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Electricity Consumption in Nebraska by End–Use Sector


Electricity use in Nebraska rose to 33,571 million kilowatthours in 2023, a decrease of 0.8 percent from 33,844 million kilowatthours in 2022. Each of the sectors used relatively one–third of the electricity consumed in Nebraska in 2023. The industrial sector used 35 percent, the residential sector used 32 percent, and the commercial sector used 34 percent.

Figure 1 is an area graph showing electricity consumption by end-use sector in Nebraska.
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2020 - 2023 41.15 KB
2000 - 2019 42.81 KB
1980 - 1999 42.89 KB
1960 - 1979 42.69 KB

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

This report was updated on February 24, 2026. 
Typically, there is one year between updates.