Wisconsin electricity prices, May 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In May 2025, residential customers in Wisconsin paid an average of 18.94¢ per kilowatthour, up 6.0% on the same month a year earlier (17.86¢). The US average for the month was 17.37¢; Wisconsin was 9.0% above that. It ranked 16th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,519,142 MWh, little changed on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $100.45 on 530 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change | US, May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 18.94¢ | 17.86¢ | +6.0% | 17.37¢ |
| Commercial | 13.24¢ | 12.73¢ | +4.0% | 12.93¢ |
| Industrial | 8.64¢ | 8.40¢ | +2.9% | 8.29¢ |
| All sectors | 13.18¢ | 12.63¢ | +4.4% | 13.13¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.5 TWh | 1.5 TWh | 0.0% |
| Sales, all sectors | 5.3 TWh | 5.3 TWh | +0.6% |
| Residential customers | 2,864,901 | 2,845,315 | +0.7% |
| Average residential bill | $100.45 | $95.32 | +5.4% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 530 | 534 | -0.7% |
| US residential price | 17.37¢ | 16.40¢ | +5.9% |
The two years to May 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Wisconsin in May 2025?
18.94¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 13.24¢ for commercial and 8.64¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 17.86¢ in May 2024, a change of +6.0%. Residential sales changed by 0.0% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$100.45, on average use of 530 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Wisconsin page.