Energy Consumption in Nebraska's Electric Power Sector
The electric power sector consists of facilities which generate electricity primarily for use by the public. Energy is used for the generation, distribution, and transmission of electric power.
Between 2008 and 2009, electric power sector energy use increased 4.0 percent to 353.2 trillion British thermal units (Btu). Petroleum use fell 39 percent although consumption of petroleum products comprised less than one percent of the sector's total consumption. Natural gas use decreased 54 percent and nuclear electric power use decreased 0.4 percent, while renewable energy use increased 41 percent and coal use increased 6.8 percent.
The principal fuels used at electric utilities are coal (69 percent) and nuclear electric power (28 percent). Natural gas, renewable energy, and petroleum make up the other three percent of fuels consumed.
In 2009, consumption of solar thermal and photovoltaic energy and geothermal energy in the electric power sector was comparatively small and rounded to zero. More information on solar energy, geothermal energy, and wind energy in Nebraska is available.
| Year | Coal | Natural Gas |
Nuclear Electric Power |
Petroleum | Renewable |
Electricity Net Imports |
Annual Total |
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| Distillate Fuel |
Petroleum Coke |
Residual Fuel |
Geothermal Energy |
Hydroelectric Power |
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Energy |
Wind | Wood and Waste |
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| 1960 | 6.335 | 32.057 | 0.000 | 0.373 | 0.000 | 0.601 | 0.000 | 10.314 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.522 | 0.000 | 50.200 |
| 1961 | 5.183 | 34.257 | 0.000 | 0.370 | 0.000 | 0.596 | 0.000 | 9.880 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.519 | 0.000 | 50.807 |
| 1962 | 9.518 | 33.473 | 0.000 | 0.496 | 0.000 | 0.800 | 0.000 | 10.293 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.387 | 0.000 | 54.967 |
| 1963 | 11.315 | 36.148 | 0.886 | 0.602 | 0.000 | 0.971 | 0.000 | 10.621 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.426 | 0.000 | 60.969 |
| 1964 | 12.242 | 37.285 | 1.082 | 0.354 | 0.000 | 0.570 | 0.000 | 10.485 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.305 | 0.000 | 62.322 |
| 1965 | 11.938 | 35.942 | –0.064 | 0.415 | 0.000 | 0.670 | 0.000 | 11.659 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 60.561 |
| 1966 | 10.215 | 39.345 | 0.000 | 0.295 | 0.000 | 0.476 | 0.000 | 12.104 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 62.435 |
| 1967 | 12.148 | 39.321 | 0.000 | 0.256 | 0.000 | 0.413 | 0.000 | 12.131 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 64.268 |
| 1968 | 13.035 | 48.471 | 0.000 | 0.306 | 0.000 | 0.494 | 0.000 | 13.039 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 75.345 |
| 1969 | 21.942 | 45.080 | 0.000 | 0.433 | 0.000 | 0.699 | 0.000 | 12.928 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 81.082 |
| 1970 | 24.050 | 48.022 | 0.000 | 0.734 | 0.000 | 1.181 | 0.000 | 14.381 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 88.368 |
| 1971 | 21.736 | 49.233 | 0.000 | 0.817 | 0.000 | 0.480 | 0.000 | 14.241 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 86.508 |
| 1972 | 28.283 | 48.367 | 0.000 | 1.631 | 0.000 | 1.100 | 0.000 | 14.239 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 93.620 |
| 1973 | 30.123 | 53.111 | 6.536 | 1.333 | 0.000 | 0.962 | 0.000 | 14.243 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 106.308 |
| 1974 | 26.103 | 47.224 | 44.596 | 1.465 | 0.000 | 3.122 | 0.000 | 13.509 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 136.019 |
| 1975 | 26.784 | 37.046 | 65.153 | 1.797 | 0.000 | 4.139 | 0.000 | 12.624 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 147.543 |
| 1976 | 41.906 | 19.049 | 64.335 | 1.630 | 0.000 | 6.284 | 0.000 | 13.240 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 146.445 |
| 1977 | 48.524 | 15.107 | 80.249 | 1.618 | 0.000 | 3.838 | 0.000 | 12.738 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 162.075 |
| 1978 | 48.698 | 12.433 | 84.522 | 1.970 | 0.000 | 5.839 | 0.000 | 12.303 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 165.765 |
| 1979 | 66.378 | 13.364 | 94.196 | 1.194 | 0.000 | 3.430 | 0.000 | 12.899 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 191.460 |
| 1980 | 88.436 | 11.257 | 63.082 | 0.501 | 0.000 | 1.105 | 0.000 | 13.875 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 178.256 |
