Electricity rates — Wisconsin Power & Light Co

What a typical bill costs

At 1,000 kWh a month the 6 generally available plans here run from $1,863.82 on Residential Service Demand Rd-1 (Single Phase) to $2,241.22 on Residential Service Rg-1 (Three Phase), with a median of $2,084.86.

Effective rates, bill divided by kilowatt-hours, span 15.5¢ to 18.7¢ per kWh at that usage.

What Wisconsin Power & Light Co's customers were billed in 2024

At 673 kWh a month, Wisconsin Power & Light Co's median open plan comes to 18.3¢ per kWh, 8% above the 16.9¢ its customers were billed in 2024, riders included. Rates set since 2024 account for some of that.

How it compares

Among the 109 utilities indexed, Wisconsin Power & Light Co's cheapest open plan is the 35th-highest, 13% more than their median of $1,649.16. It sits between Kentucky Utilities Co ($1,848.09) and Northern States Power Co - Minnesota ($1,869.55).

In Wisconsin it is the 2nd-dearest of the 3 utilities indexed; Wisconsin Public Service Corp starts lowest, at $1,835.75.

Its fixed charge, $10.00 a month on Residential Service Demand Rd-1 (Single Phase), is lower than on the cheapest plan of 84 of the other 108 utilities.

None of Wisconsin Power & Light Co's plans open to any household has a tiered step or a seasonal price in this data: a kWh costs the same however much is used and whatever the month.

In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour

How the answer changes with usage

Residential Service Demand Rd-1 (Single Phase) is cheapest at every level tested — $991.90 a year at 500 kWh a month, $3,607.60 at 2,000 kWh.

The penalty for a poor choice grows with usage: $263.64 a year at 500 kWh against $604.86 at 2,000 kWh.

Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month

Controlled Water Heating (17-Hour Charging Period) Rw-1 [CLOSED Rate] — $1,332.08 a year, 11.1¢ per kWh effective, priced by season. It carries a $3.42 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2015. Too old to quote as a current price.

General Time-of-Day with Controlled Water Heating 12 Hour Peak Gw-1 [CLOSED Rate] — $1,340.29 a year, 11.2¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $7.68 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2015. Too old to quote as a current price.

General Time-of-Day with Controlled Water Heating 14 Hour Peak Gw-1 [CLOSED Rate] — $1,392.18 a year, 11.6¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $7.68 monthly standing charge. In effect since January 2015. Too old to quote as a current price.

Residential Service Demand Rd-1 (Single Phase) — $1,863.82 a year, 15.5¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use and demand-charged. It carries a $0.33 daily standing charge. In effect since January 2025.

Residential Service Demand Rd-1 (Three Phase) — $2,013.82 a year, 16.8¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use and demand-charged. It carries a $0.74 daily standing charge. In effect since January 2025.

Residential Time-of-Use Rg-5 (Single Phase) — $2,058.19 a year, 17.2¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $0.49 daily standing charge. In effect since January 2025.

How these plans are structured

Of 9 priceable plans: 6 time-of-use, 1 priced by season, 2 with demand charges, 2 flat-rate.

Fixed monthly charges run from $3.42 to $22.19.

Who provides these plans

EIA-861 lists Wisconsin Power & Light Co serving homes in Wisconsin and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 9 of its 9 published residential schedules can be priced.

The largest saving available here

Moving from Residential Service Rg-1 (Three Phase) to Residential Service Demand Rd-1 (Single Phase) saves $377.40 a year at 1,000 kWh a month, with no change in consumption.

What this does not cover

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