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• 2011 - 2020
• 2001 - 2010
• 1991 - 2000
• 1981 - 1990
• 1978 - 1980

Current and Historical Energy Statistics

• Current Nebraska Energy Statistics (html)
• 1960-1993 Energy Statistics (PDF)
• 1960-1992 Energy Statistics (PDF)

• 1960-1991 Energy Statistics (PDF)
• 1960-1990 Energy Statistics (PDF)
• 1960-1989 Energy Statistics (PDF)

• 1960-1988 Energy Statistics (PDF)
• 1960-1987 Energy Statistics (PDF)

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Nebraska Energy Quarterly

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Studies, Reports and Evaluations (Listed by Year)

2011 - 2019

• 2018 International Energy Conservation Code Incremental Cost Report, March 6, 2019 (PDF)
• Nebraska Energy Office Weatherization Program Evaluation, 2015 (PDF)
• Energy Impact Study of the 2009 IECC and 2015 IECC Energy Codes for Nebraska, April 17, 2015 (PDF)
• Solar PV Deployment in Nebraska: Solar PV Deployment in Nebraska: Opportunities & Barriers, September 30, 2013 Revised July 22, 2014 (PDF)
• Nebraska Commercial Energy Code Compliance Report for the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, June 13, 2014 (PDF)
• Impact Evaluation: Nebraska’s Residential Energy Code Training Program, June 2013 (PDF)
• State Energy Program, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Final Report, January 2013 (PDF)
• The Energy, Economic and Environmental Impacts Of the Nebraska Energy Office’s Dollar and Energy Savings Loan Program and Weatherization Assistance Program, September 2012 (PDF)
• Energy Impact Study of the 2009 IECC and 2012 IECC Energy Codes for Nebraska, 2012 (PDF)

2001 - 2010

• Nebraska-specific Advanced Commercial Building Energy Code Study, Final Report Documentation, November 2009 (PDF)
• International Energy Conservation Code Cost Impact Memo, September 2009 (PDF)
• Energy Impact Study of the 2003 IECC, 2006 IECC, and 2006 IRC Energy Codes for Nebraska, September 2006 (doc)
• Nebraska Energy Efficient Affordable Housing Project — Project Research Final Report by Steven Winter and Associates, March 2005
  • Part 1. Introduction, Project Time Line, Preliminary Design, Review Prototype, Advanced Framing Design (PDF)
  • Part 2. Prototype Features (PDF)
  • Part 3. Prototype Features (continued), Energy Modeling, Cost Analysis, Performance Testing (PDF)
  • Part 4. Performance Testing (continued), Appendix A: Energy Modeling (PDF)
• Create and Identify High Performance and ENERGY STAR® Buildings in the State of Nebraska Through Rebuild America Program, Project Report, September 2004 (PDF)
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis of the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code for Nebraska, 2003 (htm)
• Accelerating Wind-Power Development in Nebraska, March 2003 (html) (PDF)

1991 - 2000

• Nebraska Wind Energy Site Data Study, Final Report, May 1999 (PDF)
• Dollar and Energy Savings Loan Program: Program Evaluation of Energy Savings, Dollar Savings, Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions, Economic Benefits, 1997 (htm)
• Wood Waste Alternatives in Lincoln and Lancaster County, August 1997 (PDF)
• Low Income Weatherization Assistance Program: Energy Savings Analysis, 1996 (htm)
• The Intern Solution: Ways to use student interns to reduce the costs of energy and environmental surveys, April 1995 (PDF)
• Lincoln Loan Program: Analysis of Energy Savings, March 1995 (PDF)
• Schuyler Loan Program: Analysis of Energy Savings, March 1995 (PDF)
• Dollar and Energy Saving Loan Program: Profile #112 By IRT Environment, Inc., 1994 (PDF) (4 MB)
• Dollar and Energy Saving Loan Program: Final Savings Analysis, Omaha Area Pilot Study, 1994 (PDF)
• Energy and Cost Savings Through Telecommunications and Teleconferencing, February 1994 (PDF)
• The Economic Impacts of Nebraska’s Dollar and Energy Saving Loan Program, 1994 (PDF)
• Ethanol Production from Municipal Solid Waste, A General Feasibility Study, April 1994 (PDF)
• Feasibility of Corn Residue Collection in Kearney, Nebraska Area, April 1993 (PDF)
• Ethanol Production from Mixed Waste Paper, A Pre-feasibility Study, March 1993 (PDF)
• Summary of Energy Related Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey (NASIS) Questions, 1992 (PDF)

