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Electricity Consumption in Nebraska by End–Use Sector

Electricity use in Nebraska increased to 29,849 million kilowatthours in 2010, an increase of 5 percent from 28,452 million kilowatthours in 2009. Each of the sectors used relatively one–third of the electricity consumed in Nebraska in 2010. The industrial sector used 34.2 percent, the residential sector used 33.9 percent, and the commercial sector used 31.9 percent.

Electricity Consumption by End–Use Sector
Nebraska, 1960 – 2010

(Million Kilowatthours)

Year End–Use Sectors Total
Commercial Industrial Residential
1960 1,269 889 1,907 4,065
1961 1,409 937 2,082 4,427
1962 1,589 979 2,221 4,790
1963 1,740 1,039 2,442 5,221
1964 1,870 1,094 2,607 5,571
1965 2,025 1,182 2,816 6,022
1966 1,996 1,252 2,850 6,098
1967 2,036 1,250 2,816 6,102
1968 2,549 1,743 3,099 7,391
1969 3,229 2,005 3,682 8,915
1970 3,505 2,145 4,107 9,757
1971 3,770 2,193 4,308 10,272
1972 3,746 2,102 4,081 9,929
1973 3,957 2,310 4,436 10,703
1974 3,833 2,606 4,512 10,951
1975 3,660 3,200 4,693 11,553
1976 3,817 3,542 4,722 12,081
1977 3,957 3,599 4,859 12,414
1978 3,964 3,784 5,347 13,095
1979 4,014 4,079 5,263 13,356
1980 4,068 4,155 5,521 13,744
1981 4,524 3,881 5,601 14,006
1982 4,665 3,462 5,845 13,972
1983 4,886 3,665 6,438 14,989
1984 5,643 3,725 6,268 15,636
1985 5,714 3,794 6,195 15,702
1986 5,798 3,757 6,325 15,880
1987 5,956 3,851 6,378 16,185
1988 6,342 4,104 6,813 17,259
1989 6,473 4,370 6,723 17,567
1990 6,451 4,618 6,800 17,868
1991 6,777 4,690 7,138 18,605
1992 6,470 4,752 6,561 17,784
1993 6,560 4,963 7,226 18,749
1994 7,149 5,345 7,379 19,873
1995 7,494 5,802 7,597 20,892
1996 7,563 6,193 7,741 21,497
1997 8,014 6,580 7,989 22,582
1998 8,069 6,916 8,160 23,145
1999 7,997 6,883 7,929 22,810
2000 8,727 7,276 8,346 24,349
2001 8,757 7,328 8,638 24,723
2002 9,142 7,563 8,956 25,661
2003 8,583 8,421 8,852 25,857
2004 8,501 8,618 8,757 25,876
2005 8,848 8,819 9,309 26,976
2006 9,006 8,977 9,294 27,276
2007 9,396 9,104 9,748 28,248
2008 9,438 9,624 9,749 28,811
2009 9,314 9,511 9,627 28,452
2010 9,532 10,210 10,107 29,849

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 graph were updated on April 22, 2013.
Typically, there are one to two years between updates.