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Southern Public Power District
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, Southern Public Power District, a public power district, reported 15,215 residential customers in Nebraska, with a service territory that touches 17 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 9.21¢ per kilowatthour, 20% below the Nebraska average of 11.53¢ and 44% 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 $119.27 a month on average use of 1,294 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.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2024; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is down 2.3% on 2019, against up 7.1% for Nebraska as a whole, and up 1.8% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 9.10¢.
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 | 9.21¢ | 10.69¢ | 11.53¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $119.27 | $130.41 | $110.28 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 1,294 | 1,216 | 956 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +1.8% | — | +2.9% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | -2.3% | — | +7.1% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 167.0 | 138.3 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 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 24 of 25, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Southern Public Power DistrictNebraska averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Nebraska ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 9.10¢ | 12.34¢ | $122.20 | 1,343 | 15,389 | 1.6 TWh |
| 2024 | 9.21¢ | 11.53¢ | $119.27 | 1,294 | 15,215 | 1.4 TWh |
| 2023 | 9.05¢ | 11.20¢ | $120.11 | 1,327 | 15,238 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2022 | 9.17¢ | 10.79¢ | $125.94 | 1,374 | 15,216 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2021 | 9.34¢ | 10.75¢ | $123.09 | 1,318 | 15,184 | 1 TWh |
| 2020 | 9.48¢ | 10.80¢ | $128.75 | 1,358 | 15,119 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2019 | 9.43¢ | 10.77¢ | $133.02 | 1,411 | 15,144 | 980.1 GWh |
| 2018 | 9.62¢ | 10.70¢ | $129.64 | 1,347 | 15,138 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2017 | 10.61¢ | 10.97¢ | $130.95 | 1,234 | 15,044 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2016 | 10.07¢ | 10.84¢ | $131.94 | 1,311 | 15,041 | 1.1 TWh |
| 2015 | 10.06¢ | 10.60¢ | $129.92 | 1,291 | 15,045 | 1 TWh |
| 2014 | 9.72¢ | 10.40¢ | $139.22 | 1,432 | 14,956 | 946.7 GWh |
| 2013 | 9.75¢ | 10.31¢ | $136.55 | 1,400 | 14,925 | 988.7 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Month by month
Southern Public Power DistrictNebraska average
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 15,215 | 236.3 GWh | 17% | $21,776,100 | 9.21¢ |
| Commercial | 2,852 | 365.1 GWh | 27% | $18,459,300 | 5.06¢ |
| Industrial | 9,968 | 770.4 GWh | 56% | $49,092,900 | 6.37¢ |
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: 1.4 TWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 1.4 TWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 327 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for Southern Public Power District in 2024. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
Counties in its service territory
- Smith County
- Adams County
- Buffalo County
- Clay County
- Dawson County
- Franklin County
- Gosper County
- Hall County
- Hamilton County
- Harlan County
- Howard County
- Kearney County
- Merrick County
- Nance County
- Phelps County
- Webster County
- York County
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Power District | Public power district | 16,080 | 11.41¢ | $145.05 | 138.3 | 103.2 |
| Loup River Public Power Dist | Public power district | 16,292 | 10.59¢ | $129.67 | 62.9 | 22.2 |
| Norris Public Power District | Public power district | 18,387 | 9.61¢ | $145.90 | 203.7 | 200.4 |
| Cornhusker Public Power Dist | Public power district | 7,385 | 10.84¢ | $155.78 | 413.0 | 413.0 |
| Northeast Power | Public power district | 6,846 | 9.73¢ | $130.03 | — | — |
| Elkhorn Rural Public Pwr Dist | Public power district | 6,146 | 9.41¢ | $134.55 | 169.6 | 2.2 |
| Cedar-Knox Public Power Dist | Public power district | 5,556 | 8.44¢ | $116.80 | — | — |
| Butler Public Power District | Public power district | 4,774 | 11.10¢ | $127.29 | — | — |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Southern Public Power District?
Residential customers paid an average of 9.21¢ 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¢; Southern Public Power District was 20% below the state figure. Among 25 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Nebraska, it had the 24th highest.
What is the average Southern Public Power District bill?
$119.27 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 1,294 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 Southern Public Power District service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for Southern Public Power District.
Is the Southern Public Power District price rising?
The average residential price was up 1.8% in 2024 compared with 2023 and down 2.3% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 9.10¢.
Which counties does Southern Public Power District serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 17 counties, including Smith County, KS, Adams County, NE, Buffalo County, NE, Clay County, NE, Dawson County, NE and Franklin 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 "Southern Public Power District", utility number 17642; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. 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.