Wisconsin Electricity Rates, Providers & Generation
In Wisconsin, the average residential electricity rate is 18.17¢ per kilowatt-hour, ranking 36th nationally; the typical home spends $121 per month on electricity; 5% of generation comes from renewable sources.
Wisconsin electricity overview
Production, consumption, and emissions for Wisconsin based on the most recent reported year (2025).
- Population
- 5,972,787
- Total production
- 219.5 TWh 36.76 MWh per capita
- Total consumption
- 70.2 TWh 11.75 MWh per capita
- Production from renewables
- 10.6 TWh 4.8% of generation
- Production from non-renewables
- 209.0 TWh
Wisconsin electricity rates & bills
Average residential electricity rate in Wisconsin, last 22 months.
| Sector | Avg rate (¢/kWh) |
|---|---|
| Residential | 18.17¢ |
| Commercial | 13.07¢ |
| Industrial | 8.92¢ |
How Wisconsin generates electricity
Generation mix from in-state power plants over the most recent twelve months, by fuel category.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
| Fuel | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| fossil fuels | 21.4% | 46.2 TWh |
| natural gas | 10.9% | 23.7 TWh |
| natural gas & other gases | 10.9% | 23.7 TWh |
| coal, excluding waste coal | 10.4% | 22.5 TWh |
| all coal products | 10.4% | 22.5 TWh |
| subbituminous coal | 9.8% | 21.3 TWh |
| nuclear | 4.7% | 10.2 TWh |
| renewable | 4.4% | 9.6 TWh |
| all renewables | 3.3% | 7.3 TWh |
| estimated total solar photovoltaic | 2.1% | 4.5 TWh |
| estimated total solar | 2.1% | 4.5 TWh |
| solar photovoltaic | 1.9% | 4.1 TWh |
| solar | 1.9% | 4.1 TWh |
| conventional hydroelectric | 1.1% | 2.3 TWh |
| onshore wind turbine | 0.9% | 1.9 TWh |
| wind | 0.9% | 1.9 TWh |
| bituminous coal and synthetic coal | 0.6% | 1.2 TWh |
| bituminous coal | 0.6% | 1.2 TWh |
| biomass | 0.6% | 1.2 TWh |
| wood and wood wastes | 0.4% | 829.2 GWh |
| estimated small scale solar photovoltaic | 0.2% | 420.3 GWh |
| renewable waste products | 0.2% | 374.4 GWh |
| municiapl landfill gas | 0.2% | 336.9 GWh |
| landfill gas | 0.1% | 322.6 GWh |
Wisconsin production fuel makeup
Share of in-state generation by fuel over the latest twelve months.
- fossil fuels21.4%
- natural gas10.9%
- natural gas & other gases10.9%
- coal, excluding waste coal10.4%
- all coal products10.4%
- subbituminous coal9.8%
- nuclear4.7%
- renewable4.4%
- all renewables3.3%
- estimated total solar photovoltaic2.1%
- estimated total solar2.1%
- solar photovoltaic1.9%
- solar1.9%
- conventional hydroelectric1.1%
- onshore wind turbine0.9%
- wind0.9%
- bituminous coal and synthetic coal0.6%
- bituminous coal0.6%
- biomass0.6%
- wood and wood wastes0.4%
- estimated small scale solar photovoltaic0.2%
- renewable waste products0.2%
- municiapl landfill gas0.2%
- landfill gas0.1%
Electric utilities in Wisconsin
The 18 electric distribution utilities that serve Wisconsin, by customers served. These are the companies that deliver power and handle outages.
