WattBuy’s Guide to

Electricity in
Chester

Nebraska

Header Graphic

The State of Electricity in Chester

Here's the average monthly bill, usage, and carbon footprint of residents in Chester

Average monthly bill

January

$310highest

February

$235

March

$124

April

$117

May

$113lowest

June

$127

July

$138

August

$128

September

$113lowest

October

$118

November

$146

December

$195

Carbon Emissions

809 lbs CO₂

Monthly Usage

1,181 kWh

Where does Chester’s electricity come from?

Chester's energy comes from Wind, Coal, Nuclear, Hydroelectric, and Solar. Wind is the largest source of electricity, providing 45% of Chester's energy. Coal is the second largest source, making up 27%. Nuclear provides 23% of the energy in Chester. Hydroelectric provides 4% of the energy in Chester. Solar provides 1% of the energy in Chester.

45%

Wind

27%

Coal

23%

Nuclear

4%

Hydroelectric

1%

Solar

Solar energy in Chester

The state of solar in Chester

Solar power is on the rise, helping homeowners save on their electricity bills and power their homes sustainably.

0 kWh

Energy generated by average sized system

$12,099

Average system cost

(after federal incentive)

12 years

Payback period

Learn More about solar
Net Metering Available

Get paid for the extra solar you produce

Net metering policies in Chester can help solar panel owners save money and reduce their carbon footprint. When your solar panels generate more electricity than you use, you can send the excess back to the grid and receive credit on your next bill. Just something to keep in mind when considering solar panels.

Utilities in Chester

Chester Municipal Power

Chester Municipal Power Rates

Chester Municipal Power has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate NameRate TypeCost Per kWh
ResidentialFixed8¢ to 20¢
Residential- All ElectricFixed6¢ to 20¢

