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Energy Profile

Nebraska

vs

Utah

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

Reviewed by EnergyProfile Editorial Team · Updated
NebraskaMetricUtah
12.34¢/kWhResidential13.07¢/kWh
8.79¢/kWhCommercial10.04¢/kWh
8.00¢/kWhIndustrial8.43¢/kWh
#3Price Rank#7
35.9%Renewable %20.9%

Generation Mix

Nebraska

Coal
43.9%
Gas
3.7%
Nuclear
16.4%
Hydro
3.2%
Wind
31.9%
Solar
0.5%

Utah

Coal
45.4%
Gas
33.1%
Hydro
2.2%
Wind
2.1%
Solar
15.1%

Frequently Asked Questions

Nebraska has cheaper residential electricity at 12.34¢/kWh. The difference is 0.73¢/kWh between the two states. Nebraska ranks #3 and Utah ranks #7 cheapest among all states.

Nebraska gets 35.9% of electricity from renewables, while Utah gets 20.9%. Nebraska leads in renewable energy adoption.

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 Utah. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for Nebraska versus Utah, 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 Utah detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.