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Electric utilities serving Kearney 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.
3 utilities list Kearney County, Nebraska, in the service territory they reported to EIA for 2024, the largest by residential customers statewide being Southern Public Power District, City of Minden and Village of Wilcox.
Its average residential price was 9.21¢ 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 6,790. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Public Power District | Public power district | 15,215 | 9.21¢ | $119.27 | — | — |
| City of Minden short form | Municipal | 1,631 | — | — | — | — |
| Village of Wilcox short form | Municipal | 224 | — | — | — | — |
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 City of Minden 12.72¢, Village of Wilcox 11.03¢. 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 Kearney County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 9.21¢ median | 11.53¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $119.27 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 | 3 | 25 | 1,413 |
Population: 6,790 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 5,149 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Nebraska counties
- Hitchcock County 4
- Holt County 7
- Hooker County 3
- Howard County 4
- Jefferson County 4
- Johnson County 5
- Keith County 4
- Keya Paha County 2
- Kimball County 3
- Knox County 4
- Lancaster County 6
- Lincoln County 6
All 93 counties and every Nebraska utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Kearney County?
Southern Public Power District, City of Minden and Village of Wilcox 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 Kearney County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 9.21¢ per kilowatthour across their Nebraska customers in 2024; the state average was 11.53¢.
How reliable is power in Kearney 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.