Hartford Electric and solar
Hartford Electric is a municipal utility serving about 7,039 homes in Wisconsin. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is not worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 12.4¢34% below Wisconsin average
- Typical bill
- $78631 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~32%Varies by utility
- Typical payback
- 21.1 yrs3 kW, cash
Export rules for Hartford Electric customers
Varies by utility (Wisconsin rule).
Wisconsin has no statewide net metering law; each utility's PSC-approved tariff applies. Most offer monthly netting for systems up to ~20 kW (We Energies up to 300 kW), but some pay only avoided cost for monthly excess.
Solar for a typical Hartford Electric home
| System | 3 kW (53% of 631 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $12,500, $10,700 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $493 |
| Payback | 21.1 years |
| 25-year net | $2,519 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 25
- Share of customers
- 0.4%
- Residential solar capacity
- 0 MW
- Residential customers
- 7,039
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Hartford Electric and solar
Does Hartford Electric have net metering?
Hartford Electric follows Wisconsin's rules: Wisconsin has no statewide net metering law; each utility's PSC-approved tariff applies. Most offer monthly netting for systems up to ~20 kW (We Energies up to 300 kW), but some pay only avoided cost for monthly excess.
How much does electricity cost with Hartford Electric?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 12.4¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 631 kWh a month, a bill of about $78.
Is solar worth it with Hartford Electric?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 3 kW system costing about $10,700 pays back in about 21.1 years, with $2,519 net over 25 years.
How many Hartford Electric customers have solar?
About 25 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.4% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Hartford Electric (EIA ID 8212). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.