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 refrigerator to run in Nebraska?

Among currently certified models, the Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2 costs the least at about $5.57 a year at Nebraska rates (42 kWh/yr).

How does Nebraska compare with other states?

The same median refrigerator costs $45 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $181 in Hawaii (the priciest). Nebraska sits at $46.

Data through June 2026

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

How much does it cost to run a refrigerator in Nebraska?

$46/yr · median certified model

Nebraska's 13.3¢/kWh rate undercuts the national average by 28%, so the typical certified refrigerator costs roughly $46 a year here instead of $63.

That makes Nebraska the #2 cheapest of the 51 U.S. jurisdictions for running a refrigerator. At local rates, certified models span $5.57 (Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2) to $107 (Jenn-Air JS48PPDUDE) per year — $101 of annual headroom that depends entirely on which unit you buy. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median refrigerator would cost $45 and $181 a year there.

Nebraska

$46

US average

$63

Nevada

$45

Hawaii

$181

Median certified refrigerator (344 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest refrigerators to run at Nebraska rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 13.3¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in NE
1	Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2	42	$5.57
2	Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2*T	52	$6.89
3	Zephyr PRRFD24C2AP	69	$9.14
4	Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS	69	$9.14
5	Zephyr PRRFD24C2AS-OD	69	$9.14
6	SMEG Spa CVIU121	88	$12
7	AVALLON AWC15PG1A2A	95	$13
8	AVALLON AWC15PS1A2A	95	$13
9	AVALLON AWC15SG1A2A	95	$13
10	Dacor DRW24G7500	95	$13

Price any model at Nebraska rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 12¢
Per month: $3.80
Per year: $46

344 kWh/yr × 13.3¢/kWh = $46/yr

Prefilled with the median certified refrigerator (344 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 refrigerator in Nebraska?: About $46 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified refrigerator, at Nebraska's average residential rate of 13.3¢/kWh — that's $3.80 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 refrigerator to run in Nebraska?: Among currently certified models, the Fisher & Paykel RS2435V2 costs the least at about $5.57 a year at Nebraska rates (42 kWh/yr).
How does Nebraska compare with other states?: The same median refrigerator costs $45 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $181 in Hawaii (the priciest). Nebraska sits at $46.

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