Lincoln Electric System Electricity Rates and Average Bill (Nebraska)

Data through May 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated August 15, 2026

As of May 2026, Lincoln Electric System's residential customers in Nebraska paid an average effective rate of 12.68¢/kWh with an average monthly bill of $82.80, per EIA Form 861-M data. That rate is 0.9¢ below the Nebraska average of 13.59¢/kWh; the U.S. average is 18.44¢/kWh.

Average rate
12.68¢/kWh
+3.8% year over year
Average bill
$82.80
+10.3% year over year
Average usage
653 kWh/mo
vs 790 NE average
Residential customers
138,170
Municipal

Rate trend vs the Nebraska average

View this chart as a table (last 12 months)
MonthRate (¢/kWh)Avg bill ($/mo)Avg usage (kWh/mo)
June 202511.84102.43865
July 202511.07130.671180
August 202511.93124.611045
September 202513.06100.73771
October 202511.9778.84659
November 202511.9174.29624
December 202510.2597.39950
January 202611.0884.97767
February 20269.52109.311149
March 202612.5778.52625
April 202613.0476.62588
May 202612.6882.80653

Lincoln Electric System vs Nebraska vs the U.S.

Lincoln Electric SystemNebraskaU.S. average
Rate (May 2026)12.68¢/kWh13.59¢/kWh18.44¢/kWh
Average monthly bill$82.80$107.36$135.70
Average monthly usage653 kWh790 kWh736 kWh
Rate change, 1 year+3.8%+3.3%+6.2%

Estimate a bill at Lincoln Electric System rates

1,000 kWh × 12.68¢ ≈ $126.80

Worked example: 1,000 kWh at Lincoln Electric System's average effective rate of 12.68¢/kWh is about $126.80. The utility's actual average usage is 653 kWh/month, which produces the $82.80 average bill. This is an all-in average (energy, delivery, fixed charges, riders); your tariff's marginal price will differ.

See the full Nebraska rate trend, look up another utility by ZIP code, or read why electric bills are rising.

Source: EIA Form 861-M (monthly utility-level sales to ultimate customers, residential), published with roughly a two-month lag. Rate = revenue ÷ sales; bill = revenue ÷ customers. Months failing basic sanity screens are excluded. See methodology.