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The average electric bill in Wisconsin

Wisconsin households paid $120.60 a month for electricity in 2025, at 18.08¢ per kilowatt-hour for 667 kWh a month. That is 18% below the national median, and ranks #41 of 51 states, most expensive first.

Monthly bill
$120.60
US median $147.18
Price
18.08¢
per kWh · US 15.39¢
Usage
667
kWh per month
Households
2,867,572
residential accounts

What each Wisconsin utility charges, most expensive first

Madison Gas & Electric Co charges 21.11¢ per kWh and City of Marshfield - (WI) charges 10.33¢ — 2.0× apart inside one state. You do not usually get to choose between them; your address does.

#UtilityPriceTypical billvs US median
1Madison Gas & Electric CoInvestor Owned · 148,482 homes21.11¢per kWh$106.58505 kWh/mo1.53× dearer
2Wisconsin Electric Power CoInvestor Owned · 1,056,086 homes20.53¢per kWh$131.37640 kWh/mo1.48× dearer
3Adams-Columbia Electric CoopCooperative · 36,159 homes18.98¢per kWh$122.04643 kWh/mo1.37× dearer
4Wisconsin Power & Light CoInvestor Owned · 440,746 homes18.47¢per kWh$128.22694 kWh/mo1.33× dearer
5East Central EnergyCooperative · 5,201 homes17.20¢per kWh$136.86796 kWh/mo1.24× dearer
6Wisconsin Public Service CorpInvestor Owned · 415,643 homes17.20¢per kWh$105.93616 kWh/mo1.24× dearer
7Florence Utility CommMunicipal · 1,432 homes16.89¢per kWh$76.66454 kWh/mo1.22× dearer
8Pioneer Power and Light CoInvestor Owned · 2,021 homes16.76¢per kWh$85.93513 kWh/mo1.21× dearer
9North Central Power Co IncInvestor Owned · 5,063 homes16.38¢per kWh$74.05452 kWh/mo1.18× dearer
10Riverland Energy CooperativeCooperative · 19,120 homes16.19¢per kWh$171.841,061 kWh/mo1.17× dearer
11Dunn County Electric CoopCooperative · 9,542 homes16.17¢per kWh$160.12990 kWh/mo1.17× dearer
12Barron Electric CoopCooperative · 19,395 homes16.02¢per kWh$141.50883 kWh/mo1.16× dearer
13Polk-Burnett Electric CoopCooperative · 20,584 homes15.96¢per kWh$127.26797 kWh/mo1.15× dearer
14Oakdale Electric CoopCooperative · 17,139 homes15.95¢per kWh$119.74751 kWh/mo1.15× dearer
15Superior Water and Light CoInvestor Owned · 13,290 homes15.78¢per kWh$87.55555 kWh/mo1.14× dearer
16Northern States Power CoInvestor Owned · 222,746 homes15.56¢per kWh$112.86726 kWh/mo1.12× dearer
17Scenic Rivers Energy CoopCooperative · 13,655 homes15.49¢per kWh$177.091,143 kWh/mo1.12× dearer
18City of Black River FallsMunicipal · 2,244 homes14.79¢per kWh$105.59714 kWh/mo1.07× dearer
19City of Eagle River - (WI)Municipal · 1,065 homes14.75¢per kWh$74.29504 kWh/mo1.07× dearer
20Village of New Glarus - (WI)Municipal · 1,100 homes14.72¢per kWh$93.05632 kWh/mo1.06× dearer
21Waterloo Light & Water CommMunicipal · 1,621 homes14.69¢per kWh$97.24662 kWh/mo1.06× dearer
22Northwestern Wisconsin Elec CoInvestor Owned · 12,999 homes14.64¢per kWh$84.04574 kWh/mo1.06× dearer
23Lake Mills Light & WaterMunicipal · 4,134 homes14.54¢per kWh$90.83625 kWh/mo1.05× dearer
24Clark Electric Coop - (WI)Cooperative · 9,616 homes14.45¢per kWh$177.821,230 kWh/mo1.04× dearer
25Oconto Falls Water & Light CommMunicipal · 1,366 homes14.41¢per kWh$88.82616 kWh/mo1.04× dearer
26Shawano Municipal UtilitiesMunicipal · 4,977 homes14.41¢per kWh$84.30585 kWh/mo1.04× dearer
27Rock Energy CooperativeCooperative · 7,409 homes14.31¢per kWh$140.90985 kWh/mo1.03× dearer
28Hustisford UtilitiesMunicipal · 1,318 homes14.25¢per kWh$102.51719 kWh/mo1.03× dearer
29Oconomowoc UtilitiesMunicipal · 10,391 homes14.17¢per kWh$96.48681 kWh/mo1.02× dearer
