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U.S. Energy Profile · As of 2025

Nebraska Electricity Rates, Providers & Generation

In Nebraska, the average residential electricity rate is 12.35¢ per kilowatt-hour, ranking 3rd nationally; the typical home spends $120 per month on electricity; 10% of generation comes from renewable sources.

Avg residential rate12.35¢3rd lowest in U.S.
Avg monthly bill$120
Renewable share10%-0.78% YoY
Annual generation136.0 TWh

Nebraska electricity overview

Production, consumption, and emissions for Nebraska based on the most recent reported year (2025).

Population
2,018,006
Total production
136.0 TWh 67.40 MWh per capita
Total consumption
37.6 TWh 18.64 MWh per capita
Production from renewables
13.3 TWh 9.8% of generation
Production from non-renewables
122.8 TWh

Nebraska electricity rates & bills

12.35¢Average residential rate3rd lowest of 51 states & DC
$120Average monthly billRegulated market

Average residential electricity rate in Nebraska, last 22 months.

Residential rate trend, Nebraska10.5¢13.9¢
SectorAvg rate (¢/kWh)
Residential12.35¢
Commercial8.78¢
Industrial8.00¢

How Nebraska generates electricity

Generation mix from in-state power plants over the most recent twelve months, by fuel category.

Generation mix for Nebraskafossil fuels: 14.9%coal, excluding waste coal: 13.6%subbituminous coal: 13.6%all coal products: 13.6%renewable: 9.7%all renewables: 8.7%onshore wind turbine: 8.4%wind: 8.4%nuclear: 5.1%Other: 3.5%10%renewable
Generation by fuel category (latest 12 months)Renewable: 9.5%10%Nuclear: 5.1%Fossil: 14.5%15%Other: 70.4%70%
  • Renewable
  • Nuclear
  • Fossil
  • Other
FuelShareGeneration
fossil fuels14.9%20.0 TWh
coal, excluding waste coal13.6%18.3 TWh
subbituminous coal13.6%18.3 TWh
all coal products13.6%18.3 TWh
renewable9.7%13.0 TWh
all renewables8.7%11.7 TWh
onshore wind turbine8.4%11.3 TWh
wind8.4%11.3 TWh
nuclear5.1%6.9 TWh
natural gas0.9%1.3 TWh
natural gas & other gases0.9%1.3 TWh
conventional hydroelectric0.9%1.3 TWh
estimated total solar photovoltaic0.2%320.0 GWh
estimated total solar0.2%320.0 GWh
solar photovoltaic0.2%256.3 GWh
solar0.2%256.3 GWh

Nebraska production fuel makeup

Share of in-state generation by fuel over the latest twelve months.

  • fossil fuels14.9%
  • coal, excluding waste coal13.6%
  • subbituminous coal13.6%
  • all coal products13.6%
  • renewable9.7%
  • all renewables8.7%
  • onshore wind turbine8.4%
  • wind8.4%
  • nuclear5.1%
  • natural gas0.9%
  • natural gas & other gases0.9%
  • conventional hydroelectric0.9%
  • estimated total solar photovoltaic0.2%
  • estimated total solar0.2%
  • solar photovoltaic0.2%
  • solar0.2%

Electric utilities in Nebraska

The 8 electric distribution utilities that serve Nebraska, by customers served. These are the companies that deliver power and handle outages.

UtilityParent companyCustomers servedOutage map
Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power—216,000—
Lincoln Electric System—150,000Outage map
Norris Public Power District—29,305Outage map
Dawson Power District—24,264Outage map
High West Energy, Inc—11,702Outage map
Midwest Electric Member Corp - (NE)—11,338Outage map
Perennial Public Power Dist—7,858Outage map
City of South Sioux City—5,000Outage map

Residential electricity providers in Nebraska

20 utilities and retail providers serving residential customers, ordered by customer count.

