LES is dedicated to meet the needs of the communities we serve, support their economic development efforts and assist companies interested in expanding or locating in our service area.

We work closely with the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development, City of Lincoln and Lancaster County, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Nebraska Department of Economic Development and others because your company’s success and our community growth are important to us.

Nationally-competitive rates and reliability

Based on a 2009 nationwide rates study, LES commercial and industrial rates ranked 15th lowest and residential rates ranked 7th lowest out of 106 cities. See how our rates compare to others around the country.

LES provides highly-reliable electricity to our customers. Our most recent report places LES’ reliability at 99.9965 percent.
 

Looking out for our customers

LES and our economic development partners meet with local company executives each year to learn about their business plans and expectations. These meetings assist our economic development partners in developing a successful and stronger business environment. An analysis of these discussions showed these top three advantages of doing business in the Lincoln area…

• Worker productivity

• Central location

• Business climate

Additional advantages to locate and expand in the Lincoln area

• Forbes magazine (May 2006) ranked Lincoln 40^th among 200 metro areas as one of the Best Places for Business and Careers. Forbes also ranked Lincoln 22^nd for the cost of doing business, based on cost of labor, energy, taxes and office space.

• We will work with you on prospective projects of a confidential nature to assist with building, site location and infrastructure to ensure your business objectives are met.

• Lancaster County is conveniently located in the heart of the Midwest and offers accessibility to major transportation.

Improving your bottom line

LES works to help improve our customers’ bottom line.

If you are expanding or replacing major equipment, we will help you evaluate energy efficiency and ensure you have adequate and affordable power. For a quick, do-it-yourself estimate of rates and fees, click on Rates in the menu bar and then choose Commercial Bill Calculator.

The Nebraska Advantage incentive program offers new and growing businesses the opportunity to apply for investment credits; wage credits; sales tax refunds; state and local sales tax exemptions for manufacturing machinery, equipment and related services; research and development tax credits and more.

Assistance with workforce development
Lincoln is home to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Wesleyan University and several colleges, which contribute to this area’s educated and diverse workforce. If you are adding to your workforce, our economic development partners will assist you in finding employees and applying for funds and employee training assistance through the Nebraska Customized Job Training Advantage.

For more information...

• Contact LES for a confidential analysis of your project needs at 402-473-3273. Or,

• E-mail econdevelopment@les.com.

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