EIA data through August 2026 · updated 2026-10-29

Nebraska electricity rates

Nebraska homes paid 13.5¢ per kWh in August 2026 — +5.8% from a year earlier. That is #7 cheapest of 51; the U.S. average was 18.2¢.

NE average13.5¢Aug 2026

12-month average12.8¢

Rank (cheapest)#7of 51

Utilities26

ZIP codes609

Nebraska electricity price trend

Nebraska averageU.S. average

Aug 202613.5¢per kWh

vs. 1 year ago+5.8%12.8¢

vs. 5 years ago+17.2%11.6¢

Record high13.8¢Jul 2026

Avg. home bill$1551,144 kWh, Aug

EIA forecast, West North Central13.1¢Dec 2027

Hover or tap the chart for exact monthly values. Source: EIA-861M (monthly, latest months preliminary); forecast: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (October 2026) for the West North Central region, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.

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Utilities in Nebraska

26 utilities · 13 report monthly

Monthly home price by utility

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Each line is one utility (EIA-861M, 13 utilities that report monthly); the teal line is the Nebraska average. Hover or tap a line — or a row in the table — to highlight it.

	│ = NE average, same period
Omaha Public Power District Political Subdivision · monthly data	14.1¢Jan–Aug 2026	+8.9%	+14%	$109	362,918
Adjustment 2024	12.1¢2024	+3.7%	—	$125	148,124
Lincoln Electric System Municipal · monthly data	11.8¢Jan–Aug 2026	-8.5%	+9.1%	$88	134,912
Nebraska Public Power District Political Subdivision · monthly data	11.4¢Jan–Aug 2026	-11.6%	+7.6%	$100	73,650
City of Grand Island (NE) Municipal · monthly data	10.4¢Jan–Aug 2026	-19.8%	-5%	$87	22,799
Norris Public Power District Political Subdivision · monthly data	10.0¢Jan–Aug 2026	-23.1%	+3.6%	$146	18,387
Loup River Public Power Dist Political Subdivision · monthly data	11.7¢Jan–Aug 2026	-9.6%	+10.5%	$130	16,292
Dawson Power District Political Subdivision · monthly data	12.2¢Jan–Aug 2026	-6.1%	+6.5%	$145	16,080
Southern Public Power District Political Subdivision · monthly data	9.8¢Jan–Aug 2026	-24.6%	+6%	$119	15,215
City of Fremont (NE) Municipal · monthly data	13.1¢Jan–Aug 2026	+0.9%	+9.1%	$102	14,077
City of North Platte Municipal	11.4¢2024	-2.2%	—	$94	11,906
City of Hastings (NE) Municipal · monthly data	11.7¢Jan–Aug 2026	-9.5%	+3.4%	$90	11,611
Cornhusker Public Power Dist Political Subdivision · monthly data	12.3¢Jan–Aug 2026	-5%	+13.5%	$156	7,385
Northeast Power Political Subdivision	9.7¢2024	-16.2%	—	$130	6,846
Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist Political Subdivision	9.4¢2024	-19%	—	$135	6,146
Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist Political Subdivision	8.4¢2024	-27.3%	—	$117	5,556
City of South Sioux City Municipal	12.9¢2024	+11.1%	—	$100	5,217
Butler Public Power District (NE) Political Subdivision	11.1¢2024	-4.4%	—	$127	4,774
Custer Public Power District Political Subdivision	12.7¢2024	+9.4%	—	$167	4,707
Perennial Public Power Dist Political Subdivision	9.7¢2024	-16.1%	—	$148	4,142
City of Lexington (NE) Municipal	10.0¢2024	-13.8%	—	$120	3,815
South Central Public Pwr Dist Political Subdivision	9.5¢2024	-17.9%	—	$130	3,777
Midwest Electric Member Corp (NE) Cooperative · monthly data	13.6¢Jan–Aug 2026	+4.8%	+12.6%	$144	2,389
Southwest Public Power Dist Political Subdivision	10.2¢2024	-12.5%	—	$133	2,186
High West Energy, Inc. Cooperative · monthly data	16.7¢Jan–Aug 2026	+28.9%	+13.6%	$128	1,752
Highline Electric Assn Cooperative	14.2¢2024	+21.8%	—	$127	752

Bars: average home price (same color scale as the map). The thin line and “vs. NE avg.” use the Nebraska average of the same period — 2024 for yearly figures, 2026 so far for monthly ones. “vs. 2024” compares this year’s monthly average with the 2024 annual average. Click a column header to sort. Small utilities that report only totals are left out.

