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Electricity Providers and Their Consumers
in Nebraska

2003

In 2003, the state had 930,822 electricity consumers supplied by 162 companies.  Over 80 percent of Nebraska's customers were residential, 16 percent were commercial, and three percent were industrial.  The transportation category had no customers.  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.

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Nebraska's Electricity Consumer Count
by Company and by Sector

2003
Company Ownership Consumers
Commercial Industrial Residential Transportation1 Total
State of Nebraska 145,487 30,495 754,840 0 930,822
Alliance, City of Municipal2 976 11 4,151 0 5,138
Ansley, City of Municipal2 72 0 271 0 343
Arapahoe, City of Municipal2 145 0 505 0 650
Arnold, Village of Municipal2 160 0 360 0 520
Auburn Board of Public Works Municipal2 672 13 2,195 0 2,880
Bartley, Village of Municipal2 5 0 189 0 194
Battle Creek, City of Municipal2 81 2 472 0 555
Bayard, City of Municipal2 115 6 530 0 651
Beatrice Board of Public Works Municipal2 1,262 151 5,844 0 7,257
Beaver City, City of Municipal2 31 0 350 0 381
Benkelman, City of Municipal2 154 1 474 0 629
Blue Hill, City of Municipal2 97 2 349 0 448
Bradshaw, Village of Municipal2 26 7 159 0 192
Brainard, Village of Municipal2 0 0 221 0 221
Bridgeport Utilities, City of Municipal2 256 0 732 0 988
Broken Bow, City of Municipal2 443 3 1,813 0 2,259
Burt County Public Power District Political Subdivision3 179 493 3,367 0 4,039
Burwell, City of Municipal2 149 1 580 0 730
Butler County Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 550 821 4,734 0 6,105
Callaway, Village of Municipal2 50 0 325 0 375
Cambridge, City of Municipal2 122 0 503 0 625
Campbell, Village of Municipal2 61 2 187 NA 250
Cedar-Knox Public Power Political Subdivision3 549 599 5,386 0 6,534
Central City, City of Municipal2 259 12 1,449 0 1,720
Chappell, City of Municipal2 129 0 555 0 684
Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative4 505 0 321 0 826
Chester, Village of Municipal2 63 0 153 0 216
Chimney Rock Public Power District Political Subdivision3 900 0 1,858 0 2,758
Clarkson, City of Municipal2 108 0 332 0 440
Cornhusker Public Power District Political Subdivision3 330 1,670 6,618 0 8,618
Cozad Board of Public Works Municipal2 310 3 1,774 0 2,087
Crete, City of Municipal2 384 3 2,271 NA 2,658
Cuming County Public Power District Political Subdivision3 599 1 3,290 0 3,890
Curtis, City of Municipal2 182 11 513 0 706
Custer Public Power District Political Subdivision3 4,850 0 4,359 0 9,209
Davenport, Village of Municipal2 43 0 173 0 216
David City, City of Municipal2 212 32 1,154 0 1,398
Dawson County Public Power District Political Subdivision3 1,332 4,781 14,708 0 20,821
Decatur, Village of Municipal2 63 0 322 0 385
Deshler, City of Municipal2 89 0 387 0 476
De Witt, Village of Municipal2 34 1 273 0 308
Dorchester, Village of Municipal2 42 0 282 0 324
Edgar, City of Municipal2 88 9 255 0 352
Elk Creek, Village of Municipal2 16 0 62 0 78
Elkhorn Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 538 21 8,040 0 8,599
Emerson, City of Municipal2 71 0 347 0 418
Endicott, Village of Municipal2 9 0 79 0 88
Fairbury, City of Municipal2 537 18 2,771 0 3,326
Fairmont, Village of Municipal2 87 0 283 0 370
Falls City, City of Municipal2 536 16 2,227 NA 2,779
Franklin, City of Municipal2 162 0 581 0 743
Fremont, City of Municipal2 1,458 910 11,689 0 14,057
Friend, City of Municipal2 147 0 512 0 659
Gering, City of Municipal2 417 40 3,257 0 3,714
Giltner, City of Municipal2 38 5 169 0 212
Gothenburg, City of Municipal2 338 13 1,465 0 1,816
Grand Island, City of Municipal2 3,920 77 18,961 0 22,958
Grant, City of Municipal2 179 8 608 0 795
Greenwood, Village of Municipal2 35 0 255 0 290
Hampton, Village of Municipal2 64 0 198 0 262
Hastings, City of Municipal2 2,124 78 10,377 NA 12,579
Hebron, City of Municipal2 217 0 766 0 983
Hemingford, Village of Municipal2 298 NA 388 NA 686
Hickman, City of Municipal2 45 1 457 0 503
High West Energy, Inc. Cooperative4 600 560 1,681 0 2,841
Highline Electric Association Cooperative4 136 1,068 757 0 1,961
Hildreth, Village of Municipal2 0 0 245 0 245
Holbrook, Village of Municipal2 0 0 168 0 168
Holdrege, City of Municipal2 464 1 2,551 0 3,016
Howard Greeley Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 552 687 3,464 NA 4,703
Hubbell, City of Municipal2 19 1 34 0 54
Imperial, City of Municipal2 339 25 1,057 0 1,421
Indianola, City of Municipal2 34 0 340 0 374
KBR Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 597 323 3,110 0 4,030
Kimball, City of Municipal2 388 13 1,262 0 1,663
LaCreek Electric Association, Inc. Cooperative4 15 33 153 NA 201
Laurel, City of Municipal2 136 0 460 0 596
Leigh, Village of Municipal2 0 0 301 0 301
