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 2009 and 2010, electric power sector energy use increased 7.4 percent to 379.3 trillion British thermal units (Btu). Petroleum use increased 28 percent although consumption of petroleum products comprised less than 1 percent of the sector's total consumption. Renewable energy use more than doubled, natural gas use increased 19 percent, and nuclear electric power use increased 17 percent. Coal use fell 0.2 percent.
The principal fuels used at electric utilities are coal (64 percent) and nuclear electric power (30 percent). Renewable energy (5 percent), natural gas (1 percent), and petroleum (0.09 percent) make up the other 6 percent of fuels consumed.
In 2010, 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 |
| 2010 | 241.811 | 3.961 | 115.540 | 0.332 | 0.000 | 0.003 | 0.000 | 12.818 | 0.000 | 4.114 | 0.731 | 0.000 | 379.308 |
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 February 1, 2013. Typically, there are one to two years between updates.