In 2023, the industrial sector consumed nearly half (44 percent) of Nebraska's total energy consumption. The other three end–use sectors comprised relatively equal portions of Nebraska's total energy consumption. Twenty–four (24) percent of the energy consumed in Nebraska was used in the transportation sector. The residential sector consumed 16 percent, and the commercial sector consumed 16 percent (Figure 1).

The total of both motor gasoline consumption and ethanol–blended fuel consumption in 2024 was less than one percent (0.7%) higher than in 2023 as shown in the data table below.

Total consumption of motor gasoline and ethanol–blended fuel in the month of May 2025 was 83,262,175 gallons, which was 8.7 percent higher than the previous month and 1.8 percent higher than May 2024.

Figure 1 shows that May 2025's consumption was higher than May 2024's consumption, just above the five–year range, and above the five–year average.

Energy intensity is the ratio of energy input per unit of economic output, or the amount of energy used to produce a dollar's worth of goods and services. This measures the energy efficiency of the state's economy.