30City of New Holstein - (WI)Municipal · 2,248 homes14.06¢per kWh$102.75731 kWh/mo1.02× dearer
31City of River FallsMunicipal · 6,914 homes14.02¢per kWh$92.26658 kWh/mo1.01× dearer
32City of Lodi - (WI)Municipal · 1,500 homes13.75¢per kWh$89.57651 kWh/mo1.01× cheaper
33Wisconsin Rapids W W & L CommMunicipal · 12,347 homes13.61¢per kWh$89.31656 kWh/mo1.02× cheaper
34Algoma Utility CommMunicipal · 1,702 homes13.54¢per kWh$73.46542 kWh/mo1.02× cheaper
35Brodhead Water & Lighting CommMunicipal · 1,549 homes13.48¢per kWh$96.20714 kWh/mo1.03× cheaper
36Cedarburg Light & Water CommMunicipal · 6,168 homes13.44¢per kWh$87.07648 kWh/mo1.03× cheaper
37City of Menasha - (WI)Municipal · 8,683 homes13.23¢per kWh$80.57609 kWh/mo1.05× cheaper
38City of EvansvilleMunicipal · 3,549 homes13.22¢per kWh$103.72784 kWh/mo1.05× cheaper
39Dahlberg Light & Power CoInvestor Owned · 11,001 homes13.16¢per kWh$77.14586 kWh/mo1.05× cheaper
40Two Rivers Water & LightMunicipal · 5,581 homes13.04¢per kWh$67.47517 kWh/mo1.06× cheaper
41Village of Mt. Horeb - (WI)Municipal · 3,644 homes13.01¢per kWh$89.86691 kWh/mo1.06× cheaper
42City of Kaukauna (WI)Municipal · 14,872 homes12.87¢per kWh$92.94722 kWh/mo1.08× cheaper
43City of Stoughton - (WI)Municipal · 8,338 homes12.85¢per kWh$86.27671 kWh/mo1.08× cheaper
44City of Sturgeon Bay - (WI)Municipal · 7,865 homes12.81¢per kWh$76.44597 kWh/mo1.08× cheaper
45City of Columbus - (WI)Municipal · 2,468 homes12.77¢per kWh$83.96657 kWh/mo1.08× cheaper
46New London Electric&Water UtilMunicipal · 3,539 homes12.67¢per kWh$81.27641 kWh/mo1.09× cheaper
47City of Richland Center - (WI)Municipal · 2,431 homes12.49¢per kWh$73.52588 kWh/mo1.11× cheaper
48Jefferson UtilitiesMunicipal · 3,752 homes12.43¢per kWh$86.40695 kWh/mo1.11× cheaper
49City of New RichmondMunicipal · 5,089 homes12.40¢per kWh$89.18719 kWh/mo1.12× cheaper
50Reedsburg Utility CommMunicipal · 4,956 homes12.36¢per kWh$86.78702 kWh/mo1.12× cheaper
51Slinger UtilitiesMunicipal · 2,830 homes12.36¢per kWh$86.48700 kWh/mo1.12× cheaper
52Waupun UtilitiesMunicipal · 3,957 homes12.35¢per kWh$85.10689 kWh/mo1.12× cheaper
53City of Plymouth - (WI)Municipal · 7,331 homes12.16¢per kWh$88.57728 kWh/mo1.14× cheaper
54Village of Waunakee - (WI)Municipal · 6,906 homes12.14¢per kWh$87.54721 kWh/mo1.14× cheaper
55Sun Prairie UtilitiesMunicipal · 17,082 homes12.11¢per kWh$74.04611 kWh/mo1.14× cheaper
56Village of Prairie Du Sac - (WI)Municipal · 1,919 homes11.97¢per kWh$79.13661 kWh/mo1.16× cheaper
57Hartford ElectricMunicipal · 7,039 homes11.94¢per kWh$75.31631 kWh/mo1.16× cheaper
58City of WestbyMunicipal · 1,056 homes11.94¢per kWh$82.39690 kWh/mo1.16× cheaper
59Manitowoc Public UtilitiesMunicipal · 16,169 homes11.44¢per kWh$65.36571 kWh/mo1.21× cheaper
60City of Boscobel - (WI)Municipal · 1,453 homes11.05¢per kWh$76.83696 kWh/mo1.25× cheaper
61City of Marshfield - (WI)Municipal · 11,974 homes10.33¢per kWh$73.11707 kWh/mo1.34× cheaper

Price is residential revenue divided by residential kilowatt-hours sold, for bundled service only. Typical bill is that utility’s residential revenue spread over its residential accounts and twelve months, not a quoted tariff. The median priced utility charges 13.84¢ per kWh.

Price is only half of it

The median Wisconsin utility also leaves customers without power for 0.9 hours a year. A cheap utility that is out for two days a year is not obviously a bargain. See Wisconsin utilities ranked by outage time, or the utilities that charge the most and deliver the least.

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