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Average Electric Bill in Wisconsin

Residential · 12-month average, June 2025 – May 2026.

$123per month▲ 7.5% vs. the year before

That works out to about $1,478 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Wisconsin has the 41st highest average residential bill.

What makes up the bill

Price
18.56¢
per kWh
▲ 4.1%U.S. 17.84¢
Usage
664 kWh
per month
▼ 23.9%U.S. 871 kWh
Bill
$123
per month
▼ 20.8%U.S. $155

Price × usage = bill, exactly: 18.56¢/kWh × 664 kWh ≈ $123. A state can land high on either factor — Wisconsin sits close to the U.S. average on both.

Compared with nearby states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Wisconsin
$123
U.S. average
$155
Illinois
$132
Michigan
$131
Iowa
$119
Minnesota
$119

Wisconsin is $32 a month below (-20.8%) the U.S. average of $155. Neighboring states share fuel mixes, weather, and often a grid operator, which makes them a closer benchmark than the national average.

Trend since 2008

WisconsinU.S.
$76$97$119$140$161Dec '08Apr '13Sep '17Jan '22May '26U.S.Wisconsin

Each point is a trailing 12-month average, which strips out the summer/winter swing and leaves the underlying trend. Bills start in January 2008 because that is when EIA began reporting customer counts.

Seasonal swing

Highest month
$156
July 2025
Lowest month
$103
October 2025
Swing
$52
peak minus low
Latest month
$109
May 2026

Actual bills are far from flat: Wisconsin peaks in July 2025 and bottoms out in October 2025. The headline figure above is the average across all twelve months.

Wisconsin electricity bills in context

The average monthly electricity bill in Wisconsin is $123, ranking 41st among the 50 states and DC — closer to the middle than to either extreme. This bill is 20.8% below the national average of $155. The price of 18.56¢/kWh is slightly above the national rate of 17.84¢/kWh, but Wisconsin homes use 207 kWh less each month than the national average of 871 kWh, which more than accounts for the lower bill.

Over the past year, bills have risen by 7.5%, climbing from $115 in the twelve months ending May 2025. Over the longer term, the increase is steeper: since May 2021, bills have grown 23.3%, and since December 2008 they have climbed 50.7%. The twelve-month span shows pronounced seasonality, peaking at $156 in July 2025 and dropping to a low of $103 in October 2025, a swing of $53.

Among bordering states, Wisconsin's bill sits between those of Iowa and Minnesota, each at $119, and those of Michigan at $131 and Illinois at $132. The state ranks in the lower half nationally while paying rates above the national average, a gap explained entirely by below-average electricity use per household.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

Frequently asked questions

›How much is the average electric bill in Wisconsin?
The average residential electricity bill in Wisconsin is $123 a month, or about $1,478 a year. That is the average across June 2025 – May 2026, calculated from EIA data as total residential electricity revenue divided by the number of residential customers.
›Is the electric bill in Wisconsin higher than the national average?
Wisconsin's average bill of $123 is $32 a month lower than the U.S. average of $155. It ranks 41st highest among the 50 states and DC.
›Why is not electricity expensive in Wisconsin?
A bill is the price per kilowatt-hour multiplied by how much power a household uses. In Wisconsin the residential rate averages 18.56¢/kWh against a U.S. average of 17.84¢, and the typical home uses 664 kWh a month against a U.S. average of 871 kWh. Wisconsin sits close to the U.S. average on both.
›When is the electric bill highest in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin bills peak in July 2025 at $156 and are lowest in October 2025 at $103 — a swing of $52 between the most and least expensive month.
›How does Wisconsin compare with neighboring states?
Among states bordering Wisconsin, Illinois has the highest average bill at $132 and Minnesota the lowest at $119. Wisconsin itself averages $123 a month.

How this is calculated

EIA’s retail-sales dataset reports, for every state and month, total residential revenue and the number of residential customers served. The average monthly bill is simply the first divided by the second — total spending across all households, spread evenly over all accounts.

bill = revenue ÷ customers · averaged over 12 months (June 2025 – May 2026)

Two caveats worth knowing. It is an average, so it blends apartments with large houses — a typical household in Wisconsin may pay well above or below $123. And it counts what was actually billed for electricity, including fixed service charges, so it is not the same as multiplying your own usage by the advertised rate.

Looking for the rate rather than the bill? See Wisconsin electricity prices by sector.