ProviderTypeCustomersAnnual salesAvg rateAvg bill
Omaha Public Power DistrictPolitical subdivision362,9183.9 TWh12.36¢—
Lincoln Electric SystemMunicipal134,9121.3 TWh10.86¢—
Nebraska Public Power DistrictPolitical subdivision73,650828.8 GWh10.63¢—
City of Grand Island - (NE)Municipal22,799218.3 GWh10.93¢—
Norris Public Power DistrictPolitical subdivision18,387335.0 GWh9.61¢—
Loup River Public Power DistPolitical subdivision16,292239.4 GWh10.59¢—
Dawson Power DistrictPolitical subdivision16,080245.3 GWh11.41¢—
Southern Public Power DistrictPolitical subdivision15,215236.3 GWh9.21¢—
City of Fremont - (NE)Municipal14,077144.5 GWh11.97¢—
City of North PlatteMunicipal11,906117.7 GWh11.36¢—
City of Hastings - (NE)Municipal11,611111.1 GWh11.32¢—
Cornhusker Public Power DistPolitical subdivision7,385127.3 GWh10.84¢—
Northeast PowerPolitical subdivision6,846109.8 GWh9.73¢—
Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr DistPolitical subdivision6,146105.4 GWh9.41¢—
Cedar-Knox Public Power DistPolitical subdivision5,55692.2 GWh8.44¢—
City of South Sioux CityMunicipal5,21748.8 GWh12.90¢—
Butler Public Power District - (NE)Political subdivision4,77465.7 GWh11.10¢—
Custer Public Power DistrictPolitical subdivision4,70774.2 GWh12.71¢—
Perennial Public Power DistPolitical subdivision4,14275.4 GWh9.74¢—
City of Lexington - (NE)Municipal3,81555.0 GWh10.01¢—

Commercial electricity providers in Nebraska

20 providers serving commercial customers, ordered by annual sales.

ProviderTypeCustomersAnnual salesAvg rateAvg bill
Omaha Public Power DistrictPolitical subdivision50,3706.4 TWh8.04¢—
Lincoln Electric SystemMunicipal17,9201.5 TWh8.53¢—
Nebraska Public Power DistrictPolitical subdivision19,6701.1 TWh8.36¢—
Southern Public Power DistrictPolitical subdivision2,852365.1 GWh5.06¢—
South Central Public Pwr DistPolitical subdivision1,361225.2 GWh4.64¢—
Loup River Public Power DistPolitical subdivision3,874213.7 GWh10.06¢—
City of Grand Island - (NE)Municipal4,532209.9 GWh10.51¢—
Northeast PowerPolitical subdivision1,003201.3 GWh7.20¢—
City of South Sioux CityMunicipal1,006182.9 GWh7.88¢—
Norris Public Power DistrictPolitical subdivision6,524154.3 GWh10.50¢—
WAPA-- Western Area Power AdministrationFederal12153.6 GWh2.74¢—
City of North PlatteMunicipal2,204133.7 GWh10.27¢—
Cedar-Knox Public Power DistPolitical subdivision774132.4 GWh6.99¢—
City of Hastings - (NE)Municipal2,352108.3 GWh10.20¢—
Cornhusker Public Power DistPolitical subdivision55781.4 GWh8.53¢—
Dawson Power DistrictPolitical subdivision1,52371.3 GWh10.45¢—
City of Fremont - (NE)Municipal1,97256.6 GWh10.76¢—
Custer Public Power DistrictPolitical subdivision1,27751.4 GWh12.51¢—
Southwest Public Power DistPolitical subdivision2,65951.1 GWh10.48¢—
City of Lexington - (NE)Municipal79043.4 GWh9.96¢—

Power plant map of Nebraska

120 power plants in Nebraska with known coordinates, plotted by location. Marker size reflects nameplate capacity; color shows primary fuel.

