Electricity Prices by End-Use Sector
Nebraska, 1970-2004


The average price of electricity for each sector has not significantly changed from the 1980s and 1990s.  The industrial sector's average price was the lowest at 4 cents per kilowatthour, and the residential sector's average price was the highest at 7 cents.  The commercial sector's average price was 6 cents.  The average price for the state in 2004 was 6 cents per kilowatthour.



Year End-Use Sectors Annual
Average
Commercial Industrial Residential
1970 $0.0166 $0.0117 $0.0212 $0.0175
1971 $0.0174 $0.0122 $0.0223 $0.0183
1972 $0.0184 $0.0128 $0.0236 $0.0194
1973 $0.0184 $0.0135 $0.0225 $0.0191
1974 $0.0203 $0.0143 $0.0247 $0.0207
1975 $0.0238 $0.0169 $0.0278 $0.0235
1976 $0.0279 $0.0199 $0.0318 $0.0271
1977 $0.0305 $0.0206 $0.0348 $0.0293
1978 $0.0330 $0.0223 $0.0369 $0.0315
1979 $0.0356 $0.0241 $0.0393 $0.0336
1980 $0.0439 $0.0298 $0.0452 $0.0402
1981 $0.0480 $0.0330 $0.0515 $0.0453
1982 $0.0489 $0.0378 $0.0490 $0.0462
1983 $0.0569 $0.0400 $0.0611 $0.0545
1984 $0.0562 $0.0374 $0.0592 $0.0529
1985 $0.0573 $0.0392 $0.0591 $0.0536
1986 $0.0565 $0.0390 $0.0590 $0.0533
1987 $0.0561 $0.0387 $0.0598 $0.0534
1988 $0.0554 $0.0385 $0.0595 $0.0530
1989 $0.0578 $0.0421 $0.0616 $0.0554
1990 $0.0588 $0.0419 $0.0623 $0.0558
1991 $0.0575 $0.0416 $0.0610 $0.0548
1992 $0.0586 $0.0407 $0.0628 $0.0553
1993 $0.0590 $0.0404 $0.0626 $0.0555
1994 $0.0577 $0.0399 $0.0631 $0.0549
1995 $0.0562 $0.0385 $0.0638 $0.0540
1996 $0.0567 $0.0368 $0.0630 $0.0532
1997 $0.0560 $0.0362 $0.0639 $0.0530
1998 $0.0560 $0.0360 $0.0646 $0.0531
1999 $0.0562 $0.0358 $0.0653 $0.0532
2000 $0.0556 $0.0362 $0.0653 $0.0531
2001 $0.0566 $0.0377 $0.0651 $0.0540
2002 $0.0577 $0.0389 $0.0674 $0.0555
2003 $0.0582 $0.0418 $0.0687 $0.0565
2004 $0.0585 $0.0429 $0.0697 $0.0571

Sources:  State Energy Price and Expenditure Report.  Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC.  Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.


The table and graph were updated on August 22, 2007.  Typically, there are two years between updates.

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