Expenditures on electricity increased to $275.6 million in 2016, which was an 11.6–percent increase from 2015 expenditures of $246.9 million.
A record high was set in 2012 at $312.3 million. The annual expenditures for electricity in the agricultural sector in Nebraska are listed in the data table and graphed in Figure 1 below. The expenditures are in nominal dollars to provide a better comparison.
| Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | . . . . . . | $190.8 | 2020 | . . . . . . | NA | 2030 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2011 | . . . . . . | $232.0 | 2021 | . . . . . . | NA | 2031 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2012 | . . . . . . | $312.3 | 2022 | . . . . . . | NA | 2032 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2013 | . . . . . . | $281.8 | 2023 | . . . . . . | NA | 2033 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2014 | . . . . . . | $294.4 | 2024 | . . . . . . | NA | 2034 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2015 | . . . . . . | $246.9 | 2025 | . . . . . . | NA | 2035 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2016 | . . . . . . | $275.6 | 2026 | . . . . . . | NA | 2036 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2017 | . . . . . . | NA | 2027 | . . . . . . | NA | 2037 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2018 | . . . . . . | NA | 2028 | . . . . . . | NA | 2038 | . . . . . . | NA | ||
| 2019 | . . . . . . | NA | 2029 | . . . . . . | NA | 2039 | . . . . . . | NA |
| Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | . . . . . . | $66.8 | 1990 | . . . . . . | $104.1 | 2000 | . . . . . . | $112.9 | ||
| 1981 | . . . . . . | $75.1 | 1991 | . . . . . . | $104.1 | 2001 | . . . . . . | $140.7 | ||
| 1982 | . . . . . . | $86.1 | 1992 | . . . . . . | $102.0 | 2002 | . . . . . . | $164.1 | ||
| 1983 | . . . . . . | $83.2 | 1993 | . . . . . . | $101.7 | 2003 | . . . . . . | $148.9 | ||
| 1984 | . . . . . . | $86.0 | 1994 | . . . . . . | $113.4 | 2004 | . . . . . . | $134.6 | ||
| 1985 | . . . . . . | $78.0 | 1995 | . . . . . . | $100.7 | 2005 | . . . . . . | $136.7 | ||
| 1986 | . . . . . . | $74.2 | 1996 | . . . . . . | $112.0 | 2006 | . . . . . . | $159.1 | ||
| 1987 | . . . . . . | $88.6 | 1997 | . . . . . . | $117.2 | 2007 | . . . . . . | $160.9 | ||
| 1988 | . . . . . . | $96.1 | 1998 | . . . . . . | $120.8 | 2008 | . . . . . . | $194.3 | ||
| 1989 | . . . . . . | $106.7 | 1999 | . . . . . . | $104.2 | 2009 | . . . . . . | $165.6 |
| Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | Year | . . . . . . | Expense | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | . . . . . . | $1.4 | 1960 | . . . . . . | $3.4 | 1970 | . . . . . . | $6.4 | ||
| 1951 | . . . . . . | $1.8 | 1961 | . . . . . . | $3.6 | 1971 | . . . . . . | $6.6 | ||
| 1952 | . . . . . . | $1.9 | 1962 | . . . . . . | $3.8 | 1972 | . . . . . . | $7.0 | ||
| 1953 | . . . . . . | $2.3 | 1963 | . . . . . . | $4.0 | 1973 | . . . . . . | $7.6 | ||
| 1954 | . . . . . . | $2.3 | 1964 | . . . . . . | $4.4 | 1974 | . . . . . . | $10.0 | ||
| 1955 | . . . . . . | $2.3 | 1965 | . . . . . . | $4.5 | 1975 | . . . . . . | $16.1 | ||
| 1956 | . . . . . . | $2.4 | 1966 | . . . . . . | $4.9 | 1976 | . . . . . . | $28.9 | ||
| 1957 | . . . . . . | $2.5 | 1967 | . . . . . . | $5.0 | 1977 | . . . . . . | $43.0 | ||
| 1958 | . . . . . . | $2.7 | 1968 | . . . . . . | $5.7 | 1978 | . . . . . . | $63.0 | ||
| 1959 | . . . . . . | $3.1 | 1969 | . . . . . . | $6.4 | 1979 | . . . . . . | $64.4 |
| Year | . . . . . . | Expense |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | . . . . . . | $1.6 |
Sources: United States Department of Agriculture. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.
Note: The personal use of electricity by farm families is not included in these figures.
The table and graph were updated on March 5, 2018.
Typically, there is one year between updates.