Power plant locations in NebraskaNebraska City · 1.4 GWGerald Gentleman · 1.4 GWCooper Nuclear Station · 801 MWNorth Omaha · 645 MWGrande Prairie Wind Farm · 400 MWCass County · 345 MWSarpy County · 338 MWWhelan Energy Center · 324 MWRattlesnake Creek Wind Project · 318 MWThunderhead Wind Energy LLC · 300 MWMilligan 1 Wind Farm · 300 MWHaystack Wind Project, LLC · 298 MWRokeby · 266 MWLittle Blue Wind Project, LLC · 251 MWBeatrice · 247 MWPlum Creek Wind Project (NE) · 230 MWSheldon · 229 MWTerry Bundy Generating Station · 216 MWPrairie Breeze · 207 MWUpstream Wind Energy LLC · 203 MWLon Wright · 172 MWSholes Wind Energy Center · 160 MWC W Burdick · 143 MWGavins Point · 132 MWJones Street · 130 MWPlatte · 110 MWCanaday · 109 MWCottonwood Wind Energy Center · 90 MWElkhorn Ridge Wind LLC · 81 MWLaredo Ridge Wind LLC · 80 MWBroken Bow Wind LLC · 80 MWSteele Flats Wind Project LLC · 79 MWPrairie Breeze II · 73 MWBroken Bow Wind II, LLC · 73 MWArcher Daniels Midland Columbus · 71 MWFlat Water Wind Farm LLC · 60 MWAinsworth Wind · 59 MWHallam · 57 MWHebron · 57 MWMcCook · 57 MWKingsley · 50 MWColumbus · 46 MWTPW Petersburg · 41 MWCrofton Bluffs Wind LLC · 40 MWNorth Denver · 39 MWPrairie Breeze III · 36 MWFalls City · 31 MWKimball Wind · 30 MWJ Street · 27 MWNorth Platte · 26 MWNebraska City # 1 · 26 MWJohnson 2 · 23 MWDon Henry · 22 MWWayne IC · 22 MWJeffrey · 22 MWJohnson 1 · 22 MWAuburn · 19 MWWahoo · 14 MWNebraska City # 2 · 14 MWOrd · 12 MWDavid City · 11 MWSouth 49th 013445 SCS Norfolk, LLC · 11 MWBroken Bow · 9 MWArcher Daniels Midland Lincoln · 8 MWMonroe (NE) · 8 MWWestern Sugar Coop - Scottsbluff · 7 MWTecumseh · 7 MWCreston Ridge II, LLC · 7 MWPerennial Windfarm · 7 MWCreston Ridge Wind Farm · 7 MWCrete · 6 MWMadison Utilities · 6 MWKearney NPPD Solar Project · 6 MWRed Cloud · 6 MWSPPW1, LLC · 6 MWFort Calhoun Community Solar · 5 MWPender · 5 MWWest Point Municipal · 4 MWWestern Meadowlark Solar SCS NE 1, LLC · 4 MWWakefield · 4 MWCambridge · 4 MWSyracuse # 2 · 4 MWHoldrege Solar Center · 4 MWScribner Diesel Generation Facility · 4 MWBurwell · 4 MWFranklin (NE) · 4 MWWilber · 4 MWLaurel · 4 MWCity of Lexington · 4 MWCurtis · 3 MWOxford (NE) · 3 MWMobile · 3 MWWisner · 3 MWSpringview · 3 MWMissouri River Wastewater Treatment · 3 MWLyons · 3 MWPolk County Renewables, LLC · 3 MWCuming County Renewables, LLC · 3 MWSargent · 2 MWSouth Sioux City Solar · 2 MWSpalding · 2 MWMonroe 009452 SCS Cozad, LLC · 2 MWValentine Wind, LLC · 2 MWDeshler · 2 MWCCC Hastings Wind Turbine · 2 MWSeward Wind Farm · 2 MWEmerson · 2 MWAnsley · 2 MWKearney · 2 MWStuart (NE) · 2 MWPapillion Creek Wastewater · 2 MWHastings Community Solar Farm · 2 MWSouth Sioux City Energy Storage · 2 MWBurt County Solar Hybrid · 1 MWDodge County Solar Hybrid · 1 MWCity Light & Water · 1 MWChappell · 1 MWCampbell Village · 1 MWAirport 009239 SCS Lexington, LLC · 1 MWBRIGHT Battery · 1 MW43.1°N, 104.4°W39.9°N, 95.0°W
  • Renewable
  • Nuclear
  • Fossil
  • Other

Power plants in Nebraska

Largest in-state electricity generators by annual net generation, with associated CO2 emissions where available.

