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Electricity Providers and Their Rates
Nebraska

2003

In 2003, Nebraska paid an average of nearly seven cents per kilowatthour for electricity.  The industrial sector in the state paid an average rate of three 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 2003 rates ranged from the Western Area Power Administration's 1.36 cents to the Village of Holbrook's 10.73 cents per kilowatthour.  Residential rates ranged from the Village of Spalding's 4.75 cents to the Village of Decatur's 12 cents per kilowatthour.  Commercial rates ranged from the Western Area Power Administration's 1.36 cents to the City of Gothenburg's 12.4 cents per kilowatthour.  Industrial rates ranged from the City of Bayard's 1.13 cents to the City of Giltner's 13.11 cents per kilowatthour.

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Nebraska's Average Revenue per Kilowatthour
by Company and by Sector
2003

(Price per Kilowatthour)

Company Ownership Sectors
Commercial Industrial Residential Transportation1 Average
State of Nebraska $0.0671 $0.0337 $0.0704 $0.0000 $0.0672
Alliance, City of Municipal2 $0.0624 $0.0581 $0.0732 $0.0000 $0.0648
Ansley, City of Municipal2 $0.0865 $0.0000 $0.0758 $0.0000 $0.0801
Arapahoe, City of Municipal2 $0.0938 $0.0000 $0.1000 $0.0000 $0.0967
Arnold, Village of Municipal2 $0.0617 $0.0000 $0.0564 $0.0000 $0.0587
Auburn Board of Public Works Municipal2 $0.0591 $0.0468 $0.0520 $0.0000 $0.0522
Bartley, Village of Municipal2 $0.0893 $0.0000 $0.0946 $0.0000 $0.0944
Battle Creek, City of Municipal2 $0.0776 $0.0822 $0.0751 $0.0000 $0.0763
Bayard, City of Municipal2 $0.0774 $0.0113 $0.0720 $0.0000 $0.0459
Beatrice Board of Public Works Municipal2 $0.0659 $0.0576 $0.0640 $0.0000 $0.0612
Beaver City, City of Municipal2 $0.0769 $0.0000 $0.0995 $0.0000 $0.0960
Benkelman, City of Municipal2 $0.0809 $0.0706 $0.0751 $0.0000 $0.0779
Blue Hill, City of Municipal2 $0.0663 $0.0600 $0.0615 $0.0000 $0.0631
Bradshaw, Village of Municipal2 $0.0893 $0.0556 $0.0708 $0.0000 $0.0680
Brainard, Village of Municipal2 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0563 $0.0000 $0.0563
Bridgeport Utilities, City of Municipal2 $0.0541 $0.0000 $0.0581 $0.0000 $0.0560
Broken Bow, City of Municipal2 $0.0526 $0.0408 $0.0514 $0.0000 $0.0474
Burt County Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0669 $0.0811 $0.0809 $0.0000 $0.0797
Burwell, City of Municipal2 $0.0642 $0.0496 $0.0625 $0.0000 $0.0625
Butler County Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0733 $0.0955 $0.0701 $0.0000 $0.0754
Callaway, Village of Municipal2 $0.0590 $0.0000 $0.0660 $0.0000 $0.0634
Cambridge, City of Municipal2 $0.0766 $0.0000 $0.0838 $0.0000 $0.0798
Campbell, Village of Municipal2 $0.0750 $0.0602 $0.0783 NA $0.0765
Cedar-Knox Public Power Political Subdivision3 $0.0613 $0.0645 $0.0614 $0.0000 $0.0621
Central City, City of Municipal2 $0.0791 $0.0705 $0.0721 $0.0000 $0.0737
Chappell, City of Municipal2 $0.0612 $0.0000 $0.0499 $0.0000 $0.0555
Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc. Cooperative4 $0.0620 $0.0000 $0.0627 $0.0000 $0.0622
Chester, Village of Municipal2 $0.0796 $0.0000 $0.0810 $0.0000 $0.0802
Chimney Rock Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0782 $0.0000 $0.0836 $0.0000 $0.0808
Clarkson, City of Municipal2 $0.0563 $0.0000 $0.0553 $0.0000 $0.0558
Cornhusker Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0527 $0.0545 $0.0698 $0.0000 $0.0609
