20.53¢
per kWh, 2025
[ We Energies / WI · 5-UR-112 ]
We Energies: 10.3% requested for 1,056,086 Wisconsin homes
PENDING · DECISION DEC 2026 · 76 DAYS
rate increase requested
22.64¢
per kWh if approved
76
days to decision
+31.2%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
After the increase
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at We Energies's average effective residential rate (20.53¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate case 5-UR-112
Pending Docket 5-UR-112 ↗
- Apr 2026Filed with the commission as docket 5-UR-112
- Dec 2026Decision expected · 76 days
We Energies (Wisconsin Electric Power) filed on April 1, 2026 for 2027 and 2028 rates. Its customer notice puts the 2027 increase for a residential customer using 660 kWh a month at $14.67, or 10.28%, before fuel costs ($13.35 with 2026 fuel costs factored in), the figure shown here, and another $8.69, or 5.52%, in 2028. The 4.7% (2027) and 4.5% (2028) figures in news coverage are the overall electric revenue increase across all customers, $175.8 million in 2027. The proposal depends on the commission approving separate data center tariffs, and the company expects new rates to start in January 2027.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.49¢ | — | 993,147 |
| 2016 | 15.27¢ | −1.4% | 998,871 |
| 2017 | 15.41¢ | +0.9% | 1,005,530 |
| 2018 | 15.20¢ | −1.4% | 1,012,377 |
| 2019 | 15.45¢ | +1.6% | 1,019,025 |
| 2020 | 15.65¢ | +1.3% | 1,024,922 |
| 2021 | 15.89¢ | +1.5% | 1,025,622 |
| 2022 | 16.94¢ | +6.6% | 1,028,813 |
| 2023 | 18.96¢ | +11.9% | 1,038,810 |
| 2024 | 19.23¢ | +1.4% | 1,048,148 |
| 2025 | 20.53¢ | +6.8% | 1,056,086 |
How this compares
18.08¢
Wisconsin average, 2025
+13.6%
We Energies vs WI 2025 average
+19.1%
vs US 2025 average
#2
priciest in WI
We Energies files with the EIA as Wisconsin Electric Power Co (utility ID 20847).
Serves 28 counties in Wisconsin: Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Florence, Fond Du Lac, Forest, Grant, Jefferson, Kenosha, Manitowoc, Marinette, Milwaukee, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Shawano, Sheboygan, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago. 262 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, We Energies's average residential rate has gone from 15.49¢ to 20.53¢ per kWh: +32.5% over 10 years, or about +2.9% a year. It rose in 8 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +11.9% in 2023. The largest drop was −1.4% in 2016.
For a home using 667 kWh a month, the Wisconsin average, We Energies's 2025 rate works out to about $1,643 a year, $196 more than at Wisconsin's average rate of 18.08¢. Of the 67 Wisconsin utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 2nd most expensive.
We Energies served 993,147 homes in 2015 and 1,056,086 in 2025 (+6.3%), about 36% of Wisconsin's residential electricity customers.
Who sets We Energies's rates
We Energies is investor-owned, so it can change its base rates only by filing a rate case with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. The commission holds hearings and takes public comment before it rules, and it usually approves less than the company asks for. Fuel and other pass-through charges can change between rate cases.
Commission contact: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is We Energies raising rates?
We Energies filed docket 5-UR-112 with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin in Apr 2026 asking for a 10.28% increase (average residential increase). The commission is expected to decide by Dec 2026.
How much more would I pay We Energies each month?
At Wisconsin's average use of 667 kWh, a bill of about $136.94 would become about $151.02 if the full 10.28% is approved. Commissions usually approve less than the request.
What does We Energies charge per kWh?
We Energies's average effective residential rate was 20.53¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). Wisconsin's 2025 average was 18.08¢.
How much have We Energies rates gone up in five years?
+31.2% between 2020 and 2025, against +31.1% for Wisconsin as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does We Energies have in Wisconsin?
1,056,086 residential customers in 2025, across 28 counties including Brown, Calumet, Columbia, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
Last verified 2026-10-16
- Public Service Commission of Wisconsin docket 5-UR-112 checked 2026-10-16
- PSC of Wisconsin press release on pending rate cases, Aug 25, 2026 checked 2026-10-16
- Urban Milwaukee/WPR: We Energies, WPS ask for 2027, 2028 electric rate increases checked 2026-10-16
- We Energies customer notice of the 2027-2028 rate proposal checked 2026-10-16
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)