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Electricity Providers and Their Rates
Nebraska

2004

In 2004, Nebraska paid an average of nearly seven cents per kilowatthour for electricity.  The industrial sector in the state paid an average rate of nearly four cents per kilowatthour, the commercial sector paid nearly seven cents, and the residential sector paid seven cents.  The transportation category had no customers and therefore no rate.  Beginning with the 2003 data, the transportation category replaced the "other" category for the sales of power to electrified rail and urban transit systems whose primary propulsive energy source was electricity.

The state's electricity was supplied by 162 companies whose average 2004 rates ranged from the Western Area Power Administration's 1.47 cents to the Village of Decatur's 10.58 cents per kilowatthour.  Residential rates ranged from the Village of Bartley's 3.19 cents to the Village of Lyman's 12.68 cents per kilowatthour.  Commercial rates ranged from the Western Area Power Administration's 1.47 cents to the City of Hubbell's 14.71 cents per kilowatthour.  Industrial rates ranged from the McCook Public Power District's 3.24 cents to the City of Giltner's 13.37 cents per kilowatthour.

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Nebraska's Average Revenue per Kilowatthour
by Company and by Sector
2004

(Price per Kilowatthour)

Company Ownership Sectors
Commercial Industrial Residential Transportation1 Average
State of Nebraska $0.0664 $0.0370 $0.0718 $0.0000 $0.0683
Alliance, City of Municipal2 $0.0621 $0.0574 $0.0735 $0.0000 $0.0643
Ansley, City of Municipal2 $0.0780 $0.0000 $0.0759 $0.0000 $0.0768
Arapahoe, City of Municipal2 $0.0945 $0.0000 $0.0989 $0.0000 $0.0965
Arnold, Village of Municipal2 $0.0635 $0.0000 $0.0554 $0.0000 $0.0587
Auburn Board of Public Works Municipal2 $0.0603 $0.0477 $0.0533 $0.0000 $0.0532
Bartley, Village of Municipal2 $0.0915 $0.0000 $0.0319 $0.0000 $0.0367
Battle Creek, City of Municipal2 $0.0802 $0.0718 $0.0771 $0.0000 $0.0777
Bayard, City of Municipal2 $0.0839 $0.0954 $0.0831 $0.0000 $0.0851
Beatrice, City of Municipal2 $0.0663 $0.0591 $0.0634 $0.0000 $0.0619
Beaver City, City of Municipal2 $0.0781 $0.0000 $0.1015 $0.0000 $0.0978
Benkelman, City of Municipal2 $0.0833 $0.0719 $0.0783 $0.0000 $0.0806
Blue Hill, City of Municipal2 $0.0667 $0.0598 $0.0625 $0.0000 $0.0638
Bradshaw, Village of Municipal2 $0.0868 $0.0604 $0.0710 $0.0000 $0.0699
Brainard, Village of Municipal2 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0575 $0.0000 $0.0575
Bridgeport Utilities, City of Municipal2 $0.0613 $0.0000 $0.0651 $0.0000 $0.0631
Broken Bow, City of Municipal2 $0.0550 $0.0447 $0.0515 $0.0000 $0.0497
Burt County Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0661 $0.0855 $0.0800 $0.0000 $0.0798
Burwell, City of Municipal2 $0.0641 $0.0568 $0.0619 $0.0000 $0.0626
Butler County Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0685 $0.1053 $0.0731 $0.0000 $0.0774
Callaway, Village of Municipal2 $0.0589 $0.0000 $0.0663 $0.0000 $0.0635
Cambridge, City of Municipal2 $0.0786 $0.0000 $0.0839 $0.0000 $0.0810
Campbell, Village of Municipal2 $0.0842 $0.0583 $0.1052 $0.0000 $0.0952
Cedar-Knox Public Power Political Subdivision3 $0.0614 $0.0701 $0.0614 $0.0000 $0.0632
Central City, City of Municipal2 $0.0790 $0.0707 $0.0727 $0.0000 $0.0741
Chappell, City of Municipal2 $0.0540 $0.0000 $0.0513 $0.0000 $0.0527
Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative4 $0.0645 $0.0000 $0.0628 $0.0000 $0.0639
