Electricity in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

1 electric utility serves homes in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin: We Energies. The average We Energies home paid $131.37 a month in 2025 (20.5¢ per kWh). This page covers 5 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from West Allis to Franklin.

  • 5 cities
  • 1 utility
  • EIA and Census data, 2025

Electric utilities in Milwaukee County

EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.

Electric utilities with 1,000 or more homes in Milwaukee County: average home bill in 2025 and 1,000 kWh bill in November 2026
UtilityHomes in WisconsinAverage bill 20251,000 kWh now
We EnergiesInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator 1,056,086 $131.37640 kWh, 20.5¢ $210.74

The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861). The Wisconsin average was $120.60 a month.

Cities in Milwaukee County

Cities with 25,000 or more people in Milwaukee County (2025 estimates) and the solar output of 1 kW of panels
CityPeopleCity-owned utilitySolar kWh a year per kW
West Allis60,119—1,325
Wauwatosa48,649—1,332
Oak Creek38,296—1,339
Greenfield37,159—1,308
Franklin36,687—1,328

A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.

Who provides electricity in Milwaukee County?

1 electric utility serves homes in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin: We Energies. The name of your utility is on your bill.

Which cities in Milwaukee County are on this page?

West Allis, Wauwatosa, Oak Creek, Greenfield and Franklin.

Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).