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 computer monitor to run in Nebraska?

Among currently certified models, the Acer PE140WU_z costs the least at about $1.47 a year at Nebraska rates (11 kWh/yr).

How does Nebraska compare with other states?

The same median computer monitor costs $5.90 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $24 in Hawaii (the priciest). Nebraska sits at $5.97.

Data through June 2026

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

How much does it cost to run a computer monitor in Nebraska?

$5.97/yr · median certified model

Residential electricity in Nebraska runs 13.3¢/kWh — 28% under the U.S. average — putting the median certified computer monitor at about $5.97 a year, versus $8.26 nationally.

That makes Nebraska the #2 cheapest of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions for running a computer monitor. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Nebraska rates the most efficient certified model (Acer PE140WU_z) costs $1.47 a year while the most power-hungry (PLANAR 2E0I1) costs $53 — a spread of $52 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median computer monitor would cost $5.90 and $24 a year there.

Nebraska

$5.97

US average

$8.26

Nevada

$5.90

Hawaii

$24

Median certified computer monitor (45 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest computer monitors to run at Nebraska rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 13.3¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in NE
1	Acer PE140WU_zmost efficient	11	$1.47
2	ELO ET1304LSN	13	$1.69
3	HP HP E14 G4most efficient	13	$1.69
4	DELL P1424Hf	13	$1.78
5	VAIO VJ5VP141XXXXmost efficient	14	$1.89
6	Wacom One DTC141	14	$1.92
7	PLANAR PM16-S	14	$1.92
8	EIZO FlexScan FLTmost efficient	15	$1.94
9	MSI PRO MP161 E2most efficient	15	$1.99
10	ASUS MQ16FCmost efficient	15	$2.02

Price any model at Nebraska rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 2¢
Per month: $0.50
Per year: $5.96

45 kWh/yr × 13.3¢/kWh = $5.96/yr

Prefilled with the median certified computer monitor (45 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 a computer monitor in Nebraska?: About $5.97 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified computer monitor, at Nebraska's average residential rate of 13.3¢/kWh — that's $0.50 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 computer monitor to run in Nebraska?: Among currently certified models, the Acer PE140WU_z costs the least at about $1.47 a year at Nebraska rates (11 kWh/yr).
How does Nebraska compare with other states?: The same median computer monitor costs $5.90 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $24 in Hawaii (the priciest). Nebraska sits at $5.97.

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