Chester, Village of Municipal2 $0.0816 $0.0000 $0.0799 $0.0000 $0.0808
Chimney Rock Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0746 $0.0827 $0.0849 $0.0000 $0.0823
Clarkson, City of Municipal2 $0.0601 $0.0000 $0.0602 $0.0000 $0.0602
Cornhusker Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0508 $0.0577 $0.0697 $0.0000 $0.0615
Cozad, Board of Public Works Municipal2 $0.0636 $0.0402 $0.0694 $0.0000 $0.0537
Crete, City of Municipal2 $0.0404 $0.0416 $0.0480 $0.0000 $0.0426
Cuming County Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0666 $0.0498 $0.0646 $0.0000 $0.0625
Curtis, City of Municipal2 $0.0837 $0.0631 $0.0726 $0.0000 $0.0721
Custer Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0777 $0.0000 $0.0735 $0.0000 $0.0758
Davenport, Village of Municipal2 $0.0765 $0.0000 $0.0751 $0.0000 $0.0757
David City, City of Municipal2 $0.0549 $0.0627 $0.0664 $0.0000 $0.0626
Dawson County Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0576 $0.0768 $0.0624 $0.0000 $0.0661
Decatur, Village of Municipal2 $0.0803 $0.0000 $0.1233 $0.0000 $0.1058
Deshler, City of Municipal2 $0.0670 $0.0000 $0.0745 $0.0000 $0.0712
De Witt, Village of Municipal2 $0.0720 $0.0532 $0.0672 $0.0000 $0.0560
Dorchester, Village of Municipal2 $0.0521 $0.0000 $0.0615 $0.0000 $0.0573
Edgar, City of Municipal2 $0.0634 $0.0527 $0.0776 $0.0000 $0.0687
Elk Creek, Village of Municipal2 $0.0660 $0.0000 $0.0717 $0.0000 $0.0688
Elkhorn Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0634 $0.0662 $0.0739 $0.0000 $0.0721
Emerson, City of Municipal2 $0.0520 $0.0000 $0.0697 $0.0000 $0.0625
Endicott, Village of Municipal2 $0.0755 $0.0000 $0.0633 $0.0000 $0.0648
Fairbury, City of Municipal2 $0.0625 $0.0455 $0.0597 $0.0000 $0.0552
Fairmont, Village of Municipal2 $0.0830 $0.0000 $0.0754 $0.0000 $0.0796
Falls City, City of Municipal2 $0.0566 $0.0493 $0.0586 $0.0000 $0.0558
Franklin, City of Municipal2 $0.0677 $0.0000 $0.0874 $0.0000 $0.0766
Fremont, City of Municipal2 $0.0578 $0.0434 $0.0521 $0.0000 $0.0477
Friend, City of Municipal2 $0.0717 $0.0000 $0.0767 $0.0000 $0.0744
Gering, City of Municipal2 $0.0937 $0.0639 $0.0784 $0.0000 $0.0762
Giltner, City of Municipal2 $0.1066 $0.1337 $0.0742 $0.0000 $0.0934
Gothenburg, City of Municipal2 $0.0549 $0.0530 $0.0541 $0.0000 $0.0538
Grand Island, City of Municipal2 $0.0564 $0.0382 $0.0559 $0.0000 $0.0480
Grant, City of Municipal2 $0.0751 $0.0670 $0.0698 $0.0000 $0.0714
Greenwood, Village of Municipal2 $0.0848 $0.0000 $0.0707 $0.0000 $0.0748
Hampton, Village of Municipal2 $0.0856 $0.0000 $0.0696 $0.0000 $0.0747
Hastings, City of Municipal2 $0.0568 $0.0367 $0.0652 $0.0000 $0.0475
Hebron, City of Municipal2 $0.0650 $0.0000 $0.0697 $0.0000 $0.0669
Hemingford, Village of Municipal2 $0.0537 $0.1077 $0.0790 $0.0000 $0.0645
Hickman, City of Municipal2 $0.0920 $0.0400 $0.0761 $0.0000 $0.0753
High West Energy, Inc. Cooperative4 $0.0794 $0.0554 $0.0852 $0.0000 $0.0706
Highline Electric Association Cooperative4 $0.0694 $0.0887 $0.0763 $0.0000 $0.0859
Hildreth, Village of Municipal2 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0474 $0.0000 $0.0474
Holbrook, Village of Municipal2 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0912 $0.0000 $0.0912
Holdrege, City of Municipal2 $0.0593 $0.0376 $0.0605 $0.0000 $0.0488
Howard Greeley Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0670 $0.0811 $0.0678 $0.0000 $0.0706
Hubbell, City of Municipal2 $0.1471 $0.0760 $0.0711 $0.0000 $0.0936
Imperial, City of Municipal2 $0.0605 $0.0624 $0.0616 $0.0000 $0.0613
