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Who heats with electricity where it is cold in Nebraska?

245,560homes in Nebraska heat mainly with electricity in counties that are cold in a normal year

All 93 Nebraska counties average at least 4,000 heating degree days in a normal year, and 31% of the 786,885 occupied homes heat mainly with electricity. Rank 23 of 35 by count, 11 by share. Douglas County holds the most: 57,809 electric-heated homes at 6,176 heating degree days.

Where Nebraska sits among the states

Share of homes that heat with electricity in cold counties, by state, one tile per stateAlaska: no data in this seriesAKMaine: 10.1% of homesMEVermont: 8.1% of homesVTNew Hampshire: 10.7% of homesNHWashington: 57.7% of homesWAIdaho: 35.0% of homesIDMontana: 26.6% of homesMTNorth Dakota: 39.9% of homesNDMinnesota: 18.8% of homesMNIllinois: 18.2% of homesILWisconsin: 17.3% of homesWIMichigan: 11.6% of homesMINew York: 14.4% of homesNYRhode Island: 12.1% of homesRIMassachusetts: 17.9% of homesMAOregon: 53.1% of homesORNevada: 8.7% of homesNVWyoming: 23.3% of homesWYSouth Dakota: 32.6% of homesSDIowa: 24.3% of homesIAIndiana: 30.7% of homesINOhio: 25.6% of homesOHPennsylvania: 24.8% of homesPANew Jersey: 15.6% of homesNJConnecticut: no data in this seriesCTCalifornia: 2.0% of homesCAUtah: 16.4% of homesUTColorado: 25.2% of homesCONebraska: 31.2% of homesNEMissouri: 37.0% of homesMOKentucky: 49.5% of homesKYWest Virginia: 45.5% of homesWVVirginia: 32.2% of homesVAMaryland: 42.6% of homesMDDelaware: 37.0% of homesDEArizona: 0.9% of homesAZNew Mexico: 13.1% of homesNMKansas: 26.5% of homesKSArkansas: 1.9% of homesARTennessee: 9.9% of homesTNNorth Carolina: 5.6% of homesNCSouth Carolina: 0.0% of homesSCDistrict of Columbia: no data in this seriesDCOklahoma: 0.5% of homesOKLouisiana: 0.0% of homesLAMississippi: 0.0% of homesMSAlabama: 0.0% of homesALGeorgia: 0.4% of homesGAHawaii: no data in this seriesHITexas: 0.1% of homesTXFlorida: 0.0% of homesFL

Darker is a larger share. Nebraska is outlined.

Nebraska: cold counties and electric heat

Nebraska cold counties, electric heating
Douglas County235,08024.657,8096,176-5%23.5
Lancaster County132,16235.446,7435,982-4%19.0
Sarpy County72,66124.918,1066,075-5%7.4
Platte County13,39862.18,3226,453-4%3.4
Buffalo County19,66241.98,2316,297-5%3.4
Hall County24,40628.77,0156,222-5%2.9
Dodge County14,86335.95,3396,423-5%2.2
Madison County14,15236.75,1916,704-4%2.1
Scotts Bluff County15,09332.74,9366,534-3%2.0
Dawson County8,98248.94,3886,305-4%1.8
Adams County12,90032.64,2106,100-5%1.7
Lincoln County14,58526.83,9116,339-3%1.6
Gage County9,16240.73,7285,820-3%1.5
Cass County10,56132.63,4426,018-4%1.4
Saunders County8,82039.03,4386,196-5%1.4
Dakota County7,29941.43,0226,865-4%1.2
Washington County8,39129.72,4946,322-5%1.0
Otoe County6,42333.62,1605,930-4%0.9
Seward County6,64530.32,0146,097-3%0.8
York County5,58934.91,9486,105-3%0.8

Largest 20 of 93 cold counties, ranked by electric-heated homes. The 73 smaller cold counties are in the CSV. All counties, CSV.