| Utility | Parent company | Customers served | Outage map |
|---|---|---|---|
| We Energies (Wisconsin Electric) | — | 1,100,000 | Outage map |
| Wisconsin Public Service | — | 460,000 | Outage map |
| Northern States Power Co - Wisconsin (Xcel) | Xcel Energy | 250,000 | Outage map |
| Madison Gas & Electric | — | 174,254 | Outage map |
| East Central Energy | — | 68,709 | Outage map |
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | — | 40,146 | Outage map |
| Rock Energy Cooperative | — | 19,799 | Outage map |
| Barron Electric Coop | — | 19,656 | — |
| Oakdale Electric Coop | — | 18,286 | Outage map |
| Pioneer Power and Light Co | — | 17,935 | Outage map |
| Superior Water and Light Co | — | 15,000 | Outage map |
| Scenic Rivers Energy Coop | — | 14,771 | Outage map |
| Sun Prairie Utilities | — | 12,000 | Outage map |
| Hartford Electric | — | 8,000 | Outage map |
| Village of Waunakee - (WI) | — | 6,000 | Outage map |
| Shawano Municipal Utilities | — | 5,000 | Outage map |
| Waupun Utilities | — | 5,000 | Outage map |
| Slinger Utilities | — | 2,000 | Outage map |
Residential electricity providers in Wisconsin
20 utilities and retail providers serving residential customers, ordered by customer count.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | Investor-owned | 1,048,148 | 7.9 TWh | 19.23¢ | — |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Investor-owned | 437,211 | 3.5 TWh | 16.89¢ | — |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Investor-owned | 411,775 | 2.9 TWh | 16.23¢ | — |
| Northern States Power Co | Investor-owned | 220,574 | 1.8 TWh | 15.83¢ | — |
| Madison Gas & Electric Co | Investor-owned | 147,501 | 860.8 GWh | 20.34¢ | — |
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | Cooperative | 35,910 | 265.1 GWh | 17.63¢ | — |
| Polk-Burnett Electric Coop | Cooperative | 20,379 | 183.9 GWh | 15.90¢ | — |
| Barron Electric Coop | Cooperative | 19,266 | 191.0 GWh | 15.72¢ | — |
| Riverland Energy Cooperative | Cooperative | 18,970 | 228.8 GWh | 16.30¢ | — |
| Oakdale Electric Coop | Cooperative | 17,027 | 145.3 GWh | 15.87¢ | — |
| Sun Prairie Utilities | Municipal | 16,647 | 117.5 GWh | 12.13¢ | — |
| Manitowoc Public Utilities | Municipal | 16,152 | 107.6 GWh | 11.15¢ | — |
| City of Kaukauna | Municipal | 14,543 | 124.1 GWh | 12.53¢ | — |
| Scenic Rivers Energy Coop | Cooperative | 13,597 | 182.4 GWh | 15.23¢ | — |
| Superior Water and Light Co | Investor-owned | 13,072 | 85.6 GWh | 15.44¢ | — |
| Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co | Investor-owned | 12,990 | 84.7 GWh | 13.84¢ | — |
| Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm | Municipal | 12,395 | 94.2 GWh | 13.37¢ | — |
| City of Marshfield - (WI) | Municipal | 11,928 | 96.5 GWh | 10.07¢ | — |
| Dahlberg Light & Power Co | Investor-owned | 10,939 | 72.4 GWh | 12.62¢ | — |
| Oconomowoc Utilities | Municipal | 9,972 | 80.0 GWh | 13.75¢ | — |
Commercial electricity providers in Wisconsin
20 providers serving commercial customers, ordered by annual sales.
| Provider | Type | Customers | Annual sales | Avg rate | Avg bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Electric Power Co | Investor-owned | 121,553 | 8.8 TWh | 13.82¢ | — |
| Wisconsin Public Service Corp | Investor-owned | 55,942 | 4.1 TWh | 11.20¢ | — |
| Northern States Power Co | Investor-owned | 41,684 | 2.7 TWh | 11.63¢ | — |
| Wisconsin Power & Light Co | Investor-owned | 63,281 | 2.4 TWh | 12.83¢ | — |
| Madison Gas & Electric Co | Investor-owned | 21,410 | 2.2 TWh | 13.79¢ | — |
| Sun Prairie Utilities | Municipal | 1,846 | 141.3 GWh | 10.20¢ | — |
| City of Kaukauna | Municipal | 2,056 | 133.5 GWh | 10.38¢ | — |
| Superior Water and Light Co | Investor-owned | 2,507 | 119.5 GWh | 11.77¢ | — |
| Oconomowoc Utilities | Municipal | 1,400 | 113.3 GWh | 11.02¢ | — |
| Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm | Municipal | 2,167 | 111.0 GWh | 12.35¢ | — |
| City of Plymouth - (WI) | Municipal | 1,402 | 95.3 GWh | 9.54¢ | — |
| Adams-Columbia Electric Coop | Cooperative | 2,518 | 92.6 GWh | 12.93¢ | — |
| Manitowoc Public Utilities | Municipal | 1,997 | 88.6 GWh | 9.58¢ | — |
| City of Marshfield - (WI) | Municipal | 1,984 | 87.1 GWh | 9.78¢ | — |
| Hartford Electric | Municipal | 966 | 79.8 GWh | 9.46¢ | — |
| City of Sturgeon Bay - (WI) | Municipal | 1,842 | 79.7 GWh | 10.56¢ | — |
| Reedsburg Utility Comm | Municipal | 724 | 67.8 GWh | 10.26¢ | — |
| City of New Richmond | Municipal | 748 | 65.9 GWh | 9.89¢ | — |
| City of River Falls | Municipal | 792 | 64.1 GWh | 11.36¢ | — |
| City of Stoughton - (WI) | Municipal | 1,049 | 57.5 GWh | 10.55¢ | — |
Power plant map of Wisconsin
233 power plants in Wisconsin with known coordinates, plotted by location. Marker size reflects nameplate capacity; color shows primary fuel.
