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Electricity Purchased by Nebraska from the Western Area Power Administration, Total Cost, and Average Price

Nebraska bought 1,918,047,000 kilowatthours (1,918,047 megawatthours) at an average price of 3 cents per kilowatthour for a total cost of $59,026,280 in 2022.

In 2021, the Western Area Power Administration(link is external) provided 5.9 percent of Nebraska's electricity needs. (The year 2021 is the most recent year that data is provided for consumption.)

Electricity Purchased by Nebraska from the Western Area Power Administration, Total Cost, and Average Price
2021 – 2022

YearKilowatthours (kWh)
Purchased
Total Cost
(Dollars)
Average Price
(Cents per kWh)
20221,918,047,000$59,026,280$0.0308
20211,912,312,000$58,659,649$0.0307

 

Electricity Purchased by Nebraska from the Western Area Power Administration, Total Cost, and Average Price
2000 – 2020

YearKilowatthours (kWh)
Purchased
Total Cost
(Dollars)
Average Price
(Cents per kWh)
20201,971,372,000$58,264,232$0.0296
20191,967,542,000$57,229,767$0.0290
20181,973,738,000$61,831,060$0.0313
20171,981,673,000$72,310,749$0.0364
20161,972,632,000$81,604,482$0.0413
20152,008,669,000$82,659,907$0.0411
20142,032,872,000$83,406,433$0.0410
20132,116,642,000$85,548,822$0.0404
20122,480,247,000$92,694,692$0.0374
20112,512,211,000$93,235,751$0.0371
20102,062,863,000$82,274,806$0.0399
20092,025,098,000$70,265,446$0.0347
20082,035,311,000$60,647,611$0.0298
20072,054,480,000$52,706,953$0.0257
20062,126,611,000$55,214,913$0.0260
20052,060,717,000$47,485,687$0.0230
20042,077,079,000$44,247,051$0.0213
20032,056,636,000$39,538,318$0.0192
20022,268,925,000$42,820,777$0.0189
20012,210,075,000$43,090,642$0.0195
20002,380,403,000$47,878,572$0.0200

 

Electricity Purchased by Nebraska from the Western Area Power Administration, Total Cost, and Average Price
1979 – 1999

YearKilowatthours (kWh)
Purchased
Total Cost
(Dollars)
Average Price
(Cents per kWh)
19992,412,061,000$48,074,457$0.0199
19982,548,095,000$49,021,733$0.0192
19972,814,536,000$50,301,381$0.0179
19962,502,693,000$46,250,532$0.0185
19952,345,139,000$44,444,638$0.0190
19942,384,147,000$42,401,401$0.0178
19932,166,067,000$36,296,611$0.0168
19922,096,373,000$33,332,203$0.0159
19912,110,110,000$29,066,394$0.0138
19902,062,051,000$24,587,334$0.0119
19892,152,859,000$21,193,362$0.0098
19882,169,880,000$21,114,065$0.0097
19872,313,112,000$23,266,491$0.0101
19862,237,948,000$22,397,334$0.0100
19852,477,032,000$24,516,430$0.0099
19842,321,477,000$20,547,067$0.0089
19832,659,724,000$24,132,656$0.0091
19822,233,519,000$19,115,046$0.0086
19812,603,731,000$22,865,212$0.0088
19802,582,247,000$22,070,203$0.0086
19792,423,228,000$22,933,068$0.0096

 

Sources: Western Area Power Administration Annual Report. Western Area Power Administration, Lakewood, CO. Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Lincoln, NE.