Wisconsin households paid an average of 19.06¢ per kWh in July 2026, 4% above the US average and +4.4% on a year earlier. That ranks #18 of 51, most expensive first.
Source EIA, residential retail priceLatest month July 2026
Average residential priceWI
19.06¢/kWh
Typical bill
$124/mo
Average use
664kWh
EV, 1,000 mi
$52/mo
Thirteen months of prices
Average residential price by month, ¢/kWh (EIA). Highest 19.74¢ in May 2026, lowest 17.84¢ in December 2025. Download the data (CSV)
Utilities and rate plans
Each utility’s current residential tariffs, transcribed from its tariff sheets, with periods, tiers, fixed charge and a typical bill. Customer counts from EIA-861 (2024).
Each row prices a utility’s standard plan for a typical home. The Wisconsin average of 18.74¢/kWh (EIA, 12 months) is what every household in the state actually paid, including utilities not modeled here and discounted low-income bills, so it can sit below every row.
Uses the year-round customer charge; seasonal customers pay $1.17830 a day instead of $0.58915.
Against the national average and states with similar prices
Average residential ¢/kWh, July 2026 (EIA).
Wisconsin19.06¢
United States18.31¢
Illinois19.22¢
Ohio19.45¢
Delaware18.48¢
Virginia17.55¢
Average electric bill in Wisconsin
Over the last 12 months the average price was 18.74¢ per kWh and the average home used 664 kWh a month, so a typical Wisconsin household spent about $124 a month on electricity, or $1,493 a year. Use is 24% below the US average of 870 kWh a month, peaking in July at 906 kWh.
Driving a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD 1,000 miles a month takes 275 kWh from the wall (EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi), about $52 at the state average. A 25.5 mpg gasoline car covering the same distance at $3.89 a gallon (Midwest (PADD 2) average, August 2026) costs about $153.
The state average hides the real spread. Utilities in the same state charge different prices, and on a time-of-use plan the same kWh costs more in the peak hours than off-peak; each utility page shows by how much. Open We Energies’s page to see its plans, prices by hour and fixed charge, or run the calculators below with Wisconsin preloaded.
Natural gas for homes averaged $1.14 per therm over the 12 months to May 2026 (EIA, all charges included), and a typical gas-heated home uses about 590 therms a year for heating. The heat pump calculator compares that with electric heating on your plan.
A south-facing, 20° rooftop array in Wisconsin produces about 1,333 kWh per installed kW a year (NREL PVWatts at the state’s population center). What that is worth depends on your utility’s export rule, shown on each utility’s page.
Wisconsin electricity: common questions
How much does electricity cost in Wisconsin?
Homes in Wisconsin paid an average of 19.06¢ per kWh in July 2026, against 18.31¢ for the US, which ranks the state #18 of 51 from most expensive. Over the last 12 months the average was 18.74¢. These are EIA averages of what households actually paid, fixed charges included; your utility and plan set your own price.
What is the average electric bill in Wisconsin?
About $124 a month ($1,493 a year): the average Wisconsin home used 664 kWh a month over the last 12 months at an average 18.74¢/kWh. Use peaks in July, at 906 kWh.
Are electricity prices going up in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin's average residential price was 19.06¢/kWh in July 2026, 4.4% higher than a year earlier. Over the last ten years the 12-month average has changed by +2.9% a year, against +3.6% a year for the US.
How much does it cost to charge an electric car in Wisconsin?
Driving 1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD takes 275 kWh from the wall, about $52 at the state's average home price, against about $153 of gasoline for a 25.5 mpg car. On a time-of-use plan, charging overnight can cost less than that.
Do Wisconsin utilities offer time-of-use plans?
Yes. We Energies offers Rg 2 (peak 7 am–7 pm on summer weekdays); Alliant Energy offers Rg-5 (peak 11 am–7 pm on summer weekdays); Xcel Energy offers Rg-2 (peak 9 am–9 pm on summer weekdays); WPS offers Rg5-OTOU (peak 1 pm–7 pm on summer weekdays). Each utility's page shows every period and price.