | $2,621.5 |
| 1988 | $121.6 | $439.0 | $45.9 | $1,358.6 | $15.7 | $2.7 | $1,999.3 | ($165.9) | $914.0 | $2,747.4 |
| 1989 | $111.9 | $436.5 | $55.6 | $1,480.9 | $22.9 | $3.1 | $2,133.8 | ($167.5) | $972.0 | $2,938.4 |
| 1990 | $110.1 | $415.4 | $48.8 | $1,688.3 | $23.4 | $5.0 | $2,314.4 | ($160.7) | $995.7 | $3,149.4 |
| 1991 | $117.7 | $438.8 | $52.2 | $1,600.1 | $27.4 | $5.0 | $2,268.6 | ($168.3) | $1,019.1 | $3,119.4 |
| 1992 | $110.2 | $419.0 | $52.6 | $1,580.5 | $31.1 | $4.9 | $2,229.4 | ($158.3) | $983.2 | $3,054.3 |
| 1993 | $130.2 | $512.4 | $45.7 | $1,569.6 | $25.4 | $4.1 | $2,287.4 | ($172.1) | $1,038.7 | $3,154.0 |
| 1994 | $128.4 | $509.2 | $48.1 | $1,618.2 | $17.4 | $3.8 | $2,325.2 | ($172.1) | $1,090.5 | $3,243.6 |
| 1995 | $138.8 | $506.6 | $53.5 | $1,671.2 | $20.7 | $3.8 | $2,394.7 | ($189.5) | $1,127.9 | $3,333.1 |
| 1996 | $132.6 | $545.0 | $63.4 | $2,022.1 | $14.6 | $6.0 | $2,783.7 | ($194.4) | $1,143.1 | $3,732.4 |
| 1997 | $119.8 | $612.9 | $62.7 | $1,935.8 | $16.0 | $4.8 | $2,752.0 | ($181.0) | $1,196.3 | $3,767.3 |
| 1998 | $126.2 | $517.5 | $53.1 | $1,732.6 | $14.3 | $3.0 | $2,447.5 | ($184.0) | $1,227.3 | $3,490.8 |
| 1999 | $117.0 | $487.4 | $63.1 | $1,869.1 | $17.8 | $3.1 | $2,558.3 | ($184.5) | $1,211.8 | $3,585.6 |
| 2000 | $122.8 | $673.4 | $55.1 | $2,384.5 | $33.2 | $4.8 | $3,273.9 | ($196.3) | $1,291.8 | $4,369.3 |
| 2001 | $134.2 | $868.7 | $40.3 | $2,218.0 | $26.6 | $5.0 | $3,292.7 | ($184.0) | $1,333.2 | $4,441.9 |
| 2002 | $131.2 | $607.5 | $46.3 | $2,131.1 | $31.5 | $5.6 | $2,953.2 | ($190.3) | $1,423.6 | $4,186.5 |
| 2003 | $140.3 | $775.6 | $36.1 | $2,455.4 | $38.6 | $6.7 | $3,452.8 | ($196.3) | $1,458.3 | $4,714.8 |
| 2004 | $151.5 | $858.4 | $46.8 | $3,033.2 | $43.4 | $7.5 | $4,140.9 | ($213.0) | $1,475.5 | $5,403.3 |
| 2005 | $166.7 | $1,073.5 | $39.2 | $3,822.1 | $27.0 | $7.5 | $5,136.1 | ($265.9) | $1,584.4 | $6,454.6 |
| 2006 | $191.5 | $1,180.0 | $44.4 | $4,391.9 | $30.3 | $8.5 | $5,846.6 | ($281.0) | $1,655.6 | $7,221.1 |
| 2007 | $200.5 | $1,327.1 | $53.2 | $4,872.4 | $60.7 | $11.2 | $6,525.7 | ($342.6) | $1,775.3 | $7,958.4 |
| 2008 | $222.6 | $1,565.8 | $47.1 | $5,542.3 | $118.9 | $13.8 | $7,510.5 | ($327.2) | $1,894.4 | $9,077.7 |
| 2009 | $338.0 | $1,119.4 | $54.4 | $3,704.3 | $86.5 | $11.0 | $5,313.6 | ($401.7) | $2,050.2 | $6,962.1 |
