Nebraska's Total Energy Expenditures by
End-Use Sector


Nebraska's total expenditures on energy increased 15 percent to $5,404.1 million (or $5.4 billion) from 2003 to 2004.  In 2004, the transportation sector spent $2,354.4 million (or $2.4 billion), the industrial sector spent $1,239.8 million (or $1.2 billion), the residential sector spent $1,043.7 million (or $1.0 billion), and the commercial sector spent $766.3 million.

Expenditures in the transportation sector were over a third (44 percent) of Nebraska's total expenditures on energy in 2004 while expenditures in the other three sectors were relatively equal portions of the remainder.  Residential sector expenditures comprised 19 percent, industrial sector expenditures comprised 23 percent, and the commercial sector expenditures comprised 14 percent of Nebraska's total energy expenditures.

The expenditures are in nominal dollars to provide a better comparison.


Total Energy Expenditures by End-Use Sector
Nebraska, 1970-2004


Total Energy Expenditures by End-Use Sector
Nebraska, 1970-2004

(Million Nominal Dollars)
Year End-Use Sectors Total Energy
Expenditures
Commercial Industrial Residential Transportation
1970 $89.9 $92.4 $167.6 $317.0 $666.9
1971 $100.4 $102.6 $178.6 $324.9 $706.5
1972 $103.1 $107.0 $189.4 $354.1 $753.6
1973 $110.2 $113.6 $200.6 $407.9 $832.2
1974 $125.4 $186.8 $214.3 $526.1 $1,052.6
1975 $143.2 $231.1 $249.6 $578.3 $1,202.2
1976 $180.1 $288.1 $286.4 $652.3 $1,406.9
1977 $204.0 $298.7 $323.9 $721.6 $1,548.2
1978 $211.8 $329.6 $344.5 $781.1 $1,667.0
1979 $254.6 $402.0 $377.7 $982.3 $2,016.6
1980 $298.7 $486.3 $435.8 $1,233.0 $2,453.7
1981 $367.7 $527.0 $496.5 $1,332.8 $2,724.0
1982 $407.3 $545.4 $561.7 $1,293.7 $2,808.1
1983 $487.9 $577.0 $689.5 $1,232.1 $2,986.5
1984 $544.1 $561.6 $655.0 $1,208.0 $2,968.7
1985 $535.9 $576.2 $647.4 $1,185.7 $2,945.3
1986 $488.3 $462.2 $596.1 $979.6 $2,526.2
1987 $482.1 $505.6 $583.5 $1,054.0 $2,625.3
1988 $518.3 $517.5 $631.8 $1,083.0 $2,750.5
1989 $534.0 $557.2 $661.8 $1,187.8 $2,940.8
1990 $544.5 $598.5 $654.4 $1,356.9 $3,154.3
1991 $563.8 $550.8 $685.2 $1,318.8 $3,118.6
1992 $535.8 $542.0 $650.4 $1,325.5 $3,053.7
1993 $550.3 $572.7 $727.8 $1,301.5 $3,152.3
1994 $592.8 $603.7 $723.1 $1,324.5 $3,244.1
1995 $591.6 $603.1 $737.3 $1,401.5 $3,333.6
1996 $629.6 $666.2 $783.3 $1,654.0 $3,733.1
1997 $631.4 $699.0 $824.8 $1,612.2 $3,767.6
1998 $591.0 $676.1 $779.7 $1,445.6 $3,492.4
1999 $579.5 $659.6 $770.7 $1,577.0 $3,586.8
2000 $681.1 $861.2 $890.6 $1,877.7 $4,310.6
2001 $739.9 $910.7 $1,040.6 $1,728.7 $4,420.0
2002 $694.2 $857.4 $944.8 $1,665.2 $4,161.7
2003 $725.0 $1,043.6 $1,021.6 $1,908.9 $4,699.1
2004 $766.3 $1,239.8 $1,043.7 $2,354.4 $5,404.1

Sources:  State Energy Price and Expenditure Report.  Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC.  Nebraska Energy Office.

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

The table and graph were updated on August 21, 2007.  Typically, there are two years between updates.

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