- Renewable
- Nuclear
- Fossil
- Other
Power plants in Wisconsin
Largest in-state electricity generators by annual net generation, with associated CO2 emissions where available.
| Plant | County | Fuel | Capacity | Generation | CO₂ | CO₂/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Beach Nuclear Plant | — | NUC | 1.3 GW | 9.7 TWh | 444.8 tonnes | 0 kg |
| Port Washington Generating Station | — | NG | 1.2 GW | 8.5 TWh | 3.1 M tonnes | 372 kg |
| Elm Road Generating Station | — | SUB | 1.4 GW | 6.7 TWh | 5.8 M tonnes | 877 kg |
| Fox Energy Center | — | NG | 619 MW | 4.3 TWh | 1.6 M tonnes | 373 kg |
| West Riverside Energy Center | — | NG | 728 MW | 4.3 TWh | 1.5 M tonnes | 352 kg |
| Columbia (WI) | — | SUB | 1.1 GW | 4.2 TWh | 4.6 M tonnes | 1,091 kg |
| South Oak Creek | — | SUB | 642 MW | 3.6 TWh | 3.9 M tonnes | 1,098 kg |
| Riverside Energy Center | — | NG | 675 MW | 3.5 TWh | 2.9 M tonnes | 807 kg |
| Weston | — | SUB | 946 MW | 3.4 TWh | 3.0 M tonnes | 863 kg |
| Edgewater | — | SUB | 414 MW | 1.9 TWh | 2.1 M tonnes | 1,071 kg |
| John P Madgett | — | SUB | 387 MW | 1.2 TWh | 1.5 M tonnes | 1,231 kg |
| Whitewater Generating Station | — | NG | 284 MW | 663.9 GWh | 283.9 k tonnes | 428 kg |
| Alliant Energy Neenah | — | NG | 371 MW | 610.1 GWh | 367.6 k tonnes | 603 kg |
| RockGen Energy Center | — | NG | 561 MW | 547.3 GWh | 348.2 k tonnes | 636 kg |
| Sheboygan Falls | — | NG | 347 MW | 546.5 GWh | 332.6 k tonnes | 609 kg |
| Valley (WI) | — | NG | 275 MW | 377.1 GWh | 134.6 k tonnes | 357 kg |
| Combined Locks Energy Center | — | NG | 67 MW | 376.3 GWh | 159.2 k tonnes | 423 kg |
| Quilt Block Wind Farm LLC | — | WND | 98 MW | 366.9 GWh | — | — |
| West Campus Cogeneration Facility | — | NG | 169 MW | 353.0 GWh | 152.2 k tonnes | 431 kg |
| Glacier Hills | — | WND | 162 MW | 345.5 GWh | — | — |
| Blue Sky Green Field Wind Project | — | WND | 145 MW | 295.3 GWh | — | — |
| Wood County | — | SUN | 225 MW | 248.3 GWh | — | — |
| Consumer Operations LLC | — | NG | 48 MW | 216.7 GWh | 62.0 k tonnes | 286 kg |
| Point Beach Solar | — | SUN | 100 MW | 201.3 GWh | — | — |
| Manitowoc | — | PC | 117 MW | 194.4 GWh | 30.4 k tonnes | 156 kg |
| Two Creeks Solar | — | SUN | 150 MW | 192.9 GWh | — | — |
| Biron Mill | — | NG | 62 MW | 185.5 GWh | 99.3 k tonnes | 535 kg |
| West Marinette | — | NG | 187 MW | 176.7 GWh | 135.8 k tonnes | 769 kg |
| Badger Hollow I | — | SUN | 150 MW | 174.5 GWh | — | — |
| Georgia-Pacific Corp - Nekoosa Mill | — | NG | 39 MW | 167.4 GWh | 22.2 k tonnes | 133 kg |
| Cedar Ridge | — | WND | 68 MW | 161.3 GWh | — | — |
| Paris (WI) | — | NG | 382 MW | 160.2 GWh | 116.8 k tonnes | 729 kg |
| Bay Front | — | WDS | 47 MW | 154.9 GWh | 25.5 k tonnes | 165 kg |
| Red Barn Energy | — | WND | 92 MW | 150.7 GWh | — | — |
| De Pere Energy Center | — | NG | 192 MW | 144.4 GWh | 88.1 k tonnes | 610 kg |
| Rothschild Biomass Cogen Facility | — | WDS | 58 MW | 143.2 GWh | 1.5 k tonnes | 11 kg |
| Butler Ridge | — | WND | 54 MW | 134.1 GWh | — | — |
| Forward Wind Energy Center | — | WND | 129 MW | 133.0 GWh | — | — |
| Wissota | — | WAT | 39 MW | 132.9 GWh | — | — |
| Prairie Du Sac | — | WAT | 33 MW | 131.0 GWh | — | — |