All ZIP codes in Nebraska

68001Abie 68002Arlington 68003Ashland 68004Bancroft 68005Bellevue 68007Bennington 68008Blair 68010Boys Town 68014Bruno 68015Cedar Bluffs 68016Cedar Creek 68017Ceresco 68018Colon 68019Craig 68020Decatur 68022Elkhorn 68023Fort Calhoun 68025Fremont 68026Fremont 68028Gretna 68029Herman 68030Homer 68031Hooper 68033Ithaca 68034Kennard 68036Linwood 68037Louisville 68038Lyons 68039Macy 68040Malmo 68041Mead 68042Memphis 68044Nickerson 68045Oakland 68046Papillion 68047Pender 68048Plattsmouth 68050Prague 68055Rosalie 68056St Columbans 68057Scribner 68058South Bend 68059Springfield 68061Tekamah 68062Thurston 68063Uehling 68064Valley 68065Valparaiso 68066Wahoo 68067Walthill 68068Washington 68069Waterloo 68070Weston 68071Winnebago 68073Yutan 68101Omaha 68102Omaha 68103Omaha 68104Omaha 68105Omaha 68106Omaha 68107Omaha 68108Omaha 68109Omaha 68110Omaha 68111Omaha 68112Omaha 68113Offutt Afb 68114Omaha 68116Omaha 68117Omaha 68118Omaha 68119Omaha 68122Omaha 68123Bellevue 68124Omaha 68127Omaha 68128La Vista 68130Omaha 68131Omaha 68132Omaha 68133Papillion 68134Omaha 68135Omaha 68136Omaha 68137Omaha 68138Omaha 68139Omaha 68142Omaha 68144Omaha 68145Omaha 68147Bellevue 68152Omaha 68154Omaha 68157Omaha 68164Omaha 68172Omaha 68175Omaha 68176Omaha 68178Omaha 68179Omaha 68180Omaha 68182Omaha 68183Omaha 68197Omaha 68301Adams 68303Alexandria 68304Alvo 68305Auburn 68307Avoca 68309Barneston 68310Beatrice 68313Beaver Crossing 68314Bee 68315Belvidere 68316Benedict 68317Bennet 68318Blue Springs 68319Bradshaw 68320Brock 68321Brownville 68322Bruning 68323Burchard 68324Burr 68325Byron 68326Carleton 68327Chester 68328Clatonia 68329Cook 68330Cordova 68331Cortland 68332Crab Orchard 68333Crete 68335Davenport 68336Davey 68337Dawson 68338Daykin 68339Denton 68340Deshler 68341De Witt 68342Diller 68343Dorchester 68344Douglas 68345Du Bois 68346Dunbar 68347Eagle 68348Elk Creek 68349Elmwood 68350Endicott 68351Exeter 68352Fairbury 68354Fairmont 68355Falls City 68357Filley 68358Firth 68359Friend 68360Garland 68361Geneva 68362Gilead 68364Goehner 68365Grafton 68366Greenwood 68367Gresham 68368Hallam 68370Hebron 68371Henderson 68372Hickman 68375Hubbell 68376Humboldt 68377Jansen 68378Johnson 68379Julian 68380Lewiston 68381Liberty 68401Mc Cool Junction 68402Malcolm 68403Manley 68404Martell 68405Milford 68406Milligan 68407Murdock 68409Murray 68410Nebraska City 68413Nehawka 68414Nemaha 68415Odell 68416Ohiowa 68417Otoe 68418Palmyra 68419Panama 68420Pawnee City 68421Peru 68422Pickrell 68423Pleasant Dale 68424Plymouth 68428Raymond 68429Reynolds 68430Roca 68431Rulo 68433Salem 68434Seward 68436Shickley 68437Shubert 68438Sprague 68439Staplehurst 68440Steele City 68441Steinauer 68442Stella 68443Sterling 68444Strang 68445Swanton 68446Syracuse 68447Table Rock 68448Talmage 68450Tecumseh 68452Ong 68453Tobias 68454Unadilla 68455Union 68456Utica 68457Verdon 68458Virginia 68460Waco 68461Walton 68462Waverly 68463Weeping Water 68464Western 68465Wilber 68466Wymore 