Electricity rates — Wisconsin
A household in Wisconsin using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $1,932 a year on the cheapest of 9 generally available plans — Residential Rg-1 from Wisconsin Public Service Corp, in effect since January 2025. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026. A further 18 restricted and 1 older schedules are priced further down but not ranked. 1 plan billed on peak demand is priced but not ranked, because a household's peak in kW cannot be read from monthly use.
- Average price
- 18.6¢ per kWh
- 12 months to June 2026
- Against the 12 months before
- +6.1%
- The joint 26th-largest rise of the 50 states
- Average bill
- $123 a month
- 12 months to June 2026, up 6.6% on the 12 months before, and homes used 0.5% more
25 of 29 priced plans, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Rg-1✓ cheapestWisconsin Public Service Corpflat rate · in effect since January 2025 | $1,931.60 | — | 16.1¢ |
| Residential Three-tier Time-of-Use Rg5-OTOUWisconsin Public Service Corptime-of-use · in effect since January 2025 | $1,943.39 | +$11.79 | 16.2¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use Rg-5 (Single Phase)Wisconsin Power & Light Cotime-of-use · in effect since January 2025 | $2,132.93 | +$201.33 | 17.8¢ |
| Residential Service Rg-1 (Single Phase)Wisconsin Power & Light Coflat rate · in effect since January 2025 | $2,151.28 | +$219.68 | 17.9¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use (Single-Phase, Option A) Rg 2Wisconsin Electric Power Cotime-of-use · in effect since June 2025 | $2,193.54 | +$261.94 | 18.3¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use (Single-Phase, Option B) Rg 2Wisconsin Electric Power Cotime-of-use · in effect since June 2025 | $2,213.57 | +$281.97 | 18.4¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use (Single-Phase, Option C) Rg 2Wisconsin Electric Power Cotime-of-use · in effect since June 2025 | $2,231.98 | +$300.38 | 18.6¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use (Single-Phase, Option D) Rg 2Wisconsin Electric Power Cotime-of-use · in effect since June 2025 | $2,243.10 | +$311.50 | 18.7¢ |
| Residential (Single-Phase) Rg 1Wisconsin Electric Power Coflat rate · in effect since June 2025 | $2,531.16 | +$599.56 | 21.1¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Controlled Water Heating (17-Hour Charging Period) Rw-1 [CLOSED Rate]Wisconsin Power & Light Copriced by season · in effect since January 2015 · closed to new customers | $1,332.08 | −$599.52 | 11.1¢ |
| General Time-of-Day with Controlled Water Heating 12 Hour Peak Gw-1 [CLOSED Rate]Wisconsin Power & Light Cotime-of-use · in effect since January 2015 · closed to new customers | $1,411.03 | −$520.57 | 11.8¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use Option 1 Rg3-OTOU; Closed RateWisconsin Public Service Corptime-of-use · in effect since January 2015 · closed to new customers | $1,456.92 | −$474.68 | 12.1¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use Option 2 Rg3-OTOU; Closed RateWisconsin Public Service Corptime-of-use · in effect since January 2015 · closed to new customers | $1,468.28 | −$463.32 | 12.2¢ |
| General Time-of-Day with Controlled Water Heating 14 Hour Peak Gw-1 [CLOSED Rate]Wisconsin Power & Light Cotime-of-use · in effect since January 2015 · closed to new customers | $1,468.44 | −$463.16 | 12.2¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use Option 3 Rg3-OTOU; Closed RateWisconsin Public Service Corptime-of-use · in effect since January 2015 · closed to new customers | $1,523.31 | −$408.29 | 12.7¢ |
| Residential Seasonal Three-tier Time-of-Use Rg5-OTOUWisconsin Public Service Corptime-of-use · in effect since January 2024 · needs a seasonal residence | $1,633.43 | −$298.17 | 13.6¢ |
| Residential Seasonal Rg-1Wisconsin Public Service Corpflat rate · in effect since January 2025 · needs a seasonal residence | $1,730.76 | −$200.84 | 14.4¢ |
| Residential Seasonal Three-tier Time-of-Use Rg5-OTOUWisconsin Public Service Corptime-of-use · in effect since January 2024 · needs a seasonal residence | $1,742.55 | −$189.05 | 14.5¢ |
| ResidentialEast Central Energy (Wisconsin)priced by season · no start date · older schedule, not ranked | $1,750.68 | −$180.92 | 14.6¢ |
| Residential Service Demand Rd-1 (Single Phase)Wisconsin Power & Light Cotime-of-use · demand charge · in effect since January 2025 · billed on peak kW, which monthly use cannot price; not ranked | $1,931.82 | +$0.22 | 16.1¢ |
| Residential Service Demand Rd-1 (Three Phase)Wisconsin Power & Light Cotime-of-use · demand charge · in effect since January 2025 · needs three-phase service | $2,081.82 | +$150.22 | 17.3¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use Rg-5 (Three Phase)Wisconsin Power & Light Cotime-of-use · in effect since January 2025 · needs three-phase service | $2,187.13 | +$255.53 | 18.2¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use (Three-Phase, Option A) Rg 2Wisconsin Electric Power Cotime-of-use · in effect since June 2025 · needs three-phase service | $2,193.54 | +$261.94 | 18.3¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use (Three-Phase, Option B) Rg 2Wisconsin Electric Power Cotime-of-use · in effect since June 2025 · needs three-phase service | $2,213.57 | +$281.97 | 18.4¢ |
| Residential Time-of-Use (Three-Phase, Option C) Rg 2Wisconsin Electric Power Cotime-of-use · in effect since June 2025 · needs three-phase service | $2,231.98 | +$300.38 | 18.6¢ |
4 further schedules are published and priced but not listed here — mostly regional and seasonal variants of the plans above. The dearest of them costs $2,531.16 a year at this usage.
