2 utilities compared · 2 plans · 65 ZIP codes
Electricity rates in Nebraska
Not a state average. The same household, priced hour by hour for a year on the default plan at each utility we cover here — so the differences below are differences in the tariffs, not in how much anyone used.
What a year of electricity costs in Nebraska
| Household | Uses | Median, per year | Cheapest utility | Dearest utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment One or two people, no central air, no electric heat | 4,866 kWh | $772 | $691 | $853 |
| Family home Three or four people with central air conditioning | 9,453 kWh | $1,154 | $978 | $1,330 |
| Home with an EV Same house, plus an electric car charging overnight | 13,103 kWh | $1,445 | $1,194 | $1,695 |
Median and range across the 2 utilities, each on the plan a household lands on by default. Estimates for comparing utilities against each other, not a prediction of any one bill; they exclude taxes, local surcharges and demand charges.
How much does where you live inside Nebraska matter?
Run the same three-bedroom house with central air through the default residential plan at each of the 2 utilities we cover in Nebraska, and the yearly bill lands between $978 at Lincoln Electric System and $1,330 at Omaha Public Power District; the median is $1,154. That $352 gap is for identical electricity, and it is set by nothing you chose: which utility's territory the house stands in. You cannot switch utilities. What you can do is make sure you are on the right plan at yours.
None of the 2 utilities we cover in Nebraska price by the hour, so when you use electricity makes no difference to any bill here — only how much. The levers left are using less and, where a utility files more than one plan, picking the one whose fixed charge and tiers fit your household.
Utility by utility
Cheapest first, for the family home. The last two columns are where the money is: how far the default plan sits from the cheapest one the same utility files.
| Utility | Plans | Default plan, a year | Cheapest plan | By the hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Electric System Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 1) · Facilities Level 1 | 1 | $978 | only plan | — |
| Omaha Public Power District | 1 | $1,330 | only plan | — |
Before you compare anything
- Fixed charges on your electric bill: what they are and why they matter
The line that makes cents-per-kilowatt-hour comparisons quietly wrong.
- How to compare electricity plans without getting it wrong
Six things that break a comparison, and the order to check them in.
- Electricity rates by state: what the filed tariffs actually say
Median rates from the tariffs themselves, not a state-level average.