68467York 68501Lincoln 68502Lincoln 68503Lincoln 68504Lincoln 68505Lincoln 68506Lincoln 68507Lincoln 68508Lincoln 68509Lincoln 68510Lincoln 68512Lincoln 68514Lincoln 68516Lincoln 68517Lincoln 68520Lincoln 68521Lincoln 68522Lincoln 68523Lincoln 68524Lincoln 68526Lincoln 68527Lincoln 68528Lincoln 68529Lincoln 68531Lincoln 68532Lincoln 68542Lincoln 68544Lincoln 68601Columbus 68602Columbus 68620Albion 68621Ames 68622Bartlett 68623Belgrade 68624Bellwood 68626Brainard 68627Cedar Rapids 68628Clarks 68629Clarkson 68631Creston 68632David City 68633Dodge 68634Duncan 68635Dwight 68636Elgin 68637Ericson 68638Fullerton 68640Genoa 68641Howells 68642Humphrey 68643Leigh 68644Lindsay 68647Monroe 68648Morse Bluff 68649North Bend 68651Osceola 68652Petersburg 68653Platte Center 68654Polk 68655Primrose 68658Rising City 68659Rogers 68660Saint Edward 68661Schuyler 68662Shelby 68663Silver Creek 68664Snyder 68665Spalding 68666Stromsburg 68667Surprise 68669Ulysses 68701Norfolk 68702Norfolk 68710Allen 68711Amelia 68713Atkinson 68714Bassett 68715Battle Creek 68716Beemer 68717Belden 68718Bloomfield 68719Bristow 68720Brunswick 68722Butte 68723Carroll 68724Center 68725Chambers 68726Clearwater 68727Coleridge 68728Concord 68729Creighton 68730Crofton 68731Dakota City 68732Dixon 68733Emerson 68734Emmet 68735Ewing 68736Fordyce 68738Hadar 68739Hartington 68740Hoskins 68741Hubbard 68742Inman 68743Jackson 68745Laurel 68746Lynch 68747Mclean 68748Madison 68749Magnet 68751Maskell 68752Meadow Grove 68753Mills 68755Naper 68756Neligh 68757Newcastle 68758Newman Grove 68759Newport 68760Niobrara 68761Oakdale 68763Oneill 68764Orchard 68765Osmond 68766Page 68767Pierce 68768Pilger 68769Plainview 68770Ponca 68771Randolph 68773Royal 68774Saint Helena 68776South Sioux City 68777Spencer 68778Springview 68779Stanton 68780Stuart 68781Tilden 68783Verdigre 68784Wakefield 68785Waterbury 68786Wausa 68787Wayne 68788West Point 68789Winnetoon 68790Winside 68791Wisner 68792Wynot 68801Grand Island 68802Grand Island 68803Grand Island 68810Alda 68812Amherst 68813Anselmo 68814Ansley 68815Arcadia 68816Archer 68817Ashton 68818Aurora 68820Boelus 68821Brewster 68822Broken Bow 68823Burwell 68824Cairo 68825Callaway 68826Central City 68827Chapman 68828Comstock 68831Dannebrog 68832Doniphan 68833Dunning 68834Eddyville 68835Elba 68836Elm Creek 68837Elyria 68838Farwell 68840Gibbon 68841Giltner 68842Greeley 68843Hampton 68844Hazard 68845Kearney 68846Hordville 68847Kearney 68848Kearney 68849Kearney 68850Lexington 68852Litchfield 68853Loup City 68854Marquette 68855Mason City 68856Merna 68858Miller 68859North Loup 68860Oconto 68861Odessa 68862Ord 68863Overton 68864Palmer 68865Phillips 68866Pleasanton 68869Ravenna 68870Riverdale 68871Rockville 68872Saint Libory 68873Saint Paul 68874Sargent 68875Scotia 68876Shelton 68878Sumner 68879Taylor 68881Westerville 68882Wolbach 68883Wood River 68901Hastings 68902Hastings 68920Alma 68922Arapahoe 68923Atlanta 68924Axtell 68925Ayr 68926Beaver City 68927Bertrand 