Indianola, City of Municipal2 $0.0783 $0.0000 $0.0976 $0.0000 $0.0902
KBR Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0891 $0.1046 $0.0891 $0.0000 $0.0924
Kimball, City of Municipal2 $0.0671 $0.0557 $0.0638 $0.0000 $0.0630
LaCreek Electric Association, Inc. Cooperative4 $0.0631 $0.0525 $0.0690 $0.0000 $0.0604
Laurel, City of Municipal2 $0.0586 $0.0000 $0.0750 $0.0000 $0.0669
Leigh, Village of Municipal2 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0675 $0.0000 $0.0675
Lexington, City of Municipal2 $0.0631 $0.0419 $0.0633 $0.0000 $0.0528
Lincoln Electric System Municipal2 $0.0487 $0.0408 $0.0623 $0.0000 $0.0520
Lodgepole, City of Municipal2 $0.0939 $0.0000 $0.1094 $0.0000 $0.1030
Loup River Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0568 $0.0342 $0.0566 $0.0000 $0.0432
Loup Valleys Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0648 $0.0790 $0.0638 $0.0000 $0.0681
Lyman, Village of Municipal2 $0.1057 $0.0509 $0.1268 $0.0000 $0.0788
Lyons, City of Municipal2 $0.0751 $0.0000 $0.0756 $0.0000 $0.0754
Madison, City of Municipal2 $0.0575 $0.0435 $0.0621 $0.0000 $0.0485
McCook Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0680 $0.0324 $0.0866 $0.0000 $0.0508
Midwest Electric Member Corp. Cooperative4 $0.0642 $0.0922 $0.0830 $0.0000 $0.0853
Minden, City of Municipal2 $0.0795 $0.0000 $0.0847 $0.0000 $0.0822
Mitchell, City of Municipal2 $0.0635 $0.0822 $0.0682 $0.0000 $0.0671
Morrill, Village of Municipal2 $0.0743 $0.0791 $0.0713 $0.0000 $0.0746
Mullen, Village of Municipal2 $0.0694 $0.0000 $0.0692 $0.0000 $0.0692
Nebraska City, City of Municipal2 $0.0684 $0.0548 $0.0693 $0.0000 $0.0627
Nebraska Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0655 $0.0377 $0.0923 $0.0000 $0.0605
Neligh, City of Municipal2 $0.0798 $0.0000 $0.0813 $0.0000 $0.0805
Nelson, City of Municipal2 $0.0453 $0.0000 $0.0863 $0.0000 $0.0677
Niobrara Electric Association, Inc. Cooperative4 $0.0790 $0.0000 $0.1002 $0.0000 $0.0896
Niobrara Valley El Member Corp. Cooperative4 $0.0000 $0.0688 $0.0777 $0.0000 $0.0729
Norris Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0794 $0.0469 $0.0679 $0.0000 $0.0586
North Central Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0712 $0.0000 $0.0721 $0.0000 $0.0717
North Platte, City of Municipal2 $0.0527 $0.0000 $0.0663 $0.0000 $0.0577
Northeast Nebraska Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0764 $0.0527 $0.0666 $0.0000 $0.0642
Northwest Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.1175 $0.0779 $0.1027 $0.0000 $0.0887
Omaha Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0576 $0.0340 $0.0695 $0.0000 $0.0548
Ord, City of Municipal2 $0.0605 $0.0000 $0.0511 $0.0000 $0.0553
Oxford, Village of Municipal2 $0.0663 $0.0000 $0.0702 $0.0000 $0.0682
Panama, Village of Municipal2 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0646 $0.0000 $0.0646
Panhandle Rural El Member Association Cooperative4 $0.0875 $0.0000 $0.0819 $0.0000 $0.0859
Pender, City of Municipal2 $0.0565 $0.0000 $0.0589 $0.0000 $0.0576
Perennial Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0756 $0.0512 $0.0672 $0.0000 $0.0601
Pierce, City of Municipal2 $0.0676 $0.0787 $0.0680 $0.0000 $0.0680
Plainview, City of Municipal2 $0.0854 $0.0599 $0.0788 $0.0000 $0.0816
Polk, Village of Municipal2 $0.1011 $0.0881 $0.0994 $0.0000 $0.0961
Polk County Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0700 $0.0754 $0.0804 $0.0000 $0.0767
Prague, Village of Municipal2 $0.0664 $0.0000 $0.0686 $0.0000 $0.0681
Randolph, City of Municipal2 $0.0710 $0.1122 $0.0837 $0.0000 $0.0779
