Nebraska Electricity Prices

Relatively, yes — 13.59¢ per kilowatt-hour in May 2026, 4th-cheapest of 51 and 30.0% below the national benchmark.

At Nebraska's May 2026 average of 13.59¢/kWh, 10,500 kWh of annual use works out to $1,427 a year — around $119 a month. Running the same 10,500 kWh calculation at the May 2026 national benchmark rate gives $2,038 — a $611 gap between the two published averages, less for Nebraska, not a bill either way.

Over the full EIA series the Nebraska jurisdiction average has risen 158% since January 2001, from 5.26¢ to 13.59¢ in May 2026 — a compound 3.8% per year. Nebraska is among the most month-to-month variable third of jurisdictions.

September 2025, at 13.85¢ per kilowatt-hour. The May 2026 reading of 13.59¢ sits 1.9% below that peak. The lowest monthly average on record was 5.26¢ in January 2001.

September. Measured over the 25 complete calendar years the EIA series covers for Nebraska, 2001 through 2025, September runs highest relative to its own year and January runs lowest — a swing of roughly 29.7 percentage points.

Among Nebraska and its land-border neighbours in May 2026, Nebraska posts the lowest average at 13.59¢ and South Dakota the highest at 15.73¢. That makes Nebraska the cheapest in the group, at 13.59¢.

Almost certainly not exactly, and this is the one caveat that governs every figure on this page. The published value is the EIA residential average across every utility and residential rate class in Nebraska for May 2026 — a benchmark, never a billed amount. Even the jurisdiction figure is not one number — across the trailing year it moved between 11.57¢ in December 2025 and 13.85¢ in September 2025. Your own rate depends on your utility, tariff, usage tier, time-of-use schedule, and fixed monthly charges, none of which this index models. Read your bill for the rate that applies to you.