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How Much to Run a Heat Pump in Nebraska? $0.43/Hr, $603/Winter

Running heat pump in Nebraska costs about $0.43 an hour and roughly $603 for the winter — 3,500 W for 7.7 hours a day at 12.31¢/kWh.

$0.43per hour
$603per winter, 182 days
4,584heating degree-days, NOAA

· Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A (July 2026 data) · next EIA update ~Oct 23

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Per hour
$0.43 at 12.31¢/kWh
Per winter
$603 (182 days)
Hours per day
7.7 (NOAA state heating degree-days-scaled)
Degree-days used
4,584 (NOAA CPC state, population-weighted)
Wattage
3,500 W (typical 1,200–8,000)
Nebraska rate
12.31¢ (October 2025–March 2026 average)
Rank of 20 cold states
20 (cheapest)

Why this number

Running heat pump in Nebraska costs about $0.43 an hour and roughly $603 for the winter — a 3,500 W unit for 7.7 hours a day over 182 days (October–March) at Nebraska’s October 2025–March 2026 average average of 12.31¢/kWh. The hours are the national 5.87 h/day baseline scaled by NOAA CPC state population-weighted HDD, October 2025–March 2026 (4,584 vs the CONUS 3,500); your utility’s rate moves it (table below), and the calculator takes your own wattage, hours and rate.

Nebraska runs heat pump longer than the national baseline in October–March — 7.7 hours a day on the NOAA state degree-day scaling used here, against 5.87 nationally — and pays 12.31¢/kWh for it. Those two numbers, times 3,500 W, are the whole $603.

Heat pump cost in Nebraska by hours per day — per day / per winter

Heat pump cost per day and per winter in Nebraska at 1 to 12 hours a day, at the state average rate and its largest utilities' EIA-861 prices
Hours per day Nebraska avg 12.31¢ Omaha Public Power Dis 12.4¢ Adjustment 2024 12.0¢ Lincoln Electric Syste 10.9¢
1 h $0.43 / $78 $0.43 / $79 $0.42 / $76 $0.38 / $69
2 h $0.86 / $157 $0.87 / $158 $0.84 / $153 $0.76 / $139
4 h $1.72 / $314 $1.74 / $316 $1.68 / $306 $1.53 / $278
6 h $2.59 / $470 $2.60 / $474 $2.52 / $459 $2.29 / $417
8 h $3.45 / $627 $3.47 / $632 $3.36 / $612 $3.05 / $555
12 h $5.17 / $941 $5.21 / $948 $5.04 / $917 $4.58 / $833

What Nebraska’s utilities charge for it

Nebraska's largest electric utilities and what heat pump costs per hour and per winter at each one's average price
Utility Residential customers ¢/kWh (EIA-861 2024) Per hour Per winter at 7.7 h/day
Omaha Public Power District 362,918 12.4¢ $0.43 $607
Adjustment 2024 148,124 12.0¢ $0.42 $588
Lincoln Electric System 134,912 10.9¢ $0.38 $534

What the numbers say about heat pump in Nebraska

Nebraska logged 4,584 population-weighted heating degree-days over October–March (NOAA CPC state series), 131% of the CONUS figure of 3,500, which is why this page runs heat pump 7.7 hours a day against the national 5.87 — 1.8 hours more. At Nebraska’s October 2025–March 2026 average rate of 12.31¢/kWh that makes it the cheapest of the 20 cold states for heat pump: $603 for the 182-day winter, against Nebraska’s $603 and Maine’s $2,061. Omaha Public Power District, Nebraska’s largest utility with 362,918 residential customers, averages 12.4¢ — $607 for the same hours — while Lincoln Electric System at 10.9¢ comes to $534, a $73 spread on identical use. Per million Btu delivered, this unit at the NEEP median COP of 2.17 costs $16.63 against $13.47 for natural gas at Nebraska’s winter average of $1.28/therm, which is the whole-house comparison the Nebraska heating page works through. Nebraska’s winter-average rate (12.31¢) sits 1.47¢ below its July 2026 reading of 13.78¢; the season figure uses the winter average because that is when heat pump runs.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to run heat pump per hour in Nebraska?

$0.43 an hour for a 3,500 W unit at Nebraska’s October 2025–March 2026 average average of 12.31¢/kWh (3,500 ÷ 1,000 × 0.1231); at Omaha Public Power District’s 12.4¢ it is $0.43.

How much does heat pump cost for the whole winter in Nebraska?

About $603: 3,500 W × 7.7 hours a day × 182 days (October–March) × 12.31¢. The hours are the national 5.87 h/day scaled by NOAA CPC state population-weighted HDD, October 2025–March 2026 (4,584 against the CONUS 3,500); enter your own hours above for your own figure.

Is heat pump expensive to run in Nebraska compared with other cold states?

Nebraska is the cheapest of the 20 cold states on this site at $603 a winter; the range runs from Nebraska ($603) to Maine ($2,061), driven almost entirely by the electricity rate.

How we calculated this

Worked for heat pump in Nebraska: 3,500 W ÷ 1,000 × 0.1231 $/kWh = $0.43 per hour; hours per day = 5.87 × (4,584 ÷ 3,500) = 7.7; 3,500 ÷ 1,000 × 7.7 × 182 × 0.1231 = $603 for the winter. Rate: EIA Electric Power Monthly 5.6.A (October 2025–March 2026 average); degree-days: NOAA CPC state population-weighted HDD, October 2025–March 2026, against the CONUS total; utility prices: EIA-861 2024.

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) electricity rates · DSIRE incentive records · public IRS/OBBBA guidance. Figures are modeled estimates, not quotes or tax advice. See our methodology.

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