Lexington, City of Municipal2 734 2 3,311 0 4,047
Lincoln Electric System Municipal2 15,370 233 102,620 0 118,223
Lodgepole, City of Municipal2 61 NA 186 0 247
Loup River Public Power District Political Subdivision3 3,589 33 14,058 0 17,680
Loup Valleys Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 391 2,029 2,374 0 4,794
Lyman, Village of Municipal2 84 18 175 0 277
Lyons, City of Municipal2 112 0 445 0 557
Madison, City of Municipal2 172 2 828 0 1,002
McCook Public Power District Political Subdivision3 1,149 2 3,416 0 4,567
Midwest Electric Member Corp. Cooperative4 1,059 1,394 3,086 0 5,521
Minden, City of Municipal2 250 0 1,280 0 1,530
Mitchell, City of Municipal2 151 1 758 0 910
Morrill, Village of Municipal2 216 7 698 0 921
Mullen, Village of Municipal2 77 0 310 0 387
Nebraska City, City of Municipal2 852 24 4,643 0 5,519
Nebraska Public Power District Political Subdivision3 17,108 726 68,286 0 86,120
Neligh, City of Municipal2 290 0 750 0 1,040
Nelson, City of Municipal2 76 0 284 0 360
Niobrara Electric Association, Inc. Cooperative4 349 0 481 0 830
Niobrara Valley El Member Corp. Cooperative4 0 918 4,443 0 5,361
Norris Public Power District Political Subdivision3 3,236 1,113 13,027 0 17,376
North Central Public Power District Political Subdivision3 1,406 0 3,572 0 4,978
North Platte, City of Municipal2 1,606 0 10,626 0 12,232
Northeast Nebraska Public Power District Political Subdivision3 660 34 7,229 0 7,923
Northwest Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 1,008 526 1,567 0 3,101
Omaha Public Power District Political Subdivision3 38,961 127 270,579 0 309,667
Ord, City of Municipal2 256 0 1,122 NA 1,378
Oxford, Village of Municipal2 112 0 414 0 526
Panama, Village of Municipal2 0 0 106 0 106
Panhandle Rural El Member Association Cooperative4 1,803 0 1,826 0 3,629
Pender, City of Municipal2 168 0 516 0 684
Perennial Public Power District Political Subdivision3 783 1,684 4,571 0 7,038
Pierce, City of Municipal2 163 12 992 NA 1,167
Plainview, City of Municipal2 180x 1 671 0 852
Polk, Village of Municipal2 50 1 203 0 254
Polk County Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 492 1 2,884 0 3,377
Prague, Village of Municipal2 19 0 164 0 183
Randolph, City of Municipal2 123 3 469 0 595
Red Cloud, City of Municipal2 142 6 605 0 753
Reynolds, Village of Municipal2 7 0 60 0 67
Roosevelt Public Power District Political Subdivision3 540 416 1,861 0 2,817
St. Paul, City of Municipal2 246 14 1,060 0 1,320
Sargent, City of Municipal2 110 0 350 0 460
Schuyler, City of Municipal2 431 36 2,082 0 2,549
Scribner, City of Municipal2 150 1 434 0 585
Seward, City of Municipal2 293 4 2,600 0 2,897
Seward County Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 1,415 2 2,989 0 4,406
Shickley, Village of Municipal2 65 0 190 0 255
Sidney, City of Municipal2 724 44 3,609 0 4,377
Snyder, City of Municipal2 43 4 156 0 203
South Central Public Power District Political Subdivision3 3,297 7 3,782 0 7,086
South Sioux City, City of Municipal2 742 0 4,667 0 5,409
Southern Public Power District Political Subdivision3 2,100 8,194 14,809 0 25,103
Southwest Public Power District Political Subdivision3 3,432 13 2,277 0 5,722
Spalding, Village of Municipal2 128 0 291 0 419
Spencer, City of Municipal2 66 0 272 0 338
Stanton County Public Power District Political Subdivision3 485 1 2,209 0 2,695
Stratton, City of Municipal2 82 0 213 0 295
Stromsburg, City of Municipal2 157 7 500 0 664
Stuart, City of Municipal2 96 0 277 0 373
Superior, City of Municipal2 270 10 1,102 0 1,382
Sutton, City of Municipal2 162 0 701 0 863
Syracuse, City of Municipal2 193 14 992 0 1,199
Talmage, Village of Municipal2 25 0 128 0 153
Tecumseh, City of Municipal2 207 4 851 0 1,062
Trenton, City of Municipal2 99 0 335 0 434
Twin Valleys Public Power District Political Subdivision3 1,683 0 4,192 0 5,875
Valentine, City of Municipal2 356 0 1,377 0 1,733
Wahoo, City of Municipal2 355 81 1,748 0 2,184
Wakefield, City of Municipal2 50 1 545 0 596
Walthill, Village of Municipal2 62 0 277 0 339
Wauneta, Village of Municipal2 110 15 340 0 465
Wayne, City of Municipal2 388 42 1,977 0 2,407
West Point, City of Municipal2 299 72 1,487 0 1,858
Western Area Power Administration Federal6 12 0 0 0 12
Wheat Belt Public Power District Political Subdivision3 1,348 7 3,397 0 4,752
Wilber, City of Municipal2 142 6 806 0 954
Wilcox, Village of Municipal2 20 0 174 0 194
Winside, Village of Municipal2 0 0 273 0 273
Wisner, City of Municipal2 162 2 625 0 789
Wood River, City of Municipal2 132 0 446 0 578
Wymore, City of Municipal2 127 0 745 0 872
Wyrulec Company Cooperative4 225 0 258 NA 483
Y-W Electric Association, Inc. Cooperative4 0 68 0 0 68

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

Notes: NA = Not Applicable. 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 2, 2006.

Typically, there is one year between updates.