Electricity Purchased by Nebraska from
the Western Area Power Administration,
Total Cost, and Average Price
1979 - 2006


Nebraska bought 2,126,611,000 kilowatthours (2,126,611 megawatthours) at an average price of three cents per kilowatthour for a total cost of $55,214,913 in 2006.

In 2005, the Western Area Power Administration provided eight percent of Nebraska's electricity needs.  (The year 2005 is the most recent year that data is provided for consumption.)


Year
Kilowatthours (kWh)
Purchased

Total Cost
(Dollars)

Average Price
(Cents per kWh)

1979 2,423,228,000 $22,933,068 $0.0096
1980 2,582,247,000 $22,070,203 $0.0086
1981 2,603,731,000 $22,865,212 $0.0088
1982 2,233,519,000 $19,115,046 $0.0086
1983 2,659,724,000 $24,132,656 $0.0091
1984 2,321,477,000 $20,547,067 $0.0089
1985 2,477,032,000 $24,516,430 $0.0099
1986 2,237,948,000 $22,397,334 $0.0100
1987 2,313,112,000 $23,266,491 $0.0101
1988 2,169,880,000 $21,114,065 $0.0097
1989 2,152,859,000 $21,193,362 $0.0098
1990 2,062,051,000 $24,587,334 $0.0119
1991 2,110,110,000 $29,066,394 $0.0138
1992 2,096,373,000 $33,332,203 $0.0159
1993 2,166,067,000 $36,296,611 $0.0168
1994 2,384,147,000 $42,401,401 $0.0178
1995 2,345,139,000 $44,444,638 $0.0190
1996 2,502,693,000 $46,250,532 $0.0185
1997 2,814,536,000 $50,301,381 $0.0179
1998 2,548,095,000 $49,021,733 $0.0192
1999 2,412,061,000 $48,074,457 $0.0199
2000 2,380,403,000 $47,878,572 $0.0200
2001 2,210,075,000 $43,090,642 $0.0195
2002 2,268,925,000 $42,820,777 $0.0189
2003 2,056,636,000 $39,538,318 $0.0192
2004 2,077,079,000 $44,247,051 $0.0213
2005 2,060,717,000 $47,485,687 $0.0230
2006 2,126,611,000 $55,214,913 $0.0260

Sources:  Western Area Power Administration Annual Report.  Western Area Power Administration, Lakewood, CO.  Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.

Note:  Nebraska customers of the Western Area Power Administration in 2006 included 57 municipalities, 2 public utility districts, 8 state agencies, 1 power marketer, and 4 Native American tribes.


This table was updated on July 21, 2008.  Typically, there is one year between updates.

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