on average, nebraska’s
residential customers
$
Low-cost power
Reliability
Local control
Not-for-profit rates means your electricity
price includes only the cost of generating
power and delivering it to you. The result:
you pay at least 15 percent below the
national average for electricity.
Revenues are reinvested into the system
— the power plants, substations, and
transmission and distribution lines —
that serve you with reliable electricity
24/7, around the clock.
You have a voice in decisions made by
your utility. Publicly-elected utility board
members live in the communities they
serve, and they carefully consider the
implications of the decisions they make.
pay about
$
3
56
per day
for electricity
*2012 Average Retail Price Per Kilowatt Hour for All Sectors. SOURCE: Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form 826. Data is preliminary. Data obtained 2/13.
Nebraska’s average residential retail cost per kWh is 10.02 cents x 1,065 (average Nebraska residential kWh usage per month) = $107 per month/30(days per month)=$3.56 per day.
WE wORK FOR YOU
Nebraska is the only state in the U.S.
where every home and business
receives electric service from a locallyowned utility such as a municipal
=
system, electric cooperative or public
power district. Why does this matter?
Publicly owned utilities exist to serve
YOU. You are our priority.
Not-for-profit
Customer focus
Nebraska’s utilities exist to serve you.
Period. There are no stockholders
and thus no profit motive. We focus
exclusively on keeping your electric
rates low and customer service high.
You can count on your friends and
neighbors — people who work for your
local electric utility — to provide superior
customer service and quick response time,
doing what is right for your community.
Powering your
home for a day
<
Powering your
home for a day
<
COSTS
LESS
THAN
COSTS
LESS
THAN
A box of one
dozen donuts
One movie
ticket
Powering your
home for a day
<
One drive-thru
meal
Powering your
home for a day
<
One gallon
of gas
COSTS
LESS
THAN
COSTS
LESS
THAN
Nebraska — A History of Low-Cost Electricity
Average Retail Price Per Kilowatt-Hour for All Customer Types*
(Irrigation, Commercial, Residential, Industrial)
U.S. Average
Nebraska Average
8.90 ¢
9.13 ¢
9.74 ¢
9.82 ¢
9.88 ¢
8.14 ¢
7.44 ¢
8.08 ¢
7.61 ¢
7.15 ¢
6.01 ¢
6.05 ¢
6.05 ¢
9.99 ¢
6.03 ¢
6.21 ¢
9.87 ¢
8.34 ¢
7.35 ¢
6.43 ¢
nebraska’s
rates are
15%
below
the national average
Irrigation Customer
2003
2004
commercial customer
2005
2006
2007
residential customer
2008
2009
factors
that impact
your rates WEATHER
industrial customer
2010
It’s unpredictable.
Blizzards and tornadoes can take
down power lines. Hot summers and
cold winters determine how much
energy you use.
2011
2012
INVESTMENTS
Public
power utilities must maintain, repair
and improve the power plants and
power lines that deliver electricity to
your home or business.
the best value for
your energy dollar
Public power utilities set rates solely on the cost of doing business.
We work to contain costs each and every day, without sacrificing
the reliability of service to customers. As a result, our rates are
consistently lower than the national average, with many electric
customers on the East and West coast charging twice as much as
your utility. Even on a regional basis, Nebraskans pays less.
*2012 Average Retail Price Per Kilowatt Hour for All Sectors. SOURCE: Energy Information
Administration (EIA) Form 826. Data is preliminary. Data obtained 2/13.
With the flip of a switch, Nebraskans
enjoy electric rates among the lowest
in the nation.
REGULATIONS Whether
reducing plant emissions, protecting
endangered species, or maintaining
reliability, public power utilities meet or
exceed their regulatory requirements.
SD
8.44¢
WY
7.19¢
CO
9.34¢
NE
¢
8.34
KS
9.22¢
Staying reliable while adding
to
you!
Renewables
DELIVERING ROUNDTHE-CLOCK POWER
Renewable energy is an important part of Nebraska’s diverse generation mix. And
while wind-generated electricity grew sizably in Nebraska in recent years, more is on
the way. Nebraska’s two largest utilities — Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) and
Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) — have made voluntary commitments to have
renewable energy account for at least 10 percent of their electricity by the year 2020.
How?
Currently, Nebraska has 11 wind
energy facilities and 8 hydropower
facilities in operation, with the
capacity to generate more than
600 megawatts of energy. More
wind facilities are planned for 2014.
FUEL COSTS As fuel and
transportation costs increase, so
does the cost to produce electricity.
MN
8.92¢
IA
7.73¢
MO
8.46¢
fact:
when energy
use climbs in
the summer,
nebraska’s wind
begins to decline.
Other generation resources
must be used to meet
customer needs.
NPPD’s 2012 Monthly Wind Generation and Energy Requirements
1,600,000
Generation
Consumption
Generation
Consumption
1,500,000
55,000
Generation
Consumption
50,000
1,400,000
45,000
1,300,000
40,000
1,200,000
35,000
1,100,000
30,000
1,100,000
25,000
900,000
800,000
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Nebraska’s Energy Consumption
in Megawatt Hours
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Actual Wind Generation
in Megawatt Hours
20,000
CONSTANT POWER = COAL & NUCLEAR
Coal and nuclear plants are workhorses in a utility’s
portfolio. They are designed to operate 24 hours a day,
7 days a week, 365 days a year.
VARIABLE POWER = WIND & HYDRO
When the wind is blowing and water is available, utilities
can power down other plants to take advantage of their
renewable resources.
BACKUP POWER = NATURAL GAS & OIL
Natural gas and oil plants are operated when customers
use a lot of electricity, such as hot summer afternoons
during “peak periods.” They are also called into duty
when other power plants go off line due to scheduled
maintenance outages.