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Electric utilities serving Cherry 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.
8 utilities list Cherry County, Nebraska, in the service territory they reported to EIA for 2024, the largest by residential customers statewide being Nebraska Public Power District, KBR Rural Public Power District and Custer Public Power District.
Their average residential prices ran from 10.63¢ to 12.71¢ per kilowatthour, with a median of 11.67¢, 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 median SAIDI they reported was 78.6 minutes per customer including major event days; the median among all Nebraska utilities reporting was 138.3.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 5,561. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Public Power District | Public power district | 73,650 | 10.63¢ | $99.69 | 74.4 | 74.4 |
| KBR Rural Public Power District short form | Public power district | 5,008 | — | — | — | — |
| Custer Public Power District | Public power district | 4,707 | 12.71¢ | $166.89 | 82.8 | 72.0 |
| Panhandle Rural El Member Assn short form | Cooperative | 3,803 | — | — | — | — |
| Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist short form | Public power district | 3,391 | — | — | — | — |
| City of Valentine short form | Municipal | 2,211 | — | — | — | — |
| Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc short form | Cooperative | 1,110 | — | — | — | — |
| LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc short form | Cooperative | 256 | — | — | — | — |
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 KBR Rural Public Power District 14.09¢, Panhandle Rural El Member Assn 16.95¢, Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist 13.99¢, City of Valentine 9.61¢, Cherry-Todd Electric Coop, Inc 11.47¢, LaCreek Electric Assn, Inc 12.28¢. 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 Cherry County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 11.67¢ median | 11.53¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $133.29 median | $110.28 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 78.6 median | 138.3 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 73.2 median | 74.4 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 8 | 25 | 1,413 |
Outage minutes reported
SAIDI for 2024 across each utility's whole system, including major event days (paler bars: only the figure without major event days was reported). Not a measure of outages in Cherry County itself.
Population: 5,561 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 5,149 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Nebraska counties
- Buffalo County 4
- Burt County 6
- Butler County 4
- Cass County 3
- Cedar County 5
- Chase County 5
- Cheyenne County 5
- Clay County 5
- Colfax County 7
- Cuming County 5
- Custer County 8
- Dakota County 5
All 93 counties and every Nebraska utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Cherry County?
Nebraska Public Power District, KBR Rural Public Power District, Custer Public Power District, Panhandle Rural El Member Assn, Northwest Rural Pub Pwr Dist and City of Valentine and 2 more 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 Cherry County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 10.63¢ to 12.71¢ per kilowatthour across their Nebraska customers in 2024; the state average was 11.53¢.
How reliable is power in Cherry County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county. The utilities listed reported a median of 78.6 minutes of interruption per customer in 2024 including major event days and 73.2 minutes excluding them.
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.