Is electricity expensive in Nebraska?

Nebraska's residential average of 13.3¢/kWh is 28% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 2 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).

What's the cheapest air purifier to run in Nebraska?

Among currently certified models, the Blueair 4612522000 costs the least at about $3.98 a year at Nebraska rates (30 kWh/yr).

How does Nebraska compare with other states?

The same median air purifier costs $19 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $78 in Hawaii (the priciest). Nebraska sits at $20.

Data through June 2026

Cost to run · Nebraska · 13.3¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run an air purifier in Nebraska?

$20/yr · median certified model

Residential electricity in Nebraska runs 13.3¢/kWh — 28% under the U.S. average — putting the median certified air purifier at about $20 a year, versus $27 nationally.

That makes Nebraska the #2 cheapest of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions for running an air purifier. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Nebraska rates the most efficient certified model (Blueair 4612522000) costs $3.98 a year while the most power-hungry (Fellowes Aeramax SV) costs $65 — a spread of $61 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median air purifier would cost $19 and $78 a year there.

Nebraska

$20

US average

$27

Nevada

$19

Hawaii

$78

Median certified air purifier (148 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest air purifiers to run at Nebraska rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 13.3¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in NE
1	Blueair 4612522000most efficient	30	$3.98
2	DREAME CVA10Bmost efficient	32	$4.24
3	AeroNova DH-JH01Amost efficient	33	$4.37
4	AeroNova MK01Amost efficient	33	$4.37
5	ALROCKET MK01Amost efficient	33	$4.37
6	AROEVE MK01Amost efficient	33	$4.37
7	BREEZOME MK01Amost efficient	33	$4.37
8	Greenlite G-Pure-7Wmost efficient	33	$4.37
9	KLOUDIC MK01Amost efficient	33	$4.37
10	REEMKIZZ MK01Amost efficient	33	$4.37

Price any model at Nebraska rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 5¢
Per month: $1.63
Per year: $20

148 kWh/yr × 13.3¢/kWh = $20/yr

Prefilled with the median certified air purifier (148 kWh/yr). Every model page on this site carries its exact certified figure.

Questions, answered with the data

How much does it cost to run an air purifier in Nebraska?: About $20 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified air purifier, at Nebraska's average residential rate of 13.3¢/kWh — that's $1.63 a month.
Is electricity expensive in Nebraska?: Nebraska's residential average of 13.3¢/kWh is 28% below the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 2 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).
What's the cheapest air purifier to run in Nebraska?: Among currently certified models, the Blueair 4612522000 costs the least at about $3.98 a year at Nebraska rates (30 kWh/yr).
How does Nebraska compare with other states?: The same median air purifier costs $19 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $78 in Hawaii (the priciest). Nebraska sits at $20.

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Rate source: US EIA, average residential price of electricity, see methodology.