Menu

Wisconsin Public Service electric rates and bills

Wisconsin Public Service's 415,643 residential customers in Wisconsin paid an average of 17.20¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $105.93 a month on 616 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 17.58¢, and 17.56¢ in August 2026.2

EIA-861 2025 final (released October 7, 2026) and EIA's monthly utility survey through August 2026 (preliminary); next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Averages are revenue divided by kWh, all charges included: not the rate printed in a tariff.

22 of 72 Wisconsin counties served (EIA-861 2025)

Wisconsin Public Service homes paid an average of 17.20¢ per kWh in 2025, 4.9% below the Wisconsin average, and their average bill of $105.93 a month was the smallest of Wisconsin's five large utilities. The bill still rose +9.7%1 on 2024, faster than the price, and outage minutes in 2025 were far above the state average once major events are counted.

What WPS customers pay per kWh

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, usually shortened to WPS, is an investor-owned utility. It is not the state agency with a similar name: that is the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, which regulates the state's public utilities and approves WPS rates. WPS had 415,643 residential customers in 2025, 15.4%1 of the state's total, which makes it Wisconsin's third-largest utility by homes served. Their average price can be read three ways, depending on the period and the EIA survey behind it:

PeriodSourceAverage residential price
Calendar 2025EIA-861, final17.20¢ per kWh1
12 months, September 2025 to August 2026EIA-861M, 2026 months preliminary17.58¢ per kWh
August 20263EIA-861M, preliminary17.56¢ per kWh2

Each is average revenue per kWh, meaning the residential revenue WPS collected divided by the kilowatt-hours its homes consumed. Because the monthly customer charge, fuel adjustments and riders are spread over those kWh (most taxes are not), the result usually sits above the per-kWh energy charge in the WPS tariff. A small household's own average comes out higher, a large one's lower. No Wisconsin home bought electricity from an alternative supplier in 2025 (0.0%1), so every figure here is a full-service price: WPS generates or buys the power and delivers it.

Set against other utilities, the 2025 average was 4.9% below the Wisconsin average and 3.3% below the national average for investor-owned utilities. It ranked 5th highest of 20 in-state utilities serving at least 10,000 homes, and 54th highest of 177 among America's utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers, whose median was 15.07¢ per kWh1.

The smallest average bill among Wisconsin's large utilities

In 2025 the average WPS home paid $105.93 a month; the statewide residential average was $120.60. Both parts of the bill sat below the state figure: the average price, as above, and use, 616 kWh1 a month against 667 kWh4 statewide.

We Energies, the other WEC Energy Group utility, and Alliant Energy (WPL) were higher on both counts: 20.53¢ per kWh on 640 kWh a month at We Energies and 18.47¢ per kWh on 694 kWh at Alliant, for average bills of $131.37 and $128.22. The two remaining large utilities each beat WPS on one part and lost on the other. Xcel Energy homes paid a lower average price, 15.56¢ per kWh, but used 726 kWh a month, for a bill of $112.86. MGE homes used less, 505 kWh, but paid 21.11¢ per kWh, the highest average among Wisconsin utilities serving 10,000 or more homes, and their bill came to $106.581.

Average monthly residential bill, Wisconsin's five largest utilities, 2025
Wisconsin Public Service (WI)$105.93
MGE (WI)$106.58
Xcel Energy (WI)$112.86
Alliant Energy (WPL) (WI)$128.22
We Energies (WI)$131.37

Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.

Show the numbers
Utilityaverage monthly residential bill
Wisconsin Public Service (WI)$105.93
MGE (WI)$106.58
Xcel Energy (WI)$112.86
Alliant Energy (WPL) (WI)$128.22
We Energies (WI)$131.37

WPS and We Energies are both wholly owned by WEC Energy Group (the subsidiary exhibit to WEC's 2024 Form 10-K lists them as subsidiaries), but each has its own tariff and their averages differ widely: over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, WPS homes paid 17.58¢ per kWh and We Energies homes 21.27¢ per kWh2. No household can choose between them; the address decides.

