State average · reviewed October 14, 2026

Why are Wisconsin electric bills so high?

In July 2026 the average residential price in Wisconsin was 19.06¢ per kWh, compared with 18.25¢ in July 2025 (+4.4%). The 2025 average monthly bill was $120.60 for 667 kWh. A single household can sit far from those averages because of usage, a rider, or a different utility.

EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026

EIA-861 2025 average bill · Reviewed October 14, 2026

July 2026: 19.06¢; +4.4% vs July 2025
2025 average bill: $120.60; 667 kWh a month
2025 average price: 18.08¢; 2,867,572 residential customers

Full service and delivery

Among distribution utilities in this extract, delivery-only residential customers were 0.0% of bundled plus delivery customers. A high share means many households buy energy from someone else. A low share means most reported customers are still full service. This is not a legal map of retail choice. Needs verification for a specific address.

Calculated from EIA-861 2025 residential customer counts · Reviewed October 14, 2026

Utilities

Utility	Customers	Average shown	Price
We Energies	1,056,086	Full service	20.53¢
Wisconsin Power & Light	440,746	Full service	18.47¢
Wisconsin Public Service	415,643	Full service	17.20¢
Northern States Power	230,313	Full service	15.55¢
Madison Gas & Electric	148,482	Full service	21.11¢
East Central Energy	61,040	Full service	17.60¢
Adams-Columbia Electric Coop	36,159	Full service	18.98¢
Polk-Burnett Electric Coop	20,584	Full service	15.96¢
Barron Electric Coop	19,395	Full service	16.02¢
Riverland Energy Cooperative	19,120	Full service	16.19¢
Oakdale Electric Coop	17,139	Full service	15.95¢
Sun Prairie Utilities	17,082	Full service	12.11¢
Rock Energy Cooperative	16,830	Full service	14.58¢
Manitowoc Public Utilities	16,169	Full service	11.44¢
City of Kaukauna (WI)	14,872	Full service	12.87¢
Scenic Rivers Energy Coop	13,667	Full service	15.49¢
Superior Water and Light	13,290	Full service	15.78¢
Northwestern Wisconsin Elec	13,050	Full service	14.64¢
Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm	12,347	Full service	13.61¢
City of Marshfield	11,974	Full service	10.33¢
Dahlberg Light & Power	11,001	Full service	13.16¢
Oconomowoc Utilities	10,391	Full service	14.17¢
Clark Electric Coop	9,616	Full service	14.45¢
Dunn County Electric Coop	9,542	Full service	16.17¢
City of Menasha	8,683	Full service	13.23¢
City of Stoughton	8,338	Full service	12.85¢
City of Sturgeon Bay	7,865	Full service	12.81¢
City of Plymouth	7,331	Full service	12.16¢
Hartford Electric	7,039	Full service	11.94¢
City of River Falls	6,914	Full service	14.02¢
Village of Waunakee	6,906	Full service	12.14¢
Cedarburg Light & Water Comm	6,168	Full service	13.44¢
Two Rivers Water & Light	5,581	Full service	13.04¢
City of New Richmond	5,089	Full service	12.40¢
North Central Power	5,063	Full service	16.38¢
Shawano Municipal Utilities	4,977	Full service	14.41¢
Reedsburg Utility Comm	4,956	Full service	12.36¢
Lake Mills Light & Water	4,134	Full service	14.54¢
Waupun Utilities	3,957	Full service	12.35¢
Jefferson Utilities	3,752	Full service	12.43¢

Showing the 40 largest. The rest are linked from the utilities directory.

No residential customers in the 2025 extract

These 51 EIA respondents touch Wisconsin and reported no residential sales in the files used here. Their profiles stay online so an old link does not 404, and they are left out of the sitemap so they are not indexed as thin pages.

Badger Power Marketing Authority · Wholesale Power Marketer
Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc · Cooperative
Bloomer Electric & Water Co · Municipal
Central Wisconsin Elec Coop · Cooperative
Chippewa Valley Electric Coop · Cooperative
City of Arcadia - (WI) · Municipal
City of Argyle - (WI) · Municipal
City of Barron - (WI) · Municipal
City of Clintonville - (WI) · Municipal
City of Cornell · Municipal
City of Cumberland - (WI) · Municipal
City of Elkhorn - (WI) · Municipal
City of Elroy - (WI) · Municipal
City of Fennimore - (WI) · Municipal
City of Kiel - (WI) · Municipal
City of Medford - (WI) · Municipal
City of New Lisbon (WI) · Municipal
City of Princeton - (WI) · Municipal
City of Sheboygan Falls - (WI) · Municipal
City of Shullsburg - (WI) · Municipal
City of Spooner - (WI) · Municipal
Eau Claire Electric Coop · Cooperative
Jackson Electric Coop, Inc - (WI) · Cooperative
Jump River Electric Coop Inc · Cooperative
La Farge Municipal Electric Co - (WI) · Municipal
Oconto Electric Cooperative · Cooperative
Pierce-Pepin Coop Services · Cooperative
Price Electric Coop Inc · Cooperative
Rice Lake Utilities · Municipal
Richland Electric Coop · Cooperative
St Croix Electric Coop · Cooperative
Taylor Electric Coop - (WI) · Cooperative
Vernon Electric Coop · Cooperative
Village of Bangor - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Belmont - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Benton - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Black Earth - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Cadott - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Cashton - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Gresham - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Hazel Green - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Mazomanie - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Merrillan - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Pardeeville - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Sauk City - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Stratford - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Trempealeau - (WI) · Municipal
Village of Viola - (WI) · Municipal
Washington Island El Coop, Inc · Cooperative
Wisconsin Dells Electric Util · Municipal
Wonewoc Electric & Water Util · Municipal

A bill at the July 2026 state average

Monthly use	At 19.06¢/kWh
500 kWh	$95.30
750 kWh	$142.95
1,000 kWh	$190.60
1,500 kWh	$285.90
2,000 kWh	$381.20

This uses the statewide average, not your utility's tariff. Fixed charges make low-use bills diverge. Needs verification against the bill.

Regulator and assistance

Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a public docket. Municipal and cooperative rates may be set by a city or a co-op board instead. Which body sets this utility's rates needs verification.

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

LIHEAP contacts for Wisconsin are on the federal list. A utility's own discount needs verification.