The cheapest plan in Wisconsin at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,073.35 (Residential Rg-1), dearest $1,355.64, a $282.29 range
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,931.60 (Residential Rg-1), dearest $2,531.16, a $599.56 range
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $3,648.20 (Residential Rg-1), dearest $4,882.32, a $1,234.12 range
What households in Wisconsin pay, by EIA's count
Wisconsin 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 18.3¢ per kWh, about the same as EIA's average, which is why this page compares that median with other states'.
| Average price, 12 months to June 2026 | 18.6¢ |
|---|---|
| Among the 50 states and DC | 36 of 51, 1 = lowest |
| US average, same months | 17.9¢ |
| Change on the 12 months before | ↑ +6.1% |
| Change over five years | ↑ +29.6% (US ↑ +34.7%) |
| Average price in 2001 | 7.9¢ |
| Households, 2024 | 2,843,874 |
| Average use per home, 2024 | 645 kWh a month (US 872) |
| Average bill per home, 2024 | $110.87 a month (US $143.64) |
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Every year’s figure for Wisconsin
| Year | Wisconsin | US |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.2¢ | 17.3¢ |
| 2024 | 17.2¢ | 16.5¢ |
| 2023 | 16.9¢ | 16.0¢ |
| 2022 | 15.6¢ | 15.0¢ |
| 2021 | 14.5¢ | 13.7¢ |
| 2020 | 14.3¢ | 13.2¢ |
| 2019 | 14.2¢ | 13.0¢ |
| 2018 | 14.0¢ | 12.9¢ |
| 2017 | 14.3¢ | 12.9¢ |
| 2016 | 14.1¢ | 12.5¢ |
| 2015 | 14.1¢ | 12.7¢ |
| 2014 | 13.7¢ | 12.5¢ |
| 2013 | 13.5¢ | 12.1¢ |
| 2012 | 13.2¢ | 11.9¢ |
| 2011 | 13.0¢ | 11.7¢ |
| 2010 | 12.6¢ | 11.5¢ |
| 2009 | 11.9¢ | 11.5¢ |
| 2008 | 11.5¢ | 11.3¢ |
| 2007 | 10.9¢ | 10.7¢ |
| 2006 | 10.5¢ | 10.4¢ |
| 2005 | 9.7¢ | 9.4¢ |
| 2004 | 9.1¢ | 8.9¢ |
| 2003 | 8.7¢ | 8.7¢ |
| 2002 | 8.2¢ | 8.4¢ |
| 2001 | 7.9¢ | 8.6¢ |
Highest in July, $136; lowest in April, $93.
Every month’s bill in Wisconsin
| Month | Average bill |
|---|---|
| January | $123 |
| February | $109 |
| March | $104 |
| April | $93 |
| May | $95 |
| June | $117 |
| July | $136 |
| August | $130 |
| September | $104 |
| October | $93 |
| November | $98 |
| December | $119 |
In the guides: Summer and winter bills, state by state
How Wisconsin compares
At 1,000 kWh a month the median plan in Wisconsin costs $2,193.54 a year: the 15th-lowest of the 31 states whose indexed plans stand for them, and 4% less than their median of $2,274.24. It sits between Oregon ($2,165.94) and New Mexico ($2,274.24).
Its cheapest open plan, Residential Rg-1 from Wisconsin Public Service Corp at $1,931.60, is the 15th-lowest of the 31 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 in Wisconsin 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 $1,931.60 a year on Residential Rg-1; the dearest is Wisconsin Electric Power Co at $2,193.54.
That is $261.94 a year between the best each provider offers.
Cheapest available plan by provider: Wisconsin Public Service Corp $1,931.60; Wisconsin Power & Light Co $2,132.93; Wisconsin Electric Power Co $2,193.54.
How Wisconsin's 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 Wisconsin's plans
These plans come from 4 utilities: East Central Energy (Wisconsin), Wisconsin Electric Power Co, Wisconsin Power & Light Co, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.