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Consumption in the Electric Power Sector

 

Energy Consumption in Nebraska's Electric Power Sector

The electric power sector consists of facilities which generate electricity primarily for use by the public.  Energy is used for the generation, distribution, and transmission of electric power.

Between 2021 and 2022, electric power sector energy use increased 1.6 percent to 326.7 trillion  British thermal units (Btu). Petroleum use decreased 39.4 percent, and nuclear electric power use decreased 18.3 percent. Renewable energy use increased 26.8 percent, natural gas use increased 11.7 percent, and coal use increased 3.6 percent.

The principal fuels used at electric utilities were coal (63.21 percent), renewable energy (14.61 percent), and nuclear electric power (17.93 percent). Natural gas (4.10 percent), petroleum (0.15 percent), and solar thermal and photovoltaic energy (0.08 percent) made up the other 4.33 percent of fuels consumed. Petroleum was comprised totally of distillate fuel oil.

In 2022, if there was consumption of geothermal energy in the electric power sector, it was comparatively small and rounded to zero.

More information on solar energy, geothermal energy, and wind energy in Nebraska is available.

Hydroelectric power data was included in the renewable fuels total, but is shown separately in the graphs and data tables below.

 

 

Nebraska Energy Consumption by Fuel Type, Electric Power Sector 2020 – 2022

[Trillion British Thermal Units (Btu)]

YearCoalNatural
Gas
Nuclear
Electric
Power
PetroleumRenewableElectricity
Net
Imports
Annual
Total
Distillate
Fuel
Petroleum
Coke
Residual
Fuel
Geothermal
Energy
Hydroelectric
Power
Solar
Thermal and
Photovoltaic
Energy
WindWood
and
Waste
2022206.51913.41158.5950.4740.0000.0000.0003.6080.25243.0390.8350.000326.711
2021199.29812.00271.8750.7820.0000.0000.0009.9330.53584.8320.8910.000380.124
2020198.58711.57564.6460.2170.0000.0000.00012.1870.47079.9140.8710.000368.463

 

Nebraska Energy Consumption by Fuel Type, Electric Power Sector 2000 – 2019

[Trillion British Thermal Units (Btu)]

YearCoalNatural
Gas
Nuclear
Electric
Power
PetroleumRenewableElectricity
Net
Imports
Annual
Total
Distillate
Fuel
Petroleum
Coke
Residual
Fuel
Geothermal
Energy
Hydroelectric
Power
Solar
Thermal and
Photovoltaic
Energy
WindWood
and
Waste
2019222.89412.93472.5890.2390.0000.0000.0004.5730.10824.6040.7800.000338.709
2018243.7419.74558.8840.1980.0000.0000.0004.7160.09318.9340.869-0.121337.022
2017212.7876.56972.3000.0940.0000.0000.0005.0810.05217.3470.8940.015315.109
2016220.4526.17197.7980.0910.0000.0000.0002.9220.01423.9600.8650.000341.270
2015245.1444.516107.9760.0920.0000.0000.0005.7490.00010.8520.7160.000375.044
2014254.5734.340105.6550.5680.0000.0000.0003.9500.0009.3380.642-0.001379.057
2013272.6594.72371.7360.5400.0000.0000.0003.8350.0006.1480.6190.000360.259
2012253.6707.86560.7950.2440.0000.0040.0004.2890.0004.3800.5820.000331.829
2011266.3394.26172.5490.3970.0000.0080.0005.5180.0003.5860.6490.000353.306
2010241.8113.961115.5400.3290.0000.0030.0004.4830.0001.4390.7310.000368.296
2009242.3263.32698.6820.2520.0000.0060.0001.4800.0001.3060.6450.000348.022
2008226.8497.27399.0750.4180.0000.0050.0001.1820.0000.7310.6000.000336.131
2007208.67211.082115.8150.3100.0000.1430.0001.1850.0000.7400.6150.031338.589
2006219.1687.82993.9430.2310.0000.0110.0003.0480.0000.8910.526–0.004325.642
2005220.7628.04791.8560.2570.0000.1190.0002.9730.0000.3300.475–0.014324.804
2004216.1023.296106.7960.2640.0000.0110.0003.1150.0000.1310.333–0.009330.037
2003219.3744.57883.3440.5890.0000.0040.0003.3440.0000.1300.4290.008311.799
2002209.8344.830105.6960.2470.0000.0030.0003.7450.0000.0280.0930.000324.476
2001216.4314.38391.1270.3580.0000.0030.0003.8360.0000.0090.1070.000316.253
2000198.5885.60489.9880.5840.0000.1180.0005.1200.0000.0000.1060.000300.094

 

Nebraska Energy Consumption by Fuel Type, Electric Power Sector 1980 – 1999

[Trillion British Thermal Units (Btu)]