| Jim Falls | — | WAT | 60 MW | 120.5 GWh | — | — |
| Concord | — | NG | 382 MW | 119.8 GWh | 88.6 k tonnes | 739 kg |
| Mosinee Mill | — | BLQ | 23 MW | 119.0 GWh | 28.6 k tonnes | 240 kg |
| Kaukauna Paper Mill | — | BLQ | 45 MW | 113.8 GWh | 13.8 k tonnes | 122 kg |
| Packaging of America Tomahawk Mill | — | WDS | 19 MW | 112.9 GWh | 14.6 k tonnes | 129 kg |
| Pulliam | — | NG | 91 MW | 106.6 GWh | 70.6 k tonnes | 662 kg |
| Petenwell | — | WAT | 20 MW | 95.5 GWh | — | — |
| North Rock | — | SUN | 50 MW | 94.1 GWh | — | — |
| Bear Creek (WI) | — | SUN | 50 MW | 93.6 GWh | — | — |
| Holcombe | — | WAT | 34 MW | 93.6 GWh | — | — |
There is 1 nuclear power plant in Wisconsin
| Plant | County | Fuel | Capacity | Generation | CO₂ | CO₂/MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Beach Nuclear Plant | — | NUC | 1.3 GW | 9.7 TWh | 444.8 tonnes | 0 kg |
Data centers & crypto mining in Wisconsin
Data centers and cryptocurrency-mining operations are large electricity consumers that show up inside Wisconsin's commercial and industrial load. EIA does not publish a facility-level data-center inventory, so the figures below pair reported commercial and industrial sales with EIA estimates of data-center and crypto-mining electricity demand.
No state-level EIA estimate of cryptocurrency-mining load is available for Wisconsin; mining is concentrated in a handful of states.
Quick facts about electricity in Wisconsin
- The average residential electricity rate in Wisconsin is 18.17¢ per kWh, the 36th lowest among the 50 states and DC.
- The typical residential electricity bill in Wisconsin is $121 per month.
- Wisconsin's largest source of in-state generation is fossil fuels, at 21.4% of the mix.
- Renewable sources account for 4.8% of the electricity generated in Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin generated 219.5 TWh of electricity in the most recent reported year.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average electricity rate in Wisconsin?
The average residential electricity rate in Wisconsin was 18.17¢ per kilowatt-hour as of 2025, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data, ranking 36th among the 50 states and DC.
What is the average electricity bill in Wisconsin?
The average monthly residential electricity bill in Wisconsin was $121 in 2025. This figure is calculated from total annual residential revenue divided by average customer count over twelve months, using EIA Form 861 data.
Can I choose my electricity provider in Wisconsin?
No. Most residential customers receive electricity from a regulated utility serving their area.
What share of Wisconsin's electricity comes from renewable sources?
In 2025, 4.8% of electricity generated in Wisconsin came from renewable sources (wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass), based on EIA Form 923 data.
How much electricity do data centers use in Wisconsin?
Data centers in Wisconsin are estimated to use about 2.8 TWh of electricity per year, roughly 4.0% of the state's electricity sales. EIA does not publish facility-level data-center data; this is an estimate that apportions national EIA/DOE data-center figures by Wisconsin's share of U.S. commercial electricity sales.