Independent profile. Kilowatt Atlas is not affiliated with Nebraska Public Power District, does not use its logo or branding and cannot take payments, start service or look up accounts. Figures come from public federal data for 2025.
Residential customers
75 thousand
75,267 homes
Average price
10.93 cents
Nebraska average 12.05
Average bill
$104.76
Per month at 958 kWh
Price rank
5 of 11
Lowest to highest in Nebraska
Nebraska Public Power District rates and average bill
Nebraska Public Power District reported 75,267 residential customers on bundled service in 2025, using 958 kWh a month on average at 10.93 cents per kWh. Bundled means the utility supplies the energy and delivers it, so the price covers both. Among the 11 Nebraska utilities with at least 10,000 bundled residential customers, Nebraska Public Power District ranks 5 from the lowest price.
| Average | Cents per kWh | kWh per month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | 10.93 | 958 | $104.76 |
| Nebraska (all utilities) | 12.05 | 973 | $117.23 |
| United States | 17.23 | 874 | $150.68 |
Figures cover all of Nebraska Public Power District's states together. A utility with a large territory can have different rates in different places.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), sales to ultimate customers. Price is revenue divided by sales and includes fixed charges.
Service area
EIA lists the counties where Nebraska Public Power District has distribution equipment. That covers 42 counties in Nebraska, South Dakota. A county can be served by more than one utility, so confirm your address with the utility or your bill.
Nebraska (41 counties)
Show all 41 counties
Antelope, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Cass, Cedar, Cherry, Dakota, Dawes, Deuel, Fillmore, Gage, Garden, Hall, Hamilton, Holt, Howard, Johnson, Keith, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Madison, Morrill, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Pierce, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Thurston, York
South Dakota (1 county)
Oglala Lakota
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Reliability
For 2025, Nebraska Public Power District reported an average of 77 minutes without power per customer and 0.65 interruptions per customer, with major event days left out. The typical interruption lasted about 118 minutes. For comparison, the median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer.
Nebraska Public Power District had about 50 fewer minutes of outage per customer than the median state. The Nebraska figure across its utilities was 86 minutes. One interruption lasting 118 minutes and 0.65 interruptions a year per customer add up to the 77 minute total.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data), reliability schedule, measured under IEEE 1366. Utilities define events slightly differently, so compare with care.
Rate options and rooftop solar
- Time-of-use pricing. Nebraska Public Power District reports a residential time-of-use pricing program in its 2025 EIA filing, with about 311 residential customers enrolled in dynamic pricing programs of all kinds. Ask the utility which rate schedules you qualify for. How time-of-use rates work.
- Rooftop solar and net metering. EIA shows 235 residential net-metered systems on the Nebraska Public Power District grid in 2025, with 1.8 megawatts of capacity. How net metering works.
Who owns and regulates it
A public utility that is its own unit of government, such as a public utility district. An elected or appointed board sets the rates.
For questions about state consumer protections, see the Nebraska Power Review Board.
Nebraska Public Power District is a public power district based in Nebraska, and it also reports customers in 1 other state.
Nebraska Public Power District operates in the SPP power market. Power markets set wholesale costs, but your retail rate is set by the rules described above.
Nebraska Public Power District compared with Nebraska
Nebraska has 24 utilities with residential customers in the 2025 EIA data. Nebraska Public Power District is 3rd by size and serves about 8.1% of the state's homes. Its price of 10.93 cents per kWh is 0.40 cents above the median of 15 other public power districts in Nebraska (10.54 cents). At $104.76 a month, an average Nebraska Public Power District home pays about $150 a year less than the Nebraska average of $117.23, and uses 14 kWh a month less. Nebraska Public Power District reports customers in 2 states, and this profile uses its largest, Nebraska, for comparisons. 235 of its residential customers use net metering, or 3.1 per 1,000 homes, against 3.8 for Nebraska as a whole.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 (final 2025 data). Peers are other utilities of the same type in Nebraska with at least 1,000 residential customers and a reported price.
Other Nebraska utilities
| Utility | Type | Homes | Cents per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | Public power district | 75,267 | 10.93 |
| Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) | Public power district | 368,728 | 13.29 |
| Lincoln Electric System | Municipal | 136,859 | 11.15 |
| City of Grand Island | Municipal | 22,563 | 10.32 |
| Norris Public Power District | Public power district | 19,395 | 9.54 |
| Loup River Public Power District | Public power district | 16,449 | 10.82 |
See every one on the electric companies in Nebraska page.
Official site and where to get help
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Nebraska Public Power District questions
What is the average residential electric rate for Nebraska Public Power District?
Nebraska Public Power District residential customers on bundled service paid an average of 10.93 cents per kWh in 2025, with average use of 958 kWh a month and an average bill of $104.76 (EIA Form EIA-861). The Nebraska average was 12.05 cents.
How many customers does Nebraska Public Power District have?
EIA reports about 75,267 residential customers for Nebraska Public Power District in 2025.
Who regulates Nebraska Public Power District?
A public utility that is its own unit of government, such as a public utility district. An elected or appointed board sets the rates. See the regulator for Nebraska on the Nebraska state page.
How reliable is Nebraska Public Power District?
For 2025, Nebraska Public Power District reported an average of 77 minutes of outage per customer and 0.65 interruptions per customer, excluding major event days (IEEE 1366). Utilities measure outages in slightly different ways, so compare with care.