| 2010 | $366.3 | $1,112.3 | $71.7 | $4,620.5 | $113.7 | $12.5 | $6,297.1 | ($449.9) | $2,244.2 | $8,091.4 |
| Year | Primary Energy Resources | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum | ||||||||||
| Asphalt and Road Oil |
Aviation Gasoline |
Distillate Fuel |
Jet Fuel |
Kerosene | Lubricants | Motor Gasoline |
Other Petroleum1 |
Propane | Residual Fuel |
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| 1970 | $5.3 | $2.2 | $41.4 | $7.3 | $3.9 | $14.8 | $294.4 | $0.0 | $34.1 | $2.3 |
| 1971 | $6.1 | $2.2 | $43.9 | $7.8 | $4.7 | $14.2 | $303.0 | $0.9 | $32.5 | $2.0 |
| 1972 | $5.1 | $1.0 | $53.4 | $7.4 | $5.4 | $16.1 | $321.3 | $1.0 | $36.9 | $3.0 |
| 1973 | $5.1 | $2.0 | $69.4 | $8.5 | $6.7 | $17.5 | $352.8 | $1.4 | $52.9 | $2.9 |
| 1974 | $11.6 | $2.8 | $113.2 | $15.8 | $8.5 | $22.7 | $457.5 | $1.4 | $60.0 | $10.1 |
| 1975 | $10.3 | $2.5 | $117.9 | $19.3 | $8.2 | $22.3 | $516.3 | $1.4 | $68.0 | $11.2 |
| 1976 | $7.7 | $2.5 | $158.2 | $21.1 | $10.4 | $23.4 | $573.0 | $1.8 | $86.2 | $15.9 |
| 1977 | $15.0 | $3.7 | $185.6 | $26.2 | $10.2 | $16.4 | $606.3 | $1.7 | $87.2 | $11.9 |
| 1978 | $23.5 | $4.5 | $225.4 | $31.9 | $8.9 | $19.2 | $638.0 | $2.2 | $75.2 | $13.0 |
| 1979 | $14.0 | $5.2 | $317.5 | $42.3 | $1.4 | $27.0 | $796.6 | $2.6 | $75.4 | $9.8 |
| 1980 | $18.6 | $9.7 | $332.7 | $56.2 | $2.0 | $33.9 | $1,008.9 | $3.3 | $96.7 | $4.3 |
| 1981 | $24.5 | $11.7 | $362.4 | $60.9 | $3.7 | $40.7 | $1,091.6 | $6.8 | $87.6 | $1.7 |
| 1982 | $21.8 | $6.8 | $380.8 | $57.2 | $3.7 | $35.6 | $1,019.4 | $6.0 | $109.1 | $5.1 |
| 1983 | $21.5 | $6.3 | $459.0 | $53.9 | $3.3 | $36.7 | $890.1 | $5.9 | $117.4 | $2.9 |
| 1984 | $20.8 | $5.5 | $474.4 | $49.3 | $3.8 | $40.6 | $881.1 | $5.5 | $49.7 | $2.0 |
| 1985 | $15.8 | $4.9 | $470.8 | $45.9 | $3.2 | $37.8 | $886.1 | $5.6 | $68.9 | $1.7 |
| 1986 | $24.9 | $5.0 | $393.2 | $32.8 | $4.8 | $32.7 | $667.5 | $6.6 | $66.2 | $4.3 |
| 1987 | $31.7 | $3.4 | $442.6 | $32.9 | $3.0 | $32.2 | $696.4 | $6.7 | $83.4 | $4.2 |
| 1988 | $29.7 | $3.6 | $462.0 | $34.2 | $2.1 | $33.5 | $689.7 | $6.1 | $92.3 | $5.6 |
| 1989 | $23.2 | $3.9 | $473.6 | $37.1 | $0.7 | $34.0 | $791.7 | $8.9 | $103.0 | $4.8 |
| 1990 | $29.0 | $3.9 | $562.3 | $50.0 | $1.9 | $35.3 | $896.8 | $7.4 | $98.2 | $3.6 |
| 1991 | $29.9 | $3.7 | $542.6 | $33.1 | $0.7 | $36.3 | $854.6 | $2.4 | $94.4 | $2.5 |
