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Electricity prices in Nebraska

What homes in Nebraska pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
12.9¢ a kWh
Up 7.4% on a year ago
Average bill
$123 a month
Up 5.5% on a year ago
Average use
954 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
49 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Nebraska homes paid 12.9¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Nebraska vs the US

NebraskaUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202612.9¢18.0¢
Price in July 202613.8¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$123$156
Bill in July 2026$172$212
Average monthly use954 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+7.4%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+19%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Nebraska

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 75% of homes in Nebraska; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Omaha Public Power DistrictPublic power district13.9¢+7.1%$125376,414
Lincoln Electric SystemMunicipal11.7¢+7.0%$96138,814
Nebraska Public Power DistrictPublic power district12.8¢+11%$11974,674
City of Grand IslandMunicipal10.5¢+1.9%$8922,458
Norris Public Power DistrictPublic power district9.8¢+2.5%$14819,664
Loup River Public Power DistrictPublic power district11.4¢+6.3%$13916,639
Dawson Power DistrictPublic power district11.8¢+3.9%$14716,198
Southern Public Power DistrictPublic power district9.4¢+2.8%$12315,370
City of FremontMunicipal12.8¢+6.8%$11114,223
City of HastingsMunicipal11.7¢-0.2%$9211,807

Heating fuels in Nebraska: heating oil, propane.