Business electricity rates in Wisconsin
In 2025, businesses in Wisconsin paid an average of 13.06¢ per kWh for electricity, below the U.S. average of 13.37¢. The average business customer used 5,339 kWh a month and paid $697.46. Industrial customers paid 8.94¢ per kWh. Wisconsin has the 33rd lowest business price of the 50 states and DC.
- 370,459 business customers
- EIA data, 2025
- Commercial price
- 13.06¢
- U.S. 13.37¢
- Average business bill
- $697.46
- 5,339 kWh a month
- Industrial price
- 8.94¢
- U.S. 8.51¢
- Average industrial bill
- $29,945.83
- 335,073 kWh a month
Business electricity rates by utility
The average for the business customers who buy their power from each utility. Utilities with 100 or more business customers that buy power from them.
| Utility | Business customers | Commercial price | Average bill | Industrial price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We Energies | 122,458 | 14.38¢ | $870.716,053 kWh | 9.91¢ |
| Alliant Energy (Wisconsin Power and Light) | 63,796 | 13.63¢ | $431.003,163 kWh | 9.73¢ |
| Wisconsin Public Service | 56,366 | 11.69¢ | $707.096,047 kWh | 7.48¢ |
| Xcel Energy (Wisconsin) | 42,199 | 11.56¢ | $623.585,394 kWh | 8.21¢ |
| Madison Gas and Electric | 19,936 | 13.97¢ | $1,271.589,103 kWh | 8.87¢ |
| Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative | 2,619 | 12.96¢ | $399.043,079 kWh | 8.89¢ |
| Wisconsin Rapids WW & L Commission | 2,280 | 12.52¢ | $522.444,173 kWh | — |
| Superior Water and Light | 2,222 | 11.55¢ | $522.804,526 kWh | 7.82¢ |
| City of Kaukauna | 2,127 | 10.78¢ | $581.725,398 kWh | 7.84¢ |
| Northwestern Wisconsin Electric | 2,049 | 12.69¢ | $270.212,129 kWh | 8.95¢ |
| Manitowoc Public Utilities | 1,985 | 9.98¢ | $360.743,613 kWh | 8.03¢ |
| City of Marshfield | 1,980 | 10.14¢ | $372.433,673 kWh | 8.89¢ |
| City of Sturgeon Bay | 1,858 | 11.06¢ | $399.553,613 kWh | — |
| Sun Prairie Utilities | 1,820 | 10.49¢ | $715.696,825 kWh | — |
| Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative | 1,805 | 12.21¢ | $316.512,593 kWh | 20.24¢ |
| Oakdale Electric Cooperative | 1,787 | 13.01¢ | $335.532,580 kWh | 9.15¢ |
| Oconomowoc Utilities | 1,360 | 11.56¢ | $832.467,201 kWh | — |
| City of Plymouth | 1,350 | 10.06¢ | $611.186,074 kWh | — |
| Dahlberg Light & Power | 1,305 | 12.81¢ | $162.871,272 kWh | 10.29¢ |
| Dunn County Electric Cooperative | 1,128 | 12.41¢ | $480.423,872 kWh | — |
| Riverland Energy Cooperative | 1,086 | 13.12¢ | $368.672,811 kWh | 9.60¢ |
| Shawano Municipal Utilities | 1,043 | 16.76¢ | $162.70971 kWh | 10.53¢ |
| City of Stoughton | 1,030 | 11.06¢ | $524.584,742 kWh | — |
| Hartford Electric | 983 | 9.96¢ | $641.416,443 kWh | — |
| Cedarburg Light & Water Commission | 945 | 11.63¢ | $507.744,367 kWh | — |
| City of Menasha | 892 | 10.88¢ | $587.395,397 kWh | — |
| Village of Waunakee | 867 | 11.30¢ | $625.065,533 kWh | — |
| Reedsburg Utility Commission | 765 | 10.61¢ | $804.357,584 kWh | — |
| City of New Richmond | 761 | 10.52¢ | $774.997,367 kWh | — |
| City of River Falls | 730 | 12.41¢ | $898.337,236 kWh | — |
| New London Electric&Water Utilities | 651 | 11.10¢ | $515.004,638 kWh | — |
| City of Black River Falls | 650 | 12.78¢ | $564.954,422 kWh | — |
| City of Evansville | 616 | 12.11¢ | $464.063,833 kWh | — |
