Nebraska bought 1,918,047,000 kilowatthours (1,918,047 megawatthours) at an average price of 3 cents per kilowatthour for a total cost of $59,026,280 in 2022.
In 2021, the Western Area Power Administration provided 5.9 percent of Nebraska's electricity needs. (The year 2021 is the most recent year that data is provided for consumption.)
| Year | Kilowatthours (kWh) Purchased |
Total Cost (Dollars) |
Average Price (Cents per kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,918,047,000 | $59,026,280 | $0.0308 |
| 2021 | 1,912,312,000 | $58,659,649 | $0.0307 |
| Year | Kilowatthours (kWh) Purchased |
Total Cost (Dollars) |
Average Price (Cents per kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,971,372,000 | $58,264,232 | $0.0296 |
| 2019 | 1,967,542,000 | $57,229,767 | $0.0290 |
| 2018 | 1,973,738,000 | $61,831,060 | $0.0313 |
| 2017 | 1,981,673,000 | $72,310,749 | $0.0364 |
| 2016 | 1,972,632,000 | $81,604,482 | $0.0413 |
| 2015 | 2,008,669,000 | $82,659,907 | $0.0411 |
| 2014 | 2,032,872,000 | $83,406,433 | $0.0410 |
| 2013 | 2,116,642,000 | $85,548,822 | $0.0404 |
| 2012 | 2,480,247,000 | $92,694,692 | $0.0374 |
| 2011 | 2,512,211,000 | $93,235,751 | $0.0371 |
| 2010 | 2,062,863,000 | $82,274,806 | $0.0399 |
| 2009 | 2,025,098,000 | $70,265,446 | $0.0347 |
| 2008 | 2,035,311,000 | $60,647,611 | $0.0298 |
| 2007 | 2,054,480,000 | $52,706,953 | $0.0257 |
| 2006 | 2,126,611,000 | $55,214,913 | $0.0260 |
| 2005 | 2,060,717,000 | $47,485,687 | $0.0230 |
| 2004 | 2,077,079,000 | $44,247,051 | $0.0213 |
| 2003 | 2,056,636,000 | $39,538,318 | $0.0192 |
| 2002 | 2,268,925,000 | $42,820,777 | $0.0189 |
| 2001 | 2,210,075,000 | $43,090,642 | $0.0195 |
| 2000 | 2,380,403,000 | $47,878,572 | $0.0200 |
| Year | Kilowatthours (kWh) Purchased |
Total Cost (Dollars) |
Average Price (Cents per kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,412,061,000 | $48,074,457 | $0.0199 |
| 1998 | 2,548,095,000 | $49,021,733 | $0.0192 |
| 1997 | 2,814,536,000 | $50,301,381 | $0.0179 |
| 1996 | 2,502,693,000 | $46,250,532 | $0.0185 |
| 1995 | 2,345,139,000 | $44,444,638 | $0.0190 |
| 1994 | 2,384,147,000 | $42,401,401 | $0.0178 |
| 1993 | 2,166,067,000 | $36,296,611 | $0.0168 |
| 1992 | 2,096,373,000 | $33,332,203 | $0.0159 |
| 1991 | 2,110,110,000 | $29,066,394 | $0.0138 |
| 1990 | 2,062,051,000 | $24,587,334 | $0.0119 |
| 1989 | 2,152,859,000 | $21,193,362 | $0.0098 |
| 1988 | 2,169,880,000 | $21,114,065 | $0.0097 |
| 1987 | 2,313,112,000 | $23,266,491 | $0.0101 |
| 1986 | 2,237,948,000 | $22,397,334 | $0.0100 |
| 1985 | 2,477,032,000 | $24,516,430 | $0.0099 |
| 1984 | 2,321,477,000 | $20,547,067 | $0.0089 |
| 1983 | 2,659,724,000 | $24,132,656 | $0.0091 |
| 1982 | 2,233,519,000 | $19,115,046 | $0.0086 |
| 1981 | 2,603,731,000 | $22,865,212 | $0.0088 |
| 1980 | 2,582,247,000 | $22,070,203 | $0.0086 |
| 1979 | 2,423,228,000 | $22,933,068 | $0.0096 |
Sources: Western Area Power Administration Annual Report. Western Area Power Administration, Lakewood, CO. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.
These tables were updated on August 16, 2023.
Typically, there is one year between updates.