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Wisconsin Public Service electricity rates

What homes pay Wisconsin Public Service for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 419,996 homes in Wisconsin. EIA lists it as Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

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Average price
17.6¢ a kWh
Up 4.2% on a year ago
Average bill
$110 a month
Up 5.9% on a year ago
Average use
623 kWh
A month. Wisconsin 665 kWh
Price rank in Wisconsin
4 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Wisconsin Public Service homes paid 17.6¢ a kWh, against 18.8¢ across Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Public Service vs Wisconsin

Wisconsin Public ServiceWisconsin
Average price, 12 months to August 202617.6¢18.8¢
Price in August 202617.6¢19.4¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$110$125
Bill in August 2026$126$148
Average monthly use623 kWh665 kWh
Price change, past year+4.2%+6.1%
Price change since 2019+36%+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