YearCoalNatural
Gas
Nuclear
Electric
Power
PetroleumRenewableElectricity
Net
Imports
Annual
Total
Distillate
Fuel
Petroleum
Coke
Residual
Fuel
Geothermal
Energy
Hydroelectric
Power
Solar
Thermal and
Photovoltaic
Energy
WindWood
and
Waste
1999190.7684.626105.4520.3790.0000.0280.0005.8650.0000.0000.107–0.142307.083
1998197.4645.11986.6430.4810.0000.0660.0005.7420.0000.0000.098–0.165295.449
1997185.6182.71397.2670.4160.0000.0000.0005.7060.0000.0000.1600.002291.880
1996173.4682.33599.3250.2740.0000.0000.0005.4660.0000.0000.1190.000280.981
1995172.7363.08178.6500.3570.0000.0000.0004.8660.0000.0000.1680.000259.857
1994152.4443.04466.3210.2600.0000.0040.0004.4760.0000.0000.0960.000226.623
1993159.2661.86371.4810.2470.0000.0000.0003.4180.0000.0000.0590.000236.322
1992134.8081.86291.6050.1430.0000.0000.0003.6690.0000.0000.0670.000232.129
1991145.6303.51784.3720.1580.0000.0210.0003.5640.0000.0000.0000.000237.199
1990137.4583.61379.4850.1780.0000.0050.0003.8900.0000.0000.0000.000224.549
1989125.6542.50885.4800.2840.0000.3850.0003.9520.0000.0000.0000.000218.218
1988133.5031.95172.3910.3740.0000.4790.0004.6070.0000.0000.0000.000213.273
1987110.5711.70389.6840.1940.0000.3720.0005.3470.0000.0000.0000.000207.834
1986103.6021.66381.0090.2930.0000.3300.0005.7250.0000.0000.0000.000192.587
1985110.3611.22943.9110.3580.0000.0000.0004.9160.0000.0000.0000.000160.747
1984116.8971.41762.6760.2400.0000.0000.0004.5880.0000.0000.0000.000185.791
198399.3921.50166.3210.4630.0000.0020.0004.5910.0000.0000.0000.000172.247
198290.1051.52596.9170.7680.0000.0020.0004.1360.0000.0000.0000.000193.453
198191.2804.29666.0480.4640.0000.0850.0004.0830.0000.0000.0000.000166.196
198088.43611.25863.0820.5010.0001.1050.0004.5570.0000.0000.0000.000168.938

 

Nebraska Energy Consumption by Fuel Type, Electric Power Sector 1960 – 1979

[Trillion British Thermal Units (Btu)]

YearCoalNatural
Gas
Nuclear
Electric
Power
PetroleumRenewableElectricity
Net
Imports
Annual
Total
Distillate
Fuel
Petroleum
Coke
Residual
Fuel
Geothermal
Energy
Hydroelectric
Power
Solar
Thermal and
Photovoltaic
Energy
WindWood
and
Waste
197966.37813.36494.1961.1940.0003.4300.0004.2510.0000.0000.0000.000182.813
197848.69812.43384.5221.9700.0005.8390.0004.0510.0000.0000.0000.000157.514
197748.52415.10780.2491.6180.0003.8380.0004.1650.0000.0000.0000.000153.502
197641.90619.04964.3351.6300.0006.2840.0004.3550.0000.0000.0000.000137.560
197526.78437.04665.1531.7970.0004.1390.0004.1390.0000.0000.0000.000139.058
197426.10347.22444.5961.4650.0003.1220.0004.4140.0000.0000.0000.000126.924
197330.12353.1116.5361.3330.0000.9620.0004.6780.0000.0000.0000.00096.742
197228.28348.3670.0001.6310.0001.1000.0004.6810.0000.0000.0000.00084.062
197121.73649.2330.0000.8170.0000.4800.0004.6370.0000.0000.0000.00076.904
197024.05048.0220.0000.7340.0001.1810.0004.6760.0000.0000.0000.00078.663
196921.94245.0800.0000.4330.0000.6990.0004.2220.0000.0000.0000.00072.376
196813.03548.4710.0000.3060.0000.4940.0004.2790.0000.0000.0000.00066.585
196712.14839.3210.0000.2560.0000.4130.0003.9680.0000.0000.0000.00056.105
196610.21539.3450.0000.2950.0000.4760.0003.9650.0000.0000.0000.00054.296
196511.93835.942–0.0640.4150.0000.6700.0003.8060.0000.0000.0000.00052.707
196412.24237.2851.0820.3540.0000.5700.0003.4190.0000.0000.3050.00055.257
196311.31536.1480.8860.6020.0000.9710.0003.4570.0000.0000.4260.00053.805
19629.51833.4730.0000.4960.0000.8000.0003.3260.0000.0000.3870.00048.000
19615.18334.2570.0000.3700.0000.5960.0003.1650.0000.0000.5190.00044.092
19606.33532.0570.0000.3730.0000.6010.0003.2700.0000.0000.5220.00043.157

 

Sources: State Energy Data Report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.

Note: Totals may not equal the sum of the components due to independent rounding.