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Electric utilities serving Arthur County, Nebraska
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
Arthur County, Nebraska, appears in the Form EIA-861 service territory of 2 utilities for 2024; Wheat Belt Public Power Dist and Panhandle Rural El Member Assn are the largest by residential customers statewide.
None of them has a bundled residential price in EIA's 2024 file, so the Nebraska average of 11.53¢ per kilowatthour is the nearest reference.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 396. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole Nebraska operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat Belt Public Power Dist short form | Public power district | 5,050 | — | — | — | — |
| Panhandle Rural El Member Assn short form | Cooperative | 3,803 | — | — | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in Nebraska. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available; their all-sector revenue per kWh was Wheat Belt Public Power Dist 14.12¢, Panhandle Rural El Member Assn 16.95¢. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing Arthur County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | — | 11.53¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | — | $110.28 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — median | 138.3 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — median | 74.4 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 2 | 25 | 1,413 |
Population: 396 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 5,149 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Nebraska counties
- Adams County 3
- Antelope County 5
- Banner County 6
- Blaine County 1
- Boone County 4
- Box Butte County 7
- Boyd County 4
- Brown County 3
All 93 counties and every Nebraska utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Arthur County?
Wheat Belt Public Power Dist and Panhandle Rural El Member Assn list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in Arthur County?
EIA has no county-level prices, and none of the utilities listed has a bundled residential price in the 2024 file. The Nebraska average was 11.53¢ per kilowatthour.
How reliable is power in Arthur County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county, and none of the utilities listed has an entry in EIA's 2024 reliability file.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.