Nebraska

New York

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

Reviewed by EnergyProfile Editorial Team · Updated Apr 12, 2026

Nebraska	Metric	New York
12.34¢/kWh	Residential	26.39¢/kWh
8.79¢/kWh	Commercial	21.07¢/kWh
8.00¢/kWh	Industrial	9.55¢/kWh
#3	Price Rank	#45
35.9%	Renewable %	30.0%

Generation Mix

Nebraska

Coal

43.9%

Gas

3.7%

Nuclear

16.4%

Hydro

3.2%

Wind

31.9%

Solar

0.5%

New York

Gas

48.3%

Nuclear

21.0%

Hydro

21.7%

Wind

4.7%

Solar

2.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Nebraska has cheaper residential electricity at 12.34¢/kWh. The difference is 14.05¢/kWh between the two states. Nebraska ranks #3 and New York ranks #45 cheapest among all states.

Nebraska gets 35.9% of electricity from renewables, while New York gets 30.0%. 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.

The side-by-side above pulls the the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles data for both Nebraska and New York. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for Nebraska versus New York, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.

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