Coal Consumption
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Nebraska’s Net Metering Reports
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Nebraska Pellet Production
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There are three commercial pellet plants in Nebraska. Two of the plants have the total capacity to produce 30,000 short tons.
Nebraska Methane Production
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There is one commercial methane plant in Nebraska whose methane is its end product and does not generate electricity. See the Biomass Energy Generation report for plants who use methane to generate electricity.
Biomass Energy Generation
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In 2024, the companies listed below reported that nearly 89 million kilowatthours of electricity were generated by biomass energy in Nebraska, a decrease of 3.2 percent from the 2023 generation of 91,608,949 kilowatthours (see graph and table below).
Nebraska’s Net Metering Reports
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U.S. Fertilizer Price Index
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The annual price index for fertilizer in the United States is listed below. For historical prices, please see the Average Annual Fertilizer Prices in the Northern Plains Region 1990 - 2014 report.
Irrigated Acres
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Fertilizer Expenditures
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Expenditures on fertilizer jumped to $2,230.0 million in 2022, which was a 22.5–percent increase from 2021 expenditures of $1,820.0 million. This set a new record high.
Electricity Expenditures in the Agricultural Sector
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Expenditures on electricity decreased to $270.8 million in 2022, which was a 4.0–percent decrease from 2021 expenditures of $282.0 million.