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Perennial Public Power Dist
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
In its Form EIA-861 filing for 2024, Perennial Public Power Dist, a public power district, reported 4,142 residential customers in Nebraska, with a service territory that touches 5 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 9.74¢ per kilowatthour, 16% below the Nebraska average of 11.53¢ and 41% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $147.73 a month on average use of 1,516 kWh a month. Across Nebraska the average bill was $110.28 on 956 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 141.3 minutes per customer with major event days included and 141.3 minutes with them excluded, calculated under another method. The median among Nebraska utilities reporting was 138.3 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is about the same as that median.
The average price is up 10.8% on 2019, against up 7.1% for Nebraska as a whole, and little changed on 2023.
Compared with Nebraska, the US and other political subdivisions and public power districts
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Political subdivisions and public power districts, US median | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 9.74¢ | 10.69¢ | 11.53¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $147.73 | $130.41 | $110.28 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,516 | 1,216 | 956 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +0.6% | — | +2.9% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +10.8% | — | +7.1% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 141.3 | 167.0 | 138.3 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 141.3 | 85.7 | 74.4 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 15 filings by political subdivisions and public power districts in Nebraska, the median price was 10.16¢. In Nebraska this utility's price ranks 19 of 25, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
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Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Nebraska ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.74¢ | 11.53¢ | $147.73 | 1,516 | 4,142 | 358 GWh |
| 2023 | 9.68¢ | 11.20¢ | $151.70 | 1,568 | 4,119 | 382.9 GWh |
| 2022 | 10.65¢ | 10.79¢ | $186.78 | 1,754 | 3,514 | 369.9 GWh |
| 2021 | 10.51¢ | 10.75¢ | $189.39 | 1,802 | 3,506 | 379.1 GWh |
| 2020 | 10.63¢ | 10.80¢ | $185.48 | 1,745 | 3,494 | 365.8 GWh |
| 2019 | 8.79¢ | 10.77¢ | $142.02 | 1,616 | 3,429 | 335.6 GWh |
| 2018 | 9.59¢ | 10.70¢ | $155.22 | 1,619 | 3,429 | 329 GWh |
| 2017 | 9.79¢ | 10.97¢ | $143.72 | 1,468 | 3,551 | 301.1 GWh |
| 2016 | 9.73¢ | 10.84¢ | $151.66 | 1,559 | 3,453 | 311.6 GWh |
| 2015 | 9.79¢ | 10.60¢ | $146.43 | 1,496 | 3,587 | 293 GWh |
| 2014 | 9.62¢ | 10.40¢ | $155.83 | 1,621 | 3,599 | 309.5 GWh |
| 2013 | 9.57¢ | 10.31¢ | $135.79 | 1,419 | 4,135 | 335.6 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 4,142 | 75.4 GWh | 21% | $7,342,700 | 9.74¢ |
| Commercial | 1,056 | 13.1 GWh | 4% | $1,992,800 | 15.21¢ |
| Industrial | 2,549 | 269.6 GWh | 75% | $20,456,200 | 7.59¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 377.8 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 377.8 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 112 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under another method. SAIFI: 1.13 interruptions per customer with major event days, 1.13 without; CAIDI 124.7 minutes per interruption. EIA's Nebraska total across all reporting utilities was 641.7 minutes with major event days and 73.6 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 141.3 | 141.3 | 1.13 | 1.13 | Other |
| 2023 | 128.1 | 87.0 | 1.01 | 1.00 | Other |
| 2022 | 825.6 | 570.3 | 2.86 | 2.34 | Other |
| 2021 | 23.2 | 7.7 | 0.12 | 0.12 | Other |
| 2020 | 40.9 | 24.1 | 0.37 | 0.35 | Other |
| 2019 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 0.20 | 0.20 | Other |
| 2018 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 0.07 | 0.07 | Other |
| 2017 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 0.30 | 0.30 | Other |
| 2016 | 74.4 | 74.4 | 0.56 | 0.56 | Other |
| 2015 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 0.07 | 0.07 | Other |
| 2014 | 288.0 | 132.0 | 1.56 | 0.77 | Other |
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Nebraska
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Public Pwr Dist | Public power district | 3,777 | 9.54¢ | $130.41 | — | — |
| Custer Public Power District | Public power district | 4,707 | 12.71¢ | $166.89 | 82.8 | 72.0 |
| Butler Public Power District | Public power district | 4,774 | 11.10¢ | $127.29 | — | — |
| Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist | Public power district | 5,556 | 8.44¢ | $116.80 | — | — |
| Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist | Public power district | 6,146 | 9.41¢ | $134.55 | 169.6 | 2.2 |
| Northeast Power | Public power district | 6,846 | 9.73¢ | $130.03 | — | — |
| Cornhusker Public Power Dist | Public power district | 7,385 | 10.84¢ | $155.78 | 413.0 | 413.0 |
| Southwest Public Power Dist | Public power district | 2,186 | 10.16¢ | $132.90 | 208.4 | 120.5 |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Perennial Public Power Dist?
Residential customers paid an average of 9.74¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Nebraska?
The Nebraska average residential price in 2024 was 11.53¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Perennial Public Power Dist was 16% below the state figure. Among 25 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Nebraska, it had the 19th highest.
What is the average Perennial Public Power Dist bill?
$147.73 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,516 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Nebraska average was $110.28 on 956 kWh.
How reliable is Perennial Public Power Dist service?
It reported 141.3 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 141.3 minutes excluding them, with 1.13 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the Perennial Public Power Dist price rising?
The average residential price was little changed in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 10.8% compared with 2019.
Which counties does Perennial Public Power Dist serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 5 counties: Clay County, NE, Fillmore County, NE, Hamilton County, NE, Seward County, NE and York County, NE. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Perennial Public Power Dist", utility number 21111. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.