11.15¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Lincoln Electric System / NE ]
Lincoln Electric System electricity rates in Nebraska
CITY SETS RATES · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+2.7%
vs 2024
136,859
residential customers
+14.0%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Lincoln Electric System's average effective residential rate (11.15¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9.45¢ | — | 117,859 |
| 2016 | 9.51¢ | +0.6% | 119,905 |
| 2017 | 9.80¢ | +3.0% | 121,614 |
| 2018 | 9.58¢ | −2.2% | 122,941 |
| 2019 | 9.75¢ | +1.8% | 124,460 |
| 2020 | 9.78¢ | +0.3% | 126,411 |
| 2021 | 9.75¢ | −0.3% | 128,256 |
| 2022 | 9.72¢ | −0.3% | 130,067 |
| 2023 | 10.22¢ | +5.1% | 132,338 |
| 2024 | 10.86¢ | +6.3% | 134,912 |
| 2025 | 11.15¢ | +2.7% | 136,859 |
How this compares
12.05¢
Nebraska average, 2025
−7.5%
Lincoln Electric System vs NE 2025 average
−35.3%
vs US 2025 average
#12
priciest in NE
Serves 1 county in Nebraska: Lancaster. 19 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, Lincoln Electric System's average residential rate has gone from 9.45¢ to 11.15¢ per kWh: +18.0% over 10 years, or about +1.7% a year. It rose in 7 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +6.3% in 2024. The largest drop was −2.2% in 2018.
For a home using 973 kWh a month, the Nebraska average, Lincoln Electric System's 2025 rate works out to about $1,302 a year, $105 less than at Nebraska's average rate of 12.05¢. Of the 26 Nebraska utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 12th most expensive.
Lincoln Electric System served 117,859 homes in 2015 and 136,859 in 2025 (+16.1%), about 15% of Nebraska's residential electricity customers.
Who sets Lincoln Electric System's rates
Lincoln Electric System is a municipal utility owned by the local government. The city council or a local utility board sets its rates, usually after a public meeting, and the Nebraska Public Service Commission generally does not.
Commission contact: Nebraska Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is Lincoln Electric System raising rates in 2026?
Lincoln Electric System's rates are set by the city council or a local utility board, not through a rate case at the Nebraska Public Service Commission, so check its own notices for a change this year. Its average residential rate moved +2.7% from 2024 to 2025.
What does Lincoln Electric System charge per kWh?
Lincoln Electric System's average effective residential rate was 11.15¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Nebraska's 2025 average was 12.05¢.
How much have Lincoln Electric System rates gone up in five years?
+14.0% between 2020 and 2025, against +19.4% for Nebraska as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Lincoln Electric System have in Nebraska?
136,859 residential customers in 2025, across 1 county including Lancaster, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey, which every US utility files. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)