City of North Platte electricity rates
City of North Platte charges an average of 11.36 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $94 a month using 824 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility SWPP Nebraska
Where City of North Platte sits
It is a smaller system, serving 11,906 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 11.36¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Nebraska, 16.4% under the statewide average of 13.59¢.
Consumption is close to the national norm at 824 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, so the rate translates fairly directly into the bill.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of North Platte | 11.36¢ | $94 | 824 |
| Nebraska average | 13.59¢ | $121 | 952 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where City of North Platte delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Nebraska.
- Lincoln
Rooftop solar on this system
12 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 0.1 megawatts. That works out to 1 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is below the national median. A low retail rate reduces what solar displaces, and export compensation set at avoided cost rather than the retail rate reduces it further. What exports are actually worth.
Other Nebraska utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha Public Power District | 12.36¢ | $109 | 362,918 |
| Lincoln Electric System | 10.86¢ | $88 | 134,912 |
| Southern Public Power District | 9.21¢ | $119 | 15,215 |
| City of Fremont | 11.97¢ | $102 | 14,077 |
| City of Hastings | 11.32¢ | $90 | 11,611 |
City of North Platte rates: common questions
How much does City of North Platte charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 11.36 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -16.4% against the Nebraska average of 13.59¢ and -38.4% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average City of North Platte bill?
$94 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 824 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of North Platte?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of North Platte expensive compared with other Nebraska utilities?
It ranks #8 of the 24 Nebraska utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #1150 of 1369.