Red Cloud, City of Municipal2 $0.0610 $0.0794 $0.0904 $0.0000 $0.0750
Reynolds, Village of Municipal2 $0.0542 $0.0000 $0.0609 $0.0000 $0.0586
Roosevelt Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0708 $0.0702 $0.0692 $0.0000 $0.0698
St. Paul, City of Municipal2 $0.0894 $0.0629 $0.0826 $0.0000 $0.0785
Sargent, City of Municipal2 $0.0746 $0.0000 $0.0752 $0.0000 $0.0749
Schuyler, City of Municipal2 $0.0647 $0.0400 $0.0587 $0.0000 $0.0459
Scribner, City of Municipal2 $0.0703 $0.0000 $0.0785 $0.0000 $0.0740
Seward, City of Municipal2 $0.0638 $0.0531 $0.0698 $0.0000 $0.0625
Seward County Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0859 $0.0487 $0.0730 $0.0000 $0.0758
Shickley, Village of Municipal2 $0.0651 $0.0000 $0.0795 $0.0000 $0.0736
Sidney, City of Municipal2 $0.0722 $0.0386 $0.0803 $0.0000 $0.0623
Snyder, City of Municipal2 $0.0681 $0.0652 $0.0673 $0.0000 $0.0665
South Central Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0722 $0.0505 $0.0629 $0.0000 $0.0648
South Sioux City, City of Municipal2 $0.0534 $0.0000 $0.0794 $0.0000 $0.0605
Southern Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0779 $0.0518 $0.0610 $0.0000 $0.0552
Southwest Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0794 $0.0429 $0.0668 $0.0000 $0.0710
Spalding, Village of Municipal2 $0.0600 $0.0000 $0.0591 $0.0000 $0.0595
Spencer, City of Municipal2 $0.0592 $0.0000 $0.0621 $0.0000 $0.0610
Stanton County Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0870 $0.0613 $0.0782 $0.0000 $0.0795
Stratton, City of Municipal2 $0.0631 $0.0000 $0.0947 $0.0000 $0.0788
Stromsburg, City of Municipal2 $0.0824 $0.0630 $0.0697 $0.0000 $0.0708
Stuart, City of Municipal2 $0.0850 $0.0000 $0.0909 $0.0000 $0.0881
Superior, City of Municipal2 $0.0793 $0.0779 $0.0790 $0.0000 $0.0789
Sutton, City of Municipal2 $0.0653 $0.0000 $0.0825 $0.0000 $0.0738
Syracuse, City of Municipal2 $0.0723 $0.0561 $0.0704 $0.0000 $0.0663
Talmage, Village of Municipal2 $0.0550 $0.0000 $0.0695 $0.0000 $0.0635
Tecumseh, City of Municipal2 $0.0643 $0.0530 $0.0710 $0.0000 $0.0633
Trenton, City of Municipal2 $0.0592 $0.0000 $0.0890 $0.0000 $0.0729
Twin Valleys Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0760 $0.0990 $0.0882 $0.0000 $0.0875
Valentine, City of Municipal2 $0.0590 $0.0000 $0.0535 $0.0000 $0.0561
Wahoo, City of Municipal2 $0.0591 $0.0458 $0.0595 $0.0000 $0.0531
Wakefield, City of Municipal2 $0.0764 $0.0397 $0.0656 $0.0000 $0.0459
Walthill, Village of Municipal2 $0.0814 $0.0000 $0.0768 $0.0000 $0.0786
Wauneta, Village of Municipal2 $0.0765 $0.0822 $0.0654 $0.0000 $0.0703
Wayne, City of Municipal2 $0.0429 $0.0581 $0.0846 $0.0000 $0.0549
West Point, City of Municipal2 $0.0548 $0.0539 $0.0569 $0.0000 $0.0549
Western Area Power Administration Federal6 $0.0147 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0147
Wheat Belt Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0726 $0.0784 $0.0886 $0.0000 $0.0797
Wilber, City of Municipal2 $0.0597 $0.0933 $0.0601 $0.0000 $0.0603
Wilcox, Village of Municipal2 $0.0819 $0.0000 $0.0716 $0.0000 $0.0738
Winside, Village of Municipal2 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0675 $0.0000 $0.0675
Wisner, City of Municipal2 $0.0607 $0.0859 $0.0613 $0.0000 $0.0625
Wood River, City of Municipal2 $0.0613 $0.0000 $0.0683 $0.0000 $0.0645
Wymore, City of Municipal2 $0.0520 $0.0000 $0.0732 $0.0000 $0.0647
Wyrulec Company Cooperative4 $0.0620 $0.0000 $0.0950 $0.0000 $0.0659
Y-W Electric Association, Inc. Cooperative4 $0.0000 $0.0753 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0753