1988 - 1990

• Nebraska Survey of Biomass: Availability and Energy Utilization Potential, 1990 (PDF)
• Institutional Conservation Program, 1989 (PDF)
• Report on Verdigre Shared Energy Savings Program and Business Plan: A Program for Financing Commercial Energy Efficiency Improvements in the Village of Verdigre, Nebraska. 1989 (PDF)
  • Appendix A (PDF)
  • Appendix B (PDF)
  • Appendix C (PDF)
  • Appendix D (PDF)
  • Appendix E (PDF)
  • Appendix F (PDF)
  • Appendix G (PDF)
  • Appendix H (PDF)
  • Appendix I (PDF)
  • Appendix J (PDF)
  • Appendix K (PDF)
• Nebraska Public Buildings Energy Program, 1988 (PDF)
  • Appendix A (PDF)
  • Appendix B (PDF)
  • Appendix C (PDF)
  • Appendix D (PDF)
  • Appendix E (PDF)
  • Appendix F (PDF)
• Energy and Economics: An Activities Book, 1988 (PDF)

1988 Focus Group Summary Report for the Nebraska Energy Efficiency School Loan Program

• Introduction to the Summary Report (PDF)
• Focus Group Summary Report for the Nebraska Energy Efficiency School Loan Program (PDF)
  • Focus Group Discussion Guide (PDF)
    • Lincoln Group (PDF)
    • Norfolk Group (PDF)
    • Kearney Group (PDF)
    • Scottsbluff Group (PDF)

1980 - 1987

• The Energy Network, 1987 (PDF)
• Application for Crude Oil Refund, 1987 (PDF)
• Nebraska Energy Efficient Food Marketing Guidebook, 1987 (PDF)
• Distribution of Oil Overcharge Settlement Funds, 1986 (PDF)
• Idea Form, & Guidelines for Proposed Uses of Exxon Overcharge Money, 1986 (PDF)
  • Today's Ideas Can Become Tomorrow's Opportunities, 1986 (PDF)
• Institutional Conservation Program, 1986 (PDF)
• Resource Constraints: the Need for Community Management in Economic Development Strategies, 1986 (PDF)
• Substituting Agricultural Materials for Petroleum Based Industrial Products, 1986 (PDF)
  • Supplement to Substituting Agricultural Materials for Industrial Products, 1986 (PDF)
  • Key Contacts (PDF)
• Regional Economic Indicators Analysis: Final Report, 1985 (PDF)
• The Verdigre Eagle Newspaper Ad, Page 4, March 28, 1985 JPG
• Energy and Economics: A Basic Teaching Unit for Junior High Schools, 1985 (PDF)
• Energy Efficiency in Nebraska: A Community Investment, 1985
  • Transportation (PDF)
  • Street & Park Lighting (PDF)
  • Building Codes (PDF)
  • Least Cost Purchasing (PDF)
• Nebraska School Weatherization Program Loan Postcard, 1985 (PDF)
• Nebraska School Weatherization Program Grant Application for Technical Assistance, 1985 (PDF)
• Nebraska School Weatherization Program Project Packet, 1985 (PDF)
• Nebraska School Weatherization Program: $20 Million Investment Opportunity, 1985 (PDF)
• Nebraska School Weatherization Program, 1984 (PDF)
• Evaluation of State Buildings Audit Program, 1984 (PDF)
• Conservation Trees Ad Campaign, National Arbor Day Foundation, 1984 (PDF)
• A National Colloquium on Community Energy Management as an Economic Development Strategy, Program Announcement, 1984 (PDF)
• Utility Conservation Financing Programs for Nebraska’s Publicly Owned Utilities: Legal Issues and Considerations, 1984 (PDF)
• Allen Energy Study, 1984 (PDF)
• Burwell Energy Study, 1984 (PDF)
• Ravenna Energy Study, 1984 (PDF)
• Schuyler Energy Study, 1984 (PDF)
• South Sioux City Energy Study, 1984 (PDF)
• West Point Energy Study, 1984 (PDF)
• Wood River Energy Study, 1984 (PDF)
• Energy Calculation Book, Circa 1984 (PDF)
• Energy and Economics: A Curriculum for Senior High Schools, 1983 (PDF)
• Energy Bank of Nebraska: Financing Information for Energy Efficient Home Improvements, 1983 (PDF)
• Bayard Energy Study, 1983 (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
• Fremont Energy Study, 1983 (PDF)
  • The Fremont Flyer Newspaper Ad, Page 13, July 24, 1985 (PDF)
  • Fremont Historical Map Poster (PDF)
• Lexington Energy Study, 1983 (PDF)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
• Driver Energy Conservation Awareness Training, Circa 1983 (PDF)
• Solar Heating of On-Farm Livestock Structures, Circa 1983 (PDF)
• Nebraska Biomass Study, Nebraska Agricultural Resource Base Assessment, 1981 (PDF)
• Small Scale Hydroelectric Potential in Nebraska: A Feasibility Study in Three Parts, 1980-1981 (PDF)
• Energy Integrated Farm Systems, University of Nebraska Laboratory Farm, 1980 (PDF)

Other Energy Office Publications (Listed by Year Issued)

2001 - 2011

• 2011 Nebraska Energy Plan (PDF)
• 2011 Nebraska Energy Plan Overview (PDF)
• Greening State Capitols: Nebraska Capitol and Office Buildings, August 2008 (PDF)
• Small Wind Electric Systems, A Nebraska Consumer's Guide, 2007 (PDF)
• Ethanol Education Curriculum: Ethanol — Clean, Renewable Fuel. Grade Level 4-12, 2004-2005 (PDF)
• Energy Efficiency and Historic Preservation: A Planning Guide for Buildings, 2001 (PDF)
• Pius X Tools for Schools Program Action Report, 2001 (html)

