State average · reviewed October 14, 2026

Why are Nebraska electric bills so high?

In July 2026 the average residential price in Nebraska was 13.78¢ per kWh, compared with 12.84¢ in July 2025 (+7.3%). The 2025 average monthly bill was $117.23 for 973 kWh. A single household can sit far from those averages because of usage, a rider, or a different utility.

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA-861 2025 average bill · Reviewed October 14, 2026

July 2026: 13.78¢; +7.3% vs July 2025
2025 average bill: $117.23; 973 kWh a month
2025 average price: 12.05¢; 915,758 residential customers

Full service and delivery

Among distribution utilities in this extract, delivery-only residential customers were 0.0% of bundled plus delivery customers. A high share means many households buy energy from someone else. A low share means most reported customers are still full service. This is not a legal map of retail choice. Needs verification for a specific address.

Calculated from EIA-861 2025 residential customer counts · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Utilities

Utility	Customers	Average shown	Price
Omaha Public Power District	368,728	Full service	13.29¢
Lincoln Electric System	136,859	Full service	11.15¢
Nebraska Public Power District	75,267	Full service	10.93¢
City of Grand Island	22,563	Full service	10.32¢
Norris Public Power District	19,395	Full service	9.54¢
Loup River Public Power Dist	16,449	Full service	10.82¢
Dawson Power District	16,116	Full service	11.32¢
Southern Public Power District	15,389	Full service	9.10¢
City of Fremont	14,170	Full service	12.27¢
City of North Platte	12,062	Full service	11.68¢
City of Hastings	11,655	Full service	11.83¢
High West Energy	8,138	Full service	14.73¢
Cornhusker Public Power Dist	7,406	Full service	11.02¢
Northeast Power	6,860	Full service	9.56¢
Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist	6,178	Full service	9.29¢
Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist	6,017	Full service	9.01¢
Highline Electric Assn	5,762	Full service	15.18¢
City of South Sioux City	5,111	Full service	12.91¢
Butler Public Power District	4,825	Full service	11.64¢
Custer Public Power District	4,707	Full service	13.09¢
Perennial Public Power Dist	4,147	Full service	10.06¢
City of Lexington	3,911	Full service	10.40¢
South Central Public Pwr Dist	3,778	Full service	9.48¢
Midwest Electric Member	2,400	Full service	12.03¢
Southwest Public Power Dist	2,178	Full service	10.54¢
Stanton County Public Pwr Dist	2,147	Full service	10.87¢

No residential customers in the 2025 extract

These 123 EIA respondents touch Nebraska and reported no residential sales in the files used here. Their profiles stay online so an old link does not 404, and they are left out of the sitemap so they are not indexed as thin pages.