| 1992 | $15.6 | $3.5 | $566.7 | $30.7 | $0.7 | $40.4 | $826.5 | $3.8 | $90.2 | $2.3 |
| 1993 | $15.5 | $3.0 | $563.8 | $27.8 | $0.8 | $42.5 | $834.2 | $3.2 | $74.9 | $3.9 |
| 1994 | $19.9 | $3.0 | $582.3 | $28.1 | $0.7 | $44.8 | $852.0 | $4.2 | $80.4 | $2.8 |
| 1995 | $20.2 | $3.2 | $587.1 | $22.7 | $0.5 | $44.7 | $907.3 | $4.0 | $79.6 | $1.8 |
| 1996 | $36.7 | $3.5 | $774.9 | $27.9 | $0.7 | $44.9 | $1,003.1 | $3.6 | $123.8 | $3.1 |
| 1997 | $33.0 | $4.2 | $741.5 | $28.0 | $0.8 | $42.5 | $979.0 | $3.4 | $101.5 | $1.8 |
| 1998 | $28.6 | $2.6 | $689.6 | $21.4 | $0.6 | $47.2 | $853.0 | $2.7 | $85.1 | $1.9 |
| 1999 | $38.7 | $3.2 | $733.0 | $36.2 | $0.3 | $41.9 | $913.2 | $2.5 | $99.0 | $1.3 |
| 2000 | $29.5 | $3.5 | $853.2 | $47.2 | $0.8 | $44.3 | $1,253.8 | $2.3 | $146.6 | $3.5 |
| 2001 | $24.3 | $4.8 | $746.2 | $37.5 | $1.0 | $42.9 | $1,205.0 | $3.7 | $149.4 | $3.2 |
| 2002 | $23.0 | $5.0 | $681.4 | $47.1 | $0.3 | $48.5 | $1,150.5 | $3.0 | $169.7 | $2.6 |
| 2003 | $42.1 | $5.1 | $840.2 | $45.0 | $0.8 | $54.6 | $1,277.7 | $2.9 | $183.5 | $3.4 |
| 2004 | $41.2 | $4.3 | $1,138.3 | $45.7 | $1.3 | $61.3 | $1,536.5 | $3.2 | $194.3 | $7.3 |
| 2005 | $41.6 | $7.7 | $1,543.4 | $69.9 | $1.6 | $79.7 | $1,849.5 | $3.6 | $219.1 | $5.9 |
| 2006 | $54.4 | $9.0 | $1,778.6 | $88.4 | $0.9 | $93.3 | $2,114.8 | $5.4 | $243.4 | $3.8 |
| 2007 | $52.1 | $9.5 | $2,014.0 | $87.8 | $1.1 | $100.6 | $2,344.0 | $5.4 | $254.4 | $3.5 |
| 2008 | $50.3 | $9.1 | $2,451.1 | $113.6 | $0.6 | $101.2 | $2,511.7 | $6.9 | $291.9 | $5.9 |
| 2009 | $47.3 | $6.5 | $1,432.8 | $48.2 | $0.8 | $83.1 | $1,838.8 | $3.9 | $242.8 | $0.1 |
| 2010 | $50.9 | $6.0 | $1,887.0 | $78.5 | $0.7 | $102.0 | $2,252.0 | $6.1 | $237.3 | $0.1 |
Sources: State Energy Price and Expenditure Report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.
Notes: There are no direct fuel costs for hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, photovoltaic, or solar thermal energy. There is a discontinuity in this time series between 1988 and 1989 due to the expanded coverage of non–electric utility use of wood and waste beginning in 1989. Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding.
1 Other petroleum includes the subtotal of sixteen (16) petroleum products consumed in the industrial sector.
The table and graph were updated on January 22, 2013. Typically, there are one to two years between updates.