1981 - 1999

• 40 Ways to Finance Your Improvements, 1999 (PDF)
• Bursts of Energy, Energy Education Activities for Grades K-6, 1997 (html)
• Nebraska Alternative Transportation Fuels Handbook, 1995 (PDF)
• An Energy Action Plan for Nebraska, 1992 (PDF)
• Courthouse Trail: An Energy Conservation Demonstration Project, 1992 (html)
• Nebraska Energy Policy Plan: Recommendations to the Governor, 1991 (PDF)
  • Nebraska Energy Policy Plan Summary Draft, September, 1991 (PDF) (3.5 MB)
• A History of the Nebraska Energy Office, 1985 (PDF)
• Energy. The Answers are here in Nebraska. 1983 (jpg)
• Nebraska Residential Solar Architecture, Circa 1983 (PDF)
• Path to Passive: Nebraska's Passive Solar Primer, Circa 1982 (PDF)
• The Russian Fireplace: Procedures for Constructing a High Efficiency Masonry Fireplace Circa 1981 (PDF)

Energy Related Executive Orders & Other Activities (Listed by Year)

• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (html)
• Implement State Energy Efficiency Practices, Memorandum, Oct. 2005 (PDF)
• Use of Ethanol in State Vehicles and use of Biodiesel in Diesel Powered Vehicles, May 2005 (PDF)
• Gasohol Use in State Vehicles, January 1980 (PDF)
• Renewable Energy Use by State Agencies, Executive Order 98-1 [1998] (PDF)
• Energy Efficient Building Practices for State Buildings, Executive Order 98-6 [1998] (PDF)

Links to Non-Energy Office Publications (Listed by Year)

2012 - 2016

• Green Bank Accounting: Examining the Current Landscape and Tallying Progress on Energy Efficiency, September 2016 (PDF)
• A Fact Sheet: Nebraska Wind Energy Jobs and Economic Opportunities, 2014 (PDF)
• Nebraska Renewable Energy Exports: Challenges and Opportunities, December, 2014 (PDF)
• Final Report The Economic and Tax Revenue Impact of the Nebraska Wind Energy Industry, December, 2014 (PDF)
• Solar PV Deployment in Nebraska: Opportunities & Barriers, September 30, 2013 Revised July 22, 2014 (PDF)
• Nebraska Power Association Statewide Coordinated Long Range Power Supply Study, July 2012 (PDF)

2001 - 2010

• Nebraska Power Association 2010 Research & Conservation Report (PDF)
• Omaha Public Power District, 2010 Aim Green Sustainability Report, 2010 (PDF)
• Nebraska Statewide Wind Integration Study Main Report, December, 2009 (PDF)
  • Nebraska Statewide Wind Integration Study Executive Summary of Report, December, 2009 (PDF)
  • Nebraska Statewide Wind Integration Study Key Facts, December, 2009 (PDF)
  • Nebraska Statewide Wind Integration Study, January, 2010 Power Point Presentation (PPT)
• Nebraska Power Review Board Fourteenth Biennial Report, December, 2006 (PDF)
• Stimulating Wind Energy in Nebraska's Panhandle, December 2006 (PDF)
• A Guide for Evaluating the Requirements of Ethanol Plants, Summer, 2006 (PDF)
• Annual Report – Monitoring of Legislative Bill 901 "Conditions Certain" Issues, Nebraska Power Review Board, 2006 (PDF)
• Tips for Energy Savers, U.S. Department of Energy
  • English (PDF)
  • Ahorro de Energía En Espanol (PDF)
• Nebraska Power Review Board, 2003 Coordinated Supply Plan (PDF)
• Potential for Merchant Wind Energy in Nebraska, Report of the Nebraska Power Association To Governor Mike Johanns, Nebraska Power Association, 2002 (PDF)
• Carbon Sequestration, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Nebraska Agriculture – Background and Potential, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, 2001 (PDF)
• Natural Gas Regulatory System Study, Urban Affairs Committee, Nebraska Legislature, 2001 (PDF)

1987 - 1999

• Nebraska’s Electric Utility Industry: Final Report, Nebraska Legislature, LR 455 Phase II Study, 1999 (html)
• Nebraska’s Electric Utility Industry: Final Report, Nebraska Legislature, LR 455 Phase I Study, 1997 (html)
• Energy Conversion of Animal Manures: Resource Inventory and Feasibility Analysis for Thirteen Western States, 1994 (Executive Summary and Nebraska-Related Sections Only) (html)
• Nebraska Power Association: Statewide Resource and Transmission Planning Study 1991-2010, May 1991 (PDF)
• Biomass Energy: A Resource Assessment, 1987 (Nebraska-Related Section Only) (PDF)

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