Auburn Board of Public Works · Municipal
Burt County Public Power Dist · Political Subdivision
Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc · Cooperative
Chimney Rock Public Power Dist · Political Subdivision
City of Alliance- (NE) · Municipal
City of Ansley - (NE) · Municipal
City of Arapahoe - (NE) · Municipal
City of Battle Creek- (NE) · Municipal
City of Bayard - (NE) · Municipal
City of Beatrice - (NE) · Municipal
City of Beaver City - (NE) · Municipal
City of Benkelman - (NE) · Municipal
City of Blue Hill - (NE) · Municipal
City of Bridgeport Utilities - (NE) · Municipal
City of Broken Bow - (NE) · Municipal
City of Burwell - (NE) · Municipal
City of Cambridge - (NE) · Municipal
City of Central City · Municipal
City of Chappell - (NE) · Municipal
City of Crete - (NE) · Municipal
City of Curtis - (NE) · Municipal
City of David City -(NE) · Municipal
City of Deshler - (NE) · Municipal
City of Emerson - (NE) · Municipal
City of Fairbury · Municipal
City of Falls City - (NE) · Municipal
City of Franklin - (NE) · Municipal
City of Gering - (NE) · Municipal
City of Giltner - (NE) · Municipal
City of Gothenburg - (NE) · Municipal
City of Grant - (NE) · Municipal
City of Holdrege · Municipal
City of Hubbell- (NE) · Municipal
City of Imperial · Municipal
City of Indianola - (NE) · Municipal
City of Kimball - (NE) · Municipal
City of Laurel - (NE) · Municipal
City of Lyons - (NE) · Municipal
City of Madison - (NE) · Municipal
City of Minden - (NE) · Municipal
City of Mitchell - (NE) · Municipal
City of Nebraska City - (NE) · Municipal
City of Neligh - (NE) · Municipal
City of Nelson - (NE) · Municipal
City of Ord - (NE) · Municipal
City of Pender - (NE) · Municipal
City of Pierce - (NE) · Municipal
City of Randolph - (NE) · Municipal
City of Red Cloud - (NE) · Municipal
City of Sargent - (NE) · Municipal
City of Schuyler - (NE) · Municipal
City of Scribner - (NE) · Municipal
City of Seward - (NE) · Municipal
City of Sidney - (NE) · Municipal
City of Snyder - (NE) · Municipal
City of Spencer - (NE) · Municipal
City of St Paul - (NE) · Municipal
City of Stratton - (NE) · Municipal
City of Stromsburg - (NE) · Municipal
City of Stuart - (NE) · Municipal
City of Superior - (NE) · Municipal
City of Sutton - (NE) · Municipal
City of Syracuse - (NE) · Municipal
City of Tecumseh - (NE) · Municipal
City of Trenton - (NE) · Municipal
City of Valentine - (NE) · Municipal
City of Wahoo - (NE) · Municipal
City of Wakefield - (NE) · Municipal
City of Wayne (NE) · Municipal
City of West Point - (NE) · Municipal
City of Wilber - (NE) · Municipal
City of Wisner (NE) · Municipal
City of Wood River- (NE) · Municipal
City of Wymore - (NE) · Municipal
Cozad Board of Public Works · Municipal
Cuming County Public Pwr Dist · Political Subdivision
Howard Greeley Rural P P D · Political Subdivision
KBR Rural Public Power District · Political Subdivision
LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc · Cooperative
Loup Valleys Rural P P D · Political Subdivision
McCook Public Power District · Political Subdivision
Niobrara Electric Assn, Inc · Cooperative
Niobrara Valley El Member Corp · Cooperative
North Central Public Pwr Dist · Political Subdivision
Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist · Political Subdivision
Panhandle Rural El Member Assn · Cooperative
Polk County Rural Pub Pwr Dist · Political Subdivision
Roosevelt Public Power Dist · Political Subdivision
Twin Valleys Public Power Dist · Political Subdivision
Village of Arnold - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Bartley - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Bradshaw - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Brainard - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Callaway - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Campbell - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Chester - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Davenport - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Decatur - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Dorchester - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Elk Creek - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Endicott - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Fairmont - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Greenwood - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Hampton - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Hemingford - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Hildreth - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Lyman - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Morrill - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Mullen - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Oxford - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Polk - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Prague - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Reynolds - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Shickley - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Spalding - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Talmage - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Walthill - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Wauneta - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Wilcox - (NE) · Municipal
Village of Winside - (NE) · Municipal
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration · Federal
Wheat Belt Public Power Dist · Political Subdivision
Wyrulec Company · Cooperative

A bill at the July 2026 state average

Monthly use	At 13.78¢/kWh
500 kWh	$68.90
750 kWh	$103.35
1,000 kWh	$137.80
1,500 kWh	$206.70
2,000 kWh	$275.60

This uses the statewide average, not your utility's tariff. Fixed charges make low-use bills diverge. Needs verification against the bill.

Regulator and assistance

Nebraska electricity is mostly public power. Retail rates are not set in a typical investor-owned rate case. The board that applies to a given utility needs verification.

Nebraska Power Review Board

LIHEAP contacts for Nebraska are on the federal list. A utility's own discount needs verification.