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Nebraska Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
13.54¢ /kWh
▲ 2.9%vs. last year
Commercial
10.00¢ /kWh
▲ 5.9%vs. last year
Industrial
8.37¢ /kWh
▲ 1.9%vs. last year

Data current through August 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →
$123per month▲ 5.5% vs. the year before

12.90¢/kWh × 956 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to August 2026 — the 42nd highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Nebraska
$123
U.S. average
$158
Missouri
$147
South Dakota
$141
Kansas
$135
Iowa
$121
Wyoming
$115
Colorado
$114

Nebraska is $35 a month below (-22.1%) the U.S. average of $158. Average monthly bill, September 2025 – August 2026.

How Nebraska makes its electricity

Fuel mix & trend since 2001 →Power plants →
Renewable
32.2%
Carbon-free
49.1%
Largest source
Coal 46%
Nebraska electricity generation by source, September 2025 – August 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas3.9%1,584 GWh
Coal46.2%18,731 GWh
Nuclear16.8%6,836 GWh
Wind28.0%11,357 GWh
Solar0.7%288 GWh
Hydro3.4%1,380 GWh
Other1.0%395 GWh

40.6 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to August 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

Nebraska electricity prices in context

Nebraska's residential electricity rate stood at 13.54¢/kWh in August 2026, ranking 45th among the 50 states and DC—making it considerably cheaper than most of the country. The rate runs 4.62¢/kWh below the US average of 18.16¢/kWh, a difference of 25.5%. Across Nebraska's borders, the state undercuts all six adjacent states: Wyoming at 14.43¢/kWh, South Dakota at 15.15¢/kWh, Kansas at 15.47¢/kWh, Missouri at 16.02¢/kWh, Iowa at 17.06¢/kWh, and Colorado at 17.17¢/kWh.

Over the past five years since August 2021, when the rate was 11.55¢/kWh, Nebraska's residential price has risen 17.2%. The longer view shows steeper growth: since August 2006 the rate has climbed 59.9% from 8.47¢/kWh, and since records began in January 2001 it has more than doubled, jumping 157.4% from 5.26¢/kWh. The current rate remains below the state's record high of 13.85¢/kWh set in September 2025 but far above the low of 5.26¢/kWh from January 2001.

A typical residential bill ran $123 per month on usage of 956 kWh in August 2026. This usage exceeds the national average of 876 kWh per month, yet the resulting bill falls well short of the national average of $158, reflecting Nebraska's lower rate. Commercial and industrial customers paid 10.00¢/kWh and 8.37¢/kWh respectively.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
6¢8¢10¢12¢14¢Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26May '26Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
0¢5¢10¢15¢Jan '01Jun '07Nov '13Mar '20Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.

Residential

Jan '01
5.26¢
Now
13.54¢
Change
▲ 157.4%
Range
5.26–13.85¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
August 202613.5410.008.37
July 202613.789.3910.00
June 202613.258.829.64
May 202613.598.369.25
April 202613.298.258.45
March 202613.108.897.12
February 202611.7910.416.09
January 202611.768.509.67
December 202511.578.287.35
November 202512.528.567.50
October 202513.138.827.70
September 202513.859.448.15

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Nebraska?
Residential electricity in Nebraska costs 13.54¢ per kilowatt-hour as of August 2026, the 45th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 10.00¢ and industrial customers 8.37¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Nebraska?
Nebraska's residential rate of 13.54¢/kWh is -25.1% versus the U.S. average of 18.07¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Nebraska home consumes 956 kWh a month against a national average of 876 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $123.
›Have electricity prices in Nebraska gone up?
Residential electricity in Nebraska has risen 157.4% since 2001, reaching 13.54¢/kWh in August 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +2.9%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Nebraska?
Of the states bordering Nebraska, Colorado has the lowest average monthly bill at $114 and Missouri the highest at $147. Nebraska averages $123 a month, against a U.S. average of $158.