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Nebraska Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
13.25¢ /kWh
▲ 0.8%vs. last year
Commercial
8.82¢ /kWh
▼ 4.9%vs. last year
Industrial
9.64¢ /kWh
▲ 12.4%vs. last year

Data current through June 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 →
$122per month▲ 6.3% vs. the year before

12.76¢/kWh × 956 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to June 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
$122
U.S. average
$156
Missouri
$145
South Dakota
$138
Kansas
$130
Iowa
$119
Wyoming
$114
Colorado
$110

Nebraska is $34 a month below (-21.8%) the U.S. average of $156. Average monthly bill, July 2025 – June 2026.

How Nebraska makes its electricity

Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →
Renewable
32.3%
Carbon-free
49.0%
Largest source
Coal 47%
Nebraska electricity generation by source, July 2025 – June 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas3.6%1,464 GWh
Coal46.5%19,153 GWh
Nuclear16.7%6,876 GWh
Wind28.0%11,510 GWh
Solar0.7%278 GWh
Hydro3.6%1,464 GWh
Other1.0%404 GWh

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

Nebraska electricity prices in context

Residential electricity in Nebraska costs 13.59¢/kWh as of May 2026, the fourth-lowest rate among the 50 states and DC. This is 4.85¢/kWh below the national average of 18.44¢/kWh, or 26.3% cheaper. Among its neighbors, only Iowa at 14.14¢/kWh and Missouri at 13.68¢/kWh approach Nebraska's price; Colorado, South Dakota, Kansas, and Wyoming all charge notably more. Commercial and industrial rates follow a similar pattern, at 8.36¢/kWh and 9.25¢/kWh respectively.

Over the past five years since May 2021, Nebraska's residential rate has climbed 20.7%, from 11.26¢/kWh. The longer view shows steeper growth: since May 2006, the rate has increased 78.3%, and over the full record since January 2001, it has risen 158.4% from 5.26¢/kWh. The September 2025 high of 13.85¢/kWh stands just above the current rate, well above the record low of 5.26¢/kWh set in January 2001.

Typical households pay $121 monthly while using 952 kWh—both figures run higher than the national averages of $155 per month and 871 kWh. Despite the lower rate, Nebraska's above-average consumption brings its bill well below what the national average household pays.

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

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
5.5¢7.7¢10.0¢12¢14¢Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Mar '26Jun '26ResidentialIndustrialCommercial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
2.6¢5.6¢8.6¢12¢15¢Jan '01May '07Oct '13Feb '20Jun '26ResidentialIndustrialCommercial

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

Residential

Jan '01
5.26¢
Now
13.25¢
Change
▲ 151.9%
Range
5.26–13.85¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
June 202613.258.829.64
May 202613.598.369.25
April 202613.288.258.46
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
August 202513.169.448.21
July 202512.849.579.00

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Nebraska?
Residential electricity in Nebraska costs 13.25¢ per kilowatt-hour as of June 2026, the 50th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 8.82¢ and industrial customers 9.64¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity relatively cheap in Nebraska?
Nebraska's residential rate of 13.25¢/kWh is -26.0% versus the U.S. average of 17.92¢/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 870 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $122.
›Have electricity prices in Nebraska gone up?
Residential electricity in Nebraska has moved +151.9% since 2001, reaching 13.25¢/kWh in June 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +0.8%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Nebraska?
Of the states bordering Nebraska, Colorado has the lowest average monthly bill at $110 and Missouri the highest at $145. Nebraska averages $122 a month, against a U.S. average of $156.