Energy Prices, Residential Sector, Nebraska
The residential sector consists of private households. Energy is consumed primarily for space heating, water heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, cooking, clothes drying, and lighting. Fuel used for motor vehicles by household members is included in the transportation sector.
Using an equivalent measure of million British thermal units (Btu), the graph below compares the prices of fuel. The prices are also in nominal dollars to provide a better comparison. In 2010, the highest price was for electricity with a price of $26.20, although kerosene was a close second–highest price with $25.05. Heating oil was at $19.38 per million Btu. Propane was at $18.47. Natural gas was $8.91. Since the residential sector's coal consumption was small enough to round to zero for the years 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009, and 2010, coal's price is shown as $0 for those years.
There are no direct fuel costs for hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, photovoltaic, or solar thermal energy, so no prices are reported.
| Year | Coal | Electricity | Heating Oil | Kerosene | Natural Gas | Propane | Annual Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | $1.08 | $6.21 | $1.19 | $1.39 | $0.84 | $1.75 | $1.83 |
| 1971 | $1.03 | $6.52 | $1.29 | $1.39 | $0.91 | $1.68 | $1.95 |
| 1972 | $1.10 | $6.92 | $1.30 | $1.40 | $0.98 | $1.78 | $1.99 |
| 1973 | $1.16 | $6.60 | $1.41 | $1.73 | $1.03 | $3.10 | $2.40 |
| 1974 | $1.52 | $7.22 | $2.43 | $2.63 | $1.13 | $3.33 | $2.68 |
| 1975 | $2.15 | $8.13 | $2.62 | $2.74 | $1.29 | $3.57 | $2.96 |
| 1976 | $2.22 | $9.32 | $2.86 | $3.04 | $1.37 | $4.18 | $3.31 |
| 1977 | $2.56 | $10.20 | $3.22 | $3.48 | $1.80 | $4.60 | $3.89 |
| 1978 | $3.42 | $10.81 | $3.30 | $3.69 | $1.97 | $3.87 | $4.27 |
| 1979 | $3.68 | $11.52 | $4.91 | $5.09 | $2.31 | $6.17 | $4.74 |
| 1980 | $3.60 | $13.22 | $6.85 | $7.55 | $2.78 | $6.82 | $5.81 |
| 1981 | $3.75 | $15.07 | $8.12 | $9.24 | $3.52 | $7.08 | $7.07 |
| 1982 | $4.26 | $14.34 | $7.84 | $9.24 | $4.24 | $7.66 | $7.12 |
| 1983 | $4.23 | $17.88 | $7.20 | $7.70 | $5.05 | $7.46 | $8.89 |
| 1984 | $4.09 | $17.35 | $6.89 | $7.89 | $5.18 | $7.18 | $8.75 |
| 1985 | $2.76 | $17.30 | $7.92 | $7.81 | $5.10 | $7.12 | $8.72 |
| 1986 | $2.40 | $17.27 | $4.88 | $6.29 | $4.62 | $5.34 | $8.52 |
| 1987 | $2.43 | $17.52 | $4.50 | $6.38 | $4.43 | $5.35 | $8.70 |
| 1988 | $2.49 | $17.42 | $4.27 | $6.26 | $4.53 | $5.48 | $8.64 |
| 1989 | $2.42 | $18.05 | $5.37 | $6.78 | $4.53 | $7.82 | $8.89 |
| 1990 | $2.42 | $18.25 | $6.74 | $8.28 | $4.68 | $7.79 | $9.33 |
| 1991 | $2.36 | $17.86 | $6.25 | $7.52 | $4.71 | $6.92 | $9.07 |
| 1992 | $2.39 | $18.38 | $5.51 | $7.13 | $4.92 | $6.65 | $9.30 |
| 1993 | $2.44 | $18.31 | $5.65 | $6.28 | $5.09 | $6.45 | $9.29 |
| 1994 | $2.47 | $18.48 | $5.56 | $6.00 | $5.09 | $6.43 | $9.61 |
| 1995 | $2.44 | $18.68 | $5.92 | $4.97 | $4.94 | $6.46 | $9.66 |
| 1996 | $2.35 | $18.44 | $6.91 | $6.00 | $4.84 | $8.12 | $9.36 |
| 1997 | $2.40 | $18.71 | $6.89 | $5.62 | $5.70 | $8.24 | $10.20 |
| 1998 | $2.43 | $18.92 | $5.79 | $4.31 | $5.12 | $6.08 | $10.18 |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $19.11 | $6.23 | $4.88 | $5.07 | $6.51 | $10.18 |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $19.13 | $9.02 | $9.18 | $6.40 | $9.44 | $11.21 |
| 2001 | $2.25 | $19.06 | $8.80 | $9.19 | $8.57 | $10.29 | $12.29 |
| 2002 | $2.41 | $19.73 | $7.88 | $8.45 | $6.13 | $8.49 | $11.27 |
| 2003 | $2.42 | $20.12 | $9.35 | $10.04 | $7.77 | $10.40 | $12.55 |
| 2004 | $2.47 | $20.41 | $11.08 | $11.15 | $8.97 | $11.99 | $13.64 |
| 2005 | $2.52 | $20.94 | $15.21 | $15.41 | $10.58 | $14.43 | $15.12 |
| 2006 | $3.00 | $21.72 | $17.39 | $19.59 | $11.16 | $15.98 | $16.01 |
| 2007 | $2.72 | $22.25 | $19.42 | $22.22 | $10.95 | $18.00 | $16.24 |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $23.06 | $23.76 | $23.36 | $10.99 | $20.95 | $16.75 |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $24.97 | $16.06 | $23.58 | $9.23 | $16.34 | $16.20 |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $26.20 | $19.38 | $25.05 | $8.91 | $18.47 | $16.99 |
Sources: State Energy Price and Expenditure Report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.
Note: The average column contains the average price of all residential sector energy sources for each year.
The table and graph were updated on January 22, 2013. Typically, there are one to two years between updates.