Cozad, Board of Public Works Municipal2 $0.0640 $0.0396 $0.0720 $0.0000 $0.0540
Crete, City of Municipal2 $0.0494 $0.0409 $0.0477 NA $0.0441
Cuming County Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0636 $0.0473 $0.0640 $0.0000 $0.0610
Curtis, City of Municipal2 $0.0790 $0.0578 $0.0701 $0.0000 $0.0680
Custer Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0668 $0.0000 $0.0725 $0.0000 $0.0691
Davenport, Village of Municipal2 $0.0761 $0.0000 $0.0747 $0.0000 $0.0752
David City, City of Municipal2 $0.0513 $0.0623 $0.0662 $0.0000 $0.0616
Dawson County Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0576 $0.0740 $0.0624 $0.0000 $0.0655
Decatur, Village of Municipal2 $0.0819 $0.0000 $0.1198 $0.0000 $0.1044
Deshler, City of Municipal2 $0.0683 $0.0000 $0.0712 $0.0000 $0.0700
De Witt, Village of Municipal2 $0.0787 $0.0537 $0.0662 $0.0000 $0.0568
Dorchester, Village of Municipal2 $0.0485 $0.0000 $0.0717 $0.0000 $0.0594
Edgar, City of Municipal2 $0.0682 $0.0730 $0.0736 $0.0000 $0.0714
Elk Creek, Village of Municipal2 $0.0645 $0.0000 $0.0700 $0.0000 $0.0672
Elkhorn Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0683 $0.0579 $0.0727 $0.0000 $0.0708
Emerson, City of Municipal2 $0.0523 $0.0000 $0.0694 $0.0000 $0.0625
Endicott, Village of Municipal2 $0.0957 $0.0000 $0.0584 $0.0000 $0.0633
Fairbury, City of Municipal2 $0.0608 $0.0449 $0.0591 $0.0000 $0.0547
Fairmont, Village of Municipal2 $0.0693 $0.0000 $0.0760 $0.0000 $0.0731
Falls City, City of Municipal2 $0.0548 $0.0474 $0.0576 NA $0.0543
Franklin, City of Municipal2 $0.0608 $0.0000 $0.0882 $0.0000 $0.0734
Fremont, City of Municipal2 $0.0551 $0.0424 $0.0488 $0.0000 $0.0459
Friend, City of Municipal2 $0.0654 $0.0000 $0.0836 $0.0000 $0.0745
Gering, City of Municipal2 $0.0882 $0.0620 $0.0751 $0.0000 $0.0730
Giltner, City of Municipal2 $0.1042 $0.1311 $0.0728 $0.0000 $0.0909
Gothenburg, City of Municipal2 $0.1240 $0.0175 $0.0551 $0.0000 $0.0551
Grand Island, City of Municipal2 $0.0573 $0.0403 $0.0586 $0.0000 $0.0499
Grant, City of Municipal2 $0.0628 $0.0800 $0.0661 $0.0000 $0.0667
Greenwood, Village of Municipal2 $0.0831 $0.0000 $0.0695 $0.0000 $0.0735
Hampton, Village of Municipal2 $0.0859 $0.0000 $0.0668 $0.0000 $0.0739
Hastings, City of Municipal2 $0.0576 $0.0379 $0.0661 NA $0.0488
Hebron, City of Municipal2 $0.0645 $0.0000 $0.0699 $0.0000 $0.0666
Hemingford, Village of Municipal2 $0.0570 $0.0000 $0.0790 NA $0.0660
Hickman, City of Municipal2 $0.0916 $0.0396 $0.0739 $0.0000 $0.0736
High West Energy, Inc. Cooperative4 $0.0739 $0.0541 $0.0775 $0.0000 $0.0663
Highline Electric Association Cooperative4 $0.0648 $0.0802 $0.0763 $0.0000 $0.0785
Hildreth, Village of Municipal2 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0498 $0.0000 $0.0498
Holbrook, Village of Municipal2 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.1073 $0.0000 $0.1073
Holdrege, City of Municipal2 $0.0563 $0.0372 $0.0621 $0.0000 $0.0480
Howard Greeley Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0656 $0.0792 $0.0665 NA $0.0690
Hubbell, City of Municipal2 $0.2000 $0.0194 $0.0740 $0.0000 $0.0928
Imperial, City of Municipal2 $0.0596 $0.0416 $0.0588 $0.0000 $0.0562
Indianola, City of Municipal2 $0.0773 $0.0000 $0.0968 $0.0000 $0.0900
KBR Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0874 $0.1021 $0.0874 $0.0000 $0.0904
Kimball, City of Municipal2 $0.0636 $0.0581 $0.0695 $0.0000 $0.0649
