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City of Columbus
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. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
City of Columbus is a municipal utility that reported 2,459 residential customers in Wisconsin on Form EIA-861 for 2024, with a service territory that touches 2 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 12.34¢ per kilowatthour, 28% below the Wisconsin average of 17.18¢ and 25% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $79.84 a month on average use of 647 kWh a month. Across Wisconsin the average bill was $110.87 on 645 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2024; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is up 5.5% on 2019, against up 21.2% for Wisconsin as a whole, and down 2.3% on 2023. EIA's early release for 2025, which has not been fully edited, shows 12.77¢.
Compared with Wisconsin, the US and other municipal utilities
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Municipal utilities, US median | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 12.34¢ | 12.45¢ | 17.18¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $79.84 | $113.02 | $110.87 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 647 | 905 | 645 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | -2.3% | — | +1.8% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +5.5% | — | +21.2% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 64.4 | 51.0 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 40.3 | 32.8 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 45 filings by municipal utilities in Wisconsin, the median price was 12.42¢. In Wisconsin this utility's price ranks 44 of 65, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
City of ColumbusWisconsin averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Wisconsin ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 early release | 12.77¢ | 18.16¢ | $83.96 | 657 | 2,468 | 76.8 GWh |
| 2024 | 12.34¢ | 17.18¢ | $79.84 | 647 | 2,459 | 75.3 GWh |
| 2023 | 12.63¢ | 16.88¢ | $80.82 | 640 | 2,453 | 73 GWh |
| 2022 | 13.09¢ | 15.62¢ | $85.89 | 656 | 2,454 | 76.3 GWh |
| 2021 | 12.29¢ | 14.52¢ | $83.60 | 680 | 2,390 | 74.2 GWh |
| 2020 | 11.70¢ | 14.32¢ | $80.07 | 684 | 2,445 | 73.4 GWh |
| 2019 | 11.70¢ | 14.18¢ | $76.69 | 656 | 2,439 | 78.8 GWh |
| 2018 | 12.07¢ | 14.02¢ | $80.04 | 663 | 2,421 | 77.7 GWh |
| 2017 | 12.55¢ | 14.35¢ | $78.63 | 627 | 2,402 | 76.5 GWh |
| 2016 | 12.39¢ | 14.07¢ | $80.82 | 653 | 2,372 | 75.1 GWh |
| 2015 | 12.85¢ | 14.11¢ | $81.88 | 637 | 2,341 | 71.1 GWh |
| 2014 | 12.63¢ | 13.67¢ | $82.36 | 652 | 2,321 | 69.8 GWh |
| 2013 | 12.58¢ | 13.55¢ | $81.72 | 649 | 2,322 | 66.5 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12. EIA describes its early release as not fully edited; it is shown for this utility alone and enters no average, median or rank on this site.
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 2,459 | 19.1 GWh | 25% | $2,356,000 | 12.34¢ |
| Commercial | 444 | 24.2 GWh | 32% | $2,693,200 | 11.12¢ |
| Industrial | 3 | 32 GWh | 42% | $2,720,400 | 8.50¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 76.8 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 76.8 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 17 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for City of Columbus in 2024. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Wisconsin
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Richland Center | Municipal | 2,434 | 11.93¢ | $66.91 | 4.0 | — |
| Slinger Utilities | Municipal | 2,586 | 12.07¢ | $80.74 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| City of Black River Falls | Municipal | 2,321 | 14.33¢ | $94.62 | — | — |
| City of New Holstein | Municipal | 2,255 | 13.33¢ | $94.16 | 19.6 | 0.0 |
| Village of Prairie Du Sac | Municipal | 1,921 | 11.32¢ | $74.48 | — | — |
| New London Electric&Water Util | Municipal | 3,501 | 12.29¢ | $76.62 | — | — |
| Algoma Utility Comm | Municipal | 1,654 | 13.02¢ | $70.70 | — | — |
| Jefferson Utilities | Municipal | 3,718 | 11.87¢ | $78.20 | — | — |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from City of Columbus?
Residential customers paid an average of 12.34¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Wisconsin?
The Wisconsin average residential price in 2024 was 17.18¢ and the US average 16.48¢; City of Columbus was 28% below the state figure. Among 65 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Wisconsin, it had the 44th highest.
What is the average City of Columbus bill?
$79.84 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 647 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Wisconsin average was $110.87 on 645 kWh.
How reliable is City of Columbus service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for City of Columbus.
Is the City of Columbus price rising?
The average residential price was down 2.3% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 5.5% compared with 2019. EIA's early, not fully edited release for 2025 shows 12.77¢.
Which counties does City of Columbus serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 2 counties: Columbia County, WI and Dodge County, WI. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "City of Columbus - (WI)", utility number 4073; the 2025 row is from EIA's early release. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.