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Xcel Energy (Wisconsin) rates

Xcel Energy has 2 residential plans modelled here. For a typical Wisconsin home using 664 kWh a month, the cheapest is Rg-1, at about $119 a month.

Investor-owned 220,574 residential customers (EIA-861, 2024) Tariffs checked September 28, 2026

Typical all-in priceRg-1

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Rg-1$119/mo
Rg-2$120/mo

Residential plans

PlanTypeFixed/moJuly pricesJanuary pricesJuly weekday windows
Rg-1
Residential Service
Flat $16.00 16.3¢ all hours 15.1¢ all hours None
Rg-2
Residential Time of Day
Time-of-use $16.00 Off-peak 10.3¢ · Peak 25.1¢ Off-peak 10.3¢ · Peak 22.4¢ Peak 9 am–9 pm

Rg-2: price by hour

July weekday. Summer pricing Jun–Sep; winter Oct–May.

Off-peakPeak
10.3¢25.1¢10.3¢12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p12a

Charging an EV on Xcel Energy

1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (275 kWh from the wall, EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi) at 7.2 kW, added to a typical Wisconsin home’s use, on each plan’s cheapest start hour versus plugging in at 6 pm. Averaged over the year.

PlanBest startCharging, best startCharging from 6 pmWhole bill with EV
Rg-1Any$43/mo$43/mo$162/mo
Rg-212 am$28/mo$54/mo$148/mo

With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is Rg-2. Compare plans on your own usage.

How Xcel Energy’s plans work

Rg-1 (Residential Service). One price per kWh at every hour: 16.3¢ in July and 15.1¢ in January. Shifting use to other hours changes nothing on this plan; using less is the only lever. Fixed charge: $16.00 a month.

Rg-2 (Residential Time of Day). Peak 9 am–9 pm on July weekdays; 12 of 24 hours carry the top price of 25.1¢. The cheapest July weekday hour costs 10.3¢, so moving 1 kWh out of the top hours saves 14.8¢. January weekdays range from 10.3¢ to 22.4¢. Summer pricing applies Jun–Sep; winter pricing Oct–May. Weekends follow a different schedule from weekdays. Fixed charge: $16.00 a month.

Prices on this page are all-in per kWh, before taxes: base rates, supply and every per-kWh rider in the utility’s current tariff sheets. Your bill shows them as separate lines, and riders can change between tariff revisions.

As a cross-check, Xcel Energy billed its residential customers an average of 15.83¢ per kWh in 2024 (revenue ÷ sales, EIA-861). A plan taken from URDB is shown only if its all-in price is consistent with that figure, adjusted for Wisconsin’s price change since.

Sources for each plan

Plans marked “Checked” were transcribed from the utility’s current tariff and rider sheets, all charges included, and are re-checked on the date shown in each file. Other plans come from the OpenEI U.S. Utility Rate Database (CC BY 4.0) and have not yet been checked line by line against the utility’s tariff. Always confirm the current rates on your utility’s website before switching plans.

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