Learn About Electricity in Other Cities in Nebraska

WaltonRocaElkhornFontanelleWaterlooRaymondFirthDentonInlandGretnaBenningtonArcherPapillionHoskinsDaveyMartellElginCornleaSaronvilleMalcolmHendersonSaint LiboryPhillipsBennetAmesBrunswickNelighCordovaDoniphanHickmanHallamEustisKearneyFort CalhounCarletonPleasant DaleSpringfieldLindsayRiverdaleHumphreyElwoodCroftonTildenValleyWilcoxWaverlyLincolnEndersPleasantonAuroraSmithfieldShelbyAdamsImperialYutanSewardBlairCortlandMindenAshlandTrumbullThedfordGiltnerMarquetteHamptonNoraGarlandSaint PaulAshtonOrchardBoelusCreightonHartingtonShickleyNickersonWayneWacoSuttonMurdockGrand IslandCairoHarrisburgGothenburgMilfordFairfieldPalmerPickrellBroken BowArlingtonLouisvilleBradshawAxtellBeaver CrossingAmherstNewman GroveEagleNelsonHebronBattle CreekDe WittClarksFunkHazardPlattsmouthFarwellFriendBruningWashingtonSidneyNorfolkMcleanDunbarPilgerPalmyraGibbonCreteDeweeseKimballYorkStrangFilleyJacksonUnadillaWest PointHubbardDannebrogPlymouthWisnerMc Cool JunctionColumbusDeshlerCarrollDavid CitySpaldingClay CenterPierceStromsburgHooperOmahaCentral CityHollandMurrayCurtisWinsideDodgeBlue HillPenderWahooScribnerBellwoodSyracuseNebraska CityLawrenceHowellsHildrethMorse BluffBellevueStellaDillerElk CreekCallawayHordvilleGenevaPoncaAlbionCookSaint HelenaWakefieldSnyderGrantUplandGreenwoodFordyceWilberValentineSheltonLong PineGraftonCerescoLaurelChampionBrainardBancroftClearwaterDaltonOsceolaGlenvilElm CreekLa VistaBeemerTalmageNorth BendDouglasFremontSutherlandCulbertsonComstockStantonAllianceWeeping WaterAinsworthElmwoodOsmondMadridEmmetRandolphRising CityPlatte CenterDaykinOdellMoorefieldPrimroseHomerJohnson LakeHeartwellChapmanFairmontRockvilleElsiePalisadeLiscoColeridgeEdgarColonMeadow GroveNewcastleOvertonMitchellMernaBloomfieldBeeUlyssesAbieExeterMullenOakVerdigreRavennaHarvardGeringClatoniaUticaOcontoMaxwellGreeleyKennardPanamaMorrillFranklinWaterburyBenedictWood RiverWausaByronRuskinNenzelOgallalaHadarSpragueOaklandOshkoshStuartStapletonAllenAtkinsonBurrScottsbluffLeighPetersburgDakota CityHarrisonAlvoCambridgeHersheyBeatricePolkOrdNehawkaHayes CenterGarrisonJohnsonAuburnSouth BendMalmoTobiasValparaisoMc CookBrockWallaceOtoeObertTecumsehSterlingLodgepolePlainviewMadisonWesternRichlandMason CityFullertonOneillWynotSpencerMccookChappellAshbyLinwoodAnsleyHermanArnoldAyrHolmesvilleBenkelmanEmersonNorth PlatteMillerNiobraraClarksonCrestonHoldregeCedar RapidsIthacaSilver CreekCampbellMonroeAlmaCedar CreekCrab OrchardDavenportBladenSaint EdwardBertrandTekamahCenterManleyHemingfordBradyIndianolaGenoaGordonConcordSwantonLoomisSuperiorGreshamBurwellJuniataDixRogersDwightLyonsMeadRushvilleAvocaBrunoFarnamDixonRepublican CityJohnstownJansenPotterStaplehurstPeruWestonAmeliaFairburyBig SpringsDorchesterRoselandSchuylerOngCozadRalstonLexingtonPaxtonDuncanAldaFalls CityArapahoeArcadiaRed CloudWhitneyAnselmoMilliganBassettBeldenRaganMaywoodSouth Sioux CityWood LakeEwingWaunetaHumboldtRoyalWilsonvilleCedar BluffsOctaviaAtlantaBlue SpringsVenangoPragueUehlingBruleCraigBushnellMinatareLitchfieldWellfleetWinslowElyriaThurstonLymanNorth LoupWolbachUnionScotiaSpringviewOakdaleSargentWinnebagoOhiowaBeaver CityGurleyRivertonBrownvilleBelvidereWalthillBayardLesharaCodyOxfordSteinauerInglewoodBartleyEddyvilleShubertSalemLoup CityStrattonGoehnerNaponeeButteLibertyAlexandriaHyannisStamfordTarnovEndicottFosterBridgeportPawnee CityBloomingtonSumnerEricsonKenesawBelgradeVerdonPageOrleansCowlesRichfieldHalseyChambersDecaturChadronElbaSurpriseBarnestonHastingsTryonWymoreMaskellBroadwaterRuloVirginiaRosalieBartlettGladstoneHolsteinHenrySteele CityGuide RockNewportKeystoneBurchardTrentonCrawfordHay SpringsMarslandHendleyLewistonO NeillTaylorHaiglerNaperOdessaInavaleMerrimanInmanTable RockHolbrookHardyKilgoreReynoldsLynchJulianMemphisLavistaDu BoisMaxBristowCrookstonDawsonMagnetNemahaLemoyneEdisonParksLewellenMillsSenecaMelbetaDanburyMacyHamletArthurNormanBazile MillsHubbellWinnetoonProsserBerwynAgnewGileadMcgrewRosemontCheneyWhitmanDickensPurdumLakesideBrewsterLebanonEmeraldEllsworthStockvilleHuntleyDunningWillow IslandBinghamLortonSparksLamarCotesfieldAngoraBoys TownChalcoOffutt Air Force Base

Get Personalized Power Recommendations

Enter your address and WattBuy's proprietary energy estimation model will find the best electricity options for your home