| 1981 | 91.280 | 4.236 | 66.048 | 0.464 | 0.000 | 0.085 | 0.000 | 12.510 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 174.622 |
| 1982 | 90.105 | 1.525 | 96.917 | 0.768 | 0.000 | 0.002 | 0.000 | 12.672 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 201.989 |
| 1983 | 99.392 | 1.477 | 66.321 | 0.463 | 0.000 | 0.002 | 0.000 | 14.157 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 181.812 |
| 1984 | 116.897 | 1.390 | 62.676 | 0.240 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.037 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 195.240 |
| 1985 | 110.361 | 1.201 | 43.911 | 0.358 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 15.051 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 170.882 |
| 1986 | 103.602 | 1.628 | 81.009 | 0.293 | 0.000 | 0.330 | 0.000 | 17.528 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 204.390 |
| 1987 | 110.571 | 1.667 | 89.684 | 0.194 | 0.000 | 0.372 | 0.000 | 16.329 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 218.816 |
| 1988 | 133.503 | 1.919 | 72.391 | 0.374 | 0.000 | 0.479 | 0.000 | 13.940 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 222.605 |
| 1989 | 125.654 | 2.463 | 85.480 | 0.284 | 0.000 | 0.385 | 0.000 | 12.083 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 226.350 |
| 1990 | 137.458 | 3.534 | 79.485 | 0.178 | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.000 | 11.859 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 232.518 |
| 1991 | 145.630 | 3.454 | 84.372 | 0.158 | 0.000 | 0.021 | 0.000 | 10.902 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 244.537 |
| 1992 | 134.808 | 1.836 | 91.605 | 0.143 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.122 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.067 | 0.000 | 239.582 |
| 1993 | 159.266 | 1.851 | 71.481 | 0.247 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 10.326 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.059 | 0.000 | 243.230 |
| 1994 | 152.444 | 3.022 | 66.321 | 0.260 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 13.533 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.096 | 0.000 | 235.681 |
| 1995 | 172.736 | 3.081 | 78.650 | 0.357 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.706 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.168 | 0.000 | 269.697 |
| 1996 | 173.468 | 2.329 | 99.325 | 0.274 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 16.564 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.119 | 0.000 | 292.079 |
| 1997 | 185.618 | 2.710 | 97.267 | 0.416 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 17.080 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.160 | 0.002 | 303.255 |
| 1998 | 197.464 | 5.119 | 86.643 | 0.482 | 0.000 | 0.066 | 0.000 | 17.160 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.098 | –0.165 | 306.867 |
| 1999 | 190.768 | 4.626 | 105.452 | 0.380 | 0.000 | 0.028 | 0.000 | 17.579 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.107 | –0.142 | 318.797 |
| 2000 | 198.588 | 5.589 | 89.988 | 0.585 | 0.000 | 0.118 | 0.000 | 15.309 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.106 | 0.000 | 310.283 |
| 2001 | 216.431 | 4.382 | 91.127 | 0.359 | 0.000 | 0.003 | 0.000 | 11.616 | 0.000 | 0.027 | 0.107 | 0.000 | 324.052 |
| 2002 | 209.834 | 4.830 | 105.696 | 0.248 | 0.000 | 0.003 | 0.000 | 11.165 | 0.000 | 0.082 | 0.093 | 0.000 | 331.951 |
| 2003 | 219.374 | 4.577 | 83.336 | 0.590 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 10.037 | 0.000 | 0.391 | 0.429 | 0.008 | 318.746 |
| 2004 | 216.102 | 3.295 | 106.786 | 0.264 | 0.000 | 0.011 | 0.000 | 9.150 | 0.000 | 0.385 | 0.333 | –0.009 | 336.316 |
| 2005 | 220.762 | 8.046 | 91.856 | 0.257 | 0.000 | 0.119 | 0.000 | 8.714 | 0.000 | 0.966 | 0.475 | –0.014 | 331.181 |
| 2006 | 219.168 | 7.828 | 93.952 | 0.231 | 0.000 | 0.011 | 0.000 | 8.861 | 0.000 | 2.591 | 0.526 | –0.004 | 333.165 |
| 2007 | 208.672 | 11.079 | 115.770 | 0.312 | 0.000 | 0.143 | 0.000 | 3.434 | 0.000 | 2.143 | 0.615 | 0.031 | 342.199 |
| 2008 | 226.849 | 7.271 | 99.084 | 0.421 | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.000 | 3.414 | 0.000 | 2.111 | 0.600 | 0.000 | 339.756 |
| 2009 | 242.326 | 3.326 | 98.692 | 0.255 | 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.000 | 4.233 | 0.000 | 3.735 | 0.645 | 0.000 | 353.216 |
Sources: State Energy Data Report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.
Note: Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding.
The table and graphs were updated on December 1, 2011. Typically, there are one to two years between updates.