Electricity Prices
Retail power prices.
Electricity price per kWh (Midwest region)
1979–2024BLS Average Price Data, annual average (APU020072610).
Natural gas price for power plants
1997–2025U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, price delivered to electric power consumers (N3045WI3).
| Indicator | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Residential electricity price (¢/kWh) | 17.0 | 16.5 |
- •Wisconsin has the highest average electricity prices in the Midwest.
Energy Production
Total energy output.
| Indicator | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Energy production (quadrillion Btu) | 0.3 | 103 |
- •Wisconsin produces almost no fossil energy of its own and imports nearly all its coal, gas and oil.
Renewable Energy
Clean generation.
Renewables share of total energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, renewable energy (RETCB) ÷ total energy consumption (TETCB).
Renewable energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, all renewable sources (RETCB), consumption in billion Btu.
Hydroelectric power
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, hydroelectric power (HYTCB), consumption in billion Btu.
| Indicator | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable share of electricity (%) | 12 | 23 |
- •Wisconsin utilities plan to retire nearly all coal capacity by 2032, replacing it with solar and storage.
Solar Energy
Solar capacity and output.
Solar energy consumption
1989–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, solar, all uses (SOTCB), consumption in billion Btu.
| Indicator | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Solar share of electricity (%) | 2.5 | 5.6 |
- •Wisconsin's solar capacity has grown more than tenfold since 2020, led by utility-scale farms such as Badger Hollow.
Wind Energy
Wind capacity and output.
Wind energy consumption
2000–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, wind (WYTCB), consumption in billion Btu.
| Indicator | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Wind share of electricity (%) | 2.5 | 10.2 |
- •Wisconsin's wind build-out stalled after 2011 permitting changes and stays small next to Iowa or Minnesota.
Natural Gas
Gas production and use.
Residential natural gas price
1967–2025U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, price delivered to residential consumers (N3010WI3).
Natural gas consumption
1997–2024U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, total consumption (NA1490_SWI_2).
| Indicator | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas share of electricity (%) | 24 | 43 |
- •Wisconsin produces no natural gas of its own; every therm arrives by pipeline.
Energy Consumption
Energy used.
Total energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, all sources (TETCB), consumption in billion Btu.
Transportation sector energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, transportation sector (TEACB), consumption in billion Btu.
Natural gas consumption
1997–2024U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, total consumption.
| Indicator | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use per capita (M Btu) | 300 | 290 |
- •Cold winters and heavy industry push Wisconsin's per-capita energy use above the U.S. average.