Sources: EIA-861 Database.  Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC.  Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.

Notes: NA = Not Available. Organizations, groups, companies, or individuals in our links pages are for information only and are not an endorsement by the State of Nebraska or the Nebraska Energy Office and its management or staff.

1 Beginning with the 2003 data, the Transportation Sector replaces the Other Sector for the sales of power to electrified rail and urban transit systems whose primary propulsive energy source is electricity.

2 Municipals could be described as cities, towns, and villages, which purchase or generate electric power primarily for distribution and resale to the citizens within their municipal borders.  They are generally regulated by elected city councils.

3 A political subdivision is similar to counties, utility districts, or irrigation districts.

4 A cooperative electric utility is an electric utility legally established to be owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its service.  The utility company will generate, transmit, and/or distribute supplies of electric energy to a specified area not being serviced by another utility.  Such ventures are generally exempt from federal income tax laws.  Most electric cooperatives have been initially financed by the Rural Utilities Service (prior Rural Electrification Administration), U.S. Department of Agriculture.

5 State ownership refers to statewide organizations whose scope is larger than county level.

6 Federal utilities are federal government agencies whose primary function is the production and sale of electricity, either wholesale or retail.  They include utilities under the supervision of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.

This table was updated on March 21, 2006.

Typically, there is one year between updates.