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Electric utilities serving Butler 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.
Butler County, Nebraska, appears in the Form EIA-861 service territory of 4 utilities for 2024; Polk County Rural Pub Pwr Dist, Butler Public Power District and City of David City are the largest by residential customers statewide.
Its average residential price was 11.10¢ per kilowatthour, against a Nebraska average of 11.53¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its Nebraska customers, not for this county alone.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 8,507. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County Rural Pub Pwr Dist short form | Public power district | 4,932 | — | — | — | — |
| Butler Public Power District | Public power district | 4,774 | 11.10¢ | $127.29 | — | — |
| City of David City short form | Municipal | 1,522 | — | — | — | — |
| Village of Brainard short form | Municipal | 245 | — | — | — | — |
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 Polk County Rural Pub Pwr Dist 13.00¢, City of David City 10.37¢, Village of Brainard 10.61¢. 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 Butler County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 11.10¢ median | 11.53¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $127.29 median | $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 | 4 | 25 | 1,413 |
Population: 8,507 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 5,149 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Nebraska counties
- Boone County 4
- Box Butte County 7
- Boyd County 4
- Brown County 3
- Buffalo County 4
- Burt County 6
- Cass County 3
- Cedar County 5
- Chase County 5
- Cherry County 8
- Cheyenne County 5
- Clay County 5
All 93 counties and every Nebraska utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Butler County?
Polk County Rural Pub Pwr Dist, Butler Public Power District, City of David City and Village of Brainard 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 Butler County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 11.10¢ per kilowatthour across their Nebraska customers in 2024; the state average was 11.53¢.
How reliable is power in Butler 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.