Where the electric-heated homes are

The 3 largest counties, Douglas County, Lancaster County, Sarpy County, hold 50% of the 245,560 electric-heated homes in Nebraska cold counties. The highest electric-heat share among cold counties with 5,000+ homes is Platte County at 62%. The coldest, Sioux County, averages 7,189 heating degree days; Nebraska as a whole averages 6,208 when weighted by homes.

electric-heated homes, Nebraska cold counties, 12 largest

  • Douglas County57,809
  • Lancaster County46,743
  • Sarpy County18,106
  • Platte County8,322
  • Buffalo County8,231
  • Hall County7,015
  • Dodge County5,339
  • Madison County5,191
  • Scotts Bluff County4,936
  • Dawson County4,388
  • Adams County4,210
  • Lincoln County3,911

Nebraska: the 10 coldest counties

Sioux County is coldest at 7,189 heating degree days with 16% electric heat. The 10 coldest hold 7,796 electric-heated homes.

Nebraska 10 coldest counties
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Sioux County45716.07,1897,048
Sheridan County2,12239.17,0596,904
Box Butte County4,53722.17,0156,858
Cedar County3,41933.67,0006,763
Dixon County2,23731.06,9946,795
Grant County29526.86,9366,753
Rock County58254.06,9256,740
Wayne County3,76227.46,9166,680
Cherry County2,22948.46,9146,670
Holt County4,06438.16,9146,730

Nebraska: where electric heat is most common

Among counties with 2,000+ homes, Platte County is highest at 62% and Gage County is 10th at 41%.

Nebraska 10 counties with the highest electric heat share
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Platte County13,39862.16,4536,186
Dawson County8,98248.96,3056,054
Cherry County2,22948.46,9146,670
Boone County2,20248.16,6426,387
Keith County3,94647.06,2536,106
Merrick County3,21043.06,2455,978
Buffalo County19,66241.96,2975,993
Colfax County3,63941.86,4426,113
Dakota County7,29941.46,8656,624
Gage County9,16240.75,8205,637

Winter disconnections and price in Nebraska

Nebraska utilities logged 0.31 disconnections per 100 residential accounts a month in December to February 2024 and 0.42 in June to August.

At the 2025 average residential price of 12.34 cents a kWh, 1,000 kWh costs 123 dollars in Nebraska.

Nebraska in the ranking

Tennessee is 21st with 274,094 homes (9.9% of its homes). California is 22nd with 263,319 homes (2.0% of its homes). Idaho is 24th with 243,011 homes (35.0% of its homes). North Carolina is 25th with 235,396 homes (5.6% of its homes).

Nebraska beside 6 neighbors

Nebraska neighbors with a winter page
NeighborElectric homesShare, %Avg HDD
Colorado586,73325.2%6,674
Iowa316,69624.3%6,736
Kansas307,44226.5%4,839
Missouri919,77137.0%4,743
South Dakota117,03632.6%7,706
Wyoming55,52823.3%8,244

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Questions

How many Nebraska homes heat with electricity in cold counties?

245,560 homes, 31.2% of 786,885 occupied Nebraska homes, in 93 counties averaging 4,000+ heating degree days.

Which Nebraska county has the most electric-heated homes among its cold counties?

Douglas County, with 57,809 of its 235,080 homes (25%) at 6,176 normal heating degree days.

Which Nebraska county is the coldest, and how many of its homes heat with electricity?

Sioux County, at 7,189 normal heating degree days: 73 of 457 homes (16%).

How far did the last decade run from the Nebraska normal?

Nebraska cold counties averaged 3.5% below their 1991-2020 heating degree days over 2016-2025.

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@misc{usedata_winter_states_nebraska,
  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {Nebraska winter exposure: 245,560 electric-heated homes in cold counties},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/winter/states/nebraska.html},
  note = {Data as of 9 October 2026. Accessed 9 October 2026}
}
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