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Solar in Nebraska

Across Nebraska, homeowners pay about 10.9¢/kWh and a typical 6 kW system pays back in roughly 13.2 years after the 30% federal tax credit.

State avg rate 10.9¢/kWh
Typical payback 13.2yrs
Best Solar Value Good

Counties in Nebraska

Dawes County
15.9¢/kWh · 8,886 kWh/yr
$1,411/yr 8.9 yr payback
Deuel County
12.8¢/kWh · 9,522 kWh/yr
$1,221/yr 10.3 yr payback
Morrill County
13.2¢/kWh · 9,288 kWh/yr
$1,226/yr 10.3 yr payback
Cheyenne County
12.8¢/kWh · 9,378 kWh/yr
$1,202/yr 10.5 yr payback
Arthur County
12.7¢/kWh · 9,384 kWh/yr
$1,194/yr 10.6 yr payback
Box Butte County
12.7¢/kWh · 9,324 kWh/yr
$1,186/yr 10.6 yr payback
Garden County
12.8¢/kWh · 9,252 kWh/yr
$1,186/yr 10.6 yr payback
Sioux County
12.9¢/kWh · 9,246 kWh/yr
$1,191/yr 10.6 yr payback
Frontier County
12.6¢/kWh · 9,204 kWh/yr
$1,158/yr 10.9 yr payback
Red Willow County
12.6¢/kWh · 9,204 kWh/yr
$1,158/yr 10.9 yr payback
Sheridan County
12.7¢/kWh · 9,078 kWh/yr
$1,155/yr 10.9 yr payback
Grant County
12.7¢/kWh · 9,042 kWh/yr
$1,150/yr 11 yr payback
Cherry County
12.6¢/kWh · 9,054 kWh/yr
$1,138/yr 11.1 yr payback
Brown County
12.6¢/kWh · 8,988 kWh/yr
$1,130/yr 11.2 yr payback
Rock County
12.6¢/kWh · 8,820 kWh/yr
$1,109/yr 11.4 yr payback
Keya Paha County
12.6¢/kWh · 8,754 kWh/yr
$1,100/yr 11.5 yr payback
Perkins County
11.8¢/kWh · 9,258 kWh/yr
$1,092/yr 11.5 yr payback
Keith County
11.8¢/kWh · 9,168 kWh/yr
$1,082/yr 11.6 yr payback
Chase County
11.5¢/kWh · 9,318 kWh/yr
$1,073/yr 11.7 yr payback
Gosper County
11.5¢/kWh · 9,240 kWh/yr
$1,066/yr 11.8 yr payback
Johnson County
12.2¢/kWh · 8,742 kWh/yr
$1,070/yr 11.8 yr payback
Pawnee County
12.2¢/kWh · 8,694 kWh/yr
$1,064/yr 11.8 yr payback
Cass County
12.2¢/kWh · 8,616 kWh/yr
$1,055/yr 11.9 yr payback
Dodge County
12.5¢/kWh · 8,502 kWh/yr
$1,062/yr 11.9 yr payback
Furnas County
11.5¢/kWh · 9,180 kWh/yr
$1,059/yr 11.9 yr payback
Otoe County
12.2¢/kWh · 8,658 kWh/yr
$1,060/yr 11.9 yr payback
Richardson County
12.2¢/kWh · 8,616 kWh/yr
$1,055/yr 11.9 yr payback
Burt County
12.5¢/kWh · 8,442 kWh/yr
$1,054/yr 12 yr payback
Harlan County
11.5¢/kWh · 9,102 kWh/yr
$1,050/yr 12 yr payback
Sarpy County
12.2¢/kWh · 8,556 kWh/yr
$1,047/yr 12 yr payback
Scotts Bluff County
11.5¢/kWh · 9,138 kWh/yr
$1,052/yr 12 yr payback
Thurston County
12.5¢/kWh · 8,424 kWh/yr
$1,052/yr 12 yr payback
Washington County
12.2¢/kWh · 8,520 kWh/yr
$1,043/yr 12.1 yr payback
Banner County
11.1¢/kWh · 9,258 kWh/yr
$1,029/yr 12.2 yr payback
Douglas County
12.2¢/kWh · 8,466 kWh/yr
$1,036/yr 12.2 yr payback
Kimball County
11.1¢/kWh · 9,282 kWh/yr
$1,032/yr 12.2 yr payback
Polk County
11.8¢/kWh · 8,634 kWh/yr
$1,020/yr 12.4 yr payback
Logan County
10.8¢/kWh · 9,186 kWh/yr
$989/yr 12.7 yr payback
McPherson County
10.8¢/kWh · 9,174 kWh/yr
$988/yr 12.8 yr payback
Stanton County
11.6¢/kWh · 8,508 kWh/yr
$986/yr 12.8 yr payback
Hooker County
10.8¢/kWh · 9,030 kWh/yr
$973/yr 12.9 yr payback
Knox County
11.6¢/kWh · 8,424 kWh/yr
$974/yr 12.9 yr payback
Thomas County
10.8¢/kWh · 9,096 kWh/yr
$980/yr 12.9 yr payback
Blaine County
10.8¢/kWh · 8,934 kWh/yr
$962/yr 13.1 yr payback
Holt County
11.2¢/kWh · 8,562 kWh/yr
$960/yr 13.1 yr payback
