Oconomowoc Utilities and solar
Oconomowoc Utilities is a municipal utility serving about 10,391 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.)
- 14.7¢22% below Wisconsin average
- Typical bill
- $100681 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~27%Varies by utility
- Typical payback
- 16.6 yrs4 kW, cash
Export rules for Oconomowoc Utilities 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 Oconomowoc Utilities home
| System | 4 kW (65% of 681 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $15,500, $13,100 after incentives |
| First-year savings | $779 |
| Payback | 16.6 years |
| 25-year net | $8,450 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 94
- Share of customers
- 0.9%
- Residential solar capacity
- 1 MW
- Residential customers
- 10,391
EIA-861, 2025.
Questions about Oconomowoc Utilities and solar
Does Oconomowoc Utilities have net metering?
Oconomowoc Utilities 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 Oconomowoc Utilities?
Residential customers paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 14.7¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 681 kWh a month, a bill of about $100.
Is solar worth it with Oconomowoc Utilities?
For a typical customer, solar is not worth it: a 4 kW system costing about $13,100 pays back in about 16.6 years, with $8,450 net over 25 years.
How many Oconomowoc Utilities customers have solar?
About 94 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 0.9% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Oconomowoc Utilities (EIA ID 13963). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.