Commercial electricity rates in Wisconsin

What businesses in Wisconsin actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 11.67¢ to 14.19¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

Wisconsin by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for Wisconsin.

Commercial customers in Wisconsin pay 27% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is wider than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in Wisconsin used 6,106 kWh in August 2026. At 14.19¢ per kWh that is about $866 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, Wisconsin's commercial price rose 8.1%, from 13.13¢ in September 2023 to 14.19¢. The high point was 14.19¢ in August 2026 and the low 11.67¢ in December 2024 — a spread of 22% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is typical for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was August (13.63¢) and the cheapest December (12.27¢), a seasonal swing of 11%.

Wisconsin against its region

Wisconsin is in EIA's East North Central division, where the commercial average was 13.95¢ in August 2026. Wisconsin is 2% above that, and 3 of 5 on price within the region.

Others in the region: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan.

States priced near Wisconsin

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states