Why the 2025 bill rose faster than the price

WPS homes paid 16.23¢ per kWh on average in 2024 and 17.20¢ per kWh in 2025, a 6.0% rise; the statewide residential average climbed 5.2%6. The monthly bill grew by 9.7% between the same two years ($96.60 to $105.93) because the average home also used more electricity: 616 kWh1 a month, up from 595 kWh5. A higher price on more kWh compounds.

Wisconsin Public Service: residential price each month, Jan 2025 to Aug 2026
Wisconsin Public Service: residential price each month, Jan 2025 to Aug 202614¢16¢18¢20252026

Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kWh in each month, as reported to EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary).

Show the numbers
MonthWisconsin Public Service (¢/kWh)kWh per customerBill per customer
January 202516.71¢705$117.82
February 202516.90¢607$102.63
March 202517.41¢568$98.89
April 202517.74¢514$91.13
May 202518.08¢501$90.59
June 202517.24¢625$107.84
July 202516.64¢809$134.66
August 202516.99¢713$121.12
September 202517.49¢558$97.52
October 202517.73¢527$93.42
November 202517.40¢550$95.76
December 202516.81¢712$119.75
January 202617.23¢735$126.61
February 202617.70¢568$100.54
March 202617.96¢574$103.01
April 202618.34¢514$94.25
May 202618.55¢524$97.14
June 202617.91¢605$108.39
July 202617.05¢889$151.49
August 202617.56¢718$126.17

WPS is one of the utilities EIA samples every month, which extends the series into 2026. Over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 its homes paid 17.58¢ per kWh on average and used 623 kWh a month, for a typical bill of $109.53. Comparing August 2026 with August 2025, the WPS average moved +3.4%2, a smaller rise than the +5.3%3 for Wisconsin as a whole. The 2026 months stay preliminary until the annual EIA-861 for that year is published.

The next change is already in process. WEC Energy Group's Form 8-K of April 1, 2026 reports that WPS, along with We Energies and Wisconsin Gas, asked the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin that day to set their electric and natural gas rates for 2027 and 2028. The amounts and effective dates will be whatever the commission decides; our rate increase guide walks through the steps from filing to bill.

Summer peak, spring low

WPS homes use the most electricity in summer, not in winter. In EIA's monthly data for September 2025 to August 2026, the high point was July 2026: 889 kWh per home and an average bill of $151.49. The low point was April 2026, with 514 kWh and $94.252. Households paying a level monthly amount or budgeting on the yearly mean should expect the peak month to run well above it.

Wisconsin Public Service: average residential use and bill by month

Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility. kWh per residential customer in each month (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). The table adds the average bill and price for the month.

Show the numbers
MonthkWh per customerBill per customer¢/kWh
September 2025558$97.5217.49¢
October 2025527$93.4217.73¢
November 2025550$95.7617.40¢
December 2025712$119.7516.81¢
January 2026735$126.6117.23¢
February 2026568$100.5417.70¢
March 2026574$103.0117.96¢
April 2026514$94.2518.34¢
May 2026524$97.1418.55¢
June 2026605$108.3917.91¢
July 2026889$151.4917.05¢
August 2026718$126.1717.56¢

2025 outages: major events dominated

Counting every event, the average WPS customer was without electricity for 630 minutes in 2025, more than the Wisconsin average of 230 minutes, and saw 1.44 interruptions, against 0.94 statewide. Leave out major event days, the days with unusually widespread outages under the IEEE 1366 standard, and the figure falls to 107 minutes. Most of the year's outage time therefore fell on major event days. On ordinary days WPS customers were out somewhat longer than Wisconsin's 84 minutes, and close to Xcel Energy's 110 minutes7.

Minutes without power per customer, 2025, major events included
MGE (WI)49
Alliant Energy (WPL) (WI)96
We Energies (WI)185
Xcel Energy (WI)309
Wisconsin Public Service (WI)630

Source: EIA-861 2025, reliability. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.

Show the numbers
Utilityoutage minutes per customer (all events)
MGE (WI)49
Alliant Energy (WPL) (WI)96
We Energies (WI)185
Xcel Energy (WI)309
Wisconsin Public Service (WI)630

One year's total can swing widely with storms, so the figure without major events is the steadier guide to routine reliability.