| Two Rivers Water & Light | 614 | 10.89¢ | $620.015,693 kWh | — |
| Jefferson Utilities | 610 | 11.12¢ | $753.056,772 kWh | — |
| Waupun Utilities | 590 | 11.04¢ | $665.206,027 kWh | — |
| Village of Mt. Horeb | 538 | 12.63¢ | $560.754,441 kWh | — |
| City of Eagle River | 534 | 12.01¢ | $441.063,671 kWh | — |
| North Central Power | 523 | 15.15¢ | $190.761,259 kWh | — |
| City of Richland Center | 506 | 10.44¢ | $685.416,563 kWh | — |
| Lake Mills Light & Water | 484 | 12.69¢ | $713.935,626 kWh | — |
| City of New Holstein | 468 | 12.14¢ | $488.214,023 kWh | — |
| City of Columbus | 446 | 11.79¢ | $541.974,597 kWh | — |
| Rock Energy Cooperative | 410 | 10.55¢ | $1,201.2211,390 kWh | 5.02¢ |
| Algoma Utility Commission | 392 | 11.71¢ | $413.463,529 kWh | — |
| East Central Energy | 387 | 15.00¢ | $231.931,547 kWh | — |
| City of Boscobel | 339 | 9.45¢ | $627.346,642 kWh | — |
| Oconto Falls Water & Light Commission | 321 | 12.54¢ | $514.934,108 kWh | — |
| Brodhead Water & Lighting Commission | 309 | 12.08¢ | $482.423,992 kWh | — |
| Village of Prairie Du Sac | 303 | 11.20¢ | $686.506,127 kWh | — |
| City of Lodi | 302 | 12.77¢ | $532.594,172 kWh | — |
| Waterloo Light & Water Commission | 298 | 13.56¢ | $780.485,756 kWh | — |
| Slinger Utilities | 295 | 11.70¢ | $792.776,775 kWh | — |
| Hustisford Utilities | 287 | 13.58¢ | $292.482,153 kWh | — |
| Barron Electric Cooperative | 227 | 12.07¢ | $1,251.4710,365 kWh | 8.12¢ |
| Pioneer Power and Light | 224 | 16.43¢ | $171.501,044 kWh | 14.27¢ |
| City of Westby | 222 | 11.22¢ | $673.245,998 kWh | — |
| Village of Muscoda | 218 | 11.28¢ | $449.353,984 kWh | — |
| Village of New Glarus | 214 | 11.84¢ | $750.866,341 kWh | — |
| Florence Utility Commission | 193 | 16.14¢ | $587.313,640 kWh | — |
| Juneau Utility Commission | 192 | 10.43¢ | $956.819,174 kWh | — |
| Whitehall Electric Utility | 186 | 10.13¢ | $904.538,931 kWh | — |
| Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative | 165 | 17.89¢ | $113.59635 kWh | 12.42¢ |
| Clark Electric Cooperative | 154 | 8.83¢ | $3,834.5843,425 kWh | — |
| City of Cuba City | 149 | 11.39¢ | $606.995,329 kWh | — |
| Westfield Electric | 143 | 16.64¢ | $319.351,919 kWh | 15.12¢ |
Your business electricity price
The averages mix all business customers, from a small shop to a hospital. Your price depends on your rate schedule. Most business rates have a monthly customer charge, an energy charge per kWh and, for larger customers, a demand charge per kW of the highest use in the month. Find the schedule on your bill and in your utility's tariff.
More about Wisconsin: home electric rates, natural gas bills and business rates in all states.
What is the average commercial electricity rate in Wisconsin?
In 2025, businesses in Wisconsin paid an average of 13.06¢ per kWh for electricity, below the U.S. average of 13.37¢.
How much is the average business electric bill in Wisconsin?
$697.46 a month in 2025 for 5,339 kWh, the average of all 370,459 commercial customers. A small shop uses much less than the average, which includes large offices, stores and hospitals.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data. State averages: EIA's average monthly bill tables (all suppliers). Utility averages: revenue, sales and customers of the business customers who bought power from the utility.