68928Bladen 68929Bloomington 68930Blue Hill 68932Campbell 68933Clay Center 68934Deweese 68935Edgar 68936Edison 68937Elwood 68938Fairfield 68939Franklin 68940Funk 68941Glenvil 68942Guide Rock 68943Hardy 68944Harvard 68945Heartwell 68946Hendley 68947Hildreth 68948Holbrook 68949Holdrege 68950Holstein 68952Inavale 68954Inland 68955Juniata 68956Kenesaw 68957Lawrence 68958Loomis 68959Minden 68960Naponee 68961Nelson 68964Oak 68966Orleans 68967Oxford 68970Red Cloud 68971Republican City 68972Riverton 68973Roseland 68974Ruskin 68975Saronville 68976Smithfield 68977Stamford 68978Superior 68979Sutton 68980Trumbull 68981Upland 68982Wilcox 69001Mc Cook 69020Bartley 69021Benkelman 69022Cambridge 69023Champion 69024Culbertson 69025Curtis 69026Danbury 69027Enders 69028Eustis 69029Farnam 69030Haigler 69032Hayes Center 69033Imperial 69034Indianola 69036Lebanon 69037Max 69038Maywood 69039Moorefield 69040Palisade 69041Parks 69042Stockville 69043Stratton 69044Trenton 69045Wauneta 69046Wilsonville 69101North Platte 69103North Platte 69120Arnold 69121Arthur 69122Big Springs 69123Brady 69125Broadwater 69127Brule 69128Bushnell 69129Chappell 69130Cozad 69131Dalton 69132Dickens 69133Dix 69134Elsie 69135Elsmere 69138Gothenburg 69140Grant 69141Gurley 69142Halsey 69143Hershey 69144Keystone 69145Kimball 69146Lemoyne 69147Lewellen 69148Lisco 69149Lodgepole 69150Madrid 69151Maxwell 69152Mullen 69153Ogallala 69154Oshkosh 69155Paxton 69156Potter 69157Purdum 69160Sidney 69161Seneca 69162Sidney 69163Stapleton 69165Sutherland 69166Thedford 69167Tryon 69168Venango 69169Wallace 69170Wellfleet 69171Willow Island 69201Valentine 69210Ainsworth 69211Cody 69212Crookston 69214Johnstown 69216Kilgore 69217Long Pine 69218Merriman 69219Nenzel 69220Sparks 69221Wood Lake 69301Alliance 69331Angora 69333Ashby 69334Bayard 69335Bingham 69336Bridgeport 69337Chadron 69339Crawford 69340Ellsworth 69341Gering 69343Gordon 69345Harrisburg 69346Harrison 69347Hay Springs 69348Hemingford 69350Hyannis 69351Lakeside 69352Lyman 69354Marsland 69355Melbeta 69356Minatare 69357Mitchell 69358Morrill 69360Rushville 69361Scottsbluff 69363Scottsbluff 69365Whiteclay 69366Whitman 69367Whitney

Averages, not a quote. Prices here are what each utility’s residential customers paid on average (revenue ÷ kWh sold, fixed charges included), as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Your own rate depends on your plan, season and usage — check your bill or your utility’s tariff.

Questions

What is the average electricity rate in Nebraska?

13.5¢ per kWh for residential customers in August 2026 (EIA-861M, preliminary); the 12-month average is 12.8¢.

How does Nebraska compare with other states?

Nebraska ranks #7 cheapest of 51 states and D.C. The U.S. average was 18.2¢ in August 2026.

Which utility in Nebraska has the lowest rates?

Among the larger utilities (over 10,000 homes), Southern Public Power District averaged 9.2¢ per kWh in 2024. Rates depend on the plan; check the utility’s tariff.