Wisconsin

Why is it like this in Wisconsin?

Wisconsin's residential electricity rates have exceeded the Midwest regional average every year for two decades, with the average We Energies monthly bill roughly doubling from $56 in 2004 to $128 in 2024. The Wisconsin PSC approved a 7.33% rate increase for We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service for 2025, and every major utility in the state raised rates the same year. At the January 2026 baseline, electricity is modestly cheaper per mile for Wisconsin PHEV drivers — though by a narrowing margin. Two decades of above-average rates and every major utility raising rates in 2025 are steadily compressing the electric advantage.

In the news · Wisconsin

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  Regulators approve electric rate hikes for We Energies, WPS

  Wisconsin Public Radio · Nov 19, 2024

  Wisconsin PSC approved a 7.33% overall electric rate increase for We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service for 2025, adding roughly $7.62/month for a typical residential We Energies customer — a confirmed cost increase for Wisconsin PHEV owners who home-charge.

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  Have Wisconsin electricity price increases exceeded the Midwest average for 20 years?

  Wisconsin Watch · Sep 29, 2025

  Wisconsin electricity rates have exceeded the Midwest regional average every year for 20 years, with the average We Energies monthly bill doubling from $56 in 2004 to $128 in 2024 — powerful structural context for why Wisconsin ranks as a state where gasoline often outcompetes electricity for PHEV drivers.

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  Electric bills are rising for We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service customers. The same is true for other major utilities.

  Wisconsin Public Radio · Jan 1, 2025

  Rate increases took effect across all of Wisconsin's major utilities in 2025 — We Energies, WPS, MGE, Xcel, and Alliant — confirming that no matter where in Wisconsin a PHEV owner lives, electricity costs are going up.

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