LaCreek Electric Association, Inc. Cooperative4 $0.0635 $0.0520 $0.0674 NA $0.0596
Laurel, City of Municipal2 $0.0500 $0.0000 $0.0654 $0.0000 $0.0580
Leigh, Village of Municipal2 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0697 $0.0000 $0.0697
Lexington, City of Municipal2 $0.0598 $0.0400 $0.0618 $0.0000 $0.0506
Lincoln Electric System Municipal2 $0.0479 $0.0415 $0.0627 $0.0000 $0.0520
Lodgepole, City of Municipal2 $0.0876 $0.0000 $0.0875 $0.0000 $0.0875
Loup River Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0551 $0.0338 $0.0547 $0.0000 $0.0423
Loup Valleys Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0607 $0.0746 $0.0609 $0.0000 $0.0648
Lyman, Village of Municipal2 $0.0455 $0.0510 $0.0690 $0.0000 $0.0758
Lyons, City of Municipal2 $0.0737 $0.0000 $0.0741 $0.0000 $0.0739
Madison, City of Municipal2 $0.0593 $0.0438 $0.0646 $0.0000 $0.0491
McCook Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0700 $0.0320 $0.0868 $0.0000 $0.0501
Midwest Electric Member Corp. Cooperative4 $0.0680 $0.0852 $0.0822 $0.0000 $0.0820
Minden, City of Municipal2 $0.0799 $0.0000 $0.0837 $0.0000 $0.0820
Mitchell, City of Municipal2 $0.0581 $0.0711 $0.0663 $0.0000 $0.0636
Morrill, Village of Municipal2 $0.0687 $0.0667 $0.0642 $0.0000 $0.0663
Mullen, Village of Municipal2 $0.0651 $0.0000 $0.0650 $0.0000 $0.0650
Nebraska City, City of Municipal2 $0.0677 $0.0539 $0.0685 $0.0000 $0.0619
Nebraska Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0655 $0.0352 $0.0918 $0.0000 $0.0601
Neligh, City of Municipal2 $0.0814 $0.0000 $0.0798 $0.0000 $0.0806
Nelson, City of Municipal2 $0.0508 $0.0000 $0.0817 $0.0000 $0.0681
Niobrara Electric Association, Inc. Cooperative4 $0.0799 $0.0000 $0.0987 $0.0000 $0.0898
Niobrara Valley El Member Corp. Cooperative4 $0.0000 $0.0671 $0.0756 $0.0000 $0.0711
Norris Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0793 $0.0479 $0.0681 $0.0000 $0.0596
North Central Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0700 $0.0000 $0.0723 $0.0000 $0.0712
North Platte, City of Municipal2 $0.0534 $0.0000 $0.0676 $0.0000 $0.0587
Northeast Nebraska Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0749 $0.0514 $0.0653 $0.0000 $0.0632
Northwest Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.1013 $0.0711 $0.0914 $0.0000 $0.0801
Omaha Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0569 $0.0339 $0.0673 $0.0000 $0.0539
Ord, City of Municipal2 $0.0581 $0.0000 $0.0518 NA $0.0546
Oxford, Village of Municipal2 $0.0616 $0.0000 $0.0621 $0.0000 $0.0619
Panama, Village of Municipal2 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0642 $0.0000 $0.0642
Panhandle Rural El Member Association Cooperative4 $0.0844 $0.0000 $0.0747 $0.0000 $0.0814
Pender, City of Municipal2 $0.0534 $0.0000 $0.0602 $0.0000 $0.0563
Perennial Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0695 $0.0526 $0.0702 $0.0000 $0.0611
Pierce, City of Municipal2 $0.1133 $0.0600 $0.0600 NA $0.0642
Plainview, City of Municipal2 $0.0838 $0.0581 $0.0774 $0.0000 $0.0801
Polk, Village of Municipal2 $0.0749 $0.0932 $0.0968 $0.0000 $0.0905
Polk County Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0686 $0.0736 $0.0789 $0.0000 $0.0753
Prague, Village of Municipal2 $0.0684 $0.0000 $0.0682 $0.0000 $0.0682
Randolph, City of Municipal2 $0.0480 $0.1048 $0.0847 $0.0000 $0.0678
Red Cloud, City of Municipal2 $0.0582 $0.0750 $0.0886 $0.0000 $0.0721
Reynolds, Village of Municipal2 $0.0566 $0.0000 $0.0581 $0.0000 $0.0576
