Irrigation Pumps in Nebraska by Fuel
2003


2003    Total Farms That Irrigate - 16,104
            Total Pumps - 74,519
  Fuel

Pumps

% of Total
  Electricity 33,720 45%
  Diesel Fuel 20,168 27%
  Natural Gas 11,781 16%
  LP Gas, Propane, and Butane 8,701 12%
  Gasoline and Gasohol 149 0.2%

Sources:  2003 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey, Table 20.  U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.


This table was updated on May 15, 2007.  Typically, there are five years between updates.

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