Electricity rates — Lincoln Electric System
Lincoln Electric System's customers paid 10.9¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $88 a month for 808 kWh. Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 2), the one open plan at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $1,276 a year. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Lincoln Electric System plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 2)✓ cheapestpriced by season · in effect since January 2025 | $1,275.60 | — | 10.6¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 1)priced by season · in effect since January 2025 · needs a household using under 800 kWh a month | $1,113.60 | −$162.00 | 9.3¢ |
| Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 3)priced by season · in effect since January 2025 · needs a household using over 1,500 kWh a month | $1,536.60 | +$261.00 | 12.8¢ |
| Residential Three Phasepriced by season · in effect since January 2025 · needs three-phase service | $1,536.60 | +$261.00 | 12.8¢ |
Price Lincoln Electric System’s plans at your own usage
What the one Lincoln Electric System plan ranked here costs at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — $757.80 (Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 1)), the one plan ranked here
- 1,000 kWh/mo — $1,275.60 (Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 2)), the one plan ranked here
- 2,000 kWh/mo — $2,248.20 (Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 3)), the one plan ranked here
What Lincoln Electric System's customers were billed in 2024
At 808 kWh a month, Lincoln Electric System's median open plan comes to 11.7¢ per kWh, 8% above the 10.9¢ its customers were billed in 2024, riders included.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Municipal |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Nebraska | 134,912 |
| Share of Nebraska's households | 15% |
| Average use per home | 808 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $87.70 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 10.9¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 11.7¢ |
Lincoln Electric System in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Lincoln Electric System's cheapest open plan is the 4th-lowest, 32% less than their median of $1,877.14. It sits between Westar Energy Inc ($1,269.91) and PacifiCorp (Idaho) ($1,321.82).
No other utility indexed in Nebraska has a cheaper open plan; the other one starts higher.
Its fixed charge, $47.00 a month on Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 2), is higher than on the cheapest plan of 98 of the other 99 utilities.
Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 2) changes price with the season: a kWh costs 1.7¢ more in June to September than in October to May, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $117.90 in its dearest month against $100.50 in its cheapest.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour · The price that changes with the month
Cheapest 4 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 2) — $1,275.60 a year, 10.6¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $47.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2025.
Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 1) — $1,113.60 a year, 9.3¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $33.50 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2025. Restricted: needs a household using under 800 kWh a month.
Residential Single Phase (Facilities Level 3) — $1,536.60 a year, 12.8¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $68.75 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2025. Restricted: needs a household using over 1,500 kWh a month.
Residential Three Phase — $1,536.60 a year, 12.8¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $68.75 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2025. Restricted: needs three-phase service.
How Lincoln Electric System's plans are structured
Of 4 priceable plans: 4 priced by season.
Fixed monthly charges run from $33.50 to $68.75.
Lincoln Electric System's published schedules
EIA-861 lists Lincoln Electric System serving homes in Nebraska and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 4 of its 4 published residential schedules can be priced.