Nebraska

Louisiana

Side-by-side comparison of electricity costs, generation mix, and renewable energy data.

Reviewed by EnergyProfile Editorial Team · Updated Apr 12, 2026

Nebraska	Metric	Louisiana
12.34¢/kWh	Residential	12.57¢/kWh
8.79¢/kWh	Commercial	11.20¢/kWh
8.00¢/kWh	Industrial	6.23¢/kWh
#3	Price Rank	#4
35.9%	Renewable %	4.1%

Generation Mix

Nebraska

Coal

43.9%

Gas

3.7%

Nuclear

16.4%

Hydro

3.2%

Wind

31.9%

Solar

0.5%

Louisiana

Coal

3.7%

Gas

75.5%

Nuclear

14.7%

Hydro

0.9%

Solar

1.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Nebraska has cheaper residential electricity at 12.34¢/kWh. The difference is 0.23¢/kWh between the two states. Nebraska ranks #3 and Louisiana ranks #4 cheapest among all states.

Nebraska gets 35.9% of electricity from renewables, while Louisiana gets 4.1%. Nebraska leads in renewable energy adoption.

Sources: US Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.

Comparing Nebraska and Louisiana on U.S. state-level electricity rates and generation mix requires lining up the underlying the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles data side by side. The table above runs the comparison on the canonical fields; the narrative below identifies the factor or factors that drive the most meaningful difference between the two.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual Nebraska and Louisiana detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.