Nebraska solar in numbers, 2024
Every figure below is computed by us from the Form EIA-861 annual files. Ranks are out of 51 jurisdictions, highest first.
| Measure | Nebraska | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Households with a metered rooftop system2,807 systems across 905,415 residential accounts | 0.31% | 46th of 51 |
| Average system sizeNational average 6.74 kW | 8.03 kW | 14th of 51 |
| Residential priceDerived average across the state, not a tariff | 11.53¢/kWh | 49th of 51 |
| Consumption per accountWhat a system here is typically sized against | 11,477 kWh/yr | 19th of 51 |
| Systems with a battery10 paired systems | 0.36% | 38th of 51 |
| Third-party ownedLeased or under a power purchase agreement | — | 47th of 51 |
| Five-year growth270 systems added in 2024 | 35.0%/yr | 11th of 51 |
| Installed capacityResidential net-metered capacity | 22.5 MW | — |
What the adoption figure means
One of the least developed rooftop markets in the country. Expect few installers, long lead times, and permitting offices with little solar experience.
Residential electricity in Nebraska averaged 11.53¢ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, 49th of 51 and below the national average of 16.48¢. Among the cheapest residential electricity in the country. That is the most common reason solar struggles to pay back here, whatever the sunshine. Prices and adoption across all 51.
System size and consumption
The average Nebraska system was 8.03 kW in 2024, ranking 14th of 51. Households consumed an average of 11,477 kilowatt-hours a year (19th of 51) — the figure a system here is sized against.
Size your own system from your own kilowatt-hours, not from this average — how to do that.
Who owns the systems
Form EIA-861 records no third-party-ownership split for the 2,807 systems counted in Nebraska in 2024. With a market this size the schedule frequently suppresses the split, so we publish nothing rather than infer it. Ask any company directly whether it is selling you ownership or a lease or PPA — the distinction decides who claims the incentives.
Battery attachment
0.36% of Nebraska solar systems were paired with a battery in 2024, 38th of 51 — 10 paired systems.
Attachment is below average, which usually means exports still pay well enough that storing surplus is not the better trade. Attachment across all 51 · does a battery belong in your project.
Where the market is going
Nebraska added 270 systems in 2024 and has grown at 35.0% a year over five years, 11th of 51. Where growth has turned.
Solar companies and licensing in Nebraska
We found no dedicated state licence register for solar work in Nebraska, so we publish no company counts rather than guessing. That is not evidence of light regulation — electrical work is frequently licensed at state or local level even where solar is never named separately.
It does have a practical consequence here. With 2,807 systems in the state and adoption 46th of 51, you are working in a market where a search for "Nebraska solar licence" will often return nothing useful, and where the company quoting you may be travelling in from out of state. Ask which licence they hold, in which state, and confirm it with that issuing authority rather than accepting a licence number on a proposal. What to do when the search comes back empty.
Method
Figures are computed by HyreSolar from the Form EIA-861 2024 annual files — net-metered residential systems only, penetration counted against residential accounts, sizes as means. EIA publishes the inputs, not these ratios. Full methodology and the underlying CSV.
None of these figures is an estimate for your property. What to work through before you talk to anyone.
Common questions
How many homes in Nebraska have solar?
2,807 residential net-metered systems were recorded in Nebraska in 2024, against 905,415 residential electricity accounts — 0.31% of households, 46th of 51 jurisdictions. That is a HyreSolar calculation from Form EIA-861.
What size solar system is typical in Nebraska?
The average net-metered residential system in Nebraska was 8.03 kW in 2024, against a national average of 6.74 kW. Your own system should be sized from twelve months of your kilowatt-hours and your usable roof, not from a state average.
Do people in Nebraska add batteries to solar?
0.36% of Nebraska systems were paired with storage in 2024, 38th of 51. Battery attachment tracks outage frequency and export rules more than it tracks sunshine.
Is Nebraska a good state for solar?
On the measures we can compute: residential electricity averages 11.53¢/kWh (49th of 51), households use 11,477 kWh a year (19th of 51), and 0.31% have installed a system (46th of 51). Retail price and export rules move the answer far more than sunshine does, and both are set by your specific utility rather than by the state.
Source: US EIA, Form EIA-861, 2024 final release, retrieved 2 September 2026. Figures marked as a HyreSolar calculation are derived by us and are not official EIA statistics.