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Commercial electricity in Lincoln, Nebraska
Which electric utilities serve businesses in Lincoln, what each charged commercial customers in EIA’s 2025 data, and where Nebraska’s prices stand.
EIA lists 5 electric utilities in Lancaster County, which contains Lincoln. Lincoln Electric System, the city’s own utility, averaged 8.93¢ per kWh for its commercial customers in 2025. Nebraska’s average commercial price was 8.88¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026.
Source: EIA Form EIA-861 (2025) and Form EIA-861M; U.S. Census Bureau
Electric utilities serving Lincoln
These are the utilities EIA records in Lancaster County. EIA lists a utility in a county when it has customers anywhere in it, so this is everyone with a presence, ordered by commercial customers across Nebraska, not a statement about any one address. Prices are EIA’s averages over all of each utility’s commercial customers: revenue divided by kWh.
Lincoln Electric System is a city-owned utility named for Lincoln, and city-owned utilities usually serve the area inside the city’s limits, so it is the likely utility for many addresses there. It billed its 18,025 commercial customers an average 8.93¢ per kWh in 2025.
| Utility | Type | Commercial customers in NE | Average commercial price, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Electric System | Municipal | 18,025 | 8.93¢ |
| OPPD | Public power | 50,996 | 8.39¢ |
| NPPD | Public power | 19,888 | 8.60¢ |
| Norris Public Power District | Public power | 6,650 | 10.45¢ |
| City of Nebraska City | fewer than 500 commercial customers |
Find the list for a single ZIP Code with the utility lookup, or set utilities side by side with the comparison tool.
What businesses in Lincoln pay
Across Nebraska, businesses paid an average 8.88¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026, 36.0% below the U.S. average of 13.87¢, and up 5.5% on the 12 months before. That ranks Nebraska 49 of 51, where 1 is the highest price. In 2025 the average commercial account in the state used 7,658 kWh a month, about $651 a month at the state price; that is a mean pulled up by a few very large users, so most small businesses use less.
A city has no price of its own: two businesses on the same street can pay very different amounts per kWh, because the rate schedule, the size of the peak and, where it is allowed, the supply contract matter more than the location. The Nebraska page has the state’s price history since 2010 and every utility with at least 500 commercial customers.
Choosing a supplier in Lincoln
Nebraska is served entirely by public power districts and municipal utilities. There is no competitive retail supply market. Cost work is tariff fit, demand and efficiency.
Where prices are heading
EIA does not forecast single states. For the West North Central census division, which includes Nebraska, its November 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook puts the average commercial price at 10.80¢ per kWh for 2026 and 10.89¢ for 2027, up 4.4% from 10.43¢ in 2025. The forecast for every region.
About Lincoln
The Census Bureau estimates Lincoln had 301,522 residents on July 1, 2025, up 3.3% from 291,852 in 2020. It lies in Lancaster County.
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Common questions
- Who provides electricity to businesses in Lincoln?
- EIA lists Lincoln Electric System, OPPD, NPPD and Norris Public Power District and 1 more as electric utilities in Lancaster County. Which one serves a given address depends on the street; the utility on an existing bill is the definitive answer, and a utility can confirm service for a new site.
- What is the average commercial electricity rate in Lincoln?
- There is no official figure for a city. EIA publishes prices by state and by utility: Lincoln Electric System averaged 8.93¢ per kWh for its commercial customers in 2025, and Nebraska averaged 8.88¢ over the 12 months to August 2026. A business’s own price depends on its rate schedule, its demand and, where it can choose, its supply contract.
- Can a business in Lincoln choose its electricity supplier?
- Nebraska is served entirely by public power districts and municipal utilities. There is no competitive retail supply market. Cost work is tariff fit, demand and efficiency. The state page for Nebraska explains how it works and who regulates it.
Averages describe Lincoln; a bill describes your business. A person can read yours: rate schedule, demand, riders, contract window. Nobody calls unless you ask.