Meters, time-of-use and rooftop solar

WPS reported advanced meters for 100.0% of its residential customers in 2025. Time-based pricing has drawn few takers: 9,417 homes (2.3%) were on time-of-use and critical peak pricing rates. Their peak hours and prices are set in the WPS tariff, not in EIA data; whether shifting use pays off is covered in our guide to time-of-use rates. Residential rooftop solar under net metering counted 2,166 systems, or 5.2 per 1,000 customers, totalling 13.9 megawatts8.

Commercial and industrial prices

WPS's 56,366 commercial customers paid an average of 11.69¢ per kWh in 2025, well below the residential 17.20¢ per kWh, and their bills averaged $707.09 a month. Its 190 industrial accounts averaged 7.48¢ per kWh, and all 472,199 customers together 11.73¢ per kWh1. Industrial customers take power in large volumes, often at higher voltage, so fixed costs weigh much less in their average.

Service area and help with bills

WPS reported customers in 22 counties to EIA for 2025: Brown County, Calumet County, Door County, Florence County, Fond du Lac County, Forest County, Iron County, Kewaunee County, Langlade County, Lincoln County, Manitowoc County, Marathon County and 10 others. Not one of them is WPS territory alone (09 sole-utility counties): municipal utilities, cooperatives or other companies also serve parts of each. A county or town name therefore does not settle who supplies a home; the commission's interactive service area maps answer that by address.

Counties where Wisconsin Public Service reports customers in Wisconsin
Counties where Wisconsin Public Service reports customers in WisconsinAdams County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceAshland County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceBarron County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceBayfield County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceBrown County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 1 other utilityBuffalo County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceBurnett County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceCalumet County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 4 other utilitiesChippewa County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceClark County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceColumbia County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceCrawford County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceDane County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceDodge County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceDoor County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 2 other utilitiesDouglas County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceDunn County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceEau Claire County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceFlorence County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 2 other utilitiesFond du Lac County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 4 other utilitiesForest County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 1 other utilityGrant County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceGreen County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceGreen Lake County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceIowa County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceIron County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 3 other utilitiesJackson County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceJefferson County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceJuneau County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceKenosha County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceKewaunee County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 1 other utilityLa Crosse County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceLafayette County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceLanglade County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 1 other utilityLincoln County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 3 other utilitiesManitowoc County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 5 other utilitiesMarathon County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 7 other utilitiesMarinette County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 2 other utilitiesMarquette County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceMenominee County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceMilwaukee County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceMonroe County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceOconto County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 4 other utilitiesOneida County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 2 other utilitiesOutagamie County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 3 other utilitiesOzaukee County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServicePepin County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServicePierce County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServicePolk County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServicePortage County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 5 other utilitiesPrice County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceRacine County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceRichland County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceRock County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceRusk County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceSt. Croix County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceSauk County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceSawyer County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceShawano County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 6 other utilitiesSheboygan County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceTaylor County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceTrempealeau County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceVernon County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceVilas County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 5 other utilitiesWalworth County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceWashburn County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceWashington County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceWaukesha County: not served by Wisconsin Public ServiceWaupaca County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 6 other utilitiesWaushara County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 4 other utilitiesWinnebago County: Wisconsin Public Service reports service, with 3 other utilitiesWood County: not served by Wisconsin Public Service

Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 22 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.

