Electricity rates — Wisconsin

What a typical bill costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 18 generally available plans here run from $1,835.75 on Residential Three-tier Time-of-Use Rg5-OTOU to $2,531.16 on Residential (Single-Phase) Rg 1, with a median of $2,146.17.

Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 15.3¢ to 21.1¢ per kWh at that usage.

What households in Wisconsin pay, by EIA's count

Over the 12 months to June 2026, residential electricity in Wisconsin averaged 18.6¢ per kWh, the 16th-highest of the 50 states and DC and 4% above the US average of 17.9¢. It sits between Illinois (18.5¢) and Pennsylvania (20.5¢).

EIA lists 66 utilities serving homes in Wisconsin. By homes served, the largest 5 are Wisconsin Electric Power Co (1,048,148), Wisconsin Power & Light Co (437,211), Wisconsin Public Service Corp (411,775), Northern States Power Co (220,574), and Madison Gas & Electric Co (147,501). Municipal utilities supply about 8% and member-owned cooperatives supply about 5% of its households.

Wisconsin homes used the most electricity in July and the least in May (2021–2025): a summer peak, 1.5 times the lightest month. May was the dearest month per kWh, 8% above January.

The utilities with a ranked plan on this page serve about 67% of Wisconsin's households: Wisconsin Electric Power Co (1,048,148), Wisconsin Power & Light Co (437,211), Wisconsin Public Service Corp (411,775). Their median plan at 1,000 kWh a month works out to 17.9¢ per kWh, 4% below EIA's average, which is why this page compares that median with other states'.

How Wisconsin compares

At 1,000 kWh a month the median plan in Wisconsin costs $2,146.17 a year: the 12th-highest of the 29 states whose indexed plans stand for them, and 8% more than their median of $1,989.30. It sits between New Mexico ($2,121.42) and New Jersey ($2,664.75).

Its cheapest open plan, Residential Three-tier Time-of-Use Rg5-OTOU from Wisconsin Public Service Corp at $1,835.75, is the 11th-highest of the 29 states' cheapest plans.

20 of its 29 priceable plans price by the hour, the 4th-largest share of any state here.

In the guides: What published electricity plans cost, state by state · What a plan charges by the hour, and what moving a kilowatt-hour is worth

What each provider costs

3 utilities serve customers across Wisconsin in this data. At 1,000 kWh a month the cheapest of them is Wisconsin Public Service Corp at $1,835.75 a year on Residential Three-tier Time-of-Use Rg5-OTOU; the dearest is Wisconsin Electric Power Co at $2,146.17.

That is $310.42 a year between the best each provider offers.

Cheapest available plan by provider: Wisconsin Public Service Corp $1,835.75; Wisconsin Power & Light Co $1,863.82; Wisconsin Electric Power Co $2,146.17.

How the answer changes with usage

The cheapest plan in Wisconsin changes with consumption. At 500 kWh a month Residential Service Demand Rd-1 (Single Phase) wins at $991.90 a year; at 2,000 kWh Residential Three-tier Time-of-Use Rg5-OTOU wins at $3,456.52.

The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $363.74 a year at 500 kWh against $1,425.80 at 2,000 kWh.

How these plans are structured

Of 29 priceable plans: 20 time-of-use, 2 priced by season, 2 with demand charges, 7 flat-rate.

Fixed monthly charges run from $1.18 to $25.14.

Who provides these plans

These plans come from 4 utilities: East Central Energy (Wisconsin), Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

The largest saving available here

Moving from Residential (Single-Phase) Rg 1 to Residential Three-tier Time-of-Use Rg5-OTOU saves $695.41 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What this does not cover

20 of these plans price by the hour, so their figures are marked lower confidence.