[ Nebraska / NE · Jul 2026 ]

Nebraska electricity rates: 13.78¢ per kWh, +7.3% in 12 months

0 PENDING RATE CASES · 25 UTILITIES TRACKED

Average residential rate, all charges, from EIA-861M. Compare your utility below.

13.78¢
per kWh, Jul 2026
+11.6%
3 years
+19.4%
5 years
$117
avg bill · 973 kWh/mo

Every utility in Nebraska

Ranked by residential customers. Utilities with a page have a link; small co-ops and municipals are listed for completeness.

Utility¢/kWh1-yrCustomersRate case
Omaha Public Power District 13.29¢ +7.5% 368,728 —
Lincoln Electric System 11.15¢ +2.7% 136,859 —
Nebraska Public Power District 10.95¢ +3.0% 74,220 —
City of Grand Island 10.32¢ −5.6% 22,563 —
Norris Public Power District 9.54¢ −0.7% 19,395 —
Loup River Public Power Dist 10.82¢ +2.2% 16,449 —
Dawson Power District 11.32¢ −0.8% 16,116 —
Southern Public Power District 9.10¢ −1.2% 15,389 —
City of Fremont 12.27¢ +2.5% 14,170 —
City of North Platte 11.68¢ +2.8% 12,062 —
City of Hastings 11.83¢ +4.5% 11,655 —
Cornhusker Public Power Dist 11.02¢ +1.7% 7,406 —
Northeast Power 9.56¢ −1.8% 6,860 —
Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist 9.29¢ −1.3% 6,178 —
Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist 9.01¢ +6.8% 6,017 —
City of South Sioux City 12.91¢ +0.1% 5,111 —
Butler Public Power District 11.64¢ +4.9% 4,825 —
Custer Public Power District 13.09¢ +3.0% 4,707 —
Perennial Public Power Dist 10.06¢ +3.3% 4,147 —
City of Lexington 10.40¢ +3.9% 3,911 —
South Central Public Pwr Dist 9.48¢ −0.6% 3,778 —
Midwest Electric Member 12.03¢ −0.1% 2,400 —
Southwest Public Power Dist 10.54¢ +3.7% 2,178 —
Stanton County Public Pwr Dist 10.87¢ −1.4% 2,147 —
High West Energy 14.62¢ −0.4% 1,775 —

Nebraska vs the US

18.31¢
US average, Jul 2026
−24.8%
NE vs US
+4.9%
US 12-month change
+7.3%
NE 12-month change

Estimate a Nebraska bill

Bill today
$134.08
No change on file
$134.08
Difference / month · / year
+$0.00 · +$0.00

Estimated at the Nebraska average residential rate (13.78¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.

Who decides rates in Nebraska

Investor-owned utilities file rate cases with the Nebraska Public Service Commission. Municipal utilities and co-ops set rates through their own boards and are usually outside the commission's reach.

Sources

  • EIA-861M sales and revenue, through Jul 2026 (released 2026-09-24)
  • EIA-861 annual, 2025 final (released 2026-10-07)
  • Nebraska Public Service Commission dockets for the cases listed