Show the numbers
CountyOther utilities reporting service
Brown CountyWe Energies
Calumet CountyWe Energies, Alliant Energy (WPL), City of Menasha, City of New Holstein
Door CountyCity of Sturgeon Bay, Washington Island El Cooperative
Florence CountyWe Energies, Florence Utility Comm
Fond du Lac CountyWe Energies, Alliant Energy (WPL), City of Plymouth, Waupun Utilities
Forest CountyWe Energies
Iron CountyXcel Energy, Price Electric Cooperative, Bayfield Electric Cooperative
Kewaunee CountyAlgoma Utility Comm
Langlade CountyAlliant Energy (WPL)
Lincoln CountyXcel Energy, Price Electric Cooperative, Taylor Electric Cooperative
Manitowoc CountyWe Energies, Alliant Energy (WPL), Manitowoc Public Utilities, Two Rivers Water & Light, City of Kiel
Marathon CountyAlliant Energy (WPL), Xcel Energy, City of Marshfield, Clark Electric Cooperative, Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative, Taylor Electric Cooperative, Village of Stratford
Marinette CountyWe Energies, Oconto Electric Cooperative
Oconto CountyWe Energies, Alliant Energy (WPL), Oconto Electric Cooperative, Oconto Falls Water & Light Comm
Oneida CountyXcel Energy, Price Electric Cooperative
Outagamie CountyWe Energies, City of Kaukauna, New London Electric&Water Util
Portage CountyAlliant Energy (WPL), Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative, Wisconsin Rapids W W & L Comm, Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative, Consolidated Water Power Co
Shawano CountyWe Energies, Alliant Energy (WPL), Oconto Electric Cooperative, Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative, Shawano Municipal Utilities, Village of Gresham
Vilas CountyWe Energies, Xcel Energy, Price Electric Cooperative, Bayfield Electric Cooperative, City of Eagle River
Waupaca CountyWe Energies, Alliant Energy (WPL), Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative, Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative, New London Electric&Water Util, City of Clintonville
Waushara CountyWe Energies, Alliant Energy (WPL), Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative, Pioneer Power and Light Co
Winnebago CountyWe Energies, Alliant Energy (WPL), City of Menasha

Households behind on bills can apply for energy assistance, funded in part by the state's $112.8 million11 federal LIHEAP grant for fiscal year 2026; our guide to help with electric bills covers how to apply. Statewide prices and the smaller utilities are on the Wisconsin electricity page.

Questions about WPS electricity

What are Wisconsin Public Service electric rates per kWh?

WPS residential customers paid an average of 17.20¢ per kWh1 in 2025 and 17.58¢ per kWh2 over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 (2026 months preliminary). These are averages: residential revenue divided by kWh sold, with the monthly customer charge, fuel recovery and riders included. The per-kWh energy charges in the WPS tariff are usually lower, and each household's own average depends on its rate and how much it uses.

Is Wisconsin Public Service the same as the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin?

No. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation is an investor-owned utility owned by WEC Energy Group that delivers and sells electricity. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is the state regulator that approves its rates and those of the state's other investor-owned and municipal utilities.

Did WPS electric rates go up in 2026?

EIA's preliminary monthly data show a rise. In August 20263 WPS homes paid an average of 17.56¢ per kWh, +3.4% against August 2025, and the 12 months to August 2026 averaged 17.58¢ per kWh2, against 17.20¢ per kWh1 for calendar 2025. In April 2026 WPS asked the commission to set its electric and gas rates for 2027 and 2028.

What is the average WPS electric bill?

$105.93 a month in 2025 for 616 kWh1, and $109.53 over the 12 months to August 2026. The monthly average ran from $93.42 in October 2025 to $151.49 in July 20262.

Does this page cover WPS natural gas rates?

No. WPS also sells natural gas, but EIA's electricity surveys, the source of every figure here, cover electricity only. Gas rates are in the WPS gas tariff on file with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Related pages

Sources

  1. EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
  2. EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
  3. EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
  4. EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state; table Average_Bill_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
  5. EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.gov
  6. EIA, Historical state data, annual sales, revenue and customers; table HS861 2010-.xlsx; 2010-2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
  7. EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
  8. EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
  9. EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
  10. Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties; table cb_2025_us_county_5m; cb_2021_us_county_5m; 2025 (2021 for Connecticut). www.census.gov
  11. HHS, LIHEAP funding releases to states; table FY2027 first release; FY2026 final; FY2027 first release (October 9, 2026); FY2026 total; released October 9, 2026. acf.gov

How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.