Roosevelt Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0691 $0.0686 $0.0687 $0.0000 $0.0687
St. Paul, City of Municipal2 $0.0871 $0.0614 $0.0804 $0.0000 $0.0766
Sargent, City of Municipal2 $0.0732 $0.0000 $0.0736 $0.0000 $0.0734
Schuyler, City of Municipal2 $0.0616 $0.0413 $0.0579 $0.0000 $0.0467
Scribner, City of Municipal2 $0.0771 $0.0566 $0.0796 $0.0000 $0.0781
Seward, City of Municipal2 $0.0612 $0.0543 $0.0662 $0.0000 $0.0611
Seward County Rural Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0822 $0.0459 $0.0713 $0.0000 $0.0736
Shickley, Village of Municipal2 $0.0638 $0.0000 $0.0780 $0.0000 $0.0721
Sidney, City of Municipal2 $0.0690 $0.0369 $0.0788 $0.0000 $0.0614
Snyder, City of Municipal2 $0.0699 $0.0664 $0.0661 $0.0000 $0.0671
South Central Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0688 $0.0518 $0.0614 $0.0000 $0.0631
South Sioux City, City of Municipal2 $0.0493 $0.0000 $0.0771 $0.0000 $0.0564
Southern Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0775 $0.0514 $0.0620 $0.0000 $0.0552
Southwest Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0781 $0.0507 $0.0670 $0.0000 $0.0739
Spalding, Village of Municipal2 $0.0596 $0.0000 $0.0475 $0.0000 $0.0524
Spencer, City of Municipal2 $0.0572 $0.0000 $0.0594 $0.0000 $0.0586
Stanton County Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0836 $0.0636 $0.0775 $0.0000 $0.0784
Stratton, City of Municipal2 $0.0694 $0.0000 $0.0931 $0.0000 $0.0820
Stromsburg, City of Municipal2 $0.0814 $0.0697 $0.0700 $0.0000 $0.0728
Stuart, City of Municipal2 $0.0719 $0.0000 $0.0904 $0.0000 $0.0817
Superior, City of Municipal2 $0.0799 $0.0743 $0.0805 $0.0000 $0.0793
Sutton, City of Municipal2 $0.0668 $0.0000 $0.0763 $0.0000 $0.0715
Syracuse, City of Municipal2 $0.0710 $0.0548 $0.0691 $0.0000 $0.0652
Talmage, Village of Municipal2 $0.0570 $0.0000 $0.0711 $0.0000 $0.0653
Tecumseh, City of Municipal2 $0.0594 $0.0498 $0.0652 $0.0000 $0.0591
Trenton, City of Municipal2 $0.0668 $0.0000 $0.0869 $0.0000 $0.0770
Twin Valleys Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0881 $0.0000 $0.0879 $0.0000 $0.0880
Valentine, City of Municipal2 $0.0578 $0.0000 $0.0525 $0.0000 $0.0550
Wahoo, City of Municipal2 $0.0593 $0.0457 $0.0596 $0.0000 $0.0531
Wakefield, City of Municipal2 $0.0634 $0.0404 $0.0624 $0.0000 $0.0448
Walthill, Village of Municipal2 $0.0786 $0.0000 $0.0742 $0.0000 $0.0760
Wauneta, Village of Municipal2 $0.0812 $0.0836 $0.0612 $0.0000 $0.0690
Wayne, City of Municipal2 $0.0519 $0.0566 $0.0812 $0.0000 $0.0603
West Point, City of Municipal2 $0.0534 $0.0525 $0.0559 $0.0000 $0.0537
Western Area Power Administration Federal6 $0.0136 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0136
Wheat Belt Public Power District Political Subdivision3 $0.0750 $0.0712 $0.0964 $0.0000 $0.0796
Wilber, City of Municipal2 $0.0554 $0.0939 $0.0585 $0.0000 $0.0576
Wilcox, Village of Municipal2 $0.0819 $0.0000 $0.0705 $0.0000 $0.0730
Winside, Village of Municipal2 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0667 $0.0000 $0.0667
Wisner, City of Municipal2 $0.0613 $0.0805 $0.0606 $0.0000 $0.0621
Wood River, City of Municipal2 $0.0737 $0.0000 $0.0688 $0.0000 $0.0713
Wymore, City of Municipal2 $0.0520 $0.0000 $0.0726 $0.0000 $0.0643
Wyrulec Company Cooperative4 $0.0616 $0.0000 $0.0898 NA $0.0649
Y-W Electric Association, Inc. Cooperative4 $0.0000 $0.0823 $0.0000 $0.0000 $0.0823

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.