[ Lincoln Electric System / NE ]
Lincoln Electric System electricity rates in Nebraska
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
What your bill becomes
Estimated at Lincoln Electric System's average effective residential rate (11.15¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.45¢ | — | 117,859 |
| 2016 | 9.51¢ | +0.6% | 119,905 |
| 2017 | 9.80¢ | +3.0% | 121,614 |
| 2018 | 9.58¢ | −2.2% | 122,941 |
| 2019 | 9.75¢ | +1.8% | 124,460 |
| 2020 | 9.78¢ | +0.3% | 126,411 |
| 2021 | 9.75¢ | −0.3% | 128,256 |
| 2022 | 9.72¢ | −0.3% | 130,067 |
| 2023 | 10.22¢ | +5.1% | 132,338 |
| 2024 | 10.86¢ | +6.3% | 134,912 |
| 2025 | 11.15¢ | +2.7% | 136,859 |
How this compares
Serves 1 county in Nebraska: Lancaster. 19 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Lincoln Electric System raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Lincoln Electric System is on file with the Nebraska Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +2.7% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Lincoln Electric System charge per kWh?
Lincoln Electric System's average effective residential rate was 11.15¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Nebraska's 2025 average was 12.05¢.
How much have Lincoln Electric System rates gone up in five years?
+14.0% between 2020 and 2025, against +19.4% for Nebraska as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Lincoln Electric System have in Nebraska?
136,859 residential customers in 2025, across 1 county including Lancaster, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Nebraska Public Service Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)
