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Alliant Energy (Wisconsin Power and Light) electricity rates

What homes pay Alliant Energy (Wisconsin Power and Light) for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 442,869 homes in Wisconsin. EIA lists it as Wisconsin Power & Light Co.

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Average price
18.9¢ a kWh
Up 6.8% on a year ago
Average bill
$132 a month
Up 6.9% on a year ago
Average use
697 kWh
A month. Wisconsin 665 kWh
Price rank in Wisconsin
3 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Alliant Energy (Wisconsin Power and Light) homes paid 18.9¢ a kWh, against 18.8¢ across Wisconsin.

Alliant Energy (Wisconsin Power and Light) vs Wisconsin

Alliant Energy (Wisconsin Power and Light)Wisconsin
Average price, 12 months to August 202618.9¢18.8¢
Price in August 202618.8¢19.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$132$125
Bill in August 2026$157$148
Average monthly use697 kWh665 kWh
Price change, past year+6.8%+6.1%
Price change since 2019+39%+33%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026