Loup County
10.8¢/kWh · 8,862 kWh/yr
$954/yr 13.2 yr payback
Boyd County
11.2¢/kWh · 8,442 kWh/yr
$946/yr 13.3 yr payback
Custer County
10.8¢/kWh · 8,802 kWh/yr
$948/yr 13.3 yr payback
Saunders County
10.8¢/kWh · 8,658 kWh/yr
$939/yr 13.4 yr payback
Butler County
10.8¢/kWh · 8,580 kWh/yr
$931/yr 13.5 yr payback
Lincoln County
10.0¢/kWh · 9,222 kWh/yr
$919/yr 13.7 yr payback
Platte County
10.6¢/kWh · 8,640 kWh/yr
$919/yr 13.7 yr payback
Hayes County
9.7¢/kWh · 9,420 kWh/yr
$913/yr 13.8 yr payback
Colfax County
10.6¢/kWh · 8,496 kWh/yr
$904/yr 13.9 yr payback
Dawson County
10.0¢/kWh · 9,066 kWh/yr
$904/yr 13.9 yr payback
Dundy County
9.7¢/kWh · 9,372 kWh/yr
$908/yr 13.9 yr payback
Phelps County
9.8¢/kWh · 9,204 kWh/yr
$907/yr 13.9 yr payback
Seward County
10.4¢/kWh · 8,730 kWh/yr
$906/yr 13.9 yr payback
Boone County
10.6¢/kWh · 8,490 kWh/yr
$903/yr 14 yr payback
Buffalo County
10.0¢/kWh · 9,012 kWh/yr
$898/yr 14 yr payback
Hitchcock County
9.7¢/kWh · 9,318 kWh/yr
$903/yr 14 yr payback
Valley County
10.1¢/kWh · 8,862 kWh/yr
$899/yr 14 yr payback
Franklin County
9.8¢/kWh · 9,048 kWh/yr
$891/yr 14.1 yr payback
Garfield County
10.1¢/kWh · 8,790 kWh/yr
$891/yr 14.1 yr payback
Kearney County
9.8¢/kWh · 9,078 kWh/yr
$894/yr 14.1 yr payback
Sherman County
10.1¢/kWh · 8,826 kWh/yr
$895/yr 14.1 yr payback
Greeley County
10.1¢/kWh · 8,760 kWh/yr
$888/yr 14.2 yr payback
Adams County
9.8¢/kWh · 8,976 kWh/yr
$884/yr 14.3 yr payback
Hall County
9.8¢/kWh · 8,874 kWh/yr
$874/yr 14.4 yr payback
Madison County
9.9¢/kWh · 8,766 kWh/yr
$871/yr 14.5 yr payback
Wheeler County
10.1¢/kWh · 8,574 kWh/yr
$869/yr 14.5 yr payback
Hamilton County
9.8¢/kWh · 8,742 kWh/yr
$861/yr 14.6 yr payback
Merrick County
9.8¢/kWh · 8,736 kWh/yr
$860/yr 14.7 yr payback
Antelope County
9.9¢/kWh · 8,574 kWh/yr
$852/yr 14.8 yr payback
Fillmore County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,814 kWh/yr
$853/yr 14.8 yr payback
Howard County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,772 kWh/yr
$853/yr 14.8 yr payback
York County
9.7¢/kWh · 8,814 kWh/yr
$853/yr 14.8 yr payback
Saline County
9.6¢/kWh · 8,742 kWh/yr
$837/yr 15.1 yr payback
Gage County
9.6¢/kWh · 8,670 kWh/yr
$830/yr 15.2 yr payback
Jefferson County
9.6¢/kWh · 8,652 kWh/yr
$828/yr 15.2 yr payback
Webster County
9.1¢/kWh · 9,006 kWh/yr
$820/yr 15.4 yr payback
Cuming County
9.5¢/kWh · 8,526 kWh/yr
$813/yr 15.5 yr payback
Dixon County
9.6¢/kWh · 8,454 kWh/yr
$811/yr 15.5 yr payback
Wayne County
9.6¢/kWh · 8,472 kWh/yr
$812/yr 15.5 yr payback
Nuckolls County
9.1¢/kWh · 8,886 kWh/yr
$810/yr 15.6 yr payback
Clay County
9.1¢/kWh · 8,802 kWh/yr
$802/yr 15.7 yr payback
Pierce County
9.6¢/kWh · 8,364 kWh/yr
$802/yr 15.7 yr payback
Thayer County
9.1¢/kWh · 8,802 kWh/yr
$805/yr 15.7 yr payback
Dakota County
9.6¢/kWh · 8,292 kWh/yr
$795/yr 15.8 yr payback
Lancaster County
8.9¢/kWh · 8,718 kWh/yr
$776/yr 16.2 yr payback
Nance County
8.7¢/kWh · 8,670 kWh/yr
$751/yr 16.8 yr payback
Nemaha County
8.8¢/kWh · 8,556 kWh/yr
$751/yr 16.8 yr payback
Cedar County
8.7¢/kWh · 8,442 kWh/yr
$735/yr 17.1 yr payback
Figures are modeled estimates from NREL PVWatts v8 + EIA. Not affiliated with NREL, DOE or EIA · not financial advice. Last updated June 2026.