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Outdoor & Garage · Nebraska

How Much Does It Cost to Run a Pool Pump in Nebraska?

The short answer

In Nebraska, a pool pump drawing 1,500W costs about $0.21 per hour — roughly $50.30 a month if it runs 8 hours a day.

The estimate uses Nebraska’s average residential electricity price of 13.8¢/kWh from EIA (July 2026) — 25% below the national average.

Source: U.S. EIA, July 2026 data · Updated

Pool Pump cost by daily use in Nebraska

Cost at 13.8¢/kWh, the Nebraska average (EIA, Jul 2026)
Daily usekWh/monthPer dayPer monthPer year
1 hour/day 45.6 $0.21 $6.29 $75.45
2 hours/day 91.3 $0.41 $12.58 $151
4 hours/day 182.5 $0.83 $25.15 $302
8 hours/day 365.0 $1.65 $50.30 $604
12 hours/day 547.6 $2.48 $75.45 $905
24 hours/day 1,095.1 $4.96 $151 $1,811

Nebraska vs other states

At typical use, a pool pump costs $604 a year in Nebraska — $1,499 less than in Hawaii and $46.43 more than in Louisiana.

Nebraska has the 7th-cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC. electricity prices in Nebraska · all states ranked

Electricity price trend in Nebraska

13.8¢/kWh in July 2026 — ▲ +7.3% from a year earlier.

How to lower the cost of running a pool pump

Pool pumps can be one of the biggest electricity users in a home with a pool because they run for many hours every day of the season. A single-speed 1–2 HP pump typically draws 1,000–2,500W. Variable-speed pumps are dramatically more efficient: running at low speed for longer moves the same water with a fraction of the energy, which is why many states now require them for new installs.

  • Switch to a variable-speed pump — savings of 50–80% are common.
  • Run the pump only as long as needed to turn over the water once a day.
  • Keep skimmer baskets and filters clean so the pump doesn't strain.
  • Summers in Nebraska are relatively mild, so cooling costs are concentrated in a few hot weeks each year.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to run a pool pump for 24 hours in Nebraska?

Running a 1,500W pool pump for 24 hours uses about 36.0 kWh, which costs about $4.96 at Nebraska’s average rate of 13.8¢/kWh.

How many kWh does a pool pump use per month?

At 8 hours a day, a typical pool pump uses about 365 kWh a month. In Nebraska that costs $50.30.

Is it expensive to run a pool pump in Nebraska?

Nebraska has the 7th-cheapest residential electricity of the 50 states and DC at 13.8¢/kWh — one of the cheapest. Running a pool pump here costs about $604 a year at typical use, compared with $802 at the national average rate.

What is the electricity rate in Nebraska right now?

The average residential electricity rate in Nebraska was 13.8¢ per kWh in July 2026, according to the latest EIA data — up 7.3% from a year earlier.

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