PlantCountyFuelCapacityGenerationCO₂CO₂/MWh
Gerald Gentleman—SUB1.4 GW7.7 TWh7.2 M tonnes932 kg
Cooper Nuclear Station—NUC801 MW6.9 TWh——
Nebraska City—SUB1.4 GW6.0 TWh5.9 M tonnes987 kg
North Omaha—SUB645 MW1.6 TWh1.6 M tonnes1,004 kg
Thunderhead Wind Energy LLC—WND300 MW1.1 TWh——
Whelan Energy Center—SUB324 MW1.1 TWh1.1 M tonnes994 kg
Milligan 1 Wind Farm—WND300 MW1.0 TWh——
Grande Prairie Wind Farm—WND400 MW1.0 TWh——
Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project—WND318 MW955.9 GWh——
Little Blue Wind Project, LLC—WND251 MW952.7 GWh——
Haystack Wind Project, LLC—WND298 MW869.3 GWh——
Plum Creek Wind Project (NE)—WND230 MW833.5 GWh——
Upstream Wind Energy LLC—WND203 MW776.1 GWh——
Prairie Breeze—WND207 MW765.7 GWh——
Sheldon—SUB229 MW720.9 GWh818.7 k tonnes1,136 kg
Gavins Point—WAT132 MW715.3 GWh——
Sholes Wind Energy Center—WND160 MW700.7 GWh——
Beatrice—NG247 MW579.6 GWh278.7 k tonnes481 kg
Lon Wright—SUB172 MW521.6 GWh448.8 k tonnes860 kg
Cottonwood Wind Energy Center—WND90 MW410.0 GWh——
Platte—SUB110 MW361.9 GWh441.9 k tonnes1,221 kg
Steele Flats Wind Project LLC—WND79 MW289.3 GWh——
Archer Daniels Midland Columbus—SUB71 MW289.0 GWh221.8 k tonnes767 kg
Prairie Breeze II—WND73 MW270.4 GWh——
Broken Bow Wind II, LLC—WND73 MW270.1 GWh——
Laredo Ridge Wind LLC—WND80 MW240.3 GWh——
Broken Bow Wind LLC—WND80 MW224.0 GWh——
Cass County—NG345 MW210.4 GWh134.4 k tonnes639 kg
Flat Water Wind Farm LLC—WND60 MW200.7 GWh——
Sarpy County—NG338 MW161.8 GWh88.8 k tonnes549 kg
Elkhorn Ridge Wind LLC—WND81 MW157.2 GWh——
TPW Petersburg—WND41 MW151.1 GWh——
Prairie Breeze III—WND36 MW131.3 GWh——
Columbus—WAT46 MW123.8 GWh——
Crofton Bluffs Wind LLC—WND40 MW119.0 GWh——
Kimball Wind—WND30 MW115.7 GWh——
Terry Bundy Generating Station—NG216 MW89.1 GWh18.7 k tonnes210 kg
Ainsworth Wind—WND59 MW84.7 GWh——
Jeffrey—WAT22 MW81.3 GWh——
Rokeby—NG266 MW80.3 GWh32.3 k tonnes403 kg
Johnson 2—WAT23 MW64.6 GWh——
Johnson 1—WAT22 MW52.0 GWh——
North Platte—WAT26 MW48.3 GWh——
Perennial Windfarm—WND7 MW33.0 GWh——
Kingsley—WAT50 MW30.2 GWh——
Monroe (NE)—WAT8 MW27.0 GWh——
Creston Ridge Wind Farm—WND7 MW26.1 GWh——
Creston Ridge II, LLC—WND7 MW24.6 GWh——
SPPW1, LLC—WND6 MW23.6 GWh——
Canaday—NG109 MW23.5 GWh16.7 k tonnes711 kg

There is 1 nuclear power plant in Nebraska

PlantCountyFuelCapacityGenerationCO₂CO₂/MWh
Cooper Nuclear Station—NUC801 MW6.9 TWh——

Data centers & crypto mining in Nebraska

Data centers and cryptocurrency-mining operations are large electricity consumers that show up inside Nebraska's commercial and industrial load. EIA does not publish a facility-level data-center inventory, so the figures below pair reported commercial and industrial sales with EIA estimates of data-center and crypto-mining electricity demand.

Estimate1.7 TWhEstimated data-center load4.6% of state sales
Estimate3.5 TWhEstimated crypto-mining load9.3% of state sales
26.9 TWhCommercial + industrial sales

Quick facts about electricity in Nebraska

  • The average residential electricity rate in Nebraska is 12.35¢ per kWh, the 3rd lowest among the 50 states and DC.
  • The typical residential electricity bill in Nebraska is $120 per month.
  • Nebraska's largest source of in-state generation is fossil fuels, at 14.9% of the mix.
  • Renewable sources account for 9.8% of the electricity generated in Nebraska.
  • Nebraska generated 136.0 TWh of electricity in the most recent reported year.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average electricity rate in Nebraska?

The average residential electricity rate in Nebraska was 12.35¢ per kilowatt-hour as of 2025, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data, ranking 3rd among the 50 states and DC.

What is the average electricity bill in Nebraska?

The average monthly residential electricity bill in Nebraska was $120 in 2025. This figure is calculated from total annual residential revenue divided by average customer count over twelve months, using EIA Form 861 data.

Can I choose my electricity provider in Nebraska?

No. Most residential customers receive electricity from a regulated utility serving their area.

What share of Nebraska's electricity comes from renewable sources?

In 2025, 9.8% of electricity generated in Nebraska came from renewable sources (wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass), based on EIA Form 923 data.

How much electricity do data centers use in Nebraska?

Data centers in Nebraska are estimated to use about 1.7 TWh of electricity per year, roughly 4.6% of the state's electricity sales. EIA does not publish facility-level data-center data; this is an estimate that apportions national EIA/DOE